MUMBAI, India, July 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202418092602 A) filed by Samsung Electronics Co. , Ltd. on November 27, 2024, for Foldable Electronic Device And Method For Displaying Information In Foldable Electronic Device.
Inventors include Lee, Seungeun; Choi, Seonghoon; Kang, Minseok; Kwon, Oheon; Kim, Seungnyun Number; Kim, Chakyum; Kim, Taihoon; and Yun, Yongsang Filed On.
The application for the patent was published on July 17, 2026, under issue no. 29/2026.
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a foldable electronic device and a method for displaying information in the foldable electronic device, comprising: a first display, a second display, a sensor module, comprising at least one sensor, configured to sense an angle between a first housing and a second housing, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: based on the electronic device being in a folded state and a screen being displayed through the second display, detect that unfolding of the electronic device has started; based on the angle exceeding a second unfolding threshold angle, control the second display to be in an off state; display, on a first area of the first display, at least a portion of a screen displayed through the second display; and display, on a second area of the first display, a menu for controlling the screen displayed through the first area; and based on the angle exceeding a third unfolding threshold angle, display, on the entire area of the first display, at least a portion of the screen displayed through the first area and the second area, wherein the third unfolding threshold angle may be greater than the second unfolding threshold angle.
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