Device and method for providing application for external accessory in wireless terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9503565-B2
Application number	US-201414279626-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 16, 2014
Priority date	Apr 28, 2011
Publication date	Nov 22, 2016
Grant date	Nov 22, 2016

Abstract

A method and device for providing an application for an external accessory in a wireless terminal, by which related applications corresponding to a type of an external accessory connected to a wireless terminal can be displayed. Instead of sifting through applications or searching for the appropriate ones for the external accessory, the invention causes them to be displayed. To this end, the device includes a display unit for displaying related applications for an external accessory connected to the wireless terminal and a controller for sensing a type of the external accessory connected to the wireless terminal and extracting and displaying related applications for the external accessory.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a memory to store first information associated with a first home screen, and second information associated with a second home screen; and
a controller operatively coupled with the memory, the controller configured to:
provide, via a display, the first home screen using the first information including a type of a first external apparatus corresponding to the first home screen and change a setting of the apparatus based on the first information, based at least in part on a determination that the apparatus is operatively coupled with the first external apparatus; and
provide, via the display, the second home screen using the second information including a type of a second external apparatus corresponding to the second home screen and change the setting of the apparatus based on the second information, based at least in part on a determination that the apparatus is operatively coupled with the second external apparatus.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first external apparatus comprises a vehicle cradle, and wherein the first home screen comprises one or more applications related to the vehicle cradle.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the one or more applications comprise at least one of a map application, a traffic application, or a navigation application.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second external apparatus comprises an accessory related to media, and wherein the second home screen comprises one or more applications related to the accessory.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the one or more applications comprise at least one of a broadcasting application, a video application, a music application, an image viewer application, a media streaming service application, or an education application.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first external apparatus comprises an input device to obtain a user input, and wherein the first home screen comprises one or more applications related to the input device.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the one or more applications comprise at least one of a text application, an email application, a document application, a memo application, a message application, or a social network service application.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first external apparatus or the second external apparatus is configured to be operatively coupled with the apparatus via a wireless communication.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
provide, via a corresponding one of the first home screen or the second home screen, one or more applications related to the first external apparatus or the second external apparatus, respectively, based at least in part on use information of the one or more applications.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
provide, via a corresponding one of the first home screen or the second home screen, one or more applications related to the first external apparatus or the second external apparatus, respectively, based at least in part on priorities of the one or more applications.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
provide, via a corresponding one of the first home screen or the second home screen, at least one of an image or a text indicating that the apparatus is operatively coupled with the first external apparatus or the second external apparatus, respectively.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
provide a first application corresponding to the first external apparatus as part of the first home screen; and
provide a second application corresponding to the second external apparatus as part of the second home screen.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the setting comprises a setting associated with at least one of a ring tone, a volume, a battery, a vibration, or a ring mode.

14. A method comprising:
identifying, at an electronic device operable to provide a plurality of home screens, an external device operatively coupled with the electronic device;
selecting a home screen corresponding to a type of the external device from the plurality of home screens based at least in part on a determination that the home screen is mapped to the external device;
displaying, via a display, the home screen including an image corresponding to an application related to the external device; and
changing a setting of the electronic device based on the type of the external device.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the home screen is selected further based on a determination that the external device comprises a vehicle cradle, and wherein the application comprises at least one of a map application, a traffic application, or a navigation application.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the home screen is selected further based on a determination that the external device comprises an accessory operable to play media, and wherein the application comprises at least one of a broadcasting application, a video application, a music application, an image viewer application, a media streaming service application, or an education application.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the home screen is selected further based on a determination that the external device comprises an input device to obtain a user input, and wherein the application comprises at least one of a text application, an email application, a document application, a memo application, a message application, or a social network service application.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the setting comprises a setting associated with at least one of a ring tone, a volume, a battery, a vibration, or a ring mode.

19. An apparatus comprising:
memory to store information associated with a plurality of home screens; and
a controller operatively coupled with the memory, the controller configured to:
identify, at an electronic device operable to provide a plurality of home screens, an external device operatively coupled with the electronic device;
select a home screen corresponding to a type of the external device from the plurality of home screens based at least in part on a determination that the home screen is mapped to the external device;
provide the home screen via a display operatively coupled with the electronic device, the providing including providing one or more applications related to the external device; and
change a setting of the electronic device based on the type of the external device.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 ,
wherein the setting comprises a setting associated with at least one of a ring tone, a volume, a battery, a vibration, or a ring mode.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Min-Ji
• Park Jin
• Jeong Yong-Soo

Classifications

• H04M1/724098

  Interfacing with an on-board device of a vehicle (for hands-free speaking in vehicles H04M1/6075) · CPC title

• H04M1/72525

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/7253

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/72527

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/72563 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic