MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING WIRELESS DEVICES THEREOF

• US 20090156123A1
• Filed: 06/30/2008
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Min-Sup
• Granted Patent: US 8,391,787 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72472 wherein the items are sorted according to specific criteria, e.g. frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A mobile terminal includes a wireless communication unit for searching for wireless devices for pairing with the mobile terminal, a controller for determining a priority of each of the searched wireless devices according to a specific condition, and a display unit for displaying the searched wireless devices, wherein each searched wireless device is particularly displayed on a display region with respect to the other searched wireless devices according to its determined priority.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a wireless communication unit for searching for wireless devices for pairing with the mobile terminal;

a controller for determining a priority of each of the searched wireless devices according to a specific condition; and

a display unit for displaying the searched wireless devices, wherein each searched wireless device is particularly displayed on a display region with respect to the other searched wireless devices according to its determined priority.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller displays a searched wireless device having a higher priority above a searched wireless device having a lower priority on the display region.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller displays a searched wireless device having a higher priority closer to a center of the display region relative to a searched wireless device having a lower priority.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller displays a searched wireless device having a higher priority with a larger size on the display region relative to a searched wireless device having a lower priority.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller displays the searched wireless devices using names of the wireless devices.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller displays the searched wireless devices using a specific image for each kind of wireless device.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the specific condition comprises:

device number of pairing frequencies;

alphabetical device name order;

recent access to device;

device access time;

device signal reception sensitivity;

device range;

device type; and

service capability of device.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller registers at least one wireless device selected from the searched wireless devices displayed, wherein the at least one wireless device is selected according to a touch or button input manner.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the controller periodically inquires about the registered wireless devices and displays the inquired wireless devices, classifying each of the inquired wireless devices as accessible or inaccessible according to whether each of the inquired wireless devices responded to the inquiries.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller connects the mobile terminal to at least one wireless device displayed when the at least one wireless device is selected according to a touch or button input manner.

11. A method of searching and pairing wireless devices with a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

searching for wireless devices for pairing with the mobile terminal;

determining a priority of each of the searched wireless devices according to a specific condition; and

displaying the searched wireless devices on a display region according to determined priorities.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein a searched wireless device having a higher priority is displayed above a searched wireless device having a lower priority on the display region.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein a searched wireless device having a higher priority is displayed closer to a center of the display region relative to a searched wireless device having a lower priority.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein a searched wireless device having a higher priority is displayed with a larger size on the display region relative to a searched wireless device having a lower priority.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the searched wireless devices are displayed using names of the wireless devices.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the searched wireless devices are displayed using a specific image for each kind of wireless device.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the specific condition comprises:

device number of pairing frequencies;

alphabetical device name order;

recent access to device;

device access time;

device signal reception sensitivity;

device range;

device type; and

service capability of device.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

registering at least one wireless device selected from the searched wireless devices displayed,

wherein the at least one wireless device is selected according to a touch or button input manner.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

periodically inquiring about the registered wireless devices; and

displaying the inquired wireless devices, classifying each of the inquired wireless devices as accessible or inaccessible according to whether each of the inquired wireless devices responded to the inquiries.

20. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

connecting the mobile terminal to at least one wireless device displayed when the at least one wireless device is selected according to a touch or button input manner.