Apparatus and method for presenting specified applications through a touch screen display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11076089-B2
Application number	US-201815897810-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 15, 2018
Priority date	Apr 25, 2013
Publication date	Jul 27, 2021
Grant date	Jul 27, 2021

Abstract

A method of processing information of a portable device includes displaying a preview image output from a camera when a camera application is executed; displaying communication applications corresponding to recognition information of a selected image in the displayed preview image; executing a selected communication application among the displayed communication applications; and transmitting a content/file through the communication application.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A portable communication device comprising:
a camera;
a touchscreen display;
memory; and
a processor configured to:
display content in the touchscreen;
display a sharing icon for sharing the displayed content in at least part of the touchscreen display;
in response to a user selection of the displayed sharing icon, display a preview image obtained using the camera in a first region of the touchscreen display and the content in a second region of the touchscreen display, wherein the first region and the second region are displayed as a split screen of the touchscreen display;
identify, in the preview image, an image object corresponding to an external object in response to obtaining the preview image from the camera;
determine a category to which the image object belongs by using face recognition or image search;
automatically display, in response to determining the category, via the touchscreen display, in the preview image, display information related to one or more specified applications of a plurality of specified applications associated with the preview image, the one or more specified applications being selected based at least in part on the category, wherein if the category relates to a person, the one or more specified applications comprise one or more applications for interworking with a contact of the person, and if the category relates to an external device, the one or more specified applications correspond to a communication identifier for forming a communication link with the external device;
execute at least one specified application of the one or more specified applications; and
transmit the displayed content based on contact information related to the external object through the executed at least one specified application.

2. The portable communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
perform the identifying of the image object based at least in part on a user input.

3. The portable communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
obtain, as at least part of the identifying the image object, information corresponding to the external object.

4. The portable communication device according to claim 3 , wherein the external object includes the person, and
wherein the processor is further configured to obtain, as at least part of the information, an email address, a phone number, or social network service (SNS) identification information corresponding to the person.

5. The portable communication device according to claim 3 , wherein the external object includes the external device, and
wherein the processor is further configured to obtain, as at least part of the information, communication link information to be used to establish a communication connection between the portable communication device and the external device.

6. The portable communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to select, as at least part of the executing of the at least one specified application, the content or a file to be displayed via the at least one specified application.

7. The portable communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to display the display information related to the one or more specified applications in the split screen or an overlay.

8. The portable communication device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of specified applications is stored in the memory according to a corresponding category.

9. A computerized-method of operating a portable communication device, the computerized-method comprising:
displaying content in a touchscreen display operatively coupled with the portable communication device;
displaying a sharing icon for sharing the displayed content in at least part of the touchscreen display;
in response to a user selection of the displayed sharing icon, displaying a preview image obtained using a camera operatively coupled with the portable communication device in a first region of the touchscreen display and the content in a second region of the touchscreen display, wherein the first region and the second region are displayed as a split screen of the touchscreen display;
identifying, in the preview image, an image object corresponding to an external object in response to obtaining the preview image from the camera;
determining a category to which the image object belongs by using face recognition or image search;
automatically displaying, in response to determining the category, via the touchscreen display, in the preview image, display information related to one or more specified applications associated with the preview image, the one or more specified applications being selected based at least in part on the category from a plurality of specified applications stored in memory operatively coupled with the portable communication device, wherein if the category relates to a person, the one or more specified applications comprise one or more applications that for interworking with a contact of the person, and if the category relates to an external device, the one or more specified applications correspond to a communication identifier for forming a communication link with the external device;
executing at least one specified application of the one or more specified applications; and
transmitting the displayed content based on contact information related to the external object through the executed at least one specified application.

10. The computerized-method according to claim 9 , wherein the identifying of the image object is performed based at least in part on a user input.

11. The computerized-method according to claim 9 , wherein the external object includes the person, and
wherein the identifying of the image object further includes:
obtaining the contact information of the person.

12. The computerized-method according to claim 11 , wherein the contact information of the person includes at least one of an email address, a phone number, or social network service (SNS) identification information.

13. The computerized-method according to claim 9 , wherein the external object includes the external device, and
wherein the identifying of the image object further includes:
obtaining communication link information to be used to establish a communication connection between the portable communication device and the external device.

14. The computerized-method according to claim 9 , wherein the displaying of the one or more specified applications further includes:
displaying the display information related to the one or more specified applications in the split screen or an overlay.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage device storing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
displaying content in a touchscreen display operatively coupled with a portable communication device;
displaying a sharing icon for sharing the displayed content in at least part of the touchscreen display;
in response to a user selection of displayed sharing icon, displaying a preview image obtained using a camera operatively coupled with the portable communication device in a first region of the touchscreen display and the content in a second region of the touchscreen display, wherein the first region and the second region are displayed as a split screen of the touchscreen display;
identifying, in the preview image, an image object corresponding to an external object in response to obtaining the preview image from the cam

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Kyunghwa
• Kim Seonhwa
• Park Mijung
• Oh Saegee
• Jang Sihak
• Choi Joah

Classifications

• G06F3/0486 Primary

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title

• H04N23/611 Primary

  where the recognised objects include parts of the human body · CPC title

• H04N23/63

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title

• G06V40/16

  Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions · CPC title

• H04M1/72403

  with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality · CPC title