WO2019112201A1

WO2019112201A1 - Information providing method and electronic device using plurality of light-emitting elements

Info

Publication number: WO2019112201A1
Application number: PCT/KR2018/014173
Authority: WO
Inventors: 한병곤; 김희진; 이원석; 김철우; 임민식
Original assignee: 삼성전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2017-12-08
Filing date: 2018-11-19
Publication date: 2019-06-13
Also published as: KR20190068295A

Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments comprises: a housing; a light-emitting unit having a first light-emitting group that is disposed in a first form and a second light-emitting group that is disposed in a second form at least partially different from the first form; a memory for storing information regarding an assigned first function and an assigned second function; and a processor, wherein the processor can be configured so as to check whether the first function or the second function is executed, to control one or more operations of the first light-emitting group or the second light-emitting group at least on the basis of the execution of the first function when the first function is executed, and to control an operation of the second light-emitting group at least on the basis of the execution of the second function when the second function is executed. Other embodiments are possible.

Description

Information providing method and electronic device using a plurality of light emitting devices

Various embodiments relate to an information providing method and an electronic apparatus using a plurality of light emitting elements.

As technology advances, the functions that can be provided by electronic devices are becoming increasingly diverse. For example, the electronic device can provide various functions such as a notification function for notifying an occurrence of an event, for example, a call reception, a message reception, and / or an update occurrence, a weather information providing function, have.

The electronic device can provide information related to the execution of a specific function to a user using a touch screen or the like, and can also provide information to a user through execution of a specific function using an audio output device such as a speaker.

In recent years, there has been a demand for development of information providing technology for electronic devices that considers the emotional part of users.

However, up to now, an electronic device uses a lighting device including an illumination device such as a light emitting diode (LED) to output visual information through a lighting device while considering the emotional part of the user (for example, Sound pressure, and frequency characteristics). In addition, when providing an alert for an event generated in an electronic device or an event received in another electronic device, the electronic device notifies the user of an event using a lighting device or a display device separate from the lighting device providing the emotional part Lt; / RTI >

However, in the past, there has been no technology that allows an illuminating device to output visual information at the same time and intuitively provide information about an event generated at an electronic device and / or an event received at another electronic device, considering the emotional part.

According to various embodiments, an information providing method using a plurality of light emitting elements in which an electronic device can provide one or more information using an illuminating device so that a user can intuitively identify the emotional part of the user, Device can be provided.

According to various embodiments, there is provided an electronic device comprising: a housing; A light emitting portion including a first light emitting group arranged in a first form and a second light emitting group arranged in a second form at least partially different from the first form; A memory for storing information associated with a designated first function and a designated second function; And a processor, wherein the processor confirms whether the first function or the second function is executed, and when the first function is executed, the first light emitting group or the second light emitting group, based on at least the execution of the first function, And to control driving of at least one of the second light emitting groups when the second function is executed, and to control driving of the second light emitting group based at least on execution of the second function.

According to various embodiments, there is provided an information providing method using a plurality of light emitting elements, comprising: confirming whether a designated first function or a designated second function is executed; A first light emitting group disposed in a first form on the electronic device or a second light emitting group disposed in the second form at least partially different from the first form in the electronic device based on at least the execution of the first function, Controlling the driving of at least one of the second light emitting groups; And controlling the driving of the second light emitting group based at least on execution of the second function when the second function is executed.

According to various embodiments, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for executing an information providing method using a plurality of light emitting elements, the method comprising: confirming whether a specified first function or a designated second function is executed Operation; A first light emitting group disposed in the first form on the electronic device, or a second light emitting group arranged in the second form at least partially different from the first form, on the basis of at least the execution of the first function Controlling the driving of at least one of the second light emitting groups; And controlling the driving of the second light emitting group based at least on execution of the second function when the second function is executed.

The information providing method and the electronic device using the plurality of light emitting devices according to various embodiments may be configured such that the electronic device provides one or more information by using a lighting device in order to intuitively confirm the user while considering the emotional part of the user . For example, the electronic device can intuitively provide information using the illumination device by mapping (mapping) specific information groups to the areas of the illumination device. For example, the specific information group can be set in various ways such as a current time, a remaining time, a call reception notification, and the like.

An information providing method and an electronic apparatus using a plurality of light emitting elements according to various embodiments can provide information according to the execution of the second function while providing information according to execution of the first function using the illumination apparatus . For example, when an event occurs when an electronic device uses a lighting device to visualize and provide a specific sound, the electronic device uses a lighting device to visualize and provide a specific sound, and at the same time, Can be provided. As another example, by using a lighting device, visual information corresponding to weather information can be provided while visualizing and providing a specific sound.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a network environment for providing information using multiple light emitting devices, in accordance with various embodiments.

2 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments.

3A is a perspective view of an electronic device according to various embodiments.

3B is a top view of an electronic device according to various embodiments.

Fig. 3C is a view showing a part of the structure of the light emitting portion of the electronic device according to various embodiments (for example, the cut surface of the portion B-B 'in Fig. 3B).

4A is a side view of an electronic device according to various embodiments.

4B-4D are plan views of an electronic device according to various embodiments.

Figures 5A and 5B show a housing of an electronic device.

6 is a flow diagram of information providing operations of an electronic device according to various embodiments.

7 is a flow diagram of an information providing operation of an electronic device according to various embodiments.

8A and 8B are diagrams for explaining an operation of controlling the light emitting portion of the electronic device according to various embodiments.

9 is a flow diagram of an information providing operation of an electronic device according to various embodiments.

10 is a diagram for explaining an operation of controlling a light emitting portion of an electronic device according to various embodiments.

11 is a diagram for explaining an operation of controlling a light emitting section based on music reproduction of an electronic device according to various embodiments.

12 is a diagram for explaining an operation of controlling a light emitting section based on music reproduction of an electronic apparatus according to various embodiments.

13 is a view for explaining an operation of controlling the light emitting portion of the electronic device according to various embodiments.

14 is a flowchart of an information providing operation of an electronic device according to various embodiments.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present document will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that this invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments described herein but includes various modifications, equivalents, and / or alternatives of the embodiments of this document . In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for similar components.

In this document, the expressions "having," " having, "" comprising," or &Quot;, and does not exclude the presence of additional features.

In this document, the expressions "A or B," "at least one of A or / and B," or "one or more of A and / or B," etc. may include all possible combinations of the listed items . For example, "A or B," "at least one of A and B," or "at least one of A or B" includes (1) at least one A, (2) Or (3) at least one A and at least one B all together.

As used herein, the terms "first," "second," "first," or "second," and the like may denote various components, regardless of their order and / or importance, But is used to distinguish it from other components and does not limit the components. For example, the first user equipment and the second user equipment may represent different user equipment, regardless of order or importance. For example, without departing from the scope of the rights described in this document, the first component can be named as the second component, and similarly the second component can also be named as the first component.

(Or functionally or communicatively) coupled with / to "another component (eg, a second component), or a component (eg, a second component) Quot; connected to ", it is to be understood that any such element may be directly connected to the other element or may be connected through another element (e.g., a third element). On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a component (e.g., a first component) is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component (e.g., a second component) It can be understood that there is no other component (e.g., a third component) between other components.

As used herein, the phrase " configured to " (or set) to be "configured according to circumstances may include, for example, having the capacity to, To be designed to, "" adapted to, "" made to, "or" capable of ". The term " configured to (or set up) "may not necessarily mean " specifically designed to" Instead, in some circumstances, the expression "a device configured to" may mean that the device can "do " with other devices or components. For example, a processor configured (or configured) to perform the phrases "A, B, and C" may be implemented by executing one or more software programs stored in a memory device or a dedicated processor (e.g., an embedded processor) , And a generic-purpose processor (e.g., a CPU or an application processor) capable of performing the corresponding operations.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of the other embodiments. The singular expressions may include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. The general predefined terms used in this document may be interpreted in the same or similar sense as the contextual meanings of the related art and, unless expressly defined in this document, include ideally or excessively formal meanings . In some cases, even the terms defined in this document can not be construed as excluding the embodiments of this document.

An electronic device in accordance with various embodiments of the present document may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet personal computer, a mobile phone, a video phone, an e-book reader, Such as a desktop personal computer, a laptop personal computer, a netbook computer, a workstation, a server, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP) A device, a camera, or a wearable device. According to various embodiments, the wearable device may be of the accessory type (e.g., a watch, a ring, a bracelet, a bracelet, a necklace, a pair of glasses, a contact lens or a head-mounted-device (HMD) (E. G., Electronic apparel), a body attachment type (e. G., A skin pad or tattoo), or a bioimplantable type (e.g., implantable circuit).

In some embodiments, the electronic device may be a home appliance. Home appliances include, for example, televisions, digital video disc (DVD) players, audio, refrigerators, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, ovens, microwaves, washing machines, air cleaners, set- Such as a home automation control panel, a security control panel, a TV box such as Samsung HomeSync ^TM , Apple TV ^TM or Google TV ^TM , a game console such as Xbox ^TM and PlayStation ^TM , , An electronic key, a camcorder, or an electronic frame.

