TERMINAL DEVICE AND SHARING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20170160890A1
• Filed: 02/24/2017
• Published: 06/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: NAH, Hyun-soo, SUNG, Ju-yun, KIM, Hye-rin, PARK, Jong-chan, WANG, Tae-ho
• Granted Patent: US 11,003,315 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• 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 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1831 Tracking arrangements for later retrieval, e.g. recording contents, participants activities or behavior, network status
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]

Abstract

A terminal apparatus configured to provide a chatting service, the apparatus comprising: a communicator configured to perform communication with a chatting service counterpart of another terminal apparatus through a server; a display configured to display on a chatting screen of the chatting service at least one application execution screen shared with the chatting service counterpart of the other terminal apparatus; and a controller configured to control the communicator to share a function related to the application execution screen executed according to a user'"'"'s manipulation with the chatting service counterpart of the other terminal apparatus.

Claims

1. A method for an electronic device comprising:

displaying, in an application, a first message sent to an external electronic device and a second message received from the external electronic device;

based on an input received through the application, displaying a map;

receiving a selection of a position within the displayed map;

obtaining geographic location information corresponding to the selected position;

sending the obtained geographic location information to the external electronic device; and

displaying an image corresponding to the map including an indicator of the selected position along with the first and second messages in the application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending the obtained geographic location information to the external electronic device is performed to cause the external electronic device to display an image corresponding to a map including an indicator of a position corresponding to the selected position.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

based on the selection of the position, displaying the indicator of the selected position on the map.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the map displayed based on the input is a map of a region which includes a current location of the electronic device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the map displayed based on the input is a map of a region which includes a most recent location of the electronic device.

6. A method for an electronic device comprising:

controlling to provide, in an application, a first message sent to an external electronic device and a second message received from the external electronic device;

based on an input received through the application, controlling to provide a map;

based on a selection of a position within the provided map, controlling to obtain geographic location information corresponding to the selected position;

controlling to send the obtained geographic location information to the external electronic device; and

controlling to provide an image corresponding to the map including an indicator of the selected position along with the first and second messages in the application.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the controlling to send the obtained geographic location information to the external electronic device is performed to cause the external electronic device to provide an image corresponding to a map including an indicator of a position corresponding to the selected position.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

based on the selection of the position, controlling to provide the indicator of the selected position on the map.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the map provided based on the input is a map of a region which includes a current location of the electronic device.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the map provided based on the input is a map of a region which includes a most recent location of the electronic device.

11. An electronic device comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the stored instructions to;

control to provide, in an application, a first message sent to an external electronic device and a second message received from the external electronic device;

based on an input received through the application, control to provide a map;

based on a selection of a position within the provided map, control to obtain geographic location information corresponding to the selected position;

control to send the obtained geographic location information to the external electronic device; and

control to provide an image corresponding to the map including an indicator of the identified position along with the first and second messages in the application.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor controls to send the obtained geographic location information to the external electronic device to cause the external electronic device to provide an image corresponding to a map including an indicator of a position corresponding to the selected position.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to execute the stored instructions further to:

based on the selection of the position, control to provide the indicator of the selected position on the map.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the map provided based on the input is a map of a region which includes a current location of the electronic device.

15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the map provided based on the input is a map of a region which includes a most recent location of the electronic device.

16. A tangible computer readable recording medium storing instructions executable by a processor of an electronic device to cause the processor to:

control to provide, in an application, a first message sent to an external electronic device and a second message received from the external electronic device;

based on an input received through the application, control to provide a map;

based on a selection of a position within the provided map, control to obtain geographic location information corresponding to the selected position;

control to send the obtained geographic location information to the external electronic device; and

control to provide an image corresponding to the map including an indicator of the identified position along with the first and second messages in the application.

17. The tangible computer readable recording medium of claim 16, wherein the processor controls to send the obtained geographic location information to the external electronic device is performed to cause the external electronic device to provide an image corresponding to a map including an indicator of a position corresponding to the selected position.

18. The tangible computer readable recording medium of claim 16, wherein the instructions cause the processor further to:

based on the selection of the position, control to provide the indicator of the selected position on the map.

19. The tangible computer readable recording medium of claim 16, wherein the map provided based on the input is a map of a region which includes a current location of the electronic device.

20. The tangible computer readable recording medium of claim 16, wherein the map provided based on the input is a map of a region which includes a most recent location of the electronic device.