METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION BASED ON MOVEMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• Main Authors: CHO HYUN WOOK, SUH DONG HEE, KIM YOO RA, LEE KYU SEUNG, JANG GYUNG HUN, LEE BYOUNG YONG, KIM HO SAM
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.10.2015
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT; MEASURING; MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION,OR SHOCK; PHYSICS; TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION; TESTING

Various embodiments relate to processing of a function based on a movement state of an electronic device. A method according to an embodiment may include receiving information related to movement of an electronic device or an external device outside the electronic device. The method also includes differently controlling, on the basis of the information, a function of an input device or output device of the electronic device or the external device, an application to be executed in the electronic device or the external device, or at least a part of a function of the application, with respect to a message received by the electronic device, by using at least one process. Other embodiments are possible.