Patent Description:
As information communication technologies and semiconductor technologies develop, electronic devices provide various functions, and the fields that utilize electronic devices are expanding. In order to enable a user to easily recognize application events and the states of electronic devices that occur variously as the use of electronic devices increases, there are provided various schemes for effectively displaying a notification on a display.

Document <CIT> relates to a method of controlling a notification output from an electronic device.

Document <CIT> relates to snooze suppo rt for event reminders produced on a hand held mobile device.

Document <CIT> relates to a method and apparatus for determining when to remind a user about a task in a to-do list based on the user's current geolocation.

Document <CIT> relates to a notification function, and provides a function of differently displaying pieces of notification information by applying a plurality of display types.

Document <CIT> relates to a mobile phone which includes a storage module configured to store a correspondence table which associates notification information and a plurality of applications used for a response to the notification information.

According to the conventional scheme for managing a plurality of notifications included in a notification list, an electronic device maintains an important notification in the notification list and deletes many unnecessary notifications one by one, or deletes all notifications simultaneously using a button for initializing the notification list. However, in this instance, the electronic device deletes notifications without taking into consideration the importance of a notification, and thus, the notification list is managed inefficiently, which is a drawback.

According to various examples of the disclosure, there are provided a method of efficiently managing a notification list and an electronic device supporting the same, which may maintain notifications selected by a user in a notification list, and may delete the other notifications simultaneously.

The technical subject matter of the document is not limited to the above-mentioned technical subject matter, and other technical subject matters which are not mentioned may be understood by those skilled in the art based on the following description.

In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, an operation method of an electronic device may include displaying a notification list, determining a first notification among a plurality of notifications included in the notification list, upon detection of a first input, and displaying a notification list that is based on the determination. The first notification is maintained in the notification list even though a second input for initializing the notification list is detected. A second notification among the plurality of notifications is deleted from the notification list, upon detection of the second input.

In accordance with another aspect of the disclosure, an electronic device may include a display, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to perform control so as to: display a notification list, determine a first notification among a plurality of notifications included in the notification list, upon detection of a first input, and display a notification list that is based on the determination. The first notification is maintained in the notification list even through a second input for initializing the notification list is detected. A second notification among the plurality of notifications is deleted from the notification list, upon detection of the second input.

According to various examples of the disclosure, an electronic device and a method therefor can efficiently manage a notification list, by pinning some of a plurality of notifications included in the notification list to prevent deletion, or by deleting some notifications from the notification list and adding the same again after a predetermined period of time.

Effects obtainable from the disclosure may not be limited to the above mentioned effects, and other effects which are not mentioned may be clearly understood, through the following descriptions, by those skilled in the art to which the disclosure pertains.

<FIG> is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device <NUM> in a network environment <NUM> according to various examples of the disclosure. According to an example of the disclosure, the electronic device <NUM> may communicate with the electronic device <NUM> via the server <NUM>. According to an example of the disclosure, the electronic device <NUM> may include a processor <NUM>, memory <NUM>, an input device <NUM>, a sound output device <NUM>, a display device <NUM>, an audio module <NUM>, a sensor module <NUM>, an interface <NUM>, a haptic module <NUM>, a camera module <NUM>, a power management module <NUM>, a battery <NUM>, a communication module <NUM>, a subscriber identification module (SIM) <NUM>, or an antenna module <NUM>. In some examples of the disclosure, at least one (e.g., the display device <NUM> or the camera module <NUM>) of the components may be omitted from the electronic device <NUM>, or one or more other components may be added in the electronic device <NUM>. In some examples of the disclosure, some of the components may be implemented as single integrated circuitry.

According to one example of the disclosure, as at least part of the data processing or computation, the processor <NUM> may load a command or data received from another component (e.g., the sensor module <NUM> or the communication module <NUM>) in volatile memory <NUM>, process the command or the data stored in the volatile memory <NUM>, and store resulting data in non-volatile memory <NUM>. According to an example of the disclosure, the processor <NUM> may include a main processor <NUM> (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU) or an application processor (AP)), and an auxiliary processor <NUM> (e.g., a graphics processing unit (GPU), an image signal processor (ISP), a sensor hub processor, or a communication processor (CP)) that is operable independently from, or in conjunction with, the main processor <NUM>.

According to an example of the disclosure, the auxiliary processor <NUM> (e.g., an image signal processor or a communication processor) may be implemented as part of another component (e.g., the camera module <NUM> or the communication module <NUM>) functionally related to the auxiliary processor <NUM>.

