Mobile communication terminal and method of recommending application or content

• US 10,225,704 B2
• Filed: 09/11/2012
• Issued: 03/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Cha, Sang-ok, Kim, Dong-woo, Kim, Young-ri, Yoo, Ji-yeon, Lee, Ju-youn
• Primary Examiner(s): Eng, George
• Assistant Examiner(s): Du, Hung K
• Application Number:
  US13/610,154
• Publication Number:
  US 20130252637A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,366 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561, 4554563
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724095 Worn on the wrist, hand or arm
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724098 Interfacing with an on-board device of a vehicle for hands-free speaking in vehicles H04M1/6075
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A mobile communication terminal and a method of recommending an application or content by providing information regarding a terminal status obtained by the mobile communication terminal when a connection device is connected to the mobile communication terminal without having to look for the application or content. The mobile communication terminal includes a connection status determining unit which determines a connection status of a connection device and the mobile communication terminal, a terminal status storage unit which stores information regarding a terminal status of the mobile communication terminal; and a recommended target executing unit which determines a recommended application based on the connection status and the information regarding the terminal status of the mobile communication terminal.

Claims

1. A mobile communication terminal comprising:

a memory for storing information of a plurality of applications previously executed in the mobile communication terminal, information regarding a terminal status of the mobile communication terminal when each of the plurality of applications was previously executed in the mobile communication terminal, and information regarding a connection status of a connection device and the mobile communication terminal when each of the plurality of applications was previously executed in the mobile communication terminal; and

at least one processor configured to;

determine a connection status of the connection device and the mobile communication terminal, the determined connection status comprising information regarding whether the connection device and the mobile communication terminal are connected to each other,

obtain information regarding a terminal status of the mobile communication terminal, wherein the terminal status comprises information regarding an application that is being executed or previously executed in the mobile communication terminal and information regarding an operation mode of the mobile communication terminal,

determine a recommended application, among the plurality of applications being executed or previously executed in the mobile communication terminal, corresponding to the determined connection status as the connection device is connected to the mobile communication terminal and the obtained information regarding the terminal status of the mobile communication terminal, based on the stored information regarding the connection status of the connection device and the mobile communication terminal and the stored information regarding the terminal status of the mobile communication terminal, the recommended application being based on the operation mode of the mobile communication terminal, and

execute the recommended application,

wherein the stored information of the plurality of applications includes information of a first application which was repeatedly executed in the mobile communication terminal at a location of the mobile communication terminal and information of a second application which was executed in the mobile communication terminal while the mobile communication terminal was moving, and the stored information regarding the terminal status includes information regarding the location of the mobile communication terminal, and

wherein the processor is further configured,

to obtain a location information of the mobile communication terminal;

in response to the obtained location information indicating stopping of the mobile communication terminal at the location, to determine the first application among the plurality of applications based on the stored information of the first application and the stored information regarding the location of the mobile communication terminal, and to execute the first application; and

in response to the obtained location information indicating movement of the mobile communication terminal, to determine the second application among the plurality of applications based on the stored information of the second application, and to execute the second application.

2. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the determined connection status further comprises at least one of a type of the connection device connected to the mobile communication terminal, and a connection method connecting the mobile communication terminal with the connection device.

3. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to confirm and store the terminal status of the mobile communication terminal by using at least one of a movement recognition sensor, an image sensor, a sound sensor, a touch sensor, a temperature sensor, a gravity sensor, and a location sensor, and

wherein the obtained information regarding the terminal status comprises at least one of a current time, an image received by the mobile communication terminal through the image sensor, a temperature of the mobile communication terminal measured through the temperature sensor, sound received by the mobile communication terminal, information regarding the location of the mobile communication terminal, illumination of the location of the mobile communication terminal, an angle formed between the mobile communication terminal and a horizontal plane, an application currently being used in the mobile communication terminal, a current status of the mobile communication terminal being used, and user information.

4. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to provide a server with information regarding the determined connection status and the obtained information regarding the terminal status, receive recommended application identification information from the server, and determine the recommended application.

5. The mobile communication terminal of claim 4, wherein the processor is further configured to provide the server with a list of applications installed in the mobile communication terminal,

wherein the recommended application comprises at least one of the applications included in the list.

6. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the connection device and the mobile communication terminal are connected to each other through a wireless communication.

7. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein if the determined connection status and the obtained information regarding the terminal status of the mobile communication terminal correspond to a plurality of recommended applications, the processor is further configured to output a list of the plurality of recommended applications, receive a selection from the output list of the plurality of recommended applications, and determine the recommended application.

8. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the connection device is a pen used as an input device,

wherein the determined connection status indicates whether the pen used as the input device is connected to the mobile communication terminal.

9. The mobile communication terminal of claim 8, wherein, if the information regarding the application that is being executed in the mobile communication terminal is an application relating to image capture, and if the pen used as the input device is disconnected from the mobile communication terminal, the processor is further configured to execute an application for editing a captured image.

10. The mobile communication terminal of claim 8, wherein, when the operation mode of the mobile communication terminal is a keypad input mode, if the pen used as the input device is disconnected from the mobile communication terminal, the processor is further configured to change the keypad input mode to a cursive input mode by using the pen and execute an application for writing in cursive.

11. The mobile communication terminal of claim 8, wherein, when the operation mode of the mobile communication terminal is a sleep mode, if the pen used as the input device is disconnected from the mobile communication terminal, the processor is further configured to determine the sleep mode and determine and execute the recommended application.

