TW201626255A - Electronic apparatus and classifying method - Google Patents

Abstract

A sorting method is applicable to an electronic apparatus. The sorting method includes the following steps: establishing a plurality of corresponding folders in at least one storage apparatus according to the number of execution times of a plurality of applications of the electronic apparatus; and classifying a plurality of data in the at least one storage apparatus into at least one of the abovementioned folders according to their contents respectively.

Description

Electronic device and classification method

The present invention relates to a classification method, and more particularly to a method and an electronic device for automatically classifying data.

With the development of handheld electronic devices, related applications on electronic devices are becoming more diverse, such as information browsing applications (such as BlinkFeed) and web browsing applications (such as Chrome, Firefox, or Safari), community applications (like Facebook or Weibo), health management apps, weather apps...etc. With a variety of convenient applications, electronic devices are increasingly available to users.

However, with the diversification of applications, the related materials in electronic devices are becoming more and more complicated. For example, the article data stored in the information browsing application, the WEB webpage data stored in the web browsing application, the social webpage data stored in the social application, the data stored in the health management application, and the weather application. Meteorological data. Therefore, if the data in the electronic device is not classified and managed, it is difficult for the user to read or access the data conveniently and quickly from a large number of materials. Interested in content.

One aspect of the present invention is to provide a classification method suitable for use in an electronic device. The classification method includes the steps of: establishing a plurality of corresponding folders in at least one storage device according to the number of times the plurality of applications are executed in the electronic device; and respectively, according to the plurality of data in the at least one storage device Content is classified in at least one of the above folders.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in the foregoing classification method, the step of establishing the corresponding folder in the at least one storage device according to the number of times the application is executed further includes: the number of times the application is executed and the electronic The number of times the at least one sensor is operated in the device, and the corresponding folder is established in the at least one storage device.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, in the foregoing classification method, the step of establishing the corresponding folder in the at least one storage device according to the number of times the application is executed further includes: performing the number of times the application is executed and at least The number of times a wearable device is operated to establish the corresponding folder in the at least one storage device.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the classification method further includes: sorting the data folders to generate a sorting result according to the number of times the application is executed; and displaying at least one of the folders according to the sorting result. .

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the above classification method is further included Including: according to the number of times the above folder is opened, at least one corresponding suggestion information is displayed.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the at least one corresponding suggestion information is television program information, application program information, web page information, or advertisement information.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the at least one storage device is at least one cloud storage device.

Another aspect of the present invention is to provide an electronic device including a storage unit and a processing unit. The storage unit is used to store a plurality of data. The processing unit is electrically connected to the storage unit. The processing unit is configured to establish a plurality of corresponding folders according to the number of times the plurality of applications are executed in the electronic device, and classify the data into at least one of the folders according to the content thereof.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device further includes at least one sensor. The sensor is electrically connected to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit is further configured to establish the corresponding folder according to the number of times the application is executed and the number of times the at least one sensor is operated.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the processing unit is further configured to establish the corresponding folder according to the number of times the application is executed and the number of times the at least one wearable device is operated.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device further includes a display unit. The display unit is electrically connected to the processing unit described above. The processing unit is further configured to sort the data folders according to the number of times the application is executed to generate a sorting result, and according to the sorting node. As a result, at least one of the above folders is displayed by the display unit.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device further includes a display unit. The display unit is electrically connected to the processing unit described above. The processing unit is further configured to display at least one corresponding suggestion information by using the display unit according to the number of times the data folder is opened.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the at least one corresponding suggestion information is television program information, application program information, web page information, or advertisement information.

The advantage of the application of the present invention is that the electronic device can automatically create a corresponding folder according to the number of times the application is executed, or the number of times the sensor and the wearing device are operated, and the data in the electronic device are respectively classified according to the content thereof. Class in the folder. In this way, the user can view or search for data more conveniently. For example, the electronic device can automatically classify the articles or web pages stored by the user and classify them in corresponding folders. When the user executes the information browsing application (for example, BlinkFeed), the electronic device can display the above-mentioned folder and the classified articles in the folder in the application, so that the user can more conveniently select and read the information that may be of interest to the user. content.

In addition, the electronic device may sort the folders according to the number of times the application is executed to generate a sorting result, and display the above folder according to the sorting result. In this way, according to the user's usage habits and preferences, the folders and their contents that are more interesting can be preferentially displayed, so that the user can view the content of interest more efficiently.

Furthermore, the electronic device can display according to the number of times the folder is opened. Corresponding suggestion information. In this way, users may be recommended to use information, applications or advertisements that may be of interest according to the user's usage habits and preferences.

