KR20160027777A - Method for Operating Electronic Device - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device according to various embodiments may include a communication module for connecting to a server, a control module for obtaining at least one word from the user selection data, and a database for storing attribute information for a plurality of words. The control module may be configured to transmit the unidentified word whose attribute is not confirmed among the at least one word to the server to acquire the attribute information of the unidentified word and to store the attribute information in the database. Various other embodiments are also possible which are known from the specification.

Description

[0001] METHOD FOR OPERATING ELECTRONIC DEVICE [0002]

 Various embodiments relate to techniques for collecting data according to user input and building and utilizing the database.

An electronic device such as a conventional smart phone can access the service providing server through a network and receive meaningful information about a keyword or a keyword. For example, when a user of the electronic device searches for a specific place name, location information such as map information corresponding to the place name in the search result may be displayed at the top.

A user of the electronic device can receive various contents. For example, the content provided by the user may include words that can be classified into various attributes such as place, time, music, movie, food, language, science, and the like. However, existing electronic devices can not provide immediate information on the words included in the contents. When the information is required, the user has to search for the corresponding word to search through the network.

In various embodiments, a type of a word frequently used by a user is specified and stored in a database, and the word is extracted from a sentence / word obtained in HTML, handwritten strokes, plain text, When extracting events, you can provide a way to leverage the information stored in the database.

 The electronic device according to various embodiments may include a communication module for connecting to a server, a control module for obtaining at least one word from the user selection data, and a database for storing attribute information for a plurality of words. The control module may be configured to transmit the unidentified word whose attribute is not confirmed among the at least one word to the server to acquire the attribute information of the unidentified word and to store the attribute information in the database.

According to various embodiments, it is possible to quickly provide an analysis result on an analysis target using a self-database.

Further, according to various embodiments, a database based on the user experience of the electronic device user can be constructed.

1 shows a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments.
Figure 2 shows an electronic device in a network environment according to various embodiments.
Figure 3 illustrates a database construction and utilization of constructed data in accordance with various embodiments.
4 shows a database building method according to various embodiments.
5 illustrates a method of providing information or functionality associated with words in accordance with various embodiments.
Figure 6 shows a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments.
7 shows a block diagram of a program module according to various embodiments.

Various embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes various modifications, equivalents, and / or alternatives of the embodiments of the invention. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for similar components.

In this document, the expressions "have," "may," "include," or "include" may be used to denote the presence of a feature (eg, a numerical value, a function, Quot ;, and does not exclude the presence of additional features.

In this document, the expressions "A or B," "at least one of A and / or B," or "one or more of A and / or B," etc. may include all possible combinations of the listed items . For example, "A or B," "at least one of A and B," or "at least one of A or B" includes (1) at least one A, (2) Or (3) at least one A and at least one B all together.

Expressions such as " first, "second," first, "or" second, " as used in various embodiments, Not limited. The representations may be used to distinguish one component from another. For example, the first user equipment and the second user equipment may represent different user equipment, regardless of order or importance. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be named as the first component.

(Or functionally or communicatively) coupled with / to "another component (eg, a second component), or a component (eg, a second component) Quot; connected to ", it is to be understood that any such element may be directly connected to the other element or may be connected through another element (e.g., a third element). On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a component (e.g., a first component) is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component (e.g., a second component) It can be understood that there is no other component (e.g., a third component) between other components.

As used herein, the phrase " configured to " (or set) to be "adapted to, " To be designed to, "" adapted to, "" made to, "or" capable of ". The term " configured (or set) to "may not necessarily mean " specifically designed to" Instead, in some situations, the expression "configured to" may mean that the device can "do " with other devices or components. For example, a processor configured (or configured) to perform the phrases "A, B, and C" may be a processor dedicated to performing the operation (e.g., an embedded processor), or one or more software programs To a generic-purpose processor (e.g., a CPU or an application processor) that can perform the corresponding operations.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of the other embodiments. The singular expressions may include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. All terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Commonly used predefined terms may be interpreted to have the same or similar meaning as the contextual meanings of the related art and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal in meaning unless expressly defined in this document . In some cases, the terms defined in this document can not be construed to exclude embodiments of the present invention.

An electronic device in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention can be used in various applications such as, for example, a smartphone, a tablet personal computer, a mobile phone, a videophone, an e-book reader reader, a desktop PC, a laptop PC, a netbook computer, a workstation, a server, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP) Medical devices, cameras or wearable devices such as smart glasses, head-mounted-devices (HMD), electronic apparel, electronic bracelets, electronic necklaces, electronic apps, A tattoo, a smart mirror, or a smart watch).

In some embodiments, the electronic device may be a smart home appliance. Smart home appliances include, for example, televisions, DVD players, audio, refrigerators, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, ovens, microwave ovens, washing machines, air cleaners, set-top boxes, home automation control panel, security control panel, TV box (eg Samsung HomeSync ™, Apple TV ™ or Google TV ™), game consoles (eg Xbox ™, PlayStation ™) A camcorder, or an electronic photo frame.

In an alternative embodiment, the electronic device may be any of a variety of medical devices (e.g., various portable medical measurement devices such as a blood glucose meter, a heart rate meter, a blood pressure meter, or a body temperature meter), magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) A global positioning system receiver, an event data recorder (EDR), a flight data recorder (FDR), an automotive infotainment device, a navigation system, a navigation system, Electronic devices (eg marine navigation devices, gyro compass, etc.), avionics, security devices, head units for vehicles, industrial or home robots, ATMs (automatic teller's machines) point of sale, or internet of things such as light bulbs, various sensors, electricity or gas meters, sprinkler devices, fire alarms, thermostats, street lights, toasters ), A fitness equipment, a hot water tank, a heater, a boiler, etc.).

