Cover device and electronic device including cover device
An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may include: a first cover including one or more first sensing regions, and a processor configured to determine whether the first cover is in an open position, detect a first gesture on the one or more first sensing regions, and execute a function corresponding to the first gesture when the first cover is in the open position.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a first cover including at least one first sensing region; and
a processor configured to:
identify a first touch gesture on the at least one first sensing region when the first cover is in a closed state;
identify whether the first cover is in an open state; and
execute a function corresponding to the first touch gesture among a plurality of functions of the electronic device in response to identifying that the first cover is in the open state,
wherein the first touch gesture is input on the at least one first sensing region when the first cover is in the closed state.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein
the processor is further configured to execute the function corresponding to the first touch gesture identified using a first sensor and a second sensor separated from the first sensor,
wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are included in the at least one first sensing area.
3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the
processor is further configured to display information corresponding to the function through a display of the first cover.
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a memory,
wherein the processor is further configured to compare a predetermined gesture stored in the memory with the first touch gesture, and execute the function corresponding to the first touch gesture according to a result of the comparison.
5. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to execute an application corresponding to the first touch gesture among a plurality of applications stored in the electronic device.
6. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a second cover including at least one second sensing region,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
identify a second touch gesture on the at least one second sensing region, and
execute a function corresponding to at least one of the first touch gesture and the second touch gesture among the plurality of functions of the electronic device when the first cover is in the open state.
7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the first cover is a first surface cover of the electronic device covering a top surface of the electronic device, and the second cover is a second surface cover of the electronic device covering a bottom surface of the electronic device.
8. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein each of the first touch gesture and the second touch gesture are identified based on at least one of a input position, a number of inputs, a input pattern, or a pressure for each of the at least one first sensing area and the at least one second sensing area.
9. An electronic device comprising:
a first sensor; and
a processor configured to:
identify, using the first sensor, whether a first cover which is mounted in the electronic device is in an open state,
obtain a control signal generated based on a first touch gesture inputted on the first cover when the first cover is in a closed state, and
execute a function corresponding to the control signal among a plurality of functions of the electronic device in response to identifying that the first cover is in the open state,
wherein the first touch gesture is input on the at least one first sensing region when the first cover is in the closed state.
10. The electronic device of claim 9 ,
the processor is configured to compare a predetermined gesture stored in the electronic device and the first touch gesture and execute the function corresponding to the first touch gesture according to a result of the comparison.
11. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute an application corresponding to the first touch gesture among a plurality of applications stored in the electronic device.
12. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the control signal is generated based on at least one of the first touch gesture and a second touch gesture inputted on a second cover when the first cover is in the closed state.
13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the first cover is a first surface cover of the electronic device covering a top surface of the electronic device, and the second cover is a second surface cover of the electronic device covering a bottom surface of the electronic device.
14. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein each of the first touch gesture and the second touch gesture is identified based on at least one of a input position, a number of inputs, a input pattern, or a pressure for each of the at least one first sensing area and the at least one second sensing area.
15. A first electronic device comprising:
a first cover including at least one first sensing region; and
a processor configured to:
identify a first touch gesture on the at least one first sensing region when the first cover is in a closed state, and
identify whether the first cover is in an open state,
provide, to a second electronic device which is mounted in the first electronic device, a control signal for executing a function corresponding to the first touch gesture among a plurality of functions of the second electronic device in response to identifying that the first cover is in the open state,
wherein the first touch gesture is input on the at least one first sensing region when the first cover is in the closed state.
16. The first electronic device of claim 15 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to display information corresponding to the function through a display of the first electronic device.
17. The first electronic device of claim 15 , further comprising an antenna module that receives power from the second electronic device,
wherein the processor is further configured to provide the control signal to the second electronic device through the antenna module.
18. The first electronic device of claim 15 , further comprising a second cover including at least one second sensing region,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
identify a second touch gesture on the at least one second sensing regions, and
provide, to the second electronic device, the control signal for executing the function corresponding to least one of the first touch gesture and the second touch gesture when the first cover is in the open state.
19. The first electronic device of claim 18 , wherein each of the first touch gesture and the second touch gesture is identified based on at least one of a input position, a number of inputs, a input pattern, or a pressure for each of the at least one first sensing area and the at least one second sensing area.
20. The first electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the first cover is a first surface cover of the second electronic device covering a top surface of the second electronic device, and the second cover is a second surface cover of the electronic device covering a bottom surface of the second electronic device.