WO2023182644A1 - 전자 장치의 동작 방법 및 이를 위한 장치 - Google Patents
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- Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device and a method of operating the same, and more specifically, to an electronic device and a method of operating the same for adaptively operating the electronic device according to the operation mode of the electronic device.
- Electronic devices can operate in various operation modes through external devices connected to the electronic device.
- Embodiments of the present disclosure aim to provide an electronic device and an operating method that can automatically detect external devices that can be used in the current operating mode of the electronic device and provide information about the detected external devices. .
- a method includes identifying a first operation mode of the electronic device currently being operated among a plurality of preset operation modes of the electronic device; Obtaining information about at least one external device; Based on information about the at least one external device, identifying a first external device corresponding to the identified first operation mode among the at least one external device; and displaying identification information about the identified first external device on the display of the electronic device. may include.
- the information about the at least one external device includes information about the device type of the at least one external device, information about the device name of the at least one external device, and user input related to the device type of the at least one external device. It may include at least one of information about content received from at least one external device, and information about content played on an electronic device.
- the step of identifying the first external device includes, based on information about a user input related to the device type of the at least one external device, a first device type corresponding to the identified first operation mode among the at least one external device. 1 identifying an external device; may include.
- the step of identifying the first external device includes, based on information about the device type of the at least one external device, a first external device having a device type corresponding to the identified first operation mode among the at least one external device. identifying; may include.
- the identifying the first external device may include identifying a first external device corresponding to a pre-stored device list for the identified first operation mode based on information about the device name of at least one external device; may include.
- Identifying the first external device may include identifying a first external device corresponding to the identified first operation mode based on information about content received from the at least one external device. there is.
- the plurality of preset operation modes may include at least one of a movie mode, a game mode, and a music mode.
- the step of identifying the first external device includes determining whether a type of content received from at least one external device corresponds to the identified first operation mode and executing a function related to the identified first operation mode in the electronic device. identifying a first external device corresponding to the identified first operation mode among the at least one external device, based on at least one of whether or not the device operates; may further include.
- the step of identifying the first external device includes determining whether the type of content received from at least one external device in the electronic device is game content and ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode) Identifying the first external device corresponding to the game mode among at least one external device based on at least one of a function, a Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) function, and a Free Sync function is executed in the electronic device. ; may include.
- the displaying on the display may include identifying a panel of the display corresponding to the identified first operation mode and displaying identification information about the first external device on the panel; may include.
- the step of displaying the identification information on the display includes, based on history information about the identified first operation mode, at least one of an application, web page, and menu function corresponding to the identified first operation mode of the electronic device.
- displaying on a display may further include.
- an electronic device includes a display; A memory that stores one or more instructions; and identifying a first operation mode currently being operated in the electronic device among a plurality of preset operation modes of the electronic device by executing the one or more instructions stored in the memory, and obtaining information about at least one external device. , Based on the information about the at least one external device, a first external device corresponding to the identified first operation mode among the at least one external device is identified, and identification information about the identified first external device is provided. It may include at least one processor that controls the display to display information on the display.
- the information about the at least one external device includes information about the device type of the at least one external device, information about the device name of the at least one external device, and user input related to the device type of the at least one external device. It may include at least one of information about content received from the at least one external device and information about content played on the electronic device.
- the at least one processor executes the one or more instructions to correspond to the identified first operating mode of the at least one external device based on information about a user input related to a device type of the at least one external device.
- the first external device having the device type can be identified.
- the at least one processor determines a device type corresponding to the identified first operation mode among the at least one external device, based on information about the device type of the at least one external device.
- the branch can identify the first external device.
- the at least one processor executes the first external device corresponding to a pre-stored device list for the identified first operation mode, based on information about the device name of the at least one external device.
- the device can be identified.
- the at least one processor may identify the first external device corresponding to the identified first operation mode based on information about content received from the at least one external device by executing the one or more instructions. there is.
- the at least one processor determines whether a type of content received from at least one external device corresponds to the identified first operation mode and the identified first operation mode in the electronic device. Based on at least one of whether a related function is executed, a first external device corresponding to the identified first operation mode among the at least one external device may be identified.
- the at least one processor may identify a panel of the display corresponding to the identified first operation mode and display identification information about the first external device on the panel.
- a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium includes the steps of identifying a first operation mode of the electronic device currently in operation among a plurality of preset operation modes of the electronic device. , obtaining information about at least one external device, based on the information about the at least one external device, identifying a first external device corresponding to the first operation mode among the at least one external device. , and displaying identification information about the identified first external device on a display of the electronic device.
- a program for performing the method may be recorded.
- An electronic device includes a memory storing one or more instructions, identifying a plurality of operation modes corresponding to the electronic device by executing one or more instructions stored in the memory, and the plurality of operation modes include a movie. mode, music mode, game mode, internet mode, television mode, and document mode, obtain information about one or more external devices, and obtain a first operating mode currently operating in the electronic device among a plurality of operation modes. Identify an operating mode, and based on information about the one or more external devices, identify a first external device among the one or more external devices corresponding to the identified first operating mode, and identify the first external device corresponding to the identified first operating mode. It may include a processor that controls the display to display identification information about an external device.
- the information about the at least one external device includes information about the device type of the one or more external devices, information about user input related to the device type of the one or more external devices, and information about content received from the one or more external devices. It may contain at least one piece of information.
- the at least one processor executes the one or more instructions stored in the memory, based on information about the device type of the one or more external devices, corresponding to the identified first operation mode among the one or more external devices.
- the first external device having a device type can be identified.
- the electronic device identifies an external device corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device and displays identification information about the external device, thereby allowing the user to access the external device corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device. Connection can be facilitated.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to an embodiment.
- Figure 2 is a block diagram for explaining an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Figure 3 is a block diagram for explaining in more detail an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a method of operating an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining information about an external device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for identifying an external device corresponding to an operation mode of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining whether an external device corresponds to the current operating mode of an electronic device, based on information about the external device, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the external device corresponds to the current operating mode of the electronic device based on the type of content received from at least one external device and being played on the electronic device or the function being executed on the electronic device, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This is a flowchart to explain how to determine whether a device is compatible.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying identification information about an external device on a panel of an electronic device corresponding to a plurality of preset operation modes of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another embodiment of displaying identification information about an external device on a panel of an electronic device corresponding to a plurality of preset operation modes of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a user selects an external device based on identification information about at least one external device displayed on a panel of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment in which a user selects an external device according to the current operating mode of electronic autonomy when an external device is included in a multi-device list according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 13 shows at least one of an application, a web page, and a menu function corresponding to the operation mode of the electronic device on the display of the electronic device, based on history information about the operation mode of the electronic device, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the expression “at least one of a, b, or c” refers to “a”, “b”, “c”, “a and b”, “a and c”, “b and c”, “a, b and c”, or variations thereof.
- unit used in the specification refers to a hardware component such as software, FPGA, or ASIC, and the “unit” may perform certain roles. However, “wealth” is not limited to software or hardware.