According to some embodiments, the electronic device is a piece of furniture or a part of a building / structure, an electronic board, an electronic signature receiving device, a projector, Water, electricity, gas, or radio wave measuring instruments, etc.). In various embodiments, the electronic device may be a combination of one or more of the various devices described above. An electronic device according to some embodiments may be a flexible electronic device. In addition, the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described devices, and may include a new electronic device according to technological advancement.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An electronic apparatus according to various embodiments will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this document, the term user may refer to a person using an electronic device or a device using an electronic device (e.g., an artificial intelligence electronic device).

1 shows a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1, an electronic device can construct a database 120 by collecting words or sentences input by a user or selected by a user. For example, if some area 102 of the displayed sentence on the screen 101 provided by the diary application or web site is selected, the electronic device may extract the appropriate word from the selected sentence and store it in the database 120 located inside the electronic device. Words stored in the database 120 may be stored with the meaning or attribute of the word. For example, of the words selected on the screen 101, the word " Gangnam Station " may be stored in the database 120 as a place attribute.

In various embodiments, if an attribute for a word obtained from the collected sentence is not verified, then the electronic device sends the data to a server 110 (e.g., a contents provider (CP) server such as Google or Foursquare) And can receive the analysis result from the server 110. The electronic device may store the words and the attributes of the words in the database 120 based on the results obtained from the server 110.

In various embodiments, the electronic device can directly determine the attributes of the word and store it in the database 120 without going through the server. For example, some applications (such as a calendaring application, a map / directions application, etc.) may have input fields themselves assigned attributes. For example, screen 103 may provide input fields with location, date, and detailed description attributes. If the user inputs the word " Hahoe Village " using various input means (e.g., touch input or electronic pen 105) in the input field 104, the electronic device stores the word " E.g., a location attribute).

In various embodiments, the electronic device may determine the attributes of the word according to the attributes of the field in which the word is located, as well as the data entered in the input field, and store the attribute in the database 120. For example, when a user accesses a concert site, the venue of the venue will typically have the form of a specified rule (e.g., "property: place name", or "property - place name, etc." Etc.). If the user selects a specific area (e.g., an area including a performance place), the electronic device can store the word in the database 120 with the attribute of the field where the word contained in the area is located.

When the user selects a certain area of a screen provided by a specific site or a specific application through an input means (e.g., a touch input or an electronic pen) as shown on the screen 106, the electronic device extracts words included in the selected area 107 The database 120 can be queried (e.g., requesting confirmation of the attributes of words and words in database 120). For example, if the electronic device provides the database 120 with the user selection data contained in the selection area 107 of the screen 106, the database 120 may respond with information about the " lower towns. &Quot; For example, the database 120 may provide that a " lower town " has a location attribute. Now, on screen 108, the electronic device can provide information (e.g., address, map, transportation, etc.) associated with " lower town " based on the properties of the place, or provide associated functionality .

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Figs. 2 to 7. First, the configuration of an electronic device in which various embodiments can be operated will be described with reference to FIG.

Figure 2 shows an electronic device in a network environment according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 2, an electronic device 201 in a network environment 200 in various embodiments is described. The electronic device 201 may include a bus 210, a control module 220, a memory 230, an input / output interface 250, a display 260, and a communication module 270. In some embodiments, electronic device 201 may omit at least one of the components or may additionally comprise other components.

The bus 210 may include circuitry, for example, to connect the components 210-170 to each other and to communicate communications (e.g., control messages and / or data) between the components.

The control module 220 may include one or more of a central processing unit (CPU), an application processor (AP), or a communication processor (CP). The control module 220 may perform, for example, operations or data processing relating to the control and / or communication of at least one other component of the electronic device 201. In addition, the control module 220 may include several modules or may further include an engine for performing a specific function. For example, the control module 220 may include an optical character recognition (OCR) engine for extracting text from an image. The control module may further include a word extraction engine for storing the target words in the database 231 (e.g., database 120) or querying the database 231. [

The memory 230 may include volatile and / or nonvolatile memory. The memory 230 may store instructions or data related to at least one other component of the electronic device 201, for example. The memory 230 may also include a database 231 for storing data collected by user input or user selection. The database 231 includes information on words extracted and refined by the word extraction engine (e.g., extraction of nouns from nouns combined with the search, removal of meaningless characters, transformation of derivatives into circles, correction of orthotics, etc.) May be stored.

According to one embodiment, the memory 230 may store software and / or programs 240. The program 240 may include, for example, a kernel 241, middleware 243, an application programming interface (API) 245, and / or an application program (or "application") 247. At least a portion of the kernel 241, middleware 243, or API 245 may be referred to as an operating system (OS).

The kernel 241 may include, for example, system resources (e.g., bus 210, control module 220, etc.) used to execute an operation or function implemented in other programs (e.g., middleware 243, API 245, or application program 247) , Or memory 230, etc.). The kernel 241 may also provide an interface to control or manage system resources by accessing individual components of the electronic device 201 in the middleware 243, the API 245, or the application program 247.

For example, the middleware 243 may perform an intermediary function to allow the API 245 or the application program 247 to communicate with the kernel 241 to exchange data. In addition, the middleware 243 may communicate with at least one of the application programs 247, for example, the system resources (e.g., the bus 210, the control module 220 (E.g., scheduling or load balancing) of a work request using a method such as assigning a priority that can be used (e.g., memory 230).

The API 245 is an interface for the application 247 to control the functions provided by the kernel 241 or the middleware 243, for example, for controlling a file, a window control, an image processing, At least one interface or function (e.g., command).

The input / output interface 250 may serve as an interface by which commands or data input from, for example, a user or other external device can be transmitted to the other component (s) of the electronic device 201. In addition, the input / output interface 250 may output commands or data received from other component (s) of the electronic device 201 to a user or other external device.

The display 260 may be, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED) display, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, or a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) Display. The display 260 may display various content (e.g., text, images, video, icons, symbols, etc.) to the user, for example. The display 260 may include a touch screen and may receive touch, gesture, proximity, or hovering input using, for example, an electronic pen or a portion of the user's body.

