Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof

• US 9,413,873 B2
• Filed: 12/03/2013
• Issued: 08/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Yi, Jeonghoon, Yang, Hyejeong, Chie, Sungkyu, Won, Il
• Primary Examiner(s): Taylor, Nathan
• Application Number:
  US14/095,895
• Publication Number:
  US 20140155111A1
• Time in Patent Office: 980 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a memory configured to store data; a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with a counterpart terminal; a display unit configured to display messages communicated with a counterpart of the counterpart terminal; and a controller configured to receive a selection signal selecting a first message included in the displayed messages, extract data including at least one of counterpart contact information, time information and memo information from the selected first message in response to the received selection signal, and update or add information stored in the memory of the mobile terminal using the extracted data.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a memory configured to store data;

a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with a counterpart terminal;

a display unit configured to display messages communicated with a counterpart of the counterpart terminal; and

a controller configured to;

receive a selection signal selecting a first message included in the displayed messages,

extract data including at least one of counterpart contact information, time information and memo information from the selected first message in response to the received selection signal, and

update or add information stored in the memory of the mobile terminal using the extracted data,

wherein the display unit simultaneously displays the first message in a message display region and a profile of the counterpart in a profile display unit, and

wherein, when a first point within the message display region and a second point within the profile display region are selected together, the information of the counterpart displayed in the profile display region is updated or added from the first message displayed in the message display region.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein when the selection signal corresponds to a touch selection of the first message, the controller is further configured to first output an option for requesting extraction of the data, and to update or add the information in the memory for the counterpart corresponding to the first message when the output option is selected.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein when the displayed messages are from at least first and second counterparts, the output option includes options for selecting one of the first and second counterparts, and the controller is further configured to update or add the information in the memory for the selected counterpart.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein when the selection signal corresponds to a touch and drag from the first message to a counterpart indicator, the controller is further configured to automatically update or add the information in the memory for the counterpart corresponding to the counterpart indicator without first outputting the option for requesting extraction of the data.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein when the extracted data corresponds to the counterpart contact information, the controller is further configured to update or add contact information of the counterpart and stored in the memory of the mobile terminal using the extracted data.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the counterpart contact information includes one of an email address and a phone number of the counterpart.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein when the extracted data corresponds to the time information, the controller is further configured to update or add scheduling information for the counterpart and stored in the memory of the mobile terminal using the extracted data.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the scheduling information includes at least one of a time, a date and a place of a schedule for the counterpart of the first message.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein when the extracted data corresponds to the memo information, the controller is further configured to update or add memo information of the counterpart and stored in the memory of the mobile terminal using the extracted data.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the memo information includes a memo keyword previously stored in the memory of the mobile terminal, and

wherein the memo keyword indicates to the controller that the extracted data relates to a memo storing function.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the extracted data includes at least one of a text string of an email format, a text string of a phone number format and a multimedia file of an image format as the counterpart information.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to display a list of contacts included in a phonebook stored in the memory and to display at least one of a first indication indicating a number of schedules updated or added for a corresponding contact and a second indication indicating a number of memos updated or added for the corresponding contact.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the first indication indicates a schedule that is first arriving among the number of schedules updated or added.

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

displaying, via a display unit of the mobile terminal, messages communicated with a counterpart of a counterpart terminal;

receiving, via a controller of the mobile terminal, a selection signal selecting a first message included in the displayed messages;

extracting, via the controller, data including at least one of counterpart contact information, time information and memo information from the selected first message in response to the received selection signal;

updating or adding, via the controller, information stored in the memory of the mobile terminal using the extracted data; and

simultaneously displaying via the display unit, the first message in a message display region and a profile of the counterpart in a profile display unit,

wherein, when a first point within the message display region and a second point within the profile display region are selected together, the information of the counterpart displayed in the profile display region is updated or added from the first message displayed in the message display region.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein when the selection signal corresponds to a touch selection of the first message, the method further comprises first outputting an option for requesting extraction of the data, and updating or adding the information in the memory for the counterpart corresponding to the first message when the output option is selected.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein when the displayed messages are from at least first and second counterparts, the output option includes options for selecting one of the first and second counterparts, and the method further comprises updating or adding the information in the memory for the selected counterpart.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein when the selection signal corresponds to a touch and drag from the first message to a counterpart indicator, the method further comprises automatically updating or adding the information in the memory for the counterpart corresponding to the counterpart indicator without first outputting the option for requesting extraction of the data.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein when the extracted data corresponds to the counterpart information, the method further comprises updating or adding contact information of the counterpart and stored in the memory of the mobile terminal using the extracted data.