# US 2020/0401361 A1 · Electronic device including sub display and method of operating same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0401361 A1 - Document ID: US20200401361A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/906,053 - Filed: 2020-06-19 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-21 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Wooseung HAN; Sangsik PARK; Junghyuck IM - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200401361A1 ## CPC - G06F 1/1626: {with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]} - G06F 1/1643: {the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads (details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615)} - G06F 1/165: {the additional display being small, e.g. for presenting status information} - G06F 1/1658: {related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module} - G06F 1/1686: {the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera} - G06F 1/1692: {the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders} - G06F 1/3209: Monitoring remote activity, e.g. over telephone lines or network connections - G06F 1/3218: of display devices - G06F 1/3265: {Power saving in display device} - G06F 1/3287: by switching off individual functional units in the computer system - G06F 3/041: Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) - G06F 3/0488: using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures - G06F 3/1423: {controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display} - G06F 3/1446: {display composed of modules, e.g. video walls} - G06V 40/19: Sensors therefor - H04M 1/0264: {for a camera module assembly} - H04M 1/0266: {for a display module assembly} - G06V 40/10: Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands - G06V 40/13: Sensors therefor - G09G 2300/023: Display panel composed of stacked panels - G09G 2354/00: Aspects of interface with display user - Y02D 10/00: Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - 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) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract The disclosure relates to an electronic device including a sub display. An electronic device according to an embodiment may include a housing, a first display disposed in the housing and including a transparent area, a module assembly disposed under the transparent area and configured to be visible to the outside of the housing, a second display disposed between the first display and the module assembly and configured to cover at least a portion of the module assembly by moving with respect to the first display, a driver configured to move the second display with respect to the transparent area, and a processor configured to move the second display by controlling an operation of the driver in response to an operation of the electronic device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a housing; a first display disposed in the housing and including a transparent area; a module assembly disposed under the transparent area of the first display and configured to be visible to an outside of the housing; a second display disposed between the first display and the module assembly and configured to cover at least a portion of the module assembly by moving with respect to the first display; a driver configured to move the second display with respect to the transparent area; and a processor configured to move the second display using the driver based on an operation of the electronic device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second display comprises: a first area in which an image is output; and a second area formed along an edge of the first area. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to: in response to occurrence of a first designated event, move the second display such that the module assembly is exposed to the outside of the housing through the transparent area. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the first designated event includes a voice call by a user, a video call, iris recognition, or use of a front camera. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to: in response to occurrence of a second designated event, move the second display such that only a part of the module assembly is exposed to the outside of the electronic device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the second designated event includes iris recognition or use of a front camera. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to: in response to a touch input on the transparent area of the first display, move the second display using the driver. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a button protruding from the housing, wherein the processor is configured to: based on an input on the button, move the second display using the driver. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a Hall sensor disposed adjacent to the transparent area of the first display, wherein the processor is configured to recognize a position of the second display with respect to a position of the transparent area, based on an output value of the Hall sensor. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine a position of the second display with respect to a position of the transparent area of the first display, based on an operation of the driver. ### Claim 11 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, further comprising: a first DDI electrically connected with the processor and configured to operate the first display; and a second DDI electrically connected with the processor and configured to operate the second display. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to: based on a determination that a position of the first area corresponds to a position of the transparent area, transmit first display data information to the first DDI and transmit second display data information created based on coordinate information of the transparent area to the second DDI. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to: based on a determination that a position of the first area do not correspond to a position of the transparent area, transmit display data information only to the first DDI. ### Claim 14 An electronic device comprising: a housing; a first display disposed in the housing and including a transparent area; a module assembly disposed under the transparent area and configured to be visible to an outside of the housing; a second display disposed between the first display and the module assembly and configured to cover at least a portion of the module assembly by moving with respect to the first display; at least one DDI configured to operate the first display and/or the second display; a driver configured to move the second display with respect to the transparent area; and a processor electrically connected with the at least one DDI and configured to control an operation of the first display and/or the second display, wherein the second display comprises a first area in which an image is output and a second area formed along an edge of the first area, and wherein the processor is configured to move the second display using the driver based on an operation of the electronic device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured to detect a touch input on the transparent area. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to inform a user of designated information using the second display when the first area corresponds to the transparent area. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the designated information includes time, remaining capacity of a battery, date, message reception notification, mail reception notification, and/or an alarm. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured to: based on the touch input on the transparent area, display, on the first display, information corresponding to the designated information displayed on the second display. ### Claim 19 A method of operating an electronic device that includes a first display having a transparent area, a module assembly disposed under the transparent area, a second display disposed between the transparent area and the module assembly and having a first area in which an image is output, and a driver configured to move the second display, the method comprising: recognizing an operation state of the electronic device; and moving the second display with respect to the transparent area based on the operation state of the electronic device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein further comprising: recognizing a position relationship between the transparent area and the first area; and operating the first display and/or the second display, based on the recognized position relationship between the transparent area and the first area.