ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION WITH A CONTACT THEREOF

• US 20150317066A1
• Filed: 04/27/2015
• Published: 11/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2014
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: SAXENA, Sumit
• Application Number:
  US14/696,802
• Publication Number:
  US 20150317066A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2746 Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72472 wherein the items are sorted according to specific criteria, e.g. frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A method and system for displaying an item for communication with a contact stored in an electronic device are provided. The method includes storing, by the electronic device, a frequency of usage of at least one item for each contact in a database. Further, the method includes receiving an interaction event performed on the at least one contact stored in the electronic device. Furthermore, the method includes identifying the at least one item for communication with the at least one contact from the database and displaying the at least one identified item, based on the frequency of the usage of the at least one identified item, as a response to the at least one interaction event performed on the at least one contact.

Claims

1. A method for executing at least one item for communication with at least one contact stored in an electronic device, the method comprising:

storing, by the electronic device, a frequency of usage of at least one item for each contact in a database;

receiving at least one interaction event performed on the at least one contact stored in the electronic device;

identifying the at least one item for communication with the at least one contact from the database; and

executing the at least one identified item, based on the frequency of the usage of the at least one identified item, as a response to the at least one interaction event performed on the at least one contact.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one item comprises at least one of a short message service application, a multimedia service application, an electronic mail application, an instant message application, a social network service application, a call application, a short range communication application, and a long range communication application.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing of the frequency of the usage of the at least one item for each contact stored in the database further comprises:

tracking the at least one item used to communicate with the at least one contact in the electronic device;

counting the frequency of the usage of the at least one item associated with the at least one contact based on the tracking; and

storing the frequency of usage of the at least one item for the at least one contact in the database.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the at least one item along with each contact stored in at least one contact list of the electronic device,

wherein the at least one item is selected for display from the database based on the frequency of the usage of the at least one item.

24. At least one non-transitory processor readable medium for storing a computer program of instructions configured to be readable by at least one processor for instructing the at least one processor to execute a computer process for performing the method as recited in claim 1.

5. A method for communicating with at least one contact associated with at least one item in an electronic device, the method comprising:

storing, by the electronic device, a frequency of communication with the at least one contact using each item in a database;

receiving at least one interaction event performed on the at least one item in the electronic device;

identifying the at least one contact associated with the at least one item from the database, based on the frequency of the communication with the at least one contact; and

communicating with the at least one identified contact by using the at least one item selected by the received interaction event, as a response to the received interaction event performed on the at least one item.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the at least one item comprises at least one of a short message service application, a multimedia service application, an electronic mail application, an instant message application, a social network service application, a call application, a short range communication application, and long range communication application.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the storing of the frequency of the communication with the at least one contact using each item in the database further comprises:

tracking the at least one item used to communicate with the at least one contact in the electronic device;

counting a frequency of usage of the at least one item associated with the at least one contact based on the tracking; and

storing the frequency of the usage of the at least one item for the at least one contact in the database.

25. At least one non-transitory processor readable medium for storing a computer program of instructions configured to be readable by at least one processor for instructing the at least one processor to execute a computer process for performing the method as recited in claim 5.

8. An electronic device for executing at least one item for communication with at least one contact, the electronic device comprising:

a controller configured to;

store a frequency of usage of at least one item for the at least one contact in a database;

receive at least one interaction event performed on the at least one contact in the electronic device;

identify the at least one item for communication with the at least one contact from the database; and

execute the at least one identified item, based on the frequency of the usage of the at least one identified item, as a response to the at least one interaction event performed on the at least one contact.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the at least one item comprises at least one of a short message service application, a multimedia service application, an electronic mail application, an instant message application, a social network service application, a call application, a short range communication application, and long range communication application.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the controller is further configured to store the frequency of the usage by:

tracking the at least one item used to communicate with the at least one contact in the electronic device;

counting the frequency of usage of the at least one item associated with the at least one contact based on the tracking; and

storing the frequency of the usage of the at least one item for the at least one contact in database.

11. The electronic device of claim 8,

wherein the controller is further configured to display the at least one item along with the at least one contact in at least one contact list of the electronic device,

wherein the at least one item is selected for display from the database based on the frequency of the usage of the at least one item.

