Method and apparatus for controlling electronic device using touch input

An electronic device comprising:

• a display unit configured to acquire at least one gesture;
• and
• an input control module functionally connected to the display unit,
• wherein the input control module:
• determines an input area of the display unit, the input area corresponding to a first gesture acquired through the display unit;
• determines a second gesture through at least one part of the input area;
• and controls at least one function of the electronic device, according to at least one of a time period for which the second gesture is sensed, a size of an area in which the second gesture is sensed, intensity at which the second gesture is sensed, or a movement direction in which the first gesture moves relative to the second gesture, in the at least one area of the input area.

A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing at least one operation in a storage medium storing commands, the commands enabling at least one processor to perform the at least one operation when the commands are executed by the at least one processor, wherein the at least one operation comprises:

• determining, at an electronic device, an input area of a display unit functionally connected to the electronic device, the input area corresponding to a first gesture acquired through the display unit;
• determining a second gesture through at least one part of the input area;
• and
• controlling at least one function of the electronic device, according to at least one of a time period for which the second gesture is sensed, a size of an area in which the second gesture is sensed, intensity at which the second gesture is sensed, or a movement direction in which the first gesture moves relative to the second gesture, in the at least one part of the input area.