Controlling an external device connected to user equipment
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1. A method for controlling and driving constituent elements of an external device connected to user equipment, in the user equipment, the method comprising:
- obtaining external device information associated with the external device from the external device when coupled to the user equipment, wherein the external device information includes device type information;
obtaining application information corresponding to the obtained external device information, using an application table stored in the user equipment, wherein (i) the application table includes a mapping relationship between external device types and the application information, and (ii) the application information includes information on whether an application is required for optimally controlling and driving constituent elements of the external device, an application type of the required application, and an address of a server for obtaining the required application;
determining whether the required application is installed in the user equipment when the application is required for optimally controlling and driving the constituent elements of the external device;
running an installed application as an application tailored for the external device when the required application is installed in the user equipment; and
running an application downloaded using a corresponding server address obtained from the application table, as the tailored application when the required application is not installed in the user equipment.
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Abstract
Provided is a method for controlling and driving constituent elements of an external device connected to user equipment. The method may include obtaining external device information from the external device when coupled to the user equipment, obtaining application information based on the obtained external device information, and running an application tailored for the external device based on the obtained application information.
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1. A method for controlling and driving constituent elements of an external device connected to user equipment, in the user equipment, the method comprising:
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obtaining external device information associated with the external device from the external device when coupled to the user equipment, wherein the external device information includes device type information; obtaining application information corresponding to the obtained external device information, using an application table stored in the user equipment, wherein (i) the application table includes a mapping relationship between external device types and the application information, and (ii) the application information includes information on whether an application is required for optimally controlling and driving constituent elements of the external device, an application type of the required application, and an address of a server for obtaining the required application; determining whether the required application is installed in the user equipment when the application is required for optimally controlling and driving the constituent elements of the external device; running an installed application as an application tailored for the external device when the required application is installed in the user equipment; and running an application downloaded using a corresponding server address obtained from the application table, as the tailored application when the required application is not installed in the user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. User equipment connectable to an external device, the user equipment comprising:
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a port unit configured to; connect to a corresponding port unit of the external device, and exchange data with the external device; and an agent configured to; obtain external device information associated with the external device connected to the user equipment, from the external device, obtain application information corresponding to the obtained external device information, using a pre-stored application table, and perform of a running procedure of an application tailored for the external device based on the obtained application information, wherein; the external device information includes device type information, the application table includes a mapping relationship between external device types and the application information, and the application information includes information on whether an application is required for optimally controlling and driving constituent elements of the external device, an application type of the required application, and an address of a server for obtaining the required application; and wherein the running procedure includes; determining whether the required application is installed in the user equipment when the application is required for optimally controlling and driving the constituent elements of the external device, running an installed application as the application tailored for the external device when the required application is installed in the user equipment, and running an application downloaded using a corresponding server address obtained from the application table, as the tailored application when the required application is not installed in the user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. An external device connectable to user equipment, the external device configured to:
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provide external device information to the user equipment connected to the external device when the external device is connected to the user equipment; receive operation results generated by an application running in the user equipment; and include constituent elements controlled and driven based on the received operation results in response to control of the user equipment connected to the external device, wherein; the external device information includes at least one of device type information and universal serial bus (USB) device information associated with the external device, and the application is installed in the user equipment for controlling and driving the constituent elements of the external device; and wherein the user equipment is configured to; obtain application information corresponding to the obtained external device information, using an application table stored in the user equipment, wherein (i) the application table includes a mapping relationship between external device types and the application information, and (ii) the application information includes information on whether an application is required for optimally controlling and driving constituent elements of the external device, an application type of the required application, and an address of a server for obtaining the required application; determine whether the required application is installed in the user equipment, when the application is required for optimally controlling and driving the constituent elements of the external device; run an installed application when the required application is installed in the user equipment; and run an application downloaded using a corresponding server address obtained from the application table when the required application is not installed in the user equipment.
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