Mobile terminal and method of controlling operation of the mobile terminal

• US 8,745,495 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2009
• Issued: 06/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Sang Soo, Kang, Rae Hoon, Jung, Ha Yang
• Primary Examiner(s): Ng, Amy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Xiao, Di
• Application Number:
  US12/361,104
• Publication Number:
  US 20100005347A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,952 Days
• Field of Search: 715/715, 715/733, 715/711, 709/224
• US Class Current: 715/715
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/40 for recovering from a failure of a protocol instance or entity, e.g. service redundancy protocols, protocol state redundancy or protocol service redirection management of faults, events, alarms or notifications in data switching networks H04L41/06

Abstract

A method of controlling a mobile terminal is provided. The method may include displaying an icon on the mobile terminal indicating that at least one access-failed website is currently accessible by the mobile terminal. The at least one access-failed website may be a website that the mobile terminal previously failed to access. In response to selection of the icon displayed on the mobile terminal, a website list may be displayed on the mobile terminal. The website list may include information of the access-failed website that is currently accessible.

Claims

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

displaying an operation screen on a display module of the mobile terminal;

determining whether there is at least one access-failed website, wherein the at least one access-failed website is a website that the mobile terminal previously failed to access;

displaying an icon on a portion of the operation screen when at least one access-failed website is determined, the displayed icon to indicate that there is the at least one access-failed website;

periodically determining whether the at least one access-failed website is currently accessible by the mobile terminal;

in response to the determining that at least one access-failed website is currently accessible, displaying an indicator on an outer area of the displayed icon for a predetermined time period and removing the displayed indicator from the operation screen after the predetermined time period has passed, the displayed indicator to notify a user of the mobile terminal that the at least one access-failed website is currently accessible by the mobile terminal;

when a proximity signal is detected from a proximity sensor in response to a user input approaching near the icon, temporarily redisplaying the removed indicator on the outer area of the displayed icon, the indicator being a thought balloon indicating a number of the access-failed websites that are currently accessible and a number of the access-failed websites that are still inaccessible;

in response to selection of the icon displayed on the display module, displaying a website list on the display module that includes information of the access-failed website that is currently accessible; and

displaying a web page corresponding to a selected website when one of currently accessible websites included in the website list is selected, and then displaying a new website list that excludes the selected website on the display module when the icon is selected again while displaying the web page.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information includes one of a website address, a website name and an image of a website.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the website list displayed on the display module includes information of at least one access-failed website that is still inaccessible.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the icon displayed on the display module indicates whether a change occurs to an access-failed website that is currently accessible or whether a change occurs to an access-failed websites that is still inaccessible.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the website list displayed on the display module comprises at least one of uniform resource locators (URLs) and images of the access-failed websites that are currently accessible.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

periodically determining a specific number of access-failed websites that are currently accessible and a specific number of access-failed websites that are still inaccessible to the mobile terminal and displaying results of the determining on the outer area of the displayed icon.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a specific number of access-failed websites that are currently accessible to the mobile terminal and a specific number of access-failed websites that are still inaccessible to the mobile terminal whenever a new access point is encountered, and displaying results of the determining on the inner area or the outer area of the displayed icon.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the website list is displayed on the display module while the icon is still displayed on the display module.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein a color or a shape of the displayed icon changes when another access-failed website becomes currently accessible by the mobile terminal.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the website list displayed on the display module further includes information of an access-failed website that is currently inaccessible by the mobile terminal.

24. The method of claim 6, wherein displaying the results of the determining on the inner area or the outer area of the displayed icon includes displaying the specific number that represents the access-failed websites that are currently accessible and displaying the specific number that represents the access-failed websites that are still inaccessible.

25. The method of claim 7, wherein displaying the results of the determining on the outer area of the displayed icon includes displaying the specific number that represents the access-failed websites that are currently accessible and displaying the specific number that represents the access-failed websites that are still inaccessible.

