Mobile terminal and method of controlling the same
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1. A method for controlling reproduction of content in a mobile terminal comprising:
- controlling display of content on the mobile terminal or on a first display device among a plurality of display devices;
acquiring at least one of a position or an orientation of the mobile terminal;
selecting a second display device among the plurality of display devices based on the acquired at least one of the position or the orientation, the plurality of display devices being positioned at different locations relative to the mobile terminal and configured to display the content;
establishing a connection to the second display device; and
transmitting a signal to the selected second display device for controlling the second display device to display the content,wherein the acquiring at least one of the position or the orientation of the mobile terminal includesestimating a motion of the mobile terminal and analyzing a Received Signal Strength (RSS) data measured by at least one wireless access point, while a change in position of the mobile terminal is detected, andacquiring an updated position of the mobile terminal based on the estimated motion of the mobile terminal and the analyzed RSS data when the change in position of the mobile terminal is no longer detected.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal is allowed to automatically reproduce contents by a user-desired device based on its own position and orientation. A method for controlling contents reproduction in a mobile terminal includes acquiring at least one of position and orientation of the mobile terminal, selecting one of a plurality of external devices based on the acquired at least one of the position and the orientation, the plurality of external devices being capable of reproducing contents at different positions, respectively, and transmitting a signal to the selected one external device for controlling the selected one external device to reproduce the contents.
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1. A method for controlling reproduction of content in a mobile terminal comprising:
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controlling display of content on the mobile terminal or on a first display device among a plurality of display devices; acquiring at least one of a position or an orientation of the mobile terminal; selecting a second display device among the plurality of display devices based on the acquired at least one of the position or the orientation, the plurality of display devices being positioned at different locations relative to the mobile terminal and configured to display the content; establishing a connection to the second display device; and transmitting a signal to the selected second display device for controlling the second display device to display the content, wherein the acquiring at least one of the position or the orientation of the mobile terminal includes estimating a motion of the mobile terminal and analyzing a Received Signal Strength (RSS) data measured by at least one wireless access point, while a change in position of the mobile terminal is detected, and acquiring an updated position of the mobile terminal based on the estimated motion of the mobile terminal and the analyzed RSS data when the change in position of the mobile terminal is no longer detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling an external device in a mobile terminal comprising:
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acquiring at least one of a position or an orientation of the mobile terminal; selecting at least one of a plurality of external devices based on the acquired at least one of the position or the orientation, the plurality of external devices being positioned at different locations and configured to receive a remote control signal from the mobile terminal; establishing a connection to the selected at least one external device; and transmitting the remote control signal to the selected at least one external device wherein the selected at least one external device is determined such that the selected at least one external device is positioned closest to the mobile terminal or the selected at least one external device is positioned corresponding to the orientation of the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a display; a sensor to sense a position and orientation of the mobile terminal; a controller configured to acquire at least one of a position or orientation of the mobile terminal relative to a plurality of external devices, and select at least one of the plurality of external devices based on the acquired at least one of the position or the orientation, the plurality of external devices being positioned at different locations and configured to receive a control signal from the mobile terminal; and a communication device configured to transmit the control signal to the selected at least one external device, wherein the control signal controls the selected external device to playback content transferred from another device or remotely controls a prescribed function of the selected at least one external device, and wherein the selected at least one external device is determined such that the selected at least one external device is positioned closest to the mobile terminal or the selected at least one external device is positioned corresponding to the orientation of the mobile terminal.
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