Flexible device and method operating the same

1. A flexible device comprising:

a flexible display;

a sensor configured to sense a bending of the flexible device; and

at least one processor configured to:

detect a first area in which an object displayed in a screen on the flexible display is located, from among the at least one area of the screen,

determine outer form information associated with the first area of the flexible device, which the outer form information is obtained when the flexible device is deformed by the bending,

based on a physical force corresponding to a touch input with respect to the flexible display, determine a magnitude of a virtual force that is applied to the object,

determine peripheral information about the object comprising sizes of obstacles and a number of the obstacles in the first area, and

control the flexible display to display the object to move from a first position in the screen to a second position in the screen, wherein the second position in the screen is determined based on the outer form information of the flexible device, the magnitude of the virtual force, and the peripheral information.

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

classify the screen into at least one area based on at least one bending area or at least one folding area, and

control the object to be moved based on outer form information about the at least one area.

3. The flexible device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible display is configured to display an image in which the object is moved based on the outer form information.

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

control the object to be moved based on an inclination of the first area and a friction force on a part of the screen which corresponds to the first area.

5. The flexible device of claim 4 , wherein a speed at which the object is moved in the first area by the at least one processor is proportional to the inclination of the first area, and inversely proportional to the friction force on the part of the screen which corresponds to the first area.

6. The flexible device of claim 4 , wherein, if the inclination of the first area is different from an inclination of a second area of the at least one area, the at least one processor is further configured to control the speed at which the object is moved in the first area to be different from a speed at which the object is moved in the second area.

7. The flexible device of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the object to be moved based on at least one selected from a group consisting of the peripheral information about the object that is moving, and a direction in which the object is moved.

8. The flexible device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the object to be moved in the screen, based on the input signal and the outer form information.

9. The flexible device of claim 2 ,

wherein the sensor is further configured to obtain physical information about the flexible device which is obtained when the flexible device is deformed by the at least one motion, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine outer form information about the at least one area based on the physical information.

10. The flexible device of claim 9 , wherein the physical information comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of an angle at which the flexible device is bent, a curvature to which the flexible device is bent, an angle at which the flexible device is folded, and a curvature to which the flexible device is folded.

11. The flexible device of claim 2 , wherein the sensor is comprised on a surface of the flexible display and bent as one body with the flexible display, and comprises a plurality of sensors.

12. A method of operating a flexible device, the method comprising:

detecting a first area in which an object displayed in a screen on the flexible display is located, from among the at least one area of the screen;

sensing at least one motion from a group consisting of a bending of the flexible device;

determining outer form information associated with the first area of the flexible device, which the outer formed information is obtained when the flexible device is deformed by the bending;

based on a physical force corresponding to a touch input with respect to a flexible display, determining a magnitude of a virtual force that is applied to the object;

determining peripheral information about the object comprising sizes of obstacles and a number of the obstacles in the first area; and

controlling the flexible display to display the object to move from a first position in the screen to a second position in the screen, wherein the second position in the screen is determined based on the outer form information of the flexible device, the magnitude of the virtual force, and the peripheral information.

13. The method of claim 12 ,

wherein the determining of the outer form information further comprises classifying the screen into at least one area based on at least one bending area or at least one folding area, and

wherein the controlling of the object to be moved comprises:

controlling the object to be moved based on an inclination of the first area and a friction force on a part of the screen which corresponds to the first area.

14. The flexible device of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the outer form information comprises:

classifying a degree to which an outer form of the flexible device is deformed into a plurality of levels, and

matching a resistance value of the sensor within a certain range with each level.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the determining of the outer form information comprises:

classifying a degree to which an outer form of the flexible device is deformed into a plurality of levels, and

matching a resistance value of the sensor within a certain range with each level.