IP Library Patent Application 18950081
Patent Application
App. No. 18/950,081

MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD

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18/950,081
Abstract

A control method of a mobile terminal includes receiving content information and device information, receiving a content selection signal and a device selection signal from a user, generating a control command for controlling a content corresponding to the content selection signal, and transmitting the control command to a host. The control command includes a change command for switching a selected device to another device to output a selected content continuously.

Claims (19)

1 . A control method of a mobile terminal, comprising:

receiving content information and device information;

receiving a content selection signal and a device selection signal from a user;

generating a control command for controlling a content corresponding to the content selection signal; and

transmitting the control command to a host, wherein the control command includes a change command for switching a selected device to another device to output a selected content continuously.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the another device includes the mobile terminal.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a control mode based on a kind of the selected device or a kind of the selected content.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the control mode includes at least one of information on the selected content, evaluation details, directions, outlines and a control image.

5 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising receiving the information related with the control mode from the host.

6 . A mobile terminal, comprising:

a communication unit to communicate with a host or a device;

a search unit to search for content information and device information received from the host;

an input unit to receive a content selection signal and a device selection signal based on the search; and

a control unit to transmit to the host a control command to control a selected content selected by the content selection signal to be outputted to a selected device selected by the device selection signal,

wherein the control command includes a change command for switching a selected device to another device to output a selected content continuously.

7 . The mobile terminal of claim 6 , wherein the another device includes the mobile terminal.

8 . The mobile terminal of claim 6 , wherein the control unit further determines a control mode based on a kind of the selected device or a kind of the selected content.

9 . The mobile terminal of claim 8 , wherein the control mode includes at least one of information on the selected content, evaluation details, directions, outlines and a control image.

10 . The mobile terminal of claim 8 , wherein the control unit further receives the information related with the control mode from the host.