Patent Publication Number: US-2022214852-A1

Title: Foldable electronic apparatus for processing sensor data on basis of change in angle, and operation method thereof

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) 
     This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/KR2020/012846, filed on Sep. 23, 2020, which claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2019-0117423, filed on Sep. 24, 2019 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     Certain embodiments of the disclosure relate to a foldable electronic device configured to process sensor data based on an angle change, and a method for operating the same. 
     BACKGROUND 
     The Internet content industry creates, publishes, aggregates, and curates its content to provide information and entertainment. In order to provide such various contents, electronic devices including a flexible display or multiple displays have been introduced. For example, some electronic devices may be implemented in a foldable type in order to enhance user&#39;s experience and functionality. 
     In the case of a foldable-type electronic device, the mechanical or physical structure of the electronic device may be changed by a user manipulation, e.g., a foldable-type electronic device may change from an unfolded state to a folded state or closed state. 
     A foldable electronic device can selectively change to an unfolded state and a folded state. Here, the shape of the electronic device may change from an unfolded state of the electronic device to a folded state, or vice versa. Thus, in operation, images captured by multiple cameras included in the electronic device in each state may be changed and displayed differently according to opened and closed state. Displayed images may differ depending on the availability of the multiple cameras included in the electronic device. For example, if the state of the electronic device changes from a folded state to an unfolded state or vice versa while a first application is being executed, the camera sensor interworking with the first application may be changed from a first camera sensor to a second camera sensor. Also, the electronic device may provide a first user interface to a first display by using the first camera sensor in the folded state, and after a change from the folded state to a closed state, may provide a second user interface to a second display by using the second camera sensor. If the sensor interworking with the first application is changed from the first sensor to the second sensor, the user of the electronic device may feel unfamiliar with the user interface of the first application due to different specifications of the first and second sensors. 
     Therefore, there is a need to provide a method and a device for processing data for display while sensing a folder state of an electronic device (for example, a change in angle defined by a display orientation or a mechanical element of the electronic device) in connection with a foldable-type electronic device. 
     SUMMARY 
     Technical problems to be solved by the disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned technical problems, and other technical problems not mentioned herein will be clearly understood from the following description by those skilled in the art to which the disclosure pertains. 
     According to certain embodiments, an electronic device may include: a first housing in which at least one first sensor is disposed; a second housing in which at least one second sensor is disposed; a connecting part for foldably coupling the first housing and the second housing; a first display disposed in the first housing; a second display disposed in the second housing, the second display extending to the first housing over to a folding part defined by the connecting part; at least one sensor configured to detect an angle formed by the first housing and the second housing; and a processor operatively connected to the first display, the second display, the at least one sensor, the first sensor, and the second sensor, wherein the processor is configured to: use data collected from a first sensor for display on the first display; detect a change in the angle, via the at least one sensor; between the first housing and the second housing, in response to the angle change, initiating an activation of a second sensor, use data collected from a first sensor for display on the second display until the activation of the second sensor is completed, and use data collected from the second sensor for display when the activation of the second sensor is completed. 
     According to certain embodiments, an electronic device may include: a first display; a second display having a folding area; a first camera; a second camera; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to determine a folding state of the second display, when the determined folding state corresponds to a designated first state, control the first display such that a first image generated based on image information acquired through the first camera is displayed through the first display, when the determined folding state corresponds to a designated second state, start activation of the second camera, before the activation of the second camera is completed, control the second display such that a second image generated based on the image information acquired through the first camera is displayed through the second display, and when the activation of the second camera is completed, control the second display such that a third image generated based on image information acquired through the second camera is displayed through the second display. 
     According to certain embodiments, a method for operating an electronic device may include sensing an angle change between a first housing and a second housing of the electronic device; activating a second sensor in response to the angle change; using data collected from the first sensor to display an image representative of a particular application until the activation of the second sensor is completed, and using data collected from the second sensor to display the image representative of the particular application when the activation of the second sensor is completed. 
     According to certain embodiments, if a change in mechanical state is sensed while an application is executed by using a first sensor in connection with a foldable-type or flexible-type electronic device, data collected at the timepoint at which the change in mechanical state is sensed and/or at a timepoint before the change in mechanical state may be sensed is processed until activation of a second sensor is completed, and the processed data may be used to provide a user interface, thereby minimizing the degree of unfamiliarity felt by the user. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIGS. 1A to 1D  illustrate the unfolded state of an electronic device according to certain embodiments; 
         FIG. 2  is a block diagram of an electronic device in a network environment according to certain embodiments; 
         FIG. 3A  is a flowchart illustrating sensor data processing based on an angle change in an electronic device according to certain embodiments; 
         FIGS. 3B to 3E  are illustrations showing a change in an angle of an electronic device according to certain embodiments; 
         FIG. 4  is a flowchart illustrating use of data from a first sensor and/or a second sensor based on an angle change in an electronic device according to certain embodiments; 
         FIGS. 5 to 9  are illustrations in which first sensor data is processed based on an angle change in an electronic device according to certain embodiments; 
         FIG. 10  is an illustration in which a designated function is performed using data from a first sensor and a second sensor based on an angle change in an electronic device according to certain embodiments; 
         FIG. 11  is a flowchart illustrating use of data from a first sensor and/or a second sensor based on whether an object is sensed according to an angle change in an electronic device according to certain embodiments; 
         FIG. 12  is an illustration in which first sensor data is processed based on whether an object is sensed in an electronic device according to certain embodiments; 
         FIG. 13  is a flowchart illustrating controlling a first sensor according to an operation mode based on an angle change in an electronic device according to certain embodiments; and 
         FIG. 14  is an illustration in which a first sensor is controlled according to an operation mode based on an angle change in an electronic device according to certain embodiments. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Hereinafter, certain embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments and the terms used therein are not intended to limit the technology disclosed herein to specific implementation forms, and should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives to the corresponding embodiments. In describing the drawings, similar reference numerals may be used to designate similar constituent elements. A singular expression may include a plural expression unless they are definitely different in a context. 
       FIGS. 1A to 1D  illustrate the unfolded state of an electronic device according to certain embodiments.  FIG. 1A  is a front view illustrating the unfolded state of a foldable-type electronic device according to certain embodiments, and  FIG. 1B  is a rear view illustrating the unfolded state of a foldable-type electronic device according to certain embodiments.  FIG. 1C  is a front view illustrating the unfolded state of a flexible-type electronic device according to certain embodiments, and  FIG. 1D  is a rear view illustrating the unfolded state of a flexible-type electronic device according to certain embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1A and 1B , an electronic device  101  according to certain embodiments may include a foldable housing  110 , a folding part  116 , a first display  120 , a second display  122 , a first sensor  130 , a second sensor  132 , a third sensor  134 , and/or at least component  136 . The first display  120  and/or the second display  122  may be flexible and/or foldable displays arranged in a space formed by the foldable housing  110 . 
     According to certain embodiments, the foldable housing  110  may include a first housing  112  and a second housing  114 . According to an embodiment, the electronic device  101  may include the first housing  112  and the second housing  114 , and a housing including the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  may be called a foldable housing. The first housing  112  may include a first surface (or a first front surface (e.g., a surface facing the +Z-axis direction in  FIG. 1A , or a surface facing the −Z-axis direction in  FIG. 1B )  141 , and a third surface (or a first rear surface (e.g., a surface facing the −Z-axis direction in  FIG. 1A , or a surface facing the +Z-axis direction in  FIG. 1B )  143  facing a direction opposite to the direction faced by the first surface  141 . The second housing  114  may include a second surface (or a second front surface (e.g., a surface facing the +Z-axis direction in  FIG. 1A , or a surface facing the −Z-axis direction in  FIG. 1B )  142 , and a fourth surface (or a second rear surface (e.g., a surface facing the −Z-axis direction in  FIG. 1A , or a surface facing the +Z-axis direction in  FIG. 1B )  144  facing a direction opposite to the direction faced by the second surface  142 . 
     According to certain embodiments, the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  may be arranged at both ends of the folding part  116 , and may be connected to each other via the folding part  116 . For example, the folding part  116  may be coupled to each of the side surface of the first housing  112  and the side surface of the second housing  114 , facing the side surface of the first housing  112 , and thus may connect the first housing  112  to the second housing  114  such that the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  can pivot or rotate to a predetermined angle. 
     According to an embodiment, the electronic device  101  may include one housing in which the first housing  112  is integrated with the second housing  114 . For example, the electronic device  101  may be formed in a flexible structure in which at least a part of the electronic device  101  can be bent. According to an embodiment, when the electronic device  101  includes one housing, the electronic device  101  may be folded by a user&#39;s selection, or a position, at which the electronic device  101  is bent, may be changed. According to an embodiment, when the electronic device  101  includes one housing, at least a partial area of the one housing may be formed of a bendable material. According to certain embodiments, the first display  120  may be disposed in a space formed by the first housing  112 . At least part of the first display  120  may be visually exposed through a partial area of the third surface (or the first rear surface) of the first housing  112  or a partial area of a first rear cover  150 . 
     According to certain embodiments, the second display  122  may be disposed in a space formed by the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  across the folding part  116 . For example, the second display  122  may be installed to be supported by at least a part of the first housing  112  and at least a part of the second housing  114 . In certain embodiments, the second display  122  may be disposed in a space formed in at least one surface of the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  across the folding part  116 . According to certain embodiments, the first sensor  130  may be disposed in a space formed by the first housing  112 . The first sensor  130  may be a sensor module disposed at the upper end of the area in which the first display  120  is disposed among the area of the third surface (or the first rear surface) of the first housing or the area of the first rear cover  150 . The first sensor  130  may be included and embedded in the lower end portion of the first display  120 . Further, the first sensor  130  may be mounted while being included in another subsidiary material included in at least a part of the first housing  112 . The first sensor  130  may include at least one among at least one camera sensor or at least one ultra-wide band (UWB) sensor. The UWB sensor is a sensor for supporting ultra-wide band communication using an occupied bandwidth equal to or greater than 500 MHz, and may be used to analyze transmission/reception patterns of an ultra-wide band wireless communication signal to sense an object (a thing) within a predetermined range or the movement of the object or recognize the object. The UWB sensor may transmit, based on UWB wireless technology, a signal by using a use frequency band of a UWB, and may sense and/or recognize an object or the movement of the object by using a method for acquiring a channel impulse response, based on the transmitted signal and a received signal which corresponds to the transmitted signal that is reflected by the object and returned. For example, the UWB wireless technology is a technology capable of accurately determining the position of a thing by using a very wide frequency band of several GHz in a baseband without using a radio frequency carrier. The UWB wireless technology may use a very narrow pulse of several nanoseconds or several picoseconds, and thus may share and use a frequency with an existing wireless system without causing mutual interference. The UWB wireless technology may be used without limitation in frequency. The UWB wireless technology may be used for a radar function such as measuring the distance between the electronic device  101  and a subject and/or tracking the position of the subject. 
