WO2021029503A1

WO2021029503A1 - Electronic device and method for context based data items assimilation

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Publication number: WO2021029503A1
Application number: PCT/KR2020/000594
Authority: WO
Inventors: Nakul JAIN
Original assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2019-08-14
Filing date: 2020-01-13
Publication date: 2021-02-18

Abstract

Embodiments herein provide a method for context based data items assimilation in an electronic device. The method comprising displaying, by the electronic device, a plurality of data items in a user interface of a first application and displaying, by the electronic device, a user interface of a second application on at least one portion of the user interface of the first application. Further, the method includes detecting, by the electronic device, an assimilation event to input at least one data item from the plurality of data items of the first application to the second application and　modifying, by the electronic device, the display of the at least one data item in the user interface of the first application based on an output of the second application.

Description

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTEXT BASED DATA ITEMS ASSIMILATION

The disclosure relates to displaying content in a user interface in an electronic device. More particularly relates to an electronic device and method for context based data items assimilation.

In general, technological advancement allows a user to perform various activities using an electronic device such as shopping on an e-commerce application, finding a life partner using wedding related applications, finding a suitable employee using a professional job-related application, prepare for a travel vacation and also identify people with like-minded choices, etc. However, while performing the various activities the user is often forced to trade-off on the choices made based on search criteria. The electronic device does not provide any means by which the user will be able to know the choices which do not match the search criteria which may hamper the user selection. Also, user preference for relevant and irrelevant data items are not often taken care of while providing plurality of data items in the electronic device.

For example, consider the user is scrolling through the plurality of data items of a social networking application, as shown in FIG. 1A (101a, 102a, 103a, 104a). The plurality of data items includes at least one data item which may be irrelevant to the user such as advertisements, which the user may not want to view while browsing through the social networking application. However, the periodic appearance of the advertisements may hamper the user experience while browsing through the social networking application. In another example, the user may want to access only the advertisements related to a specific category such as automobiles, which were presented periodically while browsing through the social networking application.

In another example, consider a native application of the electronic device such as a messaging application which includes various messages received by the user and the messages sent by the user. Further, the messaging application also includes self-generated messages from various e-commerce applications, as shown in FIG. 1B (101b, 102b, 103b, 104b). Though the electronic device allows the user to filter the messages such as received from a specific payment application, there is no mechanism to filter out only the received messages which includes shopping coupons, which limit the functionality of the user.

The above information is presented as background information only to help the reader to understand the disclosure. Applicants have made no determination and make no assertion as to whether any of the above might be applicable as prior art with regard to the present application.

Accordingly the embodiments herein provide a method for context based data items assimilation in an electronic device. The method comprising displaying, by the electronic device, a plurality of data items in a user interface of a first application and displaying, by the electronic device, a user interface of a second application on at least one portion of the user interface of the first application. Further, the method includes detecting, by the electronic device, an assimilation event to input at least one data item from the plurality of data items of the first application to the second application and　modifying, by the electronic device, the display of the at least one data item in the user interface of the first application based on an output of the second application.

Accordingly the embodiments herein provide an electronic device for context based data items assimilation. The electronic device includes a memory, at least one processor coupled to the memory and a display coupled to the memory and the at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to display a plurality of data items in a user interface of a first application and display a user interface of a second application on at least one portion of the user interface of the first application. Further, the at least one processor is also configured to detect an assimilation event to input at least one data item from the plurality of data items of the first application to the second application and modify the display of the at least one data item in the user interface of the first application based on an output of the second application.

These and other aspects of the embodiments herein will be better appreciated and understood when considered in conjunction with the following description and the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the following descriptions, while indicating preferred embodiments and numerous specific details thereof, are given by way of illustration and not of limitation. Many changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the embodiments herein without departing from the spirit thereof, and the embodiments herein include all such modifications.

According to an aspect of the disclosure, there is provided a method for context based data items assimilation in an electronic device and the electronic device.

