KR20160115603A - Electronic device and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are an electronic device and a method for controlling the same. According to the present invention, the electronic device includes: a body; an output unit including a writing unit to transfer a light emitted from at least one light source positioned on the body through a light guiding member and to emit the transferred light through at least a part of the light guiding member; a holding unit which is disposed in at least a part of the writing unit and holds a terminal; and a control unit which changes the state of the output unit based on the information obtained from the terminal held to the holding unit. Accordingly, the present invention has an effect of allowing a user to intuitively recognize information of the terminal through the state change of the electronic device due to outputting the information of the held terminal through the output unit including the writing unit.

Description

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device capable of being mounted on a terminal and a control method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to an electronic device for detecting whether or not a terminal is stationary, and for generating a specific event based on information obtained from the terminal that has been stationed, and a control method thereof.

A terminal can be divided into a mobile / portable terminal and a stationary terminal depending on whether the terminal is movable or not. The mobile terminal can be divided into a handheld terminal and a vehicle mounted terminal according to whether the user can directly carry the mobile terminal.

The functions of mobile terminals are diversified. For example, there are data and voice communication, photographing and video shooting through a camera, voice recording, music file playback through a speaker system, and outputting an image or video on a display unit. Some terminals are equipped with an electronic game play function or a multimedia player function. In particular, modern mobile terminals can receive multicast signals that provide visual content such as broadcast and video or television programs.

Such a terminal has various functions, for example, in the form of a multimedia device having multiple functions such as photographing and photographing of a moving picture, reproduction of a music or video file, reception of a game and broadcasting, etc. .

In recent years, in order to support and increase the function of a terminal, research on an electronic device that can be interlocked with a terminal has been actively carried out in addition to improving a structural part and / or a software part of the terminal. Electronic devices that can be interfaced with handsets need to be user-friendly and optimized to meet the user's design needs. Such an electronic device can provide convenience to the user, and the demand of the user is increasing.

The present invention relates to an electronic device for detecting whether or not a terminal is mounted on a mounting unit and having an accommodation unit capable of receiving the terminal and generating a specific event through an output unit including a lighting unit based on information acquired from the station, And a method thereof.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device including a body, a body, a light guiding member, and a light guiding member. The light guiding member transmits light emitted from at least one light source located in the body and emits the transmitted light through at least one region of the light guiding member And a control unit for changing the state of the output unit based on information acquired from the terminal stationed at the stationary unit, .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling an electronic device, including the steps of: initiating charging of a terminal when it detects a terminal station; acquiring information from the terminal; And changing the state of the output section including the lighting section.

The electronic device according to the present invention can output the information of the station that has been stationed through the output unit including the lighting unit so that the user can intuitively recognize the information of the terminal through the state change of the electronic device without recognizing the information through the terminal Effect.

The electronic device according to the present invention may further include a charging module in the mounting part to start charging when the terminal is stationary and to change the state of the electronic device based on information of the terminal.

The electronic device according to the present invention includes a lighting unit having a variety of external shapes and a body provided so as to be detachable therefrom so that a user can have a plurality of lighting units having different shapes and each lighting unit can be divided into one body As shown in Fig. Accordingly, the electronic device according to the present invention can meet the design desire of the user.

1 is a block diagram for explaining an electronic device related to the present invention.
2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an electronic device according to the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view of an electronic device according to the present invention.
4 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to the present invention.
5 to 16 are views for explaining the configurations of the electronic device according to the present invention.
17 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 18 and 19 are diagrams showing an operation state of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
20 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 21 is a view showing an operation state of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
22 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 23 is a view showing an operation state of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIGS. 24-27 illustrate embodiments in which different events proceed through an output of an electronic device of the present invention in accordance with specific information obtained by the terminal.
28 is a graph showing a change in display state according to a change in event display time of the electronic device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to designate identical or similar elements, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. , ≪ / RTI > equivalents, and alternatives.

Terms including ordinals, such as first, second, etc., may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to these terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, the terms "comprises", "having", and the like are used to specify that a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

The terminal described in this specification may be a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, a slate PC, A tablet PC, an ultrabook, a wearable device (e.g., a smartwatch, a smart glass, a head mounted display (HMD), etc.) .

1 is a block diagram for explaining an electronic device related to the present invention.

The electronic device 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an input unit 120, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, an interface unit 160, a memory 170, a control unit 180, (190), and the like. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential for implementing an electronic device, so that the electronic device described herein may have more or fewer components than the components listed above.

More specifically, the wireless communication unit 110 among the components may perform wireless communication between the electronic device 100 and the wireless communication system, between the electronic device 100 and the terminal, or between the electronic device 100 and the external server. Or < / RTI > In addition, the wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules that connect the electronic device 100 to one or more networks.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include at least one of a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short distance communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The input unit 120 includes a camera 121 or an image input unit for inputting a video signal, a microphone 122 for inputting an audio signal, an audio input unit, a user input unit 123 for receiving information from a user A touch key, a mechanical key, and the like). The voice data or image data collected by the input unit 120 may be analyzed and processed by a user's control command.

