KR20210154669A - Electronic apparatus and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are an electronic device and a control method thereof. The control method includes the steps of: acquiring usage histories for a plurality of applications for each display mode; displaying a plurality of first icons corresponding to a plurality of applications in a first arrangement order while operating in a horizontal mode; and displaying a plurality of second icons corresponding to the plurality of applications in a second sort order based on usage histories of the plurality of applications in a vertical mode, when the display mode being changed from the horizontal mode to the vertical mode. Accordingly, the electronic device may provide a user convenience function by providing contents suitable for the display mode according to the display mode of a display.

Description

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to an electronic device capable of operating in a landscape mode and a portrait mode in a display mode of a display, and a control method thereof.

Recently, with the development of electronic technology, various electronic devices have been developed. In particular, recently, a rotatable display device has been developed.

When a user command for rotation is input, the rotatable display device may rotate a horizontally arranged display to a vertical state or rotate a vertically arranged display to a horizontal state.

Conventionally, when a display is rotated, an electronic device displays an image by simply rotating it or changing only the aspect ratio of the image being displayed. In this case, there may be a problem in that it is not possible to provide user convenience according to the display mode of the display. Accordingly, the need for providing content suitable for a landscape mode and a portrait mode of a display is increasing.

The present disclosure has been made in response to the above necessity, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide an electronic device for providing content corresponding to a display mode of a display and a control method thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure for achieving the above object, an electronic device includes a rotatable display; a memory storing at least one instruction; and a processor configured to execute at least one instruction stored in the memory to control the electronic device, and to control the electronic device to operate in one of a landscape mode and a portrait mode, wherein the processor is configured to: Acquire usage histories for a plurality of applications and control the display to display a plurality of first icons corresponding to the plurality of applications in a first arrangement order while operating in a landscape mode, wherein the display mode is When the landscape mode is changed to the portrait mode, the display is controlled to display a plurality of second icons corresponding to the plurality of applications in a second arrangement order based on the usage history of the plurality of applications in the portrait mode. .

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure for achieving the above object, a method of controlling an electronic device may include: acquiring usage histories for a plurality of applications for each display mode; displaying a plurality of first icons corresponding to the plurality of applications in a first arrangement order while operating in a landscape mode; and when the display mode is changed from the landscape mode to the portrait mode, a plurality of second icons corresponding to the plurality of applications are displayed in a second arrangement order based on usage histories for the plurality of applications in the portrait mode. step; includes.

According to various embodiments as described above, the electronic device may provide a user convenience function by providing content suitable for the display mode according to the display mode of the display.

1A is a diagram illustrating a plurality of icons displayed on a display while the display operates in a landscape mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
1B is a diagram illustrating a plurality of icons displayed on a display while the display operates in a portrait mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3A is a diagram for explaining a content providing method according to a landscape mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3B is a diagram for explaining a content providing method according to a portrait mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
4A is a diagram for explaining an image providing method according to a landscape mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
4B is a diagram for explaining an image providing method according to a portrait mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
5A is a diagram for explaining a UI for connecting with a plurality of external devices according to a landscape mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
5B is a view for explaining a UI for connecting with a plurality of external devices according to a portrait mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
6A is a diagram for describing a method of providing a document file in a landscape mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
6B is a diagram for explaining a method of providing a document file according to a portrait mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
7A is a diagram illustrating a screen displaying a plurality of images while operating in a landscape mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
7B is a diagram illustrating a guide UI for changing a display mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
7C is a diagram illustrating a screen changed to a portrait mode according to a guide UI.
8A is a diagram illustrating a guide UI for changing a display mode.
8B is a diagram illustrating a change in a display mode of a display according to a guide UI.
9 is a diagram for explaining a method of controlling an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
10 is a block diagram illustrating a specific configuration of an electronic device according to the present disclosure.
11 is a view for explaining a method of controlling an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The electronic device 100 according to the present disclosure may be implemented as an electronic device including a display 120 such as a TV, a smart TV, a monitor, an electronic picture frame, an electronic blackboard, an electronic table, a notebook computer, and a large format display (LFD). .

The display 120 according to the present disclosure may operate in one of a landscape mode and a portrait mode. As an embodiment, the horizontal mode may be a display mode in which the horizontal length of the display 120 is longer than the vertical length, as shown in FIG. 1A . In this case, the display mode of FIG. 1A may be referred to as a landscape mode, but this is only an exemplary embodiment and may be referred to as a landscape orientation mode or a landscape mode. Also, as shown in FIG. 1B , the vertical mode may be a display mode in which the vertical length of the display 120 is longer than the horizontal length. In this case, the display mode of FIG. 1B may be referred to as a portrait mode, but this is only an exemplary embodiment and may be referred to as a portrait posture mode or a portrait mode.

1A is a diagram illustrating a plurality of icons displayed on the display 120 while the display 120 operates in a landscape mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The electronic device 100 may acquire usage histories for a plurality of applications for each display mode. That is, the electronic device 100 obtains usage histories for a plurality of applications when the display 120 is operated in the landscape mode, and usage histories for the plurality of applications when the display 120 is operated in the portrait mode. can be obtained. The plurality of applications may be applications installed in the electronic device 100 , but this is only an example, and the plurality of applications may be applications installed in an external device connected to the electronic device 100 or an external server.

Also, as shown in FIG. 1A , the electronic device 100 has a UI including a plurality of first icons 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, and 10-4 while the display 120 operates in the landscape mode. (10) can be indicated. In addition, the electronic device 100 sets a plurality of first icons 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10- 4) may be displayed as the first sort order.

According to the present disclosure, the UI 10 is a UI for providing a recommended application to a user when the display 120 is in a landscape mode, and includes a plurality of first icons 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4) may be included. As an embodiment, the electronic device 100 displays a plurality of first icons 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4) may be displayed by sorting in the first sort order.

According to the present disclosure, the plurality of first icons 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, and 10-4 are icons provided in a landscape mode, and each icon may correspond to each of a plurality of applications. . And, when one of the plurality of first icons 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, and 10-4 is selected, an application corresponding to the selected icon may be executed. As an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may display the plurality of first icons 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, and 10-4 based on a layout corresponding to the landscape mode. As an embodiment, the layout corresponding to the horizontal mode may have an aspect ratio in which a horizontal length is greater than a vertical length. Also, according to an embodiment, each of the plurality of first icons 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, and 10-4 includes the plurality of first icons 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10- 4) It may include at least one of a thumbnail for the application corresponding to each, a name of the corresponding application, and a logo of the corresponding application. As an embodiment, the thumbnail for the application may be a figure image representing the application or a trademark image corresponding to the application.

According to the present disclosure, the first sort order may be identified based on usage histories for a plurality of applications corresponding to the landscape mode.