- the “copy” may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium and may be configured to run on one or more processors.
- part refers to software components, such as object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, processes, functions, properties, procedures, Includes subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.
- object-oriented software components such as object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, processes, functions, properties, procedures, Includes subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.
- the functionality provided within the components and “parts” may be combined into smaller numbers of components and “parts” or may be further separated into additional components and “parts”.
- information about an external device may mean information used to identify whether the external device corresponds to the operation mode of the electronic device.
- Information about the external device includes information about the device type of the external device, information about the device name of the external device, information about user input related to the device type of the external device, and content received from the external device and played on the electronic device. It may include at least one piece of history information.
- identification information for an external device may mean identification information for distinguishing an external device from another external device.
- Identification information about the external device may correspond to information about the external device, but is not limited to this.
- the identification information for the external device may include a user-defined abbreviation for the external device or a serial number, which is a unique product identification number assigned according to the order of product release.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a method of operating an electronic device according to an embodiment.
- the electronic device 200 may identify the current operation mode of the electronic device 200 among a plurality of preset operation modes of the electronic device 200. For example, the electronic device 200 may identify the current operation of the electronic device 200 and identify the operation mode corresponding to the current operation. Referring to FIG. 1 , the electronic device 200 may receive the utterance “game mode” as a user input from the user 100, and thus identify that the operation mode of the electronic device 200 is the game mode.
- the plurality of preset operation modes herein may be operation modes related to functions that can be operated in the electronic device 200.
- the plurality of operation modes may include, but are not limited to, at least one of a game mode for outputting game content, a music mode for outputting music content, and/or a movie mode for outputting movie content.
- the electronic device 200 can also be used in a mode for viewing documents stored in a connected external device, and the plurality of operation modes may further include a document mode.
- the electronic device 200 may obtain information about at least one external device located around the electronic device 200.
- At least one external device may include various electronic devices electrically connected to the electronic device 200.
- the electronic device 200 may obtain information about at least one external device through the communication unit 250.
- the electronic device 200 may obtain information about at least one external device through the external device interface unit 240, but is not limited to this.
- the electronic device 200 may identify information about at least one external device previously stored in the memory 210.
- at least one external device may include a first external device 110, a second external device 120, a third external device 130, a fourth external device 140, and a fifth external device 150.
- the electronic device 200 may identify an external device corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device among at least one external device.
- the electronic device 200 may identify an external device corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device among the at least one external device, based on the acquired information about the at least one external device.
- the external device corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200 may represent a device that can be connected to and used with the electronic device 200 in the current operating mode of the electronic device 200.
- an external device corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200 provides content to the electronic device 200 in the current operating mode of the electronic device 200, or controls content processed in the current operating mode of the electronic device 200. or may include a device capable of receiving processed content in the current operating mode of the electronic device 200.
- information about the first external device 110 may include that the device type of the first external device 110 is a game device, and information about the fifth external device 150 may be received from the fifth external device 150.
- the electronic device 200 may include information on the history of execution of the game application. Accordingly, the electronic device 200 may identify the first external device 110 and the fifth external device 150 as external devices corresponding to the game mode, based on the information about the first external device 110 and the information about the fifth external device 150. there is. In contrast, the electronic device 200 displays the second external device 120, the third external device 130, and the fourth external device 120 based on the information about the second external device 120, the information about the third external device 130, and the information about the fourth external device 140. 4 It can be identified that the external device 140 is a device that does not correspond to the game mode.
- the electronic device 200 may display identification information about at least one external device corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200 on the display 230 of the electronic device 200. For example, referring to FIG. 1, when the electronic device 200 identifies the first external device 110 and the fifth external device 150 as external devices corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200, the electronic device 200 Identification information 161 and identification information 162 about the fifth external device 150 may be displayed on the display of the electronic device 200. Specifically, the identification information 161 for the first external device 110 and the identification information 162 for the fifth external device 150 may include the device model name, model number, name, etc. of the first external device 110 and the fifth external device 150, respectively. there is.
- the electronic device 200 may display identification information 161 for the first external device 110 and identification information 162 for the fifth external device 150. Accordingly, the electronic device 200 can provide an external device that can be used according to the current operation mode without the user having to manually set or input the external device.
- Figure 2 is a block diagram for explaining an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the electronic device 200 may be an electronic device that displays an external device corresponding to the operation mode of the electronic device 200.
- the electronic device 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a memory 210, a processor 220, and a display 230. Below, we look at the above components in turn.
- the memory 210 may store programs for processing and control of the processor 220.
- the memory 210 may store one or more instructions for performing an operation of displaying an external device corresponding to the operation mode of the electronic device 200.
- the processor 220 can control the overall operation of the electronic device 200 and can control the operation of the electronic device 200 by executing one or more instructions stored in the memory 210.
- the processor 220 identifies the current operating mode of the electronic device among a plurality of preset operating modes of the electronic device by executing one or more instructions stored in the memory 210 and provides information about at least one external device. can be obtained.
- the processor 220 executes one or more instructions stored in the memory 210, based on information about the at least one external device, identifies an external device corresponding to the identified operation mode among the at least one external device, and executes the identified external device.
- the display can be controlled so that identification information about is displayed on the display.
- the processor 220 executes one or more instructions stored in the memory 210 to determine an operation mode identified among the at least one external device based on information about the user input related to the device type of the at least one external device. You can identify an external device of the device type corresponding to .
- the processor 220 executes one or more instructions stored in the memory 210 to select a device corresponding to an identified operation mode among the at least one external device based on information about the device type of the at least one external device.
- the type of external device can be identified.
- the processor 220 executes one or more instructions stored in the memory 210, thereby executing an external device included in a pre-stored device list for the identified operation mode based on information about the device name of at least one external device.
- the device can be identified.
- the processor 220 executes one or more instructions stored in the memory 210, based on history information about content received from at least one external device and played on the electronic device, and executes one or more instructions corresponding to the identified operation mode. External devices can be identified.
- the processor 220 executes one or more instructions stored in the memory 210 to determine whether the type of content received from at least one external device and being played on the electronic device corresponds to the identified operation mode and Based on at least one of whether a function related to the identified operation mode is executed, an external device corresponding to the identified operation mode among at least one external device may be identified.
- the processor 220 identifies the panel (user interface) of the display corresponding to the identified operation mode by executing one or more instructions stored in the memory 210, and provides identification information about the identified external device. It can be displayed on the panel.
- the display 230 may display a predetermined screen under the control of the processor 220. Specifically, the display 230 may display identification information about an external device corresponding to the operation mode of the electronic device 200 on the panel of the display 230.
- the display 230 may include a display panel and a controller that controls the display panel, and the display 230 may represent a display built into the electronic device 200.
- the display panel can be implemented in various types of displays such as LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) display, AM-OLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), PDP (Plasma Display Panel), etc. .
- the display panel may be implemented as flexible, transparent, or wearable.
