Patent Publication Number: US-2016234668-A1

Title: Method for performing function and device for providing the same

Description:
CLAIM OF PRIORITY 
     This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) of a Korean patent application filed on Feb. 6, 2015 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office and assigned Serial number 10-2015-0018435, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present disclosure relates to a method for performing a function and a device for providing the same, and more particularly to the performing of a predetermined function when an electronic device senses a signal that satisfies a specific condition caused by an auxiliary device. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     Recently, with the abrupt development of communication technology, functions of an electronic device, such as a portable terminal, have been gradually expanded, and in accompaniment with this, a portable terminal may provide an implementation function related to a predetermined function in response to a specific input in more various manners. 
     In relation to such a portable terminal function, a portable terminal recently provides an emergency call origination in accordance with an emergency situation related to a crime or health through sensing of a specific button of the portable terminal or a scream. 
     SUMMARY 
     According to aspects of the disclosure, an electronic device is provided comprising: a memory; an input interface; at least one processor operatively coupled to the memory, configured to: receive a signal, via the input interface, that is generated in response to a physical deformation of an auxiliary device; detect whether the signal satisfies a predefined condition; and perform an operation associated with the predefined condition in response to the signal satisfying the predefined condition. 
     According to aspects of the disclosure, an auxiliary device is provided comprising: a connection portion coupled to an electronic device; and a first portion arranged to be deformed when external pressure is applied to the first portion and provide to the electronic device a signal that is generated in response to the first portion being deformed, wherein the signal is provided to the electronic device via the connection portion. 
     According to aspects of the disclosure, a method is provided for use in an electronic device, comprising: receiving, by the electronic device, a signal that is generated as a result of a physical deformation of an auxiliary device; detecting whether the signal satisfies a predefined condition; and performing, by the electronic device, an operation associated with the predefined condition in response to the signal satisfying the predefined condition. 
     According to aspects of the disclosure, a method for use in an auxiliary device is provided having a connection portion and a deformable portion, comprising: generating a signal in response to the deformable portion being deformed by external pressure that is applied to the deformable portion; and providing the signal to an electronic device via the connection portion. 
     According to aspects of the disclosure, a system is provided comprising: an auxiliary device including a connection portion and a deformable portion configured to be deformed when external pressure is applied to the deformable portion, and provide to the connection portion a signal indicating that the deformable portion is deformed; and an electronic device coupled to the connection portion of the auxiliary device, wherein the electronic device is configured to receive the signal, detect whether the signal satisfies a predefined condition, and perform an operation associated with the predefined condition in response to the signal satisfying the predefined condition. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a diagram of an example of a network environment, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  is a block diagram of an example of an electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3  is a block diagram of an example of a program module, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4A  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4B  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 5  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 6  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 7  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device including a deformable portion, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device including a deformable portion, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9A  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9B  is a diagram of an example of a circuit for detecting that an auxiliary device is deformed, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and a strap type auxiliary device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 11  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device including an element that performs a specific function, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 12  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device including a magnetic element, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 13  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device including a deformable portion, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 14  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device including a deformable portion, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 15  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device including a deformable portion, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 16  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device including a deformable portion, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 17  is a flowchart of an example of a process, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; and 
         FIG. 18  is a flowchart of an example of a process, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present specification will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it should be understood that there is no intent to limit the present disclosure to the particular forms disclosed herein; rather, the present disclosure should be construed to cover various modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives of embodiments of the present disclosure. In describing the drawings, similar reference numerals may be used to designate similar constituent elements. 
     As used herein, the expression “have”, “may have”, “include”, or “may include” refers to the existence of a corresponding feature (e.g., numeral, function, operation, or constituent element such as component), and does not exclude one or more additional features. 
     In the present disclosure, the expression “A or B”, “at least one of A or/and B”, or “one or more of A or/and B” may include all possible combinations of the items listed. For example, the expression “A or B”, “at least one of A and B”, or “at least one of A or B” refers to all of (1) including at least one A, (2) including at least one B, or (3) including all of at least one A and at least one B. 
     The expression “a first”, “a second”, “the first”, or “the second” used in various embodiments of the present disclosure may modify various components regardless of the order and/or the importance but does not limit the corresponding components. For example, a first user device and a second user device indicate different user devices although both of them are user devices. For example, a first element may be termed a second element, and similarly, a second element may be termed a first element without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. 
     It should be understood that when an element (e.g., first element) is referred to as being (operatively or communicatively) “connected,” or “coupled,” to another element (e.g., second element), it may be directly connected or coupled directly to the other element or any other element (e.g., third element) may be interposer between them. In contrast, it may be understood that when an element (e.g., first element) is referred to as being “directly connected,” or “directly coupled” to another element (second element), there are no element (e.g., third element) interposed between them. 
     The expression “configured to” used in the present disclosure may be exchanged with, for example, “suitable for”, “having the capacity to”, “designed to”, “adapted to”, “made to”, or “capable of” according to the situation. The term “configured to” may not necessarily imply “specifically designed to” in hardware. Alternatively, in some situations, the expression “device configured to” may mean that the device, together with other devices or components, “is able to”. For example, the phrase “processor adapted (or configured) to perform A, B, and C” may mean a dedicated processor (e.g. embedded processor) only for performing the corresponding operations or a generic-purpose processor (e.g., central processing unit (CPU) or application processor (AP)) that can perform the corresponding operations by executing one or more software programs stored in a memory device. 
     The terms used in the present disclosure are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. As used herein, singular forms may include plural forms as well unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as those commonly understood by a person skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains. Such terms as those defined in a generally used dictionary may be interpreted to have the meanings equal to the contextual meanings in the relevant field of art, and are not to be interpreted to have ideal or excessively formal meanings unless clearly defined in the present disclosure. In some cases, even the term defined in the present disclosure should not be interpreted to exclude embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     In this disclosure, an electronic device may be a device that involves a communication function. For example, an electronic device may be a smart phone, a tablet PC (Personal Computer), a mobile phone, a video phone, an e-book reader, a desktop PC, a laptop PC, a netbook computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), an MP 3  player, a portable medical device, a digital camera, or a wearable device (e.g., an HMD (Head-Mounted Device) such as electronic glasses, electronic clothes, an electronic bracelet, an electronic necklace, an electronic accessory, electronic tattoo, smart mirror or a smart watch). According to various embodiments, the wearable device may include at least one of an accessory type (e.g., a watch, a ring, a bracelet, an anklet, a necklace, a glasses, a contact lens, or a Head-Mounted Device (HMD)), a fabric or clothing integrated type (e.g., an electronic clothing), a body-mounted type (e.g., a skin pad, or tattoo), and a bio-implantable type (e.g., an implantable circuit). 
     According to some embodiments, an electronic device may be a smart home appliance that involves a communication function. For example, an electronic device may be a TV, a DVD (Digital Video Disk) player, audio equipment, a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a vacuum cleaner, an oven, a microwave, a washing machine, an air cleaner, a set-top box, a home automation control panel, a security control panel, a TV box (e.g., Samsung HomeSync™, Apple TV™, Google TV™, etc.), a game console, an electronic dictionary, an electronic key, a camcorder, or an electronic picture frame. 
     According to another embodiment, the electronic device may include at least one of various medical devices (e.g., various portable medical measuring devices (a blood glucose monitoring device, a heart rate monitoring device, a blood pressure measuring device, a body temperature measuring device, etc.), a Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA), a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), a Computed Tomography (CT) machine, and an ultrasonic machine), a navigation device, a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), an Event Data Recorder (EDR), a Flight Data Recorder (FDR), a Vehicle Infotainment Devices, an electronic devices for a ship (e.g., a navigation device for a ship, and a gyro-compass), avionics, security devices, an automotive head unit, a robot for home or industry, an automatic teller&#39;s machine (ATM) in banks, point of sales (POS) in a shop, or internet device of things (e.g., a light bulb, various sensors, electric or gas meter, a sprinkler device, a fire alarm, a thermostat, a streetlamp, a toaster, a sporting goods, a hot water tank, a heater, a boiler, etc.). 
     According to some embodiments, an electronic device may be furniture or part of a building or construction having a communication function, an electronic board, an electronic signature receiving device, a projector, or various measuring instruments (e.g., a water meter, an electric meter, a gas meter, a wave meter, etc.). An electronic device disclosed herein may be one of the above-mentioned devices or any combination thereof. 
     The electronic device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may be a flexible device. Further, the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to the aforementioned devices, and may include a new electronic device according to the development of technology 
     Hereinafter, an electronic device according to various embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. As used herein, the term “user” may indicate a person who uses an electronic device or a device (e.g., an artificial intelligence electronic device) that uses an electronic device. 
       FIG. 1  is a block diagram illustrating a network environment  100  including therein an electronic device  101  in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to  FIG. 1 , the electronic device  101  may include, but not limited to, a bus  110 , a processor  120 , a memory  130 , an input/output interface  140 , a display  150 , a communication interface  160 , and an application control module  170 . In some embodiments, at least one of the elements of the electronic device  101  may be omitted or other elements may be additionally included in the electronic device  101 . 
     The bus  110  may include, for example, a circuit which interconnects the elements  110  to  170  and delivers a communication (e.g., a control message and/or data) between the elements  110  to  170 . 
     The processor  120  may include one or more of a Central Processing Unit (CPU), an Application Processor (AP), and a Communication Processor (CP). The processor  120 , for example, may carry out operations or data processing relating to control and/or communication of at least one other element of the electronic device  101 . 
