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

Abstract

This electronic device may comprise: a memory storing instructions; at least one processor; and a display panel. The instructions, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, may instruct the electronic device to: acquire image data; on the basis of acquiring the image data, display a first image through the display panel (160) according to a normal display mode; and, on the basis of acquiring the image data, and according to a privacy display mode, determine a representative color of the image data, and display a second image through the display panel (160). The second image may comprise: a first portion having a color that is different from the color of a portion of the first image corresponding to first subpixels of the display panel; and a second portion having a color that is the same as the color of a portion of the first image corresponding to second subpixels of the display panel.

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] The electronic device may include a display. For example, the display may include a display panel for displaying visual information. For example, the visual information may be displayed through pixels within the display panel. For example, the visibility of the display may be adjusted according to the light emission of the pixels within the display panel.

[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 a memory that stores instructions and includes one or more storage media. The electronic device may include at least one processor that includes a processing circuit. The electronic device may include a display panel. The display panel may include a first layer comprising a black matrix (BM) that defines first light-transmitting portions and second light-transmitting portions smaller than the first light-transmitting portions. The display panel may include a second layer disposed below the first layer and comprising first subpixels disposed below each of the first light-transmitting portions and second subpixels disposed below each of the second light-transmitting portions. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device may cause the electronic device to acquire image data. When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device may cause a first image to be displayed through the display panel according to a normal display mode based on acquiring the image data. When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device may cause a representative color of the image data to be determined according to a privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data. When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device may cause a second image to be displayed through the display panel according to a privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data.The second image may include a first portion having a color different from the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the first subpixels, and a second portion having the same color as the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the second subpixels. The color of the first portion of the second image may be identified by changing the color data of the image data corresponding to at least some of the first subpixels based on the representative color.

[0005] A method performed by an electronic device having a display panel comprising: a first layer including a black matrix (BM) defining first light-transmitting portions and second light-transmitting portions smaller than the first light-transmitting portions; and a second layer disposed below the first layer and including first subpixels disposed below each of the first light-transmitting portions and second subpixels disposed below each of the second light-transmitting portions, may include the operation of acquiring image data. The method may include the operation of displaying a first image through the display panel according to a normal display mode based on acquiring the image data. The method may include the operation of determining a representative color of the image data according to a privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data. The method may include the operation of displaying a second image through the display panel according to a privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data. The second image may include a first portion having a color different from the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the first subpixels, and a second portion having the same color as the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the second subpixels. The color of the first portion of the second image may be identified by changing the color data of the image data corresponding to at least some of the first subpixels based on the representative color.

[0006] A non-transient computer-readable storage medium may store one or more programs including instructions that cause the electronic device to acquire image data when executed individually or collectively by at least one processor of an electronic device having a display panel comprising a first layer including a black matrix (BM) defining first light-transmitting portions and second light-transmitting portions smaller than said first light-transmitting portions, and a second layer disposed below said first layer and including first subpixels disposed below each of said first light-transmitting portions and second subpixels disposed below each of said second light-transmitting portions. The non-transient computer-readable storage medium may store one or more programs including instructions that cause the electronic device to display a first image through said display panel according to a normal display mode based on acquiring said image data when executed individually or collectively by said at least one processor. The above non-transient computer-readable storage medium may store one or more programs including instructions that, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to determine a representative color of the image data according to a privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data. The above non-transient computer-readable storage medium may store one or more programs including instructions that, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to display a second image through the display panel according to a privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data.The second image may include a first portion having a color different from the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the first subpixels, and a second portion having the same color as the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the second subpixels. The color of the first portion of the second image may be identified by changing the color data of the image data corresponding to at least some of the first subpixels based on the representative color.

[0007] FIG. 1 illustrates an example of changing the viewing angle of a screen displayed on a display panel.

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

[0009] Figure 3 illustrates an example configuration of a display panel of an electronic device.

[0010] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a display panel according to one configuration example of FIG. 3.

[0011] Figure 5 illustrates another example of the configuration of a display panel of an electronic device.

[0012] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a display panel according to one configuration example of FIG. 5.

[0013] FIGS. 7a and 7b illustrate an example of adjusting the visibility of a display by emitting a representative color through first subpixels in a privacy display mode.

[0014] FIG. 8 illustrates an example of an operation flow for identifying a representative color to be displayed in an area where the privacy display mode is applied, based on the privacy display mode, and displaying the representative color identified through first subpixels.

[0015] FIGS. 9a and 9b illustrate examples of representative colors identified depending on whether text is included within an area of ​​the image.

[0016] FIG. 9c illustrates an example of a method for adjusting the transparency of a representative color.

[0017] FIGS. 10a to 10c illustrate examples of areas to which a privacy display mode, determined by the content included in the image, is applied.

[0018] FIG. 11a illustrates an example of a method for determining the transparency of a representative color according to the folding angle in a foldable electronic device.

[0019] FIG. 11b illustrates an example of a method for determining the transparency of a representative color according to the folding angle in a multi-foldable electronic device.

[0020] FIG. 12 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a network environment according to various embodiments.

[0021] FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a display module according to various embodiments.

[0022] FIGS. 14a and FIGS. 14b illustrate examples of exemplary foldable electronic devices.

[0023] FIG. 15 illustrates an example of an exemplary multi-foldable electronic device.

[0024] 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.

[0025] 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.

[0026] 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).

[0027] FIG. 1 illustrates an example of changing the viewing angle of a screen displayed on a display panel.

[0028] Referring to FIG. 1, an electronic device (101) may display a screen (110) on a display panel (160). The screen (110) may include one or more contents (or one or more media contents). The screen (110) may include one or more visual objects. The screen (110) may be displayed on the display panel (160) to provide information. In the present disclosure, the screen (110) may be referred to as an image (110) containing one or more contents.

[0029] 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 multifunction device, a portable communication device, and / or a portable device. The electronic device (101) of FIG. 1 may be an example of the electronic device (1201) of FIG. 12. The form factor of the electronic device (101) is not limited to the exemplary form factor shown in FIG. 1 (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 examples of the electronic device (101) being a foldable electronic device may be referenced in FIG. 14a and FIG. 14b below. Specific examples of the electronic device (101) being a multi-foldable electronic device may be referenced in FIG. 15 below.

[0030] A display driving circuit (e.g., the display driving circuit (221) of FIG. 2 or the display driver IC (1330) of FIG. 13) can display a screen (110) having a viewing angle (181) on a display panel (160). The display panel (160) may be an example of the display panel (1360) of FIG. 13.

[0031] For example, the viewing angle (181) of the screen (110) may be wider than the viewing angle (182) and the viewing angle (183) of the screen (110) described below. For example, the screen (110) having the viewing angle (181) may be displayed on the display panel (160) according to the normal display mode (or the first display mode). For example, the viewing angle (181) 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.

[0032] 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 (110) 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. The one or more display modes for the function may be referred to as a second display mode.

[0033] 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.

[0034] For example, as described below, the display panel (160) may include a 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 layer may include BM portions such that light emitted from the second subpixels is partially blocked by a portion of the BM (black matrix) portions defining the second light-transmitting portions. The display panel (160) may include another layer disposed below the 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.

[0035] For example, the display panel (160) may include a first pixel comprising light-emitting elements in the other layer disposed below each of the first light-transmitting portions. For example, the first pixel may include subpixels (or first subpixels). One or more first pixels may be referred to as a first pixel group. 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 each of the first light-transmitting portions. For example, each of the first light-transmitting portions may overly the subpixels within the first pixel.

[0036] For example, the display panel (160) may include a second pixel comprising light-emitting elements in the other 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. One or more second pixels may be referred to as a second pixel group. 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.

[0037] 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.

[0038] The above one or more display modes may include a first privacy display mode. For example, an electronic device (101) may display a screen (110) having a viewing angle (182), which is the first threshold viewing angle, 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 (110) having a viewing angle (181) to a screen (110) having a viewing angle (182) 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 (110) having a viewing angle (181) and display a screen (110) having a viewing angle (182) 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 (110) having a viewing angle (183) to a screen (110) having a viewing angle (182) 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 (110) having a viewing angle (183) and display a screen (110) having a viewing angle (182) 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 (110) having a viewing angle (182) to a screen (110) having a viewing angle (181) 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).

[0039] The above one or more display modes may include a second privacy display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) may display a screen (110) having a viewing angle (183) 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 (110) having a viewing angle (181) to a screen (110) having a viewing angle (183), 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 (110) having a viewing angle (181) and display a screen (110) having a viewing angle (183) 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 (110) having a viewing angle (182) to displaying a screen (110) having a viewing angle (183) 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 (110) having a viewing angle (182) and display a screen (110) having a viewing angle (183) 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 (110) having a viewing angle (183) to a screen (110) having a viewing angle (181) based on changing the second privacy display mode to the normal display mode.

[0040] 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.

[0041] 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 (110) displayed on the display panel (160) to a viewing angle narrower than the viewing angle (181). 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 (110) 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.

[0042] In the example described above, the normal display mode may be referred to as a first display mode, and the first privacy display mode and the second privacy display mode may be referred to as a second display mode.

[0043] For example, the first light-transmitting portions (or, the first light-transmitting portions) may be positioned over the first pixel (or, the subpixel of the first pixel) and may have a width (or, FOI) corresponding to a viewing angle (181). Additionally, for example, the second light-transmitting portions (or, the second light-transmitting portions) may be positioned over the second pixel (or, the subpixel of the second pixel) and may have a width (or, FOI) corresponding to a viewing angle narrower than the viewing angle (181) (e.g., viewing angle (182) or viewing angle (183)).

[0044] Figure 2 is a schematic view of an exemplary electronic device.

[0045] 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 (1201) of FIG. 12 or correspond to at least a part of the electronic device (1201) of FIG. 12.

[0046] At least one processor (210) may include at least a part of the processor (1220) of FIG. 12 or correspond to at least a part of the processor (1220) of FIG. 12. 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).

[0047] 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.

[0048] The display (220) may include at least a part of the display module (1260) of FIG. 12 or correspond to at least a part of the display module (1260) of FIG. 12. The display (220) may include a display driver circuitry (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 (1330) of FIG. 13 or correspond to at least a part of the display driver IC (1330) of FIG. 13. The display panel (160) may include at least a part of the display panel (1310) of FIG. 13 or correspond to at least a part of the display panel (1310) of FIG. 13.

[0049] The display (220) may be operated or driven for the command mode, video mode, hybrid video mode, and / or adaptive refresh panel (ARP) of the MIPI (mobile industry processor interface) DSI (display serial interface).

[0050] 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 (1230) of FIG. 12 or correspond to at least a portion of the memory (1230) of FIG. 12.

[0051] 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).

[0052] For example, the display panel (160) within the display (220) may have a structure for adjusting the viewing angle of a screen (e.g., screen (110)) displayed on the display panel (160). The structure is described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6.

[0053] Figure 3 illustrates an example configuration of a display panel of an electronic device.

[0054] Referring to FIG. 3, a display panel (160) may include a plurality of pixels. For example, the display panel (160) may include first pixels (310) and second pixels (320). For example, the first pixels (310) may include pixels (311) and pixels (312). For example, the first pixels (310) may be referred to as a first pixel group. By example, without limitation, the first pixel group may include one or more pixels (e.g., pixels (311) and pixels (312)). For example, the second pixels (320) may include pixels (321) and pixels (322). For example, the second pixels (320) may be referred to as a second pixel group. By example, without limitation, the second pixel group may include one or more pixels (e.g., pixels (321) and pixels (322)). As a non-limiting example, the first pixels (310) and the second pixels (320) may alternate with each other. As a non-limiting example, the first pixels (310) and the second pixels (320) may be arranged in an interleaved arrangement.

[0055] Each of the pixels may include subpixels. The subpixels may include a first subpixel (350-1) configured to emit light in a first color (e.g., red), a second subpixel (350-2) configured to emit light in a second color (e.g., green), and a third subpixel (350-3) 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).

[0056] 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 (311) and pixel (312). For example, the other or more of the pixels may include pixel (321) and pixel (322).

[0057] The display panel (160) may include an opaque member in another layer of the display panel (160) (e.g., another layer (402) of FIG. 4) disposed on a layer of the display panel (160) containing the pixels (e.g., layer (401) of FIG. 4) 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 (110)) 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. 3 is described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4.

[0058] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a display panel according to one configuration example of FIG. 3.

[0059] Referring to FIG. 4, the display panel (160) may include a layer (401) and another layer (402) placed (or positioned) on the layer (401). The layer (401) of the display panel (160) may be described as a light-emitting layer (401). The other layer (402) of the display panel (160) may be described as a masking layer (402) (or mask layer (402)) (or black matrix layer (402)).

[0060] A layer (401) of a display panel (160) may include a pixel (311) located within an area (491) and a pixel (321) located within an area (492). The pixel (311) may include a subpixel (411) and a subpixel (412). The pixel (321) may include a subpixel (421) and a subpixel (422).

[0061] A layer (401) of a display panel (160) may include a pixel definition layer (PDL) (441). The PDL (441) may define the periphery of a pixel (311) and the periphery of a pixel (321). The PDL (441) may define the periphery of a subpixel (411) within a pixel (311) and the periphery of a subpixel (412) within a pixel (311). The PDL (441) may define the periphery of a subpixel (421) within a pixel (321) and the periphery of a subpixel (422) within a pixel (321). For example, the PDL (441) may be placed between a pixel (311) and a pixel (321), between a subpixel (411) and a subpixel (412), and between a subpixel (421) and a subpixel (422).

[0062] As a non-limiting example, the width (w1) of a subpixel (411) defined by the PDL (441) may be the same as the width (w2) of a subpixel (421) defined by the PDL (441). For example, if the color of light emitted from the subpixel (411) is the same as the color of light emitted from the subpixel (421), the width (w1) of the subpixel (411) may be the same as the width (w2) of the subpixel (421). If the color of light emitted from the subpixel (411) is different from the color of light emitted from the subpixel (421), the width (w1) of the subpixel (411) may be narrower than the width (w2) of the subpixel (421). As an example that is not limited, the width (w1) of a subpixel (411) defined by PDL (441) may be wider than the width (w2) of a subpixel (421) defined by PDL (441). For example, if the color of light emitted from the subpixel (411) is the same as the color of light emitted from the subpixel (421), the width (w1) of the subpixel (411) may be the same as the width (w2) of the subpixel (421).

[0063] Another layer (402) of the display panel (160) may include an opaque member (430) (or a black matrix (430)). The opaque member (430) may be included within the other layer (402) of the display panel (160) for the privacy display mode. For example, the opaque member (430) may be partially laid across the pixel (321) and not laid across the pixel (311) in order to narrow the FOI of light emitted from the pixel (321) compared to the FOI of light emitted from the pixel (311). For example, the opaque member (430) may partially overlap the pixel (321) among the pixel (311) and the pixel (321). For example, the opaque member (430) may be placed above or over a portion of the PDL (441) that defines the pixel (321) and the subpixels within the pixel (321) (e.g., subpixel (421) and subpixel (422)), and may not be placed above another portion of the PDL (441) that defines the pixel (311) and the subpixels within the pixel (311) (e.g., subpixel (411) and subpixel (412)). For example, the opaque member (430) may include an opening (431) (or a first light-transmitting portion (431) (or a first light-transmitting region (431)) placed over the pixel (311) and openings (432) (or second light-transmitting portions (432)) (or second light-transmitting regions (432)) placed over the pixel (321). The opening (431) may be aligned with the pixel (311). The opening (431) may overlap with subpixels within the pixel (311). The opening (431) may enclose the subpixels within the pixel (311) when the display panel (160) is viewed from above. The subpixels within the pixel (311) may be located within the opening (431) when the display panel (160) is viewed from above. The openings (432) may enclose the subpixels within the pixel (321). Each pixel can be aligned.The openings (432) can overlap with the subpixels within the pixel (321). The openings (432) can enclose the subpixels within the pixel (321) when the display panel (160) is viewed from above. The subpixels within the pixel (321) can be positioned within the openings (432) when the display panel (160) is viewed from above.

[0064] For example, the size of the opening (431) may be larger than the size of each of the openings (432). For example, the subpixels (e.g., subpixel (411) and subpixel (412)) within the pixel (311) may be located below the opening (431) (or the first light-transmitting portion (431)). For example, each of the subpixels (e.g., subpixel (421) and subpixel (422)) within the pixel (321) may be positioned respectively below the openings (432) (or the second light-transmitting portion (432)). The subpixels within the pixel (311) may be described as first subpixels positioned below one light-transmitting portion (e.g., first light-transmitting portion (431)) within another layer (402), and the subpixels within the pixel (321) may be described as second subpixels positioned respectively below other light-transmitting portions (e.g., second light-transmitting portions (432)) within another layer (402) that are smaller than the light-transmitting portion (e.g., first light-transmitting portion (431)) within the other layer (402).

[0065] As a non-limiting example, the width (w3) of one of the openings (432) may be equal to the width (w2) of the subpixel (421). As a non-limiting example, the width (w3) of one of the openings (432) may be wider than the width (w2) of the subpixel (421). As a non-limiting example, the width (w3) of one of the openings (432) may be narrower than the width (w2) of the subpixel (421).

[0066] As a non-limiting example, the display panel (160) may further include at least one layer disposed between layer (401) and another layer (402).

