Mobile terminal and method of controlling the same

• US 9,730,182 B2
• Filed: 09/04/2015
• Issued: 08/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Kwangjae, Kim, Mingoo
• Primary Examiner(s): BILGRAMI, ASGHAR H
• Application Number:
  US14/846,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20160119897A1
• Time in Patent Office: 704 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3655 Timing of guidance instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/00 Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/04 multi-step notification using statistical or historical mobility data

Abstract

Disclosed are a mobile terminal capable of allowing a driver to drive a vehicle safely, by providing notification information related to the vehicle, and notification information received from the mobile terminal according to priorities, and a method of controlling the same. The mobile terminal includes: a communication unit; an output unit configured to output road guidance information; and a controller configured to detect first notification information related to a vehicle, to receive second notification information from a mobile terminal through the communication unit, to set priorities of the first and second notification information, and to output the first and second notification information to the output unit according to the set priorities.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a camera;

a communication unit;

an output unit configured to output road guidance information; and

a controller configured to;

detect first notification information related to a vehicle,

receive second notification information from another mobile terminal through the communication unit,

set priorities related to the first notification information and the second notification information, and

output, using the output unit, the first notification information and the second notification information according to the set priorities,

wherein the controller is configured to output the first notification information and the second notification information according to the set priorities by changing an output order of the first notification information and the second notification information based on the set priorities, and

wherein the controller is configured to;

calculate a distance between the vehicle and another vehicle in front of the vehicle based on an image captured by the camera; and

delay output of at least one of the first notification information or the second notification information based on the calculated distance being shorter than a preset distance.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the first notification information is turn-by-turn navigation information, driving speed limit information, point of interest (POI) notification information, destination notification information, and overspeed notification information, and

wherein the second notification information is notification information indicating a call signal, notification information indicating a short message service (SMS) message, and notification information indicating social networking service (SNS) activity.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller is configured to set a first priority of the first notification information to be higher than a second priority of the second notification information.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the controller is configured to temporarily stop output of the second notification information and output the first notification information based on detection of the first notification information while the second notification information is being output and the first priority of the first notification information being higher than the second priority of the second notification information.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to delay output of the second notification information until the first notification information is completely output based on the second notification information being received while the first notification information is being output, and

wherein the controller is configured to output, after the delay, the second notification information through the output unit.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to delay output of the second notification information until the first notification information is completely output based on the second notification information being received while the first notification information is being output through the output unit, and

wherein the controller is configured to output, after the delay, the second notification information through the output unit at a preset time after the first notification information output is complete.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to delay output of the second notification information and output the first notification information through the output unit based on the first notification information and the second notification information being simultaneously generated, and

wherein the controller is configured to output, after the delay, the second notification information through the output unit at a preset time after the first notification information output is complete.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to detect, from the first notification information, an expected generation time of turn-by-turn navigation information to be generated after a current time, and

wherein the controller is configured to output the second notification information through the output unit based on the detected expected generation time.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to output the first notification information and the second notification information with different sizes according to the priorities.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to output audio notification information corresponding to the first notification information and the second notification information with different sound levels according to the priorities.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to assign scores to vehicle data included in the first notification information, set a safe region and a dangerous region according to the scores, and output the vehicle data included in the first notification information or delay the output of the vehicle data included in the first notification information according to the safe region or the dangerous region.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to delay output of the second notification information until the first notification information is completely output based on the second notification information being received while the first notification information is being output,

wherein the controller is configured to calculate a spare time from a termination time when the first notification information is completely output, to an expected generation time of next first notification information subsequent to the first notification information,

wherein the controller is configured to output the second notification information after the first notification information is completely output based on the detected spare time being longer than an output time of the second notification information, and

wherein the controller is configured to continue to delay output of the second notification information based on the detected spare time being shorter than the output time of the second notification information.

13. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, comprising:

detecting first notification information related to a vehicle;

receiving second notification information from another mobile terminal through a communication unit of the mobile terminal;

setting priorities related to the first notification information and the second notification information; and

outputting, using an output unit of the mobile terminal, the first notification information and the second notification information according to the set priorities,

wherein outputting the first notification information and the second notification information comprises changing an output order of the first notification information and the second notification information based on the set priorities, and

wherein outputting the first notification information and the second notification information comprises;

calculating a distance between the vehicle and another vehicle in front of the vehicle based on an image captured by a camera; and

delaying output of at least one of the first notification information or the second notification information based on the calculated distance being shorter than a preset distance.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first notification information is turn-by-turn navigation information, driving speed limit information, point of interest (POI) notification information, destination notification information, and overspeed notification information, and

wherein the second notification information is notification information indicating a call signal, notification information indicating a short message service (SMS) message, and notification information indicating social networking service (SNS) activity.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein setting priorities related to the first notification information and the second notification information comprises setting a first priority of the first notification information higher than a second priority of the second notification information.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein outputting the first notification information and the second notification information comprises temporarily stopping output of the second notification information and then outputting the first notification information based on the first notification information being detected while the second notification information is being output.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein outputting the first notification information and the second notification information comprises:

delaying output of the second notification information until the first notification information is completely output based on the second notification information being received while the first notification information is being output; and

outputting, after the delay, the second notification information through the output unit.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein outputting the first notification information and the second notification information comprises:

delaying output of the second notification information until the first notification information is completely output based on the second notification information being received while the first notification information is being output through the output unit, and

outputting, after the delay, the second notification information through the output unit at a preset time after the first notification information output is complete.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein outputting the first notification information and the second notification information comprises:

delaying output of the second notification information and outputting the first notification information through the output unit based on the first notification information and the second notification information being simultaneously generated; and

outputting, after the delay, the second notification information through the output unit after the first notification information output is complete.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein outputting the first notification information and the second notification information comprises:

detecting, from the first notification information, an expected generation time of turn-by-turn navigation information to be generated after a current time, and

outputting the second notification information through the output unit based on the detected expected generation time.

21. The method of claim 13, wherein outputting the first notification information and the second notification information comprises outputting the first notification information and the second notification information with different sizes according to the priorities.

22. The method of claim 13, wherein outputting the first notification information and the second notification information comprises outputting audio notification information corresponding to the first notification information and the second notification information with different sound levels according to the priorities.

23. The method of claim 13, wherein outputting the first notification information and the second notification information comprises:

assigning scores to vehicle data included in the first notification information;

setting a safe region and a dangerous region according to the scores; and

outputting the vehicle data included in the first notification information or delaying the output of the vehicle data included in the first notification information according to the safe region or the dangerous region.