Electronic device for communicating with wearable device, and control method therefor

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device comprises: a communication circuit for communicating with a wearable device wearable on the body of a user; a display; a memory for storing instructions; and at least one processor including a processing circuit. When the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor, the electronic device: communicates with the wearable device to detect that the user is wearing the wearable device; when a first touch input is detected via the display, requests that the wearable device transmit first sensing data corresponding to a time point at which the first touch input is detected; when the first sensing data is received according to the request, identifies the type of the first touch input on the basis of the first sensing data; when the first touch input is identified as a first type, performs a first operation on the basis of the first touch input; and when the first touch input is identified as a second type, performs a second operation on the basis of the first touch input.

Description

Electronic device communicating with a wearable device and method for controlling the same

[0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method for controlling the same, and more particularly, to an electronic device communicating with a wearable device and a method for controlling the same.

[0002] Advances in electronic technology have led to the development and proliferation of various types of electronic devices. One such device is a portable device, such as a mobile phone.

[0003] Modern electronic devices not only provide their own functions, but also offer a wider range of functions through linkage with external devices.

[0004] Specifically, when a user wears a wearable device, the electronic device can control the electronic device using sensing data sensed by the wearable device.

[0005] However, there has been a demand for ways to control various electronic devices through wearable devices.

[0006] An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes at least one processor including a communication circuit for performing communication with a wearable device wearable on a user's body, a display, a memory for storing instructions, and a processing circuit, wherein when the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor, the electronic device communicates with the wearable device to detect the user's wearing of the wearable device, and when a first touch input is detected through the display, the electronic device requests the wearable device to transmit first sensing data corresponding to the time at which the first touch input is detected, and when the first sensing data is received in accordance with the request, the electronic device identifies a type of the first touch input based on the first sensing data, and when the first touch input is identified as the first type, the electronic device performs a first operation based on the first touch input, and when the first touch input is identified as the second type, the electronic device performs a second operation based on the first touch input.

[0007] A method for controlling an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an operation for detecting wearing of a wearable device; an operation for requesting the wearable device to transmit first sensing data corresponding to the time at which the first touch input is detected when a first touch input is detected, and receiving the first sensing data; an operation for identifying a type of the first touch input based on the first sensing data; an operation for performing a first operation based on the first touch input when the first touch input is identified as a first type; and an operation for performing a second operation based on the first touch input when the first touch input is identified as a second type.

[0008] A computer-readable recording medium including a program for executing a control method of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein the control method of the electronic device includes an operation of detecting wearing of a wearable device, an operation of requesting the wearable device to transmit first sensing data corresponding to the time at which the first touch input is detected when a first touch input is detected, and the first sensing data is received, an operation of identifying a type of the first touch input based on the first sensing data, an operation of performing a first operation based on the first touch input when the first touch input is identified as a first type, and an operation of performing a second operation based on the first touch input when the first touch input is identified as a second type.

[0009] FIG. 1 is a drawing for explaining an electronic device and a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0010] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an exemplary electronic device capable of performing the operations described in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0011] FIG. 3 is a drawing for explaining the configuration of a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0012] FIG. 4 is a front view of a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0013] FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0014] FIG. 6 is a drawing for explaining the configuration of a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0015] FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a control method of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining sensing data received from a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining sensing data received from a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG. 10 is a drawing for explaining an electronic device that unlocks based on a first type of touch input according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG. 11 is a drawing for explaining an electronic device that unlocks based on a first type of touch input according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 12 is a drawing for explaining an electronic device that displays a first screen based on a first type of touch input according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG. 13 is a drawing for explaining an electronic device that displays a second screen based on a second type of touch input according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG. 14 is a drawing for explaining an electronic device controlled based on a first type of touch input among a plurality of touch inputs according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG. 15 is a drawing for explaining an electronic device that performs a first operation based on a first type of touch input and performs a second operation based on a second type of touch input according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG. 16 is a drawing for explaining an electronic device that performs a first operation based on a first type of touch input and performs a second operation based on a second type of touch input according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an electronic device communicating with a first wearable device and an electronic device communicating with a second wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG. 18 is a drawing for explaining an electronic device that controls an external device based on a first type of touch input or a second type of touch input according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an electronic device controlled based on sensing data received from a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0028] FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining a control method of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0029] Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0030] The terms used in the embodiments of this disclosure have been selected from widely used, current terms, taking into account the functions of this disclosure. However, these terms may vary depending on the intentions of those skilled in the art, precedents, the emergence of new technologies, etc. Furthermore, in certain cases, terms may be arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in such cases, their meanings will be described in detail in the description of the relevant disclosure. Therefore, the terms used in this disclosure should not be defined simply as names of terms, but rather based on the meanings of the terms and the overall content of this disclosure.

[0031] In this specification, expressions such as “has,” “can have,” “includes,” or “may include” indicate the presence of a feature (e.g., a number, function, operation, or component such as a part), and do not exclude the presence of additional features.

[0032] The expression "at least one of A and / or B" should be understood to mean either "A" or "B" or "A and B".

[0033] As used herein, the expressions “first,” “second,” “first,” or “second,” etc., may describe various components, regardless of order and / or importance, and are only used to distinguish one component from another, but do not limit the components.

[0034] When it is said that a component (e.g., a first component) is “(operatively or communicatively) coupled with / to” or “connected to” another component (e.g., a second component), it should be understood that the component may be directly coupled to the other component, or may be connected through another component (e.g., a third component).

[0035] Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, terms such as "comprise" or "consist of" are intended to indicate the presence of a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but should be understood not to preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

[0036] In this specification, the term user may refer to a person using an electronic device or a device using an electronic device (e.g., an artificial intelligence electronic device).

[0037] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0038]

[0039] FIG. 1 is a drawing for explaining an electronic device and a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0040] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may be implemented as a user terminal device (e.g., a smart phone). However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the electronic device (100) may include at least one of a TV, a tablet PC, a mobile phone, a video phone, an e-book reader, a desktop PC, a laptop PC, a workstation, a server, a PDA, a portable multimedia player (PMP), an MP3 player, a medical device, a camera, a virtual reality (VR) implementation device, a spatial computing device, or a wearable device. Here, the wearable device may include at least one of an accessory type (e.g., a watch, a ring, a bracelet, an anklet, a necklace, glasses, a contact lens, or a head-mounted device (HMD)), a fabric or clothing-integrated type (e.g., an electronic garment), a body-attached type (e.g., a skin pad or tattoo), or a bio-implantable circuit. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the electronic device (100) will be described as a user terminal device.

[0041] According to an embodiment, an electronic device (100) can communicate with a wearable device (200).

[0042] In FIG. 1, for convenience of explanation, the wearable device (200) is illustrated as a ring-shaped wearable device that a user can wear on a finger, but is not limited thereto, and the wearable device (200) may be implemented as a wearable device of various shapes that can be worn on a user's body, such as a watch-shaped wearable device that a user can wear on a wrist.

[0043] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may be controlled by a physical button provided in the electronic device (100), and may also be controlled based on a touch input detected through a touch sensor provided in the electronic device (100).

[0044] According to an embodiment, a user's touch input (or a touch input detected through a touch sensor) to an electronic device (100) may include a tap input, a double tap input, a swipe input, a flick input, a pinch in / out input, a rotate input, etc.

[0045] For example, a tap input may include a touch input of a short, light tap with one finger, and a double-tap input may include a touch input of a quick, consecutive tap twice.

[0046] Swipe input may include a touch input that moves a certain distance while holding a tab, for example, a touch input that moves a certain distance to the left or right.

[0047] Flick input may include a touch input that quickly scrolls horizontally or vertically while holding down a tap input.

[0048] Pinch in / out input is a touch input for zooming in / out, respectively. When the distance between two fingers increases, it can be a touch input for zooming in with pinch out, and when the distance between two fingers decreases, it can be a touch input for zooming out with pinch in.

[0049] Rotate input includes touch input that switches from vertical to horizontal or horizontal to vertical, and may be a touch input that rotates the screen (or an object within the screen).

[0050] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) receives sensing data acquired by a sensor provided in a wearable device (200) and can identify the type of touch input based on the sensing data.

[0051] According to an embodiment, the types of touch input include a first type and a second type, and the first type may include a touch input through a finger wearing the wearable device (200), and the second type may include a touch input through a finger not wearing the wearable device (200).

[0052] For example, the electronic device (100) can identify whether the user's touch input is a tap through a finger wearing the wearable device (200) or a tap through a finger not wearing the wearable device (200).

[0053] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may operate differently depending on the type of touch input. For example, the electronic device (100) may perform a first operation based on a first type of touch input (e.g., a touch input through a finger wearing the wearable device (200)) and may perform a second operation based on a second type of touch input (e.g., a touch input through a finger not wearing the wearable device (200)).

[0054] For example, even if the first type of tap input and the second type of tap input are each tap inputs for the same area within the screen of the electronic device (100), the electronic device (100) can perform a first operation based on the first type of tap input and perform a second operation based on the second type of tap input.

[0055]

[0056] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an exemplary electronic device capable of performing the operations described in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0057] Referring to FIG. 2, the electronic device (100) may be one of various forms of electronic devices, such as a notebook (190), smartphones (191) having various form factors (e.g., a bar-type smartphone (191-1), a foldable-type smartphone (191-2), or a sliderable (or rollable) type smartphone (191-3)), a tablet (192), a cellular phone (not shown), and other similar computing devices (not shown). The components, their relationships, and their functions illustrated in FIG. 2 are exemplary only and do not limit the implementations described or claimed in this document. The electronic device (100) may be referred to as a mobile device, a user device, a multi-function device, a portable device, or a server.

[0058] The electronic device (100) may include components including at least one processor (110), at least one memory (120) (hereinafter referred to as memory (120)), at least one display (140) (hereinafter referred to as display (140)), at least one image sensor (150) (hereinafter referred to as image sensor (150)), at least one communication circuit (160) (hereinafter referred to as communication circuit (160)), and / or at least one sensor (170) (hereinafter referred to as sensor (170)). The above components are merely exemplary. For example, the electronic device (100) may include other components (e.g., power management integrated circuitry (PMIC), audio processing circuitry, an antenna, a rechargeable battery, or an input / output interface). For example, some components may be omitted from the electronic device (100). For example, some components may be integrated into one component.

