Mobile terminal, image display apparatus mounted in vehicle and data processing method using the same

• US 9,919,598 B2
• Filed: 08/22/2012
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Jungwoo, Kim, Mingoo, Kim, Kyunggeun, Park, Jihwan
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Tuyetlien T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ramsey, Patrick
• Application Number:
  US13/591,587
• Publication Number:
  US 20130055096A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,036 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/55 Remote control arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/563 Vehicle displaying mobile device information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/566 Mobile devices displaying vehicle information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/569 Vehicle controlling mobile device functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/577 Mirror link with mobile devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/589 Wireless data transfers
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/5899 Internet
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/85 Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/005 Moving wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

The present invention provides an image display apparatus mounted in a vehicle, which includes a communication unit for transmitting/receiving data to/from an external mobile terminal, and a controller for generating Internet access information including Internet access environment information about the image display apparatus and controlling the communication unit to transmit the generated Internet access information to the mobile terminal, wherein the Internet access information includes at least one of Internet access state information representing whether the image display apparatus is connected to the Internet, and roaming state information representing whether a roaming service is used for Internet access of the image display apparatus. According to a mobile terminal, image display apparatus mounted in a vehicle and data processing method using the same, Internet access information can be efficiently transmitted between the mobile terminal and the image display apparatus.

Claims

1. An image display apparatus mounted in a vehicle, comprising:

a processor configured to;

control the image display apparatus to operate as an access point for accessing the Internet without using a mobile terminal as the access point or to operate as a client for accessing the Internet through the mobile terminal as the access point,

wherein in response to the image display apparatus not being able to access the Internet and the mobile terminal being able to access the Internet, the processor is further configured to control the image display apparatus to operate as the access point and control the mobile terminal to operate as the client; and

an interface connecting the image display apparatus to the mobile terminal,

wherein the processor is further configured to control the interface to transmit Internet access information to the mobile terminal, the Internet access information including Internet access state information representing whether the image display apparatus is connected to the Internet,

wherein the mobile terminal and the image display apparatus are linked to each other through a wireless local area network (WLAN),

wherein the Internet access information further includes WLAN information representing whether the image display apparatus is set to the access point or the client in the WLAN,

wherein the processor controls the image display apparatus to operate as the access point and controls the mobile terminal to operate as the client in response to the Internet access state information, and

wherein;

in response to the Internet access state information indicating both the image display apparatus and the mobile terminal being able to access the Internet, and the WLAN information indicating the mobile terminal operating as the access point and the image display apparatus operating as the client, the processor is further configured to access the Internet using the mobile terminal,

in response to the Internet access state information indicating both the image display apparatus and the mobile terminal being able to access the Internet, and the WLAN information indicating the mobile terminal operating as the client and the image display apparatus operating as the access point, the processor is further configured to access the Internet using either the image display apparatus or the mobile terminal according to user preference information,

in response to the Internet access state information indicating the image display apparatus not being able to access the Internet and the mobile terminal being able to access the Internet, and the WLAN information indicating the mobile terminal operating as the access point and the image display apparatus operating as the client, the processor is further configured to access the Internet using the mobile terminal,

in response to the Internet access state information indicating the image display apparatus not being able to access the Internet and the mobile terminal being able to access the Internet, and the WLAN information indicating the mobile terminal operating as the client and the image display apparatus operating as the access point, the processor is further configured to access the Internet using the mobile terminal, and

in response to the Internet access state information indicating the image display apparatus being able to access the Internet and the mobile terminal not being able to access the Internet and the WLAN information indicating the mobile terminal operating as the client and the image display apparatus operating as the access point, the processor is further configured to access the Internet using the image display apparatus.

2. The image display apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the processor controls the interface to receive a request for the Internet access information of the image display apparatus from the mobile terminal.

3. The image display apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the processor controls the interface to transmit a changed Internet access information to the mobile terminal when the Internet access information is changed.

4. The image display apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the Internet access information further includes tethering information representing whether an external device connected to the image display apparatus is able to access the Internet through the image display apparatus.

5. The image display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the Internet access information further includes roaming state information representing whether a roaming service is used for Internet access of the image display apparatus, and

wherein the processor is further configured to control the image display apparatus to operate as an access point for accessing the Internet without using the mobile terminal as the access point or to operate as a client for accessing the Internet through the mobile terminal as the access point, based on the roaming state information.

6. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to preliminarily set one of the image display apparatus and the mobile terminal as the client based on capacities of the image display apparatus and the mobile terminal, when communication between the image display apparatus and the mobile terminal is initiated.

7. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to preliminarily set the mobile device as the client when communication between the image display apparatus and the mobile terminal is initiated.

