Electronic device for controlling plurality of displays and control method
First Claim
1. An electronic device for controlling a plurality of displays, the electronic device comprising:
- a first display configured to display a first screen;
a second display configured to display a second screen; and
at least one processor configured to;
identify attributes of the first screen and the second screen according to whether the first screen and the second screen have a correlation therebetween,identify whether to display, on one of the first display and the second display that does not enter an idle mode, a screen displayed on the other display that enters the idle mode in correspondence to entry of the other of the first display and the second display to the idle mode based on the identified attributes of the first screen and the second screen, andcontrol the first screen or the second screen to be displayed on the first display or the second display,wherein identifying of the attributes of the first screen and the second screen comprises;
identifying that the first screen and the second screen have the correlation when the first screen is an execution screen corresponding to a first application and the second screen is a screen generated according to an input to the first application, andidentifying that the first screen and the second screen do not have the correlation when the second screen is a screen generated according to information received from an external source.
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Abstract
According to various examples of the present invention, an electronic device for controlling a plurality of displays can comprise: a first display for displaying a first screen; a second display for displaying a second screen; and a control unit for determining attributes of the first screen and the second screen, for determining whether to display, on a display that does not enter into an idle mode, a screen displayed on a display that enters into the idle mode in correspondence to the entry into the idle mode of either the first display or the second display, and for controlling the first display or the second display such that the first screen or the second screen is displayed thereon. In addition, various other examples are possible.
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16 Claims
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1. An electronic device for controlling a plurality of displays, the electronic device comprising:
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a first display configured to display a first screen; a second display configured to display a second screen; and at least one processor configured to; identify attributes of the first screen and the second screen according to whether the first screen and the second screen have a correlation therebetween, identify whether to display, on one of the first display and the second display that does not enter an idle mode, a screen displayed on the other display that enters the idle mode in correspondence to entry of the other of the first display and the second display to the idle mode based on the identified attributes of the first screen and the second screen, and control the first screen or the second screen to be displayed on the first display or the second display, wherein identifying of the attributes of the first screen and the second screen comprises; identifying that the first screen and the second screen have the correlation when the first screen is an execution screen corresponding to a first application and the second screen is a screen generated according to an input to the first application, and identifying that the first screen and the second screen do not have the correlation when the second screen is a screen generated according to information received from an external source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of an electronic device to control a plurality of displays, the method comprising:
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displaying a first screen on a first display; displaying a second screen on a second display; identifying attributes of the first screen and the second screen according to whether the first screen and the second screen have a correlation therebetween; controlling entry of one of the first display and the second display into an idle mode; identifying whether to display a screen displayed on a display that enters the idle mode on a display that does not enter the idle mode based on the identified attributes of the first screen and the second screen; and displaying the first screen or the second screen on the first display or the second display according to a result of the determination, wherein identifying of the attributes of the first screen and the second screen comprises; identifying that the first screen and the second screen have the correlation when the first screen is an execution screen according to a first application and the second screen is a screen generated corresponding to an input to the first application, and identifying that the first screen and the second screen do not have the correlation when the second screen is a screen generated according to information received from an external source. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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