According to an example of the disclosure, the receiver may be implemented as separate from, or as part of the speaker.

According to an example of the disclosure, the display device <NUM> may include touch circuitry adapted to detect a touch, or sensor circuitry (e.g., a pressure sensor) adapted to measure the intensity of force incurred by the touch.

According to an example of the disclosure, the audio module <NUM> may obtain the sound via the input device <NUM>, or output the sound via the sound output device <NUM> or a headphone of an external electronic device (e.g., an electronic device <NUM>) directly (e.g., wired) or wirelessly coupled with the electronic device <NUM>.

According to an example of the disclosure, the sensor module <NUM> may include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an infrared (IR) sensor, a biometric sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an illuminance sensor.

The interface <NUM> may support one or more specified protocols to be used for the electronic device <NUM> to be coupled with the external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device <NUM>) directly (e.g., wired) or wirelessly. According to an example of the disclosure, the interface <NUM> may include, for example, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a universal serial bus (USB) interface, a secure digital (SD) card interface, or an audio interface.

According to an example of the disclosure, the connecting terminal <NUM> may include, for example, a HDMI connector, a USB connector, a SD card connector, or an audio connector (e.g., a headphone connector).

According to an example of the disclosure, the haptic module <NUM> may include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electric stimulator.

According to an example of the disclosure, the camera module <NUM> may include one or more lenses, image sensors, image signal processors, or flashes.

According to one example of the disclosure, the power management module <NUM> may be implemented as at least part of, for example, a power management integrated circuit (PMIC).

According to an example of the disclosure, the battery <NUM> may include, for example, a primary cell which is not rechargeable, a secondary cell which is rechargeable, or a fuel cell.

According to an example of the disclosure, the communication module <NUM> may include a wireless communication module <NUM> (e.g., a cellular communication module, a short-range wireless communication module, or a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) communication module) or a wired communication module <NUM> (e.g., a local area network (LAN) communication module or a power line communication (PLC) module). A corresponding one of these communication modules may communicate with the external electronic device via the first network <NUM> (e.g., a short-range communication network, such as BLUETOOTH, wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct, or infrared data association (IrDA)) or the second network <NUM> (e.g., a long-range communication network, such as a cellular network, the Internet, or a computer network (e.g., LAN or wide area network (WAN)).

According to an example of the disclosure, the antenna module <NUM> may include one or more antennas, and, therefrom, at least one antenna appropriate for a communication scheme used in the communication network, such as the first network <NUM> or the second network <NUM>, may be selected, for example, by the communication module <NUM> (e.g., the wireless communication module <NUM>).

According to an example of the disclosure, commands or data may be transmitted or received between the electronic device <NUM> and the external electronic device <NUM> via the server <NUM> coupled with the second network <NUM>. According to an example of the disclosure, all or some of operations to be executed at the electronic device <NUM> may be executed at one or more of the external electronic devices <NUM>, <NUM>, or <NUM>.

<FIG> is a block diagram of the processor <NUM> according to various examples of the disclosure.

Referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may include a reminder notification setting module <NUM>. The reminder notification setting module <NUM> may determine one of a plurality of notifications included in a notification list to be a reminder notification. Here, the reminder notification may include a notification for which a pin function is set or a notification for which a snooze function is set.

According to some examples of the disclosure, the reminder notification setting module <NUM> may determine at least one of the plurality of notifications included in the notification list to be a notification for which a pin function is set. Here, the notification for which a pin function is set may refer to a notification that is pinned to prevent deletion from the notification list among the plurality of notifications included in the notification list. For example, the notification for which a pin function is set may not be deleted from the notification list even though an input for initializing the notification list or an input for deleting a notification from the notification list is detected. The notification for which a pin function is set may be called by "pinned notification" according to the technical meaning or other names having a technical meaning equivalent thereto. That is, the reminder notification setting module <NUM> may set a pin function for one of the plurality of notifications included in the notification list.

According to other examples of the disclosure, the reminder notification setting module <NUM> may determine at least one of the plurality of notifications included in the notification list to be a notification for which a snooze function is set. Here, the notification for which a snooze function is set may refer to a notification that is deleted from the notification list among the plurality of notifications included in the notification list, and is added and displayed again after a predetermined period of time. The notification for which a snooze function is set may be called by "onoff notification" according to the technical meaning or other names having a technical meaning equivalent thereto. That is, the reminder notification setting module <NUM> may set a snooze function for one of the plurality of notifications included in the notification list.

