PORTABLE DEVICE COMPRISING A TOUCH-SCREEN DISPLAY, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME

摘要

A method of controlling a portable device including at least one foldable panel and first and second touch screens is provided. The method includes displaying, on the first touch screen, a first page designated as a home screen and an icon related to at least one application, and a dock area, and displaying, on the second touch screen, first information in a state where the foldable panel is unfolded. The method also includes replacing the first page and the dock area with an outgoing call screen, receiving a phone number input, replacing the outgoing call screen with a dialing screen, and displaying, on the second touch screen, a guide message indicating to fold the portable device for a call. The method also includes replacing the dialing screen with a mid-call screen, and removing the guide message displayed on the second touch screen, and displaying the first information.

主权项

1. A method of controlling a portable device comprising at least one foldable panel and first and second touch screens arranged on the at least one foldable panel, the method comprising:
displaying first information on the first touch screen and turning off the second touch screen in a state where a first panel of the at least one foldable panel comprises the first touch screen, a second panel of the at least one foldable panel comprises the second touch screen, and the first panel and the second panel are folded such that the first touch screen faces a front side and the second touch screen faces a back side; maintaining the first information on the first touch screen and the second touch screen turned off until a relative angle between the first and second panels reaches a threshold angle as the first and second panels are unfolded; and turning on the second touch screen when the relative angle between the first and second panels increases to be the threshold angle as the first and second panels are further unfolded, wherein the second touch screen displays at least one of a first application if there is a running first application when the second touch screen is turned on, a widget area designated as at least one a home screen and at least one icon related to an application or an application group if there is no other running application when the second touch screen is turned on, and a dock area comprising icons of frequently used applications if there is no other running application when the second touch screen is turned on.