The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Dae-myung Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G09G 3/20 (2006.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); G09G 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06V 40/12 (2022.01); G06V 40/18 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0861 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1643 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 1/1677 (2013.01); G06F 1/1684 (2013.01); G06F 1/1694 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); G09G 3/035 (2020.08); G09G 3/20 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); G06V 40/12 (2022.01); G06V 40/18 (2022.01); G09G 2354/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A foldable device includes: a display; a touch panel configured to detect a touch input; a sensing interface configured to detect an angle of the foldable device; and a controller configured to activate the display unit when the angle detected by the sensing unit as the foldable device is unfolded is equal to or greater than a first angle, and activate the touch panel when the angle detected by the sensing unit is equal to or greater than a second angle.