Mobile terminal and control method thereof

• US 8,886,213 B2
• Filed: 05/05/2011
• Issued: 11/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Moon, Doohyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Magloire, Vladimir
• Assistant Examiner(s): COSME, NATASHA W
• Application Number:
  US13/101,911
• Publication Number:
  US 20110306387A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,286 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.1, 715/720
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/434 using image data, e.g. images, photos, pictures taken by a user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/447 Temporal browsing, e.g. timeline
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/487 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/489 using time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A method includes displaying an image on a display of a mobile terminal, wherein the image depicts an object; displaying information simultaneously with the image, wherein the information relates to the object at a particular time point of any of a plurality of different time points of a timeline; and changing the displayed information to reflect a change in the particular time point to another time point of the plurality of different time points of the timeline, wherein the changed displayed information is displayed simultaneously with the image and relates to the object at the another time point.

Claims

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

displaying an image on a display of the mobile terminal, the image including a real-world object, a timeline, and object information related to the real-world object at a particular time point of a plurality of time points of the timeline;

displaying a plurality of first indicators on the timeline each indicating a corresponding time point at which the object information is changed, wherein the plurality of first indicators are displayed at different positions on the timeline;

displaying a second indicator at a fixed position overlapping the timeline for indicating the particular time point;

receiving a touch input on the timeline in a first direction or a second direction, wherein the touch input is a drag input or a flick input;

moving the plurality of first indicators in the first direction or the second direction according to a direction of the touch input so that a particular indicator of the plurality of first indicators overlaps the second indicator irrespective of a length of the touch input; and

displaying changed object information and a changed image including the real-world object according to a change of the particular time point to a time point corresponding to the particular indicator,

and

wherein the particular indicator corresponds to a future time point on the timeline with respect to the second indicator when the touch input is received in the first direction or the particular indicator corresponds to a past time point on the timeline with respect to the second indicator when the touch input is received in the second direction.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining the image via a camera of the mobile terminal, a memory of the mobile terminal, or a wireless communication unit of the mobile terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining the object information from a server or a memory of the mobile terminal.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the changed image simultaneously with the changed object information.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining geographic information related to the displayed real-world object.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the obtained geographic information is related to a general location at which the displayed real-world object is photographed.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the obtained geographic information is related to at least a photographing point or a photographing direction.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein displaying the image comprises:

activating a camera of the mobile terminal; and

extracting the real-world object from the image.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining whether the object information is stored in a memory of the mobile terminal;

transmitting the obtained geographic information and information related to the extracted real-world object to a server when the object information is not stored in the memory;

receiving the object information identifying the extracted real-world object from the server; and

storing the received object information in the memory.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the object information comprises:

displaying a specific link;

determining that the displayed specific link is selected; and

displaying information corresponding to the selected specific link.

11. A method of controlling information in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying an image on a display of the mobile terminal, the image including a real-world object, a timeline, and object information related to the real-world object at a particular time point of a plurality of time points of the timeline;

displaying a plurality of first indicators on the timeline each indicating a corresponding time point at which a state of the real-world object is changed, wherein the plurality of first indicators are displayed at different positions on the timeline;

displaying a second indicator at a fixed position overlapping the timeline for indicating the particular time point;

receiving a touch input on the timeline in a first direction or a second direction, wherein the touch input is a drag input or a flick input;

moving the plurality of first indicators in the first direction or the second direction according to a direction of the touch input until a particular indicator of the plurality of first indicators overlaps the second indicator irrespective of a length of the touch input; and

displaying a changed image including a different version of the displayed real-world object according to a change of the particular time point to

a time point corresponding to the particular indicator,

wherein the particular indicator corresponds to a future time point on the timeline with respect to the second indicator when the touch input is received in the first direction or the particular indicator corresponds to a past time point on the timeline with respect to the second indicator when the touch input is received in the second direction.

12. A method of controlling information in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying an image on a display of the mobile terminal, the image including a real-world object, a timeline, and object information related to the real-world object at a particular time point of a plurality of time points of the timeline;

displaying a plurality of first indicators on the timeline each indicating a corresponding time point at which the information related to the real-world object or a state of the real-world object is changed, wherein the plurality of first indicators are displayed at different positions on the timeline;

displaying a second indicator at a fixed position overlapping the timeline for indicating the particular time point;

receiving a touch input on the timeline in a first direction or a second direction, wherein the touch input is a drag input or a flick input;

moving the plurality of first indicators in the first direction or the second direction according to a direction of the touch input such that a particular indicator of the plurality of first indicators overlaps the second indicator irrespective of a length of the touch input; and

displaying changed object information according to a change of the particular time point to a time point corresponding to the particular indicator;

wherein the particular indicator corresponds to a future time point on the timeline with respect to the second indicator when the touch input is received in the first direction or the particular first indicator corresponds to a past time point on the timeline with respect to the second indicator when the touch input is received in the second direction.

13. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a display configured to display information and receive touch inputs; and

a controller configured to;

cause the display to display an image including a real world object, a timeline, and object information related to the real-world object at a particular time point of a plurality of time points of the timeline;

cause the display to display a plurality of first indicators on the timeline, wherein the plurality of first indicators each indicate a corresponding time point at which the object information is changed, wherein the plurality of first indicators are displayed at different positions on the timeline,

cause the display to display a second indicator at a fixed position overlapping the timeline for indicating the particular time point of the plurality of time points;

receive a touch input on the timeline via the display in a first direction or a second direction, wherein the touch input is a drag input or a flick input,

cause the display to move the plurality of first indicators in the first direction or the second direction according to a direction of the touch input such that a particular indicator of the plurality of first indicators overlaps the second indicator irrespective of a length of the touch input; and

cause the display to display a changed image including the real-world object and changed object information according to a change of the particular time point to a time point corresponding to the particular indicator,

wherein the particular indicator corresponds to a future time point on the timeline with respect to the second indicator when the touch input is received in the first direction or the particular indicator corresponds to a past time point on the timeline with respect to the second indicator when the touch input is received in the second direction.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, further comprising a wireless communication unit configured to receive the object information from a server.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14, further comprising a memory configured to store the received object information.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the timeline comprises at least a past time point, a present time point, or a future time point.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the displayed object information comprises weather information, event information, financial information, or traffic information.