[0059] At least one processor (110) may be implemented as one or more IC (integrated circuit (or circuitry)) chips and may perform various data processing. At least one processor (110) may include at least one electrical circuit and may individually or collectively perform distributed processing of instructions (or programs, data, etc.) stored in a memory (120). At least one processor (110) may include a processor assembly including one or more processing circuits. At least one processor (110) may include any processing circuit operative to control the performance and operations of one or more components (e.g., memory (120), microphone (130), display (140), image sensor (150), communication circuit (160), sensor (170), and / or speaker (180)) of the electronic device (100). For example, at least one processor (110) (e.g., an application processor (AP)) may be implemented as a system on chip (SoC) (e.g., a single chip or chipset). For example, at least one processor (110) may be implemented as multiple cores (or at least one core circuit), multiple chips, or multiple chipsets. For example, at least one processor (110) may include one or more processing circuits. For example, at least one processor (110) may include one or more processing circuits configured to individually and / or collectively perform various functions of the present disclosure. As a non-limiting example, at least a portion of at least one processor (110) may be included in a first chip of the electronic device (100), and at least another portion of at least one processor (110) may be included in a second chip of the electronic device (100) that is different from the first chip of the electronic device (100).

[0060] For example, at least one processor (110) may include a central processing unit (CPU) (111), a graphics processing unit (GPU) (112), a neural processing unit (NPU) (113), an image signal processor (ISP) (114), a display controller (115), a memory controller (116), a storage controller (117), a communication processor (CP) (118), and / or a sensor interface (119). These components of at least one processor (110) are merely exemplary. For example, at least one processor (110) may further include other components. For example, some components of at least one processor (110) may be omitted from at least one processor (110). For example, some components of at least one processor (110) may be included as separate components of the electronic device (100) outside of at least one processor (110). For example, some components of at least one processor (110) (e.g., a memory controller (116)) may be included within other components (e.g., at least a portion of a memory (120), an interface (e.g., available for connection to at least one component of the electronic device (100)), a display (140) and / or an image sensor (150)).

[0061] At least one processor (110) may cause other components of the electronic device (100) to perform various operations by executing instructions stored in the memory (120). The CPU (111) (or central processing circuit) may be configured to control components of the at least one processor (110) based on the execution of instructions stored in the memory (120) (e.g., volatile memory (121) and / or non-volatile memory (122)). The GPU (112) (or graphics processing circuit) may be configured to execute parallel operations (e.g., rendering). The NPU (113) (or neural processing circuit, or artificial intelligence (AI) chip) may be configured to execute operations for an artificial intelligence model (e.g., convolution computation). The ISP (114) (or image signal processing circuit) may be configured to process a raw image acquired through the image sensor (150) into a format suitable for a component within the electronic device (100) or a component of at least one processor (110). The display controller (115) (or display control circuit, or display processing unit (DPU)) may be configured to process an image acquired from the CPU (111), the GPU (112), the ISP (114), or the memory (120) (e.g., the volatile memory (121)) into a format suitable for the display (140). The memory controller (116) (or memory control circuit) may be configured to control reading data from the volatile memory (121) and writing data to the volatile memory (121). The storage controller (117) (or storage control circuit) may be configured to control reading data from the nonvolatile memory (122) and writing data to the nonvolatile memory (122).The CP (118) (communication processing circuit) may be configured to process data acquired from at least one component of the processor (110) into a format suitable for transmitting to another electronic device via the communication circuit (160), or to process data acquired from another electronic device via the communication circuit (160) into a format suitable for processing by the component of at least one processor (110). For example, the communication circuit (160) may include one or more communication circuits. The sensor interface (119) (or sensing data processing circuit, sensor hub) may be configured to process data about the state of the electronic device (100) and / or the state of the surroundings of the electronic device (100), acquired via the sensor (170), into a format suitable for the component of at least one processor (110).

[0062] The memory (120) may include one or more storage media (or one or more storage devices). For example, the memory (120) may include a memory assembly including one or more storage media. For example, the one or more storage media may include permanent memory (e.g., non-volatile memory (122)) such as a hard drive, flash memory, read-only memory (ROM), semi-permanent memory (e.g., volatile memory (121)) such as random access memory (RAM), any other suitable type of storage (or storage assembly), or any combination thereof. The memory (120) may include cache memory, which is one or more different types of memory used to temporarily store data for a function or feature of the electronic device (100). As a non-limiting example, the cache memory may be included within at least one processor (110). The memory (120) may be fixedly embedded within the electronic device (100) or incorporated into one or more suitable types of components (e.g., a subscriber identity module (SIM) card and / or a secure digital (SD) card) that may be repeatedly inserted into and removed from the electronic device (100).

[0063] For example, the memory (120) may store one or more software applications, such as an operating system (or system) software application, a firmware software application, a driver software application, a plug-in (e.g., add-in, add-on, and / or applet) software application, and / or any other suitable software applications. For example, the one or more software applications may include instructions executable by at least one processor (110). For example, the memory (120) may store instructions callable by an application programming interface (API). For example, the memory (120) may store instructions within a library.

[0064] According to an embodiment, a microphone (130) may receive a user's voice and transmit a voice signal corresponding to the voice to at least one processor (110).

[0065] According to an embodiment, the display (140) may be implemented as a display in various forms, such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS), a digital light processing (DLP), a quantum dot (QD) display panel, a quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QLED), a micro light-emitting diodes (μLED), a mini LED, etc. According to an embodiment, the display (140) may be implemented as a flexible display, a rollable display, a 3D display, or a display in which a plurality of display modules are physically connected.

[0066] According to an embodiment, the display (140) includes a touch screen combined with a touch sensor, and can detect touch input through the touch sensor.

[0067]

[0068] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 4 is a front view of a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIG. 4 is a front view of the wearable device of FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the wearable device of FIG. 3.

[0069] According to an embodiment, FIGS. 3 to 5 illustrate and describe a ring-shaped wearable device (200) worn on a user's finger, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to a bracelet-type wearable device, an open-type ring-shaped electronic device with a portion open, or a curved or non-curved electronic device.

[0070] Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the wearable device (200) may be formed in a ring shape including an opening (2001) therein. In an embodiment, the wearable device (200) may include a ring-shaped first housing (210) (e.g., an outer ring housing, a first ring housing, or a first housing portion) and a ring-shaped second housing (220) (e.g., an inner ring housing, a second ring housing, or a second housing portion) coupled to the first housing (210) and including an opening (2001). The opening (2001) may be formed to be sized such that a user's finger can be inserted therein.

[0071] For example, the first housing (210) may be formed of a material that is resistant to external impact or scratches, such as metal, ceramic, or stainless steel. The first housing (210) may also undergo a separate fixing or coating process for color implementation. The second housing (220) may be formed of the same material as the first housing (210), or may be formed of a material such as a molding material, plastic, or glass for sensing. The second housing (220) may also be formed so that at least a portion thereof is comprised of a metal material for biometric measurement.

[0072] In an embodiment, the wearable device (200) may include at least one protrusion (2201) protruding from the second housing (220) toward the opening (2001). In an embodiment, the at least one protrusion (2201) may be arranged in an internal space of the wearable device (200) and may have a shape that is advantageous for detecting an external environment or contacting a user's skin. In some embodiments, the at least one protrusion (2201) may be used as a means for preventing the wearable device (200) from being arbitrarily rotated on a finger.

[0073] According to an embodiment, the wearable device (200) may include at least one electrical element disposed in a space between the first housing (210) and the second housing (220). In an embodiment, the at least one electrical element may include at least one biometric sensor, a substrate, a display (201), or an output module disposed to detect biometric information of a user through at least a portion of the second housing (220). In an embodiment, the substrate (e.g., the substrate (240) of FIG. 5) may include a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) having a bendability to correspond to the curvature of the wearable device (200). In an embodiment, the display (201) may be disposed to be visible from the outside through a portion (e.g., an outer circumferential surface) of the first housing (210). In an embodiment, the wearable device (200) may further include an indicator, such as an LED, that may provide visual output information to the user. In some embodiments, the indicator may replace the display (201). In an embodiment, the area of ​​the display (201) may be formed across the entire front of the first housing (210). In an embodiment, the output module may include at least one speaker (not shown) for providing auditory output information to the user. In an embodiment, the output module may include a haptic module for providing tactile output information to the user.

[0074] Referring to FIG. 5, a wearable device (200) may include a first housing (210), a second housing (220) coupled with the first housing (210), and a battery (230) disposed between the first housing (210) and the second housing (220).

[0075] In an embodiment, the wearable device (200) may include a substrate (240) disposed between a first housing (210) and a second housing (220) and including a plurality of electrical elements. In an embodiment, the substrate (240) may include a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) having a bendability to correspond to the curvature of the wearable device (200). In some embodiments, the substrate (240) may include a substrate or a plurality of hard type printed circuit boards (PCBs) including a hard type region having a width and length that are not interfered with by the curvature of the first housing (210) and / or the second housing (220). In an embodiment, the battery (230) may be disposed between the first housing (210) and the second housing (220) in a manner of being spaced apart from the substrate (240) by a predetermined distance, and may be electrically connected to the substrate (240) via a cable. In an embodiment, the battery (230) may be formed in a curved shape to have a curvature substantially the same as the curvature of the first housing (210). In some embodiments, the battery (230) may be positioned between the first housing (210) and the second housing (220) in a shape having a curvature different from the curvature of the first housing (210) and / or the curvature of the second housing (220).

[0076] According to an embodiment, the first housing (210) may be formed of a metal material, ceramic, or PC material. In an embodiment, the second housing (220) may be formed of a molding material and may be combined with the first housing (210) through a molding process. In an embodiment, the second housing (220) may include a first molding layer (221) arranged to cover at least a portion of the battery (230) and a second molding layer (222) that covers the first molding layer (221) and is combined with the first housing (210). In an embodiment, the first molding layer (221) may be arranged to cover the entirety of the battery (230) and at least partially contact the inner surface of the first housing (210).

