MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20150362999A1
• Filed: 10/20/2014
• Published: 12/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: KIM, Taeseong, LEE, Jisun, YIM, Soyeon, MYUNG, Eugene
• Granted Patent: US 10,551,929 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/014 Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a mobile terminal of a watch type can be remotely controlled. The present invention includes a wireless communication unit configured to perform a wireless communication, a sensing unit configured to sense a gesture input, a display unit configured to output an information, and a controller, if a first type gesture is inputted, controlling at least one of a display of a detailed information of an unidentified event, a response to an event occurrence and an activation of a prescribed application to be performed in response to the inputted first type gesture.

Claims

1. A watch-type mobile terminal, comprising:

a sensor;

a display; and

a controller configured to;

identify a first gesture input based on input received from the sensor, wherein the first gesture input comprises a movement of the mobile terminal over a distance or a rotation of the mobile terminal; and

cause the display to display first information in response to identifying the first gesture input, wherein the first information includes;

detailed information of an event at the mobile terminal;

a response screen for responding to the event;

or

a first application associated with the first gesture input.

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

cause the display to display the response screen when another of the first gesture input is identified while the detailed information of the event is displayed.

3. The watch-type mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the response screen comprises a message composing screen when the event is an incoming message.

4. The watch-type mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the response screen comprises a telephone call placing screen when the event is an unanswered incoming telephone call.

5. The watch-type mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising an audio output, wherein the controller is further configured to:

identify a second gesture input based on input received from the sensor while the detailed information of the event is displayed,

cause the display to display a scrolling portion of the detailed information;

cause the display to display the detailed information in an increased size or a reduced size;

or

cause the audio output to output the detailed information converted to voice audio.

6. The watch-type mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the first application comprises a multimedia playback application, and

the controller is further configured to;

identify a second gesture input based on input received from the sensor;

stop playback of a currently playing multimedia file of the multimedia playback application;

change a playlist order of the multimedia playback application;

or

change a current playback time point of the currently playing multimedia file.

7. The watch-type mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the event is an incoming telephone call;

the response screen comprises a connected telephone call screen; and

the controller is further configured to;

accept the incoming telephone call when the first gesture input is identified; and

identify a second gesture input based on input received from the sensor and decline the incoming telephone call when the second gesture input is identified.

8. The watch-type mobile terminal of claim 7, further comprising a communication unit, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the communication unit to send a message to a mobile terminal corresponding to the incoming telephone call when the incoming telephone call is declined when the second gesture input is identified.

9. The watch-type mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display the sent message in response to identifying another first gesture input after the incoming telephone call has been declined.

10. The watch-type mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the event is an alarm;

the detailed information includes alarm information or schedule information associated with the alarm; and

the controller is further configured to identify a second gesture input based on input received from the sensor and turn off the alarm or snooze the alarm when the second gesture input is identified.

11. The watch-type mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to cause the display to display second information related to the first information when a second gesture input is identified based on input received from the sensor while the first information is displayed.

12. The watch-type mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein:

the first gesture input and the second gesture input each comprise a movement of the mobile terminal, wherein the controller is further configured to distinguish between the first gesture input and the second gesture input based on a threshold distance of the movement;

or

the first gesture input and the second gesture input each comprise a rotation of the mobile terminal, wherein the controller is further configured to distinguish between the first gesture input and the second gesture input based on a threshold degree of the rotation.

13. The watch-type mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

turn off the display while the mobile terminal is in a power save mode; and

terminate the power save mode and cause the display to display a current time when the first gesture input is identified.

14. A method of controlling a watch-type mobile terminal, the method comprising:

identifying a first gesture input based on input received from a sensor, where the first gesture input comprises a movement of the mobile terminal over a distance or a rotation of the mobile terminal; and

displaying first information in response to identifying the first gesture input, the first information including;

detailed information of an event at the mobile terminal;

a response screen for responding to the event;

or

a first application associated with the first gesture input.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising displaying the response screen when another of the first gesture input is identified while the detailed information of the event is displayed.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the response screen comprises a message composing screen when the event is an incoming message.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the response screen comprises a telephone call placing screen when the event is an unanswered incoming telephone call.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising identifying a second gesture input based on input received from the sensor while the detailed information of the event is displayed, and in response to identifying the second gesture input:

displaying a scrolling portion of the detailed information;

displaying the detailed information in an increased size or a reduced size;

or

outputting audio of the detailed information converted to voice audio.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein the first application comprises a multimedia playback application and the method further comprises:

stopping playback of a currently playing multimedia file of the multimedia playback application;

changing a playlist order of the multimedia playback application;

or

changing a current playback time point of the currently playing multimedia file.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the event is an incoming telephone call and the method further comprises:

accepting the incoming telephone call in response to identifying the first gesture input, wherein the response screen comprises a connected telephone call screen; and

identifying a second gesture input based on input received from the sensor and declining the incoming telephone call in response to identifying the second gesture input.