     The first sensor  130  may further include another subsidiary material (e.g., a lens part (not shown)). The first sensor  130  may be called a first camera, and may include a sensor (e.g., an image sensing processor (ISP)) configured to acquire light outside the electronic device  101 , and a lens part. The electronic device  101  may acquire an image by using the first camera, and may generate a first image that can be displayed on the first display  120 . According to certain embodiments, the second sensor  132  may be disposed in a space formed by the second housing. The second sensor  132  may be a sensor module disposed in at least a partial area (e.g., an upper end area) of an area, in which the second display  122  is disposed, in the area of the second surface (or the second front surface)  142  of the second housing. According to an embodiment, the sensor module may be disposed in an opening formed in at least a partial area of the second display  122 . The sensor module may be included in the second display  122 . According to an embodiment, the sensor module may be disposed in one-side surface (e.g., the lower surface) of the second display  122 , and may acquire information through at least a part (e.g., a translucent area) of the second display  122 . The second sensor  132  may include at least one among at least one camera sensor or at least one UWB sensor. According to an embodiment, the second sensor  132  may be disposed at the lower end of the second display  122 . The second sensor  132  may be disposed on a subsidiary material which is disposed in at least one side surface of the second housing  114  or in the second housing  114 . The second sensor  132  may be included in at least a part of the second display  122 . According to certain embodiments, the third sensor  134  may be disposed in a space formed by the first housing  112 . The third sensor  134  may be a sensor module disposed in the upper end area of an area, in which the second display  122  is disposed, in the area of the first surface (or the first front surface)  141  of the first housing  112 . The second sensor  132  may include at least one among at least one camera sensor or at least one UWB sensor. According to an embodiment, the third sensor  134  may be omitted without being provided in the first housing  112 . 
     According to certain embodiments, the at least one component  136  may be disposed in a space formed by the second housing  114 . The at least one component  136  may be a sensor module disposed in a partial area of the fourth surface (or the second rear surface) of the second housing  114  or a partial area of a second rear cover  140 . For example, the at least one component  136  may include at least one among a fingerprint sensing sensor, a camera sensor, a proximity sensor, a UWB sensor, or a heart rate sensor. 
     The electronic device  101  according to certain embodiments may be folded about the folding part  116 . For example, the folding part  116  may be disposed between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  of the electronic device  101  so as to allow the electronic device  101  to be folded or bent to a predetermined angle. According to certain embodiments, the first housing  112  may be connected to the second housing  114  through the folding part  116 , and may rotate about the folding part  116 . According to certain embodiments, the second housing  114  may be connected to the first housing  112  through the folding part  116 , and may rotate about the folding part  116 . The housing  112  and the second housing  114  may be folded to face each other by rotating about the folding part  116 . The first housing  112  and the second housing  114  may substantially lie one upon another or overlap each other. In operation, the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  may be folded by rotating about the folding part  116  such that the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  faces the second surface  142  of the second housing  114  or such that the third surface  143  of the first housing  112  faces the fourth surface  144  of the second housing  114 . According to an embodiment, the electronic device  101  may include multiple folding parts  116 . When the electronic device  101  includes two folding parts  116 , the electronic device  101  may include a first housing, a second housing, and a third housing, wherein a first folding part may be disposed between the first housing and the second housing, and a second folding part may be disposed between the second housing and the third housing. According to an embodiment, without separately including a folding part, the electronic device  101  may include an integrated flexible housing in which the first housing  112  is integrated with the second housing  114 . When the electronic device  101  includes the integrated flexible housing, at least a part of the electronic device  101  may be configured to be bendable. Here, the decision to switch a sensor may be determined with reference to the bendable part. The second display  122  may be folded to a predetermined angle, based on an angle formed by the first housing  112  and the second housing  114 . Also, the second display  122  may be directly formed in the electronic device  101  without a structure of the first housing  112  or the second housing  114 . Here, the electronic device  101  may determine the degree of folding of the second display  122  itself. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1C and 1D , the electronic device  101  according to certain embodiments may include a housing  171 , the first display  120 , the second display  122 , the first sensor  130 , and the second sensor  132 . 
     According to certain embodiments, the housing  171  may include a first surface (or a front surface (e.g., a surface facing the +Z-axis direction in  FIG. 1C , or a surface facing the −Z-axis direction in  FIG. 1D ))  181 , and a second surface (or a rear surface (e.g., a surface facing the +Z-axis direction in  FIG. 1D , or a surface facing the −Z-axis direction in  FIG. 1C ))  182  facing a direction opposite to the direction faced by the first surface  181 ). The housing  171  may further include a subsidiary material (not shown) configured in various structures. For example, the housing  171  may further include a slot (not shown) disposed on the left or right surface of the first surface  181 . The slot may be configured such that the first display  120  and the second display  122  are at least partially inserted into or withdrawn out of the housing therethrough. 
     According to certain embodiments, the first display  120  may be disposed to be visually exposed through at least a partial area of the first surface  181  of the housing  171 , and the second display  122  may be disposed to be visually exposed through at least a partial area of the second surface  182  of the housing  171 . The first display  120  and the second display  122  may be flexible and/or foldable displays capable of being bent or folded in various forms. According to an embodiment, at least a part of the first display  120  and/or at least a part of the second display  122  may be received in the slot of the housing  171  while being curved or bent. 
     According to certain embodiments, the first sensor  130  may be disposed in a space formed by the first surface  181  of the housing  171 , and the second sensor  132  may be disposed in a space formed by the second surface  182  of the housing  171 . According to an embodiment, the first sensor  130  and/or the second sensor  132  may be mounted while being included in another subsidiary material included in at least a part of the housing  171 . The first sensor  130  and/or the second sensor  132  may include at least one among at least one camera sensor or at least one UWB sensor. According to an embodiment, the first sensor  130  may be configured to be at least partially similar to the first sensor  130  in  FIG. 1B , and the second sensor  132  may be configured to be at least partially similar to the second sensor  132  in  FIG. 1A . 
     According to certain embodiments, the electronic device  101  as illustrated in  FIGS. 1A to 1D  may sense a change in the state of the electronic device  101 , and may perform an operation corresponding to the sensed state status or change. The state of the electronic device  101  may be divided into a closed state, a folded state (or a partial open state), and an unfolded state (or a full open state). Hereinafter, in certain embodiments of the disclosure, the opening state of the electronic device  101  will be described while being divided into a closed state, a folded state, and an unfolded state. However, certain embodiments of the disclosure will not be limited thereto. For example, the state of the electronic device  101  may be further subdivided and defined based on an angle formed by a mechanism or a display of the electronic device  101 . 
     According to certain embodiments, the electronic device  101  in  FIGS. 1A to 1D  may be in a closed state by the folding part  120  disposed between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  or by folding of the second display  122 . When the electronic device  101  is in the closed state, the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114  may face each other, and may be parallel to each other. The closed state may indicate a state in which the second display  122  is hidden within a user&#39;s field of view (or angle of view) toward the front surface of the electronic device  101 . When the electronic device  101  is in the closed state (e.g., a fully folded state), the user may not view the second display  122  of the electronic device  101  in all directions of the electronic device  101 , and may view only the first display  120  of the electronic device  101  and/or the fourth surface (the second rear surface)  144  of the second housing  114 . According to certain embodiments, the closed state may indicate a state in which the first display  120  is included within the user&#39;s field of view toward the front surface of the electronic device  101  and the second display  122  is hidden. When the electronic device  101  is in the closed state, the angle between the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114  may be equal to or smaller than a first angle. 
     According to an embodiment, the closed state may be expressed by the folding state of the second display  122  of the electronic device  101 . For example, when at least a part of the second display  120  is folded to a predetermined angle, the folding state of the second display  122  may be determined to be a designated first state (e.g., a fully folded state). When the folding state of the second display  122  is the designated first state, the electronic device  101  may provide information (e.g., image information) acquired through a first sensor (a first camera) to a user through the first display  120 . According to an embodiment, when the folding state of the second display is the designated first state, the user may not view the second display  122  from all directions of the electronic device  101 , and may view only the first display  120 . When the folding state of the second display  122  is the designated first state, the electronic device  101  may display, through the first display  120 , an application executed in the electronic device  101 . 
     According to certain embodiments, the electronic device  101  may be in a folded (folded-in) state (or a partial open state) by the folding part  116  between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  or by partial folding of the second display  122 . When the electronic device  101  is in the folded state, the angle between the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114  may form an angle within a designated range. When the electronic device  101  is in the folded state, within the user&#39;s field of view toward the front surface of the electronic device  101  according to the direction of the electronic device  101 , the entire area of the second display  122  may be included, at least a part of the right area of the second display  122  and the first display  120  may be included, or at least a part of the left area of the second display  122  and the fourth surface (or the second rear surface)  144  of the second housing  114  may be included. For example, when the electronic device  101  is in the folded state, the angle between the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114  may be larger than the first angle and smaller than a second angle. At least one among the designated range, the first angle, or the second angle may be configured and/or changed by a designer and/or the user. According to certain embodiments, in the electronic device  101 , the folding state of at least a part of the second display  122  may be a partial open state. When the folding state of the second display  122  is the partial open state, an angle formed at the time of folding of the second display  122  (or an angle by which the second display  122  is folded) may form an angle within the designated range. When at least a part of the second display  122  is in the partial open state, within the user&#39;s field of view, the entire area of the second display  122  may be included, or at least a part of the right area of the second display  122  and the first display  120  may be included. According to certain embodiments, the electronic device  101  may be in an unfolded (folded-out) state (or a full open state) by the folding part  116  between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  or by unfolding of the second display  122 . When the electronic device  101  is in the unfolded state, the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114  may be substantially flush with each other. When the electronic device  101  is in the unfolded state, the entire area of the second display  122  may be included within the user&#39;s field of view (or angle of view) toward the front surface of the electronic device  101 . For example, when the electronic device  101  is in the unfolded state, the angle between the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114  may be larger than the second angle and equal to or smaller than a third angle. 
     According to certain embodiments, the electronic device  101  may determine, based on the degree of folding of the second display  122 , that the folding state of the second display is an unfolded (folded-out) state (or a full open state). When the second display  122  is in the unfolded state, the second display  122  may be unfolded to be substantially flat. When the second display  122  is in the unfolded state, the entire area of the second display  122  may be included within the user&#39;s field of view (or angle of view) toward the front surface of the electronic device  101 . The user may view the entire area of the second display  122 . 
     According to certain embodiments, a method for determining the folding state of the second display  122  may be variously configured. The method for determining the folding state of the second display  122  is not limited to the content described in the disclosure, and the folding state of the second display  122  may be determined through various sensors. For example, at least one angle sensing sensor may be included in at least a part of the second display  122 . The angle sensing sensor may measure a change in an angle caused by folding of at least one side surface of the second display  122 . At least a part of the second display  122  may include at least one Hall sensor, and the unfolding or folding state may be determined through magnetic information sensed by the Hall sensor. 
     According to certain embodiments, the folding part  116  may include an angle sensing sensor  160 . For example, the angle sensing sensor  160  may be a degree sensor capable of sensing an angle formed by the first housing  112  and the second housing  114 . 
     According to certain embodiments, at least one state sensing sensor may be disposed in each of the first housing  112  and the second housing  114 . For example, a first state sensing sensor may be disposed in the first housing  112 , and a second state sensing sensor may be disposed in the second housing  114 . The first state sensing sensor and the second state sensing sensor may be sensors for acquiring information about the angle between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114 . The first and second state sensing sensors may include at least one among, for example, a gyro sensor, a distance sensor, or a strain sensor. 
     According to certain embodiments, the folding part  116  may include a hinge (not shown) and a hinge cover, and the hinge may be covered by the hinge cover. The folding part  116  may be formed as a connection part (or a connector) including another mechanical element, in addition to the hinge. 
     According to certain embodiments, the first display  120  or the second display  122  may include a touch sensor (not shown) capable of detecting a touch input. The first display  120  or the second display  122  may be formed as an integrated touch screen included therein. When the first display  120  or the second display  122  is formed as a touch screen, the touch sensor may be disposed on the display or may be disposed beneath the display. 