As an embodiment, the first sort order may be an application order most used during the landscape mode among a plurality of applications. Referring to FIG. 1A , the electronic device 100 may display the 1-1 icon 10-1 corresponding to the first application most used most in the landscape mode in the highest priority order, and then display the next most used icon 10-1. A 1-2 th icon 10-2 corresponding to the completed second application may be displayed next to the 1-1 icon 10-1. In addition, the electronic device 100 displays the third and fourth most frequently used third and fourth applications in the landscape mode, the 1-3 icons 10-3 and 1-4 icons 10-4 corresponding to the fourth applications. can be displayed in the following order. Here, the usage history for each of the plurality of applications may be identified according to the number of executions or execution times of each of the plurality of applications.

In the above description, it has been described that the first sort order is the most used application order in the landscape mode among the plurality of applications, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

As another embodiment, the first sort order may be the order of the most recently executed application in the landscape mode among the plurality of applications. That is, in the landscape mode, the electronic device 100 may arrange a plurality of icons in the order of icons corresponding to the most recently executed application and display them on the UI 10 .

As another embodiment, the first sort order may be a popularity order for a plurality of applications in a landscape mode. Specifically, the electronic device 100 may receive usage history information for a plurality of applications in the landscape mode from an external server. The usage history information received from the external server may be information on usage history in which a plurality of applications are executed in other external devices. That is, the external server may receive usage histories of the plurality of external devices for the plurality of applications in the landscape mode from the plurality of external devices and generate usage history information for each application. In addition, the electronic device 100 may receive usage history information for a plurality of applications generated from an external server, and identify a first sort order based on the received usage history information.

Also, according to an embodiment, the first sort order is 1-2 according to the most recent execution order of the plurality of applications in the horizontal mode and the 1-1 sort order according to the frequency of use of the plurality of applications in the landscape mode It may include a sort order. That is, the electronic device 100 displays the plurality of icons arranged in the 1-1 sort order on the first area of the UI 10 , and displays the plurality of icons arranged in the 1-2 sort order on the UI 10 . can be displayed in the second area of

In the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the first sort order is identified through use histories of a plurality of applications corresponding to the landscape mode, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the first sort order may be a sort order preset in the electronic device 100 . For example, the preset sort order may be an application name order corresponding to each icon and an installation order of applications corresponding to each icon. In addition, the preset sort order may be set by the user or set by the manufacturer of the electronic device 100 . 1B is a diagram illustrating a plurality of icons displayed on a display while the display operates in a portrait mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

The electronic device 100 may acquire usage histories for a plurality of applications when the display 120 operates in the portrait mode.

In addition, the electronic device 100 has a UI including a plurality of second icons 20-1, 20-3, 20-4, and 20-5 while the display 120 operates in the portrait mode as shown in FIG. 1B. (20) can be indicated. In addition, the electronic device 100 provides a plurality of second icons 20-1, 20-3, 20-4, and 20- corresponding to the plurality of applications based on the usage histories of the plurality of applications corresponding to the portrait mode. 5) may be displayed in the second sort order.

According to the present disclosure, the UI 20 is a UI for providing a recommended application to a user when the display 120 is in a portrait mode, and includes a plurality of second icons 20-1, 20-3, 20-4, 20-5). As an embodiment, the electronic device 100 displays a plurality of second icons 20-1, 20-3, 20-4, 20-5) may be displayed by sorting in the second sort order.

According to the present disclosure, the plurality of second icons 20-1, 20-3, 20-4, and 20-5 are icons provided in a portrait mode, and each icon may correspond to each of a plurality of applications. . As an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may display the plurality of second icons 20-1, 20-3, 20-4, and 20-5 based on a layout corresponding to the portrait mode. As an embodiment, the layout corresponding to the vertical mode may have an aspect ratio in which a vertical length is greater than a horizontal length. Also, according to an embodiment, each of the plurality of second icons 20-1, 20-3, 20-4, and 20-5 is a plurality of second icons 20-1, 20-3, 20-4, 20- 5) It may include at least one of a thumbnail for the application corresponding to each, a name of the corresponding application, and a logo of the corresponding application. Also, according to an embodiment, the first icon and the second icon corresponding to any one of the plurality of applications may be different from each other. That is, as described above, the first icon and the second icon corresponding to any one of the plurality of applications may have different layouts, and the second icon includes a thumbnail for the corresponding application that is not included in the first icon; It may include at least one of a name of the corresponding application and a logo of the corresponding application. As an embodiment, the 1-1 icon 10-1 corresponding to the first application includes the name ABC of the first application, but the 2-1 icon 20-1 corresponds to the first application. It may contain a logo. In addition, the 2-3 th icon 20 - 3 corresponding to the 3 rd application may further include the name of the corresponding application than the 1-3 th icon 10 - 3 .

According to the present disclosure, the second sort order may be identified based on usage histories for a plurality of applications corresponding to the portrait mode.

As an embodiment, the second sort order may be an application order most used during the portrait mode among a plurality of applications. Referring to FIG. 1B , the electronic device 100 may display the 2-3th icon 20-3 corresponding to the most used third application in the highest priority order during the portrait mode, followed by the next most used icon 20-3. The 2-5th icon 20-5 corresponding to the 5th application may be displayed next to the 2-3th icon 20-3. In addition, the electronic device 100 displays a fourth application frequently used in the third and fourth order in the portrait mode, and a 2-4 icon 20-4 and a 2-1 icon 20-1 corresponding to the first application. can be displayed in the following order. Here, the usage history for each of the plurality of applications may be identified according to the number of executions or execution times of each of the plurality of applications.

As another embodiment, the second sort order may be the most recently executed application order in the portrait mode among the plurality of applications. That is, in the portrait mode, the electronic device 100 may arrange a plurality of icons in the order of icons corresponding to the most recently executed application and display them on the UI 20 .

As another embodiment, the second sort order may be a popularity order for a plurality of applications in the portrait mode. Specifically, the electronic device 100 may receive usage history information for a plurality of applications in the portrait mode from an external server. The external server may receive usage histories for each of the plurality of applications from the plurality of external devices in the portrait mode to generate usage history information for each application. In addition, the electronic device 100 may receive usage history information for a plurality of applications generated by the external server, and identify the second sort order based on the received usage history information.

Also, according to an embodiment, the second sort order is a 2-1 sort order according to the frequency of use of a plurality of applications in portrait mode and 2-2 according to a recent execution order of a plurality of applications in portrait mode. It may include a sort order. That is, the electronic device 100 displays the plurality of icons arranged in the 2-1 sorting order on the first area of the UI 20 , and displays the plurality of icons arranged in the 2-2 sorting order on the UI 20 . can be displayed in the second area of

Through the above-described embodiment, the electronic device 100 may provide a user convenience function by providing an application suitable for the display mode according to the display mode of the display.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 2 , according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 100 may include a memory 110 , a display 120 , and a processor 130 .

At least one command related to the electronic device 100 may be stored in the memory 110 . In addition, an operating system (O/S) for driving the electronic device 100 may be stored in the memory 110 . In addition, various software programs or applications for operating the electronic device 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be stored in the memory 110 . In addition, the memory 110 may include a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory or a magnetic storage medium such as a hard disk.