100, 100a, 100b, 100c‧‧‧ electronic devices

110‧‧‧ storage unit

120‧‧‧Processing unit

210‧‧‧ Sensor

310‧‧‧Wearing device

410‧‧‧Display unit

500‧‧‧Classification system

510, 520‧‧‧ electronic devices

530, 540‧‧‧ storage devices

602, 604, 702, 802, 902, 904, 1002 ‧ ‧ steps

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 5 is a block diagram of a classification system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a classification method according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing a classification method according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing a classification method according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing a classification method according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing a classification method according to an embodiment of the invention.

The following is a detailed description of the embodiments with reference to the drawings, but The embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and the description of the operation of the structure is not intended to limit the order of execution thereof. Any device that is recombined by components and produces equal devices is the present invention. The scope covered. In addition, the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not drawn to the original dimensions. For ease of understanding, the same elements in the following description will be denoted by the same reference numerals.

The terms used in the entire specification and the scope of the patent application, unless otherwise specified, generally have the ordinary meaning of each term used in the field, the content disclosed herein, and the particular content. Certain terms used to describe the disclosure are discussed below or elsewhere in this specification to provide additional guidance to those skilled in the art in the description of the disclosure.

In addition, the term "coupled" or "connected" as used herein may mean that two or more elements are in direct physical or electrical contact with each other, or indirectly in physical or electrical contact with each other, or Multiple components operate or act upon each other.

In this document, "one" and "the" can be used to mean one or more, unless the article specifically defines the article. It will be further understood that the terms "comprising", "comprising", "having", and <RTIgt; One or more of its other features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

Please refer to Figure 1. Figure 1 is an embodiment of the present invention, A block diagram of an electronic device 100. The electronic device 100 can be, for example but not limited to, a smart phone, a tablet, or a notebook computer. The electronic device 100 includes a storage unit 110 and a processing unit 120. The storage unit 110 can be a read only memory, a flash memory, or other type of storage element. In one embodiment, the electronic device 100 includes at least one processor and a memory, and the processing unit 120 is stored in the memory and performs its function by the processor.

The storage unit 110 is configured to store a plurality of data. In one embodiment, the above information may be used by a user to operate related data stored in an application in the electronic device 100. In one example, the above information may be used by a user to operate an article stored in an information browsing application (eg, BlinkFeed) in the electronic device 100. In another example, the above information may be used by the user to operate the webpage data stored by the webpage browsing application (eg, Chrome, Firefox, or Safari) in the electronic device 100. In another example, the foregoing information may be used by a user to operate a social webpage stored by a community application (eg, Facebook or Weibo) in the electronic device 100. In still another example, the above information may be used by the user to operate the data stored by the health management application in the electronic device 100. In still another example, the above information may be used by the user to operate the weather data stored by the weather application in the electronic device 100. It should be noted that the above information may be used by the user to control information of the user stored in the electronic device 100, for example, the application stored in the application, or may be automatically stored in the user's operation during the operation of the user, for example but not limited to data.

In another embodiment, the above information may be email information or a text message. data. It should be noted that the above information is not limited to the embodiments listed above and the data types in the examples, and those skilled in the art can determine the type of the above materials according to actual needs.

The processing unit 120 is electrically connected to the storage unit 110. The processing unit 120 is configured to establish a plurality of corresponding folders according to the number of times the plurality of applications in the electronic device 100 are executed, and classify the data into at least one of the folders according to the content thereof. In an embodiment, the categorization processing unit 120 stores the data in the corresponding folder in the electronic device 100.

In an embodiment, the processing unit 120 is configured to create a corresponding folder according to the number of times the weather application, the health management application, the financial application, the gourmet application, and the media application are executed in the electronic device 100, for example, : weather folder, health folder, heartbeat folder, blood pressure folder, finance folder, stock folder, food folder , media folder, movie folder, and music folder. It should be noted that the above-mentioned data folders may be independent of each other or may be in a top-down relationship with each other. For example, the weather folder and the health folder can be separate folders. Food folders and media folders can be separate folders. The heartbeat folder and the blood pressure folder can be sub-folders of the health folder. The stock folder can be a sub-folder of the financial folder. The movie folder and music folder can be sub-folders of the media folder. It should be noted that the above application is not limited to the examples listed in the above embodiments, and the prior art is known in the art. The person can determine the type of the application according to actual needs.

