US-12625590-B2 - Electronic device for providing content preview, operation method therefor, and storage medium

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Abstract

According to various embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display, and at least one processor operatively connected to the display, and memory, the memory storing instructions configured to, when executed, cause to the electronic device to: display, on the display, objects that respectively represent a plurality of applications; acquire, in response to a first input for a first object among the objects, data related to the playback of realtime content related to an application corresponding to the first object; and provide, based on the acquired data, a preview for the realtime content via an area related to the first object.

Inventors

Inra JANG
Kihyoung SON
Junghwa Shim

Assignees

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20230922
Priority Date: 20210323

Claims (15)

1 . An electronic device comprising: a display; at least one processor, comprising processor circuitry, operatively connected to the display; and memory storing instructions configured to, when executed by the at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, cause the electronic device to: control the display to display objects representing a plurality of applications, respectively, obtain data related to playing of a plurality of real-time contents related to an application corresponding to a first object in response to a first input for the first object among the objects, and replace an image included in the first object with preview content related to the real-time contents within an area of the first object, based on the obtained data, by sequentially playing the plurality of real-time contents in the area related to the first object.
2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is configured to receive the real-time contents from a server by streaming.
3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are configured to cause the electronic device to store a user setting related to reservation of and subscription to content per application in the memory.
4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are configured to cause the electronic device to: execute the application corresponding to the first object in response to a second input for the first object during providing of the preview of the real-time contents, and provide the real-time contents through the application corresponding to the first object.
5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are configured to cause the electronic device to: detect occurrence of a notification event related to an application corresponding to a second object among the objects, and provide a preview of contents within an area related to the second object in response to the occurrence of the notification event.
6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first input includes at least one of a long press input or a hovering input.
7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are configured to cause the electronic device to: in response to the first input for the first object, change the first object to a third object including the preview of the real-time contents, and display the third object including the preview of the real-time contents.
8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one operation further includes playing the preview of the real-time contents within the area of the first object, based on the obtained data.
9 . A method of providing a content preview in an electronic device, the method comprising: displaying objects representing a plurality of applications, respectively; obtaining data related to playing of a plurality of real-time contents related to an application corresponding to a first object in response to a first input for the first object among the objects; and replacing an image included in the first object with preview content related to the real-time contents within an area of the first object, based on the obtained data by sequentially playing the plurality of real-time contents in the area related to the first object.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein obtaining the data related to the play of the real-time contents related to the application corresponding to the first object comprises obtaining the data related to the play of the real-time contents related to the application corresponding to the first object, based on a user setting related to reservation of and subscription to content per application.
11 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising: executing the application corresponding to the first object in response to a second input for the first object during providing of the preview of the real-time contents, and providing the real-time contents through the application corresponding to the first object.
12 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising: detecting occurrence of an event related to an application corresponding to a second object among the objects, and providing a preview of monitored video content in an area related to the second object in response to the occurrence of the event.
13 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising playing the preview of the real-time contents within the area of the first object, based on the obtained data.
14 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by at least one processor comprising processor circuitry, individually and/or collectively, cause an electronic device to perform at least one operation, wherein the at least one operation includes: displaying objects representing a plurality of applications, respectively; obtaining data related to playing of a plurality of real-time contents related to an application corresponding to a first object in response to a first input for the first object among the objects; and replacing an image included in the first object with preview content related to the real-time contents within an area of the first object, based on the obtained data by sequentially playing the plurality of real-time contents in the area related to the first object.
15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 wherein the at least one operation further includes playing the preview of the real-time contents within the area of the first object, based on the obtained data.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of International Application No, PCT/KR2022/001934 designating the United States, filed on Feb. 8, 2022, in the Korean Intellectual Property Receiving Office and claiming priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2021-0037251 filed on Mar. 23, 2021, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosures of each of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties. BACKGROUND Field The disclosure relates to an electronic device for providing a content preview and an operation method and storage medium thereof. Description of Related Art Along with the successful commercialization of content recommendation in various fields such as news, education, history, and entertainment, the scale of the content service business is also expanding. As the perception of content services has changed, users are willing to pay to watch (or subscribe to) them. The key to the success of content service providers is to keep users connected to the service for as long as possible and viewing as much content as possible through recommended content. As a result, the types of content available on electronic devices are diversifying. For example, users may access not only web content, but also Internet-based video services such as over the top (OTT) services, in which various contents such as dramas and movies are provided over the Internet. As described above, as the types of content available through an electronic device become more diverse, a user may have difficulty selecting desired content from among a multitude of contents. For example, applications related to content execution may be stored in the electronic device, and a shortcut key for executing each of the applications may be displayed in the form of an icon on a touch screen of the electronic device. Accordingly, the user may execute an application on the electronic device by touching one of the icons displayed on the touch screen, to view desired content. However, as the number of applications capable of playing various types of content increases, it may be inconvenient for the user to execute each application to find desired content. In addition, although the electronic device provides a preview function, it only provides the preview function in a gallery folder including photos or videos. Therefore, there may be a need for a method of attracting more user interest to content-related applications, while increasing the likelihood of user selection. SUMMARY Embodiments of the disclosure may provide an electronic device for providing a content preview prior to application execution, and an operation method and storage medium thereof. According to various example embodiments, an electronic device includes: a display, at least one processor operatively connected to the display, and memory. The memory storing instructions configured to, when executed, cause to the electronic device to: control the display to display objects representing a plurality of applications, respectively, obtain data related to play of real-time content related to an application corresponding to a first object in response to a first input for the first object among the objects, and provide a preview of the real-time content in an area related to the first object, based on the obtained data. According to various example embodiments, a method of providing a content preview in an electronic device includes: displaying objects representing a plurality of applications, respectively, obtaining data related to play of real-time content related to an application corresponding to a first object in response to a first input for the first object among the objects, and providing a preview of the real-time content in an area related to the first object, based on the obtained data. According to various example embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to control an electronic device to perform at least one operation. The at least one operation includes: displaying objects representing a plurality of applications, respectively, obtaining data related to play of real-time content related to an application corresponding to a first object in response to a first input for the first object among the objects, and providing a preview of the real-time content in an area related to the first object, based on the obtained data. According to various example embodiments, it is possible to attract more user interest to content-related applications in an electronic device, while increasing the likelihood of user selection. According to various example embodiments, interest may be attracted to content without executing an application by providing content to be played in real time in the form of a preview through an application icon according to a user setting. According to various example embodiments, as a preview is