Electronic device and method for controlling pixel corresponding to sensor

Abstract

Provided are an electronic device and a method for controlling a pixel corresponding to a sensor, the electronic device including: a first housing; a second housing; a hinge structure; a flexible display including a first area and a second area surrounding the first area; a first sensor; the second sensor is positioned in the first shell; and a processor, where the processor is configured to: identify that an angle between a first surface of the first housing and a third surface of the second housing changes from a first angle to a second angle; identifying a second pixel set corresponding to a second angle among the pixels of the first region from the reference data; deactivating the identified second set of pixels; and activating the remaining pixels not including the second pixel set.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to electronic devices and methods for controlling pixels corresponding to a sensor. Background Art

[0002] There is an increasing demand for electronic devices that can change the size of a display for displaying content so that users can receive various content through the electronic device. For example, by including a foldable flexible display, the electronic device can provide a structure that can change the size of the display for displaying content. For another example, the electronic device can provide a structure that can expand or contract the display for displaying content as the housing moves. Summary of the invention

[0003] Technical issues

[0004] A sensor for providing various functions to a user may be disposed below the display. An area of ​​the display corresponding to the location of the sensor may have a lower pixel density than another area of ​​the display used for the operation of the sensor. Because an area of ​​the display moves relatively with respect to the sensor due to a change in the shape of the display, the size of an area of ​​the display may be larger than the size of the sensor. The larger the size of an area of ​​the display, the more obvious the difference in appearance caused by the difference in pixel density between one area of ​​the display and another area of ​​the display. An electronic device may require a method for reducing the difference in appearance according to the pixel density between one area of ​​the display and another area of ​​the display.

[0005] The technical problems to be solved herein are not limited to the above-mentioned technical problems, and other technical problems not mentioned herein will be clearly understood by ordinary technicians in the field to which the present disclosure belongs based on the following description.

[0006] Technical Solution

[0007] According to an embodiment, an electronic device may include a first housing, the first housing including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. According to an embodiment, the electronic device may include a second housing, the second housing including a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface. According to an embodiment, the electronic device may include a hinge structure rotatably connecting the first housing and the second housing. According to an embodiment, the electronic device may include a flexible display, the flexible display including a display area, the display area including a first area and a second area, the first area including pixels having a first density, the second area surrounding the first area and including pixels having a second density greater than the first density, and the display area spanning the hinge structure is arranged on the first surface and the third surface. According to an embodiment, the electronic device may include a first sensor, a second sensor arranged below the first area in the first housing, and a processor. According to an embodiment, the processor may identify a change in the angle between the first surface and the third surface from the first angle to the second angle through the first sensor when a first pixel set among pixels in the first area is deactivated to drive the second sensor. According to an embodiment, the processor may identify a second pixel set corresponding to the second angle among pixels in the first area from reference data, wherein the reference data is used for alignment between pixels to be deactivated in the first area moved relative to the second sensor according to a change in the angle and the second sensor. According to an embodiment, the processor may be configured to deactivate the identified second pixel set and activate the remaining pixels except the second pixel set among pixels in the first area.

[0008] According to an embodiment, an electronic device may include a first housing, a second housing coupled to the first housing to be slidable relative to the first housing. According to an embodiment, the electronic device may include a flexible display, the flexible display including a display area, the display area including a first area and a second area, the first area including pixels having a first density, the second area surrounding the first area and including pixels having a second density greater than the first density, the display area contracting when the second housing slides into the first housing and expanding when the second housing slides out of the first housing. According to an embodiment, the electronic device may include a first sensor, a second sensor disposed below the first area in the second housing, and a processor. According to an embodiment, the processor may identify a change in the position of the second housing relative to the first housing from a first position to a second position through the first sensor when a first pixel set among pixels in the first area is deactivated to drive the second sensor. According to an embodiment, the processor may identify a second pixel set corresponding to the second position among pixels in the first area from reference data, the reference data being used for alignment between pixels to be deactivated in the first area moved relative to the second sensor according to the change in position and the second sensor. According to an embodiment, the processor may be configured to deactivate the identified second pixel set and activate the remaining pixels except the second pixel set among pixels in the first area.

[0009] Beneficial Effects

[0010] The electronic device according to the embodiment can provide a method for reducing a difference in appearance due to pixel density between one area of ​​a display corresponding to a sensor and other areas of the display by deactivating a portion of pixels corresponding to the sensor based on movement of a housing.

[0011] Effects that can be obtained from the present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and any other effects not mentioned herein will be clearly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs from the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 is a block diagram of an example electronic device in a network environment according to various embodiments;

[0013] Figure 2a is a perspective view of an example electronic device according to an embodiment;

[0014] Figure 2b An example is shown in which a flexible display is deformed according to movement of a housing of an example electronic device according to an embodiment;

[0015] Figure 2c is a simplified block diagram of an example electronic device according to an embodiment;

[0016] Figure 3 An example is shown in which the electronic device according to the embodiment controls pixels in a first area based on relative positions of the first area and a second sensor;

[0017] Figure 4 An example is shown in which the electronic device according to the embodiment controls pixels in a first area based on an angle between a first housing and a second housing;

[0018] Figure 5 An example of the operation of a processor of an example electronic device according to an embodiment is shown;

[0019] Figure 6 An example of the operation of a processor of an example electronic device according to an embodiment is shown;

[0020] Figure 7 is a top view of an example electronic device according to an embodiment;

[0021] Figure 8 An example is shown in which an example electronic device according to an embodiment controls pixels in a first area based on a position of a second housing relative to a first housing;

[0022] Fig. 9 An example of the operation of a processor of an example electronic device according to an embodiment is shown;

[0023] Fig.10 An example of the operation of a processor of an example electronic device according to an embodiment is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] Figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example electronic device 101 in a network environment 100 according to various embodiments.

[0025] Reference Figure 1, the electronic device 101 in the network environment 100 may communicate with the electronic device 102 via the first network 198 (e.g., a short-range wireless communication network), or communicate with at least one of the electronic device 104 or the server 108 via the second network 199 (e.g., a long-range wireless communication network). According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may communicate with the electronic device 104 via the server 108. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may include a processor 120, a memory 130, an input module 150, a sound output module 155, a display module 160, an audio module 170, a sensor module 176, an interface 177, a connection terminal 178, a haptic module 179, a camera module 180, a power management module 188, a battery 189, a communication module 190, a user identification module (SIM) 196, or an antenna module 197. In some embodiments, at least one of the above components (e.g., the connection terminal 178) may be omitted from the electronic device 101, or one or more other components may be added to the electronic device 101. In some embodiments, some of the above-described components (eg, sensor module 176, camera module 180, or antenna module 197) may be implemented as a single component (eg, display module 160).

[0026] The processor 120 may execute, for example, software (e.g., program 140) to control at least one other component (e.g., hardware component or software component) of the electronic device 101 coupled to the processor 120, and may perform various data processing or calculations. According to one embodiment, as at least part of the data processing or calculation, the processor 120 may store a command or data received from another component (e.g., sensor module 176 or communication module 190) in the volatile memory 132, process the command or data stored in the volatile memory 132, and store the resultant data in the non-volatile memory 134. According to an embodiment, the processor 120 may include a main processor 121 (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU) or an application processor (AP)) or an auxiliary processor 123 (e.g., a graphics processing unit (GPU), a neural processing unit (NPU), an image signal processor (ISP), a sensor hub processor, or a communication processor (CP)) that is operationally independent or combined with the main processor 121. For example, when the electronic device 101 includes a main processor 121 and an auxiliary processor 123, the auxiliary processor 123 may be adapted to consume less power than the main processor 121, or adapted to be dedicated to a specific function. The auxiliary processor 123 may be implemented separately from the main processor 121, or as part of the main processor 121.

[0027] When the main processor 121 is in an inactive (e.g., sleep) state, the auxiliary processor 123 (rather than the main processor 121) may control at least some of the functions or states related to at least one component among the components of the electronic device 101 (e.g., display module 160, sensor module 176, or communication module 190), or when the main processor 121 is in an active state (e.g., executing an application), the auxiliary processor 123 may control at least some of the functions or states related to at least one component among the components of the electronic device 101 (e.g., display module 160, sensor module 176, or communication module 190) together with the main processor 121. According to an embodiment, the auxiliary processor 123 (e.g., an image signal processor or a communication processor) may be implemented as part of another component (e.g., camera module 180 or communication module 190) that is functionally related to the auxiliary processor 123. According to an embodiment, the auxiliary processor 123 (e.g., a neural processing unit) may include a hardware structure dedicated to artificial intelligence model processing. The artificial intelligence model may be generated by machine learning. For example, such learning can be performed by the electronic device 101 where the artificial intelligence model is executed or via a separate server (e.g., server 108). The learning algorithm may include, but is not limited to, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, semi-supervised learning, or reinforcement learning, for example. The artificial intelligence model may include multiple artificial neural network layers. The artificial neural network may be a deep neural network (DNN), a convolutional neural network (CNN), a recurrent neural network (RNN), a restricted Boltzmann machine (RBM), a deep belief network (DBN), a bidirectional recurrent deep neural network (BRDNN), or a deep Q network or a combination of two or more thereof, but is not limited thereto. Additionally or optionally, the artificial intelligence model may include a software structure in addition to a hardware structure.

[0028] The memory 130 may store various data used by at least one component of the electronic device 101 (e.g., the processor 120 or the sensor module 176). The various data may include, for example, software (e.g., the program 140) and input data or output data for commands related thereto. The memory 130 may include a volatile memory 132 or a non-volatile memory 134.

[0029] The program 140 may be stored as software in the memory 130 , and may include, for example, an operating system (OS) 142 , middleware 144 , or applications 146 .

[0030] The input module 150 may receive a command or data to be used by another component (e.g., the processor 120) of the electronic device 101 from outside (e.g., a user) of the electronic device 101. The input module 150 may include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, a keyboard, a key (e.g., a button), or a digital pen (e.g., a stylus).

[0031] The sound output module 155 can output sound signals to the outside of the electronic device 101. The sound output module 155 may include, for example, a speaker or a receiver. The speaker may be used for general purposes such as playing multimedia or playing records. The receiver may be used to receive incoming calls. Depending on the embodiment, the receiver may be implemented as a separate part from the speaker, or as part of the speaker.

[0032] The display module 160 may visually provide information to the outside of the electronic device 101 (e.g., a user). The display module 160 may include, for example, a display, a holographic device, or a projector, and a control circuit for controlling a corresponding one of the display, the holographic device, and the projector. According to an embodiment, the display module 160 may include a touch sensor adapted to detect a touch or a pressure sensor adapted to measure the strength of a force caused by a touch.

[0033] The audio module 170 can convert sound into an electrical signal, or vice versa. According to an embodiment, the audio module 170 can obtain sound via the input module 150, or output sound via the sound output module 155 or an earphone of an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device 102) directly (e.g., wired) coupled to the electronic device 101 or wirelessly coupled.

[0034] The sensor module 176 may detect an operating state (e.g., power or temperature) of the electronic device 101 or an environmental state (e.g., a user's state) outside the electronic device 101, and then generate an electrical signal or data value corresponding to the detected state. According to an embodiment, the sensor module 176 may include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an infrared (IR) sensor, a biometric sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an illumination sensor.

