CONTROLLING DEVICE SETTING BASED ON DEVICE SETTING GUIDE INFORMATION

• US 20130166789A1
• Filed: 12/24/2012
• Published: 06/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: KT Corporation
• Original Assignee: KT Corporation
• Inventors: LEE, Jung-Wook, KANG, You-Jin, LEE, Seung-Woo, CHA, Jae-Uk
• Application Number:
  US13/726,422
• Publication Number:
  US 20130166789A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/10 Program control for peripheral devices G06F13/14 - G06F13/42 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/105 where the programme performs an input/output emulation function

Abstract

The disclosure is related to controlling a device setting in user equipment. Whether the user equipment is connected to a control guide device may be detected. Device setting guide information may be obtained from a connected control guide device. The device setting of the user equipment may be controlled based on the obtained device setting guide information.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a device setting in user equipment, the method comprising:

detecting whether the user equipment is connected to a control guide device;

obtaining device setting guide information from a connected control guide device; and

controlling the device setting of the user equipment based on the obtained device setting guide information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling includes:

setting a connected mode device setting of the user equipment based on the obtained device setting guide information; and

performing at least one operation based on the set connected mode device setting.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

changing the set connected mode device setting to a standalone mode device setting when the user equipment is disconnected from the control guide device; and

performing the at least one operation based on the standalone mode device setting.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

updating the set connected mode device setting; and

storing setting information associated with the updated connected mode device setting in at least one of the user equipment and the control guide device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtained device setting guide information includes at least one of user interface (UI) setting information, execution control information associated with at least one application to be controlled, and display setting information.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the obtained device setting guide information further includes an identification number assigned in connection with the connected user equipment.

7. A method of controlling a device setting in user equipment, the method comprising:

detecting whether the user equipment is connected to a control guide device;

determining whether device setting guide information associated with the user equipment is stored in a connected control guide device;

configuring a connected mode device setting of the user equipment based on user input information when the device setting guide information is not stored; and

performing at least one operation based on the configured connected mode device setting.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

storing setting information associated with the configured connected mode device setting in the connected control guide device.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

assigning an identification number in connection with the user equipment; and

storing setting information associated with the configured connected mode device setting and the assigned identification number in the connected control guide device.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

changing the configured connected mode device setting to a standalone mode device setting when the user equipment is disconnected from the control guide device; and

performing the at least one operation based on the standalone mode device setting.

11. A user equipment for controlling a device setting, the user equipment comprising:

a sensing unit configured to detect whether the user equipment is connected to a control guide device; and

a device setting control unit configured to control the device setting of the user equipment, based on at least one of device setting guide information obtained from a connected control guide device and a connected mode device setting configured according to user input information.

12. The user equipment of claim 11, wherein the device setting control unit configures the connected mode device setting when the device setting guide information is not stored in the connected control guide device.

13. The user equipment of claim 12, wherein the device setting control unit is further configured to:

store setting information associated with the configured connected mode device setting in the connected control guide device.

14. The user equipment of claim 11, wherein the device setting control unit is further configured to:

change a current device setting of the user equipment to a standalone mode device setting when the user equipment is disconnected from the control guide device; and

perform the at least one operation based on the standalone mode device setting.

15. A control guide device for guiding a device setting control of user equipment, the control guide device comprising:

storage unit configured to store device setting guide information provided to a connected user equipment; and

connection unit configured to perform a connection interface such that the stored device setting guide information is provided to the connected user equipment.

16. The control guide device of claim 15, further comprising:

a body member configured to include the storage unit and the connection unit,

wherein the body member is configured by a shock absorbing material.

17. The control guide device of claim 16, wherein the shock absorbing material is a rubber or a rubberized plastic material.

18. The control guide device of claim 16, wherein the body member further includes:

a coupling bay configured to accommodate the user equipment.

19. The control guide device of claim 16, wherein the device setting guide information includes at least one of user interface (UI) setting information, execution control information associated with at least one application to be controlled, and display setting information.

20. The control guide device of claim 15, wherein the device setting guide information further includes an identification number assigned in connection with the connected user equipment.