Apparatus and method for sharing information through presence service in a communication network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9313635-B2
Application number	US-201514830312-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 19, 2015
Priority date	Jan 13, 2009
Publication date	Apr 12, 2016
Grant date	Apr 12, 2016

Abstract

An apparatus is capable of sharing information through a presence service in a communication network and capable of providing presence information of a Mobile Station (MS). The apparatus extracts at least one of application information and contents indication information from an application in execution. Presence information is generated that includes at least one of the application information and the contents indication information, and transmitting the presence information to a presence server.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a communication unit; and
a controller configured to:
control the communication unit to transmit, to a server, a request for information regarding a user of another electronic device;
receive, via the communication unit, the information regarding the user of the other electronic device, the information comprising application information identifying an application executed in the other electronic device and user activity information describing an activity with respect to the application;
control to output, for display based on the received information, a visual indication identifying the user, the application information, and the user activity information describing the activity with respect to the application executed in the other electronic device;
receive, via the communication unit, additional information comprising application information identifying another application executed in the other electronic device and user activity information describing another activity with respect to the other application executed in the other electronic device; and
control to output, for display based on the received additional information, the application information identifying the other application, and the user activity information describing the other activity with respect to the other application,

wherein user activity information describes an activity which the user has been doing with respect to an application executed in the other electronic device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
receive, via the communication unit, additional application information identifying another application executed in another device and user activity information describing another activity which another user has been doing with respect to the other application; and
control to output, for display based on the received additional application information and the received other user activity information, a visual indication identifying the other user, the additional application information, and the user activity information describing the other activity with respect to the other application.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the application information includes a title of the executed application.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the user activity information includes information describing an activity with respect to a web browser being executed on the other electronic device.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the user activity information includes information describing an activity associated with a media player executed on the other electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the user activity information indicates a video content is playing.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the user activity information includes a music title of a music content and indicates the music content is playing.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to transmit, to the server, additional application information identifying another application executed in the electronic device and user activity information describing another activity which another user has been doing with respect to the other application.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to output, to an external display, the visual indication identifying the user, the application information, and the user activity information describing the activity with respect to the application.

10. A device for providing information of a user, the device comprising:
a communication unit configured to receive, from another electronic device, application information identifying an application executed in the other electronic device and user activity information describing an activity with respect to the application;
a memory configured to store the received application information and the received user activity information; and
a controller configured to:
receive, from an electronic device via the communication unit, a request for information regarding the user of the other electronic device,
transmit, to the electronic device via the communication unit, the information comprising the stored application information and the stored user activity information, and
transmit, to the electronic device via the communication unit, additional information comprising application information identifying another application executed in the other electronic device and user activity information describing another activity with respect to the other application executed in the other electronic device,

wherein user activity information describes an activity which the user has been doing with respect to an application executed in the other electronic device.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein:
the communication unit is configured to receive, from another device, additional application information identifying another application executed in the other electronic device and user activity information describing another activity which another user has been doing with respect to the other application;
the memory is configured to store the received additional application information and the received user activity information; and
the controller is configured to:
receive, from the electronic device, the request for the information from the other electronic device, and
transmit, to the electronic device via the communication unit, the information comprising the stored additional application information and the stored user activity information.

12. The device of claim 10 , wherein the user activity information includes information describing an activity with respect to a web browser being executed on the other electronic device.

13. The device of claim 10 , wherein the user activity information includes information describing an activity associated with a media player executed on the other electronic device.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program, which, when executed by an electronic device, performs a method of providing information of a user, the method comprising:
transmitting, by the electronic device to a server, a request for information regarding a user of another electronic device;
receiving the information comprising application information identifying an application executed in the other electronic device and user activity information describing an activity with respect to the application;
outputting, for display based on the received information, a visual indication identifying the user, the application information, and the user activity information describing the activity with respect to the application;
receiving additional information comprising application information identifying another application executed in the other electronic device and user activity information describing another activity with respect to the other application executed in the other electronic device; and
outputting, for display based on the received additional information, the application information identifying the other application, and the user activity information describing the other activity with respect to the other application,
wherein user activity information describes an activity which the user has been doing with respect to the application executed in the other electronic device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises:
receiving additional application informatio

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jung Jin-He
• Shin Dae-Kyu
• Shin Keun-Ho

Classifications

• A47J27/04

  for cooking food in steam; Devices for extracting fruit juice by means of steam {; Vacuum cooking vessels (steam-heated vessels for hotels, restaurants or canteens A47J27/16)} · CPC title

• A47J31/545

  Control or safety devices · CPC title

• A47J2027/046

  Devices for extracting fruit juice by means of steam · CPC title

• A23L19/00

  Products from fruits or vegetables; Preparation or treatment thereof (marmalades, jams, jellies or the like A23L21/10; treating harvested fruit or vegetables in bulk A23N) · CPC title

• A47J27/086

  with built-in heating means (adaptations of automatic switches for the heating means A47J27/62) · CPC title