Apparatus and method for transmitting information using information recognized in an image

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9900515-B2
Application number	US-201414262002-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 25, 2014
Priority date	Apr 25, 2013
Publication date	Feb 20, 2018
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018

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 method of processing information in a portable device, comprising:
displaying a preview image output from a camera when executing a camera application;
identifying at least one object in the preview image;
determining a category to which the at least one object belongs;
displaying communication applications with the preview image based on the determined category, and if the communication applications include a plurality of selectable sub-applications, displaying a connectable list of the sub-applications;
executing a selected communication application among the displayed communication applications; and
transmitting a content/file through the selected communication application.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the camera application is selected in a state in which the content/file view is displayed.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein displaying the preview image further comprises recognizing information on the at least one object, and the information includes contact information of a person or contact information of another electronic device.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the contact information of the person includes an email address, a phone number, and/or SNS identification information.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the contact information of the electronic device includes communication link information.

6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the contact information is selected by a tap, drag and drop, or multi-tap.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein executing the selected communication application further comprises selecting a content/file to be transmitted when an attach icon is selected after executing the communication application.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the category to which the at least one object belongs is selected from the group consisting of a person, an electronic device, and an object.

9. An apparatus for processing information of a portable device, comprising:
a camera;
a display unit configured to display application information; and
a controller configured to:
display a preview image on the display unit output from the camera when executing a camera application,
identify at least one object in the preview image,
determine a category to which the at least one object belongs,
display communication applications with the preview image based on the determined category, and if the communication applications includes a plurality of selectable sub-applications, display a connectable list of the sub-applications,
execute a selected communication application from the displayed communication applications, and
transmit a content/file.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to execute the camera application in a state in which the content/file is displayed.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the controller is further configured to recognize information on the at least one object, and the information includes contact information of a person or contact information of another electronic device.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the contact information of the person includes an email address, a telephone number, and/or SNS identification information.

13. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the contact information of the electronic device includes communication link information.

14. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the contact information is selected by a tap, drag and drop, or multi-tap.

15. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to display an attach icon when executing a communication application, and attach a selected content/file to the communication application when the attach icon is selected.

16. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the controller includes a recognition unit.

17. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the category to which the at least one object belongs is selected from the group consisting of a person, an electronic device, and an object.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

• H04N23/611 Primary

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

• G06F3/0486 Primary

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title

• H04N23/63

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title

• G06F3/04845

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title