Granted Patent B2

US 12,416,993 · App. 18/778,505 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Inventors: Jaeho Choi (Suwon-si, KR); Seonghun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Kwangtaek Woo (Suwon-si, KR); Changho Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jinwan An (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

G06F3/04162G06F3/03545

Abstract

Claims (41)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

communication circuitry;

memory; and

at least one processor including processing circuitry, memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

receive a touch input of a first electronic pen to the display;

identify whether the first electronic pen is connected to the electronic device through the communication circuitry in response to receiving the touch input;

identify whether a second electronic pen is connected to the electronic device in response to identifying that the first electronic pen is not connected to the electronic device;

transmit a notification signal to the second electronic pen in response to identifying that the second electronic pen connected to the electronic device is present; and

establish communication connection with the first electronic pen in response to identifying that the second electronic pen is not connected to the electronic device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the memory stores instructions cause the electronic device to:

identify whether there is a communication signal received to the communication circuitry in response to receiving the touch input; and

determine that the first electronic pen does not establish the communication connection with the electronic device on the basis that the touch input is received, but the communication signal is not received.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the memory stores instructions cause the electronic device to:

identify whether there is a communication signal received to the communication circuitry in response to receiving the touch input; and

determine that the first electronic pen establishes the communication connection with the electronic device and perform a predetermined function on the basis that the touch input and the communication signal are received simultaneously or in a predetermined time interval.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the memory stores instructions cause the electronic device to:

identify whether there is a record of previous connection of the first electronic pen in the memory; and

establish the communication connection with the first electronic pen by using the communication circuitry in response to identifying that there is the record of connection of the first electronic pen.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein memory stores instructions cause the electronic device to:

identify whether there is a record of previous connection of the first electronic pen in the memory; and

output a pairing guide to the display in response to identifying that there is no record of connection of the first electronic pen.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the memory stores instructions cause the electronic device to output the second electronic pen and a graphic object, which indicates a state of the second electronic pen, to the display in response to receiving motion information from the second electronic pen.

7. A notification and connection method for an electronic pen, the notification and connection method comprising:

receiving a touch input of a first electronic pen to a display;

identifying whether the first electronic pen is connected to an electronic device through communication circuitry in response to receiving the touch input;

identifying whether a second electronic pen is connected to the electronic device in response to identifying that the first electronic pen is not connected to the electronic device;

transmitting a notification signal to the second electronic pen in response to identifying that the second electronic pen connected to the electronic device is present; and

establishing communication connection with the first electronic pen in response to identifying that the second electronic pen is not connected to the electronic device.

8. The notification and connection method of claim 7 , wherein the identifying of whether the first electronic pen establishes the communication connection with the electronic device comprises:

identifying whether there is a communication signal received to the communication circuitry in response to receiving the touch input; and

determining that the first electronic pen does not establish the communication connection with the electronic device on the basis that the touch input is received, but the communication signal is not received.

9. The notification and connection method of claim 7 , wherein the identifying of whether the first electronic pen establishes the communication connection with the electronic device comprises:

identifying whether there is a communication signal received to the communication circuitry in response to receiving the touch input; and

determining that the first electronic pen establishes the communication connection with the electronic device and performing a predetermined function on the basis that the touch input and the communication signal are received simultaneously or in a predetermined time interval.

10. The notification and connection method of claim 7 , wherein the establishing of the communication connection with the first electronic pen comprises:

identifying whether there is a record of previous connection of the first electronic pen in a memory; and

establishing the communication connection with the first electronic pen by using the communication circuitry in response to identifying that there is the record of connection of the first electronic pen.

11. The notification and connection method of claim 7 , wherein the establishing of the communication connection with the first electronic pen comprises:

identifying whether there is a record of previous connection of the first electronic pen in a memory; and

outputting a pairing guide to the display in response to identifying that there is no record of connection of the first electronic pen.

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