Foldable electronic device and operating method thereof

Abstract

This slidable electronic device comprises: a housing including a drawer part that can be moved between a retracted position and an extended position; and a flexible touch display disposed to be visually exposed, when the drawer part is in the retracted position, through a transparent cover disposed on the front surface and the rear surface of the housing, wherein, on the basis of identifying that the drawer part is moved from the extended position to the retracted position, the touch sensitivity of a first area of the flexible touch display can be controlled to be different from the touch sensitivity of a second area.

Description

Slideable electronic device and method of operation thereof

[0001] An embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a sliderable electronic device and a method of operating the same, which can control a touch sensing operation of a rear display area or a side display area in response to screen expansion (e.g., enlargement) or contraction (e.g., shrinkage) of a flexible touch display (e.g., a rollable display).

[0002] Electronic devices can refer to devices that perform specified functions based on embedded programs, such as home appliances, electronic notebooks, portable multimedia players, mobile communication terminals, tablet PCs, audio / video devices, desktop / laptop computers, or in-vehicle navigation systems. Electronic devices are becoming increasingly slimmer, more rigid, and more aesthetically pleasing, while their functional elements are being differentiated.

[0003] Electronic devices can display a screen through a display that includes a touch sensor. The electronic device allows the user to input commands by selecting instructions displayed on the screen with a person's hand or an object. The display including the touch sensor is placed on the front side of the electronic device and can convert the contact point where the person's hand or an object makes direct contact into an electrical signal. The instruction selected at the contact point by the person's hand or an object can be input as a touch signal. Displays including such touch sensors can replace input devices such as keyboards and mice that are connected to and operated by electronic devices, thereby expanding their range of applications. Methods for operating touch sensors include resistive film, photosensitive, and capacitive methods. Capacitive touch sensors can detect changes in capacitance when a person's hand or an object makes contact, thereby converting the contact point into an electrical signal.

[0004] A sliderable electronic device (e.g., a rollable electronic device, a flexible electronic device) is being developed that applies a flexible touch display (e.g., a rollable display) and can change the screen size of the flexible display by moving (e.g., sliding) a first housing or a second housing. The degree to which the housing of the sliderable electronic device is unfolded (e.g., slide out, expanded) or closed (e.g., slide in, reduced) (e.g., the distance (or length) by which the housing is slid) can be determined to control the operation of the flexible display (e.g., screen control) and the operation of the electronic device.

[0005] The above-described material is provided solely as background information to aid in understanding the embodiments of the present disclosure. No determination has been made, and no claims are made, as to whether any of the above material constitutes prior art in connection with the present disclosure.

[0006] Depending on whether the housing of the sliderable electronic device is unfolded (e.g., slide-out, extended) or closed (e.g., slide-in, collapsed), the areas exposed to the rollable display on the front, back, and sides may vary. Depending on the areas exposed to the rollable display on the front, back, and sides of the sliderable electronic device, the control of the screen display operation and the touch sensing operation may vary.

[0007] Because the rollable display of a slideable electronic device moves, the accuracy of touch coordinates may decrease. Furthermore, additional resources are used for calculations to synchronize the sliding of the slideable electronic device with the touch coordinates, which may increase manufacturing costs and power consumption.

[0008] The technical tasks to be achieved in this document are not limited to the technical tasks mentioned above, and other technical tasks not mentioned will be clearly understood by those with ordinary skill in the technical field to which this document pertains from the description below.

[0009] The present disclosure may provide a sliderable electronic device and an operating method thereof that can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in a first display area (e.g., a front area, a front display area) and a second display area (e.g., a back area, a back display area) in a first state (e.g., a slide-in state, a retracted state, a contracted state), a second state (e.g., a slide-out state, a retracted state, an expanded state, an enlarged state), or a third state (e.g., an intermediate state) of the sliderable electronic device.

[0010] The present disclosure may provide a sliderable electronic device and an operating method thereof that can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in a third display area (e.g., a side area, a side display area) in a first state (e.g., a slide-in state, a retracted state, a contracted state), a second state (e.g., a slide-out state, a retracted state, an expanded state, a magnified state), or a third state (e.g., an intermediate state) of the sliderable electronic device.

[0011] A slidable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may include a housing including a drawer portion movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The housing may include a front surface and a rear surface having a transparent cover. The slidable electronic device may include a flexible touch display arranged to be visually exposed through the transparent covers disposed on the front and rear surfaces of the housing when the drawer portion is in the retracted position. The slidable electronic device may include a touch sensor IC configured to drive a touch sensor, at least one processor, and a memory including instructions. When the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor, the slidable electronic device may identify that the drawer portion is moved from the extended position to the retracted position. When the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor, the sliderable electronic device can control the touch sensitivity of the flexible touch display to be adjusted so that the touch sensitivity of a first area of ​​the flexible touch display corresponding to the front side of the housing is different from the touch sensitivity of a second area of ​​the flexible touch display corresponding to the transparent cover of the rear side, based on identifying that the drawer portion is moved from an extended position to a retracted position.

[0012] A method for operating a sliderable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure can detect whether a rollable display is being pulled in or out. The method can determine, in response to detecting the pull-in or pull-out of the rollable display, a first region corresponding to a front surface of the sliderable electronic device, a second region corresponding to a rear surface of the sliderable electronic device, and a third region corresponding to a side surface of the sliderable electronic device. The method can adjust the first region to a first touch sensitivity and adjust the second region to a second touch sensitivity different from the first touch sensitivity.

[0013] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a sliderable electronic device can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in a second display area (rear area, rear display area) by applying a relatively low first touch sensitivity to a first display area (front area, front display area) in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, collapsed state, contracted state) and applying a relatively high second touch sensitivity to a second display area (rear area, rear display area) than the first touch sensitivity.

[0014] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a sliderable electronic device can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in a third display area (side area, side display area) by ignoring a touch signal received in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, collapsed state, contracted state) for a third display area (side area, side display area) (e.g., not performing touch processing according to a touch input).

[0015] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a sliderable electronic device can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in a second display area (rear area, rear display area) by applying a relatively lower first touch sensitivity to a first display area (front area, front display area) in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pull-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) and applying a relatively higher second touch sensitivity than the first touch sensitivity to a second display area (rear area, rear display area).

[0016] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a sliderable electronic device can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in a third display area (side area, side display area) by ignoring (e.g., not performing touch processing according to a touch input) a touch signal received in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pull-out state, expanded state, enlarged state).

[0017] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a sliderable electronic device can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in a second display area (e.g., a back area, a back display area) by applying a relatively low first touch sensitivity to a first display area (e.g., a front area, a front display area) in a third state (e.g., an intermediate state) and applying a relatively high second touch sensitivity to a second display area (e.g., a back area, a back display area) than the first touch sensitivity.

[0018] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the third display area (e.g., side area, side display area) by ignoring (e.g., not performing touch processing according to touch input) a touch signal received for the third display area (e.g., side area, side display area) in a third state (e.g., intermediate state).

[0019] The effects that can be obtained from the present disclosure are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects that are not mentioned can be clearly understood by a person having ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present disclosure belongs from the description below.

[0020] In connection with the description of the drawings, the same or similar reference numerals may be used for the same or similar components.

[0021] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device within a network environment according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a first state (e.g., slide-in state, retracted state, contracted state) of a sliderable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG. 2b is a diagram illustrating a second state (e.g., slide-out state, withdrawal state, expanded state, enlarged state) of a sliderable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG. 2C is a diagram showing a plurality of sensors (e.g., hall sensors) for sensing a first state (e.g., slide-in state, inlet state, contracted state, shrinkage state) and a second state (e.g., slide-out state, withdrawal state, expanded state, enlarged state) of an electronic device.

[0025] FIG. 3 is a drawing showing a rollable display viewed from the outside in a rear (e.g., back) direction when the slideable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, retracted state, contracted state).

[0026] FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating a sliderable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, and is a diagram illustrating a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, or expanded state) of the sliderable electronic device.

[0027] FIG. 4b is a diagram illustrating a sliderable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, and is a diagram illustrating a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, or enlarged state) of the sliderable electronic device.

[0028] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a slideable electronic device having a touch sensor arranged on a window (e.g., window glass).

[0029] FIG. 6 is a drawing showing a sliderable electronic device in which a touch sensor is arranged in an in-cell touch manner on a rollable display.

[0030] Fig. 7 is a drawing showing a rollable display and a touch driving circuit (touch IC) in which a touch sensor is arranged in an in-cell touch manner.

[0031] FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating that a sliderable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure calculates a first region (e.g., a front region), a second region (e.g., a back region), and a third region (e.g., a side region) of a rollable display when the device is in a first state (e.g., a slide-in state, a retracted state, a collapsed state, a contracted state).

[0032] FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a sliderable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, which calculates a first region (e.g., a front region), a second region (e.g., a back region), and a third region (e.g., a side region) of a rollable display when the device is in a second state (e.g., a slide-out state, a retracted state, an extended state).

[0033] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating adjusting touch sensitivity using a first touch calibration value (e.g., a first touch calibration table, 1st calibration table) for touch sensing of a first area (e.g., a front area) of a rollable display and a second touch calibration value (e.g., a second touch calibration table, 2nd calibration table) for touch sensing of a second area (e.g., a rear area).

[0034] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating generating a combination touch calibration value (e.g., a touch calibration combination table value, a combination calibration table value) for touch sensing of a first area (e.g., a front area), a second area (e.g., a back area), and a third area (e.g., a side area) of a rollable display.

[0035] FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a method for generating a touch input correction value using a combination touch correction value (e.g., a touch correction combination table value, a combination calibration table value) and determining whether a touch is present using the touch input correction value.

[0036] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating checking a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, contracted state, retracted state) or a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of a slideable electronic device, and adjusting touch sensitivity depending on whether the first state or the second state is recognized.

[0037] FIG. 14 is a drawing showing that a touch threshold offset is applied differently depending on a first area (e.g., a front area), a second area (e.g., a back area), or a third area (e.g., a side area) of a rollable display.

[0038] FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a method for preventing an overtouch when a state of a sliderable electronic device changes from a first state (e.g., slide-in state, inlet state, collapsed state, contracted state) to a second state (e.g., slide-out state, withdrawal state, expanded state, expanded state) (e.g., changing from the collapsed state to the expanded state), or when a state of the sliderable electronic device changes from the second state to the first state (e.g., changing from the expanded state to the collapsed state).

[0039] It should be noted that throughout the drawings, the same reference numbers are used to describe identical or similar elements, features and structures.

[0040] The following description, with reference to the accompanying drawings, is provided to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of various embodiments of the disclosure as defined by the claims and their equivalents. While it includes numerous specific details to aid understanding, these are to be considered merely illustrative. Accordingly, those skilled in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications can be made to the various embodiments described herein without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosure. Furthermore, descriptions of well-known functions and configurations may be omitted for clarity and brevity.

[0041] The terms and words used in the following description and claims are not limited to their literary meanings and are merely used by the applicant to facilitate a clear and consistent understanding of this document. Therefore, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the following description of various embodiments of this document is provided for illustrative purposes only, and is not intended to limit this document as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

[0042] Singular forms should be understood to include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, a reference to "component surfaces" may include reference to one or more of such surfaces.

[0043] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device (101) within a network environment (100) according to various embodiments.

[0044] Referring to FIG. 1, in a network environment (100), an electronic device (101) may communicate with an electronic device (102) via a first network (198) (e.g., a short-range wireless communication network), or may communicate with an electronic device (104) or a server (108) via a second network (199) (e.g., a long-range wireless communication network). According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may communicate with the electronic device (104) via the server (108). According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may include a processor (120), a memory (130), an input module (150), an audio 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 subscriber identification module (196), or an antenna module (197). In some embodiments, the electronic device (101) may omit at least one of these components (e.g., the connection terminal (178)), or may have one or more other components added. In some embodiments, some of these components (e.g., the sensor module (176), the camera module (180), or the antenna module (197)) may be integrated into one component (e.g., the display module (160)).

[0045] The processor (120) may, for example, execute software (e.g., a program (140)) to control at least one other component (e.g., a hardware or software component) of the electronic device (101) connected to the processor (120) and perform various data processing or calculations. According to one embodiment, as at least a part of the data processing or calculations, the processor (120) may store commands or data received from other components (e.g., a sensor module (176) or a communication module (190)) in a volatile memory (132), process the commands or data stored in the volatile memory (132), and store result data in a non-volatile memory (134). According to one embodiment, the processor (120) may include a main processor (121) (e.g., a central processing unit or an application processor) or a secondary processor (123) (e.g., a graphics processing unit, a neural processing unit (NPU), an image signal processor, a sensor hub processor, or a communication processor)) that can operate independently or together therewith. For example, if the electronic device (101) includes a main processor (121) and a secondary processor (123), the secondary processor (123) may be configured to use less power than the main processor (121) or to be specialized for a specified function. The secondary processor (123) may be implemented separately from the main processor (121) or as a part thereof.

[0046] The auxiliary processor (123) may control at least a portion of functions or states associated with at least one component (e.g., a display module (160), a sensor module (176), or a communication module (190)) of the electronic device (101), for example, on behalf of the main processor (121) while the main processor (121) is in an inactive (e.g., sleep) state, or together with the main processor (121) while the main processor (121) is in an active (e.g., application execution) state. In one embodiment, the auxiliary processor (123) (e.g., an image signal processor or a communication processor) may be implemented as a part of another functionally related component (e.g., a camera module (180) or a communication module (190)). In one embodiment, the auxiliary processor (123) (e.g., a neural network processing unit) may include a hardware structure specialized for processing artificial intelligence models. The artificial intelligence models may be generated through machine learning. This learning can be performed, for example, in the electronic device (101) itself where artificial intelligence is performed, or can be performed through a separate server (e.g., server (108)). The learning algorithm can include, for example, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, semi-supervised learning, or reinforcement learning, but is not limited to the examples described above. The artificial intelligence model can include multiple artificial neural network layers.The artificial neural network may be one of 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), a deep Q-network, or a combination of two or more of the above, but is not limited to the examples described above. In addition to, or alternatively to, a hardware structure, an artificial intelligence model may include a software structure.

[0047] The memory (130) can store various data used by at least one component (e.g., processor (120) or sensor module (176)) of the electronic device (101). The data can include, for example, software (e.g., program (140)) and input data or output data for commands related thereto. The memory (130) can include volatile memory (132) or non-volatile memory (134).

