EP-4738085-A1 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING VISUAL OBJECT INDICATING EXECUTION OF SOFTWARE APPLICATION IN DISPLAY AREA

EP4738085A1EP 4738085 A1EP4738085 A1EP 4738085A1EP-4738085-A1

Abstract

At least one processor of an electronic device, according to one embodiment, is configured to display, when instructions are executed, a default screen in a first area of a cover display if the cover display is turned on by means of a user input or a system input. The at least one processor is configured to display, when the instructions are executed, a visual object indicating execution state information for updating, in real time or periodically, an operation of at least one software application being executed by the electronic device in a second area, which is a portion of the first area, such that the visual object overlaps the default screen.

Inventors

KIM, WANKYU
OH, Boa
YIM, SOEYOUN
Shin, Jongwoo
OH, Jonghwa
YOO, HYUNWOO
LEE, JAEHO
HAN, YONGGIL

Assignees

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260506
Application Date: 20240523

Claims (15)

An electronic device (101), comprising: a housing including a first housing part (210) and a second housing part (220) rotatably coupled to the first housing part; a flexible display (153) extending from a surface (211) of the first housing part to a surface (221) of the second housing part; a cover display (155) located on another surface of the first housing part; at least one processor (120) comprising processing circuitry; and memory (130) comprising one or more storage mediums storing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: when turning on the cover display is performed by a user input or a system input, display a default screen (1325; 1335) in a first area of the cover display; and display, overlapping the default screen, a visual object (507) indicating execution state information for updating an operation of at least one software application being executed in the electronic device in real time or periodically, in a second area (510) that is a partial area of the first area.
The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: display the visual object in the second area corresponding to a corner (522-2) among corners (522-1; 522-2; 523-2; 524-2) of the cover display.
The electronic device of claim 2, comprising: a camera located on the another surface of the first housing part; wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: display an icon (555) related to the camera to be adjacent to another corner (522-3) adjacent to the camera among the corners.
The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: display a widget of the at least one software application being executed, in response to an input for the visual object, and at least temporarily refrain from displaying the visual object.
The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: display an icon (915) for changing from the widget to the default screen in the second area, based on at least temporarily refraining from displaying the visual object.
The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: display, as the visual object, together with a first visual object (625) indicating time, a second visual object (706) indicating a first widget (137-1) among a plurality of widgets (135-1; 137-1) provided from a plurality of software applications (135; 137) executed by the at least one processor, on the cover display, based on a specified condition, in a folded state (203) in which the surface of the first housing part and the surface of the second housing part face each other; and based on an input for the second visual object, cease displaying the second visual object on the cover display and display, as the visual object, a third visual object (621) corresponding to a second widget (135-1) among the plurality of widgets.
The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: display the first visual object on the cover display; and display the second visual object in the second area corresponding to a corner (522-2) among corners (522-1; 522-2; 523-2; 524-2) of the cover display.
The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the input includes a first input, and wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: temporarily cease display of the second visual object and display the first widget on the cover display, based on the first input for the second visual object, identify a second input for temporarily ceasing execution of the first software application corresponding to the first widget; and display the first visual object and the third visual object on the cover display, based on identifying a third input for displaying the first visual object, after identifying the second input.
The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: display the first visual object and the third visual object, based on identifying the third input performed along a first direction perpendicular to a direction of an edge (521-3) among edges (521-2, 521-3) forming the corner.
The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: based on the first input, display the first widget on the cover display and display an icon (915) for displaying the first visual object in the area, and display the first visual object, in response to the third input for the icon.
The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the specified condition is set to display the second visual object overlapping the third visual object together with the first visual object, based on executing the first software application (135) providing the first widget, after execution of the second software application (137) providing the second widget.
The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: cease displaying the second visual object and display the third visual object, in response to the input performed according to a second direction (801).
The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the plurality of widgets is set to be displayed on the cover display based on a widget management application for managing widgets to be displayed on the cover display, and wherein the first visual object is provided by the widget management application.
A method of an electronic device (101) comprises: in a folded state (203) where a surface (211) of a first housing part (210) of the electronic device and a surface (221) of a second housing part (220) of the electronic device face each other, displaying, on a cover display (155), a second visual object (706) indicating a first widget (137-1) among a plurality of widgets (135-1; 137-1) provided from a plurality of software applications (135; 137) executed by at least one processor, together with a first visual object (625) indicating time, based on a specified condition; and based on an input for the second visual object, ceasing to display the second visual object on the cover display and displaying a third visual object (621) corresponding to a second widget (135-1) among the plurality of widgets.
The method of claim 14, wherein displaying the second visual object comprises: displaying the first visual object on the cover display; and displaying the second visual object in an area corresponding to a corner (522-2) among corners (522-1; 522-2; 523-2; 524-2) of the cover display.