     According to certain embodiments, the electronic device  101  may additionally include at least one sensor in addition to the above-described sensors (e.g., the first sensor  130 , the second sensor  132 , the third sensor  134 , and the sensor included in the at least one component  136 ). The additionally included sensors may be arranged to be spaced a designated distance apart from at least one among the first sensor  130 , the second sensor  132 , the third sensor  134 , and the sensor included in the at least one component  136 . 
       FIGS. 1A to 1D , described above, are merely exemplary illustrations to help understanding, and certain embodiments of the disclosure will not be limited to the structure as described above. For example, certain embodiments of the disclosure may be applied to electronic devices having various structures capable of being folded, curved, or bent by a user. In another example, certain embodiments of the disclosure may be applied to multiple electronic devices physically and/or logically connected to each other and configured to perform a folding operation. 
       FIG. 2  is a block diagram of an electronic device  201  in a network environment  200  according to certain embodiments. The electronic device  201  in  FIG. 2  may be the electronic device  101  in  FIG. 1 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , the electronic device  201  in the network environment  200  may communicate with an electronic device  202  via a first network  298  (e.g., a short-range wireless communication network), or an electronic device  204  or a server  208  via a second network  299  (e.g., a long-range wireless communication network). According to an embodiment, the electronic device  201  may communicate with the electronic device  204  via the server  208 . According to an embodiment, the electronic device  201  may include a processor  220 , memory  230 , an input device  250 , a sound output device  255 , a display device  260 , an audio module  270 , a sensor module  276 , an interface  277 , a haptic module  279 , a camera module  280 , a power management module  288 , a battery  289 , a communication module  290 , a subscriber identification module (SIM)  296 , or an antenna module  297 . In some embodiments, at least one (e.g., the display device  260  or the camera module  280 ) of the components may be omitted from the electronic device  201 , or one or more other components may be added in the electronic device  201 . In some embodiments, some of the components may be implemented as single integrated circuitry. For example, the sensor module  276  (e.g., a fingerprint sensor, an iris sensor, or an illuminance sensor) may be implemented as embedded in the display device  260  (e.g., a display). 
     The processor  220  may execute, for example, software (e.g., a program  240 ) to control at least one other component (e.g., a hardware or software component) of the electronic device  201  coupled with the processor  220 , and may perform various data processing or computation. According to one embodiment, as at least part of the data processing or computation, the processor  220  may load a command or data received from another component (e.g., the sensor module  276  or the communication module  290 ) in volatile memory  232 , process the command or the data stored in the volatile memory  232 , and store resulting data in non-volatile memory  234 . According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may include a main processor  221  (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU) or an application processor (AP)), and an auxiliary processor  223  (e.g., a graphics processing unit (GPU), an image signal processor (ISP), a sensor hub processor, or a communication processor (CP)) that is operable independently from, or in conjunction with, the main processor  221 . Additionally or alternatively, the auxiliary processor  223  may be adapted to consume less power than the main processor  221 , or to be specific to a specified function. The auxiliary processor  223  may be implemented as separate from, or as part of the main processor  221 . 
     The auxiliary processor  223  may control at least some of functions or states related to at least one component (e.g., the display device  260 , the sensor module  276 , or the communication module  290 ) among the components of the electronic device  201 , instead of the main processor  221  while the main processor  221  is in an inactive (e.g., sleep) state, or together with the main processor  221  while the main processor  221  is in an active state (e.g., executing an application). According to an embodiment, the auxiliary processor  223  (e.g., an image signal processor or a communication processor) may be implemented as part of another component (e.g., the camera module  280  or the communication module  290 ) functionally related to the auxiliary processor  223 . 
     The memory  230  may store various data used by at least one component (e.g., the processor  220  or the sensor module  276 ) of the electronic device  201 . The various data may include, for example, software (e.g., the program  240 ) and input data or output data for a command related thereto. The memory  230  may include the volatile memory  232  or the non-volatile memory  234 . 
     The program  240  may be stored in the memory  230  as software, and may include, for example, an operating system (OS)  242 , middleware  244 , or an application  246 . 
     The input device  250  may receive a command or data to be used by other component (e.g., the processor  220 ) of the electronic device  201 , from the outside (e.g., a user) of the electronic device  201 . The input device  250  may include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, a keyboard, or a digital pen (e.g., a stylus pen). 
     The sound output device  255  may output sound signals to the outside of the electronic device  201 . The sound output device  255  may include, for example, a speaker or a receiver. The speaker may be used for general purposes, such as playing multimedia or playing record, and the receiver may be used for an incoming call. According to an embodiment, the receiver may be implemented as separate from, or as part of the speaker. 
     The display device  260  may visually provide information to the outside (e.g., a user) of the electronic device  201 . The display device  260  may include, for example, a display, a hologram device, or a projector and control circuitry to control a corresponding one of the display, hologram device, and projector. According to an embodiment, the display device  260  may include touch circuitry adapted to detect a touch, or sensor circuitry (e.g., a pressure sensor) adapted to measure the intensity of force incurred by the touch. 
     The audio module  270  may convert a sound into an electrical signal and vice versa. According to an embodiment, the audio module  270  may obtain the sound via the input device  250 , or output the sound via the sound output device  255  or a headphone of an external electronic device (e.g., an electronic device  202 ) directly (e.g., wiredly) or wirelessly coupled with the electronic device  201 . 
     The sensor module  276  may detect an operational state (e.g., power or temperature) of the electronic device  201  or an environmental state (e.g., a state of a user) external to the electronic device  201 , and then generate an electrical signal or data value corresponding to the detected state. According to an embodiment, the sensor module  276  may include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an infrared (IR) sensor, a biometric sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an illuminance sensor. 
     The interface  277  may support one or more specified protocols to be used for the electronic device  201  to be coupled with the external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  202 ) directly (e.g., wiredly) or wirelessly. According to an embodiment, the interface  277  may include, for example, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a universal serial bus (USB) interface, a secure digital (SD) card interface, or an audio interface. 
     A connecting terminal  278  may include a connector via which the electronic device  201  may be physically connected with the external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  202 ). According to an embodiment, the connecting terminal  278  may include, for example, a HDMI connector, a USB connector, a SD card connector, or an audio connector (e.g., a headphone connector). 
     The haptic module  279  may convert an electrical signal into a mechanical stimulus (e.g., a vibration or a movement) or electrical stimulus which may be recognized by a user via his tactile sensation or kinesthetic sensation. According to an embodiment, the haptic module  279  may include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electric stimulator. 
     The camera module  280  may capture a still image or moving images. According to an embodiment, the camera module  280  may include one or more lenses, image sensors, image signal processors, or flashes. 
     The power management module  288  may manage power supplied to the electronic device  201 . According to one embodiment, the power management module  288  may be implemented as at least part of, for example, a power management integrated circuit (PMIC). 
     The battery  289  may supply power to at least one component of the electronic device  201 . According to an embodiment, the battery  289  may include, for example, a primary cell which is not rechargeable, a secondary cell which is rechargeable, or a fuel cell. 
     The communication module  290  may support establishing a direct (e.g., wired) communication channel or a wireless communication channel between the electronic device  201  and the external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  202 , the electronic device  204 , or the server  208 ) and performing communication via the established communication channel. The communication module  290  may include one or more communication processors that are operable independently from the processor  220  (e.g., the application processor (AP)) and supports a direct (e.g., wired) communication or a wireless communication. According to an embodiment, the communication module  290  may include a wireless communication module  292  (e.g., a cellular communication module, a short-range wireless communication module, or a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) communication module) or a wired communication module  294  (e.g., a local area network (LAN) communication module or a power line communication (PLC) module). A corresponding one of these communication modules may communicate with the external electronic device via the first network  298  (e.g., a short-range communication network, such as Bluetooth™, wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct, or infrared data association (IrDA)) or the second network  299  (e.g., a long-range communication network, such as a cellular network, the Internet, or a computer network (e.g., LAN or wide area network (WAN)). These various types of communication modules may be implemented as a single component (e.g., a single chip), or may be implemented as multi components (e.g., multi chips) separate from each other. The wireless communication module  292  may identify and authenticate the electronic device  201  in a communication network, such as the first network  298  or the second network  299 , using subscriber information (e.g., international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)) stored in the subscriber identification module  296 . 
     The antenna module  297  may transmit or receive a signal or power to or from the outside (e.g., the external electronic device) of the electronic device  201 . According to an embodiment, the antenna module  297  may include an antenna including a radiating element composed of a conductive material or a conductive pattern formed in or on a substrate (e.g., PCB). According to an embodiment, the antenna module  297  may include a plurality of antennas. In such a case, at least one antenna appropriate for a communication scheme used in the communication network, such as the first network  298  or the second network  299 , may be selected, for example, by the communication module  290  (e.g., the wireless communication module  292 ) from the plurality of antennas. The signal or the power may then be transmitted or received between the communication module  290  and the external electronic device via the selected at least one antenna. According to an embodiment, another component (e.g., a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)) other than the radiating element may be additionally formed as part of the antenna module  297 . 
     At least some of the above-described components may be coupled mutually and communicate signals (e.g., commands or data) therebetween via an inter-peripheral communication scheme (e.g., a bus, general purpose input and output (GPIO), serial peripheral interface (SPI), or mobile industry processor interface (MIPI)). 
     According to an embodiment, commands or data may be transmitted or received between the electronic device  201  and the external electronic device  204  via the server  208  coupled with the second network  299 . Each of the electronic devices  202  and  204  may be a device of a same type as, or a different type, from the electronic device  201 . According to an embodiment, all or some of operations to be executed at the electronic device  201  may be executed at one or more of the external electronic devices  202 ,  204 , or  208 . For example, if the electronic device  201  should perform a function or a service automatically, or in response to a request from a user or another device, the electronic device  201 , instead of, or in addition to, executing the function or the service, may request the one or more external electronic devices to perform at least part of the function or the service. The one or more external electronic devices receiving the request may perform the at least part of the function or the service requested, or an additional function or an additional service related to the request, and transfer an outcome of the performing to the electronic device  201 . The electronic device  201  may provide the outcome, with or without further processing of the outcome, as at least part of a reply to the request. To that end, a cloud computing, distributed computing, or client-server computing technology may be used, for example. 
     According to certain embodiments, the processor  220  may sense a change in the angle between a first housing (e.g., the first housing  112  in  FIG. 1A ) and a second housing (e.g., the second housing  114  in  FIG. 1A ) according to a change in the mechanical state of the electronic device  201 . 
     According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may sense a state in which at least one side surface of a second display (e.g., the second display  122  in  FIG. 1A or 1D ) included in the electronic device  201  is being folded. According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may determine, based on data received from the sensor module  276 , the folding state of the second display  122  according to the degree of folding of the second display  122 . The processor  220  may sense that the folding angle of the second display  122 , which is folded with reference to one side surface thereof, is changed. The processor  220  may sense a change in state of the electronic device  101  based on the change in angle of the second display  122 . For example, the processor  20  may sense, based on the change in an angle of the second display  122 , at least one among a change from a closed state to a folded state, a change from a folded state to an unfolded state, a change from an unfolded state to a folded state, or a change from a folded state to a closed state. 
     According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may sense, based on data received from the sensor module  276 , that the angle between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114 , or the folding state of the second display  122  is changed. The processor  220  may determine (calculate) the angle between the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114 , or the folding angle of the second display  122 , based on at least one among an angle sensor, a strain sensor, a distance sensor, a gyroscope sensor, or a degree sensor, which is included in the electronic device  201 . 
