KR20230022774A - Electronic device for displaying image and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device, which can reduce current consumption, may comprise: a display; at least one sensor module; a time module which receives time information; a first processor which generates and outputs a first image in a first mode; a second processor which generates and outputs a second image in a second mode driven at lower power than the first mode; and a sensor hub which transmits sensor data, acquired through the sensor module, to at least one of the first processor and the second processor in the second mode, wherein the second processor is configured to, in the second mode where the first processor is in a sleep state, receive a third image associated with the second image through the first processor, combine the third image with at least one of the sensor data received from the sensor module and the time information received through the time module to generate the second image, and display the second image on the display. In addition, various embodiments identified through the specification may be possible.

Description

Electronic device displaying an image and its operating method {ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF}

Embodiments disclosed in this document relate to an electronic device displaying an image and an operating method thereof.

With the recent development of mobile communication technology, electronic devices are being transformed into forms that can be easily carried and freely connected to wired/wireless networks, and functions that the electronic devices can perform are also diversifying. For example, portable electronic devices such as smartphones and tablet PCs may support various functions such as Internet access and multimedia content playback in addition to call and message transmission/reception functions.

As such, electronic devices implemented in various forms can visually provide various contents (eg, images or videos) to users through a display.

Electronic devices can continuously collect detailed information about the surrounding environment or changes in an individual's body in real time. Also, the electronic device may display the collected information or time information on a screen. In this case, the electronic device may consume a lot of current.

Various embodiments of the present document may provide an electronic device capable of reducing current consumption by including a plurality of processors and an operating method thereof.

An electronic device according to an embodiment disclosed in this document includes a display; at least one sensor module; a time module for receiving time information; a first processor generating and outputting a first image in a first mode; a second processor generating and outputting a second image in a second mode driven with less power than the first mode; and a sensor hub that transmits sensor data acquired through the sensor module in the second mode to at least one of a first processor and a second processor, wherein the second processor is configured to perform a second operation in which the first processor is in a sleep state. mode, a third image related to the second image is received through a first processor, at least one of sensor data received from the sensor module and time information received through the time module, and the third image It may be configured to combine to generate the second image and display the second image on the display.

An operating method of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may include generating and outputting a first image in a first mode by a first processor; generating and outputting, by a second processor, a second image in a second mode driven with less power than the first mode; receiving time information by the time module; sensing, by at least one sensor module, activity information of a user using the electronic device in the first mode and the second mode; The sensor hub transmits the activity information of the user sensed in the first mode to the first processor, and the sensor hub transmits the activity information of the user sensed in the second mode to the second processor. wherein the second processor receives, through the first processor, a third image related to the second image in a second mode in which the first processor is in a sleep state, and sensor data received from the sensor module and the time The second image may be generated by combining at least one of the time information received through the module and the third image, and the second image may be displayed on the display.

According to various embodiments disclosed in this document, an electronic device may include a plurality of processors, and may reduce current consumption by relatively reducing the driving frequency of the high-power processor.

According to various embodiments disclosed in this document, an electronic device may implement an always on display capable of outputting clock and/or sensor data using a relatively low power processor in a low power display mode.

In addition to this, various effects identified directly or indirectly through this document may be provided.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a network environment, according to various embodiments.
2 is a block diagram of a display module according to various embodiments.
3A is a perspective view of the front of an electronic device according to an embodiment. 3B is a perspective view of a rear surface of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.
4 is an exploded perspective view of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system architecture implementing a low power display mode and a wakeup mode of an electronic device according to various embodiments.
6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating various embodiments of an electronic device implemented in a low power display mode and a wakeup mode.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of entering and releasing a low power display mode according to various embodiments.
8A is a diagram for explaining a real-time update operation of an electronic device in a low power display mode according to various embodiments, and FIG. 8B is a diagram for explaining a sensor data update operation of an electronic device in a low power display mode according to various embodiments. am.
9A to 9E are diagrams for explaining layers used to implement at least one of watch-related information and motion-related information of an electronic device according to various embodiments.
10A is a diagram illustrating a background image included in a first layer and a visual object included in a second layer of an electronic device according to an embodiment, and FIGS. 10B and 10C are analog clocks of an electronic device according to an embodiment. It is a drawing showing the screen where the image is implemented.
11A to 11C are diagrams illustrating screens on which a digital clock image is implemented in an electronic device according to an embodiment.
12 illustrates a processing flow of a watch image and an exercise information image in an active mode and a low power display mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In connection with the description of the drawings, the same or similar reference numerals may be used for the same or similar elements.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it should be understood that this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific embodiments, and includes various modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives of the embodiments of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic device 101 within a network environment 100, according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in a network environment 100, an electronic device 101 communicates with an electronic device 102 through a first network 198 (eg, a short-range wireless communication network) or through a second network 199. It may communicate with at least one of the electronic device 104 or the server 108 through (eg, a long-distance wireless communication network). According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101 may communicate with the electronic device 104 through the server 108 . According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 includes a processor 120, a memory 130, an input module 150, an audio output module 155, a display module 160, an audio module 170, a sensor module ( 176), interface 177, connection terminal 178, haptic module 179, camera module 180, power management module 188, battery 189, communication module 190, subscriber identification module 196 , or the antenna module 197 may be included. In some embodiments, in the electronic device 101, at least one of these components (eg, the connection terminal 178) may be omitted or one or more other components may be added. In some embodiments, some of these components (eg, sensor module 176, camera module 180, or antenna module 197) are integrated into a single component (eg, display module 160). It can be.

The processor 120, for example, executes software (eg, the program 140) to cause at least one other component (eg, hardware or software component) of the electronic device 101 connected to the processor 120. It can control and perform various data processing or calculations. According to one embodiment, as at least part of data processing or operation, the processor 120 transfers instructions or data received from other components (e.g., sensor module 176 or communication module 190) to volatile memory 132. , processing commands or data stored in the volatile memory 132 , and storing resultant data in the non-volatile memory 134 . According to one embodiment, the processor 120 may include a main processor 121 (eg, a central processing unit or an application processor) or a secondary processor 123 (eg, a graphic processing unit, a neural network processing unit ( NPU: neural processing unit (NPU), image signal processor, sensor hub processor, or communication processor). For example, when the electronic device 101 includes the main processor 121 and the auxiliary processor 123, the auxiliary processor 123 may use less power than the main processor 121 or be set to be specialized for a designated function. can The secondary processor 123 may be implemented separately from or as part of the main processor 121 .

The secondary processor 123 may, for example, take the place of the main processor 121 while the main processor 121 is in an inactive (eg, sleep) state, or the main processor 121 is active (eg, running an application). ) state, together with the main processor 121, at least one of the components of the electronic device 101 (eg, the display module 160, the sensor module 176, or the communication module 190) It is possible to control at least some of the related functions or states. According to one embodiment, the auxiliary processor 123 (eg, image signal processor or communication processor) may be implemented as part of other functionally related components (eg, camera module 180 or communication module 190). there is. According to an embodiment, the auxiliary processor 123 (eg, a neural network processing device) may include a hardware structure specialized for processing an artificial intelligence model. AI models can be created through machine learning. Such learning may be performed, for example, in the electronic device 101 itself where the artificial intelligence model is performed, or may be performed through a separate server (eg, the server 108). The learning algorithm may include, for example, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, semi-supervised learning or reinforcement learning, but in the above example Not limited. The artificial intelligence model may include a plurality of artificial neural network layers. Artificial neural networks include deep neural networks (DNNs), convolutional neural networks (CNNs), recurrent neural networks (RNNs), restricted boltzmann machines (RBMs), deep belief networks (DBNs), bidirectional recurrent deep neural networks (BRDNNs), It may be one of deep Q-networks or a combination of two or more of the foregoing, but is not limited to the foregoing examples. The artificial intelligence model may include, in addition or alternatively, software structures in addition to hardware structures.

The memory 130 may store various data used by at least one component (eg, the processor 120 or the sensor module 176) of the electronic device 101 . The data may include, for example, input data or output data for software (eg, program 140) and commands related thereto. The memory 130 may include volatile memory 132 or non-volatile memory 134 .

The program 140 may be stored as software in the memory 130 and may include, for example, an operating system 142 , middleware 144 , or an application 146 .

The input module 150 may receive a command or data to be used by a component (eg, the processor 120) of the electronic device 101 from the outside of the electronic device 101 (eg, a user). The input module 150 may include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, a keyboard, a key (eg, a button), or a digital pen (eg, a stylus pen).

The sound output module 155 may output sound signals to the outside of the electronic device 101 . The sound output module 155 may include, for example, a speaker or a receiver. The speaker can be used for general purposes such as multimedia playback or recording playback. A receiver may be used to receive an incoming call. According to one embodiment, the receiver may be implemented separately from the speaker or as part of it.

The display module 160 may visually provide information to the outside of the electronic device 101 (eg, a user). The display module 160 may include, for example, a display, a hologram device, or a projector and a control circuit for controlling the device. According to one embodiment, the display module 160 may include a touch sensor set to detect a touch or a pressure sensor set to measure the intensity of force generated by the touch.

The audio module 170 may convert sound into an electrical signal or vice versa. According to one embodiment, the audio module 170 acquires sound through the input module 150, the sound output module 155, or an external electronic device connected directly or wirelessly to the electronic device 101 (eg: Sound may be output through the electronic device 102 (eg, a speaker or a headphone).

The sensor module 176 detects an operating state (eg, power or temperature) of the electronic device 101 or an external environmental state (eg, a user state), and generates an electrical signal or data value corresponding to the detected state. can do. According to one embodiment, the sensor module 176 may include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, an air pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an IR (infrared) sensor, a bio sensor, It may include a temperature sensor, humidity sensor, or light sensor.

The interface 177 may support one or more designated protocols that may be used to directly or wirelessly connect the electronic device 101 to an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102). According to one embodiment, the interface 177 may include, for example, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a universal serial bus (USB) interface, an SD card interface, or an audio interface.

The connection terminal 178 may include a connector through which the electronic device 101 may be physically connected to an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102). According to one embodiment, the connection terminal 178 may include, for example, an HDMI connector, a USB connector, an SD card connector, or an audio connector (eg, a headphone connector).

The haptic module 179 may convert electrical signals into mechanical stimuli (eg, vibration or motion) or electrical stimuli that a user may perceive through tactile or kinesthetic senses. According to one embodiment, the haptic module 179 may include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electrical stimulation device.

The camera module 180 may capture still images and moving images. According to one embodiment, the camera module 180 may include one or more lenses, image sensors, image signal processors, or flashes.