According to another aspect of the disclosure, there is provided an electronic device and method for displaying a user interface of a second application on at least one portion of the user interface of a first application, where a bi-directional communication is established between the first application and the second application.

According to another aspect of the disclosure, there is provided an electronic device and method for detecting an assimilation event to input at least one data item from a plurality of data items of the first application to the second application.

According to another aspect of the disclosure, there is provided an electronic device and method for modifying the display of the at least one data item in the user interface of the first application based on an output of the second application.

Embodiments of the disclosure are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, throughout which like reference letters indicate corresponding parts in the various figures. The embodiments herein will be better understood from the following description with reference to the drawings, in which:

FIGS. 1A and 1B are examples illustrating an existing mechanism of assimilating data items on a user interface of an application in an electronic device, according to prior art;

FIG. 2A is a block diagram of the electronic device (100) for context based data items assimilation, according to an embodiment as disclosed herein;

FIG. 2B is a block diagram of a processor (140) of the electronic device (100) for providing context based data items assimilation, according to an embodiment as disclosed herein;

FIG. 3A is a flow chart illustrating a method for context based data items assimilation in the electronic device (100), according to an embodiment as disclosed herein;

FIG. 3B is a flow chart illustrating a method modifying the display of the at least one data item in the user interface of the first application based on the output of the second application, according to an embodiment as disclosed herein;

FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C are examples illustration for modifying the display of the at least one data item in the user interface of the social networking application based on the second application, according to an embodiment as disclosed herein; and

FIGS. 5A and 5B are examples illustration for modifying the display of the at least one data item in the user interface of the messaging application based on the second application, according to an embodiment as disclosed herein.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, specific details such as detailed configuration and components are merely provided to assist the overall understanding of these embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. In addition, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted for clarity and conciseness. Also, the various embodiments described herein are not necessarily mutually exclusive, as some embodiments can be combined with one or more other embodiments to form new embodiments. Herein, the term "or" as used herein, refers to a non-exclusive or, unless otherwise indicated. The examples used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the embodiments herein can be practiced and to further enable those skilled in the art to practice the embodiments herein. Accordingly, the examples should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments herein.

As is traditional in the field, embodiments may be described and illustrated in terms of blocks which carry out a described function or functions.　These blocks, which may be referred to herein as units, engines, manager, modules or the like, are physically implemented by analog and/or digital circuits such as logic gates, integrated circuits, microprocessors, microcontrollers, memory circuits, passive electronic components, active electronic components, optical components, hardwired circuits and the like, and may optionally be driven by firmware and/or software. The circuits may, for example, be embodied in one or more semiconductor chips, or on substrate supports such as printed circuit boards and the like.　The circuits constituting a block may be implemented by dedicated hardware, or by a processor (e.g., one or more programmed microprocessors and associated circuitry), or by a combination of dedicated hardware to perform some functions of the block and a processor to perform other functions of the block.　Each block of the embodiments may be physically separated into two or more interacting and discrete blocks without departing from the scope of the disclosure.　Likewise, the blocks of the embodiments may be physically combined into more complex blocks without departing from the scope of the disclosure.

Accordingly the embodiments herein provide a method for context based data items assimilation in an electronic device (100). The method comprising displaying, by the electronic device (100), a plurality of data items in a user interface of a first application and displaying, by the electronic device (100), a user interface of a second application on at least one portion of the user interface of the first application. Further, the method includes detecting, by the electronic device (100), an assimilation event to input at least one data item from the plurality of data items of the first application to the second application and　modifying, by the electronic device (100), the display of the at least one data item in the user interface of the first application based on an output of the second application.

In an embodiment, modifying the display of the at least one data item in the user interface of the first application based on the output of the second application includes establishing a communication between the first application and the second application. The method also includes providing a context associated with the at least one data item of the first application to the second application and modifying the context associated with the at least one data item of the first application by the second application based on an assimilation criteria. Further, the method includes performing at least one action to modify the display of the first application based on the modified context.

