IP Library Patent Application 14143486
Patent Application
App. No. 14/143,486

TRAVEL ASSISTING METHOD AND TERMINAL

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14/143,486
Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention discloses a travel assisting method, including: extracting trip information from content saved in a terminal and saving the extracted trip information in a trip list; selecting the trip information from the trip list, automatically connecting to a preset network address or a preset server address, and searching by using part or all of content of each piece of the selected trip information as a key word, so as to obtain assisting information corresponding to the trip information; and generating prompting information. Correspondingly, an embodiment of the present invention further discloses a terminal. The present invention enables the terminal to automatically provide effective reference information for a user according to a trip of the user, solving the problem that an operation is troublesome and time-consuming when the user obtains trip-related assisting information by using the terminal.

Claims (40)

1 . A travel assisting method, comprising:

extracting trip information from content saved in a terminal and saving the extracted trip information in a trip list, wherein the trip information is travel-related information and the trip list is used to save the trip information;

selecting the trip information from the trip list, automatically connecting to a preset network address or a preset server address, and searching by using part or all of content of each piece of the selected trip information as a key word, so as to obtain assisting information corresponding to the trip information; and

generating prompting information which comprises the trip information and the assisting information corresponding to the trip information.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the content saved in the terminal comprises content saved in a storage space corresponding to any or more of the following applications: a calendar, events, a memo, an Email, a multimedia message, and a short message.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the extracting trip information from content saved in a terminal and saving the extracted trip information in a trip list comprises:

extracting the trip information from the content saved in the terminal and providing the extracted trip information for a user to perform a confirmation operation; and

saving the extracted trip information in the trip list when a confirmation message from the user is received.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:

responding to a manual input of the user to update the trip list.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the trip information comprises information comprising time and a flight, information comprising time and a train, information comprising time, a location, and a flight, or information comprising time, a location, and a train.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the selecting the trip information from the trip list and automatically connecting to a preset network address or a preset server address comprises:

selecting the trip information from the trip list according to a priority sequence of the trip information in the trip list; and

automatically connecting to the preset network address or the preset server address within an effective searching period of each piece of the selected trip information.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein, if the trip information comprises a flight or a train, the effective searching period of the trip information is: from a moment when the confirmation message from the user is received to takeoff time of the flight, or from a moment when the confirmation message from the user is received to departure time of the train; and

the assisting information corresponding to the trip information comprises any one or more of the following: the takeoff time of the flight, arriving time of the flight, delay information of the flight, and introduction information of the flight; or

the assisting information corresponding to the trip information comprises any one or more of the following: the departure time of the train, arriving time of the train, delay information of the train, and the introduction information of the train.

8 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein if the trip information comprises a location, the effective searching period of the trip information is: from a moment when the confirmation message from the user is received to a moment when the user leaves the location; and

the assisting information corresponding to the trip information comprises weather information of the location.

9 . A terminal, comprising:

an extracting module, configured to extract trip information from content saved in the terminal, wherein the trip information is travel-related information;

a saving module, configured to save the trip information extracted by the extracting module in a trip list, wherein the trip list is used to save the trip information;

a searching module, configured to select the trip information from the trip list, automatically connect to a preset network address or a preset server address, and search by using part or all of content of each piece of the selected trip information as a key word, so as to obtain assisting information corresponding to the trip information; and

a prompting module, configured to generate prompting information which comprises the trip information and the assisting information corresponding to the trip information.

10 . The terminal according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a confirming module, configured to provide the trip information extracted by the extracting module for a user to perform a confirmation operation, and when receiving a confirmation message from the user, notify the saving module to execute a saving operation.

11 . The terminal according to claim 10 , further comprising:

an updating module, configured to respond to a manual input of the user to update the trip list saved by the saving module.

12 . The terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the searching module comprises:

a selecting unit, configured to select the trip information from the trip list according to a priority sequence of the trip information in the trip list; and

a searching unit, configured to automatically connect to the preset network address or the preset server address within an effective searching period of each piece of the trip information selected by the selecting unit, and search by using part or all of content of each piece of the selected trip information as a key word, so as to obtain the assisting information corresponding to the trip information.

13 . The terminal according to claim 9 , wherein the terminal is a mobile phone, and the mobile phone further comprises: a housing, a circuit board, a processor, a touchscreen, a radio frequency circuit, a microphone, a loudspeaker, and a power source, wherein

the touchscreen is mounted on the housing, the circuit board is mounted inside a space enclosed by the housing, and the processor and the radio frequency circuit are disposed on the circuit board;

the processor comprises all or a part of the foregoing modules, and the processor is configured to perform processing on data input through the touchscreen and/or output a processed data result through the touchscreen;

the radio frequency circuit is configured to set up communication between the mobile phone and a wireless network, so as to implement data reception and transmission between the mobile phone and the wireless network;

the microphone is configured to capture sounds and convert the captured sounds into sound data, so that the mobile phone sends the sound data to the wireless network through the radio frequency circuit;

the loudspeaker is configured to restore sounds from the sound data received, through the radio frequency circuit, by the mobile phone from the wireless network and play the sound to the user; and

the power source is configured to supply power for all circuits or devices of the mobile phone.

14 . An apparatus comprising:

a terminal configured to extract trip information from content saved in the terminal, wherein the trip information is travel-related information, to save the extracted trip information in a trip list, wherein the trip list is used to save the trip information, to select the trip information from the trip list, automatically connect to a preset network address or a preset server address, and search by using at least part of content of each piece of the selected trip information as a key word, so as to obtain assisting information corresponding to the trip information, and to generate prompting information which comprises the trip information and the assisting information corresponding to the trip information.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043750/0393 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2014
From: ZHANG, TING; WANG, HONGJUN
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 031872/0274 →