     The processor  120  according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may support to perform an initialization process through control of power supply to respective constituent elements of the electronic device  101 , and if the initialization process is completed, the processor  120  may control the respective constituent elements of the electronic device  101 . The processor  120  may control the respective constituent elements of the electronic device  101  to perform the function according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     In one embodiment, the processor  120  may receive an input that is caused by an auxiliary device  400  through the input/output interface  150 . The processor  120  may control the respective constituent elements of the electronic device  101  to sense a signal that is included in the input or that is generated based on the input and to perform a predefined function if the sensed signal satisfies the predefined condition. In various embodiments, such a predefined function may be performed only once to correspond to the auxiliary device  400 . 
     In an embodiment, the processor  120  may control the input/output interface  150  to establish an electrical connection with the auxiliary device  400 . For example, the processor  120  may apply a voltage or current signal to the auxiliary device  400  through the input/output interface  150  or may sense a voltage or current signal that is generated in the auxiliary device  400 . The electronic device  101  and the auxiliary device  400  may be connected to each other through a channel (e.g., wire) that includes at least one element (e.g., resistor, diode, or transistor). One end of such a channel may be connected to the input/output interface  150 , and the other end thereof may be connected to the auxiliary device  400 , but are not limited thereto. The input/output interface  150  according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be connected to at least a partial region of the channel. Further, the channel may be extended to a deformable portion of the auxiliary device  400 . In various embodiments, the auxiliary device  400  may be configured in a manner that a channel having no element is mounted on the deformable portion, and at least one element is mounted on one region excluding the deformable portion  400  of the auxiliary device  400 . 
     In an embodiment, the processor  120  may supply a voltage or current signal to the auxiliary device  400  through the input/output interface  150 . For example, the processor  120  may supply the voltage or current signal to the auxiliary device  400  through the input/output interface  150  and a channel connected to the input/output interface. In addition, the processor  120  may sense a voltage or current that is generated in a specific region (e.g., region having an NFC tag attached thereto, metal contact, chip, or coupling) of the electronic device  101  or the auxiliary device  400  through the input/output interface  150 . For example, the deformable portion of the auxiliary device  400  may be deformed in accordance with external pressure to cause a channel open or deformation phenomenon, and the processor  120  may sense the voltage or current signal that is generated or changed in accordance with the deformed channel through the input/output interface  150 . If the sensed electrical signal satisfies a predefined condition, the processor  120  may control the respective constituent elements of the electronic device  101  to perform a predefined function. 
     The processor  120  according to another embodiment may receive a voltage from the auxiliary device  400 . For example, on one side of the auxiliary device  400 , an element (e.g., piezoelectric element) that generates a voltage in response to an external pressure applied thereto may be mounted. The voltage that is generated when the external pressure is applied to the element may be transferred to the electronic device  101  through the channel connected to the element. The input/output interface  150  according to an embodiment may transfer information about the voltage or current that is received from the auxiliary device  400  to the processor  120  or the memory  130 . 
     In some implementations, the input/output interface may include a magnetic sensor. In an embodiment, the processor  120  may control a magnetic sensor  240 D to receive a magnetic signal from the auxiliary device  400 . The processor  120  may control the respective constituent elements of the electronic device  101  to perform the predefined function if the received magnetic signal satisfies the predefined condition. For example, if a magnetic element that is mounted on one side of the auxiliary device  400  becomes adjacent to the magnetic sensor  240 D of the electronic device  101  through the physical deformation of the auxiliary device  400  caused by the external pressure, the processor  120  may sense the generated magnetic signal through the magnetic sensor  240 D and may perform a corresponding function. 
     In an embodiment, the processor  120  may sense pressing (e.g., pressure input) of the input interface (button) of the electronic device  101  in accordance with the physical deformation of the at least partial region of the auxiliary device  400  (e.g., deformable portion of the auxiliary device), and may detect the signal that is generated in accordance with the pressure. If the generated signal satisfies the predefined condition, the processor  120  may control the respective constituent elements of the electronic device  101  to perform the predefined function. The detailed operation thereof will be described later with reference to  FIGS. 14 and 15 . 
     In an embodiment, the processor  120  may perform communication with at least one channel or at least one device as a predefined function. For example, the processor  120  transmits and receives information through communication with at least one channel or at least one device. For example, if the signal that is caused by the auxiliary device  400  satisfies the predefined condition, the processor  120  may control the communication interface  170  to perform communication with the at least one channel or at least one device. Through this, the processor  120  may control the communication interface  170  to request a call connection from a device that corresponds to a predefined phone number or to transmit/receive information through a predefined communication channel. For example, the processor  120  may transmit/receive a call connection or information that is related to an emergency mode to/from a predefined communication channel or device. 
     In an embodiment, the processor  120  may control the display  160  to display a graphic user interface on at least a partial region of the display  160  as a predefined function. For example, if the signal that is caused by the auxiliary device  400  satisfies a predefined condition, the processor  120  may control the display  160  to display the graphic user interface on one region of the display  160 . In this case, the auxiliary device  400  can be detachably attached to the electronic device  101 , but is not limited thereto. The auxiliary device  400  may be configured to be included in the electronic device  101  as one region. In another embodiment, in the case where the auxiliary device  400  is connected to the display  160  so as to cover at least a partial region of the display  160 , and the sensed signal satisfies the predefined condition, the processor  120  may control the display  160  to display a predefined graphic user interface on a region of the display  160  that is exposed to an outside. 
     If the input received from the auxiliary device  400  or the signal generated by the received input satisfies the predefined condition, the processor  120  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may confirm a region of the display  160  in which the auxiliary device  400  is not located within a predetermined threshold distance value from the display  160 . For example, the processor  120  may determine the location or the shape of the auxiliary device  400  that covers one side of the display using a touch screen panel, a proximity sensor, an infrared sensor, or a hall sensor that is mounted on one side of the electronic device  101 . This determination operation is exemplary, and various embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the processor  120  may determine a region of the display that is exposed to an outside in accordance with the defined physical deformation of the auxiliary device  400  based on inherent chip identification information ID included in the auxiliary device  400 . Specifically, the processor  120  may collect inherent chip identification information ID or attribute information included in the auxiliary device and may compare the collected information with pre-stored information. The processor  120  may confirm the region of the display  160  that is exposed to the outside in accordance with the defined physical deformation of the auxiliary device  400  based on the compared information. In this case, the pre-stored information for the comparison may be received from another electronic device  102  or  104  or a server  106  through a network. In various embodiments, the processor  120  may confirm the region of the display  160  that is exposed to the outside in accordance with the defined physical deformation of the auxiliary device  400  on the basis of the identification information ID collected from the auxiliary device  400 , and may output the corresponding user interface UI to the exposed region of the display  160  in accordance with the execution of the predefined function. 
     The processor  120  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may control the display  160  to display a predefined graphic user interface in the confirmed region of the display  160 . For example, the processor  120  may control the display  160  to display a graphic user interface for notifying of a warning message or an image item that can request call performance from a pre-stored phone number on the confirmed region of the display  160 . 
     In another embodiment, the processor  120  may control an audio module  280  to perform audio output as a predefined function. For example, if at least one signal value that is received satisfies a pre-stored threshold value, the processor  120  may control a speaker  282  of the audio module  280  to output sound of a predetermined level (e.g., 60 dB or 70 dB). 
     The processor  120  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may receive any one of an electrical signal and a magnetic signal. If the received signal value satisfies a predefined condition (e.g., pre-stored threshold value), the processor  120  may perform a predefined function. 
     The predefined condition according to an embodiment may be a comparison condition of voltage or current values. For example, the processor  120  may compare at least one received voltage or current value of a voltage or current value pre-stored in the memory  130 . For example, if the received voltage value is 0.2 V and the pre-stored threshold voltage value is 0.2 V (error range of 5% or 10%), the processor  120  may perform a function that corresponds to the threshold voltage value. For example, if the function that corresponds to the threshold voltage value is a function of requesting a call connection to a pre-stored phone number, the processor  120  may perform call connection to the pre-stored phone number (e.g., 119, 911, or 112) through control of the communication interface  170 . 
     The predefined condition according to an embodiment may be a comparison condition of magnetic values. For example, the processor  120  may compare a received magnetic signal value with the magnetic signal value stored in the memory  130 . For example, if the received magnetic signal value is 0.1 A/m and the pre-stored threshold magnetic value is 0.09 A/m (error range of 5% or 10%), the processor  120  can perform a function corresponding to the threshold magnetic value. For example, if the function that corresponds to the threshold magnetic value is a function of requesting the call connection to the pre-stored phone number, the processor  120  may control the communication interface  170  to perform the call connection to the pre-stored phone number (e.g., acquaintance phone number or family phone number). 
     The memory  130  may include a volatile memory and/or a non-volatile memory. The memory  130  may store, for example, instructions or data relevant to at least one other element of the electronic device  101 . According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the memory  130  may store software and/or a program  140 . The program  140  may include, for example, a kernel  141 , middleware  143 , an Application Programming Interface (API)  145 , and/or application programs (or “applications”)  147 . At least some of the kernel  141 , the middleware  143 , and the API  145  may be referred to as an Operating System (OS). 
     The memory  130  according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may store functions corresponding to pre-stored voltage or current values and functions corresponding to pre-stored magnetic values in tables. The memory  130  according to an embodiment may store data related to performing of a call request to a pre-stored phone number if the voltage is 0.2 V and performing of sound output over a threshold level if the current is 0.43 A/m, but is not limited thereto. The memory  130  may store various pieces of data that are required to perform predefined conditions or functions according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     The kernel  141  may control or manage system resources (for example, the bus  110 , the processor  120 , or the memory  130 ) used for executing an operation or function implemented by other programs (for example, the middleware  143 , the API  145 , or the application  147 ). Furthermore, the kernel  141  may provide an interface through which the middleware  143 , the API  145 , or the application programs  147  may access the individual elements of the electronic device  101  to control or manage the system resources. 