In an alternative embodiment, the electronic device may be any of a variety of medical devices (e.g., various portable medical measurement devices such as a blood glucose meter, a heart rate meter, a blood pressure meter, or a body temperature meter), magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) Navigation systems, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), event data recorders (EDRs), flight data recorders (FDRs), infotainment (infotainment) systems, ) Automotive electronic equipment (eg marine navigation systems, gyro compass, etc.), avionics, security devices, head units for vehicles, industrial or home robots, automatic teller's machines (ATMs) Point of sale, or internet of things (eg, light bulbs, various sensors, electric or gas meters, sprinkler devices, fire alarms, thermostats, street lights, toasters, r), a fitness equipment, a hot water tank, a heater, a boiler, etc.).

According to some embodiments, the electronic device is a piece of furniture or a part of a building / structure, an electronic board, an electronic signature receiving device, a projector, Water, electricity, gas, or radio wave measuring instruments, etc.). In various embodiments, the electronic device may be a combination of one or more of the various devices described above. An electronic device according to some embodiments may be a flexible electronic device. Further, the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present document is not limited to the above-described devices, and may include a new electronic device according to technological advancement.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An electronic apparatus according to various embodiments will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this document, the term user may refer to a person using an electronic device or a device using an electronic device (e.g., an artificial intelligence electronic device).

1 is a block diagram of an electronic device 101 in a network environment 100, in accordance with various embodiments. 1, an electronic device 101 in a network environment 100 communicates with an electronic device 102 via a first network 198 (e.g., near-field wireless communication) or a second network 199 (E. G., Remote wireless communication). &Lt; / RTI > According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101 is capable of communicating with the electronic device 104 through the server 108. According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101 includes a processor 120, a memory 130, an input device 150, an audio output device 155, a display device 160, an audio module 170, a sensor module 176, an interface 177, a haptic module 179, a camera module 180, a power management module 188, a battery 189, a communication module 190, a subscriber identity module 196, and an antenna module 197 ). In some embodiments, at least one (e.g., display 160 or camera module 180) of these components may be omitted from the electronic device 101, or other components may be added. In some embodiments, some components, such as, for example, a sensor module 176 (e.g., a fingerprint sensor, an iris sensor, or an illuminance sensor) embedded in a display device 160 Can be integrated.

Processor 120 may be configured to operate at least one other component (e.g., hardware or software component) of electronic device 101 connected to processor 120 by driving software, e.g., And can perform various data processing and arithmetic operations. Processor 120 loads and processes commands or data received from other components (e.g., sensor module 176 or communication module 190) into volatile memory 132 and processes the resulting data into nonvolatile memory 134. [ Lt; / RTI > According to one embodiment, the processor 120 may operate in conjunction with a main processor 121 (e.g., a central processing unit or an application processor) and, independently, or additionally or alternatively, Or a co-processor 123 (e.g., a graphics processing unit, an image signal processor, a sensor hub processor, or a communications processor) specific to the designated function. Here, the coprocessor 123 may be operated separately from or embedded in the main processor 121.

In such a case, the coprocessor 123 may be used in place of the main processor 121, for example, while the main processor 121 is in an inactive (e.g., sleep) state, At least one component (e.g., display 160, sensor module 176, or communications module 176) of the components of electronic device 101 (e.g., 190) associated with the function or states. According to one embodiment, the coprocessor 123 (e.g., an image signal processor or communications processor) is implemented as a component of some other functionally related component (e.g., camera module 180 or communication module 190) . Memory 130 may store various data used by at least one component (e.g., processor 120 or sensor module 176) of electronic device 101, e.g., software (e.g., program 140) ), And input data or output data for the associated command. The memory 130 may include a volatile memory 132 or a non-volatile memory 134.

The program 140 may be software stored in the memory 130 and may include, for example, an operating system 142, a middleware 144,

The input device 150 is an apparatus for receiving a command or data to be used for a component (e.g., processor 120) of the electronic device 101 from the outside (e.g., a user) of the electronic device 101, For example, a microphone, a mouse, or a keyboard may be included.

The sound output device 155 is a device for outputting a sound signal to the outside of the electronic device 101. For example, the sound output device 155 may be a speaker for general use such as a multimedia reproduction or a sound reproduction, . According to one embodiment, the receiver may be formed integrally or separately with the speaker.

Display device 160 may be an apparatus for visually providing information to a user of electronic device 101 and may include, for example, a display, a hologram device, or a projector and control circuitry for controlling the projector. According to one embodiment, the display device 160 may include a touch sensor or a pressure sensor capable of measuring the intensity of the pressure on the touch.

The audio module 170 is capable of bi-directionally converting sound and electrical signals. According to one embodiment, the audio module 170 may acquire sound through the input device 150, or may be connected to the audio output device 155, or to an external electronic device (e.g., Electronic device 102 (e.g., a speaker or headphone)).

The sensor module 176 may generate an electrical signal or data value corresponding to an internal operating state (e.g., power or temperature) of the electronic device 101, or an external environmental condition. The sensor module 176 may be a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, a barometric sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an infrared sensor, Or an illuminance sensor.

The interface 177 may support a designated protocol that may be wired or wirelessly connected to an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 102). According to one embodiment, the interface 177 may include 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 be a connector such as an HDMI connector, a USB connector, an SD card connector, or an audio connector that can physically connect the electronic device 101 and an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 102) (E.g., a headphone connector).

The haptic module 179 may convert electrical signals into mechanical stimuli (e.g., vibrations or movements) or electrical stimuli that the user may perceive through tactile or kinesthetic sensations. The haptic module 179 may include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electrical stimulation device.

The camera module 180 can capture a still image and a moving image. According to one embodiment, the camera module 180 may include one or more lenses, an image sensor, an image signal processor, or a flash.

The power management module 188 is a module for managing the power supplied to the electronic device 101, and may be configured as at least a part of, for example, a power management integrated circuit (PMIC).

The battery 189 is an apparatus for supplying power to at least one component of the electronic device 101 and may include, for example, a non-rechargeable primary battery, a rechargeable secondary battery, or a fuel cell.

The communication module 190 is responsible for establishing a wired or wireless communication channel between the electronic device 101 and an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device 102, electronic device 104, or server 108) Lt; / RTI > Communication module 190 may include one or more communication processors that support wired communication or wireless communication, operating independently of processor 120 (e.g., an application processor). According to one embodiment, the communication module 190 may include a wireless communication module 192 (e.g., 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 (E.g., a local area network (LAN) communication module, or a power line communication module), and the corresponding communication module may be used to communicate with a first network 198 (e.g., Bluetooth, WiFi direct, Communication network) or a second network 199 (e.g., a telecommunications network such as a cellular network, the Internet, or a computer network (e.g., a LAN or WAN)). The various types of communication modules 190 described above may be implemented as a single chip or may be implemented as separate chips.

According to one embodiment, the wireless communication module 192 may use the user information stored in the subscriber identification module 196 to identify and authenticate the electronic device 101 within the communication network.

The antenna module 197 may include one or more antennas for externally transmitting or receiving signals or power. According to one embodiment, the communication module 190 (e.g., the wireless communication module 192) may transmit or receive signals to or from an external electronic device via an antenna suitable for the communication scheme.

Some of the components are connected to each other via a communication method (e.g., bus, general purpose input / output (GPIO), serial peripheral interface (SPI), or mobile industry processor interface (MIPI) (Such as commands or data) can be exchanged between each other.

According to one embodiment, the command or data may be transmitted or received between the electronic device 101 and the external electronic device 104 via the server 108 connected to the second network 199. Each of the

electronic devices

102 and 104 may be the same or a different kind of device as the electronic device 101. [ According to one embodiment, all or a portion of the operations performed in the electronic device 101 may be performed in another or a plurality of external electronic devices. According to one embodiment, in the event that the electronic device 101 has to perform some function or service automatically or upon request, the electronic device 101 may be capable of executing the function or service itself, And may request the external electronic device to perform at least some functions associated therewith. The external electronic device receiving the request can execute the requested function or additional function and transmit the result to the electronic device 101. [ The electronic device 101 can directly or additionally process the received result to provide the requested function or service. For this purpose, for example, cloud computing, distributed computing, or client-server computing technology may be used.

2 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments. The electronic device 201 may include all or part of the electronic device 101 shown in Fig. 1, for example. The electronic device 201 includes a processor 210, a power management module 220, a battery 230, an audio processing module 240, an audio output device 250, a light emitting module driving module 260, ).

The processor 210 may be, for example, the processor 120 of FIG. 1 or may be included in the processor 120. The processor 210 may perform computations or data processing related to, for example, control and / or communication of at least one other component of the electronic device 201.

The power management module 220 may be, for example, the power management module 188 of FIG. The power management module 220 can manage the power supplied to the electronic device 201. [

The battery 230 may be, for example, the battery 189 of FIG. The battery 230 may provide power to at least one component of the electronic device 201.

The audio processing module 240 may be, for example, the audio module 170 of FIG. The audio processing module 240 includes a codec and an audio amplifier so as to process sound corresponding to the operation of the electronic device 210 or sound corresponding to music, May be output through the external output device connected to the sound output device 250 or the electronic device 201.

The sound output apparatus 250 may be, for example, the sound output apparatus 155 of FIG. The audio output device 250 may include, for example, one or more speakers.

The light emitting portion driving module 260 can drive the light emitting portion 270. The light emitting portion driving module 260 can control the power and current applied to the light emitting portion 270 for brightness and color adjustment and on / off control of the light emitting portion 270.

