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

• US 8,600,412 B2
• Filed: 01/14/2013
• Issued: 12/03/2013
• 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:
  US13/741,158
• Publication Number:
  US 20130130722A1
• Time in Patent Office: 323 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561-4565, 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: 455/456.3
• 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
• 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. According to an embodiment, the mobile terminal includes a display; a communication unit; and a controller configured to receive together the message and a specific location information through the communication unit from a communication terminal, wherein the specific location information is location information excluding a current location of the communication terminal. The controller is further configured to display the message and the specific location information separately on the display such that the message and the specific location information can be identified separately from each other by a user of the mobile terminal.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal for processing a message, comprising:

a display;

a communication unit;

a controller configured to;

obtain a specific location information identifying a geographical location of the mobile terminal;

cause the display to display a message input interface to facilitate user input of the message for sending via the communication unit, wherein the message is displayed in the message input interface, and wherein the message is a short message service (SMS) message or a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message;

cause the display to display a first graphical user interface to permit adding of the specific location information to the message, the adding of the specific location information to the message occurring in response to an input received with regard to the first graphical user interface;

cause the display to display a second graphical user interface to permit sending of the message, wherein the sending of the message includes sending together the message with the specific location information when the specific location information has been added to the message according to the input received with regard to the first graphical user interface; and

send together the message with the specific location information through the communication unit in response to an input received with regard to the second graphical user interface.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to simultaneously display the second graphical user interface, the message input interface, and the message included in the message input interface.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to simultaneously display the first graphical user interface, the second graphical user interface, the message input interface, and the message included in the message input interface.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to provide on the display a third graphical user interface for receiving a selection of a particular location information as the specific location information.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the display is a touch screen, and

wherein the controller is configured to receive the first predetermined signal when the first graphical user interface is touched and to receive the second predetermined signal when the second graphical user interface is touched.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the specific location information is location information about a current location of the mobile terminal or is location information about other location excluding the current location.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the specific location information includes latitude and longitude information.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the location information unit is further configured to obtain the at least one location information by using at least one of the following:

a satellite system including at least one from among GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, COMPASS, and QZSS;

communication with at least one base station included in a wireless communication system; and

communication with at least one access point included in a wireless LAN system.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the capacity of text that the message can include is restricted.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to display on the display the specific location information in the form of a text when obtaining the specific location information.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to display the specific location information on the display as a geographical name.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein a recipient of the message with the specific location information is identified by at least one of an address, a phone number and a URL.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the message and the specific location information are identified separately from each other by a recipient of the message with the specific location information.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the message is a SMS (short message service) message or a MMS (multimedia message service) message.

15. A mobile terminal for processing a message, comprising:

a display;

a communication unit; and

a controller configured to;

obtain the message and a specific location information which has been received together through the communication unit, the message and the specific location information having been sent from a communication terminal, wherein the message is a short message service (SMS) message or a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message, and wherein the specific location information is a geographical location excluding a current location of the communication terminal;

cause the display to display the message and the specific location information separately on the display such that the message and the specific location information are visually distinguishable as separate items; and

cause the display to display an indicator that indicates that the message and the specific location information are part of a same received message of a plurality of sequentially received messages received at the mobile terminal.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the specific location information includes latitude and longitude information.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the controller is configured to display on the display the specific location information in the form of a text.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the controller is further configured to display the specific location information on the display as a geographical name.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the capacity of text that the message can include is restricted.

20. A mobile terminal for processing a message, comprising:

a display;

a communication unit; and

a controller configured to receive together the message and a specific location information through the communication unit from a communication terminal, wherein the specific location information is location information about a current location of the communication terminal,

the controller further configured to display the message and the specific location information separately on the display such that the message and the specific location information can be identified separately from each other by a user of the mobile terminal.

21. The mobile terminal of claim 20, wherein the specific location information includes latitude and longitude information.

22. The mobile terminal of claim 20, wherein the controller is configured to display on the display the specific location information in the form of a text.

23. The mobile terminal of claim 20, wherein the controller is further configured to display the specific location information on the display as a geographical name.

24. The mobile terminal of claim 20, wherein the capacity of text that the message can include is restricted.