[0035] The interface 177 may support one or more specific protocols to be used to directly (e.g., wired) couple or wirelessly couple the electronic device 101 to an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 102). According to an embodiment, the interface 177 may include, for example, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a universal serial bus (USB) interface, a secure digital (SD) card interface, or an audio interface.

[0036] The connection end 178 may include a connector, wherein the electronic device 101 can be physically connected to an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 102) via the connector. According to an embodiment, the connection end 178 may include, for example, an HDMI connector, a USB connector, an SD card connector, or an audio connector (e.g., a headphone connector).

[0037] The haptic module 179 may convert the electric signal into mechanical stimulation (eg, vibration or movement) or electric stimulation that can be recognized by the user via his sense of touch or kinesthetic sense. According to an embodiment, the haptic module 179 may include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electric stimulator.

[0038] The camera module 180 may capture still images or moving images. According to an embodiment, the camera module 180 may include one or more lenses, an image sensor, an image signal processor, or a flash.

[0039] The power management module 188 may manage power supply to the electronic device 101. According to one embodiment, the power management module 188 may be implemented as, for example, at least a part of a power management integrated circuit (PMIC).

[0040] The battery 189 may power at least one component of the electronic device 101. According to an embodiment, the battery 189 may include, for example, a non-rechargeable primary battery, a rechargeable secondary battery, or a fuel cell.

[0041] The communication module 190 can support establishing a direct (e.g., wired) communication channel or a wireless communication channel between the electronic device 101 and an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device 102, electronic device 104, or server 108), and perform communication via the established communication channel. The communication module 190 may include one or more communication processors capable of operating independently from the processor 120 (e.g., an application processor (AP)), and support direct (e.g., wired) communication or wireless communication. According to an embodiment, the communication module 190 may include a wireless communication module 192 (e.g., a cellular communication module, a short-range wireless communication module, or a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) communication module) or a wired communication module 194 (e.g., a local area network (LAN) communication module or a power line communication (PLC) module). A corresponding one of these communication modules can communicate via a first network 198 (e.g., a short-range communication network such as Bluetooth TM , Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Direct, or Infrared Data Association (IrDA)) or a second network 199 (for example, a long-distance communication network such as a traditional cellular network, a 5G network, a next-generation communication network, the Internet, or a computer network (for example, a LAN or a wide area network (WAN)))) to communicate with an external electronic device. These various types of communication modules can be implemented as a single component (for example, a single chip), or these various types of communication modules can be implemented as multiple components separated from each other (for example, multiple chips). The wireless communication module 192 can use the user information (for example, the International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI)) stored in the user identification module 196 to identify and authenticate the electronic device 101 in the communication network (such as the first network 198 or the second network 199).

[0042] The wireless communication module 192 can support 5G networks after 4G networks and next-generation communication technologies (e.g., new radio (NR) access technologies). NR access technologies can support enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine type communications (mMTC), or ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC). The wireless communication module 192 can support high-frequency bands (e.g., millimeter wave bands) to achieve, for example, high data transmission rates. The wireless communication module 192 can support various technologies for ensuring performance on high-frequency bands, such as, for example, beamforming, massive multiple-input multiple-output (massive MIMO), full-dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antennas, analog beamforming, or massive antennas. The wireless communication module 192 can support various requirements specified in the electronic device 101, an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device 104), or a network system (e.g., a second network 199). According to an embodiment, the wireless communication module 192 can support a peak data rate for implementing eMBB (e.g., 20 Gbps or greater), loss coverage for implementing mMTC (e.g., 164 dB or less), or U-plane latency for implementing URLLC (e.g., 0.5 ms or less for each of the downlink (DL) and uplink (UL), or 1 ms or less round trip).

[0043] The antenna module 197 may transmit a signal or power to the outside of the electronic device 101 (e.g., an external electronic device) or receive a signal or power from the outside of the electronic device 101 (e.g., an external electronic device). According to an embodiment, the antenna module 197 may include an antenna including a radiating element, the radiating element being formed of a conductive material or a conductive pattern formed in or on a substrate (e.g., a printed circuit board (PCB)). According to an embodiment, the antenna module 197 may include a plurality of antennas (e.g., an array antenna). In this case, at least one antenna suitable for a communication scheme used in a communication network (such as the first network 198 or the second network 199) may be selected from the plurality of antennas by, for example, the communication module 190 (e.g., the wireless communication module 192). A signal or power may then be transmitted or received between the communication module 190 and the external electronic device via the selected at least one antenna. According to an embodiment, another component (e.g., a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)) other than the radiating element may be additionally formed as a part of the antenna module 197.

[0044] According to various embodiments, the antenna module 197 may form a millimeter wave antenna module. According to an embodiment, the millimeter wave antenna module may include a printed circuit board, an RFIC, and a plurality of antennas (e.g., array antennas), wherein the RFIC is disposed on a first surface (e.g., bottom surface) of the printed circuit board, or adjacent to the first surface and capable of supporting a specified high frequency band (e.g., millimeter wave band), and the plurality of antennas are disposed on a second surface (e.g., top surface or side surface) of the printed circuit board, or adjacent to the second surface and capable of transmitting or receiving signals of the specified high frequency band.

[0045] At least some of the above components can be coupled to each other via an inter-peripheral communication scheme (e.g., a bus, a general purpose input output (GPIO), a serial peripheral interface (SPI), or a mobile industry processor interface (MIPI)) and communicate signals (e.g., commands or data) therebetween.

[0046] According to an embodiment, a command or data may be sent or received between the electronic device 101 and the external electronic device 104 via the server 108 coupled to the second network 199. Each of the electronic device 102 or the electronic device 104 may be a device of the same type as the electronic device 101, or a device of a different type from the electronic device 101. According to an embodiment, all or some operations to be performed in the electronic device 101 may be performed in one or more of the external electronic device 102, the external electronic device 104, or the server 108. For example, if the electronic device 101 should automatically perform a function or service or should perform a function or service in response to a request from a user or another device, the electronic device 101 may request the one or more external electronic devices to perform at least part of the function or service instead of performing the function or service, or the electronic device 101 may request the one or more external electronic devices to perform at least part of the function or service in addition to performing the function or service. The one or more external electronic devices receiving the request may execute at least part of the function or service requested, or execute another function or another service related to the request, and transmit the result of the execution to the electronic device 101. The electronic device 101 may provide the result as at least a partial reply to the request in the case of further processing the result or in the case of not further processing the result. To this end, cloud computing technology, distributed computing technology, mobile edge computing (MEC) technology or client-server computing technology, for example, may be used. The electronic device 101 may use, for example, distributed computing or mobile edge computing to provide ultra-low latency services. In another embodiment, the external electronic device 104 may include an Internet of Things (IoT) device. The server 108 may be an intelligent server using machine learning and / or neural networks. According to an embodiment, the external electronic device 104 or the server 108 may be included in the second network 199. The electronic device 101 may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart homes, smart cities, smart cars or health care) based on 5G communication technology or IoT-related technologies.

[0047] Figure 2a is a perspective view of an example electronic device according to an embodiment. Figure 2b An example in which a flexible display is deformed according to movement of a housing of an example electronic device according to an embodiment is shown. Figure 2c is a simplified block diagram of an example electronic device in accordance with an embodiment.

[0048] Reference Figure 2a , Figure 2b and Figure 2c According to an embodiment, the electronic device 200 may include Figure 1Some or all of the components of the electronic device 101 are shown. The electronic device 200 according to the embodiment may include a first housing 210, a second housing 220, a flexible display 230 (eg, Figure 1 , a display module 160 , a hinge structure 240 , a first sensor 250 , a second sensor 260 , a memory 270 (eg, Figure 1 Memory 130) and / or processor 280 (e.g., Figure 1 processor 120).

[0049] The first housing 210 and the second housing 220 may define at least a portion of the outer surface of the electronic device 200. When the electronic device 200 is held by a user, the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 may contact the user's body. According to an embodiment, the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 may define an internal space for arranging various components of the electronic device 200. According to an embodiment, the first housing 210 may include a first surface 211 and a second surface 212 opposite to the first surface 211. The direction facing the second surface 212 may be opposite to the direction facing the first surface 211. For example, a portion of the components arranged in the electronic device 200 may be arranged between the first surface 211 and the second surface 212. The second surface 212 may face the first surface 211 and may be spaced apart from the first surface 211.

[0050] According to an embodiment, the second housing 220 may be coupled to the first housing 210 so as to be movable relative to the first housing 210. For example, the second housing 220 may be coupled to the first housing 210 so as to be rotatable relative to the first housing 210. For another example, the second housing 220 may be coupled to the first housing 210 so as to be pivotable relative to the first housing 210. According to an embodiment, the second housing 220 may be rotatable relative to the first housing 210 based on the folding axis f. According to an embodiment, the second housing 220 may include a third surface 221 and a fourth surface 222 opposite to the third surface 221. The direction facing the fourth surface 222 may be opposite to the direction facing the third surface 221. For example, another part of the component provided in the electronic device 200 may be provided between the third surface 221 and the fourth surface 222. The fourth surface 222 may face the third surface 221 and may be spaced apart from the third surface 221.

[0051] The flexible display 230 may be configured to provide visual information to the user. The flexible display 230 may be electrically connected to a display drive circuit (not shown) for controlling the operation of the flexible display 230. The display drive circuit may receive image information including image data or an image control signal corresponding to a command for controlling the image data. For example, image information may be received from the processor 280. The flexible display 230 may operate under the control of the display drive circuit that has received a control signal from the processor 280. According to an embodiment, the flexible display 230 may be arranged on the first housing 210, the second housing 220, and the hinge structure 240. For example, the flexible display 230 may be arranged on the first surface 211 of the first housing 210 and the third surface 221 of the second housing 220, and may span the hinge structure 240. According to an embodiment, the flexible display 230 may be deformed by the movement of the second housing 220 relative to the first housing 210. For example, the flexible display 230 may be foldable by the movement of the second housing 220 relative to the first housing 210. As the flexible display 230 is folded, the size of the display area 231 visible from the outside of the electronic device 200 may change.

[0052] According to an embodiment, the display area 231 of the flexible display 230 may refer to at least a portion of the flexible display 230 that can provide content to the user. For example, the display area 231 may include a plurality of pixels configured to emit light in the direction in which the first surface 211 faces and / or in the direction in which the third surface 221 faces, so as to provide content to the user. According to an embodiment, the display area 231 may include a first area 232 and a second area 233. The first area 232 may include a plurality of pixels having a first density. According to an embodiment, the first area 232 may be provided on the first housing 210. For example, the first area 232 may be provided near the first periphery 213 perpendicular to the folding axis f of the first housing 210, the second periphery 214 perpendicular to the folding axis f of the first housing 210, and the first periphery 213 among the third periphery 215 connecting the first periphery 213 and the second periphery 214. However, it is not limited thereto, and the first area 232 may be provided on the second housing 220. The second area 233 may include a plurality of pixels having a second density greater than the first density. According to an embodiment, the second area 233 may be connected to the first area 232. For example, the second region 233 may surround at least a portion of the first region 232 .

