ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

    公开(公告)号:US20190355073A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-21

    申请号:US16479331

    申请日:2018-02-22

    Inventor: Mu-woong LEE

    Abstract: An electronic device and a control method therefor are disclosed. An electronic device according to the present invention comprises: a communication unit for performing data communication with at least one peripheral device; an output unit for outputting virtual environment content; and a control unit for controlling the output unit so as to play the virtual environment content according to a user command, determining the peripheral device, which can provide a function corresponding to a virtual effect, among peripheral devices of which there is at least one, on the basis of information on the virtual effect provided from the virtual environment content, and controlling the communication unit so as to transmit a control signal, which corresponds to the virtual effect, to the determined peripheral device. Therefore, the electronic device playing the virtual environment content provides the virtual effect related to the playing virtual environment content by using the peripheral device, thereby enabling an experience related to various virtual environments to be provided to a user.

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