The power management module 188 may manage power supplied to the electronic device 101 . According to one embodiment, the power management module 188 may be implemented as at least part of a power management integrated circuit (PMIC), for example.

The battery 189 may supply power to at least one component of the electronic device 101 . According to one embodiment, the battery 189 may include, for example, a non-rechargeable primary cell, a rechargeable secondary cell, or a fuel cell.

The communication module 190 is a direct (eg, wired) communication channel or a wireless communication channel between the electronic device 101 and an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102, the electronic device 104, or the server 108). Establishment and communication through the established communication channel may be supported. The communication module 190 may include one or more communication processors that operate independently of the processor 120 (eg, an application processor) and support direct (eg, wired) communication or wireless communication. According to one embodiment, the communication module 190 is a wireless communication module 192 (eg, a cellular communication module, a short-range wireless communication module, or a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) communication module) or a wired communication module 194 (eg, : a local area network (LAN) communication module or a power line communication module). Among these communication modules, a corresponding communication module is a first network 198 (eg, a short-range communication network such as Bluetooth, wireless fidelity (WiFi) direct, or infrared data association (IrDA)) or a second network 199 (eg, legacy It may communicate with the external electronic device 104 through a cellular network, a 5G network, a next-generation communication network, the Internet, or a telecommunications network such as a computer network (eg, a LAN or a WAN). These various types of communication modules may be integrated as one component (eg, a single chip) or implemented as a plurality of separate components (eg, multiple chips). The wireless communication module 192 uses subscriber information (eg, International Mobile Subscriber Identifier (IMSI)) stored in the subscriber identification module 196 within a communication network such as the first network 198 or the second network 199. The electronic device 101 may be identified or authenticated.

The wireless communication module 192 may support a 5G network after a 4G network and a next-generation communication technology, for example, NR access technology (new radio access technology). NR access technologies include high-speed transmission of high-capacity data (enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB)), minimization of terminal power and access of multiple terminals (massive machine type communications (mMTC)), or high reliability and low latency (ultra-reliable and low latency (URLLC)). -latency communications)) can be supported. The wireless communication module 192 may support a high frequency band (eg, mmWave band) to achieve a high data rate, for example. The wireless communication module 192 uses various technologies for securing performance in a high frequency band, such as beamforming, massive multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO), and full-dimensional multiplexing. Technologies such as input/output (FD-MIMO: full dimensional MIMO), array antenna, analog beam-forming, or large scale antenna may be supported. The wireless communication module 192 may support various requirements defined for the electronic device 101, an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 104), or a network system (eg, the second network 199). According to one embodiment, the wireless communication module 192 is a peak data rate for eMBB realization (eg, 20 Gbps or more), a loss coverage for mMTC realization (eg, 164 dB or less), or a U-plane latency for URLLC realization (eg, Example: downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) each of 0.5 ms or less, or round trip 1 ms or less) may be supported.

The antenna module 197 may transmit or receive signals or power to the outside (eg, an external electronic device). According to one embodiment, the antenna module 197 may include an antenna including a radiator formed of a conductor or a conductive pattern formed on a substrate (eg, PCB). According to one embodiment, the antenna module 197 may include a plurality of antennas (eg, an array antenna). In this case, at least one antenna suitable for a communication method used in a communication network such as the first network 198 or the second network 199 is selected from the plurality of antennas by the communication module 190, for example. can be chosen A signal or power may be transmitted or received between the communication module 190 and an external electronic device through the selected at least one antenna. According to some embodiments, other components (eg, a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)) may be additionally formed as a part of the antenna module 197 in addition to the radiator.

According to various embodiments, the antenna module 197 may form a mmWave antenna module. According to one embodiment, the mmWave antenna module includes a printed circuit board, an RFIC disposed on or adjacent to a first surface (eg, a lower surface) of the printed circuit board and capable of supporting a designated high frequency band (eg, mmWave band); and a plurality of antennas (eg, array antennas) disposed on or adjacent to a second surface (eg, a top surface or a side surface) of the printed circuit board and capable of transmitting or receiving signals of the designated high frequency band. can do.

At least some of the components are connected to each other through a communication method between peripheral devices (eg, a bus, general purpose input and output (GPIO), serial peripheral interface (SPI), or mobile industry processor interface (MIPI)) and signal ( e.g. commands or data) can be exchanged with each other.

According to an embodiment, commands or data may be transmitted or received between the electronic device 101 and the external electronic device 104 through the server 108 connected to the second network 199 . Each of the external electronic devices 102 or 704 may be the same as or different from the electronic device 101 . According to an embodiment, all or part of operations executed in the electronic device 101 may be executed in one or more external electronic devices among the external electronic devices 102 , 704 , or 708 . For example, when the electronic device 101 needs to perform a certain function or service automatically or in response to a request from a user or another device, the electronic device 101 instead of executing the function or service by itself. Alternatively or additionally, one or more external electronic devices may be requested to perform the function or at least part of the service. One or more external electronic devices receiving the request may execute at least a part of the requested function or service or an additional function or service related to the request, and deliver the execution result to the electronic device 101 . The electronic device 101 may provide the result as at least part of a response to the request as it is or additionally processed. To this end, for example, cloud computing, distributed computing, mobile edge computing (MEC), or client-server computing technology may be used. The electronic device 101 may provide an ultra-low latency service using, for example, distributed computing or mobile edge computing. In another embodiment, the external electronic device 104 may include an internet of things (IoT) device. Server 108 may be an intelligent server using machine learning and/or neural networks. According to one embodiment, the external electronic device 104 or server 108 may be included in the second network 199 . The electronic device 101 may be applied to intelligent services (eg, smart home, smart city, smart car, or health care) based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology.

2 is a block diagram 200 of a display module 160, according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the display module 160 may include a display 210 and a display driver IC (DDI) 230 for controlling the display 210 . The DDI 230 may include an interface module 231 , a memory 233 (eg, a buffer memory), an image processing module 235 , or a mapping module 237 . The DDI 230 transmits image information including, for example, image data or an image control signal corresponding to a command for controlling the image data to an electronic device (eg, the electronic device of FIG. 1 ) through the interface module 231 . It may receive from other components of the device 101). For example, according to one embodiment, the image information is processed by the processor 120 (eg, the main processor 121 (eg, an application processor) or the auxiliary processor 123 (eg, an auxiliary processor 123 that operates independently of the function of the main processor 121). Example: The DDI 230 can communicate with the touch circuit 250 or the sensor module 176 through the interface module 231. In addition, the DDI 230 can communicate with the touch circuit 250 or the sensor module 176, etc. At least a portion of the received image information may be stored in the memory 233, for example, in units of frames, and the image processing module 235 may, for example, convert at least a portion of the image data to characteristics of the image data or Preprocessing or postprocessing (eg, resolution, brightness, or size adjustment) may be performed based on at least the characteristics of the display 210. The mapping module 237 performs preprocessing or postprocessing through the image processing module 235. A voltage value or a current value corresponding to the image data may be generated According to an embodiment, the generation of the voltage value or the current value may be a property of pixels of the display 210 (eg, an array of pixels). RGB stripe or pentile structure), or the size of each sub-pixel) At least some pixels of the display 210 are based, for example, at least in part on the voltage value or current value By being driven, visual information (eg, text, image, or icon) corresponding to the image data may be displayed through the display 210 .

According to one embodiment, the display module 160 may further include a touch circuit 250 . The touch circuit 250 may include a touch sensor 251 and a touch sensor IC 253 for controlling the touch sensor 251 . The touch sensor IC 253 may control the touch sensor 251 to detect, for example, a touch input or a hovering input to a specific location of the display 210 . For example, the touch sensor IC 253 may detect a touch input or a hovering input by measuring a change in a signal (eg, voltage, light amount, resistance, or charge amount) for a specific position of the display 210 . The touch sensor IC 253 may provide information (eg, location, area, pressure, or time) on the sensed touch input or hovering input to the processor 120 . According to an exemplary embodiment, at least a part of the touch circuit 250 (eg, the touch sensor IC 253) is disposed as a part of the display driver IC 230, the display 210, or outside the display module 160. It may be included as part of other components (eg, the auxiliary processor 123).

According to an embodiment, the display module 160 may further include at least one sensor (eg, a fingerprint sensor, an iris sensor, a pressure sensor, or an illumination sensor) of the sensor module 176 or a control circuit for the sensor module 176 . In this case, the at least one sensor or a control circuit thereof may be embedded in a part of the display module 160 (eg, the display 210 or the DDI 230) or a part of the touch circuit 250. For example, when the sensor module 176 embedded in the display module 160 includes a biometric sensor (eg, a fingerprint sensor), the biometric sensor is biometric information associated with a touch input through a partial area of the display 210. (e.g. fingerprint image) can be acquired. For another example, if the sensor module 176 embedded in the display module 160 includes a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor may acquire pressure information associated with a touch input through a part or the entire area of the display 210. can According to one embodiment, the touch sensor 251 or sensor module 176 may be disposed between pixels of a pixel layer of the display 210 or above or below the pixel layer.

The electronic device 101 according to various embodiments may include electronic devices such as a bar type, a foldable type, a rollable type, a sliding type, a wearable type, a tablet PC, and/or a notebook PC. The electronic device 101 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited to the above example and may include various other electronic devices.

3A is a perspective view of the front of an electronic device according to an embodiment. 3B is a perspective view of a rear surface of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B , an electronic device 300 (eg, the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 ) according to an embodiment has a first side (or front side) 310A and a second side (or back side). 310B, and a housing 310 including a side surface 310C surrounding a space between the first surface 310A and the second surface 310B, and connected to at least a part of the housing 310, and the electronic The apparatus 300 may include attachment members 350 and 160 configured to detachably attach the device 300 to a user's body part (eg, wrist or ankle). In another embodiment (not shown), the housing may refer to a structure forming some of the first surface 310A, the second surface 310B, and the side surface 310C. According to one embodiment, at least a portion of the first surface 310A may be formed by a substantially transparent front plate 301 (eg, a glass plate or a polymer plate including various coating layers). The second face 310B may be formed by the substantially opaque back plate 307 . The rear plate 307 is formed, for example, of coated or tinted glass, ceramic, polymer, metal (eg, aluminum, stainless steel (STS), or magnesium), or a combination of at least two of the foregoing materials. It can be. The side surface 310C may be formed by a side bezel structure (or "side member") 306 coupled to the front plate 301 and the rear plate 307 and including metal and/or polymer. According to one embodiment, the front plate 301 may have a circular shape, and the side bezel structure 306 may have a round annular shape surrounding an edge of the front plate 301 . According to another embodiment, the side bezel structure 306 may be implemented in various other shapes such as a rectangle depending on the front plate 301 . In one embodiment, the back plate 307 and the side bezel structure 306 are integrally formed and may include the same material (eg, a metal material such as aluminum). The coupling members 350 and 360 may be formed of various materials and shapes. Integral and plurality of unit links may be formed to flow with each other by woven material, leather, rubber, urethane, metal, ceramic, or a combination of at least two of the above materials.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 300 includes at least one of the display 320 (see FIG. 2), the audio modules 305 and 108, the sensor module 311, the key input device 200, and the connector hole 309. may contain one or more. In some embodiments, the electronic device 300 omits at least one of the components (eg, the key input device 200, the connector hole 309, or the sensor module 311) or additionally includes other components. can do.