[0053] The hinge structure 240 may connect the first housing 210 and the second housing 220. For example, the hinge structure 240 may rotatably connect the first housing 210 and the second housing 220. According to an embodiment, the hinge structure 240 may change the state of the electronic device 200. For example, by moving the second housing 220 via the hinge structure 240, the electronic device 200 may be changed to an unfolded state 201, in which the first direction d1 facing the first surface 211 of the first housing 210 and the second direction d2 facing the third surface 221 of the second housing 220 are the same as each other. For another example, by moving the second housing 220 via the hinge structure 240, the electronic device 200 may be changed to a folded state 203, in which the first direction d1 facing the first surface 211 and the second direction d2 facing the third surface 221 are opposite to each other. For another example, by moving the second housing 220 via the hinge structure 240, the electronic device 200 can be changed to an intermediate state 202, in which the first direction d1 facing the first surface 211 and the second direction d2 facing the third surface 221 are inclined relative to each other. The intermediate state 202 of the electronic device 200 can be referred to as a flexed state or a flexed mode. According to an embodiment, in the folded state 203 of the electronic device 200, the first surface 211 and the third surface 221 can face each other, but are not limited thereto. In the following description, the embodiment is described based on an inner folding structure in which the first surface 211 and the third surface 221 face each other in the folded state 203 of the electronic device 200, but this is for ease of description. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 200 can be implemented as an outer folding structure in which the first surface 211 and the third surface 221 do not face each other in the folded state 203 of the electronic device 200 and are exposed to the outside of the electronic device 200.

[0054] The first sensor 250 may be configured to obtain information for identifying a state change of the electronic device 200. According to an embodiment, the first sensor 250 may be configured to detect movement of the second housing 220 relative to the first housing 210. For example, the first sensor 250 may be configured to obtain information about the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220. The angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 may correspond to an angle between a first direction d1 facing the first surface 211 and a second direction d2 facing the third surface 221. For another example, the first sensor 250 may be configured to obtain information about a relative position of the second housing 220 relative to the first housing 210. According to an embodiment, the first sensor 250 may be disposed in at least one of the first housing 210 and the second housing 220. For example, the first sensor 250 may be disposed in at least one of the interior of the first housing 210 and the interior of the second housing 220. For another example, the first sensor 250 may be disposed in at least one of the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 so as to be exposed to the outside of the electronic device 200. According to an embodiment, the first sensor 250 may obtain information about the movement of the second housing 220 relative to the first housing 210 by identifying electromagnetic changes. For example, the first sensor 250 may include a strain sensor whose resistance changes when the second housing 220 moves relative to the first housing 210. For another example, the first sensor 250 may include a Hall sensor for detecting a change in the amplitude of a magnetic field that changes when the second housing 220 moves relative to the first housing 210. According to an embodiment, the first sensor 250 may be configured to identify a change in acceleration and / or angular velocity that changes according to the movement of the second housing 220 relative to the first housing 210. For example, the first sensor 250 may include an acceleration sensor for detecting a change in acceleration of the first housing 210 and / or the second housing 220. For another example, the first sensor 250 may include a gyroscope sensor for detecting a change in angular velocity of the first housing 210 and / or the second housing 220.

[0055] The second sensor 260 may be configured to obtain information for providing various functions to the user of the electronic device 200. According to an embodiment, the second sensor 260 may be configured to generate information based on receiving light transmitted from the outside of the electronic device 200. For example, the second sensor 260 may include an image sensor configured to obtain an image from an external object of the electronic device 200. For another example, the second sensor 260 may be referred to as a camera (e.g., Figure 1The second sensor 260 may be provided below the flexible display 230. For example, the second sensor 260 may be provided below the first area 232 of the flexible display 230. For another example, when the flexible display 230 is viewed from above, the second sensor 260 may overlap with the first area 232. The second sensor 260 may smoothly obtain information from the outside of the electronic device 200 in a state where interference of multiple pixels of the flexible display 230 is minimized as it overlaps with the first area 232 having a relatively low pixel density. According to an embodiment, the second sensor 260 may be provided in the first housing 210, but is not limited thereto. According to an embodiment, the second sensor 260 may be provided in the second housing 220.

[0056] According to an embodiment, the second sensor 260 may be driven based on a user's input. For example, in the case where the second sensor 260 includes an image sensor, the second sensor 260 may be driven based on a user's input for requesting to obtain an image. For another example, the second sensor 260 may be driven in response to an input of an executable object for executing a first software application providing use of the second sensor 260 displayed in the display area 231. The first software application providing use of the second sensor 260 may have, for example, a shape corresponding to the shape of the second sensor 260. For another example, the second sensor 260 may be driven in response to a user's input of pressing a physical button (not shown) provided in the first housing 210 or the second housing 220. For another example, the second sensor 260 may be driven in response to an input of an executable object for executing a function of providing use of the second sensor 260 displayed within a user interface of a second software application in the display area 231. The second software application may display a user interface including one or more objects providing various functions in addition to an object for driving the second sensor 260 within the display area 231.

[0057] According to an embodiment, the memory 270 may be configured to record data necessary for implementing various functions of the electronic device 200. For example, the memory 270 may store data necessary for the operation of the processor 280 and / or data obtained based on the operation performed by the processor 280. For another example, the memory 270 may store one or more instructions executed by the processor 280 when it is working. For another example, the memory 270 may include software (e.g., Figure 1 The memory 270 may include at least one of a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory, but is not limited thereto. According to an embodiment, the memory 270 may be a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium.

[0058] According to an embodiment, the processor 280 may perform arithmetic processing for providing various functions of the electronic device 200 to the user. The processor 280 may be operably coupled to the memory 270, the flexible display 230, the first sensor 250, and / or the second sensor 260. For example, the processor 280 may control the operation of the flexible display 230 by a display driver circuit (DDI) (not shown) electrically connected to the flexible display 230. According to an embodiment, the processor 280 may include a hardware component for processing data based on one or more instructions. The hardware component for processing data may include, for example, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), and / or a central processing unit (CPU).

[0059] According to an embodiment, the processor 280 may deactivate at least some pixels in the first area 232 in response to receiving a signal requesting to drive the second sensor 260. For example, the processor 280 may deactivate pixels overlapping the second sensor 260 among the pixels in the first area 232 in response to the driving of the second sensor 260. The deactivation of a pixel may refer to the pixel not emitting light within a specified period of time. The activation of a pixel may refer to the pixel emitting light for providing visual information to a user. For example, as some pixels in the first area 232 are deactivated when the second sensor 260 is driven, the second sensor 260 may not be disturbed by the light emitted by the pixel.

[0060] According to an embodiment, the first area 232 may be in a non-circular shape. For example, the first width w1 of the first area 232 perpendicular to the folding axis f may be greater than the second width w2 of the first area 232 parallel to the folding axis f. For another example, the first area 232 may be elliptical. According to an embodiment, the curvature of the flexible display 230 may be changed by movement of the second shell 220 relative to the first shell 210. For example, the flexible display 230 may include a plurality of layers stacked on each other. The curvature of each of the plurality of layers of the flexible display 230 may be changed by movement of the second shell 220 relative to the first shell 210. For example, when the state of the electronic device 200 changes from the unfolded state 201 to the folded state 203, the flexible display 230 may be bent to have a curvature. In the folded state 203 of the electronic device 200, the plurality of layers of the flexible display 230 may be bent to have different curvatures. Since the plurality of layers have different curvatures, sliding S1( of the flexible display 230) may occur. Figure 2b). Due to the sliding S1 of the flexible display 230, the first area 232 may move relatively with respect to the second sensor 260. For example, due to the movement of the second housing 220, the first area 232 may move relative to the second sensor 260 in a direction perpendicular to the folding axis f. In the case where the first area 232 and the second sensor 260 are not aligned, the second sensor 260 may not be able to obtain information from the outside of the electronic device 200 due to interference of multiple pixels of the flexible display 230. In order to prevent the misalignment of the first area 232 and the second sensor 260 due to the relative movement of the first area 232, in the case where the size of the first area 232 is increased, the appearance difference caused by the difference in pixel density between the first area 232 and the second area 233 may be significant or more obvious. The electronic device 200 according to the example embodiment may provide a structure that can reduce the appearance difference caused by the difference in pixel density between the first area 232 and the second area 233 by the first area 232 having a non-circular shape, while ensuring the operation performance of the second sensor 260. For example, in the unfolded state 201 of the electronic device 200, the second sensor 260 may overlap with one end 232a of the first area 232. For another example, in the folded state of the electronic device 200, the second sensor 260 may overlap with the other end 232b of the first area 232. Since the first area 232 has a non-circular shape, the first area 232 may have a reduced size compared to a case where the first area 232 is a circular shape with the first width w1 as a diameter. As the size of the first area 232 is reduced, the difference in appearance due to the difference in pixel density between the first area 232 and the second area 233 may be reduced.

[0061] According to an embodiment, when the second sensor 260 is driven, the processor 280 may deactivate a portion overlapping with the second sensor 260 among the plurality of pixels in the first area 232. For example, the processor 280 may deactivate a first pixel set corresponding to the position of the second sensor 260 among the plurality of pixels in the first area 232. The first pixel set may refer to pixels overlapping with the second sensor 260 when the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is the first angle among the plurality of pixels included in the first area 232. According to an embodiment, when a portion of the plurality of pixels is deactivated, the processor 280 may recognize movement of the second housing 220 relative to the first housing 210 through the first sensor 250. For example, the processor 280 may recognize that the angle between the first surface 211 of the first housing 210 and the third surface 221 of the second housing 220 is changed from the first angle to the second angle when the first pixel set among the plurality of pixels in the first area 232 is deactivated to drive the second sensor 260.

[0062] According to an embodiment, for the alignment of the first area 232 relative to the second sensor 260, the processor 280 may identify a second set of pixels overlapping the second sensor 260 among a plurality of pixels in the first area 232 when the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 changes from a first angle to a second angle. Figure 3 The operation of identifying the second pixel set by the processor 280 is described in detail. In the following description, the first angle and the second angle may refer to any angle selected within the range in which the angle between the first shell 210 and the second shell 220 may change. In other words, the first angle and the second angle may be intended to indicate a change in the angle between the first shell 210 and the second shell 220, and may not be intended to indicate the size of the angle. In the following description, the first pixel set may refer to pixels among the pixels in the first area 232 that overlap with the second sensor 260 when the angle between the first shell 210 and the second shell 220 is the first angle. The second pixel set may refer to pixels among the pixels in the first area 232 that overlap with the second sensor 260 when the angle between the first shell 210 and the second shell 220 is the second angle.

[0063] Figure 3 An example is shown in which an example electronic device according to an embodiment controls pixels in a first area based on relative positions of the first area and a second sensor.

[0064] Reference Figure 3 According to an embodiment, in an electronic device (e.g., Figure 2a and Figure 2c In the first state 310 of the electronic device 200, the display area 231 (eg, Figure 2a The plurality of pixels in the display area 231 of the display area 232 may be activated. For example, in the first state 310, the plurality of pixels included in the first area 232 and the second area 233 may be activated. For another example, in the first state 310, the second sensor 260 may be in a deactivated state.

