Method for displaying soft key and electronic device thereof

A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

• displaying, in a touch-screen display an execution screen of an application, and a soft key display region including at least one soft key;
• determining whether the displayed execution screen of the application has changed;
• confirming a color graphic attribute of the execution screen of the application based on the determination that the execution screen of the application has changed;
• determining a color graphic attribute of the soft key display region based on the color graphic attribute of the execution screen of the application;
• and
• displaying the execution screen of the application and the soft key display region based on the color graphic attribute of the soft key display region,
• wherein the determining of the color graphic attribute of the soft key display region comprises:
• determining a size of the execution screen of the application compared to a reference size,
• if the determined size of the execution screen of the application is greater than or equal to the reference size, determining a region for detecting the color graphic attribute of the execution screen of the application based on an overlapping region of the execution screen of the application with the soft key display region,
• if the determined size of the execution screen of the application is less than the reference size, determining a region adjacent to the soft key display region for detecting the color graphic attribute of the execution screen of the application, and
• detecting the color graphic attribute of the execution screen of the application from the determined region,
• wherein the displaying of the execution screen of the application and the soft key display region comprises:
• if the determined size of the execution screen of the application is greater than or equal to the reference size, changing a transparency graphic attribute of the soft key display region and displaying the execution screen of the application and the soft key display region in an overlapping manner, and
• if the determined size of the execution screen of the application is less than the reference size, setting the color graphic attribute of the soft key display region based on the color graphic attribute of the execution screen of the application and displaying the execution screen of the application and the soft key display region in a separated manner, and
• wherein the displayed execution screen of the application is determined to be changed based on at least one of a scrolling of the execution screen of the application, an overlapping of the execution screen and the soft key display region, or a hiding of the soft key display region.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured to store one or more computer instructions, that when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

• control a touch-screen display to display an execution screen of an application, and a soft key display region including a soft key;
• determine whether the displayed execution screen of the application has changed;
• confirm a color graphic attribute of the execution screen of the application based on the determination that the execution screen of the application has changed;
• determine a color graphic attribute of the soft key display region based on the color graphic attribute of the execution screen of the application by:
• determining a size of the execution screen of the application compared to a reference size,
• determining a region for detecting the color graphic attribute of the execution screen of the application based on an overlapping region of the execution screen of the application with the soft key display region if the determined size of the execution screen of the application is greater than or equal to the reference size,
• determining a region adjacent to the soft key display region for detecting the color graphic attribute of the execution screen of the application if the determined size of the execution screen of the application is less than the reference size, and
• detecting the color graphic attribute of the execution screen of the application from the determined region;
• if the determined size of the execution screen of the application is greater than or equal to the reference size, control the touch-screen display to change a transparency graphic attribute of the soft key display region and display the execution screen of the application and the soft key display region in an overlapping manner based on the color graphic attribute of the soft key display region;
• and
• if the determined size of the execution screen of the application is less than the reference size, control the touch-screen display to set the color graphic attribute of the soft key display region based on the color graphic attribute of the execution screen of the application and display the execution screen of the application and the soft key display region in a separated manner based on the color graphic attribute of the soft key display region,
• wherein the displayed execution screen of the application is determined to be changed based on at least one of a scrolling of the execution screen of the application, an overlapping of the execution screen and the soft key display region, or a hiding of the soft key display region.