Specifically, various software modules for operating the electronic device 100 may be stored in the memory 110 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, and the processor 130 executes various software modules stored in the memory 110 . Thus, the operation of the electronic device 100 may be controlled. That is, the memory 110 is accessed by the processor 130 , and reading/writing/modification/deletion/update of data by the processor 130 may be performed.

Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, the term memory 110 refers to the memory 110, a ROM (not shown) in the processor 130, a RAM (not shown), or a memory card (not shown) mounted in the electronic device 100 (eg, For example, it may be used in the meaning of including a micro SD card, a memory stick).

In particular, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, use histories for a plurality of applications for each display mode may be stored in the memory 110 . Also, the memory 110 may store content received from an external device such as a user terminal or a broadcast reception device. In addition, various information necessary within the scope for achieving the object of the present disclosure may be stored in the memory 110, and the information stored in the memory 110 may be updated as it is received from a server or an external device or input by a user. may be

The display 120 may display various images. Here, the image is a concept including at least one of a still image or a moving image, and the display 120 may display various images such as broadcast content and multimedia content. Also, the display 120 may display various user interfaces (UIs) and icons.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the display 120 may operate in one of a landscape mode and a portrait mode.

And, as such, the display 120 has various forms such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS), a digital light processing (DLP), and the like. It can be implemented as a display of In addition, the display 120 may include a driving circuit, a backlight unit, etc. that may be implemented in a form such as an a-si TFT, a low temperature poly silicon (LTPS) TFT, or an organic TFT (OTFT).

In addition, the display 120 may be implemented as a touch screen in combination with a touch sensing unit.

The processor 130 controls the overall operation of the electronic device 100 . To this end, the processor 130 may include one or more of a central processing unit (CPU), an application processor (AP), or a communication processor (CP). . The processor 130 may be implemented in various ways. For example, the processor 130 may include an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), an embedded processor, a microprocessor, hardware control logic, a hardware finite state machine (FSM), or a digital signal processor (Digital Signal). Processor, DSP) may be implemented as at least one of. Meanwhile, in the present disclosure, the term processor 140 may be used to include a central processing unit (CPU), a graphic processing unit (GPU), a main processing unit (MPU), and the like.

The processor 130 may control hardware or software components connected to the processor 130 by driving an operating system or an application program, and may perform various data processing and operations. In addition, the processor 130 may load and process commands or data received from at least one of the other components into the volatile memory, and store various data in the non-volatile memory.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 130 may obtain usage histories for a plurality of applications for each display mode. That is, the processor 130 obtains usage histories for a plurality of applications when the display 120 operates in the landscape mode, and obtains usage histories for the plurality of applications when the display 120 operates in the portrait mode. can be obtained

In addition, the processor 130 may control the display 120 to display a plurality of first icons corresponding to a plurality of applications in a first arrangement order while the display 120 operates in the landscape mode.

In an embodiment, when a user command for generating a UI is input while the display 120 is operating in the landscape mode, the processor 130 provides access to a plurality of applications based on usage histories for the plurality of applications in the landscape mode. The display 120 may be controlled to display a plurality of corresponding first icons in a first arrangement order. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user command for generating a UI includes a user command for displaying a home screen of the electronic device 100 and a user command for displaying a plurality of application icons included in the electronic device 100 . may include In addition, the user command may include an input through an external device such as a remote control, a voice input through a user's voice, and a touch input through the touch screen of the display 120 .

The plurality of first icons may be displayed based on a layout corresponding to the horizontal mode, and for example, the plurality of first icons may be displayed in a layout in which a horizontal length is longer than a vertical length. In addition, each of the plurality of first icons may include at least one of a thumbnail corresponding to the plurality of icons, a name of a corresponding application, and a logo of the corresponding application.

In addition, the first sort order may be an order most frequently used in a landscape mode among a plurality of applications, or an order most recently executed in a landscape mode among a plurality of applications. In addition, the processor 130 may receive the usage histories for the plurality of applications from the external server to identify the first sort order.

In addition, when a user command for generating a UI is input while the display 120 is operated in the portrait mode, the processor 130 is configured to correspond to the plurality of applications based on usage histories for the plurality of applications in the portrait mode. The display 120 may be controlled to display the plurality of second icons in the second arrangement order. In addition, when the display mode is changed from the landscape mode to the portrait mode, the processor 130 arranges a plurality of second icons corresponding to the plurality of applications in a second sort order based on usage histories for the plurality of applications in the portrait mode. The display 120 may be controlled to display.

The plurality of second icons may be displayed based on a layout corresponding to the vertical mode, and for example, the plurality of second icons may be displayed in a layout in which a vertical length is longer than a horizontal length. In addition, each of the plurality of second icons may include at least one of a thumbnail corresponding to the plurality of icons, a name of a corresponding application, and a logo of the corresponding application.

In addition, the second sort order may be an order most frequently used in the portrait mode among the plurality of applications, or may be an order most recently executed in the portrait mode among the plurality of applications. In addition, the processor 130 may receive the usage histories for the plurality of applications from the external server to identify the second sort order.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 130 may identify a display mode corresponding to each of a plurality of contents included in the first application among the plurality of applications. As an embodiment, the plurality of contents may be at least one of an image, an image, a file, an executable file, an external device, and a document. That is, the processor 130 may identify a display mode corresponding to each of the plurality of contents by identifying whether each of the plurality of contents is suitable for the portrait mode or the horizontal mode.

And, when the first application is executed in the landscape mode, the processor 130 may control the display 120 to display at least one content corresponding to the landscape mode among a plurality of content. As an embodiment, when the first application is executed in the landscape mode, the processor 130 displays at least one content corresponding to the landscape mode among the plurality of content, and displays at least one content corresponding to the portrait mode among the plurality of content. may not be displayed. In another embodiment, when the first application is executed in the landscape mode, the processor 130 sorts and displays at least one content corresponding to the landscape mode among the plurality of content in priority order, and displays the content in the portrait mode among the plurality of content. The display 120 may be controlled to arrange and display at least one corresponding content in a lower order.

And, when the first application is executed in the portrait mode, the processor 130 may control the display 120 to display at least one content corresponding to the portrait mode among the plurality of content. Also, when the display mode is changed from the landscape mode to the portrait mode while the first application screen is being executed in the landscape mode, the processor 130 displays the display 120 to display at least one content corresponding to the portrait mode among the plurality of content. ) can be controlled.

As an embodiment, when the first application is executed in a portrait mode, the processor 130 displays at least one content corresponding to the portrait mode among the plurality of content, and displays at least one content corresponding to the landscape mode among the plurality of content. may not be displayed. As another embodiment, when the first application is executed in the portrait mode, the processor 130 sorts and displays at least one content corresponding to the portrait mode among the plurality of content in priority order, and corresponds to the landscape mode among the plurality of content The display 120 may be controlled so that at least one content to be displayed is sorted and displayed in a lower priority order. An embodiment in which a plurality of contents are arranged and displayed according to the display mode of the display 120 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 6A, and 6B.

