Mobile terminal and method of controlling the same

• US 8,611,964 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2011
• Issued: 12/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Han, Seungheon, Cho, Sunghyun, Kim, Hyosang, Na, Hannah, Lim, Sukhyun, Kim, Hakil, Kwak, Jeongmin
• Primary Examiner(s): Beamer, Temica M
• Application Number:
  US13/089,223
• Publication Number:
  US 20110294549A1
• Time in Patent Office: 974 Days
• Field of Search: 455/566, 455/41.2, 455/466, 455/550.1, 455/90.3
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/576 associated with a pictorial or graphical representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72472 wherein the items are sorted according to specific criteria, e.g. frequency of use
• 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 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57

Abstract

A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal includes a display and a controller, where the controller is configured to divide at least a part of the display into a first area for displaying at least one other party information item and a second area for displaying communication log information corresponding to the at least one other party information item, display at least one communication content corresponding to one of the at least one other party information item when a signal for selecting the one of the least one other party information item is received, and display at least one communication content belonging to one of at least one communication category of the communication log information when a signal for selecting the communication log information is received.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display configured to display information; and

a controller configured to cause the display to;

display a communication log comprising a plurality of log entries, wherein each of the plurality of log entries comprises a first area for displaying an other party information item and a second area for displaying communication log information corresponding to the other party information item;

display a first set of communication contents when the other party information item is selected from the first area, wherein the first set of communication contents comprises a plurality of contents communicated between the mobile terminal and a device corresponding to the selected other party information item, the plurality of contents comprising at least two different types of contents, each of which belongs to a different communication category; and

display one a second set of communication contents comprising a plurality of contents communicated between the mobile terminal and a device corresponding to a specific other party information item when specific communication log information corresponding to the specific other party information item is selected from the second area, wherein all of the plurality of contents in the second set of communication contents are same type of contents belonging to a same communication category.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the other party information item comprises identification information for identifying a user of a device corresponding to the other party information item; and

the communication log information comprises communication content communicated between the mobile terminal and the device corresponding to the other party information item.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein:

the identification information comprises at least a picture, a video, a caricature or a name; and

the communication content comprises content generated by calling, messaging, or uploading of a message to a social network service (SNS).

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display at least one communication category selecting button in a third area of the display to enable input for displaying the communication log information by communication categories.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to arrange the plurality of log entries based on a time when communication content corresponding to each of the plurality of log entries is received or transmitted.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to arrange the plurality of log entries based on a frequency of transmitting or receiving communication content to or from a device corresponding to one of a plurality of other party information items among the plurality of log entries.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to simultaneously transmit same content to the device corresponding to the selected other party information item via at least two different communication categories.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the at least two different communication categories are selected according to transmission information received from a user of the mobile terminal.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display at least one icon according to the transmission information, such that each of the at least one icon represents a corresponding one of the least two communication categories.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive a plurality of communication contents from the device corresponding to the other party information item; and

cause the display to display the communication log information corresponding to the other party information item to indicate that the plurality of communication contents has been received.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display at least one icon in the second area, such that each of the at least one icon represents a corresponding communication category to which at least one of the plurality of communication contents belongs.

23. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display a graphic user interface of the same communication category for communicating with the device corresponding to the specific other party information item when the specific communication log information corresponding to the specific other party information item is selected from the second area.

24. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display a graphic user interface for selecting at least one communication category to communicate with the device corresponding to the selected other party information item via the selected at least one communication category.

12. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display configured to display;

a first area for displaying a plurality of other party information items; and

a second area for displaying a plurality of communication log information, each of the plurality of communication log information corresponding to one of the plurality of other party information items, the plurality of communication log information comprising a plurality of communication categories; and

a controller configured to cause the display to;

display a plurality of communication contents corresponding to one of the plurality of other party information items in response to a first input for selecting the one of the plurality of other party information items, the plurality of communication contents comprising different types of contents belonging to different communication categories; and

display at least one communication content belonging to one of the plurality of communication categories, the one of the plurality of communication categories corresponding to specific communication log information, in response to a second input for selecting the specific communication log information associated with the one of the plurality of communication categories.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to simultaneously transmit same content to a device corresponding to the selected one of the plurality of other party information items via at least two of the plurality of communication categories.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the at least two of the plurality of communication categories are selected according to transmission information received from a user of the mobile terminal.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display at least one icon according to the transmission information, such that each of the at least one icon represents a corresponding one of the at least two of the plurality of communication categories.

25. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether the first input or the second input is received such that the plurality of communication contents or the at least one communication content is displayed according to the received first or second input.

16. A method of controlling a mobile terminal having a display, the method comprising:

displaying a communication log comprising a plurality of log entries on the display, each of the plurality of log entries comprising an other part information item and communication log information;

displaying the other party information item in a first area of the display;

displaying the communication log information corresponding to the other party information item in a second area of the display;

displaying a first set of communication contents when the other party information item is selected from the first area, wherein the first set of communication contents comprises a plurality of contents communicated between the mobile terminal and a device corresponding to the selected other party information item, the plurality of contents comprising at least two different types of contents, each of which belongs to a different communication category; and

displaying a second set of communication contents comprising a plurality of contents communicated between the mobile terminal and a device corresponding to a specific other party information item when specific communication log information corresponding to the specific other party information item is selected from the second area, wherein all of the plurality of contents in the second set of communication contents are same type of contents belonging to a same communication category.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein displaying the communication log comprises arranging the plurality of log entries based on a time when communication content corresponding to each of the plurality of log entries is received or transmitted.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising simultaneously transmitting same content to the device corresponding to the selected other party information item via at least two different communication categories.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the at least two different communication categories are selected according to transmission information received from a user of the mobile terminal.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising displaying at least one icon on the display according to the transmission information, such that each of the at least one icon represents a corresponding one of the at least two communication categories.

21. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving a plurality of communication contents from the device corresponding to the other party information item; and

displaying the communication log information corresponding to the other party information item to indicate that the plurality of communication contents has been received.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising displaying at least one icon in the second area, such that each of the at least one icon represents a corresponding communication category to which at least one of the plurality of communication contents belongs.