The sensing unit 140 may include at least one sensor for sensing at least one of the information in the electronic device, the surrounding information surrounding the electronic device, and the user information. For example, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141, an illumination sensor 142, a touch sensor, an acceleration sensor, a magnetic sensor, A G-sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a motion sensor, an RGB sensor, an infrared sensor, a finger scan sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, A microphone 226, a battery gauge, an environmental sensor (for example, a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, a radiation detection sensor, A thermal sensor, a gas sensor, etc.), a chemical sensor (e.g., an electronic nose, a healthcare sensor, a biometric sensor, etc.). Meanwhile, the electronic device disclosed in this specification can combine and use information sensed by at least two of the sensors.

The output unit 150 includes at least one of a display unit 151, an acoustic output unit 152, a haptic tip module 153, and a light output unit 154 to generate an output related to visual, auditory, can do. The display unit 151 may have a mutual layer structure with the touch sensor or may be integrally formed to realize a touch screen. Such a touch screen may function as a user input 123 that provides an input interface between the electronic device 100 and a user and may provide an output interface between the electronic device 100 and a user.

The interface unit 160 serves as a path for communication with various types of external devices connected to the electronic device 100. The interface unit 160 is connected to a device having a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, And may include at least one of a port, an audio I / O port, a video I / O port, and an earphone port. In the electronic device 100, corresponding to the connection of the external device to the interface unit 160, it is possible to perform appropriate control related to the connected external device.

The memory 170 also stores data that supports various functions of the electronic device 100. The memory 170 may store a plurality of application programs (application programs or applications) driven in the electronic device 100, data for operation of the electronic device 100, and instructions. At least some of these applications may be downloaded from an external server via wireless communication. At least some of these applications may also reside on the electronic device 100 from the time of shipment for the basic functions of the electronic device 100 (e.g., phone call incoming, outgoing, message receiving, originating functions). On the other hand, the application program is stored in the memory 170, installed on the electronic device 100, and can be driven by the control unit 180 to perform the operation (or function) of the electronic device.

The control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the electronic device 100, in addition to the operations associated with the application program. The control unit 180 may process or process signals, data, information, and the like input or output through the above-mentioned components, or may drive an application program stored in the memory 170 to provide or process appropriate information or functions to the user.

In addition, the controller 180 may control at least some of the components illustrated in FIG. 1 in order to drive an application program stored in the memory 170. Further, the controller 180 may operate at least two of the components included in the electronic device 100 in combination with each other for driving the application program.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power to the components included in the electronic device 100. The power supply unit 190 includes a battery, which may be an internal battery or a replaceable battery.

At least some of the components may operate in cooperation with each other to implement an operation, control, or control method of an electronic device according to various embodiments described below. In addition, the method of operation, control, or control of the electronic device may be implemented on the electronic device by driving at least one application program stored in the memory 170.

Hereinafter, embodiments related to a control method that can be implemented in the electronic device 100 constructed as above will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.

The electronic device 100 according to the present invention can be disposed at various locations desired by the user according to the needs of the user. The electronic device 100 may be provided with a space in which the terminal can be mounted. The electronic device 100 can change the state of the electronic device 100 based on the information of the station that has been stationed. That is, the information of the station that has been stationed can be outputted through the electronic device 100. [ The electronic device 100 according to the present invention can allow the user to intuitively recognize the state of the electronic device 100 without changing the information of the terminal through the terminal.

2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an electronic device according to the present invention. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an electronic device according to the present invention. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to the present invention.

The electronic device 100 according to the present invention includes a body 200, a lighting unit 300 detachably coupled to the body 200, and a mounting unit 400 provided inside the lighting unit 300 .

The body 200 may include a main board having various electronic devices built therein, and may perform a function of performing communication and processing the received information based on the received information. The outer shape of the body 200 may be modified to have an optimized shape capable of supporting the lighting unit 300 from below. The upper portion of the body 200 may have a shape corresponding to one end of the lighting unit 300 so as to be able to be engaged with one end of the lighting unit 300. The external shape of the body 200 is not limited to the shape shown in the drawings, and may include various shapes having an internal space capable of accommodating the necessary components in the electronic device 100.

The body 200 may include a main cover 201 and a sub cover 202 for determining the external shape of the body. The main cover 201 and the sub cover 202 may be formed as one body. The necessary components of the electronic device 100 can be accommodated in the inner space formed by the main cover 201 and the sub cover 202 combined with each other.

The main cover 201 and the sub cover 202 may include a light source 220, a PCB 230, and a battery 270.

The light source unit 220 includes a light source 221 that emits light and a connection hole 222 through which light from the light source 221 is incident.

The light source 221 may include all light emitting elements that emit light. For example, the light source 221 may be a commonly used light emitting diode (LED). The light source 221 may be composed of an LED that emits white light, and may be configured by using one each of red, green, and blue LEDs and arranging them in appropriate shapes. Alternatively, a plurality of LEDs may be used as needed to implement a light source 221 of high luminance. You can also use multiple red-green-blue LEDs with a set of red-green-blue LEDs. Thus, the light source 221 can be configured to realize various colors as well as white light.

The connection hole 222 is formed on the main cover 201 and one side of the connection hole 222 is connected to the light source 221 and the other side is connected to the lighting unit 300. The connection hole 222 functions as a path for transmitting the light emitted from the light source 221 to the lighting unit 300. Although not shown, a reflective member may be further included on the inner surface of the connection hole 222 so that the light from the light source 221 can travel to the lighting unit 300 without loss.

