# US 2014/0198026 A1 · Device for transmitting and receiving data using earphone and method for 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 2014/0198026 A1 - Document ID: US20140198026A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/856,093 - Filed: 2013-04-03 - Published: 2014-07-17 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-11 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Jihwan KIM; Jungbin YIM; Sihwa PARK - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140198026A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/002: {Specific input/output arrangements not covered by G06F3/01 - G06F3/16 (other optical apparatus G02B27/00)} - G06F 3/046: by electromagnetic means - G06F 3/0487: using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser - G06F 3/0488: using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures - H04R 1/10: Earpieces; Attachments therefor {; Earphones; Monophonic headphones (H04R1/28 takes precedence; stereophonic headphones H04R5/033)} - H04R 1/1041: {Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements (switches in general H01H)} - H04R 2420/05: Detection of connection of loudspeakers or headphones to amplifiers - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K) ## Abstract According to an embodiment, a method for controlling a portable device connected to an earphone having a coil includes detecting removal of one of left and right units of the earphone worn by a user, generating an electromagnetic pattern corresponding to an Identifier(ID) of the portable device at the removed unit of the earphone, and receiving data from the external device in correspondence with the ID of the portable device. According to an embodiment, a method for controlling a display device includes displaying a Graphic User Interface on a display unit, sensing an earphone within a detection area of the display unit, sensing an electromagnetic pattern of the earphone within a detection area of the display unit, acquiring an ID of an external device connected to the earphone from the sensed electromagnetic pattern, and transmitting data to the external device identified by the acquired ID of the external device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A portable device connected to an earphone having a coil, the portable device comprising: a sensor unit configured to sense whether the earphone is worn by a user; a communication unit configured to transmit data to and receive data from an external device; and a controller configured to: sense removal of a first unit of the earphone from an ear of the user, the first unit being one of left and right units of the earphone, generate an electromagnetic pattern corresponding to an Identifier (ID) of the portable device at the first unit, and receive data corresponding to the ID of the portable device from the external device through the communication unit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to generate the electromagnetic pattern by applying a direct current(DC) to the coil of the earphone. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The portable device according to claim 2, wherein the controller is configured to generate the electromagnetic pattern by changing at least one of a magnitude and an application period of the DC. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to output the data received from the external device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The portable device according to claim 4, wherein if the received data is audible data, the controller is configured to output both left and right sounds of the audible data through a second unit being the other unit between the left and right units of the earphone, worn in an ear of the user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The portable device according to claim 4, further comprising a display unit configured to display a Graphic User Interface (GUI), wherein if the received data is visual data, the controller is configured to output the visual data via the display unit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The portable device according to claim 4, further comprising a tactile feedback unit configured to output a tactile feedback, wherein if the received data is tactile data, the controller is configured to output the tactile data via the tactile feedback unit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The portable device according to claim 1, further comprising: a connector configured to allow the earphone to plug in; and a display unit configured to display a GUI, wherein the controller is further configured to display a reception state of the received data as a GUI in correspondence with a position of the connector. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the portable device includes at least one of a smart phone, a smart pad, a music player, a laptop computer, or a tablet computer. ### Claim 10 A display device comprising: a display unit configured to display a Graphic User Interface (GUI); an electromagnetic pattern sensing unit configured to sense an electromagnetic pattern; a sensor unit configured to sense an earphone within a detection area of the display unit; a communication unit configured to transmit data to and receive data from an external device; and a controller configured to: display the GUI on the display unit, sense the earphone within a detection area of the display unit via the sensor unit, sense an electromagnetic pattern of the earphone within a detection area of the display unit via the electromagnetic pattern sensing unit, acquire an Identifier (ID) of the external device connected to the earphone from the sensed electromagnetic pattern, and transmit data to the external device identified by the acquired ID of the external device through the communication unit. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The display device according to claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to detect a position of the earphone on the display unit via the sensor unit. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The display device according to claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to detect the position of the earphone by sensing a magnetic field of a magnet included in the earphone via the sensor unit. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The display device according to claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to transmit data corresponding to the detected position of the earphone to the external device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The display device according to claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to transmit data corresponding to the GUI displayed at the detected position of the earphone to the external device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The display device according to claim 11, wherein if the data is audible data, the controller is further configured to translate the audible data into a language corresponding to the detected position of the earphone and to transmit the translated audible data to the external device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The display device according to claim 10, wherein the electromagnetic pattern sensing unit is configured to sense the electromagnetic pattern of the earphone within a detection area of the display unit using a geomagnetic sensor. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The display device according to claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to sense that the earphone is within a detection area of the display unit, when the earphone contacts the display unit. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The display device according to claim 10, wherein the display device includes at least one of a smart phone, a smart pad, a tablet computer, a kiosk, a wall display, a music player, a desktop computer, a smart table, a TV, and a laptop computer. ### Claim 19 A method for controlling a portable device connected to an earphone having a coil, the method comprising: detecting removal of one of left and right units of the earphone worn by a user via a sensor unit; generating an electromagnetic pattern corresponding to an Identifier (ID) of the portable device at the removed unit of the earphone using a controller; and receiving data corresponding to the ID of the portable device from the external device through a communication unit. ### Claim 20 A method for controlling a display device, the method comprising: displaying a Graphic User Interface (GUI) on a display unit; sensing an earphone within a detection area of the display unit via a sensor unit; sensing an electromagnetic pattern of the earphone within a detection area of the display unit via an electromagnetic pattern sensing unit; acquiring an Identifier (ID) of an external device connected to the earphone from the sensed electromagnetic pattern using a controller; and transmitting data to the external device identified by the acquired ID of the external device through a communication unit.