MOBILE TERMINAL, MESSAGE TRANSCEIVING SERVER AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20140184544A1
• Filed: 12/27/2013
• Published: 07/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: LIM, Sungjin
• Granted Patent: US 9,509,645 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly transceive messages with at least one counterpart terminal; a touchscreen configured to display the messages transceived with the at least one counterpart terminal in a transceived order; and a controller configured to receive a selection of a first message displayed at a first position among the messages transceived with the least one counterpart terminal, move the selected first message to a new position on the touchscreen such that the transceived messages are displayed in a non-transceived order, and transmit a message rearrangement command to the at least one other counterpart terminal for rearranging messages displayed on the at least one other counterpart terminal in the non-transceived order.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly transceive messages with at least one counterpart terminal;

a touchscreen configured to display the messages transceived with the at least one counterpart terminal in a transceived order; and

a controller configured to;

receive a selection of a first message displayed at a first position among the messages transceived with the least one counterpart terminal,

move the selected first message to a new position on the touchscreen such that the transceived messages are displayed in a non-transceived order, and

transmit a message rearrangement command to the at least one other counterpart terminal for rearranging messages displayed on the at least one other counterpart terminal in the non-transceived order.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the first message is from a user of the mobile terminal.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the selection of the first message includes a touch and drag of the first message to the new position.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to highlight the moved message.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive an input of a new message,

display the received new message at a position immediately after or before the selected first message, and

transmit the message rearrangement command to the at least one other counterpart terminal for displaying the received new message at the position immediately after or before a corresponding first message displayed on the at least one other counterpart terminal.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive a pinching out touch and drag including the first message and a second message immediately next to the first message,

display an auxiliary input field between the first and second messages based on the received pinching out touch and drag,

receive an input of a new message in the auxiliary input field, and

display the received new message between the first and second messages.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to display a first indication screen indicating that the selected first message has been moved to the new position.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to set at least one of the messages as a reference message and determine a message following the reference message as a next message.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein when the message rearrangement command is input, the controller is further configured to:

receive an input of a new message, and

display the new message between the reference message and the next message following the reference message.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to display an icon indication next to the reference message to notify a user about the reference message, and

wherein the new message is input after selection of the icon indication.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the reference message is a message received from the at least one counterpart terminal.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein when the reference message includes a plurality of reference messages, the controller is further configured to determine a message following a corresponding selected reference message as the next message.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to arrange and display the plurality of reference messages next to each other.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

set a message to be a questionnaire message including a plurality of selectable items to select in response to the questionnaire message,

transmit the questionnaire message to the at least one counterpart terminal,

receive an answer message from the counterpart terminal including a selection of at least one of the plurality of selectable items, and

display results including the selection of at least one of the plurality of selectable items on the touchscreen.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive an input of a new message,

compare contents of the new message with at least two other messages displayed on the touchscreen, and

display the input new message at a location after either one of the two other messages depending on how related the compared contents are.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the comparison is made using at least one of a presence or non-presence of a specific sentence symbol, a presence or non-presence of an interrogative and a text recognition included in the new message and the at least two other messages.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive an input of a new message,

compare a timing of the new message with timings of at least two other messages displayed on the touchscreen, and

display the input new message at a location after either one of the two other messages depending on how related the timings are.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

display a scroll window on the touchscreen in response to a predetermined scroll window input command,

scroll the displayed messages through the scroll window in response to a scrolling command,

receive an input of a new message, and

display the new message at a location below a corresponding message displayed within the scroll window.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

examine contents of a message received from the at least one counterpart terminal, and

display a recommended answer to the received message based on a search of a memory associated with the mobile terminal.

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

wirelessly transceiving, via a wireless communication unit of the mobile terminal, messages with at least one counterpart terminal;

displaying, via a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, the messages transceived with the at least one counterpart terminal in a transceived order;

receiving, via a controller of the mobile terminal, a selection of a first message displayed at a first position among the messages transceived with the least one counterpart terminal;

moving, via the controller, the selected first message to a new position on the touchscreen such that the transceived messages are displayed in a non-transceived order, and

transmitting, via the wireless communication unit, a message rearrangement command to the at least one other counterpart terminal for rearranging messages displayed on the at least one other counterpart terminal in the non-transceived order.