The display 320 may be exposed through a substantial portion of the front plate 301 , for example. The display 320 may have a shape corresponding to the shape of the front plate 301 and may have various shapes such as a circle, an ellipse, or a polygon. The display 320 may be combined with or disposed adjacent to a touch sensing circuit, a pressure sensor capable of measuring the intensity (pressure) of a touch, and/or a fingerprint sensor.

According to one embodiment, the audio modules 305 and 108 may include a microphone hole 305 and a speaker hole 308 . A microphone for acquiring external sound may be disposed inside the microphone hole 305, and in some embodiments, a plurality of microphones may be disposed to detect the direction of sound. The speaker hole 308 can be used as an external speaker and a receiver for a call. In some embodiments, the speaker holes 307 and 114 and the microphone hole 303 may be implemented as one hole, or a speaker may be included without the speaker holes 307 and 114 (eg, a piezo speaker).

According to an embodiment, the sensor module 311 may generate an electrical signal or data value corresponding to an internal operating state of the electronic device 300 or an external environmental state. The sensor module 311 may include, for example, a biometric sensor module 311 (eg, an HRM sensor) disposed on the second surface 310B of the housing 310 . The electronic device 300 includes a sensor module (not shown), for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, an air pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a color sensor, an IR (infrared) sensor, a biometric sensor, a temperature sensor, At least one of a humidity sensor, an illuminance sensor, an angle sensor, and a geomagnetic sensor may be further included.

According to one embodiment, the key input device 200 includes a rotatable bezel 302 disposed on the first surface 310A of the housing 310 and rotatable in at least one direction, and/or a side surface of the housing 310. It may include side key buttons 303 and 104 disposed at 310C. The rotating bezel 302 may have a shape corresponding to the shape of the front plate 301 . When viewed from the top of the front plate 301, the rotating bezel 302 is a round annular member around the front plate 301, and may be rotatably connected to the side member 306. In another embodiment, the electronic device 300 may not include some or all of the above-mentioned key input devices 200, and the key input devices 200 that are not included include soft keys and keys on the display 320. It can be implemented in other forms as well. The connector hole 309 may accommodate a connector (eg, a USB connector) for transmitting and receiving power and/or data to and from an external electronic device and a connector for transmitting and receiving an audio signal to and from an external electronic device. Other connector holes (not shown) may be included. The electronic device 300 may further include, for example, a connector cover (not shown) that covers at least a portion of the connector hole 309 and blocks external foreign substances from entering the connector hole.

According to an embodiment, the coupling members 350 and 160 may be detachably coupled to at least a partial region of the housing 310 using the locking members 351 and 161 . The fastening members 350 and 160 may include one or more of a fixing member 352 , a fixing member fastening hole 353 , a band guide member 354 , and a band fixing ring 355 .

According to an embodiment, the fixing member 352 may be configured to fix the housing 310 and the fastening members 350 and 160 to a part of the user's body (eg, wrist or ankle). The fixing member fastening hole 353 corresponds to the fixing member 352 to fix the housing 310 and the fastening members 350 and 160 to a part of the user's body. The band guide member 354 is configured to limit the movement range of the fixing member 352 when the fixing member 352 is fastened with the fixing member fastening hole 353, so that the fastening members 350 and 160 are attached to a part of the user's body. It can be tightly bonded. The band fixing ring 355 may limit the movement range of the fastening members 350 and 360 in a state in which the fixing member 352 and the fixing member fastening hole 353 are fastened.

4 is an exploded perspective view of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the electronic device 300 includes a side bezel structure 306, a rotatable bezel 302, a front plate 301, a display 320, a first antenna 331, and a second antenna 335. , a support member 330 (eg, a bracket), a battery 333, a printed circuit board 332, a sealing member 334, a rear plate 307, and/or a binding member 350 or 360. there is.

According to one embodiment, the rotatable bezel 302 may be rotatably coupled to a side member 306 of a housing (eg, the housing 310 of FIG. 3A ). The rotatable bezel 302 can rotate along the circumference of the display 320 .

According to an embodiment, the support member 330 may be disposed inside the electronic device 300 and connected to the side bezel structure 306 or integrally formed with the side bezel structure 306 . The support member 330 may be formed of, for example, a metal material and/or a non-metal (eg, polymer) material. The support member 330 may have the display 320 coupled to one surface and the printed circuit board 332 coupled to the other surface. A processor, memory, and/or interface may be mounted on the printed circuit board 332 . The processor may include, for example, one or more of a central processing unit, an application processor, a graphic processing unit (GPU), an application processor, a sensor processor, or a communication processor.

Memory may include, for example, volatile memory or non-volatile memory. The interface may include, for example, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a universal serial bus (USB) interface), an SD card interface, and/or an audio interface. The interface may electrically or physically connect the electronic device 300 to an external electronic device, and may include a USB connector, an SD card/MMC connector, or an audio connector.

The battery 333 is a device for supplying power to at least one component of the electronic device 300, and may include, for example, a non-rechargeable primary battery, a rechargeable secondary battery, or a fuel cell. there is. At least a portion of the battery 333 may be disposed on a substantially coplanar surface with the printed circuit board 332 , for example. The battery 333 may be integrally disposed inside the electronic device 300 or may be disposed detachably from the electronic device 300 .

According to one embodiment, the first antenna 331 may be disposed between the display 320 and the support member 330 . The first antenna 331 may include, for example, a near field communication (NFC) antenna, a wireless charging antenna, and/or a magnetic secure transmission (MST) antenna. The first antenna 331 may, for example, perform short-range communication with an external device, wirelessly transmit/receive power required for charging, and transmit a short-range communication signal or a self-based signal including payment data. . In another embodiment, an antenna structure may be formed by a part of the side bezel structure 306 and/or the support member 330 or a combination thereof.

According to one embodiment, the second antenna 335 may be disposed between the circuit board 332 and the back plate 307 . The second antenna 335 may include, for example, a near field communication (NFC) antenna, a wireless charging antenna, and/or a magnetic secure transmission (MST) antenna. The second antenna 335 may, for example, perform short-range communication with an external device, wirelessly transmit/receive power required for charging, and transmit a short-range communication signal or a self-based signal including payment data. . In another embodiment, an antenna structure may be formed by a part of the side bezel structure 306 and/or the rear plate 307 or a combination thereof.

According to one embodiment, the sealing member 334 may be positioned between the side bezel structure 306 and the rear plate 307 . The sealing member 334 may be configured to block moisture and foreign matter from entering into the space surrounded by the side bezel structure 306 and the back plate 307 from the outside.

According to one embodiment, the rear plate 307 and the rear cover window 201 may be combined while forming an inner space. Various electronic components may be located in the inner space. For example, at least one of the biometric sensor 202, the contact detection sensor 204, and the wireless charging coil 203 may be positioned between the rear plate 307 and the rear cover window 201.

According to one embodiment, the biometric sensor 202 and the wireless charging coil 203 may be positioned between the rear plate 307 and the rear cover window 201 . In another embodiment, the biometric sensor 202 and the wireless charging coil 203 may be positioned between the sealing member 334 and the back plate 307.

According to one embodiment, the closeness detection sensor 204 may be located between the rear plate 307 and the rear cover window 201 . In one embodiment, the contact detection sensor 204 may be located in a part other than a part corresponding to the area of the biosensor 202 .

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 300 operates in an active mode (or first mode) and a low power display (LPD) mode (or inactive mode or second mode). It can work. For example, when the electronic device 300 operates in an active mode, sufficient power is supplied to a hardware module and/or a software module included in the electronic device 300 so that the electronic device 300 can operate in various ways required by a user. You can provide content (e.g. graphic elements). When the electronic device 300 operates in the low power display mode, some of hardware modules and/or software modules included in the electronic device 300 may be inactive. The electronic device 300 operating in the low power display mode may perform only designated (or limited) functions by receiving as little power as possible.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 300 may have an always on display (AOD) function that always displays necessary information even in a low power display mode. According to one embodiment, the shape of the screen displayed through the AOD function may vary. On the screen displayed through the AOD function, at least one of analog or digital time information, exercise information, biometric information, and additional information may be displayed according to a user's selection. For example, time information may include current time information. Exercise information may include, for example, average speed, number of steps, average pace, or duration of exercise. Biometric information may include, for example, body temperature, blood pressure, or heart rate. Additional information may include, for example, a calendar, weather, battery level, missed calls, unread messages, or icons.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system architecture implementing a low power display mode and an active mode of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, and FIGS. 6A and 6B implement the low power display mode and the active mode of the present disclosure. These are drawings showing various embodiments of an electronic device to be. The software modules shown in FIG. 5 are at least some embodiments, and at least some of the illustrated configurations may be changed according to a platform included in an electronic device (eg, the electronic device 501 of FIG. 5 ).

5 to 6B, an electronic device 501 according to various embodiments includes a plurality of software modules 410, 420, and 430, a display 590, or a sensor module 580, and some of the illustrated components are omitted. Alternatively, even if substituted, there may be no problem in implementing various embodiments of the present invention. Also, the electronic device 501 may include at least some of the configurations and/or functions of the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 and/or the electronic device 300 of FIGS. 3A to 4 .

According to an embodiment, the display 590 displays an image, and includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light-emitting diode (LED) display, and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. ) display, a micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) display, or an electronic paper display, but is not limited thereto. The display 590 may include at least some of the components and/or functions of the display module 160 of FIG. 1 and/or the display 160 of FIG. 2 . The display 590 includes a touch screen panel (not shown), and the touch screen panel detects a touch input or a hovering input to a window (not shown) provided on the front of the display 590. can do.

