KR20200006961A - Method for providing activity notification and device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a method for providing activity notification capable of notifying an activity according to context to an individual and/or another person, and a device and recording medium therefor. The method for providing activity notification may register information related to activity notification according to an activity notification registration request and transmit information related to the registered activity notification to a management device. The management device may manage a process for providing the activity notification.

Description

How to provide activity notifications and devices for them {METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACTIVITY NOTIFICATION AND DEVICE THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a notification, and more particularly, to a method and a device for providing the activity notification according to the situation.

As communication technology advances and functions of mobile devices such as smart phones, wearable devices, and automobiles that make up the Internet of Things (IoT) become smarter, smart notifications of various lives of individuals are required. .

In particular, there is a need for a technology that can easily notify an individual or / and other activities according to a context.

An object of the present invention is to provide an activity notification providing method and a device and a recording medium therefor that can notify an individual or / and other activities according to a context.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an activity notification providing method and a device and a recording medium therefor that can set an administrator for a process for providing an activity notification to an individual or / and others according to a situation.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing an activity notification, the method comprising: registering information about an activity notification according to the activity notification registration request; And transmitting information regarding the registered activity notification to a management device, wherein the management device manages a process for providing the activity notification.

Registering the information about the activity notification preferably comprises setting the management device for the process.

The process may include at least one of a process of registering information about the activity notification, a process of editing or canceling information on the activity notification, a process of checking the activity notification triggering condition, and a process of triggering the activity notification. Do.

Setting the management device includes setting the management device based on at least one of information about a person, information about the device, and information about at least one external device that can communicate with the device. It is desirable to.

The step of transmitting the information about the activity notification to the management device, the information on the registered activity notification to the management device set to each process, if the plurality of processes, the management device of the plurality of processes are different from each other It is preferable to include the step of transmitting.

The transmitting of the information about the activity notification to the management device may include: when the plurality of processes are different and the management devices of the plurality of processes are different from each other, some of the management devices configured for each of the plurality of processes are sent to the management device. Preferably, the method includes transmitting information about the registered activity notification.

The method may further include storing at least some of the information about the activity notification on the device when the device is included in the management device, wherein the partial information stored on the device is the activity notification. It is preferable to include information regarding activity notifications related to the process performed by the device during the process for providing a.

The management device preferably includes at least one of the device, a server capable of providing a service based on the activity notification method, and at least one external device capable of communicating with the device.

The method may further include triggering the activity notification by the device when the information indicating that the activity notification triggering condition is satisfied is received from an external device.

The triggered activity notification preferably includes information capable of executing the activity.

The method includes receiving an activity notification from at least one external device; Storing the received activity notification; And triggering the stored activity notification at the request of the user of the device.

The registering of the information about the activity notification may include using a user interface capable of registering information about the activity notification based on a framework of the activity notification when one of an application and a service is being executed by the device. And registering the information regarding the activity notification.

Preferably, the activity notification registration request is received based on one of an activity notification registration item included in a menu item of the device and an activity notification registration item included in a common area displayed on the device.

The information about the activity notification preferably includes information about the management device, information about the activity, activity notification triggering condition information, and additional information.

The information about the activity preferably includes at least one of text information, still image information, audio information, video information, application or service link information, and application or service function information.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device comprising: an information input unit configured to input an activity notification registration request and information on an activity notification; A display unit configured to display information based on a user interface for inputting the activity notification registration request and the information on the activity notification; A storage unit for storing information about the activity notification input through the information input unit and a program for providing the activity notification by the device; A communication unit communicating with at least one external device; And a processor configured to register information regarding the input activity notification to the storage unit after receiving the activity notification registration request, and transmit the information about the registered activity notification to the external device through the communication unit. Preferably, the external device to which the information on the registered activity notification is transmitted is a management device that manages a process for providing the activity notification.

In a computer-readable recording medium having one or more programs recorded thereon that includes instructions for executing an activity notification-providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the activity notification-providing method includes the above-described activity It is performed in the same manner as the notification providing method.

1 is a block diagram of an activity notification providing system according to an exemplary embodiment.
2 is an example of a management device configured for a process for providing activity notification according to a preferred embodiment.
3 is an example of configuration of information related to activity notification.
4 is an example of providing an activity notification according to a preferred embodiment.
5A illustrates examples of user interface information regarding an activity notification registration request.
5B is an example of user interface information relating to registering an activity notification.
5C is another example of user interface information relating to registering an activity notification.
6 to 14 are examples of providing activity notifications according to a preferred embodiment.
13 illustrates a plurality of activity notification triggering examples according to a preferred embodiment.
14 to 16 are examples of providing activity notifications according to a preferred embodiment.
17 is another example of a management device configured for a process for providing activity notification according to a preferred embodiment.
18 is an example of providing an activity notification according to a preferred embodiment.
19 is a block diagram of an activity notification providing system according to another exemplary embodiment.
20 is yet another example of a management device configured for a process for providing activity notification according to a preferred embodiment.
21 and 22 are examples of providing activity notifications according to a preferred embodiment.
23 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing activity notification according to an exemplary embodiment.
24 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing activity notification according to another exemplary embodiment.
25 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing activity notification according to another exemplary embodiment.
26 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing activity notification according to another exemplary embodiment.
27 and 28 are block diagrams of devices according to an exemplary embodiment.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail. However, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments below, it should be understood to include all transformations, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the invention. In the following description of specific embodiments, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are only used to distinguish one component from another.

The terminology used throughout the specification is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The terminology used throughout the specification is to select the general terms as widely used as possible in consideration of its function, but this may vary depending on the intention of the person skilled in the art, precedents, or the emergence of new technologies. In addition, in certain cases, the applicant may arbitrarily select terms, and in this case, the meanings of the selected terms will be described in detail. Therefore, the terminology used throughout the specification should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the contents throughout the specification, rather than simply the name of the term.

Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms "comprise" or "having" herein are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and that one or more other features It should be understood that it does not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof.

Activities mentioned throughout the specification are contextual. An activity can include activities that can be performed using a device and activities that can be performed without using a device.

Activities that can be performed using a device can include activities that can be performed using an application or service configured on the device. Activities that can be performed using the device include, for example, making calls, watching movies, listening to music, viewing photos, viewing news, sending mail, sending messages. Shopping online, searching the Internet, and the like. The above-described movie viewing, music listening, photo viewing, and news viewing may be referred to as activities that may be performed without using a device depending on the situation.

Activities that may be performed without the use of a device may include, but are not limited to, for example, shopping offline, receiving care, visiting, bathing, feeding the animals, doing household chores, and the like. The above-mentioned receiving care, animal feeding, and receiving care may be referred to as activities that can be performed using the device according to the application and the network service installed in the device.

Situations mentioned throughout the specification are situations in which the activities or activities mentioned throughout the specification should be known to an individual and / or others. That is, a situation referred to throughout the specification is a situation in which an activity notification referred to throughout the specification may be triggered. The situation may be set based on at least one of information about the location of the device, information about the environment of the device, information about the state of the device, information about time, and information about a person, but is not limited thereto. Situations can be set when registering information about activity notifications, but are not limited to this.

The set situation can be recognized by the device or by an external device of the device. The external device may include, but is not limited to, a device having a right to recognize a situation set based on the device, or a server capable of providing an activity notification service according to preferred embodiments.

The information about the location of the device for setting and recognizing the situation may include one of the information about the physical location and the information about the logical location. Information about physical location may be obtained using a position sensor included in the device (eg, a global positioning system (GPS), a gyro sensor, an accelerometer sensor, an altitude sensor, etc.). Latitude and longitude information that can be detected may be included. The information about the logical location may include information giving meaning to an area based on the physical location information of the device. For example, the information about the logical location may include, but is not limited to, information that is meaningful, such as home, company, room, car, conference room, mart, and the like. The information about the logical location may have different meanings according to the user of the device. For example, the information about the logical location may include information given meaning that only the user of the device can know.