[0048] The program (140) may be stored as software in the memory (130) and may include, for example, an operating system (142), middleware (144), or an application (146).

[0049] The input module (150) can receive commands or data to be used in a component of the electronic device (101) (e.g., a processor (120)) from an external source (e.g., a user) of the electronic device (101). The input module (150) can include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, a keyboard, a key (e.g., a button), or a digital pen (e.g., a stylus pen).

[0050] The audio output module (155) can output audio signals to the outside of the electronic device (101). The audio output module (155) can include, for example, a speaker or a receiver. The speaker can be used for general purposes, such as multimedia playback or recording playback. The receiver can be used to receive incoming calls. In one embodiment, the receiver can be implemented separately from the speaker or as part of the speaker.

[0051] The display module (160) can visually provide information to an external party (e.g., a user) of the electronic device (101). The display module (160) may include, for example, a display, a holographic device, or a projector and a control circuit for controlling the device. In one embodiment, the display module (160) may include a touch sensor configured to detect a touch, or a pressure sensor configured to measure the intensity of a force generated by the touch.

[0052] The audio module (170) can convert sound into an electrical signal, or vice versa, convert an electrical signal into sound. According to one embodiment, the audio module (170) can acquire sound through the input module (150), output sound through the sound output module (155), or an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (102)) (e.g., speaker or headphone) directly or wirelessly connected to the electronic device (101).

[0053] The sensor module (176) can detect the operating status (e.g., power or temperature) of the electronic device (101) or the external environmental status (e.g., user status) and generate an electrical signal or data value corresponding to the detected status. According to one embodiment, the sensor module (176) can include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, a barometric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an IR (infrared) sensor, a biometric sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an illuminance sensor.

[0054] The interface (177) may support one or more designated protocols that may be used to directly or wirelessly connect the electronic device (101) with an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (102)). In one embodiment, the interface (177) may include, for example, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a universal serial bus (USB) interface, an SD card interface, or an audio interface.

[0055] The connection terminal (178) may include a connector through which the electronic device (101) may be physically connected to an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (102)). According to one embodiment, the connection terminal (178) may include, for example, an HDMI connector, a USB connector, an SD card connector, or an audio connector (e.g., a headphone connector).

[0056] A haptic module (179) can convert electrical signals into mechanical stimuli (e.g., vibration or movement) or electrical stimuli that a user can perceive through tactile or kinesthetic sensations. In one embodiment, the haptic module (179) can include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electrical stimulation device.

[0057] The camera module (180) can capture still images and videos. According to one embodiment, the camera module (180) may include one or more lenses, image sensors, image signal processors, or flashes.

[0058] The power management module (188) can manage power supplied to the electronic device (101). According to one embodiment, the power management module (188) can be implemented, for example, as at least a part of a power management integrated circuit (PMIC).

[0059] A battery (189) may power at least one component of the electronic device (101). In one embodiment, the battery (189) may include, for example, a non-rechargeable primary battery, a rechargeable secondary battery, or a fuel cell.

[0060] The communication module (190) may support the establishment of 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 the performance of communication through the established communication channel. The communication module (190) may operate independently from the processor (120) (e.g., application processor) and may include one or more communication processors that support direct (e.g., wired) communication or wireless communication. According to one 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 module). Among these communication modules, the corresponding communication module can communicate with an external electronic device (104) via a first network (198) (e.g., a short-range communication network such as Bluetooth, wireless fidelity (WiFi) direct, or infrared data association (IrDA)) or a second network (199) (e.g., a long-range communication network such as a legacy cellular network, a 5G network, a next-generation communication network, the Internet, or a computer network (e.g., a LAN or WAN)). These various types of communication modules can be integrated into a single component (e.g., a single chip) or implemented as multiple separate components (e.g., multiple chips). The wireless communication module (192) can verify or authenticate the electronic device (101) within a communication network such as the first network (198) or the second network (199) by using subscriber information (e.g., an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)) stored in the subscriber identification module (196).

[0061] The wireless communication module (192) can support 5G networks and next-generation communication technologies following the 4G network, such as NR access technology (new radio access technology). The NR access technology can support high-speed transmission of high-capacity data (eMBB (enhanced mobile broadband)), minimization of terminal power and connection of multiple terminals (mMTC (massive machine type communications)), or high reliability and low latency (URLLC (ultra-reliable and low-latency communications)). The wireless communication module (192) can support, for example, a high-frequency band (e.g., mmWave band) to achieve a high data transmission rate. The wireless communication module (192) can support various technologies for securing performance in a high-frequency band, such as beamforming, massive multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO), full dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antenna, analog beam-forming, or large scale antenna. The wireless communication module (192) can support various requirements specified in the electronic device (101), an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (104)), or a network system (e.g., the second network (199)). According to one embodiment, the wireless communication module (192) can support a peak data rate (e.g., 20 Gbps or more) for eMBB realization, a loss coverage (e.g., 164 dB or less) for mMTC realization, or a U-plane latency (e.g., 0.5 ms or less for downlink (DL) and uplink (UL), or 1 ms or less for round trip) for URLLC realization.

[0062] The antenna module (197) can transmit or receive signals or power to or from an external device (e.g., an external electronic device). In one embodiment, the antenna module (197) may include an antenna including a radiator formed of a conductor or a conductive pattern formed on a substrate (e.g., a PCB). In one 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 method 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). A signal or power may be transmitted or received between the communication module (190) and an external electronic device through the selected at least one antenna. In one embodiment, in addition to the radiator, another component (e.g., a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)) may be additionally formed as a part of the antenna module (197).

[0063] According to various embodiments, the antenna module (197) may form a mmWave antenna module. According to one embodiment, the mmWave antenna module may include a printed circuit board, an RFIC disposed on or adjacent to a first side (e.g., a bottom side) of the printed circuit board and capable of supporting a designated high-frequency band (e.g., a mmWave band), and a plurality of antennas (e.g., an array antenna) disposed on or adjacent to a second side (e.g., a top side or a side side) of the printed circuit board and capable of transmitting or receiving signals in the designated high-frequency band.

[0064] At least some of the above components can be interconnected and exchange signals (e.g., commands or data) with each other via a communication method between peripheral devices (e.g., a bus, GPIO (general purpose input and output), SPI (serial peripheral interface), or MIPI (mobile industry processor interface)).

[0065] According to one embodiment, commands or data may be transmitted or received between the electronic device (101) and an external electronic device (104) via a server (108) connected to a second network (199). Each of the external electronic devices (102 or 104) may be the same or a different type of device as the electronic device (101). According to one embodiment, all or part of the operations executed in the electronic device (101) may be executed in one or more of the external electronic devices (102, 104, or 108). For example, when the electronic device (101) is to perform a certain function or service automatically or in response to a request from a user or another device, the electronic device (101) may, instead of or in addition to executing the function or service itself, request one or more external electronic devices to perform the function or at least a part of the service. One or more external electronic devices that receive the request may execute at least a portion of the requested function or service, or an additional function or service related to the request, and transmit the result of the execution to the electronic device (101). The electronic device (101) may process the result as is or additionally and provide it as at least a portion of a response to the request. For this purpose, cloud computing, distributed computing, mobile edge computing (MEC), or client-server computing technology may be used, for example. The electronic device (101) may provide an ultra-low latency service by using distributed computing or mobile edge computing, for example. In one 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 a neural network. According to one embodiment, the external electronic device (104) or the server (108) may be included in the second network (199).The electronic device (101) can be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart city, smart car, or healthcare) based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology.

[0066] Electronic devices according to the various embodiments disclosed in this document may take various forms. Electronic devices may include, for example, portable communication devices (e.g., smartphones), computer devices, portable multimedia devices, portable medical devices, cameras, wearable devices, or home appliances. Electronic devices according to the embodiments disclosed in this document are not limited to the aforementioned devices.

[0067] The various embodiments of this document and the terminology used therein are not intended to limit the technical features described in this document to specific embodiments, but should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, or substitutes of the embodiments. In connection with the description of the drawings, similar reference numerals may be used for similar or related components. The singular form of a noun corresponding to an item may include one or more of the items, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this document, each of the phrases "A or B", "at least one of A and B", "at least one of A or B", "A, B, or C", "at least one of A, B, and C", and "at least one of A, B, or C" can include any one of the items listed together in the corresponding phrase among those phrases, or all possible combinations thereof. Terms such as "first," "second," or "first" or "second" may be used merely to distinguish one component from another, and do not limit the components in any other respect (e.g., importance or order). When a component (e.g., a first component) is referred to as "coupled" or "connected" to another component (e.g., a second component), with or without the terms "functionally" or "communicatively," it means that the component can be connected to the other component directly (e.g., wired), wirelessly, or through a third component.

[0068] 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 an integral component, or a minimum unit or part of such a component that performs one or more functions. For example, according to one embodiment, a module may be implemented in the form of an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

[0069] Various embodiments of the present document may be implemented as software (e.g., a program (140)) including one or more commands stored in a storage medium (e.g., an internal memory (136) or an external memory (138)) readable by a machine (e.g., an electronic device (101)). For example, a processor (e.g., a processor (120)) of the machine (e.g., an electronic device (101)) may call at least one command among the one or more commands stored from the storage medium and execute it. This enables the machine to operate to perform at least one function according to the at least one command called. The one or more commands may include code generated by a compiler or code executable by an interpreter. The machine-readable storage medium may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Here, 'non-transitory' simply means that the storage medium is a tangible device and does not contain signals (e.g., electromagnetic waves), and the term does not distinguish between cases where data is stored semi-permanently or temporarily on the storage medium.

[0070] According to one embodiment, the method according to various embodiments disclosed in the present document may be provided as a computer program product. The computer program product may be traded between sellers and buyers as a product. The computer program product may be distributed in the form of a device-readable storage medium (e.g., compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM)) or may be provided through an application store (e.g., Play Store). TM ) or directly between two user devices (e.g., smart phones), online distribution (e.g., downloading or uploading). In the case of online distribution, at least a portion of the computer program product may be at least temporarily stored or temporarily created in a machine-readable storage medium, such as the memory of a manufacturer's server, an application store's server, or an intermediary server.

[0071] According to various embodiments, each component (e.g., a module or a program) of the above-described components may include one or more entities, and some of the entities may be separated and placed in other components. According to various embodiments, one or more components or operations of the aforementioned components may be omitted, or one or more other components or operations may be added. Alternatively or additionally, a plurality of components (e.g., a module or a program) may be integrated into a single component. In such a case, the integrated component may perform one or more functions of each of the plurality of components identically or similarly to those performed by the corresponding component among the plurality of components prior to the integration. According to various embodiments, the operations performed by a module, program, or other component may be executed sequentially, in parallel, iteratively, or heuristically, or one or more of the operations may be executed in a different order, omitted, or one or more other operations may be added.

[0072] According to one embodiment, the display module (160) illustrated in FIG. 1 may include a bar type or plate type display.

[0073] According to one embodiment, the display module (160) illustrated in FIG. 1 may include a flexible touch display (e.g., a rollable display, a foldable display) configured such that the screen (e.g., a display screen) can be folded or unfolded.

[0074] According to one embodiment, the display module (160) illustrated in FIG. 1 may include a flexible touch display (e.g., a rollable display, a slideable display) that is slidably arranged to provide a screen (e.g., a display screen).

[0075] According to one embodiment, the processor (120) (e.g., processing circuit) may be implemented as one or more IC (integrated circuit (or circuitry)) chips and may perform various data processing operations. The processor (120) may include at least one electrical circuit and may individually or collectively perform distributed processing of instructions (or programs, data) stored in the memory (130). The processor (120) may include a processor assembly including one or more processing circuits. The processor (120) may include any processing circuit operative to control the performance and operations of one or more components of the electronic device (101) (e.g., memory (130), display module (160), sensor module (176) (e.g., sensor), camera module (180) (e.g., image sensor), and / or communication module (190) (e.g., communication circuit). For example, the processor (120) (e.g., application processor (AP)) may be implemented as a system on chip (SoC) (e.g., one chip or chipset). For example, the processor (120) may be implemented as multiple cores (or at least one core circuit), multiple chips, or multiple chipsets. For example, the processor (120) may include one or more processing circuits. For example, the processor (120) may include one or more processing circuits configured to individually and / or collectively perform various functions of the present disclosure. As a non-limiting example, at least a portion of the processor (120) may be included in a first chip of the electronic device (101), and at least another portion of the processor (120) may be included in a second chip of the electronic device (101) that is different from the first chip of the electronic device (101).

[0076] According to one embodiment, the number of processors (120) may be one or more. For example, the processor (120) may have a multi-core processor structure such as a dual core, a quad core, a hexa core, or an octa core. The processor (120) may control the operations of the electronic device (101) by executing instructions stored in the memory (130). For example, the processor (120) may correspond to a plurality of processors that collectively perform a plurality of operations by dividing them among the processors.

[0077] FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a first state (e.g., slide-in state, retracted state, contracted state) of a sliderable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0078] FIG. 2b is a diagram illustrating a second state (e.g., slide-out state, withdrawal state, expanded state, enlarged state) of a sliderable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0079] FIG. 2C is a diagram showing a plurality of sensors (e.g., hall sensors) for sensing a first state (e.g., slide-in state, inlet state, contracted state, shrinkage state) and a second state (e.g., slide-out state, withdrawal state, expanded state, enlarged state) of an electronic device.

[0080] FIG. 3 is a drawing showing a rollable display viewed from the outside in a rear (e.g., back) direction when the slideable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, retracted state, contracted state).

[0081] The sliderable electronic device (200) of FIGS. 2A to 3 may be at least partially similar to the electronic device (101) of FIG. 1, or may further include other embodiments of the electronic device (101).

[0082] The sliderable electronic device (200) of FIGS. 2 and 3 may be at least partially similar to the sliderable electronic device (500) of FIG. 5, or may further include other embodiments of the sliderable electronic device (500).

[0083] The sliderable electronic device (200) of FIGS. 2 and 3 may be at least partially similar to the sliderable electronic device (600) of FIG. 6, or may further include other embodiments of the sliderable electronic device (600).