According to one embodiment, the memory (eg, the memory 130 of FIG. 1 ) may include a volatile memory and a nonvolatile memory, and specific implementation examples are not limited thereto. A plurality of software modules 410, 420, and 430 may be stored in the memory. In addition, the memory may store various instructions that may be executed by at least one of the plurality of software modules 410 , 420 , and 430 . These instructions may include control commands such as arithmetic and logic operations, data movement, input/output, etc. recognized by a memory controller (not shown), and may be defined on a framework stored in a memory.

According to an embodiment, the sensor module 580 obtains data about the state of the electronic device 501 or the state of a user wearing the electronic device 501 on a wrist. can For example, the sensor module 580 may be a biometric sensor (eg, a biometric sensor for acquiring heart rate data or blood pressure data of a user wearing the electronic device 501 on a wrist). : a photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor). For another example, the sensor module 580 may include a motion sensor (eg, a geomagnetic sensor, a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor) for obtaining data on a posture of the electronic device 501 or a change in moving speed of the electronic device 501. sensor, or proximity sensor, etc.). For another example, the sensor module 580 may include a location measurement sensor (eg, a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, a cellular communication circuit, a Wi-Fi communication circuit, or a Bluetooth communication circuit, etc.). However, it is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment, the plurality of software modules 410 , 420 , and 430 may include a first software module 410 , a second software module 430 , and/or a third software module 420 . The first software module 410 may include at least one of at least one application 511, a platform 512, a first display processor unit (DPU) 5141, and an LPD driver 5142. there is. The second software module 430 may include at least one of a data composer 521 , a meta parser 522 , and a second DPU driver 5241 . The third software module 420 may include a sensor service 531 and a sensor driver 5342 . Each of the first software module 410, the second software module 430, and the third software module 420 may omit at least one of the above components or additionally include other components.

According to one embodiment, the plurality of software modules 410 , 420 , and 430 may be executed by a plurality of processors as shown in FIG. 6A or 6B .

For example, as shown in FIG. 6A , the electronic device 501 may include a plurality of processors 510 , 520 , and 530 capable of individually executing each of the plurality of software modules 410 , 420 , and 430 . The first processor 510 may execute the first software module 410, the second processor 520 may execute the second software module 430, and the third processor 530 may execute the third software module ( 420) can be executed. The third processor 530 may be a sensor hub.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 6B , the electronic device 501 may execute at least two software modules among a plurality of software modules through one processor. The second processor 520 shown in FIG. 6A is formed in a single package with the third processor 530, or the second processor 520 shown in FIG. 6A is omitted and executed by the second processor 520. The third software module 420 together with the second software module 430 may be executed in the third processor 530 . The third processor 530 may control operations of the sensor module 580 and the display processor unit 560 under at least one operating system. In FIG. 6B , the third processor 530 may control the operation of the display 590 under the second operating system 523 and the operation of the sensor module 580 under the third operating system 533 . In addition, the third operating system 533 formed as a package with the second operating system 532 may control operations of the sensor module 580 and the display processor unit 560 .

According to an embodiment, at least one of the first processor 510, the second processor 520, and the third processor 530 is used to control and/or communicate with at least one other component of the electronic device 501. calculations or data processing can be performed. At least one of the first processor 510 , the second processor 520 , and the third processor 530 may include various software modules and hardware modules. In the low power display mode, at least some of various software modules and hardware modules may be inactivated or may be supplied with less power to perform only limited functions. For example, as shown in FIG. 5 , in the low power display mode, at least one of a memory (not shown), a sensor module 580, and a memory controller (not shown) may be deactivated.

According to one embodiment, the hardware module may include a mail box 550, a sensor module 580, a memory controller (not shown), and/or a display processor unit 560 (display processor unit, DPU). The memory controller may control reading of data stored in the memory and writing of data to the memory. The mailbox 550 may be an interface used for communication between the first processor 510 , the second processor 520 , and the third processor 530 . Also, the mailbox 550 may support synchronization of data transmission between at least one of the first processor 510 , the second processor 520 , and the third processor 530 and an external electronic device. The display processor unit 560 may control driving of the display 590 to display categories and components according to the operation of the executed application 511 .

According to an embodiment, at least one of the first processor 510, the second processor 520, and the third processor 530 (or sensor hub) may operate in various states.

For example, when the electronic device 501 is in an active mode, the first processor 510 may operate in a wakeup state, and the second processor 520 may operate in a wakeup state or a sleep state. In the active mode, the first processor 510 may perform various functions of the electronic device 501 based on sufficiently supplied power. In the active mode, the second processor 520 may maintain a sleep state by cutting off power supply to at least one of a plurality of functional blocks included in the second processor 520 .

For another example, when the electronic device 501 is in the low power display mode, the first processor 510 enters the sleep state by cutting off power supply to at least one of a plurality of functional blocks included in the first processor 510. can keep In the low power display mode, the second processor 520 may perform only the limited functions of the electronic device 501 based on as little power as possible. When the first processor 510 is in a sleep state, the second processor 520 does not wake up the first processor 510 and obtains sensor information and/or information obtained through at least one sensor module 580. Alternatively, input obtained from the user may be processed. The second processor 520 may independently control the sensor module 580 and/or the display 590 . In the low power display mode, the second processor 520 may alternately operate in a wakeup state and a sleep state. The second processor 520 may be periodically switched to a wakeup state to update image information displayed on the display. For example, when clock image information is displayed in the low power display mode, the second processor 520 periodically wakes up to update at least one image of hour information, minute information, and second information according to the lapse of time. It can be switched to the up state.

According to an embodiment, the first processor 510 may control overall driving of the electronic device 501 in an active mode. According to an embodiment, the first processor 510 includes at least one of at least one application 511, a platform 512, an operating system 513, and a first driver 514. 1 software module 410 can be executed.

According to one embodiment, the application 511 may include at least one application program stored in memory and executable by the first processor 510 . The application 511 may include, for example, at least one of a system application, a low-power display application (eg, a watch face), and a health application. According to an embodiment, the application 511 may form a low power display screen set by a user and transmit the formed low power display screen to the platform 512 through a platform application programming interface (API).

According to one embodiment, the platform 512 may be software that provides various services for driving the application 511 . The platform 512 receives low-power display data (eg, meta data and image data) from the application 511, processes the low-power display data to be suitable for the hardware module, and then transfers the low-power display data to the first driver 514. can Meta data may be, for example, information data necessary for implementing image data. For example, meta data may include not only coordinate information and size information, but also data such as resolution, angle, format, font, rotation, and/or shape, and may be expressed as parameters.

According to an embodiment, the first operating system 513 may control resources related to the electronic device 501 . For example, the first operating system 513 may include Android, iOS, Windows, Symbian, Tizen, or Bada.

According to an embodiment, the first driver 514 may be in charge of an interface between at least one of the mailbox 550 and the display processor unit 560 and the first processor 510 . As another example, the first driver 514 may be in charge of an interface between at least one of the second processor 520 and the sensor hub 530 and the first processor 510 .

According to an embodiment, the first driver 514 includes a plurality of hardware components (at least one of the memory controller 540, the first mail box 551, and the display processor unit 560) included in the electronic device. It can include various drivers to control. For example, the first driver 514 includes a first DPU driver 5141, an LPD driver 5142, and a first inter-process communication (IPC) driver ( 5143) may include at least one of them.

According to an embodiment, the first DPU driver 5141 may be software that controls the DPU 560. The first DPU driver 5141 may transfer image data of the frame buffer transferred from the platform 512 to the display 590 for screen display. The first DPU driver 5141 may set driving timing for an interface with the DPU 560 and the display 590 .

According to one embodiment, the LPD driver 5142 may be software for driving a low power display mode. The LPD driver 5142 may manage low power display data including image data and meta data transmitted through the application 511 in the low power display mode. In one embodiment, the LPD driver 5142 may control the reset and power timing of at least one of the second operating system 523 and the third operating system 533 . The LPD driver 5142 may manage power of the memory in the low power display mode.

According to an embodiment, the first IPC driver 5143 may control the first mailbox 551 of the first processor 510 . As another example, the first IPC driver 5143 may support data communication with each of the sensor hub 530 and the second processor 520 . For example, the first IPC driver 5143 may transfer meta data for screen display in a low power display mode set by the user to the second processor 520 . The first IPC driver 5143 may transmit a list of sensor data for the low power display mode and an update cycle to the sensor hub 530 . The sensor data may be, for example, data measurable through the sensor module 580 related to the user's activity information (eg, exercise information or/and biometric information).

According to one embodiment, the sensor hub 530 may control at least one sensor included in the sensor module 580 . The sensor hub 530 may collect sensor data detected by at least one sensor and may control an operation of the at least one sensor. The sensor hub 530 may transmit sensor data acquired through the sensor module 580 to the first processor 510 when the electronic device 501 is in an active mode. The sensor hub may transmit sensor data obtained through the sensor module 580 to the second processor 520 when the electronic device 501 is in the low power display mode.

According to an embodiment, the sensor hub 530 may be driven by control of at least one of the first processor 510 and the second processor 520 . The sensor hub 530 may be driven in a wakeup state even when the first processor 510 is in a sleep state. The sensor hub 530 may directly control the sensor module 580 when the first processor 510 is in a sleep state. According to an embodiment, the sensor hub 530 may execute the second software module 430 including the sensor service 531 , the third operating system 533 and/or the sensor driver 534 .

According to an embodiment, the sensor service 531 may process a software algorithm for sensor operation through sensor data detected by at least one sensor included in the sensor module 580 . In the low power display mode, the sensor service 531 may receive a list of sensor data for the low power display mode and an update cycle through a sensor driver (eg, the third IPC driver of FIGS. 6A and 6B) 5341. there is. The sensor service 531 may read the sensor data obtained from the sensor module 580 and deliver it to the sensor driver 534 in units of update cycles received from the sensor driver 534 . The sensor service 531 may process sensor data and deliver it to the sensor driver 534 if necessary.

According to one embodiment, the third operating system 533 may be a lightweight operating system. For example, the third operating system 533 may be a real time operating system (RTOS) or a tiny operating system capable of low-power operation. The third operating system 533 may be implemented with a processor having lower specifications than the first operating system 513 and a memory having a lower capacity. The third operating system 533 may provide more limited services than the first operating system 513 .

According to an embodiment, the third driver 534 is used to control a plurality of hardware components (at least one of the third mailbox 553 and the sensor module 580) included in the electronic device 501. Drivers may be included. For example, the third driver 534 may include at least one of a sensor driver 5342 and a second IPC driver 5341 .

