CN117795464A

CN117795464A - Electronic device and method for configuring screen of display in electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN117795464A
Application number: CN202280055255.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 洪柳贞; 金相掀; 林然旭
Original assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-08-10
Filing date: 2022-08-08
Publication date: 2024-03-29

Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments includes a flexible display and a processor. The processor may be configured to: confirming screen size information of the flexible display; operating the flexible display in a first state, wherein the flexible display is controlled to display an activated menu window and an activated content window based on the screen size information representing first screen size information about the flexible display; and operating the flexible display in a second state, wherein the flexible display is controlled to display the activated menu window and the plurality of content windows based on the screen size information representing second screen size information about the flexible display.

Description

Electronic device and method for configuring screen of display in electronic device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to electronic devices and methods for configuring screens of displays in electronic devices, and more particularly, to the arrangement and size of menus and content windows on displays that can be configured in a variety of screen sizes.

Background

More and more services and additional functionality are being provided by electronic devices, such as smartphones or other portable electronic devices. In order to meet the demands of various users and to improve the use efficiency of electronic devices, communication service operators or device manufacturers are competing to develop electronic devices having differentiated and diversified functions. Accordingly, various functions provided by electronic devices are continuously developing.

In addition, the electronic device provides various GUIs for interaction with a user through a display.

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problem

In view of portability of the electronic device, the electronic device may be equipped with a display in a fixed form or a foldable or bendable or rollable display (or an electronic device equipped with such a display).

However, since the GUI provided by the electronic device is directed to a fixed type display, such a GUI does not consider a foldable or bendable or rollable display in which the screen size can be changed.

Various embodiments relate to an electronic device and a method for configuring a screen of a display in an electronic device.

Technical proposal

According to an aspect of the disclosure, an electronic device includes: a flexible display; and a processor configured to: identifying screen size information about the flexible display, controlling the flexible display to operate in a first state in which the flexible display displays an activated menu window and an activated content window on the display based on the screen size information indicating a first screen size of the flexible display, and controlling the flexible display to operate in a second state in which the flexible display displays the activated menu window and a plurality of activated content windows on the display based on the screen size information indicating a second screen size of the flexible display.

According to an aspect of the disclosure, a method for configuring a screen of a flexible display of an electronic device, the method comprising: identifying screen size information about the flexible display; operating the flexible display in a first state in which the display displays an activated menu window and an activated content window on the display based on the screen size information indicating a first screen size of the flexible display; and indicating a second screen size of the flexible display based on the screen size information, causing the flexible display to operate in a second state in which the activated menu window and the plurality of activated content windows are displayed on the display.

Advantageous effects

According to various embodiments, since the screen of the display is configured based on the screen size of the display in the electronic device, an optimal GUI that can interact with the user can be provided.

Drawings

The foregoing and other aspects, features, and advantages of certain embodiments of the disclosure will become more apparent from the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an electronic device in a network environment, in accordance with various embodiments;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device according to various embodiments;

Fig. 3a and 3b are views illustrating an operation of switching a screen of a display in a first state between a basic menu window and an extended menu window in an electronic device according to various embodiments;

fig. 4a and 4b are views illustrating an operation of switching a screen of a display in a second state between a basic menu window and an extended menu window in an electronic device according to various embodiments;

fig. 5a and 5b are views illustrating an operation of switching a screen of a display between a first state and a second state in an electronic device according to various embodiments;

FIGS. 6a and 6b are diagrams illustrating operations for transitioning a screen of a display between a base menu window and an extended menu window of an electronic device in a first state in response to a gesture, according to various embodiments;

fig. 7a and 7b are views showing an email application menu operating in both a basic menu window and an extended menu window on a screen of a display of an electronic device, according to various embodiments;

fig. 8a and 8b are views showing a setup menu operating in both a basic menu window and an extended menu window on a screen of a display of an electronic device according to various embodiments;

Fig. 9a and 9b are views showing an arrangement of menu windows on a display in an electronic device according to various embodiments;

fig. 10a to 10c are views showing control operations and features of a screen on a display in an electronic device according to various embodiments;

11 a-11 c are diagrams illustrating additional control operations and features of a screen on a display in an electronic device, according to various embodiments;

12a and 12b are diagrams illustrating the operation of a file organization application operating on a screen on a display in an electronic device, according to various embodiments;

13 a-13 c are diagrams illustrating additional operations of a file organization application operating on a screen on a display in an electronic device, according to various embodiments;

14a and 14b are diagrams illustrating operation of a list organization application operating on a screen on a display in a first state in an electronic device, according to various embodiments;

15a and 15b are diagrams illustrating operation of a list organization application operating on a screen of a display in a second state in an electronic device, according to various embodiments;

16 a-16 d are diagrams illustrating operation of menu organization on a screen on a display in an electronic device, according to various embodiments;

17a and 17b are diagrams illustrating operations for transitioning a screen of a display between a basic menu window and an extended menu window in an electronic device (i.e., tablet PC) in a second state, according to various embodiments;

fig. 18 a-18 c are views showing the operation of switching the screen of a rollable flexible display between display modes in an electronic device, according to various embodiments;

fig. 19a and 19b are views illustrating an operation of switching a screen of a flexible display between display modes in an electronic device according to various embodiments;

fig. 20a and 20b are views illustrating an operation of switching a screen of a foldable display between display modes in an electronic device according to various embodiments;

fig. 21 is a diagram illustrating an operation of reserving a fixed area on a screen of a foldable display in an electronic device according to various embodiments;

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating the operation of arranging applications and application controls on a screen of a foldable display in an electronic device, in accordance with various embodiments;

FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating operations to configure a screen of a display in an electronic device, according to various embodiments;

FIG. 24 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of arranging an application on a screen of a display in an electronic device, according to various embodiments; and is also provided with

Fig. 25 is a flowchart illustrating operations for arranging applications and application controls on a screen of a foldable display in an electronic device, according to various embodiments.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 is a block diagram 100 illustrating an electronic device 101 in a network environment 100 according to various embodiments. Referring to fig. 1, an electronic device 101 in a network environment 100 may communicate with the electronic device 102 via a first network 198 (e.g., a short-range wireless communication network) or with at least one of the electronic device 104 or the server 108 via a second network 199 (e.g., a long-range wireless communication network). According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may communicate with the electronic device 104 via the server 108. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may include a processor 120, a memory 130, an input module 150, a sound output module 155, a display module 160, an audio module 170, a sensor module 176, an interface 177, a connection terminal 178, a haptic module 179, a camera module 180, a power management module 188, a battery 189, a communication module 190, a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) 196, or an antenna module 197. In some embodiments, at least one of the above-described components (e.g., connection terminal 178) may be omitted from electronic device 101, or one or more other components may be added to electronic device 101. In some embodiments, some of the components described above (e.g., sensor module 176, camera module 180, or antenna module 197) may be implemented as a single integrated component (e.g., display module 160).

The processor 120 may run, for example, software (e.g., program 140) to control at least one other component (e.g., hardware component or software component) of the electronic device 101 that is connected to the processor 120, and may perform various data processing or calculations. According to one embodiment, as at least part of the data processing or calculation, processor 120 may store commands or data received from another component (e.g., sensor module 176 or communication module 190) into volatile memory 132, process commands or data stored in volatile memory 132, and store the resulting data in non-volatile memory 134. According to an embodiment, the processor 120 may include a main processor 121 (e.g., a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or an Application Processor (AP)) or a secondary processor 123 (e.g., a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), a Neural Processing Unit (NPU), an Image Signal Processor (ISP), a sensor hub processor, or a Communication Processor (CP)) that is operatively independent or combined with the main processor 121. For example, when the electronic device 101 includes a main processor 121 and a secondary processor 123, the secondary processor 123 may be configured to consume less power than the main processor 121 or adapted to be dedicated to a particular function. The secondary processor 123 may be implemented separately from the primary processor 121 or as part of the primary processor 121.

The secondary processor 123 (instead of the primary processor 121) may control at least some of the functions or states associated with at least one of the components of the electronic device 101 (e.g., the display module 160, the sensor module 176, or the communication module 190) when the primary processor 121 is in an inactive (e.g., sleep) state, or the secondary processor 123 may control at least some of the functions or states associated with at least one of the components of the electronic device 101 (e.g., the display module 160, the sensor module 176, or the communication module 190) with the primary processor 121 when the primary processor 121 is in an active state (e.g., running an application). According to an embodiment, the secondary processor 123 (e.g., an image signal processor or a communication processor) may be implemented as part of another component (e.g., the camera module 180 or the communication module 190) functionally related to the secondary processor 123. According to an embodiment, the secondary processor 123 (e.g., a neural processing unit) may include hardware structures dedicated to artificial intelligence model processing. The artificial intelligence model may be generated by machine learning. Such learning may be performed, for example, by the electronic device 101 where artificial intelligence is performed or via a separate server (e.g., server 108). The learning algorithm may include, but is not limited to, for example, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, semi-supervised learning, or reinforcement learning. The artificial intelligence model may include a plurality of artificial neural network layers. The artificial neural network may be a Deep Neural Network (DNN), a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), a Recurrent Neural Network (RNN), a boltzmann machine limited (RBM), a Deep Belief Network (DBN), a bi-directional recurrent deep neural network (BRDNN), or a deep Q network, or a combination of two or more thereof, but is not limited thereto. Additionally or alternatively, the artificial intelligence model may include software structures in addition to hardware structures.

The memory 130 may store various data used by at least one component of the electronic device 101 (e.g., the processor 120 or the sensor module 176). The various data may include, for example, software (e.g., program 140) and input data or output data for commands associated therewith. Memory 130 may include volatile memory 132 or nonvolatile memory 134.

The program 140 may be stored as software in the memory 130, and the program 140 may include, for example, an Operating System (OS) 142, middleware 144, or applications 146.

The input module 150 may receive commands or data from outside the electronic device 101 (e.g., a user) to be used by other components of the electronic device 101 (e.g., the processor 120). The input module 150 may include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, a keyboard, keys (e.g., buttons) or a digital pen (e.g., a stylus).

The sound output module 155 may output a sound signal to the outside of the electronic device 101. The sound output module 155 may include, for example, a speaker or a receiver. Speakers may be used for general purposes such as playing multimedia or playing a record. The receiver may be used to receive an incoming call. Depending on the embodiment, the receiver may be implemented separate from the speaker or as part of the speaker.

The display module 160 may visually provide information to the outside (e.g., user) of the electronic device 101. The display device 160 may include, for example, a display, a hologram device, or a projector, and a control circuit for controlling a corresponding one of the display, the hologram device, and the projector. According to an embodiment, the display module 160 may include a touch sensor configured to detect a touch or a pressure sensor configured to measure the intensity of a force caused by a touch.

The audio module 170 may convert sound into electrical signals and vice versa. According to an embodiment, the audio module 170 may obtain sound via the input module 150, or output sound via the sound output module 155 or headphones of an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 102) that is directly (e.g., wired) or wirelessly connected to the electronic device 101.

The sensor module 176 may detect an operational state (e.g., power or temperature) of the electronic device 101 or an environmental state (e.g., a state of a user) external to the electronic device 101 and then generate an electrical signal or data value corresponding to the detected state. According to an embodiment, the sensor module 176 may include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyroscope sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an Infrared (IR) sensor, a biometric sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an illuminance sensor.

Interface 177 may support one or more specific protocols that will be used to connect electronic device 101 with an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device 102) directly (e.g., wired) or wirelessly. According to an embodiment, interface 177 may include, for example, a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, a Secure Digital (SD) card interface, or an audio interface.

The connection terminal 178 may include a connector via which the electronic device 101 may be physically connected with an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 102). According to an embodiment, the connection terminal 178 may include, for example, an HDMI connector, a USB connector, an SD card connector, or an audio connector (e.g., a headphone connector).

