Samsung electronics co., ltd. (20240427488). ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN COMPRISING VIRTUAL KEYPAD AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME
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ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN COMPRISING VIRTUAL KEYPAD AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME
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Moonjeong Kim of Suwon-si (KR)
Hoyoung Jeong of Suwon-si (KR)
ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN COMPRISING VIRTUAL KEYPAD AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240427488 titled 'ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN COMPRISING VIRTUAL KEYPAD AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME
Original Abstract Submitted
an electronic device for controlling a screen is provided. the electronic device includes a virtual keypad and a method for controlling same. the electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing disposed to be movable with respect to the first housing and overlapping at least a portion of the first housing, at least one motor configured to move the first housing or the second housing, memory storing one or more computer programs, one or more processors disposed inside the first housing or the second housing and communicatively coupled to the at least one motor and the memory, and a flexible display at least partially mounted on a surface of the second housing and at least partially exposed to an outside of the electronic device, wherein a portion of the flexible display is inserted into or drawn out of the first housing according to driving of the motor, wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to display, on the flexible display, a first screen including at least one text input field in a state in which a portion of the second housing is inserted in the first housing, obtain a first user input to the at least one text input field, display, on the flexible display, a second screen including at least one virtual keypad based on obtaining the first user input, wherein the at least one virtual keypad overlaps a portion of the at least one text input field, and display, on the flexible display, a third screen different from the second screen, based on the at least one virtual keypad overlapping the portion of the at least one text input field.