     The middleware  143  may perform intermediation by which the API  145  or the application  147  communicates with the kernel  141  to transmit or receive data. 
     In addition, the middleware  143  may process one or more task requests received from the application programs  147  according to priorities thereof. For example, the middleware  143  may assign a priority, which enables the use of system resources (e.g., the bus  110 , the processor  120 , the memory  130 , etc.) of the electronic device  101 , to at least one of the application programs  147 . For example, the middleware  143  may perform scheduling or loading balancing on the one or more task requests by processing the one or more task requests according to the priorities assigned thereto. 
     The API  145  which is an interface for allowing the application  147  to control a function provided by the kernel  141  or the middleware  143  may include, for example, at least one interface or function (e.g., a command) for a file control, a window control, an image processing, a text control, and the like. 
     The input/output interface  150 , for example, may function as an interface that may transfer instructions or data input from a user or another external device to the other element(s) of the electronic device  101 . Furthermore, the input/output interface  150  may output the instructions or data received from the other element(s) of the electronic device  101  to the user or another external device. 
     The input/output interface  150  according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented to include channels (wires) as indicated in  FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 11  hereinafter. Further, the channel may be implemented by one circuit module included in the input/output interface  150 . Through such channels, the input/output interface  150  may receive an input in accordance with physical deformation (e.g., opening) that occurs in the deformable portion of the auxiliary device  400  from the auxiliary device  400 . 
     In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the input/output interface  150  may be connected to the auxiliary device  400 , and may generate an electrical signal in accordance with an input that is received through the auxiliary device  400 . 
     In various embodiments, the input/output interface  150  may be implemented to be physically mounted on one side of the electronic device  101 . Accordingly, the input/output interface  150  may be moved or deformed by external physical pressure to generate an electrical signal for requesting a predefined function. This electrical signal may be sensed by the processor  120 . 
     The display  160  may include, for example, a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a Light Emitting Diode (LED) display, an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display, a Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) display, or an electronic paper display. For example, the display  160  may display various pieces of content (e.g., text, images, videos, icons, symbols, etc.) to the user. The display  160  may include a touch screen, and for example, receive a touch, gesture, proximity, or hovering input using an electronic pen or a body part of a user. 
     In various embodiments, the display  160  may display a screen according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, for example, a graphic user interface, such as an emergency mode. The graphic user interface may be displayed on at least a partial region of the display  160 . 
     The communication interface  170 , for example, may set communication between the electronic device  101  and an external device (e.g., the first external electronic device  102 , the second external electronic device  104 , or a server  106 ). For example, the communication interface  170  may be connected to a network  162  through wireless or wired communication to communicate with the external device (e.g., the second external electronic device  104  or the server  106 ). 
     In various embodiments, if the sensed signal satisfies the predefined condition, the communication interface  170  may request a call connection to a device that corresponds to a predefined phone number or may transmit information to a predefined communication channel. 
     The wireless communication may use at least one of, for example, Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advance (LTE-A), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband CDMA (WCDMA), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), WiBro (Wireless Broadband), and Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), as a cellular communication protocol. In addition, the wireless communication may include, for example, short range communication  164 . The short-range communication  164  may include at least one of, for example, WiFi, Bluetooth, Near Field Communication (NFC), and Global Navigation Satellite System(GNSS). 
     The GNSS may include, for example, at least one of Global Positioning System (GPS), Global Navigation Satellite System (Glonass), Beidou Navigation Satellite System (hereinafter referred to as “Beidou”), and Galileo, the European global satellite-based navigation system. Hereinafter, in the description of the present disclosure, the term “GPS” may be interchangeably used with the “GNSS”. 
     The wired communication may include at least one of, for example, a Universal Serial Bus (USB), a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), Recommended Standard  232  (RS- 232 ), and a Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS). The network  162  may include at least one of communication networks, such as a computer network (e.g., a Local Area Network (LAN), or a Wide Area Network (WAN)), the Internet, and a telephone network. 
     Each of the first and second external electronic devices  102  and  104  may be of a type identical to or different from that of the electronic device  101 . According to an embodiment, the server  106  may include a group of one or more servers. According to various embodiments, all or some of the operations performed in the electronic device  101  may be performed in another electronic device or a plurality of electronic devices (e.g., the electronic devices  102  and  104  or the server  106 ). According to an embodiment, when the electronic device  101  has to perform some functions or services automatically or in response to a request, the electronic device  101  may make a request to perform at least some functions relating thereto to another device (e.g., the electronic device  102  or  104  or the server  106 ) instead of performing the functions or services by itself or additionally. The other electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  102  or  104  or the server  106 ) may carry out the requested functions or the additional functions and transfer the result to the electronic device  101 . The electronic device  101  may process the received result as it is or additionally to provide the requested functions or services. To achieve this, for example, cloud computing, distributed computing, or client-server computing technology may be used. 
       FIG. 2  is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device according to various exemplary embodiments. For example, the electronic device  201  may include the entirety or a part of the electronic device  101  illustrated in  FIG. 1 . The electronic device  201  may include at least one Application Processor (AP)  210 , a communication module  220 , a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card  224 , a memory  230 , a sensor module  240 , an input device  250 , a display  260 , an interface  270 , an audio module  280 , a camera module  291 , a power management module  295 , a battery  296 , an indicator  297 , and a motor  298 . 
     The processor  210  may control a plurality of hardware or software components connected to the processor  210  by driving an operating system or an application program and perform processing of various pieces of data and calculations. The processor  210  may be implemented by, for example, a System on Chip (SoC). According to an embodiment, the processor  210  may further include a Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) and/or an image signal processor. The processor  210  may include at least some (e.g., a cellular module  221 ) of the elements illustrated in  FIG. 2 . The processor  210  may load, into a volatile memory, instructions or data received from at least one (e.g., a non-volatile memory) of the other elements and may process the loaded instructions or data, and may store various data in a non-volatile memory. 
     The communication module  220  may have the same/similar configuration as/to the configuration of the communication interface  170  of  FIG. 1 . The communication module  220  may include, for example, a cellular module  221 , a WiFi module  223 , a Bluetooth module  225 , a GNSS module  227  (e.g., a GPS module, a Glonass module, a Beidou module, or a Galileo module), an NFC module  228 , and a Radio Frequency (RF) module  229 . 
     The cellular module  221  may offer a voice call, a video call, a message service, an internet service, or the like through a communication network. Additionally, the cellular module  221  may perform identification and authentication of the electronic device in the communication network, using the SIM card  224 . According to an embodiment, the cellular module  221  may perform at least part of functions the AP  210  can provide. According to an embodiment, the cellular module  221  may include a communication processor (CP). 
     Each of the WiFi module  223 , the BT module  225 , the GNSS module  227  and the NFC module  228  may include a processor for processing data transmitted or received therethrough. Although  FIG. 2  shows the cellular module  221 , the WiFi module  223 , the BT module  225 , the GNSS module  227  and the NFC module  228  as different blocks, at least part of them may be contained in a single IC (Integrated Circuit) chip or a single IC package in an embodiment. 
     The RF module  229  may transmit and receive data, e.g., RF signals or any other electric signals. Although not shown, the RF module  229  may include a transceiver, a PAM (Power Amp Module), a frequency filter, an LNA (Low Noise Amplifier), an antenna or the like. Although  FIG. 2  shows that the cellular module  221 , the WiFi module  223 , the BT module  225 , the GNSS module  227  and the NFC module  228  share the RF module  229 , at least one of them may perform transmission and reception of RF signals through a separate RF module in an embodiment. 
     The SIM card  224  may be a specific card formed of SIM and may be inserted into a slot formed at a certain place of the electronic device. The SIM card  224  may contain therein an ICCID (Integrated Circuit Card IDentifier) or an IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity). 
     The memory  230  (e.g., the memory  130 ) may include an internal memory  232  and an external memory  234 . The internal memory  232  may include, for example, at least one of a volatile memory (e.g., DRAM (Dynamic RAM), SRAM (Static RAM), SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM), etc.) or a nonvolatile memory (e.g., OTPROM (One Time Programmable ROM), PROM (Programmable ROM), EPROM (Erasable and Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM), mask ROM, flash ROM, NAND flash memory, NOR flash memory, etc.). 
     According to an embodiment, the internal memory  232  may have the form of an SSD (Solid State Drive). The external memory  234  may include a flash drive, e.g., CF (Compact Flash), SD (Secure Digital), Micro-SD (Micro Secure Digital), Mini-SD (Mini Secure Digital), xD (eXtreme Digital), memory stick, or the like. 
     The external memory  234  may be functionally connected to the electronic device  200  through various interfaces. According to an embodiment, the electronic device  200  may further include a storage device or medium such as a hard drive. 
     The sensor module  240  may measure physical quantity or sense an operating status of the electronic device  200 , and then convert measured or sensed information into electric signals. The sensor module  240  may include, for example, at least one of a gesture sensor  240 A, a gyro sensor  240 B, an atmospheric sensor  240 C, a magnetic sensor  240 D, an acceleration sensor  240 E, a grip sensor  240 F, a proximity sensor  240 G, a color sensor  240 H (e.g., RGB (Red, Green, Blue) sensor), a biometric sensor  2401 , a temperature-humidity sensor  240 J, an illumination sensor  240 K, and a UV (ultraviolet) sensor  240 M. Additionally or alternatively, the sensor module  240  may include, e.g., an E-nose sensor (not shown), an EMG (electromyography) sensor (not shown), an EEG (electroencephalogram) sensor (not shown), an ECG (electrocardiogram) sensor (not shown), an IR (infrared) sensor (not shown), an iris scan sensor (not shown), or a finger scan sensor (not shown). Also, the sensor module  240  may include a control circuit for controlling one or more sensors equipped therein. 
