Mobile terminal and method of operating a message-based conversation for grouping of messages
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1. A method for a message-based conversation operation, the method comprising:
- generating one or more message groups based on a specific counterpart electronic device by classifying one or more messages, which are exchanged between a user electronic device and the specific counterpart electronic device, according to preset conditions;
storing the generated one or more message groups;
displaying one or more display items corresponding to the stored message groups in a dialog window, the one or more display items comprising an icon type display item that corresponds to one message group, the icon type display item comprising one of;
a stack view where, when multiple message groups exist, multiple icon type display items are stacked on top of one another in the display, a thickness of a stack increasing as a number of message groups increases, ora rolled-up view where, when multiple message groups exist, multiple icon type display items are displayed in a scrollable list;
receiving a user input selecting one of the one or more display items to initiate a new conversation;
in response to the user input selecting one of the one or more display items to initiate the new conversation, displaying, in the selected display item, a plurality of messages between the user electronic device and the specific counterpart electronic device that correspond to the selected display item together with the one or more display items;
in response to receiving a user request for sharing the plurality of messages corresponding to the selected display item with the specific counterpart electronic device, transmitting the plurality of messages between the user electronic device and the specific counterpart electronic device that correspond to the selected display item to the specific counterpart electronic device;
in response to a user request for initiating the new conversation being received while displaying the plurality of messages corresponding to the selected display item together with the one or more display items, displaying the plurality of messages corresponding to the selected display item together with a screen for receiving a user input for writing at least one message;
receiving the user input for writing the at least one message;
transmitting at least one message corresponding to the user input to the specific counterpart electronic device while the plurality of messages corresponding to the selected display item are displayed; and
displaying the at least one message corresponding to the user input and the plurality of messages in the selected display item,wherein the icon type display item contains at least one of;
a time region indicating a creation time of a corresponding message group,a priority region indicating a priority value assigned to the corresponding message group,a tag region providing tag information composed of meaningful words used in messages of the corresponding message group, ora subject region providing information regarding the corresponding message group.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and message-based conversation operation method for the same are provided. The message-based conversation operation method includes generating message groups by classifying one or more messages exchanged during a message-based conversation according to preset conditions, storing the generated message groups, and outputting display items corresponding to the stored message groups in a dialog window for the message-based conversation.
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1. A method for a message-based conversation operation, the method comprising:
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generating one or more message groups based on a specific counterpart electronic device by classifying one or more messages, which are exchanged between a user electronic device and the specific counterpart electronic device, according to preset conditions; storing the generated one or more message groups; displaying one or more display items corresponding to the stored message groups in a dialog window, the one or more display items comprising an icon type display item that corresponds to one message group, the icon type display item comprising one of; a stack view where, when multiple message groups exist, multiple icon type display items are stacked on top of one another in the display, a thickness of a stack increasing as a number of message groups increases, or a rolled-up view where, when multiple message groups exist, multiple icon type display items are displayed in a scrollable list; receiving a user input selecting one of the one or more display items to initiate a new conversation; in response to the user input selecting one of the one or more display items to initiate the new conversation, displaying, in the selected display item, a plurality of messages between the user electronic device and the specific counterpart electronic device that correspond to the selected display item together with the one or more display items; in response to receiving a user request for sharing the plurality of messages corresponding to the selected display item with the specific counterpart electronic device, transmitting the plurality of messages between the user electronic device and the specific counterpart electronic device that correspond to the selected display item to the specific counterpart electronic device; in response to a user request for initiating the new conversation being received while displaying the plurality of messages corresponding to the selected display item together with the one or more display items, displaying the plurality of messages corresponding to the selected display item together with a screen for receiving a user input for writing at least one message; receiving the user input for writing the at least one message; transmitting at least one message corresponding to the user input to the specific counterpart electronic device while the plurality of messages corresponding to the selected display item are displayed; and displaying the at least one message corresponding to the user input and the plurality of messages in the selected display item, wherein the icon type display item contains at least one of; a time region indicating a creation time of a corresponding message group, a priority region indicating a priority value assigned to the corresponding message group, a tag region providing tag information composed of meaningful words used in messages of the corresponding message group, or a subject region providing information regarding the corresponding message group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 42)
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29. A mobile terminal capable of supporting a message-based conversation function, the mobile terminal comprising:
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a display; and a processor configured to; generate one or more message groups based on a specific counterpart electronic device by classifying one or more messages, which are exchanged between the mobile terminal and the specific counterpart electronic device, according to preset conditions, control to store the generated message groups in a storage, control the display to display one or more display items, corresponding to the stored message groups, in a dialog window, the one or more display items comprising an icon type display item that corresponds to one message group, the icon type display item comprising one of; a stack view where, when multiple message groups exist, multiple icon type display items are stacked on top of one another in the display, a thickness of a stack increasing as a number of message groups increases;
ora rolled-up view where, when multiple message groups exist, multiple icon type display items are displayed in a scrollable list, receive a user input selecting one of the one or more display items to initiate a new conversation, in response to receiving the user input selecting one of the one or more display items to initiate the new conversation, control the display to display, in the selected display item, a plurality of messages between the mobile terminal and the specific counterpart electronic device that correspond to the selected display item together with the one or more display items, in response to a user request for initiating the new conversation being received while displaying the plurality of messages corresponding to the selected display item together with the one or more display items, controlling the display to display the plurality of messages corresponding to the selected display item together with a screen for receiving a user input for writing at least one message, in response to receiving a user request for sharing the plurality of messages between the mobile terminal and the specific counterpart electronic device that correspond to the selected display item with the specific counterpart electronic device, transmit the plurality of messages corresponding to the selected display item to the specific counterpart electronic device, receive the user input for writing the at least one message, transmit at least one message corresponding to the user input to the specific counterpart electronic device while the plurality of messages corresponding to the selected display item are displayed, and control the display to display the at least one message corresponding to the user input and the plurality of messages in the selected display item, wherein the icon type display item contains at least one of; a time region indicating a creation time of a corresponding message group, a priority region indicating a priority value assigned to the corresponding message group, a tag region providing tag information composed of meaningful words used in messages of the corresponding message group, or a subject region providing information regarding the corresponding message group. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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