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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2012
Applicants:
Heewon Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Keunryang Park, Seoul, KR;
Daejoong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/04 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/4223 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/23418 (2013.01); H04N 21/42207 (2013.01); H04N 21/42222 (2013.01); H04N 21/4223 (2013.01); H04N 21/436 (2013.01); H04N 21/44008 (2013.01); H04N 21/485 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a method of controlling a connection between electronic devices by using a portable terminal. The method includes: obtaining an image of a first electronic device captured by using a camera built in the portable terminal; identifying the first electronic device on the basis of the image captured by the camera; and transmitting at least one of the captured image of the first electronic device and identification information on the first electronic device to a second electronic device that is to be connected to the first electronic device.