Description

[Technical Field] The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a method for displaying a visual object indicating execution of a software application in an area of a display. [Background Art] An electronic device having a deformable form factor is being developed using a flexible display. For example, an electronic device including a plurality of foldable housings may provide a user experience to a user based on a shape of the electronic device by using a flexible display disposed on the plurality of housings. For example, based on a shape of the flexible display that is folded or unfolded by external force from the user, the electronic device may change content displayed on the flexible display. [Disclosure] [Technical Solution] In an electronic device according to an embodiment, the electronic device may comprise a housing including a first housing part and a second housing part rotatably coupled to the first housing part, a flexible display extending from a surface of the first housing part to a surface of the second housing part, a cover display located on another surface of the first housing part, at least one processor, and memory comprising one or more storage mediums storing instructions. The instructions, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, may cause the electronic device to display a default screen in a first area of the cover display, when turning on the cover display is performed by a user input or a system input. The instructions, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, may cause the electronic device to display, overlapping the default screen, a visual object indicating execution state information for updating an operation of at least one software application being executed in the electronic device in real time or periodically, in a second area that is a partial area of the first area. In a method of an electronic device according to an embodiment, the method may comprise, when turning on a cover display is performed by a user input or a system input, displaying a default screen in a first area of the cover display. The method may comprise displaying, overlapping the default screen, a visual object indicating execution state information for updating an operation of at least one software application being executed in the electronic device in real time or periodically, in a second area that is a partial area of the first area. In an electronic device according to an embodiment, the electronic device may comprise a housing including a first housing part and a second housing part rotatably coupled to the first housing part, a flexible display extending from a surface of the first housing part to a surface of the second housing part, a cover display located on another surface of the first housing part, the other surface being opposite to the surface on which the flexible display is located, at least one processor, and memory comprising one or more storage mediums storing instructions. The instructions, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, may cause the electronic device to display, on the cover display, a second visual object indicating a first widget among a plurality of widgets provided from a plurality of software applications executed by the at least one processor, together with a first visual object indicating time, based on a specified condition, in a folded state in which the surface of the first housing part and the surface of the second housing part face each other. The instructions, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, may cause the electronic device to, based on an input for the second visual object, cease displaying the second visual object on the cover display and display a third visual object corresponding to a second widget among the plurality of widgets. In a method of an electronic device according to an embodiment, the method may comprise displaying, on a cover display, a second visual object indicating a first widget among a plurality of widgets provided from a plurality of software applications executed by at least one processor, together with a first visual object indicating time, based on a specified condition, in a folded state where a surface of a first housing part of the electronic device and a surface of a second housing part of the electronic device face each other. The method may comprise, based on an input for the second visual object, ceasing to display the second visual object on the cover display and displaying a third visual object corresponding to a second widget among the plurality of widgets. In an electronic device according to an embodiment, the electronic device may comprise a housing including a first housing part and a second housing part rotatably coupled to the first housing part, a flexible display extending from a surface of the first housing part to a surface of the second housing part, a cover