[0067] For example, the at least one layer may include a color filter layer (not shown). The color filter layer may include an opaque member (460) comprising opaque portions located between the PDL (441) and the opaque member (430). For example, the opaque member (460) included within the color filter layer of the display panel (160) may include (or define) an opening (461) (or light-transmitting portion (461)) corresponding to the opening (431) and openings (462) (or light-transmitting portions (462)) corresponding to the openings (432), respectively. The opaque member (460) defining the opening (461) and the openings (462) may be included within the display panel (160) to guide light emitted (or transmitted) toward each of the openings (432). For example, light from a subpixel (421) may be emitted (or transmitted) to an opening (432) aligned with the subpixel (421) by means of an opaque member (460). For example, light from a subpixel (422) may be emitted (or transmitted) to an opening (432) aligned with the subpixel (422) by means of an opaque member (460). The color filter layer may be placed over, on, or above a touch layer between layer (401) and another layer (402). The touch layer may be used to identify touch inputs on the display panel (160).

[0068] 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 (460) comprising opaque portions located between the PDL (441) and the opaque member (430). For example, the opaque member (460) 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 (461) (or light-transmitting portion (461)) corresponding to the opening (431) and openings (462) (or light-transmitting portions (462)) corresponding to the openings (432), respectively. The opaque member (460) defining the opening (461) and the openings (462) may be included within the display panel (160) to guide light emitted (or transmitted) toward each of the openings (432). For example, light from a subpixel (421) may be emitted (or transmitted) to an opening (432) aligned with the subpixel (421) by means of an opaque member (460). For example, light from a subpixel (422) may be emitted (or transmitted) to an opening (432) aligned with the subpixel (422) by means of an opaque member (460). The color filter layer may be disposed between the layer containing the opaque member (460) and the touch layer. The touch layer may be used to identify touch input on the display panel (160).

[0069] The above-mentioned at least one layer may include an additional opaque member (460) in addition to the opaque member (430) of another layer (402). 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. 4, the width (or diameter), size, and position (or arrangement) of the opaque member (430) and the opaque member (460) may be identical to each other. For example, each of the openings (461, 462) defined by the opaque member (460) may be substantially identical to each of the openings (431) and openings (432) of another layer (402). However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, each of the openings (461, 462) defined by the opaque member (460) may be different from the openings (431) and openings (432) corresponding to each opening. The width (or diameter), size, and center axis position (or alignment position) of the openings (431) and openings (432) of another layer (402), and the light-emitting part of the layer (401) (e.g., subpixel (411), subpixel (412), subpixel (421), subpixel (422)) may differ from the width (or diameter), size, and center axis position of the openings (461, 462) of the opaque member (460) included in the at least one layer.

[0070] The above at least one layer may include a color filter layer including an opaque member (460) and another layer including an opaque member (460). As a non-limiting example, the width (or diameter), size, and position (or placement) of the opaque member (460) of the color filter layer, the opaque member (460) of the other layer, and the opaque member (430) of the other layer (402) 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 layers—the opaque member (460) of the color filter layer, the opaque member (460) of the other layer, and the opaque member (430) of the other layer (402)—may be the same as each other, and the width (or diameter), size, and position (or placement) of the opaque member of the remaining layer may be different from the width (or diameter), size, and position (or placement) of the opaque members of the two layers.

[0071] In FIG. 4, a subpixel (e.g., subpixel (411), subpixel (421)) is defined as being placed in a part of layer (401), but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, a subpixel may be defined from a layer of a subpixel (e.g., subpixel (411)) in FIG. 4 (e.g., layer (401)) to a layer of a light-transmitting portion (e.g., first light-transmitting portion (431)) (e.g., layer (402)). In the above example, the definition of a subpixel has been described, but a single pixel including a subpixel may also be defined substantially the same.

[0072] Figure 5 illustrates another example of the configuration of a display panel of an electronic device.

[0073] Referring to FIG. 5, the display panel (160) may include a plurality of pixels. For example, the display panel (160) may include first pixels (510) and second pixels (520). For example, the first pixels (510) may include pixels (511) and pixels (512). For example, the second pixels (520) may include pixels (521) and pixels (522). As an example without limitation, the first pixels (510) and the second pixels (520) may alternate with each other. As an example without limitation, the first pixels (510) and the second pixels (520) may be arranged in an interleaved arrangement.

[0074] The first pixels (510) may include subpixels. The subpixels may include a first subpixel (550-1) configured to emit light in a first color (e.g., red), a second subpixel (550-2) configured to emit light in a second color (e.g., green), and a third subpixel (550-3) 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).

[0075] The second pixels (520) may include subpixels. The subpixels may include a first subpixel (560-1) configured to emit light in a first color (e.g., red), a second subpixel (560-2) configured to emit light in a second color (e.g., green), and a third subpixel (560-3) 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).

[0076] Each of the subpixels within each of the second pixels (520) may include portions that are spaced apart from each other. For example, the first subpixel (560-1) may include a first portion (560-1a) of the first subpixel (560-1), a second portion (560-1b) of the first subpixel (560-1), a third portion (560-1c) of the first subpixel (560-1), and a fourth portion (560-1d) of the first subpixel (560-1). The first portion (560-1a) of the first subpixel (560-1), the second portion (560-1b) of the first subpixel (560-1), the third portion (560-1c) of the first subpixel (560-1), and the fourth portion (560-1d) of the first subpixel (560-1) may be spaced apart from each other. The first part (560-1a) of the first subpixel (560-1), the second part (560-1b) of the first subpixel (560-1), the third part (560-1c) of the first subpixel (560-1), and the fourth part (560-1d) of the first subpixel (560-1) may be described as micropixels of the first subpixel (560-1). For example, the second subpixel (560-2) may include the first part (560-2a) of the second subpixel (560-2), the second part (560-2b) of the second subpixel (560-2), the third part (560-2c) of the second subpixel (560-2), and the fourth part (560-2d) of the second subpixel (560-2). The first part (560-2a) of the second subpixel (560-2), the second part (560-2b) of the second subpixel (560-2), the third part (560-2c) of the second subpixel (560-2), and the fourth part (560-2d) of the second subpixel (560-2) may be spaced apart from each other.For example, the first part (560-2a) of the second subpixel (560-2), the second part (560-2b) of the second subpixel (560-2), the third part (560-2c) of the second subpixel (560-2), and the fourth part (560-2d) of the second subpixel (560-2) may be described as micropixels of the second subpixel (560-2). For example, the third subpixel (560-3) may include the first part (560-3a) of the third subpixel (560-3), the second part (560-3b) of the third subpixel (560-3), the third part (560-3c) of the third subpixel (560-3), and the fourth part (560-3d) of the third subpixel (560-3). The first part (560-3a) of the third subpixel (560-3), the second part (560-3b) of the third subpixel (560-3), the third part (560-3c) of the third subpixel (560-3), and the fourth part (560-3d) of the third subpixel (560-3) may be spaced apart from each other. For example, the first part (560-3a) of the third subpixel (560-3), the second part (560-3b) of the third subpixel (560-3), the third part (560-3c) of the third subpixel (560-3), and the fourth part (560-3d) of the third subpixel (560-3) may be described as micropixels of the third subpixel (560-3).

[0077] For example, the FOI of light emitted from the second pixels (520) may be narrower than the FOI of light emitted from the first pixels (510). For example, in order to narrow (or reduce) the FOI of light emitted from the second pixels (520) compared to the FOI of light emitted from the first pixels (510), the layer of the display panel (160) including the pixels may include a PDL that further defines the micropixels of the first subpixel (560-1), the micropixels of the second subpixel (560-2), and the micropixels of the third subpixel (560-3). For example, in order to narrow (or reduce) the FOI of light emitted from the second pixels (520) compared to the FOI of light emitted from the first pixels (510), another layer of the display panel (160) (e.g., another layer (602) of FIG. 6) 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 (110)) 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. 5 is described in more detail with reference to FIG. 6.

[0078] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a display panel according to one configuration example of FIG. 5.

[0079] Referring to FIG. 6, the display panel (160) may include a layer (601) and another layer (602) placed (or positioned) on the layer (601). The layer (601) of the display panel (160) may be described as a light-emitting layer (601). The other layer (602) of the display panel (160) may be described as a masking layer (602) (or mask layer (602)) (or black matrix layer (602)).

[0080] A layer (601) of a display panel (160) may include first pixels (510) and second pixels (520). The first pixels (510) may include a pixel (511). The pixel (511) may include a subpixel (611) and a subpixel (612). The second pixels (520) may include a pixel (521). The pixel (521) may include a subpixel (621) and a subpixel (622). The subpixel (621) may include a first part (621-1) of the subpixel (621) and a second part (621-2) of the subpixel (621). The subpixel (622) may include a first part (622-1) of the subpixel (622) and a second part (622-2) of the subpixel (622).

[0081] A layer (601) of a display panel (160) may include a pixel definition layer (PDL) (641). The PDL (641) may define the periphery of a pixel (511) and the periphery of a pixel (521). The PDL (641) may define the periphery of a subpixel (611) within a pixel (511) and the periphery of a subpixel (612) within a pixel (511). The PDL (641) may define the periphery of a subpixel (621) within a pixel (521) and the periphery of a subpixel (622) within a pixel (521). PDL (641) may further define the edges of a first portion (621-1) of a subpixel (621) and a second portion (621-2) of a subpixel (621) in relation to PDL (441) (e.g., PDL (441) of FIG. 4). PDL (641) may further define the edges of a first portion (622-1) of a subpixel (622) and a second portion (622-2) of a subpixel (622) in relation to PDL (441) (e.g., PDL (441) of FIG. 4). For example, the PDL (641) may be positioned between the pixel (511) and the pixel (521), between the subpixel (611) and the subpixel (612), between the subpixel (621) and the subpixel (622), between the first part (621-1) of the subpixel (621) and the second part (621-2) of the subpixel (621), and between the first part (622-1) of the subpixel (622) and the second part (622-2) of the subpixel (622).

[0082] As a non-limiting example, the width (w1) of a subpixel (611) defined by PDL (641) may be wider than the width (w2) of a first part (621-1) of a subpixel (621) defined by PDL (641) and the width (w3) of a second part (621-2) of a subpixel (621) defined by PDL (641).

[0083] Another layer (602) of the display panel (160) may include an opaque member (630) (or a black matrix (630)). The opaque member (630) may be included within the other layer (602) of the display panel (160) for the privacy display mode. For example, the opaque member (630) may partially lie across the pixel (521) and not lie across the pixel (511) in order to narrow the FOI of light emitted from the pixel (521) compared to the FOI of light emitted from the pixel (511). For example, the opaque member (630) may partially overlap the pixel (521) among the pixel (511) and the pixel (521). For example, the opaque member (630) may be placed above or over a portion of the PDL (641) that defines the pixel (521) and the subpixels within the pixel (521) (e.g., subpixel (621) and subpixel (622)), and may not be placed above another portion of the PDL (641) that defines the pixel (511) and the subpixels within the pixel (511) (e.g., subpixel (611) and subpixel (612)). For example, the opaque member (630) may be further placed over a part of the PDL (641) defining a first part (621-1) of the subpixel (621) and a second part (621-2) of the subpixel (621) in relation to the opaque member (430) (e.g., the opaque member (430) of FIG. 4), and a part of the PDL (641) defining a first part (622-1) of the subpixel (622) and a second part (622-2) of the subpixel (622).

[0084] For example, the opaque member (630) may include an opening (631) (or light-transmitting portion (631)) placed over the pixel (511) and openings (632) (or light-transmitting portion (632)) placed over the pixel (521). For example, the size of the opening (631) may be larger than the size of each of the openings (632). The subpixels within the pixel (511) may be described as first subpixels placed under one light-transmitting portion (e.g., first light-transmitting portion (631)) in another layer (602), and the subpixels within the pixel (521) may be described as second subpixels placed under other light-transmitting portions (e.g., second light-transmitting portions (632)) in another layer (602) that are smaller than the light-transmitting portion (e.g., first light-transmitting portion (631)) in the other layer (602).

[0085] As a non-limiting example, the width (w4) of one of the openings (632) may be equal to the width (w2) of the first part (621-1) of the subpixel (621) (or the width (w3) of the second part (621-2) of the subpixel (621). As a non-limiting example, the width (w4) of one of the openings (632) may be wider than the width (w2) of the first part (621-1) of the subpixel (621) (or the width (w3) of the second part (621-2) of the subpixel (621). As a non-limiting example, the width (w4) of one of the openings (632) may be narrower than the width (w2) of the first part (621-1) of the subpixel (621) (or the width (w3) of the second part (621-2) of the subpixel (621).

[0086] In FIG. 6, a subpixel (e.g., subpixel (611), subpixel (621)) is defined as being placed in a part of layer (601), but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, a subpixel may be defined from a layer of a subpixel (e.g., subpixel (611)) in FIG. 6 (e.g., layer (601)) to a layer of a light-transmitting portion (e.g., first light-transmitting portion (631)) (e.g., layer (602)). In the above example, the definition of a subpixel has been described, but a single pixel including a subpixel may also be defined substantially the same.

[0087] Referring again to FIG. 2, the electronic device (101) may provide the privacy display mode to protect privacy (or user privacy) in connection with displaying a screen (e.g., screen (110)) on a display panel (160). For example, the privacy display mode may be described as a display mode for reducing the probability that visual information within the screen displayed on the display panel (160) will be seen by another user distinct from the user of the electronic device (101). For example, the privacy display mode may be described as a display mode for reducing the probability that information within the screen displayed on the display panel (160) will be seen from a second space (e.g., side) around 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. By example, without limitation, the privacy display mode may include the first privacy display mode providing a viewing angle (182) or the second privacy display mode providing a viewing angle (183).

[0088] For example, the display driving circuit (221) may receive an image from at least one processor (210). For example, the image may correspond to a screen (e.g., the screen (110) of FIG. 1) displayed through the display panel (160). For example, the display driving circuit (221) may use the first subpixels and the second subpixels to display the screen corresponding to the image through the display panel (160) according to the normal display mode. For example, the screen may be displayed according to the normal display mode by using light emitted from the first subpixels and light emitted from the second subpixels. For example, the display driving circuit (221) may use the second subpixels among the first subpixels and the second subpixels to display the screen corresponding to the image through the display panel (160) according to the privacy display mode (or the first privacy display mode). Alternatively, for example, the display driving circuit (221) may use the first subpixels and the second subpixels of each of the first pixels of some of the first pixels (e.g., the first pixels (310) of FIG. 3 or the first pixels (510) of FIG. 5) of the display panel (160) to display the screen corresponding to the image through the display panel (160) according to the privacy display mode (or the second privacy display mode).

[0089] Referring to the above description, the electronic device (101) may use the second subpixel among the first subpixels and the second subpixels in the privacy display mode (e.g., the first privacy display mode and the second privacy display mode), or use the first subpixels and the second subpixels of each of the first pixels. However, the screen (or image) provided based on the privacy display mode (e.g., the first privacy display mode and the second privacy display mode) provided according to the examples above may not only have reduced visibility from the second space (or side) of the electronic device (101), but also have degraded quality of the screen (or image). For example, the privacy display mode (e.g., the first privacy display mode and the second privacy display mode) may lower the brightness level of the displayed screen (or image) visible from the first space by not using the first subpixels or by using the first subpixels that emit light having a grayscale level adjusted according to the contrast ratio (CR) with the second subpixels. Additionally, for example, the privacy display mode (e.g., the first privacy display mode and the second privacy display mode) may not be able to reduce the visibility of a portion of the displayed screen (or image) by not using the first subpixels or by using the first subpixels that emit light having a grayscale level adjusted according to the contrast ratio (CR) with the second subpixels.

[0090] The present disclosure below can determine an area that is at least part of the image to which the privacy display mode is applied when displaying an image (or screen) based on a privacy display mode, and emit light of a specific color through the first subpixels corresponding to the area. In the following, the privacy display mode may be a mode that emits light of the specific color through the first subpixels and emits light of colors to represent at least part of the image through the second subpixels, unlike the first privacy display mode for providing the viewing angle (182) of FIG. 1 and the second privacy display mode for providing the viewing angle (183) of FIG. 1. Accordingly, the privacy display mode of the present disclosure may provide a viewing angle narrower than the viewing angle (181). The viewing angle provided by the privacy display mode of the present disclosure may be substantially similar to the viewing angle (182) and / or the viewing angle (183).

[0091] For example, the present disclosure may, based on the privacy display mode, emit the specific color through the first subpixels corresponding to the area of ​​the image and display at least a portion of the image (or at least a portion of the area) through the second subpixels corresponding to the area of ​​the image. In other words, the present disclosure may apply the privacy display function to the area that is part of the image as well as to the entire image to be displayed in the privacy display mode. Accordingly, the present disclosure may maintain the brightness level of the image from the first space (or front) of the electronic device (101) while lowering the visibility of the image from the second space (or side) of the electronic device (101).

[0092] An example of a method for applying a privacy function to at least a portion of an image by an electronic device (101) emitting light of a specific color through the first subpixels based on the privacy display mode may be referenced below in FIGS. 7a and 7b.

[0093] FIGS. 7a and 7b illustrate an example of adjusting the visibility of a display by emitting a representative color through first subpixels in a privacy display mode.

