Patent ID: 11972065
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An electronic device comprising:
communication circuitry;
a display;
a physical input interface;
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising:
detecting a trigger related to external device control;
performing situation recognition related to at least one external device;
identifying, based on a result of the situation recognition, an external device and a capability of the external device to be controlled;
displaying a user interface related to control of the identified capability of the identified external device on the display, the user interface including at least one object related to control of the identified capability based on the result of the situation recognition as a priority;
changing a function associated with the physical input interface from a first function related to control of the electronic device to a second function different from the first function and related to control of the identified capability of the identified external device; and
controlling, based on detection of an input to the physical input interface, the identified capability of the identified external device.