Method for performing cooperative function automatically and device using the same

• US 9,326,095 B2
• Filed: 03/04/2015
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2009
• 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): NGUYEN, TUAN HOANG
• Application Number:
  US14/638,757
• Publication Number:
  US 20150181369A1
• Time in Patent Office: 419 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/404.2, 455/412.1, 455/420, 455/426.2, 455/456.1, 370/259, 370/338, 370/354, 340/572.1, 709/201, 709/213, 709/221, 709/223, 709/224
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/385 for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0619 in relation to data integrity, e.g. data losses, bit errors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/065 Replication mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/067 Distributed or networked storage systems, e.g. storage area networks [SAN], network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1204 resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1236 Connection management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/128 Direct printing, e.g. sending document file, using memory stick, printing from a camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/007 only remotely, e.g. at a host computer dedicated computer interfaces to print systems G06F3/1201
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/30 Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A device for performing a cooperative function with another device is provided. The device includes a communication unit; and a controller that determines whether the other device is in a surrounding area of the device based a signal received through the communication unit, selects one cooperative function from among a plurality of cooperative functions according to a relative position of the device with respect to the other device and performs the selected cooperative function with the other device.

Claims

1. A device for sharing content with an external device, the device comprising:

a display unit;

a communication unit; and

a controller that is configured to;

control the display unit to display the content;

determine whether the external device is in a surrounding area of the device;

determine whether the external device is preset to automatically display the content received from the device; and

control the communication unit to transmit the content to the external device, in response to determining that the external device is in the surrounding area of the device and the external device is preset to automatically display the content received from the device.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the external device is preset to automatically display the content received from the device, and

wherein the external device is in a standby mode before receiving the content from the device.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the external device is preset to automatically stop reproducing a video content and to automatically display the content received from the device, and

wherein the video content is being reproduced by the external device before displaying the content received by the device.

4. The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the received content is superimposed on the video content.

5. A method for sharing content between a first device and a second device, comprising:

displaying the content on a display unit of the first device; and

determining, by the first device, whether the second device is in a surrounding area of the first device;

determining, by the first device, whether the second device is preset to automatically display the content received from the first device;

transmitting the content to the second device, in response to determining that the second device is in the surrounding area of the first device and the second device is preset to automatically display the content received from the first device.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second device is preset to automatically display the content received from the first device, and

wherein the second device is in a standby mode before receiving the content from the first device.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second device is preset to automatically stop reproducing a video content and to automatically display the content received from the first device, and

wherein the video content is reproduced by the second device before displaying the content received by the first device.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the received content is superimposed on the video content.

9. A non-transitory machine-readable, tangible storage medium storing executable instructions which cause a device with a display unit to perform a method for sharing content with an external device, the method comprising:

displaying the content on the display unit of the device;

determining, by the device, whether the external device is in a surrounding area of the device;

determining, by the device, whether the external device is preset to automatically display the content received from the device; and

transmitting the content to the external device, in response to determining that the external device is in the surrounding area of the device and the external device is preset to automatically display the content received from the device.

10. A method for sharing content between a first device and a second device, comprising:

displaying the content on a display unit of the first device;

determining, by the first device, whether the second device is in a surrounding area of the first device;

determining, by the first device, whether the second device is preset to perform a content sharing function; and

transmitting the content to the second device, in response to determining that the second device is in the surrounding area of the first device and the second device is preset to perform a content sharing function,

wherein the second device automatically displays the content received from the first device.