Electronic device, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for displaying media content based on user's location
In an electronic device according to an embodiment, the electronic device may include: an actuator configured to move the electronic device, a sensor, a projection assembly including light emitting circuitry, at least one processor, and a memory storing instructions. the instructions, when executed by one or more of the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to, in response to an input for playing a media content stored in the memory, identify an external object included in the media content. the instructions, when executed by one or more of the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to, in a first state in which an external object adjacent to the electronic device is identified, emit a light representing the media content, facing a direction adjacent to the external object, by controlling the projection assembly, based on data of the sensor. The present disclosure relates to a metaverse service for enhancing interconnectivity between a real object and a virtual object. For example, the metaverse service may be provided through a network based on fifth generation (5G) and/or sixth generation (6G).
1. An electronic device, comprising:
an actuator configured to move the electronic device;
a sensor configured to obtain position information indicating a first position where the electronic device is positioned;
a projection assembly comprising light emitting circuitry;
at least one processor comprising processing circuitry; and
memory comprising one or more storage mediums storing instructions,
wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more of the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
in response to an input for playing a media content stored in the memory, identify an external object corresponding to a visual object included in the media content;
in a first state in which the external object adjacent to the electronic device is identified, emit a light representing the media content, facing a direction adjacent to the external object, by controlling the projection assembly, based on the position information; and
in a second state distinct from the first state;
based on identifying a second position where the media content is obtained, move the electronic device from the first position to the second position by controlling the actuator based on the position information; and
emit the light representing the media content at the second position moved from the first position, by controlling the projection assembly.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a camera,
wherein the instructions that, when executed by one or more of the at least one processor, cause the electronic device further to:
photograph, using the camera, the external object taking a specified motion, to obtain the media content;
store log information related to at least one among the specified motion, time when the media content is obtained, the second position where the media content is obtained, and the external object; and
emit the light representing the media content using the log information.
3. The electronic device of claim 2 ,
wherein the instructions that, when executed by one or more of the at least one processor, cause the electronic device further to:
obtain a size of the external object, using the camera; and
obtain the log information, using the obtained size of the external object.
4. The electronic device of claim 3 ,
wherein the instructions that, when executed by one or more of the at least one processor, cause the electronic device further to:
adjust a size of an area on which the media content is projected by emitting the light representing the media content, based on the size of the external object; and
emit the light representing the media content based on the adjusted size of the media content.
5. The electronic device of claim 2 ,
wherein the instructions that, when executed by one or more of the at least one processor, cause the electronic device further to:
identify the second position where the media content is obtained, using the log information.
6. The electronic device of claim 2 ,
wherein the instructions that, when executed by one or more of the at least one processor, cause the electronic device further to:
identify a flat surface toward which the projection assembly emits the light representing the media content at the second position, using the camera; and
emit the light representing the media content based on a size of the identified flat surface.
7. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising:
a speaker,
wherein the external object adjacent to the flat surface includes a first external object; and
wherein the instructions that, when executed by one or more of the at least one processor, cause the electronic device further to:
based on identifying a second external object different from the first external object using the camera, output information indicating the second external object through the speaker; and
emit the light representing the media content on a second flat surface different from a first flat surface that is the flat surface.
8. The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising:
a microphone, and
wherein the instructions that, when executed by one or more of the at least one processor, cause the electronic device further to:
based on identifying a specified sound signal using the microphone, move the electronic device to the second position in which the specified sound signal is generated, using the actuator; and
obtain the media content, based on identifying the electronic device moved to the second position.
9. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the instructions that, when executed by one or more of the at least one processor, cause the electronic device further to:
in the first state in which the external object adjacent to the electronic device is identified, emit the light representing the media content, to be projected on an area, and
wherein the area including a shadow area of the external object positioned between the projection assembly and the area.
10. A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:
in response to an input for playing a media content stored in a memory, identifying an external object corresponding to a visual object included in the media content;
in a first state in which the external object adjacent to the electronic device is identified, emitting a light representing the media content, facing a direction adjacent to the external object, by controlling a projection assembly, based on position information, obtained by a sensor, and indicating a first position where the electronic device is positioned; and
in a second state distinct from the first state;
based on identifying a second position where the media content is obtained, moving the electronic device from the first position to the second position by controlling an actuator based on the position information; and
emitting the light representing the media content at the second position moved from the first position, by controlling the projection assembly.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein emitting the light further comprises:
photographing, using the camera, the external object taking a specified motion, to obtain the media content,
storing log information related to at least one among the specified motion, time when the media content is obtained, the second position where the media content is obtained, and the external object, and
emitting the light representing the media content using the log information.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein storing the log information further comprises:
obtaining a size of the external object, using the camera, and
obtaining the log information, using the obtained size of the external object.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein emitting the light further comprises:
adjusting a size of an area on which the media content is projected by emitting the light representing the media content, based on the size of the external object, and
emitting the light representing the media content based on the adjusted size of the media content.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein moving the electronic device from the first position to the second position further comprises:
identifying the second position where the media content is obtained, using the log information.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein emitting the light further comprises:
identifying a flat surface toward which the projection assembly emits the light representing the media content at the second position, using the camera; and
emitting the light representing the media content based on a size of the identified the flat surface.
16. The method of claim 15 ,
wherein the external object adjacent to the flat surface includes a first external object; and
wherein emitting the light further comprises:
based on identifying a second external object different from the first external object using the camera, outputting information indicating the second external object through a speaker; and
emitting the light representing the media content on a second flat surface different from a first flat surface that is the flat surface.
17. The method of claim 11 ,
wherein identifying the external object further comprises:
based on identifying a specified sound signal using a microphone, moving the electronic device to the second position in which the specified sound signal is generated, using the actuator; and
obtaining the media content, based on identifying the electronic device moved to the second position.
18. An electronic device, comprising:
an actuator configured to move the electronic device;
a sensor configured for obtaining position information indicating where the electronic device is positioned;
a projection assembly comprising light emitting circuitry;
at least one processor comprising processing circuitry; and
memory comprising one or more storage mediums storing instructions,
wherein the instructions that, when executed by one or more of the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
in response to an input for playing a media content, identify a position at which the projection assembly emit a light representing the media content toward an area;
in a case where a first position where the media content is obtained is identified:
control the actuator to move the electronic device to the first position using the position information, and
emit, through the projection assembly at the first position, the light representing the media content; and
in a case where a second position different from the first position is identified, emit, through the projection assembly at the second position, the light representing the media content.
19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the instructions that, when executed by one or more of the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
identify an external object corresponding to a visual object included in the media content;
in response to the external object being identified, identify the second position at which the projection assembly emits the light representing the media content; and
in response to the external object not being identified, identify the first position at which the projection assembly emits the light representing the media content.
20. The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions that, when executed by one or more of the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
identify an external object corresponding to a visual object included in the media content;
in response to the external object being identified, identify the second position at which the projection assembly emits the light representing the media content; and
in response to the external object not being identified, identify the first position at which the projection assembly emits the light representing the media content.