Information about the device's surroundings for setting and recognizing the situation may include sound sensors (e.g. microphones), chemical sensors (e.g. odor sensors), temperature sensors, humidity sensors, air pressure contained in the device. Sensors, Fine Dust Sensors, Ultraviolet Sensors, Ozone Degree Sensors, Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Sensors, Light Sensors, Proximity Sensors, and Network Sensors (e.g. WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G, Long Term Evolution, LTE, Near Field) Network information based on communication), and the like, but is not limited thereto. For example, a chemical sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a barometric pressure sensor, a fine first sensor, an ultraviolet sensor, an ozone degree sensor, a carbon dioxide sensor, and the like are installed outside of the device, and the peripheral environment of the device by the external device of the device It can be used to recognize.

Information about the state of the device for setting up and recognizing the situation may include pressure sensors (e.g. touch sensors, piezoelectric sensors, physical buttons, etc.), proximity sensors, state sensors (e.g. earphone terminals, digital multimedia) Broadcasting) antennas, standard terminals (e.g., terminals capable of recognizing charging progress, terminals capable of recognizing whether a personal computer is connected, terminals capable of recognizing docking), etc. Information about a device state detected using the device, information about a memory state included in the device, information about a battery state of the device, information about a screen state of the device, information about an application deployment state of the device, and the like. But not limited to this.

Information about the time to set up and recognize a situation can be found on the date and time of the chronos concept (for example, the current time, a specific time in the future, etc.), and the date and time of the Kairos concept. Information (eg, anniversaries, mornings, afternoons, nights, holidays, holidays, national holidays, commute times, etc.). The situation set using the date and time of the chronos concept can be recognized using a time sensor included in the device, but is not limited thereto.

Information about the person for setting and recognizing the situation may be obtained by using a health sensor (e.g., biosensor, heart rate sensor, blood flow sensor, diabetes sensor, blood pressure sensor, stress sensor, emotion sensor, etc.) included in the device. Health information about the user, profile information of the user of the device (e.g. name, age, gender, date of birth, address, phone number, etc.), information stored in the device's phone book (e.g. name of acquaintance, photo of acquaintance, Contact's phone number, contact's date of birth, contact's address, contact's email address, contact's social feed, etc., device's wish list information, device's user history information (e.g. For example, log information, Pims (Personal Information Management System (PIMS) information, memo information, etc.), activity information of the user of the device (e.g., viewing video, listening to music, email) Send, etc.), but is not limited to such.

Information about activity notifications referred to throughout the specification may include activity information indicating activities for informing individuals or / and others, information about management devices that manage the process for providing information about activity notifications, and conditions for triggering activity notifications. Information, and additional information, but is not limited thereto. Information on the activity notification will be described in more detail later with reference to FIG. 3.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and in the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components will be given the same reference numerals and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of an activity notification providing system 100 according to an embodiment. The configuration diagram illustrated in FIG. 1 may be referred to as a relationship diagram between devices for describing a method for providing activity notification according to an exemplary embodiment.

The activity notification system 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a first device 110, a second device 120, and a server 130.

The first device 110 may include, for example, at least one of a portable device, a wearable device, a home internet appliance, and a mobile device. But not limited to this.

Portable devices include smart phones, notebooks, smart boards, tablet personal computers, handheld devices, handheld computers, media players, electronic book terminals , PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) and the like, but may not be limited thereto.

Wearable devices include eyeglasses, watches, bands (e.g. waistbands, hair bands, etc.), accessories (e.g., rings, arms, feet, hairpins, neckbands, etc.), various body protectors (e.g. knee pads , Elbow protector). It may include, but is not limited to, devices that can be used for such purposes as shoes, gloves, clothing, hats, impaired prostheses, prosthetics for the disabled and the like.

Home internet appliances may include home devices that make up a machine to machine (M2M) or the Internet of Things (IoT), such as smart TVs, personal computers, desktop personal computers, refrigerators, washing machines, and lighting. May be, but is not limited to.

The mobile device may include, but is not limited to, a device such as a vehicle forming a Machine to Machine (M2M) or an Internet of Things (IoT).

The second device 120 can include a device such as the examples of the first device 110 described above. The second device 120 may be a device of a user different from the user of the first device 110. The second device 120 may be a device of the same user as that of the first device 110.

The server 130 may provide a service provider that can provide an activity notification service, a public cloud server that can provide an activity notification service, and an activity notification service, according to an exemplary embodiment. It may include, but is not limited to, at least one of a private cloud server.

2 is an example of a management device configured for a process for providing activity notification according to a preferred embodiment. The examples shown in FIG. 2 are examples in which a management device is set by the first device 110. D1 in FIG. 2 represents the first device 110 of FIG. 1, D2 represents the second device 120 of FIG. 1, and SP represents the server 130 of FIG. 1. Me in FIG. 2 represents a user of the first device 110, and Other represents a user different from the user of the first device 110.

The management device manages the process for providing activity notifications in accordance with preferred embodiments. The management device may be referred to as a controller for controlling a process for providing activity notification or an administrator for managing a process according to preferred embodiments. The management device may be set based on the information about the person and the information about the device. Examples 1 to 8 of FIG. 2 illustrate a management device based on information about a person related to the first device 110, information about the first device 110, and information about an external device of the first device 110. Is set.

The information about a person related to the first device 110 may include information (for example, b) representing a user of the first device 110 and information representing a person registered with the first device 110 (for example, , The name of the person registered in the phone book of the first device 110), but is not limited thereto.

The information about the first device 110 may include, for example, information indicating the first device 110 (for example, my phone), but is not limited thereto.

The information about the external device of the first device 110 may include information indicating a device that can be connected to the first device 110. In the case of FIG. 1, the information about the external device may include information indicating at least one of the second device 120 and the server 130. The information representing the second device 120 may include, but is not limited to, a name (eg, a smart TV, a refrigerator, etc.) of the home internet alliance of the user of the first device 110. Information indicating the server 130 may include, but is not limited to, site information, service information that can be provided, and application information that can be provided.

Referring to FIG. 2, a process for providing an activity notification according to a preferred embodiment may include an information registration process (hereinafter, referred to as an activity notification registration process) related to the activity notification, an information editing or canceling process (hereinafter, referred to as an activity notification registration process). (Also referred to as a notification editing or cancellation process), an activity notification triggering condition checking process, and an activity notification triggering process. For example, the process for providing activity notification may include an activity notification registration process, an activity notification triggering condition checking process, and an activity notification triggering process.

The activity notification registration process is to register information about activity notifications based on the situations mentioned at the beginning of the detailed description. Information about the activity notification to be registered may be configured as shown in Figure 3, but is not limited thereto.

3 is an example of configuration of information related to activity notification. Referring to FIG. 3, the information about the activity notification may include activity information 301, management device information 302 for each process, activity notification triggering condition information 303, and additional information 304. Information about the activity notification may be referred to as an activity message.

Activity information 301 may be input by a user of first device 110 or may be generated by first device 110.

The activity information 301 generated by the first device 110 may be determined according to an application or a service that is being executed by the first device 110 when registering the information regarding the activity notification, but is not limited thereto. For example, in response to an activity notification registration request for receiving a missed call by a user, the first device 110 may generate “contact” as the activity information 301.

In order to generate the activity information 301 by the first device 110, an activity that can be executed by the first device 110 and activity information corresponding to the activity may be mapped in advance. Information that maps activity and activity information may be stored and used in the first device 110, but is not limited thereto. For example, the information that maps the activity and the activity information may be stored and used in an external device of the first device 110. The activity information 301 may include, but is not limited to, at least one of text information, still image information, video information, audio information, application link information, service link information, application function information, and service function information.