In an embodiment, the at least one action is one of :displaying the at least one data item in the user interface of the first application; absorbing granularly the at least one data item from the user interface of the first application; removing the at least one data item from the user interface of the first application and categorizing the at least one data item into at least one category, storing the at least one categorized data item in an assimilation database, performing a common action on the at least one categorized data item in the assimilation database; and deleting the at least one data item from the user interface of the first application.

In an embodiment, the assimilation criteria is one of predefined　by a user using the user interface of the second application, dynamically defined based on a user profile stored in the electronic device, dynamically defined based on a user behavior based on a learning and dynamically defined based on the at least one data item of the first application.

In an embodiment, the user interface of the second application is positioned in at least one portion of the first application to divide the user interface of the first application into two portions such that the at least one data item is passed though the user interface of the second application based on the assimilation event.

In an embodiment, a first portion of the two portions displays the plurality of data items and a second portion of the two portions displays the modified display of the data items.

In an embodiment, the context of the at least one data item is dynamically determined based on at least one of a metadata associated with at least one data item and a content of the at least one data item.

In an embodiment, modifying the context associated with the at least one data item of the first application by the second application based on an assimilation criteria includes extracting a metadata associated with the context of the at least one data item; and modifying the context associated with the at least one data item of the first application by comparing the metadata associated with the context with the assimilation criteria.

In an embodiment, the assimilation event is performed by a gesture performed on the user interface displayed on the electronic device (100) such as one of scrolling the at least one data item displayed in the user interface of the first application; dragging the second user interface over the at least one data item displayed in the user interface of the first application; and enabling the second application to automatically assimilate the at least one data item displayed in the user interface of the first application.

In the conventional methods and systems, the plurality of data items which are displayed on the first application are assimilated based on matching with a filtering condition provided by the user. However, the at least one data item which does not match the filtering condition provided by the user are removed from the user interface of the first application and there is no mechanism by which the user may be able to view the at least one data item which does not match the filtering condition.

In the conventional methods and systems, there is a limitation on the filtering criteria to be provided by the user i.e., the user has to select options provided by the application and the options provided by the application may not be very reflective of the user preference.

In the conventional methods and systems, the user may not be able to provide detailed filtering criteria such as for example, all messages from payment applications which includes coupons.

Unlike to the conventional methods and systems, the proposed method allows the user to retain, remove, absorb and store the at least one data item which does not match the filtering condition provided by the user. Further, the proposed method also allows the user to perform collective action on the at least one data item which does not match the filtering condition which are stored in the electronic device.

Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to FIGS. 2A through 5, where similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the figures, there are shown preferred embodiments.

FIG. 2A is a block diagram of the electronic device (100) for context based data items assimilation, according to an embodiment as disclosed herein.

Referring to the FIG. 2A, the electronic device (100) can be, for example, a laptop, a Personal Computer, a mobile phone, a smart phone, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a tablet, a wearable device, or the like.　In an embodiment, the electronic device (100) can include a memory (120), a processor (140), a display (160) and an assimilation database (180).

In an embodiment, the memory (120) can include non-volatile storage elements. Examples of such non-volatile storage elements may include magnetic hard discs, optical discs, floppy discs, flash memories, or forms of electrically programmable memories (EPROM) or electrically erasable and programmable (EEPROM) memories. In addition, the memory (120) may, in some examples, be considered a non-transitory storage medium. The term "non-transitory" may indicate that the storage medium is not embodied in a carrier wave or a propagated signal. However, the term "non-transitory" should not be interpreted that the memory (120) is non-movable. In some examples, the memory (120) is configured to store larger amounts of information than the memory. In certain examples, a non-transitory storage medium may store data that can, over time, change (e.g., in Random Access Memory (RAM) or cache).

