# US 9,438,713 B2 · Method and apparatus for operating electronic device with cover > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,438,713 B2 - Document ID: US9438713B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/214,069 - Filed: 2014-03-14 - Published: 2014-09-18 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2013-03-14 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Woo-Yong Lee; Eun-Ju Lee; Min-Sheok Choi; Seung-Tae Ha; Jin-Woo Choi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9438713B2 ## CPC - H04M 1/575: {Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party} - H04B 1/3888: Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers - H04M 1/0245: {using open/close detection} - H04M 1/0266: {for a display module assembly} - H04M 1/72454: according to context-related or environment-related conditions - H04M 2250/12: including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract A method includes detecting whether a cover covers the at least one portion of the display, receiving a call signal, displaying an information related to the reception of the call signal on the at least one portion of the display in response to the reception of the telephone call reception signal, detecting an external object that is adjacent to a surface of the display, and connecting a call in response to the detection of the adjacency of the external object. An electronic device includes a controller configured to cause the display to display receiving a call through the window in response to receiving the call while the cover is detected to cover the display, and control the call to be connected in response to detecting an external object that is adjacent to a surface of the display. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of operating an electronic device comprising a display, the method comprising: detecting whether a flip cover having a window covers at least one portion of the display; detecting an occurrence of an event while the flip cover is detected to cover the at least one portion of the display; displaying information related to the detection of the event occurrence on a region of the display, the region corresponding to the window; in response to detecting an opening and a closing of the flip cover within a threshold time, performing, at the electronic device, a function in association with the event. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein detecting an adjacent external object is performed by at least one sensor provided to the electronic device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein detecting an adjacent external object is performed by a user gesture of moving the electronic device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: acquiring sensing information on a first gesture of a user is detected. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the sensing information comprises an illumination value. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: detecting whether a first gesture of a user is made after receiving a user input, and performing a function corresponding to the first gesture of the user. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the user input is generated by a key input. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising: terminating the function when a second set gesture of the user is detected. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the second gesture of the user is a user gesture having a different direction from that of the first gesture. ### Claim 10 A method of operating an electronic device comprising a display, the method comprising: detecting whether a flip cover has covered at least one portion of the display; displaying a user interface according to a preset screen mode on the at least one portion of the display while the flip cover is detected to cover the at least one portion of the display; detecting an occurrence of an event while the flip cover covers the at least one portion of the display; detecting a gesture of a user, the gesture comprising an opening and a closing the flip cover within a threshold time while the at least one portion of the display is covered with the flip cover; and displaying a second user interface in association with the event in response to the detection of the gesture. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the gesture comprises a flicking gesture. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the second user interface comprises at least one of a recently used application list, an address list, a music playback list, or a recent incoming/outgoing list. ### Claim 13 A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising: detecting an opening or closing of a flip cover, the flip cover configured to cover at least one portion of the display and has a window; detecting, at the electronic device, an event occurring while the flip cover is detected to cover the at least one portion of the display; displaying an information related to the detection of the event occurrence on a region of the display, the region corresponding to the window; in response to detecting an opening and a closing of the flip cover within a threshold time, performing, at the electronic device, a function performing, at the electronic device, a preset function corresponding to the event. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein performing the function comprises: displaying a first user interface through the window on the display when the flip cover is detected to be closed. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the first user interface is resized to be a second user interface when the flip cover is open. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the second user interface is of a full size of the display. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein performing the function comprises: generating a photography image taken at the time when the flip cover is detected to be open. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising: storing the generated photography image or transmitting the generated photography image to an outside device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the performing the set function comprises: executing at least one application when the flip cover is detected to be open. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the at least one application comprises at least one of a most recently used application and an application set by a user. ### Claim 21 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein performing the set function comprises: establishing a call when it is detected that the flip cover is open and then, is closed within a set period of time. ### Claim 22 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the performing the set function comprises: entering a mode for hovering detection when the flip cover is detected to be closed. ### Claim 23 An electronic device comprising: a display configure to display an image or video; a first sensor configured to detect an opening and closing of a flip cover with a window, the flip cover covering at least portion of the display; a second sensor configured to detect a user's gesture; and a controller configured to: detect an event occurring while the flip cover covers the display; cause the display to indicate a detection of the event occurrence on the display, and in response to detecting an opening and a closing of the flip cover within a threshold time, performing a function in association with the event. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The electronic device of claim 23, wherein the first sensor is configured to acquire set sensing information, the second sensor is configured to detect a first gesture of a user, and the controller is configured to perform a function corresponding to the first gesture when the sensing information is lower than or equal to a threshold value. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The electronic device of claim 24, wherein the sensing information comprises an illumination value. ### Claim 26 (depends on 23) The electronic device of claim 23, wherein the controller is configured to determine whether a first gesture of a user is made and perform the function when the first gesture of the user is made. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The electronic device of claim 26, wherein the user input is generated by a key input. ### Claim 28 (depends on 26) The electronic device of claim 26, wherein the controller is configured to control the function to be terminated when a second set gesture of the user is detected after the function is performed. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The electronic device of claim 28, wherein the second gesture of the user is a user gesture having a different direction from that of the first gesture.