[0084] According to one embodiment, a sliderable electronic device (200) according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may include a housing structure (220, 230) and a flexible touch display (210) (e.g., a flexible display, a sliderable display). For example, a camera module (240) (e.g., the camera module (180) of FIG. 1) may be disposed in a second direction (202) (e.g., a rear direction) of the sliderable electronic device (200). For example, an in-cell touch type touch sensor (e.g., a plurality of touch channels) may be disposed in the flexible touch display (210). For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) may include a touch driving unit (e.g., a touch driving unit (710, touch IC (integrated circuit) of FIG. 7)) that supplies a touch driving signal (e.g., a Tx touch signal) to a touch sensor (e.g., a plurality of touch channels) and receives a touch sensing signal (e.g., an Rx touch signal) according to the touch driving signal.

[0085] According to one embodiment, the sliderable electronic device (200) may include a front surface, a back surface, and a side surface between the front surface and the back surface.

[0086] According to one embodiment, the housing structure (220, 230) may include a first housing (220) (e.g., a first housing structure or base housing) and a second housing (230) (e.g., a second housing structure or slide housing).

[0087] According to one embodiment, the flexible touch display (210) may be positioned to be supported by at least a portion of the first housing (220) and the second housing (230).

[0088] According to one embodiment, the first housing (220) and the second housing (230) can be coupled to each other. For example, the second housing (230) can be movably coupled to the first housing (220) in a specified direction (e.g., x-axis direction) and within a specified distance. According to one embodiment, the slideable electronic device (200) can include a bendable member (or bendable support member) (e.g., a multi-joint hinge module or a multi-bar assembly) to form the same plane in a first state (e.g., a slide-in state, a retracted state, a contracted state) and a second state (e.g., a slide-out state, a drawn-out state, a contracted state).

[0089] According to one embodiment, in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, extended state, enlarged state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), at least a portion of the flexible touch display (210) may be supported by the bendable member. For example, in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, extended state, enlarged state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), at least a portion of the flexible touch display (210) may form at least partially the same plane as the first housing (220) (e.g., the first direction (201) of the first housing (220)).

[0090] According to one embodiment, in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, retracted state, collapsed state, contracted state) of the slideable electronic device (200), at least a portion (e.g., first region (211)) of the flexible touch display (210) can be arranged to be visible from the outside in a first direction (201) (e.g., front direction).

[0091] According to one embodiment, in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of the slideable electronic device (200), at least a portion (e.g., first region (211) and expanded region (214)) of the flexible touch display (210) can be arranged to be visible from the outside in a first direction (201) (e.g., front direction).

[0092] For example, the housing structure (220, 230) may include a drawer portion (205) movable between a retracted (e.g., collapsed) position and an extended (e.g., expanded) position of the slideable electronic device (200). The housing structure (220, 230) may include a front side and a back side having a transparent cover (221). When the drawer portion (205) of the housing structure (220, 230) is in the retracted position, the flexible touch display (210) may be visually exposed through the transparent cover (e.g., transparent window) disposed on the front side of the housing structure (220, 230) and the transparent cover (221) (e.g., transparent window) disposed on the back side.

[0093] For example, in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, retracted state, contracted state) and a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), a transparent cover (e.g., transparent window) (e.g., window glass (640) of FIG. 6) exposed to the outside may be included. The transparent cover protects the surface of the flexible touch display (210) and may include a substantially transparent material to transmit visual information provided by the flexible touch display (210) to the outside of the electronic device (200). For example, the transparent cover may include, but is not limited to, glass (e.g., UTG, ultra-thin glass) and / or a polymer (e.g., PI, polyimide).

[0094] According to one embodiment, in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, retracted state, collapsed state, contracted state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), at least a portion of the flexible touch display (210) may be arranged to be visible to the outside in a second direction (202) (e.g., toward the rear). For example, a transparent cover (221) (e.g., a transparent window) may be arranged on the rear surface so that in the first state (e.g., slide-in state, retracted state, collapsed state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), at least a portion of the flexible touch display (210) may be visible to the outside in the second direction (202) (e.g., toward the rear).

[0095] For example, a transparent cover (221) disposed on the back of a sliderable electronic device (200) can protect the slide operation from interference by the user's grip. Since a difference may occur in the touch recognition results of the front and back due to the transparent cover (221) disposed on the back of the sliderable electronic device (200), the touch sensitivity (e.g., touch recognition value) of the front and back can be adjusted (e.g., applying different touch recognition values ​​to the front and back). Through this, the difference in the touch recognition results of the front and back of the sliderable electronic device (200) can be compensated for, and touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs can be prevented.

[0096] According to one embodiment, in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of the slideable electronic device (200), at least a portion of the flexible touch display (210) may be arranged to be visible from the outside in a second direction (202) (e.g., rearward direction).

[0097] According to one embodiment, for example, in the first state or the second state of the sliderable electronic device (200), a transparent cover (221) (e.g., a transparent window) may be arranged such that at least a portion of the flexible touch display (210) is visible to the outside in the second direction (202) (e.g., toward the rear).

[0098] For example, an opening (e.g., a window) may be formed in at least a portion of the first housing (220) so that at least a portion of the flexible touch display (210) may be visible from the outside in a second direction (202) (e.g., toward the rear) in the first state or the second state of the slideable electronic device (200). At least a portion of the flexible touch display (210) may be visible from the outside in the second direction (202) (e.g., toward the rear) by the opening (e.g., the window) formed in the first housing (220).

[0099] According to one embodiment, in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, retracted state, collapsed state, contracted state) of the slideable electronic device (200), at least a portion of the flexible touch display (210) may be arranged to be visible outwardly in a third direction (203) (e.g., side direction).

[0100] For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) may be arranged with a transparent cover (e.g., a transparent window) so that the flexible touch display (210) can be viewed from the outside in a third direction (203) (e.g., a side direction). According to one embodiment, in a second state (e.g., a slide-out state, a pulled-out state, an expanded state, an enlarged state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), at least a portion of the flexible touch display (210) may be arranged so that it can be viewed from the outside in a third direction (203) (e.g., a side direction).

[0101] For example, an opening (e.g., a window) may be formed in at least a portion of the first housing (220) so that at least a portion of the flexible touch display (210) may be visible from the outside in a third direction (203) (e.g., a side direction) in the first state or the second state of the slideable electronic device (200). At least a portion of the flexible touch display (210) may be visible from the outside in the third direction (203) (e.g., a side direction) by the opening (e.g., a window) formed in the first housing (220).

[0102] For example, a transparent cover (221) (e.g., a transparent window) arranged so that the flexible touch display (210) is visible to the outside in a second direction (202) (e.g., a rear direction) may extend to a third direction (203) (e.g., a side direction). Through the transparent cover (221) arranged in the second direction (202) (e.g., a rear direction) and the third direction (203) (e.g., a side direction), the flexible touch display (210) may be visible to the outside in the second direction (202) (e.g., a rear direction) and the third direction (203) (e.g., a side direction).

[0103] According to one embodiment, in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, retracted state, collapsed state, contracted state) of the slideable electronic device (200), the screen size (e.g., screen area) visible to the outside of the flexible touch display (210) can be made minimal (e.g., substantially minimal).

[0104] According to one embodiment, in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of the slideable electronic device (200), the screen size (e.g., screen area) visible to the outside of the flexible touch display (210) can be maximized (e.g., substantially maximized).

[0105] According to one embodiment, in a third state of the sliderable electronic device (200) (e.g., an intermediate state between the collapsed state and the expanded state), the screen size (e.g., screen area) of the flexible touch display (210) shown to the outside may be larger than in the first state and smaller than in the second state.

[0106] According to one embodiment, the insertion / withdrawal operation of the slideable electronic device (200) can be automatically performed by a driving module (not shown).

[0107] According to one embodiment, the sliderable electronic device (200) may be operatively connected to a processor (e.g., processor (120) of FIG. 1) and may include a motor control module for controlling a motor of the drive module. The processor (120) may operate or stop the drive module through the motor control module.

[0108] For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) can detect a triggering operation for changing from a first state (e.g., slide-in state, inlet state, contracted state, shrinkage state) to a second state (e.g., slide-out state, withdrawal state, expanded state, enlarged state). When the sliderable electronic device (200) detects a triggering operation for changing from the first state to the second state, the sliderable electronic device (200) can operate a driving module disposed inside the sliderable electronic device (200).

[0109] For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) can detect a triggering operation for changing from a second state (e.g., slide-out state, withdrawal state, expansion state, enlargement state) to a first state (e.g., slide-in state, retraction state, contraction state, shrinkage state). When the triggering operation for changing from the second state to the first state is detected, the sliderable electronic device (200) can operate a driving module disposed inside the sliderable electronic device (200).

[0110] According to one embodiment, the sliderable electronic device (200) may include a motion detection sensor for detecting movement of the second housing (230) in a first direction (e.g., x-axis direction, expansion direction) or a second direction (e.g., -x-axis direction, reduction direction) and a movement distance. The sliderable electronic device (200) may obtain movement of the second housing (230) in the first direction or the second direction and a movement distance using the motion detection sensor.

[0111] For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) may include a plurality of sensors (250) (e.g., hall sensors) for sensing a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, contracted state, shrunken state) and a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state). The plurality of sensors (250) may be arranged at a predetermined interval on the front plate (260). A magnet (272) may be arranged on a support member (270) (e.g., display support bar) that supports the flexible touch display (210). The magnet (270) arranged on the support member (270) may move together with the movement of the flexible touch display (210). The sliderable electronic device (200) may sense a change in magnetic flux according to the movement of the magnet (270) and a direction in which the magnetic flux changes by using the plurality of sensors (250). The sliderable electronic device (200) can sense a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pull-in state, contraction state, shrinkage state) and a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pull-out state, expansion state, enlargement state) by sensing a change in magnetic flux and a direction in which the magnetic flux changes.

[0112] For example, the slideable electronic device (200) can recognize which area of ​​the flexible touch display (210) is visible to the outside in the first direction (201) (e.g., the front direction) based on the movement and movement distance of the second housing (230) in the first or second direction.

[0113] For example, the slideable electronic device (200) can recognize which area of ​​the flexible touch display (210) is visible to the outside in the second direction (202) (e.g., rearward direction) based on the movement and movement distance of the second housing (230) in the first or second direction.

[0114] For example, the slideable electronic device (200) can recognize which area of ​​the flexible touch display (210) is visible to the outside in a third direction (203) (e.g., side direction) based on the movement and movement distance of the second housing (230) in the first or second direction.

[0115] According to one embodiment, the flexible touch display (210) may include a first display area (211) that is visible to the outside in a first direction (201) (e.g., front direction), a second display area (212) that is visible to the outside in a second direction (202) (e.g., rear direction), and a third display area (213) that is visible to the outside in a third direction (203) (e.g., side direction).

[0116] For example, depending on the first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, contracted state, shrunken state), the second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state), or the third state (e.g., intermediate state) of the slideable electronic device (200), the sizes (e.g., screen sizes) of the first display area (211) and the second display area (212) of the flexible touch display (210) that are visible to the outside may vary.

[0117] For example, as illustrated in FIG. 2, when the sliderable electronic device (200) is in the first state, the size (e.g., screen size) of the first display area (211) of the flexible touch display (210) may be minimized, and the size (e.g., screen size) of the second display area (212) may be maximized.

[0118] For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3, when the slideable electronic device (200) is in the second state, the first display area (211) of the flexible touch display (210) may be expanded (214) so ​​that the size (e.g., screen size) of the first display area (211) may be maximized.

[0119] For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3, when the sliderable electronic device (200) is in the second state, the size (e.g., screen size) of the second display area (212) may be reduced as much as the first display area (211) is expanded (214), so that the size (e.g., screen size) of the second display area (212) may be minimized.

[0120] For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the sliderable electronic device (200) can display a screen in a second direction (202) (e.g., rearward direction) using the second display area (212).

[0121] For example, regardless of the first state or the second state of the sliderable electronic device (200), the size (e.g., screen size) of the third display area (213) visible to the outside in the third direction (203) (e.g., side direction) may be the same (e.g., constant).

[0122] For example, the slideable electronic device (200) of FIGS. 2A to 3 may include an electronic pen (e.g., a stylus pen) and a digitizer for detecting coordinates of the electronic pen.

[0123] For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) of FIGS. 2A to 3 may include a processor (120), a memory (130), a program (140), an input module (150), an audio output module (155), a display module (160), an audio module (170), a communication module (190), a sensor module (176), an interface (177), a connection terminal (178), a haptic module (179), a power management module (188), and / or a battery (189) of FIG. 1.

[0124] FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating a sliderable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, and is a diagram illustrating a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, or expanded state) of the sliderable electronic device.

[0125] The sliderable electronic device (401) of FIG. 4A may be at least partially similar to the electronic device (101) of FIG. 1, or may further include other embodiments of the electronic device (101).

[0126] The sliderable electronic device (401) of FIG. 4A may be at least partially similar to the electronic device (200) of FIGS. 2A to 2C, or may further include other embodiments of the electronic device (200).

[0127] The sliderable electronic device (401) of FIG. 4A may be at least partially similar to the sliderable electronic device (500) of FIG. 5, or may further include other embodiments of the sliderable electronic device (500).

[0128] The sliderable electronic device (401) of FIG. 4A may be at least partially similar to the sliderable electronic device (600) of FIG. 6, or may further include other embodiments of the sliderable electronic device (600).

[0129] Referring to FIG. 4A, according to one embodiment, a sliderable electronic device (401) according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may include a first housing (220), a second housing (230), and a flexible touch display (210) (e.g., a flexible display, a sliderable display). For example, an in-cell touch type touch sensor (e.g., a plurality of touch channels) may be arranged in the flexible touch display (210). For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) may include a touch driver (e.g., a touch IC (integrated circuit)) that supplies a touch driving signal (e.g., a Tx touch signal) to the touch sensor (e.g., a plurality of touch channels) and receives a touch sensing signal (e.g., an Rx touch signal) according to the touch driving signal.

[0130] According to one embodiment, the sliderable electronic device (401) may have a first housing (220), a second housing (230), and a flexible touch display (210) (e.g., a flexible display, a sliderable display) arranged with a flat upper surface without steps.

[0131] For example, in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, retracted state, contracted state), a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state), or a third state (e.g., intermediate state) of the slideable electronic device (401), the first housing (220), the second housing (230), and the flexible touch display (210) (e.g., flexible display, slideable display) can be arranged with a flat upper surface without a step.

[0132] According to one embodiment, a transparent cover (e.g., a transparent window) may be placed on the front side so that the flexible touch display (210) can be viewed externally in a first direction (201) (e.g., a front direction) of the slideable electronic device (401).