The communication module 270 may establish communication between the electronic device 201 and an external device (e.g., the first external electronic device 202, the second external electronic device 204, or the server 206). For example, the communication module 270 may be connected to the network 262 via wireless or wired communication to communicate with the external device (e.g., the second external electronic device 204 or the server 206). For example, the communication module 270 may be connected to the CP server 110 via a network 272.

The wireless communication may use, for example, at least one of LTE, LTE-A, CDMA, WCDMA, UMTS, WiBro, or GSM as the cellular communication protocol. The wired communication may include at least one of a universal serial bus (USB), a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a recommended standard 632 (RS-232), or plain old telephone service (POTS) . The network 262 may include at least one of a telecommunications network, e.g., a computer network (e.g., LAN or WAN), the Internet, or a telephone network.

Each of the first and second external electronic devices 202, 204 may be the same or a different kind of device as the electronic device 201. According to one embodiment, the server 206 may include one or more groups of servers. According to various embodiments, all or a portion of the operations performed on the electronic device 201 may be performed on another electronic device or multiple electronic devices (e.g., electronic device 202, 204, or server 206). According to one embodiment, when the electronic device 201 has to perform a function or a service automatically or upon request, the electronic device 201 may, instead of or in addition to executing the function or the service itself, (E.g., electronic device 202, 204, or server 206) at least some of the associated functionality. The other electronic device (e.g., electronic device 202, 204, or server 206) may execute the requested function or additional function and deliver the result to the electronic device 201. The electronic device 201 can directly or additionally process the received result to provide the requested function or service. For this purpose, for example, cloud computing, distributed computing, or client-server computing technology may be used.

Figure 3 illustrates a method for building a database and utilizing established data in accordance with various embodiments.

Operations 310 to 340 of FIG. 3 are a method of collecting data in the electronic device 201 to construct a database 231, and operations 350 to 360 may be understood as a method of utilizing the constructed database 231. The electronic device 201 can continuously update the database 231 while repeating the operations 310 to 340, and can perform the operations 350 to 360 at a specific point in time. However, the contents described in operation 310 to operation 320 can be partially applied to operation 350 as well.

At operation 310, the electronic device 201 may collect data to be stored in the database 231. For example, the electronic device 201 may collect input data or selected data as shown on the screen 101 or the screen 103 of Fig.

In various embodiments, the user may select a portion of the content with the text attribute. For example, the user can adjust the text area selected through a touch input (e.g., a long press, etc.). The electronic device 201 can obtain the text included in the selected text area. As another example, the user can select a part of the screen by dragging using an electronic pen or the like. The electronic device 201 can extract (acquire) text by applying an OCR technique to the image if the selected area partially contains the image.

At operation 320, the electronic device 201 may convert the data collected at operation 310 into words. For example, the control module 220 may use an analysis technique such as morphological analysis (e.g., independent morpheme or dependent morpheme), unnecessary morpheme removal (e.g., survey, type morpheme, etc.) Can be applied to convert into word units. For example, if the collected data is composed of non-Latin characters (eg, non-alphabetical characters such as Korean, Japanese, etc.), it can be converted into word units with meaning through morphological analysis. For example, the electronic device 201 can apply the morphological analysis to the text " It is a picture taken in Gangnam station ", which is the text selected on the screen 101 of Fig. 1, and convert the collected data into the words " Gangnam station "

In various embodiments, if the collected data is a Latin-based character (e.g., alphabetic characters such as English, German, French, etc.), the control module 220 translates the data collected through space analysis into words . For example, if the region 102 selected on the screen 101 is in English, the control module 220 sends the collected data to the word " photo ", " Gang-nam & . ≪ / RTI >

In various embodiments, the control module 220 may extract only text corresponding to a noun in the collected data. For example, the control module 220 can extract a word having a part of a noun from the data, regardless of whether the data included in the selected area is composed of characters of the Latin series or non-Latin series.

At operation 330, the electronic device 201 can verify the attribute of the word translated in units of words at operation 320. For example, when a predetermined word is input into an input field having a specified attribute, the electronic device 201 may match the attribute of the predetermined word and the input field and store it in the database 231. [ For example, in the example of FIG. 1, if the word " lower town " is entered in the input field 104, the electronic device 201 collects the text data " (In this example, the result before conversion is the same as the result after conversion), and it can be confirmed that the attribute of "lower village" in the operation 330 has a location attribute.

In various embodiments, electronic device 201 may request the meaning of a word to server 206 via network 272 if electronic device 201 is unable to identify the attribute / meaning of the word itself. For example, the control module 220 may send an unverified word whose attribute is not confirmed to the server 206 with an attribute confirmation request. The electronic device 201 can receive the attribute information of the word from the server 206 via the communication module 270. The electronic device 201 can store the identified word in the database 231. [

For example, in the example described above, the electronic device 201 can verify the attributes by sending the words " Gangnam station " and " photograph " The server 206 can confirm that there is a meaningful place search result corresponding to " Gangnam Station ". However, the server 206 may fail to find appropriate attributes corresponding to " photos ". The server 206 can provide the electronic device 201 with information on the attribute or meaning of each word, for example, as a result of analyzing the word transmitted from the electronic device 201. The electronic device 201 can store in the database 231 the word " Gangnam Station " whose attribute is confirmed, out of the results received from the server 206. [ In this case, the electronic device 201 may not store the word " picture " in the database 231. [

In various embodiments, the electronic device 201 may be defining attributes to be stored in the database 231. For example, the electronic device 201 may be configured to store in the database 231 a word having attributes of time, location, and movie. For example, at act 310, if a sentence such as "eat pasta at Gangnam Station and visit Avengers at Zara" is collected, at act 320, "Chuseok", "Gangnam Station" It is converted into the words " pasta ", " avengers ", " grow up ", " shopping " For example, "Chuseok" can be identified as "Time", "Gangnam Station", "Grow", "Pasta" as food, and "Avengers" as movie. . In this case, the electronic device stores the words "Chuseok", "Gangnam Station", "Grow", and "Avengers" with predefined attributes And "shopping" may not be stored.

