Method for providing interface using mobile device and wearable device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017353686-A1
Application number	US-201415533352-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 5, 2014
Priority date	Dec 5, 2014
Publication date	Dec 7, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed are a mobile device for editing an image for a wearable device and a method for controlling the mobile device. The mobile device according to the present specification can provide an interface for editing an image when a wearable device is proximally located. Additionally, the interface has the same actual form as a display unit of the wearable device and can be changed on the basis of movements of the wearable device relative to the mobile device.

First claim

1 . A mobile device, comprising:
a display; a communication unit; a detecting unit; and a processor configured to:
cause the display to display a first image;
detect a wearable device positioned near the mobile device via the detecting unit; p 2 receive device information of the wearable device from the detected wearable device via the communication unit; and
cause the display to display an interface for editing the first image on the first image based on the received device information,
wherein the interface has a shape representing to a shape of a display of the wearable device and the interface is changed based on a change of a relative position of the wearable device with respect to the mobile device.

2 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
cause the display to display the interface on the first image when a distance between the wearable device and the mobile device is less than a first distance; and cause the communication unit to transmit a partial image corresponding to the interface to the wearable device when the distance between the wearable device and the mobile device exceeds a second distance after the interface is displayed on the first image.

3 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to change a size of the interface based on the distance between the wearable device and the mobile device.

4 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to change a display size of the interface based on a change of the distance when the distance between the wearable device and the mobile device is changed due to a movement of the wearable device.

5 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to change a display size of the first image based on a change of the distance when the distance between the wearable device and the mobile device is changed due to a movement of the mobile device.

6 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to rotate the interface on the display of the mobile device based on an angle between the display of the mobile device and the display of the wearable device.

7 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein:
the wearable device is sized to be worn on a wrist of a user; and the processor is further configured to replace the displayed first image with a second image when the wearable device rotates according to a movement of the wrist.

8 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the display of the mobile device to display a sub interface for providing a control on the first image together with the interface.

9 . The mobile device of claim 8 , wherein the sub interface comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of copying of the first image, recording of the first image, stopping the recording, and terminating the interface.

10 . The mobile device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to copy the first image in the interface and cause the communication unit to transmit the copied first image to the wearable device in response to an input for copying the first image received via the sub interface.

11 . The mobile device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
Start recording the first image in the interface in response to an input for recording the first image received via the sub interface; and cause the communication uni to transmit a video of the recorded first image to the wearable device in response to an input for stopping the recording of the first image received via the sub interface.

12 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to mirror the first image in the interface to the wearable device when the interface is displayed such that the first image is also displayed on the display of the wearable device.

13 . The mobile device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to copy the first image in the interface and cause the communication unit to transmit the copied first image to the wearable device when an area of the displayed interface is touched.

14 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first image comprises a map image; and the processor is further configured to cause the communication unit to transmit a geographic coordinate corresponding to a position of the interface on the map image to the wearable device.

15 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the device information of the wearable device comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a shape, a size, and a resolution of the display of the wearable device.

16 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the detecting unit is configured to detect a relative position of the wearable device with respect to the mobile device by sensing one selected from the group consisting of an image of the wearable device, a magnetic field, an electronic field, and a touch input received on a rear side of the mobile device.

17 . A wearable device, comprising:
a display configured to display an image; a communication unit configured to communicate with a mobile device; and a processor configured to:
control the display and the communication unit;
cause the communication unit to transmit device information of the wearable device to the mobile device when the mobile device is positioned near the wearable device; and
cause the display to display an image received from the mobile device,
wherein the mobile device provides an interface for editing the image displayed on the mobile device in response to the device information received from the wearable device, and wherein the interface has a shape representing a shape of the display of the wearable device and the interface is changed based on a change of a relative position of the wearable device with respect to the mobile device.

18 . A method for controlling a mobile device, the method comprising:
displaying an image on a display of the mobile device; receiving device information of a wearable device from the wearable device when the wearable device is positioned near the mobile device; and displaying an interface for editing the image on the image based on the received device information, wherein the interface has a shape representing a shape of a display of the wearable device and the interface is changed based on a change of a relative position of the wearable device with respect to the mobile device.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein displaying the interface on the image comprises:
displaying the interface on the image when a distance between the wearable device and the mobile device is less than a first distance; and transmitting a partial image corresponding to the interface to the wearable device when the distance between the wearable device and the mobile device exceeds a second distance after the interface is displayed.

20 . A method for controlling a wearable device, comprising:
transmitting device information of the wearable device to a mobile device when the mobile device is positioned near the wearable device; and displaying an image received from the mobile device on a display of the wearable device, wherein the mobile device provides an interface for editing an image displayed on the mobile device in response to the device information received from the wearable device, and wherein the interface has a shape representing a shape of the display and the interface is changed based on a ch

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Shin Myeongsoo
• Lee Yuri
• Kim Hyeonhui

Classifications

• H04N5/4403 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N2005/4444

  Electricity · mapped topic

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