MOBILE TERMINAL CAPABLE OF PROVIDING WEATHER INFORMATION AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20090186604A1
• Filed: 01/13/2009
• Published: 07/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Ruy, Hye Jin, Heo, Jeong Yun, Lee, Dong Seok, Kim, Moon Ju, Chung, Jin Woo
• Granted Patent: US 8,306,515 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.300
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/503 Blending, e.g. for anti-aliasing
• 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 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264

Abstract

A method of controlling a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes displaying a first screen image, receiving weather information, providing a semi-transparent filter effect corresponding to the weather information, and overlaying the semi-transparent filter effect onto the first screen image to create a second composite image, and displaying the second composite image. A mobile terminal is also provided, which includes a display module configured to display a first screen image as an idle screen background, a wireless communication unit configured to receive weather information through a communication network, and a controller configured to overlay a semi-transparent filter effect corresponding to the received weather information onto the first screen image to create a second composite image, and then to display the second composite image.

Claims

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

displaying a first screen image;

receiving weather information;

providing a semi-transparent filter effect corresponding to the weather information; and

overlaying the semi-transparent filter effect onto the first screen image to create a second composite image; and

displaying the second composite image.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first screen image is an idle screen background.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second composite image is a new idle screen background.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the semi-transparent filter effect covers a majority of the first screen image.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the semi-transparent filter effect covers an entirety of the first screen image.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first screen image is chosen in response to a user command.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the weather information is provided in real time through a communication network.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the semi-transparent filter effect corresponding to the weather information includes at least one of a filter effect for applying a halation effect to the first screen image, an filter effect for overlaying an image of water drops over the first screen image, and an filter effect for overlaying an image of snow over the first screen image.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising applying the semi-transparent filter effect corresponding to the weather information to a message and transmitting the message.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a menu icon corresponding to the received weather information.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising outputting an alarm signal based on the received weather information.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the alarm signal is at least one of an alarm sound and an alarm voice message corresponding to the received weather information.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising modifying previously set alarm settings according to the received weather information such that an alarm is set to go off later or earlier than a previously set original alarm time.

14. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display module configured to display a first screen image as an idle screen background;

a wireless communication unit configured to receive weather information through a communication network; and

a controller configured to overlay a semi-transparent filter effect corresponding to the received weather information onto the first screen image to create a second composite image, and then to display the second composite image.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the second composite image is a new idle screen background.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the semi-transparent filter effect covers a majority of the first screen image.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the semi-transparent filter effect covers an entirety of the first screen image.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 14, further comprising a memory configured to store at least one semi-transparent filter effect corresponding to the weather information.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein the at least one semi-transparent filter effect corresponding to the weather information includes at least one of a filter effect for applying a halation effect to the first screen image, an filter effect for overlaying an image of water drops over the first screen image, and an filter effect for overlaying an image of snow over the first screen image.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein the controller controls alarm information corresponding to the received weather information to be output.