CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a National Phase Entry of PCT International Application No. PCT/KR2018/014161, which was filed on Nov. 19, 2018 and claims a priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2017-0155781, which was filed on Nov. 21, 2017, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Various embodiments relate to a method and electronic device for providing a vibration having directivity.

BACKGROUND ART

With the development of digital technologies, an electronic device may provide a user with rich experience. The electronic device may utilize a haptic to provide the rich experience. The haptic may mean a technique for converting an electrical signal into a mechanical stimulus recognizable by the user. The electronic device may provide the user with a tactile experience, based on the haptic. For example, in response to a user input, the electronic device may provide the mechanical stimulus to a portion in which the input is received.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

Technical Problem

An electronic device may provide a mechanical stimulus (or a vibration) to a portion in which a vibration device is embedded. The provided mechanical stimulus is information on a specific point, and may be limited in providing linear or spatial information. For example, the electronic device may provide only a vibration at a specific point, and may not provide a linear vibration to a user.

Various embodiments may provide a vibration indicating linear information by using the vibration device included in the electronic device.

Various embodiments may provide a vibration having directivity by using the vibration device included in the electronic device.

Solution to Problem

In various embodiments, an electronic device may include a memory including instructions stored therein; and at least one processor. The at least one processor coupled to the memory may be configured to execute the stored instructions for detecting an event for a user's input related to a direction, identifying a vibration pattern having directivity, in response to the detected event, and providing a vibration having directivity by driving the one or more vibration devices, based on the vibration pattern.

In various embodiments, a method of an electronic device may include detecting an event for a user's input related to a direction, identifying a vibration pattern having directivity for indicating the direction, and providing a vibration having the directivity, based on the vibration pattern.

Advantageous Effects of Invention

An electronic device and an operating method thereof according to various embodiments can provide a vibration for indicating a direction.

According to various embodiments, an electronic device can induce a user to move a location of the electronic device in a direction of feeling a provided vibration.

According to various embodiments, an electronic device can induce a user to provide an input (e.g., a touch input) in a direction of feeling a provided vibration.

Advantages acquired in the disclosure are not limited to the aforementioned advantages. Other advantages not mentioned herein can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art to which the disclosure pertains from the following descriptions.