5, the body 200 may include at least one light source unit 220 (LR1 to LR4) (FIG. 5A). The light sources 221 disposed in the respective light source units 220, LR1 to LR4 irradiate light to the lighting unit 300 connected to the respective light source units 220, LR1 to LR4. When the body 200 is provided with a plurality of light source units 220 and LR1 to LR4, the light emission intensity, the light emission time, the light emission order, and the color of light may be different for each light source unit 220 (LR1 to LR4) . For example, when the four light source units LR1 to LR4 are provided, the first, second, third, and fourth light source units LR1 to LR4 may emit light of different colors of red, green, have. As another example, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the emission duration, emission order, and color of light may be different for each of the light source units LR1 to LR4. That is, the first light source unit LR1 emits red light for 0 to t1, the second light source unit LR2 emits green light for t1 to t2, the third light source unit LR3 emits blue light for t2 to t3, (LR4) can emit white light for t3 to t4 hours, respectively. At this time, the controller 180 may control the intensity of light emitted from the first, second, third, and fourth light sources LR1 to LR4 to be different from each other. In FIG. 5 (b), the horizontal axis T represents time, and the vertical axis I represents the intensity of light.

Various electronic components for operating the electronic device 100 may be provided on the PCB 230. For example, various sensors may be located on the PCB 230. Also, the PCB 230 may be provided with an interface for charging and / or communication. The battery 270 may supply power necessary for operation of the electronic device 100. [ The battery 270 may be directly connected to the outside through the interface unit 160 to be supplied with power, or may be supplied with power through charging in a state where the battery 270 is not in direct physical contact.

The lighting unit 300 may have various shapes. That is, the lighting unit 300 may be formed in various shapes including a rectangular shape having an opening 370 as well as a polyhedron such as a tetrahedron or a hexahedron having an opening 370 as shown in the figure. Accordingly, the user can have a plurality of lighting units 300 having different shapes, and can selectively attach and detach each lighting unit 300 to one body 200 according to his / her preference.

The lighting unit 300 includes a light guiding member 310 serving as a path of movement of light incident from the light source 221. The light guiding member 310 is formed to extend from one end to the other end according to a predetermined shape of the lighting unit 300. One end of the light guide member 310 is connected to the light source unit 220 when the body 200 and the lighting unit 300 are coupled. The light guiding member 310 may be made of a transparent material. The light incident from the light source 221 to the light guide member 310 is transmitted from one side end of the light guide member 310 toward the other side end and may be emitted through at least a portion of the outer surface of the light guide member 310.

6, the lighting unit 300 includes a light guide member 310 and a light guide member 310 to transmit light incident from the light source 221 to one end of the light guide member 310 toward the other end of the light guide member 310. [ A pattern unit 265 provided on an outer surface of the light guide member 310 and an opaque member 350 provided on an inner surface of the light guide member 310.

The pattern unit 265 may reflect a part of the incident light from the light source 221 toward the opaque member 350 and emit the remaining part of the incident light to the outside. The pattern unit 265 includes a plurality of reflective members P, and the reflective members P may be disposed apart from each other. At this time, the spaced space between the reflective members P may be the light transmitting area TA. The light incident on the reflecting member P among the light traveling through the light guiding member 310 may be reflected toward the opaque member 350 by the reflecting member P. [ The light incident on the light transmitting region TA among the light traveling through the light guiding member 310 may be transmitted through the outer surface of the light guiding member 310 and emitted to the outside.

The opaque member 350 may be provided on at least a part of the inner surface of the light guide member 310 so that the light incident on the opaque member 350 among the light transmitted through the light guide member 310 may be incident on the outer surface of the light guide member 310 And reflects the light in a direction. The opaque member 350 is preferably provided with a material having a high reflectance so as to reflect the light incident on the opaque member 350. In addition, the opaque member 350 may be made of an opaque material so that the internal components of the lighting unit 300 can not be recognized from the outside.

The light incident on the light guide member 310 may travel from one end to the other end of the light guide member 310 through the reflection between the pattern unit 265 and the opaque member 350, And may be emitted to the outside in the transmissive area TA. For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, a part (1) of light (1, 2, 3) incident on one end of the light guide member 310 from the light source 221, May be transmitted through the outer surface of the light guide member 310 and may be emitted to the outside. Part of the light (2, 3) incident on the remaining first reflective member P1 is reflected by the first reflective member P1 and travels toward the opaque member 350 and is reflected again by the opaque member 350 The light guide member 310 can be moved in the direction of the outer surface of the light guide member 310. At this time, a part (?) Of the light traveling in the outer surface direction of the light guide member 310 may be transmitted through the outer surface of the light guide member 310 as it is and may be emitted to the outside. The light incident on the second reflective member P2 among the light traveling in the outer surface direction of the light guide member 310 may be reflected by the second reflective member P2 and proceed in the direction of the opaque member 350 . 6 (b), the light incident from the light source 220 to the lighting unit 300 can be emitted radially around the light source 220.

The pattern unit 265 may function to limit an amount of light emitted through the outer surface of the light guide member 310 according to the distance from the light source unit 220. The distance between the plurality of reflection members P constituting the pattern unit 265, the width of the reflection member P, the shape of the reflection member P And so on.

