US 12,218,991 B2
Apparatus and method for informing of available devices in contents sharing network
Sang-Tae Na, Naju-si (KR); Jin-Wook Lee, Yongin-si (KR); Young-Ki Kim, Seoul (KR); and Chul-Seung Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Feb. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/433,373.
Application 18/433,373 is a continuation of application No. 18/168,414, filed on Feb. 13, 2023, granted, now 11,895,168.
Application 18/168,414 is a continuation of application No. 17/451,298, filed on Oct. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,582,273, issued on Feb. 14, 2023.
Application 17/451,298 is a continuation of application No. 15/853,451, filed on Dec. 22, 2017, granted, now 11,153,356, issued on Oct. 19, 2021.
Application 15/853,451 is a continuation of application No. 13/756,152, filed on Jan. 31, 2013, granted, now 9,854,012, issued on Dec. 26, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2012-0009592 (KR), filed on Jan. 31, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2024/0179197 A1, May 30, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 65/403 (2022.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 67/51 (2022.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01)
CPC H04L 65/403 (2013.01) [H04L 67/51 (2022.05); H04L 12/2812 (2013.01); H04L 12/282 (2013.01); H04L 2012/2849 (2013.01); H04N 21/42209 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a display;
a communication circuit;
a processor; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to:
receive a request for sharing a first content;
in response to the request for sharing the first content, identify at least one service associated with the first content and a state of a connection to a wireless network;
in response to identifying that the state of the connection is a failure, provide, through the display, a first visual information indicating the identified at least one service and a second visual information indicating the failure;
in response to identifying that the state of the connection is a success, search for at least one external device connected to the wireless network; and
provide, through the display, a third visual information indicating the searched for at least one external device, together with the first visual information.