MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DATA TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION THEREIN

• US 20100267348A1
• Filed: 09/02/2009
• Published: 10/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: KIM, Dong Ho, Won, Il, Lim, Young Wan
• Granted Patent: US 8,204,489 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0272 for a projector or beamer module assembly constructional features of projectors per se G03B21/00; constructional details of projectors using electronic spatial light modulators per se H04N9/31
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• 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 method of controlling data transmission and reception therein are disclosed. In a mobile terminal selectively performing a data transceiving operation or a signal transceiving operation, the present invention includes performing the data transceiving operation, determining whether the data transceiving operation in the course of being performed meets a prior execution condition, if the data transceiving operation in the course of being performed by the wireless communication unit meets the prior execution condition, setting up a data prior mode for enabling the data transceiving operation to be performed prior to the call signal transceiving operation, wherein as the data prior mode is set up, if the call signal transceiving operation is detected, the data transceiving operation is preferentially performed. Accordingly, a data transceiving operation can be performed prior to a call signal transceiving operation despite that a hybrid mode is set.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, which selectively performs a data transceiving operation or a signal transceiving operation, comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to perform the data transceiving operation; and

a control unit configured to set up a data prior mode for enabling the data transceiving operation to be performed prior to the call signal transceiving operation if the data transceiving operation in the course of being performed by the wireless communication unit meets a prior execution condition,

wherein as the data prior mode is set up by the control unit, if the call signal transceiving operation is detected, the wireless communication unit preferentially performs the data transceiving operation.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the prior execution condition comprises at least one of a data size, a data transceived size for a predetermined period of time, a presence or non-presence of a data transmission and reception by a transmission control protocol (TCP), a presence or non-presence of a data transmission and reception by an instant messaging service (IMS), a presence or non-presence at a specific place, a presence or non-presence of belonging to a specific time zone, a presence or non-presence of a data upload/download over a predetermined time and a presence or non-presence of a specific service via internet.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the control unit sets up the prior execution condition of the data transceiving operation.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the control unit determines whether the data transceiving operation meets the prior execution condition at a timing point of starting to perform the data transceiving operation or a random timing point in the course of performing the data transceiving operation.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising an output unit configured to output information on the detected call signal operation under the control of the control unit if the preferentially performed data transceiving operation is ended.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the control unit cancels the set data prior mode if the preferentially performed data transceiving operation is ended.

7. A method of controlling data transmission and reception in a mobile terminal, which selectively performs a data transceiving operation or a signal transceiving operation, the method comprising the steps of:

performing the data transceiving operation;

determining whether the data transceiving operation in the course of being performed meets a prior execution condition; and

if the data transceiving operation in the course of being performed by the wireless communication unit meets the prior execution condition, setting up a data prior mode for enabling the data transceiving operation to be performed prior to the call signal transceiving operation,

wherein as the data prior mode is set up, if the call signal transceiving operation is detected, the performing step preferentially performs the data transceiving operation.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the prior execution condition comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a data size, a data transceived size for a predetermined period of time, a presence or non-presence of a data transmission and reception by a transmission control protocol (TCP), a presence or non-presence of a data transmission and reception by an instant messaging service (IMS), a presence or non-presence at a specific place, a presence or non-presence of belonging to a specific time zone, a presence or non-presence of a data upload/download over a predetermined time and a presence or non-presence of a specific service via internet.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of setting up the prior execution condition of the data transceiving operation.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of outputting information on the detected call signal operation if the preferentially performed data transceiving operation is ended.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of releasing the set data prior mode if the preferentially performed data transceiving operation is ended.