The haptic module 179 may convert the electrical signal into a mechanical stimulus (e.g., vibration or motion) or an electrical stimulus that can be recognized by the user via his sense of touch or kinesthetic sense. According to an embodiment, the haptic module 179 may include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electrostimulator.

The camera module 180 may capture still images or moving images. According to an embodiment, the camera module 180 may include one or more lenses, an image sensor, an image signal processor, or a flash.

The power management module 188 may manage power supply to the electronic device 101. According to an embodiment, the power management module 188 may be implemented as at least part of, for example, a Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC).

Battery 189 may power at least one component of electronic device 101. According to an embodiment, battery 189 may include, for example, a non-rechargeable primary battery, a rechargeable secondary battery, or a fuel cell.

The communication module 190 may support establishing a direct (e.g., wired) communication channel or a wireless communication channel between the electronic device 101 and an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 102, the electronic device 104, or the server 108) and performing communication via the established communication channel. The communication module 190 may include one or more communication processors capable of operating independently of the processor 120 (e.g., an Application Processor (AP)) and supporting direct (e.g., wired) or wireless communication. According to an embodiment, the communication module 190 may include a wireless communication module 192 (e.g., a cellular communication module, a short-range wireless communication module, or a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) communication module) or a wired communication module 194 (e.g., a Local Area Network (LAN) communication module or a Power Line Communication (PLC) module). A respective one of these communication modules may communicate with the external electronic device 104 via a first network 198 (e.g., a short-range communication network such as bluetooth, wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct, or infrared data association (IrDA)) or a second network 199 (e.g., a long-range communication network such as a conventional cellular network, 5G network, next-generation communication network, the internet, or a computer network (e.g., a LAN or Wide Area Network (WAN)). These various types of communication modules may be implemented as a single component (e.g., a single chip), or may be implemented as multiple components (e.g., multiple chips) separate from each other. The wireless communication module 192 may identify and authenticate the electronic device 101 in a communication network, such as the first network 198 or the second network 199, using user information (e.g., an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI)) stored in the user identification module 196.

The wireless communication module 192 may support a 5G network following a 4G network as well as next generation communication technologies (e.g., new Radio (NR) access technologies). NR access technologies may support enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), large-scale machine type communication (mctc), or Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communication (URLLC). The wireless communication module 192 may support a high frequency band (e.g., millimeter wave band) to achieve, for example, a high data transmission rate. The wireless communication module 192 may support various techniques for ensuring performance over a high frequency band, such as, for example, beamforming, massive multiple-input multiple-output (massive MIMO), full-dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antennas, analog beamforming, or massive antennas. The wireless communication module 192 may support various requirements specified in the electronic device 101, an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device 104), or a network system (e.g., second network 199). According to an embodiment, the wireless communication module 192 may support a peak data rate (e.g., 20Gbps or greater) for implementing an eMBB, a lost coverage (e.g., 164dB or less) for implementing an emtc, or a U-plane delay (e.g., a round trip of 0.5ms or less, or 1ms or less for each of the Downlink (DL) and Uplink (UL)) for implementing a URLLC.

The antenna module 197 may transmit or receive signals or power to or from the outside of the electronic device 101 (e.g., an external electronic device). According to an embodiment, the antenna module 197 may include an antenna including a radiating element composed of a conductive material or conductive pattern formed in or on a substrate, such as a Printed Circuit Board (PCB). According to an embodiment, the antenna module 197 may include a plurality of antennas (e.g., array antennas). In this case, at least one antenna suitable for a communication scheme used in a communication network, such as the first network 198 or the second network 199, may be selected from the plurality of antennas, for example, by the communication module 190 (e.g., the wireless communication module 192). Signals or power may then be transmitted or received between the communication module 190 and the external electronic device via the selected at least one antenna. According to an embodiment, further components (e.g., a Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC)) other than radiating elements may additionally be formed as part of the antenna module 197.

According to various embodiments, antenna module 197 may form a millimeter wave antenna module. According to an embodiment, a millimeter wave antenna module may include a printed circuit board, a Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) disposed on a first surface (e.g., a bottom surface) of the printed circuit board or adjacent to the first surface and capable of supporting a specified high frequency band (e.g., a millimeter wave band), and a plurality of antennas (e.g., array antennas) disposed on a second surface (e.g., a top surface or a side surface) of the printed circuit board or adjacent to the second surface and capable of transmitting or receiving signals of the specified high frequency band.

At least some of the above components may be interconnected via an inter-peripheral communication scheme (e.g., bus, general Purpose Input Output (GPIO), serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), or Mobile Industrial Processor Interface (MIPI)) and communicatively communicate signals (e.g., commands or data) therebetween.

According to an embodiment, commands or data may be sent or received between the electronic device 101 and the external electronic device 104 via the server 108 connected to the second network 199. Each of the electronic device 102 or the electronic device 104 may be the same type of device as the electronic device 101 or a different type of device from the electronic device 101. According to an embodiment, all or some of the operations to be performed at the electronic device 101 may be performed at one or more of the external electronic device 102, the external electronic device 104, or the server 108. For example, if the electronic device 101 should automatically perform a function or service or should perform a function or service in response to a request from a user or another device, the electronic device 101 may request the one or more external electronic devices to perform at least part of the function or service instead of or in addition to the function or service, or the electronic device 101 may request the one or more external electronic devices to perform at least part of the function or service. The one or more external electronic devices that received the request may perform the requested at least part of the function or service or perform another function or another service related to the request and transmit the result of the performing to the electronic device 101. The electronic device 101 may provide the result as at least a partial reply to the request with or without further processing of the result. For this purpose, for example, cloud computing technology, distributed computing technology, mobile Edge Computing (MEC) technology, or client-server computing technology may be used. The electronic device 101 may provide ultra-low latency services using, for example, distributed computing or mobile edge computing. In another embodiment, the external electronic device 104 may include an internet of things (IoT) device. Server 108 may be an intelligent server using machine learning and/or neural networks. According to an embodiment, the external electronic device 104 or the server 108 may be included in the second network 199. The electronic device 101 may be applied to smart services (e.g., smart home, smart city, smart car, or healthcare) based on 5G communication technology or IoT-related technology.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram 200 illustrating an electronic device in accordance with various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 2, an electronic device 201 (e.g., the electronic device 101 of fig. 1) may include a processor 220, a memory 230, a display 260, a sensor module 276, and a communication module 290.

According to various embodiments, the processor 220 (e.g., the processor 120 of fig. 1) may identify screen size information about the display according to a change in the screen size of the display 260.

According to various embodiments, the display 260 is flexible; it can be configured in a variety of screen size configurations. There are various suitable designs for implementing flexible displays, some of which will be described in further detail herein, but are not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment, the processor 220 may identify screen size information about the display using sensor information received from the sensor module 276, the sensor module 276 configured to detect a change in the screen size of the flexible display 260.

For example, when the electronic device 201 includes a flexible display, wherein the area of the display may be divided by folding over a hinge configured to connect at least two housings on which the display is disposed, the processor 220 may use sensor information from the sensor module 276 to identify screen size information about the display, the sensor module 276 configured to detect folding or unfolding on the hinge. In an embodiment where the electronic device 201 includes an inward foldable hinge configured to connect two housings, the flexible display in an unfolded state may be folded inward as the inward foldable hinge is folded so that a display area may be divided. When the electronic device includes an outwardly foldable hinge configured to connect two housings, the flexible display in an unfolded state may be folded outwardly along with the outwardly foldable hinge, so that a display area may be divided. The electronic device 201 may include one hinge (e.g., an inwardly foldable hinge or an unfoldable hinge) configured to connect multiple housings, or multiple hinges, any of which may be an inwardly foldable hinge or an outwardly foldable hinge.

As another example, when the electronic device 201 includes a rollable flexible display configured to be pulled into and out of the housing of the electronic device, the processor 220 may use sensor information from the sensor module 276 to identify screen size information about the display, the sensor module 276 being configured to detect an amount of pull and exposure of the display from the housing of the electronic device.

As yet another example, when the electronic device 201 includes a flexible display that includes a first region that is always exposed from the housing of the electronic device and a second region that may be exposed to the exterior of the housing or inserted into the interior of the housing and extend from the first region, the processor 220 may use sensor information from the sensor module 276 to identify screen size information about the display, the sensor module 276 configured to detect exposure of the second region to the exterior of the housing or insertion of the second region into the interior of the housing.

According to an embodiment, the processor 220 may use sensor information from the sensor module 276 to identify a landscape mode of the electronic device or a portrait mode of the electronic device, the sensor module 276 being configured to detect rotation of the electronic device 201 and to identify screen size information about the display according to whether the electronic device is in landscape mode or portrait mode.

According to various embodiments, the processor 220 (e.g., the processor 120 of fig. 1) may determine that a particular category of information is included in the screen size information.

According to various embodiments, when it is recognized that screen size information about a display (e.g., width information or height information about the display) includes first screen size information or reduced screen size information, the processor 220 (e.g., the processor 120 of fig. 1) may selectively switch to a first state of a display operation, i.e., a reduced size state. The first state displays a menu window for providing an activation menu and a content window for providing activation content on the display 260.

According to an embodiment, the first screen size information or the reduced screen size information may be defined as screen size information indicating that the screen size is between 600dp and 959 dp.

According to an embodiment, the menu window may have at least two configurations: a basic menu window and an extended menu window, each configured to provide a menu. The basic menu window may be adapted within an area of a first size, and the extended menu window may be adapted within an area of a second size larger than the basic menu window.

An area of a first size displaying the basic menu window and an area of a second size displaying the extended menu window may be predefined or set in the electronic device. It should also be noted that the various windows may alternatively be considered to define or fit within their respective regions.

The basic menu window may provide at least one selectable menu. The extended menu window may provide a selectable menu provided in the basic menu window and information about the selectable menu. The extended menu window may provide a selectable menu provided in the basic menu window and at least one selectable sub-menu included in the selectable menu. At least one content element may be displayed in the content window and may be selected by a user.

Thus, when the processor is in the first state, it can display both the basic menu window and the content window, as well as the extended menu window and the content window; namely a menu window and a content window in an active configuration.

According to an embodiment, when a display setting of a menu window of a first state (e.g., a setting default state of the menu window) is identified as a basic menu window, the processor 220 may display the basic menu window in an area having a first size on the display 260 and display the content window in an area that does not overlap the basic menu window.

Under this setting, during the display of the basic menu window and the content window on the display 260, if the processor 220 determines that the extended menu window has been selected to be displayed, the processor 220 may display the extended menu window in a region of a second size larger than the first size and display the content window in a region that does not overlap with the extended menu window based on the size of the extended menu window. Since the extended menu window and the area having the second size are larger than the basic menu window and the area having the first size, respectively, the area that does not overlap the extended menu window is expected to be smaller than the area that does not overlap the basic menu window, and if so, the size of the content window and the content element therein may be reduced to fit the area. When the processor 220 reduces the size of the content elements displayed in the content window to correspond to the resizing of the content window, all of the content elements may be displayed in the content window. The manner in which the expanded menu window is selected for display may be by selecting an icon designated for this purpose and included in the basic menu window, or may be by a first gesture designated for this purpose (e.g., a first drag from left to right).

Under this setting, during the display of the extended menu window and the content window on the display 260, if the processor 220 determines that the basic menu window has been selected to be displayed, the processor 220 may display the basic menu window in an area having a first size and display the content window in an area that does not overlap the basic menu window based on the size of the basic menu window. Since the basic menu window and the area having the first size are larger than the extended menu window and the area having the second size, respectively, the area that does not overlap the basic menu window is expected to be larger than the area that does not overlap the extended menu window, and if so, the size of the content window and the content element therein may be increased to fully utilize the entire area. When the processor 220 increases the size of the content elements displayed in the content window to correspond to the resizing of the content window, all content elements may still be displayed in the content window. The manner in which the basic menu window is selected for display may be by selecting an icon designated for this purpose and included in the extended menu window, or may be by a second gesture (e.g., a second drag from right to left) designated for this purpose.

