MOBILE TERMINAL, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS MOUNTED IN VEHICLE AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME

• US 20130055096A1
• Filed: 08/22/2012
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Jungwoo Kim, Kyunggeun Kim
• Inventors: KIM, Jungwoo, Kim, Mingoo, Kim, Kyunggeun, Park, Jihwan
• Granted Patent: US 9,919,598 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/738
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/55 Remote control arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/563 Vehicle displaying mobile device information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/566 Mobile devices displaying vehicle information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/569 Vehicle controlling mobile device functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/577 Mirror link with mobile devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/589 Wireless data transfers
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/5899 Internet
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/85 Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/005 Moving wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

The present invention provides an image display apparatus mounted in a vehicle, which includes a communication unit for transmitting/receiving data to/from an external mobile terminal, and a controller for generating Internet access information including Internet access environment information about the image display apparatus and controlling the communication unit to transmit the generated Internet access information to the mobile terminal, wherein the Internet access information includes at least one of Internet access state information representing whether the image display apparatus is connected to the Internet, and roaming state information representing whether a roaming service is used for Internet access of the image display apparatus. According to a mobile terminal, image display apparatus mounted in a vehicle and data processing method using the same, Internet access information can be efficiently transmitted between the mobile terminal and the image display apparatus.

Claims

1. An image display apparatus mounted in a vehicle, comprising:

a communication unit for transmitting/receiving data to/from an external mobile terminal; and

a controller for generating Internet access information including Internet access environment information about the image display apparatus and controlling the communication unit to transmit the generated Internet access information to the mobile terminal,

wherein the Internet access information includes at least one of Internet access state information representing whether the image display apparatus is connected to the Internet, and roaming state information representing whether a roaming service is used for Internet access of the image display apparatus.

2. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to receive a request for the Internet access information of the image display apparatus from the mobile terminal, and generates the Internet access information of the image display apparatus according to the received request for the Internet access information of the image display apparatus.

3. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller generates the Internet access information and controls the communication unit to transmit the Internet access information to the mobile terminal when the Internet access information is changed.

4. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal and the image display apparatus are linked to each other through a wireless LAN (WLAN),

wherein the Internet access information further includes WLAN information representing whether the image display apparatus is set to an access point or a client in the WLAN.

5. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the Internet access information further includes user preference information including a value representing a degree by which a user prefers the image display apparatus as an Internet access device.

6. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the Internet access information further includes tethering information representing whether an external device connected to the image display apparatus is able to access the Internet through the image display apparatus.

7. A mobile terminal comprising:

a communication unit for transmitting/receiving data to/from an external image display apparatus; and

a controller for generating Internet access information including Internet access environment information about the mobile terminal and controlling the communication unit to transmit the generated Internet access information to the image display apparatus,

wherein the Internet access information includes at least one of Internet access state information representing whether the mobile terminal is connected to the Internet, and roaming state information representing whether a roaming service is used for Internet access of the mobile terminal.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to receive a request for the Internet access information of the mobile terminal from the image display apparatus, and generates the Internet access information of the mobile terminal according to the received request for the Internet access information of the mobile terminal.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the controller generates the Internet access information and controls the communication unit to transmit the Internet access information to the image display apparatus when the Internet access information is changed.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the mobile terminal and the image display apparatus are linked to each other through a wireless LAN (WLAN),

wherein the Internet access information further includes WLAN information representing whether the mobile terminal is set to an access point or a client in the WLAN.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the Internet access information further includes user preference information including a value representing a degree by which a user prefers the mobile terminal as an Internet access device.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the Internet access information further includes tethering information representing whether an external device connected to the mobile terminal is able to access the Internet through the mobile terminal.

13. A data processing method using a mobile terminal and an image display apparatus mounted in a vehicle, which are connected to each other to perform data communication, the data processing method comprising:

generating at least one of first Internet access information including Internet access environment information about the mobile terminal and second Internet access information including Internet access environment information about the image display apparatus;

transmitting the generated Internet access information to the other device;

selecting an Internet access device from the mobile terminal and the image display apparatus according to the generated Internet access information; and

the mobile terminal and the image display apparatus accessing the Internet through the selected Internet access device,

wherein the Internet access information includes at least one of Internet access stat information representing Internet accessibility and roaming state information representing whether a roaming service is used for Internet access.

14. The data processing method of claim 13, further comprising:

the mobile terminal requesting the Internet access information of the image display apparatus to the image display apparatus; and

the image display apparatus generating the Internet access information thereof according to the Internet access information request and transmitting the generated Internet access information to the mobile terminal.

15. The data processing method of claim 13, wherein the Internet access information is generated when the Internet access information is changed.

16. The data processing method of claim 13, wherein the mobile terminal and the image display apparatus are linked to each other through a WLAN,

wherein the Internet access information further includes WLAN information representing whether the mobile terminal or the image display apparatus is set to an access point or a client in the WLAN.

17. The data processing method of claim 13, wherein the Internet access information further includes user preference information including a value representing a degree by which a user prefers the mobile terminal or the image display apparatus as an Internet access device.

18. The data processing method of claim 13, wherein the Internet access information further includes tethering information representing whether an external device connected to the mobile terminal or the image display apparatus is able to access the Internet through the mobile terminal or the image display apparatus.