IP Library Granted Patent US 10,791,586
Granted Patent B2
US 10,791,586 · App. 16/459,286 · Granted Sep 29, 2020

Mobile device and method of pairing the same with electronic device

Inventors: Jae-woo Ko (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jae-young Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Hyun-jung Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,791,586
App. No.
16/459,286
Granted
Sep 29, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and devices are provided of pairing glasses with an electronic device is provided. The glasses store identification information and device information regarding a plurality of electronic devices, the device information being usable to pair the glasses with the plurality of electronic devices. The glasses obtain an image of at least one electronic device via a camera of the glasses. The glasses extract identification information of the at least one included in the image. The glasses select the electronic device based on the extracted identification information and the stored identification information. The glasses pair with the electronic device based on the device information of the electronic device.

Claims (32)

1. A method for establishing a connection with an electronic device by a mobile device, the method comprising:

obtaining an image including at least one electronic device based on a direction of a user gaze;

determining whether the user gaze is maintained on the at least one electronic device included in the image for a predetermined period of time; and

establishing a wireless connection with the at least one electronic device based on the determination.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

analyzing whether the at least one electronic device is included in the obtained image.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the analyzing comprises analyzing whether the at least one electronic device is included in the obtained image when an input for establishing the wireless connection is received as a gesture input by a user of the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying the image including the at least one electronic device at a display of the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device comprises glasses.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting an inquiry to a user of the mobile device whether to control the at least one electronic device, and

receiving an input made in response to the inquiry.

7. A mobile device comprising:

a camera configured to obtain an image including at least one electronic device based on a direction of a user gaze;

a display; and

a processor configured to:

determine whether the user gaze is maintained on the at least one electronic device included in the image for a predetermined period of time, and

establish a wireless connection with the at least one electronic device based on the determination.

8. The mobile device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to analyze whether the at least one electronic device is included in the obtained image.

9. The mobile device of claim 8 , wherein the analyzing comprises analyzing whether the at least one electronic device is included in the obtained image when an input for establishing the wireless connection is received as a gesture input of a user.

10. The mobile device of claim 7 , wherein the display is configured to display the image including the at least one electronic device.

11. The mobile device of claim 7 , wherein the mobile device comprises glasses.

12. The mobile device of claim 7 , further comprising an eye-tracking camera configured to track the direction of the user gaze.

13. The mobile device of claim 7 ,

wherein the processor is configured to control transmitting an inquiry to a user whether to control the at least one electronic device, and

receiving an input made in response to the inquiry.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed, cause at least one processor of an electronic device to control the electronic device to perform operations comprising:

obtaining an image including at least one electronic device based on a direction of a user gaze;

determining whether the user gaze is maintained on the at least one electronic device included in the image for a predetermined period of time; and

establishing a wireless connection with the at least one electronic device based on the determination.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user gaze is determined via sensing circuitry of the mobile device.

Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2014-0096764 · Jul 29, 2014 · national
KR 10-2015-0034042 · Mar 11, 2015 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16182479 · Nov 6, 2018
Continuation 14811294 · Jul 28, 2015
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