[0094] FIGS. 7a and 7b illustrate an example in which an electronic device (101) adjusts the visibility of a display (220) by emitting a representative color through first subpixels in the privacy display mode (or second display mode) of the present disclosure. For example, the electronic device (101) of FIGS. 7a and 7b may be an example of the electronic device (101) of FIG. 2. For example, the first subpixels may represent each subpixel of the first pixels (310) of FIG. 3 or each subpixel of the first pixels (510) of FIG. 5. For example, the first subpixels may be included in a first pixel group.

[0095] FIG. 7a illustrates examples (701, 702) in which an electronic device (101) displays an image based on a normal display mode (or a first display mode). Example (701) represents the case where the electronic device (101) is viewed from the first space (or front) regarding the electronic device (101). Example (702) represents the case where the electronic device (101) is viewed from the second space (or side) regarding the electronic device (101).

[0096] Referring to example (701), the electronic device (101) may display an image based on the normal display mode. By example, without limitation, the image may be an example of a screen for messaging. For example, the image may include a visual object (705), a visual object (706), and a visual object (707). The image shown in FIG. 7a is merely illustrative for convenience of explanation and is not limited thereto. For example, the visual object (705) may represent visual information representing an image file. For example, the visual object (706) and the visual object (707) may represent visual information representing a text box.

[0097] Referring to example (701), the electronic device (101) may use first subpixels and second subpixels to display the image based on the normal display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) may display a first part of the image (or a first image part) through the first subpixels of each of the first pixels (710). For example, the electronic device (101) may display a second part of the image (or a second image part) through the second subpixels of each of the second pixels (720). For example, the second subpixels may be included in a second pixel group. For example, the first part of the image may represent a part of the image to be displayed through light emitted through the first subpixels of the display panel (160). For example, the second portion of the above image may represent a portion of the above image that is to be displayed through light emitted through the second subpixels of the display panel (160).

[0098] For example, the first pixels (710) (or the first pixel group) and the second pixels (720) (or the second pixel group) may alternate with each other (or be arranged in an interleaved arrangement). As a non-limiting example, each of the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) may be arranged within a row (or a horizontal line), and as in the example (701) of FIG. 7a, the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) may alternate with each other in each row (or in a 1:1 ratio). As a non-limiting example, the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) are each placed within a row (or, horizontal line), and unlike the example (701) of FIG. 7a, the first pixels (710) are placed consecutively within a plurality of rows, and the second pixels (720) can be placed within a row that follows the plurality of rows in which the first pixels (710) are placed. In other words, the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) can be placed alternately in a ratio of N (e.g., the number of the plurality of rows):1. Or, conversely, the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) can be placed alternately in a ratio of 1:N (e.g., the number of the plurality of rows).

[0099] Additionally, in the example (701) of FIG. 7a, an example is illustrated in which a row in which the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) are each arranged is formed in a horizontal direction (or, horizontal direction), but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) may each be arranged in a column (or, vertical line). Or, for example, the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) may each be arranged in a column (or, diagonal line) defined in a diagonal direction.

[0100] For example, the electronic device (101) can control the display (220) (or display panel (160)) so that, based on the normal display mode, the first pixels (710) (or the first subpixels of each of the first pixels (710)) emit light having colors representing the first part of the image in order to display the image. For example, the electronic device (101) (or at least one processor (210)) can control the display (220) (or display panel (160)) to provide color data representing colors representing the first part of the image to the first pixels (710) (or the first subpixels of each of the first pixels (710)).

[0101] For example, the electronic device (101) may control the display (220) (or display panel (160)) so that, based on the normal display mode, the second pixels (720) (or the second subpixels of each of the second pixels (720)) emit light having colors representing the second part of the image in order to display the image. For example, the electronic device (101) (or at least one processor (210)) may control the display (220) (or display panel (160)) to provide color data representing colors representing the second part of the image to the second pixels (720) (or the second subpixels of each of the second pixels (720)).

[0102] Referring to the above description, the electronic device (101) can display the first portion of the image through the first subpixels and the second portion of the image through the second subpixels based on the normal display mode. In example (701), a user looking at the electronic device (101) from the first space (or front) of the electronic device (101) can see the image displayed through the display panel (160). Since the user in the first space is located within the FOI of light emitted from the first subpixels and the FOI of light emitted from the second subpixels, the image displayed by the electronic device (101) can be clearly seen by the user.

[0103] In example (702), a user looking at the electronic device (101) from the second space (or side) of the electronic device (101) can see the image displayed through the display panel (160). Even if the user in the second space is located outside the FOI of the light emitted from the second subpixels (or a space that overlaps at least partially with the FOI of the light emitted from the second subpixels), the image displayed by the electronic device (101) can be seen by the user because the user is located within the FOI of the light emitted from the first subpixels. The image shown to the user in example (702) may be relatively less clear than the image shown to the user in example (701). However, even in this case, the user in the second space can accurately recognize the visual information of the image displayed through the display panel (160) (e.g., visual object (705), visual object (706), and visual object (707)).

[0104] FIG. 7b illustrates examples (751, 752) in which an electronic device (101) displays an image based on a privacy display mode (or a second display mode). Example (751) represents a case where the electronic device (101) is viewed from the first space (or front) regarding the electronic device (101). Example (752) represents a case where the electronic device (101) is viewed from the second space (or side) regarding the electronic device (101).

[0105] Referring to Example (751), the electronic device (101) may display an image based on the privacy display mode. By example, without limitation, the image may be an example of a screen for messaging. The image in Example (751) may be substantially the same as the image in Example (701). For example, the image may include a visual object (705), a visual object (706), and a visual object (707).

[0106] Referring to Example (751), the electronic device (101) may use first subpixels and second subpixels to display the image based on the privacy display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) may display a representative color through the first subpixels of each of the first pixels (710). Unlike displaying the first part of the image (or the first image part) through the first subpixels of each of the first pixels (710) in Example (701), in Example (751), the electronic device (101) may display the representative color through the first subpixels of each of the first pixels (710). In other words, the electronic device (101) may replace displaying the first part of the image through the first subpixels of each of the first pixels (710) with displaying the representative color. For example, the first portion of the image may represent a portion of the image to be displayed through light emitted through the first subpixels of the display panel (160). For example, the electronic device (101) may refrain from (or bypass) displaying the first portion of the image through the first subpixels and may display the representative color through the first subpixels. For example, the representative color may be associated with the area (or image) to which the privacy display mode is to be applied. In the present disclosure, the area may be referred to as an image area. Specific details regarding the method of identifying the representative color may be referenced below in FIGS. 8, 9a, and 9b. For example, the area to which the privacy display mode is to be applied may be determined based on the content within the image. Specific details regarding the method of determining the area may be referenced below in FIGS. 8, 10a, 10b, and 10c.

[0107] For example, the electronic device (101) can display a second portion of the image through each of the second subpixels of the second pixels (720). For example, the second portion of the image may represent a portion of the image to be displayed through light emitted through the second subpixels of the display panel (160). In example (751), similar to example (701), the electronic device (101) can display the second portion of the image through the second subpixels.

[0108] For example, the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) may alternate with each other (or be arranged in an interleaved arrangement). As a non-limiting example, each of the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) may be arranged within a row (or a horizontal line), and as in the example (751) of FIG. 7b, the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) may alternate with each other in each row (or in a 1:1 ratio). As a non-limiting example, the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) are each placed within a row (or, horizontal line), and unlike the example (751) of FIG. 7b, the first pixels (710) are placed consecutively within a plurality of rows, and the second pixels (720) can be placed within a row that follows the plurality of rows in which the first pixels (710) are placed. In other words, the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) can be placed alternately in a ratio of N (e.g., the number of the plurality of rows):1. Or, conversely, the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) can be placed alternately in a ratio of 1:N (e.g., the number of the plurality of rows).

[0109] Additionally, in the example (751) of FIG. 7b, an example is illustrated in which a row in which the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) are each arranged is formed in a horizontal direction (or, horizontal direction), but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) may each be arranged in a column (or, vertical line). Or, for example, the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) may each be arranged in a column (or, diagonal line) defined in a diagonal direction.

[0110] For example, the electronic device (101) may control the display (220) (or display panel (160)) so that the first pixels (710) (or the first subpixels of each of the first pixels (710)) emit light having the representative color in order to display the image based on the privacy display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) (or at least one processor (210)) may control the display (220) (or display panel (160)) to provide color data representing the representative color to the first pixels (710) (or the first subpixels of each of the first pixels (710)).

[0111] For example, the electronic device (101) may control the display (220) (or display panel (160)) so that, based on the privacy display mode, the second pixels (720) (or the second subpixels of each of the second pixels (720)) emit light having colors representing the second portion of the image in order to display the image. For example, the electronic device (101) (or at least one processor (210)) may control the display (220) (or display panel (160)) to provide color data representing colors representing the second portion of the image to the second pixels (720) (or the second subpixels of each of the second pixels (720)).

[0112] Referring to the above description, the electronic device (101) may display the representative color through the first subpixels and display the second portion of the image through the second subpixels based on the privacy display mode. As the representative color is displayed through the first subpixels based on the privacy display mode, the image displayed in example (751) may include color lines. For example, a color line (755) may be displayed on a visual object (705). For example, a color line (755) may be superimposed on the visual object (705). For example, a color line (756) may be displayed on a visual object (706). For example, a color line (756) may be superimposed on the visual object (706). For example, a color line (757) may be displayed on a visual object (707). For example, a color line (757) may be superimposed on the visual object (707). The color lines included in the above image may be formed as the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) are alternately arranged, and the representative color is emitted through the alternately arranged first pixels (710) (or the first subpixels).

[0113] In example (751), a user looking at the electronic device (101) from the first space (or, front) of the electronic device (101) can see the image displayed through the display panel (160). Because the user in the first space is located within the FOI of the light emitted from the first subpixels and the FOI of the light emitted from the second subpixels, the image displayed by the electronic device (101) can be seen by the user. Because the light emitted from the first subpixels represents the representative color instead of the first part of the image (or because color lines (755, 756, 757) are displayed), the visibility of the image itself displayed in example (751) may be relatively lower than that of the image displayed in example (701). However, even in this case, since the first subpixels emit light representing the representative color, the brightness level of the image displayed in example (751) may be substantially the same as the brightness level of the image displayed in example (701). Additionally, the user in the first space can accurately recognize the visual information of the image displayed in example (751) (e.g., visual object (705), visual object (706), and visual object (707)).

[0114] In example (752), a user looking at the electronic device (101) from the second space (or side) of the electronic device (101) may not be able to see the image displayed through the display panel (160). The user in the second space may be located outside the FOI of the light emitted from the second subpixels (or a space that overlaps at least partially with the FOI of the light emitted from the second subpixels) and may be located within the FOI of the light emitted from the first subpixels. However, in example (752), since the light emitted from the first subpixels is not light representing the first part of the image but light representing the representative color, the image displayed by the electronic device (101) may not be seen by the user. In other words, the visibility of the image (or screen) displayed through the electronic device (101) in example (751) and example (752) (or the visibility of the display (220)) may be lower than the visibility of the image (or screen) displayed through the electronic device (101) in example (701) and example (702) (or the visibility of the display (220)).

[0115] FIG. 8 illustrates an example of an operation flow for identifying a representative color to be displayed in an area where the privacy display mode is applied, based on the privacy display mode, and displaying the representative color identified through first subpixels.

[0116] At least some of the above methods of FIG. 8 may be performed by the electronic device (101) of FIG. 2. For example, at least some of the above methods may be configured to be performed (or controlled) by at least one processor (210) of the electronic device (101). In the following embodiments, each operation may be performed sequentially, but not necessarily sequentially. For example, the order of each operation may be changed, and at least two operations may be performed in parallel. Also, for example, at least some of the above methods may be configured to be performed by at least one processor (210) of the electronic device (101), and at least other parts of the above methods may be configured to be performed by the display (220) (or display driving circuit (221), display panel (160)) of the electronic device (101).

[0117] In operation (810), the electronic device (101) may execute a privacy display mode (or the second display mode). For example, the electronic device (101) may receive an input (or user input) for executing the privacy display mode. For example, based on the reception of the input, the electronic device (101) may change (or switch) the display mode of the electronic device (101) (or the display mode of the display (220), the display mode of the display panel (160)) from the normal display mode (or the first display mode) to the privacy display mode.

[0118] Although not illustrated in FIG. 8, the electronic device (101) may generate an image based on information received from a software application. For example, the software application may be an application that provides the image. In the example of FIG. 7a and FIG. 7b, the software application may be an application for messaging. For example, the received information may include image data for generating the image. For example, the image data may include color data representing the color of the image. For example, the electronic device (101) may generate the image (e.g., an image including the visual objects (705, 706, 707) of FIG. 7a and FIG. 7b) based on the received information.

[0119] In operation (820), the electronic device (101) may determine (or identify) an area (or image area) to which the privacy display mode is to be applied. For example, the electronic device (101) may determine, based on the privacy display mode, the area of ​​the image to which the privacy display mode is to be applied (or the privacy filter function is to be applied). For example, the area may be a part of the image or the entire area of ​​the image. In the present disclosure, the area may be referred to as a region of interest (ROI), a privacy area, a privacy filter area, or a protection area.

[0120] For example, the region of the image may include a first portion (or, first image portion) corresponding to the first subpixels of each of the first pixels (e.g., the first pixels (310) of FIG. 3, the first pixels (510) of FIG. 5, the first pixels (710) of FIG. 7a and FIG. 7b). For example, the region of the image may include a second portion (or, second image portion) corresponding to the second subpixels of each of the second pixels (e.g., the second pixels (320) of FIG. 3, the second pixels (520) of FIG. 5, the second pixels (720) of FIG. 7a and FIG. 7b). In the present disclosure, the fact that a portion of the image corresponds to subpixels (or pixels) may indicate that a portion of the image can be displayed on a display (220) (or a display panel (160)) by light emitted through the subpixels (or pixels). For example, the above region may be distinguished into the first part and the second part. In other words, within the above region, the first part and the second part may not overlap each other.

[0121] As a non-limiting example, the electronic device (101) may determine the area based on the content of the image. For example, the electronic device (101) may identify the content within the image by analyzing the image. For example, the electronic device (101) may determine the area based on the content. As a non-limiting example, if the content included in the image is a visual object (or keyboard interface) having a keyboard shape, the electronic device (101) may determine the display location of the visual object having the keyboard shape as the area. For example, the display location of the visual object having the keyboard shape may be determined along the periphery of the visual object. Or, as a non-limiting example, if the content included in the image is a visual object related to banking business (i.e., if the image is an image provided by a banking application), the electronic device (101) may determine the entire image as the area. Specific examples of a method for determining the above region may be referenced in FIGS. 10a to 10c below.

[0122] In operation (830), the electronic device (101) can identify a representative color for the area. For example, the electronic device (101) can identify the representative color for the area of ​​the image. As an example without limitation, the representative color may be a background color. Or, as an example without limitation, the representative color may be referred to as a dominant color.

[0123] For example, the electronic device (101) can identify whether the area of ​​the image contains text. For example, the text may represent a character located (or placed) within the area of ​​the image to which the privacy filter is to be applied. In the example of FIGS. 7a and 7b, if the area of ​​the image corresponds to an area corresponding to a visual object (705), the electronic device (101) can identify that the area of ​​the image does not contain text. In the example of FIGS. 7a and 7b, if the area of ​​the image corresponds to an area corresponding to a visual object (706) (or a visual object (707)), the electronic device (101) can identify that the area of ​​the image contains text. Specific examples of a method for identifying the representative color based on whether the image (or the area) contains text may be referenced below in FIGS. 9a and 9b.

[0124] In the above example, the electronic device (101) may identify the background color around the text in the area as the representative color when the area includes the text. Alternatively, in the above example, the electronic device (101) may identify the main color of the image as the representative color when the area does not include the text. As an example without limitation, the main color may be the color used most frequently among the colors used to represent the main content (e.g., a human face, a keyboard application) included in the area of ​​the image. As an example without limitation, the main color may be the color used most frequently among the colors used to represent the entire image. As an example without limitation, the main color may be a color extracted from the image according to a function (e.g., a dominant function) applied to the image.

[0125] As a non-limiting example, the electronic device (101) can identify content (or privacy content) (e.g., a visual object having a keyboard shape, or a password portion) that requires the application of a privacy filter within the area of ​​the image and content (or general content) that does not require the application of a privacy filter. As in the example above, if the area includes both the privacy content and the general content, the electronic device (101) can identify the color (or primary color) of the privacy content in the area as a representative color.

[0126] In operation (840), the electronic device (101) can identify the transparency of the representative color to be displayed through the first subpixels (or the first pixel group). By example, without limitation, the transparency may be the transparency of the first portion of the image (or the area) of the representative color. For example, if the transparency is low (or if the representative color is opaque), the first portion of the image may not be visible from outside the display (220) when the image is displayed through the display (220). For example, if the transparency is high (or if the representative color is translucent), the first portion of the image may be visible from outside the display (220) along with the representative color when the image is displayed through the display (220).

[0127] In the above example, an example is described in which the representative color and the first part of the image are simultaneously displayed through the first subpixels, and whether the first part of the image is visible is determined according to the transparency of the representative color, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the first part of the image may not be displayed through the first subpixels, and only the representative color may be displayed. In this case, when the image is displayed through the display (220), the first part of the image is not visible from outside the display (220), and the visibility of the representative color may be changed according to the transparency of the representative color.

