MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20140208244A1
• Filed: 07/03/2013
• Published: 07/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: KIM, Miyoung, PARK, Jiyoung, KIM, Boram, LEE, Jihyun, KIM, Jongsup, KIM, Suegyoung, YOO, Hyejong, RYU, Eunjeong
• Granted Patent: US 9,529,504 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/20 of structured data, e.g. relational data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/907 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality

Abstract

This specification relates to a mobile terminal capable of displaying contents and a control method thereof. The mobile terminal includes a memory configured to store a plurality of contents associated with a plurality of applications together with log information relating to each of the contents, a user input unit configured to receive condition information, input in relation to the log information and a controller configured to extract contents which satisfy the condition information based on the log information related to each of the contents, and display the extracted contents.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a memory configured to store a plurality of contents associated with a plurality of applications together with log information relating to each of the contents;

a user input unit configured to receive condition information, input in relation to the log information; and

a controller configured to extract contents, satisfying the condition information, based on the log information related to each of the contents, and display the extracted contents.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the condition information comprises application type information related to the contents, format information related to the contents, date information related to the contents, location information related to the contents and counterparty information tagged to the contents.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, further comprising a display unit,

wherein the controller sequentially displays a plurality of condition information input screens on the display unit, the plurality of condition information input screens allowing for an input of different condition information, respectively.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the display unit displays an electronic calendar allowing for selection of a date, and

wherein the controller extracts contents having date information, corresponding to a date selected from the electronic calendar, as log information, and displays the extracted contents.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the display unit displays the extracted contents on a first area of a plurality of areas, and displays icons corresponding to the plurality of applications, respectively, on a second area of the plurality of areas, and

wherein the controller displays contents for only an application corresponding to at least one of the plurality of icons displayed on the second area, of the extracted contents, when the at least one icon is selected.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the controller decides an arrangement order of the contents displayed on the first area based on an arrangement order of the icons displayed on the second area.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the controller groups the extracted contents into one group when a grouping icon is selected while the extracted contents are displayed.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the display unit displays template information candidates for arranging each of the grouped contents, and

wherein the controller arranges the grouped contents based on one template information when the one template information is selected from the template information candidates, and generates an electronic note including the contents arranged based on the template information.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the controller recommends template information for arranging each of the grouped contents, among the template information candidates, based on attribute information relating to each of the grouped contents.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the display unit displays an electronic bookshelf including the electronic note, and

wherein the controller arranges contents constructing the electronic note according to preset template information to display on the display unit when the electronic note is selected.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller displays a page linked to one content of the arranged contents on the display unit when the one content is selected from the arranged contents.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller displays a cover of the electronic note on the electronic bookshelf, and

wherein the cover of the electronic note displays at least part of condition information previously executed for extracting the contents constructing the electronic note.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the controller extracts date information related to each of the plurality of contents and displays first icons on dates corresponding to the extracted date information on the electronic calendar, and

wherein the controller extracts contents having date information corresponding to at least one of the first icons as log information and displays the extracted contents when the at least one first icon is selected.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the controller extracts date information related to each of the contents constructing the electronic note and displays second icons, different from the first icons, on dates corresponding to the extracted date information on the electronic calendar, and

wherein the controller displays a page including contents which have date information corresponding to at least one of the second icons as log information when the at least one second icon is selected from the electronic note.

15. A control method for a mobile terminal comprising:

storing a plurality of contents associated with a plurality of applications together with log information relating to each of the contents;

receiving condition information, input in relation to the log information;

extracting contents, satisfying the condition information, using the log information relating to each of the contents; and

displaying the extracted contents.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the condition information comprises application type information related to the contents, format information related to the contents, date information related to the contents, location information related to the contents and counterparty information tagged to the contents.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the receiving of the condition information, input in relation to the log information comprises:

sequentially displaying a plurality of condition information input screens each for allowing an input of different condition information.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the extracting of the contents, satisfying the condition information, using the log information relating to each of the contents comprises:

displaying an electronic calendar on the display unit, the electronic calendar allowing for selection of a date; and

extracting contents having date information, corresponding to a date selected from the electronic calendar, as log information.