[0065] According to an embodiment, in the second state 320, the processor (e.g., Figure 2c The processor 280 of the embodiment may deactivate the first pixel set 232-1 overlapping with the second sensor 260 among the plurality of pixels in the first area 232 in response to the driving of the second sensor 260. The second state 320 may refer to when the first housing (eg, Figure 2a The first shell 210) and the second shell (for example, Figure 2aWhen the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is the first angle. For example, the processor 280 may identify the first pixel set 232-1 corresponding to the first angle based on the reference data. The reference data may be used to align the pixels within the first area 232 with the second sensor 260. Before the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is changed, the reference data may be pre-stored in a memory (e.g., Figure 2c 270). For example, the reference data may include a plurality of reference sets 235 corresponding to each of a plurality of reference angles within a range in which the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 may change. For example, each of the plurality of reference sets 235 may correspond to pixels in the first area 232 that overlap with the second sensor 260 when the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is one of the plurality of reference angles, among pixels in the first area 232. For example, the reference data may be represented as shown in Table 1 below.

[0066] [Table 1]

[0067] Reference Angle Reference Set 235 First reference angle First Reference Set 235-1 Second reference angle Second Reference Set 235-2 The third reference angle Third Reference Set 235-3 … … nth reference angle Reference Set n 235-n

[0068] In the above Table 1, the first reference angle, the second reference angle, the third reference angle, and the nth reference angle may refer to any angle within a range in which the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 may change, and the reference set 235 may refer to pixels in the first area 232 that overlap with the second sensor 260 when the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is one of the plurality of reference angles. For example, when the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is the first reference angle, the first reference set 235-1 among the pixels in the first area 232 may overlap with the second sensor 260. For another example, when the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is the nth reference angle, the nth reference set 235-n among the pixels in the first area 232 may overlap with the second sensor 260. According to an embodiment, in the second state 320, the processor 280 may recognize that the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is the first angle based on receiving a signal requesting driving of the second sensor 260. The processor 280 may identify whether the first angle corresponds to one of the multiple reference angles recorded in the reference data. For example, the processor 280 may identify that the first angle corresponds to the first reference angle among the multiple reference angles recorded in the reference data. The processor 280 may identify the first reference set 235-1 corresponding to the first angle from the reference data based on identifying that the first angle corresponds to the first reference angle. When the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is the first angle, the processor 280 may identify the first reference set 235-1 as the first pixel set 232-1 to be deactivated. The processor 280 may deactivate the first pixel set 232-1 among the multiple pixels in the first area 232 based on identifying the first pixel set 232-1. The processor 280 may activate the remaining pixels other than the first pixel set 232-1 among the multiple pixels in the first area 232 based on identifying the first pixel set 232-1.

[0069] According to an embodiment, in the third state 330 of the electronic device 200, the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 may be changed from the first angle to the second angle. The processor 280 may use the first sensor (eg, Figure 2cThe processor 280 may identify, from the reference data, a second pixel set 232-2 among the pixels in the first area 232, the reference data being used for alignment of the pixels to be deactivated in the first area 232 moved relative to the second sensor 260 according to the change in the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 and the second sensor 260. The second pixel set 232-2 may refer to pixels among the pixels in the first area 232 that overlap with the second sensor 260 when the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is the second angle. For example, the processor 280 may identify that the second angle corresponds to a fourth reference angle among the plurality of reference angles recorded in the reference data. The processor 280 may identify, from the reference data, a fourth reference set 235-4 corresponding to the second angle based on identifying that the second angle corresponds to the fourth reference angle. When the angle between the first shell 210 and the second shell 220 is the second angle, the processor 280 may identify the fourth reference set 235-4 as the second pixel set 232-2 to be deactivated. The processor 280 may activate the remaining pixels except the second pixel set 232-2 among the plurality of pixels in the first area 232 based on the identification of the second pixel set 232-2. For example, as the second shell 220 moves relative to the first shell 210, the first area 232 may move relatively relative to the second sensor 260. Since the size of the cross section of the first area 232 is larger than the size of the cross section of the second sensor 260, when all pixels in the first area 232 are deactivated, the display area (e.g., Figure 2a and Figure 2b The size of the display area 231 of the display area 231 can be reduced. Because only some of the multiple pixels in the first area 232 are deactivated, the electronic device 200 according to the embodiment can provide a method capable of expanding the display area 231. Because the deactivated pixels are changed based on the angle between the first shell 210 and the second shell 220, the electronic device 200 according to the embodiment can provide a method capable of expanding the display area 231 regardless of the angle between the first shell 210 and the second shell 220. However, it is not limited to this, and according to the embodiment, the processor 280 may not deactivate the second pixel set 232-2. For example, the processor 280 may control the second pixel set 232-2 so that the second pixel set 232-2 displays a specified image. For example, the specified image may be a black image. For example, the processor 280 may control the brightness of the second pixel set 232-2 to be different from the brightness of the remaining pixels among the pixels in the first area 232. For example, the brightness of the second pixel set 232-2 may be lower than the brightness of the remaining pixels in the first area 232.

[0070] According to an embodiment, after the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is changed from the first angle to the second angle, the processor 280 may control the portion of the pixels in the first area 232 that overlaps with the second sensor 260 when the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is the first angle differently from another portion of the pixels in the first area 232. For example, after the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is changed from the first angle to the second angle, the processor 280 may reduce the brightness of the portion of the pixels in the first area 232 that overlaps with the second sensor 260 when the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is the first angle relative to the brightness of the remaining portion of the pixels in the first area 232 except for the second pixel set 232-2. For example, after the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is changed from the first angle to the second angle, the processor 280 may make the pixels in the first area 232 that overlap with the second sensor 260 when the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is the first angle flash.

[0071] According to an embodiment, when the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 changes, the processor 280 may control the portion of the pixels in the first area 232 that overlaps with the second sensor 260 according to the change in the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 differently from another portion of the pixels in the first area 232. For example, the processor 280 may reduce the brightness of the portion of the pixels in the first area 232 that will overlap with the second sensor 260 according to the change in the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 relative to the brightness of the remaining portion of the pixels in the first area 232. For example, the processor 280 may control the portion of the pixels in the first area 232 that will overlap with the second sensor 260 to flicker according to the change in the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220. For example, when the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 changes, the state of the electronic device 200 may change from the third state 330 to the fourth state 340. The processor 280 may control a portion of the nth reference data 235-n to be overlapped with the second sensor 260 to flicker in the fourth state 340. The processor 280 may reduce the brightness of the nth reference data 235-n to be overlapped with the second sensor 260 in the first area 232 relative to the brightness of the pixels of another portion in the first area 232 in the fourth state 340. According to an embodiment, the processor 280 may identify, through the first sensor 250, a rate at which the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 changes from a first angle to a second angle.

[0072] According to an embodiment, based on recognizing that the rate of change from the first angle to the second angle is greater than the first reference rate, the processor 280 may recognize the portion of the first area 232 whose size is greater than the size of the second sensor 260 as the second pixel set 232-2 when changing from the first angle to the second angle. When the rate of change from the first angle to the second angle is a first rate equal to or greater than the first reference rate, the processor 280 may deactivate the portion of the first area 232 whose size is greater than the size of the second sensor 260. For example, the size of the second pixel set 232-2 identified when the rate of change from the first angle to the second angle is equal to or greater than the first reference rate may be greater than the size of the second pixel set 232-2 identified when the rate of change from the first angle to the second angle is less than the first reference rate. For example, when changing from the second state 320 to the third state 330, the processor 280 may recognize that the rate of change from the first angle to the second angle is a first rate greater than the first reference rate. Based on recognizing that the rate of change is the first rate, the processor 280 may identify a portion of the first area 232 whose size is larger than one of the reference sets 235 as the second pixel set 232-2. Based on recognizing that the rate of change is the first rate, the processor 280 may identify two or more reference sets as the second pixel set 232-2. For example, based on recognizing that the rate of change is the first rate, the processor 280 may identify the second reference set 235-2 and the third reference set 235-3 as the second pixel set 232-2. According to an embodiment, when the rate of change from the first angle to the second angle is equal to or greater than the first reference rate, as the rate of change increases, the size of the second pixel set 232-2 identified by the processor 280 may increase. For example, when the rate of change from the first angle to the second angle is the second rate greater than the first rate, the first reference set 235-1, the second reference set 235-2, and the third reference set 235-3 may be identified as the second pixel set 232-2.

[0073] According to an embodiment, based on identifying that the rate of change from the first angle to the second angle is equal to or greater than the second reference rate, the processor 280 may deactivate all pixels of the first area 232 when changing from the first angle to the second angle. The second reference rate may be equal to or greater than the first reference rate. For example, based on identifying that the rate of change from the first angle to the second angle is a third rate equal to or greater than the second reference rate, the processor 280 may deactivate all pixels of the first area 232 when changing from the first angle to the second angle. For example, based on identifying that the rate of change from the first angle to the second angle is equal to or greater than the second reference rate, the processor 280 may be configured to avoid identifying the second pixel set 232-2. Based on identifying that the change to the second angle has been completed, the processor 280 may be configured to identify the second pixel set 232-2 corresponding to the second angle. For example, in the second state 320, among the plurality of pixels in the first area 232, the first pixel set 232-1 may be deactivated, and the remaining pixels except the first pixel set 232-1 may be activated. In the case where the rate at which the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 changes is equal to or greater than a specified rate, the second sensor 260 may overlap with an activated pixel among pixels of the first region 232 when the state of the electronic device 200 changes from the second state 320 to the third state 330. In the case where the second sensor 260 overlaps with the activated pixel when the state of the electronic device 200 changes from the second state 320 to the third state 330, light emitted by the activated pixel may interfere with the operation of the second sensor 260. Since at least a portion of the plurality of pixels in the first region 232 is deactivated when the rate at which the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 changes is equal to or greater than a reference rate (e.g., a first reference rate and / or a second reference rate), the electronic device 200 according to the embodiment can provide a method capable of ensuring the operational performance of the second sensor 260. As described above, since a portion of the plurality of pixels is deactivated based on the relative position of the second sensor 260 with respect to the first region 232, the electronic device 200 according to the embodiment can provide a method capable of extending the display region 231 regardless of the movement of the second housing 220.

[0074] Figure 4 An example is shown in which the electronic device according to the embodiment controls pixels in the first area based on the angle between the first casing and the second casing.

[0075] Reference Figure 4 According to an embodiment, when the angle θ between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is changed from the first angle to the second angle, the second angle may be different from the memory (eg, Figure 2cThe processor (e.g., memory 270) may store multiple reference angles recorded in the memory 270 of the first housing 210). For example, the angle θ between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 may be between the first reference angle a1 and the second reference angle a2. For example, the first reference angle a1 may correspond to the first reference set 235-1 of the multiple reference sets 235, and the second reference angle a2 may correspond to the second reference set 235-2 of the multiple reference sets 235. In response to recognizing through the first sensor 250 that the angle θ between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is between the first reference angle a1 and the second reference angle a2, the processor (e.g., Figure 2c The processor 280 may identify a third pixel set 232-3 in the first area 232 that is different from the plurality of reference sets 235. Based on the difference between the first reference angle a1 and the second angle and the difference between the second reference angle a2 and the second angle, the processor 280 may identify a first weight to be applied to the first reference set 235-1 and a second weight to be applied to the second reference set 235-2. In the case where the difference between the first reference angle a1 and the second angle is greater than the difference between the second reference angle a2 and the second angle, the second weight may be set to be greater than the first weight. In the case where the difference between the first reference angle a1 and the second angle is less than the difference between the second reference angle a2 and the second angle, the second weight may be set to be less than the first weight.

