US 12,455,675 B2
Electronic device and method for providing panel for control of application in electronic device
Jinkyo Chung, Suwon-si (KR); Eunah Jang, Suwon-si (KR); and Minwook Na, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/525,252.
Application 18/525,252 is a continuation of application No. 17/846,504, filed on Jun. 22, 2022, granted, now 11,880,549.
Application 17/846,504 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2022/006705, filed on May 11, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0100513 (KR), filed on Jul. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0103692 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/04812 (2022.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0482 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/04812 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); H04M 1/0218 (2013.01); H04M 1/0268 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04102 (2013.01); H04M 2250/22 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a first housing;
a second housing;
a hinge configured to connect a side of the first housing to a side of the second housing;
a flexible display comprising a first display area provided on the first housing, and a second display area provided on the second housing;
at least one processor; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
display an execution screen corresponding to a first application in the first display area and the second display area while the electronic device is unfolded;
based at least in part on the electronic device being folded while the execution screen is displayed, display the execution screen in the first display area, and display a control panel including a first button indicative of a touch pad function in a first portion of the second display area;
based at least in part on the first button being selected while the electronic device is folded, provide a touch pad in a second portion of the second display area while the execution screen is displayed in the first display area; and
based at least in part on a touch input being detected via the touch pad provided in the second display area, display a cursor icon over the execution screen displayed in the first display area so that the cursor icon moves over the execution screen according to the touch input.