# US 10,872,556 B2 · Display method and apparatus for electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,872,556 B2 - Document ID: US10872556B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/749,255 - Filed: 2016-07-14 - Published: 2018-08-09 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2015-07-31 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hyun-Woo Sim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10872556B2 ## CPC - G09G 3/035: {for flexible display surfaces} - G06F 1/1601: {Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays (constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64)} - G06F 3/04886: by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus - G09G 3/20: for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix {no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters} - G09G 3/2096: {Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a flat panel (suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/006; specific for a CRT G09G1/167)} - G09G 5/363: {Graphics controllers} - G06F 3/1438: {using more than one graphics controller} - G09G 2310/0232: Special driving of display border areas - G09G 2330/022: in absence of operation, e.g. no data being entered during a predetermined time - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a display processing method and apparatus for an electronic device having a display divided into a first area and a second area. According to various embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device comprises: a housing; the display including the first area, which is exposed to one surface of the housing and is flat, and the second area, which extends from the first area and of which at least a portion is curved; a second processor operatively connected to the display; a first processor operatively connected to the second processor; and at least one memory operatively connected to the first processor and/or the second processor, wherein the at least one memory can be configured to store: first instructions, to be executed, for allowing the first processor to process data to be displayed on the first area of the display so as to provide the processed data to the second processor; and second instructions, to be executed, for allowing the second processor to process the data provided from the first processor so as to generate data to be displayed on the second area of the display. Various embodiments are possible. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a housing; a display configured to include a flat first area, which is exposed on one surface of the housing, and a second area, which extends from the first area and at least a part of which is curved; a second processor operatively connected with the display; a first processor operatively connected with the second processor; and at least one memory operatively connected with at least one of the first processor and the second processor, wherein the at least one memory is configured to store: first instructions that, when executed, cause the first processor to: determine whether an image transfer scheme corresponds to a full resolution image transfer or a less than full resolution image transfer, generate an image and control information corresponding to the determined image transfer scheme, and provide the generated image and control information to the second processor; and second instructions that, when executed, cause the second processor to: based on the control information received from the first processor, determine whether the image received from the first processor is a full resolution image or a less than full resolution image, based on a determination that the received image corresponds to the full resolution image, transfer the received image to the display without performing image processing, and based on a determination that the received image corresponds to the less than full resolution image, perform specific image processing on the received image and then transfer the received image and the processed image to the display. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first processor comprises an application processor, and the second processor comprises a display driver integrated circuit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory comprises a first memory configured to store the first instructions, and a second memory configured to store the second instructions. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the second memory is disposed inside the second processor. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The electronic device of claim 3, wherein power consumed by executing the first instructions in the first processor is less than power consumed by executing the second instructions in the second processor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second instructions comprise instructions that, when executed, cause the second processor to control to display a screen in the second area, but not in the first area. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first processor is configured to: in response to initiation of an operation for display, determine whether the image transfer scheme corresponds to the full resolution image transfer or the less than full resolution image transfer. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the specific image processing comprises generating at least one virtual image for the second area based on the less than full resolution image received from the first processor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second processor is configured to: based on a determination that the received image corresponds to the less than full resolution image, determine an image processing scheme for display through the second area and perform image processing based on at least a part of the received image in accordance with the determined processing scheme. ### Claim 10 An electronic device comprising: a display configured to display an image, the display including a main area on a front surface of the electronic device and a sub-area on a side surface of the electronic device; a processor configured to process a full resolution image corresponding to the main area and the sub-area, or process a less than full resolution image corresponding to the main area, and transfer, as processed image, the processed full resolution image or the processed less than full resolution image, and control information corresponding to the processed image, to a display control circuit; and the display control circuit is configured to: based on the control information received from the processor, determine whether the processed image corresponds to the processed full resolution image or the processed less than full resolution image, based on a determination that the processed image corresponds to the processed full resolution image, transfer the processed full resolution image received from the processor to the display without performing further image processing, and based on a determination that the processed image corresponds to the processed less than full resolution image, process a virtual image for the sub-area and transfer the processed less than full resolution image received from the processor and the virtual image to the display. ### Claim 11 A display method of an electronic device, the method comprising: determining, by a first processor, whether a display scheme is a full resolution image or a less than full resolution image, generating, by the first processor, an image for displaying on a display including a flat main area and a curved sub-area and control information based on the determined display scheme, providing, by the first processor, the image to a second processor, determining, by the second processor, whether the image received from the first processor is a full resolution image or a less than full resolution image, based on a determination that the received image corresponds to the full resolution image, transferring, by the second processor, the received full resolution image to the display without performing image processing, and based on a determination that the received image corresponds to the less than full resolution image, performing, by the second processor, specific image processing on the received image and then transferring the received image and the processed image to the display. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the determining the display scheme comprises: detecting initiation of an operation of displaying an image; and determining, based on the initiation of the operation, the display scheme for the full resolution image or the less than full resolution image. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the performing specific image processing comprises generating at least one virtual image for one or both of first and second side surfaces of the electronic device based on the less than full resolution image received from the first processor, and transferring the less than full resolution image and the virtual image to the display. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein power consumed by the processing of the less than full resolution image is less than power consumed by the processing of the virtual image. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the performing specific image processing comprises: based on a determination that the provided image corresponds to the less than full resolution image, determining an image processing scheme for display through the sub-area based on the control information, and performing image processing based on at least a part of the received image in response to the determined processing scheme.