In an embodiment, the processor (140) is configured to cause to display the plurality of data items in the user interface of the first application and cause to display the user interface of the second application on at least one portion of the user interface of the first application. The plurality of data items may include but not limited to multimedia content, video, audio files, images, posts, texts, documents, etc. The first application may be one of any 3rd party application in the electronic device (100) such as a social networking application, e-commerce application, payment applications, etc and a native application of the electronic device (100) such as a messaging application, contacts, gallery application etc.

The user interface of the second application is displayed after the second application is enabled by the user of the electronic device (100). The second application is enabled by selecting an option on one of a notification panel, a pop-up floater, etc. Further, the processor (140) is configured to detect the assimilation event to input the at least one data item from the plurality of data items of the first application to the second application. The assimilation event is performed by one of scrolling the at least one data item displayed in the user interface of the first application, dragging the second user interface over the at least one data item displayed in the user interface of the first application and enabling the second application to automatically assimilate the at least one data item displayed in the user interface of the first application. The user interface of the second application may not be limited to but includes one of a lens, a cursor, a line, a transparent overlay, a translucent overlay, etc.

Further, the processor (140) is configured to modify the display of the at least one data item in the user interface of the first application based on an output of the second application. The output of the second application is determined based on an assimilation criteria set by the user. The user may manually provide the assimilation criteria or select from a list of pre-defined assimilation criteria provided by the electronic device (100) based on one of a learning of plurality of users behavior, learning of the user behavior, usage pattern, etc. The modification of the display of the at least one data item in the user interface of the first application includes one of absorbing granularly the at least one data item from the user interface of the first application, removing the at least one data item from the user interface of the first application and deleting the at least one data item from the user interface of the first application.

Further, the processor (140) is also configured to create a profile of the user of the electronic device (100) which includes information associated with the user such as the assimilation criteria set by the user, usage frequency, user behavior pattern, etc. Further, the assimilation criteria is dynamically defined by the electronic device (100) based on the user profile stored in the assimilation database (180). In another example, the assimilation criteria is dynamically defined by the electronic device (100) based on the user behavior which is determined by the processor (140) based on the learning performed using various technologies not limited to machine learning, on-device artificial intelligence, etc. In yet another example, the assimilation criteria is dynamically defined based on the at least one data item of the first application. In yet another example, the assimilation criteria is manually set by the user.

When the assimilation criteria is defined by the user, the user determines the kind of modification that needs to be performed on the at least one data item of the plurality of data such as the user may choose to retain the at least one data item which matches with the assimilation criteria on the user interface of the first application. In another embodiment, the user may choose to remove the at least one data item which matches with the assimilation criteria from the user interface of the first application and store the at least one data item in the assimilation database (180).

In an embodiment, the display (160) is configured to display the plurality of data items in the user interface of the first application and　display the user interface of the second application on the at least one portion of the user interface of the first application. The display (160) is configured to display the interface of the second application in at least one portion of the first application to divide the user interface of the first application into two portions such that the at least one data item is passes though the user interface of the second application based on the assimilation event. The display (160) is configured to display the plurality of data items on the first portion of the two portions and display the modified data items on the second portion of the two portions on the at least one portion of the first application. The first portion and the second portions of the two portions may be provided one of horizontal, vertical, diagonal, or any other geographical shape.

In an embodiment, the assimilation database (180) is configured to storing the at least one data item which is one of absorbed granularly from the user interface of the first application, removed from the user interface of the first application and deleted from the user interface of the first application. Further, the assimilation database (180) is configured to automatically categorize the at least one data item based on one of but not limited to assimilation criteria, a date/time, genre of the at least one data item, type of the at least one data item, usage frequency, etc. Further, a common action can be performed on the at least one data item stored in the assimilation database (180). The common action is one of but not limited to marking, deleting, sharing, sending, etc. The assimilation database (180) also stores the profile of the user of the electronic device (100) which is created by the processor (140).

