Method and apparatus for providing information by using messenger

• US 10,171,398 B2
• Filed: 05/09/2014
• Issued: 01/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2013
• Status: Expired

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Hongju, Yoon, Sungpyo
• Primary Examiner(s): Divecha, Kamal B
• Assistant Examiner(s): Houston, Clifton
• Application Number:
  US14/273,979
• Publication Number:
  US 20140351350A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,698 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/30 Semantic analysis
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions

Abstract

A user device which can provide information related to text, which is input into a messenger, on a background screen of the messenger, and a method for providing information in the user device are provided. The method includes displaying a conversation exchanged through a messenger, detecting text related to a content in the conversation, displaying a content image matched to the content on a background of the conversation, and providing information related to the content in response to selection of the content image.

Claims

1. A method for providing information through a messenger in a user device, the method comprising:

displaying, by a display of the user device, a speech window including a conversation exchanged through the messenger and a background image of the messenger, the background image being displayed on a background layer of the messenger, wherein the speech window is displayed on a speech layer of the messenger;

detecting, based on a scheme, by a processor of the user device, text related to a particular content in the conversation;

displaying, by the display of the user device, a content image matched to the particular content, as a background screen in an intermediate layer which is generated between the background layer on which the background image is displayed and the speech layer on which the speech window is displayed, in response to the detecting of the text relating to the particular content; and

providing, by the processor of the user device, information related to the particular content in response to selection of the content image,

wherein the content image is selectable by a touch input,

wherein all of the speech window is displayed and at least part of the content image and at least part of the background image is covered by the speech window during the displaying of the content image, and

wherein the providing of the information related to the particular content comprises;

determining a type of the particular content when the content image has been selected,

executing an internal function or an external function operating in cooperation with the user device according to the type of the particular content, and

displaying the information related to the particular content according to the executed internal or external function.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting of the text related to the particular content comprises detecting the text related to the content in text that the user inputs into the messenger.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting of the text related to the particular content comprises detecting the text related to the content in text that the messenger receives from a conversation partner.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting of the text related to the particular content comprises detecting the text related to the content in text that the user inputs into the messenger and text that the messenger receives from a conversation partner.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the content image matched to the particular content comprises displaying the content image during a preset time period.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting of the text related to the particular content comprises:

receiving a user input selecting text of a conversation which is previously input; and

recognizing a content matched to the selected text in response to the user input.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the type of the particular content comprises identifying an information providing scheme for providing information related to the particular content.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the internal function includes a function of executing an application of the user device and providing the information related to the particular content.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the external function operating in cooperation with the user device comprises at least one of:

a function of connecting to an external server and displaying a website of the information related to the particular content;

a function of connecting to an external server and displaying a result of searching for the information related to the particular content on a portal site;

or

a function of connecting to an external server before acquiring a coupon related to the particular content and displaying the acquired coupon.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing of the information comprises displaying the information related to the particular content by using a speech window.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the scheme includes a mapping table scheme, a semantic analysis scheme, or an ontology scheme.

12. A user device comprising:

a touch screen display configured to;

display a speech window including a conversation exchanged through a messenger and a background image of the messenger, the background image being displayed on a background layer of the speech window of the messenger, wherein the speech window is displayed on a speech layer of the messenger, and

receive an input; and

a processor configured to;

detect, based on a scheme, text related to a particular content in the conversations,

perform a control operation for displaying a content image matched to the particular content as a background screen in an intermediate layer which is generated between the background layer on which the background image is displayed and the speech layer on which the speech window is displayed, in response to the detecting of the text relating to the particular content; and

perform a control operation for displaying information related to the particular content in response to a selection of the content image,

wherein the content image is selectable by a touch input, wherein all of the speech window is displayed and at least part of the content image and at least part of the background image is covered by the speech window during the displaying of the content image; and

wherein the providing of the information related to the particular content comprises;

determining a type of the particular content when the content image has been selected;

executing an internal function or an external function operating in cooperation with the user device according to the type of the particular content; and

displaying the information related to the particular content according to the executed internal or external function.

13. The user device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to:

analyze a type of the particular content in response to a user input selecting the content image,

execute a function matched to the analyzed type of the particular content, and

provide the information related to the particular content through the executed function.

14. The user device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to display the content image during a preset time period.

15. The user device of claim 12, wherein the scheme includes a mapping table scheme, a semantic analysis scheme, or an ontology scheme.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for performing:

displaying, by a display of a user device, a speech window including a conversation exchanged through a messenger and a background image of the messenger, the background image being displayed on a background layer of the messenger, wherein the speech window is displayed on a speech layer of the messenger;

detecting, based on a scheme, by a processor of the user device, text related to a content in the conversation;

displaying, by the display of the user device, a content image matched to the particular content as a background screen in an intermediate layer which is generated between the background layer on which the background image is displayed and the speech layer on which the speech window is displayed, in response to the detecting of the text relating to the particular content; and

providing, by the processor of the user device, information related to the particular content in response to selection of the content image,

wherein the content image is selectable by a touch input, and wherein all of the speech window is displayed and at least part of the content image and at least part of the background image is covered by the speech window during the displaying of the content image, and

wherein the providing of the information related to the particular content comprises;

determining a type of the particular content when the content image has been selected,

executing an internal function or an external function operating in cooperation with the user device according to the type of the particular content, and

displaying the information related to the particular content according to the executed internal or external function.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 16, wherein the scheme includes a mapping table scheme, a semantic analysis scheme, or an ontology scheme.