Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for providing the operation state of an external device
- Patent Title (中): 提供外部设备的操作状态的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13807222Application Date: 2010-07-23
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Publication No.: US09247142B2Publication Date: 2016-01-26
- Inventor: Ji Hea Kim , Jong Ook Kim , You Sook Eun , Ji Sun Lee
- Applicant: Ji Hea Kim , Jong Ook Kim , You Sook Eun , Ji Sun Lee
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Dentons US LLP
- International Application: PCT/KR2010/004864 WO 20100723
- International Announcement: WO2012/002603 WO 20120105
- Main IPC: H04N5/232
- IPC: H04N5/232 ; H04N5/272 ; G06K9/00 ; G06T19/00 ; F24F1/00 ; F24F11/00
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for providing the operation state of an external device and an apparatus using the method. A method for providing the operation state of an external device according to the present invention comprises displaying a preview image of a camera; identifying an external device displayed on the preview image; generating an indicator corresponding to the operation state of the external device; and displaying the indicator by matching the indicator to an area in the preview image to which a component related to the operation state belongs. According to the present invention, information about the operation state of a component disposed inside of an external device can be checked by making use of augmented reality.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130222672A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING THE OPERATION STATE OF AN EXTERNAL DEVICE Public/Granted day:2013-08-29
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