- the display 230 may be combined with the touch panel of the user input unit and provided as a touch screen.
- a touch screen may include an integrated module in which a display panel and a touch panel are combined in a laminated structure.
- the electronic device 200 may be implemented with more components than the illustrated components, or may be implemented with fewer components than the illustrated components.
- the electronic device 200 may include a memory 210, a processor 220, a display 230, an external device interface unit 240, a communication unit 250, and a user input unit 260.
- Figure 3 is a block diagram for explaining in more detail an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the electronic device 200 may be an electronic device for displaying an external device corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device.
- the electronic device 200 may be a computing device such as a smart phone, laptop computer, desktop computer, PDA, or tablet PC, but is not limited thereto.
- the electronic device 200 may include a memory 210, a processor 220, a display 230, an external device interface unit 240, a communication unit 250, and a user input unit 260.
- a memory 210 such as a smart phone, laptop computer, desktop computer, PDA, or tablet PC, but is not limited thereto.
- the electronic device 200 may include a memory 210, a processor 220, a display 230, an external device interface unit 240, a communication unit 250, and a user input unit 260.
- the memory 210 may store programs for processing and control of the processor 220.
- the memory 210 may store one or more instructions.
- the memory 210 may include at least one of internal memory and external memory.
- the memory 210 may include information about at least one external device, identification information about at least one external device located around the electronic device 200, and information about a plurality of operation modes related to the operation of the electronic device. .
- the memory 210 may include information about functions related to a plurality of operation modes.
- Built-in memory includes, for example, volatile memory (e.g., DRAM (Dynamic RAM), SRAM (Static RAM), SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic RAM), etc.), non-volatile memory (e.g., OTPROM (One Time Programmable ROM), etc. ), PROM (Programmable ROM), EPROM (Erasable and Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM), Mask ROM, Flash ROM, etc.), hard disk drive (HDD), or solid state drive (SSD). It can be included.
- the processor 220 may load commands or data received from at least one of the non-volatile memory or other components into the volatile memory and process them. Additionally, the processor 220 may store data received or generated from other components in non-volatile memory.
- External memory includes, for example, at least one of CF (Compact Flash), SD (Secure Digital), Micro-SD (Micro Secure Digital), Mini-SD (Mini Secure Digital), xD (extreme Digital), and Memory Stick. It can be included.
- CF Compact Flash
- SD Secure Digital
- Micro-SD Micro Secure Digital
- Mini-SD Mini Secure Digital
- xD Extreme Digital
- Memory Stick Memory Stick
- the processor 220 can control the overall operation of the electronic device 200 and can control the operation of the electronic device 200 by executing one or more instructions stored in the memory 210.
- the processor 220 can generally control the memory 210, the display 230, the external device interface unit 240, the communication unit 250, and the user input unit 260 by executing programs stored in the memory 210.
- Processor 220 may include at least one of RAM, ROM, CPU, GPU, and bus. RAM, ROM, CPU and GPU, etc. can be connected to each other through a bus.
- the processor 220 is an artificial intelligence-specific processor that identifies a first external device corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device among the at least one external device, based on information about the at least one external device. may include.
- the artificial intelligence-specific processor may be implemented as a separate chip from the processor 220, and the artificial intelligence-specific processor may be a general-purpose chip.
- an artificial intelligence-specific processor may be controlled to process input data according to predefined operation rules or artificial intelligence models stored in memory, or may be designed with a hardware structure specialized for processing a specific artificial intelligence model.
- Predefined operation rules or artificial intelligence models can be created through learning, and being created through learning means that the basic artificial intelligence model is learned using a large number of learning data by a learning algorithm to obtain the desired characteristics (or purpose). ) means that a predefined operation rule or artificial intelligence model set to perform is created. This learning may be accomplished in the device itself that performs the artificial intelligence according to the present disclosure, or may be accomplished through a separate server and/or system.
- the external device interface unit 240 may provide an interface environment between the electronic device 200 and various external devices.
- the external device interface unit 240 may include an A/V input/output unit.
- the external device interface unit 240 is connected wired/wireless to external devices such as DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), Blu-ray, game device, camera, computer, air conditioner, laptop, desktop, television, digital display device, etc. It can be.
- the external device interface unit 240 can transmit images, video, audio signals, and information about the external device input through the connected external device to the processor 220 of the electronic device 200.
- the A/V input/output unit has a USB terminal, a CVBS (Composite Video Banking Sync) terminal, a component terminal, an S-video terminal (analog), and a DVI (Digital Visual Interface) terminal so that information about an external device can be input to the electronic device 200.
- a USB terminal a USB terminal
- CVBS Compposite Video Banking Sync
- component terminal a component terminal
- S-video terminal analog
- DVI Digital Visual Interface
- HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface
- DP Display Port
- Thunderbolt RGB terminal
- D-SUB terminal D-SUB terminal
- the electronic device 200 may obtain information about an external device through the external device interface unit 240. Specifically, the electronic device 200 may receive HDMI connection information through an HDMI terminal connected to an external device, and the received HDMI connection information may include information about device type, device name, etc. However, it is not limited to this, and the electronic device 200 may be connected to an external device through Thunderbolt, etc.
- the communication unit 250 may communicate with at least one external device through a wired or wireless communication network. It may include one or more components that enable communication between the electronic device 200 and a plurality of devices or servers located around the electronic device 200. The communication unit 250 may include one or more components that enable communication between the electronic device 200 and the server. Additionally, the communication unit 250 may include a short-range communication unit 251. The communication unit 250 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may communicate with an external device located around the electronic device 200 under the control of the processor 220, and the communication unit 250 may transmit a signal transmitting information about the external device to the external device. You can. Accordingly, the electronic device 200 may receive information about at least one external device from at least one external device connected to the electronic device 200 through the communication unit 250.
- the short-range wireless communication unit 251 includes a Bluetooth communication unit, a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication unit, a Near Field Communication unit, a WLAN (Wi-Fi) communication unit, a Zigbee communication unit, and an infrared (IrDA) communication unit. It may include, but is not limited to, the infrared Data Association (WFD) communication department, WFD (Wi-Fi Direct) communication department, UWB (Ultra Wideband) communication department, Ant+ communication department, Ethernet communication department, etc.
- WFD infrared Data Association
- WFD Wi-Fi Direct
- UWB User Wideband
- the communication unit 250 may further include a long-distance communication module that communicates with a server to support long-distance communication according to long-distance communication standards.
- the communication unit 250 may include a long-distance communication module that performs communication through a network for Internet communication.
- the communication unit 250 may include a long-distance communication module that performs communication through a communication network that complies with communication standards such as 3G, 4G, and/or 5G.
- the communication unit 250 may include at least one port to be connected to an external device via a wired cable in order to communicate with the external device via a wired cable. Accordingly, the communication unit 250 can communicate with a wired external device through at least one port.
- the user input unit 260 can receive various commands from the user and may represent a means for the user to input data to control the electronic device 200.
