Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jason Rowe

Praveen Kashyap

Shiangfeng Lee

Ashish Singhal

Fabio M Gava

Dang Van Tran

Esther Zheng

Paul Kim

Daniel P Gicklhorn

Tae Hee Kim

Byung Chan Kang

Ho Suk Chung

Richard Whitney

A method for application connection includes receiving, by a first electronic device, a list of application active sessions based on the active sessions being in an area of a global positioning system (GPS) location of the first electronic device. The first electronic device receives a selection of an active session associated with a first application running on a second electronic device. In response to the selection of the active session, the first electronic device receives information including at least a service set identification (SSID) and a network security key associated with the secure local network. The first electronic device connects to the secure local network without user input of the SSID and the network security key from a user of the first electronic device. The first electronic device connects to the first application running on the second electronic device via the secure local network.

Application connection for devices in a network

A method for application connection includes receiving a list of application active sessions by a first electronic device based on location of the active sessions in relation to a location of the first electronic device. An active session is selected using the first electronic device to gain access for connection to a first application by the first electronic device.

A method for video communication comprises initiating video communication on a channel with a first electronic device, communicating first content on the channel with the first electronic device, selecting second content from a source external to the video communication, switching video communication using the second content, and transmitting the second content on the channel to the first electronic device instead of the first content.

Video injection for video communication

A system and method for capturing debug information are disclosed. In one aspect, a method comprises connecting a portable test device having a memory and no processor to a television, the test device having stored therein a debug program configured to be executed by a control unit of the television to capture debug information from the television and store the captured debug information on the test device.

System and method for capturing debug information using a peripheral device

Systems and method which allow for user interaction with and control of televisions and other media device are disclosed. A television set is provided with a face and/or palm detection device configured to identify faces and/or palms and map them into coordinates. The mapped coordinates may be translated into data inputs which may be used to interact with applications related to the television. In some embodiments, multiple faces and/or palms may be detected and inputs may be received from each of them. The inputs received by mapping the coordinates may include inputs for interactive television programs in which viewers are asked to vote or rank some aspect of the program.

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