     The input unit  250  may include a touch panel  252 , a digital pen sensor  254 , a key  256 , or an ultrasonic input unit  258 . The touch panel  252  may recognize a touch input in a manner of capacitive type, resistive type, infrared type, or ultrasonic type. Also, the touch panel  252  may further include a control circuit. In case of a capacitive type, a physical contact or proximity may be recognized. The touch panel  252  may further include a tactile layer. In this case, the touch panel  252  may offer a tactile feedback to a user. 
     The digital pen sensor  254  may be formed in the same or similar manner as receiving a touch input or by using a separate recognition sheet. The key  256  may include, for example, a physical button, an optical key, or a keypad. The ultrasonic input unit  258  is a specific device capable of identifying data by sensing sound waves with a microphone  288  in the electronic device  200  through an input tool that generates ultrasonic signals, thus allowing wireless recognition. According to an embodiment, the electronic device  200  may receive a user input from any external device (e.g., a computer or a server) connected thereto through the communication module  220 . 
     The display  260  (e.g., the display  160 ) may include a panel  262 , a hologram  264 , or a projector  266 . The panel  262  may be, for example, LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), AM-OLED (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode), or the like. The panel  262  may have a flexible, transparent or wearable form. The panel  262  may be formed of a single module with the touch panel  252 . The hologram  264  may show a stereoscopic image in the air using interference of light. The projector  266  may project an image onto a screen, which may be located at the inside or outside of the electronic device  200 . According to an embodiment, the display  260  may further include a control circuit for controlling the panel  262 , the hologram  264 , and the projector  266 . 
     The interface  270  may include, for example, an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)  272 , a USB (Universal Serial Bus)  274 , an optical interface  276 , or a D-sub (D-subminiature)  278 . The interface  270  may be contained, for example, in the communication interface  160  shown in  FIG. 1 . Additionally or alternatively, the interface  270  may include, for example, an MHL (Mobile High-definition Link) interface, an SD (Secure Digital) card/MMC (Multi-Media Card) interface, or an IrDA (Infrared Data Association) interface. 
     The audio module  280  may perform a conversion between sounds and electric signals. At least part of the audio module  280  may be contained, for example, in the input/output interface  140  shown in  FIG. 1 . The audio module  280  may process sound information inputted or outputted through a speaker  282 , a receiver  284 , an earphone  286 , or a microphone  288 . 
     The camera module  291  is a device capable of obtaining still images and moving images. According to an embodiment, the camera module  291  may include at least one image sensor (e.g., a front sensor or a rear sensor), a lens (not shown), an ISP (Image Signal Processor, not shown), or a flash (e.g., LED or xenon lamp, not shown). 
     The power management module  295  may manage electric power of the electronic device  200 . Although not shown, the power management module  295  may include, for example, a PMIC (Power Management Integrated Circuit), a charger IC, or a battery or fuel gauge. 
     The PMIC may be formed, for example, of an IC chip or SoC. Charging may be performed in a wired or wireless manner. The charger IC may charge a battery  296  and prevent overvoltage or overcurrent from a charger. According to an embodiment, the charger IC may have a charger IC used for at least one of wired and wireless charging types. A wireless charging type may include, for example, a magnetic resonance type, a magnetic induction type, or an electromagnetic type. Any additional circuit for a wireless charging may be further used such as a coil loop, a resonance circuit, or a rectifier. 
     The battery gauge may measure the residual amount of the battery  296  and a voltage, current or temperature in a charging process. The battery  296  may store or create electric power therein and supply electric power to the electronic device  200 . The battery  296  may be, for example, a rechargeable battery or a solar battery. 
     The indicator  297  may show thereon a current status (e.g., a booting status, a message status, or a recharging status) of the electronic device  201  or of its part (e.g., the AP  210 ). The motor  298  may convert an electric signal into a mechanical vibration. Although not shown, the electronic device  201  may include a specific processor (e.g., GPU) for supporting a mobile TV. This processor may process media data that comply with standards of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting), DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting), or media flow. 
     Each of the above-discussed elements of the electronic device disclosed herein may be formed of one or more components, and its name may be varied according to the type of the electronic device. The electronic device disclosed herein may be formed of at least one of the above-discussed elements without some elements or with additional other elements. Some of the elements may be integrated into a single entity that still performs the same functions as those of such elements before integrated. 
       FIG. 3  is a block diagram illustrating a program module according to various exemplary embodiments. 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a program module  310  (for example, the program  140 ) may include an Operating System (OS) for controlling resources related to an electronic device (for example, the electronic device  101 ) and/or various applications (for example, the application program  147 ) executed in the operating system. The operating system may be, for example, Android, iOS, Windows, Symbian, Tizen, Bada, or the like. 
     The program module  310  may include a kernel  320 , middleware  330 , an API  360 , and/or an application  370 . At least some of the program module  310  may be preloaded on the electronic device, or may be downloaded from an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  102  or  104 , or the server  106 ). 
     The kernel  320  (e.g., the kernel  141 ) may include, for example, a system resource manager  321  and/or a device driver  323 . The system resource manager  321  may perform the control, allocation, retrieval, or the like of system resources. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the system resource manager  321  may include a process management unit, a memory management unit, or a file system management unit. The device driver  323  may include, for example, a display driver, a camera driver, a Bluetooth driver, a shared memory driver, a USB driver, a keypad driver, a Wi-Fi driver, an audio driver, or an Inter-Process Communication (IPC) driver. 
     For example, the middleware  330  may provide a function required in common by the applications  370 , or may provide various functions to the applications  370  through the API  360  so as to enable the applications  370  to efficiently use the limited system resources within the electronic device. According to an embodiment, the middleware  330  (for example, the middleware  143 ) may include, for example, at least one of a runtime library  335 , an application manager  341 , a window manager  342 , a multimedia manager  343 , a resource manager  344 , a power manager  345 , a database manager  346 , a package manager  347 , a connectivity manager  348 , a notification manager  349 , a location manager  350 , a graphic manager  351 , and a security manager  352 . 
     The runtime library  335  may include, for example, a library module that a complier uses to add a new function by using a programming language during the execution of the application  370 . The runtime library  335  may perform input/output management, memory management, the functionality for an arithmetic function, or the like. 
     The application manager  341  may manage, for example, the life cycle of at least one of the applications  370 . The window manager  342  may manage Graphical User Interface (GUI) resources used for the screen. The multimedia manager  343  may determine a format required to reproduce various media files, and may encode or decode a media file by using a coder/decoder (codec) appropriate for the relevant format. The resource manager  344  may manage resources, such as a source code, a memory, a storage space, and the like of at least one of the applications  370 . 
     The power manager  345  may operate together with a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) to manage a battery or power and may provide power information required for the operation of the electronic device. The database manager  346  may generate, search for, and/or change a database to be used by at least one of the applications  370 . The package manager  347  may manage the installation or update of an application distributed in the form of a package file. 
     The connectivity manager  348  may manage a wireless connection such as, for example, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The notification manager  349  may display or notify of an event, such as an arrival message, an appointment, a proximity notification, and the like, in such a manner as not to disturb the user. The location manager  350  may manage location information of the electronic device. The graphic manager  351  may manage a graphic effect, which is to be provided to the user, or a user interface related to the graphic effect. The security manager  352  may provide various security functions required for system security, user authentication, and the like. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the electronic device (for example, the electronic device  101 ) has a telephone call function, the middleware  330  may further include a telephony manager for managing a voice or video call function of the electronic device. 
     The middleware  330  may include a middleware module that forms a combination of various functions of the above-described elements. The middleware  330  may provide a module specialized for each type of OS in order to provide a differentiated function. Also, the middleware  330  may dynamically delete some of the existing elements, or may add new elements. 
     The API  360  (e.g., the API  145 ) is, for example, a set of API programming functions, and may be provided with a different configuration according to an OS. For example, in the case of Android or iOS, one API set may be provided for each platform. In the case of Tizen, two or more API sets may be provided for each platform. 
     The application  370  (for example, the application  134 ) may include one or more applications capable of performing a function of, for example, a home  371 , a dialer  372 , SMS/MMS  373 , an Instant Message (IM)  374 , a browser  375 , a camera  376 , an alarm  377 , a contact  378 , a voice dialer  379 , an email  380 , a calendar  381 , a media player  382 , an album  383 , and a clock  384 . Additionally or alternatively, the application  370  may include one or more applications capable of performing a function of, for example, health care (for example, a measurement of an exercise quantity or blood sugar) or environment information provision (for example, provision of atmospheric pressure, humidity, or temperature information). 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the applications  370  may include an application (hereinafter, referred to as an “information exchange application” for the convenience of description) supporting information exchange between the electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  101 ) and an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  102  or  104 ). The application associated with information exchange may include, for example, a notification relay application for forwarding specific information to an external electronic device, or a device management application for managing an external electronic device. 
     For example, the notification relay application may include a function of delivering, to the external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  102  or  104 ), notification information generated by other applications (e.g., an SMS/MMS application, an email application, a health care application, an environmental information application, etc.) of the electronic device  101 . Further, the notification relay application may receive notification information from, for example, an external electronic device and provide the received notification information to a user. 
     The device management application may manage (for example, install, delete, or update), for example, a function for at least a part of the external electronic device (for example, the electronic device  104 ) communicating with the electronic device (for example, turning on/off the external electronic device itself (or some elements thereof) or adjusting brightness (or resolution) of a display), applications executed in the external electronic device, or services provided from the external electronic device (for example, a telephone call service or a message service). 
