MOBILE TERMINAL AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF

• US 20140191855A1
• Filed: 01/07/2014
• Published: 07/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Yanghwan, Kim, Hyungsoo
• Granted Patent: US 9,773,408 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/12.54
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/20 Binding and programming of remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop

Abstract

An operation method of a mobile terminal includes determining a home appliance not registered with a server, displaying an object indicating the retrieved unregistered home appliance on a screen, and, upon receiving an input to register the unregistered home appliance, transmitting product information of the unregistered home appliance to the server. Consequently, product registration for the home appliance is easily and conveniently performed.

Claims

1. An operation method of a mobile terminal comprising:

determining by a controller a home appliance not registered with a server;

displaying by a display unit an object indicating the retrieved unregistered home appliance on a screen; and

upon receiving an input through an input unit by the controller to register the unregistered home appliance, transmitting through a communication unit product information of the unregistered home appliance to the server.

2. The operation method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying by the display unit a message indicating completion of registration with the server on the screen.

3. The operation method according to claim 1, wherein, in a case in which objects indicating home appliances are displayed on the screen, the objects are arranged and displayed in an order registered with the server.

4. The operation method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying by the display unit a message to guide registration of the retrieved unregistered home appliance.

5. The operation method according to claim 1, further comprising, upon completion of registration with the server, displaying by the display unit a message to guide confirmation of correct registration.

6. The operation method according to claim 1, wherein objects indicating home appliances are displayed by the display unit on the screen.

7. The operation method according to claim 1, wherein objects indicating home appliances having access to the same access point device are displayed by the display unit on the screen.

8. The operation method according to claim 1, further comprising, upon receiving the input by the controller to register the unregistered home appliance, receiving by the controller product information of the unregistered home appliance having access to the same access point device as the mobile terminal.

9. The operation method according to claim 1, further comprising:

upon entering a network access mode by the controller, displaying by the display unit a guide to perform network access for a predetermined home appliance on the screen; and

upon completion of the network access for the corresponding home appliance, displaying by the display a message indicating the completion of the network access for the corresponding home appliance on the screen.

10. The operation method according to claim 9, wherein the network access guide comprises a Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) type network access guide.

11. A mobile terminal comprising:

a communication unit to exchange data with home appliances;

a display unit to display an object indicating a home appliance not registered with a server among the home appliances on a screen; and

a controller to, upon receiving an input to register the unregistered home appliance, control product information of the unregistered home appliance to be transmitted to the server.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein the controller causes the display unit to display a message indicating completion of product registration to the server when the product registration is completed.

13. The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein the controller arranges and causes the display unit to display objects indicating the home appliances in an order registered with the server.

14. The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein the controller causes the display unit to display a message to guide registration of the retrieved unregistered home appliance.

15. The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein, upon completion of registration with the server, the controller causes the display unit to display a message to guide confirmation of correct registration.

16. The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein the controller causes the display unit to display objects indicating the home appliances on the screen.

17. The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein the controller causes the display unit to display objects indicating home appliances having access to the same access point device among the home appliances on the screen.

18. The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein upon receiving the input to register the unregistered home appliance, the controller causes the communication unit to receive product information of the unregistered home appliance having access to the same access point device as the mobile terminal.

19. The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein

upon entering a network access mode, the controller causes the display unit to display a guide to perform network access for a predetermined home appliance, and

upon completion of the network access for the corresponding home appliance, the controller causes the display unit to display a message indicating the completion of the network access for the corresponding home appliance.

20. The mobile terminal according to claim 19, wherein the network access guide comprises a WPS type network access guide.