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Electronic device comprising expandable display, and user interface provision method

US12431050B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 2024
Grant dateSep 30, 2025
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2044

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/72454
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments of this document may include a first housing, a second housing coupled to slide relative to the first housing, a rollable display in which a display area is reduced or extended based on sliding-in or sliding-out of the second housing, and a processor operatively coupled to the rollable display, wherein the processor may be configured to display a screen of a running application on the rollable display when the rollable display is in a first state, detect an input for switching the rollable display from the first state to the second state, in response to the input, and determine whether or not a screen state of the running application is able to be maintained when switching the state of the rollable display.

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