Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Kyung-Soo Lim

Hyuk Kang

Tae-Hee Lee

Jae-Myoung Lee

Min-Ji Kim

Eun-Hee Rhim

Hyo-Sang Bang

Sun-Kee Lee

Ju-Youn Lee

Young-Mi Kim

Jong-Man Park

Jong-Ho Choi

Jin-Ha Jun

Sie-Joon Cho

Dae-Jin Kim

Hyun-Yeul Lee

Youngjay Lee

Seung-Wook Nam

Sang-Su Lee

Duk-ki Hong

Duk-Ki Hong

Martin Jung

Sang-Don Kim

Young-Seong Kim

Soe-Youn Yim

Hye-Jung Yang

Jin-Hoon Cho

Seung-Young Jeon

Jae-Bong Yoo

Seok-ho Seo

Ki-suh Ahn

Hye-jung Yang

Seok-Ho Seo

An apparatus and method for managing an application in a digital device are provided. The method includes receiving Appcessory identification information from an accessory device if the accessory device is connected to the digital device; searching, based on the Appcessory identification information, for at least one application having a function of controlling the accessory device from among at least one application installed in the digital device; and displaying application information associated with the at least one searched application according to a result of the search.

Method and apparatus for application management

Methods and apparatus are provided for providing state information of a digital apparatus. State information for a user of the digital apparatus is determined based on the user's intention to perform communication. The state information is transmitted to a server. A display request for a contact list is received. A screen having a plurality of user items is displayed. Each of the plurality of user items corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of users in the contact list. At least one of the plurality of user items includes identification information of a user corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of user items, state information of the corresponding user that is received from the server, and at least one category indicator representing at least one recommended communication service category determined based on the state information of the corresponding user.

Method and apparatus for providing state information

An electronic device is provided and includes a touch screen and a processor that is configured to display a first object among a plurality of sequentially arranged objects on the touch screen, display, when a first user input that satisfies a designated condition is detected via the touch screen while the first object is displayed, a second object arranged subsequent to the first object according to an arrangement order among the plurality of objects on the touch screen, and display, when a second user input that does not satisfy the designated condition is detected via the touch screen while the first object is displayed, a third object designated regardless of the arrangement order among the plurality of objects on the touch screen.

Electronic device and method of operating the same

An apparatus and a method for editing memo contents of a user in a user terminal including a user interface are provided. When a part or all of the memo contents on a screen are damaged based on a memo function by using a prearranged pattern, the damaged part or all of the memo contents are deleted and a memo where the part or all of the memo contents have been deleted is displayed on the screen. At this time, the memo displayed on the screen has gone through an edit for filling a blank generated due to the deletion of the damaged part or all of the memo contents by moving successive memo contents to the deleted memo contents.

Apparatus and method for editing memo in user terminal

A control method and an electronic device thereof are provided. A first electronic device can include a communication unit and a control unit configured to perform providing device identification information to a second electronic device based on a beacon received from the second electronic device through the communication unit, and conducting at least one function corresponding to the signal received from the second electronic device.

Method for controlling and an electronic device thereof

A portable apparatus comprising a touch screen for browsing information displayed on a screen of an external apparatus and a method for browsing information thereof are provided. The method includes displaying a link area included in the web page displayed on the screen of the external apparatus on the touch screen of the portable apparatus, in response to a first gesture of a user on the touch screen, magnifying the link area displayed on the touch screen, and in response to a second gesture of the user on the magnified link area transmitting information regarding displaying another web page related to the link area on the screen of the external apparatus from the portable apparatus to the external apparatus. Accordingly, users may browse information displayed on a screen of an external apparatus using a portable apparatus having a touch screen swiftly and conveniently.

Portable apparatus comprising touch screens for browsing information displayed on screen of external apparatus and method for browsing information thereof

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Kyung-Soo Lim