- the user input unit 260 includes a key pad, a dome switch, and a touch pad (contact capacitive type, pressure resistance membrane type, infrared detection type, surface ultrasonic conduction type, integral tension measurement type, and piezo effect). method, etc.), a jog wheel, or a jog switch, but is not limited thereto.
- the key pad may include various types of keys, such as mechanical buttons and wheels, formed in various areas such as the front, side, or back of the main body of the electronic device 200.
- the touch panel detects the user's touch input and detects the detected touch. The touch event value corresponding to the signal can be output.
- the touch screen can be implemented with various types of touch sensors such as capacitive, pressure-sensitive, or piezoelectric.
- the threshold according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be adaptively adjusted through the user input unit 260, but is not limited thereto.
- the user input unit 260 includes a touch panel that detects the user's touch, a button that receives the user's push operation, and a mouse or keyboard for designating or selecting a point on the user interface screen. It may include, but is not limited to, a user input device. Additionally, the user input unit 260 may include a voice recognition device for voice recognition. For example, the voice recognition device may be a microphone, and the voice recognition device may receive a user's voice command or voice request. Accordingly, the processor 220 may control the overall operation of the electronic device 200 so that operations corresponding to voice commands or voice requests are performed.
- the electronic device 200 may receive a user input related to the device type of an external device located around the electronic device 200 through the user input unit 260. Accordingly, the electronic device 200 may identify whether the external device corresponds to the current operating mode of the electronic device based on information about the user input related to the device type of the external device.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a method of operating an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the electronic device may identify the current operation mode of the electronic device among a plurality of preset operation modes of the electronic device.
- the electronic device 200 may identify the current operation of the electronic device 200 and may identify the current operation mode of the electronic device 200 based on the current operation of the electronic device 200.
- the electronic device 200 may identify the current operating mode of the electronic device 200 among a plurality of preset operating modes according to the user's input regarding the operating mode of the electronic device 200.
- the electronic device 200 may receive an input about the operation mode of the electronic device 200 through a portable terminal connected to the electronic device 200, and determine the operation mode of the electronic device 200 accordingly, but is not limited thereto. no.
- the plurality of preset operation modes may be operation modes of the electronic device 200 that are previously stored in the memory 210 of the electronic device 200.
- a new operation mode can be stored in the memory 210, and a plurality of preset operation modes include movie mode, music mode, game mode, Internet mode, television mode, and document mode that can be used for document work. It may include at least one of:
- step S420 the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may obtain information about at least one external device.
- the electronic device 200 may obtain information about at least one external device from a component of the electronic device 200.
- At least one external device is a device electrically connected to the electronic device 200 and may refer to an electronic device located around the electronic device 200.
- the electronic device 200 may obtain information about at least one external device through the external device interface unit 240.
- HDMI connection information may include information about the device type, device model name, device model number, device name, etc. of the external device connected through the HDMI terminal.
- the electronic device 200 may obtain information about at least one external device through the communication unit 250. At this time, the electronic device 200 may transmit a signal requesting information about the external device to the external device, and the electronic device 200 may receive information about the external device from the external device.
- At least one external device may be connected to the electronic device 200 through the communication unit 250 or the external device interface unit 240, and at least one external device may be connected to the electronic device 200 through different components of the electronic device 200.
- information about an external device may include all information used to identify an external device corresponding to the operation mode of the electronic device 200.
- information about the external device includes information about the device type of the external device, information about the device model name of the external device, information about the device model number of the external device, information about the device name of the external device, and information about the device model name of the external device. It may include at least one of information about user input related to the device type and history information about content received from an external device and played on the electronic device.
- the electronic device may identify a first external device corresponding to the identified operation mode among the at least one external device, based on information about the at least one external device.
- the electronic device 200 may identify the first external device corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200, based on information about at least one external device. For example, the user may pre-store the device type of the external device as a movie mode through the user input unit 260. At this time, if the operation mode of the electronic device 200 is identified as a movie mode, the electronic device 200 may identify the device type as a movie mode and identify a pre-stored external device as a device corresponding to the movie mode.
- the electronic device 200 is based on at least one of whether the type of content received from the external device and being played on the electronic device corresponds to the identified operation mode and whether a function related to the identified operation mode is executed in the electronic device, It is possible to identify whether the external device corresponds to the current operating mode of the electronic device.
- step S440 the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may display identification information about the identified external device on the display of the electronic device corresponding to the identified operation mode.
- the electronic device 200 may display identification information about an external device corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200 on the display 230 of the electronic device 200.
- identification information for an external device may mean identification information used to distinguish an external device from another external device.
- the display 230 of the electronic device 200 may include a plurality of panels corresponding to a plurality of operation modes of the electronic device.
- the panel corresponding to the operation mode of the electronic device may represent an example of a user interface in which a list of external devices available in the corresponding operation mode of the electronic device and menus or items used in the corresponding operation mode are provided according to a predetermined format.
- the electronic device 200 may identify a panel corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200 and display identification information about at least one external device on the identified panel. Accordingly, the user can easily connect to an external device corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200.
- the panel of the electronic device 200 may include a common panel.
- the common panel may refer to a panel that includes information on all external devices connected to the electronic device 200, applications, web pages, and menu functions.
- the electronic device 200 may place information about external devices corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200 at the top of the common panel. Accordingly, the user can easily connect to an external device corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining information about an external device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Information about external devices may include information about external devices.
- information includes information about the device type of the external device, information about the device name of the external device, information about user input related to the device type of the external device, and information about content received from the external device and played on the electronic device. It may include at least one piece of history information.
- the electronic device 200 may receive “game mode” as a user input for the operation mode from the user 100, and the electronic device 200 may obtain information about the first external device 500 among at least one external device.
- information about the first external device 500 includes information that the device type of the first external device 500 is a game device, and information about a user input related to the device type of the first external device 500 is game. It may contain device information. Additionally, when the user saves the device name for the first external device 500 as the game device of user 100, the information about the device name for the first external device may be the game device of user 100. Additionally, the information about the first external device 500 may include history information about Game 1 and Game 2 received from the first external device 500 and played on the electronic device 200.
- the electronic device 200 may determine that the current operation mode of the electronic device 200 corresponds to the game mode, based on information about the first external device 500.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for identifying an external device corresponding to an operation mode of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the electronic device 200 may identify whether the external device is a device corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200, based on information about at least one external device. In addition, the electronic device 200 responds to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200 based on the type of content received from the external device and being played on the electronic device or whether a function related to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200 is being executed. You can also identify whether it is a compatible device. Below, a method for identifying an external device corresponding to the operation mode of the electronic device 200 will be described in detail.
- the electronic device may identify whether the external device is a device corresponding to the identified operation mode, based on information about the external device.
- the electronic device 200 may identify that the external device is a device corresponding to the identified operation mode, based on information about the external device (step S630). Conversely, the electronic device 200 may not be able to identify the external device as a device corresponding to the identified operation mode, based on information about the external device. At this time, the electronic device 200 responds to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200 based on the type of content received from the external device and being played on the electronic device or whether a function related to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200 is being executed. It is possible to identify whether it is a device that can be used (step S620).
