Electronic device having hole area and method of controlling hole area thereof
US10671258B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04806
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a housing comprising, a touch screen, and at least one processor electrically connected coupled to the display. The processor implements the method including defining a main area and an extension area of a display of the electronic device, detecting selecting selection of a displayed content, detecting by a processor whether a characteristic of a portion of the content disposed along an edge of the content is equal to or less than a threshold, and enlarging the selected displayed content for display on the main area and extending to the extension area based on whether the characteristic of the portion is equal to or less than the threshold.
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