Electronic device and method of processing notification in electronic device

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device and a method of processing a notification in an electronic device. The electronic device may include a display that displays at least one object on a screen, and a controller that determines a notification display area for displaying a notification on the screen based on a gesture of a user associated with at least one object displayed on the screen, and to display the notification in at least one determined notification display area.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic device comprising:
 a display configured to display at least one object on a screen; and   a controller configured to:   determine a notification display area for displaying a notification on the screen using a gesture of a user associated with the at least one object displayed on the screen, and   display the notification in the at least one determined notification display area.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 move and display the notification displayed on the display, on the screen, using the gesture of the user associated with the at least one object; and   when the at least one object is displayed on a majority area of the screen, transparently display the notification on a first layer including the at least one object, and   wherein the notification display area is determined using information on the gesture of the user and information on the at least one object displayed on the screen.   
     
     
         3 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 display the at least one object in a first layer of the screen, wherein the screen comprises a plurality of layers: and   display the notification on a portion of the screen in a second layer located on the first layer.   
     
     
         4 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein, when an event for the gesture of the user is generated on the screen, the controller is configured to:
 identify an area where the gesture of the user is generated; and   search for the notification display area in a second area not including the area identified as the area where the gesture of the user is generated.   
     
     
         5 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to search for the notification display area using use history information associated with the gesture of the user previously generated on the screen. 
     
     
         6 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 when the at least one object is displayed on a portion of a first layer, the controller is configured to search for at least one area including at least one of:   a second area wherein the at least one object is not displayed,   a third area wherein the gesture of the user is not generated, and   a determined area; and   wherein the controller is configured to identify as the notification display area, the at least one area previously searched.   
     
     
         7 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to search for the notification display area further using a priority of an area where the gesture of the user is not generated in an area where the at least one object is not displayed. 
     
     
         8 . The electronic device of  claim 7 , wherein:
 when there is not the area where the at least one object is not displayed, the controller is configured to:   identify a use frequency of at least one area wherein the gesture of the user is generated using use history information according to the gesture of the user previously generated on the screen, and   search for a second area wherein the use frequency is equal to, or smaller than, a predetermined value and identify the second area as the notification display area, and   wherein the controller is further configured to search for the notification display area in a low use frequency sequence; and   when the gesture of the user is generated in the searched notification display area, the controller is configured to search for another notification display area including a second use frequency that comprises a lower frequency sequence than that of the low use frequency sequence, except for the area where the gesture of the user is generated.   
     
     
         9 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 identify an importance of the at least one object using attribute information on the at least one object,   configure a priority of the at least one object using information on the identified importance, and   search for an area including an object wherein the configured priority is low and wherein the object is displayed as the notification display area.   
     
     
         10 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 when the notification displayed on the notification display area is selected, to the controller is configured to execute a function corresponding to the notification, and   when an additional notification is generated on the screen, the controller is configured to:   move the additional notification to another notification display area where the additional notification does not cover the notification,   display the additional notification, and   change at least one of the size, the type and the transparency of the notification using information on the at least one object, and   display the notification.   
     
     
         11 . A method of processing a notification in an electronic device, the method comprising:
 displaying at least one object on a screen;   determining a notification display area for displaying a notification on the screen using a gesture of a user associated with the at least one object displayed on the screen; and   
       displaying the notification in the at least one determined notification display area. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 moving and displaying the displayed notification on the screen using the gesture of the user associated with the at least one object;   executing a function corresponding to the notification when the notification displayed on the notification display area is selected;   moving an additional notification to another notification display area where the additional notification does not cover the notification; and   displaying the additional notification when the additional notification is generated on the screen.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the determining the notification display area comprises:
 identifying an area where the gesture of the user is generated when an event for the gesture of the user is generated on the screen; and   searching for the notification display area in an area not including the identified area,   wherein the notification display area is determined using information on the gesture of the user and information on the at least one object displayed on the screen.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the determining the notification display area further comprises searching for the notification display area further using use history information associated with the gesture of the user previously generated on the screen. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the determining the notification display area further comprises searching for the at least one area including at least one of
 a second area wherein the at least one object is not displayed,   a third area wherein the gesture of the user is not generated, and   a determined area; and   wherein the controller is configured to identify as the notification display area, the at least one area previously searched, when the at least one object is displayed on some area of a first layer of the screen including a plurality of layers.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the determining the notification display area comprises searching for the notification display area further using a priority of an area where the gesture of the user is not generated in an area where the at least one object is not displayed. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the determining the notification display area comprises:
 identifying a use frequency of at least one area where the gesture of the user is generated using use history information associated with the gesture of the user previously generated on the screen when there is not the area where the at least one object is not displayed;
 searching for a second area wherein the identified use frequency is equal to, or smaller than, a predetermined value; 
 identifying the second area as the notification display area; and 
 searching for another notification display area including a second use frequency that comprises a lower frequency sequence than that of the low use frequency sequence, except for the area where the gesture of the user is generated, when the gesture of the user is generated in the searched notification display area. 
   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the determining the notification display area comprises:
 identifying an importance of the at least one object using attribute information on the at least one object;   configuring a priority of the at least one object using information on the identified importance; and   searching for an area including an object wherein the configured priority is low and wherein the object is displayed as the notification display area.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the displaying the notification comprises changing at least one of a size, a type, and a transparency of the notification using information on the at least one object; and
 displaying the notification.   
     
     
         20 . A computer-readable recording medium, which records a program performed on a computer, the program including executable instructions that enable a processor to perform the following operations when the program is executed by the processor, the operations comprising:
 displaying at least one object on a screen;   determining a notification display area for displaying a notification on the screen using a gesture of a user associated with the at least one object displayed on the screen; and   displaying the notification in the at least one determined notification display area.