<FIG> is a flowchart illustrating operation of an electronic device according to various examples of the disclosure. Each operation in <FIG> may be performed by the electronic device <NUM> of <FIG>, or the processor <NUM> of the electronic device <NUM>.

Referring to <FIG>, in operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may display a notification list on the display device <NUM>. Here, the notification list may include a plurality of notifications to indicate application events and states of terminals. For example, the plurality of notifications may include at least one of a message reception notification, an update notification by an operating system, a remaining battery charge notification, and a missed call notification.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may determine a first notification, to be a reminder notification, among the plurality of notifications included in the notification list. Here, the reminder notification may include a notification for which a pin function is set or a notification for which a snooze function is set. According to some examples of the disclosure, the processor <NUM> may determine the first notification among the plurality of notifications included in the notification list to be a notification for which a pin function is set or a notification for which a snooze function is set, according to an input by a user.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may display the notification list including the reminder notification on the display device <NUM>. According to some examples of the disclosure, the processor <NUM> may display the notification list including a reminder notification to which a pin indicator is added and second notifications for which pin function is not set, that is, to which pin indicators are not added, on the display device <NUM>. In this instance, the reminder notification (e.g., the first notification) to which a pin indicator is added may not be deleted from the notification list although an input for initializing the notification list is detected, but the second notifications to which pin indicators are not added may be deleted from the notification list when the input for initializing the notification list is detected. According to various examples of the disclosure, the processor <NUM> may maintain the second notifications, to which the snooze function is not applied, in the notification list, may delete a reminder notification for which a snooze function is set, and may add the reminder notification again to the notification after a predetermined period of time, and display the same on the display device <NUM>. According to other examples of the disclosure, a pin function may be set for the first notification, and a snooze function may be set for one of the second notifications for which the pin function is not set.

In some examples of the disclosure, operations of <FIG> may be performed sequentially, but it is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, the order of operations may be changed, and at least two operations may be performed in parallel. Also, in some examples of the disclosure, all of the operations of <FIG> may not need to be performed, and some of the operations may be omitted.

<FIG> is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a pin function for a notification according to various examples of the disclosure. Each operation in <FIG> may be performed by the electronic device <NUM> of <FIG>, or the processor <NUM> of the electronic device <NUM>.

Referring to <FIG>, in operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may detect an input to a first notification among a plurality of notifications included in a notification list. The input to the first notification may refer to an input for displaying a pin function setting user interface (UI). According to some examples of the disclosure, the processor <NUM> may detect a swipe input of a user with respect to the first notification, on the display device <NUM>. Here, the swipe input refers to an input that provides a touch by sliding in a predetermined direction (e.g., left or right). For example, referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may detect a swipe input <NUM> provided to a notification <NUM> among a plurality of notifications <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, and <NUM> included in the notification list. According to some examples of the disclosure, the first notification may be a group notification or one of a plurality of child notifications included in the group notification.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may display a pin function setting UI associated with the first notification on the display device <NUM>, upon detection of the input to the first notification. Here, the pin function setting UI may refer to a UI used for setting a pin function for the first notification. For example, referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may display a pin function setting UI <NUM> associated with the notification <NUM> on the display device <NUM>, upon detection of the swipe input <NUM> to the notification <NUM>. According to some examples of the disclosure, the processor <NUM> may display the pin function setting UI <NUM> together with a snooze function setting UI <NUM>.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may detect an input to the pin function setting UI. According to some examples of the disclosure, the processor <NUM> may detect a tap input of a user with respect to the pin function setting UI, on the display device <NUM>. Here, the tap input refers to an input that provides a single touch and immediately leaves. For example, referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may detect a tap input <NUM> to the pin function setting UI <NUM>.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may set a pin function for the first notification, upon detection of the input to the pin function setting UI. That is, the processor <NUM> may determine that the first notification to be a notification for which a pin function is set. For example, referring to <FIG>, the pin function may be set for the notification <NUM>.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may display the notification list including the first notification, to which a pin indicator is added, on the display device <NUM>. Here, the pin indicator refers to a UI for indicating that the first notification is a notification for which a pin function is set. According to some examples of the disclosure, the ranking of the first notification for which a pin function is set may not be changed. Here, rankings may refer to the order of locations of the notifications in the notification list. For example, Referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may display the notification list including the first notification, to which a pin indicator <NUM> is added, on the display device <NUM>. In this instance, the shape and the location of a pin indicator has no limit.