     According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the application  370  may include an application (e.g., a health care application of a mobile medical device or the like) designated according to an attribute of the external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  102  or  104 ). According to an embodiment, the applications  370  may include an application received from the external electronic device (for example, the server  106 , or the electronic device  102  or  104 ). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the applications  370  may include a preloaded application or a third party application that may be downloaded from a server. The names of the elements of the program module  310  may vary according to the type of operating system. 
     According to various embodiments, at least a part of the programming module  310  may be implemented in software, firmware, hardware, or a combination of two or more thereof. At least some of the program module  310  may be implemented (e.g., executed) by, for example, the processor (e.g., the AP  210 ). At least some of the program module  310  may include, for example, a module, a program, a routine, a set of instructions, and/or a process for performing one or more functions. 
       FIG. 4A  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In an embodiment, as illustrated in  FIG. 4A , the electronic device  101  and the auxiliary device  400  may be separate devices that can be independently configured. For example, if the electronic device  101  is a portable phone terminal, the auxiliary device  400  may be configured as a case that is connectable to the portable phone terminal. As another example, if the electronic device  101  is a wearable device, such as a smart watch, the auxiliary device  400  may correspond to a strap portion of the smart watch, but is not limited thereto. The electronic device  101  and the auxiliary device  400  according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be configured by various devices. 
       FIG. 4B  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. As illustrated in  FIG. 4B , the auxiliary device  400  may be configured to be included in the electronic device  101 . For example, the auxiliary device  400  may correspond to a part of the configuration of the electronic device  101  or may be formed to be physically connected to the electronic device  101  when the electronic device  101  is manufactured, but is not limited thereto. The auxiliary device  400  according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be configured by various devices that are functionally or physically included in the electronic device  101 . 
     The auxiliary device  400  may include at least one of a connection portion  420  and a deformable portion  410 . According to various embodiments, since the connection portion  420  and the deformable portion  410  are functionally divided portions, they may be configured into one portion. According to circumstances, the auxiliary device  400  may be configured so that the connection portion  420  and the deformable portion  410  are configured into one portion. In addition, the auxiliary device  400  may include a separate processor, a communication module, a storage portion, an input/output interface, and a power module in addition to the connection portion  420  and the deformable portion  410 . However, the various embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto, and the auxiliary device  400  may include various configurations of the electronic device  101  disclosed in  FIGS. 1 to 3 . 
     In various embodiments, the connection portion  420  may be variously configured to perform physical, magnetic, electrical, or communicational connection with the electronic device  101 . Through the connection portion  420 , the auxiliary device  400  can be connected to the electronic device  101  by wire or wirelessly. For example, the auxiliary device  400  may be physically, electrically, or magnetically connected to the electronic device  101  through the connection portion  420  of the auxiliary device  400 . In addition, the auxiliary device may perform wired or wireless communication with the electronic device  101  through the connection portion  420  that is composed of various communication modules (NFC module and the like). 
     In various embodiments, the deformable portion  410  may be a specific region of the auxiliary device  400 . The deformable portion  410  may be implemented in various shapes in accordance with the physical deformation. For example, the deformable portion  410  may be implemented by a one-time configuration that is folded, torn, or separated by user&#39;s operation. For example, the deformable portion  410  may be implemented by a region that is not restored to its previous state once the physical deformation thereof occurs, but is not limited thereto. The deformable portion  410  according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented in various shapes that can be restored to the original state after the physical deformation thereof occurs. 
     In an embodiment, the auxiliary device  400  may include a connection portion  420  connected to the electronic device  101 , and a deformable portion  410  including at least a partial region of the auxiliary device  400  to be deformed in accordance with an external pressure and to provide an input that is generated in accordance with the deformation to the electronic device  101  through the connection portion  420 . In various embodiments, the connection portion  420  and the deformable portion  410  that are disclosed in the following drawings may have various sizes, locations, and shapes in accordance with the kind of the electronic device  101  or the auxiliary device  400 . 
     In an embodiment, the deformable portion  410  of the auxiliary device  400  may be configured so that at least any one of a hardness value and a physical deformation limit value of the deformable portion  410  is different from that of a region excluding the deformable portion  410  of the auxiliary device  400 . For example, the deformable portion  410  may be configured so that at least one of the hardness value and the physical deformation limit value of the deformable portion  410  is higher or lower than that of the region excluding the deformable portion  410 , for example, the region that is adjacent to the deformable portion  410 . 
     In another embodiment, the deformable portion  410  of the auxiliary device  400  may be made of a material that is different from the material of the region excluding the deformable portion  410  of the auxiliary device  400 , for example, the region that is adjacent to the deformable portion  410 . 
     In an embodiment, the connection portion  420  of the auxiliary device  400  may be electrically connected to the electronic device  101 , and a channel that is electrically connected through the connection portion  420  may be extended so that at least a part of the extended channel may be mounted on one side of the deformable portion  410 . The deformable portion  410  may provide an electrical signal that is generated from a channel in accordance with an external pressure that is applied to the deformable portion to the connection portion  420  as an input for the electronic device  101 . 
     In an embodiment, the auxiliary device  400  may include an element that is provided on the deformable portion  410 . For example, the auxiliary device  400  may be configured so that an element is mounted on one side of the deformable portion  410  of the auxiliary device  400 . Such an element may generate a signal in accordance with a predetermined external pressure and may provide the generated signal to the connection portion  420  as an input for the electronic device  101 . 
     In an embodiment, the auxiliary device  400  may include a magnetic element. The deformable portion  410  may provide a magnetic signal that is generated on the basis of the magnetic element in accordance with a defined physical deformation to the electronic device  101 . For example, in the case where the magnetic element of the auxiliary device  400  comes into contact with or approaches the magnetic sensor  240 D of the electronic device  101  in accordance with the physical deformation of the magnetic element of the auxiliary device  400 , the electronic device  101  may receive an input based on the physical deformation of the auxiliary device  400  and may sense the magnetic signal that is generated on the basis of the input. 
     In an embodiment, if the deformation occurs, the deformable portion  410  of the auxiliary device  400  may not be restored to the physical state prior to the deformation. 
     In an embodiment, the auxiliary device  400  may further include a pressing portion. The pressing portion may be adjacent to the deformable portion  410  of the auxiliary device  400 . For example, the auxiliary device  400  may further include the pressing portion that can physically press at least a partial region of the electronic device  101 . The auxiliary device  400  may create it as the input for the electronic device that the pressing portion comes in physical contact with the input/output interface of the electronic device  101  in accordance with the physical deformation of the deformable portion  410  based on the external pressure for the pressing portion. The auxiliary device  400  may provide such an input to the electronic device  101 . 
       FIG. 5  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. As illustrated, the electronic device  101  according to an embodiment may be connected to the auxiliary device  400  by wire or wirelessly. The electronic device  101  may establish an electrical connection with the auxiliary device  400 . For example, the electronic device  101  may include various types of circuit modules mounted on one side of the electronic device  101  that are electrically connectable to the auxiliary device  400 . The auxiliary device  400  may include other circuit modules mounted on one side of the auxiliary device  400  to correspond to the circuit modules of the electronic device  101 . The electronic device  101  and the auxiliary device  400  according to an embodiment may include at least one metal contact mounted thereon, and may be connected to each other through a connection between the metal contacts. In addition, a Near Field Communication (NFC) module  228  may be mounted on one side of the electronic device  101 , and a chip that corresponds to the NFC module  228  may be mounted on the auxiliary device  400 . The auxiliary device  400  according to various embodiments may be a case type device having an exposed front surface that corresponds to the screen of the electronic device  101  and surrounding the side surface and the rear surface of the electronic device  101 , a reception type device capable of receiving the electronic device  101  therein, or a flip cover coupled to the rear surface or side surface of the electronic device  101  and having a cover for protecting the front surface that corresponds to the screen of the electronic device  101 . 
       FIG. 6  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. More particularly,  FIG. 6  illustrates an electronic device  101  and an auxiliary device  400  including a deformable portion  410 . 
     Referring to  601  and  603  of  FIG. 6 , the electronic device  101  may be connected to the auxiliary device  400 . The deformable portion  410  may be configured so that at least any one of a hardness value and a physical deformation limit value of the deformable portion  410  is different from that of another portion of the auxiliary device  400 . For example, the deformable portion  410  may be configured so that at least one of the hardness value and the physical deformation limit value of the deformable portion  410  is higher or lower than that of the other portion of the auxiliary device  400 . Here, the hardness value may be a resistant force level value against the physical deformation. 
     For example, the deformation limit value may be the maximum value of a restoration value to return to the original shape when an external force is applied as the pressure. For example, if the hardness value of the deformable portion  410  of the auxiliary device  400  is 10 kg, the hardness value of the other portion of the auxiliary device  400  excluding the deformable portion  410  may be 30 kg. As an additional example, if the deformation limit value of the deformable portion  410  of the auxiliary device  400  is 1 kg, the deformation limit value of the other portion of the auxiliary device  400  excluding the deformable portion  410  may be 5 kg. 
     The deformable portion  410  of the auxiliary device  400  according to an embodiment may be made of a different material that the material from which the other portion is made. In  FIGS. 5 to 8 , the auxiliary device  400  may be a case that receives the portable terminal type electronic device  101 , and in this case, a region of the auxiliary device  400  that covers the front surface of the electronic device  101  may be defined as a cover portion. Accordingly, the cover portion may include the deformable portion  410  provided on at least a partial region thereof. The cover portion that forms the auxiliary device  400  may be made of at least one or both of a hard material and a soft material. For example, the cover portion of the auxiliary device  400  may be made of at least one of chamude, artificial leather, suede fabric, microfiber rubber, urethane, silicon, leather, synthetic leather, and fiber. For example, the cover portion except for the deformable portion  410  may be made of a hard material, and only the deformable portion  410  may be made of a soft material. The deformable portion  410  according to an additional embodiment may be changed. 