Then, the processing unit 120 is configured to store related materials (for example, article materials, WEB web materials, social web materials, health data materials, and weather) stored by the user in the electronic device 100, for example, but not limited to, in the foregoing paragraphs. The data is classified into at least one of the above folders according to its content.

For example, processing unit 120 classifies meteorological data into a weather data folder. The processing unit 120 classifies the user's heartbeat data into a heartbeat folder. The processing unit 120 classifies the blood pressure data of the user into a blood pressure data folder. The processing unit 120 classifies the financial WEB webpage data into a financial folder. The processing unit 120 classifies the article data of the stock analysis or the stock information of the stock into the stock folder. The processing unit 120 classifies the social networking webpage containing the gourmet photo into a gourmet folder.

In an example, the processing unit 120 is configured to determine whether the number of times the financial application is executed is greater than 7 times. If the financial application is executed more than 7 times, the processing unit 120 creates a financial folder and classifies the financial data into a financial folder. It should be noted that the above threshold is not limited to 7 times, and those skilled in the art can set it according to actual needs.

Please refer to Figure 2. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electronic device 100a according to an embodiment of the invention. In the present embodiment, the electronic device 100a further includes at least one sensor 210 in comparison with the electronic device 100 shown in FIG. 1 . The sensor 210 can be, for example but not limited to, a barometric sensor, an integrated temperature sensor, a heartbeat sensor, or a global positioning system (GPS) sensor.

As shown in FIG. 2, the sensor 210 is electrically connected to the processing unit 120. The processing unit 120 is further configured to establish a corresponding folder according to the number of times the application is executed and the number of times the sensor 210 is operated.

The operation of the processing unit 120 to establish a corresponding folder according to the number of times the application program is executed has been described in detail in the foregoing paragraphs, and details are not described herein again. In this embodiment, the processing unit 120 is further configured to establish a corresponding folder according to the number of times the user controls the related application to operate the sensor 210.

In one example, the sensor 210 is a pneumatic sensor, and the processing unit 120 is configured to establish a weather folder based on the number of times the user controls the weather application to operate the air pressure sensor. In another example, the sensor 210 is an integrated temperature sensor, and the processing unit 120 is configured to establish an integrated temperature folder according to the number of times the user controls the health management application to operate the body temperature sensor. In another example, the sensor 210 is a heartbeat sensor, and the processing unit 120 is configured to establish a heartbeat folder according to the number of times the user controls the health management application to operate the heartbeat sensor. In still another example, the sensor 210 is a global positioning system sensor, and the processing unit 120 is configured to create a map folder according to the number of times the user controls the map application to operate the global positioning sensor.

Please refer to Figure 3. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an electronic device 100b according to an embodiment of the invention. Compared with the electronic device 100 shown in FIG. 1 , in the embodiment, the processing unit 120 in the electronic device 100b is further configured to perform the number of times the application is executed and the number of times the at least one wearable device 310 is operated. Create the corresponding folder above. Wearable device 31 can be, for example but not limited to, a pedometer, a blood pressure gauge, a heart rate meter, a blood glucose meter, or an integrated temperature meter.

The operation of the processing unit 120 to establish a corresponding folder according to the number of times the application program is executed has been described in detail in the foregoing paragraphs, and details are not described herein again. In this embodiment, the processing unit 120 is further configured to establish a corresponding folder according to the number of times the user controls the related application to operate the wearable device 310.

In one example, the wearable device 310 is a pedometer, and the processing unit 120 is configured to create a sports folder based on the number of times the user controls the motion application to operate the pedometer. In another example, the wearable device 310 is a blood pressure gauge, and the processing unit 120 is configured to establish a blood pressure data folder based on the number of times the user controls the blood pressure measurement application to operate the blood pressure measurement. In yet another example, the wearable device 310 is a heartbeat gauge, and the processing unit 120 is configured to establish a heartbeat folder based on the number of times the user controls the heartbeat measurement application to operate the heartbeat measurement.

Please refer to Figure 4. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an electronic device 100c according to an embodiment of the invention. In the embodiment, the electronic device 100c further includes a display unit 410. The display unit 410 is electrically connected to the processing unit 120. The display unit 410 can be, but not limited to, a touch panel.

In an embodiment, the processing unit 120 is further configured to sort the data folders according to the number of times the application is executed to generate a sorting result, and display, by using the display unit 410, at least one of the folders according to the sorting result. . Further, the processing unit 120 utilizes a display list In an application, the element 410 displays some or all of the above folders according to the above sorting result. In one example, the weather application was executed 10 times, the health management application was executed 5 times, the financial application was executed 7 times, and the gourmet application was executed 3 times. The processing unit 120 sorts according to the number of times the application is executed (for example, sorting by the number of times the execution is performed), and sequentially displays the weather folder by using the display unit 410 in a news browsing application (for example, BlinkFeed). , financial folder, health folder and food folder.