According to an embodiment, the sensor driver 5342 may be software that controls the sensor module 580. According to an embodiment, the sensor driver 5342 may provide user activity information (eg, exercise information or/and biometric information) to the sensor service 531 .

According to an embodiment, the third IPC driver 5341 may control the third mailbox 553. In addition, the third IPC driver 5341 may support data communication with each of the first processor 510 and the second processor 520 . For example, the third IPC driver 5341 may receive a list of sensor data for the low power display mode and an update cycle from the first processor 510 and deliver the list to the sensor service 531, and the sensor service 531 ) may transmit the processed sensor data to the second processor 520 .

According to an embodiment, the second processor 520 may be a processor driven in the low power display mode of the electronic device 501 . The second processor 520 may operate independently of or together with the first processor 510 and may additionally or alternatively use lower power than the first processor 510 or be specialized for designated functions. For example, at least some of the second processors 520 may be operated separately from or embedded with the first processor 510 . As another example, the second processor 520 and the sensor hub 530 may be formed as one package. As another example, the second processor 520 is omitted and the data composer 521, the meta parser 522, the second operating system 523, and/or the second driver 524 operating in the second processor 520 may operate in the sensor hub 530. The second processor 520 may be a micro controller unit (MCU) programmed to perform fewer functions than the first processor 510 . Accordingly, the second processor 520 may have a lower operating clock than the first processor 510, and a shorter time required to reach peak current and sleep current may reduce current consumption. According to an embodiment, the second processor 520 may include a data composer 521 , a meta parser 522 , a second operating system 523 , and/or a second driver 524 .

According to an embodiment, the second driver 524 is used to control a plurality of hardware components included in the electronic device 501 (at least one of the second mailbox 552 and the display processor unit 560). It can contain various drivers. For example, the second driver 524 may include at least one of a second DPU driver 5241 and a second IPC driver 5243 .

According to an embodiment, the second DPU driver 5241 may be software that controls the DPU 560 in the low power display mode. The second DPU driver 5241 may control the DPU 560 to transfer image data of the frame buffer received from the data composer 521 to the display 590 . The second DPU driver 5241 may set driving timing for an interface with the DPU 560 and the display 590 in the low power display mode. The second DPU driver 5241 may be, for example, a tiny driver capable of driving with low power. In the low power display mode, since the displayed screen is relatively simple compared to the active mode, the entire resource of the second DPU driver 5241 may not be used. Since the second DPU driver 5241 can provide more limited functions than the first DPU driver 5141 of the first processor 510, current consumption can be reduced. For example, the second DPU driver 5241 may limit the use of overlays of a plurality of layers and may limit supported image formats (eg, low resolution).

According to an embodiment, the second IPC driver 5243 may control the second mailbox 552 . As another example, the second IPC driver 5243 may support data communication with each of the first processor 510 and the sensor hub 530 . For example, the second IPC driver 5243 may receive from the first processor 510 commands such as start/stop of the low power display mode and meta data necessary for the low power display mode. The second IPC driver 5243 may receive sensor data from the sensor hub 530 . The second IPC driver 5243 may execute the command of the received command and deliver meta data to the meta parser 522 .

According to an embodiment, the meta parser 522 may receive meta data from the first processor 510 . The meta parser 522 may extract necessary draw information for the low power display mode from input meta data. For example, the meta parser 522 may extract an image, font, resolution, image format, or address stored in memory from meta data. For another example, the meta parser 522 may extract location information of an image to be displayed or location information of a font from metadata. As another example, the meta parser 522 may extract the size and address of each of a background buffer for displaying a background and a canvas buffer for composing a screen.

According to an embodiment, the data composer 521 may store a screen for a low power display mode based on draw information corresponding to meta data extracted from the meta parser 522 . The screen for the low power display mode may be created by blending (or combining) a plurality of layers, for example. For example, in the low power display mode, a second layer including a watch image may be blended on a first layer including a background image.

According to one embodiment, the second operating system 523 may be a tiny operating system capable of low-power driving. The second operating system 523 may be implemented with a processor having lower specifications than the first operating system 513 and a memory having a lower capacity. The second operating system 523 may provide more limited services than the first operating system 513 . According to an embodiment, the second operating system 523 and the third operating system 533 may be one tiny operating system. Tiny operating systems can include multiple operating channels. The tiny operating system may include at least two operating channels allocated to each of the second operating system 523 and the third operating system 533 . Resources related to each of the second processor 520 and the sensor hub 530 may be controlled through an operating channel corresponding to each operating system.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of entering and releasing a low power display mode according to various embodiments. A process of entering and exiting the low power display mode will be described with reference to FIG. 6A.

Referring to FIGS. 6A and 7 , an electronic device 501 according to various embodiments may include a first processor 510 and a second processor 520 . The first processor 510 may include an application 511 , a platform 512 , an LPD driver 5142 and/or a first IPC driver 5143 . The second processor 520 may include a second IPC driver 5243 , a meta parser 522 and a data composer 521 , and/or a second DPU driver 5241 .

In operation 601 , the application 511 may transfer low power display data including meta data and image data to the platform 512 . The image data may be, for example, image data that may be included on the screen during operation of an application program associated with a low power display mode.

In operation 603, the platform 512 may process meta data and image data transmitted through the application 511 to be suitable for the hardware module, and then transmit the meta data and image data to the LPD driver 5142.

In operation 605, when a predetermined event occurs while the electronic device 501 is operating in the active mode, the electronic device 501 may be switched to a low power display mode. At this time, the first processor 510 may be converted from a wake-up state to a sleep state. The platform 512 may transmit a low power display mode entry signal (LPD Start) to the LPD driver 5142 when an event in which the electronic device 501 switches to the low power display mode occurs. An event in which the electronic device 501 switches to the low power display mode is an example of meeting a screen timeout condition or/or a user request (eg, receiving a specific key input or reducing battery power below a threshold value). may be included, but is not limited thereto. For example, when a screen timeout time set in the display 590 elapses from the last time of the user's input to the display 590 of the electronic device 501, the first processor 510 Can perform power saving for . Power saving of the first processor 510 may include temporarily stopping an operating system and memory included in the first processor 510 .

In operation 607, the LPD driver 5142 controls reset and power timing of the second operating system 523 included in the second processor 520 and manages power to at least a portion of the memory for the low power display mode. can For example, the LPD driver 5142 may supply power to a plurality of functional blocks included in the second processor 520 and transmit a reset signal in response to a low power display mode entry signal.

In operation 609, the LPD driver 5142 may transfer meta data and image data processed in the platform to the first IPC driver 5143.

In operation 611, when the power of the second processor 520 is supplied and reset, the second IPC driver 5243 of the second processor 520 may transmit a booting result to the first IPC driver 5143.

In operations 613 and 615, the first IPC driver 5143 may transmit a low power display mode entry signal (LPD Start) along with meta data to the second processor 520 according to a booting result.

In operation 617, the second IPC driver 5243 may transmit a draw command together with meta data to the meta parser 522 in response to the low power display mode entry signal (LPD Start). The draw command may be a command indicating which image to display on the screen in the low power display mode.

In operation 619, the meta parser 522 may extract necessary draw information for the low power display mode from the input meta data. The data composer 521 may form a screen to be rendered in the low power display mode based on draw information corresponding to the meta data extracted by the meta parser 522 . The DPU driver 5241 may transmit image data to the display 590 so that a screen formed by the data composer is updated.

In operation 621, when a predetermined event occurs while the electronic device 501 is operating in the low power display mode, the electronic device 501 may be switched to the active mode. At this time, the first processor 510 may be switched from a sleep state to a wakeup state. The event of switching the electronic device 501 to the active mode may include, but is not limited to, at least one of a predetermined user input (eg, motion input, key input, voice input, or touch input) or an alarm input. .

In operation 623, the platform 512 may transmit a low power display mode stop signal to the LPD driver 5142 so that the electronic device 501 is switched to an active mode. In an embodiment, when the first processor 510 is switched to a wakeup state (or the electronic device 501 is switched to an active mode), the second processor 520 may be deactivated. As another example, when the first processor 510 is switched to a wakeup state (or the electronic device 501 is switched to an active mode), the second processor 520 may not be deactivated.

In operation 625, the LPD driver 5142 may transmit a low power display mode release signal to the second IPC driver 5243 of the second processor 520.

In operation 627, the second IPC driver 5243 may transmit a low power display mode release request signal to the meta parser 522 and the data composer 521 in response to the low power display mode release signal. For example, since the meta parser 522 receives and processes various data including meta data from the first processor 510, the meta parser 522 can receive a release request signal of the low power display mode.

In operation 629, the LPD driver 5142 may perform power saving on the second processor 520 as a subsequent operation of the low power display mode release signal. Power saving of the second processor 520 may include temporarily stopping an operating system and memory included in the second processor 520 .

8A is a diagram for explaining a real-time update operation of an electronic device in a low power display mode according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 8A , in operation 711, a real time clock (RTC) module 701 may generate an interrupt signal for each set time (eg, second unit or minute unit) in the low power display mode. For example, since the minute hand of an analog watch rotates at a predetermined angle every 1 minute (60 seconds), the RTC module 701 generates an interrupt signal every 60 seconds so that the minute hand of the analog watch can rotate 6 degrees corresponding to 1 minute. can create For another example, since the hour hand of the analog clock rotates at a predetermined angle every 1 hour (60 minutes), the RTC module 710 generates an interrupt signal every 60 minutes so that the hour hand of the analog clock can rotate 30 degrees corresponding to 1 hour. can create As another example, the RTC module 701 may transmit current time information and an interrupt signal to the second processor 820 . In one embodiment, the RTC module 701 may operate separately from or embedded with the sensor hub 530 or the first processor 510 .

In operation 712, the second IPC driver 5243 of the second processor 520 may transfer a draw command together with current time information to the meta parser 522 in response to the RTC interrupt signal. The meta parser 522 may extract draw information through current time information, and the data composer 521 may form a watch image to be rendered in the low power display mode based on the draw information extracted by the meta parser 522 . The data composer 521 may request an update to the second DPU driver 5241 so that the clock image generated based on the current time information is updated on the screen.

In operation 713 , the second DPU driver 5241 may transfer the watch image formed by the data composer 521 to the display 590 according to the updater request. A clock image may be periodically updated on the display 590 through the second processor 520 in the low power display mode.

8B is a diagram for explaining a sensor data update operation of an electronic device in a low power display mode according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 8B , in operation 811 , the sensor hub 530 may transmit sensor data sensed by the sensor module 580 to the second processor 520 . For example, the sensor data may be data obtained by sensing user activity information related to at least one of living body and motion.