       FIG. 7  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device including a deformable portion, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. More particularly,  FIG. 7  illustrates an electronic device  101  and an auxiliary device  400  including a deformable portion  410 . 
     Referring to  701  and  703 , the cover portion of the auxiliary device  400  may be physically deformed by a force that exceeds a pressure threshold and is applied to the auxiliary device  400  including the deformable portion  410 . For example, if a force that exceeds the pressure threshold is applied to the cover portion, for example, from a right lower end to a left upper end thereof around the auxiliary device  400 , physical deformation of the cover portion may occur around the deformable portion  410 . 
     In response to detecting the physical deformation, the processor  120  may perform a predetermined function. For example, the processor  120  may initiate a telephone call by using a predetermined phone number, transmit information through a predetermined communication channel, and output a sound. However, the operation of the processor  120  is not limited to the aforementioned examples, and the processor  120  may perform predetermined functions that can be variously performed in accordance with the physical deformation of the cover portion. Further, embodiments in which the electronic device  101  includes a wearable device will be described later with reference to  FIG. 10 . 
       FIG. 8  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device including a deformable portion, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. More particularly,  FIG. 8  illustrates an electronic device  101  and an auxiliary device  400  including a deformable portion  410 . 
     Referring to  801  and  803 , the cover portion of the auxiliary device  400  may be physically deformed by a force that exceeds the pressure threshold and is applied to the auxiliary device  400  including the deformable portion  410 . For example, if a force that exceeds the pressure threshold is applied to the cover portion, for example, from a right end to a left end thereof around the auxiliary device  400 , physical deformation of the cover portion may occur around the deformable portion  410 . As another example, if a force that exceeds the pressure threshold is applied to the cover portion, for example, from the right end to the left end around the auxiliary device  400 , the cover portion may be completely folded. 
     In response to detecting the physical deformation of the cover portion, the processor  120  may perform a predetermined function. For example, the processor  120  may initiate a telephone call by using a predetermined phone number, transmit information through a predetermined communication channel, or output of sound of a threshold level or more. 
       FIG. 9A  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device and an auxiliary device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. More particularly,  FIG. 9A  illustrates the internal configuration of an electronic device  101  and an auxiliary device  400  including a deformable portion  410 , according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. One channel (e.g., wire) illustrated in this drawing is not disclosed in  FIG. 2 , but may be included in the electronic device  101  and the auxiliary device  400 . 
     The electronic device  101  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may supply a voltage to one channel through the input/output interface  150 . The channel may be connected to a resistor R 1  and a resistor R 2 , and the processor  120  may control at least one of a power management module  295  and a battery  296  to supply the voltage to the input/output interface  150 . For example, the input/output interface  150  may be mounted on one side of the electronic device  101 , and may include an electrical contact that is connected to the auxiliary device  400 . 
     The input/output interface  150  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be connected to the connection portion  420  of the auxiliary device  400 . For example, the connection portion  420  may be a contact that is electrically connectable to the input/output interface  150  of the electronic device  101 . 
     According to aspects of the disclosure, a channel (e.g., wire) that extends from the connection portion  420  may be mounted on one side of the auxiliary device  400 . A resistor R 3  may be additionally mounted on the auxiliary device  400 . According to aspects of the disclosure, the channel may be at least partially disposed in the deformable portion  410 . If physical deformation occurs on the deformable portion  410  as a result of external pressure being applied, the deformable portion  410  may open or deform the channel that passes through the deformable portion  410 . Afterwards, the auxiliary device  400  may provide a voltage or current change signal that occurs in the channel in accordance with such deformation to the electronic device  101 . 
     In instances in which voltage is supplied, the processor  120  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may apply the voltage only to the resistor R 1  due to the existence (e.g., short state) of the channel that passes through the deformable portion  410 . The processor  120  may detect that the external pressure is not currently applied to the deformable portion  410  through sensing of the voltage that is applied only to the resistor R 1 . In another embodiment, if the physical deformation of the deformable portion  410  occurs in accordance with the external pressure and the channel that passes through the deformable portion  410  is opened, the processor  120  may detect that the external pressure is currently applied to the deformable portion  410  through sensing of the voltage that is divided by R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 . 
       FIG. 9B  is a diagram of an example of a circuit for detecting that an auxiliary device is deformed, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. As illustrated, a portion of the circuitry may be integrated into the electronic device  101 , while another portion of the circuit may be integrated into an auxiliary device  400 . One channel (e.g., wire) illustrated in this drawing is not shown in  FIG. 2 , but may be included in the electronic device  101  and the auxiliary device  400 . 
     The processor  120  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may apply a voltage through the one channel (e.g., wire). The channel that passes through a deformable portion  410  according to an embodiment may be in an open (e.g., electrically open) state or in a switch open state due to the physical deformation of the deformable portion  410  included in the cover portion of the auxiliary device  400 . 
     If a voltage is applied, the channel that passes through the deformable portion  410  becomes in an open or switch open state, and the processor  120  according to an embodiment may apply the voltage to the resistor R 3  mounted on the auxiliary device  400 . As the voltage is applied to the respective resistors, the processor  120  may detect that the external pressure is currently applied to the deformable portion  410 . For example, the processor  120  may compare a voltage that is applied only to R 1 , a voltage that is applied only to R 1  and R 2 , and a voltage that is applied to R 1 , R 2 , and R 3  with each other. If the voltage is applied only to R 1 , the processor  120  may detect that the external pressure is not currently applied to the deformable portion  410 . Further, if the voltage is applied only to R 1  and R 2 , the processor  120  may detect that the electronic device  101  and the auxiliary device  400  are currently in a separated state. Further, if the voltage is applied to R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 , the processor  120  may detect that the external pressure is currently applied to the deformable portion  410 . 
     The processor  120  may detect that information on the received voltage is a voltage corresponding to a predetermined function, and may perform the predetermined function (e.g., call request to a predefined phone number).  FIG. 10  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device  101  and a strap type auxiliary device  400 , according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  1001  and  1003 , the electronic device  101  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be a wearable device such as a smart watch. Here, the auxiliary device  400  may include the deformable portion  410 , which may be included in a strap (e.g., string or belt for fixing a specific device) component connected to the electronic device  101 . 
     Referring to  1005  and  1007 , if a force that exceeds a defined pressure threshold is applied to the deformable portion  410  included in the strap that is the auxiliary device  400  and the physical deformation of the deformable portion  410  occurs (e.g., at least a defined part of the strap is separated), the electronic device  101  may perform a predetermined function. The predetermined function may include at least one of initiating a telephone call to a predefined phone number and transmitting of information through a predefined communication channel (transmission of an emergency signal to a connected portable terminal). 
     For example, the electronic device  101  may detect that it is connected to the auxiliary device  400  or at least a defined part of the strap is separated through mounting of the channel (e.g., wire) on one side of the auxiliary device  400  that includes the deformable portion  410 . 
     Although in the example of  FIG. 10  the wearable device is a smart watch, it will be understood that the electronic device  101  may include any suitable type of wearable device. In various embodiments, the wearable device may include at least one of an accessory device (e.g., an electronic ring, an electronic bracelet, an electronic ankle bracelet, an electronic necklace, electronic glasses, contact lens, or Head-Mounted Device (HMD)), a textile or clothing integration type (e.g., electronic clothes), a body attachment type of device (e.g., skin pad or tattoo), and an implantable device (e.g., an implantable circuit). The wearable device may include the constituent elements of the electronic device  101  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure (e.g., processor, memory, bus, input/output interface, display, and communication interface). In addition, the above-described constituent elements are not essential, and various configurations may be added to or omitted from the wearable device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
       FIG. 11  is a diagram of an example an electronic device  101  and an auxiliary device  400  including an element that performs a specific function, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. One channel (e.g., wire) illustrated in this drawing is not disclosed in  FIG. 2 , but may be included in the electronic device  101  and the auxiliary device  400 . 
     The electronic device  101  and the auxiliary device  400  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be electrically connected to one another. The input/output interface  150  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be connected to the connection portion  420  of the auxiliary device  400 . 
     On at least a part of the auxiliary device  400  according to an embodiment, an element  450  may be mounted, which generates a signal (voltage) if a pressure that exceeds a predefined pressure is applied to the deformable portion  410  or predefined physical deformation occurs in the deformable portion  410 . For example, if a pressure that exceeds the predefined pressure is sensed through the element  450  that is mounted on at least a part of the deformable portion  410 , the auxiliary device  400  may generate a signal (voltage) and may transfer the generated signal (voltage) to the electronic device  101  through a channel (e.g., a wire) that is coupled to the element  450 . 
     The input/output interface  150  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may feed the received signal (voltage) to the processor  120 . The processor  120  may perform an operation that corresponds to the received signal (voltage). For example, the processor  120  may initiate a telephone call by using a predefined phone number or transmit defined information through a predefined communication channel. 
       FIG. 12  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device  101  and an auxiliary device  400  including a magnetic element  460 , according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     The electronic device  101  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a magnetic sensor  240 D that is mounted on one region of the electronic device  101 . The auxiliary device  400  may include a magnetic element  460  that is mounted in at least one region of the auxiliary device  400 . If physical deformation occurs in the deformation region  410  included in the auxiliary device  400 , the magnetic sensor  240 D may become adjacent to the magnetic element  460 . The magnetic sensor  240 D that is adjacent to the magnetic element  460  may measure the magnitude of a magnetic force that is exerted on the magnetic element  460 . 
