MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION USING THE SAME

• US 20100031174A1
• Filed: 03/12/2009
• Published: 02/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, In Hwan
• Application Number:
  US12/402,846
• Publication Number:
  US 20100031174A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0444 using a single conductive element covering the whole sensing surface, e.g. by sensing the electrical current flowing at the corners
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

A wireless communication terminal is provided for use in interactive communication with a base station (BS) to allow exchange of displayed image related information. A display is configured to display a broadcast image from the BS. The broadcast image is associated with a time stamp recognized by the BS. The broadcast image includes an object displayed on the display. An input module is configured to recognize a selected position on the display associated with the object. A controller is in communication with the display and the input module. The controller is configured to associate the selected position with the object, to provide coordinate data corresponding to the selected position, to provide to the BS a time reference in relation to the time stamp when the selected position is recognized, to receive from the BS object information related to the object, and to display the object information received from the BS.

Claims

1. A wireless communication terminal for use in an interactive communication with a base station to allow exchange of displayed image related information, comprising:

a display configured to display a broadcast image from the base station, the broadcast image being associated with a time stamp recognized by the base station, the broadcast image comprising an object displayed on the display;

an input module configured to recognize a selected position on the display associated with the object; and

a controller in communication with the display and the input module, the controller being configured to associate the selected position with the object, to provide coordinate data corresponding to the selected position, to provide to the base station a time reference in relation to the time stamp when the selected position is recognized, to receive from the base station object information related to the object, and to display the object information received from the base station.

2. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the input module comprises a touch screen for sensing a user touch and for recognizing the selected position.

3. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the object information comprises at least one of price, manufacturer, or production description.

4. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to receive the object information through one of a text message, a multimedia message, or an electronic e-mail.

5. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to provide an activation icon on the display for allowing or disallowing a user to select the selected position on the display associated with the object.

6. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller receives the object information in the form of a character message from the network.

7. The wireless communication terminal of claim 6, wherein the character message is a short-message-service message or a multimedia-messaging-service message.

8. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1, further comprising a memory for storing available interactive functions.

9. The wireless communication terminal of claim 8, wherein the controller is configured to display a function icon on the display for allowing a user to request display of the available interactive functions.

10. A method of interactive communication in a wireless communication terminal for allowing a user to select an object displayed in a broadcast image and to obtain information on the displayed object, the method comprising:

displaying a broadcast image from the base station, the broadcast image being associated with a time stamp recognized by the base station, the broadcast image comprising an object displayed on the display;

recognizing a selected position on the display associated with the object; and

associating the selected position with the object;

providing coordinate data corresponding to the selected position and a time reference in relation to the time stamp when the selected position is recognized;

receiving object information related to the object; and

displaying the received object information.

11. A wireless communication terminal for use in an interactive communication with a base station to allow exchange of displayed image related information, comprising:

an input display unit configured to receive pointing inputs from a user during a broadcast, the pointing inputs including a user instruction pointing input corresponding to a user instruction;

a communication unit configured to form a communication channel with a network; and

a controller configured to transmit time information on when the user provides the user instruction pointing input, to transmit coordinate information on a position of the user instruction pointing input to the network, to receive information on an object corresponding to the user instruction pointing input from the network, and to provide the information to the user.

12. The wireless communication terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to receive coordinate information from the input display unit, the coordinate information being positions on the input display unit corresponding to the pointing inputs.

13. The wireless communication terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to provide an activation icon on the input display unit for allowing or disallowing the user instruction pointing input.

14. The wireless communication terminal of claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to allow the user instruction pointing input when the user provides a pointing input to the activation icon displayed on the input display unit while the user instruction pointing input is disallowed, and is configured to disallow the user instruction pointing input when the user provides a pointing input to the activation icon displayed on the input display unit while the user instruction pointing input is allowed.

15. The wireless communication terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller receives the information in the form of a character message from the network.

16. The wireless communication terminal of claim 15, wherein the character message is a short-message-service message or a multimedia-messaging-service message.

17. The wireless communication terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller receives from the network information having at least one of the forms of a text, an image, an icon, a moving image, or an animation and then displays the information on the input display unit.

18. The wireless communication terminal of claim 11, wherein the information on the object is at least one of personal information, goods information, or background information contained in a broadcast.

19. The wireless communication terminal of claim 11, further comprising a memory for storing available interactive functions.

20. The wireless communication terminal of claim 19, wherein the controller is configured to transmit to the network a reproduction time and information on a user-selected interactive function of the available interactive functions, the reproduction time being a time period from a start of the broadcast to a time at which the user provides the user instruction pointing input.

21. The wireless communication terminal of claim 19, wherein the controller is configured to display a function icon on the input display unit for allowing a user to request display of the available interactive functions.

22. The wireless communication terminal of claim 21, wherein the controller is configured to display detailed information on the available interactive functions when the user provides a pointing input on the function icon displayed on the input display unit.

23. The wireless communication terminal of claim 19, wherein the controller is configured to display detailed information on the available interactive functions when the user provides the user instruction pointing input.

24. The wireless communication terminal of claim 19, wherein the controller is configured to display the received information on the object while the broadcast is stopped.

25. The wireless communication terminal of claim 19, wherein the controller is configured to display semitransparently the received information on the object while the broadcast is playing.