METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION

• US 20160077711A1
• Filed: 06/24/2015
• Published: 03/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Cho, Ik-Hwan, Cho, Kyu-Sung, HWANG, Min-kyung, Jung, Jin-He, Jeon, Yong-joon, Park, Ji-Hyun
• Granted Patent: US 10,146,412 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3276 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/20 in augmented reality scenes

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for providing information by an electronic device comprises recognizing at least one object from an image displayed on a screen of the electronic device, displaying at least one primary information item associated with the recognized object, and when at least one of the at least one primary information item is selected, displaying a secondary information item associated with the selected primary information item on the screen. Other various embodiments are also provided herein.

Claims

1. A method for providing information by an electronic device, the method comprising:

recognizing at least one object from an image displayed on a screen of the electronic device;

displaying at least one primary information item associated with the recognized object; and

in response to selection of at least one of the at least one primary information item, displaying a secondary information item associated with the selected primary information item on the screen.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the secondary information is configured in plural stages comprising layers, and wherein each layer of the secondary information item is provided when selection of a stage is detected.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the primary information item and the secondary information item are simultaneously displayed on the same screen.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the primary information item includes at least one of a coupon, an event, an electronic map, a dictionary search, an email, copying, calling, a short message service, a web page, or navigation.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the primary information item or the secondary information item is displayed to be associated with the recognized object.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the primary information item or the secondary information item is displayed to be connected with the recognized object through a line.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the primary information item or the secondary information item is displayed to overlap the recognized object and at least a portion of the image.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting that two or more of the at least one primary information items have been simultaneously selected; and

providing additional information items respectively associated with the selected two or more primary information items.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, when at least one of the two or more primary information items contain an email address, transmitting, to the email address, an information item corresponding to the other of the two or more primary information items.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a variation in the recognized object; and

providing an information item configured corresponding to the variation.

11. An electronic device, comprising

a display displaying an image on a screen;

and

a controller configured;

to recognize at least one object from an image displayed on a screen of the electronic device;

to display at least one primary information item associated with the recognized object; and

, in response to selection of at least one of the at least one primary information item, to display a secondary information item associated with the selected primary information item on the screen.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the secondary information is configured in plural stages comprising layers, and wherein each layer of the secondary information item, is provided when selection of a stage is detected.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the primary information item and the secondary information item are simultaneously displayed on the same screen.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the primary information item includes at least one of a coupon, an event, an electronic map, a dictionary search, an email, copying, calling, a short message service, a web page, or navigation.

15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the primary information item or the secondary information item is displayed to be associated with the recognized object.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the primary information item or the secondary information item is displayed to be connected with the recognized object through a line.

17. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the primary information item or the secondary information item is displayed to overlap the recognized object and at least a portion of the image.

18. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured, when simultaneous selection of two or more of the at least one primary information items is detected, to provide additional information items respectively associated with the selected two or more primary information items.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the controller is configured, when at least one of the two or more primary information items contain an email address, to transmit, to the email address, an information item corresponding to the other of the two or more primary information items.

20. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to determine a variation in the recognized object and provide an information item configured corresponding to the variation.