[0077] FIG. 6 is a drawing for explaining the configuration of a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0078] A wearable device (200) according to an embodiment may include a processor (241), a memory (242), a communication module (243), an antenna (244), a battery (230), a charging interface (245), at least one biometric sensor (246), a touch sensor (246), an inertial sensor (247), a temperature sensor (248), and a power management integrated circuit (PMIC) (249). Some of the components may be placed on a substrate (240) (e.g., FPCB, flexible printed circuit board) having flexibility to correspond to the curvature of the wearable device (200).

[0079] According to some embodiments, the wearable device (200) may further include other components (e.g., a display, an ultrasonic sensor, an audio output device) in addition to the components illustrated.

[0080] The communication module (243) according to an embodiment may include various hardware and / or software configurations to support wireless communication with the electronic device (100). The wearable device (200) may receive various data or control commands from the electronic device (100) via the communication module (243) via wired / wireless communication. In an embodiment, the communication module may support short-range wireless communication. Short-range wireless communication includes at least one of Bluetooth, BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), ZigBee, ANT+, Wi-Fi, Cellular (LTE, 5G, 6G, NB-IoT), NFC (near field communication), RFID (radio frequency identification), UWB (ultra wide band), GNSS (global navigation satellite system) or / and MST (magnetic secure transmission), but is not limited thereto. According to some embodiments, the communication module (243) may be implemented in an integrated form with the processor (241).

[0081] An antenna (235) according to an embodiment may be connected to a communication module (243) via a substrate (295). The wearable device (200) may transmit or receive communication signals / data to the outside via the antenna (244). The antenna (244) may include a single or multiple antennas. In some embodiments, a part of the first housing (210) (e.g., a metal member) may be designed to be used as an antenna (244).

[0082] The battery (230) according to the embodiment may be formed in a curved shape so as to have a curvature corresponding to the curvature of the space between the first housing (210) and the second housing (220). The battery (230) may be configured such that multiple battery packs are separated and arranged. The battery (230) may be connected to a charging interface (245).

[0083] A charging interface (245) according to an embodiment may be electrically connected to a PMIC (249) mounted on a substrate (240) via the substrate (240). The charging interface (245) may support wired charging (terminal) or wireless charging (WPC, NFC) for charging.

[0084] At least one biometric sensor (250) according to an embodiment can obtain various biometric information of a user using an optical signal. For example, the biometric sensor (250) may be a photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor or an optical sensor that can obtain various biometric information such as heart rate and blood circulation by measuring a plethysmogram according to an optical signal, but is not limited thereto. The biometric sensor (250) can obtain biometric information such as heart rate (HR), blood pressure, saturation of percutaneous oxygen (SpO2), galvanic skin response (GSR), electrocardiography (ECG), blood flow velocity, and bioelectrical impedance, but is not limited thereto.

[0085] According to some embodiments, the biometric sensor (250) may include a fingerprint sensor.

[0086] A biometric sensor (250) according to an embodiment may include a sensor controller (250a), a plurality of emitters (250b) for outputting optical signals, and a plurality of receivers (250c) for receiving optical signals. The plurality of emitters (250b) may include light-emitting elements that emit light of various wavelengths or colors (e.g., green, red) to measure a biometric signal. The plurality of emitters (250b) may be formed of at least one of a light-emitting diode (LED), a semiconductor laser diode (LD), an infrared (IR) diode, and a VCSEL. The plurality of light-receiving units (250c) may be formed of a photodiode (PD) or a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) camera. The plurality of light-receiving units (250c) may convert a received optical signal through an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and store the converted signal in a processor (241) or a memory (242). The sensor controller (250a) can control multiple light-emitting units (250b) and multiple light-receiving units (250c).

[0087] A touch sensor (246) according to an embodiment can detect a touch signal of a user touching a wearable device (200). The touch sensor (246) can be formed in at least one of a pressure type, an electrostatic type, an optical type, or an ultrasonic type, for example. According to some embodiments, the touch sensor (246) may be omitted.

[0088] An inertial sensor (247) according to an embodiment can obtain movement information of a wearable device (200). For example, the inertial sensor (247) can detect motion, gesture, impact, posture, and / or activity (e.g., sedentary, moving, sports). The inertial sensor (247) may be formed as a 3-axis accelerometer, but is not limited thereto, and may also be formed as a 6-axis sensor including an accelerometer and a gyroscope.

[0089] A temperature sensor (248) according to an embodiment can measure the body temperature of a user or the temperature of a component (e.g., an electronic component) included in a wearable device (200). The temperature sensor (248) can be formed in a contact or non-contact manner and may vary depending on the design. The wearable device (200) can record temperature information recorded through the temperature sensor (248) in a memory (242), or measure the body temperature of the user under the control of the processor (241), and utilize it to estimate skin temperature or estimate situational awareness.

[0090] A PMIC (249) according to an embodiment can manage power delivered from a battery (230) to each component of a wearable device (200).

[0091] The memory (242) according to the embodiment may store various instructions that may be performed by the processor (241). Such instructions may include arithmetic and logical operations, data movement, or control commands such as input / output that may be recognized by the processor (241).

[0092] The processor (241) according to the embodiment is a configuration capable of performing calculations or data processing related to control and / or communication of each component of the wearable device (200), and may be composed of one or more processors. There is no limitation to the calculation and data processing functions that the processor (241) may implement on the wearable device (200), but it may process various operations according to the present disclosure in conjunction with the electronic device (100).

[0093]

[0094] FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a control method of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0095] Referring to FIG. 7, according to an embodiment, a processor (110) of an electronic device (100) can control a communication circuit (160) to communicate with a wearable device (200).

[0096] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) can communicate with the wearable device (200) to detect whether the user is wearing the wearable device (200).

[0097] For example, the processor (241) of the wearable device (200) can detect the user's wearing of the wearable device (200) when pressure is detected through at least one protrusion (2201).

[0098] For example, when a user's finger wears the wearable device (200), at least one protrusion (2201) comes into contact with the user's skin, and pressure from the finger can be applied to the at least one protrusion (2201) to prevent the wearable device (200) from being randomly rotated on the finger.

[0099] However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the processor (241) of the wearable device (200) can detect whether the user is wearing the wearable device (200) through various sensors such as a touch sensor (246), an inertial sensor (247), a temperature sensor (248), and a biometric sensor (250) of the wearable device (200).

[0100] According to an embodiment, when the processor (241) of the wearable device (200) detects that the user is wearing the device, the processor (241) may transmit information indicating that the user is wearing the device to the electronic device (100) through the communication module (243). However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the wearable device (200) transmits sensing data detected through various sensors provided in the wearable device (200) to the electronic device (100), and the electronic device (100) may identify whether the user is wearing the wearable device (200) based on the sensing data (S710).

[0101] According to an embodiment, when a first touch input is detected through the display (140), the electronic device (100) may request the wearable device to transmit first sensing data corresponding to the time at which the first touch input is detected.

[0102] For example, the electronic device (100) can detect a first touch input through the touch screen of the display (140). For example, the touch input recognition frequency (or sampling rate) of the touch screen of the display (140) is 60 Hz, 120 Hz, 240 Hz, etc., and the touch screen of the display (140) can detect the first touch input within 4 ms (or 8 ms).

[0103] According to an embodiment, when a first touch input is detected through a touch sensor, the electronic device (100) may request the wearable device (200) to transmit first sensing data corresponding to the time at which the first touch input is detected. For example, the electronic device (100) may request the wearable device (200) to transmit first sensing data acquired at the time at which the first touch input is detected (e.g., within 4 ms (or 8 ms) after the user's first touch input).

[0104] However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the electronic device (100) may compensate for the time taken to detect the first touch input (e.g., within 4 ms (or 8 ms)) and request transmission of the first sensing data acquired by the wearable device (200) at a time point excluding the time taken to detect the first touch input from the time point at which the first touch input is detected. According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may identify the time taken to detect the first touch input based on the touch input recognition frequency (or sampling rate) of the touch screen.

[0105] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) can receive first sensing data from the wearable device (200) upon request (S720).

[0106] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) can identify the type of the first touch input based on the first sensing data (S730).

[0107] According to an embodiment, when the first touch input is identified as the first type (S730 - first touch input of the first type), the electronic device (100) can perform a first operation based on the first touch input of the first type (S740).

[0108] According to an embodiment, if the first touch input is identified as the second type (S730 - first touch input of the second type), the electronic device (100) can perform a second operation based on the first touch input of the second type (S750).

[0109] The type of touch input according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 8.

[0110]

[0111] FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining sensing data received from a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0112] Referring to FIG. 8, when a touch input is detected, the electronic device (100) can request the wearable device (200) to transmit sensing data corresponding to the time at which the touch input is detected.

[0113] According to an embodiment, when sensing data is received upon request, the electronic device (100) can identify the type of touch input based on the sensing data.

[0114] The graph on the right side of Fig. 8 is an example of sensing data. The graph illustrated in Fig. 8 is an example for convenience of explanation and is not limited thereto.

[0115] Referring to the graph illustrated in FIG. 8, the inertial sensor (247) of the wearable device (200) can obtain sensing data including movement information (e.g., change in acceleration) of the wearable device (200). Depending on the embodiment, the inertial sensor (247) may include a 3-axis accelerometer or a 6-axis sensor.

[0116] Depending on the embodiment, the sensing data may take various forms. For example, the sensing data may include movement information (e.g., change in acceleration) of the wearable device (200) measured by a sensor provided in the wearable device (200).

[0117] For example, sensing data may include, but is not limited to, specific values ​​of acceleration changes.

[0118] For example, the sensing data may include the result of the wearable device (200) identifying whether a touch input is made by a finger wearing the wearable device (200) based on a change in acceleration. For example, the wearable device (200) may include True (or 1) including a touch by a finger wearing the wearable device (200) or False (or 0) including a touch by a finger not wearing the wearable device (200) based on a change in acceleration.

