# US 12,771,775 B2 · Electronic device and method for controlling screen according to user interaction using the same

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- Number: US 12,771,775 B2
- Document ID: US12771775B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/384,236
- Filed: 2023-10-26
- Published: 2024-04-11
- Granted: 2026-10-20
- Earliest claimed: 2022-10-11
- Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Sunghyun Kyung; Sangheon Kim; Kwangtak Lee; Yeunwook Lim
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12771775B2

## CPC

- H04M 1/72403: with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
- G06F 3/04162: {for exchanging data with external devices, e.g. smart pens, via the digitiser sensing hardware}
- H04M 1/0245: {using open/close detection}
- H04M 1/0268: {including a flexible display panel}
- G06F 2203/04102: Flexible digitiser, i.e. constructional details for allowing the whole digitising part of a device to be flexed or rolled like a sheet of paper
- H04M 1/0216: {Foldable in one direction, i.e. using a one degree of freedom hinge}
- H04M 2250/22: including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

An electronic device is provided, which includes a first housing having a first surface, a second surface facing an opposite direction to the first surface, and a first lateral member surrounding a first space between the first surface and the second surface and a second housing, which is connected to the first housing to be foldable about a folding axis by using a hinge structure, and having, in an unfolded state, a third surface facing same direction as the first surface, a fourth surface facing an opposite direction to the third surface, and a second lateral member surrounding a second space between the third surface and the fourth surface. The electronic device includes a first display provided on at least a portion of the first surface and at least a portion of the third surface.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic device comprising:
a first housing comprising a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first surface, and a first lateral member surrounding a first space between the first surface and the second surface;
a second housing connected to the first housing, and configured to be foldable about a folding axis, the second housing comprising a third surface facing the first direction in an unfolded state, a fourth surface facing the second direction in the unfolded state, and a second lateral member surrounding a second space between the third surface and the fourth surface;
a first display provided on at least a portion of the first surface and at least a portion of the third surface;
a sensor circuit; and
a processor operatively connected to the first display and the sensor circuit,
wherein the processor is configured to:
display first information corresponding to a first application in a first area on the first display;
display second information corresponding to a second application in a second area on the first display;
acquire sensor information through the sensor circuit;
identify whether a user input is detected on the second surface or the fourth surface based on the acquired sensor information;
identify, based on the user input being detected, a type of the user input and a location at which the user input has been detected;
based on identifying that the type of the user input corresponds to a first user input type and the user input is detected in a first partial area of either the second surface or the fourth surface, display, on the first display, at least one of the first information or the second information according to a first display attribute corresponding to the first user input type; and
based on identifying that the type of the user input corresponds to the first user input type and the user input is detected in a second partial area of either the second surface or the fourth surface, display, on the first display, at least one of the first information or the second information according to a second display attribute corresponding to the first user input type.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:
correct sensor data of the detected user input, based on the acquired sensor information; and
identify, based on the corrected sensor data, the type of the user input and the location of the user input.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to change the display attribute by changing at least one of a size of a window or an arrangement of the window within a display area of the first display for displaying at least one of the first information corresponding to the first application or the second information corresponding to the second application.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:
a second display provided in the second housing, and configured to be at least partially visible from outside through the fourth surface,
wherein the sensor circuit comprises at least one of an inertial sensor or a grip sensor.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the sensor information comprises at least one of first sensor information acquired through the inertial sensor, second sensor information acquired through the grip sensor, or third sensor information acquired through a touch circuit of the second display.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the first sensor information comprises at least one of sensor information related to a posture of the electronic device or sensor information related to movement of the electronic device,
wherein the second sensor information comprises at least one of a grip state or a grip pattern of the electronic device, and
wherein the third sensor information comprises touch information acquired through the touch circuit of the second display.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to correct the sensor data of the detected user input, based on at least one of the first sensor information, the second sensor information, or the third sensor information.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a memory,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
accumulate and store, in the memory, the sensor information acquired through the sensor circuit, the type of the user input and the location of the user input;
generate an artificial intelligence (AI) model, through a learning process, based on the stored sensor information and the stored type of the user input and the location of the user input; and
identify, based on the AI model generated by the learning process, the type of the user input and the location of the user input.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a wireless communication circuit,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
transmit the sensor information to a server through the wireless communication circuit;
receive an artificial intelligence (AI) model, learned through machine learning based on the sensor information, from the server; and
identify the type of the user input and the location of the user input based on the AI model.