According to an embodiment, when a display setting of a menu window of a first state (e.g., a setting default state of the menu window) is identified as an extended menu window, the processor 220 may display the extended menu window on the display 260 in an area having a second size and display a content window in an area that does not overlap with the extended menu window.

Under this setting, during the display of the extended menu window and the content window on the display 260, if the processor 220 determines that the basic menu window has been selected to be displayed, the processor 220 may display the basic menu window in an area having a first size and display the content window in an area that does not overlap the basic menu window based on the size of the basic menu window. Since the basic menu window and the area having the first size are smaller than the extended menu window and the area having the second size, respectively, the area that does not overlap the basic menu window is expected to be larger than the area that does not overlap the extended menu window, and if so, the size of the content window and the content element therein may be increased to fully utilize the entire area. When the processor 220 increases the size of the content elements displayed in the content window to correspond to the resizing of the content window, all content elements may still be displayed in the content window. The manner in which the basic menu window is selected for display may be by selecting an icon designated for this purpose and included in the extended menu window, or may be by a second gesture (e.g., a second drag from right to left) designated for this purpose.

Under this setting, during the display of the basic menu window and the content window on the display 260, if the processor 220 determines that the extended menu window has been selected to be displayed, the processor 220 may display the extended menu window in a region having a second size and display the content window in a region not overlapping with the extended menu window based on the size of the extended menu window. Since the extended menu window and the area having the second size are larger than the basic menu window and the area having the first size, respectively, the area that does not overlap the extended menu window is expected to be smaller than the area that does not overlap the basic menu window, and if so, the size of the content window and the content element therein may be reduced to fit the area. Since the processor 220 reduces the size of the content elements displayed in the content window to correspond to the resizing of the content window, all content elements may still be displayed in the content window. The manner in which the expanded menu window is selected for display may be by selecting an icon designated for this purpose and included in the basic menu window, or may be by a first gesture designated for this purpose (e.g., a first drag from left to right). According to various embodiments, when it is recognized that screen size information about the display (e.g., width information or height information about the display) includes second screen size information, the processor 220 (e.g., the processor 120 of fig. 1) may selectively switch to a second state of the display operation, i.e., an enlarged size state. The second state displays a menu window for providing an activation menu and a plurality of content windows for providing activation content on the display 260.

According to an embodiment, the second screen size information or the enlarged screen size information may be defined as screen size information indicating that the screen size is 960dp or more.

According to an embodiment, the menu window may have at least two configurations: a basic menu window and an extended menu window, each configured to provide a menu. The basic menu window may be adapted within an area having a first size, and the extended menu window may be adapted within an area having a second size larger than the basic menu window.

The basic menu window may provide at least one selectable menu. The extended menu window may provide a selectable menu provided in the basic menu window and information about the selectable menu. The extended menu window may provide a selectable menu provided in the basic menu window and at least one selectable sub-menu included in the selectable menu. At least one content element may be displayed in each of the plurality of content windows, and the content element may be selected by a user. More specifically, in some embodiments, at least one content element may be displayed in a first content window of the plurality of content windows and at least one content sub-element corresponding to a content element selected from the first content window may be displayed in a second content window of the plurality of content windows.

Thus, when the processor is in the second state, it can display both the basic menu window and the plurality of content windows, and the extended menu window and the plurality of content windows; namely a menu window and a plurality of content windows in an active configuration.

According to an embodiment, when the display setting of the menu window of the second state (e.g., the setting default state of the menu window) is recognized as the basic menu window, the processor 220 may display the basic menu window in an area having the first size on the display 260 and display a plurality of content windows in an area not overlapping the basic menu window.

Under this setting, during the display of the basic menu window and the plurality of content windows on the display 260, if the processor 220 determines that the extended menu window has been selected to be displayed, the processor 220 may display the extended menu window in an area having a second size and display the plurality of content windows in respective areas that do not overlap with the extended menu window based on the size of the extended menu window. Since the extended menu window and the area having the second size are larger than the basic menu window and the area having the first size, respectively, the area not overlapping the extended menu window is expected to be smaller than the area not overlapping the basic menu window, and if so, the size of the content window and the content element therein may be reduced to fit the area, respectively. Since the processor 220 reduces the size of the content elements displayed in each of the plurality of content windows to correspond to the resizing of the plurality of content windows, it is still possible to display all the content elements in each of the plurality of content windows. The manner in which the expanded menu window is selected for display may be by selecting an icon designated for this purpose and included in the basic menu window, or may be by a first gesture designated for this purpose (e.g., a first drag from left to right).

Under this setting, during the display of the extended menu window and the plurality of content windows on the display 260, if the processor 220 determines that the basic menu window has been selected to be displayed, the processor 220 may display the basic menu window in an area having a first size and display the plurality of content windows in respective enlarged areas that do not overlap the basic menu window based on the size of the basic menu window. Since the basic menu window and the area having the first size are smaller than the extended menu window and the area having the second size, respectively, the area that does not overlap the basic menu window is expected to be larger than the area that does not overlap the extended menu window, and if so, the size of the content window and the content element therein may be increased to fully utilize the entire area. Since the processor 220 increases the size of the content elements displayed in each of the plurality of content windows to correspond to the resizing of the plurality of content windows, it is still possible to display all the content elements in each of the plurality of content windows. The manner in which the basic menu window is selected for display may be by selecting an icon designated for this purpose and included in the extended menu window, or may be by a second gesture (e.g., a second drag from right to left) designated for this purpose. According to an embodiment, when the setting of the menu window of the second state (e.g., the setting default state of the menu window) is recognized as the extended menu window, the processor 220 may display the extended menu window in an area having the second size on the display 260 and display a plurality of content windows in an area not overlapping with the extended menu window.

Under this setting, during the display of the extended menu window and the plurality of content windows on the display 260, if the processor 220 determines that the basic menu window has been selected to be displayed, the processor 220 may display the basic menu window in an area having a first size and display the plurality of content windows in an area that does not overlap with the basic menu window based on the size of the basic menu window. Since the basic menu window and the area having the first size are smaller than the extended menu window and the area having the second size, respectively, the area that does not overlap the basic menu window is expected to be larger than the area that does not overlap the extended menu window, and if so, the size of the content window and the content element therein may be increased to fully utilize the entire area. Since the processor 220 increases the size of the content elements displayed in each of the plurality of content windows to correspond to the resizing of the plurality of content windows, it is still possible to display all the content elements in each of the plurality of content windows. The manner in which the basic menu window is selected for display may be by selecting an icon designated for this purpose and included in the extended menu window, or may be by a second gesture (e.g., a second drag from right to left) designated for this purpose.

Under this setting, during the display of the basic menu window and the plurality of content windows on the display 260, if the processor 220 determines that the extended menu window has been selected to be displayed, the processor 220 may display the extended menu window in a region having the second size and display the plurality of content windows in a region not overlapping with the extended menu window based on the size of the extended menu window. Since the extended menu window and the area having the second size are larger than the basic menu window and the area having the first size, respectively, the area that does not overlap the extended menu window is expected to be smaller than the area that does not overlap the basic menu window, and if so, the size of the content window and the content element therein may be reduced to fit the area. Since the processor 220 reduces the size of the content element displayed in each of the plurality of content windows to correspond to the resizing of the plurality of content windows, it is still possible to display all the content in each of the plurality of content windows. The manner in which the expanded menu window is selected may be by selecting an icon designated for this purpose and included in the basic menu window, or by a first gesture designated for this purpose (e.g., a first drag from left to right).

According to various embodiments, when the screen size information (e.g., width information or height information about the display) about the display 260 is not recognized as any one of the first screen size information and the second screen size information, the processor 220 (e.g., the processor 120 of fig. 1) may display an icon designated for selecting the display of the extended menu window in a predetermined area of the display 260.

According to an embodiment, when screen size information about the display (e.g., width information or height information about the display) is recognized as screen size information smaller than first screen size information (e.g., screen size of 600dp or less), the processor 220 may display an icon designated to select to display the extended menu window in a predetermined area (e.g., upper area) of the display 260, and upon recognition of selection of the icon, display the activated extended menu window and the inactivated content area on the display 260.

According to various embodiments, when a first gesture (e.g., an event) designated for selecting to display an expanded menu window (e.g., a first drag from left to right) is detected, the gesture is located within a basic menu window (dynamic drag area), when the processor 220 is in either of the first state and the second state, the processor 220 (e.g., the processor 120 of fig. 1) may display the expanded menu window within an area having a second size, calculate an enlarged size (e.g., dx distance) from the basic menu window to the expanded menu window, and store the calculated size value (e.g., dx distance value). The processor 220 may calculate an adjusted screen size (e.g., width or height information) of the content window or windows based on the stored size value (e.g., dx distance value) and adjust the size of the content window or windows and display the content window or windows.

According to various embodiments, in either of the first state and the second state, the basic menu window may be disposed in a left region of the display 260, and one or more content windows may be disposed in a right region of the display 260.

For convenience, this arrangement will be assumed hereinafter, but it should be noted that other arrangements are possible and within the scope of the invention, including but not limited to a right-hand menu window and a left-hand content window, an upper menu window and a lower content window, and a lower menu window and an upper content window. Those skilled in the art will be able to apply the disclosure herein to such an arrangement.

According to an embodiment, in either one of the first state and the second state, when the basic menu window provided in the left area of the display is displayed, upon recognizing that the extended menu window is selected to be displayed based on the detection of the first gesture (e.g., the first drag from left to right), the processor 220 may display the extended menu window in an area having a second size that is enlarged from the basic menu window to right.

According to an embodiment, if the basic menu window is enlarged rightward based on the detection of the first gesture while the basic menu window disposed in the left region of the display is displayed in either one of the first state and the second state, the processor 220 may provide a process of switching to the extended menu window within the region having the second size as an animation (e.g., a flash animation).

According to various embodiments, in a first state in which an active menu window (e.g., a basic menu window or an extended menu window) and an active content window are displayed, or in a second state in which an active menu window (e.g., a basic menu window or an extended menu window) and a plurality of active content windows are displayed, the processor 220 (e.g., the processor 120 of fig. 1) may set a predetermined area (e.g., 12 dp) added to the left side of the display as an available area of the menu window. The processor may detect a first gesture (e.g., a first drag from left to right) designated to activate display of an expanded menu window and/or a second gesture (e.g., a second drag from right to left) designated to activate display of a base menu window in an available area for the menu window. The processor 220 may identify an area (e.g., 12 dp) selected by the user in the setting or elsewhere as a predetermined area.

According to various embodiments, in either of the first state and the second state, the processor 220 may set an area for the basic menu window to be added to a predetermined area (e.g., 12 dp) on the left side of the display, which is an available area of the basic menu window when the basic menu window is placed and displayed in the left area of the display 260, and may detect a first gesture (e.g., a first drag from left to right) for displaying the extended menu window in the available area of the basic menu window.

According to various embodiments, in either of the first state and the second state, the processor 220 may set an area for the extended menu window to be added to a predetermined area (e.g., 12 dp) on the left side of the display, the area being an available area of the extended menu window when the extended menu window is placed and displayed in the left area of the display 260, and may detect a second gesture (e.g., a second drag from right to left) for displaying the basic menu window in the available area of the extended menu window.

According to various embodiments, in either of the first state and the second state, the processor 220 (e.g., the processor 120 of fig. 1) may be configured with a menu panel (drawer panel) for displaying a menu window (e.g., a base menu window or an extended menu window) and a content panel (slide panel) for displaying one or more content windows.

