US 11,983,038 B2
Foldable electronic device having shape changing according to event and method for changing shape of foldable electronic device
Byoungkug Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Deukkyu Oh, Suwon-si (KR); Kwangtaek Woo, Suwon-si (KR); Changho Lee, Suwon-si (KR); and Jinwan An, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/559,810.
Application 17/559,810 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2020/009646, filed on Jul. 22, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0091448 (KR), filed on Jul. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0113763 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G01P 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1641 (2013.01) [G01P 13/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); G06F 3/1423 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foldable electronic device comprising:
a first housing structure disposed on a first side of a folding axis;
a second housing structure disposed on a second side of the folding axis and connected with the first housing structure, the second side being opposite to the first side;
a first display disposed over a first surface of the first housing structure and a first surface of the second housing structure and foldable about a folding area depending on an arrangement state corresponding to an angle between the first housing structure and the second housing structure;
a second display disposed on at least one of a second surface of the first housing structure or a second surface of the second housing structure;
a hinge structure disposed between the first housing structure and the second housing structure and configured to form the folding axis;
a driver configured to operate depending on at least one drive signal of a plurality of drive signals to rotate the hinge structure;
a processor operationally connected with the first display, the second display, and the driver; and
a memory operationally connected with the processor,
wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
determine occurrence of a first event in the foldable electronic device;
change, depending on the occurrence of the first event, the arrangement state into one of a flat state, an intermediate state, or a folded state by transmitting at least one drive signal of the plurality of drive signals to the driver,
determine occurrence of a second event depending on the plurality of drive signals; and
switch at least one of the first display or the second display to at least one of a plurality of screen modes depending on the occurrence of the second event,
wherein the plurality of screen modes are a plurality of set screen modes each related to one of the arrangement states.