MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20110294549A1
• Filed: 04/18/2011
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kwak, Jeongmin, Kim, Hakil, Cho, Sunghyun, Kim, Hyosang, Na, Hannah, Lim, Sukhyun, Han, Seungheon
• Granted Patent: US 8,611,964 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/576 associated with a pictorial or graphical representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72472 wherein the items are sorted according to specific criteria, e.g. frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs

Abstract

A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal includes a display and a controller, where the controller is configured to divide at least a part of the display into a first area for displaying at least one other party information item and a second area for displaying communication log information corresponding to the at least one other party information item, display at least one communication content corresponding to one of the at least one other party information item when a signal for selecting the one of the least one other party information item is received, and display at least one communication content belonging to one of at least one communication category of the communication log information when a signal for selecting the communication log information is received.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display configured to display information; and

a controller configured to;

divide at least a part of the display into a first area for displaying at least one other party information item and a second area for displaying communication log information corresponding to the at least one other party information item;

display at least one communication content corresponding to one of the at least one other party information item when a signal for selecting the one of the least one other party information item is received; and

display at least one communication content belonging to one of at least one communication category of the communication log information displayed when a signal for selecting the communication log information is received.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

each of the at least one other party information item comprises identification information for identifying a user of a specific other electronic device, and

the communication log information comprises a list of communications performed between a user of the mobile terminal and the user of the specific other electronic device.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein:

the identification information comprises at least a picture, a video, a caricature or a name; and

the list of communications comprises at least a list of calls, a list of messages or a list of messages uploaded to a social network service (SNS).

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to display at least one communication category selecting button in a third area of the display to enable input of a selection signal for displaying the communication log information by communication categories.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to arrange the at least one other party information item based on a time when a corresponding one of the at least one communication content is received or transmitted.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to arrange the at least one other party information item that corresponds to a user of another electronic device based on a frequency of transmitting or receiving a corresponding one of the at least one communication content to or from the user of the another electronic device.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to simultaneously transmit each of the at least one communication content belonging to a corresponding one of the at least one communication category to a user of another electronic device corresponding to one of the at least one other party information item.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the controller is further configured to select the corresponding one of the at least one communication category according to transmission information received from a user of the mobile terminal.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the controller is further configured to display at least one icon on the display while the transmission information is received, such that each of the at least one icon represents a corresponding one of the at least one communication category.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the controller is further configured to;

receive a plurality of communication content from a user of another electronic device, wherein the user of the another electronic device corresponds to the at least one other party information item; and

display the communication log information corresponding to the at least one other party information item to indicate that the plurality of communication content has been received.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to display at least one icon in the second area, such that each of the at least one icon represents a corresponding one of the at least one communication category to which at least one of the plurality of communication content belongs.

12. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display comprising a first area for displaying at least one other party information item and a second area for displaying communication log information corresponding to the at least one other party information item; and

a controller configured to;

display at least one communication content corresponding to one of the at least one other party information item when a signal for selecting the one of the at least one other party information item is received; and

display at least one communication content belonging to one of at least one communication category of the communication log information when a signal for selecting the communication log information is received.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to simultaneously transmit each of the at least one communication content belonging to a corresponding one of the at least one communication category to a user of another electronic device corresponding to one of the at least one other party information item.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to select the corresponding one of the at least one communication category according to transmission information received from a user of the mobile terminal.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to display at least one icon on the display while the transmission information is received, such that each of the at least one icon represents a corresponding one of the at least one communication category.

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

displaying at least one other party information item in a first area of a display;

displaying communication log information corresponding to the at least one other party information item in a second area of the display; and

displaying at least one communication content according to an arrangement standard corresponding to selected information when a signal for selecting one of the at least one other party information item is received or when a signal for selecting the communication log information is received.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein displaying the at least one communication content comprises:

displaying the at least one communication content corresponding to the selected one of the at least one other party information when the signal for selecting the one of the at least one other party information item is received; and

displaying the at least one communication content belonging to a communication category of the selected communication log information when the signal for selecting the communication log information is received.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein displaying the at least one other party information item comprises arranging the at least one other party information item that corresponds to a user of another electronic device based on a frequency of transmitting or receiving a corresponding one of the at least one communication content to or from the user of the another electronic device.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising simultaneously transmitting each of the at least one communication content that belongs to a corresponding one of at least one communication category to a user of another electronic device corresponding to one of the at least one other party information item.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising selecting the corresponding one of the at least one communication category according to transmission information received from a user of the mobile terminal.

21. The method of claim 19, further comprising displaying at least one icon on the display while the transmission information is received, such that each of the at least one icon represents a corresponding one of the at least one communication category.

22. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving a plurality of communication content from a user of another electronic device, wherein the user of the another electronic device corresponds to the at least one other party information item; and

displaying the communication log information corresponding to the at least one other party information item to indicate that the plurality of communication content has been received.

23. The method of claim 22, further comprising displaying at least one icon in the second area, such that each of the at least one icon represents a corresponding one of the at least one communication category to which at least one of the plurality of communication content belongs.