Patent ID: 9294819
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: G06F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of controlling an electronic device, the method comprising: obtaining, via a camera of the electronic device, an image including a plurality of users viewing a display unit of the electronic device; recognizing a predetermined gesture made from a candidate user among the plurality of users for obtaining gesture control authority of the electronic device, wherein the recognizing the predetermined gesture made from the candidate user is performed while the candidate user does not have a current gesture control authority of the electronic device; displaying, via the display unit, a graphic item corresponding to the candidate user; displaying, via the display unit, a control graphic item indicating the current gesture control authority of the electronic device; and in response to recognizing a transfer control authority gesture for changing a display state of the control graphic item, selecting the graphic item corresponding to the candidate user based on the changed display state of the control graphic item and the transfer control authority gesture, and handing over the gesture control authority to the candidate user, wherein the changing the display state of the control graphic item includes gradually changing the display state of the control graphic item when the transfer control authority gesture is recognized.