METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING USER INTERFACE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20160142407A1
• Filed: 11/06/2015
• Published: 05/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: CHUN, Jae-Woong, PARK, Su-Young, CHEONG, Cheol-Ho
• Application Number:
  US14/934,846
• Publication Number:
  US 20160142407A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/33 using wearable devices, e.g. using a smartwatch or smart-glasses

Abstract

A method for obtaining biometric information associated with a user of the electronic device from the electronic device is provided. The method includes determining condition information associated with the user based on at least the biometric information, displaying a notification corresponding to the biometric information via a display functionally connected to the electronic device when the condition information corresponds to a first predefined condition, and automatically executing an application associated with the biometric information when the condition information corresponds to a second predefined condition. Other embodiments are also possible.

Claims

1. A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:

obtaining biometric information associated with a user of the electronic device from the electronic device;

determining condition information associated with the user based on the biometric information;

displaying a notification corresponding to the biometric information when the condition information corresponds to a first predefined condition; and

automatically executing an application associated with the biometric information when the condition information corresponds to a second predefined condition.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the condition information comprises determining at least one of a sleep state, a motion state, a health state, or an emotional state of the user as at least a part of the condition, based on the biometric information.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting the condition information to an external device of the electronic device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising refraining from automatically executing the application associated with the biometric information when the notification corresponding to the biometric information is displayed.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying the notification corresponding to the biometric information comprises changing at least a part of the notification based on the biometric information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the automatically executing the application associated with the biometric information comprises at least one of providing recommendation information associated with the biometric information to the user, or automatically releasing a lock screen on the electronic device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the providing of the recommendation information comprises determining the recommendation information further based on other biometric information associated with the user or condition information associated with the user.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the providing of the recommendation information is performed when the condition information corresponds to a third predefined condition.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the recommendation includes at least one of a place associated with the biometric information, media preferred by the user, sports preferred by the user, or an action that is required to be taken by the user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the automatically executing includes executing authentication for the user based on the biometric information.

11. An electronic device comprising:

a display functionally connected to the electronic device;

a sensor configured to receive information associated with at least one of a user and an ambient environment from the outside; and

a processor-implemented condition analysis module that is functionally connected to the sensor,

wherein the condition analysis module is configured to;

obtain biometric information associated with the user of the electronic device,

determine condition information associated with the user based on the biometric information,

control the display to display a notification corresponding to the biometric information when the condition information corresponds to a first predefined condition, and

automatically execute an application associated with the biometric information when the condition information corresponds to a second predefined condition.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the condition analysis module is further configured to obtain the biometric information associated with the user through the processor corresponding to a low power module functionally connected to the electronic device.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the condition analysis module is further configured to determine at least one of a sleep state, a motion state, a health state, and an emotional state of the user as at least a part of the condition, based on the biometric information.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the condition analysis module is further configured to change at least a part of the notification based on the biometric information.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the condition analysis module is further configured to change a scheme in which the corresponding data is output from the electronic device associated with the notification to the outside, a color, a luminosity, a transparency, a display position, a size, a content displayed in the at least a part of the notification, or a visual effect of the content, based on at least the condition.

16. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the condition analysis module is further configured to execute authentication for the user based on the biometric information.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the condition analysis module is further configured to adjust recommendation information provided to the user, based on at least one of the authentication for the user and a connection state between the electronic device and an external device.

18. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the condition analysis module is further configured to determine whether to obtain one or more pieces of at least one of additional or new condition information based on the condition information.

19. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the condition analysis module is further configured to change the predefined condition based on at least one of the condition information and a user'"'"'s input.

20. A non-transient computer-readable recording medium that stores a program for executing:

an operation for obtaining, from an electronic device, biometric information associated with a user of the electronic device,

an operation for determining condition information associated with the user based on the biometric information,

an operation for displaying a notification corresponding to the biometric information via a display functionally connected to the electronic device when the condition information corresponds to a first predefined condition; and

an operation for automatically executing an application associated with the biometric information when the condition information corresponds to a second predefined condition.