MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING IDLE SCREEN THEREOF

• US 20120015693A1
• Filed: 01/24/2011
• Published: 01/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Baek, Seungcheon, CHOI, Jinwook, LEE, Seungwon, LEE, Jungsu
• Granted Patent: US 8,538,459 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion

Abstract

A mobile terminal and a method for configuring a screen of the mobile terminal are discussed. According to an embodiment, the method includes collecting status information and usage information of the mobile terminal while menus displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal are used, forming a menu usage pattern based on at least one of the status information and the usage information, and selectively changing, based on at least the menu usage pattern, at least one display configuration of menus to be displayed on the screen when the screen is idle.

Claims

1. A method for configuring a screen of a mobile terminal, comprising:

collecting, by the mobile terminal, status information and usage information of the mobile terminal while menus displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal are used;

forming a menu usage pattern based on at least one of the status information and the usage information; and

selectively changing, based on at least the menu usage pattern, at least one display configuration of menus to be displayed on the screen when the screen is idle.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the menus on the idle screen according to the changed display configuration.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the selectively changing step includes:

determining a display mode of the idle screen;

when the display mode is determined to be a first mode, changing the display configuration of the menus to be displayed on the idle screen based on the status information and the menu usage pattern, and displaying the menus on the idle screen according to the changed display configuration; and

when the display mode is determined to be a second mode, maintaining a default configuration of the menus displayed on the idle screen.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the status information includes at least one of information regarding a time of the mobile terminal, information regarding a location of the mobile terminal, and information detected through at least one of sensors provided in the mobile terminal, and

wherein the usage information includes information regarding at least one of the number of executions of one or more of the menus displayed on the screen and an execution duration of the one or more of the menus displayed on the screen.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a command for editing the formed menu usage pattern; and

editing the formed menu usage pattern on the basis of the command, wherein the display configuration of the menus for the idle screen is selectively changed based on the edited menu usage pattern.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving a command for changing the display mode of the idle screen; and

changing the display mode from the first mode to the second mode or from the second mode to the first mode on the basis of the command.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a user'"'"'s input for deleting at least one specific menu among the menus displayed on the idle screen; and

deleting the specific menu from the idle screen according to the user'"'"'s input.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein the determining step includes:

receiving a user'"'"'s input for selecting one of the first and second modes; and

determining the display mode of the idle screen to be one of the first and second modes on the basis of the user'"'"'s input.

9. The method of claim 3, wherein the determining step includes:

determining, by the mobile terminal, a remaining battery capacity of the mobile terminal; and

determining the display mode of the idle screen to be one of the first and second modes on the basis of the determined remaining battery capacity.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the menus include selectable items for execution of one or more applications.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the usage information includes information regarding whether to delete one or more of the menus displayed or to be displayed on the screen.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the idle screen includes a first area for displaying an item in relation to an execution of a widget among the menus displayed on the idle screen, and a second area for displaying an item in relation to an execution of an application among the menus displayed on the idle screen.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein in the selectively changing step, the display configuration of the menus includes at least one of a position, size, and order of the menus to be displayed on the idle screen.

14. The method of claim 3, wherein the default configuration of the menus is a pre-set configuration set before an activation of the mobile terminal or is a configuration set by a user.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the status information is collected from information obtained through at least one sensor provided in the mobile terminal, and

the at least one sensor includes at least one of an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a proximity sensor, an illumination sensor, a temperature sensor, and a humidity sensor.

16. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display unit including a screen; and

a controller configured to;

collect status information and usage information of the mobile terminal while menus displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal are used,

form a menu usage pattern based on at least one of the status information and the usage information, and

selectively change, based on at least the menu usage pattern, at least one display configuration of menus to be displayed on the screen when the screen is idle.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the controller controls the display unit to display the menus on the idle screen according to the changed display configuration.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the controller selectively changes the at least one display configuration of menus by:

determining a display mode of the idle screen,

when the display mode is determined to be a first mode, changing the display configuration of the menus to be displayed on the idle screen based on the status information and the menu usage pattern, and displaying the menus on the idle screen according to the changed display configuration, and

when the display mode is determined to be a second mode, maintaining a default configuration of the menus displayed on the idle screen.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the status information includes at least one of information regarding a time of the mobile terminal, information regarding a location of the mobile terminal, and information detected through at least one of sensors provided in the mobile terminal, and

wherein the usage information includes information regarding at least one of the number of executions of one or more of the menus displayed on the screen and an execution duration of the one or more of the menus displayed on the screen.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 16, further comprising:

a user input unit configured to receive a command for editing the formed menu usage pattern,

wherein the controller is further configured to edit the formed menu usage pattern on the basis of the command, and

wherein the display configuration of the menus for the idle screen is selectively changed based on the edited menu usage pattern.

21. The mobile terminal of claim 18, further comprising:

a user input unit configured to receive a command for changing the display mode of the idle screen,

wherein the controller is further configured to change the display mode from the first mode to the second mode or from the second mode to the first mode on the basis of the command.

22. The mobile terminal of claim 16, further comprising:

a user input unit configured to receive a user'"'"'s input for deleting at least one specific menu among the menus displayed on the idle screen,

wherein the controller is further configured to delete the specific menu from the idle screen according to the user'"'"'s input.

23. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein the controller determines the display mode of the idle screen by:

receiving a user'"'"'s input for selecting one of the first and second modes, and

determining the display mode of the idle screen to be one of the first and second modes on the basis of the user'"'"'s input.

24. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein the controller determines the display mode of the idle screen by:

determining, by the mobile terminal, a remaining battery capacity of the mobile terminal, and

determining the display mode of the idle screen to be one of the first and second modes on the basis of the determined remaining battery capacity.

25. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the menus include selectable items for execution of one or more applications.

26. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the usage information includes information regarding whether to delete one or more of the menus displayed or to be displayed on the screen.

27. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the idle screen includes a first area for displaying an item in relation to an execution of a widget among the menus displayed on the idle screen, and a second area for displaying an item in relation to an execution of an application among the menus displayed on the idle screen.

28. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the at least one display configuration of the menus includes at least one of a position, size, and order of the menus to be displayed on the idle screen.

29. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein the default configuration of the menus is a pre-set configuration set before an activation of the mobile terminal or is a configuration set by a user.

30. The mobile terminal of claim 16, further comprising:

at least one sensor including at least one of an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a proximity sensor, an illumination sensor, a temperature sensor, and a humidity sensor,

wherein the status information is collected from information obtained through the at least one sensor provided in the mobile terminal.