Answer message recommendation method and device therefor

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a communication circuit;

a user input device; and

a processor configured to:

control receiving, from another electronic device, via the communication circuit, information including a first question message;

control the display to display a plurality of selectable pieces of recommendation information which are includable in an answer message for the received first question message, and relationships between the plurality of pieces of recommendation information;

receive, via the user input device, user input for selecting at least one of the plurality of pieces of recommendation information;

generating an answer message including the user selected recommendation information; and

control transmitting, to the other electronic device, via the communication circuit, the answer message.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the relationships between the plurality of pieces of recommendation information comprise a tree structure or a radial structure.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the relationships between the plurality of pieces of recommendation information are connections based on weight values relating to at least one attribute among preference, importance, location, time or atmosphere of the plurality of pieces of recommendation information.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pieces of recommendation information are generated based on content registered by a user.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the plurality of pieces of recommendation information are generated based on tag information and importance of the registered content.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pieces of recommendation information are generated based on retrieved, captured, photographed or noted data.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, based on the plurality of pieces of recommendation information comprising images, the answer message includes a keyword obtained from at least one image selected from the images.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein, based on the plurality of pieces of recommendation information comprising images, the answer message includes at least one image selected from the images.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to, based on receiving a second question message from a further electronic device while the first question message received from the other electronic device is displayed on a dialog window, control the display to automatically display identification information of the further electronic device on an input field of the dialog window according to a user input for tag information on the input field of the dialog window.

10. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to, based on receiving a second question message from a further electronic device while the first question message received from the other electronic device is displayed on a dialog window, control transmitting a second answer message to the further electronic device according to a user input for tag information, identification information of the further electronic device, and the second answer message for the second question message on an input field of the dialog window.

11. A method for an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving a question message from another electronic device;

displaying a plurality of selectable pieces of recommendation information which are includable in an answer message for the received question message, relationships between the plurality of pieces of recommendation information;

based on user input for selecting at least one of the plurality of pieces of recommendation information, generating an answer message including the selected recommendation information; and

transmitting, to the other electronic device, the answer message.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the relationships between the plurality of pieces of recommendation information comprise a tree structure or a radial structure.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the relationships between the plurality of pieces of recommendation information are connections based on weight values regarding at least one attribute among preference, importance, location, time or atmosphere of the plurality of pieces of recommendation information.

14. The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the plurality of pieces of recommendation information are generated based on content registered by a user.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the plurality of pieces of recommendation information are generated based on tag information and importance of the registered content.

16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising:

receiving a question message from another electronic device;

displaying, on a display of the electronic device, a plurality of selectable pieces of recommendation information which are includable in an answer message for the received question message, and relationships between the plurality of pieces of recommendation information;

based on user input for selecting at least one of the plurality of pieces of recommendation information, generating an answer message including the selected recommendation information; and

transmitting, to the other electronic device, the answer message.

17. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the user input device comprises a touch screen and the user input for selecting at least one of the plurality of pieces of recommendation information comprises user input received by the touchscreen.