The management device information 302 for each process may include information about a management device set for each process, as shown in FIG. 2. The process-specific management device information 302 may include an identification code of the management device, connection channel information (eg, port 1, port 2, etc.) of the management device, a management device name, a uniform resource locator (URL), or a uniform resource identifier (URI). At least one of the location information of the management device, and information about the user of the management device, such as) may be included, but is not limited thereto. The information about the user of the management device may include, but is not limited to, for example, the name of a person or an acquaintance.

The activity notification triggering condition information 303 may include information for recognizing a situation in which the activity notification may be triggered. For example, when the information on the activity notification for the missed call reception of the first device 110 is “contacting home”, the activity notification triggering condition information 303 is the location information of the first device 110. It may include information (physical location information of the home) that can recognize the situation that the home. The activity notification triggering condition information 303 may include information based on the information about the situation mentioned at the beginning of the detailed description.

The activity notification triggering condition information 303 may be input to a user of the first device 110 or generated by the first device 110. The first device 110 may generate activity notification triggering condition information 303 according to the analysis of the activity information 301. The analysis of the first device 110 with respect to the activity information 301 may be performed differently according to the type of the activity information 301. For example, if the activity information 301 is text information, the first device 110 may generate the activity notification triggering condition information 303 by performing a process of analyzing the text information. If the activity information 301 is audio information, the first device 110 may generate activity notification triggering condition information 303 by performing a process of analyzing the audio information.

The additional information 304 may include app launch information related to the activity, content related to the activity (eg, images, videos, music, notes, documents, etc.), URLs related to the activity, metadata related to the activity, coupons related to the activity, or It may include a ticket, product information related to the activity, traffic information related to the activity, bill information related to the activity, payment information related to the activity (for example, digital currency information), and the like.

The additional information 304 may be input by the user of the first device 110 or generated by the first device 110. The first device 110 may generate the additional information 304 according to a preset condition or a user's request. For example, when a call alert for a call rejection is registered, the first device 110 may generate information as additional information 304 that may execute a call application.

Meanwhile, the activity notification editing or canceling process of FIG. 2 is to edit or cancel information on a registered activity notification. Editing the information about the activity notification may include, but is not limited to, at least one of changing, deleting, and adding information about the registered activity notification.

The activity notification triggering condition check process checks whether a condition that triggers an activity notification is satisfied by using information about the activity notification registered or edited.

If the activity notification triggering process checks that the activity notification triggering condition is satisfied, the activity notification triggering process outputs the activity notification.

In Examples 1 to 8 illustrated in FIG. 2, since the activity notification registration process is performed by the first device 110 as described above, the management device of the activity notification registration process is the first device 110.

Referring to example 1 of FIG. 2, the management device of the activity notification editing or canceling process, the activity notification triggering condition checking process, and the activity notification triggering process is the first device 110. This means that all processes for providing activity notifications are performed by the first device 110.

4 is an example of the case where the management device of all processes for providing activity notification is the first device 110. 4 relates to activity notification regarding re-dial. That is, after the user of the first device 110 refuses to receive a call from Robert (401), the user requests the activity notification registration using the first device 110 (402).

The activity notification registration request using the first device 110 may use a user interface (or a graphic user interface) based on the activity notification framework. The user interface based on the activity notification framework for the activity notification registration request may be provided as a menu item or an item included in a common area included in a screen displayed on the first device 110.

5A illustrates examples of a user interface related to an activity notification registration request. The screen 501 of FIG. 5A is an example of a user interface related to an activity notification registration request in the form of a menu item described above. The screen 502 of FIG. 5A is an example of a user interface related to an activity notification registration request in the form of an item included in the common area described above.

The menu items 503 shown on the screen 501 of FIG. 5A may be provided by menu button control (or touch). When the activity notification registration item 504 included in the menu items 503 is selected, the first device 110 may perform the activity notification registration.

The common area 505 illustrated in the screen 502 of FIG. 5A is an area displayed regardless of an application or a service currently being executed by the first device 110. The common area 505 may be an indicator area set to the first device 110 by default or an area independent of the indicator area. The indicator area includes state information regarding a battery state of the first device 110, a communication state of the first device 110, an information receiving state of the first device 110, an operation state of the first device 110, and the like. This area can be displayed. In the case of the screen 502 of FIG. 5A, the common area 505 is located in the upper display area of the first device 110, but is not limited thereto.

For example, the display area of the common area 505 may be located in one of the leftmost display area, the rightmost display area, and the bottommost display area on the screen of the first device 110. The activity notification registration item 504 provided through the screen 501 of FIG. 5A and the activity notification registration item 506 provided through the screen 502 may be expressed in one of a text form, a symbol form, and a text + symbol form. But not limited to this.

According to the activity notification registration request in step 402 of FIG. 4, the first device 110 may display information based on the activity notification registration menu item (403). Registering an Activity Notification The information based on the menu item may include information on a registerable activity notification. When requesting the activity notification registration through the user interface as shown in FIG. 5A, a user interface corresponding to the activity notification registration menu item may be provided as shown in FIG. 5B.

The information that can be registered in the Register Activity Notification menu item shown in FIG. 5B includes information about location, information about time, and information about the management device. However, the information that can be registered based on the register activity notification menu item may include information about a situation in which the above-described activity notification may be triggered and information about a configurable management device.

Referring to FIG. 5B, the management device may be set using the “Add to me” and “Send to Others” buttons (touch items). “Add to me” means setting the management device based on the user of the first device 110. When there are a plurality of devices of the user of the first device 110, if “Add to me” is selected, a plurality of device lists may be displayed. The plurality of devices included in the plurality of device lists may include at least one external device of the first device 110. At least one external device included in the plurality of device lists is a device of the same user as that of the first device 110.

"Send to Others" means setting the management device based on a user different from the user of the first device 110. When there are a plurality of devices of other users that can be set, if "Send to Others" is selected, A plurality of device lists of different users may be provided A plurality of devices included in the plurality of device lists may include devices of the same user A plurality of devices included in the plurality of device lists may be devices of different users It may include.

The user interface for setting the management device is not limited immediately as shown in FIG. 5B. For example, a user interface for dividing and displaying the activity notification process as shown in FIG. 2 and displaying the “Add to me” and “Send to Others” buttons (touch items) shown in FIG. 5B in each process. Can be provided as a user interface for setting the management device.

Registering an activity notification according to a preferred embodiment is not limited immediately as shown in Figure 5a. That is, as shown in FIG. 5C, activity notification registration may be performed on an application screen or a service screen that is currently executed. The user interface as shown in FIG. 5C may be provided according to user input information, but is not limited thereto. User input information for providing a user interface as shown in FIG. 5C may be set in advance. For example, in the case of a telephone application, a user interface may be provided that can execute activity notification registration as shown in FIG. 5C in accordance with user input information indicating call rejection as in FIG. 4 above.

The activity notification registration using the register activity notification menu item provided in step 403 of FIG. 4 is based on a touch input such as a swipe, and registers an activity notification based on a touch input. Items can be selected based on, but are not limited to. For example, if the activity notification registration menu items are arranged in two dimensions, the activity notification registration menu item may be moved left or right or up or down based on a touch input. In addition, the user interface associated with the activity notification registration menu item may be configured as the user interface illustrated in FIG. 5B.

When the activity notification registration process is completed in step 403 of FIG. 4, the first device 110 performs an activity notification triggering condition check (404). If it is determined by the first device 110 that the activity notification triggering condition check result is satisfied, the first device 110 triggers the activity notification (405).

The triggered activity notification may include, but is not limited to, activity information 301 shown in FIG. 3. The triggered activity notification may include activity information 301 and additional information 304 shown in FIG. 3. The additional information 304 included in the triggered activity notification may be referred to as information capable of executing the activity. For example, if the triggered activity notification is “dial back”, the additional information 304 may include telephony application call information that may immediately make the call.

6 is another example where the management device of all processes for providing activity notification is the first device 110. 6 relates to an activity notification for continuous video playback.

