Mobile terminal and method of controlling data transmission and reception therein

• US 8,204,489 B2
• Filed: 09/02/2009
• Issued: 06/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lim, Young Wan, Won, Il, Kim, Dong Ho
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Tuan A
• Application Number:
  US12/553,009
• Publication Number:
  US 20100267348A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,021 Days
• Field of Search: 455 411- 412, 4554041-4042, 4554141-4142, 4554561-4563, 4555561-5562, 455410-411, 4554121-4122, 455/413, 455/415, 455/418, 455/456.6, 455 901- 902, 455/552.1, 455/553.1, 455/67.11, 455/67.13, 4554143-4144, 455565-567, 455 68- 69, 340/539.1, 34053911-53913, 340/572.1, 340/573.1, 34053922-53929
• US Class Current: 455/414.4
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0272 for a projector or beamer module assembly constructional features of projectors per se G03B21/00; constructional details of projectors using electronic spatial light modulators per se H04N9/31
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

A mobile terminal and method of controlling data transmission and reception therein are disclosed. In a mobile terminal selectively performing a data transceiving operation or a signal transceiving operation, the present invention includes performing the data transceiving operation, determining whether the data transceiving operation in the course of being performed meets a prior execution condition, if the data transceiving operation in the course of being performed by the wireless communication unit meets the prior execution condition, setting up a data prior mode for enabling the data transceiving operation to be performed prior to the call signal transceiving operation, wherein as the data prior mode is set up, if the call signal transceiving operation is detected, the data transceiving operation is preferentially performed. Accordingly, a data transceiving operation can be performed prior to a call signal transceiving operation despite that a hybrid mode is set.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal for selectively performing a data transceiving operation or a call signal transceiving operation, the mobile terminal comprising:

a display unit configured to display information;

a wireless communication unit configured to perform the data transceiving operation; and

a control unit configured to set up a data prior mode for enabling the data transceiving operation to be performed prior to the call signal transceiving operation if the data transceiving operation meets a prior execution condition while the data transceiving operation is performed by the wireless communication unit,

wherein the wireless communication unit is further configured to preferentially perform the data transceiving operation if the data prior mode is set up by the control unit and the call signal transceiving operation is detected,

wherein the control unit is further configured to control the display unit to output information regarding the detected call signal transceiving operation upon completing the preferential performance of the data transceiving operation, and

wherein the control unit is further configured to control the display unit to display an indicator indicating that the data prior mode is set up.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the prior execution condition comprises at least a data size, a size of data transceived for a predetermined period of time, a presence or non-presence of a data transmission and reception by a transmission control protocol (TCP), a presence or non-presence of a data transmission and reception by an instant messaging service (IMS), a presence or non-presence at a specific place, a presence or non-presence of belonging to a specific time zone, a presence or non-presence of a data upload or download over a predetermined time or a presence or non-presence of a specific service via the Internet.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the control unit is further configured to set up the data prior mode if the prior execution condition comprises the data size and a size of data transceived in the data transceiving operation is greater than a predetermined size.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the control unit is further configured to set up the data prior mode if the prior execution condition comprises the size of data transceived for the predetermined period of time and a size of data transceived in the data transceiving operation for the predetermined period of time is greater than a predetermined size.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to set up the prior execution condition.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to determine whether the data transceiving operation meets the prior execution condition at a start of the performance of the data transceiving operation or at a random timing point during the performance of the data transceiving operation.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to cancel the set data prior mode if the preferential performance of the data transceiving operation is ended.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to set up the data prior mode if the prior execution condition comprises a predetermined specific communication service and the data transceiving operation is performed using the predetermined specific communication service.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication unit is further configured to perform the data transceiving operation instead of the call signal transceiving operation if the data prior mode is set up by the control unit and the call signal transceiving operation is detected.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the information regarding the detected call signal transceiving operation comprises at least a phone number or a reception time of a reception-rejected call corresponding to the detected call signal transceiving operation.

11. A method of controlling data transmission and reception in a mobile terminal configured to selectively perform a data transceiving operation or a call signal transceiving operation, the method comprising:

performing the data transceiving operation;

determining whether the data transceiving operation meets a prior execution condition while the data transceiving operation is performed;

setting up a data prior mode for enabling the data transceiving operation to be performed prior to the call signal transceiving operation if it is determined that the data transceiving operation meets the prior execution condition;

preferentially performing the data transceiving operation if the data prior mode is set up and the call signal transceiving operation is detected;

outputting information regarding the detected call signal transceiving operation upon completing the preferential performance of the data transceiving operation; and

displaying an indicator indicating that the data prior mode is set up.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the prior execution condition comprises at least a data size, a size of data transceived for a predetermined period of time, a presence or non-presence of a data transmission and reception by a transmission control protocol (TCP), a presence or non-presence of a data transmission and reception by an instant messaging service (IMS), a presence or non-presence at a specific place, a presence or non-presence of belonging to a specific time zone, a presence or non-presence of a data upload or download over a predetermined time or a presence or non-presence of a specific service via the Internet.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising setting up the prior execution condition.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising releasing the set data prior mode if the preferential performance of the data transceiving operation is ended.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein preferentially performing the data transceiving operation comprises performing the data transceiving operation instead of the call signal transceiving operation.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the information regarding the detected call signal transceiving operation comprises at least a phone number or a reception time of a reception-rejected call corresponding to the detected call signal transceiving operation.