Patent ID: 9241257
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: G06F,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A mobile device comprising: a display unit; a communication unit configured to communicate with external devices over a wired or wireless network and to receive device information from at least one of the external devices; and a processor configured to control the display unit and the communication unit, wherein the processor is further configured to: detect at least one controllable external device from the external devices based on the received device information, switch the mobile device to a sharing standby mode when the mobile device is charging or no input is sensed in the mobile device for a predetermined time, switch the mobile device to a personal mode when the mobile device in the sharing standby mode receives a personal authentication input coinciding with predetermined personal authentication information, the personal mode comprising access to the mobile device and the at least one controllable external device, and switch the mobile device to a sharing mode when the mobile device in the sharing standby mode receives an input other than the personal authentication input, the sharing mode comprising access only to the at least one controllable external device.