As shown in FIG. 7, one side of the lighting unit 300 in the Z-Y plane can be divided into imaginary A, B, and C regions. Hereinafter, the virtual A, B, and C planes will be described with reference to the drawings, but these are not for convenience of description. The description of the imaginary A, B, and C regions can be applied equally to the A ', B', and C 'regions on the other side corresponding to the A, B, and C regions.

8, the amount of light emitted through the outer surface of the light guiding member 310 can be adjusted by varying the degree of densification of the reflective member P for each of the A, B, and C regions. For example, the number of reflecting members P provided for each region may be adjusted to vary the degree of densification of the reflecting member P.

As shown in Fig. 8 (a), the same number of reflective members P may be provided in each of the areas A, B, and C. In this case, a relatively large amount of light may be emitted in the region A closer to the light source 220, and a relatively small amount of light may be emitted in the region C far from the light source 220.

As shown in FIG. 8 (b), a relatively small number of reflective members P may be provided as the distance from the light source unit 220 increases. That is, a relatively large number of reflection members P may be provided in the region A closer to the light source unit 220 than the regions B and C. When the number of the reflection members P is relatively large in the region, light traveling to another adjacent region through reflection is more than light emitted from the region. Accordingly, a relatively large number of reflection members P are provided in the A region close to the light source unit 220 and a fewer number of reflection members P are provided in the B region C region, .

When it is necessary to vary the amount of light emitted according to the region, as shown in Fig. 8C, it is also possible to provide different numbers or the same number of reflection members P in the respective regions .

Figs. 9 to 11 are enlarged views of one region PR of the light guiding member provided with the reflective member in Fig. 8 (a).

9A, the distance between adjacent reflection members P1 to Pn can be adjusted in order to adjust the amount of light emitted through the outer surface of the light guide member 310. Referring to FIG. That is, the light guiding member 310 may be provided with a plurality of reflective members P1 to Pn, and the reflective members P1 to Pn may be spaced apart from the other reflective members P1 to Pn, Respectively. The area between the reflection members P1 to Pn becomes the light transmission areas TA1 to TAn. The amount of light emitted to the outer surface of the light guiding member 310 can be adjusted by adjusting the gaps g1 to g3 between the reflecting members P1 to Pn. For example, in order to make the amount of light emitted from the entire region constant, the adjacent reflecting members P1 to Pn may be arranged to have a relatively large separation distance g1 to g3 as the distance from the light source unit 220 increases .

9B, the widths w1 to w3 of the reflective members P1 to Pn can be adjusted in order to adjust the amount of light emitted through the outer surface of the light guide member 310. Referring to FIG. That is, the light guiding member 310 may be provided with a plurality of reflecting members P1 to Pn, and at least one of the reflecting members P1 to Pn may have a width w1 to w3 different from at least one of the other reflecting members P1 to Pn Lt; / RTI > For example, reflection members P1 to Pn having relatively small widths w1 to w3 may be disposed farther from the light source unit 220 so that the same light is emitted in all the areas. At this time, when the width of the reflecting member P is widened, the reflecting member P can be visually recognized from the outside.

10, the reflection members P1 to Pn may be provided in various forms as needed. The plurality of reflection members P1 to Pn may extend in one direction and may be provided in a stripe shape (Fig. 10 (a)). Each of the reflection members P1 to Pn may have a dot shape and may be provided in a matrix form (FIG. 10 (b)). The reflection members P1 to Pn may be provided in the oblique direction as well as the vertical and horizontal directions (Fig. 10 (c)). Further, the respective reflection members P1 to Pn may have different shapes (Fig. 10 (d)).

Referring to FIG. 11, a plurality of reflective members P having different widths may be provided on the outer surface of the light guiding member 310. The plurality of reflective members P may include a first reflective member VP that is visible from the outside and a second reflective member NVP that is not visible from the outside. The first reflective member VP may be formed to have a sufficiently wide width and be visible from the outside. At this time, the first reflection members VP can be arranged to have a specific shape, and the user can recognize the specific shape from the outside. For example, during the period when the lighting unit 300 is off, the first reflection members VP are visually perceived directly by the user so that the user can recognize a specific shape, and when the lighting unit 300 is turned on, The user can recognize a specific shape through the projection surface on which the light emitted from the lighting unit 300 is projected.

The electronic device 100 is further provided with a coupling portion 210 for coupling and separating the body 200 and the lighting unit 300. The coupling portion 210 may include a first coupling portion 211 and a second coupling portion 212. The first engaging portion 211 may be provided on the main cover 201 of the body 200 and the second engaging portion 212 may be provided on the upper side of the main body 201 of the body 200, Area. As an example, the coupling portion 210 may be a C-CLIP. Although two coupling portions 210 are shown in the figure, the coupling portions 210 may be provided.

The mounting portion 400 may be located in at least a part of the inner side of the lighting unit 300 and serve to house the terminal 1000. The mounting portion 400 has a contact surface 401 which is in contact with a part of the stationary terminal 1000. The contact surface 401 of the mounting portion 400 may have sufficient space to allow the terminal 1000 to be mounted. For example, as shown in (a) of FIG. 12, the mounting portion 400 may have a space for mounting a plurality of terminals 1001, 1002, and 1003 therein. Also, referring to FIG. 12 (b), a space for mounting a terminal 1000 that occupies a lot of space, such as a wearable terminal 1010, may be provided.