[0076] According to an embodiment, the processor 280 may obtain the third pixel set 232-3 based on the first weight, the second weight, the position of the first reference set 235-1, and the position of the second reference set 235-2. The processor 280 may identify the third pixel set 232-3 as the second pixel set 232-2. For example, when the value of the second angle θ between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is between the first reference angle a1 and the second reference angle a2, the third set 232-3 obtained based on the weight may correspond to the pixels overlapping with the second sensor 260 among the pixels in the first area 232. The processor 280 may deactivate the third pixel set 232-3 among the pixels in the first area 232 based on the identification of the third pixel set 232-3. The processor 280 may activate the remaining pixels except the third pixel set 232-3 among the pixels in the first area 232 based on the identification of the third pixel set 232-3.

[0077] According to an embodiment, when the second sensor 260 operates after the movement of the second housing 220 is stopped, a function of identifying the third pixel set 232-3 different from the plurality of reference sets 235 may be performed. For example, in the case where the second sensor 260 includes an image sensor, the function of identifying the third pixel set 232-3 may be performed after the movement of the second housing 220 is stopped.

[0078] According to an embodiment, when the second sensor 260 operates when the second housing 220 moves, a function of identifying the third pixel set 232-3 different from the plurality of reference sets 235 may be performed. For example, in the case where the second sensor 260 includes an image sensor, the function of identifying the third pixel set 232-3 may be performed based on identifying a change in the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 when a video is obtained by the second sensor 260.

[0079] As described above, the electronic device 200 according to the embodiment may provide a method of reducing interference of the second sensor 260 and pixels in various situations by identifying the function of the third pixel set 232 - 3 .

[0080] Figure 5 An example of the operation of a processor of an example electronic device according to an embodiment is shown.

[0081] Figure 5 The operations shown can be performed by Figure 2a , Figure 2b , Figure 2c and / or Figure 4 The electronic device 200 is shown performing.

[0082] Reference Figure 5 In operation 510, a processor (eg, Figure 2c The processor 280 may be configured to detect the presence of a first sensor (eg, Figure 2c The first sensor 250) identifies the first housing (eg, Figure 2a The first shell 210) and the second shell (for example, Figure 2a The processor 280 may be configured to change the angle between the first area (eg, Figure 2a and Figure 2b A first set of pixels (eg, Figure 3 The first pixel set 232-1) is deactivated to drive the second sensor (eg, Figure 2a , Figure 2b and Figure 2c When the processor 280 detects the change in the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 through the first sensor 250, the processor 280 detects the change in the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220. For example, the processor 280 may detect the change in the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 through the first sensor 250. Figure 2a The first surface 211 of the second housing 220 is connected to the third surface of the second housing 220 (for example, Figure 2a The angle between the third surface 221) changes from the first angle to the second angle.

[0083] In operation 520, the processor 280 may identify a second set of pixels (eg, Figure 3 For example, the processor 280 can identify, from the reference data recorded in the memory 270, an nth reference set (e.g., Figure 3 When the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is the second angle, the processor 280 may identify the nth reference set 235-n as the second pixel set 232-2 to be deactivated.

[0084] In operation 530 , based on identifying the second pixel set 232 - 2 , the processor 280 may deactivate the second pixel set 232 - 2 among the pixels in the first region 232 , and may activate the remaining pixels except for the second pixel set 232 - 2 .

[0085] Figure 6 An example of the operation of a processor of an example electronic device according to an embodiment is shown.

[0086] Figure 6 The operations shown can be performed by Figure 2a , Figure 2b , Figure 2c and / or Figure 4 The electronic device 200 is shown performing.

[0087] Reference Figure 6 In operation 601, a processor (eg, Figure 2c The processor 280 may be configured to detect the presence of a first sensor (eg, Figure 2c The first sensor 250) identifies the first housing (eg, Figure 2a The first shell 210) and the second shell (for example, Figure 2a The processor 280 can recognize the first surface of the first housing 210 (for example, Figure 2a The first surface 211 of the second housing 220 is connected to the third surface of the second housing 220 (for example, Figure 2a The rate at which the angle between the third surface 221) changes.

[0088] In operation 603, the processor 280 may identify whether the rate at which the angle between the first surface 211 and the third surface 221 changes is equal to or greater than the first reference rate. For example, the processor 280 may identify whether the rate at which the angle between the first surface 211 and the third surface 221 changes, which is identified by the first sensor 250, is equal to or greater than the memory (e.g., Figure 2c The first reference rate recorded in the memory 270).

[0089] In operation 605, the processor 280 may identify whether the rate at which the angle between the first surface 211 and the third surface 221 changes is equal to or greater than a second reference rate. The second reference rate may refer to a rate greater than the first reference rate. For example, the processor 280 may identify whether the rate at which the angle between the first surface 211 and the third surface 221 changes, as identified by the first sensor 250, is equal to or greater than a second reference rate recorded in the memory 270.

[0090] In operation 607, based on recognizing that the rate at which the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 changes is equal to or greater than the second reference rate, the processor 280 may deactivate the first area (e.g., Figure 2a and Figure 2b For example, when the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 is a first angle, the processor 280 may deactivate pixels in the first area 232 that are in contact with the second sensor (eg, Figure 2a , Figure 2b and Figure 2c The first set of pixels overlapped by the second sensor 260 (eg, Figure 3 Based on recognizing that the rate of change of the angle between the first shell 210 and the second shell 220 is equal to or greater than the second reference rate, the processor 280 may deactivate all pixels in the first area 232 including the first pixel set 232-1. According to an embodiment, based on recognizing that the rate of change of the angle between the first shell 210 and the second shell 220 is equal to or greater than the second reference rate, when the angle between the first shell 210 and the second shell 220 changes from the first angle to the second angle, the processor 280 may avoid recognizing the second pixel set (for example, Figure 3 For example, based on recognizing that the rate of change of the angle between the first shell 210 and the second shell 220 is equal to or greater than the second reference rate, when the angle between the first shell 210 and the second shell 220 changes from the first angle to the second angle, the processor 280 may bypass recognizing the second pixel set 232-2. For another example, based on recognizing that the rate of change of the angle between the first shell 210 and the second shell 220 is equal to or greater than the second reference rate, when the angle between the first shell 210 and the second shell 220 changes from the first angle to the second angle, the processor 280 may omit recognizing the second pixel set 232-2.

[0091] In operation 609, the processor 280 may identify whether the angle change between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 has been completed. For example, the processor 280 may identify whether the angle change between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 has been completed by identifying the rate of the angle change between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 via the first sensor 250. For another example, based on identifying that the movement of the second housing 220 relative to the first housing 210 is stopped, the processor 280 may identify that the movement of the second housing 220 relative to the first housing 210 has been completed.

[0092] In operation 611 , based on recognizing that the angle change between the first body 210 and the second body 220 has been completed, the processor 280 may identify a second pixel set 232 - 2 corresponding to a second angle between the first body 210 and the second body 220 .

[0093] In operation 613 , based on identifying the second pixel set 232 - 2 , the processor 280 may deactivate the second pixel set 232 - 2 among the pixels in the first region 232 , and may activate the remaining pixels except the second pixel set 232 - 2 .

[0094] In operation 615, based on recognizing that the rate at which the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 changes is equal to or greater than the first reference rate and less than the second reference rate, the processor 280 may identify the second pixel set 232-2 having a size greater than the size of the second sensor 260. For example, based on recognizing that the rate at which the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 changes is equal to or greater than the first reference rate and less than the second reference rate, the processor 280 may identify the second pixel set 232-2 having a size greater than the size of the second sensor 260 from the reference data. According to an example embodiment, when the rate of change from the first angle to the second angle is equal to or greater than the first reference rate and less than the second reference rate, as the rate of change increases, the size of the second pixel set 232-2 identified by the processor 280 may increase. For example, based on recognizing that the rate of change is the first rate, the processor 280 may identify the second pixel set 232-2 having the first size. For example, based on recognizing that the rate of change is the second rate greater than the first rate, the processor 280 may identify the second pixel set 232-2 having the second size greater than the first size.

[0095] In operation 617 , based on identifying the second pixel set 232 - 2 having a size greater than that of the second sensor 260 , the processor 280 may deactivate the second pixel set 232 - 2 and may activate the remaining pixels except for the second pixel set 232 - 2 .

[0096] In operation 619 , based on identifying that the rate at which the angle between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 changes is less than the first reference rate, the processor 280 may identify the second pixel set 232 - 2 from the reference data recorded in the memory 270 .

[0097] In operation 621 , based on identifying the second pixel set 232 - 2 , the processor 280 may deactivate the second pixel set 232 - 2 , and may activate the remaining pixels except for the second pixel set 232 - 2 .

[0098] Figure 7 is a top view of an example electronic device according to an embodiment.

[0099] Reference Figure 7 , according to the electronic device 700 of the embodiment (for example, Figure 2c The electronic device 200 may include a first housing 710, a second housing 720, and a flexible display 730 (eg, Figure 2a , Figure 2b and Figure 2c flexible display 230) and / or a second sensor 760 (eg, Figure 2a , Figure 2b and Figure 2c of the second sensor 260). Figure 5 The electronic device 700 shown may be Figure 2c Another example of an electronic device 200 .

[0100] The first housing 710 and the second housing 720 may define at least a portion of the outer surface of the electronic device 700. According to an embodiment, the first housing 710 may surround at least a portion of the second housing 720. The second housing 720 may be coupled to the first housing 710 to be movable relative to the first housing 710. For example, the second housing 720 may be coupled to the first housing 710 to be slidable relative to the first housing 710. When the second housing 720 is designed to be slidable relative to the first housing 710, the electronic device 700 may be referred to as a "slidable electronic device". When at least a portion of the flexible display 730 is designed to be rolled up inside the first housing 710 or the second housing 720 based on the movement of the second housing 720, the electronic device 700 may be referred to as a "rollable electronic device". For another example, the second housing 720 may be coupled to the first housing 710 so as to be linearly movable relative to the first housing 710. According to an embodiment, the second housing 720 may be inserted into the first housing 710 or may be withdrawn from the first housing 710. For example, when the second housing 720 moves in the third direction d3, the second housing 720 may slide out of the first housing 710. For another example, when the second housing 720 moves in the fourth direction d4 opposite to the third direction d3, the second housing 720 may slide into the first housing 710.

