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User terminal device and displaying method thereof

US10152201B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 10, 2015
Grant dateDec 11, 2018
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2250/22
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A user terminal device and a displaying method thereof are provided. The user terminal device includes a display configured to display a first screen on a display which is divided by a folding line into a first area and a second area, the second area being larger than the first area with reference to a folding line and including an exposure area that is exposed while the display is folded along the folding line such that the first area faces the second area, a detector configured to detect, while the first screen is displayed, a first folding interaction of folding the display such that the first area faces the second area and a second folding interaction of folding the display such that a first cover corresponding to the first area faces a second cover corresponding to the second area, and a controller configured to, in response to detecting the first folding interaction, display a second screen related to the first screen on the exposure area, and in response to the second folding interaction being detected, display a third screen related to the first screen on the first area or the second area.

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