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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Ho-Jun Lee, Osan-si, KR;
Deok-Ho Kim, Seoul, KR;
Min-Seok Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Yeul-Tak Sung, Seoul, KR;
Jung-Kih Hong, Seoul, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device and method for controlling an external device using a number are provided. The electronic device includes a processor configured to transmit an input number to a server over a mobile network, in response to a connection being input, receive an identifier of the external device, which is issued by the server, send a connection request to the external device over the mobile network using the received identifier of the external device, and control the external device by sending a control command to the external device, in response to receiving an indication regarding completion of access authentication from the external device, and a communication interface configured to perform communication with the external device and the server.