KR20130092501A - A method for for creating, utilizing, applying and transferring group of objects in a communication device and a remote device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for generating, utilizing, applying, and transmitting an object group in a communications device and a remote device is provided to transmit logically grouped objects from one communications device to another communications device in the form of files. CONSTITUTION: A communications device extracts related objects from the database of the communications device. The communications device generates at least one group containing the related objects (520). The communications device applies rules and attributes to the generated groups (521). The communications device is connected with a remote device. The communications device transmits the group, where the rules and attributes are applied, to the remote device as a single entity. [Reference numerals] (517) Does a group name exist in a remote device?; (518) Supply the prompt to update existing groups to a user of a remote device; (519) Generate a new group including an obtained group name in database; (520) Add all received objects to a group; (521) Add received rules and attributes to a group; (522) Display a group in a user interface; (AA) Yes; (BB) No; (CC) End

Description

A METHOD FOR CREATING, UTILIZING, APPLYING AND TRANSFERRING Group OF Objects IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND A REMOTE DEVICE}

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to data transmission in a communication device, and more particularly, to the creation and transmission of groups made by logically grouping objects in a communication device.

Recent convergence of technology has led to a significant increase in the number of communication devices available to users in performing similar tasks. For example, mobile communication devices may be used for more various purposes than just making or receiving calls. These communications devices have evolved beyond previously imagined in their ability to store and process information.

Today's mobile communication devices can be used in various ways as personal information organizers, text editors, cameras, and the like. Likewise, there are a variety of other devices that can be used for multiple purposes. These may be devices such as personal computers, laptop computers, tablet computers, PDAs, and the like.

Due to the advances in technology described above, the nature and amount of personal information to be stored in a device has increased tremendously over the years. Also, in recent years, users have used numerous devices for various purposes in their daily lives, and sometimes they use multiple devices for the same purpose.

For example, it has become common for a person to use his personal computer, cell phone, laptop computer and other Internet devices for voice communication. Such voice communication may be via a cellular network (in the case of a mobile phone) or via other Internet based devices (in the case of VoIP technology). Similarly, users may also use multiple devices at different points in time to meet similar requests, such as email, chat, and the like.

Increasing the nature and size of the information stored and the imbalance of information between the devices has caused unique problems. Recently, structures for processing related information as a group of objects are virtually limited in their function.

As an example of personal information, recent mobile communications devices allow users to create groups of users on their mobile devices using Personal Information Manager (PIM) functions such as contacts and calendars. Users can create groups for mobile device users and send data to them all using various connection options such as Bluetooth, LAN, and so on. Users can use these groups to schedule meetings, send agendas, and share other details.

There are applications that use shared servers to enable data transfer between mobile devices in a group. In this scenario, the data can be stored on the server and updated by connected mobile devices. Updates to the data on that server are automatically delivered to the mobile devices connected to that server. However, data transmitted between mobile device users will not be updated for all mobile devices in the group. This may be because some of the mobile devices may not be registered with the server.

The created groups described above are essentially for identifying different mobile device users. These groups enable data transmission and updating of specific information related to the user's personal information. For example, a user may use a calendar application to create a group to schedule meeting needs. This calendar application uses the contact information of the selected mobile devices. The application allows users to add contacts, define agendas, and set the time using a text messaging service. Once the file is set up, the user can transfer this file from the contacts application to the selected group. Upon receiving and accepting the request, the file is stored in the calendar application or in the message portion of the received mobile device.

However, the transmitted data is often not stored correctly because of compatibility issues. In addition, users often need to manually store some of their data in other locations. In such cases, performing an update would be a tedious task. Moreover, there is no means to receive a logically created group from one mobile device to another while ensuring that the original characteristics of the group remain in the received device.

As a result, the process of tying all the objects together at the receiving device, creating one logical group, and regenerating a set of rules in that group is a time-consuming and cumbersome process.

Modern applications make it possible for users to collect objects existing in one PIM application to form a group. For example, one group may be created by selecting a group of contacts from a contacts application.

Scheduling applications allow users to collect Vcard files, create agendas, and send request files via email. The files received at the mobile device are stored along with other information available in the mobile device's memory. These files cannot be updated independently.

Recent applications do not allow users to collect logically related objects to form groups from different PIM applications on the mobile device. In addition, the received information cannot be stored separately. Since the received information is combined with one of the existing applications available, it is therefore generally not possible for a user to define rules or properties for grouped objects.

