Method and apparatus for video communication
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyung-Rae Cho, Sun-Ae Kim, Ji-Young Kwahk, Hyun-Joo Oh
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Abstract
A method for changing a communication network for video communication is provided. The method includes performing, by a user equipment (UE), video communication through a mobile communication network; searching for whether there is a wireless local area network (WLAN) accessible by the UE; displaying, if a WLAN accessible by the UE is found, the accessible WLAN; and when the displayed WLAN is selected by a user, changing a communication network for the video communication to perform the video communication through the selected WLAN.
Claims14
An electronic device for performing video communication, the electronic device comprising:
- a touch screen;
- a memory storing instructions;
- and
- at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to at least:
- control to perform, through a communication interface of the electronic device, the video communication with an external device,
- control to identify at least one video communication device capable of performing the video communication with the external device while performing the video communication with the external device,
- while performing the video communication with the external device, control to display, on the touch screen, the identified at least one video communication device capable of performing the video communication with the external device,
- while performing the video communication with the external device, control to obtain a touch input, via the touch screen, for selecting one of the identified at least one video communication device displayed on the touch screen, and
- based on one of the identified at least one video communication device being selected, control to initiate an operation to change a device for the video communication from the electronic device to the selected one of the identified at least one video communication device while performing the video communication with the external device.
A method for performing video communication by an electronic device, the method comprising:
- performing, through a communication interface of the electronic device, the video communication with an external device,
- while performing the video communication with the external device, identifying at least one video communication device capable of performing the video communication with the external device,
- while performing the video communication with the external device, displaying, on a touch screen of the electronic device, the identified at least one video communication device capable of performing the video communication with the external device,
- while performing the video communication with the external device, obtaining a user touch input, via a touch screen of the electronic device, for selecting one of the identified at least one video communication device displayed on the touch screen, and
- based on one of the identified at least one video communication device being selected, initiating an operation to change a device for the video communication from the electronic device to the selected one of the identified at least one video communication device while performing the video communication with the external device.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium with instructions stored thereon, the instructions executable by a processor of an electronic device for performing a video communication to cause the processor to at least:
- control to perform, through a communication interface of the electronic device, the video communication with an external device,
- control to identify at least one video communication device capable of performing the video communication with the external device while performing the video communication with the external device,
- while performing the video communication with the external device, control to display, on a touch screen of the electronic device, the identified at least one video communication device capable of performing the video communication with the external device,
- while performing the video communication with the external device, control to obtain a touch input, via a touch screen of the electronic device, for selecting one of the identified at least one video communication device displayed on the touch screen, and
- based on one of the identified at least one video communication device being selected, control to initiate an operation to change a device for the video communication from the electronic device to the selected one of the identified at least one video communication device while performing the video communication with the external device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.