In various embodiments, the electronic device 201 may store one or more words in the database 231 in token units having a single meaning. For example, if data including the word " time square " is collected at operation 310, the location attribute is not identified for "time" or "square", but the word "time square" have. Also, in the example in the paragraph above, the store of "Zara" is distributed throughout the country, but one or two stores called "Gangnam Station" can be accommodated. The electronic device 201 can store "Gangnam Station" and "Grow" as one token in the database 231, and also store "Gangnam Station" as one token in the database 231. When comparing the input data to the information stored in the database 231 in a later-described operation 350, a token composed of two or more words may have a higher priority. For example, when a sentence including "Gangnam Station" is provided, the electronic apparatus 201 can provide information corresponding to "Gangnam Station Station" more preferentially than information corresponding to "Gangnam Station" or "Gangnam Station".

At operation 340, the electronic device 201 may store the identified word and its attributes in the database 231 by operation 330.

At operation 350, the electronic device 201 may compare the input data with a plurality of words stored in the database 231. [ For example, when a predetermined area or predetermined text is selected by user selection, the electronic device 201 can acquire a target word to be analyzed from the user selection data. In various embodiments, the electronic device 201 receives a word from a sentence (text) extracted from a document having a format such as HTML, XML, PHP, or the like provided from a website or a handwriting input image provided through an input means such as an electronic pen Can be extracted. This operation may correspond to the word acquisition procedure performed at operation 310 and operation 320, or may be similarly processed. The electronic device 201 can compare the input data (or a target word extracted therefrom) input by the user selection with the database 231 storing the attribute information for a plurality of words. That is, the electronic device 201 can query the target word in the database 231 to confirm the attribute of the target word.

Building the database 231 through operations 310 through 340 and utilizing the database 231 constructed in operation 350 has various advantages. For example, when the electronic device 201 requests analysis through the network every time data is input to the server 206, the input data is compared with the vast amount of data of the server 206 and the result is received, . ≪ / RTI >

In addition, the term (for example, a place name or the like) that the user normally uses or touches is limited, while the information providing server (e.g., server 206) must construct the maximum possible database. It is possible to construct a database of a certain degree of capacity on the user's electronic device 201, but it is not efficient in consideration of the cost or the capacity of the memory 230 mounted on the electronic device 201 and the like. However, according to the various embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to build a database based on the user experience optimized for the user according to the user activity of the electronic device 201. [

At operation 360, electronic device 201 may provide information or functionality associated with the input data in accordance with the result of the comparison of operation 350. For example, if the attribute of the target word obtained from the input data has a place attribute, the electronic device 201 may provide geographic information (map, address, etc.) for the target word. The electronic device 201 may also provide an item (e.g., an icon, a menu object, etc.) for executing an application or an application associated with the place together with the geographical information.

In addition, in various embodiments, the electronic device 201 can provide various functions or information according to the identified attributes of the target word. For example, if the property is a movie property, provide an entry for running a movie application, or provide a movie, such as IMDB (www.imdb.com or m.imdb.com) or Rotton Tomato (www.rottentomatoes.com/) You can provide a connection to the site.

In various embodiments, the electronic device 201 provides an item to cause the application associated with the schedule management to be executed if the identified attribute is a time attribute, or if the input data includes a word (or number) having a time attribute with other attributes can do.

4 shows a database building method according to various embodiments.

4 may be understood as a process of determining attributes of data for which, for example, the electronic device 201 itself can not confirm the attribute among the data collected at operation 310. [

At operation 410, a trigger for starting the process of FIG. 4 may be provided. For example, the electronic device 201 may store a word whose attribute is confirmed in the operation 330 among the words converted in operation 320 together with the attribute in the database 231, and may store the unconfirmed words as a separate attribute check waiting list . For example, words not corresponding to a field having a specified attribute among words extracted from the data received or selected from the user may be stored in the attribute check waiting list.

In this state, when a database update command is provided from the user, or when the electronic device 201 enters the sleep state or the standby mode, the electronic device 201 is connected to the Wi-Fi network or the electronic device 200 is connected to the PC via a wired LAN If so, the process of FIG. 4 may operate with this event as a trigger.

At operation 420, the electronic device 201 may send the word to the server 206 and receive the semantic / attribute of the word from the server. Operation 420 may correspond to operations performed by communication with server 206 in operation 330 described above. In various embodiments, the electronic device 201 compares the attribute check queue (e.g., temporary DB) with a database of servers located at server 206 to determine whether the words in the attribute check queue match the words contained in the database of the server Can be confirmed. For example, if the server is a CP server serving location information, if the word of the temporary DB matches the word of the DB of the server, the electronic device 206 searches the local The database 231 can be updated. The CP server is exemplary and may be of various types of CP servers. Further, in some embodiments, a plurality of databases in which one CP server is classified into a plurality of types may be constructed.

At operation 430, the electronic device 201 can verify that the attribute of the word obtained from the server 206 is meaningful. For example, if the word does not have a particular attribute, or if it has a particular attribute but is not an attribute supported by the database 231, then the action word 450 may delete the word from the waiting list. If at operation 430 it is determined that the word has a meaningful attribute, at operation 440 the electronic device 201 may update the database 231 by storing the corresponding word and word attribute in the database 231.

At operation 460, the electronic device 201 can determine whether there is data in the waiting list yet to be identified. If semantic verification has been performed for all words in the waiting list, the process of FIG. 4 may be terminated. If there are still words in the waiting list that need to be checked for meaning, the electronic device may continue to repeat operations 420-450.

In one embodiment, the operation indicated by the dashed line (e.g., act 460) may not be performed. That is, the electronic device 201 can immediately execute the operations 420 through 450 and terminate the process by transferring words not corresponding to the field having the designated attribute among the words received from the user or extracted from the selected data, to the server 206 immediately. In this case, the operation 410 (trigger event occurrence) may be that the word is determined not to correspond to the field of the specified attribute.