[0119] According to an embodiment, the sensing data may include information on the wearing time of the wearable device (200). For example, after three hours have passed since the wearer's wearing of the wearable device (200) was detected, the wearable device (200) may obtain sensing data including wearing time information indicating that the wearing time of the wearable device (200) is three hours.

[0120] For example, the wearable device (200) may acquire sensing data including weight information proportional to the wearing time. For example, as the wearing time increases, weight information that increases the importance of touch input by a finger wearing the wearable device (200) may be identified. For example, if the wearing time of the wearable device (200) is 3 hours, the wearable device (200) may acquire sensing data in which the touch intensity, touch count, etc. increase by 3 times according to the weight information.

[0121] According to an embodiment, the sensing data may include information about the finger on which the wearable device (200) is worn, based on the user's identification of wearing, when information about the finger on which the wearable device (200) is worn is set based on user input during the initial setup of the wearable device (200).

[0122] For example, when the wearable device (200) is initially set to be worn on the index finger of the user's right hand, and then the sensing data is identified as being worn on the index finger of the user's right hand, the sensing data may include information that the wearable device (200) is worn on the index finger of the right hand. Information about the finger on which the wearable device (200) is worn is hereinafter collectively referred to as identification information. For example, according to the identification information, if the finger on which the wearable device (200) is worn is the thumb, it may include data in the form of bits, such as 001, if it is the index finger, it may be 002, and if it is the middle finger, it may be 010. However, this is an example for the convenience of explanation and is not limited thereto.

[0123] According to an embodiment, when a request is received from an electronic device (100), the wearable device (200) may transmit sensing data of an inertial sensor (247) to the electronic device (100) according to the request. For example, when transmission of sensing data corresponding to a point in time when a touch input is detected is requested from the electronic device (100), the wearable device (200) may transmit sensing data corresponding to the point in time when the touch input is detected to the electronic device (100).

[0124] According to an embodiment, when sensing data is received from a wearable device (200), the electronic device (100) can identify the type of touch input based on the acceleration change included in the sensing data.

[0125] In the graph of FIG. 8, the sensing data within the square may include changes in acceleration detected by the inertial sensor (247) provided in the wearable device (200) at the time of touching the touch screen with a finger wearing the wearable device (200). In addition, the sensing data within the circle may include changes in acceleration detected by the inertial sensor (247) at the time of touching the touch screen with a finger not wearing the wearable device (200).

[0126] According to an embodiment, the acceleration change included in the sensing data within a square may be 3 to 15 times greater than the acceleration change included in the sensing data within a circle. For example, when a finger wearing a wearable device (200) touches the touch screen, the inertial sensor (247) may sense an acceleration of about 0 m / s. 2 at about 30 m / s 2 Detects the acceleration changing to about 0 m / s, and when the touch screen is touched with a finger that is not wearing the wearable device (200), the inertial sensor (247) detects about 0 m / s 2 at about 10 m / s 2 It is possible to detect the acceleration changing with the specific numbers. The specific numbers are examples for the convenience of explanation and are not limited to these.

[0127] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) detects that the acceleration change included in the sensing data is a threshold value (e.g., 11 m / s). 2 ) above, the touch input can be identified as the first type. Depending on the embodiment, the threshold value can be adjusted according to the user setting or the user's usage history. Depending on the embodiment, the first type can include a touch input through a finger wearing the wearable device (200).

[0128] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) detects that the acceleration change included in the sensing data is a threshold value (e.g., 11 m / s). 2 ) is less than, the touch input can be identified as a second type. Here, the second type may include a touch input through a finger that is not wearing the wearable device (200). The specific numbers for the threshold values ​​are examples for convenience of explanation and are not limited thereto.

[0129]

[0130] FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining sensing data received from a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0131] In FIG. 8, an example in which the electronic device (100) identifies a touch input as either the first type or the second type based on sensing data is described, but it is of course not limited thereto.

[0132] For example, as shown in Fig. 9, the second type can be subdivided into type 2-1 and type 2-2.

[0133] For example, the electronic device (100) can request the wearable device (200) to transmit sensing data corresponding to the time at which a touch input is detected, and receive the sensing data from the wearable device (200).

[0134] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) detects that the acceleration change included in the sensing data is greater than a first threshold value (e.g., 11 m / s). 2 ) above, the touch input can be identified as the first type. Here, the first type can include a touch input through a finger wearing the wearable device (200).

[0135] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) detects that the acceleration change included in the sensing data is greater than a first threshold value (e.g., 11 m / s). 2 ) is less than the second threshold (e.g. 5 m / s 2 ) above, the touch input can be identified as type 2-1.

[0136] Here, the 2-1 type may include a touch input through a finger that is included in the hand wearing the wearable device (200) but is not wearing the wearable device (200).

[0137] For example, as shown on the left side of FIG. 9, it can be assumed that when the user's left hand (1) grips the electronic device (100) and the wearable device (200) is worn on the ring finger (2d) of the right hand (2), the electronic device (100) detects a touch input through the index finger (2b) of the right hand (2).

[0138] When a touch input is detected, the electronic device (100) requests the wearable device (200) to transmit sensing data, and the acceleration change included in the sensing data is greater than a first threshold value (e.g., 11 m / s). 2 ) is less than the second threshold (e.g. 5 m / s 2 ) or more, the touch input can be identified as the 2-1 type. That is, the electronic device (100) can identify the 2-1 type touch input, which is a touch input through a finger (the index finger (2b) of the right hand (2) referring to the left side of FIG. 9) that does not wear the wearable device (200) among the multiple fingers (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e) included in the hand (the right hand (2) referring to the left side of FIG. 9) that wears the wearable device (200).

[0139] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) detects that the acceleration change included in the sensing data is less than a second threshold value (e.g., 5 m / s). 2 ) is less than, the touch input can be identified as type 2-2.

[0140] Here, the 2-2 type may include a touch input through a finger included in a hand that is not wearing the wearable device (200).

[0141] For example, as illustrated in the middle of FIG. 9, when the user's left hand (1) is gripping the electronic device (100) and the wearable device (200) is worn on the ring finger (2d) of the right hand (2), it can be assumed that the electronic device (100) detects a touch input through any one of the multiple fingers (1a, 1b, ...) included in the left hand (1) that is not wearing the wearable device (200).

[0142] When a touch input is detected, the electronic device (100) requests the wearable device (200) to transmit sensing data, and the acceleration change included in the sensing data is greater than a second threshold value (e.g., 5 m / s). 2) is less than, the touch input can be identified as the 2-2 type. That is, the electronic device (100) can identify the 2-2 type touch input, which is a touch input through any one of the multiple fingers (1a, 1b, ...) included in the hand (left hand (1) referring to the center of FIG. 9) that is not wearing the wearable device (200).

[0143] According to an embodiment, when a touch is input through one of a plurality of fingers included in a hand (the right hand (2) referring to the right side of FIG. 9) that is wearing a wearable device (200) and gripping an electronic device (100), at the time when the touch is input, the change in acceleration detected by a sensor (for example, the sensor (170) of FIG. 2) provided in the electronic device (100) and the change in acceleration included in the sensing data of the wearable device (200) may be the same or similar within an error range.

[0144] For example, as shown on the right side of FIG. 9, when the user's right hand (2) grips the electronic device (100) and the index finger (2b) of the right hand (2) is wearing the wearable device (200), it can be assumed that the electronic device (100) detects a touch input through one of the multiple fingers (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e) included in the right hand (2) wearing the wearable device (200) (for example, the thumb (2a)).

[0145] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) detects a grip on the right side (or right edge) of the electronic device (100) through a sensor (e.g., a grip sensor), and when a wearable device (200) initially set to be worn on one of a plurality of fingers (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e) included in the right hand (2) detects the user's wearing, and when a touch input is detected, the electronic device (100) may identify the touch input as a 2-1 type or a 2-2 type based on a change in acceleration detected by a sensor provided in the electronic device (100) without requesting transmission of sensing data to the wearable device (200). For example, when the change in acceleration detected by the sensor provided in the electronic device (100) is less than a second threshold value (e.g., 5 m / s) 2 ) is less than, the electronic device (100) can identify the touch input as the 2-2 type.

[0146] In addition, according to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) detects a grip on the left side (or left edge) of the electronic device (100) through a sensor, and when a wearable device (200) initially set to be worn on one of a plurality of fingers (1a, 1b, ...) included in the left hand (1) detects the user's wearing, and when a touch input is detected, the electronic device (100) may identify the touch input as a 2-1 type or a 2-2 type based on a change in acceleration detected by a sensor provided in the electronic device (100) without requesting the wearable device (200) to transmit sensing data.

[0147] According to an embodiment, even if the first type of tap input, the second-1 type of tap input, and the second-2 type of tap input are each tap inputs for the same area within the screen of the electronic device (100), the electronic device (100) may perform a first operation based on the first type of tap input, a second operation based on the second-1 type of tap input, and a third operation based on the second-2 type of tap input. Depending on the embodiment, the first to third operations may be different operations.

[0148] FIG. 10 is a drawing for explaining an electronic device that unlocks based on a first type of touch input according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0149] Referring to FIG. 10, when a first touch input that unlocks the electronic device (100) is detected by performing authentication, the electronic device (100) may request the wearable device (200) to transmit first sensing data corresponding to the time at which the first touch input is detected.

[0150] According to an embodiment, the wearable device (200) may transmit first sensing data including movement information (e.g., change in acceleration) acquired by the inertial sensor (247) to the electronic device (100) at the time when the first touch input is detected.

[0151] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) can identify the type of the first touch input based on the first sensing data.

[0152] For example, the electronic device (100) requires a high level of security, such as a touch input for performing authentication, and before performing an operation corresponding to a touch input for accessing sensitive information (e.g., personal information) stored in the electronic device (100), it can identify whether the touch input is a touch input by a finger wearing the wearable device (200) (i.e., a first type of touch input) or a touch input by a finger not wearing the wearable device (200) (i.e., a second type of touch input).

[0153] As illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9, the electronic device (100) can identify the first touch input as the first type or the second type based on the first sensing data.