That is, when the user who is watching the video using the first device 110 wants to continuously play from the home from the time point 601 when the user stops, when the activity notification registration process is performed (602), the first device 110 is performed. Checks whether the logical location information of the first device 110 is located in the home of the user of the first device 110 (603 performs the activity notification triggering condition check process). If the logical location information of the first device 110 is determined to be in the home of the user of the first device 110, the first device 110 performs an activity notification triggering process (604). The triggered activity notification may include information to immediately execute continuous playback of the video. Accordingly, the user of the first device 110 may watch the corresponding video continuously from the time when the user stops using the execution information included in the information on the triggered activity notification.

7 is another example where the management device of all processes for providing activity notification is the first device 110. Referring to FIG. 7, the first device 110 performs an activity notification registration process on a task to be performed using a memo application (701 and 702). The first device 110 performs an activity notification triggering condition check process (703). If it is determined that the activity notification triggering condition is satisfied by the first device 110, the first device 110 performs an activity notification triggering process (704). The triggered activity notification may be based on information input through a memo application set in the first device 110 as shown in the screen 701 of FIG. 7.

8 is another example where the management device of all processes for providing activity notification is the first device 110. 8 performs the activity notification registration process by the first device 110 based on the to-do list 801 (801, 802, 803), the activity notification triggering condition check process by the first device 110 Perform 804. If the activity notification triggering condition is satisfied, the first device 110 performs an activity notification triggering process (805).

9 is yet another example where the management device of all processes for providing activity notification is the first device 110. FIG. 9 illustrates an activity notification registration process performed by the first device 110 while using a schedule application (901) (902, 903). After the activity notification triggering condition checking process is performed by the first device 110 (904), the activity notification triggering process is performed (905).

10 is another example where the management device of all processes for providing activity notification is the first device 110. Referring to FIG. 10, an activity notification registration process is performed by the first device 110 for a missed call 1001 (1002, 1003). The first device 110 performs an activity notification triggering condition check process (1004), and then performs an activity notification triggering process (1005).

11 is another example where the management device of all processes for providing activity notification is the first device 110. Referring to FIG. 11, an activity notification registration process is performed using the first device 110 with respect to a photo 1101 taken during a meeting or an article 1102 that a company wants to view or share (1103 and 1104). The first device 110 performs an activity notification triggering condition check process (1105). If the logical location information of the first device 110 is a company, the first device 110 performs an activity notification triggering process (1106). The triggered activity notification may include run information (go) for instant viewing of the photo or article.

12 is another example where the management device of all processes for providing activity notification is the first device 110. Referring to FIG. 12, while viewing an e-book (1201), an activity notification registration process is performed using the first device 110 (1202 and 1203). The activity notification triggering condition check process is performed using the first device 110 (1204). If the activity notification triggering condition is satisfied, the first device 110 performs an activity notification triggering process (1205). The triggered activity notification may include activity execution information read.

4 and 6 to 12 described above, all processes for providing activity notifications are performed by the first device 110. However, as in Examples 2-8 of FIG. 2, some processes may be performed by another device (second device 120 or server 130). This may be done by setting a management device for each process in the activity notification registration process by the first device 110.

Referring to example 2 of FIG. 2, the activity notification triggering process is performed by the second device D2 and 120, and the remaining processes are performed by the first device D1 and 110. When processes for providing activity notifications are managed as in Example 2 of FIG. 2, the screens 405, 604, 704, 604, 705, 805, in the example shown in FIGS. The activity notifications shown at 905, 1005 may be triggered by the second device 120.

In the case of example 2 of FIG. 2, the activity notification triggering condition check process is performed by the first device 110. Accordingly, as the determination result information determined to satisfy the activity notification triggering condition by the first device 110 is transmitted to the second device 120, the second device 120 performs the activity notification triggering process.

When the determination result information determined to satisfy the triggering conditions for the plurality of activity notifications is received, the second device 120 may sequentially perform the plurality of activity notification triggering processes. As the plurality of activity notification triggering processes are sequentially performed, the second device 120 may display a plurality of activity notification pages.

The second device 120 may display a plurality of activity notifications by a plurality of activity notification triggering processes on one screen as shown in the push notification form shown in FIG. 13A. FIG. 13A illustrates an activity notification triggering condition where a user of the second device 120 is located near a home. The determination result information determined to satisfy the triggering condition for the plurality of activity notifications may be received from the plurality of external devices. The determination result information determined to satisfy the triggering conditions for the plurality of activity notifications may be received from one external device (eg, the first device 110).

The triggered activity notification may be received together with the above determination result information, but is not limited thereto. For example, the activity notification and the information about the management device indicating that the activity notification triggering process has been set as the management device of the activity notification triggering process may be transmitted from the first device 110 to the second device 120 before the activity notification triggering condition is satisfied. .

If the activity notification and the information about the management device are received from the first device 110 before the activity notification triggering condition is satisfied, the second device 120 triggers the activity notification by the user's request, and sets the activity notification triggering condition. When the determination result information indicating the satisfaction is received from the first device 110, the activity notification may be triggered again.

When triggering an activity notification by a request of a user of the second device 120, when there are a plurality of activity notifications to be triggered by the second device 120, the plurality of activity notifications may be triggered together. FIG. 13B illustrates an example of a screen in which a plurality of activity notifications are triggered in the form of a card.

Referring to example 3 of FIG. 2, the activity notification registration process, the activity notification editing or canceling process is performed by the first device 110, and the activity notification triggering condition checking process and the activity notification triggering process are performed by the second device 120. If it is done by.

As illustrated in Example 3 of FIG. 2, the first device 110 may transmit information regarding the registered activity notification to the second device 120 to divide and perform the process for providing the activity notification. The first device 110 may delete the information on the registered activity notification after transmitting the information on the registered activity notification to the second device 120, but may maintain the state stored in the first device 110. .

Referring to example 4 of FIG. 2, the activity notification registration process is performed by the first device 110, and the activity notification editing or canceling process, the activity notification triggering condition checking process, and the activity notification triggering process are performed by the second device 120. If it is done by. In the case of example 4 of FIG. 2, after the information about the activity notification is registered, the information about the registered activity notification may be transmitted from the first device 110 to the second device 120.

Referring to example 5 of FIG. 2, the activity notification registration process and the activity notification editing or canceling process are performed by the first device 110, the activity notification triggering condition checking process is performed by the server 130, and the activity notification. The triggering process is the case performed by the second device 120. In the case of Example 5 of FIG. 2, the information about the registered activity notification may be transmitted from the first device 110 to the server 130 and managed together by the first device 110 and the server 130. In the case of editing the information about the activity notification registered by the first device 110, the first device 110 displays information about the activity notification managed by the server 130 and information about the edited activity notification. Can be synchronized.

The server 130 may monitor the first device 110 or / and the second device 120 according to the activity notification triggering condition information to check whether the activity notification triggering condition is satisfied. As a result of the monitoring, if the activity notification triggering condition is satisfied, the server 130 transmits information indicating that the activity notification triggering condition is satisfied to the second device 120. When the server 130 transmits information indicating that the activity notification triggering condition is satisfied to the second device 120, the server 130 may transmit the activity notification to be triggered together, but is not limited thereto. For example, the activity notification to be triggered may be transmitted from the first device 110 to the second device 120. Alternatively, the activity notification may be transmitted from the server 130 to the second device 120 before the activity notification triggering condition is satisfied.

Referring to example 6 of FIG. 2, the activity notification registration process and the activity notification triggering process are performed by the first device 110, and the activity notification editing or canceling process and the activity notification triggering condition checking process are performed by the server 130 or the first. 2 is performed by the device 120. Accordingly, when the activity notification registration process is completed by the first device 110, the first device 110 transmits the information about the registered activity notification to the server 130 or the second device 120.

In the case of example 6 of FIG. 2, the first device 110 may delete information after transmitting the information on the registered activity notification to the server 130 or the second device 120. However, when the first device 110 and the server 130 or the first device 110 and the second device 120 together have information about registered activity notifications, the server 130 or the second device ( If the information about the activity notification registered by 120 is edited or canceled, the information about the activity notification stored in the first device 110 is edited or cancelled. Accordingly, the information on the activity notification stored in the server 130 or the second device 120 and the information on the activity notification stored in the first device 110 are synchronized.