In an embodiment according to the present disclosure, when a user command for selecting content for a portrait mode is input while the display 120 operates in the landscape mode, the processor 130 asks whether to change the display mode to the portrait mode. The display 120 may be controlled to display the guide UI. In addition, when the electronic device 100 further includes a motor for rotating the display 120 , when a user command for changing the display mode is input through the guide UI, the processor 130 displays the display 120 vertically. It is possible to control the motor and the display 120 to operate in the mode. Also, when a user command for selecting content for a landscape mode is input while the display 120 operates in the portrait mode, the processor 130 displays a guide UI asking whether to change the display mode to the landscape mode. 120 can be controlled. The guide UI will be described later with reference to FIGS. 7A, 7B, 7C, 8A, and 8B.

Through the various embodiments described above, the electronic device 100 may provide a user convenience function by providing content suitable for the display mode according to the display mode of the display.

3A is a diagram for explaining a content providing method according to a landscape mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 3B is a diagram for explaining a content providing method according to a vertical mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure to be.

Referring to FIG. 3A , while the electronic device 100 operates in the landscape mode, the content corresponding to the landscape mode among a plurality of content may be preferentially arranged and displayed on the display 120 . For example, the content corresponding to the landscape mode may include an image, a document, and an image having an aspect ratio in which a horizontal length is longer than a vertical length. Also, as shown in FIG. 3A , text related to the corresponding content may be further displayed at the bottom of the content corresponding to the landscape mode.

Also, referring to FIG. 3B , while the electronic device 100 is operated in the portrait mode, the content corresponding to the portrait mode among a plurality of content may be preferentially arranged and displayed on the display 120 . For example, the content corresponding to the portrait mode may include an image, a document, and an image having an aspect ratio in which a vertical length is greater than a horizontal length. Also, as shown in FIG. 3B , text related to the corresponding content may be further displayed on the right side of the content corresponding to the portrait mode.

Specifically, the electronic device 100 may identify a display mode corresponding to each of a plurality of contents. Specifically, the electronic device 100 may identify a display mode corresponding to each content based on information included in the corresponding content. For example, when the plurality of contents is at least one of an image, a document, and an image, the electronic device 100 may identify an aspect ratio of the corresponding contents to identify a display mode corresponding to each of the contents. As an embodiment, when the horizontal:vertical aspect ratio of the first content among the plurality of contents is 16:9, a display mode corresponding to the corresponding content may be identified as the horizontal mode. In addition, when the horizontal:vertical aspect ratio of the second content among the plurality of contents is 9:16, the display mode corresponding to the corresponding content may be identified as the vertical mode. Although it has been described in the above description that the display mode corresponding to the content is identified according to the aspect ratio of the content, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the display mode corresponding to the content may be identified by various methods for identifying the display mode.

In addition, when a user command for displaying a plurality of contents is input while operating in the landscape mode, the electronic device 100 may display a plurality of contents corresponding to the landscape mode on the display 120 as shown in FIG. 3A . have. As an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may display only a plurality of contents corresponding to the landscape mode on the display 120, but is not limited thereto. That is, as shown in FIG. 3A , the electronic device 100 may display a plurality of contents corresponding to the landscape mode in a priority order, and may display at least one content corresponding to the portrait mode in a lower priority order.

Also, when the display mode is changed from the landscape mode to the portrait mode, a plurality of contents corresponding to the portrait mode may be displayed on the display 120 . That is, when the display mode is changed to the vertical mode, the electronic device 100 displays a plurality of contents corresponding to the vertical mode as shown in FIG. 3B on the display 120 instead of the plurality of contents corresponding to the existing horizontal mode of FIG. 3A . can be displayed in As an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may display only a plurality of contents corresponding to the portrait mode on the display 120, but is not limited thereto. That is, as shown in FIG. 3B , the electronic device 100 may display a plurality of contents corresponding to the portrait mode in a priority order, and may display at least one content corresponding to the landscape mode in a lower priority order.

Through the above-described embodiment, the electronic device 100 may provide a user convenience function by providing content suitable for the display mode according to the display mode of the display.

4A is a view for explaining an image providing method according to a landscape mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 4B is a diagram for explaining an image providing method according to a vertical mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure to be.

When a user command for displaying an image in the landscape mode is input, the electronic device 100 displays the first image 400-1 among images corresponding to the landscape mode on the entire display 120 as shown in FIG. 4A, A plurality of images corresponding to the horizontal mode except for the first image 400 - 1 may be displayed to overlap one end of the first image 400 - 1 in a size smaller than that of the first image 400 - 1 .

As an embodiment, the image corresponding to the landscape mode may be an image suitable for display in the landscape mode. For example, an image having a horizontal length longer than a vertical length may be an image corresponding to the horizontal mode.

4A shows that only a plurality of images corresponding to the landscape mode are displayed on the display 120 in the landscape mode, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. That is, when in the landscape mode, the electronic device 100 may display a plurality of images corresponding to the landscape mode on the display 120 in a higher order, and may display a plurality of images corresponding to the portrait mode in a lower order.

And, when a user command for displaying an image in the portrait mode is input, the electronic device 100 displays the second image 400-2 among the images corresponding to the portrait mode on the entire display 120 as shown in FIG. 4B, A plurality of images corresponding to the portrait mode except for the second image 400 - 2 may be displayed to overlap one end of the second image 400 - 2 in a size smaller than that of the second image 400 - 2 .

As an embodiment, the image corresponding to the portrait mode may be an image suitable for display in the portrait mode. For example, an image having a vertical length longer than a horizontal length may be an image corresponding to the vertical mode.

In FIG. 4B , only a plurality of images corresponding to the portrait mode are displayed on the display 120 in the portrait mode, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. That is, when in the portrait mode, the electronic device 100 may display a plurality of images corresponding to the portrait mode on the display 120 in a priority order, and may display a plurality of images corresponding to the landscape mode in a lower order.

In addition, if the display mode is changed from the landscape mode to the portrait mode while a plurality of images corresponding to the landscape mode are displayed on the display 120 in the landscape mode as shown in FIG. 4A , the electronic device 100 displays as shown in FIG. 4B . A plurality of images corresponding to the portrait mode may be displayed on the display 120 . That is, when the display mode is changed from the landscape mode to the portrait mode, the electronic device 100 displays a plurality of images corresponding to the portrait mode as shown in FIG. 4B instead of the plurality of images corresponding to the conventional landscape mode of FIG. 4A ( 120) can be displayed.

5A is a diagram for explaining a UI for connecting with a plurality of external devices according to a landscape mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure It is a diagram for explaining a UI for connecting to an external device.

When a user command for displaying a UI for selecting an external device in the landscape mode is input, the electronic device 100 displays a plurality of icons 510-1 and 520 for a plurality of external devices corresponding to the landscape mode as shown in FIG. 5A. -1) may be displayed in order of priority over the plurality of icons 530-1 and 540-1 for a plurality of external devices corresponding to the portrait mode.

