Abstract:
A method of determining a second application related to a first application being executed by using a use log of a portable terminal and executing the second application according to a user input and an apparatus for supporting the same are provided. The portable terminal may determine the second application related to the first application being executed, based on a use log collected in a previous context state identical or similar to a current context state of a user. At this time, in order to determine the current context state of the user, the portable terminal may use information related to a location of the portable terminal and information related to a current time.
Abstract:
When a communication occurs in an electronic device, groups are automatically generated according to the user's situation by: storing a communication history in a database; generating a first group from the database on the basis of the time and location information stored in the database at a predetermined time; retrieving a transmission list from the database and generating a second group from the database on the basis of an identifier of an opposing party included in the transmission list; retrieving a reception list from the database and generating a third group from the database on the basis of an identifier of an opposing party included in the reception list and the identifier of the opposing party included in the transmission list; and generating a fourth group on the basis of the information commonly included in at least two groups of the first group, the second group and the third group.
Abstract:
A user preference analysis method and device are provided for providing a user with customized content through preference analysis based on the user's content consumption activity. The user preference analysis method includes displaying content data on a screen of the device in response to a user input; recording content information about the content data displayed on the screen; analyzing a user preference based on the recorded content information; and storing a user preference analysis result for the content data.