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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9832310-B2
Application number	US-201715639217-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2017
Priority date	Jan 13, 2009
Publication date	Nov 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017

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. A first electronic device, comprising:
a memory configured to store instructions; and
a processor configured to execute the stored instructions to at least:
control to receive first information regarding a user of a second electronic device, the first information comprising application information identifying an application executed in the second electronic device and first automatically generated information regarding a first activity which the user performs using a first function of the application executed in the second electronic device;
control to output, for displaying based on the received first information, an application identification of the application based on the application information and output, for displaying based on the received first information, a first textual description of the first activity based on the first automatically generated information;
control to receive second information regarding the user of the second electronic device, the second information comprising second automatically generated information regarding a second activity which the user performs using a second function of the application executed in the second electronic device; and
control to output, for displaying based on the received second information, a second textual description of the second activity based on the second automatically generated information,
wherein the first function of the application is different from the second function of the application.

2. The first electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the stored instructions at least further to:
control to receive third information comprising application information identifying another application executed in the second electronic device and third automatically generated information regarding a third activity which the user performs using a third function of the other application executed in the second electronic device; and
control to output, for displaying based on the received third information, an application identification of the other application based on the application information identifying the other application and a third textual description of the third activity based on the third automatically generated information.

3. The first electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the application executed in the second electronic device comprises a media player.

4. The first electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the first automatically generated information regarding the first activity which the user performs using the first function of the media player executed in the second electronic device indicates that the user is watching.

5. The first electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the first automatically generated information regarding the first activity which the user performs using the first function of the media player executed in the second electronic device indicates that the user is listening.

6. The first electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the stored instructions at least further to control to transmit application information identifying an application executed in the first electronic device and fourth automatically generated information regarding a fourth activity which a user of the first electronic device performs using a fourth function of the application executed in the first electronic device.

7. The first electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the stored instructions at least further to control to output, to an external display, the application identification and the first textual description of the first activity which the user performs using the first function of the application executed in the second electronic device.

8. The first electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first automatically generated information comprises the first textual description of the first activity.

9. The first electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second information further comprises the application information identifying the application executed in the second electronic device.

10. The first electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the application information comprises the application identification of the application.

11. A method performed by a first electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving first information regarding a user of a second electronic device, the first information comprising application information identifying an application executed in the second electronic device and first automatically generated information regarding a first activity which the user performs using a first function of the application executed in the second electronic device;
outputting, for displaying based on the received first information, an application identification of the application based on the application information, and a first textual description of the first activity based on the first automatically -generated information;
receiving second information regarding the user of the second electronic device, the second information comprising second automatically generated information regarding a second activity which the user performs using a second function of the application executed in the second electronic device; and
outputting, for displaying based on the received second information, a second textual description of the second activity based on the second automatically generated information,
wherein the first function of the application is different from the second function of the application.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving third information comprising application information identifying another application executed in the second electronic device and third automatically generated information regarding a third activity which the user performs using a third function of the other application executed in the second electronic device; and
outputting, for displaying based on the received third information, an application identification of the other application based on the application information identifying the other application and a third textual description of the third activity based on the third automatically generated information.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the application executed in the second electronic device comprises a media player.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first automatically generated information regarding the first activity which the user performs using the first function of the media player executed in the second electronic device indicates that the user is watching.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first automatically generated information regarding the first activity which the user performs using the first function of the media player executed in the second electronic device indicates that the user is listening.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising transmitting application information identifying an application executed in the first electronic device and fourth automatically generated information regarding a fourth activity which a user of the first electronic device performs using a fourth function of the application executed in the first electronic device.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising outputting, to an external display, the application identification and the first textual description of the first activity which the user performs using the first function of the application executed in the second electronic device.

18. The method of claim 11

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

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