[0133] According to one embodiment, a transparent cover (221) (e.g., a transparent window) may be placed so that the flexible touch display (210) is visible to the outside in a second direction (202) (e.g., a rear direction) of the slideable electronic device (401).

[0134] For example, the transparent cover (221) (e.g., a transparent window) can extend to the third direction (203) (e.g., a side direction) so that the flexible touch display (210) can be viewed externally in the third direction (203) (e.g., a side direction). Through the transparent cover (221) disposed in the second direction (202) (e.g., a rear direction) and the third direction (203) (e.g., a side direction), the flexible touch display (210) can be viewed externally in the second direction (202) (e.g., a rear direction) and the third direction (203) (e.g., a side direction).

[0135] FIG. 4b is a diagram illustrating a sliderable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, and is a diagram illustrating a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, or enlarged state) of the sliderable electronic device.

[0136] The sliderable electronic device (402) of FIG. 4b may be at least partially similar to the electronic device (101) of FIG. 1, or may further include other embodiments of the electronic device (101).

[0137] The sliderable electronic device (402) of FIG. 4b may be at least partially similar to the electronic device (200) of FIGS. 2a to 2c, or may further include other embodiments of the electronic device (200).

[0138] The sliderable electronic device (402) of FIG. 4b may be at least partially similar to the sliderable electronic device (500) of FIG. 5, or may further include other embodiments of the sliderable electronic device (500).

[0139] The sliderable electronic device (402) of FIG. 4b may be at least partially similar to the sliderable electronic device (600) of FIG. 6, or may further include other embodiments of the sliderable electronic device (600).

[0140] Referring to FIG. 4B, according to one embodiment, a sliderable electronic device (402) according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may include a first housing (220), a second housing (230), and a flexible touch display (210) (e.g., a flexible display, a sliderable display). For example, an in-cell touch type touch sensor (e.g., a plurality of touch channels) may be arranged in the flexible touch display (210). For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) may include a touch driver (e.g., a touch IC (integrated circuit)) that supplies a touch driving signal (e.g., a Tx touch signal) to the touch sensor (e.g., a plurality of touch channels) and receives a touch sensing signal (e.g., an Rx touch signal) according to the touch driving signal.

[0141] According to one embodiment, the sliderable electronic device (402) may have a first housing (220), a second housing (230), and a flexible touch display (210) (e.g., a flexible display, a sliderable display) arranged with a flat upper surface without steps.

[0142] For example, in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, retracted state, contracted state), a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state), or a third state (e.g., intermediate state) of the slideable electronic device (402), the first housing (220), the second housing (230), and the flexible touch display (210) (e.g., flexible display, slideable display) can be arranged with their upper surfaces flat without steps.

[0143] According to one embodiment, a transparent cover (e.g., a transparent window) may be placed on the front side so that the flexible touch display (210) can be viewed externally in a first direction (201) (e.g., a front direction) of the slideable electronic device (402).

[0144] In one embodiment, a transparent cover (221) (e.g., a transparent window) may be placed so that the flexible touch display (210) is visible to the outside in a second direction (202) (e.g., a rear direction) of the slideable electronic device (402).

[0145] For example, the transparent cover (221) (e.g., a transparent window) can extend to the third direction (203) (e.g., a side direction) so that the flexible touch display (210) can be viewed externally in the third direction (203) (e.g., a side direction). Through the transparent cover (221) disposed in the second direction (202) (e.g., a rear direction) and the third direction (203) (e.g., a side direction), the flexible touch display (210) can be viewed externally in the second direction (202) (e.g., a rear direction) and the third direction (203) (e.g., a side direction).

[0146] According to one embodiment, the sliderable electronic device (402) may have a first housing (220), a second housing (230), and a flexible touch display (210) (e.g., a flexible display, a sliderable display) arranged with a flat upper surface without steps.

[0147] For example, in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, retracted state, contracted state), a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state), or a third state (e.g., intermediate state) of the slideable electronic device (402), the first housing (220), the second housing (230), and the flexible touch display (210) (e.g., flexible display, slideable display) can be arranged with their upper surfaces flat without steps.

[0148] According to one embodiment, when the sliderable electronic device (402) is in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, retracted state, collapsed state, contracted state), the first housing (220) and the second housing (230) can contract together (e.g., contract).

[0149] According to one embodiment, when the sliderable electronic device (402) is in a second state (e.g., a slide-out state, a pulled-out state, an extended state, an expanded state), the first housing (220) and the second housing (230) can be extended (e.g., expanded) together.

[0150] When the sliderable electronic device (402) is in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, inlet state, contracted state, contracted state) and a second state (e.g., slide-out state, withdrawal state, expanded state, expanded state), the first housing (220) and the second housing (230) can contract (e.g., contract) or expand (e.g., expand) together, so that the first housing (220) and the second housing (230) can support the flexible touch display (210) together.

[0151] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a slideable electronic device having a touch sensor arranged on a window (e.g., window glass).

[0152] Referring to FIG. 5, according to a comparative example, a sliderable electronic device (500) may include a rollrable display (510), a main printed circuit board (520, main PCB), a battery (530), and a glass window (540) (e.g., a touch panel, a touch screen). For example, transparent electrodes may be formed on the glass window (540) (e.g., a touch panel, a touch screen) to form a touch sensor.

[0153] For example, electronic components (e.g., processor, memory, sensor module) for operating the slideable electronic device (500) and a touch IC (e.g., touch driver (710, touch IC (integrated circuit) of FIG. 7) for operating the touch sensor of the glass window (540) (e.g., touch panel, touch screen) may be disposed on the main printed circuit board (520). For example, the touch sensor may be manufactured and disposed separately from the rollable display (510).

[0154] For example, the main printed circuit board (520) and the rollable display (510) can be electrically connected using the first flexible circuit board (551).

[0155] For example, the main printed circuit board (520) and the touch panel (540) can be electrically connected using a second flexible circuit board (552).

[0156] FIG. 6 is a drawing showing a sliderable electronic device in which a touch sensor is arranged in an in-cell touch manner on a rollable display.

[0157] Referring to FIG. 6, according to one embodiment, a sliderable electronic device (600) may include a rollrable display (610), a main printed circuit board (620, main PCB), a battery (630), and window glass (640).

[0158] For example, a flexible touch display (210) may be provided with an in-cell touch type touch sensor (e.g., a touch sensor (700) of FIG. 7). For example, a slideable electronic device (600) may include a touch driver (e.g., a touch driver (710, touch IC (integrated circuit) of FIG. 7)) that supplies a touch driving signal (e.g., a Tx touch signal) to a touch sensor (700) (e.g., a plurality of touch channels) and receives a touch sensing signal (e.g., an Rx touch signal) according to the touch driving signal.

[0159] For example, electronic components (e.g., processor, memory, sensor module) for operating a slideable electronic device (600) and a touch driver (710, touch IC) for operating a touch sensor (700) may be arranged on the main printed circuit board (620).

[0160] For example, the main printed circuit board (620) and the flexible touch display (210) can be electrically connected using the first flexible circuit board (651).

[0161] Fig. 7 is a drawing showing a rollable display and a touch driving circuit (touch IC) in which a touch sensor is arranged in an in-cell touch manner.

[0162] Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, according to one embodiment, an in-cell touch type touch sensor (700) may be placed on a flexible touch display (210).

[0163] According to one embodiment, the touch sensor (700) may include touch transmission channels (730, Tx channels) and touch reception channels (740, Rx channels).

[0164] For example, each of the touch receiving channels (740, Rx channels) may be formed to have a length in a first direction (e.g., x-axis direction). The touch receiving channels (740, Rx channels) formed to have a length in the first direction (e.g., x-axis direction) may be arranged in a second direction (e.g., y-axis direction).

[0165] For example, touch transmission channels (730, Tx channels) may be formed to have a length in a second direction (e.g., y-axis direction). Touch transmission channels (730, Tx channels) formed to have a length in a second direction (e.g., y-axis direction) may be arranged in a first direction (e.g., x-axis direction).

[0166] For example, touch transmission channels (730, Tx channels) can be arranged in a first direction (e.g., x-axis direction).

[0167] For example, the touch receiving channels (740, Rx channels) may be arranged in a second direction (e.g., y-axis direction) orthogonal to the first direction.

[0168] For example, a touch sensing point is formed at each point (e.g., intersection) where touch transmission channels (730, Tx channels) and touch reception channels (740, Rx channels) intersect, and a touch can be sensed using the touch sensing points.

[0169] For example, touch transmission channels (730, Tx channels) can be electrically connected to a touch driver (710, touch IC) via transmission link lines (731).

[0170] For example, touch reception channels (740, Rx channels) can be electrically connected to a touch driver (710, touch IC) via reception link lines (741).

[0171] In FIG. 7, as an example, touch transmission channels (730, Tx channels) are arranged in a first direction (e.g., x-axis direction) and touch reception channels (740, Rx channels) are arranged in a second direction (e.g., y-axis direction).

[0172] Without being limited thereto, the touch transmission channels (730, Tx channels) may be arranged in a second direction (e.g., y-axis direction) and the touch reception channels (740, Rx channels) may be arranged in a first direction (e.g., x-axis direction).

[0173] FIG. 8 is a drawing (800) showing that a sliderable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure produces a first region (e.g., a front region), a second region (e.g., a back region), and a third region (e.g., a side region) of a rollable display when the device is in a first state (e.g., a slide-in state, a retracted state, a collapsed state).

[0174] Referring to FIGS. 2, 3, and 8, according to one embodiment, a sliderable electronic device (200) or a processor (e.g., processor (120) of FIG. 1) may use a sensor module (e.g., sensor module (176) of FIG. 1) to determine (e.g., confirm) whether a first state (e.g., slide-in state, inlet state, contraction state, shrinkage state), a second state (e.g., slide-out state, withdrawal state, expansion state, enlargement state), or a third state (e.g., intermediate state) is recognized.

[0175] According to one embodiment, the slidable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can obtain information on the movement direction and movement distance of the second housing (230) using the sensor module (176). The slidable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can obtain (e.g., calculate) the direction and distance in which the flexible touch display (210) is moved (e.g., slid) based on the information on the movement direction and movement distance of the second housing (230).

[0176] According to one embodiment, when the sliderable electronic device (200) is in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, collapsed state, contracted state), the sliderable electronic device (200) or a processor (e.g., processor (120) of FIG. 1) can determine (e.g., calculate) an area in which the flexible touch display (210) is visible in a first direction (201) (e.g., front direction), a second direction (202) (e.g., rear direction), and a third direction (203) (e.g., side direction).

[0177] For example, in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, collapsed state, contracted state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) a first display area (810, front area, front display area) (e.g., the first display area (211) of FIGS. 2 and 3) of the flexible touch display (210) that is visible to the outside in a first direction (201) (e.g., front direction). For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) a length (X0 to X1) of the first display area (810, front area, front display area) in the first direction (e.g., x-axis direction).

[0178] For example, in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, collapsed state, contracted state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) a second display area (820, rear area, rear display area) (e.g., the second display area (212) of FIGS. 2 and 3) of the flexible touch display (210) that is visible to the outside in a second direction (202) (e.g., rear direction). For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) a length (X2 to Xe) of the second display area (820, rear area, rear display area) in the first direction (e.g., x-axis direction).

[0179] For example, in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, collapsed state, contracted state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) a third display area (830, side area, side display area) (e.g., the third display area (213) of FIGS. 2 and 3) of the flexible touch display (210) that is visible to the outside in a third direction (203) (e.g., side direction). For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) a length (X1 to X2) of the third display area (830, side area, side display area) in the first direction (e.g., x-axis direction).

[0180] According to one embodiment, the sliderable electronic device (200) or processor (120) can obtain (e.g., calculate) the size and coordinate range of the first display area (810, front area, front display area) using a table associated with the direction and distance in which the flexible touch display (210) is moved (e.g., slid).

[0181] According to one embodiment, the sliderable electronic device (200) or processor (120) can obtain (e.g., calculate) the size and coordinate range of the second display area (820, rear area, rear display area) using a table associated with the direction and distance in which the flexible touch display (210) is moved (e.g., slid).

[0182] According to one embodiment, the sliderable electronic device (200) or processor (120) can obtain (e.g., calculate) the size and coordinate range of the third display area (830, side area, side display area) using a table associated with the direction and distance in which the flexible touch display (210) is moved (e.g., slid).

[0183] According to one embodiment, when a touch sensor (e.g., touch sensor (700) of FIG. 7) is built into the flexible touch display (210), the coordinates of the first display area (810, front area, front display area), the second display area (820, rear area, rear display area), and the third display area (830, side area, side display area) and the coordinates of the touch sensor can be used in common.

[0184] For example, in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, collapsed state, contracted state) of a sliderable electronic device (200), X0 may mean a start coordinate (e.g., a start point) of a first display area (810, front area, front display area). X1 may mean an end coordinate (e.g., an end point) of a first display area (810, front area, front display area).

[0185] For example, in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, collapsed state, contracted state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), X2 may mean a start coordinate (e.g., a start point) of a second display area (820, rear area, rear display area). Xe may mean an end coordinate (e.g., an end point) of a second display area (820, rear area, rear display area).

[0186] According to one embodiment, in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, collapsed state, contracted state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may apply different touch characteristics (e.g., touch sensitivity) to determine whether a first display area (810, front area, front display area), a second display area (820, rear area, rear display area), and a third display area (830, side area, side display area) are touched. For example, since a transparent cover (221) (e.g., a transparent window) is placed in the second direction (202) (e.g., the rear direction) of the slideable electronic device (200), the distance between the dielectric (e.g., a finger) and the touch sensor (e.g., the touch sensor (700) of FIG. 7) increases, and the second display area (820, rear area, rear display area) can have high touch sensitivity due to the physical properties of the transparent cover (221) (e.g., the transparent window).

[0187] For example, in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, inlet state, contracted state, shrinkage state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may apply a first touch sensitivity to the first display area (810, front area, front display area).

[0188] For example, in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, collapsed state, contracted state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may apply a second touch sensitivity higher than the first touch sensitivity to the second display area (820, rear area, rear display area).

[0189] For example, in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pull-in state, collapsed state, contracted state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may ignore (e.g., not perform touch processing according to the touch input) a touch input (e.g., a touch signal) received for the third display area (830, side area, side display area).

[0190] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the second display area (820, rear area, rear display area) by applying a relatively low first touch sensitivity to the first display area (810, front area, front display area) in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, collapsed state, contracted state) and applying a relatively high second touch sensitivity to the second display area (820, rear area, rear display area) than the first touch sensitivity.

