Mobile telecommunication device and event processing method using the same

• US 8,442,576 B2
• Filed: 08/17/2009
• Issued: 05/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Yeon Woo, Lim, Sang Yeon
• Primary Examiner(s): Alam, Fayyaz
• Application Number:
  US12/542,248
• Publication Number:
  US 20100056189A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,366 Days
• Field of Search: 455/550.1, 455/416, 455/466, 455418-420, 715/758, 715/753, 709/204, 709/205
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

A mobile communication terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal, an application driving unit configured to implement a chatting session with the at least one other terminal using the wireless communication unit, a display unit configured to display chatting information according to an operation of the application driving unit, and a controller configured to control the display unit to display a chatting screen including information on an event external to the chatting session that occurs during the chatting session and to maintain displaying the chatting screen.

Claims

1. A mobile communication terminal comprising:

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

a messenger service application driving unit configured to implement a chatting session between a first user of the mobile terminal and a second user of the at least one other terminal;

a display unit configured to display a chatting screen including chatting information exchanged between the first user of the mobile terminal and the second user of the at least one other terminal during the chatting session; and

a controller configured to;

receive, via the wireless communication unit, an external incoming message from a third user that is external to the chatting session between the first and second users,

control the display unit to display an indication within the chatting screen along with the chatting information about the received incoming message,

receive an input request signal requesting the external incoming message received by the mobile terminal be shared with the second user of the at least one other terminal, and

display contents of the received incoming message within the chatting information based on the received input request signal.

2. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the chatting session comprises at least one a video chatting session and a text chatting session.

3. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the display unit includes a touch screen, and

wherein the controller is further configured to control the display unit to display information input via the touch screen on the chatting screen of the at least one other terminal.

4. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the message includes a short text message.

5. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the message includes a multimedia message.

6. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to display a window allowing a reply message to be written on the chatting screen, and to send the reply message to a terminal that sent the message via the wireless communication unit.

7. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the contents of the received message further include phone number information of a terminal that sent the message.

8. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the message comprises a schedule management message.

17. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display unit to display the contents of the external message based on the first user'"'"'s instruction and not based on both of the first and second user'"'"'s instructions.

18. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication unit and the messenger service application driving unit are different and independent modules.

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

wirelessly communicating, via a wireless communication unit, with at least one other terminal;

implementing, via a messenger service application driving unit, a chatting session between a first user of the mobile terminal and a second user of the at least one other terminal using the wireless communication unit;

displaying, via a display unit, a chatting screen including chatting information exchanged between the first user of the mobile terminal and the second user of the at least one other terminal during the chatting session;

receiving, via the wireless communication unit, an external incoming message from a third user that is external to the chatting session between the first and second users;

displaying, on the display unit, an indication within the chatting screen along with the chatting information about the received incoming message;

receiving an input request signal requesting the external incoming message received by the mobile terminal be shared with the second user of the at least one other terminal; and

displaying, on the display unit, contents of the received incoming message within the chatting information based on the received input request signal.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the chatting session comprises at least one a video chatting session and a text chatting session.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the display unit includes a touch screen, and

wherein the method further comprises displaying information input via the touch screen on the chatting screen of the at least one other terminal.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the message includes a short text message.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the message includes a multimedia message.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

displaying a window allowing a reply message to be written on the chatting screen; and

sending the reply message to a terminal that sent the message via the wireless communication unit.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the contents of the received message further include phone number information of a terminal that sent the message.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the message comprises a schedule management event message.

19. The method of claim 9, wherein the displaying step displays the contents of the external message based on the first user'"'"'s instruction and not based on both of the first and second user'"'"'s instructions.

20. The method of claim 9, wherein the wireless communication unit and the messenger service application driving unit are different and independent modules.