Electronic device, method, and storage medium for adjusting visibility of display

Abstract

This electronic device may comprise at least one processor including a processing circuit. The electronic device may comprise a memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed individually and / or collectively by the at least one processor, and including one or more storage media. The electronic device may comprise a display. The one or more programs may comprise instructions for causing the electronic device to: generate an image to be displayed by means of the display; and simultaneously display, by means of the display, the image and a pattern image overlapped on the image and provided for a privacy display mode. The pattern image may be translucent such that the image can be viewed through the pattern image.

Description

Electronic device, method, and storage medium for adjusting the visibility of a display

[0001] The following descriptions relate to an electronic device, a method, and a storage medium for adjusting the visibility of a display.

[0002] An electronic device can display visual information through a display panel. For example, the visual information may be displayed through pixels within the display panel. For example, each of the pixels may include at least one first subpixel emitting light having a first color, at least one second subpixel emitting light having a second color, and at least one third subpixel emitting light having a third color.

[0003] The information described above may be provided as related art for the purpose of aiding understanding of the present disclosure. No claim or determination is made as to whether any of the foregoing may be applied as prior art related to the present disclosure.

[0004] The electronic device may include at least one processor comprising a processing circuit. The electronic device may include a memory comprising one or more storage media that stores one or more programs configured to be executed individually and / or collectively by the at least one processor. The electronic device may include a display. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device to generate an image to be displayed through the display. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device to simultaneously display the image and a pattern image superimposed on the image for a privacy display mode through the display. The pattern image may be translucent so that the image can be viewed through the pattern image. The pattern image may include first parts each having a first grayscale range including a first grayscale level, and second parts each having a second grayscale range including a second grayscale level. The first parts and the second parts may alternate with each other. A first contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image when viewed at a position spaced apart by a first distance from the display can be visually emphasized in relation to a second contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image when viewed at a position spaced apart by a second distance shorter than the first distance from the display.

[0005] A method performed by an electronic device having a display may include an operation of generating an image to be displayed through the display. The method may include an operation of simultaneously displaying the image and a pattern image superimposed on the image and for a privacy display mode through the display. The pattern image may be translucent so that the image can be viewed through the pattern image. The pattern image may include first parts each having a first grayscale range including a first grayscale level, and second parts each having a second grayscale range including a second grayscale level. The first parts and the second parts may alternate with each other. A first contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image when viewed at a position spaced apart by a first distance from the display may be visually emphasized in relation to a second contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image when viewed at a position spaced apart by a second distance shorter than the first distance from the display.

[0006] In a non-transient computer-readable storage medium, the electronic device having a display may store one or more programs including instructions that cause the electronic device to generate an image to be displayed through the display when executed individually and / or collectively by at least one processor of the electronic device having the display. The non-transient computer-readable storage medium may store one or more programs including instructions that cause the electronic device to simultaneously display the image and a pattern image superimposed on the image and for a privacy display mode through the display when executed individually and / or collectively by the at least one processor. The pattern image may be translucent so that the image can be viewed through the pattern image. The pattern image may include first parts each having a first grayscale range including a first grayscale level, and second parts each having a second grayscale range including a second grayscale level. The first parts and the second parts may alternate with each other. A first contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image when viewed at a position spaced apart by a first distance from the display can be visually emphasized in relation to a second contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image when viewed at a position spaced apart by a second distance shorter than the first distance from the display.

[0007] FIGS. 1a and 1b illustrate an example of a method for adjusting the visibility of an image displayed on a display area of ​​a display according to the distance from an electronic device.

[0008] Figure 2 is a schematic view of an exemplary electronic device.

[0009] Figure 3 illustrates an example of a chart for visual sensitivity according to spatial frequency.

[0010] FIG. 4 illustrates an example of an operation flow for a method of generating a pattern image to adjust the visibility of an image according to the distance from the display, and simultaneously displaying the generated pattern image and an image.

[0011] FIG. 5 illustrates examples of repeating patterns of pattern images having colors determined based on the color of the image to be displayed.

[0012] FIG. 6 illustrates examples of repeating patterns of pattern images having an intensity determined based on the content within the image to be displayed.

[0013] FIG. 7 illustrates examples of repeating patterns of pattern images having spacing determined based on the font size of the text within the image to be displayed.

[0014] FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a method for generating pattern images based on the distance of users identified through sensing data.

[0015] FIG. 9 illustrates an example of changing the viewing angle of a screen displayed on a display panel.

[0016] FIG. 10 illustrates an example configuration of a display panel of an electronic device.

[0017] FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a display panel according to one configuration example of FIG. 10.

[0018] Figure 12 illustrates another example of the configuration of a display panel of an electronic device.

[0019] FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a display panel according to one configuration example of FIG. 12.

[0020] FIG. 14 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a network environment according to various embodiments.

[0021] FIG. 15 is a block diagram of a display module according to various embodiments.

[0022] FIG. 16 illustrates an example of an exemplary rollable electronic device.

[0023] FIGS. 17a and FIGS. 17b illustrate examples of exemplary foldable electronic devices.

[0024] FIG. 18 illustrates an example of an exemplary multi-foldable electronic device.

[0025] Figure 19 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary artificial intelligence (AI) system.

[0026] The terms used in this disclosure are used merely to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of other embodiments. A singular expression may include a plural expression unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meaning as generally understood by those skilled in the art described in this disclosure. Terms used in this disclosure that are defined in a general dictionary may be interpreted as having the same or similar meaning as they have in the context of the relevant technology, and are not to be interpreted in an ideal or overly formal sense unless explicitly defined in this disclosure. In some cases, even terms defined in this disclosure are not to be interpreted to exclude the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0027] In the various embodiments of the present disclosure described below, a hardware-based approach is described as an example. However, since the various embodiments of the present disclosure include techniques using both hardware and software, the various embodiments of the present disclosure do not exclude a software-based approach.

[0028] Additionally, in this disclosure, expressions of "greater than" or "less than" may be used to determine whether a specific condition is satisfied or fulfilled; however, this is merely for the purpose of expressing an example and does not exclude descriptions of "greater than" or "less than." Conditions described as "greater than" may be replaced with "greater than," conditions described as "less than" may be replaced with "less than," and conditions described as "greater than and less than" may be replaced with "greater than and less than." Furthermore, "A" to "B" below refer to at least one of the elements from A (including A) to B (including B).

[0029] FIGS. 1a and 1b illustrate an example of a method for adjusting the visibility of an image displayed on a display area of ​​a display according to the distance from an electronic device.

[0030] FIGS. 1a and 1b illustrate an example of a method in which an electronic device (101) uses a pattern image to adjust the visibility of an image displayed on a display area of ​​a display according to a distance from the electronic device (101). The distance from the electronic device (101) may be referred to as a distance from the display, a distance from the display area, or a distance from the image displayed on the display area. The display area of ​​the display may be referred to as a display area of ​​a display panel (160). What is displayed on the display area of ​​the display may be referred to as what is displayed via the display.

[0031] Referring to FIG. 1a, the electronic device (101) can display an image (110) on a display area of ​​a display panel (160). For example, the electronic device (101) can generate an image (110) and display the generated image (110) on the display area of ​​the display panel (160).

[0032] An image (110) displayed on the display area of ​​a display panel (160) can be shown to a user (105) of an electronic device (101). At this time, the image (110) can be shown to a third party (e.g., another person) (107) other than the user (105) of the electronic device (101). In a non-limiting example, if the image (110) contains personal information of the user (105), the personal information of the user (105) may be exposed to a third party (107) other than the user (105) contrary to the user's (105) intention. In a non-limiting example, the personal information may include data related to the user's (105) private life (e.g., emails, messages, photos, notes), bank information, or passwords. In other words, as the functions of the electronic device (101) become more diverse, the personal information may be provided from the electronic device (101), and the need to protect the privacy of the user (105) may increase.

[0033] Accordingly, the present disclosure can adjust visibility by using a pattern image (120) displayed simultaneously (or together) with an image (110) displayed in an electronic device (101), so that the content within the image (110) is shown to a user (105) and the content within the image (110) is not shown to a third party (107). The pattern image (120) may be referred to as a pattern, a pattern of reduced readability, a pattern image, a masking image, a blending image, a periodic image, or a sub-image. In relation to the pattern image (120), the image (110) may be referred to as a main image or a content image.

[0034] The electronic device (101) can generate a pattern image (120). Although not shown in FIG. 1a, the pattern image (120) may be superimposed on an image (110). For example, when the pattern image (120) and the image (110) are displayed simultaneously, the pattern image (120) may be superimposed on the image (110). For example, the electronic device (101) may display the pattern image (120) and the image (110) simultaneously by synthesizing the pattern image (120) and the image (110). As an example without limitation, the electronic device (101) may perform the synthesis of the pattern image (120) and the image (110) and may generate a composite image of the pattern image (120) and the image (120) based on the synthesis.

[0035] The pattern image (120) may allow the image (110) to be visible through the pattern image (120). As an example without limitation, the pattern image (120) may be a translucent image. For example, the translucent pattern image (120) may be superimposed on the image (110) and displayed together with the image (110), thereby allowing the image (110) to be visible to the user (105) through the pattern image (120).

[0036] Referring to FIG. 1a, the pattern image (120) may include a plurality of repeating patterns (121, 122) to adjust visibility according to distance from the electronic device (101). For example, the visibility may represent visibility for the image (110) (or the pattern image (120)). Adjusting visibility according to distance by the pattern image (120) including the repeating patterns (121, 122) is illustrated and described below with reference to FIG. 3. The repeating patterns (121, 122) may be referred to as periodic patterns, contrast patterns, or gradient patterns.

[0037] Each of the repeating patterns (121, 122) may include a first part (131), a second part (132), and a third part (133). For example, the first part (131) may have a first grayscale level. By example, without limitation, the first grayscale level may be 255, representing white. For example, the second part (132) may have a second grayscale level. By example, without limitation, the second grayscale level may be 0, representing black. In the above example, the grayscale levels are distinguished based on 8 bits, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the third part (133) may represent a portion of the repeating pattern (121) between the first part (131) and the second part (132). For example, the third part (133) may have at least one grayscale level that gradually changes from the first grayscale level of the first part (131) to the second grayscale level.

[0038] In the above example, the first part (131) is described as having the first grayscale level and the second part (132) as having the second grayscale level, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the first part (131) may have a first grayscale range including the first grayscale level, the second part (132) may have a second grayscale range including the second grayscale level, and the third part (133) may have a third grayscale range that gradually changes from the first grayscale range to the second grayscale range. The first grayscale range may be different from (or distinguishable from) the second grayscale range. For example, the first grayscale range may include the first grayscale level and the third grayscale level. The first grayscale range may include grayscale levels that gradually change from the first grayscale level to the third grayscale level. For example, the first grayscale level may be the maximum grayscale level among the grayscale levels of the first grayscale range, and the third grayscale level may be the minimum grayscale level among the grayscale levels of the first grayscale range. For example, the second grayscale range may include the second grayscale level and the fourth grayscale level. For example, the second grayscale range may include grayscale levels that gradually change from the second grayscale level to the fourth grayscale level. For example, the second grayscale level may be the minimum grayscale level among the grayscale levels of the second grayscale range, and the fourth grayscale level may be the maximum grayscale level among the grayscale levels of the second grayscale range. The third grayscale range of the third part (133) may include grayscale levels that gradually change from the third grayscale level to the fourth grayscale level. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto.For example, the third grayscale range of the third part (133) may include grayscale levels that gradually change from a grayscale level lower than the third grayscale level to a grayscale level higher than the fourth grayscale level. In other words, the repeating pattern (121) may be implemented as a sine wave that gradually changes from a specific grayscale level at a specific location to a different specific grayscale level at another specific location.

[0039] The pattern image (120) may be defined by a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. For example, the pattern image (120) may be defined by first rows (141) and second rows (142), and first columns (146) and second columns (147). For example, the first rows (141) and second rows (142) may alternate with each other. For example, the first columns (146) and second columns (147) may alternate with each other. By example, without limitation, each of the first rows (141) may include first parts including a first part (131) and third parts including a third part (133) (e.g., the right part of the third part (133) of FIG. 1A). As a non-limiting example, each of the second rows (142) may include third parts including a third part (133) (e.g., the left part of the third part (133) in FIG. 1a) and second parts including a second part (132). As a non-limiting example, each of the first columns (146) may include first parts including a first part (131) and third parts including a third part (133) (e.g., the right part of the third part (133) in FIG. 1a). As a non-limiting example, each of the second columns (147) may include second parts including a second part (132) and third parts including a third part (133) (e.g., the left part of the third part (133) in FIG. 1a). For example, one of the first parts (131) may be located at a position defined by the first row of the first rows (141) and the first column of the first columns (146). For example, one of the third parts (133) (e.g., the right part of the third part (133) in FIG. 1A) may be located at a position defined by the first row of the first rows (141) and the second column of the second columns (147).For example, another third part (133) of the above third parts (e.g., the left part of the third part (133) of FIG. 1a) may be positioned at a location defined by the second row of the second rows (142) and the first column of the first columns (146). As a non-limiting example, another third part (133) of the above third parts (e.g., the left part of the third part (133) of FIG. 1a) may be positioned rightly below (or aligned with) one of the first parts (131) of the above first parts, which is positioned at a location defined by the first row of the first rows (141) and the first column of the first columns (146). For example, one of the second parts (132) may be positioned at a location defined by the second row of the second rows (142) and the second column of the second columns (147). As a non-limiting example, one of the second parts (132) may be positioned rightly below (or aligned with) one of the third parts (133) (e.g., the right part of the third part (133) in FIG. 1A) which is positioned at a location defined by the first row of the first rows (141) and the second column of the second columns (147). As a non-limiting example, the pattern image (120) may have a checkmate shape defined by the first parts, the second parts, and the third parts. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the pattern image (120) may have a shape (e.g., a stripe shape) having patterns that include contrasting grayscale levels.

[0040] The pattern image (120) may include first parts each having the first grayscale level of the repeating patterns (121, 122), second parts each having the second grayscale level, and third parts between the first parts and the second parts. As an example without limitation, the second parts may alternate with the first parts. When the pattern image (120) and image (110) including the repeating patterns (121, 122) are displayed, specific examples of the display area of ​​the display panel (160) shown to the user (105) and a third party (107) may be referenced in FIG. 1B.

[0041] Referring to FIG. 1b, the electronic device (101) may simultaneously display a pattern image (120) and an image (110) on a display area of ​​a display panel (160) as it identifies an event for a privacy display mode. For example, the privacy display mode may be a display mode for adjusting the visibility of a displayed screen (e.g., image (110)) to protect the privacy of a user (105) of the electronic device (101). As an example, without limitation, the event for the privacy display mode may include receiving an input (e.g., input from the user (105)) to activate the privacy display mode.

[0042] When the display area of ​​the display panel (160) is shown to a third party (107) located at a first distance from the electronic device (101) (or from the display, from the display panel (160)), the first contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image (120) can be visually emphasized in relation to the second contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image (120) when the display area of ​​the display panel (160) is shown to a user (105) located at a second distance shorter than the first distance from the electronic device (101) (or from the display, from the display panel (160)). Referring to an example (170) of the pattern image (120) shown to the third party (107), the first contrast may represent the contrast between the first part (131) and the second part (132) of the repeating pattern (121) within the pattern image (120). Referring to an example (150) of a pattern image (120) shown to a user (105), the second contrast may represent a contrast between a first part (131) and a second part (132) of a repeating pattern (121) within the pattern image (120).

[0043] Referring to example (170), with respect to a third person (107) located at the first distance from the electronic device (101), the pattern image (120) may be relatively more visible than the image (110) according to the first contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the repeating patterns (121, 122) of the pattern image (120). Conversely, referring to example (150), with respect to a user (105) located at the second distance from the electronic device (101), the image (110) may be relatively more visible than the pattern image (120) according to the second contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the repeating patterns (121, 122) of the pattern image (120). Accordingly, to the third person (107), the image (110) containing the content may appear relatively blurry, and the pattern image (120) may appear relatively clear. In contrast, to the user (105), the pattern image (120) may appear relatively blurry and the image (110) may appear relatively clear, depending on the relatively low second contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image (120).

[0044] When generating a pattern image (120), the electronic device (101) can adjust the properties of the pattern image (120). The properties of the pattern image (120) may include the color of the repeating patterns (121, 122) of the pattern image (120) (or the color of the first part (131) and the second part (132) of the repeating pattern (121)), the intensity of the pattern image (120), or the interval (or repetition period) of the repeating patterns (121, 122) of the pattern image (120). Specific details regarding this may be referenced below in FIGS. 5 to 7.

[0045] The electronic device (101) can acquire sensing data through at least one sensor. By example, without limitation, the at least one sensor may include an image sensor, a camera, or a ToF (time of flight) sensor. For example, the electronic device (101) can use the sensing data to identify the first distance from the electronic device (101) to a third party (107) and the second distance to a user (105) of the electronic device (101). The electronic device (101) can generate a pattern image (120) based on the first distance and the second distance. Specific details regarding this may be referenced below in FIG. 8.