[0154] According to an embodiment, when the first touch input is identified as a first type, the electronic device (100) may perform a first operation of unlocking the electronic device (100) by performing authentication (e.g., biometric authentication such as a fingerprint, pattern authentication, PIN (personal identification number) authentication, etc.) based on the first touch input.

[0155] For example, the electronic device (100) can unlock the electronic device (100) by performing authentication based on the touch input for performing authentication, since the touch input (i.e., the first type of touch input) through a finger wearing a wearable device (200) registered in the electronic device (100) is a touch input by a trusted user.

[0156] Meanwhile, the electronic device (100) can maintain the lock of the electronic device (100) if the authentication based on the first touch input is identified as a failure (e.g., mismatch of biometric information such as fingerprint, pattern mismatch, PIN (personal identification number) mismatch, etc.) based on the result of performing authentication by identifying the first touch input as the first type.

[0157] According to an embodiment, if the first touch input is identified as a second type, the electronic device (100) may perform a second operation to maintain the lock of the electronic device (100) by ignoring the first touch input. For example, if the electronic device (100) detects the first touch input, but if the first touch input is identified as a second type, the electronic device (100) may not perform an operation corresponding to the first touch input.

[0158] For example, the electronic device (100) can maintain the lock of the electronic device (100) because a touch input (i.e., a second type of touch input) through a finger that is not wearing a wearable device (200) registered in the electronic device (100) is a touch input by an untrusted user.

[0159] For example, if the first touch input is identified as the second type, the electronic device (100) may not perform authentication, or may maintain the lock of the electronic device (100) even if the authentication based on the first touch input is identified as successful based on the result of performing the authentication (e.g., biometric information matching such as fingerprints, pattern matching, PIN (personal identification number) matching, etc.).

[0160]

[0161] FIG. 11 is a drawing for explaining an electronic device that unlocks based on a first type of touch input according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0162] An electronic device (100) according to an embodiment can control a communication circuit (160) to communicate with a wearable device (200).

[0163] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) can identify the distance between the wearable device (200) and the electronic device (100) based on the strength of a signal received from the wearable device (200), the time taken to receive a response signal after transmitting a signal to the wearable device (200), etc.

[0164] According to an embodiment, when a gap between the wearable device (200) and the electronic device (100) is identified, the electronic device (100) may be locked. For example, when a user wearing the wearable device (200) moves away from the electronic device (100), the electronic device (100) may be locked to prevent leakage of personal information stored in the electronic device (100) or access to the personal information.

[0165] For example, as illustrated in FIG. 10, after performing a first operation of unlocking by performing authentication, the electronic device (100) can set a lock on the electronic device (100) if the electronic device (100) and the wearable device (200) are separated by a threshold distance or more.

[0166] According to an embodiment, if a second touch input is detected within a preset time (e.g., 10 seconds) after setting a lock, the electronic device (100) may request the wearable device (200) to transmit second sensing data corresponding to the time at which the second touch input is detected.

[0167] According to an embodiment, if the second touch input is identified as the first type based on the second sensing data, the electronic device (100) can perform a third operation of controlling the electronic device (100) based on the second touch input after unlocking.

[0168] For example, if the second touch input is identified as the first type based on the second sensing data, the electronic device (100) can automatically unlock the device without a procedure (or step) requiring authentication, and perform a third operation of controlling the electronic device (100) based on the second touch input.

[0169] According to an embodiment, if a second touch input is detected within a preset time (e.g., 10 seconds) after setting a lock, and the second touch input is identified as a second type based on second sensing data, the electronic device (100) may perform a fourth operation of requesting authentication to unlock the lock.

[0170] For example, if the electronic device (100) identifies the second touch input as the second type based on the second sensing data, the touch input through a finger not wearing the wearable device (200) (i.e., the second type of touch input) is a touch input by an untrusted user, and therefore, even if the second touch input is detected within a preset time, the lock may not be automatically unlocked and authentication may be requested again. For example, the electronic device (100) may display a UI such as 'Try authentication with a finger wearing a ring' to request authentication again in order to guide the first type of touch input.

[0171] According to an embodiment, if a second touch input is detected after a preset time (e.g., 10 seconds) after setting a lock, the electronic device (100) may perform a fourth operation requesting authentication to unlock the device regardless of the type of the second touch input. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 10, the electronic device (100) may display a UI such as "Try authentication with a finger wearing a ring" to guide a touch input (i.e., a first type of touch input) through a finger wearing a pre-registered wearable device (200).

[0172]

[0173] FIG. 12 is a drawing for explaining an electronic device that displays a first screen based on a first type of touch input according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0174] Referring to FIG. 12, when a first touch input for executing an application (or folder) (A) is detected, the electronic device (100) may request the wearable device (200) to transmit first sensing data corresponding to the time at which the first touch input is detected.

[0175] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) can identify the type of the first touch input based on the first sensing data.

[0176] According to an embodiment, when the first touch input is identified as a first type, the electronic device (100) may perform a first operation of displaying a first screen of the application (A) based on the first touch input.

[0177] For example, before performing an operation corresponding to a touch input for executing an application requiring a high level of security, such as an SNS application, a message application, a contact application, a financial and securities application, or an application containing sensitive information (e.g., personal information), the electronic device (100) can identify whether the touch input is a touch input by a finger wearing the wearable device (200) (i.e., a first type of touch input) or a touch input by a finger not wearing the wearable device (200) (i.e., a second type of touch input).

[0178] For example, the electronic device (100) can execute the application (A) so that the first screen of the application (A) is displayed, since the touch input (i.e., the first type of touch input) through a finger wearing the wearable device (200) is a touch input by a trusted user.

[0179] For example, the first screen of the application (A) may include content that the user has set as secure or hidden (e.g., files, messages, contacts, etc.), such as a secure folder (or hidden folder), a secure file (or hidden file), a secure message (or hidden message), or a secure contact.

[0180]

[0181] FIG. 13 is a drawing for explaining an electronic device that displays a second screen based on a second type of touch input according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0182] Referring to FIG. 13, when a first touch input for executing an application (or folder) (A) is detected, the electronic device (100) may request the wearable device (200) to transmit first sensing data corresponding to the time at which the first touch input is detected. According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may identify the type of the first touch input based on the first sensing data.

[0183] According to an embodiment, when the first touch input is identified as a second type, the electronic device (100) may perform a second operation of displaying a second screen of the application (A) based on the first touch input.

[0184] For example, the electronic device (100) can execute the application (A) so that a second screen of the application (A) is displayed based on a touch input (i.e., a second type of touch input) through a finger that is not wearing the wearable device (200).

[0185] For example, the second screen of the application (A) may include content that the user has not set as secure or hidden, i.e., content that the user has not set as secure or hidden, excluding content that the user has set as secure or hidden (e.g., files, messages, contacts, etc.), such as a secure folder (or hidden folder), a secure file (or hidden file), a secure message (or hidden message), and a secure contact.

[0186]

[0187] FIG. 14 is a drawing for explaining an electronic device controlled based on a first type of touch input among a plurality of touch inputs according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0188] According to an embodiment, when multiple touch inputs are detected through the display (140), the electronic device (100) may request the wearable device (200) to transmit sensing data corresponding to the time at which each of the multiple touch inputs is detected.

[0189] For example, the electronic device (100) can detect a first touch input and a second touch input through the display (140). For example, the electronic device (100) can detect the first touch input and the second touch input at different times, depending on the touch input recognition frequency (or sampling rate). For example, there may be a difference of about 10 ms between the time at which the first touch input is detected and the time at which the second touch input is detected.

[0190] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may request first sensing data acquired by the inertial sensor (247) of the wearable device (200) at the time when the first touch input is detected.

[0191] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may request second sensing data acquired by the inertial sensor (247) of the wearable device (200) at the time when the second touch input is detected.

[0192] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) can identify the type of the first touch input based on the first sensing data and can identify the type of the second touch input based on the second sensing data.

[0193] According to an embodiment, if the first touch input is identified as a first type, the electronic device (100) may perform a first operation for controlling the electronic device based on the first touch input. According to an embodiment, if the second touch input is identified as a second type, the electronic device (100) may ignore the second touch input.

[0194] For example, the electronic device (100) may be controlled based on a touch input (e.g., a first touch input) by a finger wearing the wearable device (200) among multiple touch inputs, and the remaining touch inputs (e.g., a second touch input) by a finger not wearing the wearable device (200) may be ignored.

[0195]

[0196] FIG. 15 is a drawing for explaining an electronic device that performs a first operation based on a first type of touch input and performs a second operation based on a second type of touch input according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0197] Referring to FIG. 15, the electronic device (100) can perform a first operation based on a first touch input of a first type.

[0198] For example, the electronic device (100) may activate a first function when the first touch input is identified as the first type. For example, in a memo application (or drawing application), the electronic device (100) may activate a pen function when the first touch input is identified as the first type.

[0199] According to an embodiment, when the first touch input is identified as the first type, the electronic device (100) executes one of the multiple functions corresponding to the user setting, and thus, other than the pen function as in the example described above, a function (e.g., brush function) may be activated.

[0200] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may activate a second function when the first touch input is identified as a second type. For example, the electronic device (100) may activate an eraser function when the first touch input is identified as a second type.

[0201] The above examples are assumptions for the convenience of explanation and are not limited thereto.

[0202] For example, in a video application (or an OTT application), the electronic device (100) may activate a 'forward 10 seconds' function if the first touch input is identified as the first type. In addition, in a video application (or an OTT application), the electronic device (100) may activate a 'backward 10 seconds' function if the first touch input is identified as the second type.

[0203]

[0204] FIG. 16 is a drawing for explaining an electronic device that performs a first operation based on a first type of touch input and performs a second operation based on a second type of touch input according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0205] Referring to FIG. 16, when a first touch input is detected, the electronic device (100) can request the wearable device to transmit first sensing data and third sensing data corresponding to the time at which the first touch input is detected.

