Method of providing user interface and flexible device for performing the same

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of providing a user interface in a flexible device, the method comprising: determining whether the device is released; displaying at least one user interface on the device on the basis of the determination; and receiving a touch input to the displayed user interface.

1 . A method of providing a user interface in a flexible device, the method comprising:
 determining whether the flexible device is released;   displaying at least one user interface on the flexible device on the basis of the determination; and   receiving a touch input with respect to the displayed at least one user interface.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the flexible device is released comprises:
 determining whether the flexible device is folded and released.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining whether a touch input in a first direction is received on the at least one user interface; and   when it is determined that the touch input in the first direction is received, switching and displaying the displayed at least one user interface to another user interface.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining a boundary of a plurality of regions that are displayed; and   displaying the plurality of regions according to the determined boundary.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the displaying of the at least one user interface comprises:
 displaying the at least one user interface on a portion adjacent to the boundary.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 determining whether a touch input toward another region from a predetermined region including the boundary is received;   changing a location of the boundary according to the touch input toward another region from the predetermined region including the boundary; and   displaying the plurality of regions according to the determined region.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining whether a touch input in a second direction toward an outside of the at least one user interface is received on a single item included in the at least one user interface; and   performing a function indicated by the single item based on the received touch input in the second direction toward the outside of the at least one user interface.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the at least one user interface comprises:
 determining whether the flexible device is asymmetrically folded; and   when it is determined that the flexible device is asymmetrically folded, dividing the flexible device into a first surface and a second surface with respect to a folded boundary and displaying the at least one user interface on a part of the second surface that is not covered by the first surface of the flexible device.   
     
     
         9 . A flexible device comprising:
 a sensor configured to sense deformation of the flexible device;   a user input receiver configured to receive an input from the sensor;   a determiner configured to determine whether the flexible device is released based on the received input;   a display configured to display a screen; and   a controller configured to control the display to display at least one user interface on the basis of the determination,   wherein the user interface receiver receives a touch input with respect to the displayed at least one user interface.   
     
     
         10 . The flexible device of  claim 9 , wherein the determiner determines whether the flexible device is folded and released based on the received input. 
     
     
         11 . The flexible device of  claim 9 ,
 wherein the determiner determines whether a touch input in a first direction is received on the at least one user interface, and   wherein, when the determiner determines that the touch input in the first direction is received, the controller controls the display to switch and display the displayed at least one user interface to another user interface.   
     
     
         12 . The flexible device of  claim 9 ,
 wherein the determiner determines a boundary of a plurality of regions that are displayed, and   wherein the controller controls the display to display the plurality of regions according to the determined boundary.   
     
     
         13 . The flexible device of  claim 12 , wherein the controller controls the display to display the at least one user interface on a portion adjacent to the boundary. 
     
     
         14 . The flexible device of  claim 13 ,
 wherein the determiner determines whether a touch input toward another region from a predetermined region including the boundary is received, and   wherein the controller changes a location of the boundary according to the touch input toward another region from the predetermined region including the boundary and controls the display to display the plurality of regions according to the determined region.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon at least one computer program comprising commands which, when executed by a computer, performs the method of  claim 1 .