Apparatus and method for storing data of peripheral device in portable terminal

• US 10,091,346 B2
• Filed: 05/11/2012
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lim, Hun
• Primary Examiner(s): Levy, Amy M
• Application Number:
  US13/470,062
• Publication Number:
  US 20120290942A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,335 Days
• Field of Search: 715748
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2812 describing content present in a home automation network, e.g. audio video content retrieval from the Internet G06F16/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• 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: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/64 file transfer between terminals download of applications H04M1/72406; transfer of messages, e.g. SMS, e-mail or MMS H04M1/7243

Abstract

An apparatus and method for playing data, played in a device connected with a portable terminal, in another device are provided. An apparatus for storing data of a peripheral device in a portable terminal includes a user interface (UI) managing unit and a data processing unit. The UI managing unit is configured to display, in the event of connection with a peripheral device, a UI for controlling data played in the peripheral device. The data processing unit is configured to copy the played data of the peripheral device through the UI and display a list of the copied data. The data processing unit is further configured to transmit data selected from the displayed list to another device.

Claims

1. A portable terminal, comprising:

a display;

a communication interface;

a memory; and

a hardware controller configured to;

control the communication interface to connect with a first device,

control the display to display a user interface to control data stored in the first device,

responsive to receiving an input through the user interface, select a storage mode of the data in the first device,

control the communication interface to receive at least one of the data or meta information of the data from the first device based on the selected storage mode while the first device plays back the data on a display of the first device, control the memory to store the at least one of received data or meta information of the data,

control the display to display an item of the data or meta information of the data and at least one peripheral device,

receive a selection of a second device, among the at least one peripheral device, and the item, and

control the communication interface to transmit, in response to the received selection, the at least one of selected data or meta information of the selected data to the second device based on the selected storage mode,

wherein the storage mode comprises at least one of a first mode of storing the data in the memory, a second mode of storing the data in a server, or a third mode of transmitting the data from the first device to the second device.

2. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the meta information includes at least one of a storage location and a file name of the data,

wherein if the second mode is selected, the meta information further includes at least one of a password of the data stored in the server, a connection identification (ID) of the data stored in the server, and an Internet address of the data stored in the server, and

wherein if the third mode is selected, the meta information further includes at least one of a data ID, a device ID of the first device, a password of a second server controlling the first device, a connection ID of the second server, and an Internet address of the second server.

3. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein a dragging and dropping gesture is used to select the second device and the item of the data.

4. The portable terminal of claim 1, wherein the hardware controller is further configured to, after transmission and responsive to receiving an input in the user interface, control the second device to play the stored data and control the first device to stop playing the data.

5. A method of a portable terminal, comprising:

connecting with a first device;

displaying a user interface to control data stored in the first device;

responsive to receiving an input through the user interface, selecting a storage mode of the data in the first device;

receiving at least one of the data or meta information of the data from the first device based on the selected storage mode while the first device plays back the data on a display of the first device;

storing the at least one of received data or meta information of the data in the portable terminal;

displaying an item of the data or meta information of the data and at least one peripheral device;

receiving a selection of a second device, among the at least one peripheral device, and the item; and

transmitting, in response to the received selection, the at least one of selected data or meta information of the selected data to the second device based on the selected storage mode,

wherein the storage mode includes at least one of a first mode of storing the data in the portable terminal, a second mode of storing the data in a server, and a third mode of transmitting the data from the first device to the second device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the meta information includes at least one of a storage location and a file name of the data,

wherein if the second mode is selected, the meta information further includes at least one of a password of the data stored in the server, a connection identification (ID) of the data stored in the server, and an Internet address of the data stored in the server, and

wherein if the third mode is selected, the meta information further includes at least one of a data ID, a device ID of the first device, a password of a second server controlling the first device, a connection ID of the second server, and an Internet address of the second server.

7. A machine-readable storage medium recording program instructions, the program instructions executable by a processor to:

connect with a first device;

display a user interface to control data stored in the first device;

responsive to receiving an input through the user interface, selecting a storage mode of the data in the first device;

receive at least one of the data or meta information of the data from the first device based on the selected storage mode while the first device plays back the data on a display of the first device;

store the at least one of received data or meta information of the data in a memory;

display an item of the data or meta information of the data and at least one peripheral device;

receive a selection of a second device, among the at least one peripheral device, and the item; and

transmit, in response to the received selection, the at least one of selected data or meta information of the selected data to the second device based on the selected storage mode,

wherein the storage mode includes at least one of a first mode of storing the data in a portable terminal, a second mode of storing the data in a server, and a third mode of transmitting the data from the first device to the second device.