Data detection

• US 10,552,013 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2015
• Issued: 02/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Van Os, Marcel
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Hung Q
• Application Number:
  US14/657,019
• Publication Number:
  US 20160154544A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,789 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0237 using prediction or retrieval techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

In some embodiments, a device determines a current context of a plurality of terms, in accordance with a determination that the current context is a first context, selects one or more terms in the plurality of terms based on a first word list as actionable terms, and in accordance with a determination that the current context is a second context, different from the first context, selects one or more terms in the plurality of terms as actionable terms based on a second word list, different from the first word list. In some embodiments, the device displays the plurality of terms, wherein one or more of the actionable terms are visually distinguished from other terms. In some embodiments, a device obtains related content associated with the actionable terms, and after obtaining the related content, concurrently displays a representation of the related content along with the plurality of terms.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

generating a user interface for display on a display, wherein the electronic device is in communication with the display;

while the user interface is displayed on the display, receiving, at the electronic device, a plurality of terms that corresponds to a communication with another user;

after receiving the plurality of terms, identifying, at the electronic device, a plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms, including a first actionable term and a second actionable term, and concurrently displaying, at the electronic device, the plurality of actionable terms as visually distinguished from one or more terms in the plurality of terms that are not actionable terms;

after identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms and while concurrently displaying the plurality of actionable terms as visually distinguished from the one or more terms in the plurality of terms that are not actionable terms, receiving, at the electronic device, an input selecting the first actionable term; and

in response to the selection of the first actionable term;

obtaining related content associated with the first actionable term; and

after obtaining the related content, concurrently displaying, at the electronic device, a representation of the related content along with the received plurality of terms.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms is based on regular expressions.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms is based on a first predefined list of words.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the plurality of terms is received from a second electronic device, and the first predefined list of words is based on information from the second electronic device.

5. The electronic device of claim 3, further comprising instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that the plurality of terms includes a first term, utilizing a second predefined list of words for identifying one or more second terms in the plurality of terms as actionable terms for a predetermined time period, wherein the first predefined list of words is different from the second predefined list of words.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the related content is actionable.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein:

the plurality of terms includes a first set of terms received at a first time and a second set of terms received at a second time that was after the first time, and

identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms includes comparing the first set of terms to a first predefined list of words and comparing the second set of terms to a second predefined list of words that includes more terms than the first predefined list of words.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein:

the plurality of terms includes a first set of terms received at a first time and a second set of terms received at a second time that was after the first time,

identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms includes identifying one or more actionable terms in the first set of terms, and identifying one or more actionable terms in the second set of terms, and

concurrently displaying a representation of the related content along with the received plurality of terms includes displaying the related content for one or more of the actionable terms in the second set of terms without displaying related content for any of the actionable terms in the first set of terms.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms comprises:

determining a context associated with a first term in the plurality of terms; and

identifying the plurality of actionable terms based on the context associated with the first term.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the related content includes information about an event.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the related content includes transaction options for an event.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein:

the received plurality of terms includes a name of a movie,

one of the actionable terms comprises the name of the movie, and

the related content comprises showtimes for the movie at one or more theaters that are local to the electronic device.

13. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein:

the received plurality of terms includes a name of a movie,

one of the actionable terms comprises the name of the movie, and

the related content comprises a link to purchase one or more tickets for the movie at one or more theaters that are local to the electronic device.

14. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising instructions for:

after identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms and while concurrently displaying the plurality of actionable terms as visually distinguished from the one or more terms in the plurality of terms that are not actionable terms, receiving, at the electronic device, a second input selecting the second actionable term; and

in response to the selection of the second actionable term;

obtaining second related content associated with the second actionable term, different from the related content associated with the first actionable term; and

after obtaining the second related content associated with the second actionable term, concurrently displaying, at the electronic device, a representation of the second related content along with the received plurality of terms.

15. A method comprising:

at an electronic device in communication with a display, one or more processors and memory;

generating a user interface for display on the display;

while the user interface is displayed on the display, receiving, at the electronic device, a plurality of terms that corresponds to a communication with another user;

after receiving the plurality of terms, identifying, at the electronic device, a plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms, including a first actionable term and a second actionable term, and concurrently displaying, at the electronic device, the plurality of actionable terms as visually distinguished from one or more terms in the plurality of terms that are not actionable terms;

after identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms and while concurrently displaying the plurality of actionable terms as visually distinguished from the one or more terms in the plurality of terms that are not actionable terms, receiving, at the electronic device, an input selecting the first actionable term; and

in response to the selection of the first actionable term;

obtaining related content associated with the first actionable term; and

after obtaining the related content, concurrently displaying, at the electronic device, a representation of the related content along with the received plurality of terms.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein:

the plurality of terms includes a first set of terms received at a first time and a second set of terms received at a second time that was after the first time, and

identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms includes comparing the first set of terms to a first predefined list of words and comparing the second set of terms to a second predefined list of words that includes more terms than the first predefined list of words.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein:

the plurality of terms includes a first set of terms received at a first time and a second set of terms received at a second time that was after the first time,

identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms includes identifying one or more actionable terms in the first set of terms, and identifying one or more actionable terms in the second set of terms, and

concurrently displaying a representation of the related content along with the received plurality of terms includes displaying the related content for one or more of the actionable terms in the second set of terms without displaying related content for any of the actionable terms in the first set of terms.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms is based on regular expressions.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms is based on a first predefined list of words.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the plurality of terms is received from a second electronic device, and the first predefined list of words is based on information from the second electronic device.

21. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

in accordance with a determination that the plurality of terms includes a first term, utilizing a second predefined list of words for identifying one or more second terms in the plurality of terms as actionable terms for a predetermined time period, wherein the first predefined list of words is different from the second predefined list of words.

22. The method of claim 15, wherein the related content is actionable.

23. The method of claim 15, wherein identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms comprises:

determining a context associated with a first term in the plurality of terms; and

identifying the plurality of actionable terms based on the context associated with the first term.

24. The method of claim 15, wherein the related content includes information about an event.

25. The method of claim 15, wherein the related content includes transaction options for an event.

26. The method of claim 15, wherein:

the received plurality of terms includes a name of a movie,

one of the actionable terms comprises the name of the movie, and

the related content comprises showtimes for the movie at one or more theaters that are local to the electronic device.

27. The method of claim 15, wherein:

the received plurality of terms includes a name of a movie,

one of the actionable terms comprises the name of the movie, and

the related content comprises a link to purchase one or more tickets for the movie at one or more theaters that are local to the electronic device.

28. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

after identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms and while concurrently displaying the plurality of actionable terms as visually distinguished from the one or more terms in the plurality of terms that are not actionable terms, receiving, at the electronic device, a second input selecting the second actionable term; and

in response to the selection of the second actionable term;

obtaining second related content associated with the second actionable term, different from the related content associated with the first actionable term; and

after obtaining the second related content associated with the second actionable term, concurrently displaying, at the electronic device, a representation of the second related content along with the received plurality of terms.

29. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device in communication with a display, one or more processors and memory, cause the device to:

generate a user interface for display on the display;

while the user interface is displayed on the display, receive, at the electronic device, a plurality of terms that corresponds to a communication with another user;

after receiving the plurality of terms, identify, at the electronic device, a plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms, including a first actionable term and a second actionable term, and concurrently displaying, at the electronic device, the plurality of actionable terms as visually distinguished from one or more terms in the plurality of terms that are not actionable terms;

after identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms and while concurrently displaying the plurality of actionable terms as visually distinguished from the one or more terms in the plurality of terms that are not actionable terms, receive, at the electronic device, an input selecting the first actionable term; and

in response to the selection of the first actionable term;

obtain related content associated with the first actionable term; and

after obtaining the related content, concurrently display, at the electronic device, a representation of the related content along with the received plurality of terms.

30. The computer readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein:

the plurality of terms includes a first set of terms received at a first time and a second set of terms received at a second time that was after the first time, and

identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms &

includes comparing the first set of terms to a first predefined list of words and comparing the second set of terms to a second predefined list of words that includes more terms than the first predefined list of words.

31. The computer readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein:

the plurality of terms includes a first set of terms received at a first time and a second set of terms received at a second time that was after the first time,

identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms includes identifying one or more actionable terms in the first set of terms, and identifying one or more actionable terms in the second set of terms, and

concurrently displaying a representation of the related content along with the received plurality of terms includes displaying the related content for one or more of the actionable terms in the second set of terms without displaying related content for any of the actionable terms in the first set of terms.

32. The computer readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms is based on regular expressions.

33. The computer readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms is based on a first predefined list of words.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the plurality of terms is received from a second electronic device, and the first predefined list of words is based on information from the second electronic device.

35. The method of claim 33, the one or more programs further comprising instructions, which when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

in accordance with a determination that the plurality of terms includes a first term, utilizing a second predefined list of words for identifying one or more second terms in the plurality of terms as actionable terms for a predetermined time period, wherein the first predefined list of words is different from the second predefined list of words.

36. The computer readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein the related content is actionable.

37. The computer readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms comprises:

determining a context associated with a first term in the plurality of terms; and

identifying the plurality of actionable terms based on the context associated with the first term.

38. The computer readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein the related content includes information about an event.

39. The computer readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein the related content includes transaction options for an event.

40. The computer readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein:

the received plurality of terms includes a name of a movie,

one of the actionable terms comprises the name of the movie, and

the related content comprises showtimes for the movie at one or more theaters that are local to the electronic device.

41. The computer readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein:

the received plurality of terms includes a name of a movie,

one of the actionable terms comprises the name of the movie, and

the related content comprises a link to purchase one or more tickets for the movie at one or more theaters that are local to the electronic device.

42. The computer readable storage medium of claim 29, the one or more programs further comprising instructions, which when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

after identifying the plurality of actionable terms in the plurality of terms and while concurrently displaying the plurality of actionable terms as visually distinguished from the one or more terms in the plurality of terms that are not actionable terms, receiving, at the electronic device, a second input selecting the second actionable term; and

in response to the selection of the second actionable term;

obtaining second related content associated with the second actionable term, different from the related content associated with the first actionable term; and

after obtaining the second related content associated with the second actionable term, concurrently displaying, at the electronic device, a representation of the second related content along with the received plurality of terms.