Patent ID: 9116567
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A method in an electronic device, the method comprising: receiving, at the electronic device, an indication of an incoming communication; displaying a notification of the incoming communication in a notification area along an outside surface of a touchscreen of the electronic device, wherein the touchscreen can be rolled to form the outside surface; changing a boundary location of the notification area on the outside surface while displaying the notification in the notification area; detecting an interaction by the user with the touchscreen; and in response to the detecting the interaction by the user, terminating the displaying of the notification along the outside surface; identifying, from the interaction, a position of a hand of the user; determining, by a processor based on the position of the hand, a display region on the outside surface of the touchscreen to display a graphic; and displaying, within the display region on the touchscreen, the graphic.