<FIG> is a conceptual diagram illustrating identifying whether to set a pin function for a notification according to various examples of the disclosure.

Referring to <FIG>, in some examples of the disclosure, if a pin function is set a predetermined number of times with respect to notifications of a predetermined application, the processor <NUM> may display a popup window to identify whether to always set a pin function for a notification of the corresponding application, on the display device <NUM>. In this instance, the notifications may have different attributes. For example, if a pin function is set three times with respect to message notifications of a message application, the message notifications being associated with from different contact numbers, a popup window for identifying whether to set a pin function for all notifications of the corresponding message application may be displayed.

According to other examples of the disclosure, if a pin function is set a predetermined number of times with respect to notifications of a predetermined application, the notification having the same attribute, when a notification having the same attribute occurs again on the display device <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may display a popup window for identifying whether to always set a pin function. For example, if a pin function is set <NUM> times with respect to missed call notifications of a phone application, the missed call notification being associated with the same contact number, a popup window for identifying whether to always set a pin function for a missed call notification associated with the corresponding contact number later on, may be displayed.

<FIG> is a flowchart illustrating a process of executing a pin function of a notification according to various examples of the disclosure. Each operation in <FIG> may be performed by the electronic device <NUM> of <FIG>, or the processor <NUM> of the electronic device <NUM>.

Referring to <FIG>, in operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may detect an input for initializing a notification list. That is, the processor <NUM> may detect an input for deleting a plurality of notifications included in a current notification list. For example, referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may detect a tap input <NUM> of a user, which is for initializing the notification list, to "CLEAR" <NUM> which is a notification list initializing UI.

If the processor <NUM> identifies that a notification for which a pin function is set exists in operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may display a notification list in which a first notification, for which a pin function is set, is not deleted and a second notification, for which a pin function is not set, is deleted, on the display device <NUM>, in operation <NUM>. Through the above, it is identified that the first notification for which the pin function is set is pinned onto the notification list. For example, referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may display a notification list in which a notification <NUM>, for which a pin function is set, is not deleted and second notifications <NUM>, <NUM>, and <NUM>, for which a pin function is not set, are controlled.

Conversely, if the processor <NUM> identifies that no notification for which a pin function is set exists in operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may initialize a notification list in operation <NUM>. That is, the processor <NUM> may delete all notifications included in the notification list.

<FIG> is a flowchart illustrating a process of executing a pin function of a notification in a lock screen according to various examples of the disclosure. Each operation in <FIG> may be performed by the electronic device <NUM> of <FIG>, or the processor <NUM> of the electronic device <NUM>.

Referring to <FIG>, in operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may identify the rankings of a plurality of notifications included in a notification list. For example, the ranking of a notification at the top of the notification list may be set to <NUM>. According to some examples of the disclosure, a ranking may be set according to a time at which a corresponding notification occurs. For example, the ranking of a notification that occurs first may be set to <NUM>.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may reset the ranking of a notification for which a pin function is set as the highest ranking. For example, a notification which is ranked at fifth in the list before a pin function is set, may be reset to be ranked at first when a pin function is set. According to some examples of the disclosure, if two or more notifications, for which a pin function is set, exist, the processor <NUM> may reset rankings of the notifications, for which the pin function is set, sequentially from the highest ranking, according to a time at which each notification, for which a pin function is set, occurs For example, if the time at which a first notification for which a pin function is set occurs is <NUM> PM, and the time at which a second notification for which a pin function is set occurs is <NUM> PM, the processor <NUM> may set the ranking of the first notification to <NUM>, and may set the ranking of the second notification to <NUM>. In this instance, the rankings of the notifications for which a pin function is not set may be sequentially reset according to the time at which each notification, for which a pin function is not set, occurs, to be ranked subsequent to the rankings of the notification for which the pin function is set.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may display a lock screen including the notification list that is based on the reset rankings, on the display device <NUM>. That is, the notifications, for which the pin function is set, may be ranked sequentially from the top of the notification list of the lock screen, according to their rankings. For example, referring to <FIG>, the rankings of a notification <NUM>, a notification <NUM>, and a notification <NUM>, for which a pin function is set, are reset to <NUM>, <NUM>, and <NUM>, respectively, and are sequentially ranked from the top of the notification list. Through the above, since a notification for which a pin function is set may be preferentially displayed, the notification list may be efficiently managed in a lock screen.

