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20120191832 | DATA SHARING BETWEEN SMART DEVICES - Data sharing between networked smart devices is disclosed. One embodiment of the present disclosure pertains to a method for data sharing with one or more associated smart devices via a network. The method comprises displaying, on a display unit of the smart device, an image for each one of the associated smart devices within coverage of the network and an image of shared data. The method also comprises effecting a change in a first image for a first smart device of the associated smart devices when the first smart device is targeted as a target device for the data sharing. The method further comprises communicating the shared data with the first smart device via the network when, on the display unit, the image of the shared data is moved to or from a domain of the first image of the first smart device. | 07-26-2012 |
20130005250 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An NFC-enabled electronic device and a method for operating the same are discussed. The method according to an embodiment includes performing, by the electronic device, tagging with a first external device to establish communication with the first external device; receiving, by the electronic device, at least one of device information and user information from the first external device through the communication; and transmitting, by the electronic device, a remote control signal to at least one second external device, based on the at least one of the device information and the user information. | 01-03-2013 |
20130027613 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, PORTABLE TERMINAL, AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An image display apparatus, a portable terminal, and methods for operating the same are disclosed. The method for operating an image display apparatus includes displaying a screen based on a setting of a first user account corresponding to a first portable terminal on a display, receiving a login input for a second user account corresponding to a second portable terminal, logging in to the second user account, and switching the screen displayed on the display to a common screen based on the first and second user accounts. | 01-31-2013 |
20130335418 | ANALYSIS OF FOOD ITEMS CAPTURED IN DIGITAL IMAGES - Data analysis of a food item based on one or more digital images of the food item is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises displaying, on a display unit of the smart device, first and second digital images of a meal, where the first digital image is captured before the second digital image. The method also comprises determining a volume of each food item in the first digital image and a volume of each food item in the second digital image by analyzing the first digital image and the second digital image using a digital image processing technique. The method further comprises generating, on the display unit, an amount of intake for the meal based on a difference between the volume of each food item in the first digital image and the volume of each food item in the second digital image. | 12-19-2013 |
20140013239 | DATA SHARING BETWEEN SMART DEVICES - Data sharing between networked smart devices is discussed. One embodiment of the present disclosure pertains to a method for data sharing with one or more associated smart devices via a network. The method comprises displaying, on a display unit of the smart device, an image for each one of the associated smart devices within coverage of the network and an image of shared data. The method also comprises effecting a change in a first image for a first smart device of the associated smart devices when the first smart device is targeted as a target device for the data sharing. The method further comprises communicating the shared data with the first smart device via the network when, on the display unit, the image of the shared data is moved to or from a domain of the first image of the first smart device. | 01-09-2014 |
20140188485 | CENTRAL CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed is a central controller, comprising: a microphone; an audio output unit configured to output audible information; a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with an electronic device using wireless signals; an event unit configured to receive event information on an event generated from the electronic device, through the wireless communication unit; and a controller configured to control the audio output unit based on the received event information, such that a guide voice indicating a status of the electronic device is output, wherein once a voice for controlling the electronic device is input to the microphone, the wireless communication unit is controlled such that a control command corresponding to the voice is transmitted to the electronic device. | 07-03-2014 |
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20130329275 | OPTICAL DEVICES WITH SWITCHABLE PARTICLES - Optical display devices and methods of operating such devices are provided. The optical device includes a display component having a plurality of anisotropic multiphasic particles with at least two optically distinct phases. The plurality of anisotropic multiphasic particles is disposed in one or more regions of the display component that define an optic feature. Further, at least one of the phases of the anisotropic multiphasic particle comprises a material receptive to a force field, such as a magnetic material is receptive to an applied magnetic field. In this manner, the display component can reversibly exhibit a first optical state in the presence of the force field and thus is optionally switchable. | 12-12-2013 |
20140147510 | MULTIPHASIC POLYMERIC PARTICLES CAPABLE OF SHAPE-SHIFTING VIA ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULATION - Provided herein are methods of making and controlling multiphasic polymeric micro-components capable of shape-shifting. Such a multiphasic micro-component comprises a first phase (that can include a first polymer) and at least one additional phase distinct from said first phase (that can include a second polymer). One or more of the first phase and additional phase comprises a component that is responsive to an external stimulus. Thus, the micro-component exhibits a substantial physical deformation in response to: (i) the presence of the external stimulus or (ii) a change in the external stimulus. Exemplary external stimuli include temperature, pressure, light, pH, ionic strength, hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity, solvent, concentration, a stimulator chemical, sonic energy, electric energy, pressure, magnetic fields, and combinations thereof. | 05-29-2014 |
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20120129495 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a mobile terminal including a plurality of user identification modules and an operating method thereof. The mobile terminal includes a touch screen, and a controller configured to simultaneously unlock the mobile terminal and at least one of the plurality of user identification modules in response to a touch made on the touch screen. | 05-24-2012 |
