Electronic device and method for running function according to transformation of display of electronic device

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display positioned on at least a surface of a housing of the electronic device;

at least one sensor;

a memory configured to store instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:

set a plurality of transformation types of the display based on a bent shape of the display and a mounting form of the electronic device,

in response to identifying that the display is bent, identify a first bent shape based on first information related to the bent shape of the display obtained using the at least one sensor,

in response to identifying that the electronic device is mounted and the display is bent, identify a first mounting form based on second information related to the mounting form of the electronic device obtained using the at least one sensor,

identify a first transformation type from among the plurality of transformation types based on the first bent shape and the first mounting form,

control the display to display at least one object related to a first function of an application on at least one display area from among display areas of the display divided according to the first transformation type,

in response to identifying that the mounting form of the electronic device is changed while the display is bent, identify a second mounting form based on the second information obtained using the at least one sensor,

identify a second transformation type from among the plurality of transformation types based on the second mounting form, and

control the display to display the at least one object on at least one display area from among display areas of the display divided according to the second transformation type.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, when no input information is received by a user or the electronic device does not move during a preset time, the at least one processor is further configured to identify that the electronic device is in a state of being mounted in the first transformation type.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

detect feature information for the first transformation type, and

identify the first function of the application based on the detected feature information.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

identify a main display area among the display areas divided according to the first transformation type, and

display the at least one object related to the first function on the identified main display area.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first information related to the bent shape of the display includes at least one of a direction, a rotation angle, a resistance of the bend of the display, or an inter-gravity sensor distance.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second information related to the mounting form includes at least one of information received from the at least one sensor configured to sense whether there is a contact to a floor or information obtained by sensing a user's view received from a camera.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, when an event for another application occurs while the first function of the application runs with the electronic device mounted in the first transformation type, the at least one processor is further configured to control the display to display at least one object for a function of the other application on the at least one display area of the first transformation type.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, when the display is configured to transform from the first transformation type to the second transformation type, the at least one processor is further configured to:

display at least one object for a second function of the application on the at least one display area of the second transformation type while keeping running the application.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the display area of the second transformation type is different from the display area displaying the at least one object for the first function in the first transformation type.

10. A method for running a function on an electronic device, the method comprising:

setting a plurality of transformation types of a display of the electronic device based on a bent shape the display and a mounting form of the electronic device;

in response to identifying that the display is bent, identifying a first bent shape based on first information related to the bent shape of the display obtained using at least one sensor of the electronic device;

in response to identifying that the electronic device is mounted and the display is bent, identifying a first mounting form based on second information related to the mounting form of the electronic device obtained using the at least one sensor;

identifying a first transformation type from among the plurality of transformation types based on the first bent shape and the first mounting form;

controlling the display to display at least one object related to a first function of an application on at least one display area from among display areas of the display divided according to the first transformation type;

in response to identifying that the mounting form of the electronic device is changed while the display is bent, identifying a second mounting form based on the second information obtained using the at least one sensor;

identifying a second transformation type from among the plurality of transformation types based on the second mounting form; and

controlling the display to display the at least one object on at least one display area from among display areas of the display divided according to the second transformation type.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

identifying whether input information is received by a user or the electronic device moves during a preset time; and

when the input information is not received or the electronic device does not move, identifying that the electronic device is mounted in the first transformation type.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the identifying of the first function comprises:

detecting feature information for the first transformation type; and

identifying the first function of the application based on the detected feature information.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the controlling of the display to display at least one the object related to the first function comprises:

when the electronic device is identified to be mounted in the first transformation type during a preset time, running the first function; and

displaying the at least one object related to the first function on the at least one display area of the first transformation type.

14. The method of claim 10 ,

wherein the first information related to the bent shape of the display includes at least one of a direction, rotation angle, resistance of the bend of the display, or an inter-gravity sensor distance, and

wherein the second information related to the mounting form includes at least one of information received from the at least one sensor configured to sense whether there is a contact to a floor or information obtained by sensing a user's view received from a camera.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising, when an event for another application occurs while the application runs in the electronic device mounted in the first transformation type, displaying an object for a function of the other application on the at least one display area of the first transformation type.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the displaying of the object for the other application comprises:

when the display transforms from the first transformation type to the second transformation type, displaying at least one object for a second function of the application on the at least one display area of the second transformation type while keeping the application running.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the display area of the second transformation type is different from the display area displaying the at least one object for the first function of the application in the first transformation type.

18. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store one or more computer programs including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to control for:

setting a plurality of transformation types of a display of an electronic device based on a shape of a bend of the display and a form of a mount of the electronic device;

in response to identifying that the display is bent, identifying a first bent shape based on first information related to a shape of the bend of the display obtained using at least one sensor of the electronic device;

in response to identifying that the electronic device is mounted and the display is bent, identifying a first mount form based on second information related to a form of a mount of the electronic device obtained using the at least one sensor;

determining a first transformation type of the plurality of transformation types based on the first bent shape and the first mount form;

controlling the display to display at least one object related to a first function of an application on at least one display area among display areas of the display divided corresponding to the first transformation type;

in response to identifying that the form of the mount of the electronic device is changed while the display is bent, identifying a second mount form based on the second information obtained using the at least one sensor;

identifying a second transformation type of the plurality of transformation types based on the second mount form; and

controlling the display to display the at least one object on at least one display area among display areas of the display divided corresponding to the second transformation type.