Mobile terminal and method of transferring or receiving data using the same

• US 8,457,658 B2
• Filed: 02/28/2012
• Issued: 06/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Jang, Min Kyoung, Kim, Yong Sin, Park, Hye Yeon, Son, Jin Ho, Chang, Doo Yi
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehrpour, Melody
• Application Number:
  US13/407,387
• Publication Number:
  US 20120220316A1
• Time in Patent Office: 462 Days
• Field of Search: 455/566, 455/466, 455/575.1, 455/404.1, 455/432.1, 455/435.1, 455/433, 455/457, 455/411.1
• US Class Current: 455/457
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/64 file transfer between terminals download of applications H04M1/72406; transfer of messages, e.g. SMS, e-mail or MMS H04M1/7243
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal which transfers or receives data, including location information, in various ways, and a method of transferring or receiving data using the same.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a storage unit configured to store a plurality of different location information;

a local area communication module configured to communicate with an external electronic device by using a local area communication; and

a controller operatively connected to the storage unit and the local area communication module, the controller configured to;

control the local area communication module to search at least one external electronic device,

select a specific external electronic device among the searched at least one external electronic device, and

transfer location information about a location other than a current location of the mobile terminal to the selected specific external electronic device through the local area communication module without including other apparatus aside from the mobile terminal and the specific external electronic device,

wherein the transferred location information is location information selected among the stored plurality of different location information.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to search a plurality of different external electronic devices, and the specific external electronic device is an external electronic device selected among the plurality of different external electronic devices.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, further comprising:

a display unit,

wherein the controller is configured to display on the display unit a list of the plurality of different external electronic devices within a range of the local area communication.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a display unit,

wherein the controller is configured to display on the display unit a list of the plurality of different location information stored in the storage unit.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein each of the displayed plurality of different location information includes at least one of the following:

location latitude and longitude coordinate values;

a geographical name; and

a storage location of the corresponding location information within the mobile terminal.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the local area communication is one of IrDA, Bluetooth, UWB, and ZigBee.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to transfer the location information about the location other than the current location of the mobile terminal in response to a user selection of the location other than the current location of the mobile terminal.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to transfer location information about the current location of the mobile terminal in response to a user selection of the current location of the mobile terminal.