Referring to example 7 of FIG. 2, the activity notification registration process and the activity notification triggering process are performed by the first device 110, and the activity notification editing or canceling process is performed by the second device 120, and the activity notification. The triggering condition check process is performed by the server 130.

In the case of example 7 of FIG. 2, the information about the activity notification registered by the first device 110 is transmitted to the second device 120, and information for performing the activity notification triggering condition check process (for example, , Activity notification triggering condition information) may be transmitted from the second device 120 to the server 130, but is not limited thereto. For example, information for performing the activity notification triggering condition check process may be transmitted from the first device 110 to the server 130. If the activity notification triggering condition is satisfied, the server 130 transmits information indicating that the activity notification triggering condition is satisfied.

Referring to example 8 of FIG. 2, the activity notification registration process is performed by the first device 110, the activity notification editing or canceling process, and the activity notification triggering condition check process are performed by the server 130, and the activity notification is performed. The triggering process is the case performed by the second device 120. In the case of example 8 of FIG. 2, after the activity notification registration process is completed, the first device 110 may transmit the information about the activity notification to the server 130, and transmit the activity notification to the second device 120. But not limited to this. For example, the activity notification may be sent from the server 130 to the second device 120.

When the management device is set as set in Examples 2 to 8 of FIG. 2, each of the processes in FIGS. 4 and 6 to 12 described above may be performed by the set management device.

14 illustrates an example in which a device in which information about an activity notification is registered and a device in which the activity notification is triggered are different. That is, the user A of the first device 110 provides an activity notification (buy milk when coming home) to the user B of the second device 120. The example illustrated in FIG. 14 may be performed differently depending on whether to set a management device as in Examples 2 to 5 and 8 of FIG. 2.

For example, when setting a management device for performing the example shown in FIG. 14 as in Example 2 of FIG. 2, an activity notification registration process, an activity notification editing or canceling process, and an activity notification triggering condition checking process 1401 , 1402, 1403 are performed by the first device 110. Accordingly, the first device 110 may monitor the position of the second device 120. Location monitoring of the second device 120 by the first device 110 may be performed through the server 130, but may be directly performed through a network. As a result of the monitoring, when the activity notification triggering condition is satisfied, the first device 110 transmits the activity notification to the second device 120. Accordingly, the second device 120 performs an activity notification triggering process (1404).

For example, when setting a management device for performing the example shown in FIG. 14 as in Example 8 of FIG. 2, the activity notification registration process 1401, 1402 is performed by the first device 110, and the activity is performed by the first device 110. The notification triggering condition check process 1403 may be performed by the server 130, and the activity notification triggering process 1404 may be performed by the second device 120.

FIG. 15 is an example in which an activity notification is provided when a management device is set as in Example 6 or Example 7 of FIG. 2. That is, when the user A of the first device 110 registers the activity notification by using a message such as "I want to know where the bus (bus 3007) to get on" is shown in Example 6 of FIG. (1501). The first device 110 transmits the information about the activity notification registered to the server 130.

Accordingly, the server 130 tracks the location of the 3007 bus and monitors the 3007 bus at the location nearest to the current location of the first device 110 of the user A (1502). When the 3007 bus in the position closest to the user A reaches point C (1503), the server 130 sends information to the first device 110 indicating that the activity notification triggering condition is satisfied and the activity notification (e.g., Bus 3007 arrives at location C). Accordingly, the first device 110 performs an activity notification triggering process to display a message such as “3007 bus arrives at location C”.

FIG. 16 illustrates an example in which a management device may be set as in Examples 2 to 5 and 8 of FIG. 2. That is, FIG. 16 illustrates an example of triggering an activity notification such as “when a user A of the first device 110 is contacted when the user B of the second device 120 is near the home. . As described with reference to FIG. 14, steps 1601 to 1605 of FIG. 16 may set a management device as in any one of Examples 2 to 5 and 8 of FIG. 2. Depending on which of Examples 2-5, 8 of FIG. 2 sets a management device, the process for providing activity notification may be performed differently.

The activity notification providing system 100 of FIG. 1 may set a management device as in Examples 1 to 8 illustrated in FIG. 17, but is not limited thereto. 17 illustrates a case in which information about an activity notification is registered by the server 130.

In the case of example 1 of FIG. 17, the activity notification registration process, the activity notification editing or canceling process, and the activity notification triggering condition checking process are performed by the server 130, and the activity notification triggering process is performed by the first device 110. When the management device is set to be performed by.

In the case of example 2 of FIG. 17, the activity notification registration process, the activity notification editing or canceling process, and the activity notification triggering condition checking process are performed by the server 130, and the activity notification triggering process is performed by the second device 120. When the management device is set to be performed.

In the case of Example 3 of FIG. 17, the activity notification registration process, the activity notification editing or canceling process is performed by the server 130, and the activity notification triggering condition checking process and the activity notification triggering process are performed by the first device 110. When the management device is set to be performed.

In the case of example 4 of FIG. 17, the activity notification registration process, the activity notification editing or canceling process is performed by the server 130, the activity notification triggering condition checking process is performed by the first device 110, and the activity notification. The triggering process is when the management device is set to be performed by the second device 120.

In the case of Example 5 of FIG. 17, the activity notification registration process, the activity notification editing or canceling process is performed by the server 130, the activity notification triggering condition checking process is performed by the second device 120, and the activity notification. The triggering process is when performed by the first device 110.

In the case of example 6 of FIG. 17, the activity notification registration process is performed by the server 130, and the activity notification editing or canceling process, the activity notification triggering condition checking process, and the activity notification triggering process are performed by the first device 110. If it is done.

In the case of example 7 of FIG. 17, the activity notification registration process is performed by the server 130, and the activity notification editing or canceling process is performed by the first device 110, the activity notification triggering condition check process and the activity notification. The triggering process is the case performed by the second device 120.

In the case of example 8 of FIG. 17, the activity notification registration process is performed by the server 130, and the activity notification editing or canceling process, the activity notification triggering condition checking process, and the activity notification triggering process are transmitted to the second device 120. Is performed by.

FIG. 18 is an example of providing an activity notification by setting a management device as in any one of Examples 1 to 8 shown in FIG. 17. That is, FIG. 18 illustrates that when the user A of the first device 110 arrives at the set place E when the information about the activity notification is registered by the server 130, specific information (for example, a coupon or a ticket) Is triggered by an activity notification. The example of providing the activity notification shown in FIG. 18 is described with reference to FIGS. 4, 6 through 12, 14 and 14 according to which of the examples 1 to 8 shown in FIG. As described at 15, the process for providing activity notification may be performed differently.

19 is a block diagram of an activity notification providing system 1900 according to another exemplary embodiment. 19 may be referred to as a relationship diagram between devices for performing an activity notification method according to another exemplary embodiment. 19 may set a management device of each process for providing activity notification to a plurality of devices.

Referring to FIG. 19, the activity notification system 1900 may include a first device 110, a second device 120, a server 130, a third device 1910_3 to an Nth device 1910_N, and a network ( 1920).

The third device 1910_3 to the Nth device 1910_N may include a device such as the first device 110 described above. N is an integer of 4 or more.

The network 1920 may include a network based on wireless or / and wired communication. Networks based on wireless communications may include, but are not limited to, networks based on wireless communications such as, for example, near field communications, mobile communications, satellite communications, and broadcast communications. Networks based on wireline communications may include, but are not limited to, networks based on wireline communications using telephone lines or power lines.

Near field communication may include, for example, Bluetooth communication, BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) communication, Near Field Communication (Near Field Communication), WLAN (WiFi LAN) communication, Zigbee communication, Infrared (IrDA), and Infrared Data Association (IrDA). Communication, Wi-Fi Direct (WFD) communication, Ultra WideBand (UWB) communication, Ant + communication, and the like may be included, but is not limited thereto.

