# US 12,225,324 B2 · Electronic device and method for performing functions of video call and contents using external electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,225,324 B2 - Document ID: US12225324B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/991,207 - Filed: 2022-11-21 - Published: 2023-05-25 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2021-11-19 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Miyoung Lee; Donggoo Kang; Hyunjin Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12225324B2 ## CPC - H04N 7/147: {Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals (selecting H04Q)} - G06F 3/1423: {controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display} - G06F 3/1454: {involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay} - H04N 7/14: Systems for two-way working ({H04N7/12, } H04N7/173 take precedence) - H04N 7/144: {camera and display on the same optical axis, e.g. optically multiplexing the camera and display for eye to eye contact} - H04N 7/15: Conference systems - H04N 21/4223: Cameras (H04N23/00 takes precedence) - H04N 21/431: Generation of visual interfaces {for content selection or interaction}; Content or additional data rendering - H04N 21/4316: {for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window} - H04N 21/436: Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB {or one or more peripheral devices} inside the home - H04N 21/478: Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application - H04N 21/4788: communicating with other users, e.g. chatting {(arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104)} - H04N 21/81: Monomedia components thereof - A63F 13/31: Communication aspects specific to video games, e.g. between several handheld game devices at close range - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G09G 2340/0442: Handling or displaying different aspect ratios, or changing the aspect ratio - G09G 2340/0492: Change of orientation of the displayed image, e.g. upside-down, mirrored - G09G 2340/145: related to small screens - H04N 2007/145: {Handheld terminals} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) ## Abstract An electronic device includes a communication module, a display, a memory, and at least one processor connected to the communication module, the display, and the memory. The at least one processor is configured to identify an external electronic device connectable to the electronic device based on video calling and content execution, identify at least one function executable in the external electronic device among functions associated with video calling and content execution, identify, based on device configuration information of the electronic device and device configuration information of the external electronic device, a function to be executed in the external electronic device among the at least one function executable in the external electronic device, and transmit, to the external electronic device via the communication module, information corresponding to the function to be executed in the external electronic device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: communication circuitry; a display; memory comprising one or more storage media storing instructions; and at least one processor, including processing circuitry, connected to the communication circuitry, the display, and the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: execute content while performing video calling; and based on the executing of the content while performing the video calling: identify an external electronic device connectable to the electronic device, identify at least one function executable in the external electronic device among functions associated with the video calling and the content execution, identify, based on device configuration information of the electronic device and device configuration information of the external electronic device, a function of displaying a video call screen and a content execution screen among the at least one function executable in the external electronic device, identify a display layout of the video call screen and content execution screen based on context information of the content, and transmit, to the external electronic device via the communication circuitry, based on the display layout of the video call screen and content execution screen, information corresponding to the function to be executed in the external electronic device for use by the external electronic device to perform the function. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the functions associated with the video calling and the content execution comprise functions associated with a video call and functions associated with content execution. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the functions associated with the video call comprise a video call screen display function, a selfie-camera function, a video call voice output function, and/or a microphone input function. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the functions associated with content execution comprise a content screen display function, a content sound output function, a content-related input function, a content-related camera function, and/or a content-related sensing function. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the device configuration information of the electronic device includes information associated with hardware components included in the electronic device, and the device configuration information of the external electronic device includes information associated with hardware components included in the external electronic device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the context information comprises at least one of a content format, a content type, or a content progress state. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: identify a change in the context information while a first video call and content execution screen is displayed in a first display layout, and identify a second display layout based on the change in the context information. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the external electronic device includes a TV. ### Claim 9 A method of performing, by an electronic device, a video call and content function using an external electronic device, the method comprising: executing content while performing video calling; and based on the executing of the content while performing the video calling: identifying an external electronic device connectable to the electronic device; identifying at least one function executable in the external electronic device among functions associated with the video calling and the content execution; identifying, based on device configuration information of the electronic device and device configuration information of the external electronic device, a function of displaying a video call screen and a content execution screen among the at least one function executable in the external electronic device; identifying a display layout of the video call screen and the content execution screen based on context information of the content; and transmitting, to the external electronic device, based on the display layout of the video call screen and content execution screen, information corresponding to the function to be executed in the external electronic device via a communication circuitry of the electronic device for use by the external electronic device to perform the function. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the functions associated with the video calling and the content execution comprise functions associated with a video call and functions associated with content execution. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the functions associated with a video call comprise a video call screen display function, a selfie-camera function, a video call voice output function, and/or a microphone input function. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the functions associated with content execution comprise a content screen display function, a content sound output function, a content-related input function, a content-related camera function, and/or a content-related sensing function. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the device configuration information of the electronic device includes information associated with hardware components included in the electronic device, and the device configuration information of the external electronic device includes information associated with hardware components included in the external electronic device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the context information comprises at least one of a content format, a content type, or a content progress state. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises: identifying a change in the context information while displaying a first video call and content execution screen in a first display layout, and identifying a second display layout based on the change in the context information. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the external electronic device includes a TV. ### Claim 17 A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising: executing content while performing video calling; and based on the executing of the content while performing the video calling: identifying an external electronic device connectable to the electronic device; identifying at least one function executable in the external electronic device among functions associated with the video calling and the content execution; identifying, based on device configuration information of the electronic device and device configuration information of the external electronic device, a function of displaying a video call screen and a content execution screen among the at least one function executable in the external electronic device; identifying a display layout of the video call screen and the content execution screen based on context information of the content; and transmitting, to the external electronic device, based on the display layout of the video call screen and content execution screen, information corresponding to the function to be executed in the external electronic device via a communication circuitry of the electronic device for use by the external electronic device to perform the function. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 17, wherein the functions associated with the video calling and the content execution comprise functions associated with a video call and functions associated with content execution, the functions associated with the video call comprise a video call screen display function, a selfie camera function, a video call voice output function, and/or a microphone input function, and the functions associated with content execution comprise a content screen display function, a content sound output function, a content-related input function, a content-related camera function, and/or a content-related sensing function.