Mobile terminal and method of displaying information therein

• US 8,943,416 B2
• Filed: 05/24/2013
• Issued: 01/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Jeong, Kye Sook, Shin, Hye Eun
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Linh K
• Application Number:
  US13/902,627
• Publication Number:
  US 20130262985A1
• Time in Patent Office: 613 Days
• Field of Search: 715/748, 715/859
• US Class Current: 715/748
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/64 file transfer between terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00159 for sharing images without access restriction, e.g. publishing images
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00347 with another still picture apparatus, e.g. hybrid still picture apparatus circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between image input and image output device H04N1/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00408 Display of information to the user, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0086 Image transceiver H04N2201/0093 and H04N2201/0094 take precedence

Abstract

A mobile terminal, computer program product and method of displaying information therein are disclosed, by which data stored in the mobile terminal can be uploaded to a website to be shared. The present invention includes a camera for taking a picture, a memory for storing data, a wireless communication unit for transmitting the data, a display displaying the data stored in the memory, and a controller controlling the data transmitted among the data stored in the memory to be displayed by being discriminated from the data not transmitted.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a camera;

a memory;

a wireless communication unit;

a touch screen display; and

a controller configured to;

upload an image captured by the camera of the mobile terminal to a user sharing website,

display the image uploaded to the user sharing website on a standby screen of the touch screen display,

receive comment information and ranking information from other users who accessed the website about the uploaded image to the user sharing website,

display the received comment information and ranking information with the uploaded image displayed on the standby screen,

receive a touch input on the displayed uploaded image, and

perform a page access function for accessing a webpage to which the image was uploaded on the user sharing website based on the received touch input,

wherein the comment information and ranking information is displayed adjacent to the uploaded image.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to receive update information comprises one of ranking information and reply information.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the displayed comment and ranking information is updated in real time.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to perform one of a play function, a search function, and a message transmit function for the uploaded image.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the uploaded image is displayed in thumbnail format on the standby screen.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the displayed comment and ranking information is displayed around the thumbnail.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the standby screen is displayed in a state in which the controller is ready for receiving a touch-input for a user-initiated action.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to display location information indicating a location where the uploaded image has been captured.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to display a screen for checking detailed information of the uploaded image.

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

uploading, via a wireless communication unit of the mobile terminal, an image captured by the camera of the mobile terminal to a user sharing website;

displaying, via a touch screen display of the mobile terminal, the image uploaded to the user sharing website on a standby screen of the touch screen display;

receiving, via the wireless communication unit, comment information and ranking information about the uploaded image;

displaying the received comment information and ranking information with the uploaded image displayed on the standby screen;

receiving a touch input on the displayed uploaded image; and

performing, via a controller of the mobile terminal, a page access function for accessing a webpage to which the image was uploaded on the user sharing website based on the received touch input,

wherein the comment information and ranking information is displayed adjacent to the uploaded image.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the standby screen is displayed in a state in which the controller is ready for receiving a touch-input for a user-initiated action.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising displaying location information indicating a location where the uploaded image has been captured.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising displaying a screen for checking detailed information of the uploaded image.

14. The method of claim 10,

wherein the uploaded image is displayed in a form of a thumbnail.