8. A mobile terminal comprising:

a memory;

a wireless Internet module configured to access a website;

a display module configured to display an operation screen related to a function of the mobile terminal;

a proximity sensor configured to provide a proximity signal; and

a controller configured to;

determine whether there is at least one access-failed website, wherein the at least one access-failed website is a website that the mobile terminal previously failed to access,

display an icon on a portion of the operation screen when the at least one access-failed website is determined, the icon to indicate that there is the at least one access-failed website,

periodically determine whether at least one access-failed website is currently accessible by the mobile terminal,

display an indicator on an outer area of the displayed icon for a predetermined time period and removing the displayed indicator from the operation screen after the predetermined time period has passed, in response to the determination that at least one access-failed website is currently accessible, the indicator to notify a user of the mobile terminal that the at least one access-failed website is currently accessible by the mobile terminal,

when the proximity signal is detected from the proximity sensor in response to a user input approaching near the displayed icon, temporarily redisplay the removed indicator the outer area of the displayed icon the indicator being a thought balloon indicating a number of the access-failed websites that are currently accessible and a number of access-failed websites that are still inaccessible,

display a website list on the display module that includes information of the access-failed website that is currently accessible, in response to a selection of the icon displayed on the display module, and

display a web page corresponding to a selected website when one of currently accessible websites included in the displayed website list is selected, and then display a new website list that excludes the selected website on the display module when the icon is selected again while displaying the web page.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the information includes one of a website address, a website name and an image of a website.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein when a touch signal for the icon is received by the controller, the controller controls the display module to display a website list that includes a specific number of access-failed websites that are still inaccessible.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the controller controls the display module to display the icon to indicate that one of the access-failed websites that are currently accessible has changed or that one of the access-failed websites that are still inaccessible has changed.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the website list displayed on the display module comprises at least one of uniform resource locators (URLs) and images of the access-failed websites that are currently accessible.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the controller periodically determines a specific number of access-failed websites that are currently accessible and a specific number of access-failed websites that are still inaccessible, and the controller controls the display module to display results of the determining.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the controller determines the specific number of access-failed websites that are currently accessible by the mobile terminal and a specific number of access-failed websites that are still inaccessible by the mobile terminal whenever a new access point is encountered and the controller controls the display module to display results of the determining.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the website list is displayed on the display module while the icon is still displayed on the display module.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein a color or a shape of the displayed icon changes when another access-failed website becomes currently accessible by the mobile terminal.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the website list displayed on the display module further includes information of an access-failed website that is currently inaccessible by the mobile terminal.

26. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the controller controls the display module to display results of the determining includes the controller controls the display module to display the specific number that represents the access-failed websites that are currently accessible and to display the specific number that represents the access-failed websites that are still inaccessible.

27. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the controller controls the display module to display results of the determining includes the controller controls the display module to display the specific number that represents the access-failed websites that are currently accessible and to display the specific number that represents the access-failed websites that are still inaccessible.

21. A method of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying an operation screen on a display module of the mobile terminal;

determining that the mobile terminal fails to access a website;

displaying an icon on a portion of the operation screen in response to the determining that the mobile terminal fails to access the website, the icon to indicate that there is at least one access-failed website;

periodically determining that the at least one access-failed website is currently accessible by the mobile terminal;

in response to the determining that the at least one access-failed website is currently accessible by the mobile terminal, displaying an indicator on an outer area of the displayed icon for a predetermined time period and removing the displayed indicator from the operation screen after the predetermined time period passes, the indicator to notify a user of the mobile terminal that at least the access-failed website is currently accessible by the mobile terminal;

when a proximity signal is detected from a proximity sensor in response to a user input approaching near the icon, temporarily redisplaying the removed indicator on the outer area of the displayed icon, the indicator being a thought balloon indicating a number of the access-failed websites that are currently accessible and a number of the access-failed websites that are still inaccessible;

in response to receiving the selection of the icon displayed on the display module, displaying a website list on the display module that includes first information of the access-failed website that is currently accessible and second information of another access-failed website that is currently inaccessible; and

displaying a web page corresponding to a selected website in response to selection of one of currently accessible websites included in the displayed website list, and then displaying, on the display module, a new website list that excludes the selected website in response to another selection of the displayed icon while displaying the web page.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the website list is displayed on the mobile terminal while the icon is still displayed on the display module.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein a color or a shape of the displayed icon changes when another access-failed website becomes currently accessible by the mobile terminal.