There is no provision for sending these groups as independent entities to other mobile device users. There was also no way to store these groups independently, apply the received rules, or update the groups accordingly.

Thus, there is a need to manage data and enable the transfer of data to other devices without loss of information. In addition, it is required to provide the flexibility of maintaining the original attributes of the data on the receiver side.

The present invention proposes an invention that enables the creation and transmission of objects logically grouped in the form of a file from one communication device to another.

The present invention also proposes an invention that stores logically grouped object files received at a communication device as independent entities and enables data updates to those files.

In addition, the present invention proposes an invention that can apply rules and attributes to logically grouped objects.

 Accordingly, the present invention relates to a method for creating, utilizing, applying and transmitting an object group in a communication device and a remote device, the communication device extracting associated objects from a database of the communication device and including the associated objects. Creating a group of the communication device; applying a rule and attributes to the created groups; connecting the communication device to a remote device; Transmitting the applied group as a single entity to the remote device.

The present invention also provides a method for receiving and storing object groups in a communication device and a remote device, the method comprising receiving a group transmitted from the communication device as a single entity, and wherein the remote device receives each object of the group. Storing each of the objects in a database through parsing, and applying the rules and attributes to the group by analyzing the rules and attributes of the group for the remote device to store the group in the database. And storing the group as a single entity on a database, and creating a new group if the remote device determines that the name of the group exists on the remote device.

1 is an exemplary view showing a connection configuration of communication devices for data transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A and 2B illustrate exemplary groups that may be formed by collecting logically related objects in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
3 is a flow chart for creating a group by adding objects from a memory of a communication device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting a group from one communication device to a corresponding remote device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5a is a first flow diagram for the process of receiving, analyzing and storing one group in the corresponding remote device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5b is a second flow diagram for the process of receiving, analyzing and storing one group in the corresponding remote device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5c is a third flowchart of a process of receiving, analyzing and storing one group in a corresponding remote device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6A is a first exemplary view showing the contents of a group-specific file according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6B is a second exemplary view showing the contents of a group-specific file according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 illustrates an example user interface of a communication device displaying newly created group icons and available transmission options in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is an exemplary diagram of a user interface of a communication device displaying a creation of a newly created group according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is an illustration of a user interface of a communication device for searching for corresponding remote devices in the vicinity according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is an exemplary diagram of a user interface of a communication device for transmitting a group to a remote device via an infrared connection in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is an exemplary diagram of a user interface of a corresponding remote device that receives a group file and registers data of the group on the corresponding remote device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
12 illustrates an example user interface of a corresponding remote device displaying a received group file icon in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 13 illustrates an example user interface of a corresponding remote device displaying received group objects, attributes and rules in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention and various features and details thereof will now be described in more detail with reference to non-limiting embodiments, which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described in the following detailed description.

Descriptions of well-known elements and processing techniques are omitted here in order not to unnecessarily obscure the description of the main parts of the embodiments.

The examples described herein are provided to assist in understanding how embodiments may be implemented, and to facilitate the practice of the embodiments by those skilled in the art, and the present invention only to the examples disclosed herein. It should not be construed that the scope and scope of the embodiments of is limited.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings, wherein it is to be understood that like reference numerals in the drawings indicate corresponding features consistently throughout the drawings.

1 illustrates a connection configuration of a communication device for data transmission according to an embodiment of the present invention. In embodiments of the present invention, communication devices may be computer devices, mobile devices, or similar devices in which data may be grouped together based on user, group, characteristics of information, and the like. 1 illustrates various types of communication devices capable of communicating with each other using a communication network 100. Communication devices may be located near or far away (remote), in which case they may be referred to as remote devices. The communication devices may include mobile phones 101, 102, 103, smartphone 104, personal computer 105, notebook 106, and the like.

These communication devices can also transmit data to other communication devices using the communication network 100. Most communication devices can transmit data using short-range communication such as Bluetooth or infrared. These communication devices can also communicate data via instant messaging services, SMS, email, and the like. Cell phones 102, 103, 104 may be equipped with a number of vObjects (eg, including contacts, calendars, schedules, tasks, etc.). Various applications have been developed to manage objects such as contacts, which are now part of everyday life for users of mobile communication devices. These objects and the applications that manage them allow the user to efficiently plan their daily actions.

