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US 9,961,187 B2Granted
Method of operating integrated message application and electronic device supporting same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKeehwan Seol, Yongseok Park, Hyojin Jung
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Abstract
A method comprising: selecting, by an electronic device, a conversation partner; identifying, by the electronic device, one or more message types that are associated with the conversation partner; generating, by the electronic device, a set of one or more tabs corresponding to the message types; and displaying the set of one or more tabs in a user interface for exchanging communications with the conversation partner.
Claims20
A method of an electronic device, comprising:
- displaying a plurality of identifiers respectively indicating a plurality of electronic devices within a user interface (UI) of an integrated message application associated with a plurality of message applications;
- in response to detecting a first input for selecting an identifier among the plurality of identifiers, identifying, among the plurality of message applications, a first message application and a second message application, wherein the first message application and the second message application are associated with another electronic device indicated by the identifier;
- displaying, within another UI of the integrated message application changed from the UI, a first tab for communicating with the another electronic device via the first message application within the another UI of the integrated message application and a second tab for communicating with the another electronic device via the second message application within the integrated message application, the another UI further includes a message compose area;
- based on selecting the first tab, transmitting a message inputted through the message compose area via the first message application to the another electronic device, and
- based on selecting the second tab, transmitting the message inputted through
- the message compose area via the second message application to the another electronic device.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a memory storing instructions;
- a communication module;
- a display module;
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- a processor, coupled to the communication module and the display module, configured to execute the stored instructions to:
- display a plurality of identifiers for respectively indicating a plurality of electronic devices within a user interface (UI) of an integrated message application associated with a plurality of message applications;
- in response to detecting a first input for selecting an identifier among the plurality of identifiers, identify, among the plurality of message applications, a first message application and a second message application, wherein the first message application and the second message application are associated with another electronic device indicated by the identifier;
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- display, within another UI of the integrated message application changed from the UI, a first tab for communicating with the another electronic device via the first message application within the another UI of the integrated message application and a second tab for communicating with the another electronic device via the second message application within the integrated message application, the another UI further includes a message compose area;
- based on selecting the first tab, transmit a message inputted through the message compose area via the first message application to the another electronic device;
- based on selecting the second tab,
- transmit a message inputted through the message compose area via the second message application to the another electronic device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.