Method and electronic device for providing information

• US 10,146,412 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2015
• Issued: 12/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jung, Jin-He, Hwang, Min-Kyung, Cho, Kyu-Sung, Cho, Ik-Hwan, Park, Ji-Hyun, Jeon, Yong-Joon
• Primary Examiner(s): Titcomb, William D
• Application Number:
  US14/748,629
• Publication Number:
  US 20160077711A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,259 Days
• Field of Search: 715765
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3276 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/20 in augmented reality scenes

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for providing information by an electronic device comprises recognizing at least one object from an image displayed on a screen of the electronic device, displaying at least one primary information item associated with the recognized object, and when at least one of the at least one primary information item is selected, displaying a secondary information item associated with the selected primary information item on the screen. Other various embodiments are also provided herein.

Claims

1. A method for providing information in an electronic device, the method comprising:

recognizing, by a processor of the electronic device, at least one object from an image displayed on a screen of a display of the electronic device;

displaying, on the screen, a plurality of primary information items associated with the recognized object;

based on detecting selection of one from among the plurality of primary information items, displaying, on the screen, along with any unselected primary information items, a first-type secondary information item associated with the selected primary information item; and

based on detecting simultaneous selection of two or more from among the plurality of primary information items, generating a second-type secondary information item by combining two or more first-type secondary items associated with the two or more selected primary information items and displaying, on the screen, the second-type secondary information item along with any unselected primary information items.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the first-type and second-type secondary information items is configured in plural stages, and wherein each respective stage of the plural stages is provided based on detecting selection of the respective stage.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected one primary information item and the associated first-type secondary information item are simultaneously displayed on the same screen.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the primary information items include at least one of a coupon, an event, an electronic map, a dictionary search, an email, copying, calling, a short message service, a web page, and navigation.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the primary information items or associated first-type or second-type secondary information items in association with the recognized object.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the association between the primary information items or associated first-type or second-type secondary information items and the recognized object is represented by a line that connects a respective primary information item and the recognized object, or connects a respective first-type or second-type secondary information item and the recognized object.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the association between the primary information items or associated secondary information items and the recognized object is represented by displaying the primary information items or the first-type or second-type secondary information items to overlap the recognized object and at least a portion of the image.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, when at least one of the two or more primary information items contains an email address, transmitting, to the email address, an information item corresponding to another of the two or more primary information items.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a variation in the recognized object; and

providing an information item configured corresponding to the variation.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein each primary information item represents a type of service related with the recognized object, each first-type secondary information item represents detailed information about the corresponding primary information item, and the second-type secondary information item represents detailed information generated by combining aspects of the corresponding two or more first-type secondary information items.

11. An electronic device, comprising

a display;

and

a processor configured to;

recognize at least one object from an image displayed on a screen of the display;

display, on the screen, a plurality of primary information items associated with the recognized object;

based on detecting selection of one from among the plurality of primary information items, display, on the screen, along with any unselected primary information items, a first-type secondary information item associated with the selected primary information item; and

based on detecting simultaneous selection of two or more from among the plurality of the primary information items, generate a second-type secondary information item by combining two or more first-type secondary information items associated with the two or more selected primary information items and display, on the screen, the second-type secondary information item along with any unselected primary information items.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein each of the first-type and second-type secondary information items is configured in plural stages, and wherein each respective stage of the plural stages is provided based on detecting selection of the respective stage.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the selected one primary information item and the associated first-type secondary information item are simultaneously displayed on the same screen.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the primary information items include at least one of a coupon, an event, an electronic map, a dictionary search, an email, copying, calling, a short message service, a web page, and navigation.

15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to display the primary information items or associated first-type or second-type secondary information items in association with the recognized object.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to represent the association between the primary information items or associated first-type or second-type secondary information items and the recognized object as a line that connects a respective primary information item and the recognized object, or connects a respective first-type or second-type secondary information item and the recognized object.

17. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to represent the association between the primary information items or associated secondary information items and the recognized object by displaying the primary information items or the first-type or second-type secondary information items to overlap the recognized object and at least a portion of the image.

18. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to, when at least one of the two or more primary information items contain an email address, transmit, to the email address, an information item corresponding to another of the two or more primary information items.

19. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to determine a variation in the recognized object and provide an information item configured corresponding to the variation.

20. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein each primary information item represents a type of service related with the recognized object, each first-type secondary information item represents detailed information about the corresponding primary information item, and the second-type secondary information item represents detailed information generated by combining aspects of the corresponding two or more first-type secondary information items.