Method and electronic device for controlling display direction of content

1. A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying content on a screen of the electronic device;

determining a display direction of content based on a consecutive data recorded during a first predetermined period of time out of data stored in a user profile upon detecting a tilt change of the electronic device by using a sensor;

monitoring an input for modifying the determined display direction during a second predetermined period of time;

displaying the content on the screen in a direction different from the determined display direction, upon detecting an input for modifying the determined display direction within the second predetermined period of time; and

updating the user profile, upon detecting an input for modifying the determined display direction.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

displaying of the content on the screen depending on the determined display direction; and

identifying whether the display direction determined based on the user profile and a pre-set display direction are different from each other.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the pre-set display direction includes a display direction determined based on the sensor when the electronic device initially operates and/or a display direction determined based on the user profile before the tilt change is detected.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the display direction of content on the basis of the user profile comprises:

predicting display directions on a plurality of applications on the basis of the user profile; and

determining a display direction corresponding to an application executed by the electronic device on the basis of the predicted display directions.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the display direction of content on the basis of the user profile comprises:

obtaining display direction set ratios for a plurality of applications; and

determining the display direction depending on the display direction set ratio updated by the user profile.

6. An electronic device comprising:

a screen;

a sensor; and

at least one processor electrically coupled to the screen and the sensor,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

display content on the screen;

determine a display direction of content based on a consecutive data recorded during a first predetermined period of time out of data stored in a user profile upon detecting a tilt change of the electronic device by using the sensor;

monitor an input for modifying the determined display direction during a second predetermined period of time;

display the content on the screen in a direction different from the determined display direction, upon detecting an input for modifying the determined display direction within the second predetermined period of time; and

update the user profile, upon detecting an input for modifying the determined display direction.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

display of the content on the screen depending on the determined display direction; and

identify whether the display direction determined based on the user profile and a pre-set display direction are different from each other.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the pre-set display direction includes a display direction determined based on the sensor when the electronic device initially operates and/or a display direction determined based on the user profile before the tilt change is detected.

9. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the at least one of processor further comprises to:

predict display directions on a plurality of applications on the basis of the user profile; and

determine a display direction corresponding to an application executed by the electronic device on the basis of the predicted display directions.

10. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the at least one of processor further comprises to:

obtain display direction set ratios for a plurality of applications; and

determine the display direction depending on the display direction set ratio updated by the user profile.

11. A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying content on a screen of the electronic device;

determining a display direction of content based on a consecutive data recorded during a predetermined period time out of data stored in a user profile upon detecting a tilt change of the electronic device by using a sensor;

displaying the content on the screen depending on the determined display direction;

wherein the user profile includes a type of an application in use, a usage time of the application, a type of the content, a display mode of the content, or data obtained by the sensor; and

updating the user profile, when there is a change in at least one of the type of the application, the type of the content, and the display mode of the content.