Mobile terminal and control method therefor

• US 9,869,556 B2
• Filed: 04/16/2014
• Issued: 01/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Jung, Dukyung, Lee, Jinsang
• Primary Examiner(s): Jos, Basil T.
• Application Number:
  US14/784,689
• Publication Number:
  US 20160061613A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,371 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3632 Guidance using simplified or iconic instructions, e.g. using arrows G01C21/365 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3661 Guidance output on an external device, e.g. car radio
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/02 Detectors of external physical values, e.g. temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/06 using voice
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3861 carried in a hand or on fingers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3866 carried on the head

Abstract

A mobile terminal may include a communication unit configured to communicate with a vehicle control apparatus installed in a vehicle, a body worn on the user'"'"'s wrist portion, an output unit provided in the body, and a controller configured to control the output unit to output vehicle information acquired from the vehicle control apparatus to the outside, wherein the output unit displays the vehicle information on a screen and outputs it in the form of vibration of the body or voice. The mobile terminal may further include a position detection unit configured to detect the position of the mobile terminal, wherein the controller calculates a driving direction for arriving at the destination of the vehicle in real time-according to the position of the mobile terminal, and controls the output unit to display an arrow indicating the calculated driving direction in a turn-by-turn (TBT) manner on the screen.

Claims

1. A watch-type mobile terminal worn and used on a user'"'"'s wrist portion, the mobile terminal comprising:

a communication unit configured to perform communication with a vehicle control apparatus installed in a vehicle;

a body worn on the user'"'"'s wrist portion to always contact with the wrist portion;

an output unit provided in the body;

a position detection unit configured to detect the position of the mobile terminal;

an input unit configured to receive the destination of the vehicle, wherein the input unit receives the destination of the vehicle based on at least one of a user'"'"'s touch input and voice input; and

a controller configured to;

control the output unit to output vehicle information on the vehicle acquired from the vehicle control apparatus to the outside, wherein the output unit displays the vehicle information on a screen and outputs it in the form of vibration of the body or voice,

calculate a driving direction for arriving at the destination of the vehicle in real time according to the position of the mobile terminal, and

control the output unit to display an arrow indicating the calculated driving direction in a turn-by-turn (TBT) manner on the screen,

wherein the vehicle control apparatus performs a navigation function for the vehicle,

wherein the communication unit receives vehicle driving information associated with the navigation function from the vehicle control apparatus when a navigation link function is activated,

wherein the controller controls the output unit to display an arrow indicating a driving direction of the vehicle in a turn-by-turn (TBT) manner on the screen based on the received vehicle driving information, and

wherein the controller determines whether or not the user gets off the vehicle prior to arriving at the destination of the vehicle, and activates a pedestrian mode to output a walking direction to the destination of the vehicle through the output unit when the user gets off the vehicle prior to arriving at the destination of the vehicle.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the communication unit transmits the destination and the position of the mobile terminal to a previously set vehicle navigation apparatus.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the turn-by-turn navigation is a scheme in which only the arrow is displayed on the screen or in which the arrow is displayed in a size larger than that of at least one graphic object when there exists the at least another graphic object for providing a vehicle navigation function.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the output unit displays additional information associated with at least one of the destination, a stopover on a driving route from the position of the mobile terminal to the destination, a distance from the position of the mobile terminal to the destination, a total required time, a remaining required time, and an arrival time, along with the arrow on the screen.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the vehicle driving information comprises information associated with at least one of a destination of the vehicle, a stopover on a driving route, a current position of the vehicle, a speed of the vehicle, and a driving direction of the vehicle.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller activates a navigation link function when the execution of the navigation link function for the vehicle is recognized by the vehicle control apparatus.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the output unit displays an arrow indicating the walking direction in a turn-by-turn (TBT) manner on the screen.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller activates the pedestrian mode when it is difficult to move the vehicle from a current position of the vehicle to a destination of the vehicle.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller activates the pedestrian mode based on at least one of the user'"'"'s touch input and voice input.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller activates the pedestrian mode when the mobile terminal is away from the vehicle by more than a predetermined distance.

