IP Library Granted Patent US 9,807,227
Granted Patent B2
US 9,807,227 · App. 14/601,463 · Granted Oct 31, 2017

Method for processing data and electronic device thereof

Inventors: Jae-Sung Ku (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Joo-Hyun Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sun-Wook Bae (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jong-Sang Won (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 9,807,227
App. No.
14/601,463
Granted
Oct 31, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device and method for entering an inactive mode, the electronic device including a display; and one or more processors. The processors may implement the method, which includes detecting an input to the electronic device indicating deactivation of a display of the electronic device or entrance into an inactive mode, detecting whether one or more objects executing one the one or more processors force the one or more processors to remain in an active mode, and when the one or more objects are detected, retrieving information on the one or more objects and display on the display the retrieved information.

Claims (32)

1. An operation method of an electronic device and another electronic device, comprising:

detecting, by a processor of the electronic device, a first input to the electronic device by a user indicating deactivation of a display of the electronic device or entrance into an inactive mode of the electronic device;

detecting whether one or more objects executing on the processor force the processor to remain in an active mode;

if the one or more objects are detected, retrieving information on the one or more objects;

deactivating the display of the electronic device or entering the electronic device into the inactive mode;

after deactivating the display or entering into the inactive mode, if the one or more objects are detected, displaying, on said another electronic device, a notification for the same user that the one or more objects are detected; and

in response to a second input by the same user to said another electronic device, displaying the retrieved information in a menu on said another electronic device, the menu adapted to allow the same user to terminate at least one of the one or more objects executing on the processor of the electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the retrieved information further comprises displaying a list, which includes at least one of: icons representing the one or more objects, and sorted names of the one or more objects.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising storing the list of the one or more objects forcing the processor to operate.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising displaying the list for a predetermined amount of time before terminating the one or more objects.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inactive mode comprises operating the processor such that consumption of electric energy is equal to or less than a predefined value.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising terminating all of the one or more objects.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

reactivating the display; and

displaying the retrieved information on the display.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein displaying the retrieved information further comprises displaying a name of each of the one or more objects, an icon of each of the one or more objects, a time of execution of each of the one or more objects, or an operation time each of the one or more objects.

9. An electronic device comprising:

a display; and

one or more processors configured to:

detect a first input to the electronic device by a user indicating deactivation of a display of the electronic device or entrance into an inactive mode of the electronic device,

detect whether one or more objects executing one the one or more processors force the one or more processors to remain in an active mode,

when the one or more objects are detected, retrieve information on the one or more objects;

deactivate the display of the electronic device or enter the electronic device into the inactive mode;

after deactivating the display or entering into the inactive mode, if the one or more objects are detected, transmit a first data to another electronic device to allow said another electronic device to display a notification for the same user that the one or more objects are detected; and

in response to a second input by the same user to said another electronic device, transmit a second data to said another electronic device to allow said another electronic device to display the retrieved information in a menu, the menu adapted to allow the same user to terminate at least one of the one or more objects executing on the one or more processors.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein displaying the retrieved information further comprises displaying a list of the one or more objects including at least one of:

icons representing the one or more objects; and

names representing the one or more objects.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors store the list of the one or more objects forcing the processor to operate.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors display the list for a predetermined amount of time before terminating the one or more objects.

13. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the inactive mode comprises operating the one or more processors such that consumption of electric energy is equal to or less than a predefined value.

14. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors terminate all of the one or more objects.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2015
From: KU, JAE-SUNG; KIM, JOO-HYUN; BAE, SUN-WOOK; WON, JONG-SANG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0007170 · Jan 21, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150207925A1 · Jul 23, 2015