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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Byeong-Woo Choi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Yeongseong Yoon, Seoul, KR;
Yuhyun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyun-Sik Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Jingoo Lee, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and an apparatus for transmitting a video while performing a voice call between electronic devices. According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device comprises: a display; at least one communication circuit configured to establish wireless communication with an external device using at least one protocol; and a processor operatively coupled to the display and the at least one communication circuit, wherein the processor may be configured to display a user interface on the display, and the user interface comprises an indication of whether or not video communication with the external device is possible, to establish a video call with the external device while displaying the user interface, to transmit, using the at least one communication circuit, a first signal for requesting whether or not the video communication is possible, to receive, using the at least one communication circuit, a second signal to indicate whether or not the video communication is possible, to adapt, in response to the second signal, the indication to indicate that the video communication with the external device is possible, to receive a user input for selecting the indication, and to initiate, in response to the user input, transmission of video data to the external device. Various embodiments are also possible.