MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF TRANSFERRING OR RECEIVING DATA USING THE SAME

• US 20130237253A1
• Filed: 04/30/2013
• Published: 09/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: JANG, Min Kyoung, KIM, Yong Sin, PARK, Hye Yeon, SON, Jin Ho, CHANG, Doo Yi
• Granted Patent: US 8,744,489 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/64 file transfer between terminals download of applications H04M1/72406; transfer of messages, e.g. SMS, e-mail or MMS H04M1/7243
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal which transfers or receives data, including location information, in various ways, and a method of transferring or receiving data using the same.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a display unit;

a radio communication unit configured to receive a location information request from an outside device;

a location information unit configured to obtain current location information of the mobile terminal;

a storage unit configured to store other location information; and

a controller operatively connected to the radio communication unit, the location information unit and the storage unit, the controller configured to;

determine whether or not the requested location information is the current location information,

obtain the current location information and transfer the obtained current location information to the outside device through the radio communication unit, when the requested location information is the current information, and

display on the display unit a graphic user interface for selecting location information among the other location information stored in the storage unit, when the requested location information is not the current location information, wherein selected location information through the graphic user interface is transferred to the outside device through the radio communication unit.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to determine that the requested location information is the current location a predefined keyword include in a message, when the location information request is received together with the message through the radio communication unit.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the graphic user interface includes a selectable location information list, and wherein each item of the selectable location information list includes a specific location information and storage destination indicating an application managing the specific location information.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the graphic user interface includes a selectable location information list, and wherein items of the selectable location list are displayed in an order of transfer frequency or in an order of recent transfer.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the graphic user interface includes a map, and wherein a plurality of selectable items are displayed on the map, and wherein each item of the plurality of selectable items corresponds to a specific location information among the other location information.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to transfer current location information or the selected location information through the graphic user interface to the outside device along with any one of a still image, a video, or text.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to transfer the current location information or the selected location information through the graphic user interface to the outside device together with a message through the radio communication unit.

8. A method of controlling mobile terminal including a display unit, a radio communication unit, a location information unit, a storage unit and a controller, the method comprising:

storing other location information other than current location information of the mobile terminal in the storage unit;

receiving a location information request from an outside device through the radio communication unit;

determining whether or not the requested location information is the current location information;

obtaining the current location information using the location information unit and transferring the obtained current location information to the outside device through the radio communication unit, when the requested location information is the current information; and

displaying on the display unit a graphic user interface for selecting location information among the other location information stored in the storage unit, when the requested location information is not the current location information, wherein selected location information through the graphic user interface is transferred to the outside device through the radio communication unit.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the graphic user interface includes a selectable location information list, and wherein each item of the selectable location information list includes a specific location information and storage destination indicating an application managing the specific location information.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the graphic user interface includes a selectable location information list, and wherein items of the selectable location list are displayed in an order of transfer frequency or in an order of recent transfer.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the graphic user interface includes a map, and wherein a plurality of selectable items are displayed on the map, and wherein each item of the plurality of selectable items corresponds to a specific location information among the other location information.