METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING NOTIFICATION

• US 20170116052A1
• Filed: 12/21/2016
• Published: 04/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: YOO, Jung-hyun, KO, Seung-chul, JUNG, Gi-hun, LEE, Sung-min
• Granted Patent: US 10,387,224 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/541 via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of displaying a notification on a device with a plurality of operating systems (OSes) installed therein. The method includes identifying a first OS displayed on a first display of the device among the plurality of OSes, detecting a notification generated in a second OS running in a background of the device among the plurality of OSes, converting the generated notification based on a preset format of the first OS when the notification is generated, and displaying the converted notification on the first display on which the first OS is displayed.

Claims

1. A method of displaying a notification on a device with a plurality of operating systems (OSes) installed therein, the method comprising:

identifying a first OS displayed on a first display of the device among the plurality of OSes;

detecting a notification generated in a second OS running in a background of the device among the plurality of OSes;

converting the generated notification based on a preset format of the first OS when the notification is generated; and

displaying the converted notification on the first display on which the first OS is displayed.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the first OS and a third OS on the first display; and

selecting the first OS from between the first OS and the third OS when the notification is generated, wherein

the converting of the generated notification comprises converting the generated notification based on the preset format of the selected first OS.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the selecting of the first OS comprises:

identifying types of the first OS and the third OS; and

selecting the first OS based on a type of the notification when the notification is generated in the second OS.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the selecting of the first OS comprises selecting the first OS based on preset priority information indicating a priority of an OS in which the generated notification is displayed.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising dividing a screen area of the first display, wherein

the displaying of the first OS and a third OS comprises displaying the first OS and the third OS in a first window and a second window, respectively, which are obtained by dividing the screen area.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the selecting of the first OS comprises selecting the first OS based on a complexity of each of the first window and the second window.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

Stopping displaying the third OS in the second window;

running the third OS in the background of the device; and

converting the generated notification based on the preset format of the first OS when the notification is generated in at least one of the second OS and the third OS.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a fourth OS on a second display that is additionally connected to the device; and

selecting the first OS from between the first OS and the fourth OS when the notification is generated, wherein

the converting of the generated notification comprises converting the generated notification based on the preset format of the selected first OS.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising detecting the second display, wherein

the displaying of a fourth OS on a second display comprises displaying the fourth OS running in the background of the device on the second display when the second display is detected.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the selecting of the first OS comprises:

identifying types of the first display and the second display; and

selecting the first OS displayed on the selected first display based on the identified types of the displays.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the selecting of the first OS comprises selecting the first OS based on a complexity of each of the first display and the second display.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

Stopping displaying the fourth OS on the second display;

running the fourth OS in the background of the device; and

converting the generated notification based on the preset format of the first OS when the notification is generated in the second OS and the fourth OS.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

Stopping displaying the first OS on the first display;

displaying the second OS on the first display;

detecting a notification generated in the first OS; and

displaying the notification generated in the first OS on the first display on which the second OS is displayed.

27. A computer-readable recording medium having a computer program recorded thereon to execute the method of claim 1.

14. A device with a plurality of operating systems (OSes) installed therein, the device comprising:

a first display configured to display a first OS among the plurality of OSes; and

a controller configured to identify the first OS displayed on the first display, detect a notification generated in a second OS running in a background of the device among the plurality of OSes when the notification is generated, and convert the generated notification based on a preset format of the first OS, wherein

the first display displays the converted notification.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein:

the first display displays the first OS and a third OS; and

the controller selects the first OS from between the first OS and the third OS when the notification is generated and converts the generated notification based on the preset format of the selected first OS.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the controller identifies the first OS and the third OS and selects the first OS based on a type of the notification when the notification is generated in the second OS.

17. The device of claim 15, wherein the controller selects the first OS based on preset priority information indicating a priority of an OS in which the generated notification is displayed.

18. The device of claim 15, wherein the controller divides a screen area of the first display and displays the first OS and the third OS in a first window and a second window, respectively, which are obtained by dividing the screen area.

19. The device of claim 18, wherein the controller selects the first OS based on a complexity of each of the first window and the second window.

20. The device of claim 18, wherein the controller stops displaying the third OS in the second window, runs the third OS in the background of the device, and converts the generated notification based on the preset format of the first OS when the notification is generated in at least one of the second OS and the third OS.

21. The device of claim 14, further comprising a second display configured to display a fourth OS, wherein

the controller selects the first OS from between the first OS and the fourth OS when the notification is generated and converts the generated notification based on the preset format of the selected first OS.

22. The device of claim 21, wherein the controller detects the second display and controls the second display to display the fourth OS running in the background of the device when the second display is detected.

23. The device of claim 21, wherein the controller identifies types of the first display and the second display and selects the first OS displayed on the selected first display based on the identified types of the displays.

24. The device of claim 21, wherein the controller selects the first OS based on a complexity of each of the first display and the second display.

25. The device of claim 21, wherein:

the second display stops displaying the fourth OS; and

the controller executes the fourth OS in the background of the device and converts the generated notification based on the preset format of the first OS when the notification is generated in the second OS and the fourth OS.

26. The device of claim 14, wherein:

the first display displays the second OS when the first OS stops being displayed; and

the controller displays a notification generated in the first OS on the first display on which the second OS is displayed.