Although the FIG. 2A shows the hardware elements of the electronic device (100) but it is to be understood that other embodiments are not limited thereon. In other embodiments, the electronic device (100) may include less or more number of elements. Further, the labels or names of the elements are used only for illustrative purpose and does not limit the scope of the embodiments. One or more components can be combined together to perform same or substantially similar function.

FIG. 2B is a block diagram of the processor (140) of the electronic device (100) for providing context based data items assimilation, according to an embodiment as disclosed herein.

Referring to the FIG. 2B, the processor (140) includes an application management engine 141, a content management engine 142, a learning engine 143, a modification management engine 144, a display management engine 145 and a linker 146.

In an embodiment, the application management engine 141 is configured to manage a communication between applications in the electronic device (100). The applications in the electronic device (100) include native applications, 3rd party applications, system applications, etc. Further, the application management engine 141 is connected to the display management engine 145. The application management engine 141 includes an application analyzer 141a and an application linker 141b.

The application analyzer 141a is configured to analyze the applications, type, functionality, permissions, etc. of the applications in the electronic device (100). The application analyzer 141a may be internally connected with a data item analyzer 142a or a context analyzer 142b.

The application linker 141b is configured to establish a communication between the first application and the second application by establishing a bidirectional link between the application management engine 141 and the display management engine 145. The second application is a smart search engine used for modifying the display of the plurality of data items on the user interface of the first application based on the output of the display management engine 145. After the link is established between the application management engine 141 and display management engine 145, the exchange of communication includes exchange of information, context (meta data), etc.

In an embodiment, the content management engine 142 includes a data item analyzer 142a and a context analyzer 142b. The data item analyzer 142a is configured to analyze the plurality of data items in the first application. The data item analyzer 142a adds a metadata field associated with the data item. The context analyzer 142b is configured to determine the context associated with each of the data items of the plurality of data items of the first application by extracting a metadata associated with the context of the at least one data item. The metadata field added by the data item analyzer 142a is filed by the context analyzer 142b based on the context of the data item and the learning of the user. Further, the context of the data item is shared with the display management engine 145. The context analyzer 142b categorizes the plurality of data items on the basis of multiple parameters as shown in table. 1.

In an embodiment, the learning engine 143 is configured to learn the user behavior pattern and the application usage pattern based on various technologies not limited to machine learning, on-device artificial intelligence, etc. Further, the output from the learning engine 143 is used to create the profile of the user of the electronic device (100) which is stored in the assimilation database (180).

In an embodiment, the modification management engine 144 is configured to provide a functionality of the second application that filters the plurality of data items based on the assimilation criteria. Further, the modification management engine 144 communicates with the application management engine 141. In an embodiment, the modification management engine 144, the display management engine 145 and the linker 146 may be configured to be partially or wholly integrated.

In an embodiment, the display management engine 145 is configured to modify the context associated with the at least one data item of the first application based on the assimilation criteria. The modification of the context associated with the at least one data item of the first application includes comparing the metadata associated with the context of the at least one data item with the assimilation criteria. Further, the display management engine 145 is configured to perform at least one action to modify the display of the first application based on the modified context. The at least one action is one of absorbing granularly the at least one data item from the user interface of the first application, removing the at least one data item from the user interface of the first application and categorizing the at least one data item into at least one category, storing the at least one categorized data item in the assimilation database (180), performing a common action on the at least one categorized data item in the assimilation database (180), and deleting the at least one data item from the user interface of the first application. Further, the display management engine 145 is configured to display the assimilated at least one data item on the first application using the second application.

In an embodiment, the linker 146 is configured to establish the communication between the application management engine 141 which is the link between the first application and the second application.

FIG. 3A is a flow chart 300 illustrating a method for providing context based data items assimilation in the electronic device (100), according to an embodiment as disclosed herein.

Referring to the FIG. 3A, at step 310, the electronic device (100) displays the plurality of data items in the user interface of the first application. For example, in the electronic device (100) as illustrated in the FIG. 2A, the display (160) can be configured to display the plurality of data items in the user interface of the first application.

