Method for providing call log and electronic device thereof

• US 9,282,178 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2014
• Issued: 03/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jeong, Jin-Hong, Yoon, Pil-Joo, Lee, Sun-Kee
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, QUOC DUC
• Application Number:
  US14/227,241
• Publication Number:
  US 20140334616A1
• Time in Patent Office: 712 Days
• Field of Search: 379/142.01, 379/142.06, 379/142.1, 379/142.15, 455/415
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/576 associated with a pictorial or graphical representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57

Abstract

A method of providing a call log in an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying a content including call identifier information, storing information corresponding to the call identifier information from the content, and using the stored information for at least one of a call log and a contact list.

Claims

1. A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving by a processor of the electronic device, a message including a call identifier information;

attempting, by the processor, to initiate a call connection using the call identifier information in response to selection of the call identifier information;

extracting, by the processor, a text from the message; and

storing, by the processor, the extracted text as another party name for the call identifier information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing of the extracted text as the other party name relating to the call identifier information comprises:

capturing at least one of an entire screen and a part of a screen on the message; and

storing the captured screen as another party image relating to the call identifier information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing of the extracted text as the other party name relating to the call identifier information comprises:

selecting at least one image from the message; and

storing the selected image as another party image relating to the call identifier information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the message including call identifier information comprises:

receiving the message from the other party through a message application.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing of the extracted text as the other party name relating to the call identifier information comprises:

extracting a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) from the message; and

storing the extracted URL as detailed information relating to the call identifier information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the extracting of the text from the message comprises:

extracting a predetermined number of texts from the message.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the extracted text as the other party name and the call identifier information during the call connection.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

terminating the call connection; and

displaying the extracted text as the other party name and the call identifier information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing of the extracted text as the other party name relating to the call identifier information comprises:

storing the extracted text and the call identifier information as the other party information at least one of a call log and a contact list.

10. An electronic device comprising:

at least one processor;

a memory; and

at least one program stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the at least one processor,

wherein the at least one program comprises an instruction for receiving a message including a call identifier information, attempting to initiate a call connection using the call identifier information in response to selection of the call identifier information, extracting a text from the message, and storing the extracted text as another party name for the call identifier information.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the instruction for storing the extracted text as the other party name relating to the call identifier information comprises an instruction for capturing at least one of an entire screen and a part of a screen on the message, and storing the captured screen as another party image relating to the call identifier information.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein the instruction for storing the extracted text as the other party name relating to the call identifier information comprises an instruction for selecting at least one image from the message and storing the selected image as another party image relating to the call identifier information.

13. The device of claim 10, wherein the instruction for receiving the message including the call identifier information comprises an instruction for receiving the message from the other party through a message application.

14. The device of claim 10, wherein the instruction for storing the extracted text as the other party name relating to the call identifier information comprises an instruction for extracting a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) from the message and storing the extracted URL as detailed information relating to the call identifier information.

15. The device of claim 10, wherein the instruction for extracting the text from the message comprises an instruction for extracting a predetermined number of texts from the message.

16. The device of claim 10, wherein the at least one program further comprises an instruction for displaying the extracted text as the other party name and the call identifier information during the call connection.

17. The device of claim 10, wherein the at least one program further comprises an instruction for terminating the call connection and displaying the extracted text as the other party name and the call identifier information.

18. The device of claim 10, wherein the instruction for storing the extracted text as the other party name relating to the call identifier information comprises an instruction for storing the extracted text and the call identifier information as the other party information at least one of a call log and a contact list.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to:

receive a message including a call identifier information;

attempt to initiate a call connection using the call identifier information in response to selection of the call identifier information;

extract a text from the message; and

store the extracted text as another party name for the call identifier information.

20. A method for associating contact information with a contact in an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying a content including contact information;

detecting a request to communicate with a contact associated with the displayed contact information;

in response to detecting the request to communicate with the contact associated with the displayed contact information,

determining whether the contact associated with the displayed contact information exists in a database of contacts; and

storing information corresponding to the displayed contact information in at least one of a communication log and the database of contacts if the contact associated with the displayed contact information is determined not to exist in a database of contacts.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the storing of information corresponding to the displayed contact information in at least one of a communication log and the database of contacts comprises:

extracting the information from the displayed content.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the content is displayed in at least one of a website and a received message.