Method and electronic device for projecting event information on reflector device connected to electronic device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsAnand Deshbhratar, Mayank Meghawat, Vijayanand Kumar, Vidushi Chaudhary
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Abstract
A method for operating an electronic device includes: based on detection of an event, activating at least one reflector device connected to the electronic device; controlling the at least one reflector device to have an angle with respect to the electronic device such that a view position of a user is placed on the at least one reflector device; and controlling to display, on a display of the electronic device, event information associated with the detected event to be reflected to the at least one reflector device.
Claims16
A method for operating an electronic device including at least one processor, a display, and at least one reflector device, the method being performed by the at least one processor and comprising:
- based on detection of an event in the electronic device and based on an angle of view of a user being out of a viewing angle of the electronic device, automatically activating a motor to rotate the at least one reflector device, which is connected to the electronic device and is currently at a first position with respect to the electronic device, to move around the electronic device, wherein the at least one reflector device has a surface that extends in a longitudinal direction parallel to the display such that, when the at least one reflector device is placed parallel to the display, the surface of the at least one reflector device covers at least a portion of the display;
- automatically activating at least one image sensor of the electronic device;
- capturing at least one image frame of a reflection projected on the at least one reflector device;
- determining whether an image of the user is included in the captured at least one image frame;
- controlling the motor to rotate the at least one reflector device to move from the first position to a second position based on the determination, the second position having an angle with respect to the electronic device such that a view position of the user is placed on the at least one reflector device;
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- controlling to display, on the display of the electronic device, event information associated with the detected event to be reflected to the surface of the at least one reflector device.
An electronic device comprising:
- a display;
- at least one image sensor;
- at least one reflector device configured to rotate with respect to the display, wherein the at least one reflector device has a surface that extends in a longitudinal direction parallel to the display such that, when the at least one reflector device is placed parallel to the display, the surface of the at least one reflector device covers at least a portion of the display;
- at least one memory configured to store instructions;
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- at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:
- based on detection of an event in the electronic device and based on an angle of view of a user being out of a viewing angle of the electronic device, automatically activate a motor to rotate the at least one reflector device, which is connected to the electronic device and is currently at a first position with respect to the electronic device, to move around the electronic device;
- automatically activate the at least one image sensor;
- control the at least one image sensor to capture at least one image frame of a reflection projected on the at least one reflector device;
- determine whether an image of the user is included in the captured at least one image frame;
- control the motor to rotate the at least one reflector device to move from the first position to a second position based on the determination, the second position having an angle with respect to the electronic device such that a view position of the user is placed on the at least one reflector device;
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- control the display to display event information associated with the event to be reflected to the surface of the at least one reflector device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.