Terminal device and method for controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10791441-B2
Application number	US-202016733828-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 3, 2020
Priority date	Aug 6, 2014
Publication date	Sep 29, 2020
Grant date	Sep 29, 2020

Abstract

A terminal device is provided. The terminal device includes a communication interface unit configured to receive image data of an application installed in another terminal device that is streamed from the another terminal device, a display unit configured to display the image data, a control unit configured to receive an installation file associated with the application through the communication interface unit while the image data is being displayed, and to execute the received installation file when authentication of the installation file is completed, and a storage unit configured to allow the application to be installed therein according to execution of the installation file.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a display;
a transceiver; and
at least one processor configured to,
control the display to display a first screen generated by executing data related to an application prior to installing the application on the electronic device,
based on receiving an input manipulating the first screen, control the display to display a second screen generated by executing the data related to the application prior to installing the application on the electronic device,
based on receiving an input indicating a request to install the application on the electronic device after the second screen is displayed, receive, via the transceiver, an installation file of the application from an external device, and
install the application based on the installation file.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
control the display to display a menu for installing the application on one area of the generated screen, and
receive an input associated with the menu, and

wherein the input associated with the menu is the input indicating the request to install the application on the electronic device.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
control the display to display information associated with the application prior to installing the application on the electronic device,
based on receiving an input indicating a request to execute the application prior to installing the application on the electronic device, control the transceiver to transmit a signal associated with a request to initiate execution of the application prior to installing the application on the electronic device, and
receive, via the transceiver, data associated with initiating the execution of the application prior to installing the application on the electronic device.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the information associated the application displayed on the display comprises a visual indicator associated with the execution of the application prior to installing the application on the electronic device and a visual indicator associated with installation of the application.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
control the display to display a list comprising a plurality of different applications capable of being executed prior to installation on the electronic device, and
based on receiving an input indicating a selection of one of the plurality of applications, control the display to display information associated with the selected one of the plurality of applications.

6. A method for controlling an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:
displaying a first screen generated by executing data related to an application prior to installing the application on the electronic apparatus;
based on receiving an input manipulating the first screen, displaying a second screen generated by executing the data related to the application prior to installing the application on the electronic device;
based on receiving an input indicating a request to install the application on the electronic apparatus after the second screen is displayed, receiving an installation file from an external device; and
installing the application based on the installation file.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
displaying a menu for installing the application on one area of the generated screen, and
receiving an input associated with the menu,
wherein the input associated with the menu is the input indicating the request to install the application on the electronic apparatus.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
displaying information associated the application prior to installing the application on the electronic apparatus,
based on receiving an input indicating a request to execute of the application prior to installing the application on the electronic apparatus, transmitting a signal associated with a request to initiate execution of the application to the external device, and
receiving data associated with initiating the execution of the application prior to installing the application on the electronic apparatus.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the information associated the application comprises a visual indicator associated with the execution of the application and a visual indicator associated with installation of the application.

10. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
displaying a list comprising a plurality of different applications capable of being executed prior to installation on the electronic apparatus, and
based on receiving an input indicating a selection of one of the plurality of applications, displaying information associated with the selected one of the plurality of applications.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cho Hyung-Rae
• Lee Kang-Min
• Jo Hyun-Geun
• Choi Gi-Ppeum

Classifications

• H04L65/764

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• H04M1/72427

  for supporting games or graphical animations · CPC title

• H04M1/72406

  by software upgrading or downloading · CPC title

• H04M1/72412

  using two-way short-range wireless interfaces · CPC title

• G06F8/60

  Software deployment · CPC title