Method and apparatus for operating electronic device with cover

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

• detecting whether a flip cover has covered at least one portion of the display;
• displaying a user interface according to a preset screen mode on the at least one portion of the display while the flip cover is detected to cover the at least one portion of the display;
• detecting an occurrence of an event while the flip cover covers the at least one portion of the display;
• detecting a gesture of a user, the gesture comprising an opening and a closing the flip cover within a threshold time while the at least one portion of the display is covered with the flip cover;
• and
• displaying a second user interface in association with the event in response to the detection of the gesture.

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

• detecting an opening or closing of a flip cover, the flip cover configured to cover at least one portion of the display and has a window;
• detecting, at the electronic device, an event occurring while the flip cover is detected to cover the at least one portion of the display;
• displaying an information related to the detection of the event occurrence on a region of the display, the region corresponding to the window;
• in response to detecting an opening and a closing of the flip cover within a threshold time, performing, at the electronic device, a function
• performing, at the electronic device, a preset function corresponding to the event.

An electronic device comprising:

• a display configure to display an image or video;
• a first sensor configured to detect an opening and closing of a flip cover with a window, the flip cover covering at least portion of the display;
• a second sensor configured to detect a user's gesture;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• detect an event occurring while the flip cover covers the display;
• cause the display to indicate a detection of the event occurrence on the display, and
• in response to detecting an opening and a closing of the flip cover within a threshold time, performing a function in association with the event.