Portable device and control method thereof
First Claim
1. A portable device comprising:
- a main display;
a flexible display;
a housing unit configured to contain at least a portion of the flexible display;
a measurement unit configured to measure a first length of the flexible display, the first length being a measurement of the flexible display that is extended from the housing unit; and
a control unit configured to;
obtain a second length of the flexible display, the second length being a measurement of the flexible display that is not extended from the housing unit using the first length when the flexible display is extended from the housing unit,compare the second length with a width of the main display to obtain a comparison result, anddisplay an indicator configured to indicate the second length on the main display according to the comparison result,wherein the indicator is displayed to move according to a change of the second length in a direction in which the flexible display is extended or reduced when the second length is equal to or less than the width of the main display.
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Abstract
A portable device and a control method thereof are disclosed that enable a user to more conveniently and accurately control a flexible display. The portable device includes a main display, a flexible display, a measurement unit configured to measure a first length of the flexible display, the first length being a measurement of the flexible display that is extended from the housing unit, when the flexible display is extended from the housing unit, and a control unit configured to obtain a second length of the flexible display, compare the second length with the width of the main display, and to display an indicator configured to indicate the second length on the main display according to the comparison result. The second length is a measurement of the flexible display that is not extended from the housing unit using the first length when the flexible display is extended from the housing unit.
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19 Claims
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1. A portable device comprising:
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a main display; a flexible display; a housing unit configured to contain at least a portion of the flexible display; a measurement unit configured to measure a first length of the flexible display, the first length being a measurement of the flexible display that is extended from the housing unit; and a control unit configured to; obtain a second length of the flexible display, the second length being a measurement of the flexible display that is not extended from the housing unit using the first length when the flexible display is extended from the housing unit, compare the second length with a width of the main display to obtain a comparison result, and display an indicator configured to indicate the second length on the main display according to the comparison result, wherein the indicator is displayed to move according to a change of the second length in a direction in which the flexible display is extended or reduced when the second length is equal to or less than the width of the main display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A portable device comprising:
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a main display; a flexible display; a housing unit configured to contain at least a portion of the flexible display; a measurement unit configured to measure a length of the flexible display not extended from the housing unit when the flexible display is extended from the housing unit; and a control unit configured to display an indicator configured to indicate the measured length on the main display when the measured length is equal to or less than a width of the main display, wherein the indicator is displayed to move according to a change of the second length in a direction in which the flexible display is extended or reduced.
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17. A portable device comprising:
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a main display; a flexible display; a housing unit configured to contain at least a portion of the flexible display; a measurement unit configured to sense that the flexible display has been extended from the housing unit to a predetermined length or more; and a control unit configured to display an indicator configured to indicate an additional extension length of the flexible display on the main display upon sensing that the flexible display has been extended to the predetermined length or more, wherein the indicator is displayed to move according to a change of an additional extension length in a direction in which the flexible display is extended or reduced when the flexible display has been extended to the predetermined length or more.
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18. A control method of a portable device comprising a main display, a flexible display, and a housing unit containing at least a portion of the flexible display, the control method comprising:
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extending the flexible display from the housing unit; measuring a first length of the flexible display, the first length being a length of the flexible display that is extended from the housing unit; acquiring a second length of the flexible display, the second length being a length of the flexible display that is not extended from the housing unit, using the first length; comparing the second length with a width of the main display to obtain a comparison result; and displaying an indicator configured to indicate the second length on the main display according to the comparison result, wherein the indicator is displayed to move according to a change of the second length in a direction in which the flexible display is extended or reduced when the second length is equal to or less than the width of the main display.
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19. A control method of a portable device comprising a main display, a flexible display, and a housing unit containing at least a portion of the flexible display, the control method comprising:
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extending the flexible display from the housing unit; measuring a length of the flexible display not extended from the housing unit; comparing the measured length with a width of the main display; and displaying an indicator configured to indicate the measured length on the main display when the measured length is equal to or less than the width of the main display, wherein the indicator is displayed to move according to a change of the measured length in a direction in which the flexible display is extended reduced.
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Specification