US 12,236,154 B2
Electronic device and display control method thereof
Yongjin Kwon, Suwon-si (KR); Hyoyeon Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Wooyoung Park, Suwon-si (KR); Sukjae Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Byungseok Jung, Suwon-si (KR); Seonghoon Choi, Suwon-si (KR); and Jongwu Baek, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/545,350.
Application 18/545,350 is a continuation of application No. 17/882,964, filed on Aug. 8, 2022, granted, now 11,868,671.
Application 17/882,964 is a continuation of application No. 16/793,614, filed on Feb. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,409,488, issued on Aug. 9, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0019500 (KR), filed on Feb. 19, 2019; and application No. 10-2019-0142828 (KR), filed on Nov. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0118853 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0485 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.01); G06T 3/40 (2024.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/1423 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1641 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.02); G06T 3/40 (2013.01); H04M 1/0216 (2013.01); H04M 1/0268 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04102 (2013.01); H04M 2250/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile communication device comprising:
a foldable housing including a first housing portion and a second housing portion;
a first touch display accommodated on an inner side of the housing, which is visible when the housing is at least partially unfolded and substantially invisible from an outside of the communication device when the housing is fully folded;
a second touch display accommodated on an outer side of the first housing portion; and
a processor; and
memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile communication device to:
while the housing is unfolded and the second touch display is deactivated, control to display, via the first touch display, a first execution screen corresponding to a first application being executed,
in response to the housing being folded from being unfolded while the first execution screen is displayed via the first touch display, control to deactivate the first touch display and, control to display, via the second touch display, a touch lock screen including an indication for removing the touch lock screen, and
while the housing is fully folded and the first touch display is deactivated, based on a touch input according to the indication, control the second touch display, to change from displaying the touch lock screen including the indication to displaying a second execution screen having a size corresponding to the second touch display according to attributes of the second touch display, based on the first execution screen displayed from prior to the folding of the housing.