<FIG> is a flowchart illustrating a process of cancelling a pin function of a notification according to various examples of the disclosure. Each operation in <FIG> may be performed by the electronic device <NUM> of <FIG>, or the processor <NUM> of the electronic device <NUM>.

Referring to <FIG>, in operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may detect an input to a first notification, for which a pin function is set, among a plurality of notifications included in a notification list. That is, the processor <NUM> may detect an input to the first notification, to which a pin indicator is added. Here, the input to the first notification may refer to an input for displaying a pin function cancelling user interface (UI). For example, referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may detect a swipe input <NUM> to a notification <NUM> to which a pin indicator <NUM> is added.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may display a pin function cancelling UI on the display device <NUM>. Here, the pin function cancelling UI may refer to a UI used for cancelling a pin function set for the first notification. For example, referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may display a pin function cancelling UI <NUM> on the display device <NUM>. In this instance, since a pin function is set for the first notification, a snooze setting UI <NUM> may be deactivated.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may detect an input to the pin function cancelling UI. According to some examples of the disclosure, the processor <NUM> may detect a tap input of a user with respect to the pin function cancelling UI on the display device <NUM>. For example, referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may detect a tap input <NUM> to the pin function cancelling UI <NUM>.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may display the notification list including the first notification, from which a pin indicator is deleted, on the display device <NUM>. That is, the processor <NUM> may display the notification list including the first notification, for which the pin function is cancelled, and the remaining second notifications, on the display device <NUM>. For example, referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may display the notification list including the notification <NUM>, for which the pin function is cancelled, and the remaining second notifications <NUM>, <NUM>, and <NUM>.

According to some examples of the disclosure, operations of <FIG> may be performed sequentially, but it is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, the order of operations may be changed, and at least two operations may be performed in parallel. Also, according to some examples of the disclosure, all of the operations of <FIG> may not need to be performed, and some of the operations may be omitted.

<FIG> is a flowchart illustrating a process of cancelling a pin function of a child notification according to various examples of the disclosure. Each operation in <FIG> may be performed by the electronic device <NUM> of <FIG>, or the processor <NUM> of the electronic device <NUM>.

Referring to <FIG>, in operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may detect an input to a child extension UI of a group notification including a plurality of child notifications. Here, the plurality of child notifications refers to notifications that occur from different events of the same application. Also, the child extension UI may refer to a UI which is used for arranging and displaying a plurality of child notifications to identify detailed content of the plurality of child notifications included in the group notification. For example, referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may detect a tap input <NUM> to a child extension UI <NUM> of a notification <NUM>, which is a group notification including a plurality of child notifications <NUM>-<NUM>, <NUM>-<NUM>, <NUM>-<NUM>, and <NUM>-<NUM>. In this instance, a pin indicator <NUM> may be added to the notification <NUM> for which a pin function is set. In this instance, when a pin function is set for the notification <NUM> which is a group notification, a pin function may be set for each of the plurality of child notifications <NUM>-<NUM>, <NUM>-<NUM>, <NUM>-<NUM>, and <NUM>-<NUM> included in the notification <NUM>. Also, a child notification count UI <NUM> indicating the number of child notifications (e.g., <NUM>) may be added to the notification <NUM> which is a group notification.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may detect an input to a child notification. For example, referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may detect a swipe input <NUM> to the child notification <NUM>-<NUM> among the plurality of child notifications <NUM>-<NUM>, <NUM>-<NUM>, <NUM>-<NUM>, and <NUM>-<NUM>. In this instance, the pin indicator <NUM> of the notification <NUM> which is a group notification may be removed, and pin indicators <NUM>-<NUM>, <NUM>-<NUM>, <NUM>-<NUM>, and <NUM>-<NUM> may be added to the plurality of child notifications <NUM>-<NUM>, <NUM>-<NUM>, <NUM>-<NUM>, and <NUM>-<NUM>.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may determine to cancel the pin function of the child notification. Particularly, the processor <NUM> may display a pin function cancelling UI associated with a child notification, on the display device <NUM>. The processor <NUM> may detect a tap input to the pin function cancelling UI, and may determine to cancel the pin function of the child notification. That is, the processor <NUM> may determine to remove the pin indicator of the child notification.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may display the notification list including the child notification from which the pin indicator is removed. For example, referring to <FIG>, it is identified that the pin indicators <NUM>-<NUM>, <NUM>-<NUM>, and <NUM>-<NUM> of the child notifications <NUM>-<NUM>, <NUM>-<NUM>, and <NUM>-<NUM>, for which the pin function is not cancelled, are maintained, but the pin indicator <NUM>-<NUM> of the child notification <NUM>-<NUM>, for which the pin function is cancelled, is removed.