[0101] According to an embodiment, the state of the electronic device 700 can be changed by the movement of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710. For example, in the slide-in state 701 of the electronic device 700, the second housing 720 can be movable in the third direction d3 of the third direction d3 and the fourth direction d4. In the slide-in state 701 of the electronic device 700, the second housing 720 can be movable only in the third direction d3, and may not be movable in the fourth direction d4. For another example, in the slide-in state 701 of the electronic device 700, a part of the second housing 720 can be extracted from the first housing 710, but cannot be inserted into the first housing 710. The slide-in state 701 of the electronic device 700 can be referred to as a contracted state. In the slide-out state 702 of the electronic device 700, the second housing 720 can be movable in the fourth direction d4 of the third direction d3 and the fourth direction d4. In the slide-out state 702 of the electronic device 700, the second housing 720 may be movable only in the fourth direction d4, and may be immovable in the third direction d3. In the slide-out state 702 of the electronic device 700, a portion of the second housing 720 may be inserted into the first housing 710, but may not be withdrawn from the first housing 710. The slide-out state 702 of the electronic device 700 may be referred to as an extended state. In the intermediate state 703 of the electronic device 700, the second housing 720 may be movable in the third direction d3 and the fourth direction d4. In the intermediate state 703 of the electronic device 700, a portion of the second housing 720 may slide into the first housing 710 or may slide out from the first housing 710. The intermediate state 703 of the electronic device 700 may be referred to as a pre-stop state.

[0102] According to an embodiment, the movement of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 may be performed based on an external force transmitted from a user or by a driving force of a driving module (not shown) provided in the first housing 710 or the second housing 720. For example, the operation of the driving module may be triggered based on the input of the user. According to an embodiment, the user input for triggering the operation of the driving module may include a touch input, a force touch input, and / or a gesture input through the display 730. According to another embodiment, the user input for triggering the operation of the driving module may include an audio input (voice input) or an input to a physical button exposed to the outside of the first housing 710 or the second housing 720. According to an embodiment, the operation of the driving module may be triggered in response to detecting an input of an external force by the user.

[0103] According to an embodiment, the flexible display 730 may include a display area 731, a first area 732, and a second area 733. Figure 7 The display area 731, the first area 732 and the second area 733 can be Figure 2a and Figure 2c The display area 231, the first area 232 and the second area 233 are substantially the same, so repeated descriptions will be omitted.

[0104] According to an embodiment, the flexible display 730 may be disposed in the second housing 720. The flexible display 730 may move together with the movement of the second housing 720. In the flexible display 730, the display area 731 may shrink according to the sliding in of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710, or the display area 731 may expand according to the sliding out of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710. For example, in the sliding-in state 701 of the electronic device 700, a portion of the flexible display 730 may have a curvature and may be bent inside the first housing 710 and / or the second housing 720. When the second housing 720 moves in the third direction d3, a portion of the flexible display 730 may slide out from the inside of the first housing 710 and / or the second housing 720. A portion of the pulled-out flexible display 730 may be visible from the outside of the electronic device 700. When a portion of the flexible display 730 is exposed to the outside, the size of the display area 731 visible from the outside of the electronic device 700 may increase. For another example, when the second housing 720 moves in the fourth direction d4, the portion of the pulled-out flexible display 730 may be inserted into the first housing 710 and / or the second housing 720. The inserted portion of the flexible display 730 may not be visible from the outside of the electronic device 700. Since the portion of the flexible display 730 is not exposed to the outside, the size of the display area 731 visible from the outside of the electronic device 700 may be reduced.

[0105] According to an embodiment, the first area 732 may be provided on the second housing 720. For example, the first area 732 may be close to the first periphery 721 of the second housing 720 facing the third direction d3 and the second periphery 722 of the second housing 720 facing the fourth direction d4. However, it is not limited thereto. According to an embodiment, the first area 732 may be close to the second periphery 722 of the first periphery 721 and the second periphery 722 of the second housing 720. The second periphery 722 of the second housing 720 may be covered by the flexible display 730 and may not be visible from the outside of the electronic device 700.

[0106] According to an embodiment, the second sensor 760 may be disposed below the flexible display 730. For example, when the flexible display 730 is viewed from above, the second sensor 760 may overlap the first area 732. According to an embodiment, the second sensor 760 may be disposed in the second housing 720. The second sensor 760 may be movable together with the second housing 720 by moving the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710. For example, the second sensor 760 may be close to the first periphery 721 of the first periphery 721 and the second periphery 722 of the second housing 720.

[0107] According to an embodiment, the first area 732 may be in a non-circular shape. For example, the third width w3 of the first area 732 parallel to the third direction d3 may be greater than the fourth width w4 of the first area 732 perpendicular to the third direction d3. According to an embodiment, the curvature of the flexible display 730 may be changed by the movement of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710. Due to the change in curvature caused by the movement of the second housing 720, the sliding of the flexible display 730 may occur. Due to the sliding of the flexible display 730, the first area 732 may move relative to the second sensor 760 according to the movement of the second housing 720. For example, in the slide-in state of the electronic device 700, the second sensor 760 may overlap with one end 732a of the first area 732. For another example, in the slide-out state of the electronic device 700, the second sensor 760 may overlap with the other end 732b of the first area 732. Since the first region 732 has a non-circular shape, the first region 732 may have a reduced size compared to a case where the first region 732 is a circular shape with a third width w3 as a diameter. As the size of the first region 732 is reduced, the difference in appearance due to the difference in pixel density between the first region 732 and the second region 733 may be reduced.

[0108] According to an embodiment, the electronic device 700 may further include a first sensor (eg, Figure 2c a first sensor 250), a memory (eg, Figure 2c 270) and / or a processor (e.g., Figure 2cAccording to an embodiment, the processor 280 may identify the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 through the first sensor 250. For example, the processor 280 may identify that the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 changes from the first position to the second position. According to an embodiment, when the second sensor 760 is driven, the processor 280 may deactivate a portion of the plurality of pixels in the first area 732 that overlaps with the second sensor 760. For example, when the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is the first position, the processor 280 may deactivate a first set of pixels corresponding to the position of the second sensor 760 among the pixels in the first area 732.

[0109] According to an embodiment, when the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 changes from the first position to the second position to achieve alignment of the first area 732 relative to the second sensor 760, the processor 280 may identify a second set of pixels overlapping the second sensor 760 among a plurality of pixels in the first area 732. For example, Figure 8 The operation of identifying the second set of pixels by the processor 280 is described in detail.

[0110] Figure 8 An example is shown in which an example electronic device according to an embodiment controls pixels in a first area based on a position of a second housing relative to a first housing.

[0111] Reference Figure 8 According to an embodiment, a processor (e.g., Figure 2c The processor 280 may identify a first pixel set 732-1 among a plurality of pixels in the first area 732 that overlaps with the second sensor 760 when the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is the first position. The processor 280 may, based on receiving a signal requesting to drive the second sensor 760, store the first pixel set 732-1 in the memory (e.g., Figure 2cThe first pixel set 732-1 corresponding to the first position is identified by using reference data recorded in the memory 270 of the second housing 720. The reference data may include, for example, a plurality of reference sets 735 corresponding to a plurality of reference positions within the range of movement of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710, respectively. Each of the plurality of reference sets 735 may correspond to pixels in the first area 732 that overlap with the second sensor 760 when the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is one of the plurality of reference positions. For example, when the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is the first reference position, the first reference set 735-1 among the pixels in the first area 732 may overlap with the second sensor 760. For another example, when the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is the nth reference position, the nth reference set 735-n among the pixels in the first area 732 may overlap with the second sensor 760.

[0112] According to an embodiment, the processor 280 may recognize that the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is the first position based on receiving a signal requesting to drive the second sensor 760. The processor 280 may recognize whether the first position corresponds to one of the multiple reference positions recorded in the reference data. For example, the processor 280 may recognize that the first position corresponds to the first reference position among the multiple reference positions. The processor 280 may recognize the first reference set 735-1 corresponding to the first position from the reference data based on recognizing that the first position corresponds to the first reference position. When the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is the first position, the processor 280 may recognize the first reference set 735-1 as the first pixel set 732-1 to be deactivated. According to an embodiment, based on recognizing the first pixel set 732-1, the processor 280 may deactivate the first pixel set 732-1 among the pixels in the first region 732, and may activate the remaining pixels except the first pixel set 732-1.

[0113] According to an embodiment, the processor 280 may identify, through the first sensor 250, that the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 has changed from the first position to the second position. For example, the processor 280 may identify that the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 has changed from the first position to the second position based on receiving a signal requesting to drive the second sensor 760. The processor 280 may identify whether the second position corresponds to one of the multiple reference positions recorded in the reference data. For example, the processor 280 may identify that the second position corresponds to the nth reference position among the multiple reference positions. The processor 280 may identify the nth reference set 735-n corresponding to the second position from the reference data based on identifying that the second position corresponds to the nth reference position. When the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is the second position, the processor 280 may identify the nth reference set 735-n as the second pixel set 732-2 to be deactivated. According to an embodiment, based on identifying the second pixel set 732-2, the processor 280 may deactivate the second pixel set 732-2 among the pixels in the first area 732, and may activate the remaining pixels except the second pixel set 732-2. However, it is not limited thereto, and according to an embodiment, the processor 280 may not deactivate the second pixel set 732-2. For example, the processor 280 may control the second pixel set 732-2 so that the second pixel set 732-2 displays a specified image. For example, the specified image may be a black image. For example, the processor 280 may control the brightness of the second pixel set 732-2 differently from the brightness of the remaining pixels among the pixels in the first area 732. For example, the brightness of the second pixel set 732-2 may be lower than the brightness of the remaining pixels among the pixels in the first area 732.

[0114] According to an embodiment, after the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is changed from the first position to the second position, when the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is the first position, the processor 280 may control the portion of the pixels in the first area 732 that overlaps with the second sensor 760 differently from another portion of the pixels in the first area 732. For example, after the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is changed from the first position to the second position, the processor 280 may reduce the brightness of the portion of the pixels in the first area 732 that overlaps with the second sensor 760 when the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is the first position, to be lower than the brightness of the remaining portion of the pixels in the first area 732 except for the second pixel set 732-2. For example, after the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is changed from the first position to the second position, when the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is the first position, the processor 280 may cause the portion of the pixels in the first area 732 that overlaps with the second sensor 760 to flicker.

[0115] According to an embodiment, when the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 changes, the processor 280 may control the portion of the pixels in the first area 732 that overlaps with the second sensor 760 according to the change in the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 differently from another portion of the pixels in the first area 732. For example, the processor 280 may reduce the brightness of the portion of the pixels in the first area 732 that overlaps with the second sensor 760 according to the change in the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 to be lower than the brightness of another portion of the pixels in the first area 732. For example, the processor 280 may control the portion of the pixels in the first area 732 that overlaps with the second sensor 760 according to the change in the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 to flicker.

[0116] According to an embodiment, the processor 280 may identify the moving speed of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 through the first sensor 250. The processor 280 may identify whether the moving speed of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is equal to or greater than a reference speed. According to an embodiment, based on identifying that the moving speed of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is equal to or greater than a third reference speed, when the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 changes from the first position to the second position, the processor 280 may identify the portion of the first area 732 whose size is greater than the size of the second sensor 760 as the second pixel set 732-2. For example, based on identifying that the moving speed of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is equal to or greater than the third reference speed, the processor 280 may identify the portion of the first area 732 whose size is greater than one reference set among the plurality of reference sets 735 as the second pixel set 732-2. For example, as the moving speed of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 increases, the size of the second pixel set 732-2 identified by the processor 280 may increase. According to an embodiment, based on recognizing that the rate of change from the first position to the second position is less than the third reference rate, the processor 280 may identify the second pixel set 732-2 from the reference data. When the rate of change from the first position to the second position is less than the third reference rate, the processor 280 may deactivate the second pixel set 732-2, and may activate the remaining pixels except the second pixel set 732-2 among the pixels in the first region 732.