These applications store personal information such as phone numbers and addresses, work-related information of interested people, and constantly require information such as meetings, calendars, and anniversaries. These applications typically manage the user's personal information and manage various objects such as phone books, calendars, appointments, schedulers, tasks / notes, holidays, and the like. There are also applications for managing media objects. There are also applications that customize media settings.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, all information related to one stored object may be grouped together. For example, a person's contact group may include a contact name, number, email, telephone calls corresponding to each number, and the like. The term "group" referred to herein may be defined as a collection of objects that are logically related to each other and bound together as a set of actions and rules that may be defined by a user. Also, objects in a group may be bundled with a set of attributes. The group may be created by a user of the communication device, or may be assigned a unique name or ID. In one embodiment, the group name or ID may be obtained by utilizing at least one of a Bluetooth ID, a MAC ID, etc. of the user device.

On the other hand, the user may set the attributes for each of the objects of the group, or the user may set the entire attributes for the group as one entity. Moreover, the user can set a rule for each of the objects in the group, or the user can set the entire rule for the group as an object.

After creating a group and setting properties and rules, the user can send the group to the corresponding devices. For example, mobile phone 101 may include a “office” where a user may include various objects such as his colleague's name, contact number, email ID, photo, video, the name of the project his colleague is working on, colleague's calendar, and the like. Office) ”group can also be created. In addition, the user may set attributes for each object so as to define the size of the pixel or the picture, the length of the image, the geo-tagging of the picture, and the like. Furthermore, the user can set a rule for the group so that the rules for arranging names in alphabetical order can be applied while prioritizing tasks with close deadlines. After defining the properties and rules for that group, the user can send the created group to corresponding devices, such as smartphone 104 or notebook 106. The creation of a group allows users to store data in the same way on multiple devices because the corresponding devices cannot change the group's attributes or rules as an entity. In addition, groups may encourage users to combine different objects from stored data, create and send groups, and store them as receiving entities as individual entities.

2A and 2B show examples of groups that can be formed by collecting logically related objects. In one embodiment, all objects in the group will have some logical relationship with other objects in the group. Examples include vCards from media team members, and photos taken at specific locations. The first example, 2A, shows a group called “alpha”. This group was formed by members of the project team. Each name of the member contains a vCard that allows access to all information about that member. Various properties, such as common ring tokens and icons, are assigned to a group. In addition, rules for the group can be defined. In this example, file transfer can be defined only via Bluetooth. Settings for conference settings may be configured. This example shows all the different objects a group can have, such as vCards, ring tones, icons, conference settings, file transfer rules, and so on. The group can be created by one user and sent to all members of the project team. Each member will hold group information, ie attributes and rules stored on their communication device.

The second example, 2B, shows a group created to access all information related to one stored contact. The example shows one group called 'Vnai' that contains a vCard of a contact called 'Vinay'. The other group objects are files received from 'Bei' via Bluetooth, all sent and received SMS, all calls sent or received with 'Bei', all meetings scheduled with 'Bei' and received from 'Bei' Includes images, images tagged with 'Beinai', and icon V. It is necessary to set rules for obtaining all object related information and updates to it. In addition, the icon V will be displayed on the user's screen, and the user can get information about all actions that occur to the 'Vnai' through the device.

The types of groups that can be formed are many and based on the needs of the user and the available objects in the database of the communication device. In addition, while creating a group, the user can add specific properties to that group and add metadata about the group. Actions on the other hand are actions that can be performed together on a group, such as sharing a group, transferring it to another device, taking a backup of the group, publishing, and the like.

3 illustrates a process of creating a group by adding objects from a memory of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The group creation process according to FIG. 3 is given a unique group name to start after starting from creating a group module 301 (302). The group name may be derived by utilizing at least one of a Bluetooth ID, a MAC ID, and the like of the user device.

The device's memory database is then checked (303) to determine whether such a group name already exists. If the same group name is found in memory, the user is prompted 304 to modify the existing group or set up a new group. If the group does not exist, a unique file is created using the unique group name (or the group name modified or set at 304) (305). This will help the other remote to understand that the incoming file contains group information along with the rules and attributes of that group and the individual objects. Object information is obtained from the device's database based on the object selected by the user (306). Next, the obtained object information is added to the unique file (307). If all requested objects are added (308), the attributes of that group are defined (309) and stored in a unique file. Rules for the group are also defined and added to a unique file (310). All objects and the associated metadata described above are in a unique file and are in XML format. This will solve parsing and interoperability problems that occur during the transmission to the remote device. Each process in the foregoing method may be performed in the order presented, in a different order, or simultaneously. In addition, some of the operations of the processes listed in FIG. 3 may be omitted.

