Method and apparatus for peripheral connection
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYoung-Soo Chun
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Abstract
Attaching a peripheral device to a portable terminal includes determining one or more application programs operating in connection with an attached peripheral device, displaying a depiction of a plug of the attached peripheral device and the one or more application programs on a screen of the portable terminal, and, when a user drags the displayed depiction of a plug to select one of the one or more application programs, executing the selected application program.
Claims20
A method in a mobile terminal including a touch screen, the method comprising:
- detecting a connection of an external device;
- displaying, on the touch screen, a plug image corresponding to the external device in response to the detecting of the connection of the external device;
- displaying, on the touch screen, one or more icons, respectively corresponding to one or more application programs that are executable on the mobile terminal, in response to the detecting of the connection of the external device;
- receiving a selection of one icon of the displayed one or more icons respectively corresponding to the one or more application programs;
- and
- executing an application program corresponding to the selected one icon,
- wherein the plug image is initially displayed at a portion of the touch screen adjacent to a location at which the external device is connected in response to the detecting of the connection.
A mobile terminal including a touch screen, the mobile terminal comprising:
- a connector;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- detect a connection of an external device through the connector;
- control the touch screen to display a plug image corresponding to the external device in response to the detecting of the connection of the external device;
- control the touch screen to display one or more icons, respectively corresponding to one or more application programs that are executable on the mobile terminal, in response to the detecting of the connection of the external device;
- receive a selection of one icon of the displayed one or more icons respectively corresponding to the one or more application programs;
- and
- execute an application program corresponding to the selected one icon,
- wherein the plug image is initially displayed at a portion of the touch screen adjacent to a location at which the external device is connected in response to the detecting of the connection.
A method in a mobile terminal including a touch screen, the method comprising:
- detecting a connection of an external device;
- automatically displaying, at a location on the touch screen adjacent to the external device connection and in response to the detecting of the connection, a plug image corresponding to the external device;
- displaying, on the touch screen, one or more icons, respectively corresponding to one or more application programs that are executable on the mobile terminal, in response to the detecting of the connection of the external device;
- receiving a selection of one icon of the displayed one or more icons respectively corresponding to the one or more application programs;
- and
- executing an application program corresponding to the selected one icon.
A mobile terminal including a touch screen, the mobile terminal comprising:
- a connector;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- detect a connection of an external device;
- control the touch screen to automatically display, at a location on the touch screen adjacent to the external device connector and in response to the detecting of the connection, a plug image corresponding to the external device;
- control the touch screen to display one or more icons, respectively corresponding to one or more application programs that are executable on the mobile terminal, in response to the detecting of the connection of the external device;
- receive a selection of one icon of the displayed one or more icons respectively corresponding to the one or more application programs;
- and
- execute an application program corresponding to the selected one icon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.