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| 20110037609 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE AND REMOTE CONTROL METHOD USING THE SAME - A remote control device and method is provided. The remote control device and method provides a more intuitive and convenient user interface to a user. The remote control device and method also makes it possible to transmit/execute contents, provided by an external device, to/in a target device more intuitively and conveniently. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110037851 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE AND REMOTE CONTROL METHOD USING THE SAME - A remote control device and method is provided. The remote control device and method provide a more intuitive and convenient user interface to a user. The remote control device and method allow a user to browse a plurality of contents provided by a target device and execute desired contents in the target device more intuitively and conveniently. The remote control device and method also allow a user to select an external device connected to a target device and execute contents, provided by the external device, in the target device more intuitively and conveniently. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110134026 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a method for controlling an image display apparatus includes obtaining, by the image display apparatus, emotion information associated with a user of the image display apparatus, determining a contents to be recommended for the user among a plurality of different contents, based on the obtained emotion information associated with the user, and selectively or automatically reproducing one of the recommended contents at the image display apparatus. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110138317 | AUGMENTED REMOTE CONTROLLER, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE AUGMENTED REMOTE CONTROLLER, AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME - An image display may be displayed on a remote controller based on augmented reality. An electronic device may be identified having playable content. A window may be displayed for entering a keyword related to playable content in the identified target device. A search may be performed for content that corresponds to the received keyword entered through the window. An object may be displayed that represents determined content that corresponds to the received keyword. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110138416 | AUGMENTED REMOTE CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An image display may be controlled on a remote controller based on augmented reality. An image display apparatus may be identified that is connected to a network or located about the remote controller. A search may be made for content information regarding content playable in the identified image display apparatus. The content information may be received based on the searching. A screen may display a content guide image based on the received content information while simultaneously displaying an image of the identified image display apparatus. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110138444 | AUGMENTED REMOTE CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An image display may be displayed by augmented reality on a remote controller. This may include identifying an electronic device having playable content, receiving information regarding a locked status of the playable content of the identified electronic device, and displaying, on a screen, an object indicating a locked status when the playable content of the identified electronic device requires a user authentication for playing the content. A user authentication input may be received and a determination may be made whether the received user authentication input matches a previously stored user authentication information. The playable content may be released from the locked status when it is determined that the received user authentication input matches the previously stored user authentication information, and information relating to the released playable content may be displayed. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110142413 | DIGITAL DATA REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An digital data reproducing apparatus and a method for controlling the same are discussed. The method includes obtaining, by the digital data reproducing apparatus, emotion information associated with at least one of a user and a content, modifying at least one of audio and video characteristics of a content for reproduction based on at least the emotion information, and reproducing the content based on the modified at least one of audio and video characteristics of the content. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20120019367 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PROVIDING INFORMATION USING THE SAME - There is described an electronic system including a first electronic device and a second electronic device communicating with each other. The first electronic device includes a first output unit, a first communication unit, and a first controller automatically transmitting supplementary information related to multimedia contents to the second electronic device through the first communication unit while playing the multimedia contents through the first output unit. The second electronic device includes a second output unit, a second communication unit, and a second controller outputting supplementary contents, related to the multimedia contents, through the second output unit on the basis of the supplementary information received from the first electronic device. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020428 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PROVIDING INFORMATION USING THE SAME - There is described an electronic system comprising a first electronic device and a second electronic device communicating with each other. The first electronic device includes a first output unit, a first communication unit, and a first controller automatically transmitting supplementary information related to multimedia contents to the second electronic device through the first communication unit while playing the multimedia contents through the first output unit. The second electronic device includes a second output unit, a second communication unit, and a second controller outputting supplementary contents, related to the multimedia contents, through the second output unit on the basis of the supplementary information received from the first electronic device | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023157 | USER PROFILE BASED CONFIGURATION OF USER EXPERIENCE ENVIRONMENT - A user profile based configuration of user experience environment is disclosed. One embodiment of the present disclosure pertains to a method for generating a user experience environment for a device. The method comprises accessing a user profile associated with a device in a computing network in response to a request by the device for initializing or refreshing a user experience environment of the device. In one example embodiment, the user profile comprises data and metadata defining a communal user experience environment shared by the device and one or more other devices through the computing network. The method further comprises determining a type of the device, and generating the user experience environment of the device based on the user profile and the type of the device. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023212 | SELECTIVE INTERACTION BETWEEN NETWORKED SMART DEVICES - Selective interaction between networked smart devices is disclosed. One embodiment of the present disclosure pertains to an apparatus for interacting with associated smart appliances via a network, where the apparatus comprises a memory; and a processor. The processor is configured to identify one or more associated smart appliances upon activation of a smart device in a network, where the smart device and the associated smart appliances are configured to communicate with each other for notification or for executing one or more commands. The processor is also configured to determine a mode of the smart device upon receiving data from the associated smart appliances, where the mode of the smart device is set through configuring a user experience environment of the smart device. The processor is further configured to selectively process the data from the associated smart appliances based on the mode of the smart device. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023410 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND DISPLAYING METHOD AT THE COMPUTING DEVICE - The present invention provides a computing device that supports cloud service. The computing device of present invention includes a communication module configured to communicate with an external cloud database. The computing device also includes a display screen configured to display a cloud navigation area containing a cloud icon. The computing device also includes a processor configured to control to detect a user command of displaying cloud contents, the user command being detected by recognizing the cloud icon selected. The processor further configured to control the communication module to receive cloud contents from the external cloud database and to control the cloud navigation area to be enlarged within the display screen and the received cloud contents to be displayed within the enlarged cloud navigation area. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023431 | COMPUTING DEVICE, OPERATING METHOD OF THE COMPUTING DEVICE USING USER INTERFACE - A computing device and method that support multitasking environment are discussed. According to an embodiment, the computing device includes a display screen; and a processor which controls the display screen and which: identifies a user command for selecting a first job from a group of jobs associated with the multitasking, determines at least one second job for the same group containing the first job, wherein the second job is a job which was recently accessed by a user from the same group, performs an operating process of the first job while displaying the first job in a first area of the display screen, and performs an operating process of the second job while displaying the second job in a second area of the display screen. | 01-26-2012 |