8. A mobile terminal comprising:

a hardware-embedded wireless communication processor providing wireless communication with an external image display apparatus in a vehicle; and

a processor configured to;

control the mobile terminal to operate as an access point for accessing the Internet without using the external image display apparatus as the access point or to operate as a client for accessing the Internet through the external image display apparatus as the access point,

wherein in response to the external image display apparatus not being able to access the Internet and the mobile terminal being able to access the Internet, the processor is further configured to control the external image display apparatus to operate as the access point and control the mobile terminal to operate as the client,

wherein the processor controls the hardware-embedded wireless communication processor to transmit Internet access information to the external image display apparatus, the Internet access information including Internet access state information representing whether the mobile terminal is connected to the Internet,

wherein the mobile terminal and the external image display apparatus are linked to each other through a wireless local area network (WLAN),

wherein the Internet access information further includes WLAN information representing whether the mobile terminal is set to the access point or the client in the WLAN, and

wherein the processor controls the external image display apparatus to operate as the access point and controls the mobile terminal to operate as the client in response to the Internet access state information, and

wherein;

in response to the Internet access state information indicating both the external image display apparatus and the mobile terminal being able to access the Internet, and the WLAN information indicating the mobile terminal operating as the access point and the external image display apparatus operating as the client, the processor is further configured to access the Internet using the mobile terminal,

in response to the Internet access state information indicating both the external image display apparatus and the mobile terminal being able to access the Internet, and the WLAN information indicating the mobile terminal operating as the client and the external image display apparatus operating as the access point, the processor is further configured to access the Internet using either the external image display apparatus or the mobile terminal according to user preference information,

in response to the Internet access state information indicating the external image display apparatus not being able to access the Internet and the mobile terminal being able to access the Internet, and the WLAN information indicating the mobile terminal operating as the access point and the external image display apparatus operating as the client, the processor is further configured to access the Internet using the mobile terminal,

in response to the Internet access state information indicating the external image display apparatus not being able to access the Internet and the mobile terminal being able to access the Internet, and the WLAN information indicating the mobile terminal operating as the client and the external image display apparatus operating as the access point, the processor is further configured to access the Internet using the mobile terminal, and

in response to the Internet access state information indicating the external image display apparatus being able to access the Internet and the mobile terminal not being able to access the Internet, and the WLAN information indicating the mobile terminal operating as the client and the external image display apparatus operating as the access point, the processor is further configured to access the Internet using the external image display apparatus.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8,

wherein the processor controls the hardware-embedded wireless communication processor to receive a request for the Internet access information of the mobile terminal from the external image display apparatus.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 8,

wherein the processor controls the hardware-embedded wireless communication processor to transmit a changed Internet access information to the external image display apparatus when the Internet access information is changed.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 8,

wherein the Internet access information further includes tethering information representing whether an external device connected to the mobile terminal is able to access the Internet through the mobile terminal.

12. A data processing method of an image display apparatus mounted in a vehicle, the data processing method comprising:

controlling, via a processor of the image display apparatus, the image display apparatus to operate as an access point for accessing the Internet without using a mobile terminal as the access point or to operate as a client for accessing the Internet through the mobile terminal as the access point;

in response to the image display apparatus not being able to access the Internet and the mobile terminal being able to access the Internet, controlling, via the processor, the image display apparatus to operate as the access point and the mobile terminal to operate as the client;

generating, via the processor, Internet access information, the Internet access information including Internet access state information representing whether the image display apparatus is connected to the Internet;

transmitting, via an interface of the image display apparatus, the generated Internet access information to the mobile terminal; and

controlling, via the processor, the image display apparatus to operate as the access point and the mobile terminal to operate as the client in response to the Internet access state information,

wherein the mobile terminal and the image display apparatus are linked to each other through a wireless local area network (WLAN),

wherein the Internet access information further includes WLAN information representing whether the mobile terminal or the image display apparatus is set to the access point or the client in the WLAN, and

wherein;

in response to the Internet access state information indicating both the image display apparatus and the mobile terminal being able to access the Internet, and the WLAN information indicating the mobile terminal operating as the access point and the image display apparatus operating as the client, the processor accesses the Internet using the mobile terminal,

in response to the Internet access state information indicating both the image display apparatus and the mobile terminal being able to access the Internet, and the WLAN information indicating the mobile terminal operating as the client and the image display apparatus operating as the access point, the processor accesses the Internet using either the image display apparatus or the mobile terminal according to user preference information,

in response to the Internet access state information indicating the image display apparatus not being able to access the Internet and the mobile terminal being able to access the Internet, and the WLAN information indicating the mobile terminal operating as the access point and the image display apparatus operating as the client, the processor accesses the Internet using the mobile terminal,

in response to the Internet access state information indicating the image display apparatus not being able to access the Internet and the mobile terminal being able to access the Internet, and the WLAN information indicating the mobile terminal operating as the client and the image display apparatus operating as the access point, the processor accesses the Internet using the mobile terminal, and

in response to the Internet access state information indicating the image display apparatus being able to access the Internet and the mobile terminal not being able to access the Internet, and the WLAN information indicating the mobile terminal operating as the client and the image display apparatus operating as the access point, the processor accesses the Internet using the image display apparatus.

13. The data processing method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a request for the Internet access information of the image display apparatus from the mobile terminal.

14. The data processing method of claim 12,

wherein the Internet access information is generated when the Internet access information is changed.

15. The data processing method of claim 12,

wherein the Internet access information further includes tethering information representing whether an external device connected to the mobile terminal or the image display apparatus is able to access the Internet through the mobile terminal or the image display apparatus.