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Method of providing notification and electronic device for implementing same

a technology of electronic devices and notification, applied in the direction of static indicating devices, instruments, portable computers, etc., can solve the problem that users cannot recognize the reception of events, and achieve the effect of easy recognition of received events

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-08-04
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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The present patent text describes a method and electronic device that can provide a notification when an event is received while the electronic device is positioned upside down. The notification is displayed on the side surface of the display, which allows the user to easily identify the event. Additionally, the method allows the electronic device to control the side surface of the display to emit light according to the characteristic or priority of the received event, making the user even more aware of the event. The technical effect of this patent is to improve the user experience and facilitate the identification of notifications on electronic devices.

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However, when an event is received by an electronic device, which is positioned upside down, even though the electronic device turns on a display to provide a notification, a user cannot recognize the reception of the event since the electronic device is positioned upside down.

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[0025]The following description with reference to the accompanying drawings is provided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of various embodiments of the present disclosure as defined by the claims and their equivalents. It includes various specific details to assist in that understanding but these are to be regarded as merely exemplary. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the various embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. In addition, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions may be omitted for clarity and conciseness.

[0026]The terms and words used in the following description and claims are not limited to the bibliographical meanings, but, are merely used by the inventor to enable a clear and consistent understanding of the present disclosure. Accordingly, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the followi...

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Abstract

A method of providing a notification and an electronic device supporting the same are provided. The method includes when an event is received, identifying a state of an electronic device and determining a notification type of the received event and when the notification type is a first type, outputting a notification of the received event in a sub display area of the electronic device.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)[0001]This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) of a Korean patent application filed on Feb. 3, 2015 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office and assigned Serial number 10-2015-0016680, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for providing a notification of a received event through a side surface of a display of an electronic device.BACKGROUND[0003]An electronic device may transmit / receive an event such as a phone call, a message, and the like to / from other electronic devices. When the electronic device receives an event from other electronic devices, a notification service of informing a user to the reception of the event is provided. The notification service is provided regardless of an off state or an on state of a display of the electronic device. For example, if the display of the electronic device is in the off...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G09G5/14G06F3/01G06F3/03G06F3/0346G09G5/10H04M1/72436
CPCG09G5/14G06F3/04886G09G5/10G06F3/0304G06F3/015G06F3/017G09G2360/145G06F3/1423G06F1/1626G06F1/1637G06F1/1647G06F21/32H04M1/0268G06F2200/1637G06F3/0346G06F3/0487H04M1/72448H04M1/72484H04M2250/12G06F1/165G06F1/1652G06F1/1694H04M1/236G09G2340/0464H04M1/72436H04M1/0269H04M2250/22H04M1/724
Inventor CHOI, SEUNGMIN
Owner SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD