FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF APPLICATION EXECUTION SCREEN: abstract simplified (18209749)

• This abstract for appeared for patent application number 18209749 Titled 'FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF APPLICATION EXECUTION SCREEN'

Simplified Explanation

This abstract describes an electronic device that consists of two housings, with one housing sliding to change the size of the display. The device has a memory and a processor that can execute instructions. When the display is in the first size, the device can show a recent task list of applications in a specific aspect ratio. When the display is in the second size, the device can show the same task list in a different aspect ratio.

Original Abstract Submitted

According to certain embodiments, an electronic device further comprises: a first housing; a second housing slidably coupled with respect to the first housing; a display in which an viewable area to an outside of the electronic device is changeable from a first size to a second size according to a sliding distance of the second housing with respect to the first housing; a memory storing computer-executable instructions; and a processor configured to access the memory and execute the computer-executable instructions, wherein execution of the computer-executable instructions by the processor causes the processor to perform a plurality of operations, the plurality of operations comprising: in response to receiving a first input requesting a recent task list of at least one application being serviced when the viewable area has the first size, display at least one execution screen image having a first aspect ratio for the first size corresponding to the at least one application; and when the viewable area has the second size, displaying the at least one execution screen image having a second aspect ratio for the second size.