US 12,032,815 B2
Slidable electronic device and control method therefor
Kawon Cheon, Suwon-si (KR); Yeojun Yoon, Suwon-si (KR); Soojung Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Jooho Seo, Suwon-si (KR); Seungjoon Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Jaehyuk Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Donghun Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Minsoo Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Seonkeun Park, Suwon-si (KR); Jaewoong Chung, Suwon-si (KR); and Duyeong Choi, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jan. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/102,407.
Application 18/102,407 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2021/008263, filed on Jun. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0094770 (KR), filed on Jul. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0176720 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/04845 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1624 (2013.01); G06F 1/1652 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a flexible display at least partially exposed to an outside through the housing;
memory; and
a processor operatively connected to the flexible display,
wherein the memory stores instructions configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to:
based on receiving a first user input on the flexible display, in a state in which a first part of the flexible display is exposed to the outside, for a sliding operation to further expose a second part of the flexible display to the outside,
control the flexible display to display an indicator in at least part of an area of the first part of the flexible display corresponding to an edge area of the flexible display, wherein the edge area is an end area of the flexible display which moves in an outward direction from the housing based on the sliding operation,
detect an interference factor interfering with the sliding operation of the edge area,
based on a detection of the interference factor, provide a first feedback indicating that the interference factor exists, and
expose the second part to the outside by sliding at least part of the flexible display including the edge area based on detecting that the interference factor is removed.