According to some examples of the disclosure, referring to <FIG>, in the state in which the pin function of the child notification <NUM>-<NUM> is cancelled, if the processor <NUM> detects a tap input <NUM> to a child collapse UI <NUM>, the child notifications <NUM>-<NUM>, <NUM>-<NUM>, <NUM>-<NUM>, and <NUM>-<NUM> may be briefly displayed in the notification <NUM>. In this instance, the pin indicator <NUM> may be added to the summary of the notification <NUM>, and the number of notifications (e.g., <NUM>), for which the pin function is currently set, may be displayed in the pin indicator <NUM>.

<FIG> is a flowchart illustrating a process of cancelling a pin function of a notification by identifying an execution screen of an application according to various examples of the disclosure. Each operation in <FIG> may be performed by the electronic device <NUM> of <FIG>, or the processor <NUM> of the electronic device <NUM>.

Referring to <FIG>, in operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may detect an input to a first notification, for which a pin function is set, among a plurality of notifications included in a notification list. Here, the input to the first notification for which the pin function is set, may refer to an input for accessing an application associated with the first notification and for displaying the execution screen of the application corresponding to the first notification. For example, the processor <NUM> may detect a tap input to the first notification, for which the pin function is set.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may display the execution screen of the application corresponding to the first notification, on the display device <NUM>. For example, if the first notification is a message reception notification, the processor <NUM> may display a screen that shows the content of the corresponding message on the display device <NUM>.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may determine to cancel the pin function for the first notification. That is, when the execution screen of the application corresponding to the first notification is displayed, it is identified that the purpose of the first notification for notifying of the application event is achieved. Accordingly, the pin function for the first notification may be cancelled.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may determine to delete the first notification from the notification list. That is, when the execution screen of the application corresponding to the first notification is displayed, it is identified that the purpose of the first notification for notifying of the application event is achieved. Accordingly, the first notification may be deleted from the notification list.

In some examples of the disclosure, the operations of <FIG> may be performed sequentially, but it is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, the order of operations may be changed, and at least two operations may be performed in parallel. Also, in some examples of the disclosure, all of the operations of <FIG> may not need to be performed, and some of the operations may be omitted.

<FIG> is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a snooze function for a notification according to various examples of the disclosure. Each operation in <FIG> may be performed by the electronic device <NUM> of <FIG>, or the processor <NUM> of the electronic device <NUM>.

Referring to <FIG>, in operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may detect an input to a first notification among a plurality of notifications included in a notification list. The input to the first notification may refer to an input for displaying a snooze function setting UI. According to some examples of the disclosure, the processor <NUM> may detect a swipe input of a user with respect to the first notification, on the display device <NUM>. For example, referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may detect a swipe input <NUM> provided to a notification <NUM> among a plurality of notifications <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, and <NUM> included in the notification list. According to some examples of the disclosure, the first notification may be a group notification or may be one of a plurality of child notifications included in the group notification. For example, referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may detect the swipe input <NUM> provided to the notification <NUM>, which is a group notification, among the plurality of notifications <NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>, and <NUM> included in the notification list.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may display a snooze function setting UI associated with the first notification on the display device <NUM>. Here, the snooze function setting UI may refer to a UI used for setting a snooze function for the first notification. For example, referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may display a snooze function setting UI <NUM> associated with the notification <NUM> on the display device <NUM>, upon detection of the swipe input <NUM> to the notification <NUM>. According to some examples of the disclosure, the processor <NUM> may display the snooze function setting UI <NUM> together with a pin function setting UI <NUM>. According to other examples of the disclosure, referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may display the snooze function setting UI <NUM> associated with the notification <NUM> on the display device <NUM>, upon detection of the swipe input <NUM> to the notification <NUM> which is a group notification. According to some examples of the disclosure, the processor <NUM> may display the snooze function setting UI <NUM> together the pin function setting UI <NUM>.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may detect an input to the snooze function setting UI. According to some examples of the disclosure, the processor <NUM> may detect a tap input of a user with respect to the snooze function setting UI, on the display device <NUM>. For example, referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may detect a tap input <NUM> to the snooze function setting UI <NUM> of the notification <NUM>. As another example, referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may detect the tap input <NUM> to the snooze function setting UI <NUM> of the notification <NUM>, which is a group notification.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may display a snooze option setting UI on the display device <NUM>. Here, according to some examples of the disclosure, the snooze option of the snooze option setting UI may include a time item for setting a time within which the first notification, for which the snooze function is set, is deleted from the notification list and is added again. For example, referring to <FIG> and <FIG>, the time items <NUM> may include <NUM> minutes, <NUM> minutes, 1hour, and 2hours.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may detect an input to the snooze option setting UI. According to some examples of the disclosure, the processor <NUM> may detect an input to a time item UI, and may detect an input to a snooze option setting complete UI. For example, referring to <FIG> and <FIG>, an input <NUM> to "<NUM> minutes" of the time item UI <NUM> may be detected, and an input <NUM> to "DONE" <NUM> which is the snooze option setting complete UI may be detected. Through the above, a user may select a desired time, and may effectively set a snooze function.

