Samsung patents foldable phone that changes screen based on back touches

1. An electronic device comprising: a first housing comprising a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first surface, and a first lateral member surrounding a first space between the first surface and the second surface; a second housing connected to the first housing, and configured to be foldable about a folding axis, the second housing comprising a third surface facing the first direction in an unfolded state, a fourth surface facing the second direction in the unfolded state, and a second lateral member surrounding a second space between the third surface and the fourth surface; a first display provided on at least a portion of the first surface and at least a portion of the third surface; a sensor circuit; and a processor operatively connected to the first display and the sensor circuit, wherein the processor is configured to: display first information corresponding to a first application in a first area on the first display; display second information corresponding to a second application in a second area on the first display; acquire sensor information through the sensor circuit; identify whether a user input is detected on the second surface or the fourth surface based on the acquired sensor information; identify, based on the user input being detected, a type of the user input and a location at which the user input has been detected; based on identifying that the type of the user input corresponds to a first user input type and the user input is detected in a first partial area of either the second surface or the fourth surface, display, on the first display, at least one of the first information or the second information according to a first display attribute corresponding to the first user input type; and based on identifying that the type of the user input corresponds to the first user input type and the user input is detected in a second partial area of either the second surface or the fourth surface, display, on the first display, at least one of the first information or the second information according to a second display attribute corresponding to the first user input type.