Method of providing notification and electronic device for implementing same

Abstract

A method of providing a notification and an electronic device supporting the same are provided. The method includes when an event is received, identifying a state of an electronic device and determining a notification type of the received event and when the notification type is a first type, outputting a notification of the received event in a sub display area of the electronic device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic device comprising:
 a sensor configured to detect a state of the electronic device;   a display configured to output a notification of an event in a main display area or a sub display area according to the state of the electronic device, the display comprising the main display area and the sub display area; and   a processor configured to:
 when an event is received, determine a notification type of the received event according to the state of the electronic device detected through the sensor, and 
 when the notification type is a first type, output a notification of the received event in the sub display area. 
   
     
     
         2 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein, when a user input is detected while the notification of the received event is output in the sub display area, the processor is configured to provide a response feedback of the received event in response to the user input. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic device of  claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to:
 determine the notification type as the first type when the electronic device is positioned upside down and the main display area faces downward and contacts a surface, and   determine the notification type as a second type when the electronic device is not positioned upside down and the main display area faces upward and does not contact the surface.   
     
     
         4 . The electronic device of  claim 3 , wherein, when the notification type is the first type, in the sub display area divided into a plurality of segments, the processor is configured to control an individual segment or a plurality of segments including a combination of at least two segments, corresponding to the received event, to emit light. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic device of  claim 3 , wherein, when the notification type is the first type, the processor is configured to control the sub display area to emit light by using at least one notification style of a light-emitting pattern, a light-emitting color, and a location of a segment to emit light according to the received event. 
     
     
         6 . The electronic device of  claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to control the sub display area to emit light based on the notification style according to a characteristic of the received event or priority information set for each event. 
     
     
         7 . The electronic device of  claim 3 , wherein, when a notification of the received event is output in the sub display area and then state switching of the electronic device is detected, the processor is configured to determine the notification type as the second type. 
     
     
         8 . The electronic device of  claim 7 , wherein, when the notification type is determined as the second type, the processor is configured to switch the sub display area of the electronic device to the main display area and output the notification in the main display area. 
     
     
         9 . The electronic device of  claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to detect the user input through a sensor located in the sub display area or on a rear surface of the electronic device. 
     
     
         10 . The electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the sensor located in the sub display area is a photo sensor. 
     
     
         11 . The electronic device of  claim 10 , wherein, when the user input is detected through the photo sensor, the processor is configured to provide a response feedback set to an originator of the received event. 
     
     
         12 . The electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the sensor located on the rear surface of the electronic device is a biometric sensor, and the processor is configured to detect the user input based on a photoplethysmography (PPG) signal measured through the biometric sensor. 
     
     
         13 . The electronic device of  claim 12 , wherein, when the user input is detected through the biometric sensor, the processor is configured to provide a response feedback set to an originator of the received event. 
     
     
         14 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the display comprises the main display area corresponding to a front area of the electronic device and the sub display area extended from the main display area and formed on a side surface of the electronic device. 
     
     
         15 . A method of providing a notification, the method comprising:
 when an event is received, identifying a state of an electronic device and determining a notification type of the received event; and   when the notification type is a first type, outputting a notification of the received event in a sub display area of the electronic device.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising, when a user input for the received event is detected, providing a response feedback of the received event in response to the user input. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the determining of the notification type of the received event comprises:
 determining the notification type as the first type when the electronic device is positioned upside down and a main display area faces downward and contacts a surface; and   determining the notification type as a second type when the electronic device is not positioned upside down and the main display area faces upward and does not contact the surface.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the sub display area is divided into a plurality of segments, and the outputting of the notification of the received event in the sub display area comprises controlling an individual segment or a plurality of segments including a combination of at least two segments of the plurality of segments, corresponding to the received event, to emit light. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the outputting of the notification of the received event in the sub display area comprises controlling the sub display area to emit light based on a notification style according to the received event, and the notification style is at least one of a light-emitting pattern, a light-emitting color, and a location of a segment to emit light. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising, when the notification type is the first type, identifying a characteristic of the received event or priority information on the received event, wherein the outputting of the notification of the received event in the sub display area comprises controlling the sub display area to emit light based on the notification style according to the identified characteristic of the event or the identified priority information on the event. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising, when state switching of the electronic device is detected, determining the notification type as a second type. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising, when the notification type is determined as the second type, switching the sub display area of the electronic device, which has outputs the notification, to the main display area and displays the notification in the main display area. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the user input is a gesture of detecting proximity of an object while the notification of the received event is output in the sub display area. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the providing of the response feedback comprises providing a response feedback set to an originator of the received event. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the user input is a gesture of detecting proximity or contact of an object based on a measured photoplethysmography (PPG) signal while the notification of the received event is output in the sub display area. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the providing of the response feedback comprises providing a response feedback set to an originator of the received event.