IP Library Granted Patent US 12707117
Granted Patent B2
US 12707117 · App. 19/025,017 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Electronic device connected to wearable device, and connection method therefor

Inventor: Jaesung Park (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04N21/43637G06F3/0482G06F3/165H04N21/41265
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Patent No.
US 12707117
App. No.
19/025,017
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes: a first communication interface; a second communication interface; and one or more processors configured to: identify, based on a wearable device being detected to the one or more processors through the first communication interface, a device having a connection history with the wearable device from among at least one of one or more devices; transmit a control command to the identified device through the second communication interface, the control command comprising a command for displaying a user interface (UI) for connection with the wearable device; and control, based on a user input inputted in the UI displayed in the identified device, the first communication interface to connect to the wearable device.

Claims (38)

1 . An electronic device, comprising:

a first communication interface;

a second communication interface; and

one or more processors configured to:

identify, based on a wearable device being detected by the one or more processors through the first communication interface, a device having a connection history with the wearable device from among at least one of one or more devices;

transmit a control command to the identified device through the second communication interface, the control command comprising a command for displaying a user interface (UI) for connection with the wearable device; and

control, based on a user input inputted in the UI displayed in the identified device, the first communication interface to connect to the wearable device.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive information on a wearable device that was connected to the at least one of the one or more devices through the second communication interface; and

identify, based on information on the wearable device received from the wearable device through the first communication interface and information on the wearable device received from the at least one of the one or more devices through the second communication interface, the device having the connection history with the wearable device from among the one or more devices.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit a control command for displaying a UI for performing a connection process between the electronic device and the wearable device to the identified device in a state in which the connection history does not exist between the electronic device and the wearable device.

4 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to control, based on the user input inputted in the identified device through the UI being received from the identified device through the second communication interface, the first communication interface to connect to the wearable device according to the received user input.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit a control command for displaying a UI for receiving confirmation on whether to connect the wearable device to the electronic device to the identified device in a state in which the connection history exists between the electronic device and the wearable device.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to control, based on the user input inputted in the identified device through the UI being received from the identified device through the second communication interface, the first communication interface to connect to the wearable device according to the received user input.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to control the first communication interface to connect to the wearable device via Bluetooth™.

8 . A connection method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

identifying, based on a wearable device being detected, a device that has a connection history with the wearable device from among at least one of one or more mobile devices;

transmitting a control command for displaying a user interface (UI) for connection with the wearable device to the identified device; and

connecting, based on a user input inputted in the UI displayed in the identified device, the electronic device to the wearable device.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the identifying comprises:

receiving information on a wearable device that has been connected to the one or more devices from the one or more devices; and

identifying, based on information on the wearable device received from the wearable device and information on the wearable device received from the at least one of the one or more devices, the device that has the connection history with the wearable device from among the one or more devices.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting a control command for displaying a UI for performing a connection process between the electronic device and the wearable device to the identified device in a state in which the connection history does not exist between the electronic device and the wearable device.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the connecting comprises connecting, based on the user input inputted in the identified device through the UI being received from the identified device, the electronic device to the wearable device according to the received user input.

12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting a control command for displaying a UI for receiving confirmation on whether to connect the wearable device to the electronic device to the identified device in a state in which the connection history exists between the electronic device and the wearable device.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the connecting comprises connecting, based on the user input inputted in the identified mobile device through the UI being received from the identified device, with the electronic device to the wearable device according to the received user input.

14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the connecting comprises connecting the electronic device to the wearable device via Bluetooth™.

15 . A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing computer instructions that cause an electronic device to perform an operation when executed by one or more processor of the electronic device, wherein the operation comprises;

identifying, based on a wearable device being detected, a device that has a connection history with the wearable device from among at least one of one or more mobile devices;

transmitting a control command for displaying a user interface (UI) for connection with the wearable device to the identified device; and

connecting, based on a user input inputted in the UI displayed in the identified device, the electronic device to the wearable device.

16 . The medium of claim 15 , wherein the identifying comprises:

receiving information on a wearable device that has been connected to the one or more devices from the one or more devices; and

identifying, based on information on the wearable device received from the wearable device and information on the wearable device received from the at least one of the one or more devices, the device that has the connection history with the wearable device from among the one or more devices.

17 . The medium of claim 15 , wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting a control command for displaying a UI for performing a connection process between the electronic device and the wearable device to the identified device in a state in which the connection history does not exist between the electronic device and the wearable device.

18 . The medium of claim 17 , wherein the connecting comprises connecting, based on the user input inputted in the identified device through the UI being received from the identified device, the electronic device to the wearable device according to the received user input.

19 . The medium of claim 15 , wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting a control command for displaying a UI for receiving confirmation on whether to connect the wearable device to the electronic device to the identified device in a state in which the connection history exists between the electronic device and the wearable device.

20 . The medium of claim 19 , wherein the connecting comprises connecting, based on the user input inputted in the identified mobile device through the UI being received from the identified device, with the electronic device to the wearable device according to the received user input.