Method and apparatus for providing the operation state of an external device

• Main Authors: KIM JONG OOK, EUN YOU SOOK, KIM JI HEA, LEE JI SUN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.01.2016
• Subjects: AIR-CONDITIONING, AIR-HUMIDIFICATION, VENTILATION, USE OF AIRCURRENTS FOR SCREENING; BLASTING; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS; HEATING; IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RANGES; RECOGNITION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; VENTILATING; WEAPONS

The present invention provides a method for providing the operation state of an external device and an apparatus using the method. A method for providing the operation state of an external device according to the present invention comprises displaying a preview image of a camera; identifying an external device displayed on the preview image; generating an indicator corresponding to the operation state of the external device; and displaying the indicator by matching the indicator to an area in the preview image to which a component related to the operation state belongs. According to the present invention, information about the operation state of a component disposed inside of an external device can be checked by making use of augmented reality.