Method for supporting situation specific information sharing and electronic device supporting the same

• US 10,129,721 B2
• Filed: 01/05/2016
• Issued: 11/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Ju Ah, Kang, Hyuk, Kim, Su Hyun, Lim, Jun Hak, Choi, Young Jae
• Primary Examiner(s): Serrao, Ranodhi
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fiorillo, James N
• Application Number:
  US14/987,865
• Publication Number:
  US 20160197987A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,043 Days
• Field of Search: 709204, 709217, 709209
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/33 using wearable devices, e.g. using a smartwatch or smart-glasses
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/38 for collecting sensor information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

An electronic device and a method for supporting situation specific information sharing in order to more accurately and conveniently check user information. The electronic device shares information to be output according to each situation. The electronic device includes: a memory configured to store collection information; and a processor electrically connected to the memory, wherein the processor controls a status of an output device that outputs the collection information, controls transmission of the collection information to the output device, and display of the collection information by the output device.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

at least one communication circuit configured to provide wireless communication;

a processor configured to control the at least one communication circuit; and

a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory configured to store collection information,

wherein the processor performs an output device discovery operation, and if a specific output device is found, the processor attempts to communicatively couple with the specific output device found by the discovery operation using the at least one communication circuit and is further configured to;

receive a state of the specific output device using the at least one communication circuit;

process the collection information by varying at least one of an output size, a display position, a display form, or an output means of the specific output device based on the state, wherein a header of the processed collection information comprises at least one of the output size, the display position, the display form, or the output means of the output device; and

wherein the processed collection information was acquired from at least one of previously stored collection information, set condition information, or delivered from a sub-electronic device operatively connected using a second communication circuit;

transmit the processed collection information to the specific output device using the at least one communication circuit; and

control the specific output device to output the processed stored collection information,

wherein the state comprising a turn-on state, a turn-off state, and a specified program execution state,

wherein the header indicates a first display format when the state corresponds to the turn off state, a second display format when the state corresponds to the turn-on state, and a third display format when the state corresponds to the specified program execution state,

wherein the first display format indicates a full screen display and the second display format indicates a partial area display, and

wherein at least one of the output size or the display position of the third display format is different from the first display format and the second display format.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein if the specific output device found by the discovery operation is operatively connected to the electronic device, the processor controls the specific output device to enter into in a state for outputting the processed collection information transmitted by the electronic device.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein if the specific output device is operatively connected to the electronic device, the processor controls a display of the processed collection information by the specific output device.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device includes a display, and if the output device discovery operation has failed, the processor controls display of the collection information by the display of the electronic device.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device includes a display, and if the output device discovery operation has failed, the processor controls an output of guide information by the display of the electronic device corresponding to the device discovery operation failure.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein in response to a user input, the processor controls transmission of a message to the output device requesting the output device to stop an output of the processed collection information.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processed collection information includes at least one of schedule information, weather information, and traffic information.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor receives from the sub-electronic device having a sensor an output of sensing information including at least one of heart rate sensor information, temperature information, humidity information, illumination information, body temperature information, blood flow related information, and oxygen saturation information, which are collected by the sub-electronic device and stored in the memory by the electronic device.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the sub-electronic device that executes an exercise function is operatively connected to the electronic device, the processor controls a receipt of exercise related information from the sub-electronic device including at least one of exercise plan information, exercise measurement amount information, and exercise result analysis information, and controls a storage of the exercise related information as the collection information in the memory of the electronic device.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the sub-electronic device that executes an exercise function is operatively connected to the electronic device, the processor controls a receipt of exercise related information from the sub-electronic device including at least one of exercise plan information, exercise measurement amount information, and exercise result analysis information, and controls transmitting the exercise related information to the output device.

11. A situation-specific information sharing supporting method comprising:

performing, by an electronic device an output device discovery operation, and if a specified output device is found;

attempting, by the electronic device, an operative connection with the found specified output device;

receiving, by the electronic device, a state of a specified output device, wherein the state comprising a turn-on state, a turn-off state, and a specified program execution state;

processing, by the electronic device, specified collection information by varying at least one of a output size, a display position, a display form, or an output means of the specified output device based on the state, wherein a header of the processed specified collection information comprises at least one of the output size, the display position, the display form, or the output means of the output device and wherein the processed specified collection information was acquired from at least one of previously stored collection information, set condition information, or delivered from a sub-electronic device operatively connected to the electronic device;

checking, by the electronic device, whether a specified condition is satisfied;

if the specified condition is satisfied, changing, by the electronic device, an output state of the specified output device to output of the processed specified collection information; and

transmitting, by the electronic device, the processed specified collection information to the specified output device,

wherein the header indicates a first display format when the state corresponds to the turnoff state, a second display format when the state corresponds to the turn-on state, and a third display format when the state corresponds to the specified program execution state,

wherein the first display format indicates a full screen display and the second display format indicates a partial area display, and

wherein at least one of the output size or the display position of the third display format is different from the first display format and the second display format.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein

if the output device discovery operation has failed, outputting, by the electronic device, guide information corresponding to the device discovery operation failure.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising, when the attempted operative connection with the output device has failed, displaying the processed specified collection information by the electronic device.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising collecting, by the electronic device, sensing information received from the sub-electronic device including at least one of a heart rate sensor information, temperature information, humidity information, illumination information, body temperature information, blood flow related information, and oxygen saturation information, which are sensed by a sensor included in the sub-electronic device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the transmitting of the processed specified collection information comprises transmitting to the output device, the sensing information from the sub-electronic device that is greater than a specified size.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the changing of the output state of the specified output device comprises one of:

when the specified output device is connected to a specified network, providing, by an-the electronic device, a control signal to the specified output device to enter into a state for outputting the processed specified collection information through the specified network;

if the specified output device is found, attempting, by an-the electronic device, an operative connection with the specified output device;

or

if the output device discovery operation has failed, displaying the processed specified collection information by the electronic device.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising in response to a user request, transmitting by the electronic device to the specified output device, a message requesting stopping of an output of the processed specified collection information.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the transmitting of the processed specified collection information by the electronic device comprises transmitting, to the output device the processed specified collection information including at least one of schedule information, weather information, and traffic information.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising, when the sub-electronic device executing a sensor operation for an exercise function execution is operatively connected to the electronic device, receiving, by the electronic device, exercise related information including at least one of exercise plan information, exercise measurement amount information, and exercise result analysis information from the sub-electronic device and transmitting to the output device the exercise related information as the processed specified collection information.