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US 12,382,122 · App. 18/512,569 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Electronic apparatus for controlling peripheral device with remote control signal and control method thereof

Inventors: Pyoungyun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Sooin Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Haekwang Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04N21/42221H04N7/0255
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Patent No.
US 12,382,122
App. No.
18/512,569
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an electronic apparatus comprising: a communication interface including communication circuitry; a memory; and at least one processor connected to the communication interface and the memory, and configured to control the electronic apparatus, wherein the processor is configured to: control the communication interface to transmit a channel signal to another electronic apparatus, control the communication interface to transmit an approval signal to the another electronic apparatus, based on the first cancellation signal being received from a remote control device through the communication interface, control the communication interface to transmit a second cancellation signal corresponding to the first cancellation signal to the another electronic apparatus, and based on the number of inputs of the first cancellation signal after transmitting the channel signal and the approval signal being a specified number of times or more, store information indicating that no approval signal is transmitted after transmitting the channel signal in the memory as usage pattern information.

Claims (52)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a communication interface comprising communication circuitry;

a memory; and

at least one processor connected to the communication interface and the memory, and configured to control the electronic apparatus,

wherein the processor is configured to:

control the communication interface to transmit a channel signal to another electronic apparatus,

control the communication interface to transmit an approval signal to the another electronic apparatus,

based on a first cancellation signal being received from a remote control device through the communication interface, control the communication interface to transmit a second cancellation signal corresponding to the first cancellation signal to the another electronic apparatus, and

based on a number of inputs of the first cancellation signal after transmitting the channel signal and the approval signal being a specified number of times or more, store information indicating that no approval signal is transmitted after transmitting the channel signal in the memory as usage pattern information.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a display,

wherein the processor is configured to:

control the display to display at least one thumbnail corresponding to at least one content, and

control the communication interface to transmit the channel signal indicating a channel corresponding to the thumbnail selected based on a received signal to another electronic apparatus based on receiving the signal for selecting one of the at least one thumbnail from the remote control device through the communication interface.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to:

control the communication interface to transmit the channel signal indicating a channel corresponding to the thumbnail selected based on a re-received signal to another electronic apparatus based on re-receiving the signal for selecting one of the at least one thumbnail from the remote control device through the communication interface in a state where the usage pattern information is stored in the memory, and

transmit no approval signal based on the usage pattern information.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

receive signals based on manipulation of number buttons of a specified number or more among the plurality of number buttons included in the remote control device from the remote control device through the communication interface, and

control the communication interface to transmit signals corresponding to the signals based on the manipulation of the number buttons of the specified number or more to another electronic apparatus as the channel signals.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the processor is configured to:

re-receive the signals based on the manipulation of the number buttons of the specified number or more among the plurality of number buttons from the remote control device through the communication interface in the state where the usage pattern information is stored in the memory,

control the communication interface to transmit signals corresponding to the re-received signals to another electronic apparatus as the channel signals, and

transmit no approval signal based on the usage pattern information.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a difference in reception time points of the adjacent signals among the signals based on the manipulation of the number buttons of the specified number or more is a specified value or less.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a display,

wherein the processor is configured to:

control the display to display a focus on at least one thumbnail corresponding to at least one content and one of the at least one thumbnail, and

control the communication interface to transmit the channel signal indicating a channel corresponding to a thumbnail where the focus is positioned to another electronic apparatus based on the focus being displayed on one of the at least one thumbnail for a specified time or more.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to:

control the communication interface to transmit the channel signal indicating the channel corresponding to the thumbnail where the focus is positioned to another electronic apparatus based on the focus being displayed on one of the at least one thumbnail for the specified time or more in the state where the usage pattern information is stored in the memory, and

transmit no approval signal based on the usage pattern information.

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a display,

wherein the processor is configured to:

control the display to display a screen asking whether to store the usage pattern information, and

store the usage pattern information in the memory based on receiving a storage approval signal from the remote control device through the communication interface.

10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the approval signal comprises a signal corresponding to a signal based on at least one of the input button, ok button, or enter button of the remote control device, and

the first cancellation signal comprises a signal corresponding to a signal based on at least one of the cancel button, back button, return button, or exit button of the remote control device.

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

receive the first cancellation signal from the remote control device according to a first communication standard of the communication interface, and

transmit the channel signal, the approval signal, and the second cancellation signal to another electronic apparatus according to a second communication standard of the communication interface.

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

transmitting a channel signal to another electronic apparatus;

transmitting an approval signal to the another electronic apparatus;

based on a first cancellation signal being received from a remote control device, transmitting a second cancellation signal corresponding to the first cancellation signal to the another electronic apparatus; and

based on the number of inputs of the first cancellation signal after the channel signal and the approval signal are transmitted being a specified number of times or more, storing information indicating that no approval signal is transmitted after the channel signal is transmitted as usage pattern information.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising displaying at least one thumbnail corresponding to at least one content,

wherein in the transmitting of the channel signal to another electronic apparatus, the channel signal indicating a channel corresponding to the thumbnail selected based on a received signal is transmitted to another electronic apparatus based on the signal for selecting one of the at least one thumbnail being received from the remote control device.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising:

transmitting the channel signal indicating a channel corresponding to the thumbnail selected based on a re-received signal to another electronic apparatus based on the signal for selecting one of the at least one thumbnail being re-received from the remote control device in a state where the usage pattern information is stored; and

transmitting no approval signal based on the usage pattern information.

15. The method as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising receiving signals based on manipulation of number buttons of a specified number or more among the plurality of number buttons included in the remote control device from the remote control device,

wherein in the transmitting of the channel signal to another electronic apparatus, signals corresponding to the signals based on the manipulation of the number buttons of the specified number or more are transmitted to another electronic apparatus as the channel signals.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: KIM, PYOUNGYUN; KANG, SOOIN; LEE, HAEKWANG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065599/0646 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0171658 · Dec 9, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2023014152 · Sep 19, 2023
Related Publication 20240196039A1 · Jun 13, 2024
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