11. A watch-type mobile terminal worn and used on a user'"'"'s wrist portion, the mobile terminal comprising:

a communication unit configured to perform communication with a vehicle control apparatus installed in a vehicle;

a body worn on the user'"'"'s wrist portion to always contact with the wrist portion;

an output unit provided in the body;

a position detection unit configured to detect the position of the mobile terminal; and

a controller configured to;

control the output unit to output vehicle information on the vehicle acquired from the vehicle control apparatus to the outside, wherein the output unit displays the vehicle information on a screen and outputs it in the form of vibration of the body or voice,

calculate a driving direction for arriving at the destination of the vehicle in real time according to the position of the mobile terminal, and

control the output unit to display an arrow indicating the calculated driving direction in a TBT manner on the screen, wherein the output unit outputs a preset notification signal prior to the vehicle arriving at a turn point at which the driving direction of the vehicle should be changed according to an arrow indicating the driving direction.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the preset notification signal is output in the form of vibration of the body or voice.

13. A watch-type mobile terminal worn and used on a user'"'"'s wrist portion, the mobile terminal comprising:

a communication unit configured to perform communication with a vehicle control apparatus installed in a vehicle;

a body worn on the user'"'"'s wrist portion to always contact with the wrist portion;

an output unit provided in the body;

a position detection unit configured to detect the position of the mobile terminal;

a controller configured to;

control the output unit to output vehicle information on the vehicle acquired from the vehicle control apparatus to the outside, wherein the output unit displays the vehicle information on a screen and outputs it in the form of vibration of the body or voice,

calculate a driving direction for arriving at the destination of the vehicle in real time according to the position of the mobile terminal, and

control the output unit to display an arrow indicating the calculated driving direction in a TBT manner on the screen; and

an input unit configured to receive a screen mode change input from the user,

wherein the output unit displays a screen in the turn-by-turn manner when the screen display mode is a TBT screen display mode, and displays a driving route to the destination of the vehicle and a map around the driving route on the screen when the screen display mode is a MAP screen display mode, and displays a screen in the TBT screen display mode and a screen in the MAP screen display mode at the same time when the screen display mode is a dual screen display mode, and

the controller changes the screen display mode to the MAP screen display mode when the screen mode change input is received in a state that the previously set screen display mode is a TBT screen display mode, and changes the screen display mode to the TBT screen display mode when the screen mode change input is received in a state that the previously set screen display mode is a MAP screen display mode.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the input unit receives a screen mode setting input from the user, and

the controller sets the screen display mode to any one of the TBT screen display mode, the MAP screen display mode and the dual screen display mode based on the screen mode setting input.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the output unit comprises a touch screen, and

the screen mode change input is a user touch input through the touch screen.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the vehicle control signal is a control signal for controlling or setting a function associated with at least one of an air conditioning of the vehicle, an opening or closing of a door, an opening or closing of a window, an opening or closing of a sunroof, a battery charging state of the vehicle, a driving of the vehicle, and at least one device provided in the vehicle.

17. A watch-type mobile terminal worn and used on a user'"'"'s wrist portion, the mobile terminal comprising:

a communication unit configured to perform communication with a vehicle control apparatus installed in a vehicle;

a body worn on the user'"'"'s wrist portion to always contact with the wrist portion;

an output unit provided in the body;

a position detection unit configured to detect the position of the mobile terminal; and

a controller configured to;

control the output unit to output vehicle information on the vehicle acquired from the vehicle control apparatus to the outside, wherein the output unit displays the vehicle information on a screen and outputs it in the form of vibration of the body or voice,

calculate a driving direction for arriving at the destination of the vehicle in real time according to the position of the mobile terminal, and

control the output unit to display an arrow indicating the calculated driving direction in a TBT manner on the screen, wherein the controller collects pattern information on the user'"'"'s driving pattern for the vehicle or the user'"'"'s walking pattern for a predetermined period of time, and changes a screen display time point of the arrow based on the pattern information.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the driving pattern comprises information associated with at least one of a driving speed, a number of sudden acceleration, and a number of sudden braking.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the walking pattern is information associated with a walking speed.