12. An electronic device for communicating with at least one contact associated with at least one item in the electronic device, the electronic device comprising:

a controller configured to;

store a frequency of communication with the at least one contact using each item in a database;

receive at least one event performed on the at least one item in the electronic device;

identify the at least one contact associated with the at least one item from the database, based on the frequency of the communication with the at least one contact; and

communicate with the at least one identified contact by using the at least one item selected by the received interaction event, as a response to the received interaction event performed on the at least one item.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the at least one item comprises at least one of a short message service application, a multimedia service application, an electronic mail application, an instant message application, a social network service application, a call application, a short range communication application, and long range communication application.

14. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to store the frequency of the communication by:

tracking the at least one item used to communicate with the at least one contact in the electronic device;

counting a frequency of usage of the at least one item associated with the at least one contact based on the tracking; and

storing the frequency of the usage of the at least one item for the at least one contact in the database.

15. A method for executing at least one item associated with at least one application stored in an electronic device, the method comprising:

storing, by the electronic device, a frequency of usage of at least one item for each application in a database;

executing the at least one application;

displaying the at least one item on at least part of an execution screen of the executed application, based on the frequency of the usage of the at least one item;

receiving at least one interaction event for at least one content associated with the executed application; and

executing the displayed item together with the at least one content corresponding to the at least one interaction event.

16. An electronic device for executing at least one item associated with at least one application, the electronic device comprising:

a controller configured to;

store a frequency of usage of at least one item for each application in a database;

execute the at least one application;

display the at least one item on at least part of an execution screen of the executed application, based on the frequency of the usage of the at least one item;

receive at least one interaction event for at least one content associated with the executed application; and

execute the displayed item together with the at least one content corresponding to the at least one interaction event.

17. A method for executing at least one application stored in an electronic device, the method comprising:

storing, by the electronic device, a frequency of usage of at least one piece of setting information for each application in a database;

receiving an interaction event for executing the at least one application; and

executing the at least one application corresponding to the interaction event, based on the frequency of the usage of the at least one piece of setting information.

18. An electronic device for executing at least one application, the electronic device comprising:

a controller configured to;

store a frequency of usage of at least one piece of setting information for each application in a database;

receive an interaction event for executing the at least one application; and

execute the at least one application corresponding to the interaction event, based on the frequency of the usage of the at least one piece of setting information.

19. A method for communicating with at least one contact by using at least one item associated with the at least one contact stored in an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying, by the electronic device, a list including the at least one contact;

receiving an event for selecting the at least one contact arranged in the list;

identifying a frequency of usage of the at least one item for the at least one contact selected by the event; and

communicating with the selected contact by using the at least one item selected based on the frequency of the usage of the at least one item.

20. A method for communicating with at least one contact associated with at least one item by using the at least one item in an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying, by the electronic device, a list including the at least one item;

receiving an event for selecting the at least one item arranged in the list;

identifying a frequency of communication with the at least one contact by using the at least one item selected by the event; and

communicating with the at least one contact selected based on the frequency of the communication by using the at least one selected item.

21. A method for communicating with at least one contact by using at least one item associated with the at least one contact stored in an electronic device, the method comprising:

identifying, by the electronic device, a frequency of usage of the at least one item for the at least one contact;

displaying a list including the at least one contact;

displaying an item having a highest frequency of usage for each contact of the at least one contact included in the list;

receiving a touch event for selecting the at least one contact included in the list; and

when the touch event is a predetermined touch event, communicating with the at least one contact selected by the touch event by using the displayed item and the selected at least one contact.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

receiving a touch event for the displayed item;

displaying an item list associated with the contact corresponding to the at least one item selected by the touch event;

receiving an input for selecting one item of items included in the item list; and

changing the item displayed with the corresponding contact to the item selected by the input.

23. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

a database configured to store a frequency of usage of at least one item for at least one contact; and

a controller configured to;

control the display to display a list including the at least one contact;

control the display to display an item having a highest frequency of usage for each contact of the at least one contact included in the list;

receive a touch event for selecting the at least one contact included in the list; and

when the touch event is a predetermined touch event, communicate with the at least one contact selected by the touch event by using the displayed item and the selected at least one contact.