# US 2020/0401213 A1 · Apparatus and method for adaptively configuring user interface > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0401213 A1 - Document ID: US20200401213A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/765,043 - Filed: 2018-11-05 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2017-11-22 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yeon Hee ROH; Dong Ho KOO; Hyeon Ju LEE; Stephanie AHN; Young Hak OH - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200401213A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/011: {Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00)} - G02B 27/017: {Head mounted} - G06F 3/0346: with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a three-dimensional [3D] space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors - G06F 3/04812: Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects - G06F 3/04815: Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional [3D], e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object - G02B 2027/0138: {comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera} - G02B 2027/014: {comprising information/image processing systems} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS ## Abstract Various embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus and a method for adaptively configuring a user interface in an electronic device. According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise: a memory for storing instructions; a communication interface; and at least one processor connected to the communication interface and the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: receive at least one signal which is transmitted by an external electronic device and is used to determine a user's characteristic related to the electronic device and the external electronic device, in response to detection of the user's input in the external electronic device; determine a field of view (FOV) for the user on the basis of the at least one signal; and execute the stored instructions in order to display a content for virtual reality (VR) on the basis of the determined FOV. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a memory configured to store instructions; a communication interface; and at least one processor configured to be connected to the communication interface and the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: receive at least one signal, which is transmitted by an external electronic device and is used to determine a user's characteristic related to the electronic device and the external electronic device, in response to detection of a user input in the external electronic device; determine a Field of View (FOV) for the user based on the at least one signal; and execute the stored instructions in order to display a content for Virtual Reality (VR) based on the determined FOV. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: when the at least one signal comprises a first signal and a second signal, identify a distance between a position at which the first signal is received and a position at which the second signal is received; and execute the stored instructions in order to determine the user's characteristic based on the identified distance. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the stored instructions in order to determine that the user's characteristic is a value which is pre-stored after being mapped to information on the identified distance. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user's characteristic comprises at least one of the user's height, the user's arm span, a width of the user's both arms, a user input range, or a movable range of the user's wrist. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the at least one processor is further configured to execute the stored instructions in order to determine an anchor point according to the user input related to the external electronic device based on the at least one signal; and the anchor point corresponds to a reference point for control of an input for the content received from the external electronic device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the at least one signal corresponds to a signal representing an input for pointing at at least one object displayed in a user interface of the electronic device; and the at least one processor is further configured to: determine a user input range based on the input for pointing at the at least one object, and execute the stored instructions in order to display the content in the user input range. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the at least one signal comprises a signal representing rotation of the external electronic device; and the at least one processor is further configured to: determine a detailed input range based on the at least one signal, and execute the stored instructions in order to display a content related to the external electronic device in a user interface of the electronic device, based on the detailed input range. ### Claim 8 A method of an electronic device, the method comprising: receiving at least one signal, which is transmitted by an external electronic device and is used to determine a user's characteristic related to the electronic device and the external electronic device, in response to detection of a user input in the external electronic device; determining a Field of View (FOV) for the user based on the at least one signal; and displaying a content for Virtual Reality (VR) based on the determined FOV. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising: when the at least one signal comprises a first signal and a second signal, identifying a distance between a position at which the first signal is received and a position at which the second signal is received; and determining the user's characteristic based on the identified distance. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising determining that the user's characteristic is a value which is pre-stored after being mapped to information on the identified distance. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the user's characteristic comprises at least one of the user's height, the user's arm span, a width of the user's both arms, a user input range, or a movable range of the user's wrist. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising determining an anchor point according to the user input related to the external electronic device based on the at least one signal, wherein the anchor point corresponds to a reference point for control of an input for the content received from the external electronic device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the at least one signal corresponds to a signal representing an input for pointing at least one object displayed in a user interface of the electronic device, and the method further comprises: determining a user input range based on the input for pointing at the at least one object; and displaying the content in the user input range. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the at least one signal comprises a signal representing rotation of the external electronic device, and the method further comprises: determining a detailed input range based on the at least one signal; and displaying a content related to the external electronic device in a user interface of the electronic device, based on the detailed input range. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising: receiving at least one signal, which is transmitted by an external electronic device and is used to determine a user's characteristic related to the electronic device and the external electronic device, in response to detection of a user input in the external electronic device; determining a Field of View (FOV) for the user based on the at least one signal; and displaying a content for Virtual Reality (VR) based on the determined FOV.