[0206] For example, the electronic device (100) may request transmission of first sensing data acquired by an inertial sensor (247) provided in the wearable device (200) at the time when the first touch input is detected. In addition, the electronic device (100) may request transmission of third sensing data acquired by a touch sensor provided in the wearable device (200) at the time when the first touch input is detected.

[0207] According to an embodiment, a touch sensor is provided on a part (e.g., an outer surface) of a first housing (210) of a wearable device (200), and a processor (241) of the wearable device (200) can detect a touch to the first housing (210) through the touch sensor. For example, the processor (241) can detect a touch to the first housing (210) by a finger that is not wearing the wearable device (200) through the touch sensor.

[0208] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may identify a first touch input as a first type or a second type based on first sensing data. Subsequently, the electronic device (100) may identify whether the first touch input identified as the first type corresponds to the third type based on third sensing data.

[0209] For example, the electronic device (100) may identify the first touch input as the first type if no touch is detected on the first housing (210) based on the third sensing data.

[0210] For example, the electronic device (100) may identify the first touch input as the third type when a touch is detected on the first housing (210) based on the third sensing data.

[0211] According to an embodiment, the third type of touch input may include a touch input through two fingers, where a finger wearing the wearable device (200) and a finger not wearing the wearable device (200) are overlapped.

[0212] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may perform a first action when the first touch input is identified as a first type, and may perform a fifth action when the first touch input is identified as a third type.

[0213] For example, if the first touch input is identified as the first type, the electronic device (100) may perform a first operation to activate a pen function corresponding to the default thickness.

[0214] According to an embodiment, when the first touch input is identified as the third type, the electronic device (100) may perform a fifth operation of activating a pen function corresponding to a thickness that is relatively thicker than the basic thickness.

[0215] However, this is an example for convenience of explanation and is not limited thereto. For example, if the first touch input is identified as the first type, the electronic device (100) may perform a first operation to activate the pen function, and if it is identified as the third type, the electronic device (100) may perform a fifth operation to activate the eraser function.

[0216]

[0217] FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an electronic device communicating with a first wearable device and an electronic device communicating with a second wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0218] Referring to FIG. 17, the electronic device (100) can control the communication circuit (160) to communicate with a plurality of wearable devices (200-1, 200-2).

[0219] For example, when a first wearable device (200-1) among a plurality of wearable devices (200-1, 200-2) is in proximity to the electronic device (100) and the user's wearing of the first wearable device (200-1) is detected, the electronic device (100) can communicate with the first wearable device (200-1).

[0220] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may obtain at least one of identification information, account information, or environment setting information of the first wearable device (200-1). For example, the electronic device (100) may receive at least one of identification information or account information from the first wearable device (200-1).

[0221] According to an embodiment, the identification information may include information related to where the first wearable device (200-1) is worn on the user's fingers.

[0222] For example, when the first wearable device (200-1) is initially set to be worn on the index finger (2b) of the user's right hand (2) according to a user input, the identification information may include information that the first wearable device (200-1) is worn on the index finger (2b) of the right hand (2).

[0223] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may perform a sixth operation of controlling the electronic device (100) based on the identification information of the first wearable device (200-1) and the touch input when the touch input is identified as the first type based on the sensing data.

[0224] For example, the electronic device (100) can perform a sixth action corresponding to the index finger (2b) when the first wearable device (200-1) is worn on the index finger (2b) of the right hand (2) and the touch input is identified as the first type based on the identification information.

[0225] For example, if the actions corresponding to each finger are different, such as in a game application or a musical instrument playing application, the electronic device (100) can identify the finger (e.g., the index finger (2b) of the right hand (2)) corresponding to the first wearable device (200-1) based on the identification information, and perform an action (e.g., the sixth action) corresponding to the identified finger.

[0226] For example, the electronic device (100) may perform an action corresponding to a finger wearing the first wearable device (200-1), among actions such as adjusting a character in a game application or activating a menu.

[0227] For example, in a musical instrument playing application, the electronic device (100) may activate a scale (e.g., do, C) corresponding to a finger wearing the first wearable device (200-1) among a plurality of scales.

[0228] For example, in a musical instrument playing application, the electronic device (100) may activate a pad (e.g., a tambourine) corresponding to a finger wearing the first wearable device (200-1) among a plurality of pads.

[0229] Not limited thereto, as illustrated in FIG. 17, when the electronic device (100) detects the user wearing the second wearable device (200-2), the electronic device (100) can communicate with the second wearable device (200-2).

[0230] The electronic device (100) can identify on which of the user's fingers the second wearable device (200-2) is worn based on the identification information of the second wearable device (200-2). For example, when the second wearable device (200-2) is initially set to be worn on the thumb (2a) of the user's right hand (2), the electronic device (100) can identify that the second wearable device (200-2) is worn on the thumb (2a) based on the identification information.

[0231] For example, the electronic device (100) can identify a finger (e.g., thumb (2a) of the right hand (2)) corresponding to the second wearable device (200-2) based on the identification information, and perform an action (e.g., seventh action) corresponding to the identified finger on an application (e.g., game application, musical instrument playing application, etc.).

[0232]

[0233] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may receive sensing data corresponding to a gesture of a finger wearing the wearable device (200) even if no touch input is detected.

[0234] For example, when sensing data corresponding to a gesture is received, the electronic device (100) can perform an action corresponding to a finger wearing the wearable device (200) based on the identification information of the wearable device (200).

[0235] For example, when the first wearable device (200-1) is initially set up, the first wearable device (200-1) may be set to be worn on the index finger (2b) of the user's right hand (2). According to an embodiment, when sensing data according to a gesture (e.g., a swipe gesture, a tap gesture, or a pinch gesture in the air) of the index finger (2b) wearing the first wearable device (200-1) is received, the electronic device (100) may perform an action (e.g., a sixth action) corresponding to the finger wearing the first wearable device (200-1) based on the sensing data and the identification information of the first wearable device (200-1).

[0236] For example, in a VR (Virtual Reality) or AR (Augmented Reality) environment, when sensing data is received according to a gesture of a finger (e.g., an index finger (2b)) wearing a first wearable device (200-1), the electronic device (100) can perform an action corresponding to the finger wearing the first wearable device (200-1) based on identification information including information about the finger wearing the first wearable device (200-1).

[0237] For example, the electronic device (100) may perform an action corresponding to a finger wearing the first wearable device (200-1), among actions such as adjusting a character in a game application or activating a menu.

[0238] For example, when sensing data for a swipe gesture of a finger wearing a first wearable device (200-1) is received from the first wearable device (200-1), the electronic device (100) identifies a motion corresponding to the finger (e.g., index finger (2b)) wearing the first wearable device (200-1) as a movement of the character based on the identification information of the first wearable device (200-1), and moves the character forward (or backward) based on the swipe gesture included in the sensing data.

[0239] For example, when sensing data for a tap gesture of a finger wearing a second wearable device (200-2) is received from the second wearable device (200-2), the electronic device (100) may identify a motion corresponding to the finger (e.g., thumb (2a)) wearing the second wearable device (200-2) as an attack of the character based on the identification information of the second wearable device (200-2), and may activate an attack motion using the character's weapon based on the tap gesture included in the sensing data.

[0240]

[0241] According to an embodiment, account information may include information regarding whether the account activated upon wearing the first wearable device (200-1) is a personal account of the user or a company (or school) account. For example, a personal account may include an account created by the user for personal use and used for the user's personal purposes (or intentions), while a company account may include an account created by the user for the company's purposes and used for the company's (or organization's) purposes.

[0242] According to an embodiment, when the first wearable device (200-1) corresponds to a personal account based on account information, the electronic device (100) may activate the personal account (e.g., log in to the personal account) based on the account information received from the first wearable device (200-1), or display themes (or environment setting information), applications (e.g., game applications, SNS applications, etc.), contacts, photo albums, etc. set to be displayed when the personal account is activated.

[0243]

[0244] *According to an embodiment, when the second wearable device (200-2) corresponds to a company account based on account information, the electronic device (100) may activate the company account (e.g., log in to the company account) based on the account information received from the second wearable device (200-2), or display a theme (or environment setting information) set to be displayed when the company account is activated (e.g., a background screen including a company logo), an application (e.g., a company-only messenger application, a work-only application, etc.), etc.

[0245]

[0246] FIG. 18 is a drawing for explaining an electronic device that controls an external device based on a first type of touch input or a second type of touch input according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0247] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may control the communication circuit (160) to communicate with an external device (300). For example, the external device (300) may include a second wearable device (e.g., wireless earphones) that can be worn on a part of the user's body (e.g., an ear).

[0248] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) can communicate with an external device (300) through a communication circuit (160) to detect a third touch input to the external device (300).

[0249] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may request the wearable device (200) to transmit third sensing data corresponding to the time when a third touch input is detected by the external device (300).

[0250] According to an embodiment, when third sensing data is received upon request, the electronic device (100) can identify the type of third touch input based on the third sensing data.

[0251] According to an embodiment, when the third touch input is identified as the first type, the electronic device (100) may perform a first operation for controlling the external device (300) based on the third touch input.

[0252] For example, if the third touch input is a tap input to the external device (300) and the third touch input is identified as a first type of touch input through a finger wearing the wearable device (200), the electronic device (100) may perform a first operation to control the external device (300) (e.g., pause content being played) according to the third touch input.

[0253]

[0254] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may perform a second operation to control the external device to ignore the third touch input if the third touch input is identified as the second type.

[0255] For example, if the electronic device (100) identifies that the third touch input is a tap input to the external device (300) and the third touch input is a second type of touch input through a finger not wearing the wearable device (200), the electronic device (100) may perform a second action to control the external device (300) to ignore the third touch input (e.g., not to pause content being played).

[0256]

[0257] FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an electronic device controlled based on sensing data received from a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0258] Referring to FIG. 19, the electronic device (100) may also control the electronic device (100) based on movement information of the wearable device (200).

[0259] For example, the electronic device (100) can detect a touch on a part (e.g., an outer surface) of the first housing (210) of the wearable device (200) through a touch sensor provided in the wearable device (200).

[0260] According to an embodiment, when a touch on the wearable device (200) is identified based on sensing data received from the wearable device (200), the electronic device (100) can control the electronic device (100) to correspond thereto (e.g., taking a picture).