The sensor hub 530 may generate an interrupt signal at every set wake-up time (eg, seconds or minutes). The sensor hub 530 may periodically generate an interrupt signal so that activity information of the user is periodically updated.

In operation 812, the second IPC driver 5243 of the second processor 520 may transmit a draw command together with sensor data to the meta parser 522 in response to the interrupt signal. The meta parser 522 may extract draw information through sensor data, and the data composer 521 may form a sensor image to be rendered in a low power display mode based on the draw information extracted by the meta parser 522 . The data composer 521 may request an update to the second DPU driver 5241 so that the sensor image generated based on the current time information is updated on the screen.

In operation 813 , the second DPU driver 5241 may transmit the sensor image formed by the data composer 521 to the display 590 according to the updater request. A sensor image may be periodically updated on the display 590 through the second processor 520 in the low power display mode. The sensor image may be an image corresponding to user activity information related to at least one of living body and motion.

9A to 9E are diagrams for explaining layers used to implement at least one of watch-related information and motion-related information of an electronic device according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIGS. 9A to 9E , an electronic device (eg, the electronic device 501 of FIG. 5 ) may implement a screen by blending a plurality of layers in a low power display mode. A first layer among the plurality of layers may include image information that does not change frequently over time as shown in FIG. 9A . For example, the first layer may include a background image object. The first layer may be stored in memory within the first processor 520 . A second layer among the plurality of layers may include image information that may change frequently over time, as shown in FIGS. 9B to 9E . For example, the second layer may include at least one of an hour image object, a minute image object, and a second image object. The second layer may be stored in the memory of at least one of the second processor and the sensor hub. Image information included in the second layer may have a relatively larger capacity than image information included in the first layer.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device may combine a first layer in which background image information is stored and a third layer formed by rotating clock-related image information stored in a second layer according to time value information. Accordingly, the electronic device may display content related to current time information displayed in analog form on the display. For another example, the electronic device may combine a first layer in which background image information is stored and a third layer in which a value for numerical information capable of displaying a change in time is stored in a second layer is read. Accordingly, the electronic device may display content related to current time information displayed in digital form on the display. The electronic device may display content related to user activity information including at least one of biometric information and exercise information, along with current time information displayed in digital or analog form, on a display.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device may position each of the plurality of layers according to a predetermined arrangement order. For example, the first layer (or lower layer) including the background image may be located at the lowest level, and the third layer (or higher layer) may be located at the highest level.

According to various embodiments, the first layer may implement a background image selectable by a user as shown in FIG. 9A. For example, the first layer may include a background image 911 capable of displaying watch-related information or user activity information. The background image may be formed through metadata including coordinate information (X1, Y1) and size information (H1, W1).

The second layer may implement images different from those of the first layer, as shown in FIGS. 9B to 9E . For example, the second layer shown in FIG. 9B may implement analog clock information objects (or clock hands) 921 and 922 . The analog watch images 921 and 922 may include an image object 922 of at least one of a rotating hour hand, a minute hand, and a second hand, and a pivot image object 921 that is the center of rotation. The analog watch-related image objects 921 and 922 may be formed through metadata including location information ((X21, Y21) and (X22, Y22)) and size information (Hb, Wb). For another example, the second layer shown in FIG. 9c may implement an additional information image object 931. The additional information image object 931 may be formed through metadata including coordinate information ((X3, Y3)) and size information (H3, W3). As another example, the second layer shown in FIGS. 9D and 9E may display digital number image objects 941 and 951 implementing time, biometric, and/or motion information images. The number image objects 941 and 951 may be formed through metadata including coordinate information ((X4, Y4), (X5, Y5)) and size information (H4, H5, W4, H5).

According to various embodiments, the first processor 510 may store image data and metadata for display in the low power display mode before entering the low power display mode. When an event for entering the low power display mode occurs, the first processor 510 may provide stored metadata and image data to the second processor 520 .

For example, when an event for entering the low power display mode occurs, the first processor 510 provides the second processor 520 with metadata (eg, location) along with the background image shown in Table 1. can The first processor 510 may provide an additional image along with the background image. An additional image can be an image that does not change until a separate command is given, such as a background image. For example, the additional image may be an image such as date, weather, temperature, or user-specified text.

AOD
screen information 1st processor 2nd processor information 1 information 2 background image image
location The background image and additional images are blended and delivered to the DPU at set intervals (e.g., 1 minute).

For another example, when an event for entering the low power display mode occurs, the first processor 510 may provide the second processor 520 with meta data along with an analog watch image as shown in Table 2. The second processor 520 selects among the hour hand, minute hand, and second hand based on the current time information provided from the RTC module (eg, the RTC module 710 of FIG. 8A) in the analog clock image provided from the first processor 510. At least one image may be transformed (eg, rotated or updated).

AOD
screen information 1st processor 2nd processor information 1 information 2 hour today
hour When entering the low power display mode, the hour and minute hands rotate according to the current time. hour hand hour hand image position rotation
center coordinates Rotate every 1 minute at an angle of 0.5 degrees, or update at specific intervals (e.g. n times per hour) minute hand Minute hand image position rotation
centroid coordinates rotates every minute at an angle of 6 degrees

For another example, when an event for entering the low power display mode occurs, the first processor 510 sends the second processor 520 the digital watch image as shown in Table 3 and metadata (eg, location and coordinates) can be provided. The second processor 520 determines the hour, minute, and second based on the current time information provided from the RTC module (eg, the RTC module 710 of FIG. 8A) in the digital clock image provided from the first processor 510. You can change (or update) the corresponding number image.

AOD
screen information 1st processor 2nd processor information 1 information 2 hour font
data
location tens place of hour_coordinate 1 0 and 1 change once every 10 hours Place of work in hour_coordinate 2 Change once per hour in the order of 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0,1,2 Minutes tens place_coordinate 3 Changes once every 10 minutes in the order of 0,1,2,3,4,5 Minutes place_coordinate 4 Changes once per minute in the order of 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

According to various embodiments, when an event for entering the low power display mode occurs, the sensor module (eg, the sensor module 580 of FIG. 5 ) sends sensor data and meta data (eg, the sensor module 580 of FIG. 5 ) to the second processor 520. : location and coordinates) can be provided. The second processor 520 may periodically change (or update) the exercise information image and the bio information image generated through sensor data from the sensor module. FIG. 10A is a first layer of an electronic device according to an embodiment. 10B and 10C are diagrams showing a screen on which an analog watch image of an electronic device is implemented according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIGS. 10A to 10C , an electronic device (eg, the electronic device 501 of FIG. 5 ) may display an analog watch image by combining a plurality of objects with a background image 1000 . For example, the plurality of objects may include a first visual object 1001 (or a first image object), a second visual object 1002 (or a second image object), and a third visual object 1003 (or a third image object). object) may be included. As shown in FIG. 10A, the background image 1001 has blank areas corresponding to the plurality of objects 1001, 1002, and 1003 so that the plurality of objects 1001, 1002, and 1003 can be displayed on the background image 1000. (or a transparent area) 1040. The electronic device may be set to display at least one of the first visual object 1001 , the second visual object 1002 , and the third visual object 1003 in a designated color or grayscale at designated coordinates.

According to various embodiments, the background image 1000 may include at least one first visual object 1001 that is fixedly displayed at a substantially designated location. The first visual object 1001 included in the background image 1000 may display a static element maintaining a constant shape in the AOD environment regardless of the state of the electronic device. For example, when an analog watch is displayed on the screen of the display, the first visual object 1001 may include reference scales and/or numbers constituting the analog watch. For another example, the first visual object 1001 may include a figure displaying the weather and the number of steps.

In one embodiment, the first visual object 1001 including a reference scale, numbers, and/or figures is finely positioned within a range that is difficult to visually perceive by a user in order to reduce pixel burn-in. can be displayed by changing In this case, from the user's point of view, the first visual object 1001 may be recognized as being displayed at a fixed location.

According to various embodiments, the second visual object 1002 may be displayed to change according to a specified rule. The specified rule may include information about how the shape of the second hand, minute hand, and hour hand is changed while rotating at a specified angular velocity with the passage of time. For example, when an analog watch is displayed on the screen, the second visual object 1002 may indicate the hour hand, minute hand, and second hand of the analog watch as shown in FIGS. 10B and 10C . The minute hand can rotate according to a specified rule (eg, an angle of 6 degrees per minute), and the hour hand can rotate according to a specified rule (eg, an angle of 30 degrees per hour).

For another example, the second visual object 1002 may repeatedly display a certain pattern or shape. When a digital clock is displayed on the screen as shown in 10c, the second visual object 1002 includes tens digits 1011 indicating hours, ones digits 1012 indicating hours, and tens digits indicating minutes. It may include a digit 1013 and a number of days 1014 representing minutes.

According to various embodiments, the third visual object 1003 may display user activity information obtained through the sensor module 580 . For example, as shown in FIG. 10B , the third visual object 1003 may indicate exercise information (eg, the number of steps) obtained using a motion measurement sensor. For another example, the third visual object 1003 may indicate remaining battery capacity information acquired using a battery remaining capacity measurement sensor included in the sensor module 580 as shown in FIG. 10C .

According to an embodiment, an electronic device (electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 , electronic device 300 of FIG. 3A , or electronic device 501 of FIG. 5 ) is an event or electronic device that occurs outside the electronic device. When a value indicating information changes according to the state of the device, it may be set to change the shape of the third visual object 1003 . For example, when weather information changes or an event of receiving a message occurs, the second processor 520 may be configured to change the shape of the third visual object 1003 .

11A to 11C are diagrams illustrating screens on which a digital clock image is implemented in an electronic device according to an embodiment. In FIGS. 11A to 11C, components identical or similar to those of FIGS. 10A to 10C are assigned the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof will be replaced with those described in FIGS. 10A to 10C.

Referring to FIGS. 11A to 11C , an electronic device (eg, the electronic device 501 of FIG. 5 ) may display a digital clock by combining a plurality of objects with a background image 1000 . For example, the plurality of objects may include a first visual object 1001 , a second visual object 1002 , and a third visual object 1003 . The electronic device may be set to display at least one of the first visual object 1001, the second visual object 1002, and the third visual object 1003 in a designated coordinate, a designated size, and a designated color or gradation. can For example, the electronic device sets the first visual object 1001 to a first width Wa and height, the second visual object 1002 to a second width Wb and height, and the first visual object 1001 and the second visual object 1002 may be set to be displayed spaced apart from each other with the third width Wc interposed therebetween.