[0046] Referring to FIGS. 1a and 1b, the present disclosure can reduce the visibility of the content of the image (110) to a user (105) of an electronic device (101) and people (e.g., a third party (107)) by displaying a pattern image (120) superimposed on an image (110). Additionally, the present disclosure can generate a pattern image (120) such that when the pattern image (120) is displayed superimposed on the image (110), the pattern image (120) appears relatively blurry to a user (105) of the electronic device (101) located relatively close by. Accordingly, the present disclosure can maintain (or reduce relatively little) the visibility of the image (110) to the user (105). Accordingly, the present disclosure can effectively protect the privacy of the user (105) while maintaining the user's (105) visibility of the image (110).

[0047] Figure 2 is a schematic view of an exemplary electronic device.

[0048] Referring to FIG. 2, the electronic device (101) may include at least one processor (210) including a processing circuit, a display (220), and a memory (230). The electronic device (101) may include at least a part of the electronic device (1401) of FIG. 14 or correspond to at least a part of the electronic device (1401) of FIG. 14.

[0049] For example, the electronic device (101) may have various form factors, such as a smartphone, a laptop PC (personal computer), a tablet PC, a head-mounted display (HMD) device, a watch, and other computing devices. The electronic device (101) may be referred to as a mobile device, a user terminal, user equipment (UE), a multifunctional device, a portable communication device, and / or a portable device. The form factor of the electronic device (101) is not limited to the exemplary form factors shown in FIG. 1a and FIG. 1b (e.g., an electronic device including a bar-type display panel (160)). In one example, the electronic device (101) may be a device including a display panel (160) which is a flexible display. For example, the electronic device (101) may be referred to as a foldable electronic device, a rollable electronic device, or a multi-foldable electronic device. Specific details related thereto may be referenced to FIGS. 16 to 18 below. The pattern image exemplified in the present disclosure (e.g., the pattern image (120) of FIG. 1a) may be displayed through a display panel (160) of the various form factors described above (e.g., smartphone, laptop PC (personal computer), tablet PC, HMD (head-mounted display) device, watch, other computing devices, foldable electronic device, rollable electronic device, or multi-foldable electronic device).

[0050] At least one processor (210) may include at least a part of the processor (1420) of FIG. 14 or correspond to at least a part of the processor (1420) of FIG. 14. At least one processor (210) may include a CPU (central processing unit) (211) (e.g., including a processing circuit) and a DPU (display processing unit) (212) (e.g., including a processing circuit). As an example without limitation, at least one processor (210) may further include a GPU (graphic processing unit) (e.g., including a processing circuit). At least one processor (210) may be configured to execute instructions stored in memory (230).

[0051] As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) may use a trained model (215) (e.g., the generative AI (artificial intelligence) model (1930) of FIG. 19) to perform at least some of the operations described below. For example, at least one processor (210) may use the trained model (215) to determine whether to change the normal display mode to a privacy display mode, and / or to change the privacy display mode to the normal display mode. For example, at least one processor (210) may use the trained model (215) to analyze an image to be displayed and determine whether the content within the image is content that should be displayed in a limited manner, thereby changing from the normal display mode to the privacy display mode.

[0052] As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) can adjust the properties of the pattern image for the privacy display mode (e.g., the pattern image (120) of FIG. 1a and FIG. 1b) by analyzing the image to be displayed on the screen using a trained model (215).

[0053] As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) may transmit at least one first command indicating the privacy display mode to the display driving circuit (221) based on a decision to change the normal display mode to the privacy display mode (e.g., the first privacy display mode or the second privacy display mode). For example, the display driving circuit (221) may change the normal display mode to the privacy display mode based on the at least one first command. As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) may transmit at least one second command indicating the normal display mode to the display driving circuit (221) based on a decision to change the privacy display mode to the normal display mode. For example, the display driving circuit (221) may change the privacy display mode to the normal display mode based on the at least one second command.

[0054] The display (220) may include at least a part of the display module (1460) of FIG. 14 or correspond to at least a part of the display module (1460) of FIG. 14. The display (220) may include a display driver circuitry (or display driver integrated circuitry) (221) and a display panel (160). The display driver circuitry (221) may include at least a part of the display driver IC (1530) of FIG. 15 or correspond to at least a part of the display driver IC (1530) of FIG. 15. By example, without limitation, the display driver circuitry (221) may perform at least some of the operations described below using a trained model (e.g., the generative AI (artificial intelligence) model (1930) of FIG. 19). The display panel (160) may include at least a part of the display panel (1510) of FIG. 15 or correspond to at least a part of the display panel (1510) of FIG. 15.

[0055] The display (220) may be operated or driven for the command mode, video mode, hybrid video mode, and / or ARP (adaptive refresh panel) of the MIPI (mobile industry processor interface) DSI (display serial interface).

[0056] The memory (230) may include one or more storage media. For example, the one or more storage media may include a hard drive, flash memory, permanent memory such as ROM (read-only memory), semi-permanent memory such as RAM (random access memory), any other suitable type of storage assembly, or any combination thereof. The memory (230) may include a cache memory, which is one or more different types of memory used to temporarily store data for a function or feature of the electronic device (101). The memory (230) may be fixedly embedded in the electronic device (101) or incorporated into one or more suitable types of components (e.g., a SIM (subscriber identity module) card and / or an SD (secure digital) memory card) that can be repeatedly inserted into and removed from the electronic device (101). For example, the memory (230) may include at least a portion of the memory (1430) of FIG. 14 or correspond to at least a portion of the memory (1430) of FIG. 14.

[0057] The memory (230) may store one or more software applications, such as an operating system software application, a firmware software application, a media playback software application, a media editing software application, a software application for communication with other users, a translation software application, a digital assistant software application, and / or any other suitable software applications. For example, the one or more software applications may include instructions executable by at least a part of at least one processor (210).

[0058] As a non-limiting example, the display panel (160) within the display (220) may have a structure for adjusting the viewing angle of a screen (e.g., image (110)) displayed on the display panel (160). The structure is described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13.

[0059] The electronic device (101) may provide the privacy display mode to protect privacy (or user privacy) in connection with displaying a screen (e.g., an image (110)) on a display panel (160). For example, the privacy display mode may be described as a display mode to reduce the probability that information within the screen displayed on the display panel (160) will be seen by a third party (e.g., a third party (107) in FIG. 1a and FIG. 1b) who is distinct from the user of the electronic device (101) (e.g., the user (105) in FIG. 1a and FIG. 1b). For example, the privacy display mode may be described as a display mode to reduce the probability that information within the screen displayed on the display panel (160) will be seen from a second space located further away than a first space in front of the display panel (160). Alternatively, the privacy display mode may be described as a display mode for reducing the probability that information within a screen displayed on the display panel (160) will be seen from a second space surrounding a first space in front of the display panel (160). For example, the privacy display mode may be described as a display mode for reducing visibility from the second space.

[0060] At least one processor (210) can generate an analysis result for the content within an image using a trained model (215). For example, the content may include at least one image object or at least one text object included within the image. For example, the analysis result may include an identification (or classification) result for the image object within the image, or an optical character recognition (OCR) result for the text extracted from the image object.

[0061] As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) may determine whether to execute the privacy display mode (or whether to apply a privacy filter) using a trained model (215). As a non-limiting example, the trained model (215) may generate a command to execute the privacy display mode as it determines whether to execute the privacy display mode, and transmit (or provide) the command to the display (220) (or the display driving circuit (221). However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, at least one processor (210) may generate a command as it determines whether to execute the privacy display mode based on the trained model (215), and transmit the generated command through an interface to the display driving circuit (221).

[0062] Figure 3 illustrates an example of a chart for visual sensitivity according to spatial frequency.

[0063] FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a chart (300) for visual sensitivity according to spatial frequency considered when generating a pattern image (e.g., the pattern image (120) of FIG. 1a and FIG. 1b). To adjust the visibility of the pattern image according to distance, visual sensitivity that changes as the spatial frequency changes may be used.

[0064] The horizontal axis of the chart (300) represents spatial frequency (unit: Hz), and the vertical axis represents visual sensitivity. For example, visual sensitivity may be referred to as contrast sensitivity. For example, visual sensitivity may be proportional to the inverse of contrast. The chart (300) may include a portion (301) of a first color (e.g., white) and a portion (302) of a second color (e.g., black). For example, the chart (300) may alternately include the portions of the first color and the portions of the second colors to include a contrasting pattern.

[0065] Referring to the chart (300), the spatial frequency can be defined as the number of parts that change within the same space. For example, a space (310) may include two parts (301) and one part (302). A space (320) having the same size as the space (310) may include nine parts (301) and nine parts (302). In the above example, the spatial frequency for the space (310) may be lower (or lower frequency) than the spatial frequency for the space (320). In other words, the spatial frequency may be higher (or higher frequency) as it is positioned to the right on the chart (300). When an image including patterns (including parts (301) and parts (302)) is displayed on an electronic device (101) at a fixed position, space (310) may represent an example of the image shown to a person at a relatively close position (e.g., user (105) in FIG. 1a and FIG. 1b), and space (320) may represent an example of the image shown to a person at a relatively far position (e.g., third party (107) in FIG. 1a and FIG. 1b).

[0066] The chart (300) may include a line (330) that defines an area in which the boundary between the alternating parts (301) and parts (302) within the chart (300) can be distinguished by the eye of a person (or user). For example, a first area (331) located below the line (330) may be referred to as an area in which the boundary between the contrasting parts (301) and parts (302) can be distinguished by the eye of a person. Conversely, a second area (332) located above the line (330) may be referred to as an area in which the boundary between the contrasting parts (301) and parts (302) cannot be distinguished by the eye of a person. In other words, the line (330) may represent a set of threshold values ​​in which the boundary between the contrasting parts (301) and parts (302) can be distinguished according to spatial frequency. Each of the threshold values ​​may be a value of visual sensitivity.

[0067] Referring to the chart (300), visual sensitivity may have a relatively low value (350) when viewed by a person located relatively close (e.g., a second distance). Conversely, visual sensitivity may have a relatively high value (370) when viewed by a person located relatively far away (e.g., a first distance). In other words, the lower the visual sensitivity, the less the contrasting pattern (including parts (301) and (302)) is visible, and the higher the visual sensitivity, the more the contrasting pattern (including parts (301) and (302)) is visible. In the above example, it is described that visual sensitivity increases with distance, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Referring to the line (330) of the chart (300), at spatial frequencies above a reference value (335), the value of visual sensitivity may decrease again. For example, the reference value (335) can define the point at which the visual sensitivity (or contrast sensitivity) according to spatial frequency begins to decrease. In other words, the value of the visual sensitivity may decrease again when located outside the reference distance. In the above example, the first distance may be lower than the reference distance.

[0068] Referring to FIG. 3, the electronic device (101) can generate a pattern image (e.g., the pattern image (120) of FIG. 1a and FIG. 1b) containing contrasting patterns by using visual sensitivity that changes according to spatial frequency. FIG. 4 below illustrates an example of an operation flow for a method in which the electronic device (101) generates an image containing content and a pattern image superimposed on the image, and displays the image and the pattern image simultaneously.

[0069] FIG. 4 illustrates an example of an operation flow for generating a pattern image to adjust the visibility of an image according to the distance from the display, and simultaneously displaying the generated pattern image and an image.

[0070] At least some of the above methods of FIG. 4 may be performed by the electronic device (101) of FIG. 2. For example, at least some of the above methods may be controlled by at least one processor (210) of the electronic device (101). However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, at least some of the above methods may be controlled (or configured) by a display driving circuit (221) of the electronic device (101). In the following embodiments, each operation may be performed sequentially, but is not necessarily performed sequentially. For example, the order of each operation may be changed, and at least two operations may be performed in parallel.

[0071] In operation (410), at least one processor (210) can generate an image. For example, at least one processor (210) can generate an image to be displayed through the display (220) (or on the display area of ​​the display panel (160).

[0072] In operation (420), at least one processor (210) may generate a pattern image. As an example without limitation, at least one processor (210) may generate the pattern image based on identifying an event for a privacy display mode. For example, the pattern image may be an image for the privacy display mode.

[0073] The pattern image may be generated based on visual sensitivity according to spatial frequency as described in FIG. 3. By example, without limitation, the pattern image may include repeating patterns. The pattern image including the repeating patterns may be used to adjust the visibility of the display (220) (or, display panel (160), the image displayed on the display panel (160)) according to distance. The repeating patterns may be referred to as periodic patterns, contrast patterns, or gradient patterns. The pattern image may include first parts each having a first grayscale level of the repeating patterns, second parts each having a second grayscale level, and third parts between the first parts and the second parts.

[0074] As a non-limiting example, each of the repeating patterns may include a first part, a second part, and a third part. The first part may be included in the first parts of the pattern image. The second part may be included in the second parts of the pattern image. The third part may be included in the third parts of the pattern image. For example, the first part may have a first grayscale level. As a non-limiting example, the first grayscale level may be 255, representing white. For example, the second part may have a second grayscale level. As a non-limiting example, the second grayscale level may be 0, representing black. In the above example, a case in which the grayscale levels are distinguished based on 8 bits is illustrated, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the third part may represent a part of the repeating pattern between the first part and the second part. For example, the third part may have at least one grayscale level that gradually changes from the first grayscale level of the first part to the second grayscale level.

[0075] In the above example, the first part is described as having the first grayscale level and the second part as having the second grayscale level, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the first part may have a first grayscale range including the first grayscale level, the second part may have a second grayscale range including the second grayscale level, and the third part may have a third grayscale range that gradually changes from the first grayscale range to the second grayscale range. For example, the first grayscale range may include the first grayscale level and other grayscale levels that gradually change from the first grayscale level. For example, the second grayscale range may include the second grayscale level and other grayscale levels that gradually change from the second grayscale level. In other words, the repeating pattern may be implemented as a sine wave that gradually changes from a specific grayscale level at a specific location to another specific grayscale level at another specific location.

[0076] As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) can identify a representative color of the image generated in the operation (410). At least one processor (210) can identify the representative color that accounts for the largest proportion of the colors (or tones) representing the image. At least one processor (210) can apply the identified representative color to the first parts of the pattern image and apply the complementary color of the identified representative color to the second parts of the pattern image. Accordingly, the third parts between the first parts and the second parts may have colors and gradation levels according to the representative color and the complementary color of the representative color. Specific details regarding this may be referenced below in FIG. 5.

[0077] As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) may generate the pattern image based on the content within the image. For example, at least one processor (210) may identify the contrast ratio (or contrast ratio) between the first grayscale level of each of the first parts of the pattern image and the second grayscale level of each of the second parts according to the content within the image. For example, at least one processor (210) may generate the pattern image including repeating patterns having the identified contrast ratio. The contrast ratio may be related to the intensity of the pattern image (or the repeating patterns of the pattern image). For example, as the contrast ratio increases, the intensity of the repeating patterns of the pattern image may increase. As the intensity increases, the pattern image (or the repeating patterns of the pattern image) may be more visible in relation to the image. Specific details regarding this may be referenced below in FIG. 6.

[0078] As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) may generate the pattern image based on texts within the image. For example, at least one processor (210) may identify the spacing between each of the first parts and each of the second parts of the pattern image according to the font size of the texts within the image. For example, at least one processor (210) may generate the pattern image including repeating patterns having the identified spacing. The spacing may be related to the spacing between the first and second parts included in each of the repeating patterns, the spacing between the repeating patterns, or the size of each of the repeating patterns. For example, the spacing may be referred to as a repeating period or a pattern period. As the spacing becomes smaller, the pattern image (or the repeating patterns of the pattern image) may be more or less visible in relation to the image. Specific details regarding this may be referenced below in FIG. 7.

[0079] As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) may identify (or measure) the distance to an external environment using at least one sensor of the electronic device (101). For example, at least one processor (210) may identify the distance to a user and the distance to a third party within the external environment. At least one processor (210) may generate the pattern image based on the identified distances. For example, at least one processor (210) may identify a first distance to a third party and a second distance to a user of the electronic device (101), respectively, and generate the pattern image including repeating patterns that have high visual sensitivity at the first distance and low visual sensitivity at the second distance. Specific details regarding this may be referenced below in FIG. 8.

[0080] As an example without limitation, at least one processor (210) may provide (or transmit) the image generated in the operation (410) to a trained model (e.g., the trained model (215) of FIG. 2) running on the electronic device (101). For example, the trained model may be included in at least one processor (210) and / or a display driving circuit (221). For example, the trained model may identify (or generate) content within the image by analyzing the image. Or, for example, the trained model may identify (or generate) weights for the synthesis (or blending, composition, combination) described later by analyzing the content within the image. At least one processor (210) may generate the pattern image based on the content within the image obtained from the trained model. At least one processor (210) can perform synthesis between the image and the pattern image based on the content and weights within the image obtained from the trained model.

[0081] In operation (430), at least one processor (210) may perform a synthesis of the image and the pattern image. As an example without limitation, at least one processor may generate a composite image of the image and the pattern image based on the synthesis. When performing the synthesis, the intensity of the pattern image (or repeating patterns of the pattern image) may be taken into account.

[0082] As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) may perform the synthesis based on a weight for the synthesis of the pattern image with respect to the image. For example, as the value of the weight for the synthesis increases, the intensity of the repeating patterns of the pattern image may increase. As the intensity increases, the pattern image (or the repeating patterns of the pattern image) may be more visible in relation to the image. For example, the weight may be referred to as a blending weight, a blending ratio, or a composition ratio. For example, the weight for the synthesis may be determined according to the content within the image. Specific details regarding this may be referenced below in FIG. 6.