The mobile communication may include a communication capable of transmitting and receiving a radio signal (eg, voice call signal, video call call signal, various types of data according to text / multimedia message transmission, etc.) based on a base station on the mobile communication network. . Satellite communications may include communications based on GPS. The broadcast communication may include communication for transmitting data using at least one of satellite wave, terrestrial wave, and radio wave.

20 is an example of setting a management device for each process for providing activity notification based on the configuration diagram of the activity notification providing system 1900 of FIG. 19. Examples 1 to 5 illustrated in FIG. 20 are examples in which a management device is set using up to N devices 110, 120, 1910_3 to 1910_N, and the server 130.

In the case of example 1 of FIG. 20, the activity notification registration process and the activity notification editing or canceling process are performed by the first device 110, and the activity notification triggering condition check process is performed by the second device 120, The activity notification triggering process is when the management device is set to be performed by the third device 1910_3.

In the case of Example 2 of FIG. 20, the activity notification registration process is performed by the first device 110, the activity notification editing or canceling process and the activity notification triggering condition checking process are performed by the second device 120, The activity notification triggering process is when the management device is set to be performed by the third device 1910_3.

In the case of example 3 of FIG. 20, the activity notification registration process is performed by the first device 110, and the activity notification editing or cancellation process is performed by the second device 120, and the activity notification triggering condition check process and The activity notification triggering process is when the management device is set to be performed by the third device 1910_3.

In the case of example 4 of FIG. 20, the activity notification registration process is performed by the first device 110, the activity notification editing or cancellation process is performed by the second device 120, and the activity notification triggering condition checking process is performed by the second device 120. When the management device is set to be performed by the third device 1910_3 and the activity notification triggering process is performed by the Nth device 1910_N.

In the case of example 5 of FIG. 20, the activity notification registration process is performed by the first device 110, the activity notification editing or canceling process, and the activity notification triggering condition checking process are performed by the server 130, and the activity notification The triggering process is when the management device is set to be performed by the Nth device 1910_N.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 19, information regarding a plurality of activity notifications is registered by the second to Nth devices 120, 1910_3 to 1910_N and the server 130, and the plurality of activity notifications are triggered by the first device 110. You can provide activity notifications. The activity notification triggered by the first device 110 may be triggered in the form of a push notification as shown in (a) of FIG. 13 or in the form of a card as shown in (b) of FIG. 13, but is limited thereto. It doesn't work.

21 and 22 are examples of providing an activity notification by setting a management device as shown in Example 5 of FIG. 20.

21 shows that when user A of the first device 110 goes out, when the user A goes out, when the user A registers information about a home (for example, information about dinner) as information about activity notification (2101, 2102, 2103), At least an activity notification triggering condition check process is performed by the server 130 (2104). Accordingly, the activity notification may be triggered by the third to Nth devices 1910_3 to 1910_N of the people designated by the user A (2105). When the person designated by the user A is one person, the activity notification may be triggered by the device of the designated person (eg, the third device 1910_3).

22 illustrates a case in which the user A of the first device 110 is a restaurant nutritionist and a society organizer. If the user A of the first device 110 is a restaurant nutritionist and provides information about the activity notification using the first device 110 to provide the menu of the day as an activity notification to the people included in the group 1 ( 2201, 2203, 2204, at least the activity notification triggering condition check process is performed by the server 130 (2205). When the people included in the group 1 designated by the user A arrive at the restaurant, the activity notification may be triggered by the third to Nth devices 1910_3 to 1910_N of the people included in the group 1 (2206).

In addition, if the user A of the first device 110 is the society owner and the information about the activity notification is registered using the first device 110 to provide the society schedule as an activity notification to the members (2202) 2203, 2204, at least an activity notification triggering condition check process is performed by the server 130 (2205). When the members designated by the user A arrive at the conference place, the activity notification may be triggered by the third to Nth devices 1910_3 to 1910_N of the designated members (2206).

In the above-described management device setting examples shown in FIGS. 2, 17, and 20, the management device may be changed by a user of the management device set in each process. For example, if the user of the device to perform the activity notification triggering process designates another device as the management device of the activity notification triggering process, the management device set in the activity notification triggering process may be changed. Information about registered activity notifications of a plurality of management devices, when a management device set in at least one process for providing activity notifications is changed and the plurality of management devices have information about registered activity notifications. May update to synchronize information about registered activity notifications owned by the plurality of management devices.

23 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing activity notification according to an exemplary embodiment. Although FIG. 23 may be performed by the first device 110 or the server 130, it will be described as being performed by the first device 110 for convenience of description. The following detailed description is not limited to being performed by the first device 110.

Referring to FIG. 23, when an activity notification registration request is received in operation S2301, the first device 110 registers information about an activity notification in operation S2302. The activity notification registration request is included in the activity notification registration item 504 included in the menu items 503 shown in the screen 501 of FIG. 5A and the activity included in the common area 505 shown in the screen 502. May be received based on one of the notification registration items 506. For example, the first device 110 may receive an activity notification registration request based on a touch input to the activity notification registration item 504 or the activity notification registration item 506.

As shown in FIG. 5C, preset input information (for example, input information indicating a call rejection or missed call reception) among preset user input information that may be input by the first device 110 when an application or a service is executed. The first device 110 may recognize the activity notification registration request.

In operation S2302, the first device 110 registers information about an activity notification. The information about the activity notification to be registered may include the activity information 301 as shown in FIG. 3, the management device information 302 for each process, the activity notification triggering condition information 303, and the additional information 304. May be, but is not limited to.

When registering the information on the activity notification in step S2302, the management device may be set for a process performed to provide the activity notification. The processes performed to provide activity notifications include an activity notification registration process, an activity notification editing or canceling process, an activity notification triggering condition checking process, and an activity notification triggering process, as shown in FIGS. 2, 17, and 20. May be, but is not limited to. For example, the activity notification editing or cancellation process may not be included in the process for providing the activity notification.

As described with reference to FIG. 3, the management device is configured based on at least one of information about a person, information about the first device 110, and information about at least one external device that can communicate with the first device 110. Can be. In the case of FIG. 1, at least one external device may include a second device 120 and a server 130. In the case of FIG. 19, at least one external device may include second to Nth devices 120 (1910_3 to 1910_N) and a server 130.

The first device 110 transmits the information about the activity notification registered in step S2303 to the management device. 2, 17, and 20, when there are a plurality of processes performed to provide activity notifications, and the management device set for each process is different, in step S2303, the first device 110 performs a process of each process. Information about the activity notification registered to the management device can be transmitted.

As the information on the registered activity notification described above is transmitted, the management devices for each process may share the information on the activity notification. The first device 110 may transmit the information on the registered activity notification to some of the management devices for each process. For example, the first device 110 may transmit information about the activity notification to the management device for the activity notification editing or canceling process and the activity notification triggering condition check process.

When the first device 110 is included in the management device configured for each process other than the activity notification registration process, the first device 110 may store some of the information about the activity notification. Some of the information about the activity notification stored in the first device 110 may include information about the activity notification related to the process performed by the first device 110. For example, when the process in which the first device 110 is set as the management device is an activity notification triggering process, some of the information about the activity notification stored in the first device 110 may be the activity information 301 or the activity information. 301 and additional information 304 may be included, but is not limited thereto. When the process in which the first device 110 is set as the management device is an activity notification triggering condition check process, some of the information about the activity notification stored in the first device 110 include activity notification triggering condition information 303. May be, but is not limited to.

24 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing activity notification according to another exemplary embodiment. FIG. 24 is a flowchart of an operation flowchart of FIG. 23, after transmitting information about an activity notification to a management device, the first device may be configured to receive activity information and / or information indicating that an activity notification triggering condition is received from the management device. An example of adding an operation (S2404, S2405) that triggers the activity notification by the 110). Steps S2401 to S2403 of FIG. 24 may be operated similarly to steps S2301 to S2303 of FIG. 23. In operation S2405, the activity notification triggered by the first device 110 may include information for executing the activity.

