SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MUTUALLY CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICES

• US 20130120251A1
• Filed: 11/02/2012
• Published: 05/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: LEE, Wookwang, HA, Chijung
• Application Number:
  US13/667,574
• Publication Number:
  US 20130120251A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/157
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1438 using more than one graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1462 with means for detecting differences between the image stored in the host and the images displayed on the remote displays
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/02 Handling of images in compressed format, e.g. JPEG, MPEG
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/02 Graphics controller able to handle multiple formats, e.g. input or output formats
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/042 for monitor identification
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/22 Detection of presence or absence of input display information or of connection or disconnection of a corresponding information source

Abstract

A system and a method for an electronic device among a plurality of electronic devices connected to each other to control at least one other electronic device among the plurality of electronic devices are provided. The method includes detecting whether a first electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices connects to a second electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices, performing, when the first electronic device and the second electronic devices are connected to each other, an enumeration process where the first electronic device and the second electronic device both transmit and receive information regarding their respective drivers to each other; and controlling the second electronic device using an input unit of the first electronic device and controlling the first electronic device using an input unit of the second electronic device.

Claims

1. A method for mutually controlling a plurality of electronic devices, the method comprising:

detecting whether a first electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices connects to a second electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices;

performing, when the first electronic device and the second electronic device are connected to each other, an enumeration process where the first electronic device and the second electronic device both transmit and receive information regarding their respective drivers to each other; and

controlling the second electronic device using an input unit of the first electronic device and controlling the first electronic device using an input unit of the second electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling of the second electronic device using the input unit of the first electronic device comprises:

transmitting duplicate screen data of the second electronic device to the first electronic device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling of the second electronic device using the input unit of the first electronic device comprises:

transmitting extended screen data of the second electronic device to the first electronic device.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

outputting, when an application program is executed in the second electronic device, the application execution screen so as to be displayed on a display unit of the second electronic device; and

moving the application execution screen from the display unit of second electronic device to a display unit of the first electronic device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling of the first electronic device using the input unit of the second electronic device comprises:

transmitting duplicate screen data of the first electronic device to the second electronic device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling of the first electronic device using the input unit of the second electronic device comprises:

transmitting extended screen data of the first electronic device to the second electronic device.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

outputting, when an application program is executed in the first electronic device, the application execution screen so as to be displayed on a display unit of the first electronic device; and

moving the application execution screen from the display unit of first electronic device to a display unit of the second electronic device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the input unit of the first electronic device comprises a touch screen; and

the input unit of the second electronic device comprises a keyboard and a pointing object.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling of the second electronic device using the input unit of the first electronic device and the controlling of the first electronic device using the input unit of the second electronic device is performed when a mutual control mode is executed, and

wherein the mutual control mode is for when the electronic devices are mutually controlled.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling of the first electronic device using the input unit of the second electronic device is performed when a mode switching signal is input while the second electronic device is being controlled using the input unit of the first electronic device.

11. A system for mutually controlling electronic devices, the system comprising:

a first electronic device, and

a second electronic device,

wherein the first electronic device and the second electronic device are connected to each other,

wherein the first electronic device and the second electronic device both perform an enumeration process for transmitting and receiving information regarding respective drivers, and

wherein the first electronic device is controlled using an input unit of the second electronic device and the second electronic device is controlled using an input unit of the first electronic device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the first electronic device receives and outputs one of duplicate screen data or extended screen data of the second electronic device.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the second electronic device receives and outputs one of duplicate screen data or extended screen data of the first electronic device.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the input unit of the first electronic device comprises a touch screen, and

wherein the input unit of the second electronic device comprises a keyboard and a pointing object.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the input unit of the second electronic device receives a signal for switching a first mode, the first mode being for controlling the second electronic device using the input unit of the first electronic device, to a second mode, the second mode being for controlling the first electronic device using the input unit of the second electronic device.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the second electronic device operates in the first mode when a mutual control mode is executed, and

wherein the second electronic device operates in the second mode when the mode switching signal is received.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the first electronic device comprises a tablet Personal Computer (PC), and

wherein the second electronic device comprises a laptop computer.