Foldable electronic device and method of managing visible regions thereof
A foldable electronic device and a method of managing visible regions thereof are provided. The method includes determining that an operation mode of the foldable electronic device is a fragment mode; determining at least two visible regions of the foldable electronic device in a fragment mode, in response to determining that the operation mode is the fragment mode; activating touch sensitivity in the determined at least two visible regions; and providing one or more user interfaces in the determined at least two visible regions. The foldable electronic device can identify the visible regions on a touch sensitive display body, based on events, such as a roll, a squeeze, a press, etc., triggered by a user.
1. A method of managing view areas in a foldable electronic device having a front display unit and a rear display unit, the method comprising:
detecting if the foldable electronic device is bent;
determining a flat view area and a bent view area of the foldable electronic device in response to detection of the foldable electronic device being bent; and
providing at least one user interface in a bent view area of the rear display unit in response to detection of the foldable electronic device being bent,
wherein the at least one user interface is associated with one or more applications which are different from an application of a screen displayed in the flat view area when it is detected that the foldable electronic device is being bent.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sensing a touch gesture on at least one of the determined flat view area and the bent view area.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a relative angle at which the foldable electronic device is rolled or folded, in response to rolling or folding of the foldable electronic device,
wherein detecting if the foldable electronic device bent is executed, when the relative angle of the foldable electronic device is greater than a predetermined threshold.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more user interfaces are associated with a single application executed in the foldable electronic device.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing an application re-layout when a configuration of the foldable electronic device changes from a bent configuration to an unbent configuration.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the at least one user interface comprises:
determining at least one user interface that is displayed on the foldable electronic device when the foldable electronic device is bent; and
displaying the at least one user interface in the determined flat view area of the front display unit and the bent view area of the rear display unit.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the at least one user interface in the determined flat view area and the bent view area comprises:
displaying at least one user interface corresponding to at least one application in the determined flat view area and the bent view area.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising automatically adjusting a viewpoint of the foldable electronic device, upon detecting a squeeze event that increases or decreases a curved visible region generated as the foldable electronic device is folded or rolled.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising scrolling content displayed on the foldable electronic device, upon detecting a roll event.
10. A foldable electronic device, comprising:
a touch sensitive display body including a front display unit and a rear display unit; and
a microprocessor that is configured to detect if the foldable electronic device is bent, determine a flat view area and a bent view area of the foldable electronic device in response to detection of the foldable electronic device being bent, and provide at least one user interface in the bent view area of the rear display unit in response to the detection of the foldable electronic device being bent,
wherein the at least one user interface is associated with one or more applications which are different from an application of a screen displayed in the flat view area when it is detected that the foldable electronic device is being bent.
11. The foldable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the touch sensitive display body is configured for sensing a touch based gesture on at least one of the flat view area and the bent view area.
12. The foldable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the touch sensitive display body is at least one of rollable, foldable, and bendable.
13. The foldable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the touch sensitive display body is configured to display content on the flat view area of the front display unit and the bent view area of the rear display unit.
14. The foldable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the microprocessor is further configured to perform an application re-layout, when a configuration of the foldable electronic device changes from a bent configuration to an unbent configuration.
15. The foldable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the microprocessor is further configured to automatically adjust a viewpoint, upon detecting a squeeze event that increases or decreases a curved visible region generated as the foldable electronic device is folded or rolled.
16. The foldable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the microprocessor is further configured for scrolling content displayed on the touch sensitive display body, upon detecting a roll event.