KR20160024145A - Electronic apparatus and display method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention includes a display module for displaying an image and a control module for setting a variable period for changing at least some of the images and an invariant period for displaying the same image as the image displayed immediately before . Other embodiments are also possible.

Description

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001]

The present invention relates to an electronic device for displaying a changeable image and a display method for the electronic device.

Various types of electronic devices have been developed and popularized by the development of electronic technology. Particularly, the spread of portable electronic devices such as smart phones, notebook PCs, and tablet PCs is expanding.

Particularly, in recent years, wearable electronic devices such as smart watches and smart glasses have been actively developed, and wearable electronic devices can provide various services in cooperation with main electronic devices such as smart phones.

The above-described portable electronic device is generally used as a power source because of its movable characteristics. If the battery is discharged, the use of the portable electronic device becomes impossible unless the battery is recharged or replaced with another battery. Accordingly, a technique for efficiently utilizing a limited battery capacity has been developed.

Most of the recently developed electronic devices are applied to displays, and the power consumed by the displays is a large proportion. Particularly, when an image displayed on the display includes an object periodically changed, the battery power may be abruptly consumed.

Various embodiments of the present invention can provide an electronic device and a display method of an electronic device that can minimize battery power consumption even when the image displayed on the display is changed.

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention includes a display module for displaying an image and a control module for setting a variable period for changing at least some of the images and an invariant period for displaying the same image as the image displayed immediately before .

A display method of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention includes the steps of displaying an image on a display and setting a variable period that can change at least some of the image and an invariant period that displays the same image as the image displayed immediately before Operation.

A computer-readable medium according to various embodiments of the present invention includes an operation of displaying an image and an operation of setting a variable period that can change at least a part of the image and an invariant period that displays the same image as the image displayed immediately before A program that performs the method of including it may be recorded.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide an electronic device and an electronic device display method capable of efficiently operating a battery by minimizing power consumption by a display while naturally displaying an image including a dynamic object.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating an image displayed on a display in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing a variable period and an invariable period set based on the remaining battery amount.
4 is a diagram showing a variable period and an invariant period set based on a modification period of a dynamic object.
5 is a diagram showing an image change timing according to various embodiments of the present invention.
6 is a flow chart illustrating a display method of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention Various embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The various embodiments of the present invention are capable of various changes and may have various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and the detailed description is described with reference to the drawings. It should be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the various embodiments of the invention to the specific embodiments, but includes all changes and / or equivalents and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the various embodiments of the invention. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals have been used for like elements.

The use of "including" or "including" in various embodiments of the present invention can be used to refer to the presence of a corresponding function, operation or component, etc., which is disclosed, Components and the like. Also, in various embodiments of the invention, the terms "comprise" or "having" are intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

The " or " in various embodiments of the present invention includes any and all combinations of words listed together. For example, " A or B " may comprise A, comprise B, or both A and B.

&Quot; first, " " second, " " first, " or " second, " etc. used in various embodiments of the present invention may modify various elements of various embodiments, I never do that. For example, the representations do not limit the order and / or importance of the components. The representations may be used to distinguish one component from another. For example, both the first user equipment and the second user equipment are user equipment and represent different user equipment. For example, without departing from the scope of the various embodiments of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it is to be understood that the element may be directly connected or connected to the other element, It should be understood that there may be other new components between the different components. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that an element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it is understood that there is no other element between the element and the other element It should be possible.

The terminology used in the various embodiments of the present invention is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the various embodiments of the present invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the various embodiments of the present invention belong.

Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted to have the meanings consistent with the contextual meanings of the related art and, unless expressly defined in the various embodiments of the present invention, It is not interpreted as meaning.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an electronic device 100 may include a display 110 and a control module 120. According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may be a wearable electronic device (e.g., a smart watch, a smart band, a smart glass, etc.) that can be worn by a user.

The display 110 may display an image. According to one embodiment, the image displayed on the display 110 may include dynamic objects. A dynamic object refers to an object whose position, shape, or size is changed periodically or aperiodically.

2 is a diagram illustrating an image displayed on a display in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention.

The image displayed on the display 110 may include objects 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 that are periodically changed and objects 45, 50 that change non-periodically. Referring to FIG. 2 (a), the first to fourth objects 5, 10, 15 and 20 are toothed, the fifth object 25 is the second hand of the watch, , The seventh object 35 is the hour hand of the watch, the eighth object 40 represents the date, the ninth object 45 represents the weather information, and the tenth object 50 represents the temperature. According to one embodiment, the period of change of objects that are periodically changed may be different from each other. For example, the modification period of the first to fourth objects 5, 10, 15, 20 is 0.5 second, the modification period of the fifth object 25 is 1 second, The modification period of the seventh object 35 is one hour, and the modification period of the eighth object 40 may be one day.