[0128] For example, the electronic device (101) may adjust the transparency of the representative color. As an example, without limitation, the electronic device (101) may adjust the transparency based on input regarding the setting of the privacy display mode. Specific examples related thereto may be referenced in FIG. 9c. As an example, without limitation, if the electronic device (101) is a foldable electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (101) of FIG. 14a and FIG. 14b) or a multi-foldable electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (101) of FIG. 15), the transparency may be adjusted based on the angle at which the display (220) (or flexible display) is folded. Specific examples related thereto may be referenced in FIG. 11a and FIG. 11b.

[0129] Referring to the above description, the electronic device (101) can identify and adjust the transparency of the representative color when displaying the representative color through the first subpixels. As a non-limiting example, the operation (840) of FIG. 8 may be omitted. If the operation (840) is omitted, the electronic device (101) may display the opaque representative color through the first subpixels.

[0130] In operation (850), the electronic device (101) can display an image by displaying a representative color through the first subpixels (or the first pixel group). For example, the electronic device (101) can display the image by displaying the representative color through the first subpixels and displaying the second portion of the area through the second subpixels (or the second pixel group). For example, the electronic device (101) can display the image by replacing displaying the first portion of the area through the first subpixels with displaying the representative color.

[0131] For example, the electronic device (101) can identify first color data of the first portion of the area of ​​the image. For example, the first color data may be color data to be provided to the first subpixels to display the first portion. For example, the electronic device (101) can control the display (220) to emit light through the first subpixels based on the first color data. For example, the light emitted based on the first color data may be seen as the first portion of the image.

[0132] For example, the electronic device (101) may adjust the first color data into second color data representing the representative color to display the representative color instead of the first part of the area through the first subpixels based on the privacy display mode. For example, the second color data may be color data to be provided to the first subpixels to display the representative color. For example, the electronic device (101) may control the display (220) to emit light through the first subpixels based on the second color data. For example, the light emitted based on the second color data may be seen as the representative color.

[0133] For example, the electronic device (101) can identify third color data of the second portion of the area of ​​the image. For example, the third color data may be color data to be provided to the second subpixels to display the second portion. For example, the electronic device (101) may control the display (220) to emit light through the second subpixels based on the third color data. For example, the light emitted based on the third color data may be shown as the second portion of the image. For example, the electronic device (101) may maintain (or refrain from adjusting, or bypass adjusting) the third color data to display the second portion based on the privacy display mode.

[0134] According to operation (850), while the image is displayed, the representative color displayed through the first subpixels may be seen as lines spaced apart from each other outside the display (220) according to the arrangement of the first subpixels and the second subpixels (e.g., color lines (755, 756, 757) of FIG. 7b). In the present disclosure, the lines may be referred to as color lines. For example, the first subpixels and the second subpixels may be arranged alternately.

[0135] Although not illustrated in FIG. 8, the electronic device (101) may display another image based on the normal display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) may display a first part of the other image (or a region of the other image) through the first subpixels and a second part of the other image (or a region of the other image) through the second subpixels based on the normal display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) may simultaneously display the first part of the other image through the first subpixels and the second part of the other image through the second subpixels.

[0136] In the example of FIG. 8, the electronic device (101) is illustrated as identifying one of the representative colors, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the electronic device (101) may identify a plurality of representative colors. As a non-limiting example, the electronic device (101) may identify a first representative color and a second representative color. For example, the first representative color may be a background color. For example, the second representative color may be a color similar to the background color. For example, the electronic device (101) may display the first representative color through a portion of the first subpixels of the area and display the second representative color through the remaining portion of the first subpixels of the area. As a non-limiting example, the first representative color and the second representative color may be used to apply a gradient effect.

[0137] For example, the electronic device (101) may adjust the attributes of the first subpixels to which a representative color is to be displayed within the area to which the privacy display mode is applied. By example, without limitation, the attributes of the first subpixels may include the number of the first subpixels to be used to display a representative color within the area, or the location of the first subpixels. For example, the electronic device (101) may adjust the number (or location) of the first subpixels to be used to display a representative color within the area to adjust the intensity of the privacy filter of the privacy display mode. In one example, when the intensity of the privacy filter is a first intensity, the number of the first subpixels may be a first number. In another example, when the intensity of the privacy filter is a second intensity higher than the first intensity, the number of the first subpixels may be a second number greater than the first number. In one example, when the intensity of the privacy filter is a first intensity, the location of the first subpixels may be the center area of ​​the display (220). In another example, when the intensity of the privacy filter is a second intensity higher than the first intensity, the location of the first subpixels may be the center area and the surrounding area (or edge) of the display (220).

[0138] For example, the electronic device (101) can recognize one or more users located around the electronic device (101) by using at least one sensor (or camera) of the electronic device (101). For example, the one or more users may include users of the electronic device (101). For example, the one or more users may include other users who are not users of the electronic device (101). For example, the electronic device (101) can identify the location of the other user (or the angle between the display (220) and the other user). For example, the electronic device (101) can adjust the representative color, the transparency of the representative color, and the number (or location) of the first subpixels to be used to display the representative color based on the location. As a non-limiting example, if the above one or more users include a plurality of other users, the electronic device (101) may identify another user among the plurality of other users who is located close to the front of the electronic device (101) (or display (220)). For example, the electronic device (101) may adjust a representative color, the transparency of the representative color, and the number (or position) of the first subpixels to be used to display the representative color based on the location of the identified other user.

[0139] Referring to FIGS. 7a, 7b, and 8, the electronic device (101) is exemplified as determining (or identifying) one area within the image and identifying a representative color within said area, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the electronic device (101) may determine the area within the image to which a privacy filter is to be applied and may distinguish said area into a plurality of sub-areas. For example, the electronic device (101) may identify a representative color for each of said sub-areas and display said representative color through said first sub-pixels (or said first pixel group) within said sub-areas. In other words, the electronic device (101) may identify and display different representative colors for said sub-areas. As a non-limiting example, if the electronic device (101) is a device such as a tablet PC or a laptop, the size of the display (220) (or display panel (160)) of the electronic device (101) may be relatively larger than the size of the display (220) (or display panel (160)) of the electronic device (101) which is a smartphone. In this case, the electronic device (101) may provide a privacy display mode by distinguishing one area into a plurality of partial areas and identifying a representative color for each partial area, as described above.

[0140] As a non-limiting example, when the electronic device (101) provides a privacy display mode using a plurality of partial regions, it may adjust the transparency or brightness (or luminance) of the representative color using information about the surrounding environment. For example, the information about the surrounding environment may include the direction and / or location of a light source around the electronic device (101). Or, for example, the information about the surrounding environment may include the locations of users located around the electronic device (101). For example, the electronic device (101) may lower the transparency or brightness of the representative color in a partial region that is likely to be visible from the outside using the information about the surrounding environment.

[0141] The method illustrated in FIGS. 7a, 7b, and FIGS. 8 may be illustrated as follows, depending on the normal display mode and the privacy display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) may obtain information (or image data) for generating an image from a software application. As an example without limitation, the image data may be color data for an image of an area to which the privacy display mode is to be applied (e.g., a first image or a second image described below). In other words, the electronic device (101) may display the image including the first image or the second image based on the information including the image data.

[0142] For example, the electronic device (101) can display the first image according to the normal display mode based on acquiring the image data. For example, the electronic device (101) can identify first color data of the image data corresponding to the first subpixels. For example, the first color data can be used to represent a first portion corresponding to the first subpixels of the first image. Additionally, for example, the electronic device (101) can identify second color data of the image data corresponding to the second subpixels. The second color data can be used to represent a second portion corresponding to the second subpixels of the first image. For example, the electronic device (101) can maintain the color data of the image data according to the normal display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) can maintain the color data of the image data corresponding to the first subpixels as the first color data, and maintain the color data of the image data corresponding to the second subpixels as the second color data. For example, the electronic device (101) can control the display panel (160) to emit light through the first subpixels based on the first color data. Additionally, for example, the electronic device (101) can control the display panel (160) to emit light through the second subpixels based on the second color data. Accordingly, the electronic device (101) can display the first image. As described above, the electronic device (101) can display the first image corresponding to the image received from the software application in the normal display mode without adjusting (or maintaining) the color data of the image.

[0143] Alternatively, for example, the electronic device (101) may display the second image according to the privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data. For example, the electronic device (101) may identify (or determine) the representative color of the image data according to the privacy display mode. For example, identifying (or determining) the representative color may be referenced to the operation (830) described above and FIGS. 9a and 9b below. For example, the electronic device (101) may identify the third color data of the image data corresponding to at least some of the first subpixels. Additionally, for example, the electronic device (101) may identify the fourth color data of the image data corresponding to at least other parts of the first subpixels. The third color data and the fourth color data identified in the privacy display mode may correspond to the first color data identified in the normal display mode. In other words, the third color data corresponding to at least some of the first subpixels and the fourth color data corresponding to at least another part of the first subpixels may be included in the first color data corresponding to the first subpixels. In one example, the color of the portion corresponding to the first subpixels of the first image, which is displayed based on the first color data according to the normal display mode, may be a color displayed based on the third color data and the fourth color data identified according to the privacy display mode.

[0144] For example, the electronic device (101) may adjust the color data of the image data according to the privacy display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) may change the color data of the image data corresponding to at least some of the first subpixels from the third color data to the fifth color data based on the representative color. For example, the fifth color data may represent the representative color. In other words, the at least some of the first subpixels may represent some subpixels among the first subpixels to which a color representing the representative color according to the image data is to be displayed. For example, the electronic device (101) may maintain the color data of the image data corresponding to at least other parts of the first subpixels as the fourth color data. For example, the electronic device (101) may control the display panel (160) to emit light through at least some of the first subpixels based on the fifth color data. Additionally, for example, the electronic device (101) may control the display panel (160) to emit light through at least another part of the first subpixels based on the fourth color data. In one example, the color of a first part (or at least part of the first part) corresponding to at least part of the first subpixels of the second image displayed based on the fifth color data according to the privacy display mode may be different from the color of a part corresponding to the first subpixels (or at least part of the first subpixels) of the first image displayed based on the first color data according to the normal display mode.Additionally, in one example, the color of the first part (or at least another part of the first part) corresponding to at least another part of the first subpixels of the second image displayed based on the fourth color data according to the privacy display mode may be the same as the color of the part corresponding to the first subpixels (or at least another part of the first subpixels) of the first image displayed based on the first color data according to the normal display mode.

[0145] Additionally, for example, the electronic device (101) can identify the sixth color data of the image data corresponding to the second subpixels. The sixth color data identified in the privacy display mode may correspond to the second color data identified in the normal display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) may maintain the color data of the image data corresponding to the second subpixels as the sixth color data. For example, the electronic device (101) may control the display panel (160) to emit light through the second subpixels based on the second color data. In one example, the color of the portion corresponding to the second subpixels of the first image, which is displayed based on the second color data according to the normal display mode, may be the color displayed based on the sixth color data identified according to the privacy display mode. The color of the second part corresponding to the second subpixels of the second image, which is displayed based on the sixth color data according to the privacy display mode, may be the same as the color of the part corresponding to the second subpixels of the first image, which is displayed based on the second color data according to the normal display mode.

[0146] Referring to the above description, the second image displayed in the privacy display mode may be an image that is partially different from the first image displayed in the normal display mode. For example, the second image may include a first portion having a color different from the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the first subpixels. For example, at least a portion of the first portion may correspond to at least a portion of the first subpixels and may be a portion where the color data is changed (e.g., changed from the third color data to the fifth color data). For example, at least another portion of the first portion may correspond to at least another portion of the first subpixels and may be a portion where the color data is maintained (e.g., maintained as the fourth color data). For example, the second image may include a second portion having the same color as the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the second subpixels. For example, the second portion may correspond to the second subpixels and may be a portion where the color data is maintained (e.g., maintained as the sixth color data).

[0147] FIGS. 9a and 9b illustrate examples of representative colors identified depending on whether text is included within an area of ​​the image.

[0148] FIGS. 9a and 9b illustrate examples in which an electronic device (101) identifies a representative color based on whether text is included within an area of ​​an image (or, an image area). For example, FIGS. 9a and 9b illustrate cases where, for convenience of explanation, the area of ​​the image is part of the image (or where a single area is defined within the image), but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, multiple areas may be defined within the image, or the entire image may be defined as a single area.

[0149] Referring to FIG. 9a, the electronic device (101) can display an image through a display panel (160). For example, the electronic device (101) can determine an area (910) within the image to which a privacy display mode (or the second display mode) is applied. For example, the electronic device (101) can identify whether text is included within the area (910). As an example, without limitation, the electronic device (101) can identify characters included within the image and the arrangement of the characters by performing optical character recognition (OCR) on the image. For example, the electronic device (101) can identify whether text is included within the area (910) based on the result of the OCR. As an example, without limitation, the electronic device (101) can receive configuration information of the image from a software application that provides the image. For example, the electronic device (101) can identify whether text is included within the area (910) based on the configuration information. For example, the electronic device (101) can identify the color of the background (912) around the text (911) (or background color) based on identifying that the text (911) is included within the area (910). For example, the electronic device (101) can identify the color of the background (912) around the text (911) (e.g., green). In the example of FIG. 9a, the color of the text (911) may be white. For example, the electronic device (101) can identify the color of the background (912) as a representative color.

[0150] For example, the electronic device (101) may display the image based on a normal display mode (or the first display mode). For example, the image (920) displayed based on the normal display mode may include text (911). In FIG. 9a, for convenience of explanation, the image (920) that is part of the area (910) is shown as being displayed, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, when the electronic device (101) displays the image (920), it may display a first part of the image (920) (or a first image part) through the first subpixels (or a first pixel group) and display a second part of the image (920) (or a second image part) through the second subpixels (or a second pixel group). For example, the first part may be a part of the image (920) corresponding to the first subpixels. For example, the second part may be a part of the image (920) corresponding to the second subpixels.

[0151] Alternatively, the electronic device (101) may display the image based on a privacy display mode. For example, the image (930) displayed based on the privacy display mode may include text (911). In FIG. 9a, for convenience of explanation, the image (930) that is part of the area (910) is shown as being displayed, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, when displaying the image (930), the electronic device (101) may display the representative color instead of displaying the first part of the image (930) through the first subpixels, and display the second part of the image (930) through the second subpixels. In the example of FIG. 9a, the first part of the image (930) may be the same as the first part of the image (920), and the second part of the image (930) may be the same as the second part of the image (920). For example, as the electronic device (101) displays the representative color through the first subpixels based on the privacy display mode, lines (931) may be formed within the image (930).

[0152] For example, an example of a part (920-1) of an image (920) displayed according to the normal display mode of FIG. 9a (e.g., the part of 'ㄱ' in '감' of "감사합니다") may be referenced. To display the part (920-1), first pixels (710) and second pixels (720) of a display panel (160) may be used. As an example without limitation, the first pixels (710) may include a first pixel (710-1), a first pixel (710-2), and a first pixel (710-3). Additionally, as a non-limiting example, the second pixels (720) may include a second pixel (720-1), a second pixel (720-2), a second pixel (720-3), a second pixel (720-4), a second pixel (720-5), a second pixel (720-6), a second pixel (720-7), and a second pixel (720-8). In FIG. 9a, for convenience of explanation, the first pixel (710-1), the first pixel (710-2), and the first pixel (710-3) of the first pixels (710) and the second pixel (720-1), the second pixel (720-2), the second pixel (720-3), the second pixel (720-4), the second pixel (720-5), the second pixel (720-6), the second pixel (720-7), and the second pixel (720-8) of the second pixels (720) are shown, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, each of the first pixel (710-1), the first pixel (710-2), and the first pixel (710-3) may be referred to as a first subpixel, and each of the second pixel (720-1), the second pixel (720-2), the second pixel (720-3), the second pixel (720-4), the second pixel (720-5), the second pixel (720-6), the second pixel (720-7), and the second pixel (720-8) may be referred to as a second subpixel.

[0153] For example, the electronic device (101) can acquire image data for an image (920). For example, the electronic device (101) can identify color data of the image data. For example, the electronic device (101) can identify first color data corresponding to first pixels (710) (or first subpixels). For example, the first color data may include color data for representing a first color (C1) for the first pixel (710-1) (e.g., green, which is the background color), a second color (C2) for the first pixel (710-2) (e.g., white, which is the text (911) color), and a second color (C2) for the first pixel (710-3) (e.g., white, which is the text (911) color). Additionally, for example, the electronic device (101) can identify second color data corresponding to second pixels (720) (or second subpixels). For example, the second color data is a first color (C1) for the second pixel (720-1) (e.g., green, which is the background color), a second color (C2) for the second pixel (720-2) (e.g., white, which is the text (911) color), a second color (C2) for the second pixel (720-3) (e.g., white, which is the text (911) color), a second color (C2) for the second pixel (720-4) (e.g., white, which is the text (911) color), a first color (C1) for the second pixel (720-5) (e.g., green, which is the background color), a second color (C2) for the second pixel (720-6) (e.g., white, which is the text (911) color), a second color (C2) for the second pixel (720-7) (e.g., white, which is the text (911) color), and a second color (C2) for the second pixel (720-8) (e.g., It may include color data for representing the text (911) color (white). For example, the electronic device (101) may control the display panel (160) to emit first pixels (710) (or first subpixels) based on the first color data to display an image (920).Additionally, the electronic device (101) can control the display panel (160) to emit second pixels (720) (or second subpixels) based on the second color data to display an image (920).

