MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION USING AN INFORMATION DISPLAY FUNCTION

• US 20080113688A1
• Filed: 11/14/2007
• Published: 05/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Sang Hyuck, Kang, Min Hun
• Application Number:
  US11/940,243
• Publication Number:
  US 20080113688A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0279 Improving the user comfort or ergonomics
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

A mobile communication terminal and method of displaying information using an information display function are provided in which at least one of a gravitational motion of a display unit and a rotational motion of a display unit is detected. An information display direction is adjusted according to the detected motion. The present invention includes a display unit configured to display information, a detecting unit configured to detect at least one of a gravitational direction of the display unit and a rotational direction of the display unit and a control unit configured to adjust a display direction of the information displayed on the display unit using the at least one of the detected gravitational direction and the rotational direction.

Claims

1. A mobile communication terminal having an information display function, the mobile communication terminal comprising:

a display unit displaying information;

a detecting unit detecting at least one of a gravitational direction of the display unit and a rotational direction of the display unit; and

a control unit adjusting a display direction of the information displayed on the display unit using the at least one of the gravitational direction and the rotational direction detected by the detecting unit.

2. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a measuring unit measuring at least one of remaining battery quantity, remaining memory quantity, call reception sensitivity, network reception sensitivity, amount of data downloaded and broadcast reception sensitivity.

3. The mobile communication terminal of claim 2, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display an indication of a size of the measurement performed by the measuring unit as the information displayed by the display unit.

4. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the detecting unit comprises a sensor detecting the at least one of the gravitational direction and the rotational direction.

5. The mobile communication terminal of claim 4, wherein the sensor comprises at least one of a gravity detecting sensor, a rotation detecting sensor and a gyro-sensor.

6. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the control unit adjusts the display direction of the information displayed on the display unit in a direction vertical to the detected gravitational direction.

7. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the control unit adjusts the display direction of the information displayed on the display unit in a direction opposite to the detected rotational direction.

8. The mobile communication terminal of claim 7, wherein the control unit adjusts the display direction according to a detected rotational angle.

9. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1 wherein the information displayed by the display unit comprises at least one of a list of menu items, a character message, a data list, a moving picture and a still picture.

10. A method of displaying information in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

detecting at least one of a gravitational direction of a display unit and a rotational direction of a display unit; and

adjusting a display direction of information displayed on the display unit using the detected at least one of the gravitational direction and the rotational direction.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

setting an information display function according to a motion direction.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

measuring at least one of remaining battery quantity, remaining memory quantity, call reception sensitivity, network reception sensitivity, amount of data downloaded and broadcast reception sensitivity.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying an indication of a size of the measurement performed as the information displayed on the display unit.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein detecting the at least one of the gravitational direction and the rotational direction comprises controlling a sensor.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the display direction of the information displayed on the display unit is adjusted in a direction vertical to the detected gravitational direction.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the display direction of the information displayed on the display unit is adjusted in a direction opposite to the detected rotational direction.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the display direction of the information is adjusted according to an angle of detected rotation.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the information displayed on the display unit comprises at least one of a list of menu items, a character message, a data list, a moving picture and a still picture.

19. A method of displaying information in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

setting an information display function according to a motion direction;

displaying an indication of a size of a measurement performed on a display unit;

detecting at least one of a gravitational direction of the display unit and a rotational direction of the display unit; and

adjusting a display direction of the indication displayed on the display unit using the detected at least one of the gravitational direction and the rotational direction.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the display direction of the indication is adjusted in one of a direction vertical to the detected gravitational direction and a direction opposite to the detected rotational direction.