[0083] In operation (440), at least one processor (210) can simultaneously display the image and the pattern image superimposed on the image. For example, at least one processor (210) can display the image through the display (220) (or on the display area of ​​the display panel (160)) and simultaneously display the pattern image superimposed on (or overlaid on, overlyed on) the image. At this time, at least one processor (210) can simultaneously display the image and the pattern image within (or for) the privacy display mode.

[0084] In FIG. 4, at least one processor (210) is exemplified as generating a composite image by performing the synthesis of the image and the pattern image, and the generated composite image is displayed through a display panel (160), but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, at least one processor (210) may bypass (or refrain from, skip) performing the synthesis of the image and the pattern image and transmit both the image and the pattern image to a display driving circuit (221). For example, the display driving circuit (221) may control the display panel (160) to display substantially one image through the display panel (160) after performing composition on the layers of the image and the pattern image. At this time, the pattern image may be superimposed (or overlaid, overlaid) on the image.

[0085] Additionally, in FIG. 4, operations performed by at least one processor (210) are illustrated, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, as in operation (410), at least one processor (210) may generate an image to be displayed through a display (220) and then transmit said generated image to a display driving circuit (221). For example, the display driving circuit (221) may generate said pattern image. As a non-limiting example, the display driving circuit (221) may perform synthesis of said image and said pattern image through a circuit for image processing (e.g., image processing module (1135) of FIG. 15). For example, the display driving circuit (221) may control the display panel (160) to simultaneously display said image and said pattern image (or an image in which said image and said pattern image are synthesized).

[0086] FIG. 5 illustrates examples of repeating patterns of pattern images having colors determined based on the color of the image to be displayed.

[0087] Referring to FIG. 5, at least one processor (210) can generate an image (510) to be displayed through a display (220) (or on a display area of ​​a display panel (160). For example, the generated image (510) may be represented by a plurality of colors (tones).

[0088] At least one processor (210) can identify a representative color (515) among the colors included in (or representing) the image (510). For example, the representative color (515) of the image (510) can be identified as the color that accounts for the largest proportion of the colors. Or, for example, the representative color (515) of the image (510) can be identified as the color that is most easily recognized (or visually emphasized) by a person among the colors. Or, for example, the representative color (515) of the image (510) can be identified as the color of the background portion of the image (510). In the example of FIG. 5, if the image (510) is an image representing a clear sky, the representative color of the image (510) can be sky blue. For example, at least one processor (210) can identify the complementary color of the representative color (515) when identifying the representative color (515) of the image (510). In the above example, where the representative color (515) is sky blue, the complementary color may be vermilion (or orange red color).

[0089] At least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) can generate a pattern image (520) based on the representative color (515) of the image (510) and the complementary color of the representative color (515). For example, the pattern image (520) may include a plurality of repeating patterns (521, 522). The representative color (515) may be applied to the first part (531) of the repeating pattern (521), and the complementary color of the representative color (515) may be applied to the second part (532) of the repeating pattern (521). In other words, the first part (531) may have the representative color (515), and the second part (532) may have the complementary color of the representative color (515).

[0090] At least one processor (210) can generate a pattern image (520) by applying a representative color (515) of an image (510) to each of the first parts of the pattern image (520) and applying a complementary color of the representative color (515) of the image (510) to each of the second parts of the pattern image (520). When the pattern image (520) generated based on the representative color (515) of the image (510) and the complementary color of the representative color (515) is simultaneously displayed on the image (510), the visibility of the image (510) seen by the user of the electronic device (101) and a third party (e.g., the third party (107) of FIG. 1a) may be further reduced.

[0091] FIG. 6 illustrates examples of repeating patterns of pattern images having an intensity determined based on the content within the image to be displayed.

[0092] Referring to FIG. 6, at least one processor (210) may generate an image (610-1) to be displayed through a display (220) (or on a display area of ​​a display panel (160). For example, the image (610-1) may include a home screen of an electronic device (101) (or a screen of an application for the home screen). In the example of FIG. 6, the content of the image (610-1) may be identified as a home screen. Additionally, at least one processor (210) may generate an image (610-2) to be displayed through a display (220) (or on a display area of ​​a display panel (160). For example, the image (610-2) may include a screen containing messages received from an external electronic device (or a screen of a message application). In the example of FIG. 6, the content of the image (610-2) may be identified as messages.

[0093] At least one processor (210) can determine whether the content of the image satisfies a criterion. By example, without limitation, the criterion may include that the content contains personal information, or that the content contains content that causes the activation of a privacy display mode. By example, without limitation, the personal information may include messages, passwords, screens of financial applications, or information that is pre-set as a privacy object by the user within the electronic device (101).

[0094] In the example of FIG. 6, at least one processor (210) may determine that the content of image (610-1) does not satisfy the above criteria. Additionally, at least one processor (210) may determine that the content of image (610-2) satisfies the above criteria.

[0095] As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) may identify the intensity of the pattern image (620-1) as a first intensity based on determining that the content of the image (610-1) does not satisfy the above criteria. For example, if the intensity is a contrast ratio, at least one processor (210) may identify the contrast ratio of the pattern image (620-1) as a first ratio. For example, the contrast ratio of the pattern image (620-1) may represent the contrast ratio between the first grayscale level of the first part (631-1) and the second grayscale level of the second part (632-1) within the repeating pattern (621-1) of the pattern image (620-1). In other words, the first ratio may be the ratio between the first grayscale level of the first part (631-1) and the second grayscale level of the second part (632-1). As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) may identify the intensity of the pattern image (620-2) as a second intensity based on determining that the content of the image (610-2) satisfies the above criteria. The second intensity may be higher than the first intensity. For example, if the intensity is a contrast ratio, at least one processor (210) may identify the contrast ratio of the pattern image (620-2) as a second ratio. For example, the contrast ratio of the pattern image (620-2) may represent the contrast ratio between the first grayscale level of the first part (631-2) and the second grayscale level of the second part (632-2) within the repeating pattern (621-2) of the pattern image (620-2). In other words, the second ratio may be the ratio between the first grayscale level of the first part (631-2) and the second grayscale level of the second part (632-2). In the above example, the second ratio may be larger than the first ratio.In other words, the difference between the first grayscale level of the first part (631-1) and the second grayscale level of the second part (632-1) may be smaller than the difference between the first grayscale level of the first part (631-2) and the second grayscale level of the second part (632-2).

[0096] In the above example, the case where the intensity of the pattern image is a contrast ratio is exemplified, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, it can be applied substantially the same way even when the intensity of the pattern image is a weight.

[0097] As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) may identify the intensity of the pattern image as a first intensity based on determining that the content of the image (610-1) does not satisfy the criteria. For example, if the intensity is a weight, at least one processor (210) may identify the weight to be synthesized with respect to the image (610-1) as a first value. As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) may identify the intensity of the pattern image as a second intensity based on determining that the content of the image (610-2) satisfies the criteria. The second intensity may be higher than the first intensity. For example, if the intensity is a weight, at least one processor (210) may identify the weight to be synthesized with respect to the image (610-2) as a second value. The second value may be higher than the first value. In the above example, it is assumed that the contrast ratio of the pattern image to be composited with respect to image (610-1) and image (610-2) is the same. When image (610-1) and the pattern image are displayed simultaneously after being composited with image (610-1) according to the first value, image (610-1) can be visually emphasized in relation to the pattern image, as in example (150) of FIG. 1b. In contrast, when image (610-2) and the pattern image are displayed simultaneously after being composited with image (610-2) according to the second value, the pattern image can be visually emphasized in relation to image (610-2), as in example (170) of FIG. 1b.

[0098] Referring to the above description, at least one processor (210) can identify the intensity (e.g., contrast ratio or weight) of a pattern image based on the content within the image and display the pattern image generated based on the intensity simultaneously with the image. As the intensity of the pattern image increases, the pattern image can be visually emphasized with respect to the image. Accordingly, the image may be relatively less visible due to the pattern image.

[0099] In FIG. 6, a pattern image (620-1) having a low contrast ratio is exemplified as being simultaneously displayed even with respect to the home screen image (610-1), but this is merely an example for convenience of explanation and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. As an example that is not limiting, at least one processor (210) may disable the privacy display mode for the home screen image (610-1).

[0100] FIG. 7 illustrates examples of repeating patterns of pattern images having spacing determined based on the font size of the text within the image to be displayed.

[0101] Referring to FIG. 7, at least one processor (210) can generate an image (710-1) to be displayed through a display (220) (or on a display area of ​​a display panel (160). For example, the image (710-1) may include text having a first size. Additionally, at least one processor (210) can generate an image (710-2) to be displayed through a display (220) (or on a display area of ​​a display panel (160). For example, the image (710-2) may include text having a second size smaller than the first size. In other words, the image (710-2) may include a larger amount of text within the same area compared to the image (710-1).

[0102] At least one processor (210) can generate a pattern image based on the font size of the texts. For example, at least one processor (210) can reduce the repetition period of the pattern image as the font size becomes smaller. For example, the repetition period may be related to the size of each of the repeating patterns within the pattern image, the spacing between the repeating patterns within the pattern image, or the spacing between parts within the repeating patterns.

[0103] As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) can identify that the texts of the image (710-1) have the first size. For example, at least one processor (210) can determine the repetition period of the pattern image as the first period according to the first size of the texts. For example, the pattern image (720-1) may include a repetition pattern (721-1) having the first size and a repetition pattern (722-1) having the first size. For example, the repetition pattern (721-1) having the first size may be formed based on a first interval (735-1) between a first part (731-1) within the repetition pattern (721-1) and a second part (732-1) within the repetition pattern (721-1).

[0104] As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) can identify that the texts of the image (710-2) have the second size. For example, at least one processor (210) can determine the repetition period of the pattern image as the second period according to the second size of the texts. The second period may be shorter than the first period. For example, the pattern image (720-2) may include a repeating pattern (721-2) having the second size and a repeating pattern (722-2) having the second size. For example, the repeating pattern (721-2) having the second size may be formed based on a second interval (735-2) between a first part (731-2) within the repeating pattern (721-2) and a second part (732-2) within the repeating pattern (721-2).

[0105] In the example of FIG. 7, the first size of the repeating pattern (721-1) may be larger than the second size of the repeating pattern (721-2). The first gap (735-1) between the first part (731-1) and the second part (732-1) within the repeating pattern (721-1) may be longer than the second gap (735-2) between the first part (731-2) and the second part (732-2) within the repeating pattern (721-2). The size of the first part (731-1) within the repeating pattern (721-1) may be larger than the size of the first part (731-2) within the repeating pattern (721-2). In pattern images (710-1) and (710-2) of the same size, the number of repeating patterns (721-1, 722-1) of pattern image (710-1) may be less than the number of repeating patterns (721-2, 722-2) of pattern image (710-2).

[0106] Referring to the above description, at least one processor (210) can adjust the repetition period (or pattern period) of the pattern image according to the font size of the text as content within the image. In the example of FIG. 7, as the font size of the text within the image decreases, the repetition period (or pattern period) of the pattern image increases or the size of the repeating patterns decreases, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, as the font size of the text within the image increases, the repetition period (or pattern period) of the pattern image decreases or the size of the repeating patterns increases. Accordingly, privacy regarding the image can be protected even when the font size of the text is relatively small (or when the font size of the text is relatively large).

[0107] FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a method for generating pattern images based on the distance of users identified through sensing data.

[0108] Referring to FIG. 8, as in FIG. 1b, the electronic device (101) can simultaneously display a pattern image (120) and an image (110) on a display area of ​​a display panel (160) as it identifies an event for a privacy display mode.

[0109] As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) may use a distance to an external environment to generate a pattern image (120) to be displayed simultaneously. For example, at least one processor (210) may acquire sensing data through at least one sensor (805) and identify a distance to an external environment based on the acquired sensing data. For example, at least one processor (210) may identify a first distance (810) from an electronic device (101) (or a display (220), display panel (160)) to a third party (107). For example, at least one processor (210) may identify a second distance (820) from an electronic device (101) (or a display (220), display panel (160)) to a user (105).

[0110] As a non-limiting example, at least one sensor (805) may include a sensor for identifying distance to an external environment. For example, at least one sensor (805) may include an image sensor, a distance sensor, a ToF sensor, a camera, or an optical sensor.

[0111] At least one processor (210) can generate a pattern image (120) that allows the pattern image (120) to be visually emphasized (or have a high visual sensitivity value) over the image (110) from a third party (107) located at a first distance (810), and allows the image (110) to be visually emphasized (or have a low visual sensitivity value) over the pattern image (120) from a user (105) located at a second distance (820). For example, when the display panel (160) is viewed from a third person (107) located at a first distance (810), the first contrast between the first part (131) and the second part (132) of each of the repeating patterns (121, 122) of the pattern image (120) can be visually emphasized in relation to the second contrast between the first part (131) and the second part (132) of each of the repeating patterns (121, 122) of the pattern image (120) when the display panel (160) is viewed from a user (105) located at a second distance (820).

[0112] In the example of FIG. 8, a case is illustrated in which there is one third party (107) other than the user (105) of the electronic device (101), but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The present disclosure may also apply in cases where there are two or more third parties. As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) may acquire information about the third parties and generate a pattern image (120) based on said information. For example, said information about the third parties may include the direction of gaze (or position, direction of the eyeball) of each of the third parties, or the distance of each of the third parties. As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) may generate a pattern image (120) based on the third party and user (105) located at the closest distance among the third parties. As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) may generate a pattern image (120) based on a third person whose gaze direction is toward the electronic device (101) and a third person whose gaze direction is not toward the electronic device (101), and a user (105). As a non-limiting example, the gaze direction and the distance may be identified by a trained model (215) as described below.

[0113] As an example without limitation, at least one processor (210) may provide the sensing data to the trained model (215). For example, at least one processor (210) may obtain a distance to an external environment from the trained model (215). For example, the trained model (215) may use the provided sensing data to identify (or generate) a first distance (810) to a third party (107) in the external environment and a second distance (820) to a user (105).

[0114] Referring to the above description, a case in which the repeating patterns of a pattern image have uniform properties is exemplified, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. At least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may generate properties of the pattern image (e.g., color, intensity, and interval (or repetition period) of the repeating patterns) differently for each region of the pattern image. For example, at least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may generate the pattern image by using the properties of a first region among the regions of the pattern image as the first properties, and the properties of a second region among the regions of the pattern image that is distinguished from the first region as the second properties different from the first properties. In the above example, the case in which the number of regions of the pattern image is two is described, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0115] Additionally, referring to the above description, the size of the pattern image is exemplified as being the same as the size of the display area of ​​the display panel (160) of the electronic device (101), but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the pattern image may be applied (or overlaid) with respect to a portion of the display area of ​​the display panel (160) of the electronic device (101). For example, the portion may be determined to apply a privacy protection function to some content (e.g., a visual object for password input) within an image containing content displayed on the display area of ​​the display panel (160). As a non-limiting example, the portion may be identified by the trained model (215) by providing the image containing the content to the trained model (215).

[0116] FIG. 9 illustrates an example of changing the viewing angle of a screen displayed on a display panel.

[0117] Referring to FIG. 9, an electronic device (101) may display a screen (910) on a display panel (160). The screen (910) may include one or more contents (or one or more media contents). The screen (910) may include one or more visual objects. The screen (910) may be displayed on the display panel (160) to provide information. The electronic device (101) of FIG. 9 may be an example of the electronic device (101) of FIG. 1 and the electronic device (101) of FIG. 2.

[0118] A display driving circuit (e.g., the display driving circuit (221) of FIG. 2 or the display driver IC (1530) of FIG. 15) can display a screen (910) having a viewing angle (981) on a display panel (160). The display panel (160) may be an example of the display panel (1560) of FIG. 15.

[0119] For example, the viewing angle (981) of the screen (910) may be wider than the viewing angle (982) and the viewing angle (983) of the screen (910) described below. For example, the screen (910) having the viewing angle (981) may be displayed on the display panel (160) according to the normal display mode. For example, the viewing angle (981) may be wider than the first threshold viewing angle and wider than the second threshold viewing angle which is wider than the first threshold viewing angle.

[0120] The electronic device (101) may provide a function or feature for user privacy with respect to a display on the display panel (160). For example, the electronic device (101) may provide one or more display modes for the function that narrow the viewing angle of at least a portion of the screen (910) displayed on the display panel (160). For example, the function may be referred to as a privacy filter function, a privacy filter mode, a privacy display function, or a privacy function.

[0121] For example, the display panel (160) may include a display area (or active area) used for displaying a screen. The field of illumination (FOI) of light emitted from a part of the display area may be different from the FOI of light emitted from another part of the display area. The display panel (160) may provide one or more display modes (or privacy filter functions) by using different FOIs depending on the display area.

