Mobile terminal and control method

• US 10,225,697 B2
• Filed: 03/05/2018
• Issued: 03/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: GoldPeak Innovations Inc.
• Inventors: Lee, Tae Young, Kim, Tae Yong
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Danh C
• Application Number:
  US15/911,495
• Publication Number:
  US 20180199165A1
• Time in Patent Office: 365 Days
• Field of Search: 4554141, 455418, 455419, 4555501, 715761
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2812 describing content present in a home automation network, e.g. audio video content retrieval from the Internet G06F16/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2814 Exchanging control software or macros for controlling appliance services in a home automation network arrangements for maintenance or administration involving configuration of the network and network elements H04L41/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services

Abstract

A mobile terminal and control method to share content with a device and control the device are provide. The mobile terminal includes a communication unit to communicate with a host and the device; a search unit to receive content information and device information; an input unit to receive a content selection signal and a device selection signal; and a control unit to control the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal receives content information from a host and selects content to be outputted to a device selected from device information from the host. The mobile terminal controls the selected device using control commands transmitted to the selected device based on a control mode. If the control mode is not stored in the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal may receive the control mode from the host.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a communication unit configured to communicate with a host;

a display configured to display content information received from the host;

an input unit configured to receive a signal selecting content and controlling output of the selected content; and

a control unit configured to generate a first command selecting the content to be outputted to a device and a second command controlling output of the selected content to the device, and to control the communication unit to transmit the first command and the second command to the host.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising a search unit to receive the content information from the host.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, further comprising a memory unit to store the content information.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the control unit receives additional information including one or more of information about the content, evaluation details, directions and outlines about the selected content from the host.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the control unit controls the display to display the additional information.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the control unit further transmits a control command specifying an output method for the selected content to the host.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the control unit transmits a control command for recovering the selected content to the host or the selected device.

8. A control method of a mobile terminal, comprising:

communicating with a host;

displaying content information received from the host receiving a signal selecting content and controlling output of the selected content;

generating a first command selecting the content to be outputted to a device and a second command controlling output of the selected content to the device; and

controlling the communication unit to transmit the first command and the second command to the host.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the receiving of the signal selecting content and controlling output of the selected content comprises:

storing content information; and

receiving a content selection signal.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving the content information from the host.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

storing the content information.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving additional information including one or more of information about the content, evaluation details, directions and outlines about the selected content from the host.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

displaying the additional information.