In various embodiments, the electronic device 201 may apply the process of FIG. 4 to words stored in the database along with attributes of the fields as words corresponding to designated fields. If the data that the user enters in a particular field does not satisfy the attributes of the field (e.g., enter a movie title in a field with a place attribute, etc.), then the electronic device may apply the process of Figure 4 And determine whether the attributes of words and words stored in the database are valid.

A database operation method of an electronic device according to various embodiments includes an operation of extracting a word from a user input or selected data, an operation of determining whether or not the extracted word corresponds to a field having a specified attribute, Determining an attribute of the extracted word, and storing the attribute in the database.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the step of determining an attribute of the extracted word and storing the extracted attribute in the database may further include, when the extracted word corresponds to the field, And storing it in a database. Transmitting the extracted word to an external server when the extracted word does not correspond to the field, receiving an attribute information of the extracted word from the external server, And storing the word and the attribute information in the database.

5 illustrates a method of providing information or functionality associated with words in accordance with various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 5, the user can select a predetermined area 511 among contents output on the screen 510. Area 511 can be selected using the electronic pen 513. [ For example, when the user moves the electronic pen 513 from one point on the display to another point, a rectangular area that diagonally connects the straight line connecting the two points can be selected. This selection method is an example, and the user can draw an arbitrary figure on the screen 510 using the electronic pen 513 or select the predetermined area 511 through touch input such as a long press.

The electronic device 201 can extract the text from the selection area 511. [ In various embodiments, if an image is included in the selection area 511, the text may be extracted through an image-text extraction technique such as an OCR technique. The electronic device 201 can perform an operation of purifying a target word to be used for analysis from the extracted text. For example, the electronic device 201 can determine the target word based on the type of language constituting the user selection data (e.g., data extracted from the area 511). For example, if the language is non-Latin, an independent morpheme excluding the morpheme such as an investigation can be determined as the target word. Alternatively, when the language is a Latin alphabet, the target word can be determined based on the spacing. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the target word can be determined based on the part-of-speech. For example, a word corresponding to a noun in the text extracted from the user selection data can be determined as a target word. In the illustrated example, electronic device 201 may obtain word A 521, word B 523, word C 525 in selection area 511.

The electronic device 201 can compare the target word with the database 530. For example, when words A, B, C, D, E, and the like are stored in the database 530, the electronic device 201 can obtain information about the attributes of the word A, the word B, and the word C from the database 530. This operation can be performed as soon as a predetermined menu is selected by the user, or the selection area 511 is determined. Rather than providing a search after performing a search on various combinations that can be derived from each word and word through the network,

The electronic device 201 may provide information or functionality associated with each word based on the attributes of the identified words. For example, the electronic device 201 may display information indicating that there are four analysis results (4 items or 4 cards) for the selection area 511 in a partial area 540 at the lower end of the screen 510. If the area 540 is selected by the user, the area 540 can be extended to provide details of each item.

For example, if word A and word B have a place attribute, electronic device 201 may provide an appropriate card for area A 550 for word A and area B 560 for word B, respectively. In the illustrated example, one card is provided for one word, but multiple cards may be provided for one word. Also, the information and / or function items and the arrangement thereof provided are exemplary and can be variously modified.

For example, the area 550 includes a map 551 corresponding to the word A, a sharing function item 553 for sharing the map with another person, and a navigation application execution icon 555 capable of providing route guidance to a position corresponding to the word A .

For example, in the area 560, a map 561 corresponding to the word B may be provided. The word B may be a word which can not be determined at a specific point unlike the word A. For example, the word A may be a word whose location is designated, such as " the Hall of Art ", but the word B may be a word located near a plurality of stores, such as " Starbucks. &Quot; In such a case, the area 560 may provide information that five B's (e.g., Starbucks) are located in the periphery.

Area 570 may be provided with information associated with word C, If the word C has a time attribute or is extracted together with a word having a time attribute, the electronic device 201 displays an icon 571 for executing the schedule management application and an icon 573 for transmitting the schedule to another person as a message in the area 570 As shown in FIG.

An operation method of an electronic device according to various embodiments includes an operation of acquiring a target word from user selection data, an operation of verifying the attribute of the target word by querying a database storing attribute information for a plurality of words, And providing information or functionality associated with the subject word based on the identified attribute.

In various embodiments, the act of obtaining the target word may include extracting text from the user selection data, and determining the target word based on the type of language that constitutes the extracted text have.

In various embodiments, the act of obtaining the target word may include extracting text from the user selection data, and determining a text corresponding to a noun in the extracted text as the target word.

In various embodiments, the act of verifying the attributes of the target word may include determining an attribute corresponding to the plurality of words as an attribute of the target word if the target word is composed of a plurality of words.

6 shows a block diagram 600 of an electronic device 601 according to various embodiments.

Referring to Fig. 6, the electronic device 601 may include all or a part of the electronic device 201 shown in Fig. 2, for example. The electronic device 601 includes one or more application processors (APs) 610, a communication module 620, a SIM (subscriber identification module) card 624, a memory 630, a sensor module 640, an input device 650, a display 660, an interface 670, an audio module 680, 691, a power management module 695, a battery 696, an indicator 697, and a motor 698.

The AP 610 may control a plurality of hardware or software components connected to the AP 610 by, for example, operating an operating system or an application program, and may perform various data processing and computation. The AP 610 may be implemented as a system on chip (SoC), for example. According to one embodiment, the AP 610 may further include a graphics processing unit (GPU) and / or an image signal processor. The AP 610 may include at least a portion (e.g., a cellular module 621) of the components shown in FIG. The AP 610 may load and process commands or data received from at least one of the other components (e.g., non-volatile memory) into volatile memory and store the various data in non-volatile memory .

The communication module 620 may have the same or similar configuration as the communication module 270 of FIG. The communication module 620 may include, for example, a cellular module 621, a Wi-Fi module 623, a BT module 625, a GPS module 627, an NFC module 628 and a radio frequency (RF) module 629.

