TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20100315359A1
• Filed: 03/31/2010
• Published: 12/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Moon-Hee, Seong, Hyun-Kyung, Kwon, Hong-II, Bae, Eui-Hwan, Hwang, Myung-Hee
• Granted Patent: US 9,141,768 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/025 adapted to a specific application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/023 Display panel composed of stacked panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/14 Electronic books and readers
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/36 using liquid crystals

Abstract

A mobile terminal includes a display unit for displaying an electronic book, a user interface for selecting a specific portion to be extracted from the electronic book, a controller for extracting the selected specific portion and copyright information related to the extracted specific portion, and a memory for storing the extracted specific portion and the copyright information. The controller applies the extracted specific portion to an application such that the specific portion is displayed within the application and the copyright information is displayed on the display unit when the specific portion is applied to the application. When the extracted specific portion is applied to the application, the copyright information is automatically included in the applied specific portion. The display unit of the mobile terminal includes an electronic paper display and a liquid crystal display (LCD) and the electronic book is displayed on the electronic paper display.

Claims

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

displaying an electronic book on a display of the mobile terminal;

extracting a specific portion from the electronic book;

storing the extracted specific portion and copyright information related to the specific portion;

applying the extracted specific portion to an application such that the specific information is displayed within the application; and

displaying the copyright information when the specific portion is applied to the application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the display comprises an electronic paper display and a liquid crystal display (LCD), the method further comprising:

displaying the applied specific portion on a portion of the electronic paper display for a preset period of time, the electronic paper display being disposed on at least a portion of the display.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the display is configured to be turned on selectively, such that only the electronic paper display or the LCD, or both the electronic paper display and the LCD can be turned on, the method further comprising displaying the specific portion on the electronic paper display when the LCD is off.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of specific portions are extracted and stored, the method further comprising:

displaying at least one of the plurality of specific portions upon selection of at least one of the stored plurality of portions.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein each of the at least one of the plurality of specific portions is displayed in a slide show format.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein extracting the specific portion comprises:

selecting the specific portion in response to a touch input comprising touching of a first point and dragging from the touched first point to a second point, the first point and the second point defining an area of the specific portion selected; and

extracting the selected specific portion in response to releasing the touch at the second point.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein a size of the specific portion that can be extracted is limited to a preset size for each extraction and the method further comprises:

indicating a range of the specific portion that can be selected by displaying an indicator at a maximum distance allowed from the first point upon recognizing the touching of the first point such that the second point is present within the maximum allowed distance when dragged from the first point and the size of the specific portion does not go over the preset size.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein extracting the specific portion comprises:

selecting the specific portion to be extracted by receiving information about the specific portion, the information comprising at least a page or a line number; and

automatically extracting the selected specific portion upon receiving the information or extracting the selected specific portion in response to user input.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein extracting the specific portion and storing the extracted specific portion are performed concurrently, the extracted specific portion stored automatically when the specific portion is extracted.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the extracted specific portion comprises:

changing a type of the extracted specific portion from one type into another type, the type comprising an image type, an audio type, and a text type; and

storing the changed type of the extracted specific portion.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein extracting the specific portion comprises:

selecting the specific portion to be extracted;

highlighting the selected specific portion; and

extracting the selected specific portion,

wherein the highlighted specific portion is un-highlighted when the extracted specific portion is stored.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein applying the extracted specific portion to the application comprises:

adding the extracted specific portion to content of another electronic book, an electronic document, or a menu.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the copyright information is automatically included in the added specific portion when the extracted specific portion is added to another electronic book, the electronic document, or the menu, and wherein the copyright information comprises at least a name of an author, a title of the electronic book, a location of the extracted specific portion, a publisher, or a statement related to the copyright.

14. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a display unit configured to display an electronic book, the display unit comprising an electronic paper display and a liquid crystal display (LCD) and the electronic book displayed on the electronic paper display;

a user interface configured to select a specific portion to be extracted from the electronic book;

a controller configured to extract the selected specific portion and copyright information related to the extracted specific portion; and

a memory configured to store the extracted specific portion and the copyright information,

wherein the controller is further configured to apply the extracted specific portion to an application such that the specific portion is displayed within the application and to display the copyright information on the display unit when the specific portion is applied to the application,

wherein the copyright information is automatically included in the applied specific portion.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the controller is further configured to display the applied specific portion on a portion of the electronic paper display for a preset period of time, the electronic paper display being disposed on at least a portion of the display unit.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the display unit is further configured to be turned on selectively such that only the electronic paper display or the LCD, or both the electronic paper display and the LCD can be turned on, wherein the specific portion is displayed on the electronic paper display when the LCD is off.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the controller is further configured to extract and store a plurality of specific portions in the memory and to display at least one of the plurality of specific portions when the at least one of the stored plurality of portions is selected.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the display unit comprises a touch screen and the controller is configured to extract the specific portion by:

selecting the specific portion to be extracted in response to a touch input comprising touching of a first point and dragging from the touched first point to a second point, the first point and the second point defining an area of the specific portion selected; and

extracting the selected specific portion in response to releasing the touch at the second point.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein a size of the specific portion that can be extracted is limited up to a preset size for each extraction and the controller is further configured to:

indicate a range of the specific portion that can be selected by displaying an indicator at a maximum distance allowed from the first point upon recognizing the touching of the first point such that the second point is present within the maximum allowed distance when dragged from the first point and the size of the specific portion does not go over the preset size.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the controller is configured to extract the specific portion by:

selecting the specific portion to be extracted in response to received information about the specific portion, the information comprising at least a page or a line number; and

automatically extracting the selected specific portion upon receiving the information or extracting the selected specific portion in response to user input.

21. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the specific portion is extracted and stored in the memory concurrently, the extracted specific portion stored automatically when the specific portion is extracted.

22. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the controller is further configured to change a type of the extracted specific portion from one type into another type, the type comprising an image type, audio type, and text type, and to store the changed type of the extracted specific portion in the memory.

23. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the controller is further configured to highlight the selected specific portion to be extracted and to un-highlight the highlighted specific portion when the specific portion is extracted and stored.

24. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the controller is configured to apply the extracted specific portion to the application by adding the extracted specific portion to content of another electronic book, an electronic document, or a menu.

25. The mobile terminal of claim 24, wherein the copyright information is automatically included in the added specific portion when the extracted specific portion is added to another electronic book, the electronic document, or the menu, and wherein the copyright information comprises at least a name of an author, a title of the electronic book, a location of the extracted specific portion, a publisher, or a statement related to the copyright.