     The magnetic sensor  240 D may transfer to the processor  120  a signal that is based on the measured magnitude of the magnetic force. The processor  120  may perform a predefined function based on the received value of magnetism. 
     In an embodiment, the magnetic sensor  240 D may not be configured separately from the input/output interface  150 , but may be included in the input/output interface  150 . For example, the input/output interface  150  according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may include a magnetic region that generates a magnetic signal corresponding to the magnetic element  460  when the magnetic region becomes positioned within a predetermined distance from the magnetic element  460  of the auxiliary device  400 . 
       FIG. 13  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device  101  and an auxiliary device  400  including a deformable portion  410 , according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     If at least one sensed signal satisfies the predefined condition, the processor  120  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may display a graphic user interface in one region of the display  160 . 
     The processor  120  according to an embodiment may determine the kind of the auxiliary device  400  when it is connected to the auxiliary device  400 , and may perform a function that corresponds to the kind of the auxiliary device  400 . For example, information for the kind of the auxiliary device  400  (e.g., shape in accordance with the kind of the cover portion or graphic user interface to be displayed) may be stored in the memory  130 . Further, information related to the auxiliary device  400  that is received from an external server may be stored in the memory  130 . 
     Referring to  1301 , the processor  120  may identify the kind of the auxiliary device  400  that can be displayed on one region of the display  160  and may display an emergency mode user interface  1310  in the one region of the display  160  based on the identified kind of the auxiliary device  400 . 
     The processor  120  may confirm the one region of the display  160  from which the auxiliary device  400  is not located within a predetermined threshold distance. For example, the processor  120  may determine the location of the auxiliary device  400  through a touch screen panel, a proximity sensor, or an infrared sensor provided on one side of the electronic device  101 . Such determination is provided only as an example, and the disclosure is not limited to the aforementioned examples. For example, the processor  120  may determine a display region that is exposed to an outside based on inherent chip identification information ID included in the auxiliary device  400 . Specifically, the processor  120  may collect the inherent chip identification information ID or attribution information included in the auxiliary device, compare the collected information with pre-stored information, and identify the region of the display  160  exposed to the outside based on the compared information. In some implementations, the pre-stored information for the comparison may be received from another electronic device  102  or  104  or a server  106  through a network. In various embodiments, the processor  120  may identify the region of the display  160  that is exposed to the outside based on the identification information ID received from the auxiliary device  400 , and may output a corresponding user interface UI to the exposed region of the display  160  that corresponds to the predefined function. The processor  120  may control the display  160  to display the predetermined graphic user interface in the identified region. 
     Referring to  1303 , if the one region of the cover portion of the auxiliary device  400  is physically deformed, the processor  120  may display an emergency mode user interface  1320  on the confirmed region. 
     Referring to  1305 , if the physical deformation occurs in the deformation region  410  of the auxiliary device  400 , the processor  120  may display items  1330  in the identified region. For example, the processor  120  may display the emergency mode user interface and image items (e.g., 911, daddy&#39;s phone number, and mom&#39;s phone number) corresponding to pre-stored phone numbers. 
       FIG. 14  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device  101  and an auxiliary device  400  including a deformable portion  410 , according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  1401 , the auxiliary device  400  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include the deformable portion  410  in which physical deformation may occur due to physical pressure applied thereto. If a force that exceeds a pressure threshold is applied onto the deformable portion  410  that corresponds to at least a part of the auxiliary device  400  to cause physical deformation to occur, an input reception portion  157  may be pressed by the pressing portion  470  that is formed to project from one side thereof. Through such an operation, the deformable portion  410  may be unable to be restored to a state prior to the occurrence of the physical deformation. For example, due to the physical deformation, the deformable portion  410  may be separated from the auxiliary device  400 . For example, the input reception portion  157  may correspond to a configuration that is included in the input/output interface  150  or a configuration that is connected to the input/output interface  150  to transfer the received input to the input/output interface  150 . The input reception portion  157  may come in physical contact with the auxiliary device  400 . The input reception portion  157  may generate a signal (e.g., electrical signal) when the deformable portion is pressed and may transfer information related to the generated signal to the processor  120 . 
     Referring to  1403 , the processor  120  may perform a predetermined function based on the received information. 
       FIG. 15  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device  101  and an auxiliary device  400  including a deformable portion  410 , according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  1501 , the auxiliary device  400  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a first deformable portion  410   a  and a second deformable portion  410   b  in which physical deformation may occur due to physical pressure applied thereto. If a force that exceeds a pressure threshold is applied onto the first deformable portion  410   a  and the second deformable portion  410   b,  an input reception portion  157  may be pressed by the pressing portion  470 . For example, the first deformable portion  410   a  may be configured to be restored to a location prior to the pressing by the physical input that is pressed again after being pressed. Specifically, the first deformable portion  410   a  may be pressed by a user to break a tube that is the second deformable portion  410   b.  Next, a restoration portion  479  may guide the first deformable portion  410   a  to be restored to the location prior to the deformation. The restoration portion  479  may be made of various materials or have various shapes, and for example, may be made from an elastic material. In addition, the first deformable portion  410   a  may be implemented by a button type configuration that can be restored to the original location by a plurality of pressure inputs. 
     Further, the second deformable portion  410   b,  unlike the first deformable portion  410   a,  may be implemented not to be restored again once it is deformed. For example, the second deformable portion  410   b  may be implemented in the form of a tube that is broken by the pressing force. In such instances, a user may replace the second deformable portion  410   b  that is deformed to be unable to be restored by a new second deformable portion. The input reception portion  157  may generate an electrical signal when it is pressed by the first deformable portion  410   a  and the second deformable portion  410   b  and may transfer information related to the generated electrical signal to the processor  120 . 
     Referring to  1503 , the processor  120  may perform a predetermined function based on the received information. 
       FIG. 16  is a diagram of an example of an electronic device  101  including a deformable portion  410 , according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  1601 , the electronic device  101  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be a flexible device including the deformable portion  410 . In the example of  FIG. 16 , only the deformable portion  410  is added to the electronic device  101 , but the present disclosure is not limited to this example. For example, the electronic device  101  may be configured to include the auxiliary device  400  having the deformable portion  410 . In this case, the auxiliary device  400  may include only the deformable portion  410 , and the deformable portion  410  may additionally perform the function of the connection portion  420 . 
     The deformable portion  410  may be configured so that at least one of a hardness value and a physical deformation limit value of the deformable portion  410  is lower than that of the other region of the electronic device  101 . For example, the hardness value may indicate resistance against physical deformation. 
     Here, the deformation limit value may be the maximum value of a restoration value to return to the original shape when an external force is applied as the pressure. For example, if the hardness value of the deformable portion  410  of the electronic device  101  is 10 kg, the hardness value of the other region of the electronic device  101  excluding the deformable portion  410  may be 30 kg. As an additional example, if the deformation limit value of the deformable portion  410  of the electronic device  101  is 1 kg, the deformation limit value of the other region of the electronic device  101  excluding the deformable portion  410  may be 5 kg. 
     The deformable portion  410  of the electronic device  101  according to an embodiment may be made of a different material from the material of the other region of the electronic device  101 . For example, the other region of the electronic device  101  excluding the deformable portion  410  may be made of a high soft material, and only the deformable portion  410  may be made of a low soft material. 
     The deformable portion  410  of the electronic device  101  according to an embodiment may be configured to have a different folding attribute from the folding attribute of the other region. For example, the deformable portion  410  may be configured to fold at a different angle, direction, or strength from that of the other region excluding the deformable portion  410 . 
     Referring to  1603 , if a force that exceeds the predefined pressure threshold is applied to the deformable portion  410  in a predefined direction and a defined physical deformation occurs therein, the processor  120  may display an emergency mode user interface on the display  160 , but is not limited thereto. The processor  120  may detect the physical deformation by using any suitable type of device, such as a bending sensor, an acceleration sensor, and geomagnetic sensor, and may initiate a call with another electronic device or another channel or transmit/receive information. Further, the processor  120  may control the audio module  280  to output predetermined sound. 
       FIG. 17  is a flowchart of an example of a process, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     In operation  1710 , the electronic device  101  may receive an input from the auxiliary device  400 . The electronic device  101  may receive an input based on the physical deformation of the auxiliary device  400  from the auxiliary device  400 . The processor  120  may receive the input from the auxiliary device  400  via the input/output interface  150 . The electronic device  101  according to an embodiment may be connected to the auxiliary device  400  by wire or wirelessly. The electronic device  101  according to various embodiments may be electrically connected to the auxiliary device  400  through a channel, and may receive the electronic signal generated from the channel or the input including the electrical signal from the auxiliary device  400 . The electronic device according to various embodiments may include a magnetic sensor  240 D that is mounted on one side of the electronic device  101 , and may receive the input including a magnetic signal from the auxiliary device  400  based on the magnetic element mounted on one side of the auxiliary device  400 . The electronic device  101  according to various embodiments may come in physical (or magnetic) contact with the auxiliary device  400  through at least the projecting partial region of the auxiliary device  400  and may generate the electrical signal based on the contact input. 
     In operation  1730 , the electronic device  101  may sense a signal that is included in the input or that is generated based on the input. Such a signal may include at least one of an electrical signal and a magnetic signal. For example, the processor  120  may sense at least one of the electrical signal and the magnetic signal from the input that includes at least one of the corresponding electric signal and magnetic signal. As another example, the input/output interface  150  may receive the physical input (e.g., pressure input by the pressing portion) of the auxiliary device  400 , and may generate and transmit an electrical signal to the processor  120 . 
