Apparatus and method for providing information

• US 10,841,265 B2
• Filed: 09/21/2018
• Issued: 11/17/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ban, Dae-hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Phuong, Dai
• Application Number:
  US16/138,198
• Publication Number:
  US 20190028418A1
• Time in Patent Office: 788 Days
• Field of Search: 4554121-4144, 455466
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/06 Message adaptation to terminal or network requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• 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 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• 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 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a display configured to display one or more messages in response to an execution of an application for exchanging the one or more messages between the electronic apparatus and another electronic apparatus; and a processor configured to extract a keyword from the one or more messages for processing a search query by using the keyword and location information of the electronic apparatus.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a display;

a memory storing one or more instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to;

display a first window of a first application, the first window displaying one or more textual messages exchanged between the electronic apparatus and an external electronic apparatus,

select at least one keyword from the one or more textual messages,

visually differentiate the at least one keyword from other words in the one or more textual messages on the first window,

receive a touch input to touch one of the at least one keyword,

identify a category of the touched keyword based on a meaning of the touched keyword,

identify one or more recommended applications among applications of the electronic apparatus according to the identified category of the touched keyword,

display a recommended application list comprising one or more names of the one or more recommended applications regarding the touched keyword,

receive a user input, to the recommended application list, to select a recommended application from the one or more recommended applications, and

execute the selected recommended application,

wherein the processor is further configured to determine an information providing method of an information to be provided from the selected recommended application based on a type of the electronic apparatus, the type of the electronic apparatus comprising at least one of a mobile apparatus and a wearable apparatus.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to display a list indicating the one or more recommended applications.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to determine the one or more recommended applications which are corresponding to the identified category of the touched keyword.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to select the at least one keyword based on an exchange history of the one or more textual messages exchanged between the electronic apparatus and the external electronic apparatus.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to select the keyword based on at least one of a user'"'"'s memo, a user'"'"'s schedule information and a user'"'"'s search history.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to select the at least one keyword based on a user'"'"'s selection.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to display a second window of the selected recommended application together with the first window of the first application.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

edit the touched keyword, and

input the edited keyword into the selected recommendation application.

9. A method of providing information in an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying a first window of a first application, the first window displaying one or more textual messages exchanged between the electronic apparatus and an external electronic apparatus;

selecting at least one keyword from the one or more textual messages;

visually differentiating the at least one keyword from other words in the one or more textual messages on the first window;

receiving a touch input to touch one of the at least one keyword;

identifying a category of the touched keyword based on a meaning of the touched keyword;

identifying one or more recommended applications among applications of the electronic apparatus according to the identified category of the touched keyword;

displaying a recommended application list comprising one or more names of the one or more recommended applications regarding the touched keyword;

receiving a user input, to the recommended application list, to select a recommended application from the one or more recommended applications; and

executing the selected recommended application,

wherein an information providing method of an information to be provided from the selected recommended application is determined according to a type of the electronic apparatus, the type of the electronic apparatus include at least one from a mobile apparatus and a wearable apparatus.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 9, wherein the displaying the one or more recommended applications further comprises:

displaying a list indicating the one or more recommended applications.

11. The electronic apparatus of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

determining the one or more recommended applications which are corresponding to the identified category of the touched keyword.

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 9, wherein the selecting the at least one keyword further comprises:

selecting the at least one keyword based on an exchange history of the one or more textual messages exchanged between the electronic apparatus and the external electronic apparatus.

13. The electronic apparatus of claim 9, wherein the selecting the keyword further comprises:

selecting the keyword based on at least one of a user'"'"'s memo, a user'"'"'s schedule information and a user'"'"'s search history.

14. The electronic apparatus of claim 9, wherein the selecting the at least one keyword further comprises:

selecting the at least one keyword based on a user'"'"'s selection.

15. The electronic apparatus of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

displaying a second window of the selected recommended application together with the first window of the first application.

16. At least one non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for storing a computer program, which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute the method of claim 9.