Virtual environment for sharing information

Abstract

An electronic device providing information through a virtual environment is disclosed. The device includes: a display; and an information providing module functionally connected with the display, wherein the information providing module displays an object corresponding to an external electronic device for the electronic device through the display, obtains information to be output through the external electronic device, and provides contents corresponding to the information in relation to a region, on which the object is displayed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic device, comprising:
 a display; and   an information providing processing circuitry functionally connected with the display,   wherein the information providing processing circuitry is configured to display an object corresponding to an external electronic device for the electronic device through the display, to obtain information to be output through the external electronic device, and to provide contents corresponding to the information in relation to a region, on which the object is displayed.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the information providing processing circuitry is configured to check a plurality of external electronic devices for the electronic device, and to select an external electronic device among the plurality of external electronic devices based on at least one of a received input or functions of the plurality of external electronic devices. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the information providing processing circuitry is configured to check a plurality of external electronic devices for the electronic device, and to determine a currently operated external electronic device among the plurality of external electronic devices as the external electronic device. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one object includes at least one of an image corresponding to an appearance of the external electronic device, an icon corresponding to the external electronic device, and text corresponding to the external electronic device. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the information providing processing circuitry is configured to obtain a relative location of the external electronic device with respect to the electronic device, the information providing processing circuitry is configured to display the object on a first region of the display if the relative location is a first location, and the information providing processing circuitry is configured to display the object on a second region of the display if the relative location is a second location. 
     
     
         6 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the information providing processing circuitry is configured to check a time, for which gaze of a user for the electronic device stays on the object, and the information providing processing circuitry is further configured to display the object in a first format if the time is a first time, and the information providing processing circuitry is configured to display the object in a second format if the time is a second time. 
     
     
         7 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the information providing processing circuitry is configured to provide the contents to provide to at least a partial region of the region. 
     
     
         8 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the contents include a sound, and
 the information providing processing circuitry is configured to check a location of the region in the display, and to provide the sound in a first direction with respect to the electronic device if the location is a first location, and to provide the sound in a second direction with respect to the electronic device if the location is a second location.   
     
     
         9 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the information providing processing circuitry is configured to obtain another information obtained through another external electronic device for the electronic device, and to provide other contents corresponding to said another information. 
     
     
         10 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the information providing processing circuitry is configured to provide the contents if the electronic device is worn. 
     
     
         11 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the contents are set to be provided through at least one of the electronic device and the external electronic device. 
     
     
         12 . The electronic device of  claim 11 , wherein the information providing processing circuitry is configured to control the external electronic device so that the contents are prevented from being provided through the external electronic device if the electronic device is attached onto the user. 
     
     
         13 . The electronic device of  claim 11 , wherein the information providing processing circuitry is configured to control the external electronic device so that the contents are provided through the external electronic device if the electronic device is detached from the user of the electronic device. 
     
     
         14 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the information providing processing circuitry is configured to stop providing the contents based on external environment information about the electronic device. 
     
     
         15 . A method of sharing information by an electronic device, comprising:
 displaying a plurality of objects corresponding to a plurality of external electronic devices for the electronic device, respectively, through a display functionally connected with the electronic device;   selecting one or more objects among the plurality of objects;   obtaining information to be output by one or more external electronic devices corresponding to the one or more objects among the plurality of external electronic devices; and   providing contents corresponding to the information in relation to a region, on which the one or more objects are displayed.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein displaying comprises:
 displaying a virtual environment through the display; and   displaying the plurality of objects within the virtual environment.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 changing the virtual environment to another virtual environment based on at least one input for the electronic device.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the one or more objects are displayed on a designated region of the virtual environment. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the contents include first sub contents and second sub contents, and the one or more objects include a first object for outputting the first sub contents and a second object for outputting the second sub contents. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of objects includes a first object and a second object, and
 displaying comprises:   outputting the first object based on a first frequency; and   outputting the second object based on a second frequency.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of objects includes a first object and a second object, and
 obtaining comprises:   obtaining biometric information;   determining the first object as the one or more objects if the biometric information corresponds to the first frequency; and   determining the second object as the one or more objects if the biometric information corresponds to the second frequency.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein obtaining comprises: determining the one or more objects based on at least one of a gaze and a gesture of the user of the electronic device. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein providing comprises: providing a second part of output contents that is a next part of a first part of the contents previously output through the one or more external electronic devices as the information. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein providing comprises: displaying a control menu for controlling the information in relation to the one or more contents through the region. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 obtaining an input for another object among the plurality of objects; and   transmitting at least a part of the one or more contents or additional information about the one or more contents to another external electronic device so that the part of the one or more contents or the additional information about the one or more contents are provided to another external electronic device corresponding to another object.   
     
     
         26 . A computer readable recording medium recording a program for executing: displaying one or more objects corresponding to one or more external electronic devices for the electronic device through a display functionally connected with the electronic device;
 obtaining information to be output through the one or more external electronic devices; and   providing contents corresponding to the information, respectively, in relation to a region, on which the one or more objects are is displayed.