25 is a flowchart illustrating an activity notification providing method according to another exemplary embodiment. Referring to FIG. 25, when an activity notification is received from at least one external device in the operation flowchart of FIG. 23, the received activity notification is stored (S2504), and when an activity notification providing request is received by the user of the first device 110 (FIG. S2505), an example in which S2506 is added to trigger an activity notification stored by the first device 110. Steps S2501 to S2503 of FIG. 25 may be operated similarly to steps S2301 to S2303 of FIG. 23. In operation S2506, the activity notification triggered by the first device 110 may include information for executing the activity. The activity notification triggered in step S2506 may be triggered again by the first device 110 when the corresponding activity notification triggering condition is satisfied.

26 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing activity notification according to another exemplary embodiment. FIG. 26 illustrates a case in which information regarding an activity notification is registered by the first device 110. When the activity notification registration request is received by the user of the first device 110 (S2601), the first device 110 registers information about the activity notification (S2602). If the first device 110 is included in the management device included in the information on the registered activity notification, the first device 110 stores the information on the registered activity notification or a part of the information on the activity notification on the first device 110 ( S2603, S2604). The management device included in the information on the registered activity notification may include, but is not limited to, a management device of a process other than the activity notification registration process. The first device 110 performs a process for providing an activity notification based on the stored information (S2605).

On the other hand, if the first device is not included in the management device included in the information on the registered activity notification, the device (server 130, the second to Nth device ( 120, 1910_3 to 1910_N. Accordingly, the device set as the management device (for example, the second device 120) stores the information on the received activity notification (S2606, S2607). The device configured as is performing a process for providing the activity notification based on the stored information about the activity notification (S2608).

When the management device included in the information about the activity notification registered in step S2603 includes at least one external device of the first device 110 and the first device 110, the preferred embodiment illustrated in FIG. 26 is Steps S2606 to S2608 may be performed while performing steps S2604 and S2605 described above.

27 is a functional block diagram of the first device 110 according to an exemplary embodiment. Referring to FIG. 27, the first device 110 may include an information input unit 2710, a display unit 2720, a communication unit 2730, a processor 2740, and a storage unit 2750. However, not all illustrated components are essential components. The first device 110 may be implemented by more components than the illustrated components, and the first device 110 may be implemented by fewer components.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 28, the first device 110 according to an exemplary embodiment may include a sensing unit 2810, a camera 2820, an audio input unit 2830, and audio in addition to the components illustrated in FIG. 27. The apparatus may further include an output unit 2840 and a power supply unit 2850. The camera 2820 and the audio input unit 2830 illustrated in FIG. 28 may be referred to as an AV input module or an input module. The display unit 2720 and the audio output unit 2840 illustrated in FIG. 28 may be referred to as an AV output module or an output module.

The user may input the activity notification registration request and the information on the activity notification through the information input unit 2710 illustrated in FIG. 27. The activity notification registration request and the information about the activity notification may be input based on a user interface based on the framework of the activity notification as described above with reference to FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5C.

The information input unit 2710 may be mounted on the first device 110 so that a user may input data for controlling the first device 110. According to the data input function, the information input unit 2710 may be referred to as a user input unit 1210. The information input unit 2710 that may be mounted on the first device 110 may include, for example, a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (contact capacitive type, and pressure resistive layer type). , Infrared sensing method, surface ultrasonic conduction method, integral tension measuring method, piezo effect method, etc.), a jog wheel, and a jog switch, but are not limited thereto.

User input information that may be input through the information input unit 2710 may include touch-based input information. The touch-based input information may include gesture-based input information of the user. For example, tap (tap or touch), long tap (long tap), touch and hold, touch and drag, double tap, drag Touch-based input information such as, panning, flick, drag and drop, and sweep may be included in, but is not limited to.

The input information of the user may include movement-based input information or vision-based input information. The motion based input information may be based on a user's gesture based on the device's motion (eg, device shake, device rotation, device lift, etc.). The vision-based input information may be based on the recognized information by analyzing the input image acquired by the camera without contacting the device.

The display unit 2720 may be configured to display information processed by the first device 110. The display unit 2720 may display a screen for providing the activity notification as illustrated in FIGS. 4 through 16, 21, and 22 described above. The display unit 2720 may display information based on a user interface for inputting an activity notification registration request and information about the activity notification.

The display unit 2720 may be used as an input device in addition to an output device when the touch pad has a layer structure and is configured as a touch screen. The display unit 2720 may include a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, and a three-dimensional display (3D). display) and an electrophoretic display (EPD). According to an implementation form of the first device 110, the first device 110 may include two or more display units 1120. In this case, the two or more display units 1120 may be disposed to face each other using a hinge.

The communication unit 2730 may include one or more components that allow communication between the first device 110 and at least one external device (eg, the second device 120) or the first device 110 and the server. Can be. For example, the communicator 2730 may include at least one of a short range communicator, a mobile communicator, and a broadcast receiver.

The short-range wireless communicator includes a Bluetooth communication unit, a BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) communication unit, a near field communication unit (Near Field Communication unit), a WLAN (Wi-Fi) communication unit, a Zigbee communication unit, an infrared ray (IrDA) Association (Communication) communication unit, WFD (Wi-Fi Direct) communication unit, UWB (ultra wideband) communication unit, Ant + communication unit and the like, but is not limited thereto.

The mobile communicator transmits and receives a radio signal with at least one of a base station, an external device, and a server on a mobile communication network. Here, the wireless signal may include various types of data according to transmission and reception of a voice call signal, a video call call signal, or a text / multimedia message.

The broadcast receiver receives a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information from the outside through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel, a terrestrial channel, and a radio channel.

The communication unit 2730 may transmit information regarding an activity notification to an external device according to a preferred embodiment. The information about the activity notification to be transmitted may have the structure shown in FIG. 3, but is not limited thereto. Information about an activity notification transmitted to an external device may be referred to as an activity notification message.

The storage unit 2750 may store a program for processing and controlling the processor 2740. The program stored in the storage 2750 includes a program for providing activity notification according to a preferred embodiment. The storage unit 2750 stores information regarding an activity notification input through the information input unit 2710. Information regarding the activity notification stored in the storage unit 2750 may be configured as shown in FIG. 3, but is not limited thereto.

The storage unit 2750 may include a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), Random Access Memory (RAM) Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Read-Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM), Magnetic Memory, Magnetic It may include a storage medium of at least one type of disk, optical disk.

The first device 110 may be configured to use a web storage or a cloud server that performs a storage function of the storage unit 2750 on the Internet. In this case, information about a user interface such as registering an activity notification displayed on the display unit 2720 may be provided from the above-described web storage or cloud server.

Programs stored in the storage unit 2750 may be classified into a plurality of modules according to their functions. For example, the programs may be classified into a UI module, a notification module, an application module, and the like, but are not limited thereto. For example, when the display unit 2720 is combined with the touch panel layer, the plurality of modules may include a touch screen module.

The UI module may provide the processor 2740 with UI information regarding the activity notification registration request and activity notification registration mentioned in the preferred embodiment. The UI module may provide the processor 2740 with a UI, a GUI, and the like, which are specialized for each application installed in the first device 110.

The notification module may generate a signal for notifying occurrence of an event of the first device 110. Examples of events generated by the first device 110 include power on / off of the first device 110, reception of an activity notification, reception of a signal indicating that an activity notification triggering condition is satisfied, reception of information on an activity notification, There may be activity notification registrations, but not limited thereto.

The notification module may output the notification signal in the form of a video signal through the display unit 2720, and may output the notification signal in the form of an audio signal through the audio output unit 2840, but is not limited thereto.

The application module may include various applications set in the first device 110. The method for providing activity notification according to exemplary embodiments may be provided by an application included in various applications configured in the first device 110.

