Patent ID: 11880549
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 20:
21. An electronic device comprising:
a first housing;
a second housing;
a hinge configured to foldably connect a side of the first housing to a side of the second housing;
at least one sensor configured to detect a folding state of the electronic device and a posture of the electronic device;
a display comprising a first display area provided on the first housing, and a second display area provided on the second housing; and
a processor configured to:
based on detecting that the folding state is a state in which the hinge is unfolded, control the display to display an execution screen of an application in the first display area and the second display area, and
based on detecting that the folding state is changed from state in which the hinge is unfolded to a state in which the hinge is folded and the posture of the electronic device is a posture in which the first display area is provided higher than the second display area, based on sensor information received from the at least one sensor, control the display to display the execution screen of the application in the first display area, and display, in the second display area, a panel comprising at least one control button for controlling the application and at least one system button for controlling a system of the electronic device.