US 2026/0089252 A1 · ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING WITH EXTERNAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device disclosed herein comprises a first housing and a second housing, a hinge rotatably connecting the first housing and the second housing, a flexible display exposed through a first portion of the first housing and a second portion of the second housing, at least one sensor, a camera, a communication module, memory storing instructions, and a processor. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to run a first application for controlling the camera, identify a folding angle of the electronic device through the at least one sensor, and, on the basis of the folding angle being within a designated range excluding 0 degrees and 180 degrees while the first application is running, transmit, to an external electronic device, a command for displaying an icon related to the first application on a display of the external electronic device connected through the communication module.

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Dependent claims

An electronic device, comprising:

a first housing and a second housing;
a hinge rotatably connecting the first housing and the second housing;
a flexible display exposed through a first portion of the first housing and a second portion of the second housing;
at least one sensor;
a camera;
a communication module;
at least one processor including processing circuitry;
and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
execute a first application for controlling the camera,
identify a folding angle of the electronic device through the at least one sensor, and
based on identifying that the electronic device does not move during a set time after a folding state is included in a designated range in a state in which the first application is executed, transmit, to an external electronic device connected through the communication module, a command for displaying an icon related to control of the first application on a display of the external electronic device.

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A method for controlling an electronic device including a first housing and a second housing and a hinge rotatably connecting the first housing and the second housing, the method comprising:

executing a first application for controlling a camera of the electronic device;
identifying a folding angle of the electronic device through at least one sensor of the electronic device;
and
based on identifying that the electronic device does not move during a set time after a folding state is included in a designated range in a state in which the first application is executed, transmitting, to an external electronic device connected through a communication module of the electronic device, a command for displaying an icon related to control of the first application on a display of the external electronic device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electronic device for communicating with external electronic device and control method thereof

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Electronic device for communicating with external electronic device and control method thereof

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Abstract

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