The light emitting portion 270 may include one or more light emitting elements.

According to one embodiment, the light emitting portion 270 may include a first light emitting group arranged in a first form and a second light emitting group arranged in a second form at least partially different from the first form. For example, the first light emitting group may include one or more first light emitting elements, and the second light emitting group may include one or more second light emitting elements.

According to one embodiment, the light emitting portion 270 may be in the shape of a band formed of one or more light emitting elements. For example, the band shape formed by the one or more light emitting elements may include a ring-shaped band, and the ring-shaped band may be a structure in which one or more light-emitting elements are arranged to form a circle. For example, one or more light emitting elements may be formed in a circular shape surrounding the housing by being disposed on the housing side portion of the electronic device 201. As another example, the band shape formed by the one or more light emitting elements may include various shapes such as a linear band, a rectangular band, and a triangular band. For example, the electronic device 201 may designate one group of light emitting elements that are formed by forming one band shape.

According to one embodiment, the light emitting device may include an LED. For example, the light emitting device may include a configuration for R, G, and B outputs, and may be controlled to output white and various colors.

3A is a perspective view of an electronic device 301 (e.g., electronic device 101) according to various embodiments and FIG. 3B is a top view of an electronic device 301 (e.g., electronic device 101) to be.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 301 may be in the form of a donut with a hollow, as in Figs. 3A and 3B. (E.g., upper surface) 303 may be in the form of a taper that is larger in size than the second surface (e.g., lower surface) 305. The first surface . For example, it may be desirable to have a circular shape on the third side 307 of the electronic device 301 (e.g., the back side of the first side 303, the side formed between the first side 303 and the second side 305) The light emitting elements 309 may be attached in a strip form. For example, the light emitting elements 309 may be attached to the outer surface of the third surface 307 of the electronic device 301 at a distance from the light emitting elements 309, A band shape can be formed. For example, the light emitting elements 313 may be attached to the fourth surface 311 (e.g., the inner side surface) of the electronic device 301 to form one circular band shape. For example, the light emitting elements 309 may be referred to as a first light emitting group 309, and the light emitting elements 313 may be referred to as a second light emitting group 313.

According to various embodiments, the first light emitting group 309 and the second light emitting group 313 may be referred to as a first region (or a portion) of the light emitting elements 309 and a second region (or a portion thereof). At least a part of the at least one first light emitting element included in the first light emitting group 309 and at least a part of the at least one second light emitting element included in the second light emitting group 313 may be arranged in a substantially circular band form have.

According to various embodiments, the first light emitting group 309 and the second light emitting group 309 may be designated as a first region (or a portion) of the light emitting elements 309, a second region (or a portion) The area in the light emitting elements 309 can be changed and designated.

According to one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3B, the first speaker 315 and the second speaker 317 may be located inside the electronic device 301. [

3B, a battery 319, a main PCB (printed circuit board) 321, and a button PCB 323 may be attached to the electronic device 301. As shown in FIG. For example, the main PCB 321 may be electrically connected to the button PCB 323 while being electrically connected to the battery 319. The main PCB 321 may be electrically connected to the

light emitting devices

309 and 313 and the first and

second speakers

315 and 317. For example, the

light emitting devices

309 and 313 may be connected to the main PCB 321 through the light emitting device cable 327, and the first and

second speakers

315 and 317 may be connected to the main PCB 321 through the speaker cable 329, And may be connected to the PCB 321. For example, the button PCB 323 may be electrically connected to a button (not shown) for user input for controlling the electronic device 301. For example, the main PCB 321 may include a cable connection terminal 325, and may be connected to a cable 331 such as a USB cable to receive a control signal or power of the electronic device from the outside. The cable 331 may be attached to and fixed to the electronic device 301 or detached and attached to the electronic device 301.

3C illustrates a partial structure of the light emitting portion (e.g., the light emitting portion 270) of the electronic device 301 (e.g., the electronic device 101) according to various embodiments Fig.

According to one embodiment, the light emitting device may include an LED 341 and the LED 341 may be attached to an FPCB (flexible PCB) 343. A lighting inhaler 345 may be placed on top of the FPCB 343 to which the LED 341 is attached in such a manner that a

translucent sheet

347 or 349 is applied (or positioned or adhered) to at least a part of the area. A light guide plate 351 (also referred to as an LED guide) is positioned at the upper end of the translucent sheet 349 so that when the LED 341 emits light, the light guide sheet 351, which is coated with the translucent sheet 347 Light can be output to the outside of the electronic device 301 across the lighting inhaler 345 and the translucent sheet 349. [ 3C, the LED guide 351 is provided on one side of the FPCB 343 to which the LED 341 is attached, on the side of the lighting inhaler 345 coated with the translucent sheet 347 And may also be disposed on one side of the semitranslucent sheet 349.

According to another embodiment, the position of the light emitting elements (e.g., the light emitting elements 309 and 313) attached to the electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 301) in the form of a circular band can be changed. 3A, the light emitting elements (e.g., the light emitting elements 309) are mounted on the third surface 307, which is the back surface of the first surface 303 of the electronic device, in the form of a circular band The light emitting elements 309 in the form of a circular band may be provided on the first surface 303 of the electronic device in the form of a circular band on the first surface 303 of the electronic device, ) Can be attached.

4A is a side view of an electronic device 401 (e.g., electronic device 301) according to various embodiments, and FIGS. 4B-4D are side views of electronic device 401 (e.g., electronic device 301) Fig.

According to one embodiment, the side of the electronic device 401 may be in the form of a trapezoid as shown in Fig. 4a, the first side 403 of Fig. 4a corresponds to the first side 303 of Figs. 3a and 3b, The second surface 405 may correspond to the second surface 305 of Figures 3A and 3B.

According to one embodiment, on the second side 405 of the electronic device 401, a support 451 may be formed as shown in FIG. 4A so that the electronic device 401 is fixed when the electronic device 401 is raised to the side. For example, when the electronic device 401 is erected on the side as shown in Fig. 4A, the cable connection terminal 425 (e.g., cable connection terminal 325) to which the cable 431 (e.g., cable 331) May be positioned at the bottom. For example, assuming that the area of the electronic device 401 corresponds to a 12 hour round dial, the cable connection terminal 425 may be located at 6 o'clock. For example, the length of the cable 431 may vary, and the cable 431 may be fixedly attached to or detached from the electronic device 401.

4A, although the support 451 is described as part of the housing of the electronic device 451, according to another embodiment, the support 451 may be separate from the electronic device 401 And may be separate and / or coupled to the housing of the electronic device 401.

4A, the light emitting elements (light emitting elements 309) form a circular band shape on the outer portion 453 or the first surface 403 of the electronic device 401, Respectively.

According to one embodiment, the interior of the housing of the electronic device viewed from the first side 403 of the electronic device 401 may be as shown in Fig. 4B, assuming that the area of the electronic device 401 corresponds to the 12-hour round dial, the cable connection terminal 425 is located at 6 o'clock, and the cable 431 is connected to the cable connection terminal 425. [ Can be attached and detached.

According to another embodiment, the position of the cable connection terminal 425 inside the housing of the electronic device viewed from the first side 403 of the electronic device 401 may vary, as shown in Fig. 4c or Fig. 4d. For example, assuming that the area of the electronic device 401 corresponds to the 12-hour round dial, the cable connection terminal 425 is located at 9 o'clock as shown in Fig. 4C, (431) can be detached and attached. As another example, assuming that the area of the electronic device 401 corresponds to the 12-hour round dial, the cable connection terminal 425 is located at 8 o'clock, and the cable connection terminal 425 is connected to the cable 431 can be detached and attached.

5A and 5B are views showing the housing of the electronic device 501 (e.g., the electronic device 301). Referring to FIGS. 5A and 5B, the electronic device 501 may utilize various joining schemes to improve acoustic shielding when joining the first housing 561 and the second housing 563.

Referring to FIG. 5A, when the first housing 561 and the second housing 563 are joined to each other, an electronic device 501 can apply an ultrasonic welding method. For example, in the ultrasonic welding method, the first housing 561 and the second housing 563 face each other and an ultrasonic welding device (not shown) disposed at a neighboring position of the first and second housings, And the first and

second housings

561 and 563 are joined to each other by using ultrasonic waves emitted from the first and

second housings

561 and 563.

The electronic device 501 according to various embodiments may utilize a bond and a screw when joining the first housing 561 and the second housing 563. For example, a bond may be applied to either the first housing 561 or the second housing 563, and the first and

second housings

561 and 563 may be attached to each other by the bond . In this state, the screws can be fastened to the first and

second housings

561 and 563 to join them.

5B, the electronic device 501 may use screws and a poron 565 when joining the first housing 561 and the second housing 563. For example, a poron 565 is disposed between the first and

second housings

561 and 563, and in this state, the first and

second housings

561 and 563 are screwed together Can be bonded. At this time, the porons 565 are pressed, and the first and

second housings

561 and 563 can be bonded.

6 is a flow diagram of information providing operations of an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 101 or processor 120 of electronic device 101) according to various embodiments.

Referring to Fig. 6, the electronic device simultaneously provides a visual effect corresponding to the execution of the first function and a visual effect corresponding to the execution of the second function of the electronic device using the light emitting portion (e.g., the light emitting portion 270) can do.

