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Electronic device and method for controlling the same

  • US 9,497,595 B2
  • Filed: 08/28/2013
  • Issued: 11/15/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device capable of providing route information, the electronic device comprising:

  • a wireless communication unit;

    a display unit; and

    a controller configured to;

    cause the display unit to display a route to a destination;

    calculate an estimated time of arrival at the destination along the route;

    determine a home appliance of at least one home appliance and a first point along the route at which to transmit a control signal to the home appliance based on the estimated time of arrival;

    cause the display unit to display, at the first point on the displayed route, a graphic object corresponding to the home appliance;

    determine that the electronic device has passed the first point along the route; and

    based on the determination that the electronic device has passed the first point along the route, transmit the control signal that controls the home appliance,wherein the controller is further configured to;

    detect a drag input applied to the graphic object corresponding to the home appliance that is displayed at the first point on the displayed route;

    move the graphic object to a second point along the route based on the detection of the drag input applied to the graphic object;

    determine that the electronic device has passed the second point along the route; and

    based on the determination that the electronic device has passed the second point along the route, transmit the control signal that controls the home appliance.

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