[0117] According to an embodiment, based on identifying that the rate of change from the first position to the second position is equal to or greater than a fourth reference rate that is greater than the third reference rate, the processor 280 may deactivate all pixels in the first region 732 when changing from the first position to the second position. For example, based on identifying that the rate of change from the first position to the second position is equal to or greater than the fourth reference rate, the processor 280 may be configured to avoid identifying the second pixel set 732-2. The processor 280 may be configured to identify the second pixel set 732-2 corresponding to the second position based on identifying that the change to the second position has been completed.

[0118] Fig. 9 An example of the operation of a processor of an example electronic device according to an embodiment is shown.

[0119] Fig. 9 The operation can be done by Figure 7 and / or Figure 8 Executed by electronic device 700.

[0120] Reference Fig. 9 In operation 910, a processor (eg, Figure 2c The processor 280 may identify the second housing (eg, Figure 7 The second housing 720) is relative to the first housing (eg, Figure 7 For example, the processor 280 may detect a change in the position of the first housing 710 through the first sensor (e.g., Figure 2c The first sensor 250 of the embodiment of the present invention recognizes that the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 changes from the first position to the second position. Figure 7 A first set of pixels (eg, Figure 8 The first pixel set 732-1) is deactivated to drive the second sensor (eg, Figure 7 When the second sensor 760 is used, the processor 280 can identify a change in the position of the second shell 720 relative to the first shell 710.

[0121] In operation 920, the processor 280 may identify a second set of pixels (eg, Figure 8 For example, from a memory (e.g., Figure 2c The processor 280 may identify the nth reference set (e.g., Figure 8 When the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is the second position, the processor 280 may identify the nth reference set 735-n as the second pixel set 732-2 to be deactivated.

[0122] In operation 930 , based on identifying the second pixel set 732 - 2 , the processor 280 may deactivate the second pixel set 732 - 2 among the pixels in the first region 732 , and may activate the remaining pixels except the second pixel set 732 - 2 .

[0123] Fig.10 An example of the operation of a processor of an example electronic device according to an embodiment is shown.

[0124] Fig.10 The operation can be done by Figure 7 and / or Figure 8 Executed by electronic device 700.

[0125] Reference Fig.10 In operation 1001, a processor (eg, Figure 2c The processor 280 may be configured to detect the presence of a first sensor (eg, Figure 2c The first sensor 250) identifies the second housing (eg, Figure 7The second housing 720) is relative to the first housing (eg, Figure 7 The processor 280 may identify a movement rate of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710.

[0126] In operation 1003, the processor 280 may identify whether the speed of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is equal to or greater than the third reference speed. For example, the processor 280 may identify whether the speed of the position change of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 identified by the first sensor 250 is equal to or greater than the memory (e.g., Figure 2c A third rate recorded in memory 270).

[0127] In operation 1005, the processor 280 may identify whether the movement rate of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is equal to or greater than a fourth reference rate. The fourth reference rate may refer to a rate greater than the third reference rate. For example, the processor 280 may identify whether the movement rate of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 identified by the first sensor 250 is equal to or greater than the fourth reference rate recorded in the memory 270.

[0128] In operation 1007, based on recognizing that the moving speed of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is equal to or greater than the fourth reference speed, when the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 changes from the first position to the second position, the processor 280 may deactivate the first area (e.g., Figure 7 For example, when the position of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is the first position, the processor 280 may deactivate the pixels of the first area 732 that are associated with the second sensor (eg, Figure 7 The second sensor 760) overlaps the first pixel set (eg, Figure 8 Based on recognizing that the moving speed of the second body 720 relative to the first body 710 is equal to or greater than the fourth reference speed, the processor 280 may deactivate all pixels in the first area 732 including the first pixel set 732-1.

[0129] According to an embodiment, based on recognizing that the moving speed of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is equal to or greater than the fourth reference speed, the processor 280 may avoid recognizing the second pixel set (e.g., Figure 8For example, based on recognizing that the moving speed of the second shell 720 relative to the first shell 710 is equal to or greater than the fourth reference speed, when the position of the second shell 720 relative to the first shell 710 changes from the first position to the second position, the processor 280 may bypass recognizing the second pixel set 732-2. For another example, based on recognizing that the moving speed of the second shell 720 relative to the first shell 710 is equal to or greater than the fourth reference speed, when the position of the second shell 720 relative to the first shell 710 changes from the first position to the second position, the processor 280 may omit recognizing the second pixel set 732-2.

[0130] In operation 1009, the processor 280 may identify whether the movement of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is completed. For example, the processor 280 may identify that the movement of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is completed based on identifying that the movement of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is stopped.

[0131] In operation 1011 , the processor 280 may identify a second pixel set 732 - 2 corresponding to a second position based on identifying that the movement of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 has been completed.

[0132] In operation 1013 , based on identifying the second pixel set 732 - 2 , the processor 280 may deactivate the second pixel set 732 - 2 among the pixels in the first region 732 , and may activate the remaining pixels except the second pixel set 732 - 2 .

[0133] In operation 1015, based on recognizing that the moving speed of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is equal to or greater than the third reference speed and less than the fourth reference speed, the processor 280 may identify the second pixel set 732-2 having a size greater than the size of the second sensor 760. For example, based on recognizing that the moving speed of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is equal to or greater than the third reference speed and less than the fourth reference speed, the processor 280 may identify the second pixel set 732-2 having a size greater than the size of the second sensor 760 from the reference data. According to an embodiment, when the moving speed of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is equal to or greater than the third reference speed and less than the fourth reference speed, as the moving speed of the second housing 720 increases, the size of the second pixel set 732-2 identified by the processor 280 may increase. For example, based on recognizing that the moving speed is the fourth speed, the processor 280 may identify the second pixel set 732-2 having the third size. For example, based on recognizing that the moving speed is the fifth speed greater than the fourth speed, the processor 280 may identify the second pixel set 732-2 having the fourth size greater than the third size. Each of the fourth rate and the fifth rate may have a value greater than or equal to the third reference rate and less than the fourth reference rate.

[0134] In operation 1017 , based on identifying the second pixel set 732 - 2 having a size greater than that of the second sensor 760 , the processor 280 may deactivate the second pixel set 732 - 2 and may activate the remaining pixels except for the second pixel set 732 - 2 .

[0135] In operation 1019 , based on recognizing that the movement rate of the second housing 720 relative to the first housing 710 is less than the third reference rate, the processor 280 may identify the second pixel set 732 - 2 from the reference data recorded in the memory 270 .

[0136] In operation 1021 , based on identifying the second pixel set 732 - 2 , the processor 280 may deactivate the second pixel set 732 - 2 , and may activate the remaining pixels except for the second pixel set 732 - 2 .

[0137] According to an embodiment, an electronic device (eg, Figure 2a and Figure 2c The electronic device 200 may include a first housing (eg, Figure 2a The first shell 210 includes a first surface (eg, Figure 2a a first surface 211) and a second surface opposite to the first surface (eg, Figure 2a According to an embodiment, the electronic device may include a second housing (eg, Figure 2aThe second housing 220 includes a third surface (eg, Figure 2a A third surface 221) and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface (eg, Figure 2a According to an embodiment, the electronic device may include a hinge structure (eg, Figure 2a According to an embodiment, the electronic device may include a flexible display (eg, Figure 2a A flexible display 230), the flexible display including a display area (eg, Figure 2a The display area 231 includes a first area (eg, Figure 2a The first region 232 and the second region (eg, Figure 2a The first area includes pixels having a first density, the second area surrounds the first area and includes pixels having a second density greater than the first density, and the display area is arranged on the first surface and the third surface across the hinge structure. According to an embodiment, the electronic device may include a first sensor (for example, Figure 2c A first sensor 250 is provided in the first housing and a second sensor (eg, Figure 2c a second sensor 260) and a processor (eg, Figure 2c According to an embodiment, the processor may be a first pixel set (eg, Figure 3 When the first pixel set 232-1 of the first region is deactivated to drive the second sensor, the first sensor recognizes that the angle between the first surface and the third surface changes from the first angle to the second angle. According to an embodiment, the processor can identify a second pixel set (e.g., Figure 3 The second pixel set 232-2 is identified, and the reference data is used for alignment between the pixels to be deactivated in the first area moved relative to the second sensor according to the change in angle and the second sensor. According to an embodiment, the processor can be configured to deactivate the identified second pixel set and activate the remaining pixels in the first area except the second pixel set.

[0138] According to an embodiment, the reference data may include a plurality of reference sets (eg, Figure 3 Multiple reference sets 235).

[0139] According to an embodiment, in response to identifying a first reference angle (eg, Figure 4The first reference angle a1) and the second reference angle (for example, Figure 4 The processor may select a second reference angle a2 from among the plurality of reference sets based on a first reference set (eg, Figure 4 A first reference set 235-1) corresponding to a second reference angle and a second reference set (eg, Figure 4 to obtain a third pixel set in the first region that is different from the plurality of reference sets (eg, Figure 4 A third pixel set 232-3).

[0140] According to an embodiment, the processor may identify a first weight to be applied to the first reference set and a second weight to be applied to the second reference set based on a difference between the first reference angle and the second angle and a difference between the second reference angle and the second angle. According to an embodiment, the processor may obtain a third set based on the first weight, the second weight, the position of the first reference set, and the position of the second reference set. According to an embodiment, the processor may be configured to identify the obtained third set as the second set.

[0141] According to an embodiment, the second sensor may include an image sensor. According to an embodiment, the function of identifying the third set different from the plurality of reference sets may be performed based on identifying a change in an angle when a video is obtained through the second sensor.

[0142] According to an embodiment, the second sensor may include an image sensor. According to an embodiment, the function of identifying the second set from the reference data may be performed based on at least a portion of driving of the second sensor for obtaining an image.

[0143] According to an embodiment, the second sensor may be driven in response to an input for executing an executable object of a software application providing use of the second sensor displayed in the display area.

[0144] According to an embodiment, the second sensor may be driven in response to an input of an executable object for executing a function providing use of the second sensor displayed in a user interface of a software application in a display area.

[0145] According to an embodiment, the second sensor may be driven in response to a user input pressing a physical button provided on the first housing or the second housing.

[0146] According to an embodiment, the processor may identify a rate of change from a first angle to a second angle. According to an embodiment, based on identifying that the rate is less than a reference rate, the processor may identify a second set from the reference data, may deactivate the second set, and may activate the remaining pixels. According to an embodiment, based on identifying that the rate is equal to or greater than the reference rate, the processor may be configured to deactivate all pixels of the first region when the angle changes from the first angle to the second angle.

[0147] According to an embodiment, the processor may be further configured to bypass identifying the second set based on identifying that the rate is equal to or greater than the reference rate.

[0148] According to an embodiment, the processor may be configured to identify a second set corresponding to the second angle based on identifying that the change to the second angle is completed.

