Method for displaying content and electronic device thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9870138-B2
Application number	US-201414444148-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 28, 2014
Priority date	Sep 4, 2013
Publication date	Jan 16, 2018
Grant date	Jan 16, 2018

Abstract

A method and system for extending display content across multiple display devices over a network using fingerprint of a user by registering fingerprints of the user in a master device and allowing the user to perform an action on the master device is provided. The method includes broadcasting, by the master device, a first key to one or more slave devices after authorizing the user and generating the first key based on a polarity of a hand performing the user action on the master device and considering a relative location of the slave device, and extending, by the master device, the display content to one or more identified slave devices within the network after establishing a connection between the master device and one or more slave devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method in an electronic device, comprising:
displaying, via a display of the electronic device, an image within a display area;
in response to detecting an input, identifying first fingerprint information from the input;
generating, through a communication module of the electronic device, a connection between the electronic device and another electronic device, wherein the another electronic device is identified based on the first fingerprint information and second fingerprint information, and wherein the second fingerprint information is identified by the another electronic device;
in response to the generating, displaying, via the display, a portion of the image within the display area; and
transmitting, to the another electronic device, information regarding a remaining portion of the image to display the remaining portion of the image in the another electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the first fingerprint information and the second fingerprint information comprise polarities of hands of a user, and
wherein the polarities represent left or right.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a location association between the electronic device and the another electronic device based on at least one of the first fingerprint information or the second fingerprint information.

4. The method of claim 3 ,
wherein the portion of the image is determined as a left portion of the image based on the location association, and
wherein the remaining of the image is determined as a right portion of the image based on the location association.

5. The method of claim 3 ,
wherein the portion of the image is determined as a right portion of the image based on the location association, and
wherein the remaining of the image is determined as a left portion of the image based on the location association.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
broadcasting the first fingerprint information representing a first key; and
generating the connection based on the first key corresponding to a second key which is represented by the second fingerprint information.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from the another device, information regarding another input received by the another electronic device; and
performing, by the electronic device, an operation which corresponds to the another input.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting another input for terminating the connection between the electronic device and the another electronic device; and
in response to the detecting the another input, displaying, via the display, the image within the display area.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting another input for terminating the connection between the electronic device and the another electronic device; and
in response to the detecting the another input, terminating to display, via the display, the image within the display area.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input comprises at least one of swiping, tapping, touching, or dragging.

11. An electronic device comprising:
a memory storing instructions;
a display;
a communication module; and
at least one processor, coupled to the display and the communication module, configured to execute the stored instructions to:
display, via the display, an image within a display area,
in response to detecting an input, identify first fingerprint information from the input,
generate, through the communication module, a connection between the electronic device and another electronic device, wherein the another electronic device is identified based on the first fingerprint information and second fingerprint information, and wherein the second fingerprint information is identified by the another electronic device,
in response to the generating, display, via the display, a portion of the image within the display area; and
transmit, to the another electronic device, information regarding a remaining portion of the image to display the remaining portion of the image in the another electronic device.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 ,
wherein the first fingerprint information and the second fingerprint information comprise polarities of hands of a user, and
wherein the polarities represent left or right.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the stored instructions to:
determine a location association between the electronic device and the another electronic device based on at least one of the first fingerprint information or the second fingerprint information.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 ,
wherein the portion of the image is determined as a left portion of the image based on the location association, and
wherein the remaining portion of the image is determined as a right portion of the image based on the location association.

15. The electronic device of claim 13 ,
wherein the portion of the image is determined as a right portion of the image based on the location association, and
wherein the remaining portion of the image is determined as a left portion of the image based on the location association.

16. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the stored instructions to:
broadcast the first fingerprint information representing a first key; and
generate the connection based on the first key corresponding to a second key which is represented by the second fingerprint information.

17. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the stored instructions to:
receive, from the another device, information regarding another input received by the another electronic device; and
perform, by the electronic device, an operation which corresponds to the another input.

18. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the stored instructions to:
detect another input for terminating the connection between the electronic device and the another electronic device; and
in response to the detecting the another input, display, via the display, the image within the display area.

19. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the stored instructions to:
detect another input for terminating the connection between the electronic device and the another electronic device; and
in response to the detecting the another input, terminate to display, via the display, the image within the display area.

20. An electronic device comprising:
a memory storing instructions;
a display;
a communication module; and
at least one processor, coupled to the display and the communication module, configured to execute the stored instructions to:
in response to detecting an input, identify second fingerprint information from the input,
determine that the second fingerprint information corresponds to first fingerprint information broadcasted by another electronic device,
in response to the determining, receive, from the another electronic device, information regarding a portion of an image, the image being displayed in the another electronic device, and
display, via the display, the portion of the image based on the received information,
wherein a remaining portion of the image is displayed in the another electronic device.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mutyala Krishnamraju Murali Venkata
• Hegde Prakhyath Kumar
• Palanisamy Rames
• Rajendran Gandhi Gurunathan
• Seshadri Srinidhi Nirgunda

Classifications

• G06F3/1423

  controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display · CPC title

• G06F3/0488 Primary

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• H04W12/00

  Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity · CPC title

• H04W12/42

  using virtual identity modules · CPC title