     According to certain embodiments, the processor  220  may sense, while providing a user interface of a first application operating in conjunction with at least one sensor and a display, the occurrence of an event for changing the sensor and the display based on a change in the angle between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114 , or an angle change sensed according to a change in the folding state of the second display  122 . For example, the sensor and the display change event may include at least one among an event for changing at least one sensor and a display, which are linked with the first application, or an event for changing a display while additionally linking at least one other sensor with the first application. The first application operating in conjunction with the at least one sensor or the display may include an application for providing a user interface by using data acquired from the at least one sensor, or an application for transmitting the data acquired from the at least one sensor to at least one other electronic device. For example, the first application may include at least one among a camera application, a video call application, an object sensing application, or an object recognition application. It should be noted that the mentioned applications are merely exemplified to help understanding, and certain embodiments of the disclosure will not be limited thereto. Providing the user interface of the first application may include providing, through a corresponding display, a user interface including an image generated based on the data acquired from the at least one sensor. 
     According to an embodiment, while providing the user interface of the first application operating in conjunction with the at least one sensor and the display, when it is sensed that the angle between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  is changed from an angle within a designated angle range to an angle outside the designated angle range, or when it is sensed that at least a part of the second display  122  has been folded to a predetermined angle, the processor  220  may determine that the sensor and the display change event has occurred. The sensor and the display change event may include at least one among an event for changing at least one sensor and a display, which are linked with an application capable of using a first display, or an event for changing a display while additionally linking at least one other sensor with the application. 
     According to certain embodiments, the processor  220  may sense the event for changing the sensor and the display, and may control the activation state of sensors, based on the sensed event. When a sensor change is needed based on the event for changing the sensor and the display, the processor  220  may control the sensor module  276  and/or the camera module  280  such that at least one other sensor to be linked with the first application is activated, and at least one sensor linked with the first application switches from an activated state to a deactivated state. 
     According to an embodiment, when sensor addition is needed based on the event for changing the sensor and the display, the processor  220  may control the sensor module  276  and/or the camera module  280  such that at least one other sensor to be additionally linked with the first application switches from a deactivated state to an activated state and at least one sensor linked with the first application maintains an activated state, and may provide information to a user by using data acquired by the additionally activated at least one other sensor and data acquired by the previously activated at least one sensor together. 
     According to certain embodiments, when the sensor and display change event occurs, from the starting of the activation of the at least one other sensor until the activation of the at least one other sensor is completed, the processor  220  may process data collected by the previously activated at least one sensor and may use the processed data as data usable in the first application. For example, until the activation of the at least one other sensor is completed, it is impossible to collect data from the at least one other sensor, and thus the processor  220  may process data previously collected by the previously activated at least one sensor and/or data collected at the time of occurrence of the sensor and display change event into data usable in the first application. The processor  220  may control the communication module  290  to transmit the processed data as data for the first application to another electronic device, or may control the display device  260  to display the processed data as data for the first application. 
     According to certain embodiments, the processor  220  may use specification information of a sensor and a display at the time of data processing. For example, the processor  220  may use at least one of specification information of a previously activated sensor and/or display, and specification information of an additionally activated sensor and/or display to process data collected by the previously activated sensor (e.g., may perform object size adjustment, object position adjustment, focusing, screen brightness adjustment, or additional graphic effect application). The specification information of a sensor may include, for example, information about the resolution of a camera sensor, information about the field of view of the camera sensor, brightness information of the camera sensor, information about whether the camera sensor supports 3D, information about the distance to a subject, or information about a position in which the camera sensor is disposed in the electronic device  201 . The display specification information of a display may include, for example, the resolution, brightness, or the size of the display. These are exemplary examples, and embodiments of the disclosure are not limited thereto. 
     According to certain embodiments, when the activation of at least one other sensor is completed by the sensor and display change event, the processor  220  may determine whether it is possible to collect valid data by using the at least one other sensor. When the activation of at least one other sensor is completed, the processor  220  determine whether it is possible to collect valid data by using the at least one other sensor, based on at least one among whether the angle between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  satisfies a designated angle condition, the folding state of the second display  122  (the folded state of the second display  122  according to the case in which at least a part of the second display  122  is folded to a designated angle), or whether an object sensed through at least one sensor is sensed through the at least one other sensor. For example, the designated angle condition may be a condition indicating an angle at which at least a part of the electronic device is not sensed within the field of view of the at least one other sensor. In another example, the designated angle condition may be a condition indicating an angle at which an object (or a subject), which a user desires to photograph, is included within the field of view of the at least one other sensor. The designated angle condition may be determined based on the angle between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  or the state of the electronic device  201 , which corresponds to at the time of occurrence of the sensor and display change event. For example, when a sensor and display change event occurs while the electronic device  201  is in a closed state, the designated angle condition may indicate an angle larger than 130 degrees. In another example, when a sensor and display change event occurs while the electronic device  201  is in an opened state, the designated angle condition may indicate an angle smaller than 45 degrees. This is merely an exemplary angle, and certain embodiments of the disclosure are not limited thereto. 
     According to an embodiment, when the activation of at least one other sensor is completed, the processor  220  may determine whether it is possible to collect valid data by using the at least one other sensor, based on whether an object sensed by a sensor used before event occurrence is sensed by the at least one other sensor. For example, when the activation of at least one other sensor is completed, the processor  220  may analyze data collected from the activated at least one other sensor to determine whether an object sensed by a sensor used before event occurrence is sensed by the activated at least one sensor. The processor  220  may compare an object sensed by at least one (e.g., the first sensor  130 ) with an object sensed by at least one other sensor (e.g., the second sensor  132 ) to determine the degree of similarity therebetween, and may determine, based on the determined degree of similarity, whether it is possible to collect valid data. For example, when the degree of similarity is equal to or higher than a designated value, the processor  220  may determine that it is possible to collect valid data, and when the degree of similarity is lower than the designated value, may determine that it is not possible to collect valid data. 
     According to certain embodiments, when valid data can be collected by the activated at least one other sensor, the processor  220  may compare, while using the data collected by the at least one other sensor as data for the first application, the data from the at least one other sensor with data collected by the at least one sensor to perform a designated function. When a designated gesture or a designated facial expression is identically detected from each of image data collected by the at least one other sensor and image data collected by the at least one sensor, the processor  220  may perform a designated function corresponding to the detected gesture or facial expression. The designated function corresponding to the gesture or facial expression may include at least one among a photographing function, a video recording function, a timer starting function for photographing or video recording, a graphic effect addition function, an object tracking function, or a focusing function. These are exemplary examples, and certain embodiments of the disclosure are not limited thereto. According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may perform a designated function when the designated gesture and the designated facial expression are not detected from each of the image data collected by the at least one other sensor and the image data collected by the at least one sensor but an identical gesture, an identical facial expression, or an identical object is detected therefrom. 
     According to certain embodiments, the electronic device  201  may include a connection part (e.g., the folding part  116  in  FIGS. 1A and 1B ), a first housing (e.g., the first housing  112  in  FIGS. 1A and 1B ) in which at least one first sensor (e.g., the first sensor  130  in  FIG. 1B ) is disposed, a second housing (e.g., the second housing  114  in  FIGS. 1A and 1B ) in which at least one second sensor (e.g., the second sensor  132  in  FIG. 1A ) is disposed, a first display (e.g., the first display  120  in  FIG. 1B ) disposed in the first housing  112 , a second display (e.g., the second display  122  in  FIG. 1A ) which is disposed in a space formed by the first housing  112  and the second housing  114 , and at least a portion of which folds, at least one sensor part (e.g., the angle sensing sensor  160  in  FIGS. 1A and 1B ) configured to sense an angle formed by the first housing  112  and the second housing  114 , and a processor (e.g., the processor  220  in  FIG. 2 ) operatively connected to the first display  120 , the second display  122 , the angle sensing sensor part  160 , the first sensor  130 , and the second sensor  132 , wherein the processor  220  is configured to sense a change in an angle between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114 , control the second sensor  132  to be activated in response to the angle change, use data collected from the first sensor  130  as data for an application until activation of the second sensor  132  is completed, and use data collected from the second sensor  132  as data for the application when the activation of the second sensor  132  is completed. 
     According to an embodiment, the data collected from the first sensor  130  may include at least one among data collected from the first sensor  130  when the angle change is sensed, data collected from the first sensor  130  before the angle change is sensed, or data collected from the first sensor  130  and stored before the angle change is sensed. 
     According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may be configured to use, when the activation of the second sensor  132  is sensed, the data previously collected from the first sensor  130  as data for the application until the angle between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  satisfies a designated angle range. 
     According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may be configured to determine, when the activation of the second sensor  132  is sensed, whether object is sensed by the second sensor  132 , use, when the object sensed by the first sensor  130  is not sensed by the second sensor  132 , the data previously collected from the first sensor  130  as data for the application until the object is sensed by the second sensor  132 , and use the data collected from the second sensor  132  as data for the application when the object is sensed by the second sensor. 
     According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may control, before the angle change is sensed, a first image generated using the data collected from the first sensor  130  to be displayed on the first display  120 , and may control, after the angle change is sensed, the data previously collected from the first sensor  130  to be displayed on the second display  122 . 
     According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may process the data previously collected from the first sensor  130 , based on at least one among specification information of the first sensor  130 , specification information of the second sensor  132 , specification information of the first display  120 , or specification information of the second display  122 , and may control the processed data to be displayed on the second display  122 . 
     According to an embodiment, the specification information of the first sensor  130  or specification information of the second sensor  132  may include at least one among resolution information, field-of-view information, arrangement position information, information about the distance to an object, brightness information, or information whether 3D is supported. 
     According to an embodiment, specification information of the first display  120  or specification information of the second display  122  may include at least one among resolution information, size information, or brightness information. 
     According to an embodiment, the processing may include at least one among changing the position of an object, changing the size of the object, changing the brightness of a screen, changing the resolution, changing a focus, or adding a graphic effect. For example, when the resolution of the first display  120  is a first resolution, the electronic device  101  may change an image acquired by a first camera to a first image processed in accordance with the first resolution and may provide the first image to a user through the first display. When an event requiring switching to the second display  122  occurs (e.g., when the folding state of the second display  122  is changed to an unfolded state), the electronic device  101  may process the image acquired by the first camera in accordance with a second resolution which is the resolution of the second display  122 , and may provide the processed second image through the second display until a predetermined time or a predetermined condition is satisfied. According to an embodiment, the electronic device  101  may generate a third image by changing an image acquired by a second camera in accordance with the resolution of the second display  122  while providing the second image through the second display  122  based on the folding state of the second display  101 , and may provide the third image through the second display  122 . According to an embodiment, the third image may be simultaneously displayed together with the second image for at least a predetermined time. Further, a fourth image obtained by synthesizing the second image with the third image, or a fifth image including the second image and the third image may be displayed according to the user&#39;s input, the type of application displayed through the second display  122 , or a preconfigured environment. According to an embodiment, the second image may be displayed while being included in the third image. According to an embodiment, when making a change from a state in which the second image is displayed to a state in which the third image is displayed, the electronic device  101  may display at least one fourth image between the second image and the third image for making a natural change. 
     According to an embodiment, the electronic device  201  may further include a communication module (e.g., the communication module  290  in  FIG. 2 ), and the processor  220  may perform, when the application is an application configured to communicate with at least one other device, control to transmit the data collected from the first sensor  130  or the second sensor  132  or other data generated using the data collected from the first sensor  130  to the at least one other electronic device through the communication module  290 . 
     According to an embodiment, the electronic device  201  may further include a communication module (e.g., the communication module  290  in  FIG. 2 ), and the processor  220  perform, when the application is an application configured to communicate with at least one other device, control to transmit, in response to the angle change, the data collected from the first sensor or data generated by using the data collected from the first sensor to the at least one other electronic device through the communication module  290  when the angle is a designated first angle. 
     According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may control the first sensor  130  to be deactivated in response to the angle change. 