According to an embodiment, in either of the first state and the second state, the processor 220 may provide a basic menu window or an extended menu window on a menu panel for displaying the menu window, and may set the menu panel at a left side area or a right side area of the display 260.

According to an embodiment, the menu panel (drawer panel) may include: displaying a closed state of the basic menu window in a region having a first size; displaying an open state of the expanded menu window in an area enlarged by a second size as compared to the basic menu window; and an idle state for switching from a closed state for displaying the basic menu window to an open state for displaying the extended menu window.

According to an embodiment, the content panel (sliding panel) may include a remaining area of the display 260 other than the menu panel (drawer panel), and at least one content window may be displayed, the size of which may be adjusted according to the size of the extended menu window or the size of the basic menu window.

According to various embodiments, in either of the first state and the second state, the processor 220 (e.g., the processor 120 of fig. 1) may identify a gesture detected from the menu window as an operation in the menu window, but not as an operation in the content window, and may identify a gesture detected from the content window as an operation in the content window, but not as an operation in the menu window.

According to an embodiment, in either one of the first state and the second state, the processor 220 may provide a partial region (e.g., an upper region) of the content window as an application field region capable of displaying information about the currently running application, and adjust the size of the application field region if an event or information related to the application is updated.

According to various embodiments, the processor 220 (e.g., the processor 120 of fig. 1) may provide a scrolling function for a menu window in either of the first state and the second state.

According to an embodiment, in either one of the first state and the second state, when a scroll function on an extended menu window including at least one menu (e.g., a menu provided as a default) is detected, the processor 220 may change a display portion of the menu displayed in the extended menu window according to the scroll function (e.g., by moving contents of the menu up and down or back and forth). When a selection of the display of the basic menu window or a selection of the back key is recognized while the extended menu window including the changed menu is displayed, the processor 220 may display the basic menu window including the menu provided as a default.

According to various embodiments, in either of the first state and the second state, the processor 220 (e.g., the processor 120 of fig. 1) may move a user selected content element from at least one content element included in the content window to a menu window (e.g., a basic menu window or an extended menu window).

According to an embodiment, upon detecting a third gesture (e.g., drag-and-drop) for moving a content element selected from among content elements included in the content window to the menu window in either one of the first state and the second state, the processor 220 may visually distinguish between a menu (e.g., D1 of fig. 12a or E1 of fig. 13 a) in which the selected content element is movable and a menu (e.g., some of the menus (1261 a) in fig. 12a except for C1 and D1 or some of the menus (1361 a) in fig. 13a except for C1 and E1) in the menu included in the menu window.

According to an embodiment, in either of the first state and the second state, the processor 220 may detect a third gesture (e.g., drag-and-drop) for moving a content element selected from among content elements included in the content window to the basic menu window. Upon recognizing that there is at least one submenu among the menus to which the content elements selected from the content elements included in the basic menu window are to be moved, the processor 220 may display an extended menu window including the menu to which the selected content is to be moved and the at least one submenu of the menu to which the content is to be moved such that the selected content may be moved to one of the submenus.

According to various embodiments, when a content element is identified as being selected from among the content elements displayed in the content window in a first state in which the active menu window (basic menu window or extended menu window) and the active content window are displayed, the processor 220 (e.g., the processor 120 of fig. 1) may display content corresponding to the selected content element (or at least one content sub-element thereof) on the entire screen of the display 260 without displaying the menu window.

According to various embodiments, in a second state in which an active menu window (e.g., a basic menu window or an extended menu window) and a plurality of active content windows are displayed, upon identifying a selection of a content element among content elements displayed in a first content window of the plurality of content windows, the processor 220 (e.g., the processor 120 of fig. 1) may display content corresponding to the selected content element (or at least one content sub-element thereof) in a second content window of the plurality of content windows.

According to various embodiments, in either of the first state and the second state, the processor 220 (e.g., the processor 120 of fig. 1) may visually distinguish a focused menu from a non-focused menu among the menus included in the menu window.

According to an embodiment, in either one of the first state and the second state, the processor 220 may display a menu window to include a predetermined number of menus displayed and ordered according to priorities among menus for operating the currently running application.

According to an embodiment, in either of the first state and the second state, the processor 220 may display the menus included in the menu window to be sorted and ordered by category.

According to an embodiment, in either one of the first state and the second state, if a new menu is added to a menu included in the menu window, the processor 220 may display an indicator on the new menu to indicate the addition of the new menu.

According to various embodiments, when the execution of the first application is displayed on the display 260 while the execution of the second application displayed in a fixed location of the display 260 is displayed, the processor 220 (e.g., the processor 120 of fig. 1) may display the execution of the first application and the execution of the second application without overlapping.

According to an embodiment, when a selection of execution of a second application fixed and displayed in a predetermined area of the display 260 is recognized while the execution of the first application is displayed on the display 260, the processor 220 may adjust the size of the area for displaying the execution of the first application so as not to overlap with the predetermined area for displaying the execution of the second application.

According to various embodiments, the processor 220 (e.g., the processor 120 of fig. 1) may divide the display 260 into a first area at an upper side thereof and a second area at a lower side thereof based on sensor information received from a sensor module 267 capable of detecting a fold on a hinge connecting two housings included in the electronic device 201, and may display execution of an application in the first area and a panel including at least one button in the second area.

According to an embodiment, when execution of a first application that is a particular type of application (e.g., a media session related application) is identified in a first area, the processor 220 may display a first panel in a second area, the first panel comprising: at least one control button for controlling a first application running in the first area; and at least one system button for controlling a system of the electronic device.

According to an embodiment, when execution of a second application that is a different type of application (e.g., an application that is not related to a media session) from the first application is identified in the first area, the processor 220 may display a second panel including at least one system button for controlling a system of the electronic device in the second area.

According to various embodiments, memory 230 may be implemented substantially the same as or similar to memory 130 of FIG. 1.

According to various embodiments, display 260 may be implemented in substantially the same or similar manner as display module 160 of FIG. 1.

According to an embodiment, the display 260 may comprise a flexible display.

As one example, the display 260 may comprise a flexible display, wherein the display area is divided according to a fold on a hinge that is capable of connecting two housings provided with the display.

As another example, the display 260 may include a rollable flexible display in which the display may be pulled into and out of the housing of the electronic device.

As yet another example, the display 260 may include a flexible display including: a first region that is always exposed; and a second region that can be inserted into the interior of the housing of the electronic device to conceal it, or can be pulled out of the housing of the electronic device to expose it and extend it from the first region.

According to various embodiments, the sensor module 276 may be implemented substantially the same or similar to the sensor module 176 of fig. 1.

According to an embodiment, the sensor module 276 may include various sensors capable of detecting a folded state of the electronic device, a positioning state (or an installation state) of the electronic device, a rotation state of the electronic device, a state in which the display is inserted in the housing of the electronic device/a state in which the display is exposed from the housing of the electronic device, and a state in which a partial region (e.g., a second region) of the display is inserted in the housing of the electronic device/a state in which a partial region (e.g., a second region) of the display is exposed from the housing of the electronic device.

According to an embodiment, the sensor module 276 may include at least one of an angle sensor, a tilt sensor, an acceleration sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a motion sensor, a gravity sensor, a proximity sensor, and a hinge sensor. For example, the sensor module 276 may send sensor information received from at least one of an angle sensor, a tilt sensor, an acceleration sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a motion sensor, a gravity sensor, a proximity sensor, or a hinge sensor to the processor 220. According to an embodiment, the communication module 290 (e.g., the communication interface 190 of fig. 1) may include a plurality of communication circuits using different communication technologies.

According to an embodiment, the communication module 290 may include a mobile communication module (not shown) or a sub communication module (not shown) performing short-range communication with the wireless LAN. The communication module 290 may perform communication with an external device using at least one antenna (not shown) under the control of the processor 220.

According to an embodiment, the communication module 290 may include at least one of a wireless LAN module (not shown) and a short-range communication module (not shown), which may include an NFC communication module, a UWB communication module, a bluetooth legacy communication module, and/or a BLE communication module.

Fig. 3a and 3b are views 300a and 300b illustrating an operation of switching a screen of a display in a first state between a basic menu window and an extended menu window in an electronic device according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 3a, an electronic device 301 (e.g., electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or electronic device 201 of fig. 2) may detect a change in a screen of a display based on sensor information from a sensor module (e.g., sensor module 276 of fig. 2). The electronic device 301 may recognize screen size information (e.g., width information or height information about the display) about the display 360 as first screen size information (e.g., indicating that the size measurement is between 600dp and 959 dp) based on a change in the screen of the display, and upon recognizing a display setting of a menu window of a first state (e.g., a setting default state of the menu window) as a basic menu window 361, switch to a first state in which the basic menu window 361 and the content window 365 are displayed on the display 360, the basic menu window 361 being located in an area having the first size, and the content window 365 being located in an area that does not overlap the basic menu window 361. The electronic device 301 may display an active basic menu window 361 (including at least one user selectable menu 361 a) and an active content window 365 (including at least one user selectable content element 365 a) in a first state. An icon 361b, which may be located in the basic menu window 361 as shown in fig. 3a, is designated for activating the display of the extended menu window. When the selection of icon 361b is recognized while basic menu window 361 and content window 365 are displayed on display 360, electronic device 301 may display extended menu window 363 and content window 365 as shown in fig. 3b on display 360.

Referring to fig. 3b, the electronic device 301 may display the extended menu window 363 in a second size area larger than that of the basic menu window on the display 360 instead of the basic menu window 361. The electronic device 301 may include at least one menu 361a from the basic menu window 361 and information about the menu (or at least one sub-menu included in the menu) 361c in the extended menu window 363. The electronic device 301 may reduce the size (resize) of the content window 365 to fit within a region that does not overlap with the expanded menu window 363, the region being based on the size of the expanded menu window 363. By reducing the size of the content elements 365a displayed in the content window 365 to correspond to the resize of the content window 365, the electronic device 301 can display all the content elements 365a in the content window 365. An icon 361b, which may be located in the expanded menu window 363 as shown in fig. 3b, is designated for activating the display of the basic menu window 361. When a selection of icon 361b is recognized while the expanded menu window 363 and the content window 365 are displayed on the display 360, the electronic device 301 may display the basic menu window 361 and the content window 365 as shown in fig. 3a on the display 360.

Fig. 4a and 4b are views 400a and 400b illustrating operations of transitioning a screen of a display in a second state between a basic menu window and an extended menu window in an electronic device according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 4a, an electronic device 401 (e.g., the electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or the electronic device 201 of fig. 2) may detect a change in a screen of a display based on sensor information from a sensor module (e.g., the sensor module 276 of fig. 2). The electronic device 401 may recognize screen size information (e.g., width information or height information about the display) about the display 460 as second screen size information (e.g., indication size measurement is 960dp or more) based on a change in the screen of the display, and switch to a second state in which the basic menu window 461 and the plurality of content windows 465 and 467 are displayed on the display 460, the basic menu window 461 being located in an area having the first size, and the plurality of content windows 465 and 467 each being located in an area that does not overlap the basic menu window 461, when a display setting of the menu window in the second state (e.g., a setting default state of the menu window) is recognized as the basic menu window 461. The electronic device 401 may display the active basic menu window 461 (comprising the user selectable at least one menu 461 a), and the plurality of active content windows 465 and 467 (comprising the user selectable at least one content element (not shown)) in the second state. An icon 461b, which may be located in a basic menu window 461 as shown in fig. 4a, is designated for activating the display of an extended menu window. When the selection of the icon 461b is recognized while the basic menu window 461 and the plurality of content windows 465 and 467 are displayed on the display 460, the electronic apparatus 401 may display the expanded menu window 463 and the plurality of content windows 465 and 467 as shown in fig. 4b on the display 460.