According to one embodiment, the display 110 may include at least one area in which an object set by the user is displayed. For example, referring to FIG. 2 (a), the display 110 may include two areas 60, 70 where the object selected by the user is displayed. Referring to FIG. 2B, an object 65 indicating the number of steps of the pedometer can be displayed in the first area 60, and an object 75 indicating new notification information is displayed in the second area 70 . Various objects such as a world clock, a timer, a remaining battery amount of the electronic device, and the like can be displayed in the areas 60 and 70 in which the object selected by the user is displayed, as well as the pedometer and the new notification information.

The control module 120 may control the overall operation of the electronic device 100. According to one embodiment, the control module 120 may set a variable period in which at least some of the images displayed on the display 110 can be changed and an unchanging period in which the images displayed on the display 110 can not be changed. Since the image can not be changed at the invariant period, the same image as the image displayed immediately before can be displayed.

According to one embodiment, the control module 120 may set the variable period or the invariant period to a multiple of the image update period of the display. The image update period means a time required for displaying a specific image frame and then displaying the next image frame. Even if the image update period elapses, the displayed image does not necessarily change. If the same image frames are continuously arranged, the same image as the image displayed immediately before may be displayed even if the image update period has elapsed. For example, if the number of frames per second of the display 110 is 30 frames / sec, the image update period of the display 110 may be 1/30 second.

According to one embodiment, the control module 120 may set a variable period and an invariant period based on the remaining battery amount of the electronic device 100. [ According to one embodiment, the control module 120 may set a variable period in proportion to the amount of remaining battery. For example, the control module 120 may set the ratio of the variable period to the constant period to be large (e.g., 3: 2) if the remaining battery level is large (e.g., 80% The ratio of the variable period to the constant period can be set relatively small (Example 2: 3).

3 is a diagram showing a variable period and an invariable period set based on the remaining battery amount.

FIG. 3 shows variable and constant periods set for 1 second when the image update period of the display 110 is 1/30 second. 3 (a) shows an example of a variable period and an invariable period set when the remaining battery amount of the electronic device 100 is 80%, and FIG. 3 (b) shows an example of a variable period and an invariable period when the remaining battery amount of the electronic device 100 is 20% ≪ / RTI &

Referring to FIG. 3A, 0 to 0.3 seconds are set to a variable period, 0.3 to 0.5 seconds are set to an invariant period, 0.5 to 0.8 seconds are set to a variable period, and 0.8 to 1 second is constant Lt; / RTI > Referring to FIG. 3A, the ratio of the variable period to the invariant period can be 3: 2.

Referring to FIG. 3B, 0 to 0.2 seconds are set to a variable period, 0.3 to 0.5 seconds are set to an invariant period, 0.5 to 0.8 seconds are set to a variable period, 0.7 to 1 second is invariable Lt; / RTI > Referring to FIG. 3 (b), the ratio of the variable period to the invariant period may be 2: 3.

3 (a) and FIG. 3 (b), the variable period is set to be long when the remaining battery amount of the electronic device 100 is large, and when the remaining battery amount of the electronic device 100 is small, Is set to be short. Accordingly, when the remaining battery capacity of the electronic device 100 is sufficient, dynamic objects can be naturally expressed by setting the variable period to be long. When the remaining battery capacity of the electronic device 100 is small, priority is given to reduction in power consumption, 100 can be more efficiently managed.

According to one embodiment, if the control module 120 includes at least one dynamic object that is periodically changed in the image displayed on the display 110, it is possible to set a variable period and an invariant period based on the period of change of the dynamic object have. For example, the control module 120 may set a period in which at least one dynamic object that is periodically changed is changed to a variable period, and a period in which at least one dynamic object is not changed, to an unchanging period.

4 is a diagram showing a variable period and an invariant period set based on a modification period of a dynamic object.

Figure 4 shows the variable and invariant periods set for one second when the image update period of the display 110 is 1/30 second. Referring to FIG. 4, the modification period of the dynamic object shown in FIG. 2 (a) is shown. The first object 5 and the second object 10 are changed from 0 to 4/3 seconds (1 to 4 frames) and 0.5 to 19/3 seconds (16 to 19 frames), and the third object 15 ) Is changed from 0 seconds to 5/3 seconds (1 to 5 frames) and 0.5 seconds to 20/3 seconds (16 to 20 frames), and the fourth object 20 is changed from 2/3 to 0.2 seconds 6 frames) and 17/3 second to 21/3 second (18 to 21 frames), and the fifth object 25 can be changed to 0 second to 0.1 second (1 to 3 frames). Referring to FIG. 4, a time interval of 0 to 0.2 seconds and 0.5 to 0.7 seconds, at which at least one dynamic object is changed, is set to a variable period, and 0.2 to 0.5 seconds and 0.7 to 1 second Can be set to an invariant period.

According to one embodiment, if the control module 120 includes a plurality of dynamic objects that are periodically changed in the image displayed on the display 110, the control module 120 may be based on at least one of a change period, a change time, Select a part of the plurality of objects, and set the variable period and the invariant period based on the modification period of the selected object.

For example, the control module 120 can select an object whose modification period of the object among the plurality of dynamic objects displayed on the display 110 is equal to or shorter than a predetermined period (e.g., 1 second). For example, referring to FIG. 2A, the first to fifth objects can be selected excluding the sixth object 30 representing the minute hand among the plurality of dynamic objects and the seventh object 35 representing the hour hand .

In another example, the control module 120 can select an object having the longest change time of the object among the plurality of dynamic objects displayed on the display 110. For example, referring to FIG. 4, the third object 15 having the longest modification time of the object can be selected.

For example, the control module 120 may select an object having a size equal to or larger than a predefined size among a plurality of dynamic objects displayed on the display 110. For example, referring to FIG. 2A, the first object 5, the third object 15, and the fourth object 15, except for the second object and the fifth object 25 representing the second hand, (20) can be selected.

According to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 4, it is possible to provide a natural dynamic object to a user by setting a variable period and an invariant period in consideration of a modification period of the dynamic object included in the image.

According to one embodiment, when the image change event occurs in the invariable period, the control module 120 can control to display the changed image in the variable period. According to one embodiment, the control module 120 can control to change a plurality of objects at different times when an image change event for a plurality of objects occurs in an invariable period.

5 is a diagram showing an image change timing according to various embodiments of the present invention.

5 shows the variable period and the constant period set for 1 second when the image update period of the display 110 is 1/30 second. Referring to FIG. 5, an image change event may occur in an invariant period. According to one embodiment, the image change event may include a change event of the object displayed in the image or a display event of the new object, such as by a user operation or reception of new information. For example, an image change event means that the information contained in the currently displayed image is changed to require modification of the image or display of a new object or information in the currently displayed image. For example, referring to FIG. 5, when the SMS message is received and the SMS message is notified or an object representing new notification information is changed, or the user's motion is detected, And the case where the number should be changed.

Referring to FIG. 5, even if an image change event occurs in an invariable period, the currently displayed image is not changed, and the image can be changed in a variable period after the invariant period has elapsed. When an image change event for multiple objects occurs in the invariant period, a plurality of objects can be changed at different points in time. For example, the number of notifications of objects indicating new notification information can be changed between 0.5 second and 0.6 second, and the number of steps of the pedometer object can be changed between 0.6 second and 0.7 second.

According to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 5, even when a dynamic object which is changed periodically is included in an image, the delay time required for changing the image after the image change event occurs is short, It is possible to stabilize the invariable period without recognizing it, thereby reducing power consumption.

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention includes a display module for displaying an image and a control module for setting a variable period for changing at least some of the images and an invariant period for displaying the same image as the image displayed immediately before .

6 is a flow chart illustrating a display method of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention. The flowchart shown in FIG. 6 may be configured with operations that are processed in the electronic device 100 shown in FIG. Accordingly, the contents described with respect to the electronic device 100 with reference to Figs. 1 to 5 can be applied to the flowchart shown in Fig. 6, even if omitted from the following description.

Referring to FIG. 6, in operation 610, the electronic device 100 may display an image on the display 110. According to one embodiment, the image representing the electronic device 100 may include dynamic objects. A dynamic object refers to an object whose position, shape, or size is changed periodically or aperiodically.

In operation 620, the electronic device 100 may set a variable period that may change at least a portion of the image displayed on the display 110, and an invariant period that represents the same image as the image displayed immediately before.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may set the variable period or the constant period to a multiple of the image update period of the display.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may set a variable period and an invariant period based on the remaining battery capacity of the electronic device 100. According to one embodiment, the control module 120 may set a variable period in proportion to the amount of remaining battery.

