MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20120317023A1
• Filed: 01/25/2012
• Published: 12/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: MOON, Kyungjin, Choi, Huran
• Granted Patent: US 8,626,657 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/41
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04108 Touchless 2D- digitiser, i.e. digitiser detecting the X/Y position of the input means, finger or stylus, also when it does not touch, but is proximate to the digitiser's interaction surface without distance measurement in the Z direction
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/306 using TV related infrastructures external card used for payment with client device H04N21/4185
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/363 with the personal data of a user
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

A mobile terminal and a control method of the mobile terminal may be provided. The mobile terminal may include a short range communication module, a memory for storing information regarding a payment method, and a controller for making a payment using a payment method corresponding to a location at which a communication link is set, based on the information regarding a payment method.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a short range communication module to provide a short range communication link with an electronic device;

a memory to store information regarding a payment method; and

a controller to determine a location at which the short range communication link is provided, the controller to provide payment information based on the determined location, and the controller to provide a payment to the electronic device having the short range communication link, based on the payment information for the electronic device.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the payment information includes one of a type of a payment method, an area in which the payment is made using a payment method, or authentication information for the payment.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising a display to display a map and to display the payment information on the displayed map.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising a display to display a map and to receive a user'"'"'s touch input,

wherein the display displays the information regarding the payment method to be used for the payment in a specific area of the displayed map.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, further comprising a location information module to obtain location information of the mobile terminal,

wherein the controller provides the payment information corresponding to the specific area when the location information of the mobile terminal obtained by the location information module corresponds to the specific area of the map.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 4, further comprising a location information module to obtain location information of the mobile terminal,

wherein the payment information belonging to the specific area is output through the display or is output through an audio output module when the location information of the mobile terminal obtained by the location information module corresponds to the specific area of the map.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller performs an authentication process with respect to a corresponding payment method and provides the payment to the electronic device when the authentication with respect to the corresponding payment method is successful.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the short range communication module includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module, a Bluetooth communication module or a WiFi communication module.

9. A mobile terminal comprising:

a location information module to determine a location of the mobile terminal;

a short range communication module to provide a communication link with an electronic device; and

a controller to determine that the location of the mobile terminal is within a specific area and to determine that electronic device is provided within the specific area, and the controller to provide a payment based on information regarding a payment method corresponding to the specific area when the communication link is provided with the electronic device.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the information regarding the payment method includes one of information regarding a type of a payment method, information regarding the specific area in which the payment is made using the payment method, or authentication information for the payment.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 9, further comprising a display to display a map and to display the information regarding the payment method on the displayed map.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 9, further comprising a display to display a map and to receive a user'"'"'s touch input,

wherein the display displays information regarding the payment method to be used for payment in the specific area on the displayed map based on the touch input.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the controller performs an authentication based on the information regarding a payment method.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the short range communication module includes one of a Near Field Communication (NFC) module, a Bluetooth communication module or a WiFi communication module.

15. A method of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

obtaining a short range communication link between the mobile terminal and an electronic device;

providing payment information based on a current location of the mobile terminal; and

providing a payment to the electronic device based on the provided payment information.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein providing the payment information includes providing one of a type of a payment method, an area in which the payment is made using a payment method or authentication information for the payment.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein providing the payment information includes:

displaying a map; and

displaying information regarding a payment method in a specific area on the displayed map.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein providing the payment information includes providing a payment method corresponding to a specific area when the current location of the mobile terminal determined through a location information module corresponds to the specific area.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein providing the payment includes providing the payment when an authentication with respect to a corresponding payment method is successful.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the short range communication link is a Near Field Communication (NFC) link.