Terminal and method for controlling the same

• US 9,363,351 B2
• Filed: 06/04/2014
• Issued: 06/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Kunwoo, Kim, Jin, Hong, Jihoon
• Primary Examiner(s): Shen, Qun
• Application Number:
  US14/295,737
• Publication Number:
  US 20140364170A1
• Time in Patent Office: 734 Days
• Field of Search: 380/255, 709/204, 709/246, 709/206, 345/758, 704/235, 704/275, 715/728, 455/563
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means voice activated dialling H04M1/271; voice recognition algorithms G10L15/00

Abstract

The present disclosure may provide a mobile terminal including a virtual receiving unit, a display unit configured to display a graphic image receiving a control command for transmitting input data to the virtual receiving unit, a user input unit configured to be activated to receive the input data based on the control command, and a controller configured to control the virtual receiving unit to generate response data associated with the input data.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a virtual receiving unit;

a display unit to display a graphic image for receiving a control command for transmitting input data to the virtual receiving unit;

a memory to store at least one first information associated with the virtual receiving unit and second information corresponding to an identification number of the mobile terminal for wireless communication with an external terminal;

a user input unit to be activated to receive input data based on a control command; and

a controller to;

control the virtual receiving unit to generate response data associated with the input data,

control the display unit to display information on the virtual receiving unit along with information corresponding to at least one external terminal stored in the memory, and

control the second information to be sent when the identification number is stored in the external terminal.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the graphic image is displayed along with the first information of the virtual receiving unit, and

the controller controls the display unit to display the execution screen of a message application performing the function of sending and receiving content based on the control command, and display the input data and the response data on the execution screen.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein when the memory comprises a storage space of the message application, and

the controller controls the memory to store the input data and the response data in the storage space.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller activates the message application when response data generated by a user'"'"'s setting is output from the virtual receiving unit, and controls the display unit to display an alarm screen notifying the reception of a message containing the response data.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the user input unit further comprises:

a microphone configured to be activated by the control command to receive a user'"'"'s voice; and

a speaker formed to output the response data as a voice signal.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the controller activates a call application for transmitting and receiving a voice signal to and from the virtual receiving unit based on the control command.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the controller activates the call application when response data is output from the virtual receiving unit based on the user'"'"'s setting, and controls the display unit to display screen information notifying the reception of the call.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller controls the display unit to display screen information notifying the reception of a call and the graphic image at the same time when the call is received from an external terminal, and

the controller activates a call mode for the call and transmits the response data to the external terminal based on the control command.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, further comprising

a memory configured to store information entered by the user,

wherein the controller uses a voice signal received from the external terminal as input data in the call mode to generate the response data based on the information.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the controller controls the memory to store the input data and the response data, and

the controller controls the display unit to display the stored input data and response data in a text format when the call mode is terminated.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller further comprises an analysis unit configured to analyze a voice signal received from the external terminal when a call mode is activated, and

the controller controls the display unit to display information on the analyzed voice signal.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller displays the execution screen of a message application performing the function of sending and receiving content to and from an external terminal and the graphic image at the same time, and controls the virtual receiving unit to receive the content as the input data based on the control command.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the response data corresponds to text interpreted from the input data to a different language.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller controls the response data to be sent to the external terminal.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the controller controls the display unit to display an icon receiving a touch input for blocking the transmission of the response data.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the graphic image is displayed based on a touch input applied to at least one content displayed on the display unit, and

the controller controls the virtual receiving unit to receive the content as the input data based on the control command.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the controller activates an application corresponding to the content based on the response data.

18. A control method of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

storing at least one first information associated with a virtual receiving unit and second information corresponding to an identification number of the mobile terminal for wireless communication with an external terminal;

activating a user input unit for entering input data;

generating response data regarding the input data;

activating an output unit for outputting the response data; and

sending the second information when the identification number is stored in the external terminal,

wherein the output unit corresponds to at least one of a display unit for displaying visual data, a speaker for outputting a voice signal, and a wireless communication unit for transmitting the response data to an external terminal.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

displaying a graphic image receiving a control command for activating the user input unit on the display unit,

wherein the graphic image is displayed along with information on the external terminals stored by a user and the information on the virtual receiving unit receiving the input data.

20. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a virtual receiving unit;

a display unit to display a graphic image for receiving a control command for transmitting input data to the virtual receiving unit;

a memory to store at least one information associated with the virtual receiving unit;

a user input unit to be activated to receive input data based on a control command; and

a controller to;

control the virtual receiving unit to generate response data associated with the input data,

control the display unit to display information on the virtual receiving unit along with information corresponding to at least one external terminal stored in the memory,

control the display unit to display screen information notifying the reception of a call and the graphic image at the same time when the call is received from an external terminal, and

activate a call mode for the call and transmits the response data to the external terminal based on the control command.