Electronic device displaying information guiding alignment with charging device
A method includes receiving a wireless signal at an electronic device from an external electronic device. The method further includes determining whether the wireless signal indicates that power provided by the external electronic device to the electronic device satisfies a threshold. The method further includes, responsive to determining that the power provided by the external electronic device to the electronic device fails to satisfy the threshold, determining a state of the electronic device. The method further includes, responsive to determining the state of the electronic device, displaying a screen based on the state of the electronic device.
1 . An electronic device comprising:
a housing including a first housing part and
a second housing part rotatably coupled to the first housing part between a folded state and an unfolded state;
a display including:
a first display, including a portion bent when the electronic device is in the folded state, visible from a front side of the first housing part and a front side of the second housing part, and
a second display visible from a rear side of the second housing part;
a battery that is rechargeable;
memory comprising one or more storage media storing instructions; and
at least one processor comprising processing circuitry,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
receive a wireless signal for charging the battery from an external electronic device;
identify power provided by the wireless signal;
based on the power provided by the wireless signal being identified in the folded state as less than a defined power, display, via the second display, a first screen including first information guiding the electronic device to be aligned with the external electronic device for charging of the battery; and
based on the power being identified in the unfolded state of the electronic device as less than the defined power, display, via the first display, a second screen including the first information and second information guiding to change a state of the electronic device to the folded state.
2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to, based on the power being identified as greater than the defined power, display, via the first display or the second display, a third screen including third information guiding that the battery is being charged.
3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
in response to the power being identified as greater than the defined power, switch the first screen displayed via the second display to a fourth screen including fourth information guiding that the electronic device is aligned with the external electronic device; and
after displaying via the second display the fourth screen for a designated time duration, switch the fourth screen to the third screen.
4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a coil electrically connected to the battery, the coil being used for receiving the wireless signal; and
ultra-wide band (UWB) communication circuitry,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
radiate, via the UWB communication circuitry, a first signal, based on at least one signal received from the external electronic device through the coil before receiving the wireless signal from the external electronic device;
receive, via the UWB communication circuitry, a second signal in which at least a portion of the first signal is reflected by the external electronic device;
identify, based on the first signal and the second signal, a relative location relationship between the electronic device and the external electronic device; and
display, further based on the relative location relationship, the first screen or the second screen.
5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
near field communication (NFC) circuitry,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
identify, based on a signal transmitted via the NFC circuitry to the external electronic device or received via the NFC circuitry from the external electronic device while receiving the wireless signal, a relative location relationship between the electronic device and the external electronic device; and
display, further based on the relative location relationship, the first screen or the second screen.
6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first coil electrically connected to the battery, the first coil being used for receiving the wireless signal; and
a second coil electrically separated from the first coil,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
while receiving the wireless signal through the first coil, receive the wireless signal or receive another wireless signal distinct from the wireless signal, through the second coil from the external electronic device;
identify a relative location relationship between the electronic device and the external electronic device, based on the wireless signal received through the second coil or the other wireless signal received through the second coil; and
display, further based on the relative location relationship, the first screen or the second screen.
7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
display the first screen or the second screen, at least partially superimposed on a third screen displayed via the display before the power is identified as less than the defined power,
wherein the first screen or the second screen at least partially superimposed on the third screen is translucent such that at least portion of the third screen is visible.
8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a coil electrically connected to the battery, the coil being used for receiving the wireless signal,
wherein the first information includes a visual object for indicating a location of center of the coil.
9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the first information further includes another visual object for indicating a location of center of a coil in of the external electronic device used for transmitting the wireless signal.
10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
communication circuitry,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
based on identifying that a defined time duration elapses after displaying the first screen or the second screen, identify whether the power is changed from a first power less than the defined power to a second power greater than the defined power; and
based on identifying that the power is not changed from the first power to the second power, transmit, via the communication circuitry to a wearable electronic device, a message for providing through the wearable electronic device a notification guiding the electronic device to be aligned with the external electronic device.