In operation 610, the electronic device may perform the first function.

According to one embodiment, the first function may be a music playback function. For example, the electronic device may output the acoustic signal corresponding to the selected music through an acoustic output device (e.g., acoustic output device 155). As another example, an electronic device may receive acoustic signals through a communication module (e.g., communication module 190) and output the acoustic signals through the acoustic output device.

According to another embodiment, the first function may be a weather information providing function. For example, the electronic device can confirm the weather information according to the execution of the weather information providing function.

According to another embodiment, the first function may be a time information providing function. For example, the electronic device can confirm the current time according to the execution of the time information providing function.

In operation 620, the electronic device may control one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion of the light emitting portion disposed in the electronic device based on the first function.

According to one embodiment, a first portion of the light emitting portion may be disposed in a first region of the electronic device. For example, the first region may be a region in which the first light emitting group 309 of FIG. 3 is disposed, and the electronic device may include one or more light emitting elements included in the first light emitting group 309, As shown in FIG.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device may specify that the first portion corresponds to the first function. For example, referring to FIG. 3, the electronic device may designate the first light emitting group 309 to correspond to the first function.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device can correspond to a group of information specified for each designated portion of the light emitting portion. For example, the electronic device can confirm the first portion of the light emitting portion corresponding to the identified information group by checking the information group including the information of the first function. For example, the electronic device can classify the information of the first function on the basis of predetermined criteria such as attribute and type, identify the information group including the information of the first function, The first portion of the light emitting portion can be identified.

According to one embodiment, when the first function is a music reproduction function, the electronic device may include music (e.g., music) included in the first portion of the light emitting portion (e.g., the first light emitting group 309 in FIG. 3) One or more light emitting elements can be controlled. For example, the electronic device can control lighting and / or lighting of one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion of the light emitting portion based on the frequency band and / or amplitude of the music or the like. For example, the electronic device may select the one or more light emitting elements based on the frequency band and / or amplitude of the music.

According to one embodiment, when the first function is a weather information providing function, the electronic device displays the first portion of the light emitting portion (e.g., the first light emitting group 309 of FIG. 3) ) Of the light emitting elements. For example, the electronic device may control one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion of the light emitting portion based on the specified brightness and / or color corresponding to the identified weather information. For example, the specified brightness and / or color corresponding to the identified weather information may be stored in a memory (e.g., memory 130).

According to one embodiment, when the first function is a time information providing function, the electronic device displays the first portion of the light emitting portion (for example, the first light emitting group 309 ) Of the plurality of light emitting elements. For example, the electronic device may control one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion of the light emitting portion based on the specified brightness and / or color corresponding to the identified time information. For example, the electronic device can designate one or more light emitting elements to be controlled included in the first part of the brightness, color, and light emitting unit specified for each time band. For example, the first portion of the light emitting portion may be referred to as a first light emitting group 309. [ At least a part of the one or more light emitting elements included in the first light emitting group 309 may be arranged in a substantially circular band form.

In operation 630, the electronic device may perform the second function.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the second function may be a notification function for notifying the occurrence of an event such as a time, a power state, and a call reception, a message reception, and / or an update occurrence.

According to another embodiment, the second function is a notification function for notifying an occurrence of an event to the external device when an event such as a call reception, a message reception, and / or an update occurrence is generated in an external device interlocked with the electronic device . For example, the second function may be for informing the external device that the notification function has been executed when the notification function is executed to the external device associated with the electronic device.

According to another embodiment, the second function may be a weather information providing function.

In operation 640, the electronic device may control one or more light emitting elements included in the second portion of the light emitting portion disposed in the electronic device based on the second function.

According to one embodiment, the second portion of the light emitting portion may be disposed in a second region of the electronic device. For example, the second region may be a region in which the second light emitting group 313 of FIG. 3 is disposed, and the electronic device may include one or more light emitting elements included in the second light emitting group 313, As shown in FIG. For example, the second portion of the light emitting portion may be referred to as a second light emitting group 313. At least a part of one or more light emitting elements included in the second light emitting group 313 may be arranged in a substantially circular band form.

According to one embodiment, the second portion can be distinguished from the first portion, and the electronic device can designate that the second portion corresponds to the second function. For example, referring to FIG. 3, the electronic device may designate the second light emitting group 313 to correspond to the second function.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device may correspond to a predetermined information group for each predetermined portion of the light emitting portion. For example, the electronic device can identify the second portion of the light emitting portion corresponding to the identified information group by checking the information group containing the information of the second function. For example, the electronic device may classify the second function based on a predetermined criterion such as an attribute, a type, and so on to identify an information group including the information of the second function, The second part can be identified.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device determines the second portion of the light emitting portion (e.g., FIG. 3B) based on the execution time of the second function, the type of the second function, and / The second light emitting group 313 of the second light emitting element 313). For example, the electronic device can select and control the one or more light emitting devices based on the execution time of the second function, the type of the second function, and / or the priority of the second function and the like.

In the embodiment of Fig. 6 described above, the electronic device has described the operation of executing the first function and the second function, but according to another embodiment, the electronic device can execute only the first function without executing the second function . For example, when the electronic device performs only the first function, the first portion of the light emitting portion may be the entire portion of the light emitting portion disposed in the electronic device, not only the portion disposed in the first region of the electronic device.

In the embodiment of Fig. 6 described above, one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion of the light emitting portion are controlled based on the first function, and one or more light emitting elements included in the second portion of the light emitting portion are controlled . For example, referring to FIG. 3, an electronic device controls one or more light emitting elements included in the first light emitting group 309 based on the first function, and one or more light emitting elements included in the second light emitting group 313 It has been described that light emitting elements can be controlled based on the second function. For example, a first portion of the light emitting elements 309 may be referred to as a first light emitting group 309, and a second portion may be referred to as a second light emitting group 313. [ At least a part of one or more light emitting elements included in the first light emitting group 309 and at least a part of one or more light emitting elements included in the second light emitting group 313 may be arranged in a substantially circular band form. However, according to another embodiment, the electronic device controls one or more light emitting elements included in a part of the first part of the light emitting part based on the first function, and controls one or more light emitting parts included in another part of the first part of the light emitting part The device can be controlled based on the second function. For example, referring to FIG. 3, an electronic device controls one or more light emitting elements included in a part of the first light emitting group 309 based on the first function, and another part of the first light emitting group 309 Based on the second function.

7 is a flow diagram of information providing operations of an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 101 or processor 120 of electronic device 101) according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 7, when the electronic device confirms occurrence of an event during the provision of a visual effect corresponding to execution of the first function using the light emitting portion (e.g., the light emitting portion 270), the electronic device uses the light emitting portion So as to provide a visual effect corresponding to the occurrence of the event while simultaneously providing a visual effect corresponding to the execution of the first function.

According to one embodiment, the light emitting portion is exposed through a part of the electronic device and may be in the form of a plurality of band assemblies, and the electronic device may be provided with predetermined portions of the light emitting portion : The first part, the second part) corresponding to the information corresponding to each of them.

In operation 710, the electronic device may perform the first function.

According to one embodiment, the first function may be a music playback function. For example, the electronic device can output the acoustic signal corresponding to the selected music through the speaker. As another example, an electronic device may receive acoustic signals through a communication module (e.g., communication module 190) and output through a speaker (e.g., speaker 250).

According to another embodiment, the first function may be a weather information providing function. For example, the electronic device can receive weather information from an external server and confirm received weather information according to execution of the weather information providing function.

In operation 720, the electronic device may control one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion of the light emitting portion based on the first function.

According to one embodiment, the first portion may be a designated portion of a light emitting portion corresponding to a first function, for example, music reproduction. For example, the first portion may be referred to as a first light emitting group 309 in Figure 3. At least some of the one or more light emitting elements included in the first light emitting group 309 may be arranged in a substantially circular band form have.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device can control one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion of the light emitting portion to provide various emotional lighting depending on the music being reproduced. For example, the electronic device may be configured to turn on and / or off the one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion of the light emitting portion based on specified criteria such as hue, brightness, and / Can be controlled.

For example, the color may be specified in one color. As another example, the electronic device can determine the type of music based on information (e.g., tag information, etc.) included in the music, and the corresponding color can be designated for each color of the predetermined music. As another example, the color may be assigned a corresponding color for each music reproduction time slot. As another example, the hue may be assigned a corresponding hue for each light emitting element included in the first portion of the light emitting portion. As another example, the color may be specified for each frequency band of music.

For example, the color may be changed according to the operation of the user.

For example, the brightness may be specified for each amplitude so that it changes according to the amplitude of the music. As another example, the brightness may be specified for each frequency band and amplitude so that the brightness is changed according to the frequency band and the amplitude of the music.

For example, the control position (light-emitting element to be controlled) may be the entire first portion of the light-emitting portion (all the light-emitting elements included in the first portion of the light-emitting portion). As another example, the control position (light emitting element to be controlled) may be specified for each frequency band. As another example, the control position (light emitting element to be controlled) may be specified to be changed corresponding to the music reproduction time.

According to another embodiment, the first portion may be a designated portion of the light emitting portion corresponding to the first function, for example, the weather information providing function.