Referring to fig. 4b, the electronic device 401 may display the expanded menu window 463 on the display 460 in a region of a second size larger than the size of the region of the basic menu window, instead of the basic menu window 461. The electronic device 401 may include at least one menu 461a included in the basic menu window 461 and at least one selectable sub-menu 461c included in the menu in the extended menu window 463. The electronic device 401 may reduce the size (resize) of the plurality of content windows 465 and 467 to fit within a region that does not overlap with the expanded menu window 463, the region being based on the size of the expanded menu window 463. By reducing the size of the content elements displayed in each of the plurality of content windows 465 and 467 to correspond to the resizing of the plurality of content windows 465 and 467, the electronic apparatus 401 may display all of the content elements in each of the plurality of content windows 465 and 467. An icon 461b, which may be located in an expanded menu window 463 as shown in fig. 4b, is designated for activating the display of the basic menu window 461. When the selection of the icon 461b is recognized while the expanded menu window 463 and the plurality of content windows 465 and 467 are displayed on the display 460, the electronic apparatus 401 may display the basic menu window 461 and the plurality of content windows 465 and 467 as shown in fig. 4a on the display 460.

Fig. 5a and 5b are views 500a and 500b illustrating operations of switching a screen of a display between a first state and a second state in an electronic device according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 5a, an electronic device 501 (e.g., the electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or the electronic device 201 of fig. 2) may detect a rotational state of the electronic device 501 based on sensor information from a sensor module (e.g., the sensor module 276 of fig. 2). The electronic device 501 may identify a portrait mode of the electronic device based on sensor information from the sensor module and identify screen size information about the display 560 in portrait mode (e.g., width information or height information about the display) as first screen size information (e.g., indicating that the size measurement is between 600dp and 959 dp). Upon identifying the display setting of the menu window of the first state (e.g., the setting default state of the menu window) as the basic menu window 561, the electronic device 501 may switch to the first state of displaying the basic menu window 561 and the content window 565 on the display 560, the basic menu window 561 being located in an area having the first size, and the content window 565 being located in an area not overlapping the basic menu window 561.

Referring to fig. 5b, the electronic device 501 may identify a landscape mode of the electronic device based on sensor information from the sensor module and identify screen size information (e.g., width information or height information about the display) about the display 560 in the landscape mode of the electronic device as second screen size information (e.g., indicating that the size measurement is 960dp or more). Upon identifying the display setting of the menu window of the second state (e.g., the setting default state of the menu window) as an expanded menu window 563, the electronic device 501 may switch to the second state of displaying the expanded menu window 563 and the plurality of content windows 565 and 567 on the display 560, the expanded menu window 563 being located within an area of a second size that is greater than the area size of the base menu window, and the plurality of content windows 565 and 567 being located within an area that does not overlap the expanded menu window 563.

Fig. 6a and 6b are views 600a and 600b illustrating operations in an electronic device to transition a screen of a display between a basic menu window and an extended menu window in a first state in response to a gesture, according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 6a, an electronic device 601 (e.g., electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or electronic device 201 of fig. 2) may detect a change in a screen of a display based on sensor information from a sensor module (e.g., sensor module 276 of fig. 2). The electronic device 601 may recognize screen size information (e.g., width information or height information about the display) about the display 660 as first screen size information (e.g., indicating that the size measurement is between 600dp and 959 dp) based on a change in the screen of the display, and upon recognizing display settings of the menu window of the first state (e.g., a setting default state of the menu window) as the basic menu window 661, may switch to the first state of displaying the activated basic menu window 661 and the activated content window 665 on the display 660, the activated basic menu window 661 being located within an area having the first size, and the activated content window 665 being located within an area that does not overlap the basic menu window 661. The electronic device 601 may display at least one menu 661a selectable by a user in the basic menu window 661 in a first state and display text 665a among the contents in the content window 665. A first gesture 661b (e.g., a first drag from left to right in the base menu window 661) is designated for activating the display of the extended menu window 663. When the first gesture 661b is detected while the basic menu window 661 and the content window 665 are displayed on the display 660, the electronic device 601 may display the activated extended menu window 663 and the activated content window 665 on the display 660 as shown in fig. 6 b.

Referring to fig. 6b, the electronic device 601 may display the extended menu window 663 on the display 660 within a second size area larger than the size of the area of the basic menu window, instead of the basic menu window 661. The electronic device 601 may include at least one menu 661a from the basic menu window 661 and information about the menu (or at least one selectable sub-menu 661c included in the menu) in the extended menu window 663. The electronic device 601 may reduce (resize) the size of the content window 665 to a region that does not overlap with the expanded menu window 663, the region being based on the size of the expanded menu window 663. By adjusting the arrangement of the text 665a displayed in the content window 665 to correspond to the resizing of the content window 665, the electronic device 601 may display all the text 665a in the content window 665. A second gesture 663b (e.g., a second drag from right to left in the expanded menu window 663) is designated for activating the display of the basic menu window 661. When the second gesture 663b is detected while the expanded menu window 663 and the content window 665 are displayed on the display 660, the electronic device 601 may display the basic menu window 661 as shown in fig. 6a and the content window 665 on the display 660.

Fig. 7a and 7b are views 700a and 700b of an email application menu showing operations in both a basic menu window and an extended menu window on a screen of a display in a first state in an electronic device, according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 7a, when a selection of a first menu A1 (e.g., in the illustrated example, an inbox menu of an email application) included in at least one menu 761a in a basic menu window 761 is identified while the screen is configured in a first state, an electronic device 701 (e.g., the electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or the electronic device 201 of fig. 2) may display at least one content element (e.g., in the illustrated example, at least one seal received email) that may be displayed by selecting the first menu A1 in the content window 765.

Referring to fig. 7b, in a first state in which the extended menu window 763 and the content window 765 are displayed, the electronic device 701 may include and display at least one menu 761a and information 761b about the menu 761a in the extended menu window 763. Upon identifying a selection of a first menu A1 (e.g., an inbox menu of an email application in the illustrated example) among the menus 761a included in the expanded menu window 763, the electronic device 701 may display at least one content element (e.g., at least one received email in the illustrated example) to be displayed by selecting the first menu A1 in the content window 765.

Fig. 8a and 8b are views 800a and 800b showing a setup menu operating in both a basic menu window and an extended menu window on a screen of a display in a second state in an electronic device according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 8a, an electronic device 801 (e.g., the electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or the electronic device 201 of fig. 2) operates in a second state and may include and display at least one menu 861a and information 861b about the menu 861a in a basic menu window 861. Upon identifying a selection of a second menu B1 (e.g., a setup menu in the illustrated example) among the menus 861a included in the basic menu window 861, the electronic device 301 may display at least one corresponding content element (e.g., setup options of the electronic device in the illustrated example) in a first content window 865 of the plurality of content windows 865 and 867. Upon identifying a selection of a content element B2 (e.g., a sound and vibration setting of the electronic device in the illustrated example) among the content elements displayed in the first content window 865, the electronic device 801 may display at least one content sub-element of the selected content element B2 in the second content window 867.

Referring to fig. 8b, the electronic device 801 operates in a second state and may include and display at least one menu 861a and information 861b about the menu 861a in the extended menu window 863. Upon identifying a selection of a second menu B1 (e.g., a setup menu in the illustrated example) from among menus 861a included in expanded menu window 863, electronic device 801 may display at least one corresponding content element (e.g., a setup option of the electronic device in the illustrated example) in a first content window 865 from among a plurality of content windows 865 and 867. Upon identifying a selection of a content element B2 (e.g., a sound and vibration setting of the electronic device in the illustrated example) among the content elements displayed in the first content window 865, the electronic device 801 may display at least one content sub-element of the selected content element B2 in the second content window 867.

Fig. 9a and 9b are views 900a and 900b showing an arrangement of menu windows on a display in an electronic device according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 9a, when the basic menu window 961 is placed and displayed in the left area of the display 960 in the first state in which the basic menu window 961 and the content window 965 are displayed, if there is a predetermined area set by the user for the additional available area of the basic menu window 961, the electronic apparatus 901 (e.g., the electronic apparatus 101 of fig. 1 or the electronic apparatus 201 of fig. 2) may set the area of the basic menu window 961 and the predetermined area 961a (e.g., 12 dp) as the available area of the basic menu window 961. The predetermined area 961a may be added to the left side of the basic menu window 961. For example, the electronic device 901 detects a first gesture (e.g., a first drag from left to right) for displaying an expanded menu window in an available area of a base menu window. The electronic apparatus 901 may recognize the addition area 961a set by the user.

Referring to fig. 9b, when the extended menu window 963 is placed and displayed in the left area of the display 960 in the first state in which the extended menu window 963 and the content window 965 are displayed, if there is a predetermined area set by the user for the additional available area of the extended menu window 963, the electronic apparatus 901 may set the area of the extended menu window 963 and the predetermined area 963a (e.g., 12 dp) as the available area of the extended menu window 963. The predetermined area 963a may be added to the left side of the expanded menu window 961. For example, the electronic device 901 detects a second gesture (e.g., a second drag from right to left) for displaying a basic menu window in an available area of a second menu. The electronic device 901 may identify the added area 963a set by the user.

Fig. 10a to 10c are views 1000a, 1000b and 1000c showing control operations and features for a screen on a display in an electronic device according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 10a, an electronic device 1001 (e.g., the electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or the electronic device 201 of fig. 2) operating in a first state may recognize a gesture 1065a detected within the content window 1065 as an operation in the content window 1065 and may not recognize it as an operation in the basic menu window 1061. In addition, the electronic device 1001 may recognize a gesture detected within the basic menu window 1061 (not shown) as an operation in the menu window, and may not recognize it as an operation in the content window 1065.

Referring to fig. 10b, the electronic device 301 may provide a partial region (e.g., an upper region) of the content window 1065 as an application bar region 1068. In a first state in which the basic menu window 1061 and the content window 1065 are displayed, the application bar area 1068 can display information about the currently running application.

As shown in fig. 10c, if an event or information related to an application is updated while the application bar area 1068 displays information about the currently running application, the electronic device 1001 may adjust the size of the application bar area 1068.

Fig. 11 a-11 c are views 1100a, 1100b, and 1100c illustrating additional control operations and features for a screen on a display in an electronic device, according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 11a, an electronic device 1101 (e.g., the electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or the electronic device 201 of fig. 2) in a first state may provide a scrolling function to the expanded menu window 1163. (content window 1165 will also be displayed in this example, but will not be used in the described operations.) as shown in fig. 11b, when a gesture 1163b designated for performing a scroll-up function is detected while a default displayed menu group 1163a (as the "top-most" menu) is displayed in the expanded menu window 1163, the electronic device 1101 may change the display after performing the scroll-up function to show a different menu group 1163c in the expanded menu window 1163.

Referring to fig. 11b, upon detecting a second gesture 1163d designated for activating the display of the basic menu window, or upon recognizing the selection of a back key while displaying the extended menu window 1163, the electronic device 1101 may display the basic menu window 1161 and the content window 1165 on the display 1160 as shown in fig. 11 c.

Referring to fig. 11c, the electronic device 1101 may rearrange different menu groups 1163c displayed in the extended menu window 1163 and include and display default menu groups 1163a in the basic menu window 1161.

