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US 9,762,720 · App. 15/074,462 · Granted Sep 12, 2017

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 9,762,720
App. No.
15/074,462
Granted
Sep 12, 2017
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 (56)

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 automatically generated user activity information regarding a first activity which the user performed with respect to the application executed in the second electronic device;

control to output, for displaying, the application information and the automatically generated user activity information regarding the first activity with respect to the application;

control to receive second information regarding the user of the second electronic device, the second information comprising automatically generated user activity information regarding a second activity which the user performed with respect to the application executed in the second electronic device; and

control to output, for displaying, the automatically generated user activity information regarding the second activity with respect to 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 automatically generated user activity information regarding a third activity which the user performed with respect to the other application executed in the second electronic device; and

control to output, for displaying based on the received third information, the application information identifying the other application and the automatically generated user activity information regarding the third activity with respect to the other application.

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

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

5. The first electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the automatically generated user activity information regarding the first activity which the user performed with respect to the media player executed in the second electronic device indicates that the user is watching.

6. The first electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the automatically generated user activity information regarding the first activity which the user performed with respect to the media player executed in the second electronic device indicates that the user is listening.

7. 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 automatically generated user activity information regarding a fourth activity which a user of the first electronic device performed with respect to the application executed in the first electronic device.

8. 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 information and the automatically generated user activity information regarding the first activity which the user performed with respect to the application executed in the second electronic device.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions executable by a processor of a first electronic device to cause the processor 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 automatically generated user activity information regarding a first activity which the user performed with respect to the application executed in the second electronic device;

control to output, for displaying, the application information and the automatically generated user activity information regarding the first activity with respect to the application;

control to receive second information regarding the user of the second electronic device, the second information comprising automatically generated user activity information regarding a second activity which the user performed with respect to the application executed in the second electronic device; and

control to output, for displaying based on the received second information, the automatically generated user activity information regarding the second activity with respect to the application.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 9 , wherein the instructions cause the processor at least further to:

control to receive third information comprising application information identifying another application executed in the second electronic device and automatically generated user activity information regarding a third activity which the user performed with respect to the other application executed in the second electronic device; and

control to output, for displaying, the application information identifying the other application and the automatically generated user activity information regarding the third activity with respect to the other application.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 9 , wherein the application information includes a title of the application executed in the second electronic device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 9 , wherein the application executed in the second electronic device comprises a media player.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 12 , wherein the automatically generated user activity information regarding the first activity which the user performed with respect to the media player executed in the second electronic device indicates that the user is listening.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 9 , wherein the instructions cause the processor at least further to control to transmit application information identifying an application executed in the first electronic device and automatically generated user activity information regarding a fourth activity which a user of the first electronic device performed with respect to the application executed in the first electronic device.

15. A method performed by a first electronic device, the method comprising:

controlling 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 automatically generated user activity information regarding a first activity which the user performed with respect to the application executed in the second electronic device;

controlling to output, for displaying, the application information and the automatically generated user activity information regarding the first activity with respect to the application;

controlling to receive second information regarding the user of the second electronic device, the second information comprising automatically generated user activity information regarding a second activity which the user performed with respect to the application executed in the second electronic device; and

controlling to output, for displaying, the automatically generated user activity information regarding the second activity with respect to the application.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

controlling to receive third information comprising application information identifying another application executed in the second electronic device and automatically generated user activity information regarding a third activity which the user performed with respect to the other application executed in the second electronic device; and

controlling to output, for displaying based on the received third information, the application information identifying the other application and the automatically generated user activity information regarding the third activity with respect to the other application.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the application information includes a title of the application executed in the second electronic device.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the application executed in the second electronic device comprises a media player.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the automatically generated user activity information regarding the first activity which the user performed with respect to the media player executed in the second electronic device indicates that the user is watching.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the automatically generated user activity information regarding the first activity which the user performed with respect to the media player executed in the second electronic device indicates that the user is listening.

21. The method of claim 15 , further comprising controlling to transmit application information identifying an application executed in the first electronic device and automatically generated user activity information regarding a fourth activity which a user of the first electronic device performed with respect to the application executed in the first electronic device.

22. The method of claim 15 , further comprising controlling to output, to an external display, the application information and the automatically generated user activity information regarding the first activity which the user performed with respect to the application executed in the second electronic device.

23. 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 automatically generated user activity information regarding a first activity which the user performed with respect to the application executed in the second electronic device;

outputting, for displaying, the application information and the automatically generated user activity information regarding the first activity with respect to the application;

receiving second information regarding the user of the second electronic device, the second information comprising automatically generated user activity information regarding a second activity which the user performed with respect to the application executed in the second electronic device; and

outputting, for displaying, the automatically generated user activity information regarding the second activity with respect to the application.

24. The method of claim 23 , further comprising:

receiving third information comprising application information identifying another application executed in the second electronic device and automatically generated user activity information regarding a third activity which the user performed with respect to the other application executed in the second electronic device; and

outputting, for displaying based on the received third information, the application information identifying the other application and the automatically generated user activity information regarding the third activity with respect to the other application.

25. The method of claim 23 , wherein the application information includes a title of the application executed in the second electronic device.

26. The method of claim 23 , wherein the application executed in the second electronic device comprises a media player.

27. The method of claim 26 , wherein the automatically generated user activity information regarding the first activity which the user performed with respect to the media player executed in the second electronic device indicates that the user is watching.

28. The method of claim 26 , wherein the automatically generated user activity information regarding the first activity which the user performed with respect to the media player executed in the second electronic device indicates that the user is listening.

29. The method of claim 23 , further comprising transmitting application information identifying an application executed in the first electronic device and automatically generated user activity information regarding a fourth activity which a user of the first electronic device performed with respect to the application executed in the first electronic device.

30. The method of claim 23 , further comprising outputting, to an external display, the application information and the automatically generated user activity information regarding the first activity which the user performed with respect to the application executed in the second electronic device.

Priority Claims (1)
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