Light Emitter Application Event Notification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices lack a comprehensive method to visually indicate events related to installed applications without activating the display, which is energy inefficient and inconvenient for users.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a light emitter that detects events related to installed applications and controls the light emitter to emit specific color lights based on the application's icon colors, even when the display is inactive or facing downward.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the display is activated to show application events, then users can see visual feedback about events, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the visual feedback function from the display system and implements it through a separate light emitter component. The light emitter is configured to emit different colors corresponding to different application events, providing visual information without requiring the main display to be activated, thus solving the contradiction between providing visual feedback and consuming display energy.
2Loss of information
If the display is activated to show events, then users can see application notifications, but user convenience decreases when device is facing downward
Solution Approach 1:
The patent separates the event notification function from the display by using an independent light emitter system. The light emitter can provide visual feedback about application events regardless of the device's orientation or whether the display is visible to the user, thereby maintaining event visibility while improving user convenience in various holding positions.
3Loss of information
If multiple applications have events, then comprehensive event notification is provided, but determining appropriate visual indication becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different colors to different application events through the light emitter. Each application event is associated with specific color characteristics, allowing the system to provide comprehensive event notification for multiple applications simultaneously while simplifying the control logic through color-coded identification rather than complex multi-state control.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution provides users with visual feedback about application events without consuming display energy, enhancing user convenience and reducing resource usage.
Implementation Method 1
at least one light emitter, which is disposed in an area of the housing, configured to emit at least one of a first color light or a second color light
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, at least one light emitter, which is disposed in an area of the housing, configured to emit at least one of a first color light or a second color light, memory, comprising one or more storage media, storing instructions, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the at least one light emitter and the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to detect that an event occurs in relation to a first application or a second application installed in the electronic device, control, if the detected event is related to the first application, at least one light emitter to emit the first color light, based on at least one color related to a first icon of the first application, and control, if the detected event is related to the second application, at least one light emitter to emit the second color light, based on at least one color related to a second icon of the second application.