DIGITAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20140007000A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 01/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: NA, Sangjun
• Granted Patent: US 9,696,792 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/778
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0384 Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0338 with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range

Abstract

A digital device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed herein. Herein, a digital device having its display turned off may include a user input receiver receiving a user input, a controller performing control operations, so as to configure a virtual page, wherein the virtual page includes at least one or more unique functions and applications of the digital device, and to execute a predetermined function in accordance with a user selection, and an output unit outputting the configured virtual page and outputting data respective to the execution of the predetermined function.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a digital device having its display turned off, the method comprises:

configuring a virtual page, wherein the virtual page includes at least one or more unique functions and applications of the digital device;

receiving a user input; and

outputting the configured virtual page and executing a predetermined function.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the virtual page consists of one or more pages each being configured of any one of text, image, and audio data, and wherein the virtual page includes link information, so as to be linked to a corresponding function or application within the digital device in accordance with a user selection, thereby executing the corresponding function or application.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input is inputted by a touch motion performed on the digital device and/or through a medium being paired with the digital device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the medium corresponds to any one of a Bluetooth device, a smart device, and another digital device, the medium being connected through a network so as to be paired with the digital device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein an output of the virtual page is outputted by having a backlight unit of the digital device turned off and by having only a touch-screen panel of the digital device turned on, thereby being outputted on the touch-screen panel.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein an output of the virtual page is outputted by being delivered to the medium in the form of at least one of text, audio, video, and image.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

providing a user interface (UI) configured to unlock the digital device in accordance with the received user input; and

receiving unlock information of the user and comparing the unlock information inputted by the user and pre-stored unlock information of the user, thereby deciding whether or not to unlock the digital device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the UI being provided for unlocking the digital device is provided as a black screen in a state when a backlight unit of the digital device is turned off and when only a touch-screen panel is turned on, and

wherein the unlock information of the user corresponds to at least one of a signature, a specific pattern, a specific alignment of fragments, and unique information or drawing of the user.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the digital device sets up different authority levels for each of the unique functions and applications, and wherein the authority level includes at least one of at least one of Reading and/or Writing Allowed, Deletion Allowed/Not Allowed, Relocation (or Moving) Allowed/Not Allowed, and Hiding Allowed/Not Allowed.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the virtual page is configured of one or more pages, and wherein each page is set up to have a different authority level.

11. A digital device having its display turned off, the digital device comprises:

a user input receiver receiving a user input;

a controller performing control operations, so as to configure a virtual page, wherein the virtual page includes at least one or more unique functions and applications of the digital device, and to execute a predetermined function in accordance with a user selection; and

an output unit outputting the configured virtual page and outputting data respective to the execution of the predetermined function.

12. The digital device of claim 11, wherein the controller configures the virtual page consisting of one or more pages, each page being configured of any one of text, image, and audio data, and wherein the virtual page includes link information, so as to be linked to a corresponding function or application within the digital device in accordance with a user selection, thereby executing the corresponding function or application.

13. The digital device of claim 11, wherein the user input receiver receives a user input by performing a touch motion on the digital device and/or through a medium being paired with the digital device.

14. The digital device of claim 13, wherein the medium corresponds to any one of a Bluetooth device, a smart device, and another digital device, the medium being connected through a network so as to be paired with the digital device.

15. The digital device of claim 14, wherein the controller performs control operations, so as to output the virtual page on the digital device by having a backlight unit of the digital device turned off and by having only a touch-screen panel of the digital device turned on.

16. The digital device of claim 14, wherein the controller performs control operations, so as to deliver the virtual page to the medium in the form of at least one of text, audio, video, and image.

17. The digital device of claim 15, wherein the controller performs control operations, so as to provide a user interface (UI) configured to unlock the digital device in accordance with the received user input, and

to compare the unlock information inputted by the user and unlock information of the user pre-stored in the digital device, thereby deciding whether or not to unlock the digital device.

18. The digital device of claim 17, wherein the UI being provided for unlocking the digital device is provided as a black screen in a state when a backlight unit of the digital device is turned off and when only a touch-screen panel is turned on, and

wherein the unlock information of the user corresponds to at least one of a signature, a specific pattern, a specific alignment of fragments, and unique information or drawing of the user.

19. The digital device of claim 18, wherein the controller sets up different authority levels for each of the unique functions and applications, and wherein the authority level includes at least one of at least one of Reading and/or Writing Allowed, Deletion Allowed/Not Allowed, Relocation (or Moving) Allowed/Not Allowed, and Hiding Allowed/Not Allowed.

20. The digital device of claim 19, wherein the controller sets up a different authority level for each page configuring the virtual page.