The cellular module 621 may provide voice calls, video calls, text services, or Internet services, for example, over a communication network. According to one embodiment, the cellular module 621 may utilize a subscriber identity module (e.g., SIM card 624) to perform the identification and authentication of the electronic device 601 within the communication network. According to one embodiment, the cellular module 621 may perform at least some of the functions that the AP 610 may provide. According to one embodiment, the cellular module 621 may include a communications processor (CP).

Each of the Wi-Fi module 623, the BT module 625, the GPS module 627, and the NFC module 628 may include a processor for processing data transmitted and received through a corresponding module, for example. At least some (e.g., two or more) of the cellular module 621, the Wi-Fi module 623, the BT module 625, the GPS module 627, or the NFC module 628 may be included in one integrated chip (IC) .

The RF module 629 can transmit and receive a communication signal (e.g., an RF signal), for example. The RF module 629 may include, for example, a transceiver, a power amplifier module (PAM), a frequency filter, a low noise amplifier (LNA), or an antenna. According to another embodiment, at least one of the cellular module 621, the Wi-Fi module 623, the BT module 625, the GPS module 627, or the NFC module 628 can transmit and receive RF signals through separate RF modules.

The SIM card 624 may include, for example, a card containing a subscriber identity module and / or an embedded SIM and may include unique identification information (e.g., an integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) (E.g., international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)).

The memory 630 (e.g., memory 230) may include, for example, an internal memory 632 or an external memory 634. The built-in memory 632 may be a nonvolatile memory such as a volatile memory (e.g., a dynamic RAM, an SRAM, or a synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM)), a non-volatile memory (e.g., an OTPROM such as one-time programmable ROM, programmable ROM, erasable and programmable ROM, electrically erasable and programmable ROM, mask ROM, flash ROM, flash memory such as NAND flash or NOR flash, A drive, or a solid state drive (SSD).

The external memory 634 may be a flash drive, for example, a compact flash (CF), a secure digital (SD), a micro-SD, a mini-SD, an extreme digital (xD) As shown in FIG. The external memory 634 may be functionally and / or physically connected to the electronic device 601 through various interfaces.

The sensor module 640 may, for example, measure a physical quantity or sense an operating state of the electronic device 601 and convert the measured or sensed information into an electrical signal. The sensor module 640 may include, for example, a gesture sensor 640A, a gyro sensor 640B, an air pressure sensor 640C, a magnetic sensor 640D, an acceleration sensor 640E, a grip sensor 640F, a proximity sensor 640G, a color sensor 640H 640I, an on / humidity sensor 640J, an illuminance sensor 640K, or an ultraviolet (UV) sensor 640M. Additionally or alternatively, the sensor module 640 may include, for example, an E-nose sensor, an EMG (electromyography) sensor, an EEG (electroencephalogram) sensor, an ECG And / or a fingerprint sensor. The sensor module 640 may further include a control circuit for controlling at least one sensor included in the sensor module 640. In some embodiments, the electronic device 601 may further include a processor configured to control the sensor module 640, either as part of the AP 610 or separately, to control the sensor module 640 while the AP 610 is in a sleep state have.

The input device 650 may include, for example, a touch panel 652, a (digital) pen sensor 654, a key 656, or an ultrasonic input device 658. The touch panel 652 may employ, for example, at least one of an electrostatic type, a pressure sensitive type, an infrared type, and an ultrasonic type. The touch panel 652 may further include a control circuit. The touch panel 652 may further include a tactile layer to provide a tactile response to the user.

The (digital) pen sensor 654 may be, for example, part of a touch panel or may include a separate recognition sheet. The key 656 may include, for example, a physical button, an optical key, or a keypad. The ultrasonic input device 658 can sense data by sensing a sound wave from the electronic device 601 through a microphone (e.g., a microphone 688) through an input tool for generating an ultrasonic signal.

The display 660 (e.g., display 260) may include a panel 662, a hologram device 664, or a projector 666. The panel 662 may include the same or similar configuration as the display 260 of FIG. The panel 662 may be embodied, for example, flexible, transparent, or wearable. The panel 662 may be formed of one module with the touch panel 652. The hologram device 664 can display stereoscopic images in the air using interference of light. The projector 666 can display an image by projecting light onto a screen. The screen may be located, for example, inside or outside the electronic device 601. According to one embodiment, the display 660 may further include control circuitry for controlling the panel 662, the hologram device 664, or the projector 666.

The interface 670 may include, for example, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) 672, a USB 674, an optical interface 676, or a D-sub (D-subminiature) 678. The interface 670 may be included in, for example, the communication module 270 shown in FIG. Additionally or alternatively, the interface 670 may include, for example, a mobile high-definition link (MHL) interface, an SD card / MMC (multi-media card) interface, or an IrDA .

The audio module 680 can convert sound and electrical signals in both directions, for example. At least some components of the audio module 680 may be included, for example, in the input / output interface 250 shown in FIG. The audio module 680 may process sound information input or output through, for example, a speaker 682, a receiver 684, an earphone 686, a microphone 688, or the like.

The camera module 691 is a device capable of capturing still images and moving images, for example, one or more image sensors (e.g., a front sensor or a rear sensor), a lens, an image signal processor (ISP) Or flash (e.g., LED or xenon lamp).

The power management module 695 can manage the power of the electronic device 601, for example. According to one embodiment, the power management module 695 may include a power management integrated circuit (PMIC), a charger integrated circuit (PMIC), or a battery or fuel gauge. The PMIC may have a wired and / or wireless charging scheme. The wireless charging system may include, for example, a magnetic resonance system, a magnetic induction system, or an electromagnetic wave system, and may further include an additional circuit for wireless charging, for example, a coil loop, a resonant circuit, have. The battery gauge can measure the remaining amount of the battery 696, the voltage during charging, the current, or the temperature, for example. The battery 696 may include, for example, a rechargeable battery and / or a solar battery.

