Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jaewoo Suh

Yongjoon Jeon

Dongho Jang

Jinyeong Lee

Sangim Yu

Myoungsoo You

Wooyoung Jung

Provided are an electronic device and operating method, which includes a first operation, performed when the electronic device is not connected to an external output device, including displaying a first screen including a plurality of icons representing a plurality of application programs in a first format, and a second operation, performed when the electronic device is inserted into an external docking device for connecting to the external output device, including rendering a second screen including a plurality of icons displayed in the second format while the external docking device is connected to a wired local area network (LAN), and providing data associated with the second screen using the connector, and connecting the electronic device to the wired LAN through the connector using a first media access control address shared with the external device on the wired LAN.

Electronic device and operating method therefor

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes housing, a touchscreen display, a wireless communication circuit, a connector, and a processor electrically connected to the touchscreen display, the wireless communication circuit, and the connector. The processor is configured to connect to an external display device via the wireless communication circuit or the connector, to display a graphical user interface corresponding to a screen, which the external display device outputs, in at least part of a region of the touchscreen display, to display at least part of a region of the graphical user interface in a black background, and to convert first coordinate information of a user input, which is received with respect to at least one region of the graphical user interface, to second coordinate information corresponding to the external display device to transmit the second coordinate information to the external display device.

Method for supporting user input and electronic device supporting the same

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Jaewoo Suh