Electronic device and method of controlling the same

摘要

An electronic device having a display; a communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of external electronic devices on a network; and a controller configured to cause displaying of a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display, the GUI having a plurality of areas, activate the GUI responsive to receiving a predetermined user input, identify a connection state of each of the plurality of external electronic devices having a connection to the electronic device, correspond each of the plurality of areas with a respective one of the plurality of external electronic devices, and cause displaying of content relating to each of the plurality of external electronic devices in their respective one of the plurality of areas.

主权项

1. A method of controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving first and second touch inputs relative to a display of the electronic device; displaying a three-dimensional (3D) graphical user interface (GUI) on the display; activating and enlarging the displayed 3D GUI responsive to receiving both the first and second touch inputs within a defined time period; receiving a stroke input proximate to the enlarged 3D GUI; rotating the enlarged 3D GUI in a direction that corresponds to a direction of the stroke input; establishing a connection between the electronic device and at least one external electronic device in a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) network; identifying a connection state relating to the established connection; and changing the displayed 3D GUI for executing a control operation in the at least one external electronic device according to the identified connection state.