     According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may be configured to compare, when the activation of the second sensor  132  is completed, the data previously collected from the first sensor  130  with data collected from the activated second sensor  132 , and perform at least one function based on the result of the comparison. 
     According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may be configured to perform a designated function of an application when data generated by the first sensor  130  is identical to data generated by the activated second sensor  132 . 
     According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may be configured to perform a designated function of an application when at least one of a designated gesture or a designated facial expression is identically detected from each of the data generated by the first sensor  130  and the data generated by the activated second sensor  132 . 
     According to an embodiment, the first sensor  130  and the second sensor  132  may be camera sensors. 
     According to an embodiment, the first sensor  130  and the second sensor  132  may be ultra-wide band (UWB) sensors. 
     According to certain embodiments, the electronic device  101  may include a first display (e.g., the first display  120  in  FIG. 1B or 1C ), a second display (e.g., the second display  122  in  FIG. 1A or 1D ), at least a portion of which folds, a first camera (e.g., the first sensor  130  in  FIG. 1B or 1C ), a second camera (the second sensor  132  in  FIG. 1A or 1D ), and a processor (e.g., the processor  220  in  FIG. 2 ), wherein the processor  220  may determine the folding state of the second display  122 , may control, when the determined folding state corresponds to a designated first state, the first display  120  such that a first image generated based on image information acquired through the first camera  130  is displayed through the first display  120 , may start, when the determined folding state corresponds to a designated second state, activation of the second camera  132 , may control, before the activation of the second camera  132  is completed, the second display  122  such that a second image generated based on the image information acquired through the first camera  130  is displayed through the second display  122 , and may control, when the activation of the second camera  132  is completed, the second display  122  such that a third image generated based on image information acquired through the second camera  132  is displayed through the second display  122 . 
     According to an embodiment, when the activation of the second camera  132  is completed, the processor  220  may control the second display  122  such that the second image generated based on the image information acquired through the first camera  130  is displayed through the second display  122  until the folding state of the second display  122  satisfies a designated third state. 
     According to an embodiment, when the activation of the second camera  132  is completed, the processor  220  may control the second display  122  such that the second image generated based on the image information acquired through the first camera  130  is displayed through the second display  122  until an object sensed by the first camera  130  is sensed by the second camera  132 . 
       FIG. 3A  is a flowchart  300  illustrating sensor data processing based on an angle change in an electronic device  201  according to certain embodiments. Hereinafter, in embodiments, operations may be performed in sequence, but are not necessarily performed in sequence. For example, order of the operations may be changed, and at least two operations may be performed in parallel. Here, the electronic device may be the electronic device  101  in  FIG. 1  and/or the electronic device  201  in  FIG. 2 . Hereinafter, at least some operations in  FIG. 3A  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 3B to 3E .  FIGS. 3B to 3E  are illustrations showing changes in the angle of an electronic device according to certain embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3A , an electronic device (e.g., the processor  220  in  FIG. 2 ) according to certain embodiments may sense a change in the angle of the electronic device  101  in operation  301 . According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may sense, based on at least one among an angle sensor, a strain sensor, a distance sensor, a gyroscope sensor, or a degree sensor, included in the electronic device  201 , that the angle between the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114  of the electronic device  201  is changed, or that the folding state of a second display (e.g., the second display  122  in  FIG. 1A or 1D ) is changed. For example, the processor  220  may sense that the angle between the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114  of the electronic device  201  is changed, or the folding state of the second display  122  is changed, and thus the electronic device  201  switches from a closed state to a folded state (a partial open state) or changes from an unfolded state (a full open state) to a folded state. 
     According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may determine whether an event for changing a sensor and changing a display output according to a change in the mechanical state, based on sensing a change in the angle of the electronic device  101  while providing a user interface of an application representative of the data from at least one sensor, or a fact that the folding state of the second display  122  has been changed. For example, while providing a user interface display associated with a first application operating in conjunction with a first sensor (e.g., the first sensor  130  in  FIG. 1 ) and a first display (e.g., the first display  120  in  FIG. 1 ), as illustrated in  FIG. 3B , when the angle between the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114  changes from a first angle θ 1  within a first angle range (e.g., about 0 degrees-about 5 degrees) to an angle θ 2  within a second angle range (e.g., about 5 degrees-about 90 degrees), or when at least part of the second display changes from a folded state to the angle θ 1  within the first angle range to a folding state to the angle θ 2  within the second angle range, the processor  220  may determine that an event for changing a sense linked with the first application from the first sensor  130  to the second sensor  132  and changing a display linked with the first application from the first display  120  to the second display  122  has occurred. In another example, while providing a user interface of the first application operating in conjunction with a second sensor (e.g., the second sensor  132  in  FIG. 1 ) and a second display (e.g., the second display  122  in  FIG. 1 ), as illustrated in  FIG. 3C , when the angle between the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114  changes from an angle θ 3  within a third angle range (e.g., about 90 degrees-about 180 degrees) to an angle θ 2  within the second angle range (e.g., about 5 degrees-about 90 degrees), or when at least a part of the second display  122  changes from a folded state to the angle θ 3  within the third angle range to a folded state to the angle θ 2  within the second angle range, the processor  220  may determine that an event for changing a sensor linked with the first application from the second sensor  132  to the second sensor  132  and changing a display linked with the first application from the first display  120  to the second display  122  has occurred. In another example, while providing a user interface of the first application operating in conjunction with the second sensor  132  and the second display  122 , as illustrated in  FIG. 3D , when the angle between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  changes from an angle θ 4  (i.e., an outfolding state) within a fourth angle range (e.g., about 355 degrees-about 360 degrees) to an angle ( 05 ) within a fifth angle range (e.g., about 270 degrees-about 355 degrees), or when at least a part of the second display  122  changes from a folded state to the angle θ 4  within the fourth angle range to a folded state to the angle θ 5  within the fifth angle range, the processor  220  may determine that an event for changing a sensor linked with the first application from the second sensor  132  to the first sensor  130  and changing a display linked with the first application from the second display  122  to the first display  120  has occurred. In another example, while providing a user interface of the first application operating in conjunction with the second sensor  132  and the second display  122 , as illustrated in  FIG. 3E , when the angle between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  changes an angle θ 6  within a sixth angle range (e.g., about 180 degrees-about 270 degrees) to an angle θ 5  within the fifth angle range (e.g., about 270 degrees-about 355 degrees), or when at least a part of the second display  122  changes from a folded state to the angle θ 6  within the sixth angle range to a folded state to the angle θ 5  within the fifth angle range, the processor  220  may determine that an event for changing a sensor linked with the first application from the second sensor  132  to the first sensor  130  and changing a display linked with the first application from the second display  122  to the first display  120  has occurred. In another example, while providing a user interface of the first application operating in conjunction with the first sensor  130  and the first display  120 , as illustrated in  FIG. 3B , when the angle between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  changes the angle θ 1  within the first angle range (e.g., about 0 degrees-about 5 degrees) to the angle θ 2  within the second angle range (e.g., about 5 degrees-about 90 degrees), or when at least a part of the second display  122  changes from a folded state to the angle θ 1  within the first angle range to a folded state the angle θ 2  within the second angle range, the processor  220  may determine that an event for additionally linking the second sensor  132  with the first application and changing a display linked with the first application from the first display  120  to the second display  122  has occurred. An application operating in conjunction with at least one sensor and a display may include at least one among, for example, a camera application, a video call application, an object sensing application, or an object recognition application. The mentioned applications are merely examples provided to help understanding, and certain embodiments of the disclosure will not be limited thereto. 
     According to certain embodiments, in operation  303 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may control at least one other sensor to be activated. According to an embodiment, when a sensor and display change event is sensed, the processor  220  may control the sensor module  276  and/or the camera module  280  such that at least one other sensor to be linked with the first application switches from a deactivated state to an activated state and at least one sensor linked with the first application switches from an activated state to a deactivated state. For example, in a state in which the first sensor  130  is linked with a camera application, when an event for changing the sensor linked with the camera application from the first sensor  130  to the second sensor  132  is sensed, the processor  220  may request the sensor module  276  and/or the camera module  280  to activate the second sensor  132  and to deactivate the first sensor  130 . According to an embodiment, when occurrence of a sensor and display change event is sensed, the processor  220  may control, while maintaining the activated state of at least one sensor linked with the first application, the sensor module  276  and/or the camera module  280  such that at least one other sensor, which is to be additionally linked, switches from a deactivated state to an activated state. For example, in the state in which the first sensor  130  is linked with the camera application, the processor  220  may request the sensor module  276  and/or the camera module  280  for the additional activation of the second sensor  132  while maintaining the activated state of the first sensor  130  linked with the camera application. 
     According to certain embodiments, in operation  305 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may use data collected from at least one sensor as data for an application. According to an embodiment, from when the angle change is sensed (or when occurrence of a sensor and display change event is sensed) until when activation of at least one other sensor is completed, the processor  220  may process data collected from the at least one sensor, and may use the processed data as data for the application. For example, when a sensor linked with the first application is changed from the first sensor  130  to the second sensor  132  by the angle change in the electronic device  201 , data cannot be collected by using the second sensor  132  until the activation of the second sensor  132  is completed, and thus the processor  220  may process data collected by the first sensor  130  instead of data from the second sensor  132 , and may use the processed data as data for the first application. The data collected by the at least one sensor may include at least one among data which is collected by the at least one sensor before sensing of the angle change and stored in the memory  130 , data which is acquired by the at least one sensor before sensing of the angle change but is not stored in the memory  130 , or data which is acquired by the at least one sensor at the time of sensing of the angle change. For example, when an angle change is sensed at timing A, the data collected by the at least one sensor may include at least one among data which is collected by the at least one sensor during the time interval between timing A and a timing earlier than timing A by a designated time from timing A (e.g., a timing earlier by N seconds) and stored in the memory  130 , data which is collected by the at least one sensor during the time interval between timing A and a timing earlier than timing A by a designated time from timing A (e.g., a timing earlier by N seconds) but is not stored in the memory  130 , or data which is collected by the at least one sensor at timing A. For example, in a state in which the first sensor  130  is linked with a camera application, when an angle change is sensed at timing A, the data collected by the at least one sensor may include at least one piece of data among data collected by the first sensor  130  from a timing of A-N seconds until timing A. For example, from timing A at which an event has occurred until a timing at which the activation of the second sensor  132  is completed, the processor  220  may process, instead of data from the second sensor  132 , at least one piece of data among the data collected by the first sensor  130  from the timing of A-N seconds until timing A, and may use the processed data as data for a first application. Using the processed data as data for the first application may include at least one of an operation of transmitting the processed data to another electronic device by using the first application or an operation of displaying the processed data through the screen of the first application. 
     According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may process data collected by at least one sensor, based on at least one among specification information of at least one sensor used before angle change sensing, specification information of at least one other sensor to be changed by angle change sensing, specification information of a display used before angle change sensing, and specification information of a display to be changed by angle change sensing, and may use the processed data as data for the first application. According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may process data such that at least one among the size of an object, the position of the object, a focus, or screen brightness is adjusted, based on the specification difference between at least one sensor, which has been previously used, and at least one other sensor which is to be changed or additionally linked, and/or the specification difference a display, which has been previously used, and a display which is to be changed. According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may process data such that the data includes an additional graphic effect, based on the specification difference between at least one sensor, which has been previously used, and at least one other sensor, which is to be changed or additionally linked, and/or the specification difference between a previously used display and a display to be changed. 
