Method and system for controlling external output of a mobile device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9639149-B2
Application number	US-201414584256-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2014
Priority date	Dec 18, 2009
Publication date	May 2, 2017
Grant date	May 2, 2017

Abstract

A method and system is provided that controls an external output function of a mobile device according to control interactions received via the microphone. The method includes, activating a microphone according to preset optional information when the mobile device enters an external output mode, performing an external output operation in the external output mode, detecting an interaction based on sound information in the external output mode, and controlling the external output according to the interaction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile device comprising:
a projector module configured to output screen data from the mobile device to an external screen;
a storage unit configured to store a preset keyword information and a preset optional information related to an external output function of the mobile device;
a microphone configured to receive an interaction; and
a controller configured to:
activate the microphone according to the preset optional information when the mobile device enters an external output mode,
perform an external output operation in the external output mode,
activate an interaction receiving mode when detecting an audio signal corresponding to the preset keyword information, the audio signal being input to the microphone,
detect, in the interaction receiving mode, the interaction input to the microphone to extract an input signal from the detected interaction,
identify a type of the detected interaction based on the input signal,
perform a conversion for the input signal corresponding to the type of the detected interaction, and
control the external output according to a converted input signal.

2. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the type of the detected interaction comprises one of a user's voice interaction and a user's blow interaction.

3. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
create a control interaction based on the converted input signal, and
control the external output based on the control interaction.

4. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
determine whether the interaction receiving mode is activated or deactivated;
compare the audio signal with the preset keyword information when the interaction receiving mode is deactivated; and
activate the interaction receiving mode when the audio signal matches the preset keyword information.

5. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
determine whether the interaction receiving mode is activated or deactivated;
compare the converted input signal with command keyword information when the interaction receiving mode is activated; and
create, when the converted input signal matches the command keyword information, a control interaction corresponding to the command keyword information.

6. The mobile device of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
search for, when the type of the interaction is a voice interaction, a voice command keyword matching the converted input signal, from the command keyword information.

7. The mobile device of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
search for, when the type of the interaction is a blow interaction, a blow command keyword matching the converted input signal, from the command keyword information.

8. The mobile device of claim 3 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
identify a type of the interaction, based on a new input signal that is input to the microphone in the activated interaction receiving mode;
perform a conversion for the new input signal in a conversion mode corresponding to the identified type of the interaction;
compare the converted new input signal with a command keyword information; and
control the external output, based on a control interaction corresponding to the command keyword information matching the converted new input signal.

9. The mobile device of claim 8 ,
wherein the controller is further configured to display executable command information on at least one of internal screen data, displayed on the mobile device, and external screen data displayed on an external screen, and
wherein the executable command information can be executed when the interaction receiving mode is activated.

10. The mobile device of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
display execution information, stating that a function is executed when the external output is controlled according to the control interaction, on at least one of internal screen data, displayed on the mobile device, and external screen data displayed on an external screen.

11. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
turn on a display of the mobile device when controlling external screen data according to the interaction in the external output mode; and
output, when the display is turned on, internal screen data that is one of identical to and different from the external screen data, on the display.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Hee Woon
• Jang Si Hak

Classifications

• H04M2250/74

  with voice recognition means · CPC title

• G10L15/22

  Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue · CPC title

• H04M1/0272

  for a projector or beamer module assembly (constructional features of projectors per se G03B21/00; constructional details of projectors using electronic spatial light modulators per se H04N9/31) · CPC title

• H04N9/3173

  wherein the projection device is specially adapted for enhanced portability · CPC title

• G06F3/165 Primary

  Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path · CPC title