According to one embodiment, when the electronic device 100 includes at least one dynamic object that is periodically changed in the image displayed on the display 110, it is possible to set a variable period and an invariant period based on the changing period of the dynamic object have. For example, the electronic device 100 may set a period in which at least one dynamic object that is periodically changed is changed to a variable period, and a period in which at least one dynamic object is unchanged, to an unchanging period.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 is based on at least one of a change period, a change time, a size, or a change amount of a dynamic object if a plurality of dynamic objects that are periodically changed in the image displayed on the display 110 are included Select a part of the plurality of objects, and set the variable period and the invariant period based on the modification period of the selected object.

In operation 630, an image change event may occur in electronic device 100. According to one embodiment, the image change event may include a change event of the object displayed in the image or a display event of the new object, such as by a user operation or reception of new information.

When an image change event occurs, in operation 640, the electronic device 100 may determine whether it is a variable period. If it is determined that the electronic device 100 is not a variable period, the electronic device 100 may determine whether it is a variable period again after a predetermined time has elapsed.

If the electronic device 100 is determined to be a variable period, at 650 operations, the changed image may be displayed. According to one embodiment, the electronic device 100 may change a plurality of objects at different times when an image change event for multiple objects occurs in an invariant period.

A display method of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention includes the steps of displaying an image on a display and setting a variable period that can change at least some of the image and an invariant period that displays the same image as the image displayed immediately before Operation.

The display method of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention described above can be implemented as a program executable in an electronic device. Such a program can be stored in various types of recording media and used.

Specifically, the program codes for carrying out the above-described methods may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a flash memory, a ROM (Read Only Memory), an EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), an EEPROM (Electronically Erasable and Programmable ROM) But may be stored in various types of nonvolatile recording media such as a disk, a memory card, a USB memory, a CD-ROM, and the like.

A computer-readable medium according to various embodiments of the present invention includes an operation of displaying an image and an operation of setting a variable period that can change at least a part of the image and an invariant period that displays the same image as the image displayed immediately before A program that performs the method of including it may be recorded.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

100: electronic device 110: display
120: Control module

Claims (19)

A display for displaying an image; And
And a control module for setting an invariant period which represents the same image as the image displayed immediately before and a variable period in which at least a part of the images can be changed. The method according to claim 1,
The control module includes:
And when the image change event occurs in the invariable period, displays the changed image in the variable period. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the image change event comprises:
A change event of the object displayed in the image or a display event of the new object. The method according to claim 1,
The control module includes:
And sets the variable period or the constant period to a multiple of the image update period of the display. The method according to claim 1,
The control module includes:
And sets the variable period and the constant period based on the remaining battery amount of the electronic device. The method according to claim 1,
The control module includes:
And sets the variable period and the invariant period based on a modification period of the at least one dynamic object if at least one dynamic object that is periodically changed is included in the image. The method according to claim 6,
The control module includes:
Sets a period in which the at least one dynamic object is changed to the variable period, and sets a period in which the at least one dynamic object is not changed to the invariant period. The method according to claim 1,
The control module includes:
The variable period and the constant period are determined based on the modification period of the selected object based on at least one of the modification period, the modification time, the size, or the variation amount of the dynamic object if the image includes a plurality of dynamic objects periodically changed And the electronic device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the electronic device is a wearable electronic device. Displaying an image on a display; And
And setting an invariant period that represents an image that is the same as the image displayed immediately before and a variable period in which at least a portion of the image can be changed. 11. The method of claim 10,
And displaying an image changed in the variable period when an image change event occurs in the invariable period. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the image change event comprises:
A change of an object displayed in the image or a display of a new object. 11. The method of claim 10,
The operation of setting the variable period and the invariant period includes:
Wherein the variable period or the constant period is set to a multiple of the image update period of the display. 11. The method of claim 10,
The operation of setting the variable period and the invariant period includes:
And sets the variable period and the constant period based on the remaining battery amount of the electronic device. 11. The method of claim 10,
The operation of setting the variable period and the invariant period includes:
Wherein the variable period and the constant period are set based on a modification period of the at least one dynamic object if at least one dynamic object periodically changed is included in the image. 16. The method of claim 15,
The operation of setting the variable period and the invariant period includes:
Sets a period in which the at least one dynamic object is changed to the variable period, and sets a period in which the at least one dynamic object is not changed to the invariant period. 11. The method of claim 10,
The operation of setting the variable period and the invariant period includes:
Selecting at least one object based on at least one of a change period, a change time, a size, or a change amount of a dynamic object if the image includes a plurality of dynamic objects that are periodically changed; And
And sets the variable period and the invariant period based on the changing period of the selected object. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the electronic device is a wearable electronic device. Displaying an image; And
And setting an invariant period that represents the same image as the image displayed immediately before and a variable period in which at least a part of the image can be changed.

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