Patent ID: 11943379
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 17:
18. A method of controlling an electronic device comprising:
controlling the electronic device to identify whether a flexible display is in an extended or a contracted state, wherein the electronic device includes: a first housing including a first conductive portion, a second conductive portion disposed to be spaced apart from one side of the first conductive portion, and a third conductive portion disposed to be spaced apart from another side of the first conductive portion, a second housing configured to perform slide movement with respect to the first housing, the flexible display connected to the second housing and configured to be extended or contracted in response to the slide movement, a first non-conductive member comprising a non-conductive material configured to electrically separate the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion from each other, a circuit board disposed inside the first housing and including a circuit disposed thereon, a fixing member comprising a conductive material configured to fix the circuit board to the first housing, and a switch disposed adjacent to the fixing member and configured to electrically connect or disconnect the circuit to or from at least a portion of the first housing, and
controlling the switch to be open or to be shorted based on whether the flexible display is in the contracted state or in the extended state.