[0122] For example, as described below, a display panel (160) may include a first layer comprising an opaque member (or black matrix) (or opaque material) comprising first light-transmitting portions and second light-transmitting portions smaller than the first light-transmitting portions. For example, the opaque member (or black matrix) may define the first light-transmitting portions and the second light-transmitting portions. For example, the opaque member of the first layer may include BM portions to partially block light emitted from the second subpixels by a portion of the BM (black matrix) portions defining the second light-transmitting portions. The display panel (160) may include a second layer disposed below the first layer and comprising light-emitting elements (or light-emitting portions) disposed below each of the first light-transmitting portions, and light-emitting elements (or light-emitting portions) disposed below each of the second light-transmitting portions.

[0123] For example, the display panel (160) may include a first pixel comprising light-emitting elements within the second layer disposed below each of the first light-transmitting portions. For example, the first pixel may include subpixels (or first subpixels). The subpixels within the first pixel may each include the light-emitting elements within the first pixel disposed below each of the first light-transmitting portions. Each of the subpixels within the first pixel may include transistors configured to control the light-emitting elements included within each of the subpixels within the first pixel. For example, the subpixels within the first pixel may be aligned with each of the first light-transmitting portions. For example, the subpixels within the first pixel may be located within each of the first light-transmitting portions when viewed on the display panel (160). For example, the subpixels within the first pixel may overlap with each of the first light-transmitting portions. For example, each of the first light-transmitting portions may overly the subpixels within the first pixel.

[0124] For example, the display panel (160) may include a second pixel comprising light-emitting elements within the second layer, each disposed below the second light-transmitting portions. The second pixel may be included within the display panel (160) for the privacy display mode. For example, the second pixel may include subpixels (or second subpixels). The subpixels within the second pixel may each include the light-emitting elements within the second pixel, each disposed below the second light-transmitting portions. Each of the subpixels within the second pixel may include transistors configured to control the light-emitting elements included within each of the subpixels within the second pixel. For example, the subpixels within the second pixel may be aligned with each of the second light-transmitting portions. For example, the subpixels within the second pixel may be located within each of the second light-transmitting portions when viewed on the display panel (160). For example, the subpixels within the second pixel may overlap each of the second light-transmitting portions. For example, each of the second light-transmitting portions may overly the subpixels within the second pixel.

[0125] For example, since the second light-transmitting portions are smaller than the first light-transmitting portions, the FOI of the light emitted through the second pixel may be narrower than the FOI of the light emitted through the first pixel.

[0126] The above one or more display modes may include a first privacy display mode. For example, an electronic device (101) may display a screen (910) having a first threshold viewing angle (982) on a display panel (160) according to the first privacy display mode. The first privacy display mode may be changed or switched from the normal display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) may change the display of a screen (910) having a viewing angle (981) to a screen (910) having a viewing angle (982) based on the first privacy display mode changed from the normal display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) may stop (or terminate) (or disable) the display of a screen (910) having a viewing angle (981) and display a screen (910) having a viewing angle (982) based on changing the normal display mode to the first privacy display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) may change the display of a screen (910) having a viewing angle (983) to a screen (910) having a viewing angle (982) based on the first privacy display mode changed from the second privacy display mode described below. For example, the electronic device (101) may stop (or terminate) (or disable) the display of a screen (910) having a viewing angle (983) and display a screen (910) having a viewing angle (982) based on changing the second privacy display mode to the first privacy display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) may change the display of a screen (910) having a viewing angle (982) to a screen (910) having a viewing angle (981) based on changing the first privacy display mode to the normal display mode.As a non-limiting example, the first critical viewing angle can be described as the narrowest viewing angle that can be provided through the display panel (160).

[0127] The above one or more display modes may include a second privacy display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) may display a screen (910) having a viewing angle (983) that is wider than the first threshold viewing angle and narrower than the second threshold viewing angle, according to the second privacy display mode, on a display panel (160). The second privacy display mode may be described as an intermediate display mode between the normal display mode and the first privacy display mode. The second privacy display mode may be described as a display mode that adjusts the viewing angle of the screen displayed on the display panel (160) between the first threshold viewing angle and the second threshold viewing angle. For example, the electronic device (101) may change the display of a screen (910) having a viewing angle (981) to a screen (910) having a viewing angle (983), based on the second privacy display mode changed from the normal display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) may stop (or terminate) (or disable) displaying a screen (910) having a viewing angle (981) and display a screen (910) having a viewing angle (983) based on changing the normal display mode to the second privacy display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) may change the display of a screen (910) having a viewing angle (982) to displaying a screen (910) having a viewing angle (983) based on the second privacy display mode changed from the first privacy display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) may stop (or terminate) (or disable) displaying a screen (910) having a viewing angle (982) and display a screen (910) having a viewing angle (983) based on changing the first privacy display mode to the second privacy display mode.For example, the electronic device (101) can change the display of a screen (910) having a viewing angle (983) to a screen (910) having a viewing angle (981) based on changing the second privacy display mode to the normal display mode.

[0128] As a non-limiting example, the electronic device (101) may control the display panel (160) to emit light through a plurality of first pixels of the display panel (160) and emit light through a plurality of second pixels of the display panel (160) in order to perform (or execute) a display on the display panel (160) according to the normal display mode. As a non-limiting example, the electronic device (101) may control the display panel (160) to refrain from emitting light through a plurality of first pixels of the display panel (160) and to emit light through a plurality of second pixels of the display panel (160) in order to perform (or execute) a display on the display panel (160) according to the first privacy display mode. As a non-limiting example, the electronic device (101) may control the display panel (160) to emit light through some of the first pixels of the plurality of first pixels of the display panel (160) and to emit light through the plurality of second pixels of the display panel (160) in order to perform (or execute) a display on the display panel (160) according to the second privacy display mode. For example, the second pixels may be used for all of the normal display mode, the first privacy display mode, and the second privacy display mode in relation to the first pixels used for the normal display mode.

[0129] As a non-limiting example, the first privacy display mode and the second privacy display mode may be replaced by a single privacy display mode (or one (a) privacy display mode). For example, the single privacy display mode may be described as a mode that sets the viewing angle of the screen (910) displayed on the display panel (160) to a viewing angle narrower than the viewing angle (981). For example, the normal display mode may be described as a mode that disables the function of the electronic device (101) for user privacy, and the single privacy display mode may be described as a mode that enables the function of the electronic device (101) for user privacy. For example, the electronic device (101) may adjust (or change) the viewing angle of the screen (910) displayed on the display panel (160) between the first threshold viewing angle and the second threshold viewing angle according to the single privacy display mode.

[0130] As a non-limiting example, the electronic device (101) may, in the privacy display mode, not only adjust the viewing angle of the screen (910) (or image) of FIG. 9, but also simultaneously display a pattern image superimposed on the screen (910) and the screen (910). For example, in the privacy display mode, the electronic device (101) may reduce visibility from the side by adjusting the viewing angle and reduce visibility from the front by displaying the pattern image. Accordingly, the probability of content displayed on the display panel (160) of the electronic device (101) being exposed may be reduced.

[0131] Adjusting the viewing angle of the screen (910) to adjust visibility from the side (or surrounding space), as described in the example of FIG. 9, can be performed according to the structure of the display panel (160) described below in FIG. 10 to FIG. 13.

[0132] FIG. 10 illustrates an example configuration of a display panel of an electronic device.

[0133] Referring to FIG. 10, the display panel (160) may include a plurality of pixels. For example, the display panel (160) may include first pixels (1010) and second pixels (1020). For example, the first pixels (1010) may include pixels (1011) and pixels (1012). For example, the second pixels (1020) may include pixels (1021) and pixels (1022). As an example without limitation, the first pixels (1010) and the second pixels (1020) may alternate with each other. As an example without limitation, the first pixels (1010) and the second pixels (1020) may be arranged in an interleaved arrangement.

[0134] Each of the pixels may include subpixels. The subpixels may include a first subpixel (1050-1) configured to emit light in a first color (e.g., red), a second subpixel (1050-2) configured to emit light in a second color (e.g., green), and a third subpixel (1050-3) configured to emit light in a third color (e.g., blue). The subpixels may further include a fourth subpixel (not shown) configured to emit light in a fourth color (e.g., white).

[0135] The field of illumination (FOI) of light emitted from one or more of the pixels may be wider than the field of illumination (FOI) of light emitted from one or more of the other pixels. For example, the one or more of the pixels may include pixel (1011) and pixel (1012). For example, the other or more of the pixels may include pixel (1021) and pixel (1022).

[0136] The display panel (160) may include an opaque member in another layer of the display panel (160) (e.g., another layer (1102) of FIG. 11) disposed on a layer of the display panel (160) containing the pixels (e.g., layer (1101) of FIG. 11) in order to narrow (or reduce) the FOI of light emitted from one or more other pixels of the pixels compared to the FOI of light emitted from one or more of the plurality of pixels. The opaque member in the other layer of the display panel (160) may be a structure for narrowing the viewing angle of at least a portion of a screen (e.g., screen (910)) displayed on the display panel (160). The opaque member in the other layer of the display panel (160) may partially overlye over one or more of the pixels and not overlye over the other or more of the pixels. The opaque member disposed within the other layer of the display panel (160) according to the configuration example of FIG. 10 is described in more detail with reference to FIG. 11.

[0137] FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a display panel according to one configuration example of FIG. 10.

[0138] Referring to FIG. 11, a display panel (160) may include a layer (1101) and another layer (1102) placed (or positioned) on the layer (1101). The layer (1101) of the display panel (160) may be described as a light-emitting layer (1101). The other layer (1102) of the display panel (160) may be described as a masking layer (1102) (or mask layer (1102)) (or black matrix layer (1102)).

[0139] A layer (1101) of a display panel (160) may include a pixel (1011) located within a region (1191) and a pixel (1021) located within a region (1192). The pixel (1011) may include a subpixel (1111) and a subpixel (1112). The pixel (1021) may include a subpixel (1121) and a subpixel (1122).

[0140] A layer (1101) of a display panel (160) may include a pixel definition layer (PDL) (1141). The PDL (1141) may define the periphery of a pixel (1011) and the periphery of a pixel (1021). The PDL (1141) may define the periphery of a subpixel (1111) within a pixel (1011) and the periphery of a subpixel (1112) within a pixel (1011). The PDL (1141) may define the periphery of a subpixel (1121) within a pixel (1021) and the periphery of a subpixel (1122) within a pixel (1021). For example, PDL (1141) may be placed between pixel (1011) and pixel (1021), between subpixel (1111) and subpixel (1112), and between subpixel (1121) and subpixel (1122).

[0141] As a non-limiting example, the width (w1) of a subpixel (1111) defined by PDL (1141) may be the same as the width (w2) of a subpixel (1121) defined by PDL (1141). For example, if the color of light emitted from the subpixel (1111) is the same as the color of light emitted from the subpixel (1121), the width (w1) of the subpixel (1111) may be the same as the width (w2) of the subpixel (1121). If the color of light emitted from the subpixel (1111) is different from the color of light emitted from the subpixel (1121), the width (w1) of the subpixel (1111) may be narrower than the width (w2) of the subpixel (1121). As an example that is not limited, the width (w1) of a subpixel (1111) defined by PDL (1141) may be wider than the width (w2) of a subpixel (1121) defined by PDL (1141). For example, when the color of light emitted from the subpixel (1111) is the same as the color of light emitted from the subpixel (1121), the width (w1) of the subpixel (1111) may be the same as the width (w2) of the subpixel (1121).

[0142] Another layer (1102) of the display panel (160) may include an opaque member (1130) (or a black matrix (1130)). The opaque member (1130) may be included within the other layer (1102) of the display panel (160) for the privacy display mode. For example, the opaque member (1130) may be partially laid across the pixel (1021) and not laid across the pixel (1011) in order to narrow the FOI of light emitted from the pixel (1021) compared to the FOI of light emitted from the pixel (1011). For example, the opaque member (1130) may partially overlap the pixel (1021) among the pixel (1011) and the pixel (1021). For example, the opaque member (1130) may be placed above or over a portion of the PDL (1141) that defines the pixel (1021) and the subpixels within the pixel (1021) (e.g., subpixel (1121) and subpixel (1122)), and may not be placed above another portion of the PDL (1141) that defines the pixel (1011) and the subpixels within the pixel (1011) (e.g., subpixel (1111) and subpixel (1112)). For example, the opaque member (1130) may include an opening (1131) (or a first light-transmitting portion (1131)) (or a first light-transmitting region (1131)) placed over the pixel (1011) and openings (1132) (or second light-transmitting portions (1132)) (or second light-transmitting regions (1132)) placed over the pixel (1021). The opening (1131) may be aligned with the pixel (1011). The opening (1131) may overlap with subpixels within the pixel (1011). The opening (1131) may enclose the subpixels within the pixel (1011) when the display panel (160) is viewed from above. The subpixels within the pixel (1011) may be located within the opening (1131) when the display panel (160) is viewed from above.The openings (1132) can be aligned with the subpixels within the pixel (1021). The openings (1132) can overlap with the subpixels within the pixel (1021). The openings (1132) can enclose the subpixels within the pixel (1021) when the display panel (160) is viewed from above. The subpixels within the pixel (1021) can be positioned within the openings (1132) when the display panel (160) is viewed from above.

[0143] For example, the size of the opening (1131) may be larger than the size of each of the openings (1132). For example, the subpixels (e.g., subpixel (1111) and subpixel (1112)) within the pixel (1011) may be located below the opening (1131) (or the first light-transmitting portion (1131)). For example, each of the subpixels (e.g., subpixel (1121) and subpixel (1122)) within the pixel (1021) may be positioned respectively below the openings (1132) (or the second light-transmitting portion (1132)). The subpixels within the pixel (1011) may be described as first subpixels positioned below one light-transmitting portion (e.g., first light-transmitting portion (1131)) within another layer (1102), and the subpixels within the pixel (1021) may be described as second subpixels positioned respectively below other light-transmitting portions (e.g., second light-transmitting portions (1132)) within another layer (1102) that are smaller than the light-transmitting portion (e.g., first light-transmitting portion (1131)) within the other layer (1102).

[0144] As a non-limiting example, the width (w3) of one of the openings (1132) may be equal to the width (w2) of the subpixel (1121). As a non-limiting example, the width (w3) of one of the openings (1132) may be wider than the width (w2) of the subpixel (1121). As a non-limiting example, the width (w3) of one of the openings (1132) may be narrower than the width (w2) of the subpixel (1121).

[0145] As a non-limiting example, the display panel (160) may further include at least one layer disposed between layer (1101) and another layer (1102).

[0146] For example, the at least one layer may include a color filter layer (not shown). The color filter layer may include an opaque member (1160) comprising opaque portions located between the PDL (1141) and the opaque member (1130). For example, the opaque member (1160) included within the color filter layer of the display panel (160) may include (or define) an opening (1161) (or light-transmitting portion (1161)) corresponding to the opening (1131) and openings (1162) (or light-transmitting portions (1162)) corresponding to the openings (1132), respectively. The opaque member (1160) defining the opening (1161) and the openings (1162) may be included within the display panel (160) to guide light emitted (or transmitted) toward each of the openings (1132). For example, light from a subpixel (1121) may be emitted (or transmitted) to an opening (1132) aligned with the subpixel (1121) by means of an opaque member (1160). For example, light from a subpixel (1122) may be emitted (or transmitted) to an opening (1132) aligned with the subpixel (1122) by means of an opaque member (1160). The color filter layer may be placed over, on, or above a touch layer between layer (1101) and another layer (1102). The touch layer may be used to identify touch inputs on the display panel (160).

[0147] For example, the at least one layer may include a layer placed on top of the color filter layer. The layer placed on top of the color filter layer may include an opaque member (1160) comprising opaque portions located between the PDL (1141) and the opaque member (1130). For example, the opaque member (1160) included within the layer of the display panel (160) placed on top of the color filter layer of the display panel (160) may include an opening (1161) (or light-transmitting portion (1161)) corresponding to the opening (1131) and openings (1162) (or light-transmitting portions (1162)) corresponding to the openings (1132), respectively. An opaque member (1160) defining an opening (1161) and openings (1162) may be included within the display panel (160) to guide light that is emitted (or transmitted) toward each of the openings (1132). For example, light from a subpixel (1121) may be emitted (or transmitted) to an opening among the openings (1132) aligned with the subpixel (1121) by the opaque member (1160). For example, light from a subpixel (1122) may be emitted (or transmitted) to an opening among the openings (1132) aligned with the subpixel (1122) by the opaque member (1160). The color filter layer may be disposed between the layer containing the opaque member (1160) and the touch layer. The touch layer may be used to identify touch inputs on the display panel (160).

[0148] The at least one layer may include an additional opaque member (1160) in addition to the opaque member (1130) of another layer (1102). Accordingly, a double BM (black matrix) structure in which opaque members are formed in a plurality of layers may be formed. In the example of FIG. 11, the width (or diameter), size, and position (or arrangement) of the opaque member (1130) and the opaque member (1160) may be identical to each other. For example, each of the openings (1161, 462) defined by the opaque member (1160) may be substantially identical to each of the openings (1131) and openings (1132) of another layer (1102). However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, each of the openings (1161, 462) defined by the opaque member (1160) may be different from the opening (1131) and openings (1132) corresponding to each opening. The width (or diameter), size, and center axis position (or alignment position) of the openings (1131) and openings (1132) of another layer (1102), and the light-emitting portion (e.g., subpixel (1111), subpixel (1112), subpixel (1121), subpixel (1122)) of the layer (1101) may be different from the width (or diameter), size, and center axis position of the openings (1161, 462) of the opaque member (1160) included in the at least one layer.

