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Granted Patent B2
US 10,152,948 · App. 15/397,371 · Granted Dec 11, 2018

Information display apparatus having at least two touch screens and information display method thereof

Inventors: Ji-Yeon Kwak (Seoul, KR); Kyung-A Kang (Seoul, KR); Hyun-Jin Kim (Seoul, KR); Joon-Kyu Seo (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,152,948
App. No.
15/397,371
Granted
Dec 11, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus for displaying information on at least two touch screens are provided. The method includes sensing a first touch-drag on a first touch screen; sensing a first touch on a second touch screen; and displaying, on at least one of the first and second touch screens, information corresponding to the first touch-drag on the first touch screen and the touch on the second touch screen, if the touch-drag on the first touch screen and the first touch on the second touch screen are simultaneously sensed.

Claims (18)

1. A method for displaying information on a flexible touch screen, the method comprising:

receiving a first touch-drag input in a first direction on a first part of the flexible touch screen while receiving a second touch-drag input in a second direction on a second part of the flexible touch screen;

displaying first objects indicating a first plurality of applications on the first part in response to the first touch-drag input, and displaying second objects indicating a second plurality of applications on the second part in response to the second touch-drag input;

receiving a first input for selecting one object among the first objects displayed on the first part or a second input for selecting one object among the second objects displayed on the second part; and

executing an application being indicated by the selected object on the first part or the second part,

wherein, if an application is selected among the first plurality of applications on the first part, an image corresponding to the selected application among the first plurality of applications is displayed on the first part, and if an application is selected among the second plurality of applications on the second part, an image corresponding to the selected application among the second plurality of applications is displayed on the second part.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the flexible touch screen is foldable along a borderline between the first part and the second part.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first touch-drag input and the second touch-drag input are received irrespective of an order of receiving the first and second touch-drag inputs.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite to each other.

5. An apparatus for displaying information, the apparatus comprising:

a flexible touch screen configured to receive a first touch-drag input in a first direction on a first part of the flexible touch screen while receiving a second touch-drag input in a second direction on a second part of the flexible touch screen; and

a processor configured to control the flexible touch screen to display first objects indicating a first plurality of applications on the first part in response to the first touch-drag input, and display second objects indicating a second plurality of applications on the second part in response to the second touch-drag input,

wherein the flexible touch screen is further configured to receive a first input for selecting one object among the first objects displayed on the first part or a second input for selecting one object among the second objects displayed on the second part,

wherein the processor is further configured to execute applications being indicated by the selected objects, and

wherein, if an application is selected among the first plurality of applications on the first part, an image corresponding to the selected application among the first plurality of applications is displayed on the first part, and if an application is selected among the second plurality of applications on the second part, an image corresponding to the selected application among the second plurality of applications is displayed on the second part.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the flexible touch screen is foldable along a borderline between the first part and the second part.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the flexible touch screen is configured to receive the first touch-drag input and the second touch-drag input irrespective of an order in which the first and second touch-drag inputs are received.

8. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite to each other.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0059500 · Jun 20, 2011 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13369943 · Feb 9, 2012
Provisional Application 61441491 · Feb 10, 2011
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