Electronic device and method for transmitting data by using messenger application

• US 9,848,023 B2
• Filed: 06/25/2014
• Issued: 12/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Shin, Jae-Young
• Primary Examiner(s): Lai, Michael C
• Application Number:
  US14/314,872
• Publication Number:
  US 20150006653A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,273 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15

Abstract

A method is provided including: generating, by an electronic device, at least one content item executable on a first application; executing a second application while the first application is still active; and transmitting the content item to a server by using the second application.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating, by an electronic device, at least one content item renderable on a first application;

executing a second application while the first application is still active;

receiving a selection of at least one recipient for the at least one content item; and

transmitting, to a server, the at least one content item with information on the at least one recipient able to receive the at least one content item by using the second application, to enable the server to transmit, based on the information, the at least one content item to an electronic device of the at least one recipient,

wherein the information comprises a schema that includes a type tag identifying a type of the at least one content item, a file name tag identifying a file name of the at least one content item, a name tag identifying a third application executable on the electronic device of the at least one recipient to render the at least one content item, and an address tag identifying an address where the third application is available for download.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one content item comprises at least one of text, sound, image, and video.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second application is a messenger application.

4. A method by an electronic device comprising:

receiving, from a server, a content item renderable on a first application and data associated with the content item, the content item being received via a second application;

displaying, in the second application, an indication that the content item is received, the indication being displayed based on the data;

identifying the first application that is capable of opening the content item based on the data;

executing the first application and opening the content item with the first application;

editing the content item by using the first application;

receiving a selection of at least one recipient for the edited content item; and

transmitting, to the server, the edited content item with information on the at least one recipient able to receive the edited content item by using the second application, to enable the server to transmit, based on the information, the edited content item to an electronic device of the at least one recipient,

wherein the information comprises a schema that includes a type tag identifying a type of the edited content item, a file name tag identifying a file name of the edited content item, a name tag identifying a third application executable on the electronic device of the at least one recipient to render the edited content item, and an address tag identifying an address where the third application is available for download.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the second application is a message application.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the content item comprises at least one of text, sound, image, and video.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the data associated with the content item identifies at least one of a name of the first application and a name of the content item.

8. An electronic device comprising a communication module and a processor configured to:

generate at least one content item by executing a first application;

execute a second application while the first application is still active; and

receive a selection of at least one recipient for the at least one content item; and

transmit, to a server, the at least one content item with information on the at least one recipient able to receive the at least one content item by using the second application, to enable the server to transmit, based on the information, the at least one content item to an electronic device of the at least one recipient,

wherein the information comprises a schema that includes a type tag identifying a type of the at least one content item, a file name tag identifying a file name of the at least one content item, a name tag identifying a third application executable on the electronic device of the at least one recipient to render the at least one content item, and an address tag identifying an address where the third application is available for download.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the at least one content item comprises at least one of text, sound, image, and video.

10. The device of claim 8, wherein the second application is a messenger application.

11. An electronic device comprising a display unit and a processor configured to:

receive, from a server, a content item renderable on a first application and data associated with the content item, the content item being received via a second application;

display, in the second application, an indication that the content item is received, the indication being displayed based on the data;

identify a first application that is capable of opening the content item based on the data;

execute the first application to open the content item with the first application;

edit the content item by using the first application;

receive a selection of at least one recipient for the edited content item; and

transmit, to a server, the edited content item with information on the at least one recipient able to receive the edited content item by using the second application, to enable the server to transmit, based on the information, the edited content item to an electronic device of the at least one recipient,

wherein the information comprises a schema that includes a type tag identifying a type of the edited content item, a file name tag identifying a file name of the edited content item, a name tag identifying a third application executable on the electronic device of the at least one recipient to render the edited content item, and an address tag identifying an address where the third application is available for download.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the second application is a messenger application.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the content item comprises at least one of text, sound, image, and video.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the data associated with the content item identifies at least one of a name of the first application and a name of the content item.