Fig. 12a and 12b are views 1200a and 1200b illustrating a file organization application operating on a screen on a display in an electronic device, according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 12a, in a first state, upon identifying a selection of a first menu C1 (e.g., folder "a" in the illustrated example) among the menu groups 1261a included in the basic menu window 1261, an electronic device 1201 (e.g., electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or electronic device 201 of fig. 2) may display at least one content element (e.g., a file within folder "a") in the content window 1265. Upon detecting a third gesture 1265b (e.g., drag-and-drop) designated to move the user from the file 1265a selected among the files displayed in the content window 1265 to the basic menu window 1261, the electronic device 1201 may individually display a menu (e.g., a second menu D1) in which the first file 1265a selected from among the menus included in the basic menu window 1261 is movable and in which the first file 1265a selected is not movable (e.g., some of the menus other than C1 and D1 in the menu group (1261 a)).

Referring to fig. 12b, the electronic device 1201 may move (or copy) a file 1265a selected by the user from among the files displayed in the content window 1265 to a second menu D1 among the menus 1261a included in the basic menu window 1261 based on the second gesture 1265b (e.g., drag and drop) to move the file 1265a to the basic menu window 1261.

Fig. 13 a-13 c are views 1300a, 1300b, and 1300c illustrating additional operations of a file organization application operating on a screen on a display in an electronic device, according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 13a, in a first state, upon identifying a selection of a first menu C1 (e.g., folder "a" in the illustrated example) among menus 1361a included in base menu window 1361, an electronic device 1301 (e.g., electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or electronic device 201 of fig. 2) may display at least one content element (e.g., a file within folder "a") in content window 1365. Upon detecting a third gesture 1365b (e.g., drag-and-drop) for moving a user from a first file 1365a selected from among the files displayed in the window 1365 for providing content to the basic menu window 1361, the electronic device 1301 may separately display a menu (e.g., a third menu E1) in which the first file 1365a selected from among the menus included in the basic window 1361 for providing a menu is movable, and a menu (e.g., some of the menus (1361 a) other than C1 and E1) in which the selected first file 1365a is not movable.

Referring to fig. 13b, when a file 1365a selected by a user from among the displayed content windows 1365 is placed in the vicinity of a third menu E among the menus 1361a included in the basic menu window 1361 based on a second gesture 1365b (e.g., drag and drop) to move the first file 1365a to the basic menu window 1361, the electronic device 1301 may identify the occurrence of at least one submenu. The electronic device 1301 can display an expanded menu window 1363 that includes the third menu E1 and at least one submenu (e.g., submenu E1-2) of the third menu E1 such that the file 1365a can be moved (or copied) to the submenu E1-2 of the third menu E1.

Referring to fig. 13c, electronic device 1301 can move (or copy) a user from file 1365a selected from among the files displayed in content window 1365 to submenu E1-2 of third menu E1 included in menu 1361a in expanded menu window 1363.

Fig. 14a and 14b are views 1400a and 1400b illustrating the operation of a list organization application operating on a screen on a display in a first state in an electronic device, according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 14a, in a first state, upon identifying that a content element 1465a (e.g., list a in the illustrated example) is selected from among the content element groups (e.g., list a, list B, and list C) included in the content window 1465, an electronic device 1401 (e.g., electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or electronic device 201 of fig. 2) may display content corresponding to the selected content element 1465a or at least one content sub-element of the selected content element 1465a on the entire screen of the display 1460 as shown in fig. 14B.

Referring to fig. 14b, the electronic device 1401 may set the entire area of the display 1460 as a content window 1465 without displaying the basic menu window 1461 on the display 1460, and may display content corresponding to the selected content element 1465a (list a) or at least one content sub-element of the selected content element 1465a in the content window 1465.

Fig. 15a and 15b are views 1500a and 1500b illustrating operation of a list organization application operating on a screen on a display in a second state in an electronic device, according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 15a, in a second state, upon identifying that a content element 1565a (e.g., list 1 in the illustrated example) is selected from a group of content elements (e.g., list 1, list 2, list 3, and list 4) included in a first content window 1565 of the plurality of content windows, an electronic device 1501 (e.g., electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or electronic device 201 of fig. 2) may display at least one content subelement (e.g., list a, list B, and list C in the illustrated example) of the selected content element in a second content window 1567 of the plurality of content windows. Upon identifying a selection of a content sub-element 1565b (list a) from among the content sub-elements displayed in the second content window 1567, the electronic device 1501 may display content corresponding to the selection of the content sub-element 1565b in the second content window 1567 as shown in fig. 15 b.

Referring to fig. 15b, the electronic device 1501 may display content corresponding to the selection of the content sub-element 1565b (list a) or at least one content sub-element included in the selected content sub-element 1565b in the second content window 1567 of the plurality of content windows displayed on the display 1560.

Fig. 16 a-16 d are views 1600a, 1600b, 1600c, and 1600d illustrating operation of an on-screen menu organization on a display in an electronic device according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 16a, in a first state, an electronic device 1601 (e.g., the electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or the electronic device 201 of fig. 2) may display a focused (or selected) first menu F1 included in at least one menu 1661a in a basic menu window 1661 to distinguish from unfocused menus. (content window 1665 will also be shown in this example, but will not be used in the described operations.)

Referring to fig. 16b, the electronic device 1601 may display at least three menus 1661b (as in example (a) on the left) in the basic menu window 1661 or at least seven menus 1661c (as in example (b) on the right) in the basic menu window 1661 based on a priority order among menus for executing an operation of a currently running application.

Referring to fig. 16c, if a new menu G1 is added among menus included in the basic menu window 1661, the electronic device 1601 may apply a visual indicator 1661d to the new menu G1 to indicate addition of the new menu.

Referring to fig. 16d, the electronic device 1601 may display a menu included in the basic menu window by category using the discriminator 1661 e.

Fig. 17a and 17b are views 1700a and 1700b illustrating the operation of transitioning a screen of a display in a second state between a basic menu window and an extended menu window in an electronic device (i.e., tablet PC) according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 17a, in a second state, upon detecting a selection of an icon 1761b included in the basic menu window 1761 designated for displaying the extended menu window, or upon detecting a first gesture 1761c in the basic menu window 1761 designated for displaying the extended menu window 1763, the electronic device 1701 (e.g., a tablet PC that may be configured in accordance with the electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or the electronic device 201 of fig. 2) may switch to displaying the extended menu window 1763 on the display 1760 while continuing to display the plurality of content windows 1765 and 1767 as shown in fig. 17.

Referring to fig. 17b, the electronic device 1701 may display an expanded menu window 1763 on the display 1760 in an area having a second size that is larger than the size of the basic menu window 1761, and may also display a plurality of content windows 1765 and 1767 in an area that has been resized based on the size of the expanded menu window 1763. The electronic device 1701 may display at least one menu 1761a from the basic menu window 1761 and information 1761d about the menu in the expanded menu window 1763. Icon 1761b, which may be located in expanded menu window 1763 as shown in fig. 17b, is designated for activating the display of basic menu window 1761. A second gesture 1761e (e.g., a second drag from right to left in the expanded menu window 1763) is designated for activating the display of the basic menu window 1761. Upon detecting a selection of the icon 1761b or detecting a second gesture 1761e while displaying the expanded menu window 1763 and the plurality of content windows 1765 and 1767, the electronic device 1701 may switch to displaying the basic menu window 1761 on the display 1760 as shown in fig. 17a while continuing to display the plurality of content windows 1765 and 1767.

Fig. 18 a-18 c are views 1800a, 1800b, and 1800c illustrating the operation of switching the screen of a rollable flexible display between display modes in an electronic device, according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 18 a-18 c, if an electronic device 1801 (e.g., electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or electronic device 201 of fig. 2) includes a rollable flexible display 1860, the electronic device 1801 may identify screen size information about the display 1860 based on how much of the display 1860 is contained in the housing 1830 of the electronic device and how much of the display 1860 is exposed outside of the housing 1830.

Referring to fig. 18a, if a display 1860 included in a housing 1830 of an electronic device is partially exposed and an exposed area of the display is a first exposed area, the electronic device 1801 may operate in a first state and may display a basic menu window 1861 and a content window 1865 on the display 1860 based on screen size information about the display corresponding to the first exposed area of the display. Referring to fig. 18b, if the display 1860 included in the housing 1830 of the electronic device is partially exposed and the exposed area of the display is a second exposed area further exposed than the first exposed area of fig. 18a, the electronic device 1801 may remain in the first state and display a single content window 1865 on the display 1860, but may also display an extended menu window 1863 instead of the basic menu window 1861 based on screen size information about the display corresponding to the second exposed area of the display.

Referring to fig. 18c, if the display 1860 included in the housing 1830 of the electronic device is exposed and the exposed area of the display is a third exposed area further exposed than the second exposed area of fig. 18b, the electronic device 1801 may switch to a second state in which the expanded menu window 1863 and the plurality of content windows 1865 and 1867 are displayed on the display 1860 based on screen size information about the display corresponding to the third exposed area of the display.

Fig. 19a and 19b are views 1900a and 1900b illustrating operations of switching a screen of a flexible display between display modes in an electronic apparatus according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 19a and 19b, if an electronic device 1901 (e.g., the electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or the electronic device 201 of fig. 2) includes a flexible display 1960, the flexible display 1960 includes a first region that may be exposed or inserted into a housing of the electronic device and a second region extending from the first region, the electronic device 1901 may identify screen size information about the display according to how much of the display 1960 is inserted into the housing of the electronic device and how much of the display 1960 is exposed outside the housing.

Referring to fig. 19a, if the second area portion of the display 1960 is exposed to the outside of the housing and the exposed area of the second area of the display is the first exposed area, the electronic apparatus 1901 may operate in the first state and may display a basic menu window 1961 and a content window 1965 on the display 1960 based on screen size information about the display corresponding to the first exposed area of the display.

Referring to fig. 19b, if the second area of the display 1960 is exposed to the outside of the housing and the exposed area of the second area of the display is a second exposed area that is further exposed than the first exposed area of fig. 19a, the electronic device 1901 may remain in the first state and display a single content window 1965 on the display 1960, but an extended menu window 1963 instead of the basic menu window 1961 may also be displayed based on screen size information about the second exposed area of the display.

Fig. 20a and 20b are views 2000a and 2000b illustrating an operation of switching a screen of a foldable display between display modes in an electronic device according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 20a and 20b, if the first and second housings 2031 and 2033 are connected by an outer folding hinge 2030a, the second and third housings 2033 and 2035 are connected by an inner folding hinge 2030b, and the electronic apparatus 2001 (e.g., the electronic apparatus 101 of fig. 1 or the electronic apparatus 201 of fig. 2) includes a flexible display 2060, the flexible display 2060 includes a first region 2071 disposed on the first housing 2031, a second region 2073 disposed on the second housing 2033, and a third region 2075 disposed on the third housing 2035, and the electronic apparatus 1901 may recognize screen size information about the display based on the exposure of the display according to the folding of the hinge.

Referring to fig. 20a, upon detecting that only the first region 2071 of the display 2060 is exposed according to the folding on the outer folding hinge 2030a connecting the first and second housings 2031 and 2033 and according to the folding on the inner folding hinge 2030b connecting the second and third housings 2033 and 2035, the electronic apparatus 2001 may display the expanded menu window 2063 and the content window 2065 in the first region 2071 of the display 2060 based on screen size information about the display corresponding to the first region 2071 of the display 2060.

Referring to fig. 20b, upon detecting exposure of the first, second, and third regions 2071, 2073, 2075 of the display 2060 according to the unfolding on the outer folding hinge 2030a connecting the first and second housings 2031, 2033 and the inner folding hinge 2030b connecting the second and third housings 2033, 2035, the electronic device 2001 may display the expanded menu window 2063 in the first region 2071 of the display 2060, the first content window 2065 in the second region 2073 of the display 2060, and the second content window 2067 in the third region 2075 of the display 2060 based on screen size information about the display corresponding to the first, second, and third regions 2071, 2073, 2075 of the display 2060.

