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US 12,229,388 · App. 18/525,685 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

User terminal device and displaying method thereof

Inventors: Dong-goo Kang (Seoul, KR); Yun-kyung Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Yong-yeon Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Ji-yeon Kwak (Seoul, KR); Hyun-jin Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,229,388
App. No.
18/525,685
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A user terminal device and a controlling method thereof are provided. The user terminal device includes a display configured to be divided into a first area and a second area which is larger than the first area with reference to a folding line, a cover disposed on a rear side of the display, a detector configured to detect a user interaction on the display and the cover, and a controller configured to, in response to the display being folded along the folding line such that the first area and the second area face each other, control the detector to detect a user interaction through an exposure area, which is an exposed part of the second area, and the cover, and, in response to the display being folded such that the two parts of the cover face with each other with reference to the folding line, control the detector to detect a user interaction through the first area and the second area.

Claims (32)

1. A user terminal device, comprising:

a flexible display configured to be divided into a first area and a second area larger than the first area with reference to a folding line along which the flexible display is folded, wherein the flexible display comprises a touch screen;

a cover disposed on a rear side of the flexible display; and

one or more processors configured to:

based on detecting a first user touch interaction input at the first area while the flexible display is in a screen-off state and is folded along the folding line such that the first area of the flexible display is provided as a rear surface of the user terminal device and the second area of the flexible display is provided as a front surface of the user terminal device, control the first area of the flexible display to transition from the screen-off state to a screen-on state, and

based on detecting a second user touch interaction input at the second area while the flexible display is in the screen-off state and is folded along the folding line such that the first area of the flexible display is provided as the rear surface of the user terminal device and the second area of the flexible display is provided as the front surface of the user terminal device, control the second area of the flexible display to transition from the screen-off state to the screen-on state.

2. The user terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors is configured to, in the screen-off state and in a folded state of the flexible display, in response to an user touch interaction input to one of the first area or the second area being detected while audio of a music application is output, adjust a volume of the audio according to the user touch interaction.

3. The user terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the first user touch interaction and the second user touch interaction include at least one of a touch interaction, a swipe interaction, or a drag interaction.

4. The user terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the screen-off state is a locked state.

5. The user terminal device of claim 4 , wherein the locked state is a state in which a lock screen is displayed.

6. The user terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the screen-on state is an unlocked state.

7. The user terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the screen-off state is a state in which a black screen is displayed.

8. A method of controlling a user terminal device comprising a flexible display configured to be divided into a first area and a second area larger than the first area with reference to a folding line along which the flexible display is folded, wherein the flexible display comprises a touch screen, the method comprising:

based on detecting a first user touch interaction input at the first area while the flexible display in a screen-off state and is folded along the folding line such that the first area of the flexible display is provided as a rear surface of the user terminal device and the second area of the flexible display is provided as a front surface of the user terminal device, controlling the first area of the flexible display to transition from the screen-off state to a screen-on state, and

based on detecting a second user touch interaction input at the second area while the flexible display in the screen-off state and is folded along the folding line such that the first area of the flexible display is provided as the rear surface of the user terminal device and the second area of the flexible display is provided as the front surface of the user terminal device, controlling the second area of the flexible display to transition from the screen-off state to the screen-on state.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

in a folded state and in the screen-off state of the flexible display, in response to detecting an user touch interaction input to one of the first area or the second area while audio of a music application is output, adjusting a volume of the audio according to the user touch interaction.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first user touch interaction and the second user touch interaction include at least one of a touch interaction, a swipe interaction, or a drag interaction.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the screen-off state is a locked state.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the locked state is a state in which a lock screen is displayed.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the screen-on state is an unlocked state.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the screen-off state is a state in which a black screen is displayed.

15. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a program which is executable by a controller to execute a method of controlling a user terminal device comprising a flexible display configured to be divided into a first area and a second area larger than the first area with reference to a folding line along which the flexible display is folded, wherein the flexible display comprises a touch screen, the method comprising:

based on detecting a first user touch interaction input at the first area while the flexible display in a screen-off state and is folded along the folding line such that the first area of the flexible display is provided as a rear surface of the user terminal device and the second area of the flexible display is provided as a front surface of the user terminal device, controlling the first area of the flexible display to transition from the screen-off state to a screen-on state, and

based on detecting a second user touch interaction input at the second area while the flexible display in the screen-off state and is folded along the folding line such that the first area of the flexible display is provided as the rear surface of the user terminal device and the second area of the flexible display is provided as the front surface of the user terminal device, controlling the second area of the flexible display to transition from the screen-off state to the screen-on state.

16. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 15 , further comprising:

in a folded state and in the screen-off state of the flexible display, in response to detecting an user touch interaction input to one of the first area or the second area while audio of a music application is output, adjusting a volume of the audio according to the user touch interaction.

17. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 15 , wherein the first user touch interaction and the second user touch interaction include at least one of a touch interaction, a swipe interaction, or a drag interaction.

18. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 15 , wherein the screen-off state is a locked state.

19. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 18 , wherein the locked state is a state in which a lock screen is displayed.

20. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 15 , wherein the screen-on state is an unlocked state.

21. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 15 , wherein the screen-off state is a state in which a black screen is displayed.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0090403 · Jul 17, 2014 · national
Continuity (7)
Continuation 17992572 · Nov 22, 2022
Continuation 17164364 · Feb 1, 2021
Continuation 16849653 · Apr 15, 2020
Continuation 16594666 · Oct 7, 2019
Continuation 14618379 · Feb 10, 2015
Provisional Application 61937744 · Feb 10, 2014
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