For example, in the landscape mode, the electronic device 100 determines the sizes of the plurality of icons 510-1 and 520-1 for the plurality of external devices corresponding to the landscape mode in the plurality of external devices corresponding to the portrait mode. It may be displayed larger than the size of the plurality of icons 530-1 and 540-1 for .

As an embodiment, the external device corresponding to the landscape mode may be an external device suitable for displaying a source provided from the external device in the landscape mode. For example, a PC, a set-top, a TV, etc. may be an external device corresponding to the landscape mode.

In FIG. 5A , a plurality of icons 510-1 and 520-1 for a plurality of external devices corresponding to the landscape mode have a higher priority than a plurality of icons 530-1,540-1 for a plurality of external devices corresponding to the portrait mode. , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. That is, when a user command for displaying a UI for selecting an external device in the landscape mode is input, the electronic device 100 displays a plurality of icons 510-1 and 520-1 for a plurality of external devices corresponding to the landscape mode. ) may be displayed on the display 120 .

When a user command for displaying a UI for selecting an external device in the portrait mode is input, the electronic device 100 displays a plurality of icons 530 - 2 and 540 for a plurality of external devices corresponding to the portrait mode as shown in FIG. 5B . -2) may be displayed in order of priority over the plurality of icons 510 - 2 and 520 - 2 for a plurality of external devices corresponding to the landscape mode.

For example, in the portrait mode, the electronic device 100 determines the sizes of the plurality of icons 530 - 2 and 540 - 2 for the plurality of external devices corresponding to the portrait mode from the plurality of external devices corresponding to the landscape mode. A size larger than the size of the plurality of icons 510-2 and 520-2 may be displayed.

As an embodiment, the external device corresponding to the portrait mode may be an external device suitable for displaying a source provided from the external device in the portrait mode. For example, a mobile device, a tablet pc, or the like may be an external device corresponding to a portrait mode.

In FIG. 5B , a plurality of icons 530-2 and 540-2 for a plurality of external devices corresponding to a portrait mode are shown in a plurality of icons 510-2 and 520-2 for a plurality of external devices corresponding to a landscape mode. Although displayed in a higher priority order, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. That is, when a user command for displaying a UI for selecting an external device in the portrait mode is input, the electronic device 100 displays a plurality of icons 530-2 and 540-2 for a plurality of external devices corresponding to the portrait mode. ) may be displayed on the display 120 .

6A is a diagram for explaining a method for providing a document file in a landscape mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 6B is a diagram for explaining a method for providing a document file according to a portrait mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a drawing for

Referring to FIG. 6A , when a user command for displaying a plurality of document files is input while the display 120 is operated in a landscape mode, the electronic device 100 displays a plurality of documents corresponding to the landscape mode among the plurality of document files. A file may be displayed on one area 60 - 1 of the display 120 . As an embodiment, the user command for displaying the plurality of document files may be an application execution command for displaying the plurality of document files.

The document file according to the present disclosure may be a file that can be executed by a document editing application such as a text file, a spreadsheet file, a word file, etc., or an iwb (Interactive White Board) file created by an electronic blackboard application. . Also, the document file corresponding to the landscape mode may be a document file having an aspect ratio in which a horizontal length is longer than a vertical length, and may be a document file suitable for display in the landscape mode.

Although it is illustrated in FIG. 6A that only a plurality of document files corresponding to the landscape mode are displayed while the display 120 is operated in the landscape mode, the present invention is not limited thereto. As an embodiment, the electronic device 100 arranges a document file corresponding to a landscape mode among a plurality of document files in a higher priority order, and arranges a document file corresponding to a portrait mode among the plurality of document files in a lower priority order to display the display 120 . It may be displayed on one area 60 - 1 .

Referring to FIG. 6B , when a user command for displaying a plurality of document files is input while the display 120 is operated in a portrait mode, the electronic device 100 displays a plurality of documents corresponding to the portrait mode among the plurality of document files. A file may be displayed on one area 60 - 2 of the display 120 . The document file corresponding to the portrait mode may be a document file in which a vertical length has an aspect ratio greater than a horizontal length, and may be a document file suitable for display in the portrait mode.

In FIG. 6B , only a plurality of document files corresponding to the portrait mode are displayed while the display 120 is operated in the portrait mode, but the present invention is not limited thereto. As an embodiment, the electronic device 100 arranges a document file corresponding to a portrait mode among a plurality of document files in a higher priority order, and arranges a document file corresponding to a landscape mode among the plurality of document files in a lower order to display the display 120 . It may be displayed on one area 60 - 2 .

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, if the display mode is changed from the landscape mode to the portrait mode while a plurality of documents are displayed as shown in FIG. 6A while the display 120 is operated in the landscape mode, the electronic device 100 is shown in FIG. As shown in 6b , a plurality of document files corresponding to the portrait mode among the plurality of document files may be displayed on one area 60 - 2 of the display 120 .

7A is a diagram illustrating a screen displaying a plurality of images while operating in a landscape mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 7B is a diagram illustrating a guide UI for changing a display mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 7C is a diagram illustrating a screen changed to a portrait mode according to a guide UI.

The electronic device 100 may display a plurality of images 700 to 780 on the display 120 . Specifically, the electronic device 100 displays the first image 700 among the plurality of images 700 to 780 on the entire area of the display 120 as shown in FIG. 7A , and the remaining plurality of images 710 to 780 . may be displayed in a small area on the lower area of the display 120 . Also, while the electronic device 100 operates in the landscape mode as shown in FIG. 7A , the plurality of images 710 to 760 corresponding to the landscape mode are arranged in priority order, and the plurality of images 770 and 780 corresponding to the portrait mode are arranged in priority order. ) can be displayed by sorting them in lower order.

Then, when a user command for selecting a seventh image 770 from among the plurality of images 770 and 780 corresponding to the portrait mode is input while being displayed as shown in FIG. 7A , the electronic device 100 is displayed as shown in FIG. 7B . The guide UI 70 asking whether to change the display mode to the portrait mode may be displayed on one area of the display 120 . The guide UI 70 according to the present disclosure is a UI for changing to a different display mode when a user command for selecting content corresponding to a display mode different from the current display mode is input. That is, when the seventh image 770 or the eighth image 780 corresponding to the portrait mode is selected among the display in the landscape mode as shown in FIG. 7A , the guide UI 70 according to the present disclosure may be displayed.

And, when a user command for changing the display mode to the portrait mode is input through the guide UI 70 of FIG. 7B , the electronic device 100 may control the display 120 to operate in the portrait mode. As an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may further include a motor for rotating the display 120 , and the display 120 may be rotated by the motor. However, when a user command for maintaining the display mode in the landscape mode is input, the electronic device 100 maintains the landscape mode and can display the seventh image 770 corresponding to the portrait mode on the display 120 . have. In this case, since the vertical length of the seventh image 770 corresponding to the portrait mode has an aspect ratio longer than the horizontal length, the seventh image 770 is not displayed on the entire area of the display 120, A seventh image 770 may be displayed on a partial area of the display 120 .