12. A method of recommending an application in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

storing information of a plurality of applications previously executed in the mobile communication terminal, information regarding a terminal status of the mobile communication terminal when each of the plurality of applications was previously executed in the mobile communication terminal, and information regarding a connection status of a connection device and the mobile communication terminal when each of the plurality of applications was previously executed in the mobile communication terminal;

determining a connection status of the connection device and the mobile communication terminal, wherein the determined connection status comprises information regarding whether the mobile communication terminal and the connection device are connected to each other;

obtaining information regarding a terminal status of the mobile communication terminal, wherein the terminal status comprises information regarding an application that is being executed or previously executed in the mobile communication terminal and information regarding an operation mode of the mobile communication terminal;

determining a recommended application, among the plurality of applications being executed or previously executed in the mobile communication terminal, corresponding to the determined connection status as the connection device is connected to the mobile communication terminal and the obtained information regarding the terminal status of the mobile communication terminal, based on the stored information regarding the terminal status of the mobile communication terminal and the stored information regarding the connection status of the connection device and the mobile communication terminal, the recommended application being based on the o operation mode of the mobile communication terminal; and

executing the recommended application,

wherein the stored information of the plurality of applications includes information of a first application which was repeatedly executed in the mobile communication terminal at a location of the mobile communication terminal and information of a second application which was executed in the mobile communication terminal while the mobile communication terminal was moving, and the stored information regarding the terminal status includes information regarding the location of the mobile communication terminal,

wherein the method further comprises obtaining a location information of the mobile communication terminal,

wherein in response to the obtained location information indicating stopping of the mobile communication terminal at the location, the first application among the plurality of applications is determined based on the stored information of the first application and the stored information regarding the location of the mobile communication terminal, and the first application is executed, and

wherein in response to the obtained location information indicating movement of the mobile communication terminal, the second application among the plurality of applications is determined based on the stored information of the second application, and the second application is executed.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the determined connection status further comprises at least one of a type of the connection device connected to the mobile communication terminal, and a connection method connecting the mobile communication terminal with the connection device.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the obtaining the information regarding the terminal status of the mobile communication terminal comprises:

confirming the terminal status of the mobile communication terminal by using at least one of a movement recognition sensor, an image sensor, a sound sensor, a touch sensor, a temperature sensor, a gravity sensor, and a location sensor, and

wherein the obtained information regarding the terminal status comprises at least one of a current time, an image received by the mobile communication terminal through the image sensor, a temperature of the mobile communication terminal measured through the temperature sensor, sound received by the mobile communication terminal, information regarding the location of the mobile communication terminal, illumination of the location of the mobile communication terminal, an angle formed between the mobile communication terminal and a horizontal plane, an application currently being used in the mobile communication terminal, a current status of the mobile communication terminal being used, and user information.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

providing a server with information regarding the determined connection status and the obtained information regarding the terminal status; and

receiving identification information of the recommended application from the server;

wherein, in the determining and executing of the recommended application, the recommended application is determined and executed based on identification information of the recommended application received from the server.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

providing the server with a list of applications installed in the mobile communication terminal,

wherein, in the determining and executing the recommended application, the recommended application comprises at least one of the applications included in the list.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein, in a case where information regarding the determined connection status and the obtained information regarding the terminal status of the mobile communication terminal correspond to a plurality of recommended applications, the determining and executing the recommended application comprises outputting a list of the plurality of recommended applications, receiving a selection from the output list of the plurality of recommended applications, and determining the recommended application.

18. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program for executing a method of recommending an application in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

storing information of a plurality of applications previously executed in the mobile communication terminal, information regarding a terminal status of the mobile communication terminal when each of the plurality of applications was previously executed in the mobile communication terminal and information regarding a connection status of a connection device and the mobile communication terminal when each of the plurality of applications was previously executed in the mobile communication terminal;

determining a connection status of the connection device and the mobile communication terminal, wherein the determined connection status comprises information regarding whether the mobile communication terminal and the connection device are connected to each other;

obtaining information regarding a terminal status of the mobile communication terminal, wherein the terminal status comprises information regarding an application that is being executed or previously executed in the mobile communication terminal and information regarding an operation mode of the mobile communication terminal;

determining a recommended application, among the plurality of applications being executed or previously executed in the mobile communication terminal, corresponding to the determined connection status as the connection device is connected to the mobile communication terminal and the obtained information regarding the terminal status of the mobile communication terminal, based on the stored information regarding the terminal status of the mobile communication terminal and the stored information regarding the connection status of the connection device and the mobile communication terminal, the recommended application being based on the operation mode of the mobile communication terminal; and

executing the recommended application,

wherein the stored information of the plurality of applications includes information of a first application which was repeatedly executed in the mobile communication terminal at a location of the mobile communication terminal and information of a second application which was executed in the mobile communication terminal while the mobile communication terminal was moving, and the stored information regarding the terminal status includes information regarding the location of the mobile communication terminal,

wherein the method further comprises obtaining a location information of the mobile communication terminal,

wherein in response to the obtained location information indicating stopping of the mobile communication terminal at the location, the first application among the plurality of applications is determined based on the stored information of the first application and the stored information regarding the location of the mobile communication terminal, and the first application is executed, and

wherein in response to the obtained location information indicating movement of the mobile communication terminal, the second application among the plurality of applications is determined based on the stored information of the second application, and the second application is executed.