     According to certain embodiments, in operation  307 , when the activation of the at least one other sensor is completed, the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may use data from the at least one other sensor as data for the application. According to an embodiment, when valid data can be collected using the at least one sensor, the processor  220  may use data collected by the at least one other sensor as data for the application. Whether valid data can be collected may be determined based on whether the angle between, the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114  in the electronic device  201  satisfies a designated angle condition, whether the folding angle of the second display  122  satisfies the designated angle condition, or whether an object sensed through at least one sensor is sensed by at least one other sensor. According to an embodiment, when the activation of the at least one other sensor is completed and the angle between the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114  satisfies the designated angle condition, or when the folding angle of the second display  122  satisfies the designated angle condition, the processor  220  may use data collected by the at least one other sensor as data for the application. For example, when the activation of the second sensor  132  is completed by a sensor and display change event occurring due to a change from a closed state to a folded state (a partial open state) and the angle between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  is larger than a designated first angle (e.g., about 135 degrees), or when the folding angle of the second display  122  is larger than the designated first angle, the processor  220  may determine that valid data can be collected by using the second sensor  132 , and may use the data collected by the second sensor  132  as data for the first application. In another example, when the activation of the first sensor  130  is completed by a sensor and display change event occurring due to a change from an unfolded state to a folded state (a partial open state) and the angle between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  is smaller than a designated second angle (e.g., about 45 degrees), when the folding angle of the second display  122  is smaller than the designated second angle, the processor  220  may determine that valid data can be collected by using the first sensor  130 , and may use the data collected by the first sensor  130  as data for the first application. 
     According to an embodiment, when the activation of the at least one other sensor has been completed but the angle between the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114  does not satisfy the designated angle condition, or when the folding angle of the second display  122  does not satisfy the designated angle condition, the processor  220  may process, as in operation  305 , data collected by the at least one sensor and use the processed data as data for the application, until the angle between the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114  or the folding angle of the second display  122  satisfies the designated angle condition. For example, when the activation of the second sensor  132  has been completed by a sensor and display change event occurring due to a change from a closed state to a folded state (a partial open state) but the angle between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  is equal to or smaller than the designated first angle (e.g., about 135 degrees), or when the folding angle of the second display  122  is equal to or smaller than the designated first angle, the processor  220  may determine that valid data cannot be collected by using the second sensor  132 , and may use data collected by the first sensor  130  as data for the first application until it is determined that the valid data can be collected by using the second sensor  132 . In another example, when the activation of the first sensor  130  has been completed by a sensor and display change event occurring due to a change from an unfolded stated to a folded state (a partial open state) but the angle between the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  is equal to or larger than the designated second angle (e.g., about 45 degrees), or when the folding angle of the second display  122  is equal to or larger than the designated second angle, the processor  220  may determine that valid data cannot be collected by using the first sensor  130 , and may use data collected by the second sensor  132  as data for the first application until it is determined that the valid data can be collected by using the first sensor  130 . 
     According to an embodiment, when the activation of the at least one other sensor is completed and an object sensed by the at least one sensor is sensed by the at least one other sensor, the processor  220  may use data collected by the at least one other sensor as data for the application. For example, when an object sensed by the first sensor  130  before occurrence of an event while the electronic device  201  is in a closed state is sensed by the second sensor  132  activated after the occurrence of the event, the processor  220  may determine that valid data can be collected by using the second sensor  132 , and may use data collected by the second sensor  132  as data for the first application. In another example, when an object sensed by the second sensor  132  before occurrence of an event while the electronic device  201  is in an unfolded state is sensed by the first sensor  130  activated after the occurrence of the event, the processor  220  may determine that valid data can be collected by using the first sensor  130 , and may use data collected by the first sensor  130  as data for the first application. 
     According to an embodiment, when the activation of the at least one other sensor has been completed but an object sensed by the at least one sensor is not sensed by the at least one other sensor, the processor  220  may process, as in operation  305 , data collected by the at least one sensor and use the processed data as data for an application, until the object is sensed by the at least one other sensor. For example, when an object sensed by the first sensor  130  before occurrence of an event while the electronic device  201  is in a closed state is not sensed by the second sensor  132  activated after the occurrence of the event, the processor  220  may determine that valid data cannot be collected by using the second sensor  132 , and may use data collected by the first sensor  130  as data for the first application until the valid data can be collected by using the second sensor  132 . In another example, when an object sensed by the second sensor  132  before occurrence of an event while the electronic device  201  is in an unfolded state is not sensed by the first sensor  130  activated after the occurrence of the event, the processor  220  may determine that valid data cannot be collected by using the first sensor  130 , and may use data collected by the second sensor  132  as data for the first application until the valid data can be collected by using the first sensor  130 . 
       FIG. 4  is a flowchart illustrating use of data from a first sensor and/or a second sensor based on an angle change in an electronic device according to certain embodiments. The operations in  FIG. 4 , described below, may be at least some of the detailed operations of operations  305  and  307  in  FIG. 3A . In embodiments below, the respective operations may be performed in sequence, but are not necessarily performed in sequence. For example, the orders of the respective operations may be changed, and at least two operations may be performed in parallel. Here, an electronic device may be the electronic device  101  in  FIG. 1  and/or the electronic device  201  in  FIG. 2 . Hereinafter, at least some operations in  FIG. 4  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 5 to 10 .  FIGS. 5 to 9  are illustrations in which first sensor data is processed based on an angle change in an electronic device according to certain embodiments.  FIG. 10  is an illustration in which a designated function is performed using data from a first sensor and a second sensor based on an angle change in an electronic device according to certain embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , in operation  401 , an electronic device (e.g., the processor  220  in  FIG. 2 ) according to certain embodiments may determine whether the activation of at least one second sensor (e.g., the second sensor  132  in  FIG. 1 ) has been completed. The completed state of the activation of the at least one second sensor  132  may imply a state in which data can be collected from the at least one second sensor  132 . For example, the processor  220  may determine whether image data can be collected through the second sensor  132 . For example, as illustrated in  FIGS. 5 and 6 , when an angle change, by which the mechanical state of the electronic device is changed from a closed state to a folded state (a partial open state), is sensed while image data  511  or  611  acquired by the first sensor  130  is displayed on the first display  120  by using a camera application, the processor  220  may control the second sensor  132  to be activated. In another example, as illustrated in  FIG. 7 , when an angle change, by which the mechanical state of the electronic device is changed from a closed state to a folded state (a partial open state), is sensed while image data  701  acquired by the first sensor  130  and image data received from a counterpart electronic device are displayed on the first display  120  by using a video call application, the processor  220  may be control the second sensor  132  to be activated. In another example, as illustrated in  FIG. 8 , when an angle change, by which the mechanical state of the electronic device is changed from a closed state to a folded state (a partial open state) is sensed while 2D image data  801  acquired by the first sensor  130  is displayed on the first display  120  by using the camera application, the processor  220  may control the second sensor  132  and the third sensor  134 , which support 3D, to be activated. In another example, when an angle change, by which the mechanical state of the electronic device is changed from a closed state to a folded state (a partial open state), is sensed while object sensing results acquired by UWB sensors  901  and  903  provided on the third surface (or the first rear surface)  143  of the first housing are displayed on the first display  120  by using an object sensing application, the processor  220  may control sensors  911 ,  913 ,  915 , and  917 , arranged in the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114 , to be activated. 
     According to certain embodiments, when the activation of the at least one second sensor  132  is completed, the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may determine, in operation  403 , whether an angle change in the electronic device satisfies the designated angle condition. The designated angle condition may be determined based on a state before the angle change in the electronic device  201  is sensed. For example, when an angle change is sensed while the electronic device  201  is in a closed state, the designated angle condition may be an angle condition indicating a state in which the electronic device  201  is folded and/or unfolded. For example, when an angle change, by which the electronic device  201  changes from a closed state to a folded state and/or an unfolded state, the designated angle condition may be a condition (e.g., about 135 degrees or greater) indicating an angle at which a part of the first housing  112  of the electronic device  201  is not sensed within the field of view of the second sensor  132  to be used in an unfolded state. In another example, when an angle change, by which the electronic device  201  is changed from an unfolded state to a folded state and/or a closed state, is sensed, the designated angle condition may be an angle condition indicating a state in which the electronic device  201  is folded and/or closed. For example, when an angle change, by which the electronic device  201  is changed from an unfolded state to a folded state and/or a closed state, is sensed, the designated angle condition may be a condition (e.g., about 20 degrees or less) indicating an angle at which an object sensed by the second sensor  132  used in an unfolded state can be sensed by at least one first sensor  130  or an angle at which the object can be included within the field of view of the at least one first sensor  130 . The designated angle condition may be configured and/or changed by a designer and/or a user. 
     According to certain embodiments, when an angle change in the electronic device does not satisfy the designated condition, or when the activation of the at least one second sensor  132  is not completed, the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may select, in operation  405 , data collected from the at least one first sensor  130  used before the angle change is sensed. The data collected from the at least one first sensor  130  used before the angle change is sensed may be valid data. According to an embodiment, the data collected from the at least one first sensor  130  used before the angle change is sensed may include at least one among data, which has been collected by the at least one first sensor  130  before sensing the angle change and stored in the memory  130 , data, which has been collected by the at least one first sensor  130  before sensing the angle change but has not been stored in the memory  130 , or data, which has been acquired by the at least one first sensor  130  before sensing the angle change. For example, from timing A, at which the angle change is sensed, until the activation of the at least one second sensor  132  is completed and the angle of the electronic device  201  satisfies the designated angle condition, the processor  220  may select, instead of data from the at least one second sensor  132 , at least one piece of data from among data collected by the first sensor  130  from a timing of A-N seconds until timing A, and may process the selected at least one piece of data. 
     According to certain embodiments, in operation  407 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may process the selected data. According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may process the selected data, based on at least one among specification information of the at least one first sensor  130  used before angle change sensing, specification information of the at least one second sensor  132  to be changed or additionally linked by angle change sensing, specification information of a display used before angle change sensing, or specification information of a display to be changed by angle change sensing. According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may process the selected data such that at least one among the size of an object included in the selected data, the position of the object, a focus, or screen brightness is adjusted, based on the specification difference between at least one first sensor  130 , which has been previously used, and the at least one second sensor  132 , which is to be changed or additionally linked, and/or the specification difference between a previously used display and a display to be changed. For example, in order to minimize a sense of difference which a user may experience due to the difference between an image-capturing environment using the at least one first sensor  130  and a display before an angle change and an image-capturing environment using the at least one second sensor  132  and a display after the angle change, the processor  220  may process the selected data such that at least one among the size of an object included in the selected data, the position of the object, a focus, or screen brightness is adjusted. According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may process the data, further based on at least one among the type of application, the characteristic of application, and the function of application other than the above-described pieces of specification information, such that at least one among the size of an object, the position of the object, a focus, or screen brightness is adjusted. For example, when a video call application is being executed, the resolution of image data (or a frame) transmitted to a counterpart electronic device performing a video call is fixed, and thus the processor  220  may process selected image data such that at least one among the brightness of the selected image, the size of an object included in the selected image data, the position of the object, or a focus is changed, without changing the resolution of the selected image data. In another example, when a camera application is being executed and when an angle change is sensed during the preview state of the camera application, a resolution change is possible during the preview state, and thus the processor  220  may process selected image data such that at least one among the resolution of the selected image data, the brightness thereof, the size of an object, the position of the object, or a focus is adjusted. At the time of processing the selected image data, the processor  220  may adjust, based on the angle of the electronic device  201 , at least one among resolution, brightness, the size of an object, the position of the object, or a focus in stages. For example, the processor  220  may adjust the brightness of the selected image data to gradually increase as the amount of change in the angle of the electronic device  201  increases. In another example, the processor  220  may adjust the size of an object included in the selected image data to gradually increase as the amount of change in the angle of the electronic device  201  increases. According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may process data, based on the specification difference between the at least one first sensor  130  used before angle change sensing and the at least one second sensor  132  to be changed or additionally linked, and/or the specification difference between a display used before angle change sensing and a display to be changed, such that the data includes an additional graphic effect. 