According to another embodiment, the electronic device can control one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion of the light emitting portion to provide emotional illumination corresponding to the identified weather information. For example, the electronic device can control lighting and / or lighting of one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion of the light emitting portion based on the type of weather information. For example, the electronic device may control one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion such that a color designated by weather information is output. For example, an output color may be designated for each weather information, such as a gray color when the weather information is blurred, a white color when the weather information is snow, and a blue color when the weather information is not available. As another example, when the temperature included in the weather information is 10 degrees to 19 degrees, light blue, 20 degrees to 29 degrees, orange, and 30 degrees can be designated to output colors.

According to another embodiment, the first portion may be a designated portion of the light emitting portion corresponding to the first function, for example, the time information providing function.

According to yet another embodiment, the electronic device can control one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion of the light emitting portion to provide emotional illumination corresponding to the current time. For example, the electronic device can control the color output of one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion of the light emitting portion based on the current time. For example, the electronic device may control one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion such that a specified color is output for a specified time band. For example, the first color is output from 6 o'clock to 10 o'clock, the second color is output from 10 o'clock to 14 o'clock, the third color is output from 14 o'clock to 21 o'clock, It is possible to control one or more light emitting elements included in the first region of the light emitting portion so that the fourth color is output from 21:00 to before 6:00.

In operation 730, the electronic device may determine whether an event has occurred.

If an event occurs, the electronic device can perform the 740 operation, otherwise the 730 operation can be resumed.

According to one embodiment, the event may be various, such as receiving a call, receiving a message, and / or generating an update.

In operation 740, the electronic device may control one or more light emitting elements included in the second portion of the light emitting portion corresponding to the event occurrence based on the occurrence of the event.

According to one embodiment, the second portion may be a region that is distinguished from the first portion, and the second portion may be designated by the electronic device to correspond to an event occurrence. For example, the second portion may be referred to as a second light emitting group 313 in FIG. At least a part of one or more light emitting elements included in the second light emitting group 313 may be arranged in a substantially circular band form.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device is configured to display the information of the event, for example, the time of occurrence of the event, the type of the event, the priority of the event, It is possible to control lighting and / or lighting. For example, the electronic device can select and control the one or more light emitting devices based on the occurrence time of the event, the kind of the event, the priority of the event, and the like.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device can control the second portion of the light emitting portion in conjunction with the event occurrence time, and thus can simultaneously provide the user with information about the event occurrence time together with the event occurrence information. For example, the second portion may be classified so that the regions correspond to the time points of the circular dial of the watch, and upon occurrence of the event, the electronic device corresponds to the time point of the event occurrence time in the circular dial of the watch Off, blinking, etc. of one or more light emitting elements included in the area of the second part, which is the first part, can be controlled. For example, when a message is received at 9 o'clock, the electronic device displays the light emitting element of the second portion (9 o'clock position) corresponding to the 9 o'clock position among the time points of the clock dial dial, . For example, when the telephone is received at 10 o'clock, the electronic device lights up the light emitting element of the area of the second part (10 o'clock position) corresponding to the 10 o'clock position among the time points of the round dial of the clock, .

In the embodiment of FIG. 7, when an event occurs in the electronic device, the at least one light emitting element included in the second portion of the light emitting portion is controlled. However, according to another embodiment, The control unit may control one or more light emitting devices included in the second portion of the light emitting unit based on the information of the event generated in the external device to notify the external device that an event has occurred. For example, when the notification function is executed on an external device associated with an electronic device, one or more light emitting devices included in the second portion of the light emitting portion can be controlled.

8A and 8B illustrate the control operation of the light emitting portion (e.g., the light emitting portion 270) of the electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 101 or the processor 120 of the electronic device 101) Fig.

8A and 8B, the light emitting portion includes a first portion 810 in the form of a first ring-shaped band formed by one or more light-emitting elements and a second portion 820 in the form of a second ring-shaped band formed by one or more light- ). For example, the first portion 801 may be referred to as a first light emitting group 309 in FIG. 3, and the second portion 820 may be referred to as a second light emitting group 313 in FIG.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device is capable of controlling one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion 810 of the light emitting portion, such as an electronic device or an electronic device, during execution of a first function, e. When an event occurs in an external device that is interlocked, one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion 810 can be controlled while controlling one or more light emitting elements included in the second portion 820 of the light emitting portion.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device can control, during music reproduction, such that all the light emitting elements included in the first portion 810 of the light emitting portion output a predetermined first color, as shown in FIG. 8B (a). For example, the electronic device can control so that the brightness of the entire luminous means is changed corresponding to the amplitude of the acoustic signal of the music.

According to another embodiment, the electronic device controls the brightness to be different according to the amplitude of the sound signal of the music while controlling the light emitting elements included in the first portion 810 of the light emitting portion to output a predetermined first color 8B, the effect of the light emitting from the lower center of the first portion 810 to the both

sides

801 and 803 as a fraction can be displayed. For example, as the amplitude of the acoustic signal of the music increases, the area of the first part 810 (the first part 810) that outputs the first color from the lower center of the first part 810 to both

sides

801 and 803 The number of luminous elements included in the music signal) can be increased, and accordingly, the height of the fractional effect can be increased in proportion to the amplitude of the acoustic signal of the music.

According to another embodiment, when reproducing music, as shown in FIG. 8B (c), the electronic device reproduces all the light emitting elements included in the first portion 810 of the light emitting portion by a color corresponding to the frequency band of the sound signal of the music Can be controlled. For example, the electronic device may include a first portion 810 of the light emitting portion to output a preset first color (e.g., a red color) when the frequency band of the music is a first frequency band 805 (e.g., a high frequency band) ) Of the light emitting elements. For example, the electronic device may be configured to emit light to output a preset second color (e.g., violet color) if the frequency band of the acoustic signal of the music is a second frequency band 809 (e.g., a low frequency band) It is possible to control all the light emitting elements included in the first portion 810 of the negative portion. For example, the electronic device can control so that the brightness of the entire luminous means is changed corresponding to the amplitude of the acoustic signal of the music. For example, the electronic device may set the brightness of all the light emitting elements to be the brightest so that the user can easily identify the color corresponding to the frequency band of the sound signal of the music when the amplitude of the music sound signal is greatest have. As another example, the electronic device can control to output a hue corresponding to the frequency band of the first amplitude (e.g., the largest amplitude) of the acoustic signal of music.

According to another embodiment, in reproducing music, as shown in (d) of FIG. 8, the electronic device may be configured to emit light corresponding to the frequency band of the sound signal of the music among the light emitting elements included in the first portion 810 of the light emitting portion You can control the devices to output the specified color.

For example, when the frequency band of the sound signal of the music is the first frequency band 813 (e.g., a high frequency band), the electronic device outputs the designated color of the light emitting elements included in the preset first region 815 . For example, when the frequency band of the acoustic signal of the music is the second frequency band 817 (e.g., the intermediate frequency band), the electronic device outputs the designated color to the light emitting elements included in the second region 819 . For example, when the frequency band of the sound signal of the music is the third frequency band 821 (e.g., low frequency band), the electronic device outputs the designated color to the light emitting elements included in the third region 823 . For example, the designated color output from the first area 815, the second area 819, and the third area 823 may be a designated color. In another example, the designated color output from the first region 815 is a first color corresponding to the first frequency band 813, and the designated color output from the second region 819 is a second color corresponding to the second frequency band 813. [ And the designated color output from the third region 823 may be a third color corresponding to the third frequency band 817. [

According to another embodiment, the electronic device corresponds to a third frequency band (e.g., a low frequency band) of the light emitting elements included in the first portion 810 of the light emitting portion, as shown in FIG. 8B (e) To emit light corresponding to the amplitude of the acoustic signal of the music. In the frequency bands other than the third frequency band, the effect of emitting light like fractions from the lower end of the

sides

825 and 827 at positions other than the third region 825 to the upper end can be displayed. For example, as the amplitude of the acoustic signal of the music increases, the area of the first part 810 (first part 810) that outputs the first color from the lower end of both

sides

825, 827 of the first part 810 to the upper end The number of luminous elements included in the music signal) can be increased, and accordingly, the height of the fractional effect can be increased in proportion to the amplitude of the acoustic signal of the music.

According to yet another embodiment, the electronic device is not shown at the time of music reproduction, but a region in which a preset color is output in the first portion 810 based on music moves in the first portion 810 while rotating The light emitting elements can be controlled.

According to one embodiment, upon occurrence of an event in an electronic device or an external device associated with the electronic device, the electronic device may determine the time point of the event occurrence time in the circular dial of the clock, as shown in Figures 8A- It is possible to control the turning on / off of the at least one light emitting element included in the corresponding area of the second part, or blinking.

For example, referring to FIG. 8A, when an event occurs at six o'clock, the electronic device may control one or more light emitters included in the first region 830 of the second portion 820. For example, the first region 830 may be referred to as a first light emitting group 309 in FIG. At least a part of the one or more first light emitting elements included in the first light emitting group 309 may be arranged in a substantially circular band form. The first area 830 may correspond to a position of 6 o'clock among the time points of the clock dial, and may be preset to correspond to the time of occurrence of the event of 6 o'clock. For example, one or more light emitting units included in the first region 830 may be controlled to output a color designated by the type of an event.

