MANAGING DIGITAL FILES IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20090070339A1
• Filed: 04/07/2008
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Cho, Hyeyoun, Shim, Kyu Dae, Lim, Sang Yeon, Kim, Huhn
• Granted Patent: US 8,417,663 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files

Abstract

A file management method of a mobile terminal, the method including entering a mode configured to receive a file identifier, detecting the file identifier via an input device, associating the file identifier with the a file location in the mobile terminal, and detecting a selection of at least one file from a displayed file list, wherein the selected at least one file is accessible from the file location when an input value matches the file identifier. A mobile terminal for adding files includes a memory unit for storing a plurality of files and a file identifier set to correspond to a specific input signal, a display unit for displaying a list of files and file identifiers, the list comprising all or a specific category of the plurality of files and file identifiers, an input unit for selecting at least one file from the displayed file list and generating a specific input signal corresponding to the file identifier of the selected at least one file, a transceiving unit for communicating with a terminal, by sending and receiving files, and a controller for adding the selected at least one file to a file location associated with the specific input signal.

Claims

1. A file management method of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

entering a mode configured to receive a file identifier;

detecting the file identifier via an input device;

associating the file identifier with the a file location in the mobile terminal; and

detecting a selection of at least one file from a displayed file list, wherein the selected at least one file is accessible from the file location when an input value matches the file identifier.

2. The file management method of claim 1, wherein the file location comprises one of a Playlist and a memory location.

3. The file management method of claim 1, wherein a new file location is assigned to the input value if the input value does not match the file identifier.

4. The file management method of claim 3, wherein a title of the new file location is user selectable.

5. The file management method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a plurality of file items with corresponding file identifiers.

6. The file management method of claim 1, wherein the input device comprises one of a keypad and touch screen.

7. The file management method of claim 1, wherein the file location is associated with a file organization of multimedia files.

8. The file management method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a plurality of file items and file identifiers for selection by a user.

9. The file management method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a plurality of file items and file identifiers for selection by a user, wherein the selection of the at least one file comprises using a drag and drop of one of the plurality of file items to a desired file identifier.

10. The file management method of claim 1, wherein the input device comprises a touch screen and the input value is recognized from contact on the touch screen that displays the file list.

11. A mobile terminal for adding files, the mobile terminal comprising:

a memory unit for storing a plurality of files and a file identifier set to correspond to a specific input signal;

a display unit for displaying a list of files and file identifiers, the list comprising all or a specific category of the plurality of files and file identifiers;

an input unit for selecting at least one file from the displayed file list and generating a specific input signal corresponding to the file identifier of the selected at least one file;

a transceiving unit for communicating with a terminal, by sending and receiving files; and

a controller for adding the selected at least one file to a file location associated with the specific input signal.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller assigns a new file location to the specific input if the specific input signal does not match the file identifier.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller allows a user to input a title for the new file location.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the user inputs the title for the new file location via the input unit.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the input unit comprises one of a keypad and a touch screen.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the keypad of the input unit comprises at least one of a stick type input and a rotary type input.