[0154] For example, an example of a part (930-1) of an image (930) displayed according to the privacy display mode of FIG. 9a (e.g., the part of 'ㄱ' in '감' of "Thank you") may be referenced. The part (930-1) may be a part of the same image as the part (920-1). To display the part (930-1), the first pixels (710) and the second pixels (720) of the display panel (160) may be used.

[0155] For example, the electronic device (101) can acquire image data for an image (920). For example, the electronic device (101) can identify color data of the image data. For example, the electronic device (101) can identify third color data corresponding to at least some of the first pixels (710) (or first subpixels) (e.g., first pixel (710-2), first pixel (710-3)) and fourth color data corresponding to at least some other parts (e.g., first pixel (710-1)). For example, the third color data may include color data for representing a second color (C2) for the first pixel (710-2) (e.g., white, which is the color of text (911)), and a second color (C2) for the first pixel (710-3) (e.g., white, which is the color of text (911)). Additionally, for example, the fourth color data may include color data for representing a first color (C1) (e.g., green, which is the background color) for a first pixel (710-1).

[0156] For example, the electronic device (101) may change color data corresponding to at least some of the first pixels (710) (or first subpixels) (e.g., first pixel (710-2), first pixel (710-3)) according to the privacy display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) may change the third color data corresponding to at least some of the first pixels (710) (or first subpixels) (e.g., first pixel (710-2), and first pixel (710-3)) to fifth color data. For example, the fifth color data may include color data for representing a first color (C1) (e.g., green, which is a background color). Additionally, for example, the electronic device (101) may retain color data corresponding to at least another part of the first pixels (710) (or first subpixels) (e.g., first pixel (710-1)) according to the privacy display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) can maintain the fourth color data corresponding to at least another part (e.g., the first pixel (710-1)) of the first pixels (710) (or, first subpixels).

[0157] Additionally, for example, the electronic device (101) can identify sixth color data corresponding to the second pixels (720) (or second subpixels). For example, the above-mentioned sixth color data is a first color (C1) for the second pixel (720-1) (e.g., green, which is the background color), a second color (C2) for the second pixel (720-2) (e.g., white, which is the text (911) color), a second color (C2) for the second pixel (720-3) (e.g., white, which is the text (911) color), a second color (C2) for the second pixel (720-4) (e.g., white, which is the text (911) color), a first color (C1) for the second pixel (720-5) (e.g., green, which is the background color), a second color (C2) for the second pixel (720-6) (e.g., white, which is the text (911) color), a second color (C2) for the second pixel (720-7) (e.g., white, which is the text (911) color), and a second color (C2) for the second pixel (720-8) (e.g., It may include color data to represent the text (911) color (white). For example, the sixth color data may correspond to the second color data.

[0158] For example, the electronic device (101) may control the display panel (160) to emit light based on the first pixels (710) (or first subpixels) based on the fifth color data and the fourth color data in order to display an image (930). In the above example, the electronic device (101) may control the display panel (160) to emit light based on the fifth color data through at least some of the first pixels (710) (or first subpixels) (e.g., first pixel (710-2), first pixel (710-3)) in order to display an image (930). The electronic device (101) may control the display panel (160) to emit light based on the fourth color data through at least other some of the first pixels (710) (or first subpixels) (e.g., first pixel (710-1)) in order to display an image (930). The electronic device (101) can control the display panel (160) to emit light based on the sixth color data through the second pixels (720) (or second subpixels) to display an image (930).

[0159] For example, the electronic device (101) can display the image (930) such that lines (931) are formed within the image (930) by changing color data corresponding to at least some of the first pixels (710) (or first subpixels) in order to display the image (930) according to the privacy display mode.

[0160] Referring to FIG. 9b, the electronic device (101) can display an image through a display panel (160). For example, the electronic device (101) can determine an area (960) (or image area (960)) within the image to which a privacy display mode (or the second display mode) is applied. For example, the electronic device (101) can identify whether text is included within the area (960). As an example, without limitation, the electronic device (101) can identify characters included within the image and the arrangement of the characters by performing optical character recognition (OCR) on the image. For example, the electronic device (101) can identify whether text is included within the area (960) based on the result of the OCR. As an example, without limitation, the electronic device (101) can receive configuration information of the image from a software application that provides the image. For example, the electronic device (101) can identify whether text is included within the area (960) based on the configuration information. For example, the electronic device (101) can identify the primary color of the image (or area (960)) based on identifying that text is not included within the area (960). In the example of FIG. 9b, the electronic device (101) can identify the primary color of the image (or area (960)) as the color used most frequently among the colors constituting (or representing) the image or area (960) (e.g., black). For example, the electronic device (101) can identify the primary color as the representative color.

[0161] For example, the electronic device (101) may display the image based on a normal display mode (or the first display mode). In FIG. 9b, for convenience of explanation, the image (970) is shown as being displayed as part (961) of the area (960), but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, when the electronic device (101) displays the image (970), it may display a first part (or first image part) of the image (970) through the first subpixels (or first pixel group) and a second part (or second image part) of the image (970) through the second subpixels (or second pixel group). For example, the first part may be a part of the image (970) corresponding to the first subpixels. For example, the second part may be a part of the image (970) corresponding to the second subpixels.

[0162] Alternatively, the electronic device (101) may display the image based on a privacy display mode. In FIG. 9b, for convenience of explanation, the image (980) is shown as being displayed as part (961) of the area (960), but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, when displaying the image (980), the electronic device (101) may display the representative color instead of displaying the first part of the image (980) through the first subpixels, and display the second part of the image (980) through the second subpixels. In the example of FIG. 9b, the first part of the image (980) may be identical to the first part of the image (970), and the second part of the image (980) may be identical to the second part of the image (970). For example, as the electronic device (101) displays the representative color through the first subpixels based on the privacy display mode, lines (981) may be formed within the image (980).

[0163] Although not illustrated in FIG. 9b, the electronic device (101) can identify color data of pixels (or subpixels) for displaying each of the image (970) and the image (980), such as part (920-1) of the image (920) and part (930-1) of the image (930) in FIG. 9a. For example, the electronic device (101) can display the image (980) such that lines (981) are formed within the image (980) by changing the color data corresponding to at least some of the first pixels (or first subpixels) to display the image (980) according to the privacy display mode.

[0164] FIG. 9c illustrates an example of a method for adjusting the transparency of a representative color.

[0165] FIG. 9c illustrates an example of a method for an electronic device (101) to adjust the transparency of a representative color of an image displayed through a display (220) (or a display panel (160)). For example, the representative color may be displayed by being substituted on a first part of the image (or a first image part) corresponding to the first subpixels (or a first pixel group). FIG. 9c illustrates an image (990) in which the transparency of the representative color is a first value (or opaque) and an image (995) in which the transparency of the representative color is a second value (or translucent) higher than the first value. For example, each of the image (990) and the image (995) may represent examples of an image being displayed through the display (220) (or being seen by a user from outside the display (220)).

[0166] For example, the image (990) may include a second part (992) of the image (990) (or a second image part (992)) and color lines (991). As a non-limiting example, the color lines (991) may be formed by replacing the first part of the image (990) corresponding to the first subpixels so that the representative color is displayed through the first subpixels. As a non-limiting example, the color lines (991) may be formed by the first part of the image (990) corresponding to the first subpixels and the representative color being displayed simultaneously through the first subpixels. For example, the color lines (991) may be superimposed on the first part of the image (990). For example, the color lines (991) may be opaque depending on the transparency of the representative color, which is the first value. For example, the first part of the image (990) located below the color lines (991) may not be visible from outside the display (220).

[0167] For example, the image (995) may include a second part (997) of the image (995) and color lines (996). As a non-limiting example, the color lines (996) may be formed by replacing the first part of the image (995) corresponding to the first subpixels so that the representative color is displayed through the first subpixels. As a non-limiting example, the color lines (996) may be formed by the first part of the image (995) corresponding to the first subpixels and the representative color being displayed simultaneously through the first subpixels. For example, the color lines (996) may be superimposed on the first part of the image (995). For example, the color lines (996) may be translucent depending on the transparency of the representative color, which is the second value. For example, the first part of the image (995) located below the color lines (996) can be seen from outside the display (220).

[0168] As a non-limiting example, the electronic device (101) may adjust the transparency of the representative color (or the transparency of the color lines). For example, the electronic device (101) may adjust the transparency of the representative color (or the transparency of the color lines) based on receiving input regarding the setting of the privacy display mode. As a non-limiting example, the electronic device (101) may adjust the transparency of the representative color from the first value to the second value (or from the second value to the first value) based on receiving the input. Or, for example, the electronic device (101) may adjust the transparency of the representative color (or the transparency of the color lines) according to the content within the image. For example, the electronic device (101) may adjust the transparency of the representative color to the first value if the content within the image is content requiring security (e.g., visual objects related to banking, visual objects including a user's face). In contrast, the electronic device (101) can adjust the transparency of the representative color to the second value when the content in the image is content that requires relatively less security (e.g., a visual object in the shape of a keyboard).

[0169] The present disclosure is not limited to the examples described above. For example, if the electronic device (101) is a foldable electronic device or a multi-foldable electronic device, the transparency of the representative color may be adjusted according to the angle at which the display (220) (or flexible display) is folded. Specific details regarding this may be referenced below in FIGS. 11a and FIGS. 11b.

[0170] FIGS. 10a to 10c illustrate examples of areas to which a privacy display mode, determined by the content included in the image, is applied.

[0171] FIGS. 10a to 10c illustrate examples of areas that are at least part of the image, determined by the content included in the image. For example, the area may be an area to which a privacy filter function is applied based on the privacy display mode.

[0172] FIG. 10a illustrates examples (1001, 1002) in which the area to which the privacy filter function is applied is a part (1015) of an image (1010) displayed through a display panel (160) (or, display (220)) of an electronic device (101). Example (1001) represents a case where the electronic device (101) is viewed from the first space (or, front) regarding the electronic device (101). Example (1002) represents a case where the electronic device (101) is viewed from the second space (or, side) regarding the electronic device (101).

[0173] Referring to examples (1001) and (1002), the electronic device (101) can identify content within an image (1010). For example, the content may include a visual object in the shape of a keyboard and text boxes. For example, the electronic device (101) may determine, based on the content within the image (1010), the area to which the privacy filter function of the image (1010) is to be applied as a part (1015) of the image (1010). As an example without limitation, the part (1015) may include a display location of the visual object in the shape of a keyboard. For example, the electronic device (101) may identify a representative color (e.g., black) for the area and display the representative color through the first subpixels.

[0174] In example (1001), the image (1010) can be shown to a user in the first space. The user in the first space can accurately recognize the content of the image (1010) including a portion (1015).

[0175] In example (1002), the remaining portion of the image (1010), excluding part (1015), may be shown to the user in the second space. For example, as the representative color is displayed through the first subpixels, the content of part (1015) of the image (1010) may not be perceived by the user in the second space. Because the representative color is displayed through the first subpixels, which have a relatively wide FOI, the representative color displayed through the first subpixels may be perceived more predominantly by the user in the second space. Therefore, the user in the second space may not accurately perceive the image (1010) containing part (1015).

[0176] FIG. 10b illustrates examples (1021, 1022) where the area to which the privacy filter function is applied is the entirety of an image (1030) displayed through the display panel (160) (or display (220)) of the electronic device (101). Example (1021) represents the case where the electronic device (101) is viewed from the first space (or front) regarding the electronic device (101). Example (1022) represents the case where the electronic device (101) is viewed from the second space (or side) regarding the electronic device (101).

[0177] Referring to examples (1021) and (1022), the electronic device (101) can identify content within an image (1030). For example, the content may include a security screen (e.g., a screen related to banking). For example, the electronic device (101) can determine the area of ​​the image (1030) to which the privacy filter function of the image (1030) is to be applied, based on the content within the image (1030). For example, the electronic device (101) can identify a representative color (e.g., black) for the area and display the representative color through the first subpixels.

[0178] In example (1021), the image (1030) can be shown to a user in the first space. The user in the first space can accurately recognize the content of the image (1030).

[0179] In example (1022), the image (1030) may not be perceived by the user in the second space. For example, as the representative color is displayed through the first subpixels, the content of the image (1030) may not be perceived by the user in the second space. Because the representative color is displayed through the first subpixels, which have a relatively wide FOI, the representative color displayed through the first subpixels may be perceived more predominantly by the user in the second space. Therefore, the user in the second space may not accurately perceive the content within the image (1030).

[0180] FIG. 10c illustrates examples (1041, 1042) where the area to which the privacy filter function is applied is a part (1055) of an image (1050) displayed through a display panel (160) (or, display (220)) of an electronic device (101). Unlike the part (1015) of the image (1010) in FIG. 10a, the part (1055) of the image (1050) may be scattered across the entire image (1050). For example, the part (1055) may be formed as a repeated pattern. As a non-limiting example, the part (1055) may be a watermark. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the part (1055) may be a QR (quick response) code or a barcode. Example (1041) represents a case where the electronic device (101) is viewed from the first space (or, front) regarding the electronic device (101). Example (1042) represents a case where the electronic device (101) is viewed from the second space (or, side) regarding the electronic device (101).

[0181] For example, a portion (1055) (or pattern) of FIG. 10c may be generated based on an image received from at least one processor (210) of the electronic device (101). Alternatively, for example, a portion (1055) (or pattern) of FIG. 10c may be an image stored in a storage space (e.g., GRAM or memory for a low-power display mode (e.g., AOD (always on display) mode)) within the display (220) (or display driving circuit (221)) of the electronic device (101). As an example, without limitation, the electronic device (101) may superimpose an image (1050) using an image received from at least one processor (210) or stored in a storage space within the display (220).

[0182] Referring to examples (1041) and (1042), the electronic device (101) can identify content within an image (1050). For example, the content may include a conversation screen. For example, the electronic device (101) can determine the area of ​​the image (1050) to which the privacy filter function of the image (1050) is to be applied based on the content within the image (1050). For example, the electronic device (101) can identify a representative color (e.g., black) for the area and display the representative color through the first subpixels. For example, the representative color may be displayed through the first subpixels corresponding to a portion (1055). In the example of FIG. 10c, when the representative color is displayed through the first subpixels corresponding to a portion (1055), the sentence "This is a security screen" may be formed (or shown) by the representative color from outside the display panel (160). In the example of FIG. 10c, for convenience of explanation, each character of “This is a security screen.” is depicted as continuous (or unbroken), but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. As described above, depending on the arrangement between the first subpixels and the second subpixels, “This is a security screen.” may be discontinuous (or broken).

[0183] In example (1041), the image (1050) can be shown to a user in the first space. The user in the first space can accurately perceive the content of the image (1050) because some (1055) within the image (1050) is relatively less perceived.

[0184] In example (1042), the image (1050) may not be perceived by the user in the second space. For example, as the representative color is displayed through the first subpixels, some (1055) may be perceived relatively more by the user in the second space. Because the representative color is displayed through the first subpixels where the FOI is relatively wide, the representative color displayed through the first subpixels (or some (1055) representing the sentence "This is a security screen") may be perceived more dominantly by the user in the second space. Therefore, the user in the second space may not accurately perceive the content within the image (1050).

[0185] FIG. 11a illustrates an example of a method for determining the transparency of a representative color according to the folding angle in a foldable electronic device.

[0186] FIG. 11a illustrates an example of a method for determining the transparency of a representative color according to the angle at which a display panel (160), which is a flexible display, is folded in an electronic device (101) (or a foldable electronic device) including a flexible display. The electronic device (101) of FIG. 11a may be an example of the electronic device (101) of FIG. 14a and FIG. 14b.

[0187] Referring to FIG. 11a, the display panel (160) may include a first region (1111) and a second region (1112). For example, the first region (1111) may be placed in a first housing part of the housing of the electronic device (101). For example, the second region (1112) may be placed in a second housing part of the housing of the electronic device (101). For example, the housing may define at least a portion of the exterior of the electronic device (101). For example, the folded angle of the display panel (160) may be defined as the angle between the first region (1111) and the second region (1112).

[0188] Example (1101) of FIG. 11a illustrates an unfolded state of a display panel (160) (or electronic device (101)). In example (1101), the angle (1121) may be approximately 180°. Example (1102) of FIG. 11a illustrates a partially folded state of a display panel (160) (or electronic device (101)). In example (1102), the angle (1122) may be approximately 135°. Example (1103) of FIG. 11a illustrates a partially folded state of a display panel (160) (or electronic device (101)). In example (1103), the angle (1123) may be approximately 90°. For example, the first area (1111) may be positioned vertically relative to the user's line of sight (A) of the electronic device (101) as the folded angle is changed (or reduced), and the second area (1112) may be positioned horizontally relative to the user's line of sight (A) of the electronic device (101). In the folded state (or partially folded state), the viewing angle of the image (or screen) displayed in the first area (1111) may be narrower than the viewing angle of the image (or screen) displayed in the second area (1112).

[0189] For example, the electronic device (101) can adjust the transparency of a representative color when displaying an image through the display panel (160) based on a privacy display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) can adjust the transparency of a representative color of a first image displayed through a first area (1111) of the display panel (160) and / or the transparency of a representative color of a second image displayed through a second area (1112) of the display panel (160) while the folded angle of the electronic device (101) is changed (or reduced). For example, the representative color of the first image may be displayed through the first subpixels of the first area (1111). For example, the representative color of the second image may be displayed through the first subpixels of the second area (1112). In the above example, the first image and the second image may be one image or different separate images.

