APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION

• US 20160036751A1
• Filed: 07/30/2015
• Published: 02/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: BAN, Dae-hyun
• Granted Patent: US 10,097,494 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/06 Message adaptation to terminal or network requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a display configured to display one or more messages in response to an execution of an application for exchanging the one or more messages between the electronic apparatus and another electronic apparatus; and a processor configured to extract a keyword from the one or more messages for processing a search query by using the keyword and location information of the electronic apparatus.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a display configured to display one or more messages in response to an execution of an application for exchanging the one or more messages between the electronic apparatus and another electronic apparatus; and

a processor configured to extract a keyword from the one or more messages for processing a search query by using the keyword and location information of the electronic apparatus.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display is further configured to display a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to receive a user input with respect to the keyword, and

the processor is further configured to obtain information related to a result of the search query, according to the user input, and

the display is further configured to display the information.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to obtain the information via at least one from among a second application that is installed in the electronic apparatus and an Internet search service.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the second application, and to obtain the information by inputting the search query to the second application.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display is further configured to display a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to receive a user input with respect to the keyword, and to display a query editing window for editing the search query, according to the user input.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 5, wherein the display is further configured to display the search query determined by the processor via the query editing window, and to receive editing on the search query by a user.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to obtain information related to a result of the search query edited according to the received editing.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to obtain at least one of the location information of the electronic apparatus measured by using a global positioning system (GPS) processor included in the electronic apparatus and the location information of the electronic apparatus extracted from the one or more messages.

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to determine the search query by prioritizing use of the location information extracted from the one or more messages over use of the location information obtained by using the GPS processor.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine the search query based on user information associated with the electronic apparatus.

28. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display is further configured to distinguishably display the keyword in the one or more messages.

11. A method of providing information in an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying one or more messages in response to execution of an application for exchanging the one or more messages to between the electronic apparatus and another electronic apparatus; and

extracting a keyword from the one or more messages; and

processing a search query using the keyword and location information of the electronic apparatus.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a user input with respect to the keyword; and

obtaining information related to a result of the search query, in response to the user input; and

displaying the information.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the obtaining comprises obtaining the information via at least one from among a second application that is installed in the electronic apparatus and an Internet search service.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the obtaining comprises executing the second application, and obtaining the information by inputting the search query to the second application.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a user input with respect to the keyword; and

displaying a query editing window for editing the search query, according to the user input.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

displaying the search query via the query editing window; and

receiving editing on the search query by a user.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the obtaining comprises obtaining information related to a result of the search query edited according to the received editing.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

obtaining at least one of the location information of the electronic apparatus measured by using a global positioning system (GPS) processor included in the electronic apparatus and the location information from the one or more messages.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the determining comprises determining the search query by prioritizing use of the location information extracted from the one or more messages over use of the location information obtained by using the GPS processor.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the determining comprises determining the search query based on user information associated with the electronic apparatus.

29. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

distinguishably displaying the keyword in the one or more messages.

21. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a display configured to display a message transmitted to or received from another electronic apparatus; and

a processor configured to determine a keyword based on the message, and to determine a search query by using the keyword and information of a user.

22. The electronic apparatus of claim 21, wherein the processor is further configured to determine the keyword by using a previous message, and a current message that is displayed on the display.

23. The electronic apparatus of claim 21, wherein the processor is further configured to perform a search operation by using the search query, and to control the display to display a result of the search operation.

24. The electronic apparatus of claim 21, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the search query corresponding to the keyword, in response to a user input with respect to the keyword displayed on the display, and to control the display to display a result of executing the search query.

25. The electronic apparatus of claim 21, wherein the user information comprises at least one from among location information of the electronic apparatus of the user, communication history information of the user, and search log information of the user.

26. The electronic apparatus of claim 24, wherein the processor is further configured to display the result of executing the search query on the display together with the message.

27. The electronic apparatus of claim 21, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display to display the keyword in an original display state after a lapse of a preset time period.

30. (canceled)

31. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to extract a keyword from application content that is communicated between the electronic apparatus and another electronic apparatus via an application, generate a search query based on the keyword, and obtain information based on a result of the search query; and

an output interface configured to provide the obtained information to a user while the application is executed.

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