[0149] The above at least one layer may include a color filter layer including an opaque member (1160) and another layer including an opaque member (1160). As an example without limitation, the width (or diameter), size, and position (or placement) of the opaque member (1160) of the color filter layer, the opaque member (1160) of the other layer, and the opaque member (1130) of the other layer (1102) may be the same as each other. As a non-limiting example, the width (or diameter), size, and position (or placement) of the opaque members of two of the opaque members of the color filter layer (1160), the opaque member (1160) of the other layer, and the opaque member (1130) of the other layer (1102) may be the same as each other, and the width (or diameter), size, and position (or placement) of the opaque member of the remaining one layer may be different from the width (or diameter), size, and position (or placement) of the opaque members of the two layers.

[0150] Figure 12 illustrates another example of the configuration of a display panel of an electronic device.

[0151] Referring to FIG. 12, the display panel (160) may include a plurality of pixels. For example, the display panel (160) may include first pixels (1210) and second pixels (1220). For example, the first pixels (1210) may include pixels (1211) and pixels (1212). For example, the second pixels (1220) may include pixels (1221) and pixels (1222). As an example without limitation, the first pixels (1210) and the second pixels (1220) may alternate with each other. As an example without limitation, the first pixels (1210) and the second pixels (1220) may be arranged in an interleaved arrangement.

[0152] The first pixels (1210) may include subpixels. The subpixels may include a first subpixel (1250-1) configured to emit light in a first color (e.g., red), a second subpixel (1250-2) configured to emit light in a second color (e.g., green), and a third subpixel (1250-3) configured to emit light in a third color (e.g., blue). The subpixels may further include a fourth subpixel (not shown) configured to emit light in a fourth color (e.g., white).

[0153] The second pixels (1220) may include subpixels. The subpixels may include a first subpixel (1260-1) configured to emit light in a first color (e.g., red), a second subpixel (1260-2) configured to emit light in a second color (e.g., green), and a third subpixel (1260-3) configured to emit light in a third color (e.g., blue). The subpixels may further include a fourth subpixel (not shown) configured to emit light in a fourth color (e.g., white).

[0154] Each of the subpixels within each of the second pixels (1220) may include portions spaced apart from each other. For example, the first subpixel (1260-1) may include a first portion (1260-1a) of the first subpixel (1260-1), a second portion (1260-1b) of the first subpixel (1260-1), a third portion (1260-1c) of the first subpixel (1260-1), and a fourth portion (1260-1d) of the first subpixel (1260-1). The first part (1260-1a) of the first subpixel (1260-1), the second part (1260-1b) of the first subpixel (1260-1), the third part (1260-1c) of the first subpixel (1260-1), and the fourth part (1260-1d) of the first subpixel (1260-1) may be spaced apart from each other. The first part (1260-1a) of the first subpixel (1260-1), the second part (1260-1b) of the first subpixel (1260-1), the third part (1260-1c) of the first subpixel (1260-1), and the fourth part (1260-1d) of the first subpixel (1260-1) may be described as micropixels of the first subpixel (1260-1). For example, the second subpixel (1260-2) may include a first part (1260-2a) of the second subpixel (1260-2), a second part (1260-2b) of the second subpixel (1260-2), a third part (1260-2c) of the second subpixel (1260-2), and a fourth part (1260-2d) of the second subpixel (1260-2). The first part (1260-2a) of the second subpixel (1260-2), the second part (1260-2b) of the second subpixel (1260-2), the third part (1260-2c) of the second subpixel (1260-2), and the fourth part (1260-2d) of the second subpixel (1260-2) may be spaced apart from each other.For example, the first part (1260-2a) of the second subpixel (1260-2), the second part (1260-2b) of the second subpixel (1260-2), the third part (1260-2c) of the second subpixel (1260-2), and the fourth part (1260-2d) of the second subpixel (1260-2) can be described as micropixels of the second subpixel (1260-2). For example, the third subpixel (1260-3) may include a first part (1260-3a) of the third subpixel (1260-3), a second part (1260-3b) of the third subpixel (1260-3), a third part (1260-3c) of the third subpixel (1260-3), and a fourth part (1260-3d) of the third subpixel (1260-3). The first part (1260-3a) of the third subpixel (1260-3), the second part (1260-3b) of the third subpixel (1260-3), the third part (1260-3c) of the third subpixel (1260-3), and the fourth part (1260-3d) of the third subpixel (1260-3) may be spaced apart from each other. For example, the first part (1260-3a) of the third subpixel (1260-3), the second part (1260-3b) of the third subpixel (1260-3), the third part (1260-3c) of the third subpixel (1260-3), and the fourth part (1260-3d) of the third subpixel (1260-3) can be described as micropixels of the third subpixel (1260-3).

[0155] For example, the FOI of light emitted from the second pixels (1220) may be narrower than the FOI of light emitted from the first pixels (1210). For example, in order to narrow (or reduce) the FOI of light emitted from the second pixels (1220) compared to the FOI of light emitted from the first pixels (1210), the layer of the display panel (160) including the pixels may include a PDL that further defines the micropixels of the first subpixel (1260-1), the micropixels of the second subpixel (1260-2), and the micropixels of the third subpixel (1260-3). For example, in order to narrow (or reduce) the FOI of light emitted from the second pixels (1220) compared to the FOI of light emitted from the first pixels (1210), another layer of the display panel (160) (e.g., another layer (1302) of FIG. 13) placed on the layer of the display panel (160) containing the pixels may include an opaque member. The opaque member in the other layer of the display panel (160) may partially overly one or more of the plurality of pixels and not overly the other or more of the plurality of pixels. The PDL in the layer of the display panel (160) and the opaque member in the other layer of the display panel (160) may be structures for narrowing the viewing angle of at least a portion of the screen (e.g., screen (910)) displayed on the display panel (160). The opaque member disposed within the other layer of the display panel (160) according to the configuration example of FIG. 12 is described in more detail with reference to FIG. 13.

[0156] FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a display panel according to one configuration example of FIG. 12.

[0157] Referring to FIG. 13, the display panel (160) may include a layer (1301) and another layer (1302) placed (or positioned) on the layer (1301). The layer (1301) of the display panel (160) may be described as a light-emitting layer (1301). The other layer (1302) of the display panel (160) may be described as a masking layer (1302) (or mask layer (1302)) (or black matrix layer (1302)).

[0158] A layer (1301) of a display panel (160) may include first pixels (1210) and second pixels (1220). The first pixels (1210) may include a pixel (1211). The pixel (1211) may include a subpixel (1311) and a subpixel (1312). The second pixels (1220) may include a pixel (1221). The pixel (1221) may include a subpixel (1321) and a subpixel (1322). The subpixel (1321) may include a first part (1321-1) of the subpixel (1321) and a second part (1321-2) of the subpixel (1321). The subpixel (1322) may include a first part (1322-1) of the subpixel (1322) and a second part (1322-2) of the subpixel (1322).

[0159] A layer (1301) of a display panel (160) may include a pixel definition layer (PDL) (1341). The PDL (1341) may define the periphery of a pixel (1211) and the periphery of a pixel (1221). The PDL (1341) may define the periphery of a subpixel (1311) within a pixel (1211) and the periphery of a subpixel (1312) within a pixel (1211). The PDL (1341) may define the periphery of a subpixel (1321) within a pixel (1221) and the periphery of a subpixel (1322) within a pixel (1221). PDL (1341) may further define the edges of a first portion (1321-1) of a subpixel (1321) and a second portion (1321-2) of a subpixel (1321) in relation to PDL (441) (e.g., PDL (441) of FIG. 4). PDL (1341) may further define the edges of a first portion (1322-1) of a subpixel (1322) and a second portion (1322-2) of a subpixel (1322) in relation to PDL (441) (e.g., PDL (441) of FIG. 4). For example, the PDL (1341) may be positioned between the pixel (1211) and the pixel (1221), between the subpixel (1311) and the subpixel (1312), between the subpixel (1321) and the subpixel (1322), between the first part (1321-1) of the subpixel (1321) and the second part (1321-2) of the subpixel (1321), and between the first part (1322-1) of the subpixel (1322) and the second part (1322-2) of the subpixel (1322).

[0160] As a non-limiting example, the width (w1) of a subpixel (1311) defined by PDL (1341) may be wider than the width (w2) of a first part (1321-1) of a subpixel (1321) defined by PDL (1341) and the width (w3) of a second part (1321-2) of a subpixel (1321) defined by PDL (1341).

[0161] Another layer (1302) of the display panel (160) may include an opaque member (1330) (or a black matrix (1330)). The opaque member (1330) may be included within the other layer (1302) of the display panel (160) for the privacy display mode. For example, the opaque member (1330) may be partially laid across the pixel (1221) and not laid across the pixel (1211) in order to narrow the FOI of light emitted from the pixel (1221) compared to the FOI of light emitted from the pixel (1211). For example, the opaque member (1330) may partially overlap the pixel (1221) among the pixel (1211) and the pixel (1221). For example, the opaque member (1330) may be placed above or over a portion of the PDL (1341) that defines the pixel (1221) and the subpixels within the pixel (1221) (e.g., subpixel (1321) and subpixel (1322)), and may not be placed above another portion of the PDL (1341) that defines the pixel (1211) and the subpixels within the pixel (1211) (e.g., subpixel (1311) and subpixel (1312)). For example, the opaque member (1330) may be further placed on a part of the PDL (1341) defining a first part (1321-1) of the subpixel (1321) and a second part (1321-2) of the subpixel (1321) in relation to the opaque member (1130) (e.g., the opaque member (1130) of FIG. 11), and a part of the PDL (1341) defining a first part (1322-1) of the subpixel (1322) and a second part (1322-2) of the subpixel (1322).

[0162] For example, the opaque member (1330) may include an opening (1331) (or light-transmitting portion (1331)) placed over a pixel (1211) and openings (1332) (or light-transmitting portion (1332)) placed over a pixel (1221). For example, the size of the opening (1331) may be larger than the size of each of the openings (1332). The subpixels within the pixel (1211) are described as first subpixels placed below one light-transmitting portion (e.g., first light-transmitting portion (1331)) within another layer (1302), and the subpixels within the pixel (1221) can be described as second subpixels placed below other light-transmitting portions (e.g., second light-transmitting portions (1332)) within another layer (1302) that are smaller than the light-transmitting portion (e.g., first light-transmitting portion (1331)) within the other layer (1302).

[0163] As a non-limiting example, the width (w4) of one of the openings (1332) may be the same as the width (w2) of the first part (1321-1) of the subpixel (1321) (or the width (w3) of the second part (1321-2) of the subpixel (1321). As a non-limiting example, the width (w4) of one of the openings (1332) may be wider than the width (w2) of the first part (1321-1) of the subpixel (1321) (or the width (w3) of the second part (1321-2) of the subpixel (1321). As a non-limiting example, the width (w4) of one of the openings (1332) may be narrower than the width (w2) of the first part (1321-1) of the subpixel (1321) (or the width (w3) of the second part (1321-2) of the subpixel (1321).

[0164] The operations described above can be performed by the electronic device (1401) in FIG. 14.

[0165] FIG. 14 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a network environment according to various embodiments.

[0166] Referring to FIG. 14, in a network environment (1400), an electronic device (1401) may communicate with an electronic device (1402) through a first network (1498) (e.g., a short-range wireless communication network) or with at least one of an electronic device (1404) or a server (1408) through a second network (1499) (e.g., a long-range wireless communication network). According to one embodiment, the electronic device (1401) may communicate with the electronic device (1404) through a server (1408). According to one embodiment, the electronic device (1401) may include a processor (1420), memory (1430), input module (1450), sound output module (1455), display module (1460), audio module (1470), sensor module (1476), interface (1477), connection terminal (1478), haptic module (1479), camera module (1480), power management module (1488), battery (1489), communication module (1490), subscriber identification module (1496), or antenna module (1497). In some embodiments, at least one of these components (e.g., connection terminal (1478)) may be omitted from the electronic device (1401), or one or more other components may be added. In some embodiments, some of these components (e.g., sensor module (1476), camera module (1480), or antenna module (1497)) may be integrated into a single component (e.g., display module (1460)).

[0167] The processor (1420) can, for example, execute software (e.g., program (1440)) to control at least one other component (e.g., hardware or software component) of the electronic device (1401) connected to the processor (1420) and can perform various data processing or operations. According to one embodiment, as at least part of the data processing or operations, the processor (1420) can store commands or data received from other components (e.g., sensor module (1476) or communication module (1490)) in volatile memory (1432), process the commands or data stored in volatile memory (1432), and store the resulting data in non-volatile memory (1434). According to one embodiment, the processor (1420) may include a main processor (1421) (e.g., a central processing unit or an application processor) or an auxiliary processor (1423) that can operate independently or together with it (e.g., a graphics processing unit, a neural processing unit (NPU), an image signal processor, a sensor hub processor, or a communication processor). For example, if the electronic device (1401) includes a main processor (1421) and an auxiliary processor (1423), the auxiliary processor (1423) may be configured to use less power than the main processor (1421) or to be specialized for a designated function. The auxiliary processor (1423) may be implemented separately from the main processor (1421) or as part thereof.

[0168] The auxiliary processor (1423) may control at least some of the functions or states associated with at least one component of the electronic device (1401) (e.g., display module (1460), sensor module (1476), or communication module (1490)) on behalf of the main processor (1421) while the main processor (1421) is in an inactive (e.g., sleep) state, or together with the main processor (1421) while the main processor (1421) is in an active (e.g., application execution) state. According to one embodiment, the auxiliary processor (1423) (e.g., image signal processor or communication processor) may be implemented as part of another functionally related component (e.g., camera module (1480) or communication module (1490)). According to one embodiment, the auxiliary processor (1423) (e.g., neural network processing unit) may include a hardware structure specialized for processing an artificial intelligence model. The artificial intelligence model may be generated through machine learning. Such learning may be performed, for example, on the electronic device (1401) itself where the artificial intelligence model is executed, or through a separate server (e.g., server (1408)). The learning algorithm may 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 may include a plurality of artificial neural network layers.An artificial neural network may be a deep neural network (DNN), a convolutional neural network (CNN), a recurrent neural network (RNN), a restricted Boltzmann machine (RBM), a deep belief network (DBN), a bidirectional recurrent deep neural network (BRDNN), 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 the hardware structure, the artificial intelligence model may include a software structure, either additionally or substantially.

[0169] The memory (1430) can store various data used by at least one component of the electronic device (1401) (e.g., processor (1420) or sensor module (1476)). The data may include, for example, input data or output data for software (e.g., program (1440)) and related commands. The memory (1430) may include volatile memory (1432) or non-volatile memory (1434).

[0170] The program (1440) may be stored as software in memory (1430) and may include, for example, an operating system (1442), middleware (1444), or an application (1446).

[0171] The input module (1450) can receive commands or data to be used for a component of the electronic device (1401) (e.g., processor (1420)) from outside the electronic device (1401) (e.g., user). The input module (1450) may include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, a keyboard, a key (e.g., a button), or a digital pen (e.g., a stylus pen).

[0172] The sound output module (1455) can output a sound signal to the outside of the electronic device (1401). The sound output module (1455) may include, for example, a speaker or a receiver. The speaker may be used for general purposes, such as multimedia playback or recording playback. The receiver may be used to receive incoming calls. According to one embodiment, the receiver may be implemented separately from the speaker or as part thereof.

[0173] The display module (1460) can visually provide information to an external (e.g., user) of the electronic device (1401). The display module (1460) may include, for example, a display, a holographic device, or a projector and a control circuit for controlling said device. According to one embodiment, the display module (1460) may include a touch sensor configured to detect a touch, or a pressure sensor configured to measure the intensity of the force generated by said touch.

[0174] The audio module (1470) can convert sound into an electrical signal or, conversely, convert an electrical signal into sound. According to one embodiment, the audio module (1470) can acquire sound through an input module (1450) or output sound through an audio output module (1455) or an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (1402)) (e.g., speaker or headphones) that is directly or wirelessly connected to the electronic device (1401).

[0175] The sensor module (1476) can detect the operating state of the electronic device (1401) (e.g., power or temperature) or the external environmental state (e.g., user state) and generate an electrical signal or data value corresponding to the detected state. According to one embodiment, the sensor module (1476) may include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a barometric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an accelerometer sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an IR (infrared) sensor, a biosensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an illuminance sensor.

[0176] The interface (1477) may support one or more specified protocols that can be used for the electronic device (1401) to be connected directly or wirelessly to an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (1402)). According to one embodiment, the interface (1477) may include, for example, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a universal serial bus (USB) interface, an SD card interface, or an audio interface.

[0177] The connection terminal (1478) may include a connector through which the electronic device (1401) can be physically connected to an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (1402)). According to one embodiment, the connection terminal (1478) may include, for example, an HDMI connector, a USB connector, an SD card connector, or an audio connector (e.g., a headphone connector).

[0178] The haptic module (1479) can convert an electrical signal into a mechanical stimulus (e.g., vibration or movement) or an electrical stimulus that can be perceived by the user through tactile or kinesthetic senses. According to one embodiment, the haptic module (1479) may include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electric stimulation device.

