Terminal and method for controlling the same

• US 9,310,209 B2
• Filed: 07/16/2014
• Issued: 04/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Yi, Dongo, Chie, Sungkyu
• Primary Examiner(s): TAYLOR, NATHAN SCOTT
• Application Number:
  US14/333,166
• Publication Number:
  US 20150031352A1
• Time in Patent Office: 636 Days
• Field of Search: 455/420, 4554561-4563, 701/1, 701/410, 701/427, 701/468, 701/553
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/206 specially adapted for indoor navigation
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3605 Destination input or retrieval
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3626 Details of the output of route guidance instructions traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968

Abstract

Provided is a terminal including: an information extraction unit that extracts location information which is designated as a destination point; a display unit to which a graphic image for receiving a control command for displaying a source of the location information, and the extracted location information are output together; and a controller that controls the display unit in such a manner that a guide screen for guiding a path to the destination point that is selected by a user from among the pieces of location information.

Claims

1. A terminal comprising:

a display configured to display information; and

a controller configured to cause the display to;

display a list of candidate destination locations and corresponding source indicators for the list of candidate destination locations in response to execution of a path-guiding application, wherein each of the source indicators is related to an application that has been used to collect a corresponding candidate destination location;

display guidance information comprising a route to a first destination location in response to selection of the first destination location from the list of candidate destination locations; and

display an executed screen of an application related to a corresponding source indicator for the first destination location in response to selection of the corresponding source indicator from the list of candidate destination locations, wherein the executed screen of the application comprises the first destination location.

2. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to:

display a switching icon; and

switch between displaying the guidance information and the executed screen in response to an input to the switching icon.

3. The terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a speaker configured to output audio;

wherein the controller is further configured to cause the speaker to output audio associated with the guidance information.

4. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display the list in an order based on at least:

a distance to each destination location of the list of candidate destination locations;

a most recent time when said each destination location of the list of candidate destination locations was visited;

a most recent time when information related to each destination location of the list of candidate destination locations was accessed;

a time when information related to said each destination location of the list of candidate destination locations was received;

or

an order set by a user.

5. The terminal of claim 1, further comprising a wireless communication unit, wherein the list of candidate destination locations is received from an external terminal via the wireless communication unit.

6. The terminal of claim 5, wherein the received list of candidate destination locations is based on information extracted from a text, an image, voice audio, or a media file existing at the external terminal.

7. The terminal of claim 5, wherein the controller is further configured to receive event information associated with an event at the external terminal and cause the display to display an execution screen of the event.

8. The terminal of claim 5, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display updated location information related to a second destination location received from the external terminal via the wireless communication unit, and wherein the updated location information is generated from an event occurring at the external terminal.

9. The terminal of claim 8, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display updated guidance information comprising a route to the second destination location.

10. The terminal of claim 9, wherein the updated guidance information comprises a route to the first destination location and the second destination location successively.

11. The terminal of claim 5, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display:

an event icon indicating an occurrence of an event at the external terminal; and

updated_location information associated with the event in response to an input selecting the displayed event icon.

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

displaying, on a display of the terminal, a list of candidate destination locations and corresponding source indicators for the list of candidate destination locations in response to execution of a path-guiding application, wherein each of the source indicators is related to an application that has been used to collect a corresponding candidate destination location;

displaying, on the display, guidance information comprising a route to a first destination location in response to selection of the first destination location from the list of candidate destination locations; and

displaying, on the display, an executed screen of an application related to a corresponding source indicator for the first destination location in response to selection of the corresponding source indicator from the list of candidate destination locations, wherein the executed screen of the application comprises the first destination location.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the list of candidate destination locations is received from an external terminal via a wireless communication unit of the terminal.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving updated location information related to a second destination location received from the external terminal, wherein the updated location information is generated from an event occurring at the external terminal; and

displaying updated guidance information comprising a route to the second destination location.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the received list of candidate destination locations is based on information extracted from a text, an image, voice audio, or a media file existing at the external terminal.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving event information associated with an event at the terminal; and

displaying an execution screen of the event.