US 12,008,214 B2
Method for restoring home screen and electronic device applying the same
Hyemi Yu, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, (KR)
Appl. No. 17/428,507
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do (KR)
PCT Filed Aug. 3, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/010155
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 16, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/030955, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 10, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0097137 (KR), filed on Aug. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0214087 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0483 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 3/0482 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0483 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for restoring a home screen of an electronic device, the method comprising:
backing up a first home screen being a home screen of a first electronic device including a first display having a first structure;
determining a second structure being a physical structure of a second display being a display of a second electronic device different from the first electronic device; and
restoring the first home screen to a second home screen being a home screen of the second electronic device based on the second structure,
wherein the restoring to the second home screen includes:
converting a layout where a plurality of pieces of content making up the first home screen are arranged to correspond to the second structure, and
wherein the second structure includes at least one of the number of physical screens of the second display, a type of the second display, or a shape, size, length, and/or width of the physical screen of the second display, and
wherein the type of the second display includes a rollable display, a foldable display, a display having a single screen, or a display having multiple screens.