Patent ID: 11917776
Assignee: HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A method for controlling an electronic device, applied to the electronic device, which comprises a housing, a guiding component, a flexible display screen, a supporting track and a processor, wherein the housing has a first face and a second face that are disposed opposite to each other, and a first lateral portion and a second lateral portion that are disposed opposite to each other; the guiding component is housed inside the housing, and the guiding component is extendable for driving the second lateral portion to extend or retract; the flexible display screen is disposed on an external surface of the housing, and the flexible display screen has an opening at a side where the second face is located; the supporting track is disposed on the external surface of the housing, and the flexible display screen is disposed on the external surface of the supporting track; a splitting gap is provided on the supporting track, the splitting gap corresponds to the opening, and the supporting track is splitable through the opening; connecting members are provided on the supporting track at two sides of the splitting gap, and the connecting members are connected to each other in response to the guiding component retracted, wherein the processor executes the steps of:
receiving a control instruction comprising a sliding operation; and
based on the sliding operation, controlling the supporting track to move and thereby make the flexible display screen move from the second face to the first face along the guiding component.