Method and apparatus for controlling a device identified from a screen input by a camera

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10362208-B2
Application number	US-201715831884-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2017
Priority date	Jan 20, 2011
Publication date	Jul 23, 2019
Grant date	Jul 23, 2019

Abstract

A method of controlling a device is provided including identifying a registered device from a screen input by a camera, receiving a user input for the identified device, and transmitting a control command corresponding to the input to the identified device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method performed by an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:
identifying a plurality of registered devices from an image captured by a camera of the electronic apparatus;
receiving a first content image which represents content of a first registered device of the plurality of registered devices;
displaying the first content image around a first device image representing the first registered device on a display of the electronic apparatus;
receiving an input to select the displayed first content image and a second device image representing a second registered device of the plurality of registered devices; and
transmitting a command to control reproduction of content corresponding to the first content image to the second registered device,
wherein the first device image, the first content image, and a second content image which represents content stored in the electronic apparatus are displayed together with the second device image.

2. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein receiving the input to select the first content image and the second device image includes receiving an input for moving the first content image to the second device image.

3. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein receiving the input to select the first content image and the second device image includes receiving a drag and drop input from the first content image to the second device image.

4. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the content of the first registered device is content stored in the first registered device.

5. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the second registered device is capable of reproducing content corresponding to the selected content image.

6. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein transmitting the control command includes requesting the first device to provide the content corresponding to the selected content image to the second registered device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first content image comprises:
at least one of a content thumbnail, content metadata, and a content file name.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting the content corresponding to the selected first content image to the second registered device.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting an address of the content to the second registered device.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a visual display element corresponding to the electronic apparatus;
receiving an input to select the displayed first content image and the visual display element; and
receiving the content corresponding to the displayed first content image from the first registered device.

11. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to identify a plurality of registered devices from an image captured by a camera of the electronic apparatus;
a communication interface configured to receive a first content image which represents content of a first registered device of the plurality of registered devices;
a display configured to display the received first content image around a first device image representing the first registered device; and
an input interface configured to receive an input to select the displayed first content image and a second device image representing a second registered device of the plurality of registered devices,
wherein the processor is further configured to control transmission of a command to control reproduction of content corresponding to the first content image to the second registered device, and
wherein the first device image, the first content image, and a second content image which represents content stored in the electronic apparatus are displayed together with the second device image.

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 ,
wherein the input to select the first content image and the second device image includes an input for moving the first content image to the second device image.

13. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 ,
wherein the input to select the first content image and the second device image includes a drag and drop input from the first content image to the second device image.

14. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 ,
wherein the content of the first registered device is content stored in the first registered device.

15. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 ,
wherein the second registered device is capable of reproducing content corresponding to the selected content image.

16. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to request that a registered device identified from the plurality of registered devices provide the content corresponding to the selected content image to the second registered device.

17. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit the content corresponding to the selected first content image to the second registered device.

18. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit an address of the content to the second registered device.

19. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 ,
wherein the display displays a visual display element corresponding to the electronic apparatus, the input interface receives an input to select the displayed first content image and the visual display element, and the communication interface receives the content corresponding to the displayed first content image from the first registered device.

20. At least one non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for storing a computer program configured to be readable by at least one processor for instructing the at least one processor to execute a computer process for performing the method of claim 1 .

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Eun Dong-Jin
• Kim Hark-Joon
• Kang Seong-Hoon

Classifications

• H04N23/62 Primary

  Control of parameters via user interfaces · CPC title

• H04N21/42204 Primary

  User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor (constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205) · CPC title

• H04N21/43615

  Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals (home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805) · CPC title

• H04N13/398

  Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof · CPC title

• H04N21/4223

  Cameras (H04N23/00 takes precedence) · CPC title