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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Byoung-oh Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Chul-joo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Sang-jeong Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Yoon-kyung Lee, Seoul, KR;
Dong-yun Jin, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 9/48 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 9/485 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/125 (2013.01); G06F 2209/482 (2013.01); G08C 2201/20 (2013.01); G08C 2201/21 (2013.01); G08C 2201/30 (2013.01); G08C 2201/92 (2013.01); G08C 2201/93 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an operation method of an electronic device for controlling an external device, the operation method including: receiving a user input to a user interface provided for controlling the electronic device; determining whether a foreground application is associated with the external device; and, when the foreground application is associated with the external device, transmitting a control signal corresponding to the user input to the external device.