Then, when the display 120 is changed to the portrait mode through the guide UI 70 , the electronic device 100 displays the seventh image 770 on the entire area of the display 120 and displays the remaining plurality of images. A small display may be performed on the lower region of the display 120 . Also, while the electronic device 100 operates in the portrait mode as shown in FIG. 7C , a plurality of images corresponding to the portrait mode may be displayed in a small size on the lower area of the display 120 .

In FIG. 7C , only a plurality of images corresponding to the portrait mode are shown to be displayed in a small size on the lower region of the display 120 , but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the electronic device 100 aligns the plurality of images corresponding to the portrait mode in the priority order, and arranges the plurality of images 700 to 760 corresponding to the landscape mode in the lower order to be displayed on the lower area of the display 120 . can

8A is a diagram illustrating a guide UI for changing a display mode. 8B is a diagram illustrating a change in a display mode of a display according to a guide UI.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the electronic device 100 is connected to the external device PC through the HDMI terminal 1 while operating in the portrait mode, the electronic device 100 determines whether the display mode is changed to the landscape mode. It is possible to display the guide UI 80 asking whether or not.

For example, when the electronic device 100 is connected to an external device through the HDMI terminal, the electronic device 100 may receive information on the external device through the HDMI terminal. In addition, the electronic device 100 may identify a display mode corresponding to the external device through the received information on the external device. As an embodiment, the PC may be identified as an external device corresponding to the landscape mode.

In addition, when a user command for changing the display mode to the landscape mode is input through the guide UI 80 , the electronic device 100 may control the display 120 to operate in the landscape mode. As an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may further include a motor for rotating the display 120 , and the display 120 may be rotated by the motor. However, when a user command for maintaining the display mode in the portrait mode is input, the image provided from the external device PC may be displayed on the display 120 in the portrait mode.

And, when the display 120 is changed to the landscape mode through the guide UI 80 , the electronic device 100 displays an image provided from the external device PC on the display 120 in the landscape mode as shown in FIG. 8B . can do.

9 is a diagram for explaining a method of controlling an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The electronic device 100 may acquire usage histories for a plurality of applications for each display mode (S910). As an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may obtain a plurality of application use histories in the landscape mode and obtain a plurality of application use histories in the portrait mode. As an embodiment, the usage history for the plurality of applications may include information on the recent execution history of the plurality of applications and information on the number of times the plurality of applications are executed.

Then, the electronic device 100 may receive a user command for generating a UI while operating in the landscape mode ( S920 ). According to the present disclosure, the UI may be a UI for providing a recommended application to the user when the display 120 is in a landscape mode. In addition, the user command for generating the UI may include an input through an external device such as a remote control, a voice input through a user's voice, and a touch input through the touch screen of the display 120 .

When a user command for creating a UI is input, the electronic device 100 displays a plurality of first icons corresponding to the plurality of applications in a first arrangement order based on usage histories for the plurality of applications in the landscape mode. It can be done (S930). The plurality of first icons may be displayed based on a layout corresponding to the horizontal mode, and for example, the plurality of first icons may be displayed in a layout in which a horizontal length is longer than a vertical length. In addition, each of the plurality of first icons may include at least one of a thumbnail corresponding to the plurality of icons, a name of a corresponding application, and a logo of the corresponding application. In addition, the first sort order may be an order most frequently used in a landscape mode among a plurality of applications, or an order most recently executed in a landscape mode among a plurality of applications.

Then, when the display mode is changed from the landscape mode to the portrait mode ( S940 ), the electronic device 100 generates a plurality of second icons corresponding to the plurality of applications based on the usage histories of the plurality of applications in the portrait mode. 2 can be displayed in the sort order (S950). The plurality of second icons may be displayed based on a layout corresponding to the vertical mode, and for example, the plurality of second icons may be displayed in a layout in which a vertical length is longer than a horizontal length. In addition, each of the plurality of second icons may include at least one of a thumbnail corresponding to the plurality of icons, a name of a corresponding application, and a logo of the corresponding application. In addition, the second sort order may be an order most frequently used in the portrait mode among the plurality of applications, or may be an order most recently executed in the portrait mode among the plurality of applications.

10 is a block diagram for explaining a specific configuration of the electronic device 1000 according to the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 10 , the electronic device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes not only a memory 1010 , a display 1020 , and a processor 1030 , but also a motor 1040 , an input/output interface 1050 , It may further include a communication interface 1060 , a microphone 1070 , and a speaker 1080 . However, such a configuration is an example, and it goes without saying that a new configuration may be added or some configuration may be omitted in addition to such a configuration in carrying out the present disclosure. The memory 1010 , the display 1020 , and the processor 1030 have been described with reference to FIG. 2 . Hereinafter, the motor 1040 , the input/output interface 1050 , the communication interface 1060 , the microphone 1070 and the speaker (1080) and the like will be described in detail.

The motor 1040 may rotate the display 1020 . Specifically, the motor 1040 is connected to a gear (eg, a circular gear) coupled to the display 1020 , and may rotate the display 1020 by rotating the gear under the control of the processor 1030 . Alternatively, the motor 1040 may stop the rotation of the display 1020 by stopping the rotation of the gear under the control of the processor 1030 .

To this end, the motor 1040 may be implemented as a step motor capable of generating a rotational force, but this is only an example, and the motor 1040 may be implemented as various motors such as an AC motor and a DC motor.

When the electronic device 1000 includes the motor 1040 , the display 1020 may be rotated according to the driving of the motor 1040 . That is, when an event for changing the display mode of the display 1020 is detected, the processor 1030 may control the motor 1040 to rotate the display 1020 . As an example, the event for changing the display mode may be a user input for changing the display mode of the display 1020 , but is not limited thereto. That is, the event for changing the display mode may include an event in which an application is selected, an event connected to an external device, a user input input from an external remote control device, etc., and other display modes of the display 1020 may be changed. A variety of events can be included. In addition, various events for changing the display mode may be set by the user.

In this case, the display 1020 may be rotated around a rotation center while the front surface maintains a constant direction. Here, the rotation center may be located at the geometric center of the display 1020 , but is not limited thereto, and may be located at another position of the display 1020 .

The input/output interface 1050 may input/output at least one of audio and video signals. In particular, the input/output interface 1050 may receive an image from an external device capable of providing an image to the display 1020 .

On the other hand, the input/output interface 1050 may be a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), but this is only an example. MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link), USB (Universal Serial Bus), DP (Display Port), Thunder It may be any one interface among Thunderbolt, VGA (Video Graphics Array) port, RGB port, D-SUB (D-subminiature), and DVI (Digital Visual Interface). Depending on the implementation, the input/output interface 1050 may include a port for inputting and outputting only an audio signal and a port for inputting and outputting only an image signal as separate ports, or may be implemented as a single port for inputting and outputting both an audio signal and an image signal.