According to an embodiment, the background image 1000 may include at least one first visual object 1001 that is substantially fixedly displayed at a designated location. For example, when a digital clock is displayed on the screen, the first visual object 1001 may include a dividing line surrounding numbers representing time. As another example, the first visual object 1001 may include characters indicating battery, date, steps, or weather, a unit of remaining battery power (%), and/or a unit of temperature. (°) may be included. As another example, the first visual object 1001 may include colons (:) separating the hour, minute, and second of the current time from numbers representing time.

According to an embodiment, the second visual object 1002 may be displayed so that its shape changes according to a specified rule. The second visual object 1002 may repeatedly display a certain pattern or shape. When a digital clock is displayed on the screen, the second visual object 1002 includes tens digits representing hours 1011, ones digits representing hours 1012, tens digits representing minutes 1013, and May include the number of days (1014) representing minutes.

According to an embodiment, the third visual object 1003 may display biosensor information acquired through the sensor module. For example, as shown in FIG. 11A , the third visual object 1003 may indicate remaining battery level information acquired using a battery level measuring sensor included in a sensor module. For another example, the third visual object 1003 may represent biosensor information (eg, heart rate) acquired using a biosensor as shown in FIGS. 11B and 11C .

According to an embodiment, an electronic device (electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 , electronic device 300 of FIG. 3A , or electronic device 501 of FIG. 5 ) is an event or electronic device that occurs outside the electronic device. When a value indicating information changes according to the state of the device, it may be set to change the shape of the third visual object 1003 . For example, the third visual object 1003 may include the user's step count, which increases by one in response to event information of one user's step, as shown in FIGS. 11A to 11C . For another example, the third visual object 1003 may include calories, an average speed, an average pace, a distance, or a section that changes in response to event information on the amount of exercise of the user.

12 illustrates a processing flow of an image displayed in an active mode (or first mode) and a low power display mode (or second mode) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment, the first processor 1210 (eg, the first processor 510 of FIG. 5 ) provides a background image 1202 formed using the watch application 1211 in an active mode, a watch image 1203, Alternatively, the first image 1201 including the user activity information image 1204 may be displayed on the display 1290 (eg, the display 590 of FIG. 5 ). For example, the clock image 1203 may be generated by combining at least one of an hour hand, a minute hand, and a second hand image constituting time information.

According to an embodiment, the watch application 1211 stores sensor data (eg, heart rate, blood sugar information, body temperature) sensed through the sensor module 1280 (eg, the sensor module 580 of FIG. 5 ) when the electronic device is in an active mode. information, blood pressure information, or exercise information (eg, number of steps) is received, and a user activity information image 1204 generated based on the received activity information is displayed along with a watch image 1203 as a first image. (1201) can be formed. The user activity information image may include, for example, figures and numbers.

According to an embodiment, the ambient service (or AOD service) 1212 provides hardware abstraction (HAL) at least a part of a watch image to be displayed in the low power display mode so that necessary information can always be displayed even in the low power display mode. layer) 1230. The ambient service 1212 may generate at least a portion of a watch image to be displayed in the low power display mode by using at least a portion of the watch image displayed in the active mode. The generated watch image may be transmitted to the HAL 1230 when an event for switching to a low power mode is detected.

According to an embodiment, the HAL 1230 may provide at least a part of a watch image related to the ambient service 1212 among execution screens generated by the watch application to the memory 1270 and trigger the AOD player. . For example, the HAL 1230 may include at least one of a meta parser (eg, the meta parser 522 of FIG. 5 ) and a data composer (eg, the data composer 521 of FIG. 5 ).

According to an embodiment, the AOD player 1221 may use the clock image from the first processor 1210 transferred through the HAL 1230 to generate a clock image to be displayed with the AOD function in the low power display mode. The AOD player 1221 receives sensor data sensed through the sensor module 1280 periodically or when necessary when the electronic device is in a low power display mode, and generates a user activity information image 1204 based on the received sensor data. can

According to an embodiment, the display processor unit 1250 (eg, the display processor unit 560 of FIG. 5 ) is a layer including the background image 1232 of the clock provided from the first processor 1210 in the low power display mode. and a layer including at least one image 1233 of hour information, minute information, and second information changed in the second processor 1220 may be combined and displayed on the display 1290 . The display processor unit 1250 may generate a second image by blending the background image 1232, the clock image 1233 including hour/minute/second hand images, and the user activity information image 1234. The background image provided by the first processor 1210 is maintained constant over time, and the second processor 1220 stores an image related to hour information, an image related to minute information, and an image related to second information over time. can be displayed by updating According to another embodiment, the second processor 1220 receives a background image, an image related to hour information, and an image related to minute information from the first processor 1210 according to a predetermined period (eg, 1 minute), and , the received image and an image related to the second information selected by the second processor 1220 may be blended and displayed.

According to an embodiment, the second processor 1220 may calculate the passage of time based on the current time. For example, when the electronic device switches from an active mode to a low power display mode, the second processor 1220 displays a second image on the display 1290 by aligning a clock image (eg, an hour, minute, and second image) with the lapse of time. can be displayed For example, the second processor 1220 may receive and store one hour hand image, minute hand image, and second hand image representing a specific time from the first processor 1210 . The second processor 1220 transforms the hour hand image, minute hand image, and second hand image received from the first processor 1210 based on the current time information received from the RTC module (eg, the RTC module 701 of FIG. 8A). (eg, rotation) may be displayed on the display 1290.

According to an embodiment, the second processor 1220 (eg, the second processor 520 of FIG. 5 ) generates a second image generated by combining at least one of time information and activity information with a third image in a low power display mode. Images may be configured to be displayed on display 1290 . Time information may be received through a clock module (eg, RTC module 710 of FIG. 8A ), and activity information may be received through a sensor module (eg, sensor module 580 of FIG. 5 ). The third image may be an image related to the second image among the first images (or background images) received from the first processor 1210 . For example, among the first images received from the first processor 1210, the third image may include location information for displaying a watch image including time information and location information for displaying sensor data.

Table 4 is for explaining current consumption of electronic devices according to comparative examples and embodiments.

division hour average current comparative example processor (wake up) 1.80s 31.07mA processor (sleep) 58.20s 6.40mA total 60.00s 7.14mA Example 1st processor
(slip) Second processor (wakeup) 0.02s 30.67mA Second Processor (Sleep) 59.98s 6.55mA total 60.00s 6.56mA improvement current 0.58mA

When a watch image is displayed on the electronic device according to the comparative example and the embodiment, the minute hand image object included in the watch image may move once per minute. Accordingly, the watch image may be updated once a minute. When updating the clock image, as shown in Table 4 in the comparative example, since the processor needs to be switched from the sleep state to the wake-up state, it takes about 1.80 seconds and an average current of 31.07 mA may be consumed. On the other hand, in the embodiment, the first processor (eg, the first processor 1210 of FIG. 12 ), which is a main processor, is in a sleep state, and the second processor, which is a sub-processor (eg, the second processor 1220 of FIG. 12 ) It can be switched to a wakeup state. The embodiment takes about 0.02 seconds, which is shorter than the comparative example, and an average current of 30.67 mA may be consumed. As such, the embodiment can reduce current consumption of about 0.58 mA compared to the comparative example. When an electronic device according to an embodiment displays a watch image, the watch image may be updated for a part of a minute, and may not be updated and may be maintained for a remaining period of a minute. While the clock image is maintained, the first processor (eg, the first processor 1210 of FIG. 12 ) and the second processor (eg, the second processor 1220 of FIG. 12 ) do not wake up and maintain a sleep state. can Since the first processor and the second processor maintain a sleep state, image data corresponding to a clock image stored in memory is displayed (eg, the display processor unit 1250 of FIG. 12) through the display processor unit (eg, the display processor unit 1250 of FIG. 12). display 1290).

An electronic device according to various embodiments includes a display; at least one sensor module; a time module for receiving time information; a first processor 510 generating and outputting a first image in a first mode; a second processor 520 generating and outputting a second image in a second mode driven with less power than the first mode; and a sensor hub 530 that transmits sensor data obtained through the sensor module in the second mode to at least one of a first processor and a second processor, wherein the second processor 520 is the first processor In a second mode in a sleep state, a third image related to the second image is received through a first processor, and at least one of sensor data received from the sensor module and time information received through the time module , The third image may be combined to generate the second image, and the second image may be displayed on the display.

According to various embodiments, the third image may be related to at least a part of the first image received from the first processor.

According to various embodiments, the second processor is set to select at least one of a plurality of image objects corresponding to the time information and display the selected image object on the display in the second mode, and the plurality of image objects It may include at least one of an hour image object, a plurality of minute image objects, and a plurality of second image objects.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, in the second mode, the second processor selects one of the plurality of minute image objects for every first period and updates the display on the display, and every second period different from the first period. It can be set to select any one of the image objects and update them to the display.

According to various embodiments, the at least one sensor module senses at least one of exercise information and biometric information of a user of the electronic device, and the second processor is based on the sensed information of the user in the second mode. A background image corresponding to the generated sensor image, the time information, and the third image may be combined and displayed on the display.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, in the second mode, the second processor may be configured to select and update sensor images corresponding to the user's exercise information and biometric information on the display at specified intervals.

According to various embodiments, the second processor may be set to combine at least one of the sensor data and the time information on a background image corresponding to the third image and display the display.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the second processor may include a meta parser configured to extract draw information for displaying the second image from meta data transmitted from at least one of the first processor and the sensor module; and a data composer generating the second image based on the extracted draw information, wherein the meta data includes a watch position where the time information is to be displayed, a position of the sensor data, and the third image related to the first image. can include

According to various embodiments, the sensor hub may include a sensor service for processing sensor data received from the sensor module; An inter-process communication (IPC) driver for transmitting sensor data processed from the sensor service to the second processor may be included.

According to various embodiments, the first mode may be an active mode, and the second mode may be a low power display mode.

An electronic device according to various embodiments includes a display; at least one sensor module for sensing activity information of a user using the electronic device; a first processor generating and outputting a first image in a first mode; a second processor generating and outputting a second image in a second mode driven with less power than the first mode; and a sensor hub configured to transmit sensor data acquired through the sensor module to the first processor in the first mode and to at least one of the first processor and the second processor in the second mode, wherein the A second processor receives a third image related to the second image through the first processor in a second mode in which the first processor is in a sleep state, and the received third image and a sensor received from the sensor module The data may be combined to generate the second image, and the second image may be displayed on the display.

