Method and apparatus for transmitting content in portable terminal
US9258844B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for transmitting content in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes searching for devices, to each of which content is to be transmitted, by a first communication module, and displaying information indicating devices discovered as a result of the search; determining, when a particular portable terminal to which the content is to be transmitted is selected among the displayed information, whether the selected particular portable terminal is currently performing a communication connection with another portable terminal; requesting and receiving, through a second communication module, in response to determining that the particular portable terminal is currently performing the communication connection with the another portable terminal, an address of a device matched to a selected transmission method; and making a communication connection with the particular portable terminal; transmitting the content to the particular portable terminal, through a third communication module matched to the selected transmission method.
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