At step 320, the electronic device (100) displays the user interface　of the second application　on at least one portion of the user interface of the first application. For example, in the electronic device (100) as illustrated in the FIG. 2A, the display (160) can be configured to display the user interface　of the second application　on at least one portion of the user interface of the first application.

At step 330, the electronic device (100) detects the assimilation event to input at least one data item from the plurality of data items of the first application to the second application. For example, in the electronic device (100) as illustrated in the FIG. 2A, the processor (140) can be configured to detect the assimilation event 　to input 　at least one data item from the plurality of data items of the first application to the second application.

At step 340, the electronic device (100) modifies the display of the at least one data item in the user interface of the first application based on an output of the second application. For example, in the electronic device (100) as illustrated in the FIG. 2A, the processor (140) can be configured to modify the display of the at least one data item in the user interface of the first application based on the output of the second application.

The various actions, acts, blocks, steps, or the like in the method may be performed in the order presented, in a different order or simultaneously. Further, in some embodiments, some of the actions, acts, blocks, steps, or the like may be omitted, added, modified, skipped, or the like without departing from the scope of the embodiments.

FIG. 3B is a flow chart illustrating a method modifying the display of the at least one data item in the user interface of the first application based on the output of the second application, according to an embodiment as disclosed herein.

Referring to the FIG. 3B, at step 341, the electronic device (100) establishes the communication between the first application and the second application. For example, in the electronic device (100) as illustrated in the FIG. 2A, the processor (140) can be configured to establish the communication between the first application and the second application.

At step 342, the electronic device (100) provides the context associated with the at least one data item of the first application to the second application. For example, in the electronic device (100) as illustrated in the FIG. 2A, the processor (140) can be configured to provide the context associated with the at least one data item of the first application to the second application.

At step 343, the electronic device (100) extracts the metadata associated with the context of the at least one data item. For example, in the electronic device (100) as illustrated in the FIG. 2A, the processor (140) can be configured to extract the metadata associated with the context of the at least one data item.

At step 344, the electronic device (100) modifies the context associated with the at least one data item of the first application by comparing the metadata associated with the context with the assimilation criteria. For example, in the electronic device (100) as illustrated in the FIG. 2A, the processor (140) can be configured to modify the context associated with the at least one data item of the first application by comparing the metadata associated with the context with the assimilation criteria.

At step 345, the electronic device (100) performs the at least one action to modify the display of the first application based on the modified context. For example, in the electronic device (100) as illustrated in the FIG. 2A, the processor (140) can be configured to perform the at least one action to modify the display of the first application based on the modified context.

FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C are examples illustration for modifying the display of the at least one data item in the user interface of the social networking application based on the second application, according to an embodiment as disclosed herein.

Referring to the FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C, consider that the first application is a social networking application which includes plurality of data items. The plurality of data items in the social networking application includes various posts associated with the user's contacts, advertisements, news portal data items, shopping portal data items, etc. The plurality of data items in the social networking application appear in a random order and the user navigates through the plurality of data items by performing the assimilation event such as scrolling, as shown in step 402 and step 404. Consider that the data item provided in step 402 is relevant to the user as the data item is posted by the user's contact. The data item provided in step 404 may be irrelevant to the user as the data item is an advertisement. Therefore, the plurality of data items through which the user scrolls includes both the relevant and irrelevant data items for the user of the electronic device (100), as shown in step 406.

According to the proposed method, the user activates the second application which is referred to as "smart lens" in the drawings and elsewhere in this application. The second application may be activated from the notification panel, as shown in step 408. In response to activation of the second application the electronic device (100) allows the user to enter the assimilation criteria which is advertisement, as shown in step 410. Further, the electronic device (100) also allows the user to determine the action to be performed on the at least one data item based on the assimilation criteria. At step 410, the user provides the action to be performed on the at least one data item based on the assimilation criteria as "remove". Therefore, the electronic device (100) extracts the meta data associated with the plurality of data items on the social networking application and compares the extracted meta data with the assimilation criteria. Further, when a match is found between the extracted meta data of the one data item of the plurality of data items and the assimilation criteria, then the action provided by the user is performed i.e., the at least one data item which matches with the assimilation criteria is removed from the user interface of the first application.

