Mobile terminal and control method

• US 9,503,559 B2
• Filed: 08/17/2015
• Issued: 11/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Pantech Incorporated
• Inventors: Lee, Tae Young, Kim, Tae Yong
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, DANH C
• Application Number:
  US14/827,716
• Publication Number:
  US 20150358454A1
• Time in Patent Office: 463 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/418, 455/420, 455/550.1, 455/419
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2812 describing content present in a home automation network, e.g. audio video content retrieval from the Internet G06F16/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2814 Exchanging control software or macros for controlling appliance services in a home automation network arrangements for maintenance or administration involving configuration of the network and network elements H04L41/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services

Abstract

A mobile terminal and control method to share content with a device and control the device are provide. The mobile terminal includes a communication unit to communicate with a host and the device; a search unit to receive content information and device information; an input unit to receive a content selection signal and a device selection signal; and a control unit to control the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal receives content information from a host and selects content to be outputted to a device selected from device information from the host. The mobile terminal controls the selected device using control commands transmitted to the selected device based on a control mode. If the control mode is not stored in the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal may receive the control mode from the host.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a communication interface configured to communicate with a host;

a display configured to display content information received from the host;

an input interface configured to receive a first signal selecting content and a second signal controlling output of the selected content; and

a controller configured to generate a first command selecting the content to be outputted to a device and a second command controlling output of the selected content to the device, and to control the communication interface to transmit the first command and the second command to the host.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the display is configured to display device information received from the host,

the input interface is configured to receive a third signal selecting the device to which the selected content is output, and

the controller is configured to generate a third command selecting the device, and to control the communication interface to transmit the third command to the host.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory configured to store the content information.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the display is further configured to display additional information about the content received from the host.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the communication interface is configured to communicate with the device.

6. A control method of a mobile terminal, comprising:

receiving content information from a host;

displaying the received content information on a display of the mobile terminal;

receiving, using an input interface, a first signal selecting content and a second signal controlling output of the selected content;

generating a first command selecting the content to be outputted to a device and a second command controlling output of the selected content to the device; and

transmitting the generated first command and second command to the host.

7. The control method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving device information from the host;

displaying the received device information,

receiving, using the input interface, a third signal selecting the device to which the selected content is output;

generating a third command selecting the device; and

transmitting the generated third command to the host.

8. The control method of claim 6, further comprising:

storing the received content information.

9. The control method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving additional information about the content from the host; and

displaying the received additional information.

10. A control method of a mobile terminal, comprising:

receiving content information;

displaying the received content information on a display of the mobile terminal;

receiving, using an input interface, a first signal selecting content and a second signal controlling output of the selected content;

generating a first command selecting the content to be outputted to a device and a second command controlling output of the selected content to the device; and

transmitting the generated first command and second command.

11. The control method of claim 10, wherein the content information is received from a host.

12. The control method of claim 10, wherein the first command is transmitted to a host.

13. The control method of claim 10, wherein the second command is transmitted to a host.

14. The control method of claim 10, wherein the second command is transmitted to the device.

15. The control method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving device information from a host;

displaying the received device information,

receiving, using the input interface, a third signal selecting the device to which the selected content is output;

generating a third command selecting the device; and

transmitting the generated third command to the host.

16. The control method of claim 10, further comprising:

storing the received content information.

17. The control method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving additional information about the content from a host; and

displaying the received additional information.