METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDING REPLY MESSAGE

• US 20160308794A1
• Filed: 03/08/2016
• Published: 10/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Hae-jun, KO, Eun-jeong, RHO, Ji-hyun, ZUBARIEV, Volodymyr, YANG, Tae-yeun, JUNG, Ha-yoon, JUNG, Ho-jin, KIM, Deok-ho
• Granted Patent: US 10,965,622 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/234 for tracking messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations

Abstract

A device for transmitting a reply message is provided. The device includes a communication unit configured to receive a question message from another device, a controller configured to determine a category of the question message, a display unit configured to display a user interface (UI) for selecting data to be included in a reply message to the question message, according to the category, and a user input unit configured to receive a user input of selecting data to be included in the reply message through the UI, wherein the communication unit transmits the reply message including the data to the other device.

Claims

1. A device for transmitting a reply message, the device comprising:

a communication unit configured to receive a question message from another device;

a controller configured to determine a category of the question message;

a display unit configured to display a user interface (UI) corresponding to the category for selecting data to be included in a reply message to the question message; and

a user input unit configured to receive a user input of selecting data to be included in the reply message through the UI,

wherein the communication unit transmits the reply message including the data to the other device.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the category comprises at least one of a time, a date, a place, an age, a size, a price, an activity, a food, a movie, and a person.

3. The device of claim 1,

wherein the UI comprises a menu for executing a function used to select the data to be included in the reply message,

wherein the user input receives a user input of selecting the menu, and

wherein the controller is further configured to execute a function corresponding to the menu according to the user input of selecting the menu.

4. The device of claim 1,

wherein the category is a date, and

wherein the UI corresponding to the category comprises a calendar image for receiving a user input of selecting a date.

5. The device of claim 1,

wherein the category is a time, and

wherein the UI corresponding to the category comprises a watch image for receiving a user input of adjusting the time.

6. The device of claim 1,

wherein the category is a place, and

wherein the UI corresponding to the category comprises a map image for receiving a user input of selecting a location.

7. The device of claim 1,

wherein the category is a phone number,

wherein the UI corresponding to the category comprises a contact list of a user, and

wherein the user input unit receives a user input of selecting one of a plurality of names in the contact list.

8. The device of claim 1,

wherein the category is a schedule,

wherein the UI corresponding to the category comprises a schedule list of a user, and

wherein the user input unit is further configured to receive a user input of selecting one schedule from the schedule list.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

obtain additional information specifying data to be included in the reply message from the question message, and

determine data to be included in the UI based on the category and the additional information.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the communication unit is further configured to:

request a server corresponding to the category for a plurality of pieces of data in the category,

receive the plurality of pieces of data from the server, and

display the UI including the plurality of pieces of data,

wherein the plurality of pieces of data are included in different categories from each other.

11. A method of transmitting a reply message, the method comprising:

receiving a question message from another device;

determining a category of the question message;

displaying a user interface (UI) corresponding to the category for selecting data to be included in a reply message to the question message;

receiving a user input of selecting data to be included in the reply message through the UI; and

transmitting the reply message including the data to the other device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the category comprises at least one of a time, a date, a place, an age, a size, a price, an activity, a food, a movie, and a person.

13. The method of claim 11,

wherein the UI comprises a menu for executing a function used to select the data to be included in the reply message, and

wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a user input of selecting the menu, and

executing a function corresponding to the menu according to the user input of selecting the menu.

14. The method of claim 11,

wherein the category is a date, and

wherein the UI corresponding to the category comprises a calendar image for receiving a user input of selecting a date.

15. The method of claim 11,

wherein the category is a time, and

wherein the UI corresponding to the category comprises a watch image for receiving a user input of adjusting the time.

16. The method of claim 11,

wherein the category is a place, and

wherein the UI corresponding to the category comprises a map image for receiving a user input of selecting a location.

17. The method of claim 11,

wherein the category is a phone number,

wherein the UI corresponding to the category comprises a contact list of a user, and

wherein the receiving of the user input comprises receiving a user input of selecting one of a plurality of names in the contact list.

18. The method of claim 11,

wherein the category is a schedule,

wherein the UI corresponding to the category comprises a schedule list of a user, and

wherein the receiving of the user input comprises receiving a user input of selecting one schedule from the schedule list.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the displaying of the UI comprises:

obtaining additional information specifying data to be included in the reply message from the question message; and

determining data to be included in the UI based on the category and the additional information.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the displaying of the UI comprises:

sting a server corresponding to the category for a plurality of pieces of data in the category;

receiving the plurality of pieces of data from the server; and

displaying the UI including the plurality of pieces of data,

wherein the plurality of pieces of data are included in different categories from each other.