Method and device for displaying notification

• US 11,016,827 B2
• Filed: 07/08/2019
• Issued: 05/25/2021
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Ho, Andy
• Application Number:
  US16/504,686
• Publication Number:
  US 20190332448A1
• Time in Patent Office: 687 Days
• Field of Search: 719319
• 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, the method comprising:

displaying a first OS on a display of the device;

identifying a second OS running in an external device connected with the device;

detecting an event notification generated in the second OS in response to an event occurring in the second OS, wherein data of the detected event notification has a second format of the second OS;

converting the second format of data of the detected event notification based on a first format of data of the first OS, in response to the event notification being detected; and

displaying the converted event notification on the display on which the first OS is displayed to provide information regarding the event.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the first OS and a third OS on the display, wherein data of the third OS has a third format; and

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

the converting of the generated event notification comprises converting the generated event notification based on the format of data of the selected OS.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising dividing a screen area of the display into a first window for displaying the first OS and a second window for displaying the third OS.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the selecting of the OS comprises selecting the OS based on a complexity of each of the first window and the second window.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

stopping displaying the third OS in the second window;

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

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

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

stopping displaying the third OS in the second window;

displaying the third OS on a display of the external device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the selecting of the OS comprises:

identifying types of the display and the display of the external device; and

selecting the OS based on the identified types of the displays.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the selecting of the OS comprises selecting the OS based on a complexity of each of the display and the display of the external device.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

stopping displaying the third OS on the display of the external device;

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

converting another detected event notification based on the first format of the first OS when the other detected event notification is generated in the second OS or the third OS.

10. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

stopping displaying the first OS on the display;

displaying the second OS on the display;

detecting an event notification generated in the first OS; and

displaying the detected event notification generated in the first OS.

11. A device comprising:

a display; and

at least one processor configured to;

control the display to display a first OS,

identify a second OS running in an external device connected with the device,

detect an event notification generated in the second OS in response to an event occurring in the second OS, wherein data of the detected event notification has a second format of the second OS,

convert the second format of data of the detected event notification based on a first format of data the first OS, in response to the event notification being detected, and

control the display to display the converted event notification on the display on which the first OS is displayed to provide information regarding the event.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

control the display to display the first OS and a third OS, wherein data to the third OS has a third format

select an OS from between the first OS and the third OS when the notification is generated, and

convert the generated event notification based on the format of data of the selected OS.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

divide a screen area of the display into a first window and a second window, and

control the display to display the first OS in the first window and a third OS in the second window.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is configured to select the OS based on a complexity of each of the first window and the second window.

15. The device of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

stop displaying the third OS in the second window,

run the third OS in a background of the device, and

convert another detected event notification based on the first format of the first OS when the other detected event notification is generated in at least one of the second OS and the third OS.

16. The device of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

control the display to stop display of the third OS in the second window, and

control the display to display the third OS on a display of the external device.

17. The device claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

identify types of the display and the display of the external device, and

select the OS based on the identified types of the displays.

18. The device of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is configured to select the OS based on a complexity of each of the display and the display of the external device.

19. The device of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

control the display to stop displaying the third OS on the display of the external device,

run the third OS in a background of the device, and

convert another detected event notification based on the first format of the first OS when the other detected event notification is generated in the second OS or the third OS.

20. The device of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

control the display to stop displaying the first OS,

control the display to display the second OS,

detect an event notification generated in the first OS, and

control the display to display the detected event notification generated in the first OS.