# US 10,374,969 B2 · Device and method for sharing content using the same

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- Number: US 10,374,969 B2
- Document ID: US10374969B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/028,057
- Filed: 2018-07-05
- Published: 2018-11-01
- Granted: 2019-08-06
- Earliest claimed: 2012-08-22
- Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Sun Choi; Won-jong Choi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10374969B2

## CPC

- G06Q 10/10: Office automation; Time management
- G06Q 10/40: Business processes related to social networking or social networking services
- H04L 47/70: Admission control; Resource allocation
- H04M 1/72436: for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
- H04M 1/72439: for image or video messaging
- H04M 1/72469: for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
- H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services
- H04M 1/2746: Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use
- H04M 1/27475: using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
- H04M 2250/22: including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector
- H04M 2250/64: file transfer between terminals
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

A method for sharing content of a device is provided. The method includes receiving, by an inputter, an input of a share command of a selected content, recommending at least one service to share the content among a plurality of services that are available in the device and a share target, and sharing, by a controller, the content with the share target selected through the selected service based on a selection input with respect to the at least one recommended service and the share target.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic device comprising:
a display;
a communication interface; and
a processor configured to:
control the display to display a plurality of image representations on the display, each of the plurality of image representations corresponding to a content item comprising an image,
based at least on selecting an image representation from the plurality of image representations, control the display to display a sharing option for sharing the content item corresponding to the selected image representation,
based at least on selecting the sharing option, control the display to display a plurality of contact information and a plurality of communication applications for sharing the content item corresponding to the selected image representation, wherein an arrangement of the plurality of contact information changes based at least on a frequency of interactions with the plurality of contact information, respectively,
based at least on selecting one contact information from the plurality of contact information, execute a communication application associated with the selected one contact information for sharing the content item corresponding to the selected image representation, wherein the communication application corresponds to at least one of the plurality of communication applications, and the communication application provides an interface to receive character information, and
control the communication interface to transmit the content item corresponding to the selected image representation toward a destination associated with the selected one contact information using the executed communication application.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the interactions includes accessing the plurality of contact information.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the plurality of contact information includes email accounts.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the arrangement includes displaying the plurality of contact information in order based at least on the frequency of interactions with the plurality of contact information, respectively.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the content item comprises at least one of image content or video content.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the selecting of the sharing option includes receiving an input on the sharing option for sharing the content item corresponding to the selected image representation while reproducing the content item on the display of the electronic device.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:
based at least on selecting at least two image representations from the plurality of image representations, control the display to display the plurality of contact information and the plurality of communication applications for sharing at least two content items corresponding to the selected at least two image representations, and
based at least on selecting one contact information from the plurality of contact information, control the communication interface to transmit the at least two content items corresponding to the selected at least two image representations toward the destination associated with the selected one contact information using at least one of the plurality of commutation applications.

### Claim 8

A method of an electronic device, the method comprising:
displaying a plurality of image representations on a display of the electronic device, each of the plurality of image representations corresponding to a content item comprising an image;
based at least on selecting an image representation from the plurality of image representations, displaying a sharing option for sharing the content item corresponding to the selected image representation;
based at least on selecting the sharing option, displaying a plurality of contact information and a plurality of communication applications for sharing the content item corresponding to the selected image representation, wherein an arrangement of the plurality of contact information changes based at least on a frequency of interactions with the plurality of contact information, respectively;
based at least on selecting one contact information from the plurality of contact information, executing a communication application associated with the selected one contact information for sharing the content item corresponding to the selected image representation, wherein the communication application corresponds to at least one of the plurality of communication applications, and the communication application provides an interface to receive character information; and
transmitting the content item corresponding to the selected image representation toward a destination associated with the selected one contact information using the executed communication application.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the interactions includes accessing the plurality of contact information.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the plurality of contact information includes email accounts.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the arrangement includes displaying the plurality of contact information in order based at least on the frequency of interactions with the plurality of contact information, respectively.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the content item comprises at least one of image content or video content.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the selecting of the sharing option includes receiving an input on the sharing option for sharing the content item corresponding to the selected image representation while reproducing the content item on the display of the electronic device.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, the method further comprising:
based at least on selecting at least two image representations from the plurality of image representations, displaying the plurality of contact information and the plurality of communication applications for sharing at least two content items corresponding to the at least two image representations; and
based at least on selecting one contact information from the plurality of contact information, transmitting the at least two content items corresponding to the selected at least two image representations toward the destination associated with the selected one contact information using at least one of the plurality of commutation applications.

### Claim 15

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing instructions executable by a processor of an electronic device to cause the processor to:
control a display to display a plurality of image representations on the display, each of the plurality of image representations corresponding to a content item comprising an image;
based at least on selecting an image representation from the plurality of image representations, control the display to display a sharing option for sharing the content item corresponding to the selected image representation;
based at least on selecting the sharing option, control the display to display a plurality of contact information and a plurality of communication applications for sharing the content item corresponding to the selected image representation, wherein an arrangement of the plurality of contact information changes based at least on a frequency of interactions with the plurality of contact information, respectively;
based at least on selecting one contact information from the plurality of contact information, execute a communication application associated with the selected one contact information for sharing the content item corresponding to the selected image representation, wherein the communication application corresponds to at least one of the plurality of communication applications, and the communication application provides an interface to receive character information; and
control a communication interface to transmit the content item corresponding to the selected image representation toward a destination associated with the selected one contact information using the executed communication application.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 15, wherein the interactions includes accessing the plurality of contact information.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 16, wherein the plurality of contact information includes email accounts.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 15, wherein the arrangement includes displaying the plurality of contact information in order based at least on the frequency of interactions with the plurality of contact information, respectively.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 15, wherein the selecting of the sharing option includes receiving an input on the sharing option for sharing the content item corresponding to the selected image representation while reproducing the content item on the display of the electronic device.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to:
based at least on selecting at least two image representations from the plurality of image representations, control the display to display the plurality of contact information and the plurality of communication applications for sharing at least two content items corresponding to the selected at least two image representations; and
based at least on selecting one contact information from the plurality of contact information, control the communication interface to transmit the at least two content items corresponding to the selected at least two image representations toward the destination associated with the selected one contact information using at least one of the plurality of communication applications.