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US 9,852,403 B2Granted
File attachment method and electronic device thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsBo-Kun Choi, Ki-Dong Hong
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Abstract
A method for operating an electronic device includes attaching a file to a first application program; generating an image corresponding to the file; and inserting the image into the first application program.
Claims18
A method in an electronic device, comprising:
- attaching a file to a first application program during composition of a message after execution of the first application program;
- determining whether a content of the attached file is expressible as an image;
- selecting and executing a second application program from among a plurality of second application programs based on an extension of the attached file in a background when the content of the attached file is expressible as the image;
- generating the image based on the content of the attached file by using the second application program that executes in the background;
- terminating the second application program after generation of the image;
- and
- inserting and displaying the content of the attached file by the generated image into a body content of the message.
4 more elements
An electronic device comprising:
- at least one memory;
- and
- at least one processor configured to:
- attach a file to a first application program during composition of a message after execution of the first application program;
- determine whether a content of the attached file is expressible as an image;
- select and execute a second application program from among a plurality of second application programs based on an extension of the attached file in a background when the content of the attached file is expressible as the image;
- generate the image based on the content of the attached file by using the second application program that executes in the background;
- terminate the second application program after generation of the image;
- and
- insert and display the content of the attached file by the generated image into a body content of the message.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.