The mounting portion 400 may further include a charging module 390. [ Accordingly, when the user places the terminal 1000 on the mounting portion 400, charging can be started immediately. The charging module 390 may be one that uses a wireless charging scheme. For example, the charging module 390 may be of an inductive coupling type based on the magnetic induction phenomenon from the wireless power transmission device. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the charging module 390 may be a wired charging method. That is, the charging module 390 may be powered by a connection port that can be directly connected to the terminal 1000.

The charging module 390 may be provided in a region corresponding to the contact surface 401 which is in contact with a part of the terminal 1000. For example, as shown in the figure, a wireless charging type charging module 390 may be provided on the opposite side of the mounting portion 400 corresponding to the contact surface 401 of the mounting portion 400.

The charging module 390 is provided so as to correspond to the entire surface of the contact surface 401 of the stationary part 400 so that charging can be started regardless of the position of the terminal 1000 on the contact surface 401. [ In the case where the rechargeable area is separately arranged in a part of the mounting part 400, the charging module 390 may be provided so as to correspond to only the rechargeable area.

The contact surface 401 of the mounting portion 400 may have a planar shape extending in a direction perpendicular to a virtual axis parallel to the longitudinal direction of the electronic device 100. [ That is, the contact surface 401 contacting the part of the terminal 1000 among the mounts 400 is perpendicular to the first axis AX1 direction passing vertically through the center of the electronic device 100, It may be preferable to have a planar shape extending in the direction of the arrow. This is to prevent the stationary position of the terminal 1000 from being changed at a position where the first user is stationed on the terminal 1000. [

13, the opening 370 includes a first opening 371 formed in the upper portion of the lighting unit 300 and a second opening 372 formed in the lower portion of the lighting unit 300.

The first opening 371 is a passage through which the user can enter and leave the hand to mount the terminal 1000 on the electronic device 100. The first opening 371 may be formed in various positions, shapes and the like as necessary.

Assuming a virtual axis parallel to the longitudinal direction of the electronic device 100, that is, the first axis AX1, the opening direction of the first opening 371 is tilted at a certain angle a in the first axis AX1 direction tilted second axis AX2 direction. In order to mount the terminal 1000 on the electronic device 100, the user's hand is drawn into the first opening 371 along the direction of the second axis AX2 which is the opening direction. The direction of the second axis AX2 may be the best direction for the user to easily mount the terminal 1000 on the electronic device 100. [

14, the direction of the second axis AX2 is the same as that of the terminal 1000 (Fig. 14A) so that the user can place the terminal 1000 in the first area 402 of the mount 400 The second axis AX2 may pass through the center of the first region 402 (see Fig. 14 (b)), (c).

The first region 402 corresponds to the charging module 390 and may be a region where charging is performed most efficiently. For example, when the rechargeable region is disposed in only a part of the mounting portion 400, the recharging module 390 is provided so as to correspond only to the rechargeable region. The first opening 371 may serve to guide the user's hand so that the terminal 1000 can be placed on the rechargeable area.

15, when the electronic device 100 includes the sterilizing light source 1100 capable of sterilizing the terminal 1000, the first region 402 may include sterilizing light 1100 of the sterilizing light source 1100, (SR) to be irradiated. At this time, the sterilizing light source 1100 is provided at the furthest distance from the contact surface 401 of the stationary part 400 so that the irradiation range of the sterilizing light source 1100 can be most widely distributed on the contact surface 401 of the stationary part 400 .

The second opening 372 is formed in the lower portion of the lighting unit 300 and is an area through which the upper surface of the body 200 is drawn. The first engaging portion 211 of the body 200 and the second engaging portion 212 of the lighting unit 300 are connected to each other when the upper surface of the body 200 is drawn into the second opening 372, 200 and the light guide member 310 of the lighting unit 300 are connected to each other. The second opening 372 is formed in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of the first axis AX1.

 An output unit 150 may be further provided in at least a part of the body 200 and / or the lighting unit 300 to allow the user to recognize information of the terminal 1000 placed in the lighting unit 300. For example, the output unit 150 may be a display unit 151 and / or an audio output unit 152. In this case, the user can recognize the current information and the current state of the terminal 1000 stored in the mounting unit 400 through the plurality of output units 150 including the lighting unit 300 in a simpler and more various manner . That is, the states of the output units 150 including the lighting unit 300 can be changed as predetermined, based on the information acquired from the stationary terminal 1000, The terminal 1000 can recognize the current information and the current state of the terminal 1000.

For example, as shown in the figure, when the body 200 is provided with the sound output unit 152, a speaker 280 may be further provided in the body 200. The speaker 280 may generate sound. The generated sound can be transmitted to the user through one side of the body 200. In order to provide a high quality sound through the sound output unit 152, it is desirable to secure a sufficient resonance space inside the body 200 provided with the speaker 280. [ In this case, although not shown, a voice-inhibiting pad may be further provided in the inner space of the body 200 where the speaker 280 is provided.

As another example, the display unit 151 may be provided in at least a part of the lighting unit 300. The display unit 151 may include a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, or the like.

