公开(公告)号：US20230095528A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US18077441

申请日：2022-12-08

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Gyeongtae PARK ,  Sungho AHN ,  Youngseong KIM ,  Sungmin HONG ,  Jooyoung KANG ,  Yangwook KIM ,  Seungjoon LEE ,  Hyunju HONG

IPC: G09G3/00 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a base housing, a sliding housing and that is coupled to the base housing so as to slide, a folding housing that at least partially overlaps the base housing and that is connected to the sliding housing, a display disposed on the folding housing and the sliding housing, a rolling module that is coupled to a rear surface of the display, and a hinge module connected to the folding housing and the sliding housing. The electronic device is configured to be capable of a sliding operation in which the folding housing and the sliding housing move in a sliding direction to extend or retract a display region of the electronic device and a folding operation in which the folding housing is folded or unfolded relative to the sliding housing to fold or unfold a portion of the display region.

公开(公告)号：US20220155889A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-19

申请号：US17226355

申请日：2021-04-09

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yangsoo CHOI ,  Youngseong KIM ,  Gyeongtae PARK ,  Jookwan LEE ,  Jihea PARK

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a first structure comprising a reciprocating housing; a second structure including a guide configured to guide sliding movement of the first structure; a flexible display configured to be at least partially inserted inside the second structure or visible to an outside of the second structure by the sliding movement of the first structure; at least one sensor; and at least one processor operatively connected to the flexible display and the at least one sensor, wherein the at least one processor may be configured to: detect a touch on the flexible display through the at least one sensor, detect pressure of the touch through the at least one sensor, determine whether a direction in which the touch moves corresponds to a direction in which the first structure is capable of sliding, based on determining that the direction in which the touch moves corresponds to the direction in which the first structure is capable of sliding, determine whether a change in the detected pressure satisfies a specified condition, based on determining that the change in the detected pressure satisfies the specified condition, control an operation for the sliding movement of the first structure based on a change in the detected pressure, and based on determining that the change in the detected pressure does not satisfy the specified condition, execute a function of an application corresponding to the touch.

公开(公告)号：US20220121346A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-21

申请号：US17324268

申请日：2021-05-19

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Raetae KIM ,  Youngseong KIM ,  Wankyu KIM

IPC: G06F3/0481 ,  G09G3/00

Abstract: An electronic device may include: a housing; a flexible display which can be slid out from an inner space of the housing; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: control a first screen operation on the flexible display having a first size; determine whether the flexible display is slid out; control a second screen operation on the flexible display having a second size when the flexible display is slid out; and control the second screen operation such that a first page displayed during the first screen operation and at least some of icons included on a second page are displayed, and a user interface is displayed to allow the at least some of icons included on the second page to be distinguished from the first page.

公开(公告)号：US20210409532A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US17373218

申请日：2021-07-12

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seungjoon LEE ,  Sungho AHN ,  Youngseong KIM ,  Sungmin HONG ,  Jooyoung KANG ,  Yangwook KIM ,  Gyeongtae PARK ,  Hyunju HONG

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  H05K1/14 ,  H05K1/02 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a base housing, a sliding housing at least partially overlapping the base housing and slidably coupled to the base housing, a folding housing least partially overlapping the base housing and connected to the sliding housing, a display disposed on the folding housing and the sliding housing, at least part of the display being located inside the base housing, a rolling module comprising a rollable support coupled to a rear surface of the display and having one side connected to the sliding housing and an opposite side extending into an inner space of the base housing, and a hinge module comprising a hinge connected to the folding housing and the sliding housing wherein the sliding housing is configured to rotate about a first axis of rotation and the folding housing is configured to rotate about a second axis of rotation. The electronic device is configured to be capable of performing a sliding motion in which the folding housing and the sliding housing move in a sliding direction to extend or retract a display area of the electronic device and a folding motion in which the folding housing is folded or unfolded relative to the sliding housing to fold or unfold part of the display area.

公开(公告)号：US20220397939A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-15

申请号：US17837464

申请日：2022-06-10

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Dohun CHA ,  Myunghoon KWAK ,  Minsoo KIM ,  Youngseong KIM ,  Wonkyu SUNG ,  Yangwook KIM ,  Jihea PARK

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/04845

Abstract: An electronic device for providing user experience based on a display extension profile and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. An electronic device according to an embodiment may include a housing, a flexible display disposed inside the housing, at least one driving motor disposed inside the housing and configured to extend a part of the flexible display from the housing, a memory storing a display extension profile related to control of the driving motor, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to identify occurrence of an event related to display of a preview screen showing a process of drawing out the flexible display, and display the preview screen showing the process of drawing out the flexible display through the flexible display, based on the display extension profile stored in the memory in response to the identification of the occurrence of the event.

