Electronic device and method for performing functions of video call and contents using external electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12225324-B2
Application number	US-202217991207-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 21, 2022
Priority date	Nov 19, 2021
Publication date	Feb 11, 2025
Grant date	Feb 11, 2025

Abstract

An electronic device includes a communication module, a display, a memory, and at least one processor connected to the communication module, the display, and the memory. The at least one processor is configured to identify an external electronic device connectable to the electronic device based on video calling and content execution, identify at least one function executable in the external electronic device among functions associated with video calling and content execution, identify, based on device configuration information of the electronic device and device configuration information of the external electronic device, a function to be executed in the external electronic device among the at least one function executable in the external electronic device, and transmit, to the external electronic device via the communication module, information corresponding to the function to be executed in the external electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
communication circuitry;
a display;
memory comprising one or more storage media storing instructions; and
at least one processor, including processing circuitry, connected to the communication circuitry, the display, and the memory,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
execute content while performing video calling; and
based on the executing of the content while performing the video calling:
identify an external electronic device connectable to the electronic device,
identify at least one function executable in the external electronic device among functions associated with the video calling and the content execution,
identify, based on device configuration information of the electronic device and device configuration information of the external electronic device, a function of displaying a video call screen and a content execution screen among the at least one function executable in the external electronic device,
identify a display layout of the video call screen and content execution screen based on context information of the content, and
transmit, to the external electronic device via the communication circuitry, based on the display layout of the video call screen and content execution screen, information corresponding to the function to be executed in the external electronic device for use by the external electronic device to perform the function.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the functions associated with the video calling and the content execution comprise functions associated with a video call and functions associated with content execution.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the functions associated with the video call comprise a video call screen display function, a selfie-camera function, a video call voice output function, and/or a microphone input function.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the functions associated with content execution comprise a content screen display function, a content sound output function, a content-related input function, a content-related camera function, and/or a content-related sensing function.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the device configuration information of the electronic device includes information associated with hardware components included in the electronic device, and the device configuration information of the external electronic device includes information associated with hardware components included in the external electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the context information comprises at least one of a content format, a content type, or a content progress state.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
identify a change in the context information while a first video call and content execution screen is displayed in a first display layout, and
identify a second display layout based on the change in the context information.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the external electronic device includes a TV.

9. A method of performing, by an electronic device, a video call and content function using an external electronic device, the method comprising:
executing content while performing video calling; and
based on the executing of the content while performing the video calling:
identifying an external electronic device connectable to the electronic device;
identifying at least one function executable in the external electronic device among functions associated with the video calling and the content execution;
identifying, based on device configuration information of the electronic device and device configuration information of the external electronic device, a function of displaying a video call screen and a content execution screen among the at least one function executable in the external electronic device;
identifying a display layout of the video call screen and the content execution screen based on context information of the content; and
transmitting, to the external electronic device, based on the display layout of the video call screen and content execution screen, information corresponding to the function to be executed in the external electronic device via a communication circuitry of the electronic device for use by the external electronic device to perform the function.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the functions associated with the video calling and the content execution comprise functions associated with a video call and functions associated with content execution.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the functions associated with a video call comprise a video call screen display function, a selfie-camera function, a video call voice output function, and/or a microphone input function.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the functions associated with content execution comprise a content screen display function, a content sound output function, a content-related input function, a content-related camera function, and/or a content-related sensing function.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the device configuration information of the electronic device includes information associated with hardware components included in the electronic device, and the device configuration information of the external electronic device includes information associated with hardware components included in the external electronic device.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the context information comprises at least one of a content format, a content type, or a content progress state.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:
identifying a change in the context information while displaying a first video call and content execution screen in a first display layout, and
identifying a second display layout based on the change in the context information.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the external electronic device includes a TV.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising:
executing content while performing video calling; and
based on the executing of the content while performing the video calling:
identifying an external electronic device connectable to the electronic device;
identifying at least one function executable in the external electronic device among functions associated with the video calling and the content execution;
identifying, based on device configuration information of the electronic device and device configuration information of the external electronic device, a function of displaying a video call screen and a content execution screen among the at least one function executable in the external electronic device;
identifying a display layout of the video call screen and the content execution screen based on context information of the content; and
transmitting, to the external electronic device, based on the display layout of the video call screen and content execution screen, information corresponding to the function to be executed in the external electronic device via a communication circuitry of the electronic device for use by the external electronic device to perform the function.

18. The non-transitory

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Miyoung
• Kang Donggoo
• Kim Hyunjin

Classifications

• G06F3/1423

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• G06F3/0482

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• H04N2007/145

  Handheld terminals · CPC title

• A63F13/31

  Communication aspects specific to video games, e.g. between several handheld game devices at close range · CPC title

• H04N7/144

  camera and display on the same optical axis, e.g. optically multiplexing the camera and display for eye to eye contact · CPC title