METHOD OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING INTERNET ADDRESS IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL

• US 20080220748A1
• Filed: 07/17/2007
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: PARK, Yeon-Woo
• Granted Patent: US 8,140,058 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72466 with selection means, e.g. keys, having functions defined by the mode or the status of the device

Abstract

A mobile terminal communication method including accessing a Web page of a specific Internet address using a web browser on a first mobile terminal, entering a message input screen on which information related to the specific Internet address is automatically displayed, and transmitting a message including the information related to the specific Internet address to at least a second mobile terminal.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal communication method, comprising:

accessing a Web page of a specific Internet address using a web browser on a first mobile terminal;

entering a message input screen on which information related to the specific Internet address is automatically displayed; and

transmitting a message including the information related to the specific Internet address to at least a second mobile terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the specific Internet address in an Internet address list in a memory of the first mobile terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting step transmits the message including the information related to the specific Internet address using at least one type of messaging service including a short message service (SMS), a multimedia message service (MMS), an e-mail service and instant messaging service (iMS) provided on the first mobile terminal.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the type of the messaging service is automatically determined without intervention from a user based on a transmission amount of the information related to the specific Internet address.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the information related to the specific Internet address comprises at least one of the specific Internet address, a title of the Web page, and an image representing the Web page.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

capturing an image of the accessed Web page, wherein the transmitted message comprises the captured image.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing at least one image corresponding to the accessed Web page, wherein the transmitted message comprises the stored at least one image.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitted message comprises an identifier indicating that the transmitted message comprises the information related to the Internet address.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein after entering the message input screen, the method further comprises accessing another Web page of another specific Internet address using the web browser on the first mobile terminal, and adding the another specific Internet address to the information in the message input screen.

10. A mobile terminal communication method, comprising:

displaying a plurality of Internet addresses on a first mobile terminal;

selecting at least one Internet address of the plurality of Internet addresses; and

transmitting a message including information related to the selected at least one Internet address to at least a second terminal.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the transmitting step transmits the message including the information related to the selected at least one Internet address using at least one type of messaging service including a short message service (SMS), a multimedia message service (MMS), an e-mail service and instant messaging service (IMS) provided on the first mobile terminal.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the type of the messaging service is automatically determined without intervention from a user based on a transmission amount of the information related to the specific Internet address.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the information related to the selected Internet address comprises at least one of the selected Internet address, a title of the Web page, and an image representing the Web page.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the transmitted message comprises an identifier indicating that the transmitted message comprises the information related to the Internet address.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of Internet addresses is pre-stored by a user of the first terminal.

16. A mobile terminal communication method, comprising:

receiving, at a receiving terminal and from a transmitting mobile communication terminal, a message including information related to a specific Internet address indicating a specific web page; and

displaying the message including the information related to the specific Internet address on the receiving tenninal.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

storing the specific Internet address in an Internet address list on the receiving terminal.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

accessing the specific Web page in the displayed message by touching the information related to the specific Internet address or by selecting a key button or menu option on the receiving terminal.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the specific Internet address includes a plurality of Internet addresses, and the method further comprises:

selecting one of the plurality of Internet addresses; and

accessing a Web page corresponding to the selected one of the plurality of Internet addresses.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the information related to the specific Internet address comprises at least one of the specific Internet address, a title of the Web page, and an image representing the Web page.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein the received message comprises an identifier indicating that the transmitted message comprises the information related to the Internet address.

22. A mobile communication system, comprising:

a first terminal configured to access a Web page of a specific Internet address using a web browser on the first mobile terminal, to enter a message input screen on which information related to the specific Internet address is automatically displayed, and to transmit a message including the information related to the specific Internet address; and

a second mobile terminal configured to receive the message transmitting from the first terminal.

23. The system of claim 22, further comprising:

a web server configured to provide the Web page of the specific Internet address to the first and second mobile terminals.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the first terminal transmits the message including the information related to the specific Internet address using at least one type of messaging service including a short message service (SMS), a multimedia message service (MMS), an e-mail service and instant messaging service (IMS) provided on the first mobile terminal.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the type of the messaging service is automatically determined by the first terminal without intervention from a user based on a transmission amount of the specific Internet address.

26. The system of claim 23, wherein the information related to the specific Internet address comprises at least one of the specific Internet address, a title of the Web page, and an image representing the Web page.

27. The system of claim 23, wherein the first terminal captures an image of the accessed Web page, and the transmitted message comprises the captured image.

28. The system of claim 23, wherein the first terminal stores at least one image corresponding to the accessed Web page, and the transmitted message comprises the stored at least one image.

29. The system of claim 23, wherein the transmitted message comprises an identifier indicating that the transmitted message comprises the information related to the Internet address.

30. A cell phone, comprising:

a wireless communication module configured to receive a Short Message Service (SMS) text message from at least one other cell phone, said SMS text message including at least one selectable link;

a touch-screen display configured to be touched by a user; and

a controller configured to determine that the user has touched the selectable link and to connect to an entity associated with the selectable link touched by the user.

31. The cell phone of claim 30, wherein the selectable link includes one of a URL, a URI and a phone number.

32. The cell phone of claim 30, wherein the entity associated with the selectable link comprises a web page.

33. The cell phone of claim 30, wherein the selectable link is underlined to indicate to the user the link is selectable.

34. A method of operating a cell phone, the method comprising:

receiving a Short Message Service (SMS) text message from at least one other cell phone, said SMS text message including at least one selectable link;

displaying the SMS text message on a touch screen display of the cell phone;

determining that the user has touched the selectable link; and

connecting to an entity associated with the selectable link touched by the user.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the selectable link includes one of a URL, a URI and a phone number.

36. The method of claim 34, wherein the entity associated with the selectable link comprises a web page.

37. The method of claim 34, further comprising:

underlining the selectable link to indicate to the user the link is selectable.