In operation <NUM>, the processor <NUM> may display the notification list from which the first notification is deleted, on the display device <NUM>. That is, the processor <NUM> may display the notification list in which the first notification, for which the snooze function is set, is deleted and only second notifications, for which the snooze function is not set, are included. In this instance, the deleted first notification may be added again to the notification list after the set snooze time elapses, and may be displayed. For example, referring to <FIG>, the notification list may be displayed in which the notification <NUM> for which the snooze function is set is deleted and only the notifications <NUM>, <NUM>, and <NUM> for which the snooze function is not set are included. In this instance, the deleted notification <NUM> may be included in the notification list again after <NUM> minutes. As another example, referring to <FIG>, the notification list may be displayed in which the notification <NUM> for which the snooze function is set is deleted and only the notifications <NUM>, <NUM>, and <NUM> for which the snooze function is not set are included. That is, when the snooze function is applied to the notification <NUM> which is a group notification, the snooze function may be applied to all of a plurality of child notifications included in the notification <NUM>.

According to some examples of the disclosure, in the state in which the first notification is deleted from the notification list since the snooze function is set for the first notification, the first notification may be added to the notification list again and displayed after the set snooze time elapses even though an input for initializing the notification list is detected. According to other examples of the disclosure, in the state in which the first notification is deleted from the notification list since the snooze function is set for the first notification, if an input for initializing the notification list is detected, a popup window for identifying whether to permanently delete the first notification from the notification list may be displayed. In this instance, if a user input for permanently deleting the first notification is detected in the popup window, the first notification may not be added again to the notification list for display, even though the set snooze time elapses. Conversely, if a user input for not permanently deleting the first notification is detected in the popup window, the first notification may be added again to the notification list for display, after the set snooze time elapses. According to other examples of the disclosure, in the state in which access to an application associated with the first notification occurs and the execution screen of the application corresponding to the first notification is displayed, the first notification is deleted, and thus, the first notification may not be added again to the notification list even though the set snooze time elapses.

<FIG> is a conceptual diagram illustrating setting of a location-based snooze option according to various examples of the disclosure. <FIG> is a conceptual diagram illustrating setting of a time slot-based snooze option according to various examples of the disclosure.

Referring to <FIG>, a snooze option of a snooze option setting UI may include a location item <NUM> for making a setting that deletes a first notification, for which a snooze function is set, from a notification list, and adds the first notification again to the notification list when the electronic device <NUM> is located in a predetermined place. For example, the location item <NUM> may include a home, a car, a work, and the outside (out and about).

Referring to <FIG>, the snooze option of the snooze option setting UI may include a time slot item <NUM> for setting a time within which the first notification, for which the snooze function is set, is deleted from the notification list and is added again. Here, the time item <NUM> may include <NUM> time slots subsequent to the current time slot, the time slots being obtained by dividing one day (<NUM> hours) by <NUM> hours. For example, the time slot item may include morning (6AM), afternoon (12PM), evening (6PM), and midnight (12AM). In this instance, if the snooze function is set to <NUM> PM, the time slot item <NUM> may include evening, midnight, and tomorrow morning.

