METHOD OF OPERATING NOTIFICATION SCREEN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME

• US 20140351744A1
• Filed: 05/22/2014
• Published: 11/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jeon, Yongjoon, Kim, Geonsoo, Seol, Jaewoo
• Application Number:
  US14/285,455
• Publication Number:
  US 20140351744A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/781
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a notification function, and provides a function of differently displaying pieces of notification information by applying a plurality of display types.

Claims

1. A method of operating a function of a notification in an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving a specific input event; and

displaying notification information generated in the electronic device according to a reception of the specific input event as a notification item in any one display type of a plurality of display types.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

analyzing at least one of a property of the notification information and a user setting;

generating the notification item according to a predefined display type corresponding to an analysis result; and

storing the generated notification item.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the displaying of the notification information comprises:

analyzing at least one of a user setting and a property of the notification information stored according to the reception of the specific input event;

generating the notification item according to a predefined display type corresponding to an analysis result; and

constituting a notification screen comprising the notification item in real time.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the displaying of the notification information comprises:

identifying at least one of an amount of the notification information, a sort of an application providing the notification information, a priority or importance of the notification item, a time when the notification information is generated, a position where the notification information is generated, a number of pieces of the notification information, a number of the notification items, a size of a notification screen on which the notification item is displayed, a type and an amount of contents of notification information included in the notification item, and a sort of an application executed at a time point when the notification information is generated; and

determining display types of the notification items according to the identification.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the displaying of the notification information comprises at least one of:

displaying a specific notification item in a grid type in which a plurality of the notification items are arranged in longitudinal and transverse directions according to a property of the notification information;

displaying the specific notification item in a list type in which one notification item is arranged in a longitudinal or transverse direction and a plurality of the notification items is arranged in a transverse or longitudinal direction according to the property of the notification information; and

displaying the specific notification item in a free arrangement type in which the specific notification item is arranged at a specific position or a random position according to the property of the notification information.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising:

receiving a request for changing a display type of the displayed notification item;

changing a current display type of the notification item into another display type according to the reception of the request; and

displaying the changed notification item.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising:

receiving a request for changing a display type of the displayed notification item;

changing at least one state of a size, an arrangement position, and a removal of the notification item according to the reception of the request; and

displaying the changed notification item.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the displaying of the notification information comprises at least one of:

displaying a notification screen comprising at least one notification item, wherein the at least one notification item is displayed as a background screen;

displaying a reduced screen of an application generating the notification information as a notification item according to the property of the notification information; and

adjusting and displaying at least one of a size, a position, and a removal of the notification item according to a number of the notification items to be displayed.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving of the specific input event comprises at least one of:

receiving a predetermined touch event in a status bar region or a region adjacent to the status bar region; and

receiving a selection of a desired image which is provided for a request for displaying the notification item.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the displaying of the notification information comprises at least one of:

displaying a notification item in at least one pop-up form in which a plurality of notification items is arranged in longitudinal and transverse directions; and

displaying a reduced screen of the notification screen in which the notification item is arranged by overlaying the reduced screen on a current screen.

11. An electronic device configured to support an operation of a notification function, the electronic device comprising:

a storage unit configured to store notification information generated according to an operation of the electronic device;

a controller configured to generate a notification item corresponding to the notification information by applying a specific display type among a plurality of display types; and

a display unit configured to display the notification item on a notification screen.

12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the storage unit is configured to store the notification item generated according to an occurrence of the notification information.

13. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to control the generation of the notification item based on the stored notification information, so as to constitute the notification screen, after a display of the notification screen is requested.

14. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to differently apply a display type of the notification item according to at least one of an amount of the notification information, a sort of an application providing the notification information, a priority or importance of the notification item, a time when the notification information is generated, a position where the notification information is generated, a number of the notification items, a size of a notification screen on which the notification item is displayed, and a content type of notification information included in the notification item.

15. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the display unit is configured to display on the notification screen at least one of:

a grid type notification item in which a plurality of items are arranged in longitudinal and transverse directions according to a property of the notification information;

a list type notification item in which only one item is arranged in a longitudinal or transverse direction and a plurality of items is arranged in a transverse or longitudinal direction according to a property of the notification information; and

a free arrangement type notification item which is arranged at a specific position or a random position according to the property of the notification information, regardless of longitudinal and transverse directions.

16. The electronic device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the controller is configured to change a current display type of the notification item into another display type according to an occurrence of the input event, or is configured to change at least one of a size and an arrangement position of the notification item according to an occurrence of the input event.

17. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the display unit is configured to display at least one of:

at least one notification item displayed as a background screen of the notification screen and a notification item corresponding to a reduced screen of an application corresponding to the notification information.

18. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to adjust at least one of a size and a position of the notification items according to a change of a number of the notification items displayed on the notification screen.

19. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the display unit is configured to display at least one notification item in a pop-up form in which a plurality of the notification items are arranged in longitudinal and transverse directions, or is configured to display a reduced screen of the notification screen by overlaying the reduced screen on a current screen.

20. A computer readable storage medium comprising:

a processor configured to process a request for outputting a notification screen;

a processor configured to analyze at least one of a property of notification information generated according to an operation of an electronic device and a user setting for the notification information when an output of the notification screen is requested;

a processor configured to select a specific display type among a plurality of display types according to an analysis result;

a processor configured to generate a notification item comprising at least a part of the notification information based on the selected display type; and

a processor configured to process a display of the notification screen comprising the notification item.