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Granted Patent B2
US 11,240,550 · App. 17/097,722 · Granted Feb 1, 2022

Electronic apparatus and control method thereof

Inventors: Kilsoo Choi (Suwon-si, KR); Jongin Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Sehyun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Kwansik Yang (Suwon-si, KR); Jaesoon Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Dahee Jeong (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04N21/4307H04N21/4126H04N21/4363H04N21/44004H04N21/472
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Patent No.
US 11,240,550
App. No.
17/097,722
Granted
Feb 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes: a display; a communication circuit; and a processor configured to: display an image on the display, in response to receiving a request for transmitting content of the image from an external apparatus through the communication circuit, identify whether or not to perform an operation for selecting content based on a number of content included in the image, based on the identifying to perform the operation for selecting the content, receive a user input for selecting the content from the external apparatus, and transmit data of the content, which is selected from a plurality of contents in the image according to the user input, to the external apparatus through the communication circuit, and based on the identifying to not perform the operation for selecting the content, transmit data of the image displayed on the display to the external apparatus.

Claims (57)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a display;

a communication circuit; and

a processor configured to:

display an image on the display,

in response to receiving a request for transmitting content of the image from an external apparatus through the communication circuit, identify whether or not to perform an operation for selecting content based on a number of content views displayed on the display and included in the image,

based on the identifying to perform the operation for selecting the content, receive a user input for selecting the content from the external apparatus, and transmit data of the content, which is selected from a plurality of contents in the image according to the user input, to the external apparatus through the communication circuit, and

based on the identifying to not perform the operation for selecting the content, transmit data of the image displayed on the display to the external apparatus.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify to perform the operation for selecting the content based on the image being a multi-view screen, and

identify to not perform the operation for selecting the content based on the image being a single view screen.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

based on the identifying to perform the operation for selecting the content, transmit information with regard to the plurality of contents included in the image to the external apparatus, and

receive the user input selecting one of the plurality of contents from the external apparatus.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the user input, transmit the data of the content selected from the plurality of contents buffered to be displayed as the image on the display, to the external apparatus.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a storage configured to store data file of the content,

wherein the processor is further configured to transmit the data file of the content stored in the storage to the external apparatus.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the user input, transmit address information of a server storing the data of the content to the external apparatus.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, from the external apparatus, the user input including coordinate information indicating a touch position on a screen of the external apparatus while a mirrored screen corresponding to the plurality of contents displayed on the display is displayed on the external apparatus,

identify a position on the display corresponding to the coordinate information, and

identify content corresponding to the identified position among the plurality of contents, as the selected content.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to process a partial area designated by area information to be displayed on the external apparatus based on receiving, the area information designating the partial area of the image displayed on the display from the external apparatus.

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

select data corresponding to the partial area among the data of the image displayed on the display, and

transmit the selected data to the external apparatus.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit the data of the image displayed on the display and identification information for identifying the partial area in the image to the external apparatus.

11. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify to perform the operation for selecting the content based on the plurality of contents being included in the image, and

identify to not perform the operation for selecting the content based on a single content being included in the image.

12. A control method of an electronic apparatus, the control method comprising:

displaying an image on a display of the electronic apparatus;

in response to receiving a request for transmitting content of the image from an external apparatus, identifying whether or not to perform an operation for selecting content based on a number of content views displayed on the display and included in the image;

based on the identifying to perform the operation for selecting the content, receiving a user input for selecting the content from the external apparatus, and transmitting data of the content, which is selected from a plurality of contents in the image according to the user input, to the external apparatus; and

based on the identifying to not perform the operation for selecting the content, transmitting data of the image displayed on the display to the external apparatus.

13. The control method of the electronic apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the identifying whether or not to perform the operation comprises:

identifying to perform the operation for selecting the content based on the image being a multi-view screen, and

identifying to not perform the operation for selecting the content based on the image being a single view screen.

14. The control method of the electronic apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the receiving the user input comprises:

based on the identifying to perform the operation for selecting the content, transmitting information with regard to the plurality of contents included in the image to the external apparatus, and

receiving the user input selecting one of the plurality of contents from the external apparatus.

15. The control method of the electronic apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the transmitting the data of the content comprises:

transmitting the data of the content selected from the plurality of contents buffered to be displayed as the image on the display, to the external apparatus.

16. The control method of the electronic apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the transmitting the data of the content comprises:

transmitting data file of the content that is pre-stored in the electronic apparatus.

17. The control method of the electronic apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the transmitting the data of the content comprises:

transmitting address information of a server storing the data of the content to the external apparatus.

18. The control method of the electronic apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the receiving the user input comprises:

receiving the user input including coordinate information indicating a touch position on a screen of the external apparatus, while a mirrored screen corresponding to the plurality of contents displayed on the display is displayed on the external apparatus,

identifying a position on the display corresponding to the coordinate information, and

identifying content corresponding to the identified position among the plurality of contents, as the selected content.

19. The control method of the electronic apparatus of claim 12 ,

wherein a partial area designated by area information is processed to be displayed on the external apparatus based on receiving the area information designating the partial area of the image displayed on the display from the external apparatus.

20. The control method of the electronic apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the identifying whether or not to perform the operation for selecting the content comprises:

identifying to perform the operation for selecting the content based on the plurality of contents included in the image, and

identifying to not perform the operation for selecting the content based on a single content being included in the image.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2020
From: CHOI, KILSOO; LEE, JONGIN; KIM, SEHYUN; YANG, KWANSIK; LEE, JAESOON; JEONG, DAHEE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054364/0387 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0146280 · Nov 15, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210152879A1 · May 20, 2021
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