<FIG> is a conceptual diagram illustrating display of a pin function setting UI and a snooze function setting UI according to various examples of the disclosure.

Referring to <FIG>, the processor <NUM> may detect a long tap input <NUM> to one of a plurality of notifications included in a notification list, on the display device <NUM>. The long tap input <NUM> may refer to an input for displaying a pin function setting UI and a snooze function setting UI. Here, the long tap input may refer to an input that provides a touch and leaves after a predetermined period of time.

Subsequently, the processor <NUM> may display a pin function setting UI <NUM> and a snooze function setting UI <NUM> associated with a notification on the display device <NUM>, upon detection of the long tap input to the notification. In this instance, the processor <NUM> may set a pin function for the notification, upon detection of a tap input <NUM> to the pin function setting UI <NUM>. Also, the processor <NUM> may set a snooze function for the notification, upon detection of a tap input <NUM> to the snooze function setting UI <NUM>.

According to some examples of the disclosure, the processor <NUM> may display a pin function setting UI when a tap input is detected, and may display a snooze function setting UI when a pressure input is detected. Here, the pressure input may refer to an input that is recognized when the pressure of a touch input is detected and the pressure is greater than or equal to a threshold value.

The electronic device <NUM> according to various examples of the disclosure may be any one of various types of devices. The electronic device may include at least one of, for example, a portable communication device (e.g., smart phone), a computing device, a portable multimedia device, a portable medical device, a camera, a wearable device, and a home appliance. The electronic device <NUM> according to examples of the disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned devices.

It should be appreciated that various examples of the disclosure and the terms used therein are not intended to limit the technological features set forth herein to particular examples of the disclosure and include various changes, equivalents, or alternatives for a corresponding example. With regard to the description of the drawings, similar reference numerals may be used to designate similar or relevant elements. As used herein, such terms as "a first", "a second", "the first", and "the second" may be used to simply distinguish a corresponding element from another, and does not limit the elements in other aspect (e.g., importance or order). It is to be understood that if an element (e.g., a first element) is referred to, with or without the term "operatively" or "communicatively", as "coupled with," "coupled to," "connected with," or "connected to" another element (e.g., a second element), it means that the element may be coupled with the other element directly or via another element (e.g., third element).

For example, according to an example of the disclosure, the module may be implemented in a form of an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

Various examples of the disclosure as set forth herein may be implemented as software (e.g., the program <NUM>) including one or more instructions that are stored in a storage medium (e.g., internal memory <NUM> or external memory <NUM>) that is readable by a machine (e.g., the electronic device <NUM>). The machine-readable storage medium may be provided in the form of a nontransitory storage medium. Wherein, the term "nontransitory" simply means that the storage medium is a tangible device, and does not include a signal (e.g., an electromagnetic wave), but this term does not differentiate between where data is semi-permanently stored in the storage medium and where the data is temporarily stored in the storage medium.

According to an example of the disclosure, a method according to various examples of the disclosure may be included and provided in a computer program product. The computer program product may be distributed in the form of a machine-readable storage medium (e.g., compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM)), or be distributed (e.g., downloaded or uploaded) online via an application store (e.g., Play StoreTM), or between two user devices (e.g., smart phones) directly.

Claim 1:
An operation method of an electronic device, the
method comprising:
displaying (<NUM>) a notification list;
determining (<NUM>) a first notification (<NUM>) of a corresponding first application among a plurality of notifications included in the notification list, upon detection of a first input (<NUM>) for the first notification (<NUM>);
displaying (<NUM>) a notification list including the first notification to which a pin indicator (<NUM>) is added, based on the determination;
wherein the first notification corresponding to the first input is maintained in the notification list even though a second input (<NUM>) for deleting all notifications included in the notification list is detected;
wherein a second notification (<NUM>, <NUM>, <NUM>), not corresponding to the first input, among the plurality of notifications is deleted from the notification list, upon detection of the second input (<NUM>);
wherein, if the pin indicator (<NUM>) is added a predetermined number of times with respect to notifications of the corresponding first application, said notifications having a same attribute, the method further comprises:
displaying a pop-up window to identify whether to always automatically add a pin indicator for notifications of the corresponding first application having the same attribute; and
upon detection of a user input in response to the pop-up window, always displaying the pin indicator for later notifications of the corresponding first application having the same attribute.