4 illustrates a process of transmitting one group from one communication device to a corresponding remote device according to an embodiment of the present invention. While the disclosed embodiment is holding a mobile phone as an example of a communication device, this can be applied to any communication device. The process of Figure 4 begins by the mobile phone attempting to transfer a group to other remote devices (402). Once such a request is recognized, the mobile device checks 403 whether such a group file exists in the database. If the group does not exist, the user is informed that the group needs to be created (404). The mobile device then initiates a search for remote devices using Bluetooth and IrDA (405). Once the corresponding remote device is found, the mobile device receives 406 a response from the corresponding remote device. The mobile device then authenticates the response and establishes a connection with the corresponding remote device. A unique file containing the group (e.g., a unique xml file containing the objects, attributes, and rules of all groups) is sent to the corresponding remote device (407). The file contains all group objects, attributes and rules. Thereafter, at 408-409, the mobile device releases the connection with the remote device after confirming that the corresponding remote device has received the unique file.

The various operations in the foregoing method may be performed in the order provided, in a different order, or simultaneously. In some embodiments, some of the operations listed in FIG. 4 may be omitted.

5A-5C illustrate a method for receiving, parsing, and storing a group at a corresponding remote device in accordance with an disclosed embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5A, the corresponding remote device keeps the connection ports 'ON' and continues scanning (501) for any connection request. When a connection request is received (502), authentication for connection with the corresponding remote device is verified by the user (503). Once a connection is established (504), a push request including a file name is received (505). If the file receiving request is accepted (506), the corresponding remote device checks (507) if the file name is the same as the group name. If the file name is not the same as the group name, the corresponding remote device receives the file and stores it in the default location (508). If the file name is the same as the group name, the corresponding remote device receives the file and stores it in a temporary location (509).

Referring to FIG. 5B, the file is opened and analyzed (510). Individual objects are then taken out of the group and stored separately in a local database (511). In one embodiment, if there are duplicates in the objects, the problem may be addressed by utilizing a common conflict resolution policy. Verify that analysis and storage for all individual objects are complete (512), and if all individual objects have been analyzed and stored, group attributes present in the received file are analyzed and stored (513). Once the analysis and storage of all group attributes are verified, any rules that apply to the group are analyzed and stored in the local database (514-515). Finally, the group name is obtained (extracted) from the received file (516).

Referring to FIG. 5C, before storing an entire group as an entity on the database of the corresponding mobile device, the device checks whether the group name exists (517). If any group name exists, the remote device user is prompted 518 to update (or change) an existing group. If the group name does not exist, a new group is created in the database of the corresponding remote device using the obtained group name (519). Next, all objects received with the group are added to the group (520), and the attributes and rules are applied to the group (521). Finally, the group is displayed 522 on the user interface.

In one embodiment, parsing begins after the file is fully received. According to another embodiment, the analysis may begin as soon as the first buffer of the file is received from another device. After successful creation of a new group, the received file may be deleted or kept as a backup. Various operations in the foregoing methods may be performed in the order presented, in other orders, or concurrently. Moreover, in some embodiments, some of the operations listed in FIGS. 5A-5C may be omitted.

In one embodiment, once a group file is received by a remote device, individual objects can be retrieved from the group file. Group attributes and rules can be analyzed and stored on the remote device. The remote user can update the existing group or create a new group. Furthermore, all objects received for that group can be added. Received attributes and rules for that group can be edited by the remote user.

6A and 6B are a first example and a second example showing the contents of a unique file of a group according to the disclosed embodiment of the present invention. All objects (in this case vCards 601 shown in FIG. 6A) may be stored sequentially with the group name 602 shown in FIG. 6B, the attributes of the group and user defined rules (may not be stored). . The attributes of the group in FIG. 6B show group icon data 603 and group ring tones 604. Other group information 605, such as tones for video telephony, may also be set. The file format may be XML with user defined tags. The information shown in FIG. 6 is for illustrative purposes only, and additions and deletions to objects and metadata are also possible.

7 illustrates a user interface of a communication device displaying newly created group icons and available transmission options in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. This figure shows the icon 701 of the group to be transmitted and shows the connection option 702 by near field communication such as SMS, Bluetooth and infrared. At this time, only connection options by short-range communication are shown, but groups may be transmitted by other communication means.

8 shows a communication device user interface displaying the creation of a newly created group according to an embodiment of the invention. 8 shows a progress bar 802 that is displayed and updated while adding objects and metadata from a database to a unique file. At this time, the name of the unique file 801 may also be displayed to the user, and when necessary, the user may stop the process of generating the unique file.

