Apparatus and method for searching location related contents in portable terminal

• US 9,344,547 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2015
• Issued: 05/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Se-Won, Cheong, Cheol-Ho
• Primary Examiner(s): Yun, Eugene
• Application Number:
  US14/800,435
• Publication Number:
  US 20150319291A1
• Time in Patent Office: 307 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2, 455/411
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• 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 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/04 including near field communication means, e.g. RFID
• 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 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and machine-readable storage device. The method includes obtaining a message from an external electronic device using a short range communication, identifying first device identification corresponding to the external electronic device based at least in part on the message, and determining whether the first device identification corresponds to second device identification stored at the electronic device. The method also includes selecting content associated with a location corresponding to the external electronic device based at least in part on a determination that the first device identification corresponds to the second device identification, and performing, at the electronic device, a function related to at least one portion of the content.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining, at an electronic device, a message from an external electronic device using a short range communication;

identifying first device identification corresponding to the external electronic device based at least in part on the message;

determining whether the first device identification corresponds to second device identification stored at the electronic device;

selecting content associated with a location corresponding to the external electronic device based at least in part on a determination that the first device identification corresponds to the second device identification; and

performing, at the electronic device, a function related to at least one portion of the content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining is performed in response to the electronic device being in proximity of the external electronic device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is received as at least part of a response to a paging message, the paging message including the second device identification.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is received as at least part of a response to an inquiry message for discovery.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the content from at least one of a message, an e-mail, a social network service message, or a web page prior to the obtaining.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the receiving comprises:

classifying the content based at least in part on the second device identification.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the classifying comprises:

assigning an index or location information to the content.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second device identification is contained as at least part of the content, or metadata corresponding to the content.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing comprises:

presenting the at least one portion of the content via a display operatively coupled with the electronic device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the content comprises a coupon, a notice, an event guide, an advertisement, or an explanation related to the location.

11. An apparatus comprising:

memory to store first device identification corresponding to an external electronic device; and

a controller operatively coupled with the memory, the controller configured to;

obtain a message from the external electronic device using a short range communication;

identify the first device identification based at least in part on the message;

determine whether the first device identification corresponds to second device identification stored at the apparatus;

select content associated with a location corresponding to the external electronic device based at least in part on a determination that the first device identification corresponds to the second device identification; and

perform a function related to at least one portion of the content.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to:

obtain the message in response to the apparatus being in proximity of the external electronic device.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the message is received as at least part of a response to a paging message, the paging message including the second device identification.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the message is received as at least part of a response to an inquiry message for discovery.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to:

receive the content from at least one of a message, an e-mail, a social network service message, or a web page prior to the obtaining.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the controller is configured to:

classify the content based at least in part on the second device identification.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to:

present the at least one portion of the content via a display operatively coupled with the apparatus.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first device identification or the second device identification comprises a device address, a serial number, location information or any combination thereof.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the short range communication comprises at least one of a near field communication, a bluetooth, a wireless fidelity network, or a zigbee.

20. A non-transitory machine-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

obtaining, at an electronic device, a message from an external electronic device using a short range communication;

identifying first device identification corresponding to the external electronic device based at least in part on the message;

determining whether the first device identification corresponds to second device identification stored at the electronic device;

selecting content associated with a location corresponding to the external electronic device based at least in part on a determination that the first device identification corresponds to the second device identification; and

performing, at the electronic device, a function related to at least one portion of the content.