METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEARCHING FOR OBJECT IN NETWORK
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- An electronic device comprising;
a memory storing instructions for a program that provides a user interface for browsing images corresponding to image files; and
a processor configured to execute the instructions to at least;
control to display, on a display of the electronic device, one or more images on the user interface;
based on user input received via the display of the electronic device, control to select an image from among the displayed one or more images;
check search conditions to search for one or more external electronic devices;
control to search for one or more external electronic devices of which a program corresponding to the program stored in the electronic device is activated based on a communication method determined according to the search conditions;
based on a search result, control to establish communication, through a first communication method, with a first external electronic device of which the program is activated in the first external electronic device;
based on the search result, control to establish communication, through a second communication method which is different from the first communication method, with a second external electronic device of which the program is activated in the second external electronic device;
control to display, on the display of the electronic device, based on information received from the first and second external electronic devices via the established communications with the first and second external electronic devices, a first representation of the first external electronic device and a second representation of the second external electronic device, while displaying the selected image on the user interface;
based on user input received via the display of the electronic device, control to select an external electronic device from between the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device; and
control to transmit an image file corresponding to the selected image to the selected external electronic device.
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Abstract
An example method and a device for providing content to at least one external device are provided. The example method includes communicating with the at least one external device, displaying a plurality of contents stored in the device on a screen of the device, determining whether the at least one external device is executing an application corresponding to an application being executed in the device, and providing at least one of the displayed plurality of contents to the at least one external device, based on the determination.
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- An electronic device comprising;
a memory storing instructions for a program that provides a user interface for browsing images corresponding to image files; and a processor configured to execute the instructions to at least; control to display, on a display of the electronic device, one or more images on the user interface; based on user input received via the display of the electronic device, control to select an image from among the displayed one or more images; check search conditions to search for one or more external electronic devices; control to search for one or more external electronic devices of which a program corresponding to the program stored in the electronic device is activated based on a communication method determined according to the search conditions; based on a search result, control to establish communication, through a first communication method, with a first external electronic device of which the program is activated in the first external electronic device; based on the search result, control to establish communication, through a second communication method which is different from the first communication method, with a second external electronic device of which the program is activated in the second external electronic device; control to display, on the display of the electronic device, based on information received from the first and second external electronic devices via the established communications with the first and second external electronic devices, a first representation of the first external electronic device and a second representation of the second external electronic device, while displaying the selected image on the user interface; based on user input received via the display of the electronic device, control to select an external electronic device from between the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device; and control to transmit an image file corresponding to the selected image to the selected external electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- An electronic device comprising;
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- A method performed by an electronic device storing instructions for a program that provides a user interface for browsing images corresponding to image files, the method comprising;
displaying, on a display of the electronic device, one or more images on the user interface; based on user input received via the display of the electronic device, selecting an image from among the displayed one or more images; searching for one or more external electronic devices of which a program corresponding to the program stored in the electronic device is activated; checking search conditions to search for one or more external electronic devices; controlling to search for one or more external electronic devices of which a program corresponding to the program stored in the electronic device is activated based on a communication method determined according to the search conditions; based on a search result, establishing communication, through a first communication method, with a first external electronic device of which the program is activated in the first external electronic device; based on the search result, establishing communication, through a second communication method which is different from the first communication method, with a second external electronic device of which the program is activated in the second external electronic device; displaying, on a display of the electronic device, based on information received from the first and second external electronic devices via the established communications with the first and second external electronic devices, a first representation of the first external electronic device and a second representation of the second external electronic device, while displaying the selected image on the user interface; based on user input received via the display of the electronic device, selecting an external electronic device from between the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device; and transmitting an image file corresponding to the selected image to the selected external electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- A method performed by an electronic device storing instructions for a program that provides a user interface for browsing images corresponding to image files, the method comprising;
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- A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions for a program that provides a user interface for browsing images corresponding to image files, the program, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, causing the electronic device to perform at least;
displaying, on a display of the electronic device, one or more images on the user interface; based on user input received via the display of the electronic device, selecting an image from among the displayed one or more images; checking search conditions to search for one or more external electronic devices; controlling to search for one or more external electronic devices of which a program corresponding to the program stored in the electronic device is activated based on a communication method determined according to the search conditions; based on a search result, establishing communication, through a first communication method, with a first external electronic device of which the program is activated in the first external electronic device; based on the search result, establishing communication, through a second communication method which is different from the first communication method, with a second external electronic device of which the program is activated in the second external electronic device; displaying, on the display of the electronic device, based on information received from the first and second external electronic devices via the established communications with the first and second external electronic devices, a first representation of the first external electronic device and a second representation of the second external electronic device, while displaying the selected image on the user interface; based on user input received via the display of the electronic device, selecting an external electronic device from between the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device; and transmitting an image file corresponding to the selected image to the selected external electronic device.
- A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions for a program that provides a user interface for browsing images corresponding to image files, the program, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, causing the electronic device to perform at least;
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