11 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
on condition that the wearable electronic device is earbuds worn by a user of the electronic device, transmit, via the communication circuitry to the wearable electronic device, the message for outputting the notification through a speaker of the wearable electronic device; and
on condition that the wearable electronic device is a watch worn by the user of the electronic device, transmit, via the communication circuitry to the wearable electronic device, the message for displaying the notification through a display of the wearable electronic device.
12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a coil electrically connected to the battery, the coil being used for receiving the wireless signal,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
identify the defined power, based on a signal exchanged with the external electronic device through the coil by using in-band communication before receiving the wireless signal; and
identify, while receiving the wireless signal through the coil from the external electronic device, whether the power is less than the designated power.
13 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a sensor,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
based on the power being identified in the folded state as less than the defined power and a rear side of the first housing part being identified via the sensor as contacted with the external electronic device, display the first screen via the second display of the first display and the second display;
based on the power being identified in the unfolded state as less than the defined power and the rear side of the first housing part being identified via the sensor as contacted with the external electronic device, display the second screen via the first display; and
based on the rear side of the second housing part being identified in the unfolded state or the folded state via the sensor as contacted with the external electronic device, provide a notification guiding that the electronic device is abnormally positioned relative to the external electronic device.
14 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the notification is outputted through a speaker of the electronic device, provided through vibrations of an actuator of the electronic device, or displayed along at least a portion of sides of the second display.
15 . An electronic device comprising:
a housing including a first housing part and a second housing part configured to movably engage with the first housing part between a retracted state of the housing and an extended state of the housing;
a flexible display coupled to the first and second housing parts such that a size of an area of the flexible display visible from a front side of the housing changes as a state of the housing is changed between the retracted state and the extended state;
a battery that is rechargeable;
memory comprising one or more storage media storing instructions; and
at least one processor comprising processing circuitry,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
receive a wireless signal for charging the battery from an external electronic device; identify power provided by the wireless signal;
based on the power provided by the wireless signal being identified in the retracted state as less than a defined power, display, via the flexible display, a first screen including first information guiding the electronic device to be aligned with the external electronic device for charging of the battery; and
based on the power being identified in the extended state of the electronic device as less than the defined power, display, via the flexible display, a second screen including the first information and second information guiding to change a state of the electronic device to the retracted state.
16 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to, based on the power being identified as greater than the defined power, display, via the flexible display, a third screen including third information guiding that the battery is being charged.
17 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
in response to the power being identified as greater than the defined power, switch the first screen displayed via the flexible display to a fourth screen including fourth information guiding that the electronic device is aligned with the external electronic device; and
after displaying via the flexible display the fourth screen for a designated time duration, switch the fourth screen to the third screen.
18 . The electronic device of claim 15 , further comprising:
a coil electrically connected to the battery, the coil being used for receiving the wireless signal; and
ultra-wide band (UWB) communication circuitry,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
radiate, via the UWB communication circuitry, a first signal, based on at least one signal received from the external electronic device through the coil before receiving the wireless signal from the external electronic device;
receive, via the UWB communication circuitry, a second signal in which at least a portion of the first signal is reflected by the external electronic device;
identify, based on the first signal and the second signal, a relative location relationship between the electronic device and the external electronic device; and
display, further based on the relative location relationship, the first screen or the second screen.
19 . The electronic device of claim 15 , further comprising:
near field communication (NFC) circuitry,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
identify, based on a signal transmitted via the NFC circuitry to the external electronic device or received via the NFC circuitry from the external electronic device while receiving the wireless signal, a relative location relationship between the electronic device and the external electronic device; and
display, further based on the relative location relationship, the first screen or the second screen.
20 . The electronic device of claim 15 , further comprising:
a first coil electrically connected to the battery, the first coil being used for receiving the wireless signal; and
a second coil electrically separated from the first coil,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
while receiving the wireless signal through the first coil, receive the wireless signal or receive another wireless signal distinct from the wireless signal, through the second coil from the external electronic device;
identify a relative location relationship between the electronic device and the external electronic device, based on the wireless signal received through the second coil or the other wireless signal received through the second coil; and
display, further based on the relative location relationship, the first screen or the second screen.