ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- a communication unit;
a sound output unit; and
a controller configured to recognize a first sound signal output from at least one external device connectable through the communication unit and to control a sound output of at least one of the at least one external device and the sound output unit when a second sound signal is output through the sound output unit.
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Abstract
An electronic device and a method of controlling the electronic device are provided. According to an embodiment, the electronic device may recognize a first sound signal output from at least one external device connectable through a communication unit and to control a sound output of at least one of the at least one external device or the sound output unit when a second sound signal is output through the sound output unit.
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19 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a communication unit; a sound output unit; and a controller configured to recognize a first sound signal output from at least one external device connectable through the communication unit and to control a sound output of at least one of the at least one external device and the sound output unit when a second sound signal is output through the sound output unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic device comprising:
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a sound output unit; a communication unit configured to establish a network with at least one external device; and a controller configured to receive an auxiliary content of a main content executed by the at least one external device through the communication unit and to perform control so that when a second sound signal is output in response to execution of the auxiliary content through the sound output unit while a first sound signal is output in response to execution of the main content through the at least one external device, one of the first sound signal and second sound signal is output through one of the at least one external device and the sound output unit. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. An electronic device comprising:
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a communication unit; a touch screen; a sound output unit; and a controller configured to recognize a first sound signal output by at least one external device connectable through the communication unit, to display a user interface on the touch screen to complementarily control volumes of the first sound signal and the sound signal output through the at least one external device and the sound output unit, respectively, when a second sound signal is output through the sound output unit, and to output a first control signal to increase a volume of the first sound signal or the second sound signal corresponding to the at least one external device or the sound output unit in accordance with a particular direction a drag input is applied to the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method of controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:
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connecting to at least one external device through a communication unit of the electronic device; recognizing a first sound signal output from the at least one external device; and controlling at least one sound output from the at least one external device and a sound output unit of the electronic device when a second sound signal is output through the sound output unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:
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forming a network with at least one external device through a communication unit of the electronic device; receiving an auxiliary content of a main content executed by the at least one external device through the communication unit; recognizing a first sound signal output through the at least one external device according to execution of the main content; outputting a second sound signal through a sound output unit of the electronic device according to execution of the auxiliary content; and performing control so that one of the first sound signal and the second sound signal is output through one of the at least one external device and the sound output unit.
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