[0179] The camera module (1480) can capture still images and video. According to one embodiment, the camera module (1480) may include one or more lenses, image sensors, image signal processors, or flashes.

[0180] The power management module (1488) can manage power supplied to the electronic device (1401). According to one embodiment, the power management module (1488) may be implemented, for example, as at least part of a power management integrated circuit (PMIC).

[0181] The battery (1489) can supply power to at least one component of the electronic device (1401). According to one embodiment, the battery (1489) may include, for example, a non-rechargeable primary battery, a rechargeable secondary battery, or a fuel cell.

[0182] The communication module (1490) can support the establishment of a direct (e.g., wired) communication channel or a wireless communication channel between an electronic device (1401) and an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (1402), electronic device (1404), or server (1408)), and the performance of communication through the established communication channel. The communication module (1490) may include one or more communication processors that operate independently of the processor (1420) (e.g., application processor) and support direct (e.g., wired) communication or wireless communication. According to one embodiment, the communication module (1490) may include a wireless communication module (1492) (e.g., cellular communication module, short-range wireless communication module, or GNSS (global navigation satellite system) communication module) or a wired communication module (1494) (e.g., LAN (local area network) communication module, or power line communication module). The corresponding communication module among these communication modules can communicate with an external electronic device (1404) through a first network (1498) (e.g., a short-range communication network such as Bluetooth, WiFi (wireless fidelity) direct, or IrDA (infrared data association)) or a second network (1499) (e.g., 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 may 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 (1492) can identify or authenticate the electronic device (1401) within a communication network such as the first network (1498) or the second network (1499) using subscriber information (e.g., International Mobile Subscriber Identifier (IMSI)) stored in the subscriber identification module (1496).

[0183] The wireless communication module (1492) can support 5G networks and next-generation communication technologies following 4G networks, for example, new radio access technology. NR access technology can support high-speed transmission of high-capacity data (enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB)), minimization of terminal power and connection of multiple terminals (massive machine type communications (mMTC)), or high reliability and low latency (ultra-reliable and low-latency communications (URLLC)). The wireless communication module (1492) can support a high-frequency band (e.g., mmWave band) to achieve a high data transmission rate, for example. The wireless communication module (1492) can support various technologies for securing performance in the high-frequency band, such as beamforming, massive MIMO (multiple-input and multiple-output), full-dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antenna, analog beam-forming, or large-scale antenna. The wireless communication module (1492) can support various requirements specified in the electronic device (1401), external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (1404)), or network system (e.g., second network (1499)). According to one embodiment, the wireless communication module (1492) may support a Peak data rate (e.g., 20 Gbps or more) for eMBB realization, loss coverage (e.g., 164 dB or less) for mMTC realization, or U-plane latency (e.g., downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) each 0.5 ms or less, or round trip 1 ms or less) for URLLC realization.

[0184] An antenna module (1497) can transmit a signal or power to an external source (e.g., an external electronic device) or receive it from an external source. According to one embodiment, the antenna module (1497) may include an antenna comprising a radiator made of a conductor or a conductive pattern formed on a substrate (e.g., a PCB). According to one embodiment, the antenna module (1497) 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 a first network (1498) or a second network (1499), may be selected from the plurality of antennas, for example, by a communication module (1490). A signal or power may be transmitted or received between the communication module (1490) and an external electronic device through the selected at least one antenna. According to some embodiments, in addition to the radiator, other components (e.g., a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)) may be additionally formed as part of the antenna module (1497).

[0185] According to various embodiments, the antenna module (1497) 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 surface (e.g., bottom surface) of the printed circuit board and capable of supporting a specified high frequency band (e.g., mmWave band), and a plurality of antennas (e.g., array antennas) disposed on or adjacent to a second surface (e.g., top surface or side surface) of the printed circuit board and capable of transmitting or receiving a signal of the specified high frequency band.

[0186] At least some of the above components can be connected to each other via a communication method between peripheral devices (e.g., bus, GPIO (general purpose input and output), SPI (serial peripheral interface), or MIPI (mobile industry processor interface)) and exchange signals (e.g., commands or data) with each other.

[0187] According to one embodiment, commands or data may be transmitted or received between an electronic device (1401) and an external electronic device (1404) through a server (1408) connected to a second network (1499). Each of the external electronic devices (1402, or 1404) may be the same or a different type of device as the electronic device (1401). According to one embodiment, all or part of the operations performed on the electronic device (1401) may be performed on one or more of the external electronic devices (1402, 1404, or 1408). For example, if the electronic device (1401) needs to perform a function or service automatically or in response to a request from a user or another device, the electronic device (1401) may request one or more external electronic devices to perform at least part of the function or service instead of performing the function or service itself or additionally. One or more external electronic devices that receive the above request may execute at least part of the requested function or service, or additional function or service related to the request, and transmit the result of the execution to the electronic device (1401). The electronic device (1401) may provide the result as is or additionally processed as at least part of the response to the request. For this purpose, for example, cloud computing, distributed computing, mobile edge computing (MEC), or client-server computing technology may be used. The electronic device (1401) may provide ultra-low latency services using, for example, distributed computing or mobile edge computing. In another embodiment, the external electronic device (1404) may include an Internet of Things (IoT) device. The server (1408) may be an intelligent server using machine learning and / or neural networks.According to one embodiment, an external electronic device (1404) or server (1408) may be included within the second network (1499). The electronic device (1401) may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart city, smart car, or healthcare) based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology.

[0188] FIG. 15 is a block diagram of a display module according to various embodiments.

[0189] Referring to FIG. 15, the display module (1460) may include a display panel (1510) and a display driver IC (DDI) (1530) for controlling it. The DDI (1530) may include an interface module (1531), a memory (1533) (e.g., a buffer memory), an image processing module (1535), or a mapping module (1537). The DDI (1530) may receive image information, for example, image data or an image control signal corresponding to a command for controlling the image data, from another component of the electronic device (1401) through the interface module (1531). For example, according to one embodiment, image information may be received from a processor (1420) (e.g., main processor (1421) (e.g., application processor)) or an auxiliary processor (1423) (e.g., graphics processing unit) that operates independently of the functions of the main processor (1421). The DDI (1530) may communicate with the touch circuit (1550) or sensor module (1476), etc., through the interface module (1531). Additionally, the DDI (1530) may store at least a portion of the received image information in memory (1533), for example, in frame units. The image processing module (1535) may perform preprocessing or postprocessing (e.g., resolution, brightness, or size adjustment) on at least a portion of the image data based at least on the characteristics of the image data or the characteristics of the display panel (1510), for example. The mapping module (1537) may obtain voltage values ​​or current values ​​corresponding to the image data preprocessed or postprocessed through the image processing module (1535). It can be generated. According to one embodiment, the generation of a voltage value or a current value can be performed, for example, based at least in part on the properties of the pixels of the display panel (1510) (e.g., array of pixels (RGB stripe or pentile structure), or the size of each subpixel).At least some pixels of the display panel (1510) are driven, for example, based on at least some of the voltage value or current value, so that visual information (e.g., text, image, or icon) corresponding to the image data can be displayed through the display panel (1510).

[0190] According to one embodiment, the display module (1460) may further include a touch circuit (1550). The touch circuit (1550) may include a touch sensor (1551) and a touch sensor IC (1553) for controlling the same. The touch sensor IC (1553) may control the touch sensor (1551) to detect a touch input or hovering input for a specific location on the display panel (1510), for example. For example, the touch sensor IC (1553) may detect a touch input or hovering input by measuring a change in a signal (e.g., voltage, light intensity, resistance, or charge) for a specific location on the display panel (1510). The touch sensor IC (1553) may provide information regarding the detected touch input or hovering input (e.g., location, area, pressure, or time) to the processor (1420). According to one embodiment, at least a part of the touch circuit (1550) (e.g., touch sensor IC (1553)) may be included as part of the display driver IC (1530) or the display panel (1510), or as part of another component (e.g., auxiliary processor (1423)) placed outside the display module (1460).

[0191] According to one embodiment, the display module (1460) may further include at least one sensor (e.g., fingerprint sensor, iris sensor, pressure sensor, or light sensor) of the sensor module (1476) or a control circuit for the same. In this case, the at least one sensor or the control circuit for the same may be embedded in a part of the display module (1460) (e.g., display panel (1510) or DDI (1530)) or a part of the touch circuit (1550). For example, if the sensor module (1476) embedded in the display module (1460) includes a biometric sensor (e.g., fingerprint sensor), the biometric sensor may acquire biometric information (e.g., fingerprint image) associated with a touch input through a part of the display panel (1510). As another example, if the sensor module (1476) embedded in the display module (1460) includes a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor can obtain pressure information associated with a touch input through a part or the entire area of ​​the display panel (1510). According to one embodiment, the touch sensor (1551) or the sensor module (1476) may be placed between pixels of a pixel layer of the display panel (1510), or above or below the pixel layer.

[0192] FIG. 16 illustrates an example of an exemplary rollable electronic device.

[0193] Referring to FIG. 16, the electronic device (101) may include a display (1630), a first housing (1610), and / or a second housing (1620). The electronic device (101) of FIG. 16 may represent an example of the electronic device (101) of FIG. 1 or the electronic device (101) of FIG. 2. For example, the display (1630) of FIG. 16 may include a display panel (160) of the electronic device (101).

[0194] For example, the first housing (1610) may be referred to as the first housing part. The second housing (1620) may be referred to as the second housing part. For example, the electronic device (101) may include a housing comprising the first housing part and the second housing part.

[0195] According to one embodiment, the first housing (1610) may accommodate at least a portion of the second housing (1620). The first housing (1610) may wrap (or surround) at least a portion of the second housing (1620).

[0196] According to one embodiment, the second housing (1620) may be movable relative to the first housing (1610). The second housing (1620) may be movable linearly relative to the first housing (1610). The second housing (1620) may be slidable relative to the first housing (1610). For example, the second housing (1620) may be movable along a first direction (d1) and / or a second direction (d2) opposite to the first direction (d1) relative to the first housing (1610). As the second housing (1620) moves along the first direction (d1), the second housing (1620) may slide out of the first housing (1610). As the second housing (1620) moves in the second direction (d2), the second housing (1620) may slide into the interior of the first housing (1610). The state of the electronic device (101) may be changed by the movement of the second housing (1620) relative to the first housing (1610). The state of the electronic device (101) may include a slide-in state and / or a slide-out state. In the slide-in state of the electronic device (101), the second housing (1620) may be movable in the first direction (d1) among the first direction (d1) and the second direction (d2) relative to the first housing (1610). For example, in the slide-in state of the electronic device (101), the second housing (1620) may be movable only in the first direction (d1). In the slide-out state of the electronic device (101), the second housing (1620) may be movable in the second direction (d2) among the first direction (d1) and the second direction (d2) relative to the first housing (1610). For example, within the slide-out state of the electronic device (101), the second housing (1620) may be movable only in the second direction (d2).

[0197] According to one embodiment, the display (1630) may be placed on the second housing (1620). The display (1630) may be movable relative to the first housing (1610) by the movement of the second housing (1620) relative to the first housing (1610). For example, the display (1630) may be moved from inside the first housing (1610) to outside the first housing (1610) by the movement of the second housing (1620) in a first direction (d1). For example, the size of the electronic device (101) exposed outside the first housing (1610) within the slide-out state of the electronic device (101) may be maximum. For example, the display (1630) can be moved from the outside of the first housing (1610) to the inside of the first housing (1610) by moving the second housing (1620) in the second direction (d2). For example, the display (1630) can be rolled into the inside of the first housing (1610) from the outside of the first housing (1610) by moving the second housing (1620) in the second direction (d2).

[0198] According to one embodiment, the first planar portion (1631) may be disposed on the second housing (1620). The shape of the first planar portion (1631) may be maintained independently of the movement of the second housing (1620) relative to the first housing (1610). The first planar portion (1631) may not be deformed by the movement of the second housing (1620) relative to the first housing (1610). The first planar portion (1631) may be exposed to the outside of the first housing (1610) independently of the movement of the second housing (1620) relative to the first housing (1610).

[0199] According to one embodiment, the second planar portion (1632) may be connected to the first planar portion (1631) by a folding portion. The second planar portion (1632) may be spaced apart from the first planar portion (1631). The second planar portion (1632) may be located (or accommodated) inside the first housing (1610) and the second housing (1620) within the slide-in state of the electronic device (101). At least a portion of the second planar portion (1632) may be located (or exposed) outside the first housing (1610) and the second housing (1620) within the slide-out state of the electronic device (101).

[0200] According to one embodiment, the folding portion may be positioned between the first planar portion (1631) and the second planar portion (1632). The shape of at least a portion of the folding portion may change according to a change in the state of the electronic device (101). For example, at least a portion of the folding portion may be drawn out to the outside of the first housing (1610) by moving the second housing (1620) in the first direction (d1) relative to the first housing (1610). By being drawn out to the outside of the first housing (1610), at least a portion of the folding portion may have a shape substantially parallel to the first planar portion (1631). For example, at least a portion of the folding portion may be rolled into the inside of the first housing (1610) by moving the second housing (1610) in the second direction (d2) relative to the first housing (1610). At least a portion of the folding portion may have a curved shape relative to the first planar portion (1631) by being rolled into the interior of the first housing (1610).

[0201] According to one embodiment, in the slide-in state of the electronic device (101), the size of the display area of ​​the externally visible display (1630) may be minimal. For example, in the slide-in state of the electronic device (101), only the first flat portion (1631) may be exposed. The position of the second housing (1620) relative to the first housing (1610) while the electronic device (101) is in the slide-in state may be referred to as a reduced position. In the slide-out state of the electronic device (101), the size of the display area of ​​the externally visible display (1630) may be maximum. For example, in the slide-out state of the electronic device (101), at least a portion of the first flat portion (1631), the folding portion, and the second flat portion (1632) may be exposed. However, it is not limited thereto. For example, within the slide-out state of the electronic device (101), the second planar portion (1632) may not be exposed to the outside of the first housing (1610). The position of the second housing (1620) relative to the first housing (1610) while the state of the electronic device (101) is in the slide-out state may be referred to as an extended position.

[0202] For example, at least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may apply a privacy filter to an execution screen displayed on at least a portion of the display area of ​​the display (1630) while the state of the electronic device (101) changes from the slide-in state to the slide-out state (or from the slide-out state to the slide-in state). For example, while the state of the electronic device (101) changes from the slide-in state to the slide-out state, the display area of ​​the display (1630) may include an extended area of ​​the display area whose size changes and a fixed area of ​​the display area whose size is maintained (or an area different from the extended area). As an example, without limitation, at least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may apply a privacy filter to an execution screen displayed on the extended area and / or the fixed area.

[0203] At least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may adjust the properties of the pattern image (e.g., color, intensity, spacing (or repetition period) of the repeating patterns) based on the size of the display area of ​​the display (1630). In an example, without limitation, at least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may increase the repetition period of the pattern image to provide privacy protection for the relatively increasing display area as the size of the display area of ​​the display (1630) increases while the state of the electronic device (101) changes from the slide-in state to the slide-out state. In an example, without limitation, at least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may increase the intensity of the pattern image to provide privacy protection for the relatively increasing display area as the size of the display area of ​​the display (1630) increases while the state of the electronic device (101) changes from the slide-in state to the slide-out state. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may reduce the repetition period of the pattern image because, as the size of the display area of ​​the display (1630) increases while the state of the electronic device (101) changes from the slide-in state to the slide-out state, the spacing between contents of the image displayed within the display area becomes wider.

[0204] FIGS. 17a and FIGS. 17b illustrate examples of exemplary foldable electronic devices.

[0205] FIG. 17a illustrates an unfolded state of an exemplary electronic device according to one embodiment. FIG. 17b illustrates a folded state of an exemplary electronic device according to one embodiment. The electronic device (101) of FIG. 17a and FIG. 17b may be referred to as a foldable electronic device. The electronic device (101) of FIG. 17a and FIG. 17b may be an example of the electronic device (101) of FIG. 1 or the electronic device (101) of FIG. 2. For example, the display (1730) of FIG. 17a and FIG. 17b may include a display panel (160) of the electronic device (101).

[0206] Referring to FIG. 17a and FIG. 17b, an electronic device (101) according to one embodiment may include a first housing (1710), a second housing (1720), and / or a folding housing (1735). For example, the first housing (1710) may be referred to as a first housing part. For example, the second housing (1720) may be referred to as a second housing part. For example, the folding housing (1735) may be referred to as a hinge structure.

[0207] According to one embodiment, a display (1730) may be disposed on a first housing (1710) and a second housing (1720) across a folding housing (1735). A display (1730) may be disposed on a first surface (1731) and a second surface (1732) across the folding housing (1735). For example, an area of ​​the display (1730) disposed on the first surface (1731) may be referred to as a first display part or a first area. For example, an area of ​​the display (1730) disposed on the second surface (1732) may be referred to as a second display part or a second area. For example, the display (1730) may include a bending area (or a third display part, a bending part) that can be bent between the first area and the second area. For example, the bending area may represent an area of ​​the display (1730) corresponding to the folding housing (1735).