[0261] In addition, the electronic device (100) obtains movement information of the wearable device (200) through an inertial sensor (247) provided in the wearable device (200), and when the wearable device (200) moves in response to a preset movement according to the movement information, the electronic device (100) can be controlled in response thereto.

[0262]

[0263] FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining a control method of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0264] Referring to FIG. 20, according to an embodiment, an electronic device (100) can control a communication circuit (160) to communicate with a wearable device (200).

[0265] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) can communicate with the wearable device (200) to detect whether the user is wearing the wearable device (200).

[0266]

[0267] According to an embodiment, when the processor (241) of the wearable device (200) detects that the user is wearing the device, it transmits information indicating that the user is wearing the device to the electronic device (100) through the communication module (243), and the electronic device (100) can identify whether the user is wearing the wearable device (200) (S2010).

[0268] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may enter a standby mode for requesting and receiving transmission of sensing data of the wearable device (200) if the distance between the wearable device (200) and the electronic device (100) is less than a threshold distance (S2020).

[0269] According to an embodiment, when a first touch input is detected through the display (140), the electronic device (100) may request the wearable device to transmit first sensing data corresponding to the time at which the first touch input is detected. According to an embodiment, in order to minimize the latency until the request for transmission of the first sensing data after the first touch input is detected, the electronic device (100) may enter a standby mode for requesting and receiving transmission of sensing data when the distance between the wearable device (200) and the electronic device (100) is less than a threshold distance.

[0270] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) receives sensing data from the wearable device (200) at a preset time cycle, and when the electronic device (100) enters a standby mode, the preset time cycle can be shortened to receive the sensing data with a minimum delay time.

[0271] For example, the electronic device (100) receives sensing data from the wearable device (200) at a cycle of 100 ms, and when the wearable device (200) approaches less than a threshold distance and the electronic device (100) enters standby mode, the electronic device (100) can receive sensing data at a cycle of 3-4 ms. The specific numbers are examples for convenience of explanation, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0272] According to an embodiment, since the battery consumption (or battery life) of the wearable device (200) changes depending on the time period during which the wearable device (200) transmits sensing data to the electronic device (100), in order to efficiently manage the battery consumption of the wearable device (200), the electronic device (100) may shorten the preset time period during which the wearable device (200) enters a standby mode when the electronic device (100) approaches below a threshold distance, or when the electronic device (100) first detects a touch input and transmits sensing data for a preset time period.

[0273] According to an embodiment, when a first touch input is detected through a touch sensor in a standby mode, the electronic device (100) may request the wearable device (200) to transmit first sensing data corresponding to the time at which the first touch input is detected. According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may receive the first sensing data from the wearable device (200) upon request (S2030).

[0274] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) can identify the type of the first touch input based on the first sensing data (S2040).

[0275] According to an embodiment, when the first touch input is identified as the first type (S2040 - first touch input of the first type), the electronic device (100) can perform a first operation based on the first touch input of the first type (S2050).

[0276] According to an embodiment, if the first touch input is identified as the second type (S2040 - first touch input of the second type), the electronic device (100) can perform a second operation based on the first touch input of the second type (S2060).

[0277]

[0278] According to an embodiment, an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (100) of FIG. 2) may include a communication circuit (e.g., the communication circuit (160) of FIG. 2), a display (e.g., the display (140) of FIG. 2), a memory (e.g., the memory (120) of FIG. 2), and at least one processor (e.g., at least one processor (110) of FIG. 2). In the electronic device, the electronic device may include at least one processor including a communication circuit for performing communication with a wearable device wearable on a user's body, a display, a memory for storing instructions, and a processing circuit, and when the instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor, the electronic device may communicate with the wearable device to detect the user's wearing of the wearable device, and when a first touch input is detected through the display, the electronic device may request the wearable device to transmit first sensing data corresponding to the time at which the first touch input is detected.

[0279] According to an embodiment, when the first sensing data is received in response to the request, the electronic device can identify the type of the first touch input based on the first sensing data.

[0280] According to an embodiment, the electronic device may perform a first operation based on the first touch input when the first touch input is identified as a first type.

[0281] According to an embodiment, the electronic device may perform a second operation based on the first touch input when the first touch input is identified as a second type.

[0282] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may identify the first touch input as the first touch type if the acceleration change included in the first sensing data is greater than or equal to a threshold value.

[0283] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may identify the first touch input as the second touch type if the acceleration change included in the first sensing data is less than the threshold value.

[0284] According to an embodiment, the first touch input of the first touch type may include the first touch input through a finger wearing the wearable device.

[0285] According to an embodiment, the touch input of the second touch type may include the first touch input via a finger not wearing the wearable device.

[0286] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may identify the type of the first touch input based on the first sensing data when the first touch input is detected to perform authentication and unlock the electronic device.

[0287] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may perform the first operation of unlocking the lock by performing the authentication based on the first touch input, if the first touch input is identified as the first type.

[0288] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may perform a second operation of maintaining the lock of the electronic device when the first touch input is identified as the second type.

[0289] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may set the lock of the electronic device based on a distance between the electronic device and the wearable device after performing the first operation for performing the authentication.

[0290] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may request the wearable device to transmit second sensing data corresponding to the time at which the second touch input is detected, if a second touch input is detected within a preset time after the lock is set.

[0291] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may identify the type of the second touch input based on the second sensing data when the second sensing data is received in response to the request.

[0292] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may perform a third operation of controlling the electronic device based on the second touch input after unlocking the device, if the second touch input is identified as the first type.

[0293] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may perform a fourth operation of requesting authentication to unlock the lock if the second touch input is identified as the second type.

[0294] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may identify the type of the first touch input based on the first sensing data when the first touch input executing the application is detected.

[0295] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may perform the first operation of displaying a first screen of the application based on the first touch input, if the first touch input is identified as the first type.

[0296] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may perform the second operation of displaying a second screen of the application based on the first touch input, if the first touch input is identified as the second type.

[0297] According to an embodiment, when a plurality of touch inputs are detected through the display, the at least one processor may request the wearable device to transmit sensing data corresponding to the time at which each of the plurality of touch inputs is detected.

[0298] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may perform the first operation of controlling the electronic device based on the first touch input when the first touch input among the plurality of touch inputs is identified as the first type based on the plurality of sensing data received from the wearable device.

[0299] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may perform the second operation of ignoring the second touch input if the second touch input is identified as the second type.

[0300] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may enter a standby mode for requesting and receiving transmission of sensing data to the wearable device if the distance between the electronic device and the wearable device is less than a threshold distance.

[0301] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may request the first sensing data when the first touch input is detected through the wearable device in the standby mode.

[0302] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may receive identification information from the wearable device, and, if the first touch input is identified as the first type, perform a fifth operation of controlling the electronic device based on the identification information and the first touch input.

[0303] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may identify a part of the body of the user wearing the wearable device based on the identification information.

[0304] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may communicate with an external device through the communication circuit and, when a third touch input to the external device is detected, request the wearable device to transmit third sensing data corresponding to the time at which the third touch input is detected to the external device.

[0305] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may, when the third sensing data is received in response to the request, identify the type of the third touch input based on the third sensing data.

[0306] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may perform the first operation for controlling the external device based on the third touch input, if the third touch input is identified as the first type.

[0307] According to an embodiment, the at least one processor may perform the second operation to control the external device to ignore the third touch input if the third touch input is identified as a second type.

[0308]

[0309] According to an embodiment, a method for controlling an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (100) of FIG. 2) may include an operation of detecting wearing of a wearable device (e.g., operation S710 of FIG. 7), an operation of requesting the wearable device to transmit first sensing data corresponding to the time at which the first touch input is detected when a first touch input is detected and receiving the first sensing data when the first touch input is detected when the first sensing data is received when the first touch input is detected ...

[0310] According to an embodiment, the identifying operation (e.g., operation S730 of FIG. 7) may include an operation of identifying the first touch input as the first touch type if the acceleration change included in the first sensing data is greater than or equal to a threshold value, and an operation of identifying the first touch input as the second touch type if the acceleration change included in the first sensing data is less than the threshold value.

[0311] According to an embodiment, the first touch input of the first touch type may include the first touch input through a finger wearing the wearable device.

[0312] According to an embodiment, the touch input of the second touch type may include the first touch input via a finger not wearing the wearable device.

[0313] According to an embodiment, the identifying operation (e.g., operation S730 of FIG. 7) may include an operation of identifying the type of the first touch input based on the first sensing data when the first touch input that unlocks the electronic device by performing authentication is detected.

[0314] According to an embodiment, an operation for performing the first operation (e.g., operation S740 of FIG. 7) may include an operation for performing the first operation of unlocking the lock by performing the authentication based on the first touch input when the first touch input is identified as the first type.

[0315] According to an embodiment, the operation of performing the second operation (e.g., operation S750 of FIG. 7) may include an operation of performing a second operation of maintaining the lock of the electronic device when the first touch input is identified as the second type.

[0316] According to an embodiment, the method may further include, after performing the first operation of performing the authentication, an operation of setting the lock of the electronic device based on a distance between the electronic device and the wearable device.

[0317] According to an embodiment, the method may further include an operation of requesting the wearable device to transmit second sensing data corresponding to the time at which the second touch input is detected, if a second touch input is detected within a preset time after the lock is set.

[0318] According to an embodiment, the method may further include an operation of identifying the type of the second touch input based on the second sensing data when the second sensing data is received according to the request.

[0319] According to an embodiment, the method may further include performing a third operation of controlling the electronic device based on the second touch input after unlocking the device, if the second touch input is identified as the first type.

[0320] According to an embodiment, the method may include performing a fourth operation requesting authentication to unlock the lock if the second touch input is identified as the second type.

[0321] According to an embodiment, the identifying operation (e.g., operation S730 of FIG. 7) may include an operation of identifying the type of the first touch input based on the first sensing data when the first touch input that executes an application is detected.

[0322] According to an embodiment, an operation for performing the first operation (e.g., operation S740 of FIG. 7) may include an operation for performing the first operation of displaying a first screen of the application based on the first touch input when the first touch input is identified as the first type.