The processor 2740 typically controls the overall operation of the first device 110. Thus, the processor 2740 may be referred to as a controller. For example, the processor 2740 executes programs stored in the storage unit 2750, thereby, in the case of FIG. 27, the information input unit 2710, the display unit 2720, the communication unit 2730, and the storage unit 2750. And overall control. In the case of FIG. 28, the processor 2740 executes a program stored in the storage unit 2750, such that the information input unit 2710, the display unit 2720, the communication unit 2730, the sensing unit 2810, the camera 2820, and the audio may be used. The input unit 2830, the audio output unit 2840, and the power supply unit 2850 may be controlled overall.

The processor 2740 may request an activity notification registration based on the activity notification registration items 504 and 506 shown in the screens 501 and 502 of FIG. 5A displayed on the display unit 2720, as shown in FIG. 5B. Registering the activity notification The user interface information is output to the display unit 2720. Registering activity notifications output to the display unit 2720 When information on activity notifications is input based on user interface information, the processor 2740 stores information about activity notifications input to the storage unit 2750.

When the registration process of the information about the activity notification is completed, the processor 2740 transmits the information about the registered activity notification through the communication unit 2730 based on the information about the management device included in the information about the registered activity notification. It can transmit to at least one external device or server.

The processor 2740 may perform a process of providing an activity notification according to one of the operation flowcharts illustrated in FIGS. 23 and 26 described above. The processor 2740 may be configured in plural numbers according to an operating environment of the first device 110. For example, the processor 2740 may include a processor operated in the low power mode of the first device 110 and a processor operated in the normal mode. The processor 2740 may include a plurality of processors classified according to components included in the first device 110.

The sensing unit 2810 may include a sensor that detects a user's approach to the first device 110, a sensor that detects light around the first device 110, and a sensor that recognizes a user's voice of the first device 110. It may include, but is not limited to, at least one of a sensor for detecting a mood and activity of a user of the first device 110. That is, the sensing unit 2810 may include sensors of repair to detect the situation mentioned at the beginning of the detailed description. The result detected by the sensing unit 2810 may be transmitted to the processor 2740.

The mood or / and activity of the user may be detected using an external device connected to the sensing unit 2810, and the sensing unit 2810 may be configured to transmit the detected result to the processor 2740. Based on the sensing result of the sensing unit 2810, the processor 2740 may determine whether a condition for triggering an activity notification is satisfied. For example, if it is determined that the user of the first device 110 has reached the home, as a result of sensing by the sensing unit 2810, the processor 2740 may perform a process of triggering an activity notification. The external device connected to the sensing unit 2810 may include a measuring device for monitoring the mood or / and activity of the user.

The camera 2820 may obtain an image frame such as a still image or a moving image through an image sensor in a video call mode or a photographing mode. The camera 2820 may obtain a finger gesture image of the user of the first device 110 and transmit the image to the processor 2740. The processor 2740 may use the above-described finger gesture image of the user to determine whether to receive an activity notification registration request or to determine whether to complete the activity notification registration, but is not limited thereto. The image captured by the image sensor may be processed by the processor 2740 or a separate image processor (not shown).

The image frame processed by the camera 2820 may be stored in the storage 2750 or transmitted to the outside through the communication unit 2730. Two or more cameras 2820 may be provided depending on the configuration aspect of the terminal.

The audio input unit 2830 receives an audio signal input from the outside of the first device 110, converts the received audio signal into an electrical audio signal, and transmits the converted audio signal to the processor 2740. The audio input unit 2830 may be configured as a microphone. The audio signal input from the outside may receive a sound signal of an external device of the first device 110 or a peripheral user of the first device 110. The audio input unit 2830 may use various noise removing algorithms for removing noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal.

The audio output unit 2840 outputs audio data received from the communication unit 2730 or stored in the storage unit 2750. In addition, the audio output unit 2840 may output a sound signal related to a function (for example, a notification sound) performed by the first device 110. The audio output unit 2840 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The power supply unit 2850 supplies power to the first device 110. The first device 110 may not include the power supply 2850 and may include a connector that may be connected to an external power supply device.

The second device 120 illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 19 and the third to Nth devices 1910_3 to 1910_N illustrated in FIG. 19 may be configured like the first device 110 illustrated in FIGS. 27 and 28. May be, but is not limited to. The server 130 illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 19 may also be configured like the first device 110 illustrated in FIGS. 27 and 28, but is not limited thereto.

Method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means may be recorded on a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

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In the method for providing activity notifications executed by the device,
Executing an application by the device;
Receiving an activity notification registration request while executing the application by the device;
Storing condition information on the device for triggering an activity notification including additional information related to the application when the activity notification registration request is received;
Obtaining contextual information based on the device;
Determining whether the obtained situation information corresponds to condition information for triggering the stored activity notification;
And in the determining step, providing an activity notification including additional information related to the application by using the device as it is determined that the obtained situation information corresponds to condition information for triggering the activity notification. How to provide activity notifications. The method of claim 1, wherein storing condition information for triggering the activity notification comprises:
Generating additional information related to the application based on the activity related to the application. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is
And after executing the activity notification, executing the application based on additional information related to the application included in the activity notification. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is
After providing the activity notification, executing the function of the application corresponding to the additional information related to the application included in the activity notification. The method of claim 1, wherein storing condition information for triggering the activity notification comprises:
Displaying a user interface on a display of the device capable of setting condition information for triggering the activity notification including additional information related to the application;
Receiving user input based on the displayed user interface; And
And storing condition information on the device for triggering the activity notification based on the received user input. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining of the situation information based on the device comprises:
Method for providing an activity notification, characterized in that performed using a sensor included in the device. The method of claim 1, wherein the additional information related to the application included in the activity notification is determined based on a time point at which the activity notification registration request is received and a function running in the application when the activity notification registration request is received. How to provide activity notifications. In the device,
An information input unit for inputting information;
sensor;
display;
A memory that stores a program for providing activity notifications executed by the device; And
Run the application,
Executing the program to receive an activity notification registration request through the information input unit while executing the application;
Storing, in the memory, condition information for triggering an activity notification including additional information related to the application when the activity notification registration request is received;
Using the sensor to obtain contextual information based on the device,
Determine whether the obtained situation information corresponds to condition information for triggering the stored activity notification,
A processor for providing an activity notification including additional information related to the application using the display as it is determined that the obtained situation information corresponds to condition information for triggering the activity notification.
device. The processor of claim 8, wherein the processor executes the program.
And generate additional information related to the application based on the activity related to the application. The processor of claim 8, wherein the processor executes the program.
And after providing the activity notification, execute the application based on additional information related to the application included in the activity notification. The processor of claim 8, wherein the processor executes the program.
And after providing the activity notification, execute the function of the application based on additional information related to the application included in the activity notification. The method of claim 8, wherein the processor executes the program to store condition information for triggering the activity notification.
Display on the display a user interface capable of setting condition information for triggering the activity notification including additional information related to the application,
Receiving a user input based on the displayed user interface via the information input unit, and
And store condition information in the memory for triggering the activity notification based on the received user input. The processor of claim 8, wherein the processor executes the program.
And determine additional information related to the application included in the activity notification based on a time at which the activity notification registration request is received and a function running in the application when the activity notification registration request is received. A computer-readable recording medium storing computer program code for performing a method for providing activity notifications executed by a device, the method comprising:
The activity notification providing method executed by the device,
Executing an application by the device;
Receiving an activity notification registration request while executing the application by the device;
Storing condition information on the device for triggering an activity notification including additional information related to the application when the activity notification registration request is received;
Obtaining contextual information based on the device;
Determining whether the obtained situation information corresponds to condition information for triggering the stored activity notification;
And in the determining step, providing an activity notification including additional information related to the application by using the device as it is determined that the obtained situation information corresponds to condition information for triggering the activity notification. Computer-readable recording media.

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