- information about an external device may include information that the external device is an OTT device used to watch movies.
- the electronic device 200 may determine that the external device is an external device corresponding to the movie mode, which is the current operating mode of the electronic device 200.
- the electronic device 200 determines, based on information about the external device, that the external device is an external device that does not correspond to the document mode, which is the current operating mode of the electronic device 200. You can decide that it is a device.
- FIG. 7 A specific embodiment of identifying whether the external device corresponds to the identified operation mode based on information about the external device will be described in FIG. 7 .
- step S620 the electronic device determines whether the external device is connected to the electronic device based on whether the type of content received from the external device and being played on the electronic device corresponds to the identified operation mode and whether the function related to the identified operation mode is executed. It is possible to identify whether it corresponds to the current operating mode.
- the electronic device 200 is based on whether the type of content received from an external device and being played on the electronic device corresponds to the identified operation mode and whether a function related to the identified operation mode is executed,
- the external device may be identified as a device corresponding to the identified operation mode (step S630). Conversely, it may be identified that the type of content received from an external device and being played on the electronic device does not correspond to the operating mode of the electronic device, and that a function executed in the operating mode of the electronic device is currently off in the electronic device 200. At this time, the electronic device 200 may identify the external device as a device that does not correspond to the identified operation mode (step S640).
- the electronic device 200 may identify the external device as a device corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device. Accordingly, the electronic device 200 can display identification information about the identified external device on the display of the electronic device 200, and the electronic device 200 can automatically provide the external device without the user having to manually set or input it. You can.
- the electronic device 200 may identify the external device as a device that does not correspond to the current operating mode of the electronic device. Accordingly, identification information about the corresponding external device may not be displayed on the display of the electronic device 200.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining whether an external device corresponds to the current operating mode of an electronic device, based on information about the external device, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the electronic device 200 may identify whether the external device corresponds to the current operating mode of the electronic device based on information about the external device. Specifically, the electronic device 200 may identify whether the external device corresponds to the current operating mode of the electronic device in steps S710 to S750.
- the external device identification method according to steps S710 to S750 may be in order of importance, but is not limited to this, and the electronic device 200 may perform the external device identification method according to steps S710 to S750 in a different order and/or random order. It can be done. Additionally, the electronic device 200 may use at least one of the external device identification methods according to steps S710 to S750. Below, an embodiment in which the electronic device 200 sequentially performs the external device identification method according to steps S710 to S750 will be described.
- the electronic device 200 may identify whether the external device is a device corresponding to the operation mode of the electronic device 200, based on information about the user input related to the device type of the external device.
- the electronic device 200 may obtain information about user input related to the device type of the external device through the external device interface unit 240, communication unit 250, and user input unit 260. Alternatively, information about user input related to the device type of the external device may be previously stored in the memory 210.
- the user may store the method of using the external device in advance in the electronic device 200. If the user limits the device type of the external device to the movie mode among the movie mode and music mode, the electronic device 200 selects the movie mode, which is the current operating mode of the electronic device, based on information about the user input related to the device type of the external device. It can be identified that the external device corresponds (step S760). Conversely, the electronic device 200 may identify that the music mode, which is the current operating mode of the electronic device, and the external device do not correspond, based on information about the user input related to the device type of the external device. However, referring to FIG. 7 , if the external device is identified as not corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200 in step S710, the electronic device 200 may perform the external device identification method in step S720.
- the electronic device 200 may identify whether the external device is a device corresponding to the operation mode of the electronic device 200, based on information about the device type of the external device.
- the electronic device 200 may obtain information about the device type of the external device through the external device interface unit 240, the communication unit 250, and the user input unit 260. Alternatively, information about the device type of the external device may be previously stored in the memory 210. Specifically, when an electronic device and an external device are connected through an HDMI terminal, the electronic device 200 can obtain information about the device type of the external device from the HDMI terminal.
- the electronic device 200 may identify the external device as a device corresponding to the operation mode of the electronic device 200, based on information about the device type of the external device (step S760).
- the device type of the external device may be a game device
- the operation mode of the electronic device 200 may be a game mode.
- the electronic device 200 may determine that the game mode, which is the current operating mode of the electronic device 200, and the external device correspond, based on information about the device type of the external device.
- the electronic device 200 may identify that the external device does not correspond to the operation mode of the electronic device 200 based on information about the device type of the external device.
- the electronic device 200 may additionally perform the method of step S730.
- the device type of the external device may be a game device
- the operation mode of the electronic device 200 may be a movie mode.
- the electronic device 200 may determine that the movie mode, which is the current operating mode of the electronic device 200, and the external device do not correspond, based on information about the device type of the external device.
- the electronic device 200 may additionally determine whether the external device corresponds to the current operating mode of the electronic device according to the method in step S730.
- the electronic device 200 may identify whether the device name corresponds to a pre-stored device list for the current operating mode of the electronic device 200, based on information about the device name of the external device.
- the electronic device 200 may obtain information about the device name of the external device through the external device interface unit 240, the communication unit 250, and the user input unit 260, and the information about the device name of the external device may be pre-stored in the memory 210. there is. Additionally, a device list according to the operation mode of the electronic device may be stored in the memory 210.
- the device list herein may refer to a list that includes both a device list according to a specific operation mode and a multi-device list, which is a set of devices that can be used in two or more operation modes. However, the device list in step S730 may represent a device list in a specific operation mode of the electronic device 200.
- the electronic device 200 may identify the external device as a device corresponding to the operation mode of the electronic device 200, based on information about the device name of the external device (step S760).
- the device name of the external device may be “Game Device A”, and “Game Device A” may be a device name included in the device list according to the game mode.
- the electronic device 200 may determine that the external device corresponds to the game mode, which is the current operating mode of the electronic device 200, based on information about the device name of the external device.
- the electronic device 200 may identify that the external device does not correspond to the operation mode of the electronic device 200 based on information about the device name of the external device.
- the electronic device 200 may additionally perform the method of step S740.
- the device name of the external device may be “Game Device A”, and “Game Device A” may be a device name that is not included in the device list related to the movie mode, which is the current operating mode of the electronic device.
- the electronic device 200 may determine that the movie mode, which is the current operating mode of the electronic device 200, and the external device correspond, based on information about the device name of the external device.
- the electronic device 200 may additionally determine whether the external device corresponds to the current operating mode of the electronic device according to the method in step S740.
- the electronic device 200 may identify whether the device name corresponds to a pre-stored device list for the current operating mode of the electronic device 200, based on information about the device name of the external device.
- external devices can operate in a plurality of operation modes, and the electronic device 200 identifies whether the device name of the external device is included in the multi-device list according to the current operation mode of the electronic device 200. can do.
- the electronic device 200 may previously store a multi-device list according to the operation mode in the memory 210.
- the multi-device list can be adjusted through the user input unit 260.
