An electronic device is disclosed, including: a first housing, a second housing, a folding housing that pivotably connects the first housing and second housing, a flexible display spanning the first, second and folding housings, a printed circuit board (PCB), a first camera module at least partly visible through a surface of the second housing, a first magnet disposed in the first housing, a second magnet disposed in the second housing, and a hall sensor disposed on the PCB, the hall sensor configured to detect magnetic flux caused by motion of the first and/or second magnet in folding and unfolding of the electronic device so as facilitate determination of a configuration state of the electronic device.

Systems and methods for use with a mobile electronic device comprising a housing having articulated structures on one or more of the housing side walls, the articulated structures including at least two segments forming an engagement which enables pivotal motion upon the application of a force on the housing thus enabling the housing to flex responsively.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first foldable main body, a second foldable main body disposed on a side of the first foldable main body, a rotating shaft disposed between the first foldable main body and the second foldable main body and configured to rotationally connect the two foldable main bodies, and a detection assembly configured to detect a relative angle between the two foldable main bodies.

An application interface interaction method. The method includes in response to a first touch operation on a floating notification of a second application displayed on a first interface of a first application, when an electronic device is in an unfolded state, displaying the first interface of the first application and a second interface of the second application in a split-screen manner; and when the electronic device is in a folded state, switching the first interface of the first application to the second interface of the second application, or displaying, in full screen, the second interface of the second application and displaying the first application in a floating point manner or a floating ball manner.

According to an embodiment, an electronic device may comprise: a flexible display, at least one microphone, a sensor, a communication module comprising communication circuitry, and at least one processor operatively connected with the flexible display, the at least one microphone, the sensor, and the communication module. The at least one processor may be configured to: based on receiving a call signal from an external electronic device through the communication module, identify whether the call signal is a video call signal, based on the call signal being the video call signal, identify a folding state of the electronic device through the sensor, adjust a sound signal received through the at least one microphone based on the folding state, and control the communication module to transmit the adjusted sound signal to the external electronic device.

According to an embodiment, an electronic device may include: a housing, a flexible display at least a portion of which is visible to the outside through the housing, and at least one processor operably connected to the flexible display, wherein the at least one processor may be configured, in response to a sliding operation being performed to make visible a second portion including at least a portion of a first portion of the flexible display to the outside, based on an input, in a state in which the first portion of the flexible display is visible to the outside, to: obtain context information in a state in which the second portion is visible, identify one or more workspaces based on the context information, control the display to display a list of the one or more workspaces in a portion of the second portion, and in response to one workspace being selected from the list, control the display to display execution screens of a plurality of applications in the second portion based on the selected workspace, and wherein each of the one or more workspaces may include size information of the second portion, information about a plurality of applications to be executed, and layout information of execution screens of the plurality of applications.

A foldable electronic device and method for the same are disclosed herein. The foldable electronic device includes at least one display, a sensor, at least one camera, a processor, at least one switch electrically connecting the at least one display, at least one camera and processor. The processor implements the method, including: detecting an operating state of the device via the sensor, and controlling the at least one switch to selectively connect the processor to one of the display and the at least one camera, based on the detected operating state.

A portable information handling system modular hybrid architecture separates components between rotationally coupled housing portions to minimize cabling, connectors and materials, and to provide improved durability that supports recycling and reuse of the components. For example, a plurality of housing cover configurations couple to housing portions of different dimensions with opposing couples and a common keystone element that, when installed, prevents separation of the opposing couplers. Removal of the keystone element provides ready access to the housing portion interior to recycle processing components, such as a secondary board having an embedded controller and charger and a battery interfaced with the secondary board.

An example computing device includes a photodetector to measure an amount of light incident on a detection surface of the photodetector. The example computing device includes a state sensor to activate the photodetector responsive to the computing device being in a detection state. The example computing device also includes a processor. An example processor identifies, during the detection state, a user gesture based on an output of the photodetector. The user gesture blocks light incident on the detection surface of the photodetector. The example processor also alters an operation of the computing device based on the user gesture.

Computing devices and methods for determining opening and closing of touch sensitive interfaces are disclosed. In one example, a computing device comprises a touch screen display on a first substrate that is rotatably coupled to a second substrate that includes a trackpad. A trackpad identification signal transmitted by the trackpad is received at the touch screen display, and a touch screen identification signal transmitted by the touch screen is received at the trackpad. If the trackpad identification signal matches a trackpad identification key and the touch screen identification signal matches a touch screen identification key, then an energy level of one or both signals is compared to an energy level threshold. Based at least in part on the comparison of the energy level to the threshold, a power state transition is initiated.