[0191] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the third display area (830, side area, side display area) by ignoring (e.g., not performing touch processing according to the touch input) a touch input (e.g., a touch signal) received in the third display area (830, side area, side display area) in a first state (e.g., a slide-in state, a pulled-in state, a reduced state, a contracted state).

[0192] FIG. 9 is a drawing (900) showing that a sliderable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure produces a first region (e.g., a front region), a second region (e.g., a back region), and a third region (e.g., a side region) of a rollable display when the device is in a second state (e.g., a slide-out state, a retracted state, an extended state).

[0193] Referring to FIGS. 2, 3, and 9, according to one embodiment, a sliderable electronic device (200) or a processor (e.g., processor (120) of FIG. 1) may use a sensor module (e.g., sensor module (176) of FIG. 1) to determine (e.g., confirm) whether a first state (e.g., slide-in state, inlet state, contraction state, shrinkage state), a second state (e.g., slide-out state, withdrawal state, expansion state, enlargement state), or a third state (e.g., intermediate state) is recognized.

[0194] According to one embodiment, the slidable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can obtain information on the movement direction and movement distance of the second housing (230) using the sensor module (176). The slidable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can obtain (e.g., calculate) the direction and distance in which the flexible touch display (210) is moved (e.g., slid) based on the information on the movement direction and movement distance of the second housing (230).

[0195] According to one embodiment, when the sliderable electronic device (200) is in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state), the sliderable electronic device (200) or a processor (e.g., processor (120) of FIG. 1) can determine (e.g., calculate) an area in which the flexible touch display (210) is visible in a first direction (201) (e.g., front direction), a second direction (202) (e.g., rear direction), and a third direction (203) (e.g., side direction).

[0196] For example, in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) a first display area (910, 940, front area, front display area) (e.g., the first display area (211) of FIGS. 2 and 3) of the flexible touch display (210) that is visible to the outside in a first direction (201) (e.g., front direction). For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) a length (X0 to X3) of the first display area (910, 940, front area, front display area) in the first direction (e.g., x-axis direction). For example, the first display area (910, 940, front area, front display area) in the second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of the slideable electronic device (200) may include a basic area (910) that is constantly displayed to the outside regardless of screen expansion and reduction, and an extended area (940) that is slid and has an increased length in the second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state).

[0197] For example, in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) a second display area (920, rear area, rear display area) (e.g., the second display area (212) of FIGS. 2 and 3) of the flexible touch display (210) that is visible to the outside in a second direction (202) (e.g., rear direction). For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) a length (X4 to Xe) of the second display area (920, rear area, rear display area) in a first direction (e.g., x-axis direction). For example, in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of a slideable electronic device (200), the flexible touch display (210) may slide, so that the length of the second display area (920, rear area, rear display area) may be reduced compared to the first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, reduced state, contracted state).

[0198] For example, in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) a third display area (930, side area, side display area) (e.g., the third display area (213) of FIGS. 2 and 3) of the flexible touch display (210) that is visible to the outside in a third direction (203) (e.g., side direction). For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) a length (X3 to X4) of the third display area (930, side area, side display area) in a first direction (e.g., x-axis direction).

[0199] According to one embodiment, in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may obtain (e.g., calculate) the size and coordinate range of the first display area (910, 940, front area, front display area) using a table associated with the direction and distance in which the flexible touch display (210) is moved (e.g., slid).

[0200] According to one embodiment, in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may obtain (e.g., calculate) the size and coordinate range of the second display area (920, rear area, rear display area) using a table associated with the direction and distance in which the flexible touch display (210) is moved (e.g., slid).

[0201] According to one embodiment, in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may obtain (e.g., calculate) the size and coordinate range of the third display area (930, side area, side display area) using a table associated with the direction and distance in which the flexible touch display (210) is moved (e.g., slid).

[0202] According to one embodiment, when a touch sensor (e.g., a touch sensor (700) of FIG. 7) is built into a flexible touch display (210), in a second state (e.g., a slide-out state, a pulled-out state, an expanded state, an enlarged state) of the slideable electronic device (200), the coordinates of the first display area (910, 940, a front area, a front display area), the second display area (920, a rear area, a rear display area), and the third display area (930, a side area, a side display area) and the coordinates of the touch sensor can be used in common.

[0203] For example, in the second state (e.g., slide-out state, pull-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), X0 may mean the start coordinate (e.g., start point) of the basic area (910) among the first display areas (910, front area, front display area). X1 may mean the end coordinate (e.g., end point) of the basic area (910) and the start coordinate (e.g., end point) of the expanded area (940).

[0204] For example, in the second state (e.g., slide-out state, withdrawal state, expansion state, enlargement state) of the slideable electronic device (200), X3 may mean the end coordinate (e.g., end point) of the expansion area (940).

[0205] For example, in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pull-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), X4 may mean a start coordinate (e.g., a start point) of the second display area (920, rear area, rear display area). Xe may mean an end coordinate (e.g., an end point) of the second display area (920, rear area, rear display area).

[0206] According to one embodiment, in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pull-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may apply different touch characteristics (e.g., touch sensitivity) to determine whether a first display area (910, 940, front area, front display area), a second display area (920, rear area, rear display area), and a third display area (930, side area, side display area) are touched. For example, since a transparent cover (221) (e.g., a transparent window) is placed in the second direction (202) (e.g., the rear direction) of the slideable electronic device (200), the distance between the dielectric (e.g., a finger) and the touch sensor (e.g., the touch sensor (700) of FIG. 7) increases, and the second display area (920, rear area, rear display area) can have high touch sensitivity due to the physical properties of the transparent cover (221) (e.g., the transparent window).

[0207] For example, in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pull-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may apply a first touch sensitivity to the first display area (910, front area, front display area).

[0208] For example, in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pull-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may apply a second touch sensitivity higher than the first touch sensitivity to the second display area (920, rear area, rear display area).

[0209] For example, in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, withdrawal state, expanded state, enlarged state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may ignore (e.g., not perform touch processing according to the touch input) a touch input (e.g., a touch signal) received for the third display area (930, side area, side display area).

[0210] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the second display area (920, rear area, rear display area) by applying a relatively low first touch sensitivity to the first display area (910, 940, front area, front display area) in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) and applying a relatively higher second touch sensitivity than the first touch sensitivity to the second display area (920, rear area, rear display area).

[0211] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the third display area (930, side area, side display area) by ignoring (e.g., not performing touch processing according to the touch input) a touch input (e.g., a touch signal) received in the third display area (930, side area, side display area) in a second state (e.g., a slide-out state, a pull-out state, an expanded state, an enlarged state).

[0212] According to one embodiment, when the slidable electronic device (200) is in a third state (e.g., an intermediate state), the slidable electronic device (200) or a processor (e.g., the processor (120) of FIG. 1) can determine (e.g., calculate) an area in which the flexible touch display (210) is visible in a first direction (201) (e.g., a front direction), a second direction (202) (e.g., a rear direction), and a third direction (203) (e.g., a side direction).

[0213] For example, in a third state (e.g., an intermediate state) of the slidable electronic device (200), the slidable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) a first display area (e.g., a front area, a front display area) of the flexible touch display (210) that is visible to the outside in a first direction (201) (e.g., a front direction). For example, the slidable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) a length of the first display area (e.g., a front display area) in the first direction (e.g., an x-axis direction).

[0214] For example, in a third state (e.g., an intermediate state) of the slidable electronic device (200), the slidable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) a second display area (e.g., a rear area, a rear display area) (e.g., the second display area (212) of FIGS. 2 and 3) of the flexible touch display (210) that is visible to the outside in a second direction (202) (e.g., a rear direction). For example, the slidable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) a length of the second display area (e.g., a rear area, a rear display area) in a first direction (e.g., an x-axis direction). For example, in a third state (e.g., an intermediate state) of a slideable electronic device (200), the flexible touch display (210) may slide, thereby reducing the length of the second display area (920, rear area, rear display area) compared to the first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, collapsed state, contracted state).

[0215] For example, in a third state (e.g., an intermediate state) of the slidable electronic device (200), the slidable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) a third display area (e.g., a side area, a side display area) (e.g., the third display area (213) of FIGS. 2 and 3) of the flexible touch display (210) that is visible to the outside in a third direction (203) (e.g., a side direction). For example, the slidable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) a length of the third display area (e.g., a side area, a side display area) in a first direction (e.g., an x-axis direction).

[0216] According to one embodiment, in a third state (e.g., an intermediate state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may obtain (e.g., calculate) the size and coordinate range of the first display area (e.g., front area, front display area) using a table associated with the direction and distance in which the flexible touch display (210) is moved (e.g., slid).

[0217] According to one embodiment, in a third state (e.g., an intermediate state) of the slidable electronic device (200), the slidable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may obtain (e.g., calculate) the size and coordinate range of the second display area (e.g., a rear area, a rear display area) using a table associated with the direction and distance in which the flexible touch display (210) is moved (e.g., slid).

[0218] According to one embodiment, in a third state (e.g., an intermediate state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may obtain (e.g., calculate) the size and coordinate range of the third display area (e.g., a side area, a side display area) using a table associated with the direction and distance in which the flexible touch display (210) is moved (e.g., slid).

[0219] According to one embodiment, when a touch sensor (e.g., a touch sensor (700) of FIG. 7) is built into a flexible touch display (210), in a third state (e.g., an intermediate state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), coordinates of the first display area (e.g., a front area, a front display area), a second display area (e.g., a back area, a back display area), and a third display area (e.g., a side area, a side display area) and coordinates of the touch sensor can be used in common.

[0220] According to one embodiment, in a third state (e.g., an intermediate state) of the slidable electronic device (200), the slidable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may differently apply touch characteristics (e.g., touch sensitivity) to determine whether a first display area (e.g., a front area, a front display area), a second display area (e.g., a rear area, a rear display area), and a third display area (e.g., a side area, a side display area) are touched. For example, since a transparent cover (221) (e.g., a transparent window) is disposed in the second direction (202) (e.g., the rear direction) of the slidable electronic device (200), the distance between a dielectric (e.g., a finger) and a touch sensor (e.g., a touch sensor (700) of FIG. 7) increases, and the second display area (920, a rear area, a rear display area) may have high touch sensitivity due to the physical properties of the transparent cover (221) (e.g., a transparent window).

[0221] For example, in a third state (e.g., an intermediate state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may apply a first touch sensitivity to a first display area (e.g., a front area, a front display area).

[0222] For example, in a third state (e.g., an intermediate state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may apply a second touch sensitivity that is higher than the first touch sensitivity to a second display area (e.g., a rear area, a rear display area).

[0223] For example, in a third state (e.g., an intermediate state) of the sliderable electronic device (200), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may ignore (e.g., not perform touch processing according to the touch input) a touch input (e.g., a touch signal) received for the third display area (e.g., a side area, a side display area).

[0224] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the second display area (e.g., the back area, the back display area) by applying a relatively low first touch sensitivity to the first display area (e.g., the front area, the front display area) in a third state (e.g., the intermediate state) and applying a relatively high second touch sensitivity to the second display area (e.g., the back area, the back display area) than the first touch sensitivity.

[0225] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the third display area (e.g., side area, side display area) by ignoring (e.g., not performing touch processing according to the touch input) a touch input (e.g., a touch signal) received for the third display area (e.g., side area, side display area) in a third state (e.g., an intermediate state).

[0226] FIG. 10 is a drawing (1000) showing adjusting touch sensitivity using a first touch calibration value (e.g., a first touch calibration table, first calibration table) for touch sensing of a first area (e.g., a front area) of a rollable display and a second touch calibration value (e.g., a second touch calibration table, second calibration table) for touch sensing of a second area (e.g., a rear area).

[0227] Referring to FIGS. 8, 9, and 10, according to one embodiment, in operation 1010, a sliderable electronic device (e.g., a sliderable electronic device (200) of FIGS. 2 and 3) or a processor (e.g., a processor (120) of FIG. 1) may receive (e.g., obtain) touch coordinate values ​​(x, y) from a touch driver (e.g., a touch driver (710, touch IC (integrated circuit)) of FIG. 7).

[0228] In operation 1020, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) whether the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate values ​​(x, y) are in a third area (e.g., a side area) of the flexible touch display (210).

[0229] As a result of the judgment of operation 1020, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is a third area (e.g., side area) of the flexible touch display (210) (YES), operation 1090 can be performed.

[0230] In operation 1090, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is a third area (e.g., a side area) of the sliderable electronic device (200) (YES), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may ignore (e.g., not perform touch processing according to the touch input) a touch input (e.g., a touch signal) for the third area (e.g., a side area) of the flexible touch display (210).

[0231] As a result of the judgment of operation 1020, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is not in the third area (e.g., side area) of the flexible touch display (210) (NO), operation 1030 can be performed.

[0232] In operation 1030, the slideable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) whether the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is in the first display area (e.g., front area, front display area) or the second display area (e.g., rear area, rear display area) of the flexible touch display (210).

[0233] As a result of the judgment of operation 1030, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is the first display area (e.g., front area, front display area) of the flexible touch display (210) (YES), operation 1040 can be performed.

[0234] In operation 1040, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may apply a first touch calibration value (e.g., a first touch calibration table value, a first calibration table value) for touch sensing of a first display area (e.g., a front area, a front display area).

[0235] For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may generate a first touch input calibration value using a first touch calibration value (e.g., a first touch calibration table value, a first calibration table value) for touch sensing of a first display area (e.g., a front area, a front display area).

[0236] For example, a first touch calibration value (e.g., a first touch calibration table value, a first calibration table value) for touch sensing of a first display area (e.g., a front area, a front display area) may be stored in a memory (e.g., a memory (130) of FIG. 1).

[0237] In operation 1050, the slideable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may determine whether a first touch input correction value generated using a first touch correction value (e.g., a first touch correction table value, a first calibration table value) exceeds a touch threshold value to determine whether a touch is present in a first display area (e.g., a front area, a front display area).

[0238] As a result of the judgment of operation 1050, if the first touch input correction value exceeds the touch threshold, operation 1060 can be performed.

[0239] As a result of the judgment of operation 1050, if the first touch input correction value does not exceed the touch threshold, operation 1090 can be performed.

[0240] In operation 1060, if the first touch input correction value exceeds the touch threshold, the sliderable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may recognize the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate values ​​(x, y) and cause an operation to be performed according to the touch input.