According to various embodiments, a time module for receiving time information is further included, the at least one sensor module senses at least one of exercise information and biometric information of a user of the electronic device, and the second processor performs the In the second mode, at least one of the sensor data and the time information generated based on the user's sensed information is updated every predetermined period, and the updated image and the third image are combined to display the image on the display. can be set to display.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the second processor may include a meta parser configured to extract draw information for displaying the second image from meta data transmitted from at least one of the first processor and the sensor module; and a data composer generating the second image by combining at least one of the sensor image and the clock image on the background image based on the extracted draw information, wherein the meta data is a clock on which the time information will be displayed. It may include a location, a location of the sensor data, and the third image related to the first image.

According to various embodiments, the sensor hub may include a sensor service for processing sensor data received from the sensor module; An inter-process communication (IPC) driver for transmitting sensor data processed from the sensor service to the second processor may be included.

According to various embodiments, the first mode may be an active mode, and the second mode may be a low power display mode.

An operating method of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may include generating and outputting a first image in a first mode by a first processor; generating and outputting, by a second processor, a second image in a second mode driven with less power than the first mode; receiving time information by the time module; sensing, by at least one sensor module, activity information of a user using the electronic device in the first mode and the second mode; The sensor hub transmits the activity information of the user sensed in the first mode to the first processor, and the sensor hub transmits the activity information of the user sensed in the second mode to the second processor. wherein the second processor receives, through the first processor, a third image related to the second image in a second mode in which the first processor is in a sleep state, and sensor data received from the sensor module and the time The second image may be generated by combining at least one of the time information received through the module and the third image, and the second image may be displayed on the display.

According to various embodiments, the at least one sensor module senses at least one of exercise information and biometric information of a user of the electronic device, and the second processor receives the sensed information of the user in the second mode. It may be configured to combine the sensor data, the watch information, and the third image generated based on the display and display them on the display.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, in the operation of generating and outputting a second image in the second mode, a sensor image corresponding to at least one of exercise information and biometric information of the user is selected and updated on the display at regular intervals. action may be included.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the operation of generating and outputting a second image in the second mode may include a draw for displaying the second image from metadata transmitted from at least one of the first processor and the sensor module. extracting information; and generating the second image by combining at least one of the sensor data and the time information on the third image based on the extracted draw information, wherein the metadata is a clock on which the time information will be displayed. It may include a location, a location of the sensor data, and the third image related to the first image.

According to various embodiments, the first mode may be an active mode, and the second mode may be a low power display mode.

Various embodiments of this document and terms used therein are not intended to limit the technology described in this document to a specific embodiment, and should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, and/or substitutes of the embodiments. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for like elements. Singular expressions may include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this document, expressions such as "A or B", "at least one of A and/or B", "A, B or C" or "at least one of A, B and/or C" refer to all of the items listed together. Possible combinations may be included. Expressions such as “first,” “second,” “first,” or “second,” may modify the elements in any order or importance, and are intended to distinguish one element from another. It is used, but does not limit the corresponding components. When a (e.g., first) element is referred to as being "(functionally or communicatively) coupled to" or "connected to" another (e.g., second) element, that element refers to the other (e.g., second) element. It may be directly connected to the component or connected through another component (eg, a third component).

In this document, "adapted to or configured to" means "adapted to or configured to" depending on the situation, for example, hardware or software "adapted to," "having the ability to," "changed to," ""made to," "capable of," or "designed to" can be used interchangeably. In some contexts, the expression "device configured to" can mean that the device is "capable of" in conjunction with other devices or components. For example, the phrase “a processor configured (or configured) to perform A, B, and C” may include a dedicated processor (eg, embedded processor), or one or more stored in a memory device (eg, memory) to perform the operations. By executing programs, it may mean a general-purpose processor (eg, CPU or AP) capable of performing corresponding operations.

The term "module" used in this document includes a unit composed of hardware, software, or firmware, and may be used interchangeably with terms such as, for example, logic, logic block, component, or circuit. can A “module” may be an integrally constructed component or a minimal unit or part thereof that performs one or more functions. A "module" may be implemented mechanically or electronically, for example, a known or future developed application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), or A programmable logic device may be included.

At least some of devices (eg, modules or functions thereof) or methods (eg, operations) according to various embodiments may be implemented as instructions stored in a computer-readable storage medium (eg, memory) in the form of program modules. can When the command is executed by a processor (eg, a processor), the processor may perform a function corresponding to the command. Computer-readable recording media include hard disks, floppy disks, magnetic media (e.g. magnetic tape), optical recording media (e.g. CD-ROM, DVD, magneto-optical media (e.g. floptical disks), or/and built-in It may contain memory Instructions may contain code produced by a compiler or code executable by an interpreter.

Each component (eg, module or program module) according to various embodiments may be composed of a single object or a plurality of entities, and some sub-components among the aforementioned corresponding sub-components may be omitted, or other sub-components may be used. can include more. Alternatively or additionally, some components (eg, modules or program modules) may be integrated into one entity and perform the same or similar functions performed by each corresponding component prior to integration. Operations performed by modules, program modules, or other components according to various embodiments are executed sequentially, in parallel, repetitively, or heuristically, or at least some operations are executed in a different order, omitted, or other operations. this may be added.

Claims (20)

In electronic devices,
with a display;
at least one sensor module;
a time module for receiving time information;
a first processor generating and outputting a first image in a first mode;
a second processor generating and outputting a second image in a second mode driven with less power than the first mode;
A sensor hub configured to transmit sensor data acquired through the sensor module in the second mode to at least one of a first processor and a second processor;
The second processor
In the second mode in which the first processor is in a sleep state, a third image related to the second image is received through the first processor, and among sensor data received from the sensor module and time information received through the time module generating the second image by combining at least one and the third image;
An electronic device configured to display the second image on the display. According to claim 1,
The third image is related to at least a part of the first image received from the first processor. According to claim 2,
The second processor is configured to select at least one of a plurality of image objects corresponding to the time information and display the selected image object on the display in the second mode;
The plurality of image objects include at least one of a plurality of hour image objects, a plurality of minute image objects, and a plurality of second image objects. According to claim 3,
The second processor
In the second mode, any one of the plurality of minute image objects is selected and updated on the display at every first period, and any one of a plurality of hour image objects is selected at every second period different from the first period to display the image objects. An electronic device set to update to a display. According to claim 1,
The at least one sensor module senses at least one of exercise information and biometric information of a user of the electronic device,
The second processor is configured to combine a sensor image generated based on the sensed information of the user in the second mode, the time information, and a background image corresponding to the third image, and display the combined image on the display. According to claim 5,
The second processor
In the second mode, the electronic device configured to select and update sensor images corresponding to the user's exercise information and biometric information on the display at designated intervals. According to claim 1,
The second processor is set to combine at least one of the sensor data and the time information on a background image corresponding to the third image and display the combined image. According to claim 7,
The second processor
a meta parser extracting draw information for displaying the second image from meta data transmitted from at least one of the first processor and the sensor module;
A data composer generating the second image based on the extracted draw information;
The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the metadata includes a location of a watch image on which the time information is to be displayed, a location of the sensor data, and the third image related to the first image. According to claim 1,
The sensor hub is
a sensor service for processing the sensor data received from the sensor module;
An electronic device including an inter-process communication (IPC) driver that transmits sensor data processed from the sensor service to the second processor. According to claim 1,
The first mode is an active mode, and the second mode is a low power display mode. In electronic devices,
with a display;
at least one sensor module for sensing activity information of a user using the electronic device;
a first processor generating and outputting a first image in a first mode;
a second processor generating and outputting a second image in a second mode driven with less power than the first mode;
A sensor hub configured to transmit sensor data obtained through the sensor module to the first processor in the first mode and to at least one of the first processor and the second processor in the second mode;
The second processor
In the second mode in which the first processor is in a sleep state, a third image related to the second image is received through the first processor, and the third image received through the processor and sensor data received from the sensor module combine to generate the second image;
An electronic device configured to display the second image on the display. According to claim 11,
Further comprising a time module receiving time information,
The at least one sensor module senses at least one of exercise information and biometric information of a user of the electronic device,
The second processor in the second mode,
updating at least one of the sensor data and the time information generated based on the user's sensed information at predetermined intervals;
The electronic device configured to combine the updated image and the third image and display them on the display. According to claim 12,
The second processor
a meta parser extracting draw information for displaying the second image from meta data transmitted from at least one of the first processor and the sensor module;
A data composer generating the second image by combining at least one of the sensor image and a watch image including the time information on the background image based on the extracted draw information;
The metadata includes a position to display the watch image, a position to display the sensor image, and the third image related to the first image. According to claim 1,
The sensor hub is
a sensor service for processing the sensor data received from the sensor module;
An electronic device including an inter-process communication (IPC) driver that transmits sensor data processed from the sensor service to the second processor. According to claim 11,
The first mode is an active mode, and the second mode is a low power display mode. In the operating method of the electronic device,
generating and outputting a first image in a first mode by a first processor;
generating and outputting, by a second processor, a second image in a second mode driven with less power than the first mode;
receiving time information by the time module;
sensing, by at least one sensor module, activity information of a user using the electronic device in the first mode and the second mode;
The sensor hub transmits the activity information of the user sensed in the first mode to the first processor, and the sensor hub transmits the activity information of the user sensed in the second mode to the second processor. contains,
The second processor
In the second mode in which the first processor is in a sleep state, a third image related to the second image is received through the first processor, and among sensor data received from the sensor module and time information received through the time module generating the second image by combining at least one and the third image;
An operating method of an electronic device configured to display the second image on a display. 17. The method of claim 16,
The at least one sensor module senses at least one of exercise information and biometric information of a user of the electronic device,
The second processor in the second mode,
The operating method of the electronic device configured to combine the sensor data, the time information, and the third image generated based on the user's sensed information and display them on the display. 17. The method of claim 16,
The operation of generating and outputting a second image in the second mode,
The method of operating an electronic device comprising an operation of setting a sensor image corresponding to at least one of the user's exercise information and biometric information to be updated on the display at regular intervals. 17. The method of claim 16,
The operation of generating and outputting a second image in the second mode,
extracting draw information for displaying the second image from metadata transmitted from at least one of the first processor and the sensor module;
generating the second image by combining at least one of the sensor data and the time information on the third image based on the extracted draw information;
The metadata includes a watch position where the time information is to be displayed, a position of the sensor data, and the third image related to the first image. 17. The method of claim 16,
The first mode is an active mode, and the second mode is a low power display mode.

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