[0190] As an example that is not limited, based on the privacy display mode, the transparency of the representative color of the first image displayed through the first area (1111) may be relatively low. For example, the transparency of the representative color of the first image displayed through the first area (1111) may be opaque.

[0191] In the case where the angle (1123) is 90° as in example (1103) (or, the electronic device (101) is partially folded), the transparency of the representative color of the first image displayed through the first area (1111) may be lower than the transparency of the representative color of the second image displayed through the second area (1112). For example, the electronic device (101) may adjust (or identify) the transparency of the representative color of the second image displayed through the second area (1112) of the display panel (160) to a relatively high value. For example, the transparency of the representative color of the second area (1112) may be higher than the transparency of the representative color of the first area (1111).

[0192] In the case where the angle (1121) is 180° as in example (1101) (or, the electronic device (101) is fully unfolded), the transparency of the representative color of the first image displayed through the first area (1111) may be the same as (or correspond to) the transparency of the representative color of the second image displayed through the second area (1112). For example, the electronic device (101) may adjust (or identify) the transparency of the representative color of the second image displayed through the second area (1112) of the display panel (160) to a value relatively lower than the transparency of the representative color of the second image displayed through the second area (1112) of example (1103).

[0193] In the case where the angle (1122) is 135° as in example (1102) (or, the electronic device (101) is partially folded), the transparency of the representative color of the first image displayed through the first area (1111) may be lower than the transparency of the representative color of the second image displayed through the second area (1112). For example, the electronic device (101) may adjust (or identify) the transparency of the representative color of the second image displayed through the second area (1112) of the display panel (160) of example (1102) to a transparency between the transparency of the representative color of the second image displayed through the second area (1112) of example (1101) and the transparency of the representative color of the second image displayed through the second area (1112) of example (1103). The transparency of the representative color displayed through the second area (1112) of example (1102) may be lower than the transparency of the representative color displayed through the second area (1112) of example (1103). For example, the transparency of the representative color displayed through the second area (1112) of example (1102) may be identified as a value between the transparency of the representative color displayed through the second area (1112) of example (1101) and the transparency of the representative color displayed through the second area (1112) of example (1103).

[0194] As a non-limiting example, the transparency of the representative color displayed through the second area (1112) of example (1102) can be identified according to a linear operation (e.g., proportional) between the transparency of the representative color displayed through the second area (1112) of example (1101) and the transparency of the representative color displayed through the second area (1112) of example (1103). In FIG. 11a, if the transparency of the second area (1112) of example (1103) is 100% (or transparent) and the transparency of the second area (1112) of example (1101) is 0% (or opaque), the transparency of the second area (1112) of example (1102) may be 50% (or translucent). Alternatively, as a non-limiting example, the transparency of the representative color displayed through the second area (1112) of example (1102) may be identified according to a non-linear operation (e.g., interpolation) between the transparency of the representative color displayed through the second area (1112) of example (1101) and the transparency of the representative color displayed through the second area (1112) of example (1103).

[0195] In the above example, an example is described in which the transparency of a representative color displayed in the second area (1112) among the first area (1111) and the second area (1112) of the display panel (160) is adjusted, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the transparency of a representative color displayed in the first area (1111) may be adjusted. Referring to the above description, the electronic device (101) can adjust the transparency of a representative color displayed when displaying an image through the display panel (160) (or a part of the display panel (160)) according to the folded angle.

[0196] FIG. 11b illustrates an example of a method for determining the transparency of a representative color according to the folding angle in a multi-foldable electronic device.

[0197] FIG. 11b illustrates an example of a method for determining the transparency of a representative color according to the angle at which a display panel (160), which is a flexible display, is folded in an electronic device (101) (or a multi-foldable electronic device) including a flexible display. The electronic device (101) of FIG. 11b may be an example of the electronic device (101) of FIG. 15.

[0198] Referring to FIG. 11b, the display panel (160) may include a first area (1161), a second area (1162), and a third area (1163). For example, the first area (1161) may be placed in a first housing part of the housing of the electronic device (101). For example, the second area (1162) may be placed in a second housing part of the housing of the electronic device (101). For example, the third area (1163) may be placed in a third housing part of the housing of the electronic device (101). For example, the second area (1162) may be placed between the first area (1161) and the third area (1163). For example, the housing may define at least a portion of the exterior of the electronic device (101). For example, in the display panel (160), the first region (1161) and the second region (1162) can be folded by an angle (1170). For example, in the display panel (160), the second region (1162) and the third region (1163) can be folded by an angle (1180).

[0199] FIG. 11b illustrates a partially folded state of a display panel (160) (or electronic device (101)). In the example of FIG. 11b, a third region (1163) may be positioned horizontally with respect to the user's line of sight (B). In the example of FIG. 11b, a second region (1162) may be inclined relative to the third region (1163). For example, a first region (1161) may be folded by an angle (1170) with respect to the second region (1162). For example, the first region (1161) may be viewed from a direction opposite to the line of sight (B).

[0200] For convenience of explanation, it is assumed below that the first user is looking at the second area (1162) and the third area (1163) from the direction of gaze (B), and the second user is looking at the first area (1161) from a direction opposite to the direction of gaze (B).

[0201] For example, the electronic device (101) can adjust the transparency of a representative color when displaying an image through the display panel (160) based on a privacy display mode. For example, the electronic device (101) can adjust at least one of the transparency of a representative color of a first image displayed through a first area (1161) of the display panel (160), the transparency of a representative color of a second image displayed through a second area (1162) of the display panel (160), and the transparency of a representative color of a third image displayed through a third area (1163) of the display panel (160) while the folded angles (1170, 1180) of the electronic device (101) are changed (or reduced). For example, the representative color of the first image may be displayed through the first subpixels of the first area (1161). For example, the representative color of the second image may be displayed through the first subpixels of the second area (1162). For example, the representative color of the third image may be displayed through the first subpixels of the third area (1163). In the above example, the first image, the second image, and the third image may be a single image or different, separate images.

[0202] For example, the transparency of the representative color of the first image displayed through the first area (1161) may be the same as (or correspond to) the transparency of the representative color displayed for the second image displayed through the second area (1162). Accordingly, the viewing angle of the first image displayed through the first area (1161) may be the same as (or correspond to) the viewing angle of the second image displayed through the second area (1162).

[0203] For example, the transparency of the representative color of the third image displayed through the third area (1163) can be identified according to the angle (1180) between the second area (1162) and the third area (1163). For example, the electronic device (101) can adjust the transparency of the representative color of the third image displayed through the third area (1163) according to the angle (1180). The specific details regarding the method of adjusting the transparency of the representative color of the third image displayed through the third area (1163) according to the angle (1180) can be substantially the same as the method of adjusting the transparency of the representative color of the second image displayed through the second area (1112) of FIG. 11a. For example, the electronic device (101) can adjust the transparency of the representative color of the third image displayed through the third area (1163) by comparing it with the transparency of the representative color of the second image displayed through the second area (1162) according to the angle (1180).

[0204] FIG. 12 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a network environment according to various embodiments.

[0205] Referring to FIG. 12, in a network environment (1200), an electronic device (1201) may communicate with an electronic device (1202) through a first network (1298) (e.g., a short-range wireless communication network) or with at least one of an electronic device (1204) or a server (1208) through a second network (1299) (e.g., a long-range wireless communication network). According to one embodiment, the electronic device (1201) may communicate with the electronic device (1204) through a server (1208). According to one embodiment, the electronic device (1201) may include a processor (1220), memory (1230), input module (1250), sound output module (1255), display module (1260), audio module (1270), sensor module (1276), interface (1277), connection terminal (1278), haptic module (1279), camera module (1280), power management module (1288), battery (1289), communication module (1290), subscriber identification module (1296), or antenna module (1297). In some embodiments, at least one of these components (e.g., connection terminal (1278)) may be omitted from the electronic device (1201), or one or more other components may be added. In some embodiments, some of these components (e.g., sensor module (1276), camera module (1280), or antenna module (1297)) may be integrated into a single component (e.g., display module (1260)).

[0206] The processor (1220) can, for example, execute software (e.g., program (1240)) to control at least one other component (e.g., hardware or software component) of the electronic device (1201) connected to the processor (1220) and can perform various data processing or operations. According to one embodiment, as at least part of the data processing or operations, the processor (1220) can store commands or data received from other components (e.g., sensor module (1276) or communication module (1290)) in volatile memory (1232), process the commands or data stored in volatile memory (1232), and store the resulting data in non-volatile memory (1234). According to one embodiment, the processor (1220) may include a main processor (1221) (e.g., a central processing unit or an application processor) or an auxiliary processor (1223) 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 (1201) includes a main processor (1221) and an auxiliary processor (1223), the auxiliary processor (1223) may be configured to use less power than the main processor (1221) or to be specialized for a designated function. The auxiliary processor (1223) may be implemented separately from the main processor (1221) or as part thereof.

[0207] The auxiliary processor (1223) may control at least some of the functions or states associated with at least one component of the electronic device (1201) (e.g., display module (1260), sensor module (1276), or communication module (1290)) on behalf of the main processor (1221) while the main processor (1221) is in an inactive (e.g., sleep) state, or together with the main processor (1221) while the main processor (1221) is in an active (e.g., application execution) state. According to one embodiment, the auxiliary processor (1223) (e.g., image signal processor or communication processor) may be implemented as part of another functionally related component (e.g., camera module (1280) or communication module (1290)). According to one embodiment, the auxiliary processor (1223) (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 (1201) itself where the artificial intelligence model is executed, or through a separate server (e.g., server (1208)). 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.

[0208] The memory (1230) can store various data used by at least one component of the electronic device (1201) (e.g., processor (1220) or sensor module (1276)). The data may include, for example, software (e.g., program (1240)) and input or output data for related commands. The memory (1230) may include volatile memory (1232) or non-volatile memory (1234).

[0209] The program (1240) may be stored as software in memory (1230) and may include, for example, an operating system (1242), middleware (1244), or an application (1246).

[0210] The input module (1250) can receive commands or data to be used for a component of the electronic device (1201) (e.g., processor (1220)) from outside the electronic device (1201) (e.g., user). The input module (1250) 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).

[0211] The sound output module (1255) can output a sound signal to the outside of the electronic device (1201). The sound output module (1255) 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.

[0212] The display module (1260) can visually provide information to an external (e.g., user) of the electronic device (1201). The display module (1260) 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 (1260) 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.

[0213] The audio module (1270) can convert sound into an electrical signal or, conversely, convert an electrical signal into sound. According to one embodiment, the audio module (1270) can acquire sound through an input module (1250) or output sound through an audio output module (1255) or an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (1202)) (e.g., speaker or headphones) connected directly or wirelessly to the electronic device (1201).

[0214] The sensor module (1276) can detect the operating state of the electronic device (1201) (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 (1276) 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.

[0215] The interface (1277) may support one or more specified protocols that can be used for the electronic device (1201) to be connected directly or wirelessly to an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (1202)). According to one embodiment, the interface (1277) may include, for example, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a universal serial bus (USB) interface, an SD card interface, or an audio interface.

[0216] The connection terminal (1278) may include a connector through which the electronic device (1201) can be physically connected to an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (1202)). According to one embodiment, the connection terminal (1278) may include, for example, an HDMI connector, a USB connector, an SD card connector, or an audio connector (e.g., a headphone connector).

[0217] The haptic module (1279) 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 (1279) may include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electric stimulation device.

[0218] The camera module (1280) can capture still images and video. According to one embodiment, the camera module (1280) may include one or more lenses, image sensors, image signal processors, or flashes.

[0219] The power management module (1288) can manage power supplied to the electronic device (1201). According to one embodiment, the power management module (1288) may be implemented, for example, as at least part of a power management integrated circuit (PMIC).

[0220] The battery (1289) can supply power to at least one component of the electronic device (1201). According to one embodiment, the battery (1289) may include, for example, a non-rechargeable primary battery, a rechargeable secondary battery, or a fuel cell.

[0221] The communication module (1290) can support the establishment of a direct (e.g., wired) communication channel or a wireless communication channel between an electronic device (1201) and an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (1202), electronic device (1204), or server (1208)), and the performance of communication through the established communication channel. The communication module (1290) may include one or more communication processors that operate independently of the processor (1220) (e.g., application processor) and support direct (e.g., wired) communication or wireless communication. According to one embodiment, the communication module (1290) may include a wireless communication module (1292) (e.g., cellular communication module, short-range wireless communication module, or GNSS (global navigation satellite system) communication module) or a wired communication module (1294) (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 (1204) through a first network (1298) (e.g., a short-range communication network such as Bluetooth, WiFi (wireless fidelity) direct, or IrDA (infrared data association)) or a second network (1299) (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 (1292) can identify or authenticate the electronic device (1201) within a communication network such as the first network (1298) or the second network (1299) using subscriber information (e.g., International Mobile Subscriber Identifier (IMSI)) stored in the subscriber identification module (1296).

[0222] The wireless communication module (1292) 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 (1292) can support a high-frequency band (e.g., mmWave band) to achieve a high data transmission rate, for example. The wireless communication module (1292) 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 (1292) can support various requirements specified in the electronic device (1201), external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (1204)), or network system (e.g., second network (1299)). According to one embodiment, the wireless communication module (1292) 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.

[0223] An antenna module (1297) 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 (1297) 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 (1297) 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 (1298) or a second network (1299), may be selected from the plurality of antennas, for example, by a communication module (1290). A signal or power may be transmitted or received between the communication module (1290) 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 (1297).

[0224] According to various embodiments, the antenna module (1297) 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.

[0225] 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.

[0226] According to one embodiment, commands or data may be transmitted or received between an electronic device (1201) and an external electronic device (1204) through a server (1208) connected to a second network (1299). Each of the external electronic devices (1202, or 1204) may be the same or a different type of device as the electronic device (1201). According to one embodiment, all or part of the operations performed on the electronic device (1201) may be performed on one or more of the external electronic devices (1202, 1204, or 1208). For example, if the electronic device (1201) needs to perform a function or service automatically or in response to a request from a user or another device, the electronic device (1201) 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 (1201). The electronic device (1201) 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 (1201) may provide ultra-low latency services using, for example, distributed computing or mobile edge computing. In another embodiment, the external electronic device (1204) may include an Internet of Things (IoT) device. The server (1208) may be an intelligent server using machine learning and / or neural networks.According to one embodiment, an external electronic device (1204) or server (1208) may be included within the second network (1299). The electronic device (1201) 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.

[0227] FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a display module according to various embodiments.

[0228] Referring to FIG. 13, the display module (1260) may include a display panel (1310) and a display driver IC (DDI) (1330) for controlling it. The DDI (1330) may include an interface module (1331), a memory (1333) (e.g., a buffer memory), an image processing module (1335), or a mapping module (1337). The DDI (1330) 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 (1201) through the interface module (1331). For example, according to one embodiment, image information may be received from a processor (1220) (e.g., main processor (1221) (e.g., application processor)) or an auxiliary processor (1223) (e.g., graphics processing unit) that operates independently of the functions of the main processor (1221). The DDI (1330) may communicate with the touch circuit (1350) or sensor module (1276), etc., through the interface module (1331). Additionally, the DDI (1330) may store at least a portion of the received image information in memory (1333), for example, in frame units. The image processing module (1335) may perform preprocessing or postprocessing (e.g., resolution, brightness, or size adjustment) on at least a portion of the image data, for example, based at least on the characteristics of the image data or the characteristics of the display panel (1310). The mapping module (1337) may obtain voltage values ​​or current values ​​corresponding to the image data preprocessed or postprocessed through the image processing module (1335). 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 (1310) (e.g., array of pixels (RGB stripe or pentile structure), or the size of each of the subpixels).At least some pixels of the display panel (1310) 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 (1310).

[0229] According to one embodiment, the display module (1260) may further include a touch circuit (1350). The touch circuit (1350) may include a touch sensor (1351) and a touch sensor IC (1353) for controlling the same. The touch sensor IC (1353) may control the touch sensor (1351) to detect a touch input or hovering input for a specific location on the display panel (1310), for example. For example, the touch sensor IC (1353) 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 (1310). The touch sensor IC (1353) may provide information regarding the detected touch input or hovering input (e.g., location, area, pressure, or time) to the processor (1220). According to one embodiment, at least a part of the touch circuit (1350) (e.g., touch sensor IC (1353)) may be included as part of the display driver IC (1330) or the display panel (1310), or as part of another component (e.g., auxiliary processor (1223)) placed outside the display module (1260).

[0230] According to one embodiment, the display module (1260) may further include at least one sensor (e.g., fingerprint sensor, iris sensor, pressure sensor, or light sensor) of the sensor module (1276) 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 (1260) (e.g., display panel (1310) or DDI (1330)) or a part of the touch circuit (1350). For example, if the sensor module (1276) embedded in the display module (1260) 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 (1310). As another example, if the sensor module (1276) embedded in the display module (1260) 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 (1310). According to one embodiment, the touch sensor (1351) or the sensor module (1276) may be placed between pixels of a pixel layer of the display panel (1310), or above or below the pixel layer.

[0231] FIGS. 14a and FIGS. 14b illustrate examples of exemplary foldable electronic devices.

[0232] FIG. 14a illustrates an unfolded state of an exemplary electronic device according to one embodiment. FIG. 14b illustrates a folded state of an exemplary electronic device according to one embodiment. The electronic device (101) of FIG. 14a and FIG. 14b may be referred to as a foldable electronic device. The electronic device (101) of FIG. 14a and FIG. 14b may be an example of the electronic device (101) of FIG. 1 or the electronic device (101) of FIG. 2. For example, the display (1430) of FIG. 14a and FIG. 14b may include a display panel (160) of the electronic device (101).