Fig. 21 is a view 2100 illustrating an operation of reserving a fixed area on a screen of a foldable display in an electronic device according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 21, in example (a) on the left, an electronic device 2101 (e.g., electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or electronic device 201 of fig. 2) is deployed and a first application is executing in a first region 2161 of display 2160. Upon identifying a selection of a second application (e.g., an edge menu window in the illustrated example) for execution fixed and display in a second region 2163 (e.g., a right-hand region in the illustrated example) of display 2160, while still displaying execution of the first application in a first region 2161 of display 2160, electronic device 2101 may adjust the size of first region 2161 and the display of the execution of the first application so as not to overlap with the display of the execution of the second application or the display of second region 2163. The electronic device 2101 may further adjust the size of the first region 2161 such that the first region 2161 of the display 2160 does not overlap with the second (fixed) region 2163 of the display 2160 when the electronic device 2101 is switched from the hinge-unfolded state, as shown in example (a), to the hinge-folded state, as shown in example (b), and then back to the hinge-unfolded state, as shown in example (c).

Fig. 22 is a view 2200 illustrating the operation of arranging applications and application controls on a screen of a foldable display in an electronic device, according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 22, the electronic device 2201 (e.g., the electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or the electronic device 201 of fig. 2) may divide the display 2260 into a first region 2261 located at an upper side and a second region 2263 located at a lower side based on sensor information received from a sensor module (e.g., the sensor module 267 of fig. 2) capable of detecting a fold on a hinge connecting at least two housings included in the electronic device 2201. Upon identifying execution of an application in the first region 2261 that is a particular type of application (e.g., a media session related application), the electronic device 2201 may display a panel 2265 in the second region 2263, the panel 2265 including at least one control button for controlling the application running in the first region and at least one system button for controlling a system of the electronic device. The electronic device 2101 may display at least one control button (e.g., a video play button, a play/stop button, and a next video play button) for controlling an application (e.g., a video application) running in the first region 2261 in a first portion 2265a of the panel 2265 and at least one system button (e.g., a notification button, a screen shot button, a display brightness adjustment button, or a volume adjustment button) for controlling a system of the electronic device in a second portion 2265b of the panel 2265. According to various embodiments, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 201 of fig. 2) may include a flexible display (e.g., display 260 of fig. 2) and a processor (e.g., processor 220 of fig. 2) configured to: the method includes identifying screen size information about the flexible display, controlling the flexible display to operate the flexible display in a first state displaying an activated menu window and an activated content window based on the screen size information indicating a first screen size of the flexible display, and controlling the flexible display to operate the flexible display in a second state displaying the activated menu window and a plurality of activated content windows based on the screen size information indicating a second screen size of the flexible display.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be further configured to: screen size information about the display is identified based on detecting a change in the screen size of the display.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be further configured to: based on identifying the display setting of the activated menu window of the first state as a basic menu window, the flexible display is controlled to display the basic menu window in an area of a first size, and an activated content window of a first size based on the area of the basic menu window is displayed.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be further configured to: based on identifying a selection of display of the expanded menu window when the basic menu window is displayed in the first state, the flexible display is controlled to display the expanded menu window in an area of a second size larger than the first size of the area of the basic menu window, and an activated content window whose size is adjusted based on the size of the expanded menu window is displayed.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be further configured to: based on identifying the display setting of the activated menu window of the first state as an expanded menu window, the flexible display is controlled to display the expanded menu window in an area of a second size larger than the first size of the area of the basic menu window, and to display an activated content window of a second size based on the area of the expanded menu window.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be further configured to: based on identifying the display setting of the activated menu window of the second state as a base menu window, the flexible display is controlled to display the base menu window in an area of the first size, and the display sizes are each based on a plurality of activated content windows of the first size of the area of the base menu window.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be further configured to: based on identifying a selection of display of the expanded menu window when the base menu window is displayed in the second state, the flexible display is controlled to display the expanded menu window in a region of a second size that is larger than the first size of the region of the base menu window, and a plurality of activated content windows, each of which is adjusted in size based on the second size of the region of the expanded menu window, are displayed.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be configured to: based on identifying the display setting of the activated menu window in the second state as an expanded menu window, the flexible display is controlled to display the expanded menu window in an area of a second size that is larger than the first size of the area of the basic menu window, and the display is controlled to display a plurality of activated content windows each of which is of a second size based on the area of the expanded menu window.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be further configured to: controlling the flexible display to move content selected by the user from at least one content displayed in the activated content window to the activated menu window in at least one of the first state or the second state.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be further configured to: based on identifying a selection of the first content from among at least one of the first content windows included in the plurality of activated content windows, controlling the flexible display to display at least one sub-content included in the selected first content in a second content window among the plurality of activated content windows in the second state.

Fig. 23 is a flowchart 2300 illustrating the operation of configuring a screen of a display in an electronic device, in accordance with various embodiments. These operations may include operations 2301 through 2311. At least one of the operations 2301 through 2311 may be omitted or changed in order, or other operations may be added, according to an embodiment. These operations may be performed by the electronic device 101 of fig. 1, the processor 120 of fig. 1, the electronic device 201 of fig. 2, or the processor 220 of fig. 2.

In operation 2301, the electronic device 201 may identify screen size information about the display according to a change in the screen of the display.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 201 may identify screen size information about a display using sensor information received from a sensor module (e.g., the sensor module 276 of fig. 2) capable of detecting a change in a screen size of the display (e.g., the display 260 of fig. 2). .

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 201 may use sensor information from a sensor module (e.g., sensor module 276 of fig. 2) capable of detecting rotation of the electronic device to identify screen size information of the display in landscape mode of the electronic device or portrait mode of the electronic device. Other ways in which the screen size information of the display may be changed and identified as having been changed have been previously discussed.

In operation 2303, the electronic device 201 may identify whether screen size information (e.g., width information or height information about a display) about a display (e.g., the display 260 of fig. 2) is first screen size information.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 201 may identify whether the display screen size information includes first screen size information, for example, indicating that the size measurement is between 600dp and 959 dp.

Upon recognizing that the display screen size information includes the first screen size information in operation 2303, the electronic device 201 may switch to a first state in which an activated menu window and an activated content window are displayed on the display in operation 2305.

According to an embodiment, upon identifying the display setting of the menu window of the first state (e.g., the setting default state of the menu window) as the basic menu window, the electronic device 201 may display the basic menu window in an area having the first size on the display and display the content window in an area that does not overlap with the basic menu window. Upon recognizing a selection to display the extended menu window while the basic menu window and the content window are displayed, the electronic device 201 may display the extended menu window in an area having a second size larger than the basic menu window, and reduce the content window to fit an area that does not overlap with the extended menu window based on the size of the extended menu window. Since the electronic apparatus 201 reduces the size of the content displayed in the content window to correspond to the resizing of the content window, all the content can be displayed in the content window. Upon detecting a selection of an icon included in the basic menu window for displaying the extended menu window or a first gesture (e.g., a first drag from left to right) for displaying the extended menu window, the electronic device 201 may recognize it as a selection for displaying the extended menu window.

According to an embodiment, upon identifying the display setting of the menu window of the first state (e.g., the setting default state of the menu window) as an extended menu window, the electronic device 201 may display the extended menu window and the content window on the display, display the extended menu window in an area having a second size larger than the basic menu window on the display, and display the content window in an area that does not overlap with the extended menu window. Upon recognizing a selection to display the basic menu window while the extended menu window and the content window are displayed, the electronic device 201 may display the basic menu window in an area having a first size smaller than the extended menu window and enlarge the content window based on the size of the basic menu window to fill an area that does not overlap with the basic menu window. Since the electronic device 201 increases the size of the content displayed in the content window to correspond to the resizing of the content window, all content elements can be displayed in the content window. Upon detecting a selection of an icon included in the expanded menu window for displaying the basic menu window or a second gesture (e.g., a second drag from right to left) for displaying the basic menu window, the electronic device 201 may recognize it as a selection for displaying the basic menu window.

When it is recognized in operation 2303 that the screen size information about the display (e.g., the display of fig. 2) does not include the first screen size information, the electronic device 201 may recognize whether the screen size information about the display (e.g., the width information or the height information about the display) is the second screen size information in operation 2307.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 201 may identify whether the display screen size information includes second screen size information, for example, a screen size of 960dp or more is indicated.

Upon recognizing that the display screen size information includes the second screen size information in operation 2307, the electronic device 201 may switch to a second state in which the activated plurality of menu windows and the activated content window are displayed on the display in operation 2309.

According to an embodiment, upon identifying the display setting of the menu window of the second state (e.g., the setting default state of the menu window) as the basic menu window, the electronic device 201 may display the basic menu window and the plurality of content windows on the display. More specifically, the electronic device 201 may display the basic menu window in an area having the first size on the display, and display a plurality of content windows in an area that does not overlap the basic menu window. Upon recognizing a selection to display the extended menu window while the basic menu window and the plurality of content windows are displayed, the electronic device 201 may display the extended menu window in an area having a second size larger than the basic menu window and the plurality of content windows, and reduce the size based on the extended menu window to fit in an area not overlapping with the extended menu window. Since the electronic apparatus 201 reduces the size of the content displayed in each of the plurality of content windows to correspond to the resizing of the plurality of content windows, all the content can be displayed in each of the plurality of content windows. Upon detecting a selection of an icon included in the basic menu window for displaying the extended menu window or a first gesture (e.g., a first drag from left to right) for displaying the extended menu window, the electronic device 201 may recognize it as a selection for displaying the extended menu window.

According to an embodiment, upon identifying the display setting of the menu window of the second state (e.g., the setting default state of the menu window) as an extended menu window, the electronic device 201 may display the extended menu window and the plurality of content windows on the display, display the extended menu window on the display within an area having a second size enlarged compared to the basic menu window, and display the plurality of content windows as areas that do not overlap with the extended menu window. When a selection to display the basic menu window is recognized while the extended menu window and the plurality of content windows are displayed, the electronic device 201 may display the basic menu window in an area having a first size reduced compared to the extended menu window and display the plurality of content windows enlarged to an area not overlapping the basic menu window based on the size of the basic menu window. Since the electronic apparatus 201 increases the size of the content displayed in each of the plurality of content windows to correspond to the resizing of the plurality of content windows, it is possible to display all the content in each of the plurality of content windows. Upon detecting a selection of an icon included in the expanded menu window for displaying the basic menu window or a second gesture (e.g., a second drag from right to left) for displaying the basic menu window, the electronic device 201 may recognize it as a selection for displaying the basic menu window.

When it is recognized in operation 2307 that the screen size information (e.g., width information or height information about the display) about the display (e.g., the display 260 of fig. 2) does not include the second screen size information, the electronic device 201 may display an icon for displaying an extended menu window in a predetermined area of the display in operation 2311.

According to an embodiment, upon recognizing screen size information regarding the display as screen size information smaller than the first screen size information (e.g., screen size of 600dp or less), the electronic device 201 may display an icon for displaying an extended menu window in a predetermined area (e.g., upper area) of the display, and upon recognizing selection of the icon, display an activated extended menu window and an inactivated content window on the display 260.

Fig. 24 is a flowchart 2400 illustrating the operation of arranging an application on a screen of a display in an electronic device, according to various embodiments. These operations may include operations 2401 through 2405. At least one of operations 2401 through 2405 may be omitted or changed in order or other operations may be added, according to embodiments. These operations may be performed by the electronic device 101 of fig. 1, the processor 120 of fig. 1, the electronic device 201 of fig. 2, or the processor 220 of fig. 2.

In operation 2401, the electronic device 201 may display execution of the first application in a first area of a display (e.g., the display 260 of fig. 2).

In operation 2403, the electronic device 201 may identify whether to execute the second application fixedly displayed in the second region of the display 260.

