Mobile terminal and method for displaying standby screen according to analysis result of user's behavior

• US 8,744,413 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2007
• Issued: 06/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kwon, Do Hun
• Primary Examiner(s): Eng, George
• Assistant Examiner(s): HUYNH, NAM TRUNG
• Application Number:
  US11/653,784
• Publication Number:
  US 20070298843A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,695 Days
• Field of Search: 4554141-4144, 4554561-457, 455/566, 4555753-5754
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72472 wherein the items are sorted according to specific criteria, e.g. frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A mobile terminal includes an input unit for receiving a command input by a user; a location information generator for generating location information on the mobile terminal; a time counter; a storage unit having a command processing information table and a standby screen display information table; and a control unit for analyzing the user'"'"'s behavior by using command processing information stored in the command processing information table, storing the result of the behavior analysis in the standby screen display information table, and displaying a standby screen according to the result of the behavioral analysis with respect to the current location of the mobile terminal and the current time. Accordingly, using a history of the mobile terminal use provides an advantage of improved user convenience by predicting and actively reacting to a user'"'"'s manner of using the mobile terminal.

Claims

1. A method for generating a standby screen table in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

collecting behavioral information of a user of the mobile terminal during a predetermined period;

generating a command processing information table comprising the behavioral information, the behavioral information including command type information associated with a time, a day, and a location; and

generating a standby screen display information table for storing standby screen display information, being displayed if a user'"'"'s operational signal for the display of the standby screen is input, for individual situations based on the command processing information table,

wherein the command type information comprises a first command type for executing a function of the mobile terminal and a second command type for finishing a function that is currently being executed, and

wherein each command type information is identified by a command code that represents a particular type of command, time, and location.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, after the step of generating a standby screen display information table,

analyzing the behavioral information using an additionally input command;

and

updating the standby screen display information table according to the result of the analysis.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein updating the standby screen display information table comprises:

performing a corresponding operation in response to a command;

generating current location information on the mobile terminal;

identifying the time of the command input;

adding command processing information including the input command, the current location information, and a time of the command input, to the analyzed behavioral information; and

updating the standby screen display information table according to the collected behavioral analysis information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein collecting the behavior analysis information further comprises:

performing a corresponding operation in response to a command;

generating current location information on the mobile terminal;

identifying a time of a command input; and

storing command processing information including the input command, the current location information, and the time of the command input, according to a type of the command.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, the standby screen display information table, including a location and time of a command input and screen display information required for selection of the command, is generated from the collected behavioral information repeated more than a predetermined number of times at a same location and time.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein generating current location information on the mobile terminal further comprises:

receiving location data from a base station of an area in which the mobile terminal is located; and

generating the current location information on the mobile terminal using the location data.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein generating the current location information on the mobile terminal comprises:

receiving GPS data from GPS satellites; and

generating the current location information on the mobile terminal using the GPS data.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein generating the current location information on the mobile terminal comprises:

reading information from a radio frequency identification tag, including location information, installed at a corresponding location; and

generating the current location information on the mobile terminal using the radio frequency identification tag information.

9. A mobile terminal comprising:

an input unit for receiving a command input by a user;

a location information generator for generating location information on the mobile terminal;

a time counter;

a storage unit for storing (a) a command processing information table comprising behavioral information including command type information associated with a time, a day, and a location, and (b) a standby screen display information table for storing standby screen display information, being displayed if a user'"'"'s operation signal for the display of the standby screen is input, for individual situations, the standby screen display information table being based on an instruction information storing table; and

a control unit for collecting the behavioral information of the user based on the command processing information table and for storing an analyzed result in the standby screen display information table,

wherein the command type information comprises a first command type for executing a function of the mobile terminal and a second command type for finishing a function that is currently being executed, and

wherein each command type information is identified by a command code that represents a particular type of command, time, and location.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the control unit analyzes the behavioral information using command processing information additionally stored in the command processing information table, and updates the result of the behavior analysis according to the result of the analysis, after storing the result of the behavior analysis.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the control unit generates the standby screen display information table including the location and time of a command input, and screen display information required for the selection of the command from the command processing information stored in the command processing information table with respect to behavioral analysis information repeated more than a predetermined number of times at the same location and time.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the location information generator receives location data from a base station of an area in which the mobile terminal is located, and generates the current location information on the mobile terminal using the location data.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the location information generator includes a GPS receiver for receiving GPS data from GPS satellites, and generates the current location information on the mobile terminal using the GPS data.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the location information generator includes a radio frequency identification tag reader for retrieving information from a radio frequency identification tag including location information installed at a corresponding location, and generates the current location information on the mobile terminal using the radio frequency identification tag information.

15. A method for displaying a standby screen in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

detecting that a user'"'"'s operation signal for the display of the standby screen is input;

checking a current location of the mobile terminal and a current time in response to the detection;

identifying a standby screen display information corresponding to the current location and the current time in a standby screen display information table; and

displaying the identified standby screen information,

wherein the standby screen display information table is generated based on a command processing information table comprising behavioral information, collected during a predetermined period, including command type information associated with a time, a day, and a location,

wherein the command type information comprises a first command type for executing a function of the mobile terminal and a second command type for finishing a function that is currently being executed, and

wherein each command type information is identified by a command code that represents a particular type of command, time, and location.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein checking the current location and current time comprises checking the current time after checking the current location of the mobile terminal.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein checking the current location and current time comprises:

receiving location data from a base station of an area in which the mobile terminal is located; and

generating the current location information on the mobile terminal using the location data.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein checking the current location and current time comprises:

receiving GPS data from GPS satellites; and

generating the current location information on the mobile terminal using the GPS data.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein checking the current location and current time comprises:

reading information from a radio frequency identification tag, including location information, installed at a corresponding location; and

generating the current location information on mobile terminal using the radio frequency identification tag information.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein displaying the identified standby screen information comprises:

receiving a user operational input signal for displaying the standby screen; and

displaying the standby screen according to the user operational input signal.

21. A mobile terminal comprising:

an input unit for receiving a command input by a user;

a location information generator for generating location information on the mobile terminal;

a time counter;

a storage unit for storing a standby screen display information table, wherein the standby screen display information table is generated based on a command processing information table comprising behavioral information, collected during a predetermined period, including command type information associated with a time, a day, and a location; and

a control unit for detecting that a user'"'"'s operation signal for the display of the standby screen is input, checking a current location of the mobile terminal and a current time in response to the detection, for identifying standby screen display information corresponding to the current location and the current time in the standby screen display information table, and for displaying the identified standby screen,

wherein the command type information comprises a first command type for executing a function of the mobile terminal and a second command type for finishing a function that is currently being executed, and

wherein each command type information is identified by a command code that represents a particular type of command, time, and location.

22. The mobile terminal of claim 21, wherein the control unit checks the current time after checking the current location of the mobile terminal.

23. The mobile terminal of claim 21, wherein the location information generator receives location data from a base station of an area in which the mobile terminal is located, and generates the current location information on the mobile terminal using the location data.

24. The mobile terminal of claim 21, wherein the location information generator receives GPS data from GPS satellites, and generates the current location information on the mobile terminal using the GPS data.

25. The mobile terminal of claim 21, wherein the location information generator reads information from a radio frequency identification tag, including location information, installed at a corresponding location, and generates the current location information on mobile terminal using the radio frequency identification tag information.

26. The mobile terminal of claim 21, wherein the control unit detects receiving a user operational input signal for displaying the standby screen, and displays the standby screen according to the user operational input signal.