EP-4738850-A1 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF

EP4738850A1EP 4738850 A1EP4738850 A1EP 4738850A1EP-4738850-A1

Abstract

An electronic device is configured to detect whether a notification event indicating information that another user is attempting to provide to a user has occurred, obtain, based on detecting that the notification event has occurred, an indication including at least one of a visual effect or an auditory effect corresponding to the notification event, and provide, to the user, the indication by using at least one of an information display area or an audio output unit.

Inventors

JANG, Sungchang
SHIN, YONGWOO
KIM, IKJOON

Assignees

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260506
Application Date: 20241122

Claims (15)

An electronic device comprising: memory storing at least one instruction; and at least one processor configured to execute the at least one instruction, wherein the at least one instruction, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the electronic device to: detect whether a notification event has occurred in a display screen in which an image is displayed, the notification event indicating information that another user is attempting to provide to a user; obtain, based on detecting that the notification event has occurred, an indication comprising at least one of a visual effect or an auditory effect corresponding to the notification event; and provide, to the user, the indication by using at least one of an information display area or an audio output unit.
The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one instruction, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the electronic device to: identify a predefined area in the image displayed in the display screen; and detect the notification event based on the predefined area.
The electronic device of claim 1 or 2, wherein the at least one instruction, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the electronic device to: identify the predefined area by at least one of receiving, from the user, setting information of the predefined area or automatically detecting the predefined area from the image.
The electronic device of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the at least one instruction, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the electronic device to: detect the notification event by detecting an item image corresponding to the notification event in the predefined area, based on one or more pieces of notification event information.
The electronic device of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the one or more pieces of notification event information comprise: identification information about the notification event; the item image corresponding to the notification event; and at least one of the visual effect or the auditory effect corresponding to the notification event.
The electronic device of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the at least one instruction, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the electronic device to: obtain the indication corresponding to the notification event by referring to registered indications corresponding to the one or more pieces of notification event information and the identification information about the notification event.
The electronic device of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the information display area comprises a predetermined area of the display screen in which the image is not displayed, and wherein the at least one instruction, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the electronic device to provide the visual effect by using the predetermined area.
The electronic device of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the information display area comprises a predetermined area in a display of an external display device configured to share and display at least one portion of the display screen displayed in the electronic device, and wherein the at least one instruction, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the electronic device to provide the visual effect by using the predetermined area in the display of the external display device.
The electronic device of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the at least one portion of the display screen comprises a mini-map area, and wherein the predetermined area in the display of the external display device comprises an area excluding an area in which the mini-map area is displayed.
The electronic device of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the at least one instruction, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the electronic device to: identify a first location in which the notification event has occurred in game content; and determine a second location in which the indication is to be provided, based on the first location in which the notification event has occurred.
An operating method of an electronic device, the operating method comprising: detecting whether a notification event has occurred in a display screen in which an image is displayed, the notification event indicating information that another user is attempting to provide to a user; obtaining, based on detecting that the notification event has occurred, an indication comprising at least one of a visual effect or an auditory effect corresponding to the notification event; and providing, to the user, the indication by using at least one of an information display area or an audio output unit.
The operating method of claim 11, further comprising: identifying a predefined area in the image displayed in the display screen; and detecting the notification event based on the predefined area.
The operating method of claim 11 or 12, further comprising: identifying the predefined area by at least one of receiving, from the user, setting information of the predefined area or automatically detecting the predefined area from the image.
The operating method of any one of claims 11 to 13, further comprising: detecting the notification event by detecting an item image corresponding to the notification event in the predefined area, based on one or more pieces of notification event information.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more computer-executable instructions, for causing a computer to perform an operating method of an electronic device, that, when executed by at least one processor of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to: detect whether a notification event has occurred in a display screen in which an image is displayed, the notification event indicating information that another user is attempting to provide to a user; obtain, based on detecting that the notification event has occurred, an indication comprising at least one of a visual effect or an auditory effect corresponding to the notification event; and provide, to the user, the indication by using at least one of an information display area or an audio output unit.

Description

Technical Field An embodiment of the disclosure relates to a display device capable of reproducing content, and an operating method of the display device. More particularly, an embodiment of the disclosure relates to an electronic device from which a notification event related to reproduction of content may be effectively provided, and an operating method of the electronic device. Background Art With the technological development of display devices, display devices capable of providing various functions have been developed. A representative example of a display device is a television (TV). TVs in the art perform a function of simply receiving broadcast signals and reproducing broadcast content (e.g., news, dramas, entertainment programs, etc.). Recently, with the technological development of display devices, various applications or programs may be stored and installed in TVs to perform various functions, and various functions and services, in addition to a function of broadcast content reproduction, may be provided through the installed applications. For example, a game application may be stored and installed in a TV and game content may be executed through the game application. Also, with the development of communication technology or communication connection function of display devices, display devices may provide various functions or services via a wired or wireless communication with an external device. For example, a display device may be connected to an external device such as a game console device or a game server providing game content through a wired or wireless communication, and may receive game content from the external device or the game server through the wired or wireless communication. The game content may include multiplayer game content in which a plurality of users may form a team and perform game play with other teams. Here, the plurality of users constituting one team need to cooperate with each other as part of the game play, and thus, the game content or a display device reproducing the game content may provide various means for cooperative operations of the plurality of users in the same team. Disclosure of Invention Solution to Problem Provided are an electronic device capable of outputting a play screen of game content that may improve user satisfaction while providing the game content, an operating method of the electronic device, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium. The technical features aimed to achieve in the disclosure are not limited to the aforementioned features, and other unstated technical features will be clearly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art in view of descriptions below. According to an aspect of the disclosure, an electronic device includes memory storing at least one instruction; and at least one processor. According to an aspect of the disclosure, the at least one processor is configured to, by executing the at least one instruction, detect whether a notification event has occurred in a display screen in which an image is displayed, the notification event indicating information that another user is attempting to provide to a user. According to an aspect of the disclosure, the at least one processor is configured to, by executing the at least one instruction, obtain, based on detecting that the notification event has occurred, an indication comprising at least one of a visual effect or an auditory effect corresponding to the notification event. According to an aspect of the disclosure, the at least one processor is configured to, by executing the at least one instruction, provide, to the user, the indication by using at least one of an information display area or an audio output unit. According to an aspect of the disclosure, an operating method of an electronic device includes detecting whether a notification event has occurred in a display screen in which an image is displayed, the notification event indicating information that another user is attempting to provide to a user. According to an aspect of the disclosure, the operating method of an electronic device includes obtaining, based on detecting that the notification event has occurred, an indication comprising at least one of a visual effect or an auditory effect corresponding to the notification event. According to an aspect of the disclosure, the operating method of an electronic device includes providing, to the user, the indication by using at least one of an information display area or an audio output unit. According to an aspect of the disclosure, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more computer-executable instructions, for causing a computer to perform an operating method of an electronic device, that, when executed by at least one processor of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to: detect whether a notification event has occurred in a display screen in which an image is displayed, the notification event indicating infor