Mobile terminal and method of transferring or receiving data using the same

• US 9,668,089 B2
• Filed: 04/29/2014
• Issued: 05/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Jang, Min Kyoung, Kim, Yong Sin, Park, Hye Yeon, Son, Jin Ho, Chang, Doo Yi
• Primary Examiner(s): Mapa, Michael
• Application Number:
  US14/265,100
• Publication Number:
  US 20140235281A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,127 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561-457, 4554042, 4554141-4142, 34053913
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/64 file transfer between terminals download of applications H04M1/72406; transfer of messages, e.g. SMS, e-mail or MMS H04M1/7243
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal including an input unit; a communication unit; a location information unit configured to obtain location information related to the mobile terminal; and a controller configured to: receive a message and a recipient through the input unit, determine a location information transfer mode set for the recipient, receive a message transfer command through the input unit, transfer the message with the location information to the recipient through the communication unit in response to the message transfer command, when the location information transfer mode is a first transfer mode, and transfer the message without the location information to the recipient through the communication unit in response to the message transfer command, when the location information transfer mode set to the recipient is a second transfer mode.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a touchscreen;

a radio transceiver;

a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver configured to obtain location information related to the mobile terminal; and

a controller configured to;

receive a message and a recipient through the touchscreen,

execute a map application to obtain the location information transferred to the recipient by selecting a particular location on a map,

display a symbol identifying the particular location selected on the map,

receive a message transfer command through the touchscreen,

determine a location information transfer mode set for the recipient,

transfer together a first file including the message and a second file including the obtained location information to the recipient through the radio transceiver automatically, when an automatic transfer mode is set, and

transfer together the first file including the message and the second file including the obtained location information to the recipient through the radio transceiver after obtaining an approval from a user through a user inquiry UI, when the automatic transfer mode is not set,

wherein the first file is a different type from the second file,

wherein the location information includes latitude and longitude information being expressed by coordinate values,

wherein the location information is recorded in at least one predetermined field within the second file,

wherein the controller is further configured to change a representation format of the obtained location information according to reducing a data size of the obtained location information, and

wherein the controller is configured to delete a predefined number from a first digit of digits constituting to the coordinate values when locations of the mobile terminal and a terminal corresponding to the recipient have same beginning values for the latitude and/or longitude.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the location information is a current location of the mobile terminal.

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

a memory configured to store location information transfer modes of a plurality of entities,

wherein the controller is configured to determine the location information transfer mode set for the recipient based on the location information transfer modes stored in the memory, when the recipient of the message is one of the plurality of entities.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the location information transfer modes are stored in the memory by at least one of a phonebook application, and address book application, and a contact book application.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the controller is configured to determine the location information transfer mode set for the recipient based on a group of the recipient in the at least one of the phonebook application, the address book, and the contact book application.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to determine the location transfer mode set for the recipient based on whether or not a phone number indicating the recipient is begins with particular numbers or corresponds to a particular area.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising a memory configured to store the predefined number from the first digit to be deleted, wherein the mobile terminal shares the predefined number from the first digit to be deleted with the terminal corresponding to the recipient.

8. A method controlling mobile terminal including a touchscreen, a radio transceiver, a GFS (Global Positioning System) receiver, and a controller, the method comprising:

obtaining, by the GPS receiver, location information related to the mobile terminal;

receiving, by the controller, a message and a recipient through the touchscreen;

executing a map application to obtain the location information transferred to the recipient by selecting a particular location on a map;

displaying a symbol identifying the particular location selected on the map;

receiving, by the controller, a message transfer command through the touchscreen;

determining, by the controller, a location information transfer mode set for the recipient;

transferring, by the controller, together a first the including the message and a second the including the location information to the recipient through the radio transceiver automatically, when an automatic transfer mode is set; and

transferring, by the controller, together the first the including the message and the second the including the location information to the recipient through the radio transceiver after obtaining an approval from a user through a user inquiry UI, when the automatic transfer mode is not set,

wherein the first the is a different type from the second file,

wherein the location information includes altitude and longitude information being expressed by coordinate values,

wherein the location information is recorded in at least one predetermined field within the second file,

wherein the method further comprises changing a representation format of the obtained location information according to reducing a data size of the obtained location information, and

wherein the method further comprises deleting a redefined number from a first digit of digits constituting to the coordinate values when locations of the mobile terminal and a terminal corresponding to the recipient have same beginning values for the latitude and/or longitude.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the location information is a current location of the mobile terminal.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

storing, in a memory, location information transfer modes of a plurality of entities,

wherein the location information transfer mode set for the recipient is determined based on the location information transfer modes stored in the memory, when the recipient of the message is one of the plurality of entities.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the location information transfer modes are stored in the memory by at least one of a phonebook application, and address book application, and a contact book application.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining the location information transfer mode set for the recipient based on a group of the recipient in the at least one of the phonebook application, the address book, and the contact book application.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining the location transfer mode set for the recipient based on whether or not a phone number indicating the recipient is begins with particular numbers or corresponds to particular area.