Method and apparatus for performing wireless communication between terminals

• US 10,098,171 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2016
• Issued: 10/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Kyu-Suk, Kang, Seong-Woon, Kim, Young-Woong, Park, Sung-Jin, Lee, Jong-In, Cha, Kyung-Hoon
• Primary Examiner(s): TALUKDER, MD K
• Application Number:
  US15/394,077
• Publication Number:
  US 20170111949A1
• Time in Patent Office: 649 Days
• Field of Search: 455 411, 455 412, 455 413
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0383 Signal control means within the pointing device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/00 Near-field transmission systems, e.g. inductive or capacitive transmission systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2603 Arrangements for wireless physical layer control H04B7/2612 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

A method and an apparatus are provided for performing wireless communication between terminals. An inquiry message is transmitted to a neighboring terminal. An inquiry response message is received from the neighboring terminal. It is determined whether the apparatus overlaps the neighboring terminal. When the apparatus overlaps the neighboring terminal, paging is automatically performed, without intervention of a user of the apparatus, and pairing between the apparatus and the neighboring terminal is established.

Claims

1. A method for performing wireless communication between terminals, by a main terminal, the method comprising the steps of:

executing an application by the main terminal;

presenting a screen for displaying the executed application on the main terminal;

connecting to a neighboring terminal by a wireless communication;

providing, to the neighboring terminal, a portion of the screen being displayed on the main terminal; and

presenting another portion of the screen on the main terminal while the portion of the screen provided from the main terminal is presented on the neighboring terminal,

wherein when the main terminal is overlapped by the neighboring terminal vertically, the screen is vertically divided into a first vertically divided portion and a second vertically divided portion,

wherein the second vertically divided portion is more overlapped by the neighboring terminal than the first vertically divided portion, and

wherein the first vertically divided portion is presented on the main terminal, and the second vertically divided portion is presented on the neighboring terminal.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting an inquiry message to the neighboring terminal;

receiving an inquiry response message from the neighboring terminal; and

determining whether the inquiry response message comprises a recognition code indicating that the main terminal is overlapped by the neighboring terminal,

wherein the main terminal automatically performs connecting to the neighboring terminal when the inquiry response message includes the recognition code.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising displaying, to a user, a list of terminals, which are capable of being connected to the main terminal and include the neighboring terminal, when the main terminal is not overlapped by the neighboring terminal.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a signal output from a touch sensor of the neighboring terminal; and

determining whether the detected signal has a voltage value greater than or equal to a threshold,

wherein it is determined that the main terminal is overlapped by the neighboring terminal, when the detected signal has the voltage value greater than or equal to the threshold.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a touch sensor of the neighboring terminal operates in an Electromagnetic Resonance (EMR) scheme, and a signal output from the touch sensor corresponds to a signal in a form of an electromagnetic wave for detecting a position of a pen input.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a signal emitted from an external pen and a signal output from a touch sensor of the neighboring terminal; and

distinguishing the signal emitted from the external pen and the signal output from the touch sensor of the neighboring terminal.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein distinguishing the signal emitted from the external pen and the signal output from the touch sensor of the neighboring terminal is performed by at least one filter.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

determining an overlap direction of the main terminal and the neighboring terminal.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the main terminal is overlapped by the neighboring terminal horizontally, the screen is horizontally divided into a first horizontally divided portion and a second horizontally divided portion,

wherein the second horizontally divided portion is more overlapped by the neighboring terminal than the first horizontally divided portion, and

wherein the first horizontally divided portion is presented on the main terminal, and the second horizontally divided portion is presented on the neighboring terminal.

10. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing a program, which when executed implements a method for performing wireless communication between terminals by a main terminal, the method comprising the steps of:

executing an application by the main terminal;

presenting a screen for displaying the executed application on the main terminal;

connecting to a neighboring terminal by a wireless communication;

providing, to the neighboring terminal, a portion of the screen being displayed on the main terminal; and

presenting another portion of the screen on the main terminal while the portion of the screen provided from the main terminal is presented on the neighboring terminal,

wherein when the main terminal is overlapped by the neighboring terminal vertically, the screen is vertically divided into a first vertically divided portion and a second vertically divided portion,

wherein the second vertically divided portion is more overlapped by the neighboring terminal than the first vertically divided portion, and

wherein the first vertically divided portion is presented on the main terminal, and the second vertically divided portion is presented on the neighboring terminal.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 10, wherein the method further comprises:

determining an overlap direction of the main terminal and the neighboring terminal.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 10, wherein when the main terminal is overlapped by the neighboring terminal horizontally, the screen is horizontally divided into a first horizontally divided portion and a second horizontally divided portion,

wherein the second horizontally divided portion is more overlapped by the neighboring terminal than the first horizontally divided portion, and

wherein the first horizontally divided portion is presented on the main terminal, and the second horizontally divided portion is presented on the neighboring terminal.

13. An apparatus for performing wireless communication between the apparatus and a neighboring terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a communication unit;

a touch screen for displaying images and sensing an input on the touch screen;

a controller for;

executing an application;

presenting a screen displaying an application window for the executed application on the touch screen;

connecting to the neighboring terminal by a wireless communication;

providing, to the neighboring terminal, a portion of the screen being displayed on the touch screen of the apparatus; and

presenting another portion of the screen on the touch screen of the apparatus while the portion of the screen provided from the apparatus is presented on the neighboring terminal,

wherein when the apparatus is overlapped by the neighboring terminal vertically, the screen is vertically divided into a first vertically divided portion and a second vertically divided portion,

wherein the second vertically divided portion is more overlapped by the neighboring terminal than the first vertically divided portion, and

wherein the first vertically divided portion is presented on the apparatus, and the second vertically divided portion is presented on the neighboring terminal.

14. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to:

transmit an inquiry message to the neighboring terminal;

receive an inquiry response message from the neighboring terminal;

determine whether the inquiry response message comprises a recognition code indicating that the apparatus is overlapped by the neighboring terminal; and

automatically perform connecting to the neighboring terminal when the inquiry response message includes the recognition code.

15. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the controller controls the touch screen to display, to a user, a list of terminals, which are capable of being connected to the apparatus and include the neighboring terminal, when the apparatus is not overlapped by the neighboring terminal.

16. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to:

detect a signal output from a touch sensor of the neighboring terminal;

determine whether the detected signal has a voltage value greater than or equal to a threshold; and

determine that the apparatus is overlapped by the neighboring terminal, when the detected signal has the voltage value greater than or equal to the threshold.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein a touch sensor of the neighboring terminal operates in an Electromagnetic Resonance (EMR) scheme, and the signal output from the second touch sensor corresponds to a signal in a form of an electromagnetic wave for detecting a position of a pen input.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, further comprising at least one filter for distinguishing a signal emitted from an external pen and a signal output from a touch sensor of the neighboring terminal.

19. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to:

determine an overlap direction of the apparatus and the neighboring terminal.

20. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein when the apparatus overlaps the neighboring terminal horizontally, the screen is horizontally divided into a first horizontally divided portion and a second horizontally divided portion,

wherein the second horizontally divided portion is more overlapped by the neighboring terminal than the first horizontally divided portion, and

wherein the first horizontally divided portion is presented on the apparatus, and the second horizontally divided portion is presented on the neighboring terminal.