For example, referring to FIG. 8 (b), when an event occurs at 9, the electronic device may control one or more light emitting portions included in the second region 840 of the second portion 820. For example, the second region 840 may be referred to as a second light emitting group 313 in FIG. At least a part of the one or more second light emitting elements included in the second light emitting group 313 may be arranged in a substantially circular band form. The second area 840 may correspond to a position of 9 o'clock among the time points of the clock dial, and may be preset to correspond to the 9 o'clock event occurrence time. For example, one or more light emitting units included in the first region 830 may be controlled to output a color designated by the type of an event.

For example, referring to FIG. 8 (c), when an event occurs at one time, the electronic device may control one or more light emitting portions included in the third region 850 of the second portion 820. The third area 850 may correspond to the position of 1 o'clock among the time points of the circular dial of the watch and may be set to correspond to the time of occurrence of the o'clock event. For example, one or more light emitting units included in the first region 830 may be controlled to output a color designated by the type of an event.

According to various embodiments, in the second portion 820 of the second ring-shaped zone, the first region 830 may be the first light emitting group and the remaining region of the second portion 820, excluding the first region, Lt; / RTI > The first light emitting group may be driven in performing the first function and the second light emitting group may be driven in performing the first function or the second function.

9 is a flow diagram of information providing operations of an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 101 or processor 120 of electronic device 101) according to various embodiments.

9, an electronic device can provide a visual effect corresponding to the weather information while providing a visual effect corresponding to the execution of the first function, using the light emitting portion (e.g., the light emitting portion 270) have.

According to one embodiment, the light emitting portion is exposed through a part of the electronic device and may be in the form of a plurality of band assemblies, and the electronic device may include predetermined portions (e.g., The first part, and the second part) of the display device.

In 910 operation, the electronic device may perform the first function.

According to one embodiment, the first function may be a music playback function. For example, the electronic device can output the acoustic signal corresponding to the selected music through the speaker. As another example, an electronic device may receive acoustic signals through a communication module (e.g., communication module 190) and output through a speaker.

In 920 operation, the electronic device may control one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion of the light emitting portion based on the first function.

According to one embodiment, the first portion may be a predetermined area of the light emitting portion corresponding to the first function, for example, music reproduction. For example, the first portion may be referred to as a first light emitting group 309 in FIG. At least a part of the one or more light emitting elements included in the first light emitting group 309 may be arranged in a substantially circular band form.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device can control the first portion of the light emitting portion to represent various emotional lights according to the music being reproduced. For example, the electronic device may be configured to turn on and / or turn off one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion of the light emitting portion based on predetermined criteria such as hue, brightness, and / Can be controlled.

According to another embodiment, the electronic device can control one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion of the light emitting portion to provide emotional illumination corresponding to the current time. For example, the electronic device can control the color output of one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion of the light emitting portion based on the current time.

In operation 930, the electronic device may determine whether the weather information providing function has been executed.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device can execute the weather information providing function through a user operation. For example, the electronic device can receive weather information from an external server and confirm received weather information according to user operations.

According to another embodiment, the electronic device can automatically execute the weather information providing function based on the specified conditions. For example, the electronic device may automatically receive from the external server when a specified time is reached, when it is located at a specified location, and / or when a specified condition such as when a weather announcement The weather information can be received, and the received weather information can be confirmed.

When the weather information providing function is executed, the electronic device can execute the 940 operation, or the 930 operation can be executed again.

In operation 940, the electronic device may control one or more light emitting elements included in the second portion of the light emitting portion based on the weather information identified in accordance with the execution of the weather information providing function.

According to an embodiment, the second portion may be distinguished from the first portion, and the second portion may be preset to correspond to the weather information providing function. For example, the second portion may be referred to as a second light emitting group 313 in FIG. At least a part of one or more light emitting elements included in the second light emitting group 313 may be arranged in a substantially circular band form.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device can control one or more light emitting elements included in the second portion of the light emitting portion based on the weather information upon confirmation of the weather information.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device can control lighting and / or lighting of one or more light emitting elements included in the second portion of the light emitting portion based on the type of weather information. For example, the electronic device may control one or more light emitting elements included in the second portion such that a color designated by weather information is output. For example, an output color may be preset for each weather information, such as a gray color when the weather information is blurry, a white color when the weather information is snow, and a blue color when the weather information is not available. As another example, it is possible to set in advance that the sky color is outputted when the temperature included in the weather information is 10 degrees to 19 degrees, orange is outputted when the temperature is 20 degrees to 29 degrees, and red when the temperature is 30 degrees or more.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device can control the second portion of the light emitting portion in conjunction with the time, and thus the electronic device can provide the weather information by time to the user. For example, the second part may be classified so that the time zones correspond to the time points of the prototype dial of the watch, and the electronic device is able to classify the time points of the time corresponding to the weather information in the circular dial of the watch It is possible to control the ON, OFF, or flashing of one or more light emitting elements included in the two regions. For example, the electronic device may be included in an area corresponding to each time of the second part to provide weather information of the current time, provide weather information of a predetermined time, or provide weather information of the time selected by the user Off, or blinking of the one or more light emitting elements that have been turned on.

10 illustrates an operation of controlling a light emitting portion (e.g., the light emitting portion 270) of an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 101 or the processor 120 of the electronic device 101) according to various embodiments FIG.

10, the light emitting unit includes a first portion 1010 in the form of a first ring-shaped band and a second portion 1020 in the form of a second ring-shaped band formed by one or more light-emitting elements, can do. For example, the first portion 1010 may be referred to as a second light emitting group 313 in FIG. 3 as the first light emitting group 309 and the second portion 1020 in FIG.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device has a function of providing weather information while controlling one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion 1010 of the light emitting portion, for example, according to execution of music playback To control one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion 1010 while controlling one or more light emitting elements included in the second portion 1020 of the light emitting portion.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device can control the first portion 1010 of the light emitting portion to reproduce various emotional lights according to the music being reproduced during music reproduction. For example, the electronic device may control one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion 1010 of the light emitting portion, based on predetermined criteria, such as hue, brightness, and / have.

According to one embodiment, when the function of providing the weather information is executed, the electronic device displays the time point of the time corresponding to the weather information to be provided in the circular dial of the clock, as shown in Figs. 10 (a) It is possible to control the turning on / off of the at least one light emitting element included in the corresponding second part 1020 or the blinking.

For example, referring to Figure 10 (a), if providing 6 o'clock weather information, the electronic device may control one or more light emitters included in the first region 1030 of the second portion 1020 . The first area 1030 may correspond to a position of 6 o'clock among the time points of the circular dial of the clock, and may be preset to correspond to the weather information of 6 o'clock. The control of one or more light emitting units included in the first area 1030 may include outputting a hue corresponding to the weather information at six o'clock.

For example, referring to FIG. 10 (b), when providing weather information of 9:30, the electronic device controls one or more light emitting units included in the second area 1040 of the second part 1020 can do. The second area 1040 may correspond to a position of 9:30 of the time points of the circular dial of the watch and may be set to correspond to the weather information of 9:30. The control of one or more light emitting units included in the second area 1040 may include outputting a hue corresponding to 9:30 weather information.

For example, referring to FIG. 10 (c), when providing 1 hour weather information, the electronic device may control one or more light emitting portions included in the third region 1050 of the second portion 1020 . The third area 1050 may correspond to the position of 1 o'clock among the time points of the circular dial of the clock, and may be set in advance so as to correspond to weather information of 1 o'clock. The control of one or more light emitting units included in the third region 1050 may include outputting a hue corresponding to weather information of one hour.

11 is a block diagram illustrating the control of the light emitting portion (e.g., the light emitting portion 270) based on the music reproduction of the electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 101 or the processor 120 of the electronic device 101) Fig.

11, the light emitting portion includes a first portion 1110 in the form of a first ring-shaped band and a second portion 1120 in the form of a second ring-shaped band formed by one or more light-emitting elements, can do. For example, the first portion 1110 may be referred to as a first light emitting group 309, and the second portion 1120 may be referred to as a second light emitting group 313 of FIG.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device controls the one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion 1110 of the light emitting portion, upon execution of the first function, for example, music reproduction, The alerting can perform a notification function to control one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion 1110 while controlling one or more light emitting elements included in the second portion 1120 of the light emitting portion.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device can control the light emitting portion to correspond to the ratio of the total playing time to the remaining playing time of the music being reproduced, thereby providing a sensibility effect to the user, The information on the playback time can be intuitively confirmed.

For example, the first portion 1110 of the light emitting portion may be set to correspond to the total reproduction time of the music, and the electronic device may be set to correspond to the ratio of the remaining reproduction time to the total reproduction time of the music to be reproduced The light emitting elements included in the light emitting portion can be controlled so that the first portion 1110 is reduced.

For example, at the start of reproduction of the music, the electronic device can control all of the light emitting elements of the first portion 1110 of the light emitting portion to output the designated color as shown in FIG. 11 (a).

For example, at the reproduction time of the 1/12 reproduction time of the music, as shown in (b) of FIG. 11, the electronic apparatus is controlled so as to correspond to the remaining reproduction time 11/12 Only the light emitting elements included in the region corresponding to the 11/12 ratio in the entire region can output the designated color and the light emitting elements included in the region corresponding to the remaining 1/12 ratio can be controlled not to output the color.