The communication interface 1060 is configured to communicate with various types of external devices according to various types of communication methods. The communication interface 1060 may include a Wi-Fi chip, a Bluetooth chip, a wireless communication chip, and an NFC chip. The processor 1030 may communicate with various external devices using the communication interface 1060 .

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor 1030 may perform a wireless connection with the IoT device connectable to the electronic device 1000 through the communication interface 1060 . In particular, the Wi-Fi chip and the Bluetooth chip may perform communication using the WiFi method and the Bluetooth method, respectively. In the case of using a Wi-Fi chip or a Bluetooth chip, various types of connection information such as an SSID and a session key are first transmitted/received, and then various types of information may be transmitted/received after communication connection using this. The wireless communication chip refers to a chip that performs communication according to various communication standards such as IEEE, ZigBee, 3rd Generation (3G), 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), and Long Term Evoloution (LTE). The NFC chip refers to a chip operating in an NFC (Near Field Communication) method using a 13.56 MHz band among various RF-ID frequency bands such as 135 kHz, 13.56 MHz, 433 MHz, 860 to 960 MHz, and 2.45 GHz.

That is, in one embodiment, the processor 1030 performs a connection with an external device that provides an image to the display 1020 through the input/output interface 1050 or the communication interface 1060, so that the image provided from the external device is displayed on the display ( 1020) can be shown.

The microphone 1070 receives an audio signal from the outside. The audio signal may include a user's voice, and the user's voice may include a command for setting a display mode for a source providing an image to the display 1020 of the electronic device 1000 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the user's voice may include various voice commands for controlling the electronic device 1000 .

In an embodiment according to the present disclosure, when a user voice for displaying a plurality of application recommendation UIs is input from the microphone 1070 , the processor 1030 corresponds to the display mode of the display 1020 based on the input user voice. The display 1020 may be controlled to display a recommended UI. That is, the user input according to the present disclosure may be input from the microphone 1070 through the user's voice. Specifically, the processor 1030 may receive a user's voice through the microphone 1070 , perform voice recognition on the received user's voice, and obtain a user command corresponding to the received user's voice. More specifically, the processor 1030 may receive the user's voice through the microphone 1070, input the received user's voice into the learned artificial intelligence model, and obtain a user command corresponding to the received user's voice.

In addition, although the electronic device 1000 disclosed in FIG. 10 is disclosed as including the microphone 1070 , the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the external electronic device receives an audio signal, and the electronic device 1000 according to the present disclosure is external An audio signal may be received from the electronic device.

The speaker 1080 may output audio data under the control of the processor 1030 . In particular, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the speaker 1080 may output audio content provided according to a user command. Also, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the display 1020 is rotated, the speaker 1080 may output an audio indicating that the display 1020 is rotated.

11 is a diagram for explaining a method of controlling an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The electronic device 100 may acquire usage histories for a plurality of applications for each horizontal mode and vertical mode (S1110). As an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may obtain a plurality of application use histories in the landscape mode and obtain a plurality of application use histories in the portrait mode. As an embodiment, the usage history for the plurality of applications may include information on the recent execution history of the plurality of applications and information on the number of times the plurality of applications are executed.

In addition, the electronic device 100 may display a plurality of first icons corresponding to a plurality of applications in a first arrangement order while operating in the landscape mode ( S1120 ). The plurality of first icons may be displayed based on a layout corresponding to the horizontal mode, and for example, the plurality of first icons may be displayed in a layout in which a horizontal length is longer than a vertical length. In addition, each of the plurality of first icons may include at least one of a thumbnail corresponding to the plurality of icons, a name of a corresponding application, and a logo of the corresponding application. In addition, the first sort order may be an order most frequently used in a landscape mode among a plurality of applications, or an order most recently executed in a landscape mode among a plurality of applications. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the first sorting order may be a preset sorting order in the electronic device 100 . For example, the preset sort order may be an application name order corresponding to each icon and an installation order of applications corresponding to each icon. In addition, the preset sort order may be set by the user or set by the manufacturer of the electronic device 100 .

Then, when the display mode is changed from the landscape mode to the portrait mode ( S1130 ), the electronic device 100 displays a plurality of second icons corresponding to the plurality of applications based on usage histories for the plurality of applications in the portrait mode. 2 may be displayed in the sort order (S1140). The plurality of second icons may be displayed based on a layout corresponding to the vertical mode, and for example, the plurality of second icons may be displayed in a layout in which a vertical length is longer than a horizontal length. In addition, each of the plurality of second icons may include at least one of a thumbnail corresponding to the plurality of icons, a name of a corresponding application, and a logo of the corresponding application. In addition, the second sort order may be an order most frequently used in the portrait mode among the plurality of applications, or may be an order most recently executed in the portrait mode among the plurality of applications.

The present embodiments can apply various transformations and can have various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the scope of the specific embodiments, and should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives of the embodiments of the present disclosure. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for like components.

In describing the present disclosure, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present disclosure, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the above-described embodiments may be modified in various other forms, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments. Rather, these embodiments are provided to more fully and complete the present disclosure, and to fully convey the spirit of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art.

The terms used in the present disclosure are used only to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the scope of rights. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present disclosure, expressions such as “have,” “may have,” “include,” or “may include” indicate the presence of a corresponding characteristic (eg, a numerical value, function, operation, or component such as a part). and does not exclude the presence of additional features.

In this disclosure, expressions such as "A or B," "at least one of A and/and B," or "one or more of A or/and B" may include all possible combinations of the items listed together. . For example, "A or B," "at least one of A and B," or "at least one of A or B" means (1) includes at least one A, (2) includes at least one B; Or (3) it may refer to all cases including both at least one A and at least one B.

As used in the present disclosure, expressions such as “first,” “second,” “first,” or “second,” may modify various elements, regardless of order and/or importance, and refer to one element. It is used only to distinguish it from other components, and does not limit the components.

A component (eg, a first component) is "coupled with/to (operatively or communicatively)" to another component (eg, a second component); When referring to "connected to", it will be understood that the certain element may be directly connected to the other element or may be connected through another element (eg, a third element).

On the other hand, when it is said that a component (eg, a first component) is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component (eg, a second component), the component and the It may be understood that other components (eg, a third component) do not exist between other components.

The expression “configured to (or configured to)” as used in this disclosure, depending on the context, for example, “suitable for,” “having the capacity to” ," "designed to," "adapted to," "made to," or "capable of." The term “configured (or configured to)” may not necessarily mean only “specifically designed to” in hardware.

Instead, in some circumstances, the expression “a device configured to” may mean that the device is “capable of” with other devices or parts. For example, the phrase "a processor configured (or configured to perform) A, B, and C" refers to a dedicated processor (eg, an embedded processor) for performing the corresponding operations, or by executing one or more software programs stored in a memory device. , may mean a generic-purpose processor (eg, a CPU or an application processor) capable of performing corresponding operations.