     In operation  1750 , if at least any one of the sensed signals satisfies the predefined condition, the electronic device  101  may perform the predefined function. The electronic device  101  according to an embodiment may store a value (e.g., voltage value or magnetic value) that corresponds to the predefined value in the memory  130 . The predefined value may include a reference value and can be used to determine whether the at least one sensed signal is a signal based on the predefined physical deformation of the predefined auxiliary device. The electronic device  101  may perform a predefined function based on the outcome of a comparison of the stored threshold value with the sensed value. For example, the predefined function may be a function to request a call connection to a predefined phone number or a function to transmit defined information through a predefined communication channel. 
     The electronic device  101  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may detect the physical contact with the auxiliary device  400 . The processor  120  may sense that at least a partial region (e.g., pressing portion of the auxiliary device) of the auxiliary device  400  presses the electronic device  101  and may receive a signal that is generated in accordance with the pressing. If the generated signal satisfies the predefined condition, the processor  120  may control the constituent elements of the electronic device  101  to perform the predefined functions. 
     The processor  120  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may detect the connection to the auxiliary device  400 . If at least one of the sensed signals satisfies the predefined condition, the processor  120  according to an embodiment may control the display  160  to display a graphic user interface in one region of the display  160 . 
     The processor  120  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may identify a region of the display  160  in which the auxiliary device  400  is not located within a predetermined threshold distance value from the display  160 . The processor  120  according to an embodiment may control the display  160  to display the predefined graphic user interface in the identified region. For example, the processor  120  may determine the location or the shape of the auxiliary device  400  that covers one side of the display using a touch screen panel, a proximity sensor, an infrared sensor, or a hall sensor that is mounted on one side of the electronic device  101 . This determination operation is exemplary, and various embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the processor  120  may determine a display region that is exposed to an outside in accordance with the defined physical deformation of the auxiliary device  400  based on inherent chip identification information ID included in the auxiliary device  400 . Specifically, the processor  120  may collect inherent chip identification information ID or attribute information included in the auxiliary device and may compare the collected information with pre-stored information. The processor  120  may identify the region of the display  160  that is exposed to the outside in accordance with the defined physical deformation of the auxiliary device  400  based on the compared information. In this case, the pre-stored information for the comparison may be received from another electronic device  102  or  104  or a server  106  through a network. In various embodiments, the processor  120  may identify the region of the display  160  that is exposed to the outside in accordance with the defined physical deformation of the auxiliary device  400  on the basis of the identification information ID collected from the auxiliary device  400 , and may output the corresponding user interface UI to the exposed region of the display  160  in accordance with the execution of the predefined function. 
       FIG. 18  is a flowchart of an example of a process, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     In operation  1810 , the auxiliary device  400  may be connected to the electronic device. For example, the auxiliary device  400  may be electrically connected to the electronic device  101  through the connection portion  420  mounted on one side of the auxiliary device  400 . For example, an electronic contact may be mounted on one side of the electronic device  101 , and this electronic contact comes in contact with the connection portion  420  of the auxiliary device  400  to connect to the auxiliary device  400  and the electronic device  101  to each other, but is not limited thereto. As described above, through the connection portion  420  that is configured in various shapes, the auxiliary device  400  can be connected to the electronic device  101  by wire or wirelessly. For example, the auxiliary device  400  may be physically, electrically, or magnetically connected to the electronic device  101  through the connection portion  420  of the auxiliary device  400 . In addition, the auxiliary device  400  may perform wired or wireless communication with the electronic device  101  through the connection portion  420  that is implemented by NFC or the like. Through this connection operation, the electronic device  101  may perform various embodiments in the drawings as described above. 
     In operation  1830 , the deformable portion  410  of the auxiliary device  400  may be deformed as a result of the application of an external force on the auxiliary device  400 . The external pressing may be physical pressure by a user&#39;s operation. For example, the deformable portion  410  may be folded, torn, or separated from the electronic device  101 , and may have a structure that is not restored to the physical state prior to the deformation occurrence after the deformation occurs, but is not limited thereto. The deformable portion  410  according to various embodiments may be arranged to assume various shapes. 
     Referring to  1850 , the auxiliary device may provide a signal that is generated in response to the deformation to the electronic device  101 . For example, the auxiliary device  400  may provide the signal to the electronic device through the connection portion  420 . 
     A method for generating a signal for requesting function performance of the auxiliary device  400  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include the connection portion  420  of the auxiliary device  400  connecting to the electronic device  101 , the deformable portion  410  including at least a partial region of the auxiliary device  400  that is deformable, and providing an input that is generated in accordance with the deformation to the electronic device  101  through the connection portion  420 . 
     The method for generating a signal for requesting the function performance of the auxiliary device  400  according to the present disclosure may include the connection portion  420  of the auxiliary device  400  electrically connecting to the electronic device  101 , the deformation operation may include a channel that is mounted on one side of the deformable portion  410  and is electrically connected to the connection portion  420  generating an electrical signal in accordance with external pressure, and the providing operation may include the deformable portion  410  providing the generated electrical signal to the electronic device  101  as an input for the electronic device  101 . 
     In the method for generating a signal for requesting the function performance of the auxiliary device  400  according to the present disclosure, the providing operation may include an element that is mounted on one side of the deformable portion  410  generating a signal in accordance with the predefined external pressure, and providing the generated signal to the connection portion  420  as the input for the electronic device. 
     In the method for generating a signal for requesting the function performance of the auxiliary device  400  according to the present disclosure, the modification portion  410  may include a magnetic element, and the providing operation may further include providing a magnetic signal that is generated based on the magnetic element in accordance with the deformation operation to the electronic device  101  as the input for the electronic device  101 . 
     In the method for generating a signal for requesting the function performance of the auxiliary device  400  according to the present disclosure, the auxiliary device  400  may include a pressing portion mounted on one side of the auxiliary device  400  to physically press at least a partial region of the electronic device  101  in accordance with the deformation operation of the deformable portion  410 , and the providing operation may include the pressing portion coming in physical contact with the input/output interface  150  of the electronic device  100  in accordance with the deformation operation of the deformable portion  410  based on external pressing for the pressing portion, and providing the contact as an input for the electronic device  101 . 
     A system for performing a predefined function according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an electronic device  101  that receives an input from an auxiliary device  400  connectable to the electronic device  101 , senses a signal that is included in the input or that is generated based on the input, and performs a predefined function if the sensed signal satisfies a pre-stored condition, and the auxiliary device  400  including a connection portion  420  connected to the electronic device  101 , and a deformable portion  410  that includes at least a partial region of the auxiliary device  400 , is deformed in accordance with external pressing, and provides the input that is generated in accordance with the deformation to the electronic device  101  through the connection portion  420 . 
     The term “module” or “portion”, as used in the description of the present disclosure, may mean a unit that includes, for example, one of hardware, software, and firmware, or a combination of two or more thereof. The “module” or “portion” may be interchangeably used, for example, with the term, such as unit, logic, logical block, component, or circuit. The “module” or “portion” may be the minimum unit or a part of a component integrally formed. The “module” may be the minimum unit or a part thereof that performs one or more functions. The “module” or “portion” may be mechanically or electronically implemented. For example, the “module” or “portion” according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) chip, a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or a programmable logic device, which has been known or is to be developed, to perform certain tasks. 
     According to various embodiments, at least a part of devices (e.g., modules or their functions) or methods (e.g., operations) according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented by instructions that are stored in a computer readable storage medium in the form of programming modules. In the case where the instructions are executed by one or more processors (e.g., processors  120 ), the one or more processors may perform functions corresponding to the instructions. The computer readable storage medium may be, for example, the storage module  130 . 
     The module or programming module according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may include one or more of the above-described constituent elements, a part thereof may be omitted, or other additional constituent elements may be further included therein. The operations that are performed by the module according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the programming module, or other constituent elements may be performed in a successive, parallel, repetitive, or heuristic manner. Further, some operations may be executed in a different order or may be omitted, or other operations may be added. 
       FIGS. 1-18  are provided as an example only. At least some of the operations discussed with respect to these figures can be performed concurrently, performed in different order, and/or altogether omitted. It will be understood that the provision of the examples described herein, as well as clauses phrased as “such as,” “e.g.”, “including”, “in some aspects,” “in some implementations,” and the like should not be interpreted as limiting the claimed subject matter to the specific examples. 
     The above-described aspects of the present disclosure can be implemented in hardware, firmware or via the execution of software or computer code that can be stored in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), a magnetic tape, a RAM, a floppy disk, a hard disk, or a magneto-optical disk or computer code downloaded over a network originally stored on a remote recording medium or a non-transitory machine-readable medium and to be stored on a local recording medium, so that the methods described herein can be rendered via such software that is stored on the recording medium using a general purpose computer, or a special processor or in programmable or dedicated hardware, such as an ASIC or FPGA. As would be understood in the art, the computer, the processor, microprocessor controller or the programmable hardware include memory components, e.g., RAM, ROM, Flash, etc. that may store or receive software or computer code that when accessed and executed by the computer, processor or hardware implement the processing methods described herein. In addition, it would be recognized that when a general purpose computer accesses code for implementing the processing shown herein, the execution of the code transforms the general purpose computer into a special purpose computer for executing the processing shown herein. Any of the functions and steps provided in the Figures may be implemented in hardware, software or a combination of both and may be performed in whole or in part within the programmed instructions of a computer. No claim element herein is to be construed under the provisions of 35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph, unless the element is expressly recited using the phrase “means for”. 
     Moreover, the embodiments disclosed in this specification are suggested for the description and understanding of technical content but do not limit the range of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the range of the present disclosure should be interpreted as including all modifications or various other embodiments based on the technical idea of the present disclosure.