At least a part of the body 200 and / or the lighting unit 300 is provided with a user input unit 300 for operating the terminal 1000 mounted on the mounting unit 400 of the electronic device 100 and / (123) may be further provided. The user input unit 123 may be implemented as a touch screen including a touch sensor.

The display unit 151, the sound output unit 152, the light source 121, the user input unit 123, the charging module 390, and the like included in the electronic device 100 according to the present invention May be connected to the PCB 230 via the FPCB. 4, the display unit 151 included in the lighting unit 300 includes a PCB 230 provided on the body 200, a first FPCB 234 and a second FPCB 234, 236, respectively. The first FPCB 234 and the second FPCB 236 are connected to the PCB 230 and the display unit 151 respectively and the lighting unit 300 and the body 200 are connected to each other through the coupling unit 210 When connected, they are electrically connected. The speaker 280 constituting the sound output unit 152 included in the body 200 may be electrically connected to the PCB 230 through the first FPCB 234 and the third FPCB 232. At this time, the third FPCB 232 is connected to the speaker 280.

The electronic device 100 according to the present invention can detect a user's finger or the like contacting the lighting unit 300 and / or the body 200 to perform a specific event. The current state of the electronic device 100 may be sensed through a sensing unit including a touch sensor, a sensing sensor, a proximity sensor, and the like.

For example, as shown in FIG. 16A, the controller 180 may detect the number of times the user touches the lighting unit 300, and may perform different events according to the number of times the user touches the lighting unit 300. For example, when the user touches the lighting unit 300 once, the control unit 180 senses it and can switch the output unit 150 from the active mode to the inactive mode or from the inactive mode to the active mode .

As shown in FIG. 16 (b), the control unit 180 can detect various patterns that the user touches the lighting unit 300 and perform various other various events. For example, when the user sweeps or sweeps one side of the electronic device 100, the controller 180 may detect the light intensity of the lighting device 300 or the volume of the speaker 280 .

As shown in FIG. 16 (c), the control unit 180 can detect various times when the user touches the lighting unit 300 and perform various other various events. For example, if the user touches one surface of the electronic device 100 and remains in contact for a predetermined time, the control unit 180 may detect the contact and turn the electronic device 100 on and off.

17 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 18 and 19 are diagrams showing an operation state of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

17, the control unit 180 of the electronic device 100 according to the present invention can proceed to step S110 of sensing whether the terminal 1000 is mounted on the mounting unit 400. [

Whether or not the terminal 1000 is stationary can be detected through a sensing unit provided in the stationary part 400. [ For example, whether or not the terminal 1000 is stationary may be detected through a proximity sensor, an optical sensor, a position sensor, or the like provided in the mounting portion 400 which is in contact with any part of the terminal 1000.

The control unit 180 determines whether the terminal 1000 is stationed in the electronic device 100 in step S120 and if the terminal 1000 is stationary, (S130) of converting the state of at least one of the output unit 150 and the output unit 150. [ 18, the control unit 180 controls the output unit 150 including the lighting unit 300, the display unit 151, and the sound output unit 152 according to the information acquired by the terminal 1000, So that different events can be carried out.

18A, a different event through the output unit 150 may be used to turn on / off the lighting unit 300, to change the color of the light emitted from the lighting unit 300, the duration of the light, And the like. For example, referring to FIG. 19 (a), the terminal 1000 emits lights of different colors according to the acquired information, so that the user can know what information the terminal 1000 has acquired through the color of light It can be perceived intuitively.

18B, different events through the output unit 150 may include turning on / off the display unit 151, or changing the images implemented in the display unit 151 have. For example, referring to FIG. 19 (b), it is possible to display simple information of a caller at the time of call reception, display the contents of a message upon receipt of a message, and allow the user to recognize the caller from outside.

As shown in FIG. 18 (c), different events through the output unit 150 include turning on / off the sound output unit 152 or changing the sound emitted from the sound output unit 152 can do. For example, referring to (c) of FIG. 19, when a call is received or a message is received, the sound output unit 152 controls to output different sounds so that the information received through the sound output by the user is intuitively . Also, simple information of the sender may be transmitted by voice.

20 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 21 is a view showing an operation state of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 20, the controller 180 determines whether the terminal 1000 is stationed in the electronic device 100 (S120). When the terminal 1000 is stationary, the controller 180 starts charging the stationary terminal 1000 (Step S125). The control unit 180 may start charging the terminal 1000 stored in the storage unit 400 through the charging module 390 provided in the storage unit 400. [ The step of converting at least any one of the output units 150 including the lighting unit 300 (S130) may be performed based on the charging start information of the terminal 1000. [

For example, when the terminal 1000 is mounted on the mounting portion 400 of the electronic device 100, the charging starts immediately, the lighting unit 300 emits red light, and the display unit 151 displays'Quot; can be displayed (Fig. 21 (a)). When the charging is completed, the lighting unit 300 emits green light, the display unit 151 displays an image of 'Charging Complete', and the sound output unit 152 outputs a sound 'Charging completed' (Fig. 21 (b)). The user can intuitively recognize whether charging is started or completed through the change in the state of the output unit 150. [

22 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 23 is a view showing an operation state of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

22 (a), the control unit 180 of the electronic device 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention detects whether or not the terminal 1000 is mounted on the mounting unit 400 (S110 ). Whether or not the terminal 1000 is stationary can be detected through a sensing unit provided in the stationary part 400. [ The control unit 180 determines whether the terminal 1000 is stationed in the electronic device 100 in step S120 and determines whether the terminal 1000 is mounted on the output unit 150 including the lighting unit 300 At least one of the states may be converted (S130). Next, the control unit 180 may further include a step of deactivating at least one of the functions of the stationary terminal 1000 and activating at least one of the functions of the stationary terminal 1000 (S135).

