Content playback method and electronic device supporting same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11245948-B2
Application number	US-201716331696-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 29, 2017
Priority date	Sep 8, 2016
Publication date	Feb 8, 2022
Grant date	Feb 8, 2022

Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a sensor module functionally connected with the electronic device; a receiving module functionally connected with the electronic device; and a processor, wherein the processor may detect that the electronic device is worn by a user, obtain content from an external electronic device in response to the detection, and execute the obtained content upon obtaining the content from the external electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A head-mounted electronic device comprising:
one or more sensors comprising a proximity sensor;
one or more receivers; and
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
activate the proximity sensor, wherein the proximity sensor is configured to sense proximity of a user's head;
detect, using the proximity sensor, whether the head-mounted electronic device is worn by a user;
in response to the detection of a worn state of the head-mounted electronic device, without a separate user input, activate at least one of the one or more receivers and receive an external signal from an external electronic device using the receivers, wherein the external signal comprises content information that is being executed by the external electronic device;
identify whether the content information being executed by the external electronic device comprises content streamed from a server;
based on identifying that the content information comprises content streamed from a server, connect to the server to receive the streamed content and execute the streamed content received from the server;
based on identifying that the content information does not comprise content streamed from the server:
identify whether the content information comprises virtual reality content, and
convert content obtained from the external signal into virtual reality content and execute the converted virtual reality content, based on identifying the content information as comprising no virtual reality content.

2. The head-mounted electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more receivers comprises at least one of an audio receiver, a camera, or an RF receiver.

3. A head-mounted electronic device comprising:
one or more sensors comprising a proximity sensor;
a memory; and
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
activate the proximity sensor, wherein the proximity sensor is configured to sense proximity of a user's head;
detect, using the proximity sensor, that the head-mounted electronic device is worn by a user;
search for a peripheral electronic device in response to the detection;
receive and store, in the memory, service information currently providable by a peripheral electronic device identified by the search;
execute an application;
identify whether a peripheral electronic device linkable with the executed application is present, based on the service information currently providable by the peripheral electronic device;
in response to the peripheral electronic device not being present, stop searching for the peripheral electronic device until another application is executed;
in response to the peripheral electronic device being present:
establish communicative coupling with the peripheral electronic device;
activate the coupled peripheral electronic device as the head-mounted electronic device executes a function related with the peripheral electronic device; and
obtain user input through the activated peripheral electronic device.

4. A method of operating a head-mounted electronic device, the method comprising:
activating a proximity sensor, wherein the proximity sensor is configured to sense proximity of a user's head;
detecting, using the proximity sensor, whether the head-mounted electronic device is worn by a user;
in response to the detection of a worn state of the head-mounted electronic device without a separate user input, activating at least one of one or more receivers and receiving an external signal from an external electronic device using the receivers, wherein the external signal comprises content information that is being executed by the external electronic device;
identifying whether the content information being executed by the external electronic device comprises content streamed from a server;
based on identifying that the content information comprises content streamed from the server, connecting to the server to receive the streamed content and executing the streamed content received from the server;
based on identifying that the content information does not comprise content streamed from the server:
identifying whether the content information comprises virtual reality content,
converting the content into virtual reality content and executing the converted virtual reality content, based on identifying the content information as comprising no virtual reality content.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more receivers comprises at least one of an audio receiver, a camera, or an RF receiver.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lim Jun-Hak
• Kang Hyuk
• Kim Taeho
• Park Taegun
• Choi Gyu-Cheol

Classifications

• H04N21/4112 Primary

  having fewer capabilities than the client, e.g. thin client having less processing power or no tuning capabilities · CPC title

• G06F1/16

  Constructional details or arrangements · CPC title

• G06Q50/10

  Services · CPC title

• G06T19/006

  Mixed reality (object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00) · CPC title

• H04N21/43637

  involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth®, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] (arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114) · CPC title