[0233] Referring to FIG. 14a and FIG. 14b, an electronic device (101) according to one embodiment may include a first housing (1410), a second housing (1420), and / or a folding housing (1435). For example, the first housing (1410) may be referred to as a first housing part. For example, the second housing (1420) may be referred to as a second housing part. For example, the folding housing (1435) may be referred to as a hinge structure.

[0234] According to one embodiment, a display (1430) may be disposed on a first housing (1410) and a second housing (1420) across a folding housing (1435). A display (1430) may be disposed on a first surface (1431) and a second surface (1432) across the folding housing (1435). For example, an area of ​​the display (1430) disposed on the first surface (1431) may be referred to as a first display part or a first area. For example, an area of ​​the display (1430) disposed on the second surface (1432) may be referred to as a second display part or a second area. For example, the display (1430) 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 (1430) corresponding to the folding housing (1435).

[0235] For example, referring to FIG. 14a, the electronic device (101) may be in the unfolded state in which the first housing (1410) and the second housing (1420) are fully folded out by a folding housing (e.g., the folding housing (1435) of FIG. 14b). According to one embodiment, the unfolded state may mean a state in which the first direction (1441) toward which the first surface (1431) of the first housing (1410) faces corresponds to the second direction (1442) toward which the second surface (1432) of the second housing (1420) faces. For example, in the unfolded state, the first direction (1441) may be substantially parallel to the second direction (1442). For example, in the unfolded state, the first direction (1441) may be the same as the second direction (1442). According to one embodiment, in the unfolded state, the first surface (1431) may form substantially one flat surface with the second surface (1432). According to one embodiment, in the unfolded state, the angle (1433) between the first surface (1431) and the second surface (1432) 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 (1430) can be provided on substantially one flat surface. For example, in the unfolded state, the display area of ​​the display (1430) may not include a curved surface. The unfolded state may be referred to as an outspread state or outspreading state.

[0236] For example, referring to FIG. 14b, the electronic device (101) may provide the folded state in which the first housing (1410) and the second housing (1420) are folded in by the folding housing (1435). According to one embodiment, the folded state may mean a state in which the first direction (1441) facing the first surface (1431) (not shown in FIG. 14b) is distinguished from the second direction (1442) facing the second surface (1432) (not shown in FIG. 14b). For example, in the folded state, the angle between the first direction (1441) and the second direction (1442) is substantially approximately 180 degrees, so that the first direction (1441) and the second direction (1442) can be distinguished from each other. For example, in the folded state, the angle (1457) between the first surface (1431) and the second surface (1432) 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 (1431) and the second surface (1432) face each other by means of a folding housing (1435), so that the display area of ​​the display (1430) corresponding to the first surface (1431) (not shown in FIG. 14b) is substantially completely overlapped with the display area of ​​the display (1430) (not shown in FIG. 14b) corresponding to the second surface (1432). For example, the electronic device (101) may provide a folded state in which the first direction (1441) is substantially opposite to the second direction (1442). As another example, the folding state may mean a state in which the display area of ​​the display (1430) is obscured within the field of view of a user looking at the electronic device (101). However, it is not limited to this.

[0237] According to one embodiment, the display (1430) may be bent by rotation provided through the folding housing (1435). For example, in the folding state, a portion of the display area of ​​the display (1430) may be bent. For example, the portion of the display area of ​​the display (1430) may be in a curved state to prevent damage to the display (1430) in the folding state. However, it is not limited thereto.

[0238] For example, the processor (140) can identify the angle between the first direction (1441) toward which the first surface (1431) of the first housing (1410) faces and the second direction (1442) toward which the second surface (1432) of the second housing (1420) faces, through a Hall sensor in the electronic device (101), a rotation sensor in the folding housing (1435), and / or a stretch sensor in the electronic device (101).

[0239] Meanwhile, the first housing (1410) may include a display (1450), which is a cover display, on a third surface (1455) opposite to the first surface (1431). For example, the display (1450) 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 (1430) is not visible.

[0240] FIG. 15 illustrates an example of an exemplary multi-foldable electronic device.

[0241] Referring to FIG. 15, an electronic device (101) that is a multi-foldable electronic device of a first type (1500a) and an electronic device (101) that is a multi-foldable electronic device of a second type (1500b) are shown. The electronic device (101) of FIG. 15 may represent an example of the electronic device (101) of FIG. 1 or the electronic device (101) of FIG. 2. For example, the display (1530) of FIG. 15 may include a display panel (160) of the electronic device (101).

[0242] For example, in the first type (1500a) electronic device (101), when the display (1530) is in a folded state (or folded state), the housing (1510) of the electronic device (101) may have a G (or P) shape when viewed from one side of the electronic device (101). Alternatively, in the second type (1500b) electronic device (101), when the display (1530) is in a folded state (or folded state), the housing (1510) of the electronic device (101) may have a Z shape when viewed from one side of the electronic device (101). However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the housing (1510) of the electronic device (101) may have an e shape.

[0243] Referring to FIG. 15, the electronic device (101) may include a first housing (1511), a second housing (1512), a third housing (1513), a first hinge structure, a second hinge structure, and a display (1530). The first housing (1511) may be rotatably coupled to the second housing (1512) through a first hinge structure. For example, the first housing (1511) and the second housing (1512) may rotate about the first folding axis through a first hinge structure arranged along the first folding axis. The third housing (1513) may be rotatably coupled to the second housing (1512) through a second hinge structure. For example, the second housing (1512) and the third housing (1513) can rotate about the second folding axis through a second hinge structure arranged along the second folding axis.

[0244] A display (1530) may form at least a portion of the exterior of an electronic device (101). The display (1530) may be partially disposed within a first housing (1511), a second housing (1512), and a third housing (1513). The display (1530) may define the front of the electronic device (101) by forming one side of the first housing (1511), one side of the second housing (1512), and one side of the third housing (1513). The display (1530) may include an area where a front camera is located. The area of ​​the display (1530) 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 (1530). The display (1530) 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 (1530).

[0245] The display (1530) 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 (1530) may be disposed on one side of the first housing (1511). The second planar portion of the display (1530) may be disposed on one side of the second housing (1512). The third planar portion of the display (1530) may be disposed on one side of the third housing (1513). The first deformed portion of the display (1530) may be located between the first planar portion of the display (1530) and the second planar portion of the display (1530). For example, the first deformed portion of the display (1530) may be disposed on a first hinge structure connecting the first housing (1511) and the second housing (1512). A second deformation portion of the display (1530) may be positioned between a second planar portion of the display (1530) and a third planar portion of the display (1530). For example, the second deformation portion may be positioned on a second hinge structure connecting a second housing (1512) and a third housing (1513).

[0246] For example, a first display area (1531) of the display (1530) may include at least a portion of the first deformation portion and a first planar portion. For example, a second display area (1532) of the display (1530) 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 (1533) of the display (1530) may include at least a portion of the second deformation portion and a third planar portion.

[0247] The first planar portion, the second planar portion, and the third planar portion of the display (1530) 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 (1530) can be unfolded or bent depending on the state of the electronic device (101).

[0248] 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 (1511), the cover display may form another side of the second housing (1512), and the second rear cover may be formed on another side of the third housing (1513). 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 visually exposing a rear camera disposed within the first housing (1511). 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.

[0249] Referring to FIGS. 1 through 15, the present disclosure can adjust visibility from the outside by displaying a portion of an image displayed through a display using a representative color. For example, the present disclosure can adjust the visibility of the display by displaying the representative color through first subpixels (e.g., subpixels of the first pixels (310) of FIG. 3, subpixels of the first pixels (510) of FIG. 5). For example, the present disclosure can adjust the visibility of a portion of an image by displaying the representative color through a portion of the image. For example, the present disclosure can adjust visibility more finely by adjusting the transparency of the representative color.

[0250] 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.

[0251] As described above, the electronic device (101) may include a memory (230) that stores instructions and includes one or more storage media. The electronic device (101) may include at least one processor (210) that includes a processing circuit. The electronic device (101) may include a display (220). The display (220) may include a first layer including a black matrix (BM) that defines first light-transmitting portions and second light-transmitting portions smaller than the first light-transmitting portions. The display (220) may include a second layer disposed below the first layer and including first subpixels disposed below each of the first light-transmitting portions and second subpixels disposed below each of the second light-transmitting portions. When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to determine an area including a first portion corresponding to the first subpixels and a second portion corresponding to the second subpixels of an image to be displayed through the display (220) based on the execution of a privacy display mode. When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to identify a representative color for the area of ​​the image. When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to display the image through the display (220) by displaying the representative color through the first subpixels and displaying the second portion through the second subpixels.

[0252] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the image to be displayed through the display (220) by replacing the display of the first portion of the area through the first subpixels with the display of the representative color.

[0253] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the first color data of the first part of the area of ​​the image to be adjusted to second color data representing the representative color. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the display (220) to display the representative color through the first subpixels by controlling the display (220) to emit light through the first subpixels based on the second color data.

[0254] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the representative color through the first subpixels and the second part of the area through the second subpixels to be displayed simultaneously by controlling the display (220) to emit light through the second subpixels based on the third color data. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the representative color through the first subpixels and the second part of the area through the second subpixels to be displayed simultaneously.

[0255] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to generate another image including a third part corresponding to the first subpixels and a fourth part corresponding to the second subpixels, based on the normal display mode prior to the execution of the privacy display mode. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to display the other image through the display (220) by simultaneously displaying the third part through the first subpixels and the fourth part through the second subpixels.

[0256] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to identify the representative color for the area as the color around the text in the area, where the area of ​​the image contains text.

[0257] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to identify the representative color for the area as one of the colors of the area when the area of ​​the image does not contain text.

[0258] According to one embodiment, one of the colors of the area may be the color used most frequently among the colors of the content included in the area.

[0259] According to one embodiment, the first subpixels and the second subpixels may be arranged alternately with each other on the display (220). While displaying the image, the representative color displayed through the first subpixels may be seen as lines spaced apart from each other outside the display (220), depending on the arrangement of the first subpixels and the second subpixels.

[0260] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the electronic device (101) to generate the image to be displayed through the display (220) based on the execution of the privacy display mode. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the electronic device (101) to identify the content within the image. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the electronic device (101) to determine the area based on the content. The area may be at least a part of the image.

[0261] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to identify the transparency of the representative color. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to display the image through the display (220) by displaying the first part of the area through the first subpixels and displaying the representative color having the identified transparency that overlaps the first part of the area.

[0262] According to one embodiment, the transparency of the representative color can be adjusted according to the setting of the privacy display mode.

[0263] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may be a foldable electronic device. The electronic device (101) may include a housing comprising a first housing part and a second housing part, a hinge structure rotatably connecting the first housing part and the second housing part, and a flexible display disposed on the first housing part and the second housing part. The display (220) may include the flexible display. The transparency of the representative color may be adjusted according to the angle at which the flexible display is folded.

[0264] A method performed by an electronic device (101) having a display (220) comprising a first layer including a black matrix (BM) defining first light-transmitting portions and second light-transmitting portions smaller than the first light-transmitting portions as described above, and a second layer disposed below the first layer and including first subpixels disposed below each of the first light-transmitting portions and second subpixels disposed below each of the second light-transmitting portions, may include, based on the execution of a privacy display mode, an operation of determining an area including a first portion corresponding to the first subpixels and a second portion corresponding to the second subpixels of an image to be displayed through the display (220). The method may include an operation of identifying a representative color for said area of ​​the image. The method may include an operation of displaying the image through the display (220) by displaying the representative color through the first subpixels and displaying the second portion through the second subpixels.

[0265] According to one embodiment, the method may include the operation of displaying the image through the display (220) by replacing the display of the first portion of the area through the first subpixels with the display of the representative color.

[0266] According to one embodiment, the method may include an operation of adjusting the first color data of the first portion of the area of ​​the image to the second color data representing the representative color. The method may include an operation of displaying the representative color through the first subpixels by controlling the display (220) to emit light through the first subpixels based on the second color data.

[0267] According to one embodiment, the method may include an operation of maintaining third color data of the second portion of the area of ​​the image. The method may include an operation of simultaneously displaying the representative color through the first subpixels and the second portion of the area through the second subpixels by controlling the display (220) to emit light through the second subpixels based on the third color data.

[0268] According to one embodiment, the method may include an operation of generating another image comprising a third part corresponding to the first subpixels and a fourth part corresponding to the second subpixels, based on a normal display mode prior to the execution of the privacy display mode. The method may include an operation of displaying the other image by simultaneously displaying the third part through the first subpixels and the fourth part through the second subpixels.

[0269] According to one embodiment, the method may include an operation of identifying the transparency of the representative color. The method may include an operation of displaying the image by displaying the first portion of the area through the first subpixels and displaying the representative color having the identified transparency by overlapping it with the first portion of the area.

[0270] As described above, a non-transient computer-readable storage medium may store one or more programs including instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to determine, based on the execution of a privacy display mode, an area including a first part corresponding to the first subpixels and a second part corresponding to the second subpixels of an image to be displayed through the display (220), when executed individually or collectively by at least one processor (210) of the electronic device (101), the display (220) to determine, based on the execution of the privacy display mode, an area including a first part corresponding to the first subpixels and a second part corresponding to the second subpixels of an image to be displayed through the display (220). The above non-transient computer-readable storage medium may store one or more programs including instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to identify a representative color for the area of ​​the image when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210). The above non-transient computer-readable storage medium may store one or more programs including instructions that cause the image to be displayed through the display (220) by displaying the representative color through the first subpixels and the second part through the second subpixels when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210).

[0271] As described above, the electronic device (101) may include a memory (230) that stores instructions and includes one or more storage media. The electronic device (101) may include at least one processor (210) that includes a processing circuit. The electronic device (101) may include a display (220) configured to provide a first display mode viewable based on a first viewing angle and a second display mode viewable based on a second viewing angle narrower than the first viewing angle. The display (220) may include a first pixel group including a first subpixel configured to emit light of a specified color and a second pixel group including a second subpixel configured to emit light of the specified color. The display (220) may include a first light-transmitting portion positioned above the first subpixel and having a first width corresponding to the first viewing angle, and a second layer defining a second light-transmitting portion positioned above the second subpixel and having a second width narrower than the first width corresponding to the second viewing angle. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to identify an image region including a first image portion corresponding to the first pixel group and a second image portion corresponding to the second pixel group among an image to be displayed through the display (220), based on the execution of the second display mode.When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), they may cause the electronic device (101) to identify a representative color regarding the image area. When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), they may cause the electronic device (101) to display the image through the display (220) by displaying the representative color through the first pixel group and displaying the second image portion through the second pixel group.

[0272] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the image to be displayed through the display (220) by replacing the display of the first image portion of the image area through the first pixel group with the display of the representative color.

[0273] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the first color data of the first image portion of the image area to be adjusted to second color data representing the representative color. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the display (220) to display the representative color through the first pixel group by controlling the display (220) to emit light through the first pixel group based on the second color data.

[0274] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the representative color through the first pixel group and the second image portion of the image area to be displayed simultaneously by the second pixel group by controlling the display (220) to emit light through the second pixel group based on the third color data.

[0275] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to generate another image including a third image portion corresponding to the first pixel group and a fourth image portion corresponding to the second pixel group, based on the first display mode prior to the execution of the second display mode. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to display the other image through the display (220) by simultaneously displaying the third image portion through the first pixel group and the fourth image portion through the second pixel group.

[0276] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to identify the representative color for the image area as the color around the text in the image area, where the image area includes text.

[0277] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to identify the representative color for the image area as one of the colors of the image area when the image area does not contain text.

[0278] According to one embodiment, one of the colors in the image area may be the color used most frequently among the colors of the content included in the image area.

[0279] According to one embodiment, the first pixel group and the second pixel group may be alternately arranged on the display (220). While displaying the image, the representative color displayed through the first pixel group may be seen as lines spaced apart from each other outside the display (220), depending on the arrangement of the first pixel group and the second pixel group.

[0280] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the electronic device (101) to generate the image to be displayed through the display (220) based on the execution of the second display mode. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the electronic device (101) to identify the content within the image. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the electronic device (101) to determine the image area based on the content. The image area may be at least a part of the image.

[0281] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to identify the transparency of the representative color. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to display the image through the display (220) by displaying the first image portion of the image area through the first pixel group and displaying the representative color having the identified transparency that overlaps the first image portion of the image area.

[0282] According to one embodiment, the transparency of the representative color can be adjusted according to the setting of the second display mode.

[0283] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may be a foldable electronic device. The electronic device (101) may include a housing comprising a first housing part and a second housing part, a hinge structure rotatably connecting the first housing part and the second housing part, and a flexible display disposed on the first housing part and the second housing part. The display (220) may include the flexible display. The transparency of the representative color may be adjusted according to the angle at which the flexible display is folded.

