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US 12,730,548 · App. 19/062,475 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

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); Yeo-jun Yoon (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,730,548
App. No.
19/062,475
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A user terminal device and a displaying method thereof are provided. The user terminal device includes a display configured to display a first screen on a display which is divided by a folding line into a first area and a second area, the second area being larger than the first area with reference to a folding line and including an exposure area that is exposed while the display is folded along the folding line such that the first area faces the second area, a detector configured to detect, while the first screen is displayed, a first folding interaction of folding the display such that the first area faces the second area and a second folding interaction of folding the display such that a first cover corresponding to the first area faces a second cover corresponding to the second area, and a controller configured to, in response to detecting the first folding interaction, display a second screen related to the first screen on the exposure area, and in response to the second folding interaction being detected, display a third screen related to the first screen on the first area or the second area.

Claims (38)

1 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a display which is divided into a first area and a second area with reference to a folding line;

a memory storing instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the instructions to:

control the display to display a first screen on the first area and the second area while the display is unfolded, wherein the first screen comprises a plurality of objects, and

based on a folding of the display with reference to the folding line being detected while the first screen is displayed, control the display to display a second screen on the first and the second areas of the folded display, the second screen comprising, on the first area of the folded display, a first object of the plurality of objects and, on the second area of the folded display, a second object of the plurality of objects and a third object of the plurality of objects, wherein the second object is displayed in the second area of the first screen and in the second area of the second screen, and wherein the third object is moved from the first area of the first screen to the second area of the second screen.

2 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the third object comprises a user interface (UI) for controlling an application displayed on the second area, and

wherein the first screen is larger than the second screen.

3 . The electronic apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the application is a camera application, and the UI comprises an UI element for controlling an operation of the camera application.

4 . The electronic apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the UI comprises an UI element for checking a state of the electronic apparatus.

5 . The electronic apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to control an operation of the electronic apparatus through the UI.

6 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the folding of the display with reference to the folding line being detected, remove at least one object of the plurality of objects from the first screen.

7 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first screen comprises a first image, and

the part of the first screen comprises a reduced first image.

8 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, while the display is folded with reference to the folding line, control the display to provide a visual effect of changing at least one object of the plurality of objects of the first screen.

9 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a hinge for folding or unfolding the display.

10 . A method of controlling an electronic apparatus including a display which is divided into a first area and a second area with reference to a folding line, the method comprising:

displaying a first screen on the first area and the second area while the display is unfolded, wherein the first screen includes a plurality of objects, and,

based on a folding of the display with reference to the folding line being detected while the first screen is displayed, displaying a second screen on the first and the second areas of the folded display, the second screen including, on the first area of the folded display, a first object of the plurality of objects and, on the second area of the folded display, a second object of the plurality of objects and a third object of the plurality of objects, wherein the second object is displayed in the second area of the first screen and in the second area of the second screen, and wherein the third object is moved from the first area of the first screen to the second area of the second screen.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the third object comprises a user interface (UI) for controlling an application displayed on the second area, and

wherein the first screen is larger than the second screen.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the application is a camera application, and the UI includes an UI element for controlling an operation of the camera application.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the UI includes an UI element for checking a current state of the electronic apparatus.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein an operation of the electronic apparatus is controlled through the UI.

15 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising, based on the folding of the display with reference to the folding line being detected, removing at least one object of the plurality of objects from the first screen.

16 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the first screen includes a first image, and the part of the first screen includes a reduced first image.

17 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising, while the display is folded with reference to the folding line, displaying a visual effect of changing at least one object of the plurality of objects of the first screen.

18 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the electronic apparatus further includes a hinge for folding or unfolding the display.

19 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of objects is a corresponding one of a user interface and an image.

20 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the third object is displayed only in the first area of the first screen.

21 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a display which is divided into a first area and a second area with reference to a folding line;

a memory storing instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the instructions to:

control the display to display a first screen on the first area and the second area while the display is unfolded, wherein the first screen comprises a plurality of objects, and

based on a folding of the display with reference to the folding line being detected while the first screen is displayed, control the display to display a second screen on the first and the second areas of the folded display, the second screen comprising, on the first area of the folded display, a first object of the plurality of objects and, on the second area of the folded display, a second object of the plurality of objects and a third object of the plurality of objects, wherein the second object is displayed in the second area of the first screen and in the second area of the second screen, and wherein the third object is moved from the first area of the first screen to the second area of the second screen,

wherein each of the plurality of objects is a corresponding one of a user interface and an image and

wherein the third object is displayed only in the first area of the first screen.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0083244 · Jul 3, 2014 · national
Continuity (8)
Continuation 18486716 · Oct 13, 2023
Continuation 17722938 · Apr 18, 2022
Continuation 17091456 · Nov 6, 2020
Continuation 16683629 · Nov 14, 2019
Continuation 16165736 · Oct 19, 2018
Continuation 14618447 · Feb 10, 2015
Provisional Application 61937744 · Feb 10, 2014
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