MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20150017965A1
• Filed: 06/20/2014
• Published: 01/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: LIM, Gukchan, KIM, Seonghyok, KIM, Jongbeom, JEONG, Yiseon, LEE, Junjeong
• Granted Patent: US 9,549,374 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0258 controlling an operation mode according to history or models of usage information, e.g. activity schedule or time of day
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0277 according to available power supply, e.g. switching off when a low battery condition is detected
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which facilitates a terminal to be used in further consideration of user'"'"'s convenience. The present invention includes a sensing unit including at least one sensor and a controller analyzing a user'"'"'s mobile terminal use pattern based on a sensing signal received through the at least one sensor, the controller controlling a power of the at least one sensor based on the use pattern and a remaining power of the mobile terminal. Accordingly, powers of a plurality of sensors can be efficiently controlled based on a user'"'"'s use pattern and/or a remaining power level. And, a user can activate a specific application and/or view a content with ease in a manner of analyzing a user'"'"'s use pattern for a mobile terminal and then estimating and providing an application and/or a content necessary for the user based on a result of the analysis.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a sensor; and

a controller configured to;

identify a user'"'"'s use pattern of the mobile terminal wherein the use pattern comprises information received via the sensor;

control a function of the sensor based on the use pattern and a power level of the mobile terminal.

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

cause the sensor to be in an activated state when the power level is greater than a threshold amount; and

cause the sensor to be in a deactivated state when the power level is less than the threshold amount.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of sensors, wherein:

the plurality of sensors comprises a first sensor group and a second sensor group; and

the controller is further configured to cause the first sensor group to be in a deactivated state when the power level of the mobile terminal is less than a first value.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the second sensor group to be in the deactivated state when the power level of the mobile terminal is less than a second value, wherein the second value is less than the first value.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1 further comprising a memory, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the memory to store the use pattern and cause the sensor to be in a deactivated state when an amount of the stored use pattern exceeds a threshold stored amount.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising a memory, wherein:

the sensor comprises a location sensor configured to detect location information of the mobile terminal; and

the controller is further configured to;

cause the memory to store the use pattern comprising the detected location information; and

cause the sensor to be deactivated when an amount of the stored use pattern comprising location information exceeds a threshold stored location amount.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 further comprising a display, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display at least a recommended application or recommended content based on the use pattern.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein:

the controller is further configured to cause the display to display the recommended application or recommended content when a current location of the mobile terminal is within a threshold range of a previous location; and

the use pattern comprises information related to the recommended application which was executed when the mobile terminal was positioned at the previous location or the recommended content which was displayed when the mobile terminal was positioned at the previous location.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein:

the controller is further configured to cause the display to display the recommended application or recommended content when a current time is within a threshold range of a particular time of a previous day; and

the use pattern comprises information related to the recommended application which was executed at the particular time of the previous day or content which was displayed at the particular time of the previous day.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal comprises at least a global positioning system (GPS) sensor, a gyro sensor, or an accelerometer sensor.

11. A method of controlling a mobile terminal comprising:

identifying a user'"'"'s use pattern of the mobile terminal comprising information received via a sensor of the mobile terminal; and

controlling a function of the sensor based on the use pattern and a power level of the mobile terminal.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

causing the sensor to be in an activated state when the power level is greater than a threshold amount; and

causing the sensor to be in a deactivated state when the power level is less than the threshold amount.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

causing a first sensor group to be in a deactivated state when the power level is less than a first value;

wherein the mobile terminal comprises a plurality of sensors comprising the first sensor group and a second sensor group.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising causing the second sensor group to be in a deactivated state when the power level is less than a second value, wherein the second value is less than the first value.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

storing the use pattern in a memory; and

causing the sensor to be deactivated when an amount of the stored use pattern exceeds a threshold stored amount.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

detecting location information of the mobile terminal via the sensor;

storing the use pattern comprising the detected location information in a memory; and

causing the sensor to be deactivated when an amount of the stored use pattern comprising location information exceeds a threshold stored location amount.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising displaying at least a recommended application or recommended content based on the use pattern.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising displaying the recommended application or the recommended content when a current location of the mobile terminal is within a threshold range of a previous location;

wherein the use pattern comprises information related to the recommended application which was executed when the mobile terminal was positioned at the previous location or content which was displayed when the mobile terminal was positioned at the previous location.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising displaying the recommended application or recommended content when a current time is within a threshold range of a particular time of a previous day;

and

wherein the use pattern comprises information related to the recommended application which was executed at the particular time of the previous day or content which was displayed at the particular time of the previous day.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the mobile terminal comprises at least a global positioning system (GPS) sensor, a gyro sensor, or an accelerometer sensor.