H04M1/0241

MOBILE TERMINAL

According to one embodiment, provided is a mobile terminal for driving a large screen in sections, wherein the mobile terminal may comprise: a display panel including an active area from which an image is output; a first active area on one side of the active area divided into two sides; a second active area on the other side of the active area divided into two sides; a first driver provided in the display panel to control an image output from the first active area provided on the one side; and a second driver provided in the display panel to control an image output from the second active area provided on the other side.

Method for controlling video call and electronic device thereof

An electronic device includes at least one display, a communication circuit, at least one processor, and a memory. The processor is configured to obtain information on a first display aspect ratio associated with a current state of the at least one display if an input indicating initiation of a video call is received. The processor is configured to determine at least one first image ratio associated with the video call based on the information on the first display aspect ratio. The processor is configured to transmit, to an external electronic device, a first signal including information on the at least one first image ratio. The processor is configured to receive, from the external electronic device, a second signal including information on a second image ratio associated with the video call. The processor is configured to perform the video call based on the second image ratio.

MOBILE TERMINAL

The objective of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal in which a layout of execution screens of two or more applications displayed together can be automatically changed to be suited for a user's viewing. According to an aspect of the present invention, provided is a mobile terminal comprising: a body; a display coupled to the body such that a display area viewed from the front of the body can be changed according to the switching between an extension display mode and a contraction display mode; and a control unit for controlling such that a layout for two or more application execution screens displayed together on the display is changed in response to the switching from the extension display mode to the contraction display mode.

Foldable terminal apparatus, terminal control method, terminal apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
11526227 · 2022-12-13 · ·

A foldable terminal apparatus, a terminal control method, a terminal apparatus, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are provided. The foldable terminal apparatus comprises a terminal body and a bendable touch screen. The bendable touch screen in a bending direction has a fixed end connected to the terminal body and a free end, and the bendable touch screen is switched between a first state and a second state. In the first state, the bendable touch screen surrounds the terminal body on an outer side of the terminal body, and in the second state, the fixed end of the bendable touch screen is located on the terminal body and the free end is located outside the terminal body, such that the bendable touch screen is expanded.

BACK COVER AND ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY
20220368783 · 2022-11-17 · ·

Provided is a back cover. The back cover includes a body, a movable member, and a first to-be-sensed member. The body includes a notch. The movable member is movably disposed on the body. The first to-be-sensed member is disposed on the movable member. When the movable member is located in a first position relative to the body, a projection of the movable member onto the body is located outside the notch. When the movable member moves to a second position relative to the body, the movable member covers at least part of the notch. Further provided is an electronic assembly having the foregoing back cover. The movable member of the back cover is movable relative to the body, to be located outside the notch or cover at least part of the notch. When the back cover is applied on the electronic device, the movable member is configured to stop an image acquisition assembly of the electronic device to prevent the image acquisition assembly from being accidentally thrown out.

VOICE CALL METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
20230095163 · 2023-03-30 ·

Provided are a voice call method, an apparatus, a terminal, and a storage medium, relating to the technical field of the terminal. The method includes: obtaining, in response to a voice call instruction, a display screen state of the flexible display screen, the display screen state comprising at least one of a roll-up state and a spread-out state; controlling, in response to the flexible display screen being in the roll-up state, the flexible display screen to spread out, wherein the first housing and the second housing move relative to each other while spreading out the flexible display screen, and wherein a distance between the sound receiving hole and a sound source after the spreading out is smaller than a distance between the sound receiving hole and the sound source before the spreading out; and collecting call voice through the radio microphone.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING ROLLABLE DISPLAY

A housing of an electronic device according to an embodiment may include a combination of at least two housings, and the entire size or length of the electronic device may change according to relative movement between the housings. The electronic device may comprise: a flexible display configured to expand or contract according to a change in size of the electronic device. A portion of the flexible display may be inserted into the housing when the housing contracts and may be drawn out of the housing when the housing expands. The electronic device may comprise a distance sensor and/or an expansion sensor. The distance sensor is configured to measure a change in a relative distance of the housing, and the expansion sensor senses a contraction or expansion state of the housing, thereby contributing to correcting data measured by the distance sensor. The electronic device employing the distance sensor and/or the expansion sensor can accurately sense the size of an externally visible portion of a display and can display a screen appropriate to the size of the visible portion of the display.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING PLURALITY OF DISPLAYS AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a first display slidable through the housing and having at least a portion exposed to the outside through the housing, wherein the area exposed to the outside, of the first display is changeable on the basis of the sliding through the housing, a second display spaced apart from the at least an exposed portion of the first display by a predetermined distance, and disposed on a plane together with the at least an exposed portion, and at least one processor disposed within the housing, wherein the at least one processor is configured to display first content on the first display and display second content on the second display.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION AND/OR FUNCTIONS THROUGH ICON, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a flexible display, and a processor disposed, wherein the processor is configured to display, by the electronic device, a first shortcut icon for executing a first application on the flexible display where a first portion of the flexible display is exposed to an outside, detect a first input for exposing a second portion including the first portion of the flexible display to the outside, and based on the first input, display the first shortcut icon on the second portion as a first extended shortcut icon, if a size of the second portion is greater than or equal to a first threshold size, wherein the first extended shortcut icon may include at least one menu for executing a designated function of the first application.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
20230035808 · 2023-02-02 ·

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: a housing, a flexible display configured to change in a form in response to a movement of the housing, a communication circuit configured to perform communication through a plurality of communication schemes, and a processor operatively connected to the communication circuit. The processor may be configured to: based on identifying that the form of the display is changed from a second form to a first form, control the communication circuit to perform a communication connection in a first communication connection scheme different from a second communication connection scheme designated for the second form among the plurality of communication schemes and perform communication through the first communication connection scheme in the first form.