User terminal and method for displaying integrated communication history of the user terminal

Abstract

A method for displaying an integrated communication history of a user terminal includes transmitting or receiving a content using an integrated communication service, collecting communication history of content transmission or reception using the integrated communication service, and generating a user interface feature based on the communication history. A user terminal to display an integrated communication history includes an integrated communication provider to support an integrated communication service, a communicator to transmit or receive content using the integrated communication service, a communication history manager to collect communication history of content transmission or reception using the integrated communication service, an interface manager to generate a user interface feature based on the communication history, and an image display to display a user interface comprising the user interface feature.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for displaying an integrated communication history of a user terminal, the method comprising:
 transmitting or receiving a content using an integrated communication service;   collecting communication history of content transmission or reception using the integrated communication service; and   generating a user interface feature based on the communication history.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 displaying the communication history in association with the user interface feature.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the communication history comprises content information associated with the transmitted or received content. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 classifying the contents according to a content type based on the content information.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining whether an application is running in the user terminal,   wherein the application is an application associated with a Rich Communication Suite (RCS).   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the collecting of the communication history comprises:
 monitoring communication activities of the user terminal in an integrated communication environment;   collecting content information when a communication activity is detected; and   generating the communication history using at least one piece of content information.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein content information comprises at least one of a file extension, a file name, a time of transmission or reception, and sender or recipient information. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the content information is collected by analyzing header information of the content. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the generating a user interface feature comprises:
 loading the communication history; and   displaying a user interface comprising a user interface set by an application stored in the user terminal and the generated user interface feature.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 selecting a communication history for loading,   wherein the communication history to be loaded is selected based on at least one of a content type, sender information, and information included in an address book.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface feature comprises at least one of an icon, a text book, a drop down menu, a menu button for performing an operation, and a menu list. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface feature indicates a type of the content transmitted or received by the user terminal. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the user interface is displayed to hide locked content. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the user interface is displayed with respect to at least one of a content type, sender or recipient information associated with the communication history, and a contact stored in the user terminal. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the integrated communication service includes an RCS service. 
     
     
         16 . A user terminal to display an integrated communication history, the user terminal comprising:
 an integrated communication provider to support an integrated communication service;   a communicator to transmit or receive content using the integrated communication service;   a communication history manager to collect communication history of content transmission or reception using the integrated communication service;   an interface manager to generate a user interface feature based on the communication history; and   an image display to display a user interface comprising the user interface feature.   
     
     
         17 . The user terminal of  claim 16 , wherein the image display displays the communication history in association with the user interface feature. 
     
     
         18 . The user terminal of  claim 16 , wherein the communication history manager monitors communication activities of the user terminal in an integrated communication environment, collects content information when a communication activity is detected, and generates the communication history using at least one piece of content information. 
     
     
         19 . The user terminal of  claim 16 , wherein the interface manager loads the communication history, and the image display displays a user interface set by an application stored in the user terminal and the generated user interface feature. 
     
     
         20 . The user terminal of  claim 16 , wherein the user interface feature indicates a type of the content transmitted or received by the user terminal. 
     
     
         21 . The user terminal of  claim 16 , wherein the integrated communication service includes a Rich Communication Suite (RCS) service. 
     
     
         22 . A method for displaying an integrated communication history of a user terminal, the method comprising:
 collecting content transmission or reception history in an integrated communication environment; and   displaying a user interface comprising information associated with the content transmission or reception history.