- the electronic device 200 may identify the external device as a device corresponding to the operation mode of the electronic device 200, based on information about the device name of the external device (step S760).
- the device name of the external device may be “Game Device A”, and “Game Device A” may be a device name included in the multi-device list according to the game mode.
- the electronic device 200 may determine that the external device corresponds to the game mode, which is the current operating mode of the electronic device 200, based on information about the device name of the external device.
- the electronic device 200 may identify that the external device does not correspond to the operation mode of the electronic device 200 based on information about the device name of the external device.
- the electronic device 200 may additionally perform the method of step S750.
- the device name of the external device may be “Game Device A”, and “Game Device A” may be a device name that is not included in the multi-device list related to the movie mode, which is the current operating mode of the electronic device.
- the electronic device 200 may determine that the movie mode, which is the current operating mode of the electronic device 200, and the external device correspond, based on information about the device name of the external device.
- the electronic device 200 may additionally determine whether the external device corresponds to the current operating mode of the electronic device according to the method in step S750.
- the electronic device 200 may identify an external device corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200 based on history information about content received from the external device and played on the electronic device.
- the electronic device 200 may store history information about content received from the external device and played on the electronic device 200 in the memory 210. Alternatively, the electronic device 200 may receive history information about content received from an external device and played on the electronic device 200 from an external device.
- the electronic device 200 may identify the external device as a device corresponding to the operation mode of the electronic device 200, based on history information about content received from the external device and played in the electronic device 200. (Step S760). For example, game content A may be received from an external device and played on the electronic device 200, and the electronic device 200 may store the history of game content A in content history information corresponding to the game mode. Accordingly, the electronic device 200 can identify that the external device corresponds to the game mode, which is the operating mode of the electronic device 200.
- the electronic device 200 may identify that the external device does not correspond to the operation mode of the electronic device 200, based on history information about content received from the external device and played on the electronic device 200 (step S770). For example, if there is no history information about game content received from an external device and played on the electronic device 200, the electronic device 200 may identify that the external device is not a device corresponding to the game mode.
- the electronic device 200 may identify the external device as a device corresponding to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200 according to the method according to steps S710 to S750.
- the electronic device 200 may display identification information about the identified device on the display 230 of the electronic device 200 and provide it to the user.
- the electronic device 200 may identify the external device as a device that does not correspond to the current operating mode of the electronic device 200 according to steps S710 to S750. At this time, the electronic device 200 may not display identification information about the identified device on the display 230 of the electronic device 200, and other devices corresponding to the current operation mode may be displayed on the display 230.
- the external device corresponds to the current operating mode of the electronic device based on the type of content received from at least one external device and being played on the electronic device or the function being executed on the electronic device, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This is a flowchart to explain how to determine whether a device is compatible.
- the external device when there is content received from an external device and currently being played on the electronic device, the external device displays the electronic device 200 based on the type of content or the function of the electronic device according to content execution. It is possible to identify whether it corresponds to the current operating mode.
- the electronic device 200 can identify the type of content received from an external device connected to the electronic device 200 and being played on the electronic device 200. Additionally, there may be functions or environmental settings that are activated when the electronic device 200 operates in a specific operation mode, and the electronic device 200 can identify whether a function corresponding to the operation mode of the electronic device is executed in the electronic device 200. there is.
- the electronic device 200 determines whether the external device corresponds to the game mode. Describes the operation to identify a device. Even when the operation mode is not the game mode, similar to FIG. 8, the electronic device 200 operates the game based on the type of content received from the external device and being played on the electronic device or a function executed or activated on the electronic device 200. It is possible to identify whether the device corresponds to the mode.
- the operation of identifying whether the external device in steps S810 to S840 is a device corresponding to the game mode is not necessarily all performed in the electronic device 200, and the order may be changed and may be performed in any order. there is.
- the electronic device 200 may identify whether the type of content received from an external device and being played on the electronic device is game content.
- the electronic device 200 can identify information about the content being played. Specifically, when there is a plurality of contents being played in the electronic device 200, the electronic device 200 may identify the content being played through an external device among the plurality of contents being played. The electronic device 200 can identify whether the type of content being played on the electronic device 200 is game content. Specifically, the electronic device 200 may identify the type of content based on history information or playback information of the content being played in the electronic device 200.
- the electronic device 200 may identify the external device as a device corresponding to the game mode (step S850). Conversely, if the electronic device 200 identifies the type of content being played in the electronic device 200 as content such as a movie rather than a game, the electronic device 200 may perform the method according to steps S820 to S840.
- the electronic device 200 may identify whether the ALLM function, VRR function, and free sync function are being executed in the electronic device 200.
- the electronic device 200 tends to provide game content smoothly by executing various functions.
- the electronic device 200 may perform an ALLM function that automatically delays input, and the electronic device 200 may use the VRR function to adjust the refresh rate.
- the electronic device 200 may perform the Free Sync function, which is an adaptive synchronization technology for liquid crystal displays, to provide game content more smoothly.
- the electronic device 200 can identify whether the ALLM function, VRR function, and free sync function are being executed in the electronic device 200, but is not limited thereto. For example, the electronic device 200 may determine only whether the ALLLM function is executed on the electronic device 200, or may determine whether other functions related to the game mode are executed on the electronic device 200.
- the electronic device 200 determines the type of content received from an external device and being played on the electronic device. This can be identified as game content. Accordingly, the electronic device 200 may identify the external device as a device corresponding to the game mode (step S850). In contrast, the electronic device 200 may identify that the ALLM function, VRR function, and free sync function are not all executed in the electronic device 200. At this time, the electronic device 200 may identify the external device as a device that does not correspond to the game mode (step S860).
- the electronic device 200 displays identification information about an external device corresponding to the operation mode of the electronic device 200 on the display 230 of the electronic device 200 and provides the display 230 to the user. .
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying identification information about an external device on a panel of an electronic device corresponding to a plurality of preset operation modes of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the electronic device 200 may display identification information about an external device on a panel of the electronic device corresponding to a plurality of operation modes.
- the electronic device 200 may have a plurality of panels corresponding to a plurality of operation modes, and the plurality of panels may be activated according to the operation mode of the electronic device 200 and displayed on the display 230.
- there may be a game panel 910 corresponding to the game mode 900, a music panel 930 corresponding to the music mode 920, and a movie panel 950 corresponding to the movie mode 940.
- the electronic device 200 may identify the panel of the display 230 corresponding to the operation mode and display identification information about at least one external device corresponding to the operation mode on the panel of the display 230.
- the electronic device 200 may identify the first external device, the fourth external device, and the fifth external device as external devices corresponding to the game mode 900. Accordingly, the electronic device 200 may display identification information about the first external device, identification information about the fourth external device, and identification information about the fifth external device on the game panel 910 of the electronic device 200.
- the electronic device 200 may identify the first external device and the second external device as at least the external devices corresponding to the music mode 920. Accordingly, the electronic device 200 may display identification information about the first external device and identification information about the second external device on the music panel 930 of the electronic device 200.
