METHOD FOR PROVIDING MESSAGE FUNCTION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF

• US 20140047358A1
• Filed: 08/01/2013
• Published: 02/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: PARK, Chan-Woo, KIM, Nam-Hoi
• Granted Patent: US 10,191,608 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/758
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• 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 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

A method for editing a message in an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying transmitted and received messages in a chat window; detecting selection of a message to be edited among the displayed transmitted and received messages, and performing an editing operation according to an editing method for the selected message.

Claims

1. A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying transmitted and received messages in a chat window;

detecting selection of a message to be edited among the displayed transmitted and received messages; and

editing the selected message according to an editing method for the selected message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the editing method for the selected message includes at least one of message grouping, message location modification, message addition, message deletion, message highlighting, message hiding, message combination, and application association.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the editing of the selected message comprises:

receiving selection of at least one other message, among the displayed transmitted and received messages, to be grouped with the selected message; and

displaying the selected messages as a group.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the displaying of the selected messages as a group comprises at least one of:

modifying a shape of the selected message;

modifying a color of the selected message; and

connecting the selected messages with a line.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the editing of the selected message comprises:

determining a movement location of the selected message; and

moving the selected message to the determined location.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the editing of the selected message comprises:

receiving selection of a region to be edited in the selected message;

receiving a message replacing the selected region; and

replacing the message of the selected region with the received message.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the editing of the selected message comprises:

receiving selection of at least one other message, among the displayed transmitted and received messages, to be combined with the selected message; and

combining the selected messages into one message.

8. The method of claim 1, the editing of the selected message comprises:

editing a message to be transmitted; and

transmitting the edited message.

17. A non-transient computer-readable recording medium storing one or more programs comprising instructions for causing, when executed by an electronic device, the electronic device to perform the method of claim 1.

9. An electronic device comprising:

at least one processor;

a memory; and

at least one program stored in the memory and configured to be executable by the processor,

wherein the at least one program comprises;

an instruction for displaying transmitted and received messages in a chat window;

an instruction for detecting selection of a message to be edited among the displayed transmitted and received messages; and

an instruction for editing the selected message according to an editing method.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the at least one program comprises an instruction for performing at least one of message grouping, message location modification, message addition, message deletion, message highlighting, message hiding, message combination, and application association.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one program comprises:

an instruction for receiving selection of at least one other message, among the displayed transmitted and received messages, to be grouped with the selected message; and

an instruction for displaying the selected messages as a group.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the at least one program comprises:

an instruction for performing at least one of modifying a shape of the selected message, modifying a color of the selected message, and connecting the selected messages with a line.

13. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one program comprises:

an instruction for determining a movement location of the selected message; and

an instruction for moving the selected message to the checked location.

14. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one program comprises:

an instruction for receiving selection of a region to be edited in the selected message;

an instruction for receiving a message replacing the selected region; and

an instruction for replacing the message of the selected region with the received message.

15. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one program comprises:

an instruction for receiving selection of at least one other message, among the displayed transmitted and received messages, to be combined with the selected message; and

an instruction for combining the selected messages into one message.

16. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the at least one program comprises:

an instruction for editing a message to be transmitted; and

an instruction for transmitting the edited message.