Flexible display apparatus and operating method thereof

Abstract

A flexible display apparatus is provided. The flexible display apparatus includes a display, a sensor which senses shape deformation of the display, a storage which, if a shape deformation is sensed, stores operation state information of a first operation state of the flexible display apparatus prior to the first shape deformation being performed, and a controller which performs a function corresponding to the first shape deformation if a second shape deformation different from the first shape deformation is sensed, returns to the first operation state according to the operation state information stored in the storage.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic apparatus comprising:
 a display;   a sensor configured to detect a bending of the electronic apparatus; and   a controller configured to:
 based on detection of a bending of the electronic apparatus while a first screen is presented on the display, control the display to present a resized screen of the first screen on a first area of the display and present a second screen on a second area of the display, 
   wherein the first area and the second area are divided according to a bending line corresponding to the bending of the electronic apparatus.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to reduce a size of the first screen and present the reduced screen of the first screen while maintaining a ratio of the first screen on the first area. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to reduce a size of the first screen and present the first screen by adjusting a ratio of the first screen on the first area. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to, based on the sensor detecting bending of the electronic apparatus while an execution screen of an application is displayed, control the display to reduce a size of the execution screen and present the execution screen of the application on the first area and present a user interface (UI) element to control the application on the second area. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to, based on the sensor detecting bending of the electronic apparatus while an execution screen of an application is displayed, control the display to reduce a size of the execution screen and present the execution screen of the application on the first area and a user interface (UI) element representing at least one of time information, weather information and battery information on the second area. 
     
     
         6 . A method for operating an electronic apparatus which comprises a display, the method comprising:
 detecting a bending of the electronic apparatus with a sensor; and   based on detection of a bending of the electronic apparatus while a first screen is presented on the display, controlling the display with a controller to present a resized screen of the first screen on a first area of the display and present a second screen on a second area of the display,   wherein the first area and the second area are divided according to a bending line corresponding to the bending of the electronic apparatus.   
     
     
         7 . The method as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the controlling of the display comprises reducing a size of the first screen and presenting the reduced screen of the first screen while maintaining a ratio of the first screen on the first area. 
     
     
         8 . The method as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the controlling of the display comprises reducing a size of the first screen and presenting the first screen by adjusting a ratio of the first screen on the first area. 
     
     
         9 . The method as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the controlling of the display comprises, based on the sensor detecting bending of the electronic apparatus while an execution screen of an application is displayed, controlling the display to reduce a size of the execution screen and present the execution screen of the application on the first area and present a user interface (UI) element to control the application on the second area. 
     
     
         10 . The method as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the controlling of the display comprises, based on the sensor detecting bending of the electronic apparatus while an execution screen of an application is displayed, controlling the display to reduce a size of the execution screen and present the execution screen of the application on the first area and a user interface (UI) element representing at least one of time information, weather information and battery information on the second area.