[0241] As a result of the judgment of operation 1030, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is not in the first display area (e.g., front area, front display area) of the flexible touch display (210) (NO), it is determined that the touch is input in the second display area (e.g., rear area, rear display area) of the flexible touch display (210), and operation 1070 can be performed.

[0242] In operation 1070, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may apply a second touch calibration value (e.g., a second touch calibration table value, a second calibration table value) for touch sensing of a second display area (e.g., a rear area, a rear display area).

[0243] For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may generate a second touch input calibration value using a second touch calibration value (e.g., a second touch calibration table value, a second calibration table value) for touch sensing of a second display area (e.g., a rear area, a rear display area).

[0244] For example, a second touch calibration value (e.g., a second touch calibration table value, a second calibration table value) for touch sensing of a second display area (e.g., a rear area, a rear display area) may be stored in a memory (e.g., a memory (130) of FIG. 1).

[0245] In operation 1080, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may determine whether a second touch input correction value generated using a second touch correction value (e.g., a second touch correction table value, a second calibration table value) exceeds a touch threshold to determine whether a touch is present in a second area (e.g., a rear area, a rear display area).

[0246] As a result of the judgment of operation 1080, if the second touch input correction value exceeds the touch threshold, operation 1060 can be performed.

[0247] As a result of the judgment of operation 1080, if the second touch input correction value does not exceed the touch threshold, operation 1090 can be performed.

[0248] In operation 1060, if the second touch input correction value exceeds the touch threshold, the sliderable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may recognize the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate values ​​(x, y) and cause an operation to be performed according to the touch input.

[0249] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in a second display area (rear area, rear display area) by applying a relatively low first touch sensitivity to a first display area (front area, front display area) in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, collapsed state, contracted state) and applying a relatively high second touch sensitivity to a second display area (rear area, rear display area) than the first touch sensitivity.

[0250] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the third display area (side area, side display area) by ignoring (e.g., not performing touch processing according to touch input) a touch signal received for the third display area (side area, side display area) in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, reduced state, contracted state).

[0251] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the second display area (rear area, rear display area) by applying a relatively low first touch sensitivity to the first display area (front area, front display area) in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) and applying a relatively high second touch sensitivity to the second display area (rear area, rear display area) than the first touch sensitivity.

[0252] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the third display area (side area, side display area) by ignoring (e.g., not performing touch processing according to touch input) a touch signal received for the third display area (side area, side display area) in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pull-out state, expanded state, enlarged state).

[0253] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the second display area (e.g., the back area, the back display area) by applying a relatively low first touch sensitivity to the first display area (e.g., the front area, the front display area) in a third state (e.g., the intermediate state) and applying a relatively high second touch sensitivity to the second display area (e.g., the back area, the back display area) than the first touch sensitivity.

[0254] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the third display area (e.g., side area, side display area) by ignoring (e.g., not performing touch processing according to touch input) a touch signal received for the third display area (e.g., side area, side display area) in a third state (e.g., intermediate state).

[0255] FIG. 11 is a drawing (1100) showing generating a combination touch calibration value (e.g., touch calibration combination table value, combination calibration table value) for touch sensing of a first area (e.g., front area), a second area (e.g., rear area), and a third area (e.g., side area) of a rollable display.

[0256] Referring to FIGS. 8, 9, and 11, in operation 1110, a sliderable electronic device (e.g., the sliderable electronic device (200) of FIGS. 2 and 3) or a processor (e.g., the processor (120) of FIG. 1) may acquire (e.g., confirm) a state change of the sliderable electronic device (200) using a sensor module (e.g., the sensor module (176) of FIG. 1).

[0257] For example, the slidable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may recognize a first state (e.g., slide-in state, retracted state, contracted state), a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state), or a third state (e.g., intermediate state) of the slidable electronic device (200). For example, the slidable electronic device (200) may start generating a combination touch calibration value (e.g., touch calibration combination table value, combination calibration table value) for touch sensing of a first region (e.g., front region), a second region (e.g., back region), and a third region (e.g., side region) according to each of the first state (e.g., slide-in state, retracted state, contracted state), the second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state), or the third state (e.g., intermediate state) of the slidable electronic device (200).

[0258] In operation 1120, the sliderable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may set the initial value to '0' (X=0) so that the touch coordinates of the combination touch calibration value (e.g., touch correction combination table value, combination calibration table value) can start from 0.

[0259] In operation 1130, the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can set a loop value (0≤X≤Xe) to generate a combination touch calibration value (e.g., a touch calibration combination table value, a combination calibration table value) from the start (0) of the touch coordinates to the end (Xe) of the touch coordinates. By the set loop value (0≤X≤Xe), a combination touch calibration value (e.g., a touch calibration combination table value, a combination calibration table value) can be generated from the start (0) of the touch coordinates to the end (Xe) of the touch coordinates.

[0260] In operation 1140, it can be determined whether the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is in the first display area (e.g., front area, front display area) or the second display area (e.g., rear area, rear display area) of the flexible touch display (210).

[0261] As a result of the judgment of operation 1140, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is the first display area (e.g., front area, front display area) of the flexible touch display (210) (YES), operation 1150 can be performed.

[0262] As a result of the judgment of operation 1140, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is not in the first display area (e.g., front area, front display area) of the flexible touch display (210) (NO), it is determined that the touch is input in the second display area (e.g., rear area, rear display area) of the flexible touch display (210), and operation 1160 can be performed.

[0263] In operation 1150, the sliderable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may apply (e.g., reflect) a first touch calibration value (e.g., a first touch calibration table value, a first calibration table value) for touch sensing of a first display area (e.g., a front area, a front display area) stored in a memory (e.g., a memory (130) of FIG. 1) to a combined touch calibration value (e.g., a touch calibration combination table value, a combined calibration table value).

[0264] In operation 1160, the sliderable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may apply (e.g., reflect) a second touch calibration value (e.g., a second touch calibration table value, a second calibration table value) for touch sensing of a second area (e.g., a rear area, a front display area) stored in the memory (130) to a combined touch calibration value (e.g., a touch calibration combination table value, a combined calibration table value).

[0265] Thereafter, in operation 1170, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may return to operation 1130 by increasing the touch coordinate (X) by '1' and perform subsequent operations.

[0266] According to one embodiment, the present disclosure can control a second display area (e.g., a rear area, a rear display area) and a third display area (e.g., a side area, a side display area) to be integrated into one display area so as to have touch sensitivity.

[0267] According to one embodiment, the present disclosure can distinguish between a second display area (e.g., a rear area, a rear display area) and a third display area (e.g., a side area, a side display area). Each of the second display area (e.g., a rear area, a rear display area) and the third display area (e.g., a side area, a side display area) can be controlled to have different touch sensitivities.

[0268] According to one embodiment, in the present disclosure, a transparent cover (e.g., the transparent cover (221) of FIGS. 2A and 2B) may be placed on a third display area (e.g., a side area, a side display area), and a difference may occur in the touch recognition results of the first display area (e.g., the front area, the front display area) and the third display area (e.g., the side area, the side display area) due to the transparent cover (221). In order to compensate for the difference in the touch recognition results of the first display area (e.g., the front area, the front display area) and the third display area (e.g., the side area, the side display area), the touch sensitivity of the third display area (e.g., the side area, the side display area) may be controlled differently from the touch sensitivity of the first display area (e.g., the front area, the front display area) (e.g., applying different touch recognition values ​​to the front and the side). Through this, the difference in the touch recognition results between the front and the side of the sliderable electronic device (200) may be compensated for, and touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs may be prevented.

[0269] According to one embodiment, the present disclosure may provide that an opaque cover (e.g., a rear opaque cover) may be placed on a second display area (e.g., a rear area, a rear display area), and a touch on the second display area (e.g., a rear area, a rear display area) may be ignored (e.g., touch processing may not be performed).

[0270] FIG. 12 is a drawing (1200) showing a method for correcting touch coordinates after generating a combination touch correction value (e.g., a touch correction combination table).

[0271] Referring to FIGS. 8, 9, and 12, according to one embodiment, in operation 1210, a sliderable electronic device (e.g., a sliderable electronic device (200) of FIGS. 2 and 3) or a processor (e.g., a processor (120) of FIG. 1) may receive (e.g., obtain) touch coordinate values ​​(x, y) from a touch driver (e.g., a touch driver (710, touch IC (integrated circuit)) of FIG. 7).

[0272] In operation 1220, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) whether the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate values ​​(x, y) are in a third area (e.g., a side area) of the flexible touch display (210).

[0273] As a result of the judgment of operation 1220, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is a third area (e.g., side area) of the flexible touch display (210) (YES), operation 1230 can be performed.

[0274] In operation 1230, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is a third area (e.g., a side area) of the sliderable electronic device (200) (YES), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may ignore (e.g., not perform touch processing according to the touch input) a touch input (e.g., a touch signal) for the third area (e.g., a side area) of the flexible touch display (210).

[0275] As a result of the judgment of operation 1220, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is not a third area (e.g., side area) of the flexible touch display (210) (NO), it is judged (e.g., calculated) that the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is a first display area (e.g., front area, front display area) or a second display area (e.g., rear area, rear display area) of the flexible touch display (210), and operation 1240 can be performed.

[0276] In operation 1240, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may apply a combination touch calibration value (e.g., a touch calibration combination table value, a combination calibration table value) to generate a touch input calibration value.

[0277] For example, a combination touch calibration value (e.g., touch calibration combination table value, combination calibration table value) for touch sensing of a first display area (e.g., front area, front display area) or a second display area (e.g., rear area, rear display area) may be stored in a memory (e.g., memory (130) of FIG. 1).

[0278] In operation 1250, the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may determine whether a touch input correction value generated by a combination touch correction value (e.g., a touch correction combination table value, a combination calibration table value) exceeds a touch threshold to determine whether a touch presence or absence in a first display area (e.g., a front area, a front display area) or a second display area (e.g., a back area, a back display area) is present.

[0279] As a result of the judgment of operation 1250, if the touch input compensation value exceeds the touch threshold, operation 1260 can be performed.

[0280] If the result of the judgment of operation 1250 shows that the touch input compensation value does not exceed the touch threshold, operation 1230 can be performed.

[0281] In operation 1260, if the touch input compensation value exceeds the touch threshold, the sliderable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may recognize the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate values ​​(x, y) and cause an operation to be performed according to the touch input.

[0282] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in a second display area (rear area, rear display area) by applying a relatively low first touch sensitivity to a first display area (front area, front display area) in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, collapsed state, contracted state) and applying a relatively high second touch sensitivity to a second display area (rear area, rear display area) than the first touch sensitivity.

[0283] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the third display area (side area, side display area) by ignoring (e.g., not performing touch processing according to touch input) a touch signal received for the third display area (side area, side display area) in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, reduced state, contracted state).

[0284] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the second display area (rear area, rear display area) by applying a relatively low first touch sensitivity to the first display area (front area, front display area) in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) and applying a relatively high second touch sensitivity to the second display area (rear area, rear display area) than the first touch sensitivity.

[0285] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the third display area (side area, side display area) by ignoring (e.g., not performing touch processing according to touch input) a touch signal received for the third display area (side area, side display area) in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pull-out state, expanded state, enlarged state).

[0286] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the second display area (e.g., the back area, the back display area) by applying a relatively low first touch sensitivity to the first display area (e.g., the front area, the front display area) in a third state (e.g., the intermediate state) and applying a relatively high second touch sensitivity to the second display area (e.g., the back area, the back display area) than the first touch sensitivity.

[0287] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the third display area (e.g., side area, side display area) by ignoring (e.g., not performing touch processing according to touch input) a touch signal received for the third display area (e.g., side area, side display area) in a third state (e.g., intermediate state).

[0288] FIG. 13 is a drawing (1300) showing checking a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, contracted state, retracted state) or a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) of a slideable electronic device and adjusting touch sensitivity based on recognition of the first state and the second state.

[0289] Referring to FIGS. 8, 9, and 13, according to one embodiment, in operation 1305, a sliderable electronic device (e.g., the sliderable electronic device (200) of FIGS. 2 and 3) or a processor (e.g., the processor (120) of FIG. 1) may receive (e.g., obtain) touch coordinate values ​​(x, y) from a touch driver (e.g., a touch driver (710, touch IC (integrated circuit)) of FIG. 7).

[0290] In operation 1310, the slidable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may use a sensor module (e.g., sensor module (176) of FIG. 1)) to determine whether a sliding operation (e.g., an expansion operation or a contraction operation) has been completed.

[0291] As a result of the judgment of operation 1310, if the sliding operation (e.g., expansion operation or contraction operation) of the slideable electronic device (200) is not completed (NO), operation 1345 can be performed.

[0292] In operation 1345, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may ignore the touch input (e.g., touch signal) (e.g., not perform touch processing according to the touch input).

[0293] As a result of the judgment of operation 1310, if the sliding operation (e.g., expansion operation or reduction operation) of the slideable electronic device (200) is completed (YES), operation 1315 can be performed.

[0294] In operation 1315, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may determine whether it is in a first sliding state (e.g., a fully collapsed state, a fully slide-in state, a full slide-in state).

[0295] As a result of the judgment of operation 1315, if it is not the first sliding state (e.g., full reduction state, full slide-in state, full slide-in state) (NO), the slideable electronic device (200) is judged to be in the second sliding state (e.g., full expansion state, full slide-out state, full slide-out state), and operation 1320 can be performed.

[0296] In operation 1320, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) whether the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate values ​​(x, y) are in a third area (e.g., a side area) of the flexible touch display (210).

[0297] As a result of the judgment of operation 1320, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is a third area (e.g., side area) of the flexible touch display (210) (YES), operation 1345 can be performed.

[0298] In operation 1345, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is a third area (e.g., a side area) of the sliderable electronic device (200) (YES), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may ignore (e.g., not perform touch processing according to the touch input) a touch input (e.g., a touch signal) for the third area (e.g., a side area) of the flexible touch display (210).

[0299] As a result of the judgment of operation 1320, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is not in the third area (e.g., side area) of the flexible touch display (210) (NO), operation 1325 can be performed.

[0300] In operation 1325, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may apply a first touch calibration value (e.g., a first touch calibration table value, a first calibration table value) for touch sensing of a first display area (e.g., a front area, a front display area) or a second display area (e.g., a back area, a back display area).

[0301] For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may generate a first touch input calibration value using a first touch calibration value (e.g., a first touch calibration table value, a first calibration table value).