The indicator 697 may indicate a specific state of the electronic device 601 or a portion thereof (e.g., AP 610), for example, a boot state, a message state, or a charged state. The motor 698 can convert the electrical signal into mechanical vibration, and can generate vibration, haptic effects, and the like. Although not shown, the electronic device 601 may include a processing unit (e.g., a GPU) for mobile TV support. The processing device for supporting the mobile TV can process media data conforming to standards such as digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB), digital video broadcasting (DVB), or media flow.

Each of the above-described components of the electronic device may be composed of one or more components, and the name of the component may be changed according to the type of the electronic device. In various embodiments, the electronic device may be configured to include at least one of the components described above, with some components omitted or further comprising additional other components. In addition, some of the components of the electronic device according to various embodiments may be combined into one entity, so that the functions of the components before being combined can be performed in the same manner.

7 shows a block diagram 700 of a program module 710 according to various embodiments.

7, program module 710 (e.g., program 240) may include an operating system that controls resources associated with an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 201) and / or various applications running on an operating system (E.g., application program 247). The operating system may be, for example, android, iOS, windows, symbian, tizen, or bada.

The program module 710 may include a kernel 720, a middleware 730, an API 760, and / or an application 770. At least a portion of the program module 710 may be preloaded on an electronic device or downloaded from a server (e.g., server 206).

The kernel 720 (e.g., the kernel 241 of FIG. 2) may include, for example, a system resource manager 721 or a device driver 723. The system resource manager 721 can perform control, assignment, or recovery of system resources. According to one embodiment, the system resource manager 721 may include a process management unit, a memory management unit, or a file system management unit. The device driver 723 may include, for example, a display driver, a camera driver, a Bluetooth driver, a shared memory driver, a USB driver, a keypad driver, a Wi-Fi driver, an audio driver, or an inter- have.

The middleware 730 may provide various functions commonly required by the application 770 or allow the application 770 to perform various functions through the API 760 so that the application 770 can efficiently use limited system resources in the electronic device. 770 < / RTI > According to one embodiment, the middleware 730 (e.g., middleware 243) includes a runtime library 735, an application manager 741, a window manager 742, a multimedia manager 743, a resource manager, 744, a power manager 745, a database manager 746, a package manager 747, a connectivity manager 748, a notification manager 749, a location manager 750, A graphic manager 751, or a security manager 752. In this case,

The runtime library 735 may include, for example, a library module used by the compiler to add new functionality via a programming language while the application 770 is running. The runtime library 735 may perform input / output management, memory management, or functions for arithmetic functions.

The application manager 741 can manage the life cycle of at least one of the applications 770, for example. The window manager 742 can manage GUI resources used in the screen. The multimedia manager 743 recognizes a format required for reproducing various media files, and can encode or decode a media file using a codec suitable for the format. The resource manager 744 can manage resources such as a source code, a memory, and a storage space of at least one of the applications 770.

The power manager 745 operates in conjunction with a basic input / output system (BIOS), for example, to manage a battery or a power source, and to provide power information necessary for the operation of the electronic device. The database manager 746 may create, search, or modify a database for use in at least one of the applications 770. The package manager 747 can manage installation or update of an application distributed in the form of a package file.

The connection manager 748 may manage wireless connections, such as, for example, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The notification manager 749 may display or notify events such as arrival messages, appointments, proximity notifications, etc. in a manner that does not interfere with the user. The location manager 750 may manage the location information of the electronic device. The graphic manager 751 may manage a graphical effect to be provided to the user or a user interface related thereto. The security manager 752 may provide security functions necessary for system security or user authentication. According to one embodiment, when the electronic device (e.g., electronic device 201) includes a telephone function, the middleware 730 may further include a telephony manager for managing the voice or video call capability of the electronic device have.

The middleware 730 may include a middleware module that forms a combination of various functions of the above-described components. The middleware 730 may provide a module specialized for each type of operating system to provide a differentiated function. In addition, the middleware 730 may dynamically delete some existing components or add new components.

The API 760 (e.g., API 245) may be provided in a different configuration depending on the operating system, for example, as a set of API programming functions. For example, for Android or iOS, you can provide one API set per platform, and for tizen, you can provide more than two API sets per platform.

The application 770 (e.g., application program 247) may include a home 771, a dialer 772, an SMS / MMS 773, an instant message 774, a browser 775, a camera 776, an alarm 777, a contact 778, Such as e-mail 780, calendar 781, media player 782, album 783, or clock 784, health care (e.g., to measure exercise or blood glucose), or environmental information (e.g., air pressure, humidity, Providing one or more applications that are capable of providing functions,

According to one embodiment, the application 770 includes an application (hereinafter, referred to as "application ") for supporting information exchange between the electronic device (e.g., electronic device 201) and an external electronic device Information exchange application "). The information exchange application may include, for example, a notification relay application for communicating specific information to the external electronic device, or a device management application for managing the external electronic device .

For example, the notification delivery application may send notification information generated in another application (e.g., SMS / MMS application, email application, health care application, or environmental information application) of the electronic device to an external electronic device 202, and 204, respectively. Further, the notification delivery application can receive notification information from, for example, an external electronic device and provide the notification information to the user. The device management application may include, for example, at least one function of an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device 204) in communication with the electronic device (e.g., a turn-on / turn (E.g., install, delete, or update) an application running on the external electronic device or services provided by the external electronic device (e.g., call service or message service) )can do.

According to one embodiment, the application 770 may be configured to communicate with an application (e.g., a mobile device) that is designated according to the attributes of the external electronic device (e.g., electronic device 202, 204) Health care applications). According to one embodiment, the application 770 may include an application received from an external electronic device (e.g., server 206 or electronic device 202, 204). According to one embodiment, the application 770 may include a preloaded application or a third party application downloadable from a server. The names of the components of the program module 710 according to the illustrated embodiment may vary depending on the type of the operating system.