公开(公告)号：US20220113842A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-14

申请号：US17329299

申请日：2021-05-25

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Wankyu KIM ,  Jooyoung KANG ,  Sangeun LEE ,  Raetae KIM ,  Youngseong KIM ,  Gyeongtae PARK ,  Hyunju HONG

IPC: G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F1/16

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.

公开(公告)号：US20220164093A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17550017

申请日：2021-12-14

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jooyoung KANG ,  Youngseong KIM ,  Gyeongtae PARK ,  Yangsoo CHOI ,  Sungmin HONG ,  Hyunju HONG

IPC: G06F3/04845 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: A portable electronic device may include: a slidable housing including a first housing and a second housing coupled to the first housing to be slidable with respect to the first housing; a roller unit; a flexible display including a first display area disposed adjacent to the first housing and a second display area disposed in an inner space of the portable electronic device while surrounding the roller unit; a processor connected to the display; and a memory connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to: when a state of the portable electronic device is a first state in which the second display area is disposed in the inner space, determine the first display area as an active area in which visual information is to be displayed, when the state of the portable electronic device is a second state in which the second display area is exposed to the outside, determine, as the active area, an entire area of the display including the first display area and the second display area, display first visual information and a first preview in the active area when the portable electronic device is in the first state, and display second visual information in the active area when the portable electronic device is in the second state. The first preview may be a graphic element for identifying the second visual information. In addition, various embodiments are possible.

公开(公告)号：US20220148475A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-12

申请号：US17519070

申请日：2021-11-04

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Gyeongtae PARK ,  Jooyoung KANG ,  Youngseong KIM ,  Yangsoo CHOI ,  Sungmin HONG ,  Changryong HEO

IPC: G09G3/00

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a display having a display area, wherein a size of the display area visually exposed in a first state of the electronic device is reduced and a size of the display area visually exposed in a second state of the electronic device is enlarged, and a processor operatively connected to the display, wherein the processor may be configured to acquire state information of the electronic device, successively display a first preview image and a second preview images on the display, based on the state information of the electronic device, wherein the first preview image includes a first area of a specified image and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the first state, wherein the second preview image comprises a second area including the first area and a further area extending from the first area, and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the second state, and specify the image as a background screen, based on a first user input.

公开(公告)号：US20180240260A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-23

申请号：US15895340

申请日：2018-02-13

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jaemyoung LEE ,  Nari KIM ,  Youngmi KIM ,  Youngseong KIM ,  Jiyeon KIM ,  Hyungmin KIM ,  Seungwook NAM ,  Hyosang BANG ,  Sangsu LEE ,  Youngjay LEE ,  Hyunyeul LEE ,  Soeyoun YIM ,  Heekyung JEON ,  Martin JUNG ,  Jinhoon CHO

IPC: G06T11/60

CPC classification number: G06T11/60 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F9/451 ,  G06T13/80 ,  G09G2330/021 ,  G09G2340/10 ,  G09G2340/12

Abstract: An electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise a display, memory, and at least one processor configured to be connected electrically to the display and the memory. The at least one processor may execute instructions stored in the memory to: display a first screen generated by a first application on the display, provide first attribute information of at least one object included in the first screen to a second application in response to a screen switching event for displaying a second screen generated by the second application, and generate, by the second application, the second screen including the at least one object based on the first attribute information.

公开(公告)号：US20230215312A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US18181262

申请日：2023-03-09

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Gyeongtae PARK ,  Jooyoung KANG ,  Youngseong KIM ,  Yangsoo CHOI ,  Sungmin HONG ,  Changryong HEO

IPC: G09G3/00

CPC classification number: G09G3/035 ,  G09G2340/045 ,  G09G2354/00

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a display having a display area, wherein a size of the display area visually exposed in a first state of the electronic device is reduced and a size of the display area visually exposed in a second state of the electronic device is enlarged, and a processor operatively connected to the display, wherein the processor may be configured to acquire state information of the electronic device, successively display a first preview image and a second preview images on the display, based on the state information of the electronic device, wherein the first preview image includes a first area of a specified image and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the first state, wherein the second preview image comprises a second area including the first area and a further area extending from the first area, and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the second state, and specify the image as a background screen, based on a first user input.