[0302] For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may store a first touch calibration value (e.g., a first touch calibration table value, a first calibration table value) for touch sensing of a first display area (e.g., a front area, a front display area) or a second display area (e.g., a rear area, a rear display area) in a memory (e.g., a memory (130) of FIG. 1).

[0303] In operation 1330, the slideable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may determine whether a first touch input correction value exceeds a touch threshold to determine whether a touch is present in a first display area (e.g., front area, front display area) or a second display area (e.g., back area, back display area).

[0304] As a result of the judgment of operation 1330, if the first touch input correction value exceeds the touch threshold, operation 1335 can be performed.

[0305] As a result of the judgment of operation 1330, if the first touch input correction value does not exceed the touch threshold, operation 1345 can be performed.

[0306] In operation 1335, if the first touch input correction value exceeds the touch threshold, the sliderable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may recognize the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate values ​​(x, y) and cause an operation to be performed according to the touch input.

[0307] As a result of the judgment of operation 1315, if it is not the first sliding state (e.g., full reduction state, full slide-in state, full slide-in state), the slidable electronic device (200) is judged to be in the second sliding state (e.g., full expansion state, full slide-out state, full slide-out state), and operation 1340 can be performed.

[0308] In operation 1340, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) whether the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate values ​​(x, y) are in a third area (e.g., a side area) of the flexible touch display (210).

[0309] As a result of the judgment of operation 1340, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is a third area (e.g., side area) of the flexible touch display (210) (YES), operation 1345 can be performed.

[0310] In operation 1345, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is a third area (e.g., a side area) of the sliderable electronic device (200) (YES), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may ignore (e.g., not perform touch processing according to the touch input) a touch input (e.g., a touch signal) for the third area (e.g., a side area) of the flexible touch display (210).

[0311] As a result of the judgment of operation 1340, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is not in the third area (e.g., side area) of the flexible touch display (210) (NO), operation 1350 can be performed.

[0312] In operation 1350, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may apply a second touch calibration value (e.g., a second touch calibration table value, a second calibration table value) for touch sensing of a first display area (e.g., a front area, a front display area) or a second display area (e.g., a back area, a back display area).

[0313] For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may generate a second touch input calibration value using a second touch calibration value (e.g., a second touch calibration table value, a second calibration table value).

[0314] For example, a second touch calibration value (e.g., a second touch calibration table value, a second calibration table value) for touch sensing of a first display area (e.g., a front area, a front display area) or a second display area (e.g., a rear area, a rear display area) may be stored in a memory (e.g., a memory (130) of FIG. 1).

[0315] In operation 1355, the slideable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may determine whether a second touch input compensation value exceeds a touch threshold to determine whether a touch is present in a first display area (e.g., front area, front display area) or a second area (e.g., back area, back display area).

[0316] As a result of the judgment of operation 1355, if the second touch input correction value exceeds the touch threshold, operation 1335 can be performed.

[0317] As a result of the judgment of operation 1355, if the second touch input correction value does not exceed the touch threshold, operation 1345 can be performed.

[0318] In operation 1335, if the second touch input correction value exceeds the touch threshold, the sliderable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may recognize the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate values ​​(x, y) and cause an operation to be performed according to the touch input.

[0319] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in a second display area (rear area, rear display area) by applying a relatively low first touch sensitivity to a first display area (front area, front display area) in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, collapsed state, contracted state) and applying a relatively high second touch sensitivity to a second display area (rear area, rear display area) than the first touch sensitivity.

[0320] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the third display area (side area, side display area) by ignoring (e.g., not performing touch processing according to touch input) a touch signal received for the third display area (side area, side display area) in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, reduced state, contracted state).

[0321] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the second display area (rear area, rear display area) by applying a relatively low first touch sensitivity to the first display area (front area, front display area) in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) and applying a relatively high second touch sensitivity to the second display area (rear area, rear display area) than the first touch sensitivity.

[0322] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the third display area (side area, side display area) by ignoring (e.g., not performing touch processing according to touch input) a touch signal received for the third display area (side area, side display area) in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pull-out state, expanded state, enlarged state).

[0323] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the second display area (e.g., the back area, the back display area) by applying a relatively low first touch sensitivity to the first display area (e.g., the front area, the front display area) in a third state (e.g., the intermediate state) and applying a relatively high second touch sensitivity to the second display area (e.g., the back area, the back display area) than the first touch sensitivity.

[0324] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the third display area (e.g., side area, side display area) by ignoring (e.g., not performing touch processing according to touch input) a touch signal received for the third display area (e.g., side area, side display area) in a third state (e.g., intermediate state).

[0325] FIG. 14 is a drawing (1400) showing that a touch threshold offset is applied differently depending on a first area (e.g., front area), a second area (e.g., rear area), or a third area (e.g., side area) of a rollable display.

[0326] Referring to FIGS. 2, 3, and 14, according to one embodiment, in operation 1410, a sliderable electronic device (e.g., a sliderable electronic device (200) of FIGS. 2 and 3) or a processor (e.g., a processor (120) of FIG. 1) may receive (e.g., obtain) touch coordinate values ​​(x, y) from a touch driver (e.g., a touch driver (710, touch IC (integrated circuit)) of FIG. 7).

[0327] In operation 1420, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) whether the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate values ​​(x, y) are in a third area (e.g., a side area) of the flexible touch display (210).

[0328] As a result of the judgment of operation 1420, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is a third area (e.g., side area) of the flexible touch display (210) (YES), operation 1430 can be performed.

[0329] In operation 1430, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is a third area (e.g., a side area) of the sliderable electronic device (200) (YES), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may ignore (e.g., not perform touch processing according to the touch input) a touch input (e.g., a touch signal) for the third area (e.g., a side area) of the flexible touch display (210).

[0330] As a result of the judgment of operation 1420, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is not in the third area (e.g., side area) of the flexible touch display (210) (NO), operation 1440 can be performed.

[0331] In operation 1440, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) can determine (e.g., calculate) whether the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is in the first display area (e.g., front area, front display area) or the second display area (e.g., rear area, rear display area) of the flexible touch display (210).

[0332] As a result of the judgment of operation 1440, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is not (NO) the first display area (e.g., front area, front display area) of the flexible touch display (210), it is determined that the touch is input in the second display area (e.g., rear area, rear display area), and operation 1450 can be performed.

[0333] At operation 1450, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may reflect an offset (touch threshold offset) to the touch threshold.

[0334] As a result of the judgment of operation 1440, if the input (e.g., acquired) touch coordinate value (x, y) is the first display area (e.g., front area, front display area) of the flexible touch display (210) (YES), operation 1460 can be performed.

[0335] In operation 1460, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may apply a touch calibration value (e.g., a touch calibration table value, a calibration table value) for touch sensing of a first display area (e.g., a front area, a front display area).

[0336] For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may generate a touch input calibration value using a touch calibration value (e.g., a touch calibration table value, a calibration table value) for touch sensing of a first display area (e.g., a front area, a front display area).

[0337] For example, touch calibration values ​​(e.g., touch calibration table values, calibration table values) for touch sensing of the first display area (e.g., front area, front display area) can be stored in a memory (e.g., memory (130) of FIG. 1).

[0338] In operation 1470, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) may determine whether a touch input compensation value exceeds a touch threshold to determine whether a touch is present in the first display area (e.g., front area, front display area).

[0339] As a result of the judgment of operation 1470, if the touch input compensation value exceeds the touch threshold (YES), operation 1480 can be performed.

[0340] As a result of the judgment of operation 1470, if the touch input compensation value does not exceed the touch threshold (NO), operation 1430 can be performed.

[0341] In operation 1470, to determine whether there is a touch in the second display area (e.g., rear area, rear display area), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may determine whether a touch input value (or a touch input correction value) exceeds a touch threshold with an offset reflected therein.

[0342] As a result of the judgment of operation 1470, if the touch input value (or touch input compensation value) exceeds the touch threshold with the offset reflected (YES), operation 1480 can be performed.

[0343] As a result of the judgment of operation 1470, if the touch input value (or touch input correction value) does not exceed the touch threshold with the offset reflected (NO), operation 1430 can be performed.

[0344] In operation 1480, the slideable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may recognize touch coordinate values ​​(x, y) input (e.g., acquired) in a first display area (e.g., front area, front display area) or a second display area (e.g., rear area, rear display area) and cause an operation to be performed according to the touch input.

[0345] FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a method for preventing an overtouch when a state of a sliderable electronic device changes from a first state (e.g., slide-in state, inlet state, collapsed state, contracted state) to a second state (e.g., slide-out state, withdrawal state, expanded state, expanded state) (e.g., changing from the collapsed state to the expanded state), or when a state of the sliderable electronic device changes from the second state to the first state (e.g., changing from the expanded state to the collapsed state).

[0346] Referring to FIGS. 2, 3, and 15, a slideable electronic device (200) or a processor (e.g., processor (120) of FIG. 1) can acquire (e.g., confirm) a change in the state of the slideable electronic device (200) using a sensor module (e.g., sensor module (176) of FIG. 1).

[0347] For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine whether the sliderable electronic device (200) is changing from a first state (e.g., slide-in state, retracted state, contracted state) to a second state (e.g., slide-out state, retracted state, expanded state, expanded state).

[0348] For example, the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can determine whether the sliderable electronic device (200) is changing from a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pull-out state, extended state, expanded state) to a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pull-in state, reduced state, contracted state).

[0349] For example, a user may touch a second display area (1510, rear area) while the state of the slidable electronic device (200) is changing (e.g., during screen expansion, during screen reduction). When a touch is made on the first display area (e.g., front area, rear display area) or the second display area (1510, rear area, rear display area) while the state of the slidable electronic device (200) is changing (e.g., during screen expansion, during screen reduction), a difference may occur between the coordinates where an actual touch is made and the touch coordinates where the touch is sensed because the flexible touch display (210) moves (1511) in the first direction (e.g., in the x-axis direction).

[0350] If there is a difference between the coordinates where the actual touch occurred and the coordinates where the touch was sensed, a simple touch input may be misrecognized as a touch drag or touch swipe.

[0351] For example, in order to resolve such touch errors, the present disclosure may set a touch coordinate update area that corrects to the first touch coordinate if the last touch coordinate does not go beyond the set touch coordinate range.

[0352] For example, in order to resolve such touch errors, the present disclosure may apply a method of varying the touch coordinate range if the last touch coordinate does not go beyond the set touch coordinate range.

[0353] According to one embodiment, when a touch is made on the first display area (e.g., front area, rear display area) or the second display area (1510, rear area, rear display area) while the state of the sliderable electronic device (200) is changing (e.g., during screen expansion, during screen reduction), the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) may correct the touch coordinates (e.g., expand the touch coordinates) by reflecting the sliding distance offset of the flexible touch display (210).

[0354] For example, the slideable electronic device (200) or processor (120) can generate a sliding distance offset by reflecting the elapsed time since the initial touch on the sliding speed of the flexible touch display (210).

[0355] According to one embodiment, a sliderable electronic device (e.g., a sliderable electronic device (200) of FIGS. 2 and 3) can control the operation of a touch driver (e.g., a touch driver (710) of FIG. 7, a touch IC) to adjust Tx power values ​​supplied to touch transmission channels (730, Tx channels) of a touch sensor (e.g., a touch sensor (700) of FIG. 7).

[0356] As illustrated in FIG. 7, the touch sensor (700) may include touch transmission channels (730, Tx channels) and touch reception channels (740, Rx channels).

[0357] For example, each of the touch receiving channels (740, Rx channels) may be formed to have a length in a first direction (e.g., x-axis direction). The touch receiving channels (740, Rx channels) formed to have a length in the first direction (e.g., x-axis direction) may be arranged in a second direction (e.g., y-axis direction).

[0358] For example, touch transmission channels (730, Tx channels) may be formed to have a length in a second direction (e.g., y-axis direction). Touch transmission channels (730, Tx channels) formed to have a length in a second direction (e.g., y-axis direction) may be arranged in a first direction (e.g., x-axis direction).

[0359] For example, touch transmission channels (730, Tx channels) can be arranged in a first direction (e.g., x-axis direction).

[0360] For example, the touch receiving channels (740, Rx channels) may be arranged in a second direction (e.g., y-axis direction) orthogonal to the first direction.

[0361] According to one embodiment, the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can control the operation of the touch driver (710, touch IC). The touch driver (710, touch IC) can supply a first Tx power value to first Tx touch channels corresponding to the first display area (211) of the flexible touch display (210) among the touch transmission channels (730, Tx channels).

[0362] According to one embodiment, the touch driver (710, touch IC) can supply a second Tx power value different from the first Tx power value to second Tx touch channels corresponding to the second display area (212, rear area, rear display area) of the flexible touch display (210) among the touch transmission channels (730, Tx channels).

[0363] According to one embodiment, the touch driver (710, touch IC) can adjust the second Tx power value supplied to the second Tx touch channels corresponding to the second display area (212, rear area, rear display area) of the flexible touch display (210) to be higher than the first Tx power value supplied to the first Tx touch channels corresponding to the first display area (211, front area, front display area) of the flexible touch display (210).

[0364] According to one embodiment, the touch driver (710, touch IC) may not supply power to the third Tx touch channels corresponding to the third display area (213, side area) of the flexible touch display (210) among the touch transmission channels (730, Tx channels).

[0365] According to one embodiment, the sliderable electronic device (200) or the processor (120) can control the operation of the touch driver (710, touch IC). The touch driver (710, touch IC) can apply a first touch sensitivity to first Rx touch channels corresponding to the first display area (211) of the flexible touch display (210) among the touch reception channels (740, Rx channels).

[0366] According to one embodiment, the touch driver (710, touch IC) can apply a second touch sensitivity different from the first touch sensitivity to second Rx touch channels corresponding to the second display area (212, rear area, rear display area) of the flexible touch display (210) among the touch reception channels (740, Rx channels).

[0367] According to one embodiment, the touch driver (710, touch IC) can adjust the second touch sensitivity supplied to the second Rx touch channels corresponding to the second display area (212, rear area, rear display area) of the flexible touch display (210) to be higher than the first touch sensitivity applied to the first Rx touch channels corresponding to the first display area (211, front area, front display area) of the flexible touch display (210).

[0368] According to one embodiment, the touch driver (710, touch IC) may ignore (e.g., not perform touch processing according to the touch input) a touch input (e.g., a touch signal) received from third Rx touch channels corresponding to the third display area (213, side area) of the flexible touch display (210) among the touch reception channels (740, Rx channels).