[0323] According to an embodiment, the operation for performing the second operation (e.g., operation S750 of FIG. 7) may include an operation for performing the second operation for displaying a second screen of the application based on the first touch input, if the first touch input is identified as the second type.

[0324] According to an embodiment, the receiving operation (e.g., operation S720 of FIG. 7) may include an operation of requesting the wearable device to transmit sensing data corresponding to the time at which each of the plurality of touch inputs is detected when a plurality of touch inputs are detected.

[0325] According to an embodiment, an operation for performing the first operation (e.g., operation S740 of FIG. 7) may include an operation for performing the first operation for controlling the electronic device based on the first touch input when the first touch input among the plurality of touch inputs is identified as the first type based on the plurality of sensing data received from the wearable device.

[0326] According to an embodiment, the operation of performing the second operation (e.g., operation S750 of FIG. 7) may include an operation of performing the second operation of ignoring the second touch input when the second touch input is identified as the second type.

[0327] According to an embodiment, the method may further include an operation (e.g., operation S2020 of FIG. 20) of entering a standby mode for requesting and receiving transmission of sensing data to the wearable device when the distance between the electronic device and the wearable device is less than a threshold distance.

[0328] According to an embodiment, the receiving operation (e.g., operation S720 of FIG. 7) may include an operation of requesting the first sensing data when the first touch input is detected through the wearable device in the standby mode.

[0329] According to an embodiment, the method may further include an operation of receiving identification information from the wearable device.

[0330] According to an embodiment, the method may further include performing a fifth operation for controlling the electronic device based on the identification information and the first touch input, if the first touch input is identified as the first type.

[0331] According to an embodiment, the method may further include an operation of identifying a part of the body of the user wearing the wearable device based on the identification information.

[0332] According to an embodiment, the method may further include an operation of requesting the wearable device to transmit third sensing data corresponding to the time at which the third touch input is detected to the external device by communicating with the external device.

[0333] According to an embodiment, the method may further include an operation of identifying a type of the third touch input based on the third sensing data when the third sensing data is received according to the request.

[0334] According to an embodiment, the method may further include an operation of performing the first operation for controlling the external device based on the third touch input, if the third touch input is identified as the first type.

[0335] According to an embodiment, the method may include performing a second operation for controlling the external device to ignore the third touch input if the third touch input is identified as a second type.

[0336]

[0337] However, it goes without saying that the various embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied not only to electronic devices but also to various types of electronic devices that utilize artificial intelligence models.

[0338] Meanwhile, the various embodiments described above may be implemented in a computer-readable recording medium or similar device using software, hardware, or a combination thereof. In some cases, the embodiments described herein may be implemented by the processor itself. In a software implementation, embodiments, such as the procedures and functions described herein, may be implemented as separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more functions and operations described herein.

[0339] Meanwhile, computer instructions for performing processing operations of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure described above may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium. When the computer instructions stored in such a non-transitory computer-readable medium are executed by a processor of a specific device, the computer instructions cause the specific device to perform processing operations in the electronic device according to various embodiments described above.

[0340] A non-transitory computer-readable medium refers to a medium that permanently stores data and can be read by a device, rather than a medium that stores data for a short period of time, such as a register, cache, or memory. Specific examples of non-transitory computer-readable media include CDs, DVDs, hard disks, Blu-ray discs, USBs, memory cards, and ROMs.

[0341] Although the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated and described above, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and various modifications may be made by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains without departing from the gist of the present disclosure as claimed in the claims, and such modifications should not be understood individually from the technical idea or prospect of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. In an electronic device (100), A communication circuit (160) for communicating with a wearable device (200) that can be worn on a user's body; display (140); Memory (120) for storing instructions; and At least one processor comprising a processing circuit; When the above instructions are individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor, the electronic device (100), Communicate with the wearable device (200) to detect the user's wearing of the wearable device (200), When a first touch input is detected through the display (140), transmission of first sensing data corresponding to the time at which the first touch input is detected is requested to the wearable device (200). When the first sensing data is received according to the request, the type of the first touch input is identified based on the first sensing data, If the first touch input is identified as the first type, a first action is performed based on the first touch input, An electronic device configured to perform a second operation based on the first touch input when the first touch input is identified as a second type.

2. In paragraph 1, The above instructions cause the electronic device (100) to: If the acceleration change included in the first sensing data is greater than or equal to a threshold value, the first touch input is identified as the first touch type, If the acceleration change included in the first sensing data is less than the threshold value, the first touch input is configured to be identified as the second touch type, The first touch input of the first touch type is, Including the first touch input through a finger wearing the wearable device (200), The above touch input of the second touch type is, An electronic device including the first touch input through a finger that is not wearing the wearable device (200).

3. In paragraph 1, The above instructions cause the electronic device (100) to: When the first touch input that unlocks the electronic device (100) by performing authentication is detected, the type of the first touch input is identified based on the first sensing data, If the first touch input is identified as the first type, the first operation of unlocking the lock is performed by performing the authentication based on the first touch input, An electronic device configured to perform a second operation of maintaining the lock of the electronic device (100) when the first touch input is identified as the second type.

4. In paragraph 3, The above instructions cause the electronic device (100) to: An electronic device configured to set the lock of the electronic device (100) based on the distance between the electronic device (100) and the wearable device (200) after performing the first operation for performing the authentication.

5. In paragraph 4, The above instructions cause the electronic device (100) to: When a second touch input is detected within a preset time after the above lock is set, transmission of second sensing data corresponding to the time at which the second touch input is detected is requested to the wearable device (200). When the second sensing data is received according to the request, the type of the second touch input is identified based on the second sensing data, If the second touch input is identified as the first type, a third operation of controlling the electronic device (100) based on the second touch input is performed after the lock is released, An electronic device configured to perform a fourth operation requesting the authentication for unlocking the lock when the second touch input is identified as the second type.

6. In paragraph 1, The above instructions cause the electronic device (100) to: When the first touch input that runs the application is detected, the type of the first touch input is identified based on the first sensing data, If the first touch input is identified as the first type, the first operation of displaying the first screen of the application based on the first touch input is performed, An electronic device configured to perform the second operation of displaying a second screen of the application based on the first touch input when the first touch input is identified as the second type.

7. In paragraph 1, The above instructions cause the electronic device (100) to: When multiple touch inputs are detected through the display (140), the wearable device (200) is requested to transmit sensing data corresponding to the time at which each of the multiple touch inputs is detected. When the first touch input among the plurality of touch inputs is identified as the first type based on the plurality of sensing data received from the wearable device (200), the first operation for controlling the electronic device (100) is performed based on the first touch input. An electronic device configured to perform a second operation of ignoring the second touch input when the second touch input is identified as the second type.

8. In paragraph 1, The above instructions cause the electronic device (100) to: Based on the distance between the electronic device (100) and the wearable device (200), if the distance is less than a threshold distance, the wearable device (200) enters a standby mode for requesting and receiving transmission of sensing data. An electronic device configured to request the first sensing data when the first touch input is detected through the wearable device (200) in the standby mode.

9. In paragraph 1, The above instructions cause the electronic device (100) to: Receive identification information from the wearable device (200), If the first touch input is identified as the first type, a fifth operation for controlling the electronic device (100) is performed based on the identification information and the first touch input. An electronic device configured to identify a part of the body of the user wearing the wearable device (200) based on the identification information.

10. In paragraph 1, The above instructions cause the electronic device (100) to: When a third touch input to the external device (300) is detected by communicating with the external device (300) through the communication circuit (160), the wearable device (200) requests transmission of third sensing data corresponding to the time at which the third touch input is detected to the external device (300). When the third sensing data is received according to the request, the type of the third touch input is identified based on the third sensing data, If the third touch input is identified as the first type, the first operation for controlling the external device (300) is performed based on the third touch input, An electronic device configured to perform the second operation for controlling the external device (300) to ignore the third touch input when the third touch input is identified as the second type.

11. In a method for controlling an electronic device, Action to detect wearing of a wearable device (S710); When a first touch input is detected, an operation (S720) of requesting the wearable device to transmit first sensing data corresponding to the time at which the first touch input is detected and receiving the first sensing data; An operation (S730) of identifying the type of the first touch input based on the first sensing data; If the first touch input is identified as the first type, an operation (S740) of performing a first operation based on the first touch input; and A method comprising: an operation (S750) of performing a second operation based on the first touch input when the first touch input is identified as a second type.

12. In paragraph 11, The above identifying operation (S730) is: If the acceleration change included in the first sensing data is greater than or equal to a threshold value, an operation of identifying the first touch input as the first touch type; and If the acceleration change included in the first sensing data is less than the threshold value, an operation of identifying the first touch input as the second touch type is included; The first touch input of the first touch type is, Including the first touch input through a finger wearing the wearable device, The above touch input of the second touch type is, A method comprising the first touch input via a finger not wearing the wearable device.

13. In paragraph 11, The above identifying operation (S730) is: An operation of identifying the type of the first touch input based on the first sensing data when the first touch input for unlocking the electronic device is detected by performing authentication; The operation (S740) for performing the above first operation is: An operation of performing the first operation of unlocking the lock by performing the authentication based on the first touch input when the first touch input is identified as the first type; The operation (S750) for performing the above second operation is: A method comprising: performing a second operation of maintaining the lock of the electronic device when the first touch input is identified as the second type; 14. In paragraph 13, The above method, A method further comprising: an operation of setting the lock of the electronic device based on the distance between the electronic device and the wearable device after performing the first operation of performing the authentication; 15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions that, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform an operation, the operation comprising: Action to detect wearing of a wearable device; When a first touch input is detected, an operation of requesting the wearable device to transmit first sensing data corresponding to the time at which the first touch input is detected, and receiving the first sensing data; An operation of identifying the type of the first touch input based on the first sensing data; If the first touch input is identified as a first type, an operation for performing a first operation based on the first touch input; and A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising: an operation for performing a second operation based on the first touch input when the first touch input is identified as a second type;

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