In another embodiment, the processing unit 120 uses the display unit 410 to display one of the above folders in an application. In an example, the processing unit 120 displays the health folder in a health management application by using the display unit 410.

In another embodiment, the processing unit 120 is further configured to display at least one corresponding suggestion information by using the display unit 410 according to the number of times the data folder is opened. The above suggested information is TV programme information, application information, webpage information or advertising information.

In an example, the processing unit 120 is configured to display the television program information recommended by the user by using the display unit 410 according to the number of times the media folder is opened, so that the user can view the electronic device 100c according to the television program information. TV shows that may be of interest. In another example, the processing unit 120 is configured to display, by using the display unit 410, the health management application information used by the recommended user according to the number of times the health folder is opened (eg, weight management application information, calorie computing application information, Heartbeat measurement application information...etc.), so that users can follow The application information described above executes a health management application that may be of interest to the electronic device 100c. In another example, the processing unit 120 is configured to display, by using the display unit 410, the financial webpage information recommended by the user according to the number of times the financial folder is opened, so that the user can use the webpage on the electronic device 100c according to the webpage information. The browser visits financial related web pages that may be of interest to them.

In one example, processing unit 120 determines if the number of times the media folder has been opened is greater than five times. If the number of times the media folder is opened is greater than 5 times, the processing unit 120 uses the display unit 410 to display the television program information recommended by the user.

In the above embodiment, the storage unit is located in the electronic device. However, in the present invention, the storage unit may not be located in the electronic device, and the storage unit may be an independent storage device.

In addition, the storage unit and the electronic device may be plural. In one embodiment, the storage unit is implemented in a plurality of cloud storage devices (eg, Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, or MS OneDrive), and the plurality of electronic devices can be in the cloud storage device through, for example, the Internet. Access data.

Please refer to Figure 5. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a classification system 500 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The classification system 500 includes two electronic devices 510, 520 and two storage devices 530, 540. The storage device 530, 540 can be a cloud storage device, but is not limited thereto.

It should be noted that the number of the storage device and the electronic device is of course not limited to two as shown in FIG. Those skilled in the art can visually Increase or decrease the demand. The operations between the electronic devices 510 and 520 and the storage devices 530 and 540 shown in FIG. 5 are similar to those of the processing unit 120 and the storage unit 110 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and are not described herein again.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a classification method according to an embodiment of the invention. This classification method can be applied to, but not limited to, the classification system 500 as depicted in FIG. For the sake of convenience and clarity of description, the following classification methods are described in conjunction with the classification system 500 shown in FIG.

In step 602, a plurality of corresponding folders are created in at least one storage device (530 or 540) according to the number of times the plurality of applications are executed in an electronic device (510 or 520).

In step 604, the plurality of pieces of data in the at least one storage device are respectively classified into at least one of the folders according to the content thereof.

Please refer to Figure 7. FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing a classification method according to an embodiment of the invention. This classification method can be applied to, but not limited to, the classification system 500 as depicted in FIG. For the sake of convenience and clarity of description, the following classification methods are described in conjunction with the classification system 500 shown in FIG.

In step 702, based on the number of times an application is executed in an electronic device (510 or 520) and the number of times a sensor (not shown) in the electronic device is operated, at least one storage device (530 or A plurality of corresponding folders are created in 540).

Step 604 has been described in the embodiment as shown in Fig. 6, and therefore will not be described again.

Please refer to Figure 8. FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing a classification method according to an embodiment of the invention. This classification method can be applied to, but not limited to, the classification system 500 as depicted in FIG. For the sake of convenience and clarity of description, the following classification methods are described in conjunction with the classification system 500 shown in FIG.

In step 802, the number of times the plurality of applications are executed in an electronic device (510 or 520) and the number of times the at least one wearable device (not shown) is operated is established in the at least one storage device (530 or 540). Multiple corresponding folders.

Step 604 has been described in the embodiment as shown in Fig. 11, and therefore will not be described again.

Please refer to Figure 9. FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing a classification method according to an embodiment of the invention. Compared with the classification method shown in FIG. 6, in the embodiment, the classification method further includes step 902 and step 904. This classification method can be applied to, but not limited to, the classification system 500 as depicted in FIG. For the sake of convenience and clarity of description, the following classification methods are described in conjunction with the classification system 500 shown in FIG.