[0369] A sliderable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure (e.g., a sliderable electronic device (200) of FIGS. 2 to 4) may include a housing (e.g., a first housing (220), a second housing (230) of FIGS. 2 and 3) including a front surface, a rear surface opposite to the front surface and having an opening formed at least in a portion thereof, and a side surface surrounding a space between the front surface and the rear surface, and a sliding drawer portion capable of moving at least a portion of the side surface of the housing (220, 230) apart from another portion of the side surface. The above-described slidable electronic device (200) may be positioned so as to be exposed through the front and the rear surfaces, and may be drawn in or out along the sliding withdrawal portion so that a first area corresponding to the front surface (e.g., a first display area (211) of FIGS. 2 and 3) and a second area corresponding to the rear surface (e.g., a transparent cover) (e.g., a second display area (212) of FIGS. 2 and 3)) may be variable, and may include a rollable display (e.g., a flexible touch display (210) of FIGS. 2 and 3) including a touch sensor (e.g., a touch sensor (700) of FIG. 7). The above-described slidable electronic device (200) may include a touch sensor IC (e.g., a touch sensor IC (710) of FIG. 7) for driving the touch sensor (700), at least one processor (e.g., a processor (120) of FIG. 1), and a memory (e.g., a memory (130) of FIG. 1) including instructions. When the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor (120), the slideable electronic device (200) can detect that the flexible touch display (210) is being pulled in or out.When the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor (120), the slidable electronic device (200) can determine, in response to detection of the inlet or outlet, a first region (211) corresponding to the front surface and a second region (212) corresponding to the back surface (e.g., a transparent cover). When the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor (120), the slidable electronic device (200) can adjust the first region (211) to a first touch sensitivity and adjust the second region (212) to a second touch sensitivity different from the first touch sensitivity.

[0370] A sliderable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure (e.g., the sliderable electronic device (200) of FIGS. 2 to 4) may include a housing (220, 230) including a drawer portion (205) movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The housing (220, 230) may include a front surface and a rear surface having a transparent cover (221). The sliderable electronic device (200) may include a flexible touch display (210) arranged to be visually exposed through the transparent covers (221) disposed on the front and rear surfaces of the housing when the drawer portion (205) is in the retracted position. The sliderable electronic device (200) may include a touch sensor IC (710) configured to drive a touch sensor, at least one processor (120), and a memory (130) including instructions. When the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor (120), the slidable electronic device (200) can identify that the drawer portion (205) is moved from the extended position to the retracted position. When the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor (120), the slidable electronic device (200) can control to adjust the touch sensitivity of the flexible touch display (210) so that the touch sensitivity of the first area of ​​the flexible touch display (210) corresponding to the front surface of the housing (220, 230) is different from the touch sensitivity of the second area of ​​the flexible touch display (210) corresponding to the transparent cover of the rear surface, based on identifying that the drawer portion (205) is moved from the extended position to the retracted position.

[0371] According to one embodiment, the flexible touch display (210) may include a third area (e.g., the third display area (213) of FIGS. 2 and 3) corresponding to a side of the slideable electronic device (200).

[0372] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor (120), the sliderable electronic device (200) can adjust the second touch sensitivity of the second area (212) to be relatively higher than the first touch sensitivity of the first area (211).

[0373] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor (120), the sliderable electronic device (200) may not perform touch processing according to a touch input in the third area (213).

[0374] According to one embodiment, the memory (130) may include a first touch calibration table. The first touch calibration table may include first touch adjustment values ​​for adjusting touch sensitivity of the first region (211) and the second region (212) when the flexible touch display (210) is inserted and the area of ​​the first region (211) decreases and the area of ​​the second region (212) increases.

[0375] According to one embodiment, the memory (130) may include a second touch calibration table. The second touch calibration table may include second touch adjustment values ​​for adjusting the touch sensitivity of the first region (211) and the second region (212) when the flexible touch display (210) is pulled out and the area of ​​the first region (211) increases and the area of ​​the second region (212) decreases.

[0376] According to one embodiment, the touch sensor (700) may be arranged in an in-cell form in the flexible touch display (210). It may include a plurality of Tx touch channels arranged in a first direction (e.g., Tx touch channels (730) of FIG. 7), and a plurality of Rx touch channels arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction (e.g., Rx touch channels (740) of FIG. 7).

[0377] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor (120), the slidable electronic device (200) can control the operation of the touch sensor IC (710). The touch sensor IC (710) can supply first Tx power to first Tx touch channels (730) corresponding to the first region (211) among the plurality of Tx touch channels (730), and supply second Tx power different from the first Tx power to second Tx touch channels (730) corresponding to the second region (212) among the plurality of Tx touch channels (730).

[0378] According to one embodiment, the touch sensor IC (710) can adjust the second Tx power to be higher than the first Tx power.

[0379] According to one embodiment, the touch sensor IC (710) may not supply power to third Tx touch channels (730) corresponding to the third region (213) among the plurality of Tx touch channels (730).

[0380] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor (120), the slidable electronic device (200) can control the operation of the touch sensor IC (710). The touch sensor IC (710) can apply a first touch recognition value to first Rx touch channels (740) corresponding to the first region (211) among the plurality of Rx touch channels (740), and can apply a second touch recognition value different from the first touch recognition value to second Rx touch channels (740) corresponding to the second region (212) among the plurality of Rx touch channels (740).

[0381] According to one embodiment, the touch sensor IC (710) can adjust the second touch recognition value to be higher than the first touch recognition value.

[0382] According to one embodiment, the touch sensor IC (710) can ignore a touch input received from the third Rx touch channels (740) corresponding to the third region (213) among the plurality of Rx touch channels (740).

[0383] An operating method of a sliderable electronic device (200) according to one embodiment of the present disclosure can detect whether a flexible touch display (210) is inserted or withdrawn. The operating method can determine a first region (211) corresponding to a front surface of the sliderable electronic device (200), a second region (212) corresponding to a rear surface of the sliderable electronic device (200), and a third region (213) corresponding to a side surface of the sliderable electronic device (200) in response to detecting the insertion or withdrawal of the flexible touch display (210). The operating method can adjust the first region (211) to a first touch sensitivity and adjust the second region (212) to a second touch sensitivity different from the first touch sensitivity.

[0384] According to one embodiment, the operating method can adjust the second touch sensitivity of the second area (212) to be relatively higher than the first touch sensitivity of the first area (211).

[0385] According to one embodiment, the operating method may not perform touch processing according to a touch input in the third area (213) of the flexible touch display (210).

[0386] According to one embodiment, the sliderable electronic device (200) may include a memory (130). The memory (130) may include a first touch calibration table. The first touch calibration table may include first touch adjustment values ​​for adjusting touch sensitivity of the first region (211) and the second region (212) when the flexible touch display (210) is inserted and the area of ​​the first region (211) decreases and the area of ​​the second region (212) increases.

[0387] According to one embodiment, the memory (130) may include a second touch calibration table. The second touch calibration table may include second touch adjustment values ​​for adjusting the touch sensitivity of the first region (211) and the second region (212) when the flexible touch display (210) is pulled out and the area of ​​the first region (211) increases and the area of ​​the second region (212) decreases.

[0388] According to one embodiment, a touch sensor (700) may be arranged in an in-cell form in a flexible touch display (210). The flexible touch display (210) may include a plurality of Tx touch channels (730) arranged in a first direction, and a plurality of Rx touch channels (740) arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The operating method may control the operation of the touch sensor IC (710) to supply a first Tx power value to first Tx touch channels (730) corresponding to the first region (211) among the plurality of Tx touch channels (730). The operating method may control the operation of the touch sensor IC (710) to supply a second Tx power value different from the first Tx power value to second Tx touch channels (730) corresponding to the second region (212) among the plurality of Tx touch channels (730).

[0389] According to one embodiment, the operating method can adjust the second Tx power value to be higher than the first Tx power value.

[0390] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in a second display area (rear area, rear display area) by applying a relatively low first touch sensitivity to a first display area (front area, front display area) in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, collapsed state, contracted state) and applying a relatively high second touch sensitivity to a second display area (rear area, rear display area) than the first touch sensitivity.

[0391] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the third display area (side area, side display area) by ignoring (e.g., not performing touch processing according to touch input) a touch signal received for the third display area (side area, side display area) in a first state (e.g., slide-in state, pulled-in state, reduced state, contracted state).

[0392] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the second display area (rear area, rear display area) by applying a relatively low first touch sensitivity to the first display area (front area, front display area) in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pulled-out state, expanded state, enlarged state) and applying a relatively high second touch sensitivity to the second display area (rear area, rear display area) than the first touch sensitivity.

[0393] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the third display area (side area, side display area) by ignoring (e.g., not performing touch processing according to touch input) a touch signal received for the third display area (side area, side display area) in a second state (e.g., slide-out state, pull-out state, expanded state, enlarged state).

[0394] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the second display area (e.g., the back area, the back display area) by applying a relatively low first touch sensitivity to the first display area (e.g., the front area, the front display area) in a third state (e.g., the intermediate state) and applying a relatively high second touch sensitivity to the second display area (e.g., the back area, the back display area) than the first touch sensitivity.

[0395] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliderable electronic device (200) can prevent touch errors and unnecessary touch inputs in the third display area (e.g., side area, side display area) by ignoring (e.g., not performing touch processing according to touch input) a touch signal received for the third display area (e.g., side area, side display area) in a third state (e.g., intermediate state).

[0396] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a display and an electronic device including the same can be formed so that all touch sensor wires have equal resistance (e.g., substantially equal resistance) by adjusting the number of metal mesh lines forming each touch sensor wire. This can prevent a decrease in touch recognition rate due to a difference in line resistance of the touch sensor wires.

Claims

In a slideable electronic device (200), A housing (220, 230) comprising a drawer portion (205) movable between a contracted position and an extended position; the housing (220, 230) comprising a front side and a rear side having a transparent cover (221), A flexible touch display (210) arranged so as to be visually exposed through a transparent cover (221) arranged on the front and rear of the housing (220, 230) when the drawer portion (205) is in the contracted position; A touch sensor IC (710) configured to drive a touch sensor; At least one processor (120); and A memory (130) containing instructions; When the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor (120), the sliderable electronic device (200), Identifying that the above drawer portion (205) moves from an extended position to a retracted position, Based on identifying that the drawer portion (205) moves from an extended position to a contracted position, controlling the touch sensitivity of the flexible touch display (210) to be adjusted so that the touch sensitivity of the first area of ​​the flexible touch display (210) corresponding to the front of the housing (220, 230) is different from the touch sensitivity of the second area of ​​the flexible touch display (210) corresponding to the transparent cover of the rear. Slideable electronic device (200). In the first paragraph, The flexible touch display (210) includes a third area (213) corresponding to the side of the sliderable electronic device (200). Slideable electronic device (200). In the second paragraph, When the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor (120), the sliderable electronic device (200), Adjusting the second touch sensitivity of the second area (212) to be relatively higher than the first touch sensitivity of the first area (211). Slideable electronic device (200). In the third paragraph, When the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor (120), the sliderable electronic device (200), Does not perform touch processing according to touch input in the third area (213) above, Slideable electronic device (200). In paragraph 4, The above memory (130) includes a first touch calibration table, The above first touch correction table is, In a state where the flexible touch display (210) is introduced and the area of ​​the first region (211) decreases and the area of ​​the second region (212) increases, first touch adjustment values ​​for adjusting the touch sensitivity of the first region (211) and the second region (212) are included. Slideable electronic device (200). In paragraph 4, The above memory (130) includes a second touch calibration table, The above second touch correction table is, In a state where the flexible touch display (210) is pulled out and the area of ​​the first area (211) increases and the area of ​​the second area (212) decreases, the second touch adjustment values ​​for adjusting the touch sensitivity of the first area (211) and the second area (212) are included. Slideable electronic device (200). In paragraph 5 or 6, The above touch sensor (700) is It is arranged in an in-cell form on the above flexible touch display (210), A plurality of Tx touch channels (730) arranged in a first direction, and a plurality of Rx touch channels (740) arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, Slideable electronic device (200). In paragraph 7, When the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor (120), the sliderable electronic device (200), Controlling the operation of the above touch sensor IC (710), The above touch sensor IC (710) is Among the plurality of Tx touch channels (730), the first Tx power is supplied to the first Tx touch channels (730) corresponding to the first region (211), and the second Tx power, which is different from the first Tx power, is supplied to the second Tx touch channels (730) corresponding to the second region (212) among the plurality of Tx touch channels (730). Slideable electronic device (200). In paragraph 8, The above touch sensor IC (710) is Adjusting the second Tx power higher than the first Tx power, Slideable electronic device (200). In paragraph 9, The above touch sensor IC (710) is Among the plurality of Tx touch channels (730), power is not supplied to the third Tx touch channels (730) corresponding to the third region (213). Slideable electronic device (200). In paragraph 7, When the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor (120), the sliderable electronic device (200), Controlling the operation of the above touch sensor IC (710), The above touch sensor IC (710) is Among the plurality of Rx touch channels (740), the first Rx touch channels (740) corresponding to the first region (211) apply a first touch recognition value, and among the plurality of Rx touch channels (740), the second Rx touch channels (740) corresponding to the second region (212) apply a second touch recognition value different from the first touch recognition value. Slideable electronic device (200). In Article 11, The above touch sensor IC (710) is Adjusting the second touch recognition value higher than the first touch recognition value, Slideable electronic device (200). In Article 11, The above touch sensor IC (710) is Ignoring the touch input received from the third Rx touch channels (740) corresponding to the third region (213) among the plurality of Rx touch channels (740). Slideable electronic device (200). In the operating method of a slideable electronic device (200), Detects whether the flexible touch display (210) is inserted or withdrawn, In response to detecting the inlet or outlet of the flexible touch display (210), the first area (211) corresponding to the front of the sliderable electronic device (200), the second area (212) corresponding to the back of the sliderable electronic device (200), and the third area (213) corresponding to the side of the sliderable electronic device (200) are determined, and The first region (211) is adjusted to a first touch sensitivity, and the second region (212) is adjusted to a second touch sensitivity that is different from the first touch sensitivity. Method of operation of a slideable electronic device (200). In Article 14, Adjusting the second touch sensitivity of the second area (212) to be relatively higher than the first touch sensitivity of the first area (211). Method of operation of a slideable electronic device (200).

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