Watch type terminal and method for controlling the same

• US 10,168,978 B2
• Filed: 05/04/2015
• Issued: 01/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Ro, Jinwook, Oh, Kyungin, Kim, Nayeoung, Jueng, Mose, Shin, Jungeun
• Primary Examiner(s): Chavez, Renee D
• Assistant Examiner(s): Duckworth, Jianmei F
• Application Number:
  US14/703,143
• Publication Number:
  US 20160117141A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,338 Days
• Field of Search: 715748
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/04 using radio waves radio-controlled time-pieces G04R
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/08 Touch switches specially adapted for time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/0208 for combination with other devices having a different main function, e.g. watches, pens
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay

Abstract

Disclosed is a watch type terminal including a touch screen which is capable of receiving a touch input and a control method thereof. The watch type terminal includes a main body, a wireless communication unit that communicates with an external terminal, a touch screen that includes a plurality of regions corresponding to each time, and a controller that displays information informing that content information corresponding on a copy region may be stored to the main body when a first touch input is applied to the touch screen while selection of the copy region is maintained at the external terminal, and the controller stores the content information to be mapped in a region which corresponds to a current time among the plurality of regions and displayed an icon informing that the content information has been stored in the region corresponding to the current time, when a second touch input is received.

Claims

1. A watch type terminal comprising:

a main body;

a wireless communication module configured to transmit data to an external terminal or receive data from the external terminal;

a touch screen configured to receive a touch input and display a time screen indicating current time, wherein the time screen comprises a plurality of regions along edges of the time screen, each corresponding to a time; and

a hardware controller configured to;

output to the touch screen information indicating that content information, corresponding to a copy region selected at the external terminal, can be stored in the watch type terminal when a first touch input is applied to the touch screen,

store the content information together with corresponding metadata including information of an application of the content information and a preview screen corresponding to the content information in the watch type terminal when a second touch input is applied to the touch screen,

display an icon of the application of the stored content information on one region corresponding to time when the content information has been stored, of the plurality of regions of the time screen,

call the stored content information and the corresponding metadata in response to a third touch input applied to the icon displayed on the time screen,

transmit data related to the preview screen included in the called metadata to the external terminal in response to a paste gesture applied to the external terminal,

display information on the touch screen corresponding to editing a paste region on which the preview screen is displayed at the external terminal while the paste gesture is moved, and

if the paste gesture applied to the external terminal is released, transmit a control command to the external terminal such that the stored content information is displayed on the edited paste region.

2. The watch type terminal of claim 1, wherein the hardware controller is further configured to control the wireless communication module to receive the content information corresponding to the selected copy region when a touch gesture is continuously applied to the external terminal and when the second touch input is released.

3. The watch type terminal of claim 2, wherein the content information relates to an application in the selected copy region of the external terminal.

4. The watch type terminal of claim 1, wherein the hardware controller is further configured to store a plurality of content information in the watch type terminal at the same region, and wherein the icon comprises the number of content information stored.

5. The watch type terminal of claim 4, wherein the hardware controller is further configured to convert the icon into a plurality of movable sub-icons when a fourth touch input is applied to the touch screen over the icon, and to move the content information corresponding to one of the plurality of sub-icons to a location corresponding to another one of the plurality of regions when a drag input is applied to move the one sub-icon.

6. The watch type terminal of claim 1, wherein the hardware controller is further configured to recognize a change in the selected copy region, and content information corresponding to the selected copy region, in response to a change in the selected copy region at the external terminal while the first touch input is maintained, and to store the content information corresponding to the changed copy region, when the second touch input is applied to the touch screen.

7. The watch type terminal of claim 1, wherein the hardware controller is further configured to change content information stored in the watch type terminal into a transmittable state when a fourth touch input is applied to the touch screen, and to transmit the stored content information to the external terminal while a touch gesture is maintained at the external terminal.

8. The watch type terminal of claim 7, wherein an indication is displayed on one region of the plurality of regions corresponding to the stored content information, and wherein the stored content information to be transmitted is selected when the fourth touch input is applied to the indication corresponding to the stored content information.

9. The watch type terminal of claim 1, wherein the hardware controller is further configured to cancel paste operation when a cancel paste touch gesture is applied to the touch screen while the paste gesture is maintained at the external terminal.

10. The watch type terminal of claim 1, wherein the stored content information is pasted to the external terminal when an application corresponding to the stored content information is executed at the external terminal.

11. The watch type terminal of claim 1, wherein the hardware controller is further configured to paste the stored content information to the external terminal after executing an application corresponding to the stored content information.

12. The watch type terminal of claim 1, wherein the hardware controller is further configured to display an icon on the touch screen corresponding to a first application while a first preview screen is displayed on the external terminal, and wherein a plurality of content information is stored at the watch type terminal, the hardware controller is further configured to display an icon on the touch screen corresponding to a second application, wherein the first preview screen displayed on the external terminal is converted into a second preview screen.

13. The watch type terminal of claim 12, wherein the hardware controller is further configured to convert the icon corresponding to the first application into the icon corresponding to the second application when a preset touch input is applied to the touch screen and the first preview screen is displayed on the external terminal, and configured to control the wireless communication module to transmit a control command to the external terminal such that the second preview screen is displayed on the external terminal in response to the conversion of the icon corresponding to the first application into the icon corresponding to the second application.

14. The watch type terminal of claim 1, wherein the hardware controller is further configured to display, on the touch screen, information for setting a time for the preview screen when a fourth touch input is applied to the touch screen and a drag input is applied along a curved path at an edge region of the touch screen, and wherein the time is proportional to the length of the curved path.

15. The watch type terminal of claim 1, wherein the hardware controller is further configured to control a plurality of devices connected to the external terminal, to control the external terminal to display a list of the plurality of devices and to remove the displayed list when the first touch input is applied to the touch screen and the selection of the copy region is maintained at the external terminal, and configured to initiate copying of content information corresponding to the copy region to a selected one of the plurality of devices connected to the external terminal.

16. The watch type terminal of claim 1,

wherein the touch screen is further figured to transition between an on state and an off-state, and

wherein the hardware controller is further configured to control a preview screen corresponding to recently-stored content information, to be displayed on the external terminal while a fourth touch input is applied to the touch screen in the off-state and a touch gesture is applied to the external terminal within a reference time, to convert the off-state of the touch screen into an on-state when the fourth touch input is applied to the touch screen in the off-state, and to display an icon of an application corresponding to the recently-stored content information to the touch screen.

17. The watch type terminal of claim 2, wherein the content information includes anyone of, or a combination of text, an image, audio and video corresponding to the selected copy region of the external terminal.