Method and apparatus for providing a contact address
First Claim
1. A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:
- detecting current context information of the electronic device;
determining, based on the current context information, a recommended contact and a preferred communication channel type;
determining whether a notification mode of the electronic device is a mute mode;
when the notification mode of the electronic device is the mute mode, changing the preferred communication channel type to a communication channel type corresponding to the mute mode;
displaying the recommended contact and the communication channel type corresponding to the mute mode;
detecting an input for selecting the recommended contact and the communication channel type corresponding to the mute mode; and
in response to detecting the input, automatically establishing a connection with the recommended contact over the communications channel type corresponding to the mute mode.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing a contact address based on context information and an indication of a recommended contact and a preferred communication channel for reaching the recommended contact. The indication is based on pre-stored context information that matches the current context information. The communication channel may be one of a social networking service (SNS), a mobile phone number, a home phone number, a business phone number, a short message services (SMS), and a multimedia message service (MMS). The method may include: detecting, by an electronic device, current context information of the electronic device; comparing the current context information with prestored context information; and outputting an indication of a recommended contact and a preferred communication channel for reaching the recommended contact, wherein the indication is output based on the prestored context information matching the current context information.
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1. A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:
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detecting current context information of the electronic device; determining, based on the current context information, a recommended contact and a preferred communication channel type; determining whether a notification mode of the electronic device is a mute mode; when the notification mode of the electronic device is the mute mode, changing the preferred communication channel type to a communication channel type corresponding to the mute mode;
displaying the recommended contact and the communication channel type corresponding to the mute mode;detecting an input for selecting the recommended contact and the communication channel type corresponding to the mute mode; and in response to detecting the input, automatically establishing a connection with the recommended contact over the communications channel type corresponding to the mute mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display; and a processor configured to; detect current context information of the electronic device, determine, based on the current context information, a recommended contact and a preferred communication channel type, determine whether a notification mode of the electronic device is a mute mode; when the notification mode of the electronic device is the mute mode, change the preferred communication channel type to a communication channel type corresponding to the mute mode, control the display to display the recommended contact and the communication channel type corresponding to the mute mode; detect an input for selecting the recommended contact and the communication channel type corresponding to the mute mode; and in response to detecting the input, automatically establish a connection with the recommended contact over the communications channel type corresponding to the mute mode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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