In step 902, the folders are sorted to generate a sorting result according to the number of times the application is executed.

In step 904, at least one of the folders is displayed on the electronic device (510 or 520) according to the sort result.

Please refer to Figure 10. FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing a classification method according to an embodiment of the invention. Compared with the classification method shown in FIG. 6, in the embodiment, the classification method further includes step 1002. This category The method can be applied to, but not limited to, the classification system 500 as depicted in FIG. For the sake of convenience and clarity of description, the following classification methods are described in conjunction with the classification system 500 shown in FIG.

In step 1002, at least one corresponding suggestion information is displayed on the electronic device (510 or 520) according to the number of times the folder is opened. In one embodiment, the corresponding suggested information is television program information, application information, web page information, or advertisement information.

It should be understood that the steps mentioned in the above embodiments may be adjusted according to actual needs, and may be performed simultaneously or partially simultaneously, unless the order is specifically described.

In summary, according to the technical means of the present invention, the electronic device can automatically create a corresponding folder according to the number of times the application is executed, or the number of times the sensor and the wearing device are operated, and the data in the electronic device. According to their content, they are classified in the folder. In this way, the user can view or search for data more conveniently. For example, the electronic device can automatically classify the articles or web pages stored by the user and classify them in corresponding folders. When the user executes the information browsing application (for example, BlinkFeed), the electronic device can display the above-mentioned folder and the classified articles in the folder in the application, so that the user can more conveniently select and read the information that may be of interest to the user. content.

In addition, the electronic device may sort the folders according to the number of times the application is executed to generate a sorting result, and display the above folder according to the sorting result. In this way, according to the user's usage habits and preferences, the folders and their contents that are more interesting can be preferentially displayed, so that the use is made. The ability to view content of interest is more efficient.

Moreover, the electronic device can display corresponding suggestion information according to the number of times the folder is opened. In this way, users may be recommended to use information, applications or advertisements that may be of interest according to the user's usage habits and preferences.

The present disclosure has been disclosed in the above embodiments, but it is not intended to limit the disclosure, and any person skilled in the art can make various changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. The scope of protection of the disclosure is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

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Claims (13)

A classification method, applicable to an electronic device, the classification method includes: establishing a plurality of corresponding folders in at least one storage device according to the number of times the plurality of applications are executed in the electronic device; and A plurality of data in a storage device are classified into at least one of the folders according to their contents. The categorization method of claim 1, wherein the step of establishing the corresponding folders in the at least one storage device according to the number of times the applications are executed further comprises: according to the number of times the applications are executed and The number of times the at least one sensor is operated in the electronic device, and the corresponding folders are established in the at least one storage device. The categorization method of claim 1, wherein the step of establishing the corresponding folders in the at least one storage device according to the number of times the applications are executed further comprises: according to the number of times the applications are executed and The at least one wearable device is operated for the number of times, and the corresponding folders are created in the at least one storage device. The classification method according to claim 1, further comprising: performing the data folders according to the number of times the applications are executed. Sorting to generate a sort result; and displaying at least one of the folders in accordance with the sort result. The classification method of claim 1, further comprising: displaying at least one corresponding suggestion information according to the number of times the folders are opened. The classification method according to claim 5, wherein the at least one corresponding suggestion information is television program information, application information, webpage information or advertisement information. The classification method of claim 1, wherein the at least one storage device is at least one cloud storage device. An electronic device includes: a storage unit for storing a plurality of data; and a processing unit electrically connected to the storage unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to establish, according to the number of times the plurality of applications in the electronic device are executed A plurality of corresponding folders are classified into at least one of the folders according to their contents. The electronic device of claim 8, further comprising: at least one sensor electrically connected to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit is further configured to perform the number of times the applications are executed and the at least one The number of times the sensor is operated to establish the corresponding folders. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the processing unit is further configured to establish the corresponding folders according to the number of times the applications are executed and the number of times the at least one wearable device is operated. The electronic device of claim 8, further comprising: a display unit electrically connected to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit is further configured to sort the folders according to the number of times the applications are executed A sort result is generated, and according to the sort result, at least one of the folders is displayed by the display unit. The electronic device of claim 8, further comprising: a display unit electrically connected to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit is further configured to display at least one correspondence by using the display unit according to the number of times the folders are opened Suggestion information. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the at least one corresponding suggestion information is television program information, application information, web page information, or advertisement information.