METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING USER INTERFACE

• US 20150205567A1
• Filed: 01/16/2015
• Published: 07/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: PARK, Taegun, SEO, Jangseok, JUNG, Hyungwon
• Application Number:
  US14/598,491
• Publication Number:
  US 20150205567A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• 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 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/04 Exchange of auxiliary data, i.e. other than image data, between monitor and graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/12 Synchronisation between the display unit and other units, e.g. other display units, video-disc players
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4431 characterized by the use of Application Program Interface [API] libraries
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4433 Implementing client middleware, e.g. Multimedia Home Platform [MHP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• 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

Abstract

A wearable electronic device is provided. The wearable electronic device includes a wireless communication module to establish a communication connection with an external electronic device, and a user interface control module. The user interface control module is configured to receive, via the wireless communication module and from the external electronic device, content corresponding to an application to be executed at the external electronic device and information corresponding to one or more user interfaces to be presented at the wearable electronic device, and to present at least one portion of the content using at least one user interface of the one or more user interfaces corresponding to the information. Other various embodiments are possible.

Claims

1. A wearable electronic device comprising:

a wireless communication module to establish a communication connection with an external electronic device; and

a user interface control module configured to;

receive, via the wireless communication module and from the external electronic device, content corresponding to an application to be executed at the external electronic device and information corresponding to one or more user interfaces to be presented at the wearable electronic device; and

present at least one portion of the content using at least one user interface of the one or more user interfaces corresponding to the information.

2. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information comprises one or more instructions to be used to control the at least one user interface.

3. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the application includes a first application and a second application, and

wherein the user interface control module is configured to:

receive first content corresponding to the first application and second content corresponding to the second application as at least part of the content.

4. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the user interface control module is configured to:

transmit a signal to the external electronic device such that at least one function of the application can be performed via the external electronic device in response to an input received in relation with the at least one portion.

5. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the user interface control module is configured to:

receive another information corresponding to the application from the external electronic device; and

display, via a display operatively coupled with the wearable electronic device, a representation corresponding to the application based at least in part on the other information.

6. The wearable electronic device of claim 5, wherein the user interface control module is configured to:

obtain an input in relation with the representation; and

transmit a request for the content to the external electronic device in response to the input.

7. The wearable electronic device of claim 5, wherein the user interface control module is configured to:

hide the representation from the display based on a determination that the communication connection with the external electronic device is disconnected.

8. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more user interfaces comprise at least one of an information display window, a label, a button, a slider, a thumbnail, a list, a spin, a progress bar, a progress image, a graph, a swipe, a watch, a media control, a time, or weather information.

9. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the user interface control module is configured to:

determine the at least one user interface from the one or more user interfaces based at least in part on capacity of the wearable electronic device or the content.

10. The wearable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the user interface control module is configure to:

determine a display layout of the at least one user interface based at least in part on capacity of the wearable electronic device or the content.

11. An electronic device comprising:

a wireless communication module to establish a communication connection with an external electronic device; and

an interworking control module configured to;

obtain a request for content corresponding to at least one application capable of being executed at the electronic device; and

transmit, via the wireless communication module, the content and information

corresponding to one or more user interfaces to the external electronic device in response to the request, the one or more user interfaces to be performed at the external electronic device to present the content.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the interworking control module is configured to:

obtain the request as a user input via a display operatively coupled with the electronic device, or from the external electronic device via the wireless communication module.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the interworking control module is configured to:

obtain, from the external electronic device, an input received in relation with at least one portion of the content presented at the external electronic device.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the interworking control module is configured to:

perform a function of the at least one application in response to the input; and

transmit another content related to the function to the external electronic device.

15. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the interworking control module is configured to:

perform a function of the at least one application in response to the input; and

display another content related to the function via a display operatively coupled with the electronic device.

16. An electronic device comprising:

a processor;

a wireless communication module to establish a communication connection with another electronic device external to the electronic device; and

memory to store an application and a user interface control module, the user interface control module, when executed by the processor, configured to;

receive, via the wireless communication module and from the other electronic device, content corresponding to another application to be executed at the other electronic device and information corresponding to one or more user interfaces to be presented at the electronic device; and

present, using the application, at least one portion of the content via at least one user interface of the one or more user interfaces.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the information comprises one or more instructions to be used to control the at least one user interface.

18. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the other application includes a first application and a second application, and wherein the user interface control module is configured to:

receive first content corresponding to the first application and second content corresponding to the second application as at least part of the content.

19. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the user interface control module is configured to:

transmit a signal to the other electronic device such that at least one function of the other application can be performed via the other electronic device, in response to an input received in relation with the at least one portion.

20. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the user interface control module is configured to:

receive another information corresponding to the other application; and

present a representation corresponding to the other application via a display operatively coupled with the electronic device based at least in part on the other information.

21. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein the user interface control module is configured to:

transmit a request for the other application to the other electronic device such that the other application can be executed at the other electronic device, in response to an input received in relation with the representation.

22. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the user interface control module comprises a middleware or a platform.

23. An electronic device comprising:

a processor;

a communication module to establish a communication connection with another electronic device external to the electronic device; and

memory to store an application and an interworking control module, the interworking control module, when executed by the processor, configured to;

obtain content corresponding to the application and information corresponding to one or more user interfaces to be performed at the other electronic device to present the content; and

transmit the content and the information to the other electronic device via the communication module.

24. The electronic device of claim 23, wherein the interworking control module is configured to:

obtain a request for the content from the other electronic device.

25. The electronic device of claim 23, wherein the interworking control module is configured to:

obtain, via the other electronic device, an input received in relation with the at least one portion of the content presented at the other electronic device.

26. The electronic device of claim 25, wherein the application is configured to:

perform a function of the application in response to the input; and

transmit another content related to the function to the other electronic device via the interworking control module.

27. The electronic device of claim 23, wherein the application comprises one or more applications received from a server or a third electronic device.

28. The electronic device of claim 23, wherein the application comprises one or more instructions using an application programming interface corresponding to the interworking control module.

29. The electronic device of claim 28, wherein at least one of the one or more instructions is to be performed independent of capacity of hardware of the other electronic device.

30. The electronic device of claim 23, wherein the application comprises at least one of a message application, an e-mail application, a calendar application, an alarm application, a health care application, or an environmental information application.