- the electronic device 200 may identify the first external device and the third external device as at least the external devices corresponding to the movie mode 940. Accordingly, the electronic device 200 may display identification information about the first external device and identification information about the third external device on the movie panel 950 of the electronic device 200.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another embodiment of displaying identification information about an external device on a panel of an electronic device corresponding to a plurality of preset operation modes of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the electronic device 200 may display identification information about an external device on a common panel of the electronic device.
- the common panel may be a panel that displays identification information for all external devices connected to the electronic device 200.
- At least one external device in FIG. 10 may include a first external device, a second external device, a third external device, a fourth external device, and a fifth external device.
- the electronic device 200 may identify the first external device, the fourth external device, and the fifth external device as at least the external devices corresponding to the game mode 900. Accordingly, the electronic device 200 may highlight and display the identification information for the first external device, the identification information for the fourth external device, and the identification information for the fifth external device on the common panel 1010 of the electronic device 200. Specifically, by shading the identification information for the first external device, the identification information for the fourth external device, and the identification information for the fifth external device in the common panel 1010 of the electronic device 200, a game mode, which is an operation mode of the electronic device, is entered. External devices corresponding to 900 can be highlighted.
- the electronic device 200 may identify the first external device and the second external device as at least the external devices corresponding to the music mode 920. Accordingly, the electronic device 200 may display identification information about the first external device and identification information about the second external device on the common panel 1030 of the electronic device 200. Specifically, so that the user can conveniently select an external device according to the music mode 920, the electronic device 200 may display identification information about the first external device and identification information about the second external device in front of the common panel 1030. .
- the electronic device 200 may identify the first external device and the third external device as at least the external devices corresponding to the movie mode 940. Accordingly, the electronic device 200 may display identification information about the first external device and identification information about the third external device on the common panel 1050 of the electronic device 200. Specifically, so that the user can conveniently select an external device according to the movie mode 940, the electronic device 200 places identification information about the first external device and identification information about the third external device in front of the common panel 1050 and highlights them. It can also be displayed.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a user selects an external device based on identification information about at least one external device displayed on a panel of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the electronic device 200 identifies at least one of an application, web page, and menu function corresponding to the operation mode along with identification information about at least one external device corresponding to the current operation mode of the electronic device 200. can do.
- the electronic device 200 may store history information about the operation mode, such as information about executed applications, settings, web pages, and content, in the memory 210.
- the electronic device 200 may display previously stored history information about the operation mode of the electronic device 200 on a panel corresponding to the current operation mode of the electronic device 200.
- the electronic device 200 when the operation mode of the electronic device 200 is identified as a game mode, the electronic device 200 includes identification information about a first external device that is an external device corresponding to the game mode, identification information about a fourth external device, and a fifth external device. Identification information about the external device can be displayed on the game panel 1100. Additionally, the electronic device 200 may display game application 1, which has a history of being executed more than a preset number of times in the game mode, on the game panel 1100 based on history information about the game mode. Similarly, the electronic device 200 may display the sound adjustment function during environment settings and the URL for web page 1 on the game panel 1100 based on history information about the game mode. As the electronic device 200 displays identification information about the external device, game application information, etc. on the game panel 1100, the electronic device 200 facilitates the user as a fourth external device through the game panel 1100 displayed on the display 230 of the electronic device 200. It is possible to provide a user interface that allows easy movement.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment in which a user selects an external device according to the current operating mode of electronic autonomy when an external device is included in a multi-device list according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- an external device connected to the electronic device 200 may be a device used in a plurality of operation modes.
- a device that can be used in multiple operating modes may be referred to as a multi-device.
- the first external device may correspond to a multi-device that can be used in both music mode and movie mode.
- the first external device may be identified as a device corresponding to the music mode, and the electronic device 200 may display identification information about the first external device on the music panel 1200. Accordingly, when the user selects the first external device displayed on the music panel 1200 of the display 230, the electronic device 200 may execute music content related to the first external device.
- the first external device may be a device corresponding to the movie mode. Accordingly, when the operating mode of the electronic device 200 is the movie mode, the electronic device 200 may display identification information about the first external device on the movie panel 1250. Accordingly, when the user selects the first external device displayed on the movie panel 1250 of the display 230, the electronic device 200 may execute movie content related to the first external device.
- FIG. 13 shows at least one of an application, a web page, and a menu function corresponding to the operation mode of the electronic device on the display of the electronic device, based on history information about the operation mode of the electronic device, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the electronic device 200 displays at least one of an application, a web page, and a menu function corresponding to the operating mode of the electronic device on the panel of the electronic device 200, based on history information about the operating mode of the electronic device. It can be displayed.
- the electronic device 200 may identify applications, web pages, and menu functions to be displayed on the game panel 1310 based on history information about the game mode 1300 of the electronic device 200.
- the electronic device 200 When the electronic device 200 operates in game mode 1300, the user may have used game application 1 more than a preset threshold.
- the electronic device 200 can store history information related to the operation of the electronic device 200, and the electronic device 200 can identify an application to be displayed on the game panel 1310 according to the stored history information. Based on the history information in the game mode 1300, the electronic device 200 sends identification information about the first external device, identification information about the fourth external device, and identification information about the fifth external device to the game panel 1310 corresponding to the game mode 1300. In addition to the information, identification information about game application 1 may also be displayed on the game panel 1310.
- the electronic device 200 when the electronic device 200 operates in game mode 1300, the user may have used web page 1 and the sound control function above a preset threshold.
- the electronic device may store history information related to web page 1 and the sound adjustment function in the memory 210, and the electronic device 200 may identify environment settings and web pages to be displayed on the game panel 1310 according to the stored history information. Accordingly, the electronic device 200 includes identification information for the first external device, identification information for the fourth external device, and identification information for the fifth external device, as well as identification information for the sound adjustment function and web page 1, to the game panel 1310. It can be displayed together.
- the electronic device 200 displays at least one of the application, web page, and menu functions corresponding to the operation mode of the electronic device 200 on the panel of the electronic device 200 so that the user can conveniently select at least one of the application, web page, and menu functions. It can be displayed. Referring to FIG. 13 , the user can select a sound control function on the game panel 1310, and accordingly, the electronic device 200 can output a UI 1320 related to sound control on the display 230.
- the method according to one embodiment may be included and provided in a computer program product.
- Computer program products are commodities and can be traded between sellers and buyers.
- a computer program product may be distributed in the form of a machine-readable storage medium (e.g. compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM)) or through an application store or between two user devices (e.g. smartphones). It may be distributed in person or online (e.g., downloaded or uploaded). In the case of online distribution, at least a portion of the computer program product (e.g., a downloadable app) is stored on a machine-readable storage medium, such as the memory of a manufacturer's server, an application store's server, or a relay server. It can be temporarily stored or created temporarily.
- a machine-readable storage medium such as the memory of a manufacturer's server, an application store's server, or a relay server. It can be temporarily stored or created temporarily.
