US 12,328,677 B2
Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption in mobile device
Byeong Do Ahn, Suwon-si (KR); and Sung Min Cho, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/238,242.
Application 18/238,242 is a continuation of application No. 18/092,824, filed on Jan. 3, 2023, granted, now 11,743,829.
Application 18/092,824 is a continuation of application No. 17/105,379, filed on Nov. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,564,171, issued on Jan. 24, 2023.
Application 17/105,379 is a continuation of application No. 16/849,625, filed on Apr. 15, 2020, granted, now 10,959,179, issued on Mar. 23, 2021.
Application 16/849,625 is a continuation of application No. 16/298,371, filed on Mar. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,631,247, issued on Apr. 21, 2020.
Application 16/298,371 is a continuation of application No. 15/642,057, filed on Jul. 5, 2017, granted, now 10,231,186, issued on Mar. 12, 2019.
Application 15/642,057 is a continuation of application No. 13/247,278, filed on Sep. 28, 2011, granted, now 9,743,358, issued on Aug. 22, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2010-0094432 (KR), filed on Sep. 29, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2023/0403651 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04B 1/38 (2015.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 52/027 (2013.01) [H04W 52/0283 (2013.01); Y02D 30/70 (2020.08)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a display comprising a touch screen; and
a processor; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to:
control to drive the display so that an entirety of the display is usable as a first region for display;
control to display an execution screen in the first region for display;
control to receive a first user interaction through the touch screen, while the display is driven so that the entirety of the display is usable as the first region for display and the execution screen is displayed in the first region;
based on the first user interaction, control to drive the display so that only less than the entirety of the display is usable as a second region for display and a remaining region of the display other than the second region is not usable for display;
control to display the execution screen in the second region for display;
control to receive a second user interaction through the touch screen, while the display is driven so that only less than the entirety of the display is usable as the second region for display and the execution screen is displayed in the second region;
based on the second user interaction, control changing from driving the display so that only less than the entirety of the display is usable as the second region for display to driving the display so that the entirety of the display is usable as the first region for display; and
display the execution screen in the first region for display,
wherein power consumption of the display is reduced when the driving of the display is changed from driving the display so that the entirety of the display is usable as the first region for display to driving the display so that only less than the entirety of the display is usable as the second region for display.