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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022

Filed:

May. 25, 2021
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Wankyu Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Jooyoung Kang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Sangeun Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Raetae Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Youngseong Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Gyeongtae Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Hyunju Hong, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 1/1624 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 1/1694 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04102 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a first sub-housing, and a second sub-housing, a flexible, a sensor, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including detecting a first input, obtaining a first value from the first input, when the first value is equal to or greater than a first reference value, detecting a second input following the first input, displaying a first graphical user interface element in response to the second input, obtaining a second value from the second input, when the second value is less than a second reference value, displaying the first GUI element on the display based on the second value, and when the second value is equal to or greater than the second reference value, displaying a second GUI element on the flexible display, wherein the second housing is moved to extend a display area.


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