Mobile device, control method thereof, message sending apparatus and message sending method

• US 9,105,177 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2010
• Issued: 08/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Yu, Seung-dong, Chang, Woo-yong, Park, Se-jun, Moon, Min-jeong
• Primary Examiner(s): Shen, Qun
• Application Number:
  US12/916,017
• Publication Number:
  US 20110105088A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,747 Days
• Field of Search: 455/420, 455/412.2, 709/205, 709/207
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/00 Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/20 Binding and programming of remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/226 Delivery according to priorities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• 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: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

Disclosed is a mobile device, a control method thereof, a message sending apparatus and a message sending method. The mobile device includes a wireless communication unit which performs wireless communication via a wireless network; a signal processing unit which processes a signal transmitted/received by the wireless communication unit; a display unit which displays an image based on the signal processed by the signal processing unit; and a control unit which receives a message from a counterpart device, displays the received message on the display unit, remotely accesses a remote device, and controls the remote device to allow the mobile device to access information stored in the remote device.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a display;

a communication interface configured to receive a message from a counterpart device via a remote device and to send a request for information stored on the remote device to the remote device; and

a controller configured to present the message with a User Interface (UI) on the display if the message is received via the remote device, to connect the remote device with the mobile device through the UI for accessing the information stored on the remote device, and to send the information stored on the remote device to the counterpart device, wherein the controller is configured to receive reference information on the remote device, check that the message was delivered under a condition of user absence in the remote device based on the reference information, and present the message with the UI on the display.

2. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether to receive the message based on an importance level of the message.

3. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to display a list of one or more accessible remote devices on the display, and

wherein the controller is configured to remotely access one selected from the displayed list of remote devices in response to an input from the user.

4. A control method of a mobile device, the control method comprising:

receiving a message from a counterpart device via a remote device;

presenting the message with a User Interface (UI) on a display if the message is received via the remote device;

connecting the remote device with the mobile device through the UI for accessing the information stored on the remote device; and

sending the information stored on the remote device to the counterpart device, wherein presenting the message comprises receiving reference information on the remote device, checking that the message was delivered under a condition of user absence in the remote device based on the reference information, and presenting the message with the UI on the display.

5. The control method according to claim 4, further comprising determining whether to receive the message based on an importance level of the message.

6. The control method according to claim 4, further comprising displaying a list of one or more accessible remote devices on the display,

wherein the remotely accessing comprises remotely accessing one selected from the displayed list of remote devices in response to an input from the user.