Method for executing program and electronic device thereof

Abstract

A method in an electronic device, includes receiving an instruction including an implicit call, identifying at least one program corresponding to the instruction of the implicit call, when a number of the identified program is more than one, providing a first program of the identified program corresponding to the implicit call, and displaying a second program of the identified program corresponding to the implicit call during running of the first program. An electronic device includes a processor configure to create an object representing an implicit call, provide a plurality of programs to created object, determine a first program among the plurality of programs, and execute the first program when the object is selected, and provide at least one second program among the programs during executing the first program.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus comprising:
 an audio processing module;   a display;   memory to store a plurality of applications; and   a processor adapted to:
 receive a sound input using the audio processing module; 
 determine, from the plurality of applications, a first application and a second application capable of providing a function corresponding to the sound input; 
 display, via the display, a list of a first visual object indicative of the first application and a second visual object indicative of the second application; 
 obtain a first input with respect to a visual object selected from the first and second visual objects; 
 in response to the first input, display, via the display, a notification bar along with a user interface of an application selected from the first and second applications and corresponding to the visual object, the displaying of the notification bar including displaying at least part of an indication on the notification bar while the application is executed; 
 obtain a second input with respect to the at least part of the indication displayed on the notification bar; and 
 display, via the display, the list of the first and second visual objects in response to the second input. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
 perform the displaying of the list such that each of the first and second visual objects is in a substantially rectangular form and adjacent to the other.   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
 perform the displaying of the list such that a first text corresponding to the first application is associated with the first visual object, and a second text corresponding to the second application is associated with the second visual object.   
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
 display a text as at least one portion of the indication.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
 execute a voice recognition application prior to the receiving, the executing including displaying another indication indicating that the voice recognition application is in a state to listen to a voice command relative to the sound input.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a database including the plurality of applications stored in the memory, wherein the processor is adapted to:
 select, as at least part of the determining, the first and second applications from the database based at least in part on the sound input.   
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
 output, as at least part of the displaying of the list, an audio indication corresponding to the list of the first and second visual objects using the audio processing module.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
 set, after the obtaining, the application as a default application corresponding to the sound input such that the application can be automatically selected in response to the sound input.   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the process is adapted to:
 refrain from displaying of the indication from the notification bar in response to the second input.   
     
     
         10 . A method comprising:
 receiving, at an electronic device, a sound input using a sound input module operatively coupled with the electronic device;   determining, from a plurality of applications stored in memory operatively coupled with the electronic device, a first application and a second application capable of providing a function corresponding to the sound input;   displaying, via a display operatively coupled with the electronic device, a list of a first visual object indicative of the first application and a second visual object indicative of the second application;   obtaining a first input with respect to a visual object selected from the first and second visual objects;   in response to the first input, displaying, via the display, a notification bar along with a user interface of an application selected from the first and second applications and corresponding to the visual object, the displaying of the notification bar including displaying at least part of an indication on the notification bar while the application is executed;   obtaining a second input with respect to the at least part of the indication displayed on the notification bar; and   displaying, via the display, the list of the first and second visual objects in response to the second input.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the displaying of the list comprises:
 displaying the list such that each of the first and second visual objects is in a substantially rectangular form and adjacent to the other.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the displaying of the first and second visual objects comprises:
 displaying the list such that a first text corresponding to the first application is associated with the first visual object, and a second text corresponding to the second application is associated with the second visual object.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the displaying of the at least part of indication comprises:
 displaying a text as at least one portion of the indication.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 executing a voice recognition application prior to the receiving, the executing including displaying another indication indicating that the voice recognition application is in a state to listen to a voice command relative to the sound input.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising a database including the plurality of applications stored in the memory, wherein the determining comprises:
 selecting the first and second applications from the database based at least in part on the sound input.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the displaying of the list comprises:
 outputting an audio indication corresponding to the list of the first and second visual objects using an audio processing module.   
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, at an electronic device, a sound input using a sound input module operatively coupled with the electronic device;   determining, from a plurality of applications stored in memory operatively coupled with the electronic device, at least one application capable of providing a function corresponding to the sound input;   displaying, via a display operatively coupled with the electronic device, at least one visual object indicative of the at least one application;   obtaining a first input with respect to a visual object selected from the at least one visual object;   in response to the first input, displaying, via the display, a notification bar along with a user interface of an application selected from the at least one application and corresponding to the visual object, the displaying of the notification bar including displaying at least part of an indication on the notification bar while the user interface of the application is displayed;   obtaining a second input with respect to the at least part of the indication displayed on the notification bar; and   displaying, via the display, the at least one visual object in response to the second input.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of  claim 17 , wherein the at least one application comprises a first application and a second application, wherein the displaying of the at least one visual object comprises:
 displaying a first visual object corresponding to the first application and a second visual object corresponding to the second application.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of  claim 18 , wherein the displaying of the first and second visual object comprises:
 displaying such that each of the first and second visual objects is in a substantially rectangular form and adjacent to the other.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of  claim 18 , wherein the displaying of the first and second visual object comprises:
 displaying such that a first text corresponding to the first application is associated with the first visual object, and a second text corresponding to the second application is associated with the second visual object.