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Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 30, 2015
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Jin La, Suwon-si, KR;

Yu-dong Bae, Suwon-si, KR;

Yong-ho Kim, Seoul, KR;

Jong-hyun Ryu, Suwon-si, KR;

Yong-gook Park, Yongin-si, KR;

Ae-young Lim, Yongin-si, KR;

Kyung-ho Jeong, Seoul, KR;

Youn-ho Choi, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 1/1677 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H04M 1/0243 (2013.01); H04M 1/72522 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04803 (2013.01); H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04M 1/0214 (2013.01); H04M 1/0268 (2013.01); H04M 2250/22 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A foldable device and a method of controlling the same are provided. The foldable device includes: a flexible display which includes a main display area and an edge display area; and a controller which is configured to determine, based on an angle at which the foldable device is unfolded, a range of a partial activation area of the main display area, wherein the range of the partial activation area is partially bounded by a boundary between the edge display area and the main display area.


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