Method and apparatus for controlling a device identified from a screen input by a camera

A method of controlling a content reproducing device performed by an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

• identifying a plurality of registered devices from an image input through a camera of the electronic apparatus;
• receiving, from a first registered device among the plurality of registered devices, a content image which represents content stored in the first registered device;
• displaying the content image around a device image representing the first registered device on a display of the electronic apparatus;
• receiving a user input for the displayed content image;
• and
• executing a control command regarding reproduction of the content in response to the user input,
• wherein receiving the user input for the displayed content image includes receiving a user input for moving the displayed content image to another device image representing a second registered device, and
• wherein the device image representing the first registered device, the content image which represents the content stored in the first registered device, and a content image which represents content stored in the electronic apparatus are displayed together with the second device image representing the second registered device.

An electronic apparatus for controlling a device, the electronic apparatus comprising:

• a processor for identifying a plurality of registered devices from an image captured through a camera of the electronic apparatus;
• a communication interface for receiving, from a first registered device from among the plurality of registered devices, a content image which represents content stored in the first registered device;
• a display for displaying the received content image around a device image representing the first registered device;
• and
• a user input interface for receiving a user input to select the displayed content image,
• wherein the processor provides a control command regarding reproduction of the content corresponding to the selected content image to a second registered device among the plurality of registered devices, and
• wherein receiving the user input to select the displayed content image includes receiving a user input for moving the content image to another device image representing the second registered device,
• wherein the device image representing the first registered device, the content image which represents the content stored in the first registered device, and a content image which represents content stored in the electronic apparatus are displayed together with the another device image representing the another registered device.

An electronic apparatus for controlling a content reproducing device, the electronic apparatus comprising:

• a processor for identifying a plurality of registered devices from an image input through a camera of the electronic apparatus;
• a communication interface for receiving, from a first registered device among the plurality of registered devices, a content image which represents content stored in the first registered device;
• a display for displaying the content image around a device image representing the first registered device;
• and
• a user input interface for receiving a user input to select the displayed content image,
• wherein the processor executes a control command regarding reproduction of the content corresponding to the selected content image to a second registered device among the plurality of registered devices,
• wherein receiving the user input to select the displayed content image includes receiving a user input for moving the displayed content image to another device image representing the second registered device, and
• wherein the device image representing the first registered device, the content image which represents the content stored in the first registered device, and a content image which represents content stored in the electronic apparatus are displayed together with the another device image representing the second registered device.