MOBILE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD

Abstract

A mobile terminal (100) comprising: a communication unit (110) adapted to communicate with a host (200) and a device (300); a search unit (120) adapted to receive content information and device information from the host (200); an input unit (130) adapted to receive a content selection signal and a device selection signal, wherein the content selection signal is for selecting a game content; and a control unit (150) adapted to transmit to the host (200) a control command to control the selected game content corresponding to the content selection signal to be outputted to a selected device corresponding to the device selection signal, wherein the selected device is a video device, characterized in that the control unit (150) is adapted to generate the control command for the selected device based on a control mode and transmits the control command to the selected device or host (200), and wherein the control unit (150) is adapted to receive the control mode from the host (200), if the control unit (150) does not have the control mode for the selected device, wherein the control mode is adapted to control the selected device, and wherein the mobile terminal (100) is further adapted to select a further mobile terminal as an additional control device for the selected game content based on the device information received from the host (200).

Description

[0001] Regarding European patent EP 2 424 170 (DE 60 2011 054 913) The 5th Senate (Voidance Senate) of the Federal Patent Court, in its oral hearing of October 22, 2025, decided

[0002] recognized as rightful: I. European Patent EP 2 424 170 is partially declared invalid with effect for the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany by amending its claims to the following wording:

Claims

[1] A mobile terminal (100) comprising: a communication unit (110) adapted to communicate with a host (200) and a device (300); a search unit (120) adapted to receive content information and device information from the host (200); an input unit (130) adapted to receive a content selection signal and a device selection signal, wherein the content selection signal is for selecting a game content; and a control unit (150) adapted to transmit to the host (200) a control command to control the selected game content corresponding to the content selection signal to be outputted to a selected device corresponding to the device selection signal, wherein the selected device is a video device, characterized in that the control unit (150) is adapted to generate the control command for the selected device based on a control mode and transmits the control command to the selected device or host (200), and wherein the control unit (150) is adapted to receive the control mode from the host (200), if the control unit (150) does not have the control mode for the selected device, wherein the control mode is adapted to control the selected device, and wherein the mobile terminal (100) is further adapted to select a further mobile terminal as an additional control device for the selected game content based on the device information received from the host (200). [2] The mobile terminal (100) of claim 1, wherein the search unit is adapted to receive device information from the host (200), if a content selection signal is received through the input unit. [3] The mobile terminal (100) of claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a memory unit (140) adapted to store the content information, wherein the control unit (150) is adapted to transmit to the host (200) a control command to control a selected content corresponding to the content selection signal, if the input unit receives the content selection signal and the device selection signal. [4] The mobile terminal (100) of claim 3, further comprising a display unit, wherein the control unit (150) is adapted to display a control image for controlling the selected device on the display unit and to control the selected device through the control image, if the content selection signal and the device selection signal are received, and wherein, preferably, the control unit (150) is adapted to receive additional information about a selected content from the host (200) or the selected device, the control unit (150) optionally being adapted to display the additional information. [5] The mobile terminal (100) of any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control unit (150) further is adapted to transmit a control command specifying an output method for the selected content to the host (200). [6] The mobile terminal (100) of any of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control unit (150) is adapted to transmit a control command for recovering the selected content to the host (200) or the selected device. [7] A control method of a mobile terminal (100), comprising: receiving content information and device information; receiving a content selection signal and a device selection signal, wherein the content selection signal is for selecting a game content; generating a control command for controlling the selected game content corresponding to the content selection signal to be outputted to a selected device corresponding to the device selection signal, wherein the selected device is a video device; transmitting the control command to a host (200); and controlling the selected device corresponding to the device selection signal, characterized by the controlling the selected device further comprising: generating the control command for the selected device based on a control mode and transmitting the control command to the selected device or host (200), and if the control mode is not available for the selected device, receiving the control mode from the host (200), wherein the control mode is adapted to control the selected device, and wherein the mobile terminal (100) further selects a further mobile terminal as an additional control device for the selected game content based on the device information received from the host (200). [8] The method of claim 7, wherein the receiving of the content selection signal comprises: storing content information; and receiving a content selection signal. [9] The method of claim 7 or 8, wherein the controlling of the selected device comprises receiving additional information about the content. [10] A system for sharing content, comprising: a mobile terminal (100); a host (200); and a plurality of devices, wherein the mobile terminal (100) receives content information and device information from the host (200), selects a game content from the content information and selects a video device and a further mobile terminal from the plurality of devices based on the device information received from the host (200), transmits information containing the selection of the game content and the selected devices to the host (200) and generates and transmits, as a control device, a control command for controlling the selected game content to be outputted to the selected video device, wherein the mobile terminal (100) selects the further mobile terminal as an additional control device for the selected game content; and wherein the host (200) transmits the content to the selected video device, characterized in that each control device generates a respective control command based on a control mode and transmits the respective control command to theselected video device or host (200), wherein if the control device does not have the control mode to control the selected video device stored therein, the control device receives the control mode from the host (200), wherein the control mode is adapted to control the selected video device.