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US 11,190,912 · App. 16/415,429 · Granted Nov 30, 2021

Electronic device and method of controlling electronic device

Inventors: Kyungdong Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Cholwoo Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Wooseok Jang (Suwon-si, KR); Dongho Jang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W4/20G08B5/228H04B1/385
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Patent No.
US 11,190,912
App. No.
16/415,429
Granted
Nov 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device for changing a notification mode and a method therefor are provided. The electronic device includes communication circuitry, at least one processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions, when executed, configured to cause the at least one processor to establish communication with a wearable device through the communication circuitry, and upon identifying a change in an operation state of the wearable device, change from a first notification mode of the electronic device to a second notification mode according to the identified operation state of the wearable device.

Claims (46)

1. An electronic device comprising:

communication circuitry;

a display;

at least one processor; and

a memory,

wherein the memory stores instructions configured to, when executed, cause the at least one processor to:

establish communication with a wearable device through the communication circuitry,

after establishing communication with the wearable device, identify a change in an operation state of the wearable device from a first operation state of the wearable device to a second operation state of the wearable device, the operation state of the wearable device comprising a state of communication between the wearable device and the electronic device, the change in the operation state of the wearable device comprising the wearable device changing from a state of regular transmission/reception of data to a state in which regular transmission/reception ends,

based on the identifying of the change in the operation state of the wearable device to the second operation state of the wearable device, change from a first notification mode of the electronic device to a second notification mode of the electronic device, and

control the display to display a second icon indicating the second notification mode by changing a first icon indicating the first notification mode displayed on the display into the second icon indicating the second notification mode.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the operation state of the wearable device further comprises a state regarding whether a user is wearing the wearable device.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor to control the display to display information regarding a change in a notification mode of the electronic device on the display.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor to, in response to identifying that the information displayed on the display is acknowledged, change from the first notification mode of the electronic device to the second notification mode.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor to display a user interface including information for guiding setting of a type of a notification mode corresponding to at least one of a location of the electronic device or a time.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor to, when the notification mode corresponding to the location of the electronic device is different from the notification mode corresponding to the operation state of the wearable device, determine the notification mode of the electronic device through a predetermined priority.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor to, when the notification mode corresponding to the time is different from the notification mode corresponding to the operation state of the wearable device, determine the notification mode of the electronic device through a predetermined priority.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor to, in response to identifying that the wearable device is removed from a user's body part, change from the first notification mode of the electronic device to the second notification mode.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 ,

wherein the first notification mode comprises a mute mode, and

wherein the second notification mode comprises at least one of a vibration mode or a sound mode.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first notification mode and the second notification mode differently notify a user of an event generated inside the electronic device or a signal received from outside the electronic device, in response to the event being generated inside the electronic device or the signal being received from outside the electronic device.

11. A method of controlling an electronic device, the method comprising;

after establishing communication with a wearable device, identifying a change in an operation state of the wearable device from a first operation state of the wearable device to a second operation state of the wearable device, the operation state of the wearable device comprising a state of communication between the wearable device and the electronic device, the change in the operation state of the wearable device comprising the wearable device changing from a state of regular transmission/reception of data to a state in which regular transmission/reception ends;

based on the identifying of the change in the operation state of the wearable device to the second operation state of the wearable device, changing from a first notification mode of the electronic device to a second notification mode of the electronic device; and

displaying, on a display of the electronic device, a second icon indicating the second notification mode by changing a first icon indicating the first notification mode displayed on the display into the second icon indicating the second notification mode.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the operation state of the wearable device further comprises a state regarding whether a user is wearing the wearable device.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising displaying information regarding a change in a notification mode of the electronic device on the display of the electronic device.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising displaying a user interface including information for guiding a setting of a type of notification mode to correspond to at least one of a location of the electronic device or a time.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising determining a notification mode of the electronic device through a predetermined priority in a state in which a notification mode corresponding to the location of the electronic device is different from a notification mode corresponding to the operation state of the wearable device.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising determining a notification mode of the electronic device through a predetermined priority in a state in which a notification mode corresponding to the time is different from a notification mode corresponding to the operation state of the wearable device.

17. A method of controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:

after establishing communication with a wearable device, identifying whether a state of communication between the wearable device and the electronic device changes, changing the state of communication between the wearable device and the electronic device comprising the wearable device changing from a state of regular transmission/reception of data to a state in which regular transmission/reception ends;

based on identifying that the state of communication between the wearable device and the electronic device has changed, changing from a first notification mode of the electronic device to a second notification mode of the electronic device; and

displaying, on a display of the electronic device, a second icon indicating the second notification mode by changing a first icon indicating the first notification mode displayed on the display into the second icon indicating the second notification mode.

18. The method of claim 17 ,

wherein the first notification mode comprises a mute mode, and

wherein the second notification mode comprises at least one of a vibration mode or a sound mode.

19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising transmitting, by the wearable device to the electronic device, health-related data of a user.

20. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

changing an operating state of the wearable device; and

transmitting, by the wearable device to the electronic device, information related to the changed operation state of the wearable device,

wherein, in case the established communication between the electronic device and the wearable device becomes disconnected, identifying, by the electronic device, that a change in the operation state of the wearable device has occurred.

21. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a plurality of instructions which, when executed, instruct at least one processor of an electronic device to:

after establishing communication with a wearable device, identify a change in an operation state of the wearable device from a first operation state of the wearable device to a second operation state of the wearable device, the operation state of the wearable device comprising a state of communication between the wearable device and the electronic device, the change in the operation state of the wearable device comprising the wearable device changing from a state of regular transmission/reception of data to a state in which regular transmission/reception ends;

based on the identifying of the change in the operation state of the wearable device to the second operation state of the wearable device, change from a first notification mode of the electronic device to a second notification mode of the electronic device; and

displaying, on a display of the electronic device, a second icon indicating the second notification mode by changing a first icon indicating the first notification mode displayed on the display into the second icon indicating the second notification mode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2019
From: KIM, KYUNGDONG; LEE, CHOLWOO; JANG, WOOSEOK; JANG, DONGHO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0056557 · May 17, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190357021A1 · Nov 21, 2019