For example, at the reproduction time of 1/2 the reproduction time of the music, the electronic apparatus is arranged so as to correspond to 1/2 of the remaining reproduction time with respect to the total reproduction time, Only the light emitting elements included in the area corresponding to 1/2 of the total area output the designated color and control the light emitting elements included in the area corresponding to the remaining half ratio to not output the hue.

For example, at the reproduction time point of the 3/4 reproduction time of the music, the electronic device is arranged so as to correspond to 1/4 of the remaining reproduction time with respect to the entire reproduction time, as shown in (d) Only the light emitting elements included in the region corresponding to the 1/4 ratio in the entire region may output the designated color and the light emitting elements included in the region corresponding to the remaining 3/4 ratio may be controlled not to output the color.

According to one embodiment, when an event occurs at a particular time, the electronic device may control one or more light emitting elements included in the first region corresponding to the particular time of the second portion 1120. The first area may correspond to a position of a specific time among time points of the clock dial, and may be preset to correspond to an event occurrence time of a specific time. For example, one or more light emitting elements included in the first area may be controlled to be blinked so as to output a color designated by the type of an event.

For example, when the reproduction time of the music is 1/2 and the notification is made when the current time is 6:00, the electronic device is placed in the first area 1121 of the second part 1120 as shown in (c) And one or more included light emitting elements may be caused to blink for a predetermined time.

In the embodiment of FIG. 11 described above, the first area 1110 of the light emitting unit that outputs hues is reduced according to the ratio of the remaining reproduction time to the total reproduction time of music to be reproduced. However, according to another embodiment , The electronic device may increase the area of the light emitting portion that outputs the hue according to the ratio of the remaining reproduction time to the total reproduction time of the music to be reproduced. For example, when only the light emitting elements other than the light emitting elements included in the region corresponding to the ratio of the remaining reproduction time in the entire region of the first portion 1110 of the light emitting portion to correspond to the remaining reproduction time with respect to the total reproduction time of music are designated And controls the light emitting elements included in the area corresponding to the ratio of the remaining reproduction time to not output the hue.

12 is a block diagram showing the structure of a control unit for controlling the light emitting unit (e.g., the light emitting unit 270) based on the music reproduction of the electronic apparatus (e.g., the electronic apparatus 101 or the processor 120 of the electronic apparatus 101) Fig.

According to one embodiment, the light emitting portion is exposed through a part of the electronic device, and may be in the form of a plurality of strips as shown in FIG.

For example, as shown in Fig. 12 (a), the light emitting portion may include a first portion 1210 in the form of a first ring-shaped band formed by one or more light-emitting elements, a second portion 1210 in the form of a second ring- A second portion 1220 and a third portion 1230 in the form of a third ring-shaped band formed of one or more light-emitting elements. For example, the first portion 1210, the second portion 1220, and the third portion 1230 may be referred to as a first light emitting group 1210, a second light emitting group 1220, The group 1230 can be called.

As another example, the light emitting portion may include a first portion 1240 of a first straight line shape formed by one or more light emitting elements, a second portion 1240 of a second straight line shape formed of one or more light emitting elements 1250), and a third linear portion 1260 formed of one or more light emitting elements.

Referring to Figures 12 (a) and 12 (b), the electronic device can control the light emitting portion based on the volume size of the music to be reproduced, so that the user intuitively confirms the information on the volume size of the music At the same time, emotional lighting effect can be confirmed. For example, the electronic device can control the light emitting portion in conjunction with the volume of the music to be reproduced by setting the number of portions to display the color among the plurality of portions of the light emitting portion differently according to the volume size of the music to be reproduced.

For example, when the volume of music to be reproduced is within a predetermined first size range (for example, the volume size is below), the electronic device may emit light emitted from the

first portion

1210 or 1240 of the plurality of portions of the light- Only elements can be controlled to emit light.

For example, when the volume of music to be reproduced is within a predetermined second size range (for example, the volume size is large), the electronic device may include a

first portion

1210 or 1240 of the plurality of portions of the light- Only the light emitting elements included in the

light emitting element

1220 or 1250 can be controlled to emit light.

For example, the electronic device may include a

first portion

1210 or 1240 of the plurality of portions of the light-emitting portion, a

first portion

1210 or 1240 of the plurality of portions of the light-emitting portion when the volume size of the music to be reproduced is a predetermined third size range Only the light emitting elements included in the

second portion

1220 or 1250 and the

third portion

1230 or 1260 can be controlled to emit light.

In the embodiment of FIG. 12 described above, the electronic device is described as increasing the area of the light emitting portion that outputs hues according to the volume size of music to be reproduced. However, according to another embodiment, It is possible to reduce the area of the light emitting portion that outputs the hue. For example, when the volume size of the music is in the first size range (e.g., the volume size is below), the

first portion

1210 or 1240, the

second portion

1220 or 1250, Only the light emitting elements included in the three

portions

1230 or 1260 can be controlled to emit light. For example, when the volume size is in the second size range (e.g., the volume size is large), the

first portion

1210 or 1240 and the

second portion

1220 or 1250 included in the plurality of portions of the light- Only elements can be controlled to emit light. For example, when the volume size is in the third size range (e.g., the volume size is large), only the light emitting elements included in the

first portion

1210 or 1240 of the plurality of portions of the light emitting portion can be controlled to emit light have.

13 is a diagram for explaining the control operation of the light emitting portion (e.g., the light emitting portion 270) of the electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 101 or the processor 120 of the electronic device 101) to be.

13, the light emitting portion includes a first portion 1310 in the form of a first ring-shaped band formed by one or more light-emitting elements and a second portion 1320 in the form of a second ring-shaped band formed by one or more light-emitting elements can do. For example, the first portion 1310 may be referred to as a first light emitting group 309 and the second portion 1320 as a second light emitting group 313 in FIG.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device can provide the current time information using the light emitting portion. For example, the first portion 1310 and the second portion may correspond to a circular dial of a watch, such that the first portion 1310 is matched with the time in time, and the second portion 1320 is in a time- Can be preset to match. For example, the electronic device may receive a request for providing time information from a user. For example, in response to the request, the electronic device may, if the current time is 1:30, to cause the electronic device to emit light in the first region 1315 of the first portion 1310, (Or blinks) the light emitting elements of the second area 1325 of the second part 1320 corresponding to 30 minutes at the present time so as to light up So that the current time can be intuitively confirmed.

According to another embodiment, the electronic device can control one or more light emitting elements included in the first portion 1310 of the light emitting portion according to the execution of the first function, while using the light emitting portion to provide current time information, One or more light emitting elements included in the second portion 1320 of the light emitting portion can be controlled according to the execution of the second function. For example, the first portion 1310 and the second portion may correspond to a circular dial of a watch, such that the first portion 1310 is matched with the time in time, and the second portion 1320 is in a time- Can be preset to match. For example, if the current time is 1:30, then the electronic device can control the light emitting elements of the first area 1315 of the first part 1310, which corresponds to one hour at the current time, , The light emitting elements of the second region 1325 of the second portion 1320 corresponding to 30 minutes at the present time can be controlled so that the user can intuitively confirm the current time.

14 is a flow diagram of information providing operations of an electronic device (electronic device 101 or processor 120 of electronic device 101) according to various embodiments.

Referring to Fig. 14, the electronic device may use a light emitting portion (e.g., light emitting portion 270) to perform a visual effect corresponding to the execution of the first function and / or a visual effect corresponding to the execution of the second function of the electronic device .

In operation 1410, the electronic device can verify whether the designated first function or the designated second function is executed.

According to an embodiment, the first function may include a music reproduction function, a weather information provision function, and / or a time information provision function.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the second function may include a notification function for notifying occurrence of an event such as a time, a power state, and a call reception, a message reception, and / or an update occurrence.

According to another embodiment, the second function may include a notification function for notifying the external device that an event has occurred when an event such as a call reception, a message reception, and / or an update occurrence is generated in an external device interlocked with the electronic device .

According to another embodiment, the second function may include a weather information providing function.

In operation 1420, the electronic device may be configured such that, when the first function is performed, the first light emitting group or the first light emitting group disposed in the first form on the electronic device based at least on the execution of the first function, The driving of at least one of the second light emitting groups arranged in the form of two can be controlled.

According to one embodiment, the first light emitting group may be the first light emitting group 309 of FIG. 3, and the second light emitting group may be the second light emitting group 313 of FIG.

According to one embodiment, the first light emitting group may include one or more first light emitting elements, and the second light emitting group may include one or more second light emitting elements.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device is configured to drive at least one of the one or more first light emitting elements included in the first light emitting group based on the execution of the first function, and / At least one of the light emitting elements can be driven.

In operation 1430, the electronic device may control driving of the second light emitting group based at least on execution of the second function when the second function is executed.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device may drive at least one of the one or more second light emitting elements included in the second light emitting group based on the execution of the second function.

According to various embodiments, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 101), comprising: a housing; A light emitting portion (for example, a light emitting portion 270) including a first light emitting group arranged in a first form and a second light emitting group arranged in a second form at least partially different from the first form; A memory (e.g., memory 130) for storing information associated with the designated first function and the designated second function; And a processor (e.g., processor 120), wherein the processor is configured to: determine whether the first function or the second function is performed; and if the first function is executed, And controls the driving of at least one of the first light emitting group and the second light emitting group based on at least the execution of the second function when the second function is executed Can be set.