At step 412 to step 420 (

steps

412, 414, 416, 418 and 420), the user is scrolling the plurality of data items on the first portion of the user interface of the first application into the second application. Based on the assimilation criteria, the at least one data item (posts on the user interface of the first application) which has the advertisement context are filtered from the first application. Only the posts which are not related to the advertisement context are retained on the second portion of the user interface of the first application. Further, the electronic device (100) stores the assimilation criteria and action to be performed on the at least one data item that matches the assimilation criteria in the user profile which is stored in the assimilation database (180).

Therefore, the user filters out the posts which may not be relevant to the user at that instant of time. Further, the next time the user uses the same social networking application, the user's choice of relevant data item may be different and hence the user may change the assimilation criteria accordingly to either retain or remove the at least one data item from the user interface of the first application.

In other example embodiments, the assimilation criteria may be dynamically defined based on the user profile stored in the electronic device (100), dynamically defined based on the user behavior based on a learning and dynamically defined based on the at least one data item of the first application.

The user interface of the first application also provide a "smart lens" folder icon which is in the assimilation database (180) where the at least one data item which matches the assimilation criteria is stored. At step 420, the user selects the "smart lens" folder icon and navigates to the user interface of the "smart lens" folder, as shown in step 422. Further, the electronic device (100) allows the user to perform collective action on the at least one data item in the "smart lens" folder such as delete, mark as important, share the at least one data item in the "smart lens" folder, reduce the size of the one data item in the "smart lens" folder, etc.

In the conventional methods and system, when the user filters the plurality of data items on the user interface of an application, the at least one data item which does not match the filter condition are removed and the user cannot access the at least one data item which does not match the filter condition. Unlike to the conventional methods and systems, in the proposed method the at least one data item which does not match the filter condition is stored in the "smart lens" folder which can be accessed by the user. Further, the "smart lens" folder also auto-categorizes the at least one data item which is in the "smart lens" folder and allows the user to perform collective action.

Referring to the FIGS. 5A and 5B, consider that the first application is the native application of the electronic device (100) such as a messaging application which includes plurality of data items i.e., messages. The plurality of data items in the messaging application includes various messages which are received by the electronic device (100) and also various messages which are sent from the electronic device (100).

The plurality of data items in the messaging application appear in the order of date and time of the message being received/ sent and the user navigates through the plurality of data items by performing the assimilation event such as scrolling, as shown in step 502.

Consider that the user wants to view only those messages which were received from a particular payment application regarding coupons. In the conventional methods and systems, the user cannot view only those messages which were received from the particular payment application regarding coupons. Unlike to the conventional methods and systems, the proposed method allows the user to view only those messages which were received from the particular payment application regarding coupons by setting the assimilation criteria.

At step 504, the user activates the second application from the notification panel. In response to activation of the second application the electronic device (100) allows the user to enter the assimilation criteria which is "Coupons received from the Payment app", as shown in step 506. Further, the electronic device (100) also allows the user to determine the action to be performed on the at least one data item based on the assimilation criteria. At step 506, the user provides the action to be performed on the at least one data item based on the assimilation criteria as "absorb". Therefore, the electronic device (100) extracts the meta data associated with the plurality of data items on the messaging application and compares the extracted meta data with the assimilation criteria. Further, when a match is found between the extracted meta data of the one data item of the plurality of data items and the assimilation criteria, then the action provided by the user is performed i.e., the at least one data item which matches with the assimilation criteria is absorbed by the "smart lens".

