Patent ID: 11907024
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An electronic device comprising:
a foldable housing including:
a hinge structure, and
a first housing and a second housing structure connected to the hinge structure, and the second housing structure being configured to be rotated about the hinge structure;
a flexible display extending over the first housing structure and over the second housing structure;
at least one sensor disposed within the foldable housing, and configured to sense an angle formed between the first housing structure and the second housing structure;
a first haptic actuator disposed within the first housing structure;
a second haptic actuator disposed within the second housing structure; and
at least one processor disposed within the first housing structure or the second housing structure, and operatively connected to the flexible display, the at least one sensor, the first haptic actuator, and the second haptic actuator, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
detect a folding state of the foldable housing using the at least one sensor, and
independently control the first haptic actuator and the second haptic actuator based on at least part of the detected folding state,

wherein the at least one processor controls the second haptic actuator to output a phase-shifted vibration compared with the first haptic actuator in response to an operation in which the foldable housing is changed from the fully folded state to the fully unfolded state.