Referring to FIG. 22B, the controller 180 of the electronic device 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention detects whether or not the terminal 1000 is mounted on the mounting unit 400 ). Whether or not the terminal 1000 is stationary can be detected through a sensing unit provided in the stationary part 400. [ The control unit 180 determines whether the terminal 1000 is stationed in the electronic device 100 in step S120 and starts charging the stationary terminal 1000 in step S125 if the terminal 1000 is stationary, The state of at least one of the output units 150 including the lighting unit 300 may be converted based on the information of the terminal 1000 in operation S130. Next, the control unit 180 may further include a step of deactivating at least one of the functions of the stationary terminal 1000 and activating at least one of the functions of the stationary terminal 1000 (S135).

The information of the stationary terminal 1000 is output through the electronic device 100 interlocked with the terminal 1000 so that the user can recognize the information. In this way, when the terminal 1000 is mounted on the electronic device 100, the electronic device 100 performs at least some functions of the terminal 1000, Can be deactivated.

For example, referring to FIG. 23, the controller 180 may deactivate the charging function of the terminal 1000, except for the transmission / reception function through the wireless communication unit, in order to efficiently charge the terminal 1000. The function to be inactivated may include an information input function through an input unit, an internal / external information sensing function through a sensing unit, an information output function through an output unit such as a display unit and a sound output unit, and the like. In this manner, power consumption of the terminal 1000 can be prevented by deactivating some functions of the terminal 1000, thereby enabling relatively fast charging.

FIGS. 24-27 illustrate embodiments in which different events proceed through an output of an electronic device of the present invention in accordance with specific information obtained by the terminal.

Referring to FIG. 24, the electronic device 100 according to the present invention may store user information of the terminals 1000, which are mainly stored in the mounting unit 400, in advance. When the terminal 1000 in which the user information is stored is stored in the electronic device 100, the control unit 180 proceeds through the output unit 150 based on the information of the terminal 1000, .

For example, the user information of the first, second, and third terminals 1001, 1002, and 1003 may be stored in the electronic device 100 (FIG. 24A). When the first terminal 1001 is mounted on the mounting portion 400 of the electronic device 100, the controller 180 may proceed with an event predetermined by the user of the first terminal 1001. [ That is, when the first terminal 1001 is stationary, red light is emitted in the lighting unit 300 and 'morning' in the sound output unit 152 according to the 09:00 alarm information of the first terminal 1001. Quot; Wake up " may be output (Fig. 24 (b)). When the second terminal 1002 is mounted on the mounting portion 400 of the electronic device 100, the controller 180 may proceed with the event that the user of the second terminal 1002 has predetermined. That is, when the second terminal 1002 is stationary, the green light is emitted from the lighting unit 300 and the green light is emitted from the sound output unit 152 of the second terminal 1002 according to the 07:00 alarm information of the second terminal 1002 The song stored by the user can be outputted (Fig. 24 (c)).

Referring to FIG. 25, a plurality of terminals 1000 can be simultaneously mounted on the electronic device 100 according to the present invention. When a plurality of terminals 1000 are mounted on the electronic device 100, the controller 180 can advance the events through the output unit 150 based on the selected one terminal 1000 information.

The selected one terminal 1000 may be a terminal 1000 that is stationed in a predetermined area. When the terminal 1000 in which the user information is stored in the electronic device 100 and the terminal 1000 which is not stored in the electronic device 100 are simultaneously mounted, the selected one terminal 1000 can access the electronic device 100, 1000). However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

For example, the first, second, and third terminals 1001, 1002, and 1003 may be mounted on the virtual first, second, and third regions R1001, R1002, and R1003, respectively, (Fig. 25 (a)). The electronic device 100 can acquire the information of the second terminal 1002 placed in the second area R1002 closest to the sensor 140 through the sensor 140 provided in the stationary part 400. [ The control unit 180 may proceed with the event through the output unit 150 based on the message information received by the second terminal 1002. A message image may be implemented in the display unit 151 according to the message information of the second terminal 1002 (FIG. 25 (b)).

Referring to FIG. 26, a terminal 1000 mounted on a mounting part 400 of the electronic device 100 according to the present invention is connected to a wearable terminal 1010 worn by a user through a wireless communication part 110, Data can be transmitted / received. When the user wears the wearable terminal 1010 capable of interlocking with the terminal 1000 on which the user is stationary, information of the wearable terminal 1010 can be received by the stationary terminal 1000, Based on the information received by the terminal 1000, the event can be transmitted through the output unit 150.

