Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for controlling external device by electronic device, and electronic device therefor
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Application No.: US16096376Application Date: 2016-10-20
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Publication No.: US11036367B2Publication Date: 2021-06-15
- Inventor: Byoung-oh Kim , Chul-joo Kim , Sang-jeong Lee , Yoon-kyung Lee , Dong-yun Jin
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: KR10-2016-0055769 20160504
- International Application: PCT/KR2016/011847 WO 20161020
- International Announcement: WO2017/191875 WO 20171109
- Main IPC: G06F3/0484
- IPC: G06F3/0484 ; G06F3/0488 ; H04L29/08 ; G06F3/0482 ; G06F9/48 ; G08C17/02
Abstract:
Provided is an operation method of an electronic device for controlling an external device, the operation method including: receiving a user input to a user interface provided for controlling the electronic device; determining whether a foreground application is associated with the external device; and, when the foreground application is associated with the external device, transmitting a control signal corresponding to the user input to the external device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190138172A1 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EXTERNAL DEVICE BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR Public/Granted day:2019-05-09
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