Method and apparatus for setting destination in navigation terminal

1. A method for displaying a route in a first electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving a message from a second electronic device;

based at least on analyzing the received message, identifying first location information in the received message, the first location information including address information inputted from a user of the second electronic device;

based at least on identifying the first location information in the received message, obtaining the first location information from the received message;

obtaining a user input selecting one of a plurality of location information, wherein the plurality of location information includes the first location information and the plurality of location information are identified based on analyzing a plurality of messages;

obtaining second location information of the first electronic device;

based at least on the obtained user input and the obtained second location information of the first electronic device, setting a start location to the obtained second location information and the destination location to the address information selected by the user input; and

based at least on obtaining route information between the start location and the destination location, displaying, on a display of the first electronic device, a route representing the obtained route information between the start location and the destination location.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the second location information of the first electronic device is based on a Global Positioning System (GPS) signal of the first electronic device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message is a multimedia message.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the analyzing of the received message comprises identifying a value of an identification field included in the received message.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining, from an external server, the route information between the start location and the destination location.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the destination location is set based at least on position coordinates corresponding to the first location information.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second location information of the first electronic device includes current location information of the first electronic device.

8. A first electronic device for displaying route, the first electronic device comprising:

a display;

a communication interface; and

a processor configured to:

control the communication interface to receive a message from a second electronic device;

based at least on analyzing the received message, identify first location information in the received message, the first location information including address information inputted from a user of the second electronic device;

based at least on identifying the first location information in the received message, obtain the first location information from the received message;

obtain a user input selecting one of a plurality of location information, wherein the plurality of location information includes the first location information and the plurality of location information are identified based on analyzing a plurality of messages;

obtain second location information of the first electronic device;

based at least on the obtained user input and the obtained second location information of the first electronic device, set a start location to the obtained second location information and the destination location to the address information selected by the user input; and

based at least on obtaining route information between the start location and the destination location, display, on a display of the first electronic device, a route representing the obtained route information between the start location and the destination location.

9. The first electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to obtain the second location information of the first electronic device based on a Global Positioning System (GPS) signal of the first electronic device.

10. The first electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the message is a multimedia message.

11. The first electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the analyzing of the received message comprises identifying a value of an identification field included in the received message.

12. The first electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to obtain, from an external server, the route information between the start location and the destination location.

13. The first electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the destination location is set based at least on position coordinates corresponding to the first location information.

14. The first electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the second location information of the first electronic device includes current location information of the first electronic device.

15. 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 the communication interface to receive a message from a second electronic device;

based at least on analyzing data in the received message, identify first location information in the received message, the first location information including address information inputted from a user of the second electronic device;

based at least on identifying the first location information in the received message, obtain the first location information from the received message;

obtain a user input selecting one of a plurality of location information, wherein the plurality of location information includes the first location information and the plurality of location information are identified based on analyzing a plurality of messages;

obtain second location information of the first electronic device;

based at least on the obtained user input and the obtained second location information of the first electronic device, set a start location to the obtained second location information and the destination location to the address information selected by the user input; and

based at least on obtaining route information between the start location and the destination location, display, on a display of the first electronic device, a route representing the obtained route information between the start location and the destination location.

16. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to obtain the second location information of the first electronic device based on a Global Positioning System (GPS) signal of the first electronic device.

17. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 15 , wherein the message is a multimedia message.

18. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 15 , wherein the analyzing of the received message comprises identifying a value of an identification field included in the received message.

19. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions cause the processor further to obtain, from an external server, the route information between the start location and the destination location.

20. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 15 , wherein the destination location is set based at least on position coordinates corresponding to the first location information.

21. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 15 , wherein the second location information of the first electronic device includes current location information of the first electronic device.