Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof

• US 9,922,317 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2017
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Bak, Sure, Lee, Eunji
• Primary Examiner(s): Hayes, John
• Assistant Examiner(s): Winter, John M
• Application Number:
  US15/406,533
• Publication Number:
  US 20170148010A1
• Time in Patent Office: 431 Days
• Field of Search: 705 72
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/306 using TV related infrastructures external card used for payment with client device H04N21/4185
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3227 using secure elements embedded in M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3229 Use of the SIM of a M-device as secure element
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3572 Multiple accounts on card
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4012 Verifying personal identification numbers [PIN]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/405 Establishing or using transaction specific rules
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 2220/00 Business processing using cryptography postage metering system using cryptography G06Q2250/05
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724631 by limiting the access to the user interface, e.g. locking a touch-screen or a keypad
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/04 including near field communication means, e.g. RFID
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which facilitates a terminal to be used in further consideration of user'"'"'s convenience. According to at least one of embodiments of the present invention, a strict authentication procedure for expense payment can be performed via a simple and convenient user interface between a mobile terminal and a terminal user. In particular, since at least one of a selection and authentication of a payment means of the mobile terminal can be performed via at least one of an aligned direction, a moving direction and a moving track of the mobile terminal, the user interface between the mobile terminal and the terminal user for the expense payment can be further simplified.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a touchscreen configured to display information;

a short-range wireless communication unit; and

a controller configured to;

while in an unlocked state cause the touchscreen to display a home screen, and cause the touch screen to display a payment card information in response to receiving a gesture input while the home screen is displayed;

while a locked screen is displayed in a locked state, keep the mobile terminal in the locked state and cause the touchscreen to display the payment card information in response to a first gesture input on the lock screen;

cause the touchscreen to display the payment card information in response to a gesture input received while a display of the touchscreen is off;

receive personal authentication information via a user input unit;

authenticate the received personal authentication information for the displayed payment card information;

cause the wireless communication unit to transmit payment information associated with the displayed payment card information to an external payment terminal during a predetermined time while the mobile terminal is located within a predetermined distance range from the external payment terminal, wherein the payment information is transmitted to the external payment terminal when the received personal authentication information is authenticated; and

cause the touchscreen to display an indicator indicating completion of payment based on the transmitted payment information.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1,

wherein the controller is further configured to cause the touchscreen to display the home screen in response to a second gesture input received while the lock screen is displayed, and

the second gesture input while the lock screen is displayed comprises a touch and drag input to the touchscreen while in the locked state.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1,

wherein the first gesture input comprises an initial touch to a location proximate to an edge of the touchscreen and a drag of the initial touch toward an inner portion of the touchscreen.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1,

wherein the first gesture input comprises an initial touch to a location proximate to a first edge of the touchscreen and a drag of the initial touch toward a second edge of the touchscreen opposite the first edge.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the gesture input while the home screen is displayed also comprises a touch and drag input to the touchscreen.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1,

further comprising a sensor configured to sense a movement of the mobile terminal, wherein the gesture input received while the display of the touchscreen is off comprises a movement of the mobile terminal sensed via the sensor.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the touchscreen to display indicators corresponding to at least a first payment method and a second payment method while the lock screen is displayed.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein:

the first gesture input while the lock screen is displayed comprises at least a directed drag input in a direction corresponding to the second payment method; and

the controller is further configured to select the second payment method in response to the directed drag input.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

cause the touchscreen to display another payment card information in response to a touch swipe input while the payment card information is displayed,

wherein the transmitted payment information corresponds to the another payment card information.

10. A method of controlling a mobile terminal for a payment, the method comprising:

displaying a home screen on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal while in an unlocked state, and displaying a payment card information in response to receiving a gesture input while the home screen is displayed;

displaying a lock screen on the touchscreen while in a locked state;

while the locked screen is displayed in the locked state, keeping the mobile terminal in the locked state and displaying the payment card information in response to a first gesture input on the lock screen;

displaying the payment card information in response to a gesture input received while a display of the touchscreen is off;

receiving personal authentication information via a user input unit;

authenticating the received personal authentication information for the displayed payment card information;

transmitting payment information associated with the displayed payment card information to the external payment terminal during a predetermined time while the mobile terminal is located within a predetermined distance range from the external payment terminal, wherein the payment information is transmitted to the external payment terminal when the received personal authentication information is authenticated; and

displaying an indicator indicating completion of payment based on the transmitted payment information.

11. The method of claim 10,

further comprising displaying the home screen in response to a second gesture input received while the lock screen is displayed, wherein the second gesture input while the lock screen is displayed comprises a touch and drag input to the touchscreen while in the locked state.

12. The method of claim 10,

wherein the first gesture input comprises an initial touch to a location proximate to an edge of the touchscreen and a drag of the initial touch toward an inner portion of the touchscreen.

13. The method of claim 10,

wherein the first gesture input comprises an initial touch to a location proximate to a first edge of the touchscreen and a drag of the initial touch toward a second edge of the touchscreen opposite the first edge.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the gesture input while the home screen is displayed also comprises a touch and drag input to the touchscreen.

15. The method of claim 10,

further comprising a sensor configured to sense a movement of the mobile terminal, wherein the gesture input received while the display of the touchscreen is off comprises a movement of the mobile terminal sensed via the sensor.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising displaying indicators corresponding to at least a first payment method and a second payment method while the lock screen is displayed.

17. The method of claim 16,

wherein:

the first gesture input while the lock screen is displayed comprises at least a directed drag input in a direction corresponding to the second payment method; and

selecting the second payment method in response to the directed drag input.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

displaying another payment card information in response to a touch swipe input while the payment card information is displayed,

wherein the transmitted payment information corresponds to the another payment card information.

19. A mobile terminal comprising:

a short-range wireless communication unit;

a memory configured to store a payment application;

a touchscreen configured to display information; and

a controller operably coupled to the short-range wireless communication unit and the touchscreen, and configured to;

display a home screen on the touchscreen in a unlocked screen mode;

receive a first gesture input on the displayed home screen;

display a payment card information on the touchscreen in response to the first gesture input on the displayed home screen;

display a lock screen on the touchscreen in a locked screen mode;

while the locked screen is displayed in the locked state, display the payment card information on the touchscreen in response to a second gesture input on the displayed lock screen;

display the payment card information on the touchscreen in response to a third gesture input received while a display of the touchscreen is off;

receive personal authentication information via a user input unit;

authenticate the received personal authentication information for the displayed payment card information;

transmit payment information associated with the displayed card information to an external payment terminal using the payment application via the wireless communication unit during a predetermined time while the mobile terminal is located within a predetermined distance range from the external payment terminal, wherein the payment information is transmitted to the external payment terminal when the received personal authentication information is authenticated; and

display an indicator indicating completion of payment based on the communicated payment information.