METHOD FOR OPERATING A PORTABLE TERMINAL

• US 20140006953A1
• Filed: 12/26/2011
• Published: 01/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Hyun Sang
• Application Number:
  US13/977,177
• Publication Number:
  US 20140006953A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/727
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2827 Reporting to a device within the home network; wherein the reception of the information reported automatically triggers the execution of a home appliance functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/285 Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means voice activated dialling H04M1/271; voice recognition algorithms G10L15/00

Abstract

Provided is a method of operating a portable terminal. A recording menu is displayed through a display unit. A signal sound received through a microphone is recorded according to a selection of the recording menu. Product information is extracted from the recorded signal sound for signal processing. A diagnosis is performed based on the extracted product information. A result of performing the diagnosis is displayed through the display unit.

Claims

1. A method of operating a portable terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a recording menu through a display unit;

recording a signal sound received through a microphone according to a selection of the recording menu;

extracting product information from the recorded signal sound;

performing diagnosis based on extracted product information; and

displaying a result of performing the diagnosis through the display unit.

2. The method of claim 1, further displaying manipulating method for outputting the signal sound comprising the product information from a target home appliance for diagnosis through the display unit.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising displaying a selection menu for selecting the type of a target home appliance for diagnosis through the display unit, wherein the step of displaying the manipulating method displays a manipulating method for outputting a signal sound for a home appliance selected through the selection menu.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the manipulating method for outputting the signal sound and the recording menu are displayed on the same screen.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a recording progress state of the signal sound through the display unit.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein displaying of the recording progress state comprises displaying a change in a sound pressure of the signal sound that is being recorded.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the signal sound is displayed as a waveform in which an amplitude thereof is proportional to a sound pressure thereof.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising displaying whether or not recording the signal sound is normally completed through the display unit.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying of whether or not the recording the signal sound is normally completed comprises displaying a recording failure message when the sound pressure of the signal sound does not reach a predetermined level.

10. The method of claim 1, further displaying a certain diagnosis failure message through the display unit when the performing of diagnosis fails.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the result of performing the diagnosis comprises displaying an operation information display area in which operation information comprised in product information is classified for each item.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the displaying of the result of performing the diagnosis further comprises:

selecting one item from the operation information display area; and

displaying detailed information corresponding to the selected item.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein displaying of the detailed information comprises displaying at least one of an unusual symptom of a home appliance, a cause of the unusual symptom, and a solution of the unusual symptom, based on the result of performing the diagnosis.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing of the diagnosis is performed based on diagnosis data stored in a diagnosis data storing unit.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving the diagnosis data through a communication unit; and

updating the diagnosis data stored in the diagnosis data storing unit based on the received diagnosis data.