Flexible display apparatus and controlling method thereof
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1. A flexible display apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a display;
a sensor configured to detect folding of the display; and
a main processor configured to;
display a content related to a first application while the display is in a flat state,in response to a predetermined event occurring, display a plurality of applications, andin response to restoration of the display to the flat state after the display is bent from the flat state to a folded state in a state where an application among the displayed applications is selected, display the content related to the first application on a first area of the display and the selected application on a second area of the display,wherein the first area and the second area are divided by a folding line of the folded state.
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Abstract
A flexible display apparatus is provided. The flexible display apparatus includes a display configured to display content on a screen, a sensor configured to detect bending of the display from a first form to a second form, and a controller configured to reconstruct the content based on the bending and to display the reconstructed content in a first screen generated in one region of the display when it is determined that the display is restored to the first form.
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1. A flexible display apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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a display; a sensor configured to detect folding of the display; and a main processor configured to; display a content related to a first application while the display is in a flat state, in response to a predetermined event occurring, display a plurality of applications, and in response to restoration of the display to the flat state after the display is bent from the flat state to a folded state in a state where an application among the displayed applications is selected, display the content related to the first application on a first area of the display and the selected application on a second area of the display, wherein the first area and the second area are divided by a folding line of the folded state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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3. A method for controlling a flexible display apparatus, the method comprising:
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displaying a content related to a first application on a display of the flexible display apparatus while the display is in a flat state; in response to a predetermined event occurring, displaying a plurality of applications, and in response to restoration of the display to the flat state after the display is bent from the flat state to a folded state in a state where an application among the displayed applications is selected, displaying the content related to the first application on a first area of the display and the selected application on a second area of the display, wherein the first area and the second area are divided by a folding line of the folded state. - View Dependent Claims (4, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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