     According to certain embodiments, in operation  409 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may use the processed data as data for an application. According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may perform control such that a user interface including the processed data is provided through a display to be changed by angle change sensing. The user interface including the processed data may be a user interface corresponding to the application. According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may control the processed data to be transmitted to a counterpart electronic device connected by using the application. For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 5 , when the change in the angle of the electronic device  201  does not satisfy the designated condition, or when the activation of the second sensor  132  is not completed, the processor  220  may process image data acquired by the first sensor  130  at the time of angle change sensing or before angle change sensing to adjust at least one among resolution, brightness, the size of an object, the position thereof, or a focus, and may control processed image data  513  or  515  to be displayed on the second display  122 . In another example, as illustrated in  FIG. 6 , when the change in the angle of the electronic device  201  does not satisfy the designated condition, or when the activation of the second sensor  132  is not completed, the processor  220  may process image data acquired by the first sensor  130  at the time of angle change sensing or before angle change sensing to adjust at least one among resolution, brightness, the size of an object, the position thereof, or a focus, and may control guide information  621  or  615 , indicating that data from the first sensor  130  is processed and is being displayed, to be additionally displayed, while controlling processed image data  613  or  615  to be displayed on the second display  122 . The guide information  621  or  615 , indicating that data from the first sensor  130  is processed and is being displayed, may indicate a display area for the processed image data. In another example, as illustrated in  FIG. 7 , when the change in the angle of the electronic device  201  does not satisfy the designated condition, or when the activation of the second sensor  132  is not completed, the processor  220  may process image data acquired by the first sensor  130  at the time of angle change sensing or before angle change sensing to adjust at least one among resolution, brightness, the size of an object, the position thereof, or a focus, and may control processed image data  703  to be transmitted to a counterpart electronic device performing a video call while being displayed in a partial area of the second display  122 . In another example, as illustrated in  FIG. 8 , when the change in the angle of the electronic device  201  does not satisfy the designated condition, or when the activation of the second sensor  132  and the third sensor  134  is not completed, the processor  220  may process image data acquired by the first sensor  130  at the time of angle change sensing or before angle change sensing such that a graphic effect is added to the data, and may control processed image data  803  to be displayed on the second display  122 . The graphic effect may include at least one among an effect in which a 2D object looks like a 3D object, a sticker addition and/or change effect, or an avatar addition and/or change effect. The graphic effect may be determined based on the distance to an object. In another example, as illustrated in  FIG. 9 , when the change in the angle of the electronic device  201  does not satisfy the designated condition, or when the activation of the UWB sensors  911 ,  913 ,  915 , and  917  arranged in the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114  is not completed, the processor  220  may process object sensing data acquired by the UWB sensors  901  and  903 , arrange on the third surface (or the first rear surface) of the first housing, at the time of angle change sensing or before angle change sensing to adjust at least one of the position or the size of an object, and may control processed object sensing data  907  to be displayed on the second display  122 . 
     According to certain embodiments, when the change in the angle of the electronic device satisfies the designated condition, the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may use, in operation  411 , data collected from at least one second sensor  132  as data for an application using the second display. According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may configure a user interface corresponding to the application by using the data collected from the at least one second sensor  132 , and may control the configured user interface to be provided through a display which is to be changed by angle change sensing. For example, as illustrated in  FIGS. 5 and 6 , when the activation of the second sensor  132  is completed and when the angle change satisfies the designated condition, the processor  220  may perform control such that image data  521  or  617  acquired by the second sensor  132  is displayed on the second display  122 . According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may perform control such the data collected from the at least one sensor  132  is transmitted to another electronic device outside the electronic device  101 . For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 7 , when the activation of the second sensor  132  is completed and when the angle change satisfies the designated condition, the processor  220  may perform control such that image data  705  acquired by the second sensor  132  is transmitted to a counterpart electronic device, which is performing a video call, while being displayed in a partial area of the second display  122 . In another example, as illustrated in  FIG. 8 , when the activation of the second sensor  132  and the third sensor  134  is completed, and when the angle change satisfies the designated condition, the processor  220  may generate 3D image data  805  based on image information acquired by the second sensor  132  and the third sensor  134 . The electronic device may control the 3D image data  805 , generated based on the second sensor  132  and the third sensor  134 , to be displayed the second display  122 . In another example, as illustrated in  FIG. 9 , when the activation of the ultra-wide band (UWB) sensors  911 ,  913 ,  915 , and  917 , arranged in the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114 , is completed, and when the angle change satisfies the designated condition, the processor  220  may control such that object sensing data  921 , acquired by the ultra-wide band (UWB) sensors  911 ,  913 ,  915 , and  917  arranged in the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114 , is displayed on the second display  122 . When the electronic device  101  is unfolded to a predetermined angle while first object  931  and second object  932 , recognized by the UWB sensors  901  and  903  arranged in the third surface  143  of the first housing  112 , are displayed on the first display  120 , the activation of at least some of the UWB sensors  911 ,  913 ,  915 , and  917  in the first surface  141  and the second surface  142  may not be completed. The processor  220  may control first object  931  and second object  932 , recognized by the UWB sensors  901  and  903  in the third surface, to be displayed through the second display  122  until all of the UWB sensors  911 ,  913 ,  915 , and  917  in the first surface and the second surface are activated, and when the activation of the UWB sensors  911 ,  913 ,  915 , and  917  in the first and second surface is completed, may perform control such that at least one object (e.g., third object  933  or fourth object  934 )  3  or  4  additionally sensed by the UWB sensors  911 ,  913 ,  915 , and  917  in the first surface and the second surface is additionally displayed through the second display  122 . The processor  220  may perform control such that third object  933  and fourth object  934 , which have been additionally sensed, and first object  931  and second object  932 , which have been previously sensed by the UWB sensors  901  and  903  in the third surface, are displayed through the second display  122  which is a single screen. In order to naturally display the objects sensed and generated by the activation of the UWB sensors  901 ,  903 ,  911 ,  913 ,  915 , and  917 , the processor  220  may generate images  905  and  907  including objects  1  and  2   931  and  933  and an image  921  including objects  1 ,  2 ,  3 , and  4   931 ,  932 ,  933 , and  934 , and may display the images on the first display  120  or the second display  122 . According to certain embodiments of the disclosure, when the mechanical state of the electronic device is changed, various other sensors in addition to the UWB sensors may be used to continuously perform functions (e.g., object sensing or movement sensing). 
     According to certain embodiments, in operation  413 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may perform a designated function based on data previously collected from at least one sensor and data collected from at least one other sensor. Referring to  FIG. 10 , the electronic device may analyze objects included in images acquired by the first sensor  130  and the second sensor  132  of the electronic device, and may perform a designated operation. According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may perform an automatically designated function (e.g., a photographing function) when the electronic device  201  changes from a closed state to an unfolded state, when a subject  1001  making a winking facial expression which is a designated facial expression has been sensed through the first sensor  130  in the closed state, and when a subject  1013  having a winking facial expression is identically sensed through the second sensor  132  after changing to the unfolded state. In another example, when a subject  1011  making a facial expression other than a winking facial expression is sensed through the second sensor  132  after changing to the unfolded state, the processor  220  may not perform the designated function but may continuously perform a pre-executed function (e.g., a preview function). According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may perform the designated function when a designated gesture and a designated facial expression are not detected but an identical gesture or an identical facial expression is detected from each of image data collected by the at least one other sensor and image data collected by the at least one sensor. For example, the processor  220  may automatically perform the photographing function when the electronic device  201  changes from a closed state to an unfolded state, when it has been sensed, through the first sensor  130  in the closed state, that a user makes a V-gesture by using fingers, and when it is also sensed, through the second sensor  132  after changing to the unfolded state, that the user makes a V-gesture. According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may perform the designated function when an identical object is detected from each of image data collected by the at least one other sensor and image data collected by the at least one sensor. The designated function may include an object tracking function or a focusing function. These are exemplary examples, and certain embodiments of the disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, when the electronic device  201  changes from a closed state to an unfolded state, when a user A has been detected through the first sensor  130  in the closed state, and when the user A is identically detected through the second sensor  132  after changing to the unfolded state, the processor  220  may track the user A, and may control information about the tracking of the user A to be displayed on the second display  122 . 
       FIG. 11  is a flowchart illustrating use of data from a first sensor and/or a second sensor based on whether an object is sensed according to an angle change in an electronic device according to certain embodiments. The operations in  FIG. 11 , described below, may be at least some of the detailed operations of operations  305  and  307  in  FIG. 3A . In embodiments below, the respective operations may be performed in sequence, but are not necessarily performed in sequence. For example, the orders of the respective operations may be changed, and at least two operations may be performed in parallel. Here, the electronic device may be the electronic device  101  in  FIG. 1  and/or the electronic device  201  in  FIG. 2 . Hereinafter, at least some operations in  FIG. 11  will be described with reference to  FIG. 12 .  FIG. 12  is an illustration in which first sensor data is processed based on whether an object is sensed in an electronic device according to certain embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIG. 11 , an electronic device (e.g., the processor  220  in  FIG. 2 ) according to certain embodiments may determine, in operation  1101 , whether activation of at least one second sensor (e.g., the second sensor  132  in  FIG. 1 ) has been completed. According to an embodiment, operation  1101  in  FIG. 11  may include at least a part of operation  401  in  FIG. 4 . For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 12 , when an angle change, by which the mechanical state of the electronic device is changed from a closed state to a folded state (a partial open state), is sensed while image data  1201  acquired by the first sensor  130  is displayed on the first display  120  by using a camera application, the processor  220  may control the second sensor  132  to be activated. 
     According to certain embodiments, when the activation of the at least one second sensor  132  is completed, the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may determine, in operation  1103 , whether an object identical to an object sensed by the first sensor  130  is sensed by the activated at least one second sensor  132 . The processor  220  may determine, based on whether the object sensed by at least one first sensor  130  used before angle change sensing is sensed by the at least one second sensor  132  activated by the angle change sensing, whether valid data can be collected by using the at least one second sensor  132 . For example, when an angle change is sensed while capturing an image of a user A by using the first sensor  130  in a state in which the electronic device  201  is closed, and when the activation of the second sensor  132  is completed by the angle change sensing, the processor  220  may analyze data collected by the second sensor  132  to determine whether the user A is sensed. 
     According to certain embodiments, when the at least one second sensor  132  is not activated, or when an object is not sensed by the activated at least one second sensor  132 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may select and process, in operation  1105 , data collected by the at least one first sensor  130  used before the angle change sensing. For example, when an object sensed by the at least one first sensor  130  before the angle change sensing is not sensed by the second sensor  132 , the processor  220  may determine that valid data cannot be collected by using the at least one second sensor  132 , and may use data collected by the first sensor as data for an application until a designated condition is satisfied (e.g., until the object is sensed by the second sensor  132 ). According to an embodiment, operation  1105  in  FIG. 11  may include at least a part of operation  405  and operation  407  in  FIG. 4 . 
     According to certain embodiments, in operation  1107 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may use the processed data as data for the application. According to an embodiment, operation  1107  in  FIG. 11  may include at least a part of operation  409  in  FIG. 4 . For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 12 , when the activation of the second sensor  132  is not completed, or when an object is not sensed by the activated second sensor  132 , the processor  220  may process image data collected by the first sensor  130  to adjust at least one among resolution, brightness, the size of an object, the position thereof, or a focus, and may control processed image data  1203  to be displayed on the second display  122 . 