For example, the wearable terminal 1010 can check the physical condition of the user while sleeping in real time (Fig. 26 (a)). The wearable terminal 1010 can transmit the current state information of the user to the terminal 1000 that is stationed in the electronic device 100 and the electronic device 100 can transmit the current state information of the user to the stationary terminal 1000, The user can proceed to the event through the output unit 150 on the basis of the current state information of the user received in the display unit 150. [ A relatively bright light can be emitted in the lighting unit 300 and an urgent sound can be output in the sound output unit 152 in order to inform the third party of an emergency (Figure 26 (b) ).

 Referring to FIG. 27, the terminal 1000, which is stationed in the station 400 of the electronic device 100 according to the present invention, can transmit / receive various data in connection with a base station. The stationary terminal 1000 can receive information from the base station and the electronic device 100 can receive the event that the user has set via the output unit 150 based on the information received by the stationary terminal 1000 You can proceed.

For example, the base station can transmit an emergency disaster character (UMG) to the station 1000 that has been stationed (Fig. 27 (a)). In the case where the emergency disaster character (UMG) is received, relatively bright light can be emitted from the lighting unit 300 to inform the user and the third party of the terminal 1000 that has undergone the emergency situation, An urgent voice can be output from the voice recognition unit 152 (Fig. 27 (b)).

28 is a graph showing a change in display state according to a change in event display time of the electronic device.

The control unit 180 proceeds through a different event through the output unit 150 including the lighting unit 300, the display unit 151, the sound output unit 152 and the like based on the information acquired by the terminal 1000 , And the display state of the output unit 150 may be changed over time.

For example, green light of a relatively small intensity may be emitted by the lighting unit 300 before the event proceeds (0 to t1). Upon reception of the message (t1), the control unit 180 may control the lighting unit 300 to emit red light based on the message information received at the terminal 1000. [ A relatively large intensity of red light may be emitted to notify the user of the reception of the message. If a certain time has elapsed (t2) after the occurrence of the event, if the user does not perform any other input to the electronic device 100, the user can more effectively recognize the event occurrence by adjusting the light emission intensity. That is, the red light emitted from the lighting unit 300 is controlled to be flickered so that the user can effectively recognize whether the message is received.

The state change of the lighting unit 300 is for recognizing the event to the user, and it is not necessary to maintain the display state for a long time. Accordingly, if there is no operation from the user, the control unit 180 can stop the state change of the output unit 150 corresponding to the event after a predetermined time (t3) from the occurrence time of the event. That is, when a predetermined time has passed (t3) after the message is received and the user does not perform any other operation, the lighting unit 300 can emit relatively less intensity of green light.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, such modifications or variations are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

100: electronic device 110: wireless communication unit
120: input unit 140: sensing unit
150: output unit 160: interface unit
170: memory 180:
190: Power supply

Claims (15)

body;
An output unit including a lighting unit that transmits light emitted from at least one light source located in the body through the light guide member and emits the transmitted light through at least one area of the light guide member;
A mounting unit which is located at least in a part of the lighting unit and which mounts the terminal; And
And a control unit for changing a state of the output unit based on information acquired from the terminal stationed in the stationary unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And deactivates at least one of the functions of the stationary terminal. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein,
Activates at least one of the functions of the stationary terminal,
The at least another function for activating,
A communication function of the electronic device with the stationary terminal, and a charging function of the stationary station. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein,
And deactivates the at least one function when charging of the stationary terminal proceeds. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the at least one function to deactivate comprises:
A display unit of the stationary terminal, and an output unit including an acoustic output unit. The method according to claim 1,
The mounting portion may include:
A contact surface abutting at least a portion of the terminal,
And a charging module provided to correspond to the contact surface. The method according to claim 1,
The output unit includes:
And at least one of a display unit and an audio output unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the light guiding member is formed of a transparent material on the outer side of the lighting unit to transmit the light,
At least a part of the outer surface of the light guiding member,
And a pattern portion for limiting the amount of light transmitted through the light guide member. 9. The method of claim 8,
The pattern unit may include:
Wherein at least one of the spacing of the plurality of reflecting members constituting the pattern portion, the width of the plurality of reflecting members, and the shape of the plurality of reflecting members is different depending on the distance from the at least one light source. 9. The method of claim 8,
In at least a part of the inner surface of the light guiding member,
And an opaque member for reflecting the light transmitted through the light guide member toward the pattern portion. The method according to claim 1,
The lighting unit includes:
A first opening formed in an upper region of the lighting unit in a direction tilted from a virtual axis parallel to the longitudinal direction of the electronic device,
And a second opening formed in a lower region of the lighting section in a direction substantially parallel to the imaginary axis. The method according to claim 1,
A plurality of the light sources are provided,
Wherein at least one of the plurality of light sources comprises:
Wherein at least one of the intensity of the light to be irradiated and the color of the light is different from at least one other light source. Detecting charging of the terminal; initiating charging of the terminal;
Obtaining information from the stationary station; And
And changing the state of the output unit including the lighting unit based on the acquired information. 14. The method of claim 13,
Further comprising the step of deactivating at least one of the functions of the stationary terminal and activating at least one of the functions of the stationary terminal. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the at least one function for deactivating includes at least one of a display function of the stationary terminal and an output function of the output unit including the sound output unit,
Wherein at least the other function for activating includes a communication function of the stationary terminal and the electronic device, and a charging function of the stationary station.

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