In an embodiment, a 'module' or 'unit' performs at least one function or operation, and may be implemented as hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software. In addition, a plurality of 'modules' or a plurality of 'units' may be integrated into at least one module and implemented with at least one processor, except for 'modules' or 'units' that need to be implemented with specific hardware.

Meanwhile, various elements and regions in the drawings are schematically drawn. Accordingly, the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by the relative size or spacing drawn in the accompanying drawings.

Meanwhile, the various embodiments described above may be implemented in a recording medium readable by a computer or a similar device using software, hardware, or a combination thereof. According to the hardware implementation, the embodiments described in the present disclosure are ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), DSPs (digital signal processors), DSPDs (digital signal processing devices), PLDs (programmable logic devices), FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays) ), processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electrical units for performing other functions may be implemented using at least one. In some cases, the embodiments described herein may be implemented by the processor itself. According to the software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described in this specification may be implemented as separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more functions and operations described herein.

Meanwhile, the above-described method according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be stored in a non-transitory readable medium. Such a non-transitory readable medium may be mounted on various devices and used.

The non-transitory readable medium refers to a medium that stores data semi-permanently, rather than a medium that stores data for a short moment, such as a register, cache, memory, and the like, and can be read by a device. Specifically, the programs for performing the above-described various methods may be provided by being stored in a non-transitory readable medium such as a CD, DVD, hard disk, Blu-ray disk, USB, memory card, ROM, and the like.

According to an embodiment, the method according to various embodiments disclosed in this document may be provided as included in a computer program product. Computer program products may be traded between sellers and buyers as commodities. The computer program product may be distributed in the form of a machine-readable storage medium (eg, compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM)) or online through an application store (eg, Play Store™). In the case of online distribution, at least a portion of the computer program product may be temporarily stored or temporarily generated in a storage medium such as a memory of a server of a manufacturer, a server of an application store, or a relay server.

In addition, although preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated and described above, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the technical field to which the disclosure belongs without departing from the gist of the present disclosure as claimed in the claims In addition, various modifications may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or prospect of the present disclosure.

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Claims (20)

In an electronic device,
rotatable display;
a memory storing at least one instruction; and
a processor configured to execute at least one instruction stored in the memory to control the electronic device, and to control the electronic device to operate in one of a landscape mode and a portrait mode;
The processor is
Acquire usage histories for a plurality of applications for each display mode,
while operating in the landscape mode, control the display to display a plurality of first icons corresponding to the plurality of applications in a first arrangement order,
When the display mode is changed from the landscape mode to the portrait mode, a plurality of second icons corresponding to a plurality of applications are displayed in a second arrangement order based on usage histories for the plurality of applications in the portrait mode. An electronic device for controlling the display.
According to claim 1,
The plurality of first icons are displayed based on a layout corresponding to the landscape mode,
The plurality of second icons are displayed on a layout background corresponding to the portrait mode.
According to claim 1,
The first sorting order is identified based on usage histories for the plurality of applications in the landscape mode, and the first sorting order is the most used order among the plurality of applications during the landscape mode,
The second sort order is an order most frequently used during the portrait mode among the plurality of applications.
According to claim 1,
The first sort order is identified based on usage histories for the plurality of applications in the landscape mode, and the first sort order is the most recently executed among the plurality of applications when the display is in the landscape mode. is the order,
The second arrangement order is an order most recently executed when the display is in the portrait mode among the plurality of applications.
According to claim 1,
Further comprising a communication interface comprising a circuit,
The processor is
The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the use history for the plurality of applications is received from an external server through the communication interface.
According to claim 1,
Each of the plurality of first icons includes thumbnails of applications corresponding to the plurality of first icons,
Each of the plurality of second icons includes information on applications corresponding to the plurality of second icons and thumbnails.
According to claim 1,
The processor is
Identifies a display mode corresponding to each of a plurality of contents included in a first application among the plurality of applications,
When an icon corresponding to the first application is selected from among the plurality of first icons while operating in the landscape mode, controlling the display to display at least one content corresponding to the landscape mode among the plurality of content electronic device with
8. The method of claim 7,
The processor is
When the display mode is changed from a landscape mode to a portrait mode while the first application screen is being displayed, the electronic device controls the display to display at least one content corresponding to the portrait mode among the plurality of content.
8. The method of claim 7,
The processor is
The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the display is controlled to display at least one content corresponding to a horizontal mode among the plurality of contents in a priority order and display at least one content corresponding to a vertical mode among the plurality of contents in a lower priority order. .
According to claim 1,
A motor for rotating the display; further comprising,
The processor is
When an event for changing the display mode of the display is detected, the electronic device controls the motor to rotate the display.
A method for controlling an electronic device, comprising:
obtaining usage histories for a plurality of applications for each horizontal mode and vertical mode of the display;
displaying a plurality of first icons corresponding to the plurality of applications in a first arrangement order while operating in a landscape mode; and
When the display mode is changed from the landscape mode to the portrait mode, a plurality of second icons corresponding to a plurality of applications are displayed in a second arrangement order based on usage histories for the plurality of applications in the portrait mode Control method comprising;
12. The method of claim 11,
The plurality of first icons,
Displayed based on the layout corresponding to the landscape mode,
The plurality of second icons,
A control method displayed on the basis of a layout corresponding to the portrait mode.
12. The method of claim 11,
The first sorting order is identified based on usage histories for the plurality of applications in the landscape mode, and the first sorting order is the most used order among the plurality of applications during the landscape mode,
The second sorting order is a control method, characterized in that the most used order during the portrait mode among the plurality of applications.
12. The method of claim 11,
The first sort order is identified based on usage histories for the plurality of applications in the landscape mode, and the first sort order is the most recently executed among the plurality of applications when the display is in the landscape mode. is the order,
The second arrangement order is a control method, characterized in that the most recently executed order when the display is in the portrait mode among the plurality of applications.
12. The method of claim 11,
The obtaining step is
Through the communication interface, the control method, characterized in that for receiving the use history for the plurality of applications from an external server.
12. The method of claim 11,
Each of the plurality of first icons includes thumbnails of applications corresponding to the plurality of first icons,
Each of the plurality of second icons includes information and thumbnails of applications corresponding to the plurality of second icons.
12. The method of claim 11,
identifying a display mode corresponding to each of a plurality of contents included in a first application among the plurality of applications; and
Displaying at least one content corresponding to the landscape mode among the plurality of content when an icon corresponding to the first application is selected from among the plurality of first icons while operating in the landscape mode; Way.
18. The method of claim 17,
and displaying at least one content corresponding to a portrait mode among the plurality of content when the display mode is changed from a landscape mode to a portrait mode while the first application screen is being displayed.
18. The method of claim 17,
The displaying step is
and displaying at least one content corresponding to a horizontal mode among the plurality of contents in a priority order and displaying at least one content corresponding to a vertical mode among the plurality of contents in a lower priority order.
12. The method of claim 11,
Displaying in the second sort order comprises:
When an event for changing the display mode of the display is detected, controlling a motor to rotate the display.

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