Electronic device comprising flexible display, operating method thereof, and storage medium
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJongkee Lee, Eunseok Kim
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Abstract
An electronic device includes: a flexible display; and at least one processor configured to: display, via the flexible display, a first window of an application in a state in which the display is unfolded; display, via the flexible display, a second window on an area of the first window, based on an input for displaying the second window; and display, via the flexible display, the first window in a first display area and the second window in a second display area in a state in which the display is at least partially folded, the first display area and the second display area being separate from each other and divided by a folding in the flexible display.
Claims20
An electronic device, comprising:
- a flexible display;
- at least one sensor;
- at least one processor;
- and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device:
- display, via the flexible display, a first window of an application in an entire display area that includes a first display area and a second display area in a state in which the flexible display is unfolded;
- display, via the flexible display, a second window to partially overlay at least a portion of the first window, based on an input for controlling the second window to move in a designated direction;
- detect a folding event of the flexible display using the at least one sensor;
- and based on the detection of the folding event and the controlling of the second window, display, via the flexible display, the first window in the first display area and the second window in the second display area in a state in which the flexible display is at least partially folded, the first display area and the second display area being separate from each other and divided by a folding in the flexible display.
A method of operating an electronic device including a flexible display, the method comprising:
- displaying a first window of an application in an entire display area that includes a first display area and a second display area in a state in which the flexible display is unfolded;
- displaying a second window to partially overlay at least a portion of the first window, based on an input for controlling the second window to move in a designated direction;
- detect a folding event of the flexible display using at least one sensor;
- and based on the detection of the folding event and the controlling of the second window, displaying the first window in the first display area and the second window in the second display area in a state in which the flexible display is at least partially folded, the first display area and the second display area being separate from each other and divided by a folding in the flexible display.
A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions configured to enable an electronic device to perform at least one operation when executed by at least one processor of the electronic device, the at least one operation comprising:
- displaying a first window of an application in an entire display area that includes a first display area and a second display area in a state in which a flexible display of the electronic device is unfolded;
- displaying a second window to partially overlay at least a portion of the first window, based on an input for controlling the second window to move in a designated direction;
- detect a folding event of the flexible display using at least one sensor;
- and based on the detection of the folding event and the controlling of the second window, displaying the first window in the first display area and the second window in the second display area in a state in which the flexible display is at least partially folded, the first display area and the second display area being separate from each other and divided by a folding in the flexible display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.