Electronic device and method for sending response message according to current status

• US 10,454,853 B2
• Filed: 09/24/2013
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Young-Soo, Yang, Hong-Seok, Kim, Yang-Wook
• Primary Examiner(s): Srivastava, Vivek
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kunwar, Binod J
• Application Number:
  US14/035,059
• Publication Number:
  US 20140143356A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,219 Days
• Field of Search: 709206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/043 using or handling presence information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

An electronic device and a method for sending a response message according to a current status are provided. An operating method of the electronic device includes determining whether a received message is confirmed within a preset time, when the received message is not confirmed within the preset time, determining whether a contact number of a sender electronic device is a preset contact number, and when the contact number of the sender electronic device is the preset contact number, sending an automatic response message to the sender electronic device corresponding to a preset automatic response message status.

Claims

1. An operating method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving, from another electronic device, a message including content while the electronic device is in a normal mode;

identifying whether a first user input for confirming the message is not detected during a first preset time duration from a time at which the message is received, or a second user input for replying to the message is not detected during a second preset time duration from the time at which the message is received, wherein the first preset time is longer than the second preset time;

in response to the identification that one of the first user input or the second user input is not detected, identifying that a contact information of the other electronic device is included in a preset list;

in response to the identification that the contact information of the other electronic device is included in the preset contact information, identifying an automatic response message status of the electronic device;

in response to the identification that the automatic response message status of the electronic device is a first response message status;

acquiring context information associated with a time, a location of the electronic device, and tilted angle of the electronic device;

generating a response message corresponding to the received message, based on the acquired context information; and

transmitting, to the other electronic device, the generated response message,

wherein the generating of the response message comprises;

identifying that the context information indicates exercise status according to the number of tilted angle of the electronic device exceeding a first preset number or the number of spatial movement of the electronic device exceeding a second preset number, wherein the tilted angle is an upward tilted angle or a downward tilted angle of the electronic device exceeding a threshold angle during a predetermined time duration, wherein the spatial movement is over a predetermined movement and is identified based on the location of the electronic device, and

generating the response message indicating that a user of the electronic device is exercising when the context information is identified as indicating exercise status.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating of the response message further comprises:

identifying that the context information indicates business trip status when the location of the electronic device is out of a predetermined area; and

generating the response message indicating that the user is on a business trip when the context information is identified as indicating the business trip status.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the context information is acquired after the preset time duration ends.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the preset list includes one of:

contact information of users included in a contact list of the electronic device,

contact information of users selected among users included in the contact list of the electronic device, or

contact information of users excluding users registered as a spam user in the electronic device.

5. The method of claim 1,

further comprising:

in response to the identification that the automatic response message status of the electronic device is a second response message status;

generating the response message based on a predetermined content indicating that a user of the electronic device is not capable of replying to the received message.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the generating of the response message based on the predetermined content comprises:

displaying a guide message for selecting a content for the response message, the guide message representing a plurality of situations the user of the electronic device may experience,

receiving a touch input for selecting one situation from among the plurality of situations on a display of the electronic device, and

transmitting, to the other electronic device, the response message for notifying the user of the electronic device is in the selected situation based on the received touch input.

7. An electronic device comprising:

a wireless communication unit;

a touch screen;

at least one sensor;

a memory; and

at least one processor configured to;

receive, from another electronic device, a message including content by using the wireless communication unit, while the electronic device is in a normal mode,

identify whether a first user input for confirming the message is not detected during a first preset time duration from a time at which the message is received, or a second user input for replying to the message is not detected during a second preset time duration from the time at which the message is received, wherein the first preset time is longer than the second preset time,

in response to the identification that one of the first user input or the second user input is not detected, identify that a contact information of the other electronic device is included in a preset list,

in response to the identification that the contact information of the other electronic device is included in the preset contact information, identify an automatic response message status of the electronic device,

in response to the identification that the automatic response message status of the electronic device is a first response message status;

acquire, by using the at least one sensor, context information associated with a time, a location of the electronic device, and tilted angle of the electronic device,

generate a response message corresponding to the received message, based on the acquired context information, and

transmit, to the other electronic device, the generated response message by using the wireless communication unit,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to;

identify that the context information indicates exercise status according to the number of a tilted angle of the electronic device exceeding a first preset number or the number of spatial movement of the electronic device exceeding a second preset number, wherein the tilted angle is an upward tilted angle or a downward tilted angle of the electronic device exceeding a threshold angle during a predetermined time duration, wherein the spatial movement is over a predetermined movement and is identified based on the location of the electronic device, and

generate the response message indicating that a user of the electronic device is exercising when the context information is identified as indicating exercise status.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

identify that the context information indicates business trip status when the location of the electronic device is out of a predetermined area, and

generate the response message indicating that the user is on a business trip when the context information is identified as indicating the business trip status.

9. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the context information is acquired after the preset time duration ends.

10. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the preset list includes at least one of:

contact information of users included in a contact list of the electronic device,

contact information of users selected among users included in the contact list of the electronic device, or

contact information of users excluding users registered as a spam user in the electronic device.

11. The electronic device of claim 7,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

in response to the identification that the automatic response message status of the electronic device is a second response message status,

generate the response message based on a predetermined content indicating that a user of the electronic device is not capable of replying to the received message.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

display a guide message for selecting a content for the response message, the guide message representing a plurality of situations the user of the electronic device may experience,

receive a touch input for selecting one situation from among the plurality of situations on a display of the electronic device, and

transmit, to the other electronic device, the response message for notifying the user of the electronic device is in the selected situation based on the received touch input.