### Claim 10

A method for controlling a screen according to a user interaction by an electronic device including a first housing having a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite, and a second housing connected to the first housing in a foldable manner, and having a third surface facing the first direction in an unfolded state and a fourth surface facing the second direction in the unfolded state, the method comprising:
displaying first information corresponding to a first application in a first area on a first display provided on at least a portion of the first surface and at least a portion of the third surface;
displaying second information corresponding to a second application in a second area on the first display;
acquiring sensor information through a sensor circuit;
identifying whether a user input is detected on the second surface or the fourth surface based on the acquired sensor information;
identifying, based on the user input being detected, a type of the user input and a location at which the user input has been detected;
based on identifying that the type of the user input corresponds to a first user input type and the user input is detected in a first partial area of either the second surface or the fourth surface, displaying, on the first display, at least one of the first information or the second information according to a first display attribute corresponding to the first user input type; and
based on identifying that the type of the user input corresponds to the first user input type and the user input is detected in a second partial area of either the second surface or the fourth surface, displaying, on the first display, at least one of the first information or the second information according to a second display attribute corresponding to the first user input type.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the identifying of the type of the user input and the location of the user input comprises:
correcting sensor data of the detected user input, based on the acquired sensor information; and
identifying, based on the corrected sensor data, the type of the user input and the location of the user input.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the changing of the display attribute of the at least one comprises changing at least one of a size of a window or an arrangement of the window within a display area of the first display for displaying at least one of the first information corresponding to the first application or the second information corresponding to the second application.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the sensor information is acquired thorough at least one of an inertial sensor or a grip sensor.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, wherein the sensor information comprises at least one of first sensor information acquired through the inertial sensor, second sensor information acquired through the grip sensor, or third sensor information acquired through a touch circuit of a second display provided to be at least partially visible from outside through the fourth surface.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the first sensor information comprises at least one of sensor information related to a posture of the electronic device or sensor information related to movement of the electronic device; and
wherein the second sensor information comprises at least one of a grip state or a grip pattern of the electronic device.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the third sensor information comprises touch information acquired through the touch circuit of the second display.

### Claim 17 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the correcting of the sensor data of the detected user input comprises correcting the sensor data of the detected user input, based on at least one of the first sensor information, the second sensor information, or the third sensor information.

### Claim 18 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the identifying of the type of the user input and the location of the user input comprises:
accumulating and storing, in a memory, the sensor information acquired through the sensor circuit, the type of the user input and the location of the user input; generating an artificial intelligence (AI) model, through a learning process, based on the stored sensor information and the stored type of the user input and the location of the user input; and
identify, based on the AI model generated by the learning, the type of the user input and the location of the user input.

### Claim 19 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the identifying of the type of the user input and the location of the user input comprises:
transmitting the sensor information to a server through a wireless communication circuit;
receiving an artificial intelligence (AI) model, learned through machine learning based on the sensor information, from the server; and
identifying the type of the user input and the location of the user input based on the AI model.

### Claim 20

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause by an electronic device to:
display first information corresponding to a first application in a first area on a first display;
display second information corresponding to a second application in a second area on the first display;
acquire sensor information through a sensor circuit;
identify whether a user input is detected on a second surface or a fourth surface of the electronic device, based on the acquired sensor information;
identify, based on the user input being detected, a type of the user input and a location at which the user input has been detected;
based on identifying that the type of the user input corresponds to a first user input type and the user input is detected in a first partial area of either the second surface or the fourth surface, display, on the first display, at least one of the first information or the second information according to a first display attribute corresponding to the first user input type; and
based on identifying that the type of the user input corresponds to the first user input type and the user input is detected in a second partial area of either the second surface or the fourth surface, display, on the first display, at least one of the first information or the second information according to a second display attribute corresponding to the first user input type.