Method for transmitting message and electronic device thereof

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for transmitting a message in an electronic device are provided. The method for transmitting a hidden message includes displaying one or more hiding frames in an input message display area of a display, and transmitting a message including information on the hiding frame.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:
 displaying one or more hiding frames in an input message display area of a display; and   transmitting a message including information on the hiding frame.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the hiding frame comprises, when a touch on the input message display area is sensed, displaying the one or more hiding frames at one or more points where the touch is sensed. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising displaying the message in the input message display area before or after the hiding frame is displayed. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitting of the message comprises transmitting the message and hiding frame information on the one or more hiding frames included in the message to a counterpart electronic device, and
 wherein the hiding frame information comprises one or more of a location, a shape, and a size of the hiding frame included in the message.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising setting a hiding check option on the hiding frame after the hiding frame is displayed,
 wherein the hiding check option comprises one or more of a touch movement method on the hiding frame, user authentication on the hiding frame, and a number of times the hiding frame can be removed.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising changing one or more of a shape, a size, and a location of the hiding frame by considering touch information on the hiding frame after the hiding frame is displayed. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the hiding frame comprises displaying the one or more hiding frames on a second display layer which exists on an upper layer of a first display layer which displays the message on the input message display area. 
     
     
         8 . A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:
 checking whether a message to be displayed on a display comprises one or more hiding areas; and   when the message comprises the one or more hiding areas, displaying on the display a message text except for a message text that is included in the one or more hiding areas.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the checking of whether the message comprises the one or more hiding areas comprises checking whether the message comprises one or more hiding areas using hiding frame information on the message. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 displaying a hiding frame in each hiding area;   checking a hiding check option on each hiding frame; and   when an input signal corresponding to the hiding check option of each hiding frame is received, displaying a message text of a corresponding hiding frame area,   wherein the hiding check option comprises one or more of a touch movement method on the hiding frame, user authentication on the hiding frame, and a number of times that the hiding frame can be removed.   
     
     
         11 . An electronic device comprising:
 a display; and   at least one processor,   wherein the processor is configured to control to display one or more hiding frames in an input message display area of the display, and to transmit a message including information on the hiding frame.   
     
     
         12 . The electronic device of  claim 11 , wherein, when a touch on the input message display area is sensed, the processor controls to display the one or more hiding frames at one or more points where the touch is sensed. 
     
     
         13 . The electronic device of  claim 11 , wherein the processor controls to display an input message in the input message display area before or after the hiding frame is displayed. 
     
     
         14 . The electronic device of  claim 11 , wherein the processor controls to transmit the message and hiding frame information on the one or more hiding frames included in the message to a counterpart electronic device, and
 wherein the hiding frame information comprises one or more of a location, a shape, and a size of the hiding frame included in the message.   
     
     
         15 . The electronic device of  claim 11 , wherein the processor sets a hiding check option on the hiding frame, and
 wherein the hiding check option comprises one or more of a touch movement method on the hiding frame, user authentication on the hiding frame, and a number of times the hiding frame can be removed.   
     
     
         16 . The electronic device of  claim 11 , wherein the processor changes one or more of a shape, a size, and a location of the hiding frame displayed on the input message display area by considering touch information on the hiding frame. 
     
     
         17 . The electronic device of  claim 11 , wherein the display displays the one or more hiding frames on a first display layer which displays the message on the input message display area and a second display layer which exists on an upper layer of the first display layer. 
     
     
         18 . An electronic device comprising:
 a display; and   at least one processor,   wherein, when a message to be displayed on the display comprises one or more hiding areas, the processor is configured to control to display on the display a message text except for a message text that is included in the one or more hiding areas.   
     
     
         19 . The electronic device of  claim 18 , wherein the processor checks whether the message comprises one or more hiding areas using hiding frame information on the message. 
     
     
         20 . The electronic device of  claim 18 , wherein the processor controls to display a hiding frame in each hiding area, to check a hiding check option on each hiding frame, and, to display a message text of a corresponding hiding frame area when an input signal corresponding to the hiding check option of each hiding frame is received, and
 wherein the hiding check option comprises one or more of a touch movement method on the hiding frame, user authentication on the hiding frame, and a number of times that the hiding frame can be removed.