Granted Patent B2

US 12,541,278 · App. 18/455,261 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Inventors: Chungki Cho (Suwon-si, KR); Wonik Do (Suwon-si, KR); Seungnyun Kim (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

G06F3/0481G06F3/04847

Abstract

Claims (67)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a display;

a memory configured to store at least:

information regarding a plurality of screens comprising a first screen and a second screen to be displayed on the display in a case that the electronic device is in a standby state,

configuration information about the electronic device, the configuration information comprising first configuration information related to a function of the electronic device in a case that the first screen is displayed and second configuration information related to a function of the electronic device in a case that the second screen is displayed, and

first mapping data in which the plurality of screens is mapped to the configuration information; and

at least one processor comprising processing circuitry and operatively associated with the memory,

wherein the at least one processor, individually or collectively, is configured to:

receive an input to change the first screen to the second screen;

switch a state of displaying the first screen to a state of displaying the second screen based on the input;

identify the second configuration information corresponding to the second screen, based on the first mapping data;

change a configuration of the electronic device, based on the second configuration information;

control to store a third screen in the memory in response to obtaining the third screen displayed on the display in a case that the electronic device is in the standby state;

retrieve whether there is third configuration information related to a function of the electronic device corresponding to the third screen in the first mapping data;

change the configuration of the electronic device, based on a retrieval result;

control to display a configuration screen for the third configuration information on the display in response to absence of the third configuration information based on the retrieval result;

map the third configuration information corresponding to a user input to the third screen to store the third configuration information in the first mapping data in response to presence of the user input on the configuration screen; and

map the third configuration information corresponding to a configuration value of the electronic device in a state before obtaining the third screen to the third screen to store the third configuration information in the first mapping data in response to absence of the user input on the configuration screen.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor, individually or collectively, is configured to map the first configuration information corresponding to a configuration value of the electronic device in a state before receiving an instruction to change the first screen to the second screen to the first screen to store the first configuration information in the first mapping data in response to receiving the instruction to change the first screen to the second screen.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor, individually or collectively, is configured to map the first configuration information corresponding to a user input to change the configuration of the electronic device to the first screen to store the first configuration information in the first mapping data in response to presence of the user input while displaying the first screen.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a sensor module comprising at least one sensor; and

a communication module comprising communication circuitry,

wherein the memory is configured to store second mapping data in which a plurality of contexts comprising a first context related to an environment of a user is mapped to the plurality of screens, and

wherein the at least one processor, individually or collectively, is configured to:

detect the first context, based on at least one of information collected by the sensor module, information collected by the communication module, information obtained from an external device, and information obtained from an external server;

identify the first screen corresponding to the detected first context, based on the second mapping data;

control to switch to the state of displaying the first screen;

identify the first configuration information corresponding to the first screen, based on the first mapping data; and

change the configuration of the electronic device, based on the first configuration information.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor, individually or collectively, is configured to:

control to display a screen for receiving an input on whether to permit a change of a standby screen of the electronic device in response to detecting the first context;

control to switch to the state of displaying the first screen in response to obtaining the input to permit the change from a user; and

change the configuration of the electronic device, based on the first configuration information.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a communication module, comprising communication circuitry, configured to exchange data with an external electronic device,

wherein the at least one processor, individually or collectively, is configured to:

control the communication module to transmit the second configuration information along with the second screen to the external electronic device; and

control the communication module to transmit a signal for requesting the external electronic device to change a configuration of the external electronic device, based on the second configuration information, to the external electronic device.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a communication module, comprising communication circuitry, configured to exchange data with an external server,

wherein the at least one processor, individually or collectively, is configured to:

control the communication module to receive the third configuration information corresponding to the third screen along with the third screen from the external server; and

change the configuration of the electronic device, based on the received third configuration information.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a communication module, comprising communication circuitry, configured to exchange data with an external electronic device,

wherein the memory is configured to store:

external configuration information comprising first external configuration information and second external configuration information related to a configuration value of the external electronic device; and

third mapping data in which the plurality of screens is mapped to the external configuration information, and

wherein the at least one processor, individually or collectively, is configured to:

receive the input to change the first screen to the second screen;

control to switch the state of displaying the first screen to the state of displaying the second screen in response to the input;

identify the second external configuration information corresponding to the second screen, based on the third mapping data; and

control to transmit a signal for requesting a change of a configuration of the external electronic device based on the second external configuration information to the external electronic device via the communication module.

9 . An operation method of an electronic device, the operation method comprising:

storing, in a memory, a plurality of screens comprising a first screen and a second screen displayed on a display in a case that the electronic device is in a standby state,

storing, in the memory, configuration information about the electronic device, the configuration information comprising first configuration information related to a function of the electronic device in a case that the first screen is displayed and second configuration information related to a function of the electronic device in a case that the second screen is displayed;

storing, in the memory, first mapping data in which the plurality of screens is mapped to the configuration information;

receiving an input to change the first screen to the second screen;

switching a state of displaying the first screen to a state of displaying the second screen based on the input;

identifying the second configuration information corresponding to the second screen, based on the first mapping data; and

changing a configuration of the electronic device, based on the second configuration information;

storing a third screen in the memory in response to obtaining the third screen displayed on the display in a case that the electronic device is in the standby state;

retrieving whether there is third configuration information related to a function of the electronic device corresponding to the third screen in the first mapping data;

changing the configuration of the electronic device, based on a retrieval result;

displaying a configuration screen for the third configuration information on the display in response to absence of the third configuration information according to the retrieval result;

mapping the third configuration information corresponding to a user input to the third screen to store the third configuration information in the first mapping data in response to presence of the user input on the configuration screen; and

mapping the third configuration information corresponding to a configuration value of the electronic device in a state before obtaining the third screen to the third screen to store the third configuration information in the first mapping data in response to absence of the user input on the configuration screen.

10 . The operation method of claim 9 , comprising mapping the first configuration information corresponding to a configuration value of the electronic device in a state before receiving an instruction to change the first screen to the second screen to the first screen to store the first configuration information in the first mapping data in response to receiving the instruction to change the first screen to the second screen.

11 . The operation method of claim 9 , comprising mapping the first configuration information corresponding to a user input to change the configuration of the electronic device to the first screen to store the first configuration information in the first mapping data in response to presence of the user input while displaying the first screen.

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