     According to certain embodiments, when an object is sensed by the activated at least one second sensor, the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may use, in operation  1109 , data collected from the at least one second sensor  132  as data for the application. For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 12 , when the user A is sensed by the second sensor  132 , the processor  220  may perform control such that image data  1205  or  1207  acquired by the second sensor  132  is displayed on the second display  122 . According to an embodiment, operation  1109  in  FIG. 11  may include at least a part of operation  411  in  FIG. 4 . 
     According to certain embodiments, in operation  1111 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may perform a designated function, based on first data previously acquired from at least one sensor and second data acquired from at least one other sensor. For example, the designated function may be a function of generating third data by using the first data and the second data. In another example, the designated function may include at least one among a photographing function, a video recording function, a timer starting function for photographing and video recording, a graphic effect addition function, an object tracking function, or a focusing function. According to an embodiment, operation  1111  in  FIG. 11  may include at least a part of operation  413  in  FIG. 4 . 
       FIG. 13  is a flowchart illustrating controlling a first sensor according to an operation mode based on an angle change in an electronic device according to certain embodiments. The operations in  FIG. 13 , described below, may be at least some of the detailed operations of operations  301 ,  303 , and  305  in  FIG. 3A . In embodiments below, the respective operations may be performed in sequence, but are not necessarily performed in sequence. For example, the orders of the respective operations may be changed, and at least two operations may be performed in parallel. Here, the electronic device may be the electronic device  101  in  FIG. 1  and/or the electronic device  201  in  FIG. 2 . Hereinafter, at least some operations in  FIG. 13  will be described with reference to  FIG. 14 .  FIG. 14  is an illustration in which a first sensor is controlled according to an operation mode based on an angle change in an electronic device according to certain embodiments. 
     Referring to  FIG. 13 , in operation  1301 , an electronic device (e.g., the processor  220  in  FIG. 2 ) according to certain embodiments may determine whether an angle change of the electronic device  201  (e.g., an angle formed by the first housing  112  and the second housing  114 , the folding angle of the bendable second display  122  included in the electronic device  201 , etc.) is sensed. According to an embodiment, operation  1301  may include at least a part of operation  301  in  FIG. 3A . For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 14 , the processor  220  may determine whether the electronic device  210  changes from a closed state to a folded state (a partial open state), while performing control such that a preview screen of a camera application, including image data acquired from the first sensor  130  in the closed state, is displayed on the first display  120 . According to certain embodiments, in operation  1303 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may determine whether there is a need to enter a mode in which two sensors are used. The processor  220  may determine, based on at least one of the type of an application being executed or the function of the application, whether there is a need to enter a mode (e.g., a picture in picture (PIP) mode) in which two sensors are used. The mode in which two sensors are used may imply a mode in which sensors provided in different housings of the electronic device are simultaneously used. For example, the mode in which two sensors are used may imply a mode in which the first sensor  130 , provided in the third surface of the first housing  112 , and the second sensor  132 , provided in the second surface of the second housing  114 , are simultaneously used. According to certain embodiments, when there is no need to enter the mode in which two sensors are used, the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may stop driving of at least one first sensor  130  in operation  1305 . According to an embodiment, the processor  220  may stop the driving of the at least one first sensor used before the angle change sensing, and may control the at least one second sensor  132  to be activated. For example, when an angle change is sensed while a video call application is executed by using data collected from the first sensor  130  (or data generated by the first sensor  130 ) in a closed state, the processor  220  may determine that there is no need to enter the mode in which two sensors are used, may stop the driving of the first sensor  130 , and may control the second sensor  132  to be activated. Stopping the driving of the first sensor  130  may include an operation of changing the first sensor  130  from an activated state to a deactivated state. According to an embodiment, operation  1305  may include at least a part of operation  303  in  FIG. 3A . 
     According to certain embodiments, in operation  1307 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may select data previously collected from the at least one first sensor  130  (or data previously generated by the at least one first sensor  130 ). According to an embodiment, operation  1307  may include at least a part of operation  405  in  FIG. 4 . 
     According to certain embodiments, in operation  1309 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may use the selected data as data for the application. According to an embodiment, operation  1307  may include at least a part of operations  407  and  409  in  FIG. 4 . 
     According to certain embodiments, when there is a need to enter the mode in which two sensors are used, the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may select, in operation  1311 , data previously collected from the at least one first sensor  130  while maintaining the driving of the at least one first sensor  130  by entering the mode in which two sensors are used. The operation of selecting the data previously collected from the at least one first sensor  130  may include at least a part of operation  405  in  FIG. 4 . 
     According to certain embodiments, in operation  1313 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may collect additional data from the at least one first sensor  130  (or may generate additional data by the at least one first sensor  130 ). For example, the processor  220  may additionally generate data by the at least one first sensor  130  after the angle change of the electronic device  201  is sensed. 
     According to certain embodiments, in operation  1315 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  220 ) may use the selected data and the additionally generated data as data for the application. For example, the processor  220  may provide a user with third data by using first data generated by the first sensor  130  and second data generated by the second sensor  132 . For example, the processor  220  may generate the third data including at least a part of the first data and at least a part of the second data, and may provide the generated third data. According to an embodiment, a part of the first data and a part of the second data may be synthesized or adjusted to be provided as the third data to user. According to an embodiment, the operation of processing the selected data and using the processed data as data for the application may include at least a part of operation  305  in  FIG. 3A . For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 14 , the processor  220  may enter the mode in which two cameras are used, may provide, through the first display  120 , a first image  1401  generated based on image information acquired from the first sensor  130  during the closed state, and may display, through the second display  122 , a second image  1403  generated based on the first image  1401  within a designated angle, and third image data  1411  generated based on the image information acquired from the first sensor  130 . 
     When the activation of the second sensor  132  is completed or the angle between the first surface  141  of the first housing  112  and the second surface  142  of the second housing  114  in the electronic device  201  satisfies the designated angle, or when the folding angle of the second display  122  satisfies the designated angle, the processor  220  may display fourth image data  1405 , generated based on image information acquired from the second sensor  132 , in at least a partial area of the second display  122 , and may display fifth image data  1413 , generated based on the image information acquired from the first sensor  130 , in another area of the second display  122 . 
     According to certain embodiments, a method for operating the electronic device  201  may include an operation of sensing a change in angle between a first housing (e.g., the first housing  112  in  FIG. 1 ) and second housing (e.g., the second housing  114  in  FIG. 1 ) of the electronic device, an operation of controlling the second sensor (e.g., the second sensor  132  in  FIG. 1 ) to be activated in response to the angle change, an operation of using data collected from the first sensor  130  as data for an application until the activation of the second sensor  132  is completed, and an operation of using data collected from the second sensor  132  as data for the application when the activation of the second sensor  132  is completed. 
     According to an embodiment, in the method, the data collected from the first sensor  130  may include at least one among data collected from the first sensor  130  at the time of the angle change is sensed, data collected from the first sensor  130  before the angle change is sensed, or data collected from the first sensor  130  and stored before the angle change is sensed. 
     According to an embodiment, the operation configured to use data collected from the second sensor  132  as data for the application may include an operation of using, when the activation of the second sensor  1320  is sensed, the data collected from the first sensor  130  as data for the application until the angle of the first housing  112  and the second housing  114  satisfies a designated angle range. 
     According to an embodiment, the operation configured to use the data collected from the second sensor  132  as data for the application may include an operation of determining, when the activation of the second sensor  132  is sensed, whether the object is sensed by the second sensor, an operation of using, when an object sensed by the first sensor  130  is not sensed by the second sensor  132 , the data collected from the first sensor  130  as data for the application until the object is sensed by the second sensor  132 , and an operation of using the data collected from the second sensor  132  as data for the application when the object is sensed by the second sensor  132 . 
     The electronic device according to various embodiments may be one of various types of electronic devices. The electronic devices may include, for example, a portable communication device (e.g., a smartphone), a computer device, a portable multimedia device, a portable medical device, a camera, a wearable device, or a home appliance. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the electronic devices are not limited to those described above. 
     It should be appreciated that various embodiments of the present disclosure and the terms used therein are not intended to limit the technological features set forth herein to particular embodiments and include various changes, equivalents, or replacements for a corresponding embodiment. With regard to the description of the drawings, similar reference numerals may be used to refer to similar or related elements. It is to be understood that a singular form of a noun corresponding to an item may include one or more of the things, unless the relevant context clearly indicates otherwise. As used herein, each of such phrases as “A or B,” “at least one of A and B,” “at least one of A or B,” “A, B, or C,” “at least one of A, B, and C,” and “at least one of A, B, or C,” may include any one of, or all possible combinations of the items enumerated together in a corresponding one of the phrases. As used herein, such terms as “1st” and “2nd,” or “first” and “second” may be used to simply distinguish a corresponding component from another, and does not limit the components in other aspect (e.g., importance or order). It is to be understood that if an element (e.g., a first element) is referred to, with or without the term “operatively” or “communicatively”, as “coupled with,” “coupled to,” “connected with,” or “connected to” another element (e.g., a second element), it means that the element may be coupled with the other element directly (e.g., wiredly), wirelessly, or via a third element. 
     As used herein, the term “module” may include a unit implemented in hardware, software, or firmware, and may interchangeably be used with other terms, for example, “logic,” “logic block,” “part,” or “circuitry”. A module may be a single integral component, or a minimum unit or part thereof, adapted to perform one or more functions. For example, according to an embodiment, the module may be implemented in a form of an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). 
     Various embodiments as set forth herein may be implemented as software (e.g., the program  240 ) including one or more instructions that are stored in a storage medium (e.g., internal memory  236  or external memory  238 ) that is readable by a machine (e.g., the electronic device  201 ). For example, a processor (e.g., the processor  220 ) of the machine (e.g., the electronic device  201 ) may invoke at least one of the one or more instructions stored in the storage medium, and execute it, with or without using one or more other components under the control of the processor. This allows the machine to be operated to perform at least one function according to the at least one instruction invoked. The one or more instructions may include a code generated by a complier or a code executable by an interpreter. The machine-readable storage medium may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Wherein, the term “non-transitory” simply means that the storage medium is a tangible device, and does not include a signal (e.g., an electromagnetic wave), but this term does not differentiate between where data is semi-permanently stored in the storage medium and where the data is temporarily stored in the storage medium. 
     According to an embodiment, a method according to various embodiments of the disclosure may be included and provided in a computer program product. The computer program product may be traded as a product between a seller and a buyer. The computer program product may be distributed in the form of a machine-readable storage medium (e.g., compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM)), or be distributed (e.g., downloaded or uploaded) online via an application store (e.g., PlayStore™), or between two user devices (e.g., smart phones) directly. If distributed online, at least part of the computer program product may be temporarily generated or at least temporarily stored in the machine-readable storage medium, such as memory of the manufacturer&#39;s server, a server of the application store, or a relay server. 
     According to various embodiments, each component (e.g., a module or a program) of the above-described components may include a single entity or multiple entities. According to various embodiments, one or more of the above-described components may be omitted, or one or more other components may be added. Alternatively or additionally, a plurality of components (e.g., modules or programs) may be integrated into a single component. In such a case, according to various embodiments, the integrated component may still perform one or more functions of each of the plurality of components in the same or similar manner as they are performed by a corresponding one of the plurality of components before the integration. According to various embodiments, operations performed by the module, the program, or another component may be carried out sequentially, in parallel, repeatedly, or heuristically, or one or more of the operations may be executed in a different order or omitted, or one or more other operations may be added.