Method of processing content and electronic device thereof

1. A mobile communication device comprising:

a touch screen;

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile communication device to:

display a first execution screen of a first application, wherein the first execution screen includes a plurality of types of content,

receive a first user input for capturing at least a portion of the displayed first execution screen,

based on the first user input being received, capture an image corresponding to the at least the portion of the first execution screen and display a floating user interface (UI) including a representation of the captured image corresponding to the at least the portion of the first execution screen over the first execution screen,

receive a second user input for selecting the floating UI, the floating UI indicating that the captured image is stored at the mobile communication device, wherein at least one function to be performed in association with the captured image is provided by selecting the floating UI, and

based on the second user input being received, display at least one UI item corresponding to the at least one function associated with the captured image,

wherein the at least one UI item is displayed together with the captured image, and

wherein the at least one UI item comprises a UI item for performing text extraction, the UI item being enabled for receiving a user input for extracting text from the captured image when the captured image includes text, and the UI item being disabled when the captured image does not include text.

2. The mobile communication device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the mobile communication device to:

based on the second user input being received, display the captured image in a form of a popup window.

3. The mobile communication device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of types of content include at least one image and text.

4. The mobile communication device of claim 1 , wherein the floating UI includes a thumbnail of the captured image.

5. The mobile communication device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the mobile communication device to display an icon for receiving the user input for extracting text from the captured image.

6. A method by a mobile communication device, the method comprising:

displaying a first execution screen of a first application, wherein the first execution screen includes a plurality of types of content;

receiving a first user input for capturing at least a portion of the displayed first execution screen;

based on the first user input being received, capturing an image corresponding to the at least the portion of the first execution screen and displaying a floating user interface (UI) including a representation of the captured image corresponding to the at least the portion of the first execution screen over the first execution screen;

receiving a second user input for selecting the floating UI, the floating UI indicating that the captured image is stored at the mobile communication device, wherein at least one function to be performed in association with the captured image is provided by selecting the floating UI; and

based on the second user input being received, displaying at least one UI item corresponding to the at least one function associated with the captured image, wherein the at least one UI item is displayed together with the captured image, and

wherein the at least one UI item comprises a UI item for performing text extraction, the UI item being enabled for receiving a user input for extracting text from the captured image when the captured image includes text, and the UI item being disabled when the captured image does not include text.

7. The mobile communication device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the mobile communication device to refrain from displaying an icon for receiving the user input for extracting text from the captured image.

8. The mobile communication device of claim 5 , wherein the instructions further cause the mobile communication device to:

receive a third user input for selecting the icon for receiving the user input for extracting text from the captured image, and

based on the third user input being received, display text extracted from the captured image and at least one icon for processing at least a portion of the extracted text.

9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

based on the second user input being received, displaying the captured image in a form of a popup window.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of types of content include at least one image and text.

11. The method of claim 6 , wherein the floating UI includes a thumbnail of the captured image.

12. The method of claim 6 , wherein enabling the UI item for receiving the user input for extracting text from the captured image includes displaying an icon for receiving the user input for extracting text from the captured image.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

receiving a third user input for selecting the icon for receiving the user input for extracting text from the captured image; and

based on the third user input being received, displaying text extracted from the captured image and at least one icon for processing at least a portion of the extracted text.

14. The method of claim 6 , wherein disabling the UI item includes refraining from displaying an icon for receiving the user input for extracting text from the captured image.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium recording program instructions, wherein the program instructions, when executed by a mobile communication device, cause the mobile communication device to perform at least one operation, the at least one operation comprising:

displaying a first execution screen of a first application, wherein the first execution screen includes a plurality of types of content;

receiving a first user input for capturing at least a portion of the displayed first execution screen;

based on the first user input being received, capturing an image corresponding to the at least the portion of the first execution screen and displaying a floating user interface (UI) including a representation of the captured image corresponding to the at least the portion of the first execution screen over the first execution screen;

receiving a second user input for selecting the floating UI, the floating UI indicating that the captured image is stored at the mobile communication device, wherein at least one function to be performed in association with the captured image is provided by selecting the floating UI; and

based on the second user input being received, displaying at least one UI item corresponding to the at least one function associated with the captured image, wherein the at least one UI item is displayed together with the captured image, and

wherein the at least one UI item comprises a UI item for performing text extraction, the UI item being enabled for receiving a user input for extracting text from the captured image when the captured image includes text, and the UI item being disabled when the captured image does not include text.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the at least one operation further comprises:

based on the second user input being received, displaying the captured image in a form of a popup window.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of types of content include at least one image and text.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the floating UI includes a thumbnail of the captured image.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein enabling the UI item for receiving the user input for extracting text from the captured image includes displaying an icon for receiving the user input for extracting text from the captured image.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the at least one operation further comprises:

receiving a third user input for selecting the icon for receiving the user input for extracting text from the captured image; and

based on the third user input being received, displaying text extracted from the captured image and at least one icon for processing at least a portion of the extracted text.

21. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein disabling the UI item includes refraining from displaying an icon for receiving the user input for extracting text from the captured image.

22. A mobile communication device comprising:

a touch screen;

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile communication device to:

display a first execution screen of a first application, wherein the first execution screen includes a plurality of types of content,

receive a first user input for capturing at least a portion of the displayed first execution screen,

based on the first user input being received, capture an image corresponding to the at least the portion of the first execution screen and display a floating user interface (UI) including a representation of the captured image corresponding to the at least the portion of the first execution screen over the first execution screen,

receive a second user input for selecting the floating UI, the floating UI indicating that the captured image is stored at the mobile communication device, wherein a plurality of functions to be performed in association with the captured image are provided by selecting the floating UI, and

based on the second user input being received, display a plurality of UI items corresponding to the plurality of functions associated with the captured image,

wherein the plurality of UI items are displayed together with the captured image, and

wherein the plurality of UI items comprises a UI item for performing text extraction when the captured image includes text, and the plurality of UI items do not comprise the UI item when the captured image does not include text.