Method and electronic device for controlling external electronic device
An example method for controlling an external electronic device of an electronic device, according to various embodiments, includes: receiving data information corresponding to at least one function of the external electronic device from an external electronic device connected to the electronic device; displaying a setting window for setting a user interface for controlling the external electronic device using the data information; selecting a control item corresponding to the at least one function included in the setting window according to user input reception; and setting and displaying the user interface corresponding to the selected control item.
1. A method for controlling an external electronic device by an electronic device, the method comprising:
obtaining a control item corresponding to a function of the external electronic device;
determining a region for displaying the control item among at least one of an indicator region or a notification panel region; and
displaying the control item in the determined region,
wherein the indicator region is a region which is placed at an uppermost position of a screen to display a current status of the electronic device, and the notification panel region is a region which appears on the screen based on a user input associated with the screen,
wherein the displaying of the control item comprises:
based on determining the indicator region as the region for displaying the control item, displaying the control item for controlling the function of the external electronic device in the indicator region.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the region comprises:
displaying a screen including the control item, wherein the control item is displayed in at least one of a first area or a second area, wherein the first area corresponds to the indicator region and the second area corresponds to the notification panel region;
based on a user input, selecting the control item;
identifying an area in which the selected control item is displayed among the at least one of the first area or the second area;
determining a region corresponding to the area as the region for displaying the control item.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein displaying the screen including the control item further comprises:
displaying a plurality of icons selectable as an icon indicating the external electronic device, wherein the plurality of icons are displayed in a third area.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein displaying the screen including the control item further comprises:
displaying, in the first area, an item for determining whether to display an icon indicating the external electronic device in the indicator region.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a list of external electronic devices connectable to the electronic device;
based on a user input for selecting the external electronic device from the list, displaying a screen for selecting whether to establish a connection to the external electronic device;
based on a user input for selecting the connection to the external electronic device, establishing the connection to the external electronic device; and
receiving, from the external electronic device, information corresponding to the function of the external electronic device via the connection to the external electronic device.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein obtaining the control item comprises:
identifying the information; and
generating, based on the information, the control item,
wherein the information includes at least one from among an ID of the control item, a label of the control item, a data type of the control item, or a range of a setting value of a component required according to the data type.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein generating the control item comprises:
generating, based on the information, the control item in a form corresponding to the data type.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the control item comprises:
obtaining, from a memory of the electronic device, the control item.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving information on a state of the external electronic device from the external electronic device; and
displaying the control item to indicate the state in the indicator region.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
based on a user input on the control item, transmitting, to the external electronic device, a signal for changing the state into another state of the external electronic device.
11. An electronic device, comprising:
a communication circuit;
a display; and
at least one processor configured to:
obtain a control item corresponding to a function of an external electronic device,
determine a region for displaying the control item among at least one of an indicator region or a notification panel region, and
control the display to display the control item in the determined region,
wherein the indicator region is a region which is placed at an uppermost position of a screen to display a current status of the electronic device, and the notification panel region is a region which appears on the screen based on a user input associated with the screen,
wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the display to display the control item for controlling the function of the external electronic device in the indicator region, based on determining the indicator region as the region for displaying the control item.
12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
control the display to display a screen including the control item, wherein the control item is displayed in at least one of a first area or a second area, wherein the first area corresponds to the indicator region and the second area corresponds to the notification panel region;
based on a user input, select the control item;
identify an area in which the selected control item is displayed among the at least one of the first area or the second area;
determine a region corresponding to the area as the region for displaying the control item.
13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
control the display to display a plurality of icons selectable as an icon indicating the external electronic device, wherein the plurality of icons are displayed in a third area.
14. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the display to display, in the first area, an item for determining whether to display an icon indicating the external electronic device in the indicator region.
15. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
control the display to display a list of external electronic devices connectable to the electronic device,
based on a user input for selecting the external electronic device from the list, control the display to display a screen for selecting whether to establish a connection to the external electronic device,
based on a user input for selecting the connection to the external electronic device, establish the connection to the external electronic device through the communication circuit, and
receive, from the external electronic device, information corresponding to the function of the external electronic device using the connection to the external electronic device through communication circuit.
16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
identify the information; and
generate, based on the information, the control item,
wherein the information includes at least one from among an ID of the control item, a label of the control item, a data type of the control item, or a range of a setting value of a component required according to the data type.
17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
generate, based on the information, the control item in a form corresponding to the data type.
18. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
obtain, from a memory of the electronic device, the control item.
19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
receive information on a state of the external electronic device from the external electronic device through communication circuit; and
control the display to display the control item to indicate the state in the indicator region.
20. The electronic device of claim 19 . wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
based on a user input on the control item, transmit, to the external electronic device, a signal for changing the state into another state of the external electronic device through communication circuit.