Method and apparatus for providing a contact address
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSang-Woo LEE, Jong-Sung JOO, Se-Jun SONG, Young-Seok LIM
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Abstract
A method is provided comprising: detecting, by an electronic device, current context information of the electronic device; comparing the current context information with prestored context information; and outputting an indication of a recommended contact and a preferred communication channel for reaching the recommended contact, wherein the indication is output based on the prestored context information matching the current context information.
Claims24
A method comprising:
- detecting, by an electronic device, current context information of the electronic device;
- comparing the current context information with prestored context information;
- and
- outputting an indication of a recommended contact and a preferred communication channel for reaching the recommended contact, wherein the indication is output based on the prestored context information matching the current context information.
An electronic device comprising a processor configured to:
- detect current context information of the electronic device;
- compare the current context information with prestored context information;
- and
- output an indication of a recommended contact and a preferred communication channel for reaching the recommended contact, wherein the indication is output based on the prestored context information matching the current context information.
A method for providing a contact address based on context information in an electronic device, comprising:
- displaying an indication of a recommended contact and a preferred communication channel for reaching the recommended contact, wherein the indication is output based on context information related to the electronic device;
- detecting a selection of the recommended contact and the preferred communication channel;
- and
- establishing a connection with the recommended contact over the preferred communications channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.