Mobile terminal and operation method thereof

• US 9,773,408 B2
• Filed: 01/07/2014
• Issued: 09/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Yanghwan, Kim, Hyungsoo
• Primary Examiner(s): Rushing, Mark
• Assistant Examiner(s): Afrifa-Kyei, Anthony D
• Application Number:
  US14/149,337
• Publication Number:
  US 20140191855A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,358 Days
• Field of Search: 709223, 709225, 709226, 709224, 709249, 709203, 340 1254, 34023602, 340531, 340635, 715733, 715734, 715736, 704273, 700115, 700116, 700117
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/20 Binding and programming of remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop

Abstract

An operation method of a mobile terminal includes determining a home appliance not registered with a server, displaying an object indicating the retrieved unregistered home appliance on a screen, and, upon receiving an input to register the unregistered home appliance, transmitting product information of the unregistered home appliance to the server. Consequently, product registration for the home appliance is easily and conveniently performed.

Claims

1. An operation method of a mobile terminal including the touch screen, the method comprising:

executing and displaying a home appliance integration application to control a plurality of home appliances in a response to user input, wherein the home appliance integration application comprises a plurality of objects indicating the plurality of home appliances;

receiving information related to the plurality of home appliances, wherein the information related to the plurality of home appliances comprises product information of the plurality of home appliances or information regarding product registration and unregistration;

determining by a controller a home appliance not registered with a server based on the product information or the information regarding product registration and unregistration;

displaying by a display unit at least one an object indicating the retrieved unregistered home appliance on the touch screen;

displaying a first message informing that unregistered device is present, wherein the first message is overlapped with the object indicating the retrieved unregistered home appliance;

upon receiving a first touch input through an input unit by the controller to register the unregistered home appliance in a state where the object indicating the retrieved unregistered home appliance and another object indicating another retrieved unregistered home appliance are displayed on the touch screen, the another retrieved unregistered home appliance is in the same home appliance group as the retrieved unregistered home appliance, displaying a second message informing that the retrieved unregistered home appliance and the another retrieved unregistered home appliance belong to the same home appliance group and have access to a same access point device, and informing as to whether registration of the unregistered home appliance will progress, wherein the second message is overlapped with the plurality of objects indicating the plurality of home appliances;

upon receiving a second touch input of a progress item within the second message, transmitting through a communication unit product information of the unregistered home appliance to the server;

upon completion of registration with the server, displaying an icon indicating new product registration within the object.

2. The operation method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying by the display unit a message indicating completion of registration with the server on the screen.

3. The operation method according to claim 1, wherein the objects are arranged and displayed in an order registered with the server.

4. The operation method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying by the display unit a message to guide registration of the retrieved unregistered home appliance.

5. The operation method according to claim 1, further comprising, upon completion of registration with the server, displaying by the display unit a message to guide confirmation of correct registration.

6. The operation method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of objects indicating the plurality of home appliances having access to the same access point device are displayed by the display unit on the screen.

7. The operation method according to claim 1, further comprising, upon receiving the first touch input by the controller to register the unregistered home appliance, receiving by the controller product information of the unregistered home appliance having access to the same access point device as the mobile terminal.

8. The operation method according to claim 1, further comprising:

upon entering a network access mode by the controller, displaying by the display unit a guide to perform network access for a predetermined home appliance on the screen; and

upon completion of the network access for the corresponding home appliance, displaying by the display a message indicating the completion of the network access for the corresponding home appliance on the screen.

9. The operation method according to claim 8, wherein the network access guide comprises a Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) type network access guide.

10. A mobile terminal comprising:

a communication unit to exchange data with home appliances;

a touch screen including a display unit; and

a controller to

execute and display a home appliance integration application to control a plurality of home appliances in a response to user input, wherein the home appliance integration application comprises a plurality of objects indicating the plurality of home appliances,

receive, through the communication unit, information related to the plurality of home appliances, wherein the information related to the plurality of home appliances comprises product information of the plurality of home appliances or information regarding product registration and unregistration,

determine a home appliance not registered with a server based on the product information or the information regarding product registration and unregistration;

display at least one object indicating a home appliance not registered with a server among the home appliances on the touch screen,

display a first message informing that unregistered device is present, wherein the first message is overlapped with the object indicating the retrieved unregistered home appliance;

upon receiving a first input to register the unregistered home appliance in a state where the object indicating the retrieved unregistered home appliance and another object indicating another retrieved unregistered home appliance are displayed on the touch screen, the another retrieved unregistered home appliance is in the same home appliance group as the retrieved unregistered home appliance, display a second message informing that the retrieved unregistered home appliance and the another retrieved unregistered home appliance belong to the same home appliance group and have access to a same access point device, and informing as to whether registration of the unregistered home appliance will progress, wherein the second message is overlapped with the plurality of objects indicating the plurality of home appliances;

upon receiving a second touch input of a progress item within the second message, control product information of the unregistered home appliance to be transmitted to the server, upon completion of registration with the server, display an icon indicating new product registration within the object.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein the controller causes the display unit to display a message indicating completion of product registration to the server when the product registration is completed.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein the controller arranges and causes the display unit to display objects indicating the home appliances in an order registered with the server.

13. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein the controller causes the display unit to display a message to guide registration of the retrieved unregistered home appliance.

14. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein, upon completion of registration with the server, the controller causes the display unit to display a message to guide confirmation of correct registration.

15. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein the controller causes the display unit to display the plurality of objects indicating the plurality of home appliances having access to the same access point device among the home appliances on the screen.

16. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein upon receiving the first touch input to register the unregistered home appliance, the controller causes the communication unit to receive product information of the unregistered home appliance having access to the same access point device as the mobile terminal.

17. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein

upon entering a network access mode, the controller causes the display unit to display a guide to perform network access for a predetermined home appliance, and

upon completion of the network access for the corresponding home appliance, the controller causes the display unit to display a message indicating the completion of the network access for the corresponding home appliance.

18. The mobile terminal according to claim 17, wherein the network access guide comprises a WPS type network access guide.