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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Chihyun Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyunghee Lee, Ansan-si, KR;
Kenhyung Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Changryong Heo, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00597 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06K 9/00335 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0381 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for connecting an electronic device using an eye-tracking technique and an electronic device that implements the method are provided. The method includes acquiring eye-tracking information, obtaining image information corresponding to the eye-tracking information, comparing the image information with specific information about at least one external device, and based on the comparison, determining a specific external device to be connected from among the at least one external device.