[0149] According to an embodiment, the flexible display can be folded based on the folding axis (eg, Figure 2a According to an embodiment, the width of the first region perpendicular to the folding axis (e.g., Figure 2a The first distance of the first width w1) may be greater than the width of the first region parallel to the folding axis (eg, Figure 2a A second distance of a second width w2).

[0150] According to an embodiment, the second sensor may be disposed at a position corresponding to the position of one end of the first region (e.g., one end 232a of the first region 232 of FIG. 2A ) in an unfolded state in which the first direction facing the first surface and the second direction facing the third surface are the same as each other. According to an embodiment, the second sensor may be disposed at a position corresponding to the position of the other end of the first region (e.g., one end 232a of the first region 232 of FIG. 2A ) in a folded state in which the first direction and the second direction are opposite to each other. Figure 2a At a position corresponding to the position of the other end 232b) of the first area 232.

[0151] According to an embodiment, the display may be changed by movement of the second housing relative to the first housing.

[0152] According to an embodiment, an electronic device (eg, Figure 7 The electronic device 700 may include a first housing (eg, Figure 7 ), and a second housing (eg, a first housing 710) coupled to the first housing so as to be slidable relative to the first housing. Figure 7 According to an embodiment, the electronic device (eg, Figure 7 The electronic device 700 may include a flexible display (eg, Figure 7 A flexible display 730), the flexible display including a display area (eg, Figure 7 731), the display area includes a first area (eg, Figure 7 732) and a second region (eg, Figure 7a second area 733 of the first area including pixels having a first density, the second area surrounding the first area and including pixels having a second density greater than the first density; and a flexible display, the display area of ​​the flexible display shrinks according to the second shell sliding in relative to the first shell, or expands according to the second shell sliding out relative to the first shell. According to an embodiment, the electronic device may include a first sensor (for example, Figure 2c A first sensor 250 is provided in the second housing below the first area, and a second sensor (eg, Figure 7 a second sensor 760) and a processor (eg, Figure 2c According to an embodiment, the processor may be a first pixel set (eg, Figure 8 When the first pixel set of the first area is deactivated to drive the second sensor, the first sensor recognizes that the position of the second housing relative to the first housing changes from the first position to the second position. According to an embodiment, the processor can identify the second pixel set (for example, Figure 8 The second pixel set 732-2 is used for aligning the pixels to be deactivated in the first area moved relative to the second sensor according to the change in position with the second sensor. According to an embodiment, the processor can be configured to deactivate the identified second pixel set and activate the remaining pixels in the first area except the second pixel set.

[0153] According to an embodiment, the reference data may include a plurality of reference sets respectively corresponding to a plurality of reference distances within a moving range of the second housing relative to the first housing.

[0154] According to an embodiment, the processor may identify a rate of movement of the second shell relative to the first shell. According to an embodiment, based on identifying that the rate is less than a reference rate, the processor may identify a second set from the reference data, may deactivate the second set, and may activate the remaining pixels. According to an embodiment, based on identifying that the rate is equal to or greater than the reference rate, the processor may be configured to deactivate all pixels of the first area when the position changes from the first position to the second position.

[0155] According to an embodiment, the curvature of the flexible display may be changed by movement of the second housing relative to the first housing.

[0156] According to an embodiment, the width of the first region parallel to the moving direction of the second housing (eg, Figure 8 The third distance of the third width w3) may be longer than the width perpendicular to the moving direction of the second shell in the first region (eg, Figure 8 A fourth distance of a fourth width w4).

[0157] The electronic device according to various embodiments disclosed herein may be various types of devices. The electronic device may include, for example, a portable communication device (e.g., a smart phone), a computer device, a portable multimedia device, a portable medical device, a camera, a wearable device, or a household appliance. The electronic device according to the embodiments of this document is not limited to the above-mentioned devices.

[0158] Various embodiments and terms used herein are not intended to limit the technical features described herein to specific embodiments, but should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents or substitutes of embodiments. Regarding the description of the accompanying drawings, similar reference numerals may be used for similar or related parts. Unless clearly indicated differently in the relevant context, the singular form of the noun corresponding to the project may include one or more of the project. In this document, each of the phrases such as "A or B", "at least one of A and B", "at least one of A, B and C", "at least one of A, B or C" and "at least one of A, B or C" may include any one of the phrases or all possible combinations thereof. Terms such as "first", "second", or "first" or "second" may be simply used to distinguish a corresponding component from another corresponding component, and are not limited to other aspects (e.g., importance or order). When a certain (e.g., first) component is referred to as being “coupled” or “connected” in another (e.g., second) component, with or without the term “functional” or “communicatively,” this means that some components can be connected directly (e.g., by wire), wirelessly, or through a third component.

[0159] For example, the term "module" used in various embodiments of this document may include a unit implemented in hardware, software, or firmware, and may be used interchangeably with terms such as logic, logic block, component, or circuit. A module may be a minimum unit or part of a component that is integrally configured or performs one or more functions. For example, according to an embodiment, a module may be implemented in the form of an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

[0160] Various embodiments of the present document may be implemented as software (e.g., a program) including one or more instructions stored in a storage medium (or external memory) readable by a device (e.g., wearable device 100). For example, a processor (e.g., a processor) of a device (e.g., wearable device 100) may call and execute at least one of the one or more instructions stored from the storage medium. This makes it possible for the device to work according to at least one command called to perform at least one function. One or more instructions may include code generated by a compiler or code that can be executed by an interpreter. The device-readable storage medium may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Here, the term "non-transitory" only means that the storage medium is tangible and does not include a signal (e.g., an electromagnetic wave), and the term does not distinguish between a case where data is stored semi-permanently and a case where it is stored temporarily.

[0161] According to an embodiment, the methods according to various embodiments disclosed in this document may be provided by being included in a computer program product. The computer program product may be traded between a seller and a buyer as a product. The computer program product may be distributed in the form of a device-readable storage medium (e.g., a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM)), or through an application store (e.g., Play Store TM ) or distributed (e.g., downloaded or uploaded) directly or online between two user devices (e.g., smart phones). In the case of online distribution, at least some of the computer program products may be temporarily stored or temporarily created on a device-readable storage medium such as a memory in a manufacturer's server, a server in an application store, or a relay server.

[0162] According to various embodiments, each of the above-mentioned components (e.g., module or program) can include a single object or multiple objects, and some of the multiple objects can be separated and arranged in other components. According to various embodiments, one or more components or operations of the above-mentioned corresponding components can be omitted, or one or more other components or operations can be added. As another option or additionally, multiple components (e.g., module or program) can be integrated into a component. In this case, the integrated component can perform one or more functions of each component in a manner identical or similar to that performed by the corresponding components among the multiple components before integration. According to various embodiments, the operations performed by modules, programs or other components can be performed sequentially, in parallel, repeatedly or heuristically, performed in different orders, omitted, or one or more other operations can be added.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising: a first housing, the first housing comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a second shell, the second shell comprising a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface; a hinge structure, the hinge structure rotatably connecting the first shell and the second shell; a flexible display, the flexible display being arranged on the first surface and the third surface across the hinge structure, the flexible display comprising a display area, the display area comprising a first area and a second area, the first area comprising pixels having a first density, the second area surrounding the first area and comprising pixels having a second density greater than the first density; First sensor; a second sensor, the second sensor being disposed below the first area in the first housing; as well as processor, Wherein, the processor is configured to: When a first set of pixels among pixels in the first area is deactivated to drive the second sensor, it is recognized by the first sensor that the angle between the first surface and the third surface changes from a first angle to a second angle; identifying a second set of pixels corresponding to the second angle among pixels in the first area from reference data used for alignment between the pixels in the first area and the second sensor, the first area moving relative to the second sensor according to the change in angle; and The identified second set of pixels is deactivated, and the remaining pixels except the second set of pixels among the pixels in the first area are activated.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, in, The reference data includes a plurality of reference sets respectively corresponding to a plurality of reference angles within the changeable range of the angle.

3. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 2, in, The processor is further configured to: In response to identifying that the angle is different from the multiple reference angles and is between a first reference angle and a second reference angle among the multiple reference angles, a third pixel set in the first area that is different from the multiple reference sets is identified as the second pixel set based on a first reference set corresponding to the first reference angle and a second reference set corresponding to the second reference angle among the multiple reference sets.

4. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, in, The processor is further configured to: identifying a first weight to be applied to the first reference set and a second weight to be applied to the second reference set based on a difference between the first reference angle and the second angle and a difference between the second reference angle and the second angle, The third set of pixels is identified as the second set of pixels based on the first weight, the second weight, the position of the first reference set, and the position of the second reference set.

5. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, in, The second sensor comprises an image sensor, The identifying the third set different from the plurality of reference sets is performed based on identifying a change in the angle when acquiring the video through the second sensor.

6. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, in, The second sensor comprises an image sensor, Wherein, identifying the second set from the reference data is performed based on at least the second sensor for obtaining an image being driven.

7. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, in, The second sensor is driven in response to an input of an executable object displayed in the display area for executing a software application using the second sensor.

8. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, in, The second sensor is driven in response to input to an executable object for executing a function that provides use of the second sensor, the executable object being displayed in a user interface of a software application in the display area.

9. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, in, The second sensor is driven in response to a user input pressing a physical button provided on the first housing or the second housing.

10. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, in, The processor is further configured to: identifying a rate of change from the first angle to the second angle; based on identifying that the rate is less than a reference rate, identifying the second set from the reference data, deactivating the second set and activating the remaining pixels; as well as Based on identifying that the rate is equal to or greater than the reference rate, all pixels of the first area are deactivated when the angle changes from the first angle to the second angle.

11. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, in, The processor is further configured to: Based on identifying that the rate is equal to or greater than the reference rate, identifying the second set is avoided.

12. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, in, The processor is further configured to: Based on identifying that the change to the second angle has been completed, the second episode corresponding to the second angle is identified.

13. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, in, The flexible display is foldable based on a folding axis by movement of the second housing relative to the first housing, and Wherein, a first width of the first region perpendicular to the folding axis is greater than a second width of the first region parallel to the folding axis.

14. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 13, in, The second sensor overlaps one end of the first area in an unfolded state where a first direction facing the first surface and a second direction facing the third surface are the same, and overlaps the other end of the first area in a folded state where the first direction and the second direction are opposite.

15. An electronic device, comprising: a first shell; a second housing, the second housing being slidable relative to the first housing; A flexible display comprising a display area, the display area comprising a first area and a second area, the first area comprising pixels having a first density, the second area surrounding the first area and comprising pixels having a second density greater than the first density, the display area contracting when the second housing slides into the first housing and expanding when the second housing slides out of the first housing; First sensor; a second sensor, the second sensor being disposed below the first area in the second housing; as well as processor, Wherein, the processor is configured to: When a first set of pixels among pixels in the first area is deactivated to drive the second sensor, it is recognized by the first sensor that the position of the second housing relative to the first housing changes from a first position to a second position; identifying a second set of pixels corresponding to the second position among pixels in the first area from reference data for alignment between the pixels in the first area moved relative to the second sensor according to the change in the position and the second sensor; and The identified second set of pixels is deactivated, and the remaining pixels except the second set of pixels among the pixels in the first area are activated.

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