20120164999 | MOBILE TERMINAL INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF USER IDENTIFICATION MODULE AND SERVER CONTROLLING OPERATION OF THE MOBILE TERMINAL - Provided is a mobile terminal including a plurality of user identification modules. The mobile terminal includes a first user identification module configured to be assigned with a first identification number and receive a service from a first service network, a second user identification module configured to be assigned with a second identification number and receive a service from a second service network, and a controller configured to request the second service network to perform a predetermined service using the second identification number when a user requests the predetermined service using the first identification number and when the first user identification module is in an inactive state and the second user identification module is in an active state. | 06-28-2012 |
20120317023 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and a control method of the mobile terminal may be provided. The mobile terminal may include a short range communication module, a memory for storing information regarding a payment method, and a controller for making a payment using a payment method corresponding to a location at which a communication link is set, based on the information regarding a payment method. | 12-13-2012 |
20140184486 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - There are disclosed a mobile terminal and a controlling method thereof, which is able to simply input a real-time external image to an input field as data, specifically, such that a user may input a character or picture captured from the real-time image inputted from the outside via the camera and that the real time image maybe captured without switching a screen displaying the input field, so as to allow a user to intuitively recognize which input field an object provided in the image is inputted to. | 07-03-2014 |
20150133084 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a display unit; and a controller configured to receive a fingerprint input on the display unit matching at least one of a first user's fingerprint and a second user's fingerprint, said first user being a main user of the mobile terminal and being different than the second user, and control at least one of the mobile terminal of the first user and a terminal of the second user based on the received fingerprint input. | 05-14-2015 |
20150185983 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method of controlling the same. An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention converts the state of a page displayed on a touchscreen to a standby state through rear input and cancels the standby state upon release of the rear input, thereby providing a page corresponding to a desired time when the rear input is released. | 07-02-2015 |
20150222743 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which various functions can be provided using a cover having an opening formed therein. The present invention includes a cover having an opening formed therein, a touchscreen, a sensing unit configured to detect whether the cover is open or closed, and a controller, if a memo mode is executed when detecting that the cover is in a closed state through the sensing unit, receiving an input of a memo applied with a pointer to an exposed region of the touchscreen exposed through the opening, the controller, if detecting that that the cover is open through the sensing unit, controlling the inputted memo to be displayed on the touchscreen. | 08-06-2015 |
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20140120987 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; a microphone configured to receive a first voice input; a touchscreen display; a controller configured to convert the first voice input into first text, display the first text on the touchscreen display, receive a selection signal indicating a selection of the displayed first text, receive a second voice input via the microphone, convert the second voice input into second text, combine the first text and the second text, and display the combined text on the touchscreen display. | 05-01-2014 |
20140136213 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a microphone configured to receive a user's voice; a user input unit configured to sense a user's input; a controller configured to start a first operation in response to the user's input, and execute a voice recognition mode prior to completing the first operation, and recognize voice received through the microphone during the execution of the voice recognition mode to generate recognition result information, and execute a second operation based on the recognition result information; a display unit configured to display a loading screen image until at least one of the first and the second operation is completed, and display a second execution screen image based on the second operation more preferentially than a first execution screen image based on the execution result of the first operation when the second operation is completed. | 05-15-2014 |
20140136953 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOBILE TERMINAL - The present invention relates to a mobile terminal that is capable of executing a multitasking function, and a method of controlling the mobile terminal. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal includes a display unit on which an address input window including address information on a web page is displayed, along with the web page, and a controller that monitors an event that occurs, and that controls the address input window in such a manner that the address input window is used in executing a function associated with the event that occurs, depending on whether or not the event occurs. | 05-15-2014 |
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20140210744 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a prescribed function of the mobile terminal can be performed through a button manipulation of a stylus pen and a touch input. The present invention includes a short range communication unit configured to receive a plurality of different signals from a stylus pen, a touchscreen, and a controller performing a prescribed function by combining a type of a signal received from the stylus pen among a plurality of the different signals and a touch pattern of the stylus pen recognized on the touchscreen. | 07-31-2014 |
20150135080 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a touch screen; and a controller configured to receive a plurality of taps applied to the touch screen, and display at least one function executable by the mobile terminal on the touch screen based the received plurality of taps and based on at least one of an operating state and an ambient environmental state of the mobile terminal. | 05-14-2015 |
20150205520 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a display unit; and a controller configured to display a handwriting region on the display unit for receiving handwriting, search for data corresponding to the handwriting input in the handwriting region, and execute a corresponding application on the mobile terminal corresponding to the searched data. | 07-23-2015 |
20150254471 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a touch screen; and a controller configured to receive a user signature that identifies a user and has a predetermined trace on the touch screen, and enter a user-only accessible folder based on the received user signature. | 09-10-2015 |