MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20150049033A1
• Filed: 08/05/2014
• Published: 02/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: KIM, Jongchul, AHN, Sohyun, LEE, Jangsung
• Application Number:
  US14/452,361
• Publication Number:
  US 20150049033A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G04C 17/0091 Combined electro-optical and electro-mechanical displays see provisionally also G04G9/0082
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 13/026 acting at a number of different times
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/00 Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/04 using radio waves radio-controlled time-pieces G04R
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/08 Touch switches specially adapted for time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/0064 in which functions not related to time can be displayed digital output to display devices of digital computers G06F3/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a main body configured to be worn on a wrist; a display unit configured to display a lock screen indicating a locking mode of the mobile terminal, said lock screen including a clock having a minute hand and an hour hand connected at a central control point and having time identifications indicating a time of day surrounding the central control point; and a controller configured to receive a touch input on the central control point and at least first and second time identifications to set a range of time, unlock the mobile terminal based on the received touch input, and display information corresponding to the set range of time.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a main body configured to be worn on a wrist;

a display unit configured to display a lock screen indicating a locking mode of the mobile terminal, said lock screen—

including a clock having a minute hand and an hour hand connected at a central control point and having time identifications indicating a time of day surrounding the central control point; and

a controller configured to;

receive a touch input on the central control point and at least first and second time identifications to set a range of time,

unlock the mobile terminal based on the received touch input, and

display information corresponding to the set range of time.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the touch input includes a first touch and drag from the central control point toward the first time identification and a second touch and drag from the first time identification to the second time identification.

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

display a first control hand based on the first touch and drag with a first distance, and

rotate the first control hand based on the second touch and drag.

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

display a guide line surrounding the central control point based on a touching of the central control point for guiding a length of the first control hand, and

wherein the second touch and drag follows along the guide line.

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

display an alert display portion identifying the set range of time.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the displayed information includes an input window for inputting—

data relating to the set range of time.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the time identifications include numbers indicating a time of day.

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

display a second control hand based on the first touch and drag with a second distance different than the first distance,

rotate the second control hand based on the second touch and drag, and

display stored information for the set range of time that is different than the information displayed for the first control hand.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the displayed stored information includes multiple divisional images corresponding to multiple data have different time information within the set range of time.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to distinguish the multiple divisional images from each other based on an importance of the multiple data.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 4, further comprising:

a sensing unit mounted in the main body and configured to sense a distance between the user'"'"'s face and the main body,

wherein the controller is further configured to output more detailed information corresponding to the set range of time when the user'"'"'s face is moved closer to the main body.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein when the touch input applied to the second control hand is released, the controller is further configured to execute the application an application for recording data corresponding to the set range of time.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the displayed information includes a date input window for inputting a date, and

wherein the controller is further configured to search a memory for stored data including the input date and a time selected by the second control hand.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the controller is further configured to change a corresponding time identification to indicate a morning or afternoon time as the first or second control hand passes the corresponding time identification.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the controller is further configured to output an alert notification indicating whether the first or second control hand is being displayed.

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

displaying a functional hand on the lock screen connected at the central control point and having a first length, and

perform a first function of setting the range of time based on a touch and drag input of the functional hand.

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

change the first length of the functional hand into a second length based on—

a continuous touch input applied to an end portion of the functional hand, and

perform a second function different than the first function upon release of the continuous touch input.

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

match at least one application to at least one time identification,

receive a touch input in a region close to the time identification matched with the at least one application, and

unlock the mobile terminal and perform the matched application.

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

transform a corresponding time identification into a graphic image representing a type of incoming event received at the mobile terminal, said corresponding time identification being a total number of the event received.

20. A method of controlling a mobile terminal including a main body configured to be worn on a wrist, the method comprising:

displaying, via a display unit of the mobile terminal, a lock screen indicating a locking mode of the mobile terminal, said lock screen including a clock having a minute hand and an hour hand connected at a central control point and having time identifications indicating a time of day surrounding the central control point;

receiving, via a controller of the mobile terminal, a touch input on the central control point and at least first and second time identifications to set a range of time; and

unlocking, via the controller, the mobile terminal based on the received touch input; and

displaying information corresponding to the set range of time on the display unit.