[0208] For example, referring to FIG. 17a, the electronic device (101) may be in the unfolded state in which the first housing (1710) and the second housing (1720) are fully folded out by the folding housing (folding housing (1735) in FIG. 17b). According to one embodiment, the unfolded state may mean a state in which the first direction (1741) toward which the first surface (1731) of the first housing (1710) faces corresponds to the second direction (1742) toward which the second surface (1732) of the second housing (1720) faces. For example, in the unfolded state, the first direction (1741) may be substantially parallel to the second direction (1742). For example, in the unfolded state, the first direction (1741) may be the same as the second direction (1742). According to one embodiment, in the unfolded state, the first surface (1731) may form substantially one flat surface with the second surface (1732). According to one embodiment, in the unfolded state, the angle (1733) between the first surface (1731) and the second surface (1732) may be approximately 180 degrees. According to one embodiment, the unfolded state may mean a state in which the entire display area of ​​the display (1730) can be provided on substantially one flat surface. For example, in the unfolded state, the display area of ​​the display (1730) may not include a curved surface. The unfolded state may be referred to as an outspread state or outspreading state.

[0209] For example, referring to FIG. 17b, the electronic device (101) may provide the folded state in which the first housing (1710) and the second housing (1720) are folded in by the folding housing (1735). According to one embodiment, the folded state may mean a state in which the first direction (1741) facing the first surface (1731) (not shown in FIG. 17b) is distinguished from the second direction (1742) facing the second surface (1732) (not shown in FIG. 17b). For example, in the folded state, the angle between the first direction (1741) and the second direction (1742) is substantially approximately 180 degrees, so that the first direction (1741) and the second direction (1742) can be distinguished from each other. For example, in the folded state, the angle (1757) between the first surface (1731) and the second surface (1732) may be substantially 0 degrees. The folded state may be referred to as a folded state. For example, the electronic device (101) may provide a folded state in which the first surface (1731) and the second surface (1732) face each other by means of a folding housing (1735), so that the display area of ​​the display (1730) corresponding to the first surface (1731) (not shown in FIG. 17b) is substantially completely overlapped with the display area of ​​the display (1730) (not shown in FIG. 17b) corresponding to the second surface (1732). For example, the electronic device (101) may provide a folded state in which the first direction (1741) is substantially opposite to the second direction (1742). As another example, the folding state may mean a state in which the display area of ​​the display (1730) is obscured within the field of view of a user looking at the electronic device (101). However, it is not limited to this.

[0210] According to one embodiment, the display (1730) may be bent by rotation provided through the folding housing (1735). For example, in the folding state, a portion of the display area of ​​the display (1730) may be bent. For example, said portion of the display area of ​​the display (1730) may be in a curved state to prevent damage to the display (1730) in the folding state. However, it is not limited thereto.

[0211] For example, at least one processor (210) can identify the angle between the first direction (1741) toward which the first surface (1731) of the first housing (1710) faces and the second direction (1742) toward which the second surface (1732) of the second housing (1720) faces, through a Hall sensor in the electronic device (101), a rotation sensor in the folding housing (1735), and / or a stretch sensor in the electronic device (101).

[0212] Meanwhile, the first housing (1710) may include a display (1750), which is a cover display, on a third surface (1755) opposite to the first surface (1731). For example, the display (1750) may be used to provide visual information within the folding state in which the display area (e.g., first area, second area, bending area) of the display (1730) is not visible.

[0213] For example, at least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may apply a privacy filter to an execution screen displayed on at least a portion of the display area of ​​the display (1730) while the state of the electronic device (101) changes from the folding state to the unfolded state (or from the unfolded state to the folding state). For example, while the state of the electronic device (101) changes from the unfolded state to the folding state, the display area of ​​the display (1730) may include the bending area of ​​the display (1730) and the first area and the second area of ​​the display (1730). As an example, without limitation, at least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may apply a privacy filter to an execution screen displayed on the bending area, the first area, and / or the second area.

[0214] At least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may adjust the properties of the pattern image (e.g., color, intensity, spacing (or repetition period) of the repeating patterns) based on the size of the display area of ​​the display (1730). As an example without limitation, at least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may increase the repetition period of the pattern image to provide privacy protection for the relatively increased display area as the size of the display area of ​​the display (1730) increases while the state of the electronic device (101) changes from the folding state to the unfolding state. As an example without limitation, at least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may increase the intensity of the pattern image to provide privacy protection for the relatively increased display area as the size of the display area of ​​the display (1730) increases while the state of the electronic device (101) changes from the folding state to the unfolding state. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) (or display driving circuit (221)) may reduce the repetition period of the pattern image because, as the size of the display area of ​​the display (1730) increases while the state of the electronic device (101) changes from the folding state to the unfolding state, the spacing between contents of the image displayed within the display area becomes wider.

[0215] FIG. 18 illustrates an example of an exemplary multi-foldable electronic device.

[0216] Referring to FIG. 18, an electronic device (101) that is a multi-foldable electronic device of a first type (1800a) and an electronic device (101) that is a multi-foldable electronic device of a second type (1800b) are shown. The electronic device (101) of FIG. 18 may represent an example of the electronic device (101) of FIG. 1 or the electronic device (101) of FIG. 2. For example, the display (1830) of FIG. 18 may include a display panel (160) of the electronic device (101).

[0217] For example, in the first type (1800a) electronic device (101), when the display (1830) is in a folded state (or folded state), the housing (1810) of the electronic device (101) may have a G (or P) shape when viewed from one side of the electronic device (101). In contrast, in the second type (1800b) electronic device (101), when the display (1830) is in a folded state (or folded state), the housing (1810) of the electronic device (101) may have a Z shape when viewed from one side of the electronic device (101).

[0218] Referring to FIG. 18, the electronic device (101) may include a first housing (1811), a second housing (1812), a third housing (1813), a first hinge structure, a second hinge structure, and a display (1830). The first housing (1811) may be rotatably coupled to the second housing (1812) through a first hinge structure. For example, the first housing (1811) and the second housing (1812) may rotate about the first folding axis through a first hinge structure arranged along the first folding axis. The third housing (1813) may be rotatably coupled to the second housing (1812) through a second hinge structure. For example, the second housing (1812) and the third housing (1813) can rotate about the second folding axis through a second hinge structure arranged along the second folding axis.

[0219] A display (1830) may form at least a portion of the exterior of an electronic device (101). The display (1830) may be partially disposed within a first housing (1811), a second housing (1812), and a third housing (1813). The display (1830) may define the front of the electronic device (101) by forming one side of the first housing (1811), one side of the second housing (1812), and one side of the third housing (1813). The display (1830) may include an area where a front camera is located. The area of ​​the display (1830) may include an opening for the front camera. However, it is not limited thereto, and the front camera may be placed below an area corresponding to the area of ​​the display (1830). The display (1830) can provide visual information to the user through the area, and the front camera can acquire an image of an external object located in a direction facing the front of the electronic device (101) through the area of ​​the display (1830).

[0220] The display (1830) may include a first planar portion, a second planar portion, a third planar portion, a first deformed portion, and a second deformed portion. The first planar portion of the display (1830) may be placed on one side of the first housing (1811). The second planar portion of the display (1830) may be placed on one side of the second housing (1812). The third planar portion of the display (1830) may be placed on one side of the third housing (1813). The first deformed portion of the display (1830) may be located between the first planar portion of the display (1830) and the second planar portion of the display (1830). For example, the first deformed portion of the display (1830) may be placed on a first hinge structure connecting the first housing (1811) and the second housing (1812). A second deformation portion of the display (1830) may be positioned between a second planar portion of the display (1830) and a third planar portion of the display (1830). For example, the second deformation portion may be positioned on a second hinge structure connecting a second housing (1812) and a third housing (1813).

[0221] For example, a first display area (1831) of the display (1830) may include at least a portion of the first deformation portion and a first planar portion. For example, a second display area (1832) of the display (1830) may include a second planar portion, at least a portion of the first deformation portion, and at least a portion of the second deformation portion. For example, a third display area (1833) of the display (1830) may include at least a portion of the second deformation portion and a third planar portion.

[0222] The first planar portion, the second planar portion, and the third planar portion of the display (1830) can maintain a planar shape regardless of the state of the electronic device (101). The first deformed portion and the second deformed portion of the display (1830) can be unfolded or bent depending on the state of the electronic device (101).

[0223] An additional display (or cover display), a first rear cover, and a second rear cover may form at least a portion of the exterior of the electronic device (101). The first rear cover may form another side of the first housing (1811), the cover display may form another side of the second housing (1812), and the second rear cover may be formed on another side of the third housing (1813). The cover display, the first rear cover, and the second rear cover may define the rear of the electronic device (101). The first rear cover may include a structure (e.g., an opening) for exposing a rear camera disposed within the first housing (1811). The cover display may include an area where another front camera is located. The area of ​​the cover display may include an opening for the front camera.

[0224] For example, at least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may apply a privacy filter to an execution screen displayed on at least a portion of the display area of ​​the display (1830) while the state of the electronic device (101) changes from the folding state to the unfolded state (or from the unfolded state to the folding state). For example, the folding state may represent a state in which the size of the display area of ​​the display (1830) is the smallest, and the unfolded state may represent a state in which the size of the display area of ​​the display (1830) is the largest. As an example without limitation, at least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may apply a privacy filter to an execution screen displayed on at least a portion of the display area of ​​the display (1830).

[0225] At least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may adjust the properties of the pattern image (e.g., color, intensity, spacing (or repetition period) of the repeating patterns) based on the size of the display area of ​​the display (1830). As an example without limitation, at least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may increase the repetition period of the pattern image to provide privacy protection for the relatively increasing display area as the size of the display area of ​​the display (1830) increases while the state of the electronic device (101) changes from the folding state to the unfolding state. As an example without limitation, at least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may increase the intensity of the pattern image to provide privacy protection for the relatively increasing display area as the size of the display area of ​​the display (1830) increases while the state of the electronic device (101) changes from the folding state to the unfolding state. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. As a non-limiting example, at least one processor (210) (or, display driving circuit (221)) may reduce the repetition period of the pattern image because, as the size of the display area of ​​the display (1830) increases while the state of the electronic device (101) changes from the folding state to the unfolding state, the spacing between contents in the image displayed within the display area becomes wider.

[0226] Figure 19 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary artificial intelligence (AI) system.

[0227] Referring to FIG. 19, the AI ​​system (1900) may include an input / output interface (1910), an AI (artificial intelligence) framework (1920), a generative AI model (1930), an application / service component (1980), and / or a knowledge repository (1990).

[0228] The input / output interface (1910) may receive input. The input may include user input and / or data obtained or generated by an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (101) or electronic device (1401) described above). The data may include images, videos, and / or sensor data generated by at least one processor of the electronic device (e.g., at least one processor (210) or processor (1420)) (e.g., illuminance data around the electronic device obtained from a sensor or sensor hub (e.g., auxiliary processor (1423), attitude data (or orientation data) of the electronic device, temperature inside the electronic device (e.g., display (220)) or temperature of at least one processor (210)), size information of the display area of ​​the display (220), and / or images obtained through an image sensor of the electronic device (e.g., included in a camera module (1380)). The user input may include natural language, touch data obtained through a touch circuit included within the display panel (160) (e.g., used to identify input from a finger and / or stylus), an image displayed (and / or to be displayed) on the display panel (160), and / or video. By example, without limitation, the user input may be received by an input / output interface (1910) along with context information. The context information may be described as additional information obtained in relation to the user input. The context information may be related to the state at the time the user input is received (e.g., the state of the electronic device and / or the state around the electronic device (e.g., user state)). For example, the context information may include information about one or more software applications executed within the electronic device at the time the user input is received.For example, the above situation information may include information about the location of the electronic device (or the location of the user of the electronic device) at the time the user input is received. For example, the user input may be integrated with the situation information. For example, the user input with the situation information integrated as input may be received by the input / output interface (1910).

[0229] The input / output interface (1910) may transmit (or provide) an output. The output may include a result (or result information) generated or obtained by the AI ​​system (1900) based on at least part of the input. The format of the output may vary. For example, the output may include natural language. For example, the output may include content (e.g., media content and / or multimedia content). For example, the output may include actions related to the user of the electronic device. For example, the output may have a format according to the user settings of the electronic device.

[0230] The input / output interface (1910) can be described as a user question / response interface (1910).

[0231] The AI ​​framework (1920) can be used to obtain information (or data) about the input from the input / output interface (1910) and to control one or more components related to the AI ​​system (1900) using the obtained information.

[0232] For example, a prompt design component (1921) within an AI framework (1920) can generate or obtain prompts for a generative AI model (1930) (e.g., including a large language model (LLM) or a large multimodal model (LMM)) using the acquired information. For example, the prompt design component (1921) may be described as an AI component that uses a learning algorithm and / or a neural network to provide prompts that are enhanced over time. For example, the prompt design component (1921) can generate or obtain prompts by accessing a knowledge component (e.g., a knowledge repository (1990)) containing user preference data, a prompt library, and / or prompt examples using the acquired information. The generated prompts may be provided to the generative AI model (1930) (e.g., including an LLM or LMM).

[0233] For example, an API / plugin management component (1922) within the AI ​​framework (1920) may be used to support communication for additional information requested (or induced) in relation to the prompt provided (or to be provided) to the generative AI model (1930). For example, the API / plugin management component (1922) may be used to create or establish a channel for communication with various data sources (e.g., knowledge repository (1990)). For example, the API / plugin management component (1922) may support access to at least some of the data sources. For example, the API / plugin management component (1922) may be used to request another component (e.g., application / service component (1980)) that performs feedback (or response) according to the prompt. As a non-limiting example, information obtained (or generated) through the API / plugin management component (1922) may be provided to the prompt design component (1921) for generating a prompt. As a non-limiting example, information obtained (or generated) through the API / plugin management component (1922) may be provided to the generative AI model (1930).

[0234] For example, an improvement component (1923) within the AI ​​framework (1920) can at least partially tune (or adjust) (or change) the result (e.g., content) obtained (or output) from the generative AI model (1930). For example, the improvement component (1923) can determine or verify whether the content obtained from the generative AI model (1930) is related to the input. For example, the improvement component (1923) can determine or verify whether the content obtained from the generative AI model (1930) contains biased content. For example, the improvement component (1923) can determine or verify whether the content obtained from the generative AI model (1930) contains harmful content. For example, the improvement component (1923) can support or assist in performing additional processing to improve the content obtained from the generative AI model (1930). For example, the improvement component (1923) may support providing a hint to the user to improve the content.

[0235] A generative AI model (1930) can be described as an artificial intelligence neural network that generates feedback in response to a prompt. For example, the feedback may include additional data and / or information relative to the prompt, but relative to the prompt. For example, the feedback may include new content relative to the prompt. For example, the generative AI model (1930) may include a model that generates images and / or a model that generates language. For example, the model that generates images may include a generative adversarial network (GAN) and / or a variational autoencoder (VAE). For example, the model that generates images may include a diffusion-based generative model (e.g., a transformer VAE). For example, the model that generates language may include CHAT-GPT 3 and / or CHAT-GPT 4. For example, the generative AI model (1930) may include an LMM that generates the feedback by recognizing text, images, and / or speech.

[0236] As an example without limitation, the AI ​​framework (1920) and / or generative AI model (1930) may be included within an AI module (e.g., including a processing circuit) within the electronic device. For example, the AI ​​module may be operatively coupled with at least one processor of the electronic device (e.g., at least one processor (210) or processor (1320)). For example, the AI ​​module may be operatively coupled with a display driving circuit of the electronic device (e.g., a display driving circuit (221) or a DDI (1430)). For example, the AI ​​module may be operatively coupled with a sensor hub of the electronic device for one or more sensors within the electronic device.

[0237] The present disclosure can reduce the visibility of the content of an image to a person (e.g., a third party) who is distinct from the user of an electronic device by displaying a pattern image superimposed on an image. Additionally, the present disclosure can generate a pattern image such that, when the pattern image is superimposed on an image, the pattern image appears relatively blurry to a user of an electronic device located relatively close by. Accordingly, the present disclosure can maintain (or reduce relatively little) the visibility of the image for the user. Accordingly, the present disclosure can effectively protect the user's privacy while maintaining the user's visibility of the image.

[0238] The effects obtainable from the present disclosure are not limited to those mentioned above, and other unmentioned effects will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure belongs from the description below.

[0239] As described above, the electronic device (101) may include at least one processor (210) comprising a processing circuit. The electronic device (101) may include a memory (230) comprising one or more storage media that stores one or more programs configured to be executed individually and / or collectively by the at least one processor (210). The electronic device (101) may include a display (220). The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to generate an image to be displayed through the display (220). The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to simultaneously display the image and a pattern image superimposed on the image and for a privacy display mode through the display (220). The pattern image may be translucent so that the image can be viewed through the pattern image. The pattern image may include first parts each having a first grayscale range including a first grayscale level, and second parts each having a second grayscale range including a second grayscale level. The first parts and the second parts may alternate with each other. A first contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image when viewed at a position spaced apart by a first distance from the display (220) may be visually emphasized in relation to a second contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image when viewed at a position spaced apart by a second distance shorter than the first distance from the display (220).