[0284] A method is provided by an electronic device (101) having a display (220) comprising: a first layer comprising a first pixel group comprising a first subpixel configured to emit light of a specified color as described above, and a second pixel group comprising a second subpixel configured to emit light of the specified color; a first light-transmitting portion disposed above the first subpixel and having a first width corresponding to the first viewing angle; and a second layer comprising a second light-transmitting portion disposed above the second subpixel and having a second width narrower than the first width corresponding to the second viewing angle. The display (220) may be configured to provide a first display mode viewable based on a first viewing angle and a second display mode viewable based on a second viewing angle narrower than the first viewing angle. The above method may include an operation of identifying an image region including a first image portion corresponding to the first pixel group and a second image portion corresponding to the second pixel group among an image to be displayed through the display (220), based on the execution of the second display mode. The above method may include an operation of identifying a representative color regarding the image region. The above method may include an operation of displaying the image through the display (220) by displaying the representative color through the first pixel group and displaying the second image portion through the second pixel group.

[0285] According to one embodiment, the method may include the operation of displaying the image through the display (220) by replacing the display of the first image portion of the image area through the first pixel group with the display of the representative color.

[0286] According to one embodiment, the method may include an operation of adjusting the first color data of the first image portion of the image area to the second color data representing the representative color. The method may include an operation of displaying the representative color through the first pixel group by controlling the display (220) to emit light through the first pixel group based on the second color data.

[0287] According to one embodiment, the method may include an operation of maintaining third color data of the second image portion of the image area. The method may include an operation of simultaneously displaying the representative color through the first pixel group and the second image portion of the image area through the second pixel group by controlling the display (220) to emit light through the second pixel group based on the third color data.

[0288] According to one embodiment, the method may include an operation of generating another image including a third image portion corresponding to the first pixel group and a fourth image portion corresponding to the second pixel group, based on the first display mode, prior to the execution of the second display mode. The method may include an operation of displaying the other image by simultaneously displaying the third image portion through the first pixel group and the fourth image portion through the second pixel group.

[0289] According to one embodiment, the method may include an operation of identifying the transparency of the representative color. The method may include an operation of displaying the image by displaying the first image portion of the image area through the first pixel group, and displaying the representative color having the identified transparency that overlaps the first image portion of the image area.

[0290] A non-transient computer-readable storage medium as described above is configured to provide a first display mode viewable based on a first viewing angle and a second display mode viewable based on a second viewing angle narrower than the first viewing angle, and when executed individually or collectively by at least one processor (210) of an electronic device (101) having a display (220) which is configured to provide a first display mode viewable based on a first viewing angle and a second display mode viewable based on a second viewing angle narrower than the first viewing angle, and has a first pixel group including a first subpixel configured to emit light of a specified color and a second pixel group including a second subpixel configured to emit light of the specified color, and a first light-transmitting portion disposed above the first subpixel and having a first width corresponding to the first viewing angle, and a second light-transmitting portion disposed above the second subpixel and having a second width narrower than the first width, the electronic The device (101) may store one or more programs including instructions that cause the device (101) to identify an image region including a first image portion corresponding to the first pixel group and a second image portion corresponding to the second pixel group among an image to be displayed through the display (220) based on the execution of the second display mode. The non-transient computer-readable storage medium may store one or more programs including instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to identify a representative color regarding the image region when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210).The above non-transient computer-readable storage medium may store one or more programs including instructions that cause the image to be displayed through the display (220) by displaying the representative color through the first pixel group and the second image portion through the second pixel group when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210).

[0291] As described above, the electronic device (101) may include a memory (230) that stores instructions and includes one or more storage media. The electronic device (101) may include at least one processor (210) that includes a processing circuit. The electronic device (101) may include a display panel (160). The display panel (160) may include a first layer comprising a black matrix (BM) that defines first light-transmitting portions and second light-transmitting portions smaller than the first light-transmitting portions. The display panel (160) may include a second layer disposed below the first layer and comprising first subpixels disposed below each of the first light-transmitting portions and second subpixels disposed below each of the second light-transmitting portions. The above instructions may cause the electronic device (101) to acquire image data when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210). The above instructions may cause the electronic device (101) to display a first image through the display panel (160) according to a normal display mode based on acquiring the image data when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210). The above instructions may cause the electronic device (101) to determine a representative color of the image data according to a privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210).When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause a second image to be displayed through the display panel (160) according to a privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data. The second image may include a first portion having a color different from the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the first subpixels, and a second portion having the same color as the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the second subpixels. The color of the first portion of the second image may be identified by changing the color data of the image data corresponding to at least some of the first subpixels based on the representative color.

[0292] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the image including the second image to be applied to the area of ​​the image to which the privacy display mode is applied to be displayed through the display panel (160) according to the privacy display mode.

[0293] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to identify, according to the privacy display mode, a first color data of the image data corresponding to at least some of the first subpixels and a second color data of the image data corresponding to at least other parts of the first subpixels based on acquiring the image data. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to change the color data of the image data corresponding to at least some of the first subpixels from the first color data to a third color data representing the representative color according to the privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data. When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the color data of the image data corresponding to the at least other part of the first subpixels to be maintained as the second color data according to the privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data.When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the display panel (160) to emit light through the at least part of the first subpixels based on the third color data according to the privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data, and to display the second image including the first part by controlling the display panel (160) to emit light through the at least other part of the first subpixels based on the second color data.

[0294] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to identify the fourth color data of the image data corresponding to the second subpixels according to the privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to maintain the color data of the image data corresponding to the second subpixels as the fourth color data according to the privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data. When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the display panel (160) to display the second image including the first part and the second part by controlling the display panel (160) to emit light through the second subpixels according to the privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data.

[0295] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to identify the first color data of the image data corresponding to the first subpixels and the second color data of the image data corresponding to the second subpixels according to the normal display mode based on acquiring the image data. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to maintain the color data of the image data corresponding to the first subpixels as the first color data and maintain the color data of the image data corresponding to the second subpixels as the second color data according to the normal display mode based on acquiring the image data. When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the display panel (160) to display the first image by controlling the display panel (160) to emit light through the first subpixels based on the first color data according to the normal display mode based on acquiring the image data, and by controlling the display panel (160) to emit light through the second subpixels based on the second color data.

[0296] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to determine the representative color of the image data as the background color around the text when the second image to be displayed through the display panel includes text.

[0297] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to determine the representative color of the image data as one of the colors of the second image when the second image to be displayed through the display panel does not contain text.

[0298] According to one embodiment, one of the colors of the second image may be the color used most frequently among the colors of at least one content included in the second image.

[0299] According to one embodiment, the first subpixels and the second subpixels may be arranged alternately with each other on the display (220). While displaying the second image, the representative color may be shown as lines spaced apart from each other outside the display panel (160) according to the arrangement of the first subpixels and the second subpixels.

[0300] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the electronic device (101) to acquire the image data from a software application. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may cause the electronic device (101) to identify at least one content within the image to be displayed through the display panel based on the execution of the privacy display mode, and to determine the second image as the area to which the privacy display mode is to be applied based on the at least one content. The area may be at least a part of the image.

[0301] According to one embodiment, when the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to identify the transparency of the representative color. When the instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), the electronic device (101) may be caused to display, through the display panel (160), the second image including the first portion having the color that is superimposed on the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the first subpixels, the representative color having the transparency.

[0302] According to one embodiment, the transparency of the representative color can be adjusted according to the setting of the privacy display mode.

[0303] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may be a foldable electronic device. The electronic device (101) may include a housing comprising a first housing part and a second housing part. The electronic device (101) may include a hinge structure rotatably connecting the first housing part and the second housing part. The electronic device (101) may include a flexible display disposed on the first housing part and the second housing part. The display panel (160) may include the flexible display. The transparency of the representative color may be adjusted according to the angle at which the flexible display is folded.

[0304] A method performed by an electronic device (101) having a display panel (160) comprising a first layer including a black matrix (BM) defining first light-transmitting portions and second light-transmitting portions smaller than the first light-transmitting portions as described above, and a second layer disposed below the first layer and including first subpixels disposed below each of the first light-transmitting portions and second subpixels disposed below each of the second light-transmitting portions, may include an operation of acquiring image data. The method may include an operation of displaying a first image through the display panel (160) according to a normal display mode based on acquiring the image data. The method may include an operation of determining a representative color of the image data according to a privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data. The method may include an operation of displaying a second image through the display panel (160) according to a privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data. The second image may include a first portion having a color different from the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the first subpixels, and a second portion having the same color as the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the second subpixels. The color of the first portion of the second image may be identified by changing the color data of the image data corresponding to at least some of the first subpixels based on the representative color.

[0305] According to one embodiment, the method may include an operation of displaying the image including the second image as an area of ​​the image to which the privacy display mode is to be applied, according to the privacy display mode, through the display panel (160).

[0306] According to one embodiment, the method may include an operation of identifying, based on acquiring the image data, a first color data of the image data corresponding to at least some of the first subpixels and a second color data of the image data corresponding to at least other parts of the first subpixels, according to the privacy display mode. The method may include an operation of changing the color data of the image data corresponding to at least some of the first subpixels from the first color data to a third color data representing the representative color, according to the privacy display mode, based on acquiring the image data. The method may include an operation of maintaining the color data of the image data corresponding to at least other parts of the first subpixels as the second color data, according to the privacy display mode, based on acquiring the image data. The above method may include the operation of displaying the second image including the first portion by controlling the display panel (160) to emit light through at least some of the first subpixels based on the third color data according to the privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data, and controlling the display panel (160) to emit light through at least other portions of the first subpixels based on the second color data.

[0307] According to one embodiment, the method may include an operation of identifying a fourth color data of the image data corresponding to the second subpixels according to the privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data. The method may include an operation of maintaining the color data of the image data corresponding to the second subpixels as the fourth color data according to the privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data. The method may include an operation of displaying the second image including the first part and the second part by controlling the display panel (160) to emit light through the second subpixels based on the fourth color data according to the privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data.

[0308] According to one embodiment, the method may include an operation of identifying a first color data of the image data corresponding to the first subpixels and a second color data of the image data corresponding to the second subpixels according to the normal display mode based on acquiring the image data. The method may include an operation of maintaining the color data of the image data corresponding to the first subpixels as the first color data and maintaining the color data of the image data corresponding to the second subpixels as the second color data according to the normal display mode based on acquiring the image data. The method may include an operation of displaying the first image by controlling the display panel (160) to emit light through the first subpixels based on the first color data and controlling the display panel (160) to emit light through the second subpixels based on the second color data according to the normal display mode based on acquiring the image data.

[0309] According to one embodiment, the method may include an operation of identifying the transparency of the representative color. The method may include an operation of displaying, through the display panel (160), the second image including the first portion having the color superimposed on the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the first subpixels, wherein the representative color having the transparency has the transparency.

[0310] A non-transient computer-readable storage medium as described above may store one or more programs including instructions that cause the electronic device (101) to acquire image data when executed individually or collectively by at least one processor (210) of an electronic device (101) having a display panel (160) comprising a first layer including a black matrix (BM) defining first light-transmitting portions and second light-transmitting portions smaller than the first light-transmitting portions, and a second layer including first subpixels disposed below each of the first light-transmitting portions and second subpixels disposed below each of the second light-transmitting portions. The above non-transient computer-readable storage medium may store one or more programs including instructions that, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), cause the electronic device (101) to display a first image through the display panel (160) according to a normal display mode based on acquiring the image data. The above non-transient computer-readable storage medium may store one or more programs including instructions that, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), cause the electronic device (101) to determine a representative color of the image data according to a privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data. The above non-transient computer-readable storage medium may store one or more programs including instructions that, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor (210), cause the electronic device (101) to display a second image through the display panel (160) according to a privacy display mode based on acquiring the image data.The second image may include a first portion having a color different from the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the first subpixels, and a second portion having the same color as the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the second subpixels. The color of the first portion of the second image may be identified by changing the color data of the image data corresponding to at least some of the first subpixels based on the representative color.

[0311] 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.

[0312] 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.

[0313] 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.

[0314] 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).

[0315] Various embodiments of the present document may be implemented as software (e.g., program (1240)) comprising one or more instructions stored in a storage medium (e.g., internal memory (1236) or external memory (1238)) readable by a machine (e.g., electronic device (1201)). For example, a processor (e.g., processor (1220)) of the machine (e.g., electronic device (1201)) 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.

[0316] 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 distributed online (e.g., download or upload) through an application store (e.g., Play Store™) 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.

[0317] 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, Memory that stores instructions and includes one or more storage media; At least one processor including a processing circuit; and It includes a display panel, and the display panel is: A first layer comprising a black matrix (BM) defining first light-transmitting portions and second light-transmitting portions smaller than the first light-transmitting portions, and A second layer comprising a first subpixel disposed below the first layer and disposed below each of the first light-transmitting portions, and a second subpixel disposed below each of the second light-transmitting portions. When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device: Acquire image data; Based on acquiring the above image data, display a first image through the display panel according to the normal display mode; and Based on acquiring the above image data, according to the privacy display mode: Determine the representative color of the above image data, and Causing a second image to be displayed through the display panel, and the second image is: A first portion having a color different from the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the first subpixels, and Includes a second portion having the same color as the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the second subpixels. The color of the first portion of the second image is identified by changing the color data of the image data corresponding to at least some of the first subpixels based on the representative color. Electronic device.

2. In Claim 1, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device: Causing the image including the second image to be applied as an area of ​​the image to which the privacy display mode is to be applied, according to the privacy display mode, to display the image through the display panel. Electronic device.

3. In Claim 1, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device: Based on acquiring the above image data, according to the above privacy display mode: Identifying first color data of the image data corresponding to at least some of the first subpixels and second color data of the image data corresponding to at least other parts of the first subpixels; Changing the color data of the image data corresponding to at least some of the first subpixels from the first color data to third color data representing the representative color; Maintaining the color data of the image data corresponding to at least another part of the first subpixels as the second color data; and By controlling the display panel to emit light through at least some of the first subpixels based on the third color data, and by controlling the display panel to emit light through at least other some of the first subpixels based on the second color data, thereby causing the second image including the first portion to be displayed. Electronic device.

4. In Claim 3, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device: Based on acquiring the above image data, according to the above privacy display mode: Identifying the fourth color data of the image data corresponding to the second subpixels; Maintaining the color data of the image data corresponding to the second subpixels as the fourth color data; and By controlling the display panel to emit light through the second subpixels based on the fourth color data above, thereby causing the second image including the first part and the second part to be displayed, Electronic device.

5. In Claim 1, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device: Based on acquiring the above image data, according to the above normal display mode: Identifying the first color data of the image data corresponding to the first subpixels and the second color data of the image data corresponding to the second subpixels; Maintaining the color data of the image data corresponding to the first subpixels as the first color data and maintaining the color data of the image data corresponding to the second subpixels as the second color data; and By controlling the display panel to emit light through the first subpixels based on the first color data, and by controlling the display panel to emit light through the second subpixels based on the second color data, thereby causing the first image to be displayed. Electronic device.

6. In Claim 1, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device: When the second image to be displayed through the display panel includes text, causing the representative color of the image data to be determined as the background color around the text, Electronic device.

7. In Claim 1, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device: If the second image to be displayed through the display panel does not contain text, causing the representative color of the image data to be determined as one of the colors of the second image, Electronic device.

8. In Claim 7, One of the colors of the second image is the color used most frequently among the colors of at least one content included in the second image, Electronic device.

9. In Claim 1, The first subpixels and the second subpixels are alternately arranged with each other in the display, and While displaying the second image, the representative color is shown as lines spaced apart from each other from outside the display panel according to the arrangement of the first subpixels and the second subpixels, Electronic device.

10. In Claim 2, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device: Acquire the above image data from a software application; Based on the execution of the above privacy display mode: Identifying at least one content within the image to be displayed through the display panel; and Based on the above at least one content, causing the second image to be determined as the area to which the privacy display mode is to be applied, and The above region is at least part of the above image, Electronic device.

11. In Claim 1, When the above instructions are executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, the electronic device: Identify the transparency of the above representative color; and Causing to display, through the display panel, the second image including the first portion having the color superimposed on the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the first subpixels, wherein the representative color having the above transparency has the above transparency. Electronic device.

12. In Claim 11, The transparency of the above representative color is adjusted according to the setting of the above privacy display mode, Electronic device.

13. In Claim 11, The above electronic device is a foldable electronic device, and The above electronic device is: Housing including a first housing part and a second housing part; A hinge structure rotatably connecting the first housing part and the second housing part; and A flexible display disposed on the first housing part and the second housing part, and The above display panel includes the flexible display, and The transparency of the above representative color is adjusted according to the angle at which the flexible display is folded, Electronic device.

14. A method performed by an electronic device having a display panel comprising: a first layer including a black matrix (BM) defining first light-transmitting portions and second light-transmitting portions smaller than the first light-transmitting portions; and a second layer disposed below the first layer and including first subpixels disposed below each of the first light-transmitting portions and second subpixels disposed below each of the second light-transmitting portions. Operation of acquiring image data; An operation of displaying a first image through the display panel according to a normal display mode based on acquiring the above image data; and Based on acquiring the above image data, according to the privacy display mode: An operation for determining the representative color of the above image data, and The method includes the operation of displaying a second image through the display panel, wherein the second image is: A first portion having a color different from the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the first subpixels, and Includes a second portion having the same color as the color of the portion of the first image corresponding to the second subpixels. The color of the first portion of the second image is identified by changing the color data of the image data corresponding to at least some of the first subpixels based on the representative color. method.

15. In Claim 14, The above method is: According to the privacy display mode, the operation of displaying the image including the second image as an area of ​​the image to which the privacy display mode is to be applied through the display panel. method.

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