Patent · US Active

Method for controlling display and electronic device therefor

US11914916B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
3References
17Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 2022
Grant dateFeb 27, 2024
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 26, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2354/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to various embodiments, disclosed is an electronic device comprising: a first housing, a second housing, a hinge structure comprising a hinge, at least one display, a sensing circuit, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: control the display to display, on a first display area, a first execution screen according to execution of a first application; monitor whether an event related to a second application has occurred, while the first execution screen is displayed on the first display area; and control the display to display, in response to at least one of a folding operation sensed through the sensing circuit based on occurrence of the event or a rotating operation of the electronic device, identified from a physical movement based on occurrence of the event, a second execution screen related to the event on the second display area while the first application is being executed.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.