Electronic device and control method thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJungeun Shin, Sungchae Na
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Abstract
An electronic device and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic device and the control method thereof provides a user interface whereby when an electronic device is connected to an external device through short-range communication, an item of the electronic device can be shared with the external device through a simple manipulation on the touchscreen. For example, a particular item displayed on the touchscreen can be easily shared with the external device through only an operation of associating an item desired to be shared with a tray bar.
Claims24
An electronic device comprising:
- a short-range communication module;
- a touchscreen configured to display a first layer including at least one item;
- and
- a controller configured to establish a communication link with at least one external device through the short-range communication module, display a second layer including at least one item sharable with the external device among at least one item included in the first layer, such that it overlaps with the first layer, and display a tray bar for sharing the at least one sharable item with the at least one external device in one lateral side of the touchscreen corresponding to a direction in which the external device is positioned.
An electronic device comprising:
- a wireless communication unit;
- a touchscreen;
- and
- a controller configured to display at least one item on the touchscreen, display a bar having a predetermined size upon sliding it from one lateral side of the touchscreen when a predetermined touch input is received in a state in which the wireless communication unit is connected to an external device, receive a touch input of associating at least one of at least one item with the bar, mirror a screen of the external device and display the same on the touchscreen when an input of moving the bar to which the at least one item is associated, to the other lateral side of the touchscreen is received, and transmit a remote control signal for sharing the at least one item with the external device, to the external device when an input of moving at least one item associated with the bar to the mirrored screen.
A control method of an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying a first layer including at least one item on a touchscreen;
- establishing a communication link with at least one external device through a short-range communication module;
- when the at least one external device exists in a particular position within predetermined short-range communication range, displaying a second layer including at least one item sharable with the external device among at least one item included in the first layer, such that the second layer overlaps with the first layer;
- selecting a particular item among the items included in the second layer;
- and
- displaying a tray bar for sharing the selected item with the at least one external device in one lateral side of the touchscreen corresponding to a direction in which the external device is positioned.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.