Mobile terminal and method for controlling same

• US 9,548,870 B2
• Filed: 07/04/2013
• Issued: 01/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: An, Sungje, Kim, Seungman, Shin, Jeongeun
• Primary Examiner(s): NEFF, MICHAEL R
• Application Number:
  US14/412,961
• Publication Number:
  US 20150207644A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,293 Days
• Field of Search: 455/420
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2823 Reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network device-related reporting H04L43/065; arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/285 Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of controlling a navigation device and to a method for controlling same. The method for controlling the mobile terminal includes the steps of: receiving home information generated by home appliances, which includes product information; outputting the received home information to a display unit and detecting purchase reservation commands for the products; searching for a navigation device positioned on a predetermined street in response to the purchase reservation commands; and transmitting destination setting commands to the navigation device, together with the home information, in order to allow a found navigation device to set a destination related to the products.

Claims

1. A control method for a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

receiving home information which includes information related to an article and is generated by at least one home appliance;

outputting the received home information on a display and sensing a purchase reservation command for the article in response to a user input received via the mobile terminal;

searching for a navigation device that is located within a predetermined distance from the mobile terminal in response to the purchase reservation command, wherein the navigation device is mounted in a vehicle;

calculating a location at which the navigation device is located when the navigation device is searched;

searching for a destination associated with the article based on the calculated location;

transmitting a destination setting command along with the home information to the searched navigation device, such that the searched navigation device sets the destination associated with the article and navigates to the destination in response to the destination setting command;

storing, in a memory of the mobile terminal, setting information for resetting setting values of the vehicle; and

transmitting a setting command including the setting information to the vehicle along with the destination setting command, the setting command causing the vehicle to reset the setting values based on the setting information stored in the memory of the mobile terminal.

2. The control method of claim 1, further comprising:

searching for the destination associated with the article, in response to the purchase reservation command,

wherein the destination setting command comprises information related to the searched destination.

3. The control method of claim 2, further comprising:

storing shop information related to the article in the memory,

wherein the searching for the destination associated with the article is carried out using the stored shop information.

4. The control method of claim 1, wherein the searched destination comprises at least one destination, and wherein the at least one destination is displayed via at least one of the display or the navigation device in an order arranged based on a distance from the calculated location.

5. The control method of claim 1, wherein the home information further includes an execution command for an application associated with the at least one home appliance, such that the application is executed.

6. The control method of claim 5, wherein the application is set to request for an input of the purchase reservation command upon being executed.

7. The control method of claim 5, further comprising:

generating a control command for controlling the at least one home appliance using the application.

8. The control method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting a notification message to notify the reception of the home information in at least one of visual, tactile, or audible manner in response to the received home information.

9. The control method of claim 1, wherein the destination setting command is transmitted by a short-range communication module.

10. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display;

a memory;

a wireless communication unit; and

a controller configured to;

receive home information via the wireless communication unit, wherein the home information includes information related to an article and is generated by at least one home appliance;

cause the display to display the received home information and search for a navigation device that is located within a predetermined distance from the mobile terminal when a purchase reservation command for the article is sensed in response to a user input received via the mobile terminal, wherein the navigation device is mounted in a vehicle;

calculate a location at which the navigation device is located when the navigation device is searched;

search for a destination associated with the article based on the calculated location;

cause the wireless communication unit to transmit a destination setting command along with the home information to the searched navigation device, such that the navigation device sets the destination associated with the article;

cause the memory to store setting information for resetting setting values of the vehicle; and

cause the wireless communication unit to transmit a setting command including the setting information to the vehicle along with the destination setting command, the setting command causing the vehicle to reset the setting values based on the setting information stored in the memory of the mobile terminal.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to search for the destination associated with the article in response to the purchase reservation command, and

wherein the destination setting command comprises information related to the searched destination.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, further comprising:

wherein the controller is further configured to;

cause the memory to store shop information related to the article; and

search for the destination associated with the article using the stored shop information.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the searched destination comprises at least one destination, and wherein the at least one destination is displayed via at least one of the display or the navigation device in an order arranged based on a distance from the calculated location.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display a graphic object when the home information is received, and

wherein the purchase reservation command is sensed when a touch input is applied to the graphic object.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to output a notification message to notify the reception of the home information in at least one of visual, tactile, or audible manner in response to the received home information.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the wireless communication unit comprises a short-range communication module, and the controller is further configured to transmit the destination setting command via the short-range communication module.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the at least one home appliance configures a home network and the mobile terminal configures a communication network that is not the same as the home network.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the navigation device communicates directly with the mobile terminal while the navigation device does not communicate directly with the at least one home appliance.

19. A communication system in which at least one home appliance, a mobile terminal and a navigation device are connected in a wireless manner,

wherein the at least one home appliance is configured to generate home information including information related to an article according to a preset criterion,

wherein the mobile terminal is configured to:

receive the home information generated by the at least one home appliance;

display the received home information on a display and sensing a purchase reservation command for the article in response to a user input received via the mobile terminal;

search for a navigation device that is located within a predetermined distance from the mobile terminal in response to the purchase reservation command;

calculate a location at which the navigation device is located when the navigation device is searched;

search for a destination associated with the article based on the calculated location; and

transmit to the navigation device a destination setting command along with the home information, and

wherein the navigation device is configured to set the destination associated with the article and start to navigate to the destination associated with the article in response to the received destination setting command,

wherein the navigation device is mounted in a vehicle, and

wherein the mobile terminal is further configured to;

store, in a memory of the mobile terminal, setting information for resetting setting values of the vehicle; and

transmit a setting command including the setting information to the vehicle along with the destination setting command, the setting command causing the vehicle to reset the setting values based on the setting information stored in the memory of the mobile terminal.