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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Seungbo Shim, Suwon-si, KR;
Junghyung Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hankon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Daehee Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Junkyu Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Dongil Son, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaehoon Song, Suwon-si, KR;
Duhoon Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Myungkyoon Chung, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device, according to various embodiments, comprises: a first housing; a second housing movable with respect to the first housing; a motor configured to move the second housing to be retracted and/or drawn out with respect to the first housing; a display having a display area having a size that can be changed according to the movement of the second housing; and a processor operatively connected to the motor and the display. The processor may be configured to: detect an occurrence of an event related to at least one external electronic device connected to the electronic device; determine whether the event satisfies a specified condition for changing the size of the display area; and in response to the event satisfying the specified condition, control the motor to move the second housing to change the size of the display area.