IP Library Granted Patent US 8,793,622
Granted Patent B2
US 8,793,622 · App. 12/862,344 · Granted Jul 29, 2014

Device for item control, system for item control, and method

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Patent No.
US 8,793,622
App. No.
12/862,344
Granted
Jul 29, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first device classifies and displays an item, identifies a suitable class matched to approach information of a second device out of the entire area of the classified item as the second device approaches the first device, and provides the second device with the identified class or executes a service linked to the class. The second device approaches a portion where a desired class is displayed by the first device, receives the class from the first device, and provides a linked service using the same.

Claims (44)

1. A device, comprising:

a display to display an item to be classified; and

an operation controller to divide the item into a plurality of areas, to classify the item such that at least one class corresponds to an area of the item, to match a class of the classified item to an area of the item according to an approach information of an outside device, and to execute a service linked to the matched class,

wherein the operation controller comprises:

an proximity device recognizer to determine the approach information of the outside device, and

a selected service executer to identify one or more classes matched with the approach information, and to execute the service linked to the identified one or more classes.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the operation controller comprises:

an item manager to classify the item into a plurality of classes corresponding to the plurality of areas.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the selected service executer transmits the identified class to the outside device.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the approach information of the outside device is used to select a class of the classified item and comprises one or more values corresponding to one or more of a position, a distance, an approach direction, a moving path, an angle, an entering speed, and an entering area of the outside device, respectively.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the item is software data comprising one or more of file data, image data, video data, audio data, a command object, and an application screen component.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the item is physical data of the device.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the operation controller executes commands matched with the class corresponding to the approach information of the outside device.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the classified item is content linked to an application, and the operation controller provides the class corresponding to the approach information of the outside device, if the outside device approaches while the application is executed.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the operation controller changes a display state of the classified item on the display corresponding to the approach information of the outside device.

10. A device, comprising:

an interface to select an area among a plurality of areas of a classified item displayed by an outside device, wherein the area is selected according to an approach motion towards the outside device as determined by the outside device, and to receive, from the outside device, an identified class matched to the selected area and the approach motion;

a linked service controller to provide a linked service using the identified class corresponding to the approach motion; and

a display to display the identified class.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein, if the classified item is an image, the linked service controller magnifies and displays the identified class of the image on the display.

12. The device of claim 10 , wherein the linked service controller executes a command matched to the identified class.

13. The device of claim 10 , wherein the linked service controller receives and reproduces the identified class of the classified item, or reproduces the class of the classified item if the item is video data or audio data.

14. The device of claim 10 , wherein the linked service controller receives a portion of the content linked to an application corresponding to the identified class and provides the linked service if the application is being executed in the outside device.

15. The device of claim 10 , wherein, if an approach to the outside device is made while a key event is performed, the linked service controller links the identified class with the key event and provides the linked service.

16. The device of claim 10 , wherein the class corresponds to information on a remaining amount of battery of the outside device corresponding to the approach motion.

17. An item control system, comprising:

a first device to select an area among a plurality of areas of an item by an approach motion towards a second device and to receive a class matched to the selected area of the item; and

the second device to classify the item such that at least one class corresponds to an area of the item, to display the classified item, to determine the approach motion of the first device, to identify one or more classes matched with the approach motion, and to execute a service linked to the class matched to the selected area and the approach motion as the first device approaches the second device,

wherein the classified item has at least one class corresponding to an area of the item.

18. The item control system of claim 17 , wherein the second device provides the first device with the identified class.

19. A method for item control, comprising:

classifying an item divided into a plurality of areas such that at least one class corresponds to an area of the item;

displaying the classified item;

determining, by a proximity device recognizer, approach information of an outside device as the outside device approaches;

identifying one or more classes matched with the approach information;

identifying an area of the classified item corresponding to the approach information of the outside device; and

executing a service linked to the identified area and the identified one or more classes.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the executing the service further comprises providing the outside device with a class of the item corresponding to the selected area.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein the item is software data, which comprises one or more of file data, image data, video data, audio data, a command object, and an application screen component.

22. The method of claim 19 , wherein the classified item is information on physical data.

23. A method for item control, comprising:

generating, by a proximity device recognizer, approach information on an outside device by approaching the outside device, the outside device displaying a classified item divided into a plurality of areas;

receiving, from the outside device, an identified class corresponding to an area of the classified item based on the approach information; and

providing a linked service according to the identified class corresponding to the approach information.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2020
From: PANTECH INC.
To: PANTECH CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052662/0609 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVAL OF PATENTS 09897290, 10824929, 11249232, 11966263 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 040654 FRAME: 0749. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER. Recorded Jan 18, 2017
From: PANTECH CO., LTD.
To: PANTECH INC.
Reel/Frame 041413/0799 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 10221139 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 040005 FRAME 0257. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 10221139 SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INCLUED IN THIS RECORDAL. Recorded Nov 7, 2016
From: PANTECH CO., LTD.
To: PANTECH INC.
Reel/Frame 040654/0749 →
DE-MERGER Recorded Sep 13, 2016
From: PANTECH CO., LTD.
To: PANTECH INC.
Reel/Frame 040005/0257 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2010
From: KIM, HYOUNG JIN; JUNG, UI CHANG; BAE, JAE BEOM; BAE, HYE SUN; YOO, HAN CHUL; HUH, JUNG AH
To: PANTECH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 024882/0431 →