Patent ID: 11928997
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A method for providing an execution screen of an application by an electronic device, the method comprising:
displaying an execution screen of a first application in a first area of a flexible display in a first position state, the flexible display configured to move with respect to the housing of the electronic device so that at least a portion of the flexible display is exposed from an inside of the housing to a front surface of the electronic device;
during display of the execution screen of the first application in the first area, exposing a second area of the flexible display by moving the flexible display with respect to the housing, in response to an input for a switch from the first position state to a second position state;
in response to the second area of the flexible display being exposed, displaying, in the second area, at least one icon representing an executable application based on application attribute information;
in response to selection of any one of the at least one icon, identifying an application having a higher priority among the first application and a second application corresponding to the selected icon; and
displaying, on the first and second areas of the flexible display, the execution screen of the first application and h an execution screen of a second application corresponding to the selected icon, wherein an execution screen corresponding to the application having the higher priority is displayed in a larger portion of the first and second areas of the flexible display.