Mobile terminal operating based on use pattern and controlling method thereof

• US 9,549,374 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2014
• Issued: 01/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Jongbeom, Jeong, Yiseon, Lee, Junjeong, Lim, Gukchan, Kim, Seonghyok
• Primary Examiner(s): Prez-Gutirrez, Rafael
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pannell, Mark G.
• Application Number:
  US14/311,128
• Publication Number:
  US 20150017965A1
• Time in Patent Office: 942 Days
• Field of Search: 455/343.4, 455/414.1, 455/418, 455/456.1, 455/456.3, 455/456.6, 455/574
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0258 controlling an operation mode according to history or models of usage information, e.g. activity schedule or time of day
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0277 according to available power supply, e.g. switching off when a low battery condition is detected
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which facilitates a terminal to be used in further consideration of user'"'"'s convenience. The present invention includes a sensing unit including at least one sensor and a controller analyzing a user'"'"'s mobile terminal use pattern based on a sensing signal received through the at least one sensor, the controller controlling a power of the at least one sensor based on the use pattern and a remaining power of the mobile terminal. Accordingly, powers of a plurality of sensors can be efficiently controlled based on a user'"'"'s use pattern and/or a remaining power level. And, a user can activate a specific application and/or view a content with ease in a manner of analyzing a user'"'"'s use pattern for a mobile terminal and then estimating and providing an application and/or a content necessary for the user based on a result of the analysis.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a sensor;

a touchscreen capable of displaying contents; and

a controller capable of;

identifying a location of the mobile terminal and determining whether the location is a new location or a previous location of the mobile terminal;

causing the sensor to be activated to sense use patterns and storing the use patterns in a database of a server in communication with the mobile terminal when the location of the mobile terminal is a new location and a remaining power level of the mobile device exceeds a threshold level;

causing the sensor to be deactivated when the location of the mobile terminal is a previous location or a remaining power level of the mobile device does not exceed a threshold level;

identifying a user'"'"'s use pattern of the mobile terminal based on stored use patterns of the database;

setting a circumstance cognitive level per specific area based on a power consumption level used in the specific area;

controlling a function of the sensor based on the use pattern and the power consumption level of the mobile terminal; and

controlling the touchscreen to display;

a current remaining power level of the mobile terminal and information indicating a power consumption estimated according to the circumstance cognitive level setting,

a recommended application or recommended content based on the use pattern when a current location of the mobile terminal is within a threshold range of a previous location wherein the use pattern comprises information related to the recommended application which was executed when the mobile terminal was positioned at the previous location or the recommended content which was displayed when the mobile terminal was positioned at the previous location, and

a recommended application or recommended content based on the use pattern when a current time is within a threshold range of a particular time of a previous day wherein the use pattern comprises information related to the recommended application which was executed at the particular time of the previous day or content which was displayed at the particular time of the previous day.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further capable of:

causing the sensor to be in an activated state when the power level is greater than a threshold amount; and

causing the sensor to be in a deactivated state when the power level is less than the threshold amount.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of sensors, wherein:

the plurality of sensors comprises a first sensor group and a second sensor group; and

the controller is further capable of causing the first sensor group to be in a deactivated state when the power level of the mobile terminal is less than a first value.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the controller is further capable of causing the second sensor group to be in the deactivated state when the power level of the mobile terminal is less than a second value, wherein the second value is less than the first value.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1 further comprising a memory, wherein the controller is further capable of causing the memory to store the use pattern and cause the sensor to be in a deactivated state when an amount of the stored use pattern exceeds a threshold stored amount.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising a memory, wherein:

the sensor comprises a location sensor configured to detect location information of the mobile terminal; and

the controller is further capable of;

causing the memory to store the use pattern comprising the detected location information; and

causing the sensor to be deactivated when an amount of the stored use pattern comprising location information exceeds a threshold stored location amount.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal comprises at least a global positioning system (GPS) sensor, a gyro sensor, or an accelerometer sensor.

8. A method of controlling a mobile terminal comprising:

identifying a location of the mobile terminal and determining whether the location is a new location or a previous location of the mobile terminal;

activating a sensor of the mobile terminal to sense use patterns and storing the use patterns in a database of a server in communication with the mobile terminal when the location of the mobile terminal is a new location and a remaining power level of the mobile device exceeds a threshold level;

deactivating the sensor when the location of the mobile terminal is a previous location or a remaining power level of the mobile device does not exceed a threshold level;

identifying a user'"'"'s use pattern of the mobile terminal based on stored use patterns of the database;

setting a circumstance cognitive level per specific area based on a power consumption level used in the specific area;

controlling a function of the sensor based on the use pattern and the power consumption level of the mobile terminal; and

displaying a current remaining power level of the mobile terminal and information indicating a power consumption estimated according to the circumstance cognitive level setting,

displaying a recommended application or recommended content based on the use pattern when a current location of the mobile terminal is within a threshold range of a previous location wherein the use pattern comprises information related to the recommended application which was executed when the mobile terminal was positioned at the previous location or the recommended content which was displayed when the mobile terminal was positioned at the previous location, and

displaying a recommended application or recommended content based on the use pattern when a current time is within a threshold range of a particular time of a previous day wherein the use pattern comprises information related to the recommended application which was executed at the particular time of the previous day or content which was displayed at the particular time of the previous day.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

causing the sensor to be in an activated state when the power level is greater than a threshold amount; and

causing the sensor to be in a deactivated state when the power level is less than the threshold amount.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

causing a first sensor group to be in a deactivated state when the power level is less than a first value; and

wherein the mobile terminal comprises a plurality of sensors comprising the first sensor group and a second sensor group.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising causing the second sensor group to be in a deactivated state when the power level is less than a second value, wherein the second value is less than the first value.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

storing the use pattern in a memory; and

causing the sensor to be deactivated when an amount of the stored use pattern exceeds a threshold stored amount.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

detecting location information of the mobile terminal via the sensor;

storing the use pattern comprising the detected location information in a memory; and

causing the sensor to be deactivated when an amount of the stored use pattern comprising location information exceeds a threshold stored location amount.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the mobile terminal comprises at least a global positioning system (GPS) sensor, a gyro sensor, or an accelerometer sensor.