# US 2014/0195027 A1 · Electronic device and method of controlling the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0195027 A1 - Document ID: US20140195027A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/203,048 - Filed: 2014-03-10 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2012-03-05 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Eunhyung CHO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140195027A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/16: Sound input; Sound output (speech processing G10L) - G06F 17/00: Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions (information retrieval, database structures or file system structures therefor G06F16/00) - H04M 1/72415: for remote control of appliances - H04M 1/72442: for playing music files - H04M 2250/22: including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract An electronic device connected to at least one external electronic device, the electronic device including a communication unit configured to perform data communication with the at least one external electronic device, an interface unit configured to connect to a sound output device, and a controller configured to receive audio data when the sound output device is connected to the electronic device through the interface unit, the audio data associated with a first external electronic device outputting a second content associated with a first content being output through the electronic device from the first external electronic device, and to output the received audio data through the sound output device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device configured to be connected to at least one external electronic device, the electronic device comprising: a display unit; a communication unit configured to perform data communication with the at least one external electronic device; an interface unit configured to connect to a sound output device; and a controller connected to the display unit, the communication unit and the interface unit, wherein the controller is configured to: display a first content on the display unit, wherein the first content is associated with a second content which is being displayed on a first external electronic device of the at least one external electronic device, receive first audio data of the second content from the first external electronic device, only when the connection of the sound output device to the interface unit is detected while the electronic device displays the first content on the display unit, output the first audio data through the sound output device, after receiving the first audio data of the second content from the first external electronic device, receive second audio data which is generated by the first external electronic device, and output the second audio data through the sound output device, wherein the second audio data is not associated with the second content, and when the displayed first content is changed to a third content which is not associated with the second content, continue to output the first audio data through the sound output device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to identify whether a fourth audio data corresponding to the third content exist. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to provide a user interface which allows a user to enter whether to continue to output the first audio data of the second content of the first external electronic device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to transmit a first message to the at least one external electronic device, the first message requesting transmission of the first audio data of the second content. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to detect the first external electronic device from the at least one external electronic device that is displaying the second content. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the controller is further configured to detect the first external electronic device from the at least one external electronic device, the first external electronic device streaming the first content. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the controller is further configured to determine that the first external electronic device is providing access information for accessing the first content. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the controller is further configured to: transmit a second message to the at least one external electronic device, the second message including information on the first content, and upon receiving a response message to the second message, identify the first external electronic device from the at least one external electronic device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first content includes metadata for the second content. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first audio data includes encoded audio data. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, when the displaying of the first content associated with the second content is stopped, the controller is further configured to continue to receive the first audio data from the first external electronic device and to output the first audio data through the sound output device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, when the displaying of the first content associated with the second content is stopped, the controller is further configured to provide a user interface to determine whether to continue to receive the first audio data. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to output third audio data together with the first audio data through the sound output device, the third audio data being associated with the electronic device. ### Claim 14 A method of controlling an electronic device connected to at least one external electronic device, the method comprising: displaying, on a display unit of the electronic device, a first content, wherein the first content is associated with a second content which is being displayed on a first external electronic device of the at least one external electronic device; receiving first audio data of the second content from the first external electronic device, only when the connection of a sound output device to the electronic device is detected while the electronic device displays the first content on the display unit; outputting the first audio data through the sound output device; after receiving the first audio data of the second content from the first external electronic device, receiving second audio data which is generated by the first external electronic device, and outputting the second audio data through the sound output device, wherein the second audio data is not associated with the second content; and when the displayed first content is changed to a third content which is not associated with the second content, maintaining output of the first audio data through the sound output device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising identifying whether a fourth audio data corresponding to the third content exist. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising providing a user interface which allows a user to enter whether to continue to output the first audio data of the second content of the first external electronic device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising detecting the first external electronic device from the at least one external electronic device that is displaying the second content. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the detecting step includes detecting the first external electronic device from the at least one external electronic device, the first external electronic device streaming the first content. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the detecting step includes determining that the first external electronic device is providing access information for accessing the first content. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising outputting third audio data together with the first audio data, the third audio data being associated with the electronic device. ### Claim 21 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: transmitting a first message to the at least one external electronic device, the first message requesting transmission of the first audio data of the second content. ### Claim 22 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the first content includes metadata for the second content. ### Claim 23 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the first audio data includes encoded audio data. ### Claim 24 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: when the displaying of the first content associated with the second content is stopped, continuing to receive the first audio data from the first external electronic device, and outputting the first audio data through the sound output device. ### Claim 25 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: when the displaying of the first content associated with the second content is stopped, providing a user interface to determine whether to continue to receive the first audio data. ### Claim 26 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising: transmitting a second message to the at least one external electronic device, the second message including information on the first content, and upon receiving a response message to the second message, identifying the first external electronic device from the at least one external electronic device.