Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing one or more protocols for one or more electronic devices are provided. The method includes establishing, by an electronic device configured to provide a framework interface by executing instructions stored in a memory, one or more physical channels with an external electronic device, using one or more communication modules, executing, by the electronic device, two or more application programs to interface with the framework interface, and communicating, via the framework interface, data from the two or more application programs through the one or more physical channels to the external electronic device, using at least one logical channel or session for a respective one of the two or more application programs.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing one or more protocols for one or more electronic devices are provided. The method includes establishing, by an electronic device configured to provide a framework interface by executing instructions stored in a memory, one or more physical channels with an external electronic device, using one or more communication modules, executing, by the electronic device, two or more application programs to interface with the framework interface, and communicating, via the framework interface, data from the two or more application programs through the one or more physical channels to the external electronic device, using at least one logical channel or session for a respective one of the two or more application programs.

Abstract: A method of displaying data by a mobile communication terminal mirrored by an external display device is provided. The method includes if a mirroring mode with the external display device is executed, determining whether a first user input for displaying a fixed pointing area is input, if the first user input is input, displaying the pointing area, and transmitting screen data including the pointing area to the external display device in real time.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication unit configured to communicate with at least one a first electronic device or at least one second external device by at least one communication method, and a control unit configured to, when a message is received from the first electronic device, identify at least one of the second electronic device to which a message is sent in response to the message received from the first electronic device, create the message that is to be sent to the identified second electronic device, and send the created message to the second electronic device. Other various embodiments may be provided.

Abstract: A method in an electronic device is provided. The method includes identifying an output characteristic of at least one peripheral device, converting or reconfiguring output information of an event generated by at least one application program based on the identified output characteristic, and transmitting the converted or reconfigured output information of the event to the at least one peripheral device.

Abstract: A control method and an apparatus using an accessory device are provided. The control method includes detecting that an accessory device including at least one physical key is mounted to the electronic device, setting a touch screen as an input area in which an input of a physical key is detected according to the physical key and a display area exposed by the physical key, and displaying screen data in the set display area.

Abstract: A method of moving a pointer of an electronic device is provided. The method includes identifying a user input coordinates, identifying an object area corresponding to the user input coordinates, and actively moving and displaying the pointer in the object area using a contour map.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication unit configured to communicate with at least one a first electronic device or at least one second external device by at least one communication method, and a control unit configured to, when a message is received from the first electronic device, identify at least one of the second electronic device to which a message is sent in response to the message received from the first electronic device, create the message that is to be sent to the identified second electronic device, and send the created message to the second electronic device. Other various embodiments may be provided.

Abstract: A method and a device for displaying a User Interface (UI) screen in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device detects detachment of the card from a cover operatively connected to the electronic device and displays a UI screen related to use of the card in response to detecting the detachment of the card.

Abstract: A method in an electronic device is provided. The method includes identifying an output characteristic of at least one peripheral device, converting or reconfiguring output information of an event generated by at least one application program based on the identified output characteristic, and transmitting the converted or reconfigured output information of the event to the at least one peripheral device.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing one or more protocols for one or more electronic devices are provided. The method includes establishing, by an electronic device configured to provide a framework interface by executing instructions stored in a memory, one or more physical channels with an external electronic device, using one or more communication modules, executing, by the electronic device, two or more application programs to interface with the framework interface, and communicating, via the framework interface, data from the two or more application programs through the one or more physical channels to the external electronic device, using at least one logical channel or session for a respective one of the two or more application programs.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing one or more protocols for one or more electronic devices are provided. The method includes establishing, by an electronic device configured to provide a framework interface by executing instructions stored in a memory, one or more physical channels with an external electronic device, using one or more communication modules, executing, by the electronic device, two or more application programs to interface with the framework interface, and communicating, via the framework interface, data from the two or more application programs through the one or more physical channels to the external electronic device, using at least one logical channel or session for a respective one of the two or more application programs.

Abstract: A dongle and method for operating external input means, and an external input system with the dongle are provided. The dongle includes a wired interface for connecting the dongle to an external input means, the external input means including at least one external input device; a signal converter for converting a wired signal, which is transmitted from at least one external input device connected to the wired interface, into a Radio Frequency (RF) signal; and an RF communication module for transmitting the RF signal to an electronic device via an RF communication channel.

Abstract: A method of displaying data by a mobile communication terminal mirrored by an external display device is provided. The method includes if a mirroring mode with the external display device is executed, determining whether a first user input for displaying a fixed pointing area is input, if the first user input is input, displaying the pointing area, and transmitting screen data including the pointing area to the external display device in real time.

Abstract: A method for changing an application User Interface (UI) in a portable terminal using menu theme information is provided. UI theme information contained in menu theme information is loaded, a main window image is selected from the loaded UI theme information, and theme index table information is selected. A user interface consistent with a menu UI is created using the selected theme index table information and the selected main window image. The created user interface is stored as a basic interface. The created user interface is applied and displayed.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling an operation mode of a media device, and a recording medium for storing a program source of the method are provided. The method includes acquiring detection information according to a grasp of a user by at least one detector located on at least one side of the media device, determining whether the acquired detection information satisfies a set image capturing mode switching condition for switching to the image capturing mode, and switching to the image capturing mode when a result of the determination indicates that the acquired detection information satisfies the image capturing mode switching condition. Therefore, it is possible to simply and easily switch between operation modes by recognizing the grasp of a user.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling a menu in a media device are provided. If a first icon in a first icon group including at least one icon is pressed, the media device changes display status of remaining icons in the first icon group except for the first icon, and displays, in a set display area, a second icon group including at least one icon related to a function corresponding to the first icon. If a second icon in the second icon group is selected due to a drag of the first icon, which is performed while the first icon is pressed, the media device performs a function corresponding to the second icon, making it possible to easily control menus of the media device.

Abstract: A method for web browsing in a remote controller including a touch screen includes sending a browser execution command at a device capable of web browsing; receiving a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) file corresponding to a webpage to be displayed in the device, from the device capable of web browsing; and displaying a webpage corresponding to the HTML file using a browser. A method for web browsing in a device capable of web browsing includes receiving a browser execution command from a remote controller including a touch screen, requesting a corresponding webpage from a corresponding server, receiving an HTML file of the corresponding webpage from the corresponding server through the browser, and sending the HTML file of the corresponding webpage to the remote controller including the touch screen. Hence, the user can browse the web more easily.

Abstract: A dongle and method for operating external input means, and an external input system with the dongle are provided. The dongle includes a wired interface for connecting the dongle to an external input means, the external input means including at least one external input device; a signal converter for converting a wired signal, which is transmitted from at least one external input device connected to the wired interface, into a Radio Frequency (RF) signal; and an RF communication module for transmitting the RF signal to an electronic device via an RF communication channel.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for touch input in a portable terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a pattern determining unit and an input determining unit. The pattern determining unit determines an input pattern of a user by analyzing a touch input generated at a point outside an input region set to input data. The input determining unit determines candidate input regions in a vicinity of coordinates of the touch input point, and estimates a desired input region of the user among the candidate input regions on a basis of an input pattern of the user.