Mobile communications terminal providing memo function and method thereof

• US 8,005,500 B2
• Filed: 08/11/2006
• Issued: 08/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Eun-Sue, Park, Yeon-Woo, Lee, Sang-Hyuck, Cheon, Jee-Young
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid; Lester
• Assistant Examiner(s): MITCHELL, NATHAN A
• Application Number:
  US11/502,549
• Publication Number:
  US 20070123300A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,838 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/550.1, 455/566, 455/90.1, 382/187
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0216 Foldable in one direction, i.e. using a one degree of freedom hinge
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6041 Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/656 for recording conversations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/68 with means for recording information, e.g. telephone number during a conversation recording of telephone conversations H04M1/656
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/70 methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation methods for entering alphabetical characters per se G06F3/0237

Abstract

A mobile communication terminal including a controller configured to activate both a speakerphone function and an additional function on the terminal when a functional key corresponding to the additional function is selected during an existing call, and an input unit configured to input information related to the additional function during the existing call.

Claims

1. A mobile communication terminal, comprising:

a first display including a touch screen and configured to receive touch inputs for inputting information on the mobile terminal;

a second display physically separated from the first display with a non-display portion between the first and second displays, said second display configured to display information;

a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; and

a controller configured to;

display a touch keypad on the first display allowing a call be placed to the at least one other terminal,

control the wireless communication unit to call the at least one other terminal based on keys touched on the displayed keypad,

receive a memo input signal indicating an activation request of a memo function on the mobile terminal during the call placed to the at least one other terminal,

replace the displaying of the touch keypad with a clean slate allowing a memo to be touch input on the second display,

automatically activate a speakerphone function on the mobile terminal so voice included in the call is output via a speaker on the mobile terminal when the memo input signal is received, and to automatically deactivate the speakerphone function and output the voice included in the call via a previous output unit used before the speakerphone function when the memo function is completed, and

move information corresponding to the memo input on the first display to the second display when a move request is input on the terminal to provide a clean slate on the first display for touch-inputting additional information concerning the memo,

wherein the controller is further configured to provide a menu option allowing a user to selectively set at least one other function to be activated with the speakerphone function.

2. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the memo function further comprises recording and storing a voice memo.

3. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the at least one other function is one of a scheduler function, an email function, a text messaging function, a camera function, a search function, a video or audio function, and a downloading function.

4. A method of controlling a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a touch keypad on a first display including a touch screen and allowing a call be placed to the at least one other terminal;

controlling a wireless communication unit to call the at least one other terminal based on keys touched on the displayed keypad;

receiving a memo input signal indicating an activation request of a memo function on the mobile terminal during the call placed to the at least one other terminal;

replacing the displaying of the touch keypad with a clean slate allowing a memo to be touch input on the second display;

automatically activating a speakerphone function on the mobile terminal so voice included in the call is output via a speaker on the mobile terminal when the memo input signal is received, and automatically deactivating the speakerphone function and outputting the voice included in the call via a previous output unit used before the speakerphone function when the memo function is completed;

providing a menu option allowing a user to selectively set at least one other function to be activated with the speakerphone function; and

moving information corresponding to the memo input on the first display to the second display when a move request is input on the terminal to provide a clean slate on the first display for touch-inputting additional information concerning the memo,

wherein the second display is physically separated from the first display with a non-display portion between the first and second displays.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the memo function further comprises recording and storing a voice memo.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the at least one other function is one of a scheduler function, an email function, a text messaging function, a camera function, a search function, a video or audio function, and a downloading function.