MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20150015479A1
• Filed: 05/16/2014
• Published: 01/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: CHO, Kyoungmin
• Granted Patent: US 9,513,702 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/149 Instrument input by detecting viewing direction not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0064 using a remote, e.g. cordless, transmitter or receiver unit, e.g. remote keypad or mobile phone
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/146 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/10 Automotive applications

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a terminal body; a display unit; a wireless communication unit configured to be wirelessly connected to an in-vehicle video display apparatus; and a controller configured to detect a directional change of a driver'"'"'s eyes from a first display to a second display included in the in-vehicle video display apparatus, and control the second display to display at least a portion of a first screen displayed on the first display, in response to the detected directional change of the driver'"'"'s eyes from the first display to the second display.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a terminal body;

a display unit;

a wireless communication unit configured to be wirelessly connected to an in-vehicle video display apparatus; and

a controller configured to;

detect a directional change of a driver'"'"'s eyes from a first display to a second display included in the in-vehicle video display apparatus, and

control the second display to display at least a portion of a first screen displayed on the first display, in response to the detected directional change of the driver'"'"'s eyes from the first display to the second display.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to detect the directional change of the driver'"'"'s eyes based on a plurality of cameras detachably disposed in a vehicle.

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

extract a partial image from the first screen to which the driver'"'"'s eyes were fixed, and

display the extracted partial screen in a region of the second display.

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

request transmission of the first screen displayed on the first display from the in-vehicle video display apparatus in real time, and

control the second display to display the first screen received according to the request in a region of the second display in real time.

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

detect movement of the driver'"'"'s eyes from the second display to the first display,

control the second display to stop displaying the first screen on the region of the second display, and

control the first display to display at least a portion of the second screen displayed on the second display on a region of the first display.

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

detect movement of the driver'"'"'s eyes from the first display to the display unit of the mobile terminal, and

display on the display unit of the mobile terminal at least a portion of the first screen displayed on the first display.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to only display said at least the portion of the first screen to a region of the display unit when a vehicle running, stop signal is received.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the vehicle running stop signal corresponds to a stop operating state of a signal lamp included in an image obtained by a front camera within the vehicle.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein when the stop operating state of the signal lamp is changed to a go operating state, the controller is further configured to determine that a vehicle running resume signal has been input, and display a warning notification on the display unit.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein when an input applied to the first screen output on the display unit of the mobile terminal in a pre-set direction is sensed, the controller is further configured to change an output range of the first screen to correspond to the input.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein when an input applied to the first screen output on the display unit of the mobile terminal in a pre-set direction is sensed, the controller is further configured to display a screen displayed on a different display of the connected in-vehicle video display apparatus together with the first screen.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein when the driver'"'"'s eyes to the display unit are not sensed for a pre-set period of time, the controller is further configured to:

stop displaying the first screen on the display unit of the mobile terminal, and

display an indicator icon for re-displaying the first screen to a region of the display unit of the mobile terminal.

13. A mobile terminal comprising:

a terminal body;

a display unit;

a wireless communication unit configured to be wirelessly connected to an in-vehicle video display apparatus including first and second video display apparatuses; and

a controller a controller configured to;

detect a direction of a driver'"'"'s eyes within a predetermined range based on the connected first video display apparatus and the display unit, and

control the wireless communication unit to transmit an image corresponding to the detected direction of the driver'"'"'s eyes among a first image displayed on the first video display apparatus and a second image displayed on the display unit to the second video display apparatus, when a video sharing mode is executed.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein when the detected direction of the driver'"'"'s eyes is fixed to the second image, the controller is further configured to transmit a message inquiring whether to display the second image on the second video display apparatus, and

when a positive response signal with respect to the transmitted message is received, the controller is further configured to control the wireless communication unit to transmit the second image to the second video display apparatus in real time.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to receive an updated image from the second video display apparatus and control the wireless communication unit to transmit the received updated image to the first video display apparatus, when a video sharing accept signal is received.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive a content image from the second video display apparatus, when the video sharing mode is executed, and

control the first video apparatus to display an image object corresponding to the received content image.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the image object corresponding to the content image comprises at least one of a representative image of the content image and a user image corresponding to the second video display apparatus.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein when the driver'"'"'s eyes are fixed to the image object for a pre-set period of time, the controller is further configured to control the wireless communication unit to change the image object into the content image and display the same.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the controller is further configured to control the wireless communication unit to continuously display the content image on the display of the first video display apparatus.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein when a request for sharing a new image is received from the second video display apparatus, the controller is further configured to control the wireless communication unit to display a notification message corresponding to the request for sharing the new image to a region discriminated from a region in which the content image is displayed.