9 shows a user interface of a communication device for searching for corresponding remote devices in the vicinity according to an embodiment of the present invention. Although Bluetooth technology is mentioned here, any other wired or wireless technology may be used.

10 illustrates a communication device user interface for transmitting a group to a remote device via an infrared connection in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. A progress bar 1001 can be used to indicate to the user the percentage of files that are sent to the corresponding device.

11 illustrates a user interface of a corresponding remote device that receives a group file and registers group data with the corresponding remote device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Progress bar 1101 indicates to the user while updating the status of the file transfer. When the file is received, a progress bar 1102 is shown for analyzing and registering objects from the received file with the database. According to one embodiment, the group file is received first and then the objects of the group are registered. According to another embodiment, the processes of receiving a file and registering objects may be performed at the same time.

12 illustrates a user interface of a corresponding remote device displaying an icon of a received group file in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. When a group is received and registered with the corresponding remote device, it may be displayed as an icon 1201 on the newly created group or the existing group user device to be updated.

Figure 13 illustrates a user interface of a corresponding remote device displaying received group objects, attributes and rules in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 13 shows an example of the performance of an application when a group is received with the group's attributes and rules and registered with the corresponding device, along with the group's attributes and rules. And with attributes. In any case, objects in a group between multiple devices will retain the same behavior (and will be treated as a single entity. The transmitted group will retain all its characteristics on the received device. The user does not have to manually create a group and apply rules in relation to the transferred objects.This embodiment of the present invention is intended to perform a backup of a large group in the absence of storage space. It is possible to apply to any type of object that can be used or grouped together.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of example, It is to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described herein.

Claims (18)

In the method for creating, utilizing, applying and transmitting a group of objects in a communication device,
Generating, by the communication device, at least one group including the associated objects by extracting associated objects from a database of the communication device;
Applying, by the communication device, rules and attributes to the created groups,
Connecting the communication device with a remote device;
And transmitting, by the communication device, the group to which the rule and the attribute are applied to the remote device as a single entity.
The method of claim 1, wherein the generating process,
The communication device selecting the associated objects from the database;
Forming a group by integrating the selected objects by the communication device;
Generating, by the communication device, a file having a unique name for the group;
And the communication device assigns attributes and rules to the group.
The method of claim 2,
And modifying each of the selected objects or modifying some of the objects included in the group.
The method of claim 2,
And a unique name of the group is set by using one of a Bluetooth ID or a MAC ID of the communication device.
The method of claim 1, wherein the rules are used to perform a batch operation on the group.
The method of claim 1,
And the communication device is connected to the remote device through one of wired and wireless communication means.
The method of claim 1,
A method for creating, utilizing, applying and transmitting an object group, comprising integrating the group's attributes and rules into unique object data to manage data in an optimized manner.
The method of claim 1,
The communication device is one of a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a personal computer, characterized in that the creation, utilization, application and transmission method of the object group.
The method of claim 1, wherein the remote device comprises one of a mobile phone, a smartphone, a notebook computer, and a personal computer.

In a method for receiving and storing object groups at a remote device,
Receiving, by the remote device, a group transmitted from the communication device as a single entity;
Storing, by the remote device, each object in a database through parsing of each object in the group;
Analyzing, by the remote device, the rules and attributes of the group for storing the group in the database, applying the rules and attributes to the group, and storing the group as a single entity on a database;
And if the remote device determines that the name of the group exists on the remote device, generating a new group.
The method of claim 10,
And the group is received via one of wired or wireless communication means.
The method of claim 10,
And the received group is analyzed after the files of the group have been completely received.
The method of claim 10,
The received group is
Receiving and storing object groups at the communication device and the remote device, after the first buffer of the file of the group is analyzed.
The method of claim 10,
And the communication device comprises at least one of a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, and a personal computer.
The method of claim 10,
And the remote device includes at least one of a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, and a personal computer.
The method of claim 10,
Creating a new group by the remote device;
Receiving object groups at a communication device and a remote device further comprising applying new rules and attributes to the created new group before storing the created new group as a single entity on the database. How to save.
The method of claim 10,
And a unique name of the group is set by using one of a Bluetooth ID or a MAC ID of the communication device.
17. The method of claim 16,
And a unique name of the new group is set using at least one of a Bluetooth ID or a MAC ID of the communication device.

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