Electronic apparatus and method of pairing in electronic apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKi-Wan Lee, Jong-Hyun Ahn
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a communication unit configured to transmit an altered apparatus Identification (ID) and a controller configured to detect a user's action in a pairing mode of the electronic apparatus, to determine additional information according to the user's action, and to transmit the altered apparatus ID including an apparatus ID of the electronic apparatus and the additional information to another electronic apparatus that can be paired with the electronic apparatus.
Claims20
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a communication unit configured to transmit an altered apparatus Identification (ID);
- and
- a controller configured to:
- detect a user's action in a pairing mode of the electronic apparatus,
- determine additional information according to the user's action, and
- transmit the altered apparatus ID including an apparatus ID of the electronic apparatus and the additional information to another electronic apparatus that can be paired with the electronic apparatus,
- wherein the additional information corresponds to a display method of the apparatus ID on the other device.
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a communication unit configured to receive an altered apparatus Identification (ID) including an apparatus ID and additional information from another electronic apparatus that can be paired with the electronic apparatus;
- a controller configured to:
- determine a display method corresponding to the additional information included in the received altered apparatus ID in a pairing mode,
- make the additional information included in the altered apparatus ID hidden, and
- display the apparatus ID according to the determined display method;
- and
- a display unit configured to display the apparatus ID according to the determined display method.
A method of pairing an electronic apparatus and another electronic apparatus, the method comprising:
- detecting, by the electronic apparatus, a user's action in a pairing mode of the electronic apparatus;
- determining additional information according to the user's action;
- creating an altered apparatus Identification (ID) that includes the additional information and an apparatus ID of the electronic apparatus;
- and
- transmitting the altered apparatus ID to the other electronic apparatus,
- wherein the additional information corresponds to a display method of the apparatus ID on the other device.
A method of pairing an electronic apparatus and another electronic apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving an altered apparatus Identification (ID) that includes an apparatus ID and additional information from the other electronic apparatus;
- determining a display method corresponding to the additional information included in the altered apparatus ID;
- making the additional information included in the altered apparatus ID hidden;
- and
- displaying the apparatus ID according to the determined display method.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.