[0240] According to one embodiment, the first grayscale range may be different from the second grayscale range. The first grayscale range may include the first grayscale level and the third grayscale level. The first grayscale level may be the maximum grayscale level of the first grayscale range. The third grayscale level may be the minimum grayscale level of the first grayscale range. The second grayscale range may include the second grayscale level and the fourth grayscale level. The second grayscale level may be the minimum grayscale level of the second grayscale range. The fourth grayscale level may be the maximum grayscale level of the second grayscale range.

[0241] According to one embodiment, the pattern image may include third parts surrounding the first parts and the second parts. The first grayscale range of each of the first parts may include grayscale levels that gradually change from the first grayscale level to the third grayscale range. The second grayscale range of each of the second parts may include grayscale levels that gradually change from the second grayscale level to the fourth grayscale range. The third grayscale range of each of the third parts may include grayscale levels that gradually change from the third grayscale level to the fourth grayscale range. This may cause the pattern image to be more visible to a third party and thereby block the image.

[0242] According to one embodiment, the pattern image may be defined by alternating first rows and second rows, and alternating first columns and second columns. Each of the first rows may include the first parts and the third parts. Each of the second rows may include the third parts and the second parts. Each of the first columns may include the first parts and the third parts. Each of the second columns may include the third parts and the second parts.

[0243] According to one embodiment, a first part of one of the first parts may be located at a position defined by the first row of the first rows and the first column of the first columns. A third part of one of the third parts may be located at a position defined by the first row of the first rows and the second column of the second columns. Another third part of the third parts may be located at a position defined by the second row of the second rows and the first column of the first columns. A second part of one of the second parts may be located at a position defined by the second row of the second rows and the second column of the second columns. The symmetry of the pattern image may further block a third party from viewing the image.

[0244] According to one embodiment, the pattern image may have a checkmate shape defined by the first parts, the second parts, and the third parts.

[0245] According to one embodiment, the one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to identify an event for the privacy display mode. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to generate the image to be displayed through the display (220) based on the event. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to generate the pattern image to be superimposed on the image based on the event. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to perform a synthesis of the image and the pattern image based on the event. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to simultaneously display the image and the pattern image through the display (220) based on performing the synthesis based on the event.

[0246] According to one embodiment, the one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to identify a representative color of the image. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to generate the pattern image based on applying the representative color to the first parts of the pattern image and applying the complementary color of the representative color to the second parts of the pattern image. By applying the colors in this manner, it may be further blocked for a third party to view the image.

[0247] According to one embodiment, the one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to identify content within the image. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to determine whether the content within the image satisfies a criterion. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to identify a weight for the synthesis of the pattern image with respect to the image as a first value, depending on determining that the content satisfies the criterion. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to identify a weight for the synthesis of the pattern image with respect to the image as a second value lower than the first value, depending on determining that the content does not satisfy the criterion. The above one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to perform the synthesis of the image and the pattern image based on the identified weights.

[0248] According to one embodiment, the one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to provide the image to a trained model running on the electronic device (101). The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to obtain the content within the image and the weight according to the content from the trained model. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to perform the synthesis of the image and the pattern image based on the identified weight.

[0249] According to one embodiment, the one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to identify the content within the image. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to determine whether the content within the image satisfies a criterion. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to identify a contrast ratio between the first grayscale level of each of the first parts and the second grayscale level of each of the second parts as a first ratio, depending on determining that the content satisfies the criterion. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to identify a contrast ratio between the first grayscale level of each of the first parts and the second grayscale level of each of the second parts as a second ratio lower than the first ratio, depending on determining that the content does not satisfy the criterion. The above one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to generate the pattern image to be superimposed on the image based on the identified contrast ratio.

[0250] According to one embodiment, the one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to provide the image to a trained model running on the electronic device (101). The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to obtain the content within the image from the trained model.

[0251] According to one embodiment, the one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to identify texts within the image. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to identify the font size of the texts. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to identify the gap between each of the first parts and each of the second parts of the pattern image as a first gap according to the font size having a first size. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to identify the gap between each of the first parts and each of the second parts of the pattern image as a second gap longer than the first gap according to the font size having a second size larger than the first size. One or more of the above programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to generate the pattern image to be superimposed on the image based on the identified interval. Applying the pattern image to displayed text may make the text more difficult to read to a third party.

[0252] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may include at least one sensor. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to acquire sensing data through the at least one sensor. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to identify, based on the sensing data, the location of a user of the electronic device (101) at a location separated by a second distance from the display (220), and the location of a third person different from the user of the electronic device (101) at a location separated by a first distance from the display (220). The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to generate a pattern image to be superimposed on the image based on the location of the user and the location of the third person.

[0253] According to one embodiment, the event for the privacy display mode may include receiving an input that changes the display mode of the display (220) from the normal display mode to the privacy display mode.

[0254] According to one embodiment, the first distance may be shorter than the reference distance. The reference distance may define a point where contrast sensitivity according to spatial frequency begins to decrease.

[0255] According to one embodiment, the display (220) may include a display driving circuit (221). The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to identify an event for the privacy display mode. The one or more programs may include instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to generate the image to be displayed through the display (220) based on the event and to transmit the generated image to the display driving circuit (221). The display driving circuit (221) may be configured to generate the pattern image to be superimposed on the image based on receiving the image. The display driving circuit (221) may be configured to perform a synthesis of the image and the pattern image. The display driving circuit (221) may be configured to simultaneously display the image and the pattern image through the display (220) based on performing the synthesis.

[0256] A method performed by an electronic device (101) having a display (220) as described above may include an operation of generating an image to be displayed through the display (220). The method may include an operation of simultaneously displaying the image and a pattern image superimposed on the image and for a privacy display mode through the display (220). The pattern image may be translucent so that the image can be viewed through the pattern image. The pattern image may include first parts each having a first grayscale range including a first grayscale level, and second parts each having a second grayscale range including a second grayscale level. The first parts and the second parts may alternate with each other. The first contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image when viewed at a position spaced apart by a first distance from the display (220) can be visually emphasized in relation to the second contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image when viewed at a position spaced apart by a second distance shorter than the first distance from the display (220).

[0257] According to one embodiment, the first grayscale range may be different from the second grayscale range. The first grayscale range may include the first grayscale level and the third grayscale level. The first grayscale level may be the maximum grayscale level of the first grayscale range. The third grayscale level may be the minimum grayscale level of the first grayscale range. The second grayscale range may include the second grayscale level and the fourth grayscale level. The second grayscale level may be the minimum grayscale level of the second grayscale range. The fourth grayscale level may be the maximum grayscale level of the second grayscale range.

[0258] In a non-transient computer-readable storage medium as described above, the electronic device (101) having a display (220) may store one or more programs including instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to generate an image to be displayed through the display (220) when executed individually and / or collectively by at least one processor (210). The non-transient computer-readable storage medium may store one or more programs including instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to simultaneously display the image and a pattern image superimposed on the image and for a privacy display mode through the display (220) when executed individually and / or collectively by the at least one processor (210). The pattern image may be translucent so that the image can be viewed through the pattern image. The pattern image may include first parts each having a first grayscale range including a first grayscale level, and second parts each having a second grayscale range including a second grayscale level. The first parts and the second parts may alternate with each other. A first contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image when viewed at a position spaced apart by a first distance from the display (220) may be visually emphasized in relation to a second contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image when viewed at a position spaced apart by a second distance shorter than the first distance from the display (220).

[0259] The technical problems to be solved in this disclosure are not limited to those mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art to which this disclosure pertains.

[0260] The electronic device according to the various embodiments disclosed in this document may be of various forms. The electronic device may include, for example, a portable communication device (e.g., a smartphone), a computer device, a portable multimedia device, a portable medical device, a camera, a wearable device, or a consumer electronics device. The electronic device according to the embodiments of this document is not limited to the devices described above.

[0261] The various embodiments of this document and the terms used therein are not intended to limit the technical features described in this document to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, or substitutions of said 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 said items unless the relevant context clearly indicates otherwise. In this document, phrases such as "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" may each include any one of the items listed together in the corresponding phrase, or all possible combinations thereof. Terms such as "first," "second," or "first" or "second" may be used simply to distinguish said components from other said components and do not limit said components in any other aspect (e.g., importance or order). Where any (e.g., 1st) component is referred to as "coupled" or "connected" to another (e.g., 2nd) component, with or without the terms "functionally" or "communicationly," it means that said any component may be connected to said other component directly (e.g., via a wire), wirelessly, or through a third component.

[0262] The term “module” as used in the 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, for example. A module may be a component formed integrally, or a minimum unit of said component or a part thereof 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).

[0263] Various embodiments of the present document may be implemented as software (e.g., program (1440)) comprising one or more instructions stored in a storage medium (e.g., internal memory (1436) or external memory (1438)) readable by a machine (e.g., electronic device (1401)). For example, a processor (e.g., processor (1420)) of the machine (e.g., electronic device (1401)) may call at least one of the one or more instructions stored from the storage medium and execute it. This enables the machine to be operated to perform at least one function according to the at least one called instruction. The one or more instructions may include code generated by a compiler or code that can be executed by an interpreter. The storage medium readable by the machine may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Here, 'non-temporary' simply means that the storage medium is a tangible device and does not contain a signal (e.g., electromagnetic waves), and the term does not distinguish between cases where data is stored semi-permanently and cases where it is stored temporarily.

[0264] According to one embodiment, the method according to the various embodiments disclosed herein may be provided by being included in a computer program product. The computer program product may be traded between a seller and a buyer as a product. The computer program product may be distributed in the form of a device-readable storage medium (e.g., compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM)) or an application store (e.g., Play Store). TM It can be distributed online (e.g., downloaded or uploaded) through ) or directly between two user devices (e.g., smartphones). In the case of online distribution, at least a portion of the computer program product may be temporarily stored or temporarily created on a device-readable storage medium, such as the memory of a manufacturer's server, an application store's server, or a relay server.

[0265] According to various embodiments, each component (e.g., module or program) of the components described above may include a singular or multiple entities, and some of the multiple entities may be separated and placed in other components. According to various embodiments, one or more of the components or operations of the aforementioned components may be omitted, or one or more other components or operations may be added. Generally or additionally, multiple components (e.g., module or program) may be integrated into a single component. In this case, the integrated component may perform one or more functions of each of the multiple components in the same or similar manner as those performed by the corresponding component among the multiple components prior to integration. According to various embodiments, operations performed by the module, program, or other components 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.

Claims

1. In an electronic device, At least one processor including a processing circuit; Memory comprising one or more programs configured to be executed individually and / or collectively by at least one processor, and one or more storage media; and Includes a display The above one or more programs are: Generate an image to be displayed through the above display; and Through the above display, the image and the pattern image superimposed on the image and for the privacy display mode are simultaneously displayed. Includes instructions that cause the above electronic device, The above pattern image is translucent so that the image can be seen through the pattern image, and The above pattern image is, First parts each having a first grayscale range including a first grayscale level, and It includes second parts each having a second grayscale range including a second grayscale level, and the first parts and the second parts alternate with each other, and A first contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image when viewed at a position spaced apart by a first distance from the display is visually emphasized in relation to a second contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image when viewed at a position spaced apart by a second distance shorter than the first distance from the display. Electronic device.

2. In Claim 1, The above first grayscale range is different from the above second grayscale range, and The first grayscale range includes the first grayscale level and the third grayscale level lower than the first grayscale level, wherein the first grayscale level is the maximum grayscale level of the first grayscale range and the third grayscale level is the minimum grayscale level of the first grayscale range, and The second grayscale range includes the second grayscale level and a fourth grayscale level that is higher than the second grayscale level and lower than the third grayscale level, wherein the second grayscale level is the minimum grayscale level of the second grayscale range and the fourth grayscale level is the maximum grayscale level of the second grayscale range. Electronic device.

3. In Claim 2, The above pattern image includes third parts surrounding the first parts and the second parts, and The first grayscale range of each of the first parts includes grayscale levels that gradually change from the first grayscale level to the third grayscale range, and The second grayscale range of each of the above second parts includes grayscale levels that gradually change from the second grayscale level to the fourth grayscale range, and Each of the third parts above includes a third grayscale range that gradually changes from the third grayscale level to the fourth grayscale range. electronic devices 4. In Claim 3, The above pattern image is defined by alternating first rows and second rows, and alternating first columns and second columns, and Each of the above first rows includes the above first parts and the above third parts, and Each of the above second rows includes the above third parts and the above second parts, and Each of the above first columns includes the above first parts and the above third parts, and Each of the above second columns comprises the above third parts and the above second parts, Electronic device.

5. In Claim 4, A first part of one of the first parts is located at a position defined by the first row among the first rows and the first column among the first columns, and One of the third parts is located at a position defined by the first row among the first rows and the second column among the second columns, and Another third part among the above third parts is located at a position defined by the second row among the above second rows and the first column among the above first columns, and, One of the second parts is a second part located at a position defined by the second row among the second rows and the second column among the second columns, Electronic device.

6. In any one of the aforementioned claims, The above one or more programs are: Identifying events for the above privacy display mode; Based on the above event: Generating the image to be displayed through the above display; Generate the pattern image to be superimposed on the above image; Performing a synthesis of the above image and the above pattern image; and Based on performing the above synthesis, the image and the pattern image are displayed simultaneously through the display, Instructions including those that cause the above electronic device Electronic device.

7. In Claim 6, The above one or more programs are: Identify the representative color of the above image; and To generate the pattern image based on applying the representative color to the first portions of the pattern image and applying the complementary color of the representative color to the second portions of the pattern image. Instructions including those that cause the above electronic device Electronic device.

8. In claim 6 or claim 7, The above one or more programs are: Identify the content within the above image; Determining whether the content within the image above satisfies the criteria; Based on determining that the above content satisfies the above criteria, a weight for the synthesis of the pattern image with respect to the image is identified as a first value; Based on determining that the above content does not satisfy the above criteria, the weight for the synthesis of the pattern image with respect to the image is identified as a second value lower than the first value; and Based on the identified weights above, to perform the synthesis of the image and the pattern image, Instructions including those that cause the above electronic device Electronic device.

9. In claim 6 or claim 7, The above one or more programs are: Identify the content within the above image; Determining whether the content within the image above satisfies the criteria; Based on determining that the above content satisfies the above criteria, the contrast ratio between the first grayscale level of each of the first parts and the second grayscale level of each of the second parts is identified as a first ratio; Based on determining that the above content does not satisfy the above criteria, the contrast ratio between the first grayscale level of each of the first parts and the second grayscale level of each of the second parts is identified as a second ratio lower than the first ratio; and Based on the above-identified contrast ratio, to generate the pattern image to be superimposed on the image, Instructions including those that cause the above electronic device Electronic device.

10. In any one of claims 6 to 9, The above one or more programs are: Identify the text within the above image; Identify the font sizes of the above texts; According to the font size having a first size, the spacing between each of the first parts and each of the second parts of the pattern image is identified as a first spacing; According to the font size having a second size larger than the first size, the spacing between each of the first parts and each of the second parts of the pattern image is identified as a second spacing longer than the first spacing; and Based on the above identified interval, to generate the pattern image to be superimposed on the image, Instructions including those that cause the above electronic device Electronic device.

11. In any one of claims 6 to 10, The above electronic device includes at least one sensor, and The above one or more programs are: Acquiring sensing data through at least one sensor; Based on the above sensing data: Identifying the location of the user of the electronic device as a location spaced apart from the display by the second distance, and Identifying the location of a third party different from the user of the electronic device at a location spaced apart from the display by the first distance; and Based on the location of the user and the location of the third party, to generate the pattern image to be superimposed on the image, Instructions including those that cause the above electronic device Electronic device.

12. In any one of the claims described above, The above first distance is shorter than the reference distance, and The above reference distance defines the point where contrast sensitivity according to spatial frequency begins to decrease, Electronic device.

13. A method performed by an electronic device having a display, The operation of generating an image to be displayed through the above display; and The operation includes simultaneously displaying the image and a pattern image superimposed on the image and for a privacy display mode through the above display, The above pattern image is translucent so that the image can be seen through the pattern image, and The above pattern image is, First parts each having a first grayscale range including a first grayscale level, and It includes second parts each having a second grayscale range including a second grayscale level, and the first parts and the second parts alternate with each other, and A first contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image when viewed at a position spaced apart by a first distance from the display is visually emphasized in relation to a second contrast between the first parts and the second parts of the pattern image when viewed at a position spaced apart by a second distance shorter than the first distance from the display. method.

14. In Claim 13, The above first grayscale range is different from the above second grayscale range, and The first grayscale range includes the first grayscale level and the third grayscale level lower than the first grayscale level, wherein the first grayscale level is the maximum grayscale level of the first grayscale range and the third grayscale level is the minimum grayscale level of the first grayscale range, and The second grayscale range includes the second grayscale level and a fourth grayscale level that is higher than the second grayscale level and lower than the third grayscale level, wherein the second grayscale level is the minimum grayscale level of the second grayscale range and the fourth grayscale level is the maximum grayscale level of the second grayscale range. method.

15. In a non-transient computer-readable storage medium, when executed individually and / or collectively by at least one processor of an electronic device having a display, said electronic device: To perform the method of either claim 13 or claim 14, Storing one or more programs containing instructions that cause, Non-transient computer-readable storage media.

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