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Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017

Filed:

May. 12, 2014
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Seokjin Chang, Suwon-si, KR;

Sangho Yi, Seoul, KR;

Muwoong Lee, Cheongju-si, KR;

Sumin Lim, Yongin-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/48 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/4843 (2013.01); H04W 52/0258 (2013.01); Y02B 60/144 (2013.01);
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.


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