METHOD FOR EXECUTING PROGRAM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF

• US 20140365970A1
• Filed: 06/05/2014
• Published: 12/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jeong, Jin-Hong, Kim, Jung-Hun, Choi, Bo-Kun
• Granted Patent: US 10,007,396 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/835
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A method in an electronic device, includes receiving an instruction including an implicit call, identifying at least one program corresponding to the instruction of the implicit call, when a number of the identified program is more than one, providing a first program of the identified program corresponding to the implicit call, and displaying a second program of the identified program corresponding to the implicit call during running of the first program. An electronic device includes a processor configure to create an object representing an implicit call, provide a plurality of programs to created object, determine a first program among the plurality of programs, and execute the first program when the object is selected, and provide at least one second program among the programs during executing the first program.

Claims

1. A method in an electronic device, comprising:

receiving an instruction including an implicit call;

identifying at least one program corresponding to the instruction of the implicit call;

when a number of the identified program is more than one;

providing a first program of the identified program corresponding to the implicit call; and

displaying a second program of the identified program corresponding to the implicit call during running of the first program.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the first program corresponding to the implicit call comprises:

displaying the programs corresponding to the implicit call from a database; and

providing determined one of the programs as the first program.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the first program corresponding to the implicit call comprises providing a previously selected and stored program as the first program.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the second program comprises displaying an icon or link of the second program.

5. A method for operating an electronic device, comprising:

creating an object representing an implicit call;

providing a plurality of programs corresponding to the created object;

determining a first program among the plurality of programs;

executing the first program when the object is selected; and

providing at least one second program of the plurality of programs during executing of the first program.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein providing the program comprises displaying an icon or link including a command for executing the program.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

executing the second program; and

displaying the first program during execution of the second program.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising displaying a third program including the programs during execution of the second program.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising displaying relevant programs which are associated with the second program and are obtained from a database of the electronic device.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising performing or releasing display of the programs or the relevant programs on an execution screen of the first program or an execution screen of the second program through a predetermined gesture or motion.

11. The method of claim 5, wherein the object information is information included in an object, and includes one or more of pieces of information about a function, a purpose, a keyword, an identification (ID), and a category of a program, and a list of peripherals of the electronic device that are useable by the program.

12. The method of claim 5, wherein the database includes one or more of pieces of information about a function, a purpose, a keyword, an identification (ID), and a category of a program, and a list of peripherals of the electronic device that are useable by the program.

13. The method of claim 5, wherein providing the programs comprises providing the programs through at least one of a display on a notification bar or notification window and a voice output.

14. The method of claim 5, further comprising displaying a menu for determining whether to set the first program to a default program corresponding to an object.

15. The method of claim 5, further comprising displaying a third program that is not included in the programs on a screen of the first program.

16. An electronic device comprising:

a processor configure to;

create an object representing an implicit call;

provide a plurality of programs corresponding to the created object;

determine a first program among the plurality of programs;

execute the first program when the object is selected; and

provide at least one second program among the programs during executing the first program.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to control:

executing a third program which is not include in the programs; and

displaying the first program and/or the second program during running of the third program.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to control displaying the first program and/or the second program using an icon or link or outputting the first program and/or the second program in a voice manner.

19. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to:

execute the second program; and

cause a screen of the second program to display the first program.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the processor is further configured to perform or release display of the programs or the relevant programs on a screen on which the first program is executed or a screen on which the second program is executed by performing a reference operation.