Upon identifying execution of the second application in operation 2403, the electronic device 201 may adjust a size of a first region displaying execution of the first application so as not to overlap with the second region in operation 2405.

Fig. 25 is a flowchart 2500 illustrating operation of arranging applications and application controls on a screen of a collapsible display in an electronic device, in accordance with various embodiments. These operations may include operations 2501 to 2509. At least one of operations 2501 to 2509 may be omitted or changed in order, or other operations may be added, according to embodiments. These operations may be performed by the electronic device 101 of fig. 1, the processor 120 of fig. 1, the electronic device 201 of fig. 2, or the processor 220 of fig. 2.

In operation 2501, the electronic device 201 may divide a display (e.g., the display 260 of fig. 2) into a first region and a second region according to a fold on a hinge.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 201 may divide the display into a first region located at an upper side and a second region located at a lower side based on sensor information received from a sensor module (e.g., the sensor module 267) capable of detecting a fold on a hinge connecting two housings included in the electronic device.

In operation 2503, the electronic device 201 may identify whether to execute a particular type of first application (e.g., a media session related application) in a first region of the display.

Upon identifying in operation 2503 that a first application of a particular application type is executed in a first region of a display, in operation 2505 the electronic device 201 may display a first panel including at least one control button (e.g., a video play button, a play/stop button, and a next video play button) for controlling the first application running in the first region and at least one system button (e.g., a notification button, a screenshot button, a display brightness adjustment button, and a volume adjustment button) for controlling a system of the electronic device in a second region of the display.

Upon failing to identify in operation 2503 that an application of a particular application type is being executed in a first region of the display, the electronic device 201 may identify in operation 2507 that a second application (e.g., a non-media session related application) that is not of the particular application type is being executed in the first region of the display.

In operation 2509, the electronic device 201 may display a second panel including at least one system button (e.g., a notification button, a screen shot button, a display brightness adjustment button, and a volume adjustment button) for controlling a system of the electronic device in a second region of the display.

According to various embodiments, a method for configuring a screen of a flexible display of an electronic device may include: identifying screen size information about the flexible display; operating the flexible display in a first state in which an activated menu window and an activated content window are displayed on the display based on screen size information indicating a first screen size of the flexible display; and operating the flexible display in a second state in which the activated menu window and the plurality of activated content windows are displayed on the display based on screen size information indicating a second screen size of the flexible display.

According to various embodiments, identifying the screen size information may include identifying the screen size information based on detecting a change in the screen size of the flexible display.

According to various embodiments, the method may further comprise: based on identifying the display setting of the activated menu window of the first state as a basic menu window, the basic menu window is displayed on the flexible display within an area of a first size, and an activated content window of a first size based on the area of the basic menu window is displayed.

According to various embodiments, the method may further comprise: based on identifying a selection to display the expanded menu window when the basic menu window is displayed in the first state, displaying the expanded menu window on the flexible display within an area of a second size larger than the first size of the area of the basic menu window, and displaying an activated content window whose size is adjusted based on the size of the expanded menu window.

According to various embodiments, the method may further comprise: based on identifying the display setting of the activated menu window of the first state as an expanded menu window, the expanded menu window is displayed on the flexible display within an area of a second size that is larger than the first size of the area of the basic menu window, and the activated content window is displayed with a size that is based on the second size of the area of the expanded menu window.

According to various embodiments, the method may further comprise: based on identifying the display setting of the activated menu window of the second state as a basic menu window, the basic menu window is displayed on the flexible display within an area of the first size, and a plurality of activated content windows each having a size based on the first size of the area of the basic menu window are displayed.

According to various embodiments, the method may further comprise: based on identifying a selection to display the expanded menu window when the base menu window is displayed in the second state, displaying the expanded menu window on the flexible display within a region of a second size that is larger than the first size of the region of the base menu window, and displaying a plurality of activated content windows each sized based on the second size of the region of the expanded menu window.

According to various embodiments, the method may further comprise: based on identifying the display setting of the activated menu window of the second state as an expanded menu window, the expanded menu window is displayed on the flexible display within an area of a second size that is larger than the first size of the area of the basic menu window, and a plurality of activated content windows are displayed, each having a size that is based on the second size of the area of the expanded menu window.

According to various embodiments, the method may further comprise: in at least one of the first state and the second state, a content selected by a user from among at least one content displayed in the activated content window is moved to the activated menu window.

According to various embodiments, the method may further comprise: based on identifying a selection of a first content among at least one of the first content windows included in the plurality of content windows, at least one sub-content included in the first content is displayed in a second content window among the plurality of activated content windows in a second state.

The electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be one of various types of electronic devices. The electronic device may include, for example, a portable communication device (e.g., a smart phone), a computer device, a portable multimedia device, a portable medical device, a camera, a wearable device, or a household appliance. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device is not limited to those described above.

It should be understood that the various embodiments of the disclosure and the terminology used therein are not intended to limit the technical features set forth herein to the particular embodiments, but rather include various modifications, equivalents or alternatives to the respective embodiments. For the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used to refer to like or related elements. It will be understood that a noun in the singular corresponding to an item may include one or more things unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. As used herein, each of the phrases such as "a or B", "at least one of a and B", "at least one of a or B", "A, B or C", "at least one of A, B and C", and "at least one of A, B or C" may include any or all possible combinations of items listed with a respective one of the plurality of phrases. As used herein, terms such as "1 st" and "2 nd" or "first" and "second" may be used to simply distinguish one element from another element and not to limit the element in other respects (e.g., importance or order). It will be understood that if the terms "operatively" or "communicatively" are used or the terms "operatively" or "communicatively" are not used, then if an element (e.g., a first element) is referred to as being "coupled to," "connected to," or "connected to" another element (e.g., a second element), it is intended that the element can be directly (e.g., wired) connected to, wireless connected to, or connected to the other element via a third element.

As used herein, the term "module" may include units implemented in hardware, software, or firmware, and may be used interchangeably with other terms (e.g., "logic," "logic block," "portion," or "circuitry"). A module may be a single integrated component adapted to perform one or more functions or a minimal unit or portion of the single integrated component. For example, according to an embodiment, a module may be implemented in the form of an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC).

The various embodiments set forth herein may be implemented as software (e.g., program 140) comprising one or more instructions stored in a storage medium (e.g., internal memory 136 or external memory 138) readable by a machine (e.g., electronic device 101). For example, under control of a processor, a processor (e.g., processor 120) of the machine (e.g., electronic device 101) may invoke and execute at least one of the one or more instructions stored in the storage medium with or without the use of one or more other components. This enables the machine to operate to perform at least one function in accordance with the at least one instruction invoked. The one or more instructions may include code generated by a compiler or code capable of being executed by an interpreter. The machine-readable storage medium may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Wherein the term "non-transitory" merely means that the storage medium is a tangible device and does not include a signal (e.g., electromagnetic waves), but the term does not distinguish between data being semi-permanently stored in the storage medium and data being temporarily stored in the storage medium.

According to embodiments, methods according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be included and provided in a computer program product. The computer program product may be traded as a product between a seller and a buyer. The computer program product may be distributed in the form of a machine-readable storage medium, such as a compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), or may be distributed via an application Store (e.g., a Play Store ^TM ) The computer program product may be published (e.g., downloaded or uploaded) online, or may be distributed (e.g., downloaded or uploaded) directly between two user devices (e.g., smartphones). At least a portion of the computer program product may be temporarily generated if published online, or may be at least temporarily stored in a machine-readable storage medium, such as a memory of a manufacturer's server, an application store's server, or a forwarding server.

According to various embodiments, each of the above-described components (e.g., modules or programs) may include a single entity or multiple entities. Some of the plurality of entities may be separately provided in different components. According to various embodiments, one or more of the above components may be omitted, or one or more other components may be added. Alternatively or additionally, multiple components (e.g., modules or programs) may be integrated into a single component. In this case, according to various embodiments, the integrated component may still perform the one or more functions of each of the plurality of components in the same or similar manner as a corresponding one of the plurality of components performed the one or more functions prior to integration. According to various embodiments, operations performed by a module, a program, or another component may be performed sequentially, in parallel, repeatedly, or in a heuristic manner, or one or more of the operations may be performed in a different order or omitted, or one or more other operations may be added.

Claims

1. An electronic device, the electronic device comprising:

a flexible display; and

a processor configured to:

identifying screen size information about the flexible display,

controlling the flexible display to operate in a first state in which an activated menu window and an activated content window are displayed, based on the screen size information indicating a first screen size of the flexible display, and

controlling the flexible display to operate in a second state in which the activated menu window and the plurality of activated content windows are displayed, based on the screen size information indicating a second screen size of the flexible display.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: the screen size information about the display is identified based on detecting a change in the screen size of the display.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: based on identifying the display setting of the activated menu window of the first state as a base menu window, controlling the flexible display to display the base menu window in an area of a first size, and displaying the activated content window of a first size based on the area of the base menu window.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to: based on identifying a selection to display an expanded menu window when the basic menu window is displayed in the first state, controlling the flexible display to display the expanded menu window in a region of a second size larger than a first size of a region of the basic menu window, and displaying the activated content window resized based on a size of the expanded menu window.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: based on identifying the display setting of the activated menu window of the first state as an expanded menu window, controlling the flexible display to display the expanded menu window in an area of a second size that is larger than a first size of an area of the basic menu window, and displaying the activated content window of a second size that is based on the area of the expanded menu window.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: based on identifying the display setting of the activated menu window of the second state as a base menu window, the flexible display is controlled to display the base menu window in an area of a first size, and the plurality of activated content windows of a first size, each based on the area of the base menu window, are displayed.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to: based on identifying a selection to display an expanded menu window when the basic menu window is displayed in the second state, controlling the flexible display to display the expanded menu window in a region of a second size larger than a first size of a region of the basic menu window, and displaying the plurality of activated content windows each resized based on the second size of the region of the expanded menu window.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: based on identifying the display setting of the activated menu window of the second state as an expanded menu window, controlling the flexible display to display the expanded menu window in an area of a second size that is larger than the first size of the area of the basic menu window, and controlling the display to display the plurality of activated content windows each of which is of a second size that is based on the area of the expanded menu window.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: in at least one of the first state or the second state, controlling the flexible display to move content selected by a user from at least one content displayed in the activated content window to the activated menu window.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: based on identifying a selection of a first content among at least one content included in a first content window among the plurality of activated content windows, the flexible display is controlled to display at least one sub-content included in the selected first content in a second content window among the plurality of activated content windows in the second state.

11. A method of configuring a screen of a flexible display of an electronic device, the method comprising:

identifying screen size information about the flexible display;

operating the flexible display in a first state in which the display displays an activated menu window and an activated content window on the display based on the screen size information indicating a first screen size of the flexible display; and

the flexible display is caused to operate in a second state in which the activated menu window and the plurality of activated content windows are displayed on the display based on the screen size information indicating a second screen size of the flexible display.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein identifying the screen size information comprises: the screen size information is identified based on detecting a change in a screen size of the flexible display.

13. The method of claim 11, the method further comprising: based on identifying the display setting of the activated menu window of the first state as a basic menu window, displaying the basic menu window in a first sized area on the flexible display, and displaying the activated content window of a first size based on the area of the basic menu window.

14. The method of claim 13, the method further comprising: based on identifying a selection to display an expanded menu window when the basic menu window is displayed in the first state, displaying the expanded menu window in a region of a second size larger than a first size of a region of the basic menu window on the flexible display, and displaying the activated content window resized based on a size of the expanded menu window.

15. The method of claim 11, the method further comprising: based on identifying the display setting of the activated menu window of the first state as an expanded menu window, displaying the expanded menu window on the flexible display in an area of a second size that is larger than a first size of an area of the basic menu window, and displaying the activated content window of a second size that is based on the area of the expanded menu window.