According to various embodiments, at least some of the program modules 710 may be implemented in software, firmware, hardware, or a combination of at least two of them. At least some of the program modules 710 may be implemented (e.g., executed) by, for example, a processor (e.g., AP 610). At least some of the program modules 710 may include, for example, modules, programs, routines, sets of instructions or processes, etc. to perform one or more functions.

The electronic device according to various embodiments may include a communication module for connecting to a server, a control module for obtaining at least one word from the user selection data, and a database for storing attribute information for a plurality of words. The control module may be configured to transmit the unidentified word whose attribute is not confirmed among the at least one word to the server to acquire the attribute information of the unidentified word and to store the attribute information in the database.

In various embodiments, the user selection data may include text selected by a user input, or text extracted from an area selected by a user input. Also, the area includes an image area, and the control module can extract text by applying an optical character recognition (OCR) technique to the image area.

In various embodiments, the control module obtains the target word through morphological analysis when the user selection data is composed of non-Latin-based characters, and when the user selection data is composed of Latin-based characters, To obtain the target word. Also, the control module may be configured to acquire a text corresponding to a noun from the user selection data as the target word.

In various embodiments, the database may store a word input in an input field having a specified attribute, matching the attribute of the input field.

In various embodiments, the control module may identify attributes of any of the at least one word through the database and provide information or functionality associated with the particular word based on the identified attribute.

In various embodiments, the database stores the plurality of words in token units, one token may have one semantic unit, and one token may include one or more words.

In various embodiments, the control module may provide geographic information corresponding to the target word if the identified attribute is a location. In this case, the control module may be provided with an object for executing an application associated with the place together with the geographical information. In addition, the control module may provide an item for executing an application associated with the schedule management when the identified attribute is time.

As used in this document, the term "module" may refer to a unit comprising, for example, one or a combination of two or more of hardware, software or firmware. A "module" may be interchangeably used with terms such as, for example, unit, logic, logical block, component, or circuit. A "module" may be a minimum unit or a portion of an integrally constructed component. A "module" may be a minimum unit or a portion thereof that performs one or more functions. "Modules" may be implemented either mechanically or electronically. For example, a "module" may be an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) or programmable-logic devices And may include at least one.

At least a portion of a device (e.g., modules or functions thereof) or a method (e.g., operations) according to various embodiments may include, for example, computer-readable storage media in the form of program modules, As shown in FIG. The instructions may, when executed by a processor (e.g., control module 220), cause the one or more processors to perform functions corresponding to the instructions. The computer readable storage medium may be, for example, the memory 230.

The computer-readable recording medium may be a hard disk, a floppy disk, magnetic media (e.g., magnetic tape), optical media (e.g., CD-ROM, DVD, magneto (e.g., ROM, RAM, or flash memory), etc. In addition, program instructions may include a machine language such as that produced by a compiler, Code as well as high-level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter, etc. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the various embodiments, It is the same.

Modules or program modules according to various embodiments may include at least one or more of the elements described above, some of which may be omitted, or may further include additional other elements. Operations performed by modules, program modules, or other components in accordance with various embodiments may be performed in a sequential, parallel, iterative, or heuristic manner. Also, some operations may be performed in a different order, omitted, or other operations may be added.

And the embodiments disclosed in this document are provided for the explanation and understanding of the disclosed technical contents, and do not limit the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be construed as including all modifications or various other embodiments based on the technical idea of the present invention.

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A communication module for connecting to the server,
A control module for obtaining at least one word from the user selection data, and
A database in which attribute information for a plurality of words is stored,
Wherein the control module is configured to transmit to the server an unidentified word whose attribute is not confirmed among the at least one word to obtain attribute information of the unidentified word and to store the attribute information in the database. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the user selection data comprises text selected by a user input. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the user selection data comprises text extracted from an area selected by a user input. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the area comprises an image area and the control module is configured to extract text by applying an optical character recognition (OCR) technique to the image area. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control module obtains the at least one word through morphological analysis when the user selection data is composed of non-Latin-based characters, and when the user selection data is composed of characters of the Latin-based series, Is set to acquire at least one word. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control module is configured to obtain a text corresponding to a noun from the user selection data to the at least one word. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the database is set to match a word entered in an input field having a specified attribute with an attribute of the input field. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control module is configured to identify an attribute of any of the at least one word through the database and to provide information or functionality associated with the arbitrary word based on the identified attribute. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the database stores the plurality of words in token units, and one token is set to have one semantic unit. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the one token is set to include one or more words. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the control module is configured to provide geographic information corresponding to the random word if the identified attribute is a location. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the control module is configured to provide an object to execute an application associated with the location with the geographic information. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the control module is configured to provide an item to cause the application associated with the scheduling to execute if the identified attribute is time. In a method of operating an electronic device,
An operation of acquiring a target word from the user selection data,
Checking an attribute of the target word by querying a database storing attribute information for a plurality of words, and
And providing information or functionality associated with the target word based on the identified attribute. 15. The method of claim 14,
Extracting text from the user selection data,
And determining the target word based on a kind of a language constituting the extracted text. 15. The method of claim 14,
Extracting text from the user selection data,
And determining, as the target word, a text corresponding to a noun in the extracted text. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the act of verifying the attribute of the target word comprises:
And determining an attribute corresponding to the plurality of words as an attribute of the target word when the target word is composed of a plurality of words. A method of operating a database of electronic devices,
An operation of extracting a word from a user input or selected data,
Determining whether the extracted word corresponds to a field having a designated attribute of the extracted word,
Determining an attribute of the extracted word according to the determination result, and storing the attribute in the database. The method according to claim 18, wherein the step of determining an attribute of the extracted word and storing the attribute in the database comprises:
And storing the attribute of the field in the database as an attribute of the extracted word if the extracted word corresponds to the field. The method according to claim 18, wherein the step of determining an attribute of the extracted word and storing the attribute in the database comprises:
Transmitting the extracted word to an external server when the extracted word does not correspond to the field,
Receiving attribute information of the extracted word from the external server; and
Storing the extracted word and the attribute information in the database.

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