METHOD FOR SHARING APPLICATION PROGRAM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR

• US 20170161031A1
• Filed: 07/07/2014
• Published: 06/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Joo-Hyun
• Granted Patent: US 10,372,425 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/38 Information transfer, e.g. on bus G06F13/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/31 Programming languages or programming paradigms
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/36 Software reuse
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/51 Source to source
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• 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 5/005 Adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal

Abstract

An apparatus and method for sharing application program in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display for displaying information, a communication interface for sending and receiving signals, and a processor for creating a sub application program comprising at least one of user interface components of an application program installed on the electronic device, and controlling to send the sub application program to an external electronic device through the communication interface.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

a communication interface; and

a processor configured to;

create a sub application program comprising at least one of user interface components of an application program installed on the electronic device, and

control the communication interface to send the sub application program to an external electronic device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to create the sub application program by converting at least one of the user interface components of the application program to a component of a common programming language.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to create the sub application program based on HyperText Markup Language (HTML).

4. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to obtain display information of the external electronic device,

generate a structure of the sub application program based on the display information of the external electronic device,

determine at least one component to add to the sub application program among user interface components of an application program based on the display information of the external electronic device, and

create the sub application program corresponding to the application program based on the generated structure of the sub application program and the at least one determined component.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, further comprising:

a memory,

wherein the processor is configured to obtain the display information corresponding to identification information of the external device among multiple display information stored in the memory.

6. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the processor is configured to obtain the display information of the external electronic device received from a server through the communication interface.

7. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the processor is configured to convert at least one component to add to the sub application program, to a component of the common programming language, and

create the sub application program corresponding to the application program by applying the component of the common programming language to the structure of the sub application program.

8. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the processor is configured to obtain the display information of the external electronic device comprising at least one of a display area size or a resolution of the external electronic device.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to create the sub application program to process an event generated in the external electronic device in association with the electronic device through the sub application program using an asynchronous processing object.

10. A method for operating an electronic device, comprising:

creating a sub application program comprising at least one of user interface components of an application program installed on the electronic device; and

sending the sub application program to an external electronic device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein creating the sub application program comprises:

creating the sub application program by converting at least one of the user interface components of the application program to a component of a common programming language.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the common programming language comprises HyperText Markup Language (HTML).

13. The method of claim 10, wherein creating the sub application program comprises:

obtaining display information of the external electronic device;

generating a structure of the sub application program based on the display information of the external electronic device;

determining at least one component to add to the sub application program among user interface components of an application program based on the display information of the external electronic device; and

creating the sub application program corresponding to the application program based on the generated structure of the sub application program and the at least one determined component.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein creating the sub application program comprises:

converting the at least one determined component to the component of the common programming language; and

creating the sub application program corresponding to the application program by applying the component of the common programming language to the generated structure of the sub application program.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein creating the sub application program comprises:

creating the sub application program to process an event generated in the external electronic device in association with the electronic device through the sub application program using an asynchronous processing object.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein obtaining the display information comprises:

obtaining identification information of the external electronic device, and

obtaining the display information corresponding to the identification information of the external electronic device among multiple display information stored in a memory.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein obtaining the display information comprises:

receiving the display information of the external electronic device from a server.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the display information can include at least one of a display area size or a resolution of the external electronic device.