# US 2020/0401360 A1 · Electronic device and operating method therefor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0401360 A1 - Document ID: US20200401360A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/975,340 - Filed: 2019-02-19 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2018-02-23 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Myoungsoo YOU; Jaewoo SUH; Wooyoung JUNG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200401360A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/1423: {controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display} - G06F 3/0481: based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance - G06F 9/451: Execution arrangements for user interfaces - G06F 13/38: Information transfer, e.g. on bus (G06F13/14 takes precedence) - G06F 13/4282: {on a serial bus, e.g. I2C bus, SPI bus (on daisy chain buses G06F13/4247)} - H04L 12/4625: {Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge} - G06F 2213/0042: Universal serial bus [USB] - G09G 2370/025: LAN communication management - H04L 2101/622: Layer-2 addresses, e.g. medium access control [MAC] addresses - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - 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 and a method of operating the same according to various embodiments of the disclosure comprises a first operation, performed when the electronic device is not connected to an external output device, including displaying a first screen including a plurality of icons representing a plurality of application programs in a first format, and a second operation, performed when the electronic device is inserted into an external docking device using a connector and connected to the external output device through the external docking device, including rendering a second screen including a plurality of icons displayed in the second format while the external docking device is connected to the wired LAN, and providing the data associated with the second screen to the external output device using the connector so that the external output device displays the second screen, and connecting the electronic device to the wired LAN through the connector using a first media access control (MAC) address shared with the external device on the wired LAN. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a housing; a display exposed through a first portion of the housing; a wireless communication circuit disposed inside the housing; an electrical connector exposed through a second portion of the housing; a processor electrically connected to the display, the communication circuit and the electrical connector; and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to, display, in a first operation, a first screen including a plurality of icons, in a first format, representing a plurality of application programs on the display based on that the electronic device is not connected to an external display device, and render, in a second operation, a second screen including the plurality of icons in a second format, provide data related to the second screen to the external output device through the connector for the external output device to display the second screen, and connect the electronic device to the wired LAN through the electrical connector using a first media access control (MAC) address shared with an external device on the wired LAN while an external docking device is connected to a wired local area network (LAN) when the electronic device is inserted into the external docking device using the electrical connector and connected to the external output device through the external docking device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the connector includes a universal serial bus (USB) connector. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions cause the processor further to receive mobile device management (MDM) information from the external device, and generate the first MAC address in response to receiving the MDM information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the instructions cause the processor further to generate the first MAC address using a WiFi MAC address. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the instructions cause the processor to generate the first MAC address by processing the WiFi MAC address with a bit masking algorithm. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions cause the processor, in the second operation, to receive a second MAC address stored in the docking device from the docking device, and after receiving the second MAC address, cause the docking device to use the first MAC address to connect to the wired LAN. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions cause the processor in the second operation to provide a request for the second MAC address to the docking device, and after providing the request, receive the second MAC address from the docking device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions cause the processor in the second operation to display a user interface (UI) including at least a portion of the first MAC address on the display. ### Claim 9 A method of the electronic device, comprising: a first operation performed based on that the electronic device is not connected to an external display device; and a second operation performed while an external docking device is connected to a wired local area network (LAN) when the electronic device is inserted into the external docking device using a connector and connected to the external output device through the external docking device, wherein the first operation includes displaying a first screen including a plurality of icons representing a plurality of application programs in a first format, and the second operation includes, rendering a second screen including the plurality of icons in a second format; providing data associated with the second screen to the external output device through the connector for the external output device to display the second screen; and connecting the electronic device to the wired LAN through the connector using a first media access control (MAC) address shared with an external device on the wired LAN. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the connector includes a universal serial bus (USB) connector. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising, receiving mobile device management (MDM) information from the external device; and generating the first MAC address in response to receiving the MDM information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising, generating the first MAC address using a WiFi MAC address. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the second operation further comprises, receiving a second MAC address stored in the docking device from the docking device; and after receiving the second MAC address, causing the docking device to use the first MAC address to connect to the wired LAN. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the second operation, further comprises, providing a request for the second MAC address to the docking device; and after providing the request, receiving the second MAC address from the docking device. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs for performing the steps of: performing a first operation based on that an electronic device is not connected to an external output device; and performing a second operation while an external docking device is connected to a wired local area network (LAN) when the electronic device is inserted into the external docking device using a connector and connected to the external output device through the docking device, wherein the first operation includes displaying a first screen including a plurality of icons representing a plurality of application programs in a first format, and the second operation includes, rendering a second screen including the plurality of icons in a second format, providing data associated with the second screen to the external output device through the connector so that the external output device displays the second screen, and connecting the electronic device through the connector to the wired LAN using the first media access control (MAC) address shared with an external device on the wired LAN.