Mobile terminal and method of setting alarm therein

• US 9,001,624 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2013
• Issued: 04/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Oh, Jung Yeob, Yang, Ji Sun
• Primary Examiner(s): Miska, Vit W
• Application Number:
  US14/144,180
• Publication Number:
  US 20140112109A1
• Time in Patent Office: 463 Days
• Field of Search: 368/10, 368/13, 368/28, 368/29, 368 41- 43, 368 72- 74, 368/250, 368/251, 368/263, 455/556.2, 704 718- 721, 715/963
• US Class Current: 368/10
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 13/021 Details
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 13/026 acting at a number of different times
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/00 Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• 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: Y10S 715/963 Calendar or scheduling

Abstract

A mobile terminal and a method of setting an alarm therein are provided. The mobile terminal includes a controller, a display unit, and a memory unit. The controller controls the display unit to display an alarm setting screen on which alarm dates are arranged in a first direction and alarm time points are arranged in a second direction, the alarm screen being displayed in an alarm setting mode and sets an alarm at a selected time point of each alarm date in response to selection of the alarm time point. The controller also controls the memory unit to store a set alarm on an alarm date and alarm time point. The display unit displays an alarm image at an intersection of an alarm date and an alarm time point of each set alarm.

Claims

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

displaying time in a first direction, day of the week in a second direction, and an alarm image indicating an alarm for a particular time and at least one day of the week, the alarm image being displayed at an intersection of the particular time and the at least one day of the week;

receiving an input for changing the alarm, wherein the input comprises dragging the alarm image and dropping the alarm image;

displaying the alarm image at a dropped position; and

changing the alarm to the time corresponding to the dropped position of the alarm image.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the alarm image further comprises:

moving the alarm image to the position to be dropped; and

maintaining the at least one day of the week of the changed alarm.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a text insert request;

receiving text; and

displaying the text in relation to a corresponding alarm image.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the text insert request corresponds to a request for inputting a memo to the alarm image corresponding to the alarm.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the particular time of the alarm at a position other than a position at which the alarm image is displayed.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first direction comprises one of a portrait direction and a landscape direction and the second direction comprises the other of the portrait direction and the landscape direction.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the days of the week comprise Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the time displayed in the first direction comprises a certain hourly interval.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting an alarm add menu input;

setting the alarm according to the input; and

displaying the alarm image at a time and day of the week according to the input.

10. A mobile terminal comprising:

a touch screen; and

a controller configured to control the touch screen to display time in a first direction, day of the week in a second direction, and an alarm image indicating an alarm for a particular time and at least one day of the week, the alarm image being displayed an intersection of the particular time and the at least one day of the week, to receive an input for changing the alarm, to display the alarm image at a dropped position, and to change the time of the alarm to the time corresponding to the dropped position of the alarm image,

wherein the input comprises dragging the alarm image and dropping the alarm image.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to move the alarm image to the position to be dropped, and to maintain the at least one day of the week of the changed alarm.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to detect a text insert request, to receive text, and to control the touch screen to display the text in relation to a corresponding alarm image.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the text insert requests corresponds to a request for inputting a memo to the alarm image corresponding to the alarm.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to display the particular time of the alarm at a position other than a position at which the alarm image is displayed.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the first direction comprises one of a portrait direction and a landscape direction and the second direction comprises the other of the portrait direction and the landscape direction.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the day of the week comprise Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the time displayed in the first direction comprises a certain hourly interval.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to set the alarm and display the alarm image at a time and day of the week corresponding to an alarm add menu input.