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Granted Patent B2
US 9,924,025 · App. 15/608,344 · Granted Mar 20, 2018

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

Inventors: Jin-He Jung (Suwon-si, KR); Dae-Kyu Shin (Suwon-si, KR); Keun-Ho Shin (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04M1/72569H04L67/24H04M1/72522H04M1/72561H04M3/42365H04M3/42374H04W4/16H04W4/206H04W12/06H04W88/02
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Patent No.
US 9,924,025
App. No.
15/608,344
Granted
Mar 20, 2018
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (58)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the stored instructions to at least:

control to obtain a sharing range with which an image in association with an application is to be shared;

control to execute the application;

control to obtain the image in association with the application;

control to transmit, towards a server, application information identifying the application executed in the electronic device, the obtained image in association with the application, and a first automatically generated information regarding a first activity which a user performed using a first function of the application executed in the electronic device; and

control to transmit, towards the server, a second automatically generated information regarding a second activity which the user performed using a second function of the application executed in the electronic device,

wherein the application information, the image, the first automatically generated information, and the second automatically generated information are to be shared with at least another electronic device based on the sharing range.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the stored instructions at least further to control to transmit, towards the server, application information identifying another application executed in the electronic device and third automatically generated information regarding a third activity which the user performed using a third function of the other application executed in the electronic device.

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

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the stored instructions at least further to control to receive, from the server, application information identifying an application executed in another electronic device and fourth automatically generated information regarding a fourth activity which a user of the other electronic device performed using a fourth function of the application executed in the other electronic device.

5. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the stored instructions at least further to:

control to obtain an image in association with the other application; and

control to transmit, towards the server, the application information identifying the other application, the obtained image in association with the other application, and the third automatically generated information regarding the third activity which the user performed using the third function of the other application executed in the electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first automatically generated information and the second automatically generated information are automatically generated in response to user inputs to the electronic device.

7. A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:

controlling to obtain a sharing range with which an image in association with an application is to be shared;

controlling to execute the application;

controlling to obtain the image in association with the application;

controlling to transmit, towards a server, application information identifying the application executed in the electronic device, the obtained image in association with the application, and a first automatically generated information regarding a first activity which a user performed using a first function of the application executed in the electronic device; and

controlling to transmit, towards the server, a second automatically generated information regarding a second activity which the user performed using a second function of the application executed in the electronic device,

wherein the application information, the image, the first automatically generated information, and the second automatically generated information are to be shared with at least another electronic device based on the sharing range.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising controlling to transmit, towards the server, application information identifying another application executed in the electronic device and third automatically generated information regarding a third activity which the user performed using a third function of the other application executed in the electronic device.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the application information includes a title of the application executed in the electronic device.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising controlling to receive, from the server, application information identifying an application executed in another electronic device and fourth automatically generated information regarding a fourth activity which a user of the other electronic device performed using a fourth function of the application executed in the other electronic device.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

controlling to obtain an image in association with the other application; and

controlling to transmit, towards the server, the application information identifying the other application, the obtained image in association with the other application, and the third automatically generated information regarding the third activity which the user performed using the third function of the other application executed in the electronic device.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first automatically generated information and the second automatically generated information are automatically generated in response to user inputs to the electronic device.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions executable by a processor of an electronic device to cause the processor to at least perform a method, the method comprising:

controlling to obtain a sharing range with which an image in association with an application is to be shared;

controlling to execute the application;

controlling to obtain the image in association with the application;

controlling to transmit, towards a server, application information identifying the application executed in the electronic device, the obtained image in association with the application, and a first automatically generated information regarding a first activity which a user performed using a first function of the application executed in the electronic device; and

controlling to transmit, towards the server, a second automatically generated information regarding a second activity which the user performed using a second function of the application executed in the electronic device,

wherein the application information, the image, the first automatically generated information, and the second automatically generated information are to be shared with at least another electronic device based on the sharing range.

14. A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:

obtaining a sharing range with which an image in association with an application is to be shared;

executing the application;

obtaining the image in association with the application;

transmitting, towards a server, application information identifying the application executed in the electronic device, the obtained image in association with the application, and a first automatically generated information regarding a first activity which a user performed using a first function of the application executed in the electronic device; and

transmitting, towards the server, a second automatically generated information regarding a second activity which the user performed using a second function of the application executed in the electronic device,

wherein the application information, the image, the first automatically generated information, and the second automatically generated information are to be shared with at least another electronic device based on the sharing range.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising transmitting, towards the server, application information identifying another application executed in the electronic device and third automatically generated information regarding a third activity which the user performed using a third function of the other application executed in the electronic device.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the application information includes a title of the application executed in the electronic device.

17. The method of claim 14 , receiving, from the server, application information identifying an application executed in another electronic device and fourth automatically generated information regarding a fourth activity which a user of the other electronic device performed using a fourth function of the application executed in the other electronic device.

18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

obtaining an image in association with the other application; and

transmitting, towards the server, the application information identifying the other application, the obtained image in association with the other application, and the third automatically generated information regarding the third activity which the user performed using the third function of the other application executed in the electronic device.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first automatically generated information and the second automatically generated information are automatically generated in response to user inputs to the electronic device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises controlling to transmit, towards the server, application information identifying another application executed in the electronic device and third automatically generated information regarding a third activity which the user performed using a third function of the other application executed in the electronic device.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 13 , wherein the application information includes a title of the application executed in the electronic device.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises controlling to receive, from the server, application information identifying an application executed in another electronic device and fourth automatically generated information regarding a fourth activity which a user of the other electronic device performed using a fourth function of the application executed in the other electronic device.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 20 , wherein the method further comprises:

controlling to obtain an image in association with the other application; and

controlling to transmit, towards the server, the application information identifying the other application, the obtained image in association with the other application, and the third automatically generated information regarding the third activity which the user performed using the third function of the other application executed in the electronic device.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 13 , wherein the first automatically generated information and the second automatically generated information are automatically generated in response to user inputs to the electronic device.

Priority Claims (1)
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