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- 전자 장치의 동작 방법에 있어서,상기 전자 장치의 기 설정된 복수개의 동작 모드들 중, 상기 전자 장치에서 현재 동작 중인 상기 전자 장치의 제1 동작 모드를 식별하는 단계;적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스에 대한 정보를 획득하는 단계;상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스에 대한 정보에 기초하여, 상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스 중 상기 제1 동작 모드에 대응되는 제1 외부 디바이스를 식별하는 단계; 및상기 식별된 제1 외부 디바이스에 대한 식별 정보를 상기 전자 장치의 디스플레이에 표시하는 단계;를 포함하는 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서,상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스에 대한 정보는 상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스의 디바이스 타입에 대한 정보, 상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스의 디바이스 이름에 대한 정보, 상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스의 디바이스 타입에 관련된 사용자 입력에 대한 정보, 상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스로부터 수신되는 컨텐트에 대한 정보, 및 상기 전자 장치에서 재생되는 콘텐트에 대한 정보 중 적어도 하나를 포함하는 것인, 방법.
- 제1항 또는 제2항에 있어서, 상기 제1 외부 디바이스를 식별하는 단계는,상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스의 디바이스 타입에 관련된 사용자 입력에 대한 정보에 기초하여, 상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스 중 상기 식별된 제1 동작 모드에 대응되는 디바이스 타입을 가지는 상기 제1 외부 디바이스를 식별하는 단계; 를 포함하는 방법.
- 제1항 내지 제3항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서, 상기 제1 외부 디바이스를 식별하는 단계는,상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스의 디바이스 타입에 대한 정보에 기초하여, 상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스 중 상기 식별된 제1 동작 모드에 대응되는 디바이스 타입을 가지는 상기 제1 외부 디바이스를 식별하는 단계; 를 포함하는 방법.
- 제1항 내지 제4항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서, 상기 제1 외부 디바이스를 식별하는 단계는,상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스의 디바이스 이름에 대한 정보에 기초하여, 상기 식별된 제1 동작 모드에 대한 기 저장된 디바이스 목록에 대응되는 상기 제1 외부 디바이스를 식별하는 단계;를 포함하는 방법.
- 제1항 내지 제5항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서, 상기 제1 외부 디바이스를 식별하는 단계는,상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스로부터 수신된 콘텐트에 대한 정보에 기초하여, 상기 식별된 제1 동작 모드에 대응되는 상기 제1 외부 디바이스를 식별하는 단계; 를 포함하는 방법.
- 제1항 내지 제6항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서,상기 기 설정된 복수개의 동작 모드는 영화 모드, 게임 모드 및 음악 모드 중 적어도 하나를 포함하는 것인, 방법.
- 제1항 내지 제7항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서,상기 제1 외부 디바이스를 식별하는 단계는,적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스로부터 수신된 콘텐트의 타입이 상기 식별된 제1 동작 모드에 대응되는지 여부 및 상기 전자 장치에서 상기 식별된 제1 동작 모드와 관련된 기능이 실행되는지 여부 중 적어도 하나에 기초하여, 상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스 중 상기 식별된 제1 동작 모드에 대응되는 제1 외부 디바이스를 식별하는 단계;를 더 포함하는 방법.
- 제8 항에 있어서,상기 식별된 제1 동작 모드가 게임 모드인 경우, 상기 제1 외부 디바이스를 식별하는 단계는,적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스로부터 수신된 콘텐트의 타입이 게임 콘텐트인지 여부 및 ALLM(Auto Low Latency Mode) 기능, VRR(Variable Refresh Rate) 기능 및 Free Sync 기능 중 적어도 하나가 상기 전자 장치에서 실행되는지 여부 중 적어도 하나에 기초하여, 상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스 중 게임 모드에 대응되는 상기 제1 외부 디바이스를 식별하는 단계; 를 포함하는 방법.
- 제1항 내지 제9항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서,디스플레이에 표시하는 단계는,상기 식별된 제1 동작 모드에 대응되는 상기 디스플레이의 패널을 식별하고, 상기 제1 외부 디바이스에 대한 식별 정보를 상기 패널에 표시하는 단계;를 포함하는 방법.
- 제1항 내지 제10항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서,상기 식별 정보를 상기 디스플레이에 표시하는 단계는,상기 식별된 제1 동작 모드에 대한 이력 정보에 기초하여, 상기 식별된 제1 동작 모드에 대응되는 애플리케이션, 웹 페이지 및 메뉴 기능 중 적어도 하나를 상기 디스플레이에 표시하는 단계;를 더 포함하는 방법.
- 전자 장치에 있어서,디스플레이;하나 이상의 인스트럭션을 저장하는 메모리; 및상기 메모리에 저장된 상기 하나 이상의 인스트럭션을 실행함으로써, 상기 전자 장치의 기 설정된 복수개의 동작 모드들 중 상기 전자 장치에서 현재 동작 중인 제1 동작 모드를 식별하고,적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스에 대한 정보를 획득하고,상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스에 대한 정보에 기초하여, 상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스 중 상기 식별된 제1 동작 모드에 대응되는 제1 외부 디바이스를 식별하고,상기 식별된 제1 외부 디바이스에 대한 식별 정보를 표시하도록 상기 디스플레이를 제어하는 적어도 하나의 프로세서를 포함하는, 전자 장치.
- 제12항에 있어서,상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스에 대한 정보는 상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스의 디바이스 타입에 대한 정보, 상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스의 디바이스 이름에 대한 정보, 상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스의 디바이스 타입에 관련된 사용자 입력에 대한 정보 및 상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스로부터 수신된 콘텐트에 대한 정보 및 상기 전자 장치에서 재생된 콘텐트에 대한 정보 중 적어도 하나를 포함하는, 전자 장치.
- 제12항 또는 제13항에 있어서,상기 적어도 하나의 프로세서는 상기 메모리에 저장된 상기 하나 이상의 인스트럭션을 실행함으로써,상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스의 디바이스 타입에 관련된 사용자 입력에 대한 정보에 기초하여, 상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스 중 상기 식별된 제1 동작 모드에 대응되는 디바이스 타입을 가지는 상기 제1 외부 디바이스를 식별하는, 전자 장치.
- 전자 장치의 기 설정된 복수개의 동작 모드들 중, 상기 전자 장치에서 현재 동작 중인 상기 전자 장치의 제1 동작 모드를 식별하는 단계;적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스에 대한 정보를 획득하는 단계;상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스에 대한 정보에 기초하여, 상기 적어도 하나의 외부 디바이스 중 상기 제1 동작 모드에 대응되는 제1 외부 디바이스를 식별하는 단계; 및상기 식별된 제1 외부 디바이스에 대한 식별 정보를 상기 전자 장치의 디스플레이에 표시하는 단계; 를 포함하는 방법을 컴퓨터에서 수행하기 위한 프로그램이 기록된 컴퓨터로 읽을 수 있는 비 일시적 기록 매체.
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