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Samsung patents screen layout that shrinks other icons when you enlarge one

Samsung describes a system where touching an icon on a touchscreen causes that specific icon to grow larger while the surrounding icons shrink automatically. This dynamic resizing adjusts the screen layout in real-time to focus attention on the selected item.

Why it mattersIt offers a more fluid way to interact with apps by visually prioritizing the item you are using without needing to open a separate window.

In the filing’s own words

Disclosed are an electronic device changing a configuration of a screen according to resizing at least one icon and a method for controlling the same. An electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure may comprise: a touchscreen display and at least one processor comprising processing circuitry. At least one processor, individually and/or collectively, may be configured to cause the electronic device to: display, on the touchscreen display, a first screen including a plurality of visual objects, obtain a first input to at least one visual object among the visual objects, through the touchscreen display, and shrink and display other visual objects among the plurality of visual objects while enlarging the at least one visual object, through the touchscreen display, based on obtaining the first input.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1 - 20. (canceled)

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
ELECTRONIC DEVICE CHANGING CONFIGURATION OF SCREEN ACCORDING TO CHANGE IN SIZE OF AT LEAST ONE ICON AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
Publication number
US20260267491A1
Application number
19663601
Filed
Apr 30, 2026
Published
Sep 10, 2026
Inventors
4
Claims
21

Classified under

G06F 3/04845 Physics & computingG06F 3/0488 Physics & computingG06F 3/04817 Physics & computing
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