At step 508, the user is scrolling "smart lens" over the plurality of data items on the user interface of the first application. Based on the assimilation criteria, the at least one data item which has the "Coupons received from the Payment app" context are filtered from the first application. Only the posts which are not related to the "Coupons received from the Payment app" context are absorbed by the second application i.e., the "smart lens". The user can also choose to perform one of retain, remove, delete, etc the at least one data item which matches the assimilation criteria. Further, the electronic device (100) stores the assimilation criteria and action to be performed on the at least one data item that matches the assimilation criteria in the user profile which is stored in the assimilation database (180).

At step 510, the user accesses the "smart lens" folder and navigates to the user interface of the "smart lens" folder. At step 512, the electronic device (100) allows the user to perform collective action on the at least one data item in the "smart lens" folder. At step 514, the user selects the share the at least one data item in the "smart lens" folder option to share the at least one data item which includes the "Coupons received from the Payment app" context.

A method (or some operations, actions, acts, blocks, steps of the method) of according to various embodiments of the disclosure may be performed, by one of at least one processor (e.g., the processor 140 or a part of the processor 140) or an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 100).

The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the embodiments as described herein.

Claims

A method for context based data items assimilation in an electronic device, comprising:

displaying, by the electronic device, a plurality of data items in a user interface of a first application;

displaying, by the electronic device, a user interface of a second application on at least one portion of the user interface of the first application;

detecting, by the electronic device, an assimilation event to input at least one data item from the plurality of data items of the first application to the second application; and

modifying, by the electronic device, the display of the at least one data item in the user interface of the first application based on an output of the second application.
The method of claim 1, wherein modifying, by the electronic device, the display of the at least one data item in the user interface of the first application based on the output of the second application comprising:

establishing a communication between the first application and the second application;

providing a context associated with the at least one data item of the first application to the second application;

modifying the context associated with the at least one data item of the first application by the second application based on an assimilation criteria; and

performing at least one action to modify the display of the first application based on the modified context.
The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one action is one of:

displaying the at least one data item in the user interface of the first application;

absorbing granularly the at least one data item from the user interface of the first application;

removing the at least one data item from the user interface of the first application and categorizing the at least one data item into at least one category, storing the at least one categorized data item in an assimilation database, performing a common action on the at least one categorized data item in the assimilation database; and

deleting the at least one data item from the user interface of the first application.
The method of claim 2, wherein the assimilation criteria is one of predefined　by a user using the user interface of the second application, dynamically defined based on a user profile stored in the electronic device, dynamically defined based on a user behaviour based on a learning and dynamically defined based on the at least one data item of the first application.
The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface of the second application is positioned in at least one portion of the first application to divide the user interface of the first application into two portions such that the at least one data item is passed though the user interface of the second application based on the assimilation event.
The method of claim 5, wherein a first portion of the two portions displays the plurality of data items and a second portion of the two portions displays the modified display of the data items.
The method of claim 2, wherein the context of the at least one data item is dynamically determined based on at least one of a metadata associated with at least one data item and a content of the at least one data item.
The method of claim 2, modifying, by the electronic device, the context associated with the at least one data item of the first application by the second application based on an assimilation criteria comprising:

extracting a metadata associated with the context of the at least one data item; and

modifying the context associated with the at least one data item of the first application by comparing the metadata associated with the context with the assimilation criteria.
The method of claim 2, wherein the assimilation event is performed by one of

scrolling the at least one data item displayed in the user interface of the first application;

dragging the second user interface over the at least one data item displayed　in the user interface of the first application; and

enabling the second application to automatically assimilate the　at least one data item displayed in the user interface of the first application.
An electronic device for context based data items assimilation, comprising:

a memory;

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

display a plurality of data items in a user interface of a first application;

display a user interface of a second application on at least one portion of the user interface of the first application;

　　　detect an assimilation event to input at least one data item from the plurality of data items of the first application to the second application; and

　　modify the display of the at least one data item in the user interface of the first application based on an output of the second application.
The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to be operated according to one of the methods in claims 2 to 9.