COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20090157632A1
• Filed: 11/26/2008
• 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: Ryu, Je Hun, Lim, Geun Cheol, So, Hyeon Joo
• Granted Patent: US 8,868,581 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/20 of structured data, e.g. relational data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters

Abstract

A communication device and method of controlling an operation of a communication device are provided, by which an application can be efficiently selected according to location information. The communication device includes a wireless communication unit for determining a location using received information, a controller for generating location information based on the determined location and searching for an application corresponding to the location information, and a display for displaying an indicator of the searched application.

Claims

1. A communication device, comprising:

a wireless communication unit for determining location using received information;

a controller for generating location information according to the determined location and searching for an application corresponding to the location information; and

a display for displaying an indicator of the searched application.

2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the controller specifies at least one application according to the location information.

3. The communication device of claim 2, wherein, the controller stops displaying an indicator of a previously searched application and displays an indicator of the at least one specified application if the previously searched application no longer corresponds to the location information.

4. The communication device of claim 2, further comprising a user input unit for selecting the displayed indicator and wherein the controller executes the application corresponding to the selected indicator.

5. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the controller searches for state setting information corresponding to the location information and changes a state according to the searched state setting information.

6. The communication device of claim 5, wherein the state setting information comprises setting information related to at least one of a background image, an announcing mode or a network change.

7. The communication device of claim 6, wherein the wireless communication unit transmits an operation control signal to an external device according to the searched state setting information.

8. A method of controlling an operation in a communication device, the method comprising:

determining a location using received information;

generating location information according to the determined location;

searching for an application corresponding to the location information; and

displaying an indicator of the searched application.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying the searched application comprises specifying at least one application according to the location information.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein displaying the searched application further comprises no longer displaying an indicator of a previously searched application and displaying an indicator of the at least one specified application if the previously searched application no longer corresponds to the location information.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising receiving a user input unit for selecting the displayed indicator and executing the application corresponding to the selected indicator.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising searching for state setting information corresponding to the location information and changing a state of the communication device according to the searched state setting information.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the state setting information comprises setting information related to at least one of a background image, an announcing mode or a network change.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising transmitting an operation control signal to an external device according to the searched state setting information.

15. A method of controlling an operation in a communication device, the method comprising:

determining a location using received information;

generating location information based on the determined location;

searching for state setting information corresponding to the location information; and

changing a state of the communication device according to the searched state setting information.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the state setting information comprises setting information related to at least one of a background image, an announcing mode or a network change.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising transmitting an operation control signal to an external device according to the searched state setting information.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

searching for an application corresponding to the location information; and

displaying an indicator of the searched application.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein displaying the searched application comprises:

specifying at least one application according to the location information; and

no longer displaying an indicator of a previously searched application and displaying an indicator of the at least one specified application if the previously searched application no longer corresponds to the location information.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising receiving a user input unit for selecting the displayed indicator and executing the application corresponding to the selected indicator.