According to various embodiments, the first light emitting group may include one or more first light emitting elements, and the second light emitting group may include one or more second light emitting elements.

According to various embodiments, the second function may include a notification for notifying an occurrence of an event specified in the electronic device or an event occurring in an external device associated with the electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the instruction may be such that, based on the generation time of the specified event in the electronic device or the generation time of an event generated in the external device in association with the electronic device, The second light emitting device may be configured to drive at least one of the one or more second light emitting devices included in the second light emitting device.

According to various embodiments, the second function may include a function of providing weather information.

According to various embodiments, the instructions further cause the processor to identify weather information using the second function of providing weather information, and to determine weather information based on the specified brightness or color corresponding to the identified weather information, And controlling driving of at least one of the one or more second light emitting elements included in the second light emitting group.

According to various embodiments, the apparatus further includes a sound output apparatus (e.g., sound output apparatus 155), and the first function may include a function of reproducing sound signals using the sound output apparatus.

According to various embodiments, the instruction may be such that, based on at least one of a frequency band or an amplitude of an acoustic signal outputted through the sound output apparatus, And controlling the driving of at least one of the elements.

According to various embodiments, the instruction is such that the processor controls driving included in the first light emitting group or the second light emitting group based on the reproduction time of the sound signal outputted through the sound output device And determining one or more light emitting elements.

According to various embodiments, the instruction may be such that, based on the volume magnitude of the first range of the acoustic signal output through the acoustic output device, At least one of the one or more second light emitting elements included in the second light emitting group is controlled based on a volume size of the second range of the acoustic signal output from the sound output apparatus And controlling the drive.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device includes at least a donut shape, wherein the first light emitting group is disposed on an outer surface of the housing, and the second light emitting group is disposed on an inner surface of the housing .

According to various embodiments, at least a portion of one or more first light emitting elements included in the first light emitting group and at least a portion of one or more second light emitting elements included in the second light emitting group may be arranged in a substantially circular band form have.

According to various embodiments, the operation of controlling the driving of the second light emitting group based at least on the execution of the second function may be performed at the time of occurrence of the specified event in the electronic apparatus or at the time of occurrence of the specified event in the external apparatus And driving at least one of the one or more second light emitting elements included in the second light emitting group based on the occurrence time of the generated event.

According to various embodiments, the operation of controlling the driving of the second light emitting group based at least on the execution of the second function may include an operation of confirming weather information using the second function of providing the weather information, And controlling the driving of at least one of the one or more second light emitting elements included in the second light emitting group based on the specified brightness or color corresponding to the identified weather information.

According to various embodiments, the first function may include a function of reproducing an acoustic signal using an acoustic output device.

According to various embodiments, a first light emitting group disposed in a first form on the electronic device or a second light emitting group disposed in the second form at least partially different from the first form in the electronic device, The operation of controlling driving of at least one of the two light emitting groups is performed based on at least one of a frequency band or an amplitude of an acoustic signal output through the sound output device, And controlling the driving of at least one of the plurality of light emitting devices.

The electronic device according to the various embodiments disclosed herein can be various types of devices. The electronic device can include, for example, at least one of a portable communication device (e.g., a smart phone), a computer device, a portable multimedia device, a portable medical device, a camera, a wearable device, or a home appliance. The electronic device according to the embodiment of the present document is not limited to the above-described devices.

It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present document and the terms used therein are not intended to limit the techniques described herein to specific embodiments, but rather to include various modifications, equivalents, and / or alternatives of the embodiments. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for similar components. The singular expressions may include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this document, the expressions "A or B," "at least one of A and / or B," "A, B or C," or "at least one of A, B, and / Possible combinations. Expressions such as "first", "second", "first" or "second" may be used to qualify the components, regardless of order or importance, and to distinguish one component from another And does not limit the constituent elements. When it is mentioned that some (e.g., first) component is "(functionally or communicatively) connected" or "connected" to another (second) component, May be connected directly to the component, or may be connected through another component (e.g., a third component).

As used herein, the term "module " includes units comprised of hardware, software, or firmware and may be used interchangeably with terms such as, for example, logic, logic blocks, components, or circuits. A module may be an integrally constructed component or a minimum unit or part thereof that performs one or more functions. For example, the module may be configured as an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

Various embodiments of the present document may include instructions stored on a machine-readable storage medium (e.g., internal memory 136 or external memory 138) readable by a machine (e.g., a computer) Software (e.g., program 140). The device may include an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 101) in accordance with the disclosed embodiments as an apparatus capable of calling stored instructions from the storage medium and operating according to the called instructions. When the instruction is executed by a processor (e.g., processor 120), the processor may perform the function corresponding to the instruction, either directly or using other components under the control of the processor. The instructions may include code generated or executed by the compiler or interpreter. A device-readable storage medium may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Here, 'non-temporary' means that the storage medium does not include a signal and is tangible, but does not distinguish whether data is stored semi-permanently or temporarily on the storage medium.

According to a temporal example, the method according to various embodiments disclosed herein may be provided in a computer program product. A computer program product can be traded between a seller and a buyer as a product. A computer program product may be distributed in the form of a machine readable storage medium (eg, compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM)) or distributed online through an application store (eg PlayStore ^™ ). In the case of on-line distribution, at least a portion of the computer program product may be temporarily stored, or temporarily created, on a storage medium such as a manufacturer's server, a server of an application store, or a memory of a relay server.

Each of the components (e.g., modules or programs) according to various embodiments may be comprised of a single entity or a plurality of entities, and some of the subcomponents described above may be omitted, or other subcomponents May be further included in various embodiments. Alternatively or additionally, some components (e.g., modules or programs) may be integrated into a single entity to perform the same or similar functions performed by each respective component prior to integration. Operations performed by a module, program, or other component, in accordance with various embodiments, may be performed sequentially, in parallel, repetitively, or heuristically, or at least some operations may be performed in a different order, .

Claims

In an electronic device,

housing;

A light emitting portion including a first light emitting group arranged in a first form and a second light emitting group arranged in a second form at least partially different from the first form;

A memory for storing information associated with a designated first function and a designated second function; And

A processor,

The processor comprising:

Whether or not the first function or the second function is executed,

And controls driving of at least one of the first light emitting group or the second light emitting group based on at least the execution of the first function when the first function is executed,

And to control driving of the second light emitting group based at least on execution of the second function when the second function is executed.
The method according to claim 1,

Wherein the first light emitting group comprises one or more first light emitting elements and the second light emitting group comprises one or more second light emitting elements.
The method according to claim 1,

Wherein the second function includes a notification for notifying occurrence of an event specified in the electronic device or an event occurring in an external device associated with the electronic device.
4. The apparatus of claim 3,

At least one of the one or more second light emitting elements included in the second light emitting group is selected based on a generation time of the specified event in the electronic apparatus or a generation time of an event generated in the external apparatus in association with the electronic apparatus The electronic device being set to operate.
The method according to claim 1,

The second function may include:

And providing weather information.
6. The apparatus of claim 5,

And the weather information is checked using the second function of providing the weather information, and the weather information of the one or more second light emitting elements included in the second light emitting group, based on the specified brightness or color corresponding to the confirmed weather information, And controlling at least one drive.
The method according to claim 1,

Further comprising an audio output device,

Wherein the first function comprises:

And an audio signal reproducing function using the audio output device.
8. The apparatus of claim 7,

And controlling the driving of at least one of the one or more first light emitting elements included in the first light emitting group based on at least one of a frequency band or an amplitude of an acoustic signal output through the sound output apparatus Device.
8. The apparatus of claim 7,

And determining one or more light emitting elements to control driving included in the first light emitting group or the second light emitting group based on a reproduction time of the sound signal output through the sound output apparatus.
8. The apparatus of claim 7,

Controls driving of at least one of the one or more first light emitting elements included in the first light emitting group based on a volume size of the first range of the acoustic signal outputted through the sound output apparatus,

And controlling driving of at least one of the one or more second light emitting elements included in the second light emitting group based on a volume size of the second range of the acoustic signal output from the sound output apparatus.
The electronic device according to claim 1,

At least some of the donut shapes

Wherein the first light emitting group is disposed on an outer surface of the housing,

And the second light emitting group is disposed on an inner surface of the housing.
12. The method of claim 11,

At least a part of at least one first light emitting element included in the first light emitting group and at least a part of at least one second light emitting element included in the second light emitting group are arranged in a substantially circular band form.
In an information providing method using a plurality of light emitting elements,

Confirming whether the designated first function or the specified second function is executed;

A first light emitting group disposed in a first form on the electronic device or a second light emitting group disposed in the second form at least partially different from the first form in the electronic device based on at least the execution of the first function, Controlling the driving of at least one of the second light emitting groups; And

And controlling driving of the second light emitting group based on execution of the second function when the second function is executed.
14. The method of claim 13,

And a plurality of light emitting devices including a notification related to a specified event generated in the electronic device or a designated event generated in an external device associated with the electronic device.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for executing an information providing method using a plurality of light emitting devices, the method comprising:

Confirming whether the designated first function or the specified second function is executed;

A first light emitting group disposed in the first form on the electronic device, or a second light emitting group arranged in the second form at least partially different from the first form, on the basis of at least the execution of the first function Controlling the driving of at least one of the second light emitting groups; And

And controlling the driving of the second light emitting group based at least on execution of the second function when the second function is executed.