Patent ID: 9262059
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method of controlling a flexible display of a display device, the method comprising: displaying a main application on a main display; exposing the flexible display from the display device; displaying a first application in the first-sized flexible display when a display size of the exposed flexible display is a first size; switching from the first application to a second application when the display size of the exposed flexible display is changed from the first size to a second size; displaying the second application in the second-sized flexible display; displaying at least one identifier identifying an application that is designated to be executed and displayed on the flexible display when the display size of the flexible display is the first size; and selecting the identifier, wherein the selected identifier identifies the first application, wherein the first application provides first information and the second application provides second information, and the first information and the second information are associated with information of the main application respectively, wherein the first information and the second information are different from each other, wherein the first information and second information are not a continuation of information provided in the main application displayed on the main display, and wherein the first application and the second application are determined to be optimal based on at least one of an available resolution of the exposed flexible display within a determined display area and screen size of a determined display area.