MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20160342973A1
• Filed: 11/24/2015
• Published: 11/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: JUENG, Mose, SHIN, Jungeun, CHOI, Jeonghyun
• Granted Patent: US 10,395,233 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/085 involving remote charge determination or related payment systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/321 using wearable devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/325 using wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal having a lateral display unit and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to the present disclosure may include a body having a front surface, a lateral surface and a rear surface; a display unit having a first region disposed on the front surface and a second region extended from the first region and disposed on the lateral surface; and a controller configured to display payment related information in the second region based on signals transmitted to and received from an external payment server while the first region is in an inactive state, and execute payment while the first region is in an inactive state based on the signals transmitted to and received from the payment server and the payment related information.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a body having a front side, a lateral side, and a rear side;

a wireless communication unit located within the body;

a display having a first region located at the front side and a second region adjacent to the first region and extending to the lateral side; and

a controller configured to;

cause the display to display payment related information in the second region based on data received from an external payment server via the wireless communication unit, wherein the payment related information is displayed while the first region of the display is in an inactive state; and

transmit payment information to the external payment server via the wireless communication unit while the first region is in the inactive state and according to the payment related information.

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

cause the display to display an object corresponding to a preset payment method in the second region; and

execute payment using the preset payment method while the first region is in an inactive state.

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

cause the display to display a plurality of objects each corresponding to one of a plurality of payment methods in the second region; and

execute payment while the first region is in an inactive state with a payment method corresponding to a selected object among the plurality of objects based on a touch input received at the selected object.

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

cause the display to display a first object corresponding to a first payment method in the second region, and display a second object corresponding to a second payment method in the second region, wherein the displaying of the first object and the second object is in response to a touch input received at the first region of the display while the first region is in the inactive state.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to:

execute payment while the first region is in the inactive state with the second payment method in response to a further touch input received at the first region while the first region is in the inactive state and while the second object is displayed in the second region of the display.

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

cause the display to display an input request for security information in the second region according to further data received from the payment server received via the wireless communication unit and the payment related information.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to:

execute payment while the first region is in the inactive state based on the further data received from the payment server, the payment related information, and on a basis of security information input via the first region.

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

cause the display to display an input request message for security information in the second region when an amount of payment is above a threshold amount.

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

transmit the payment information to the external payment server while the first region is in an inactive state based on security information received from a user.

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

identify a plurality of payment methods for a respective plurality of consumption types based on payment history information for a defined period of time.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to:

cause the display to display in the second region a plurality of objects, each corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of consumption types; and

cause the display to display in the first region a plurality of objects corresponding to a plurality of payment methods associated with a selected one the plurality of consumption types.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to:

execute payment while the first region is in an inactive state with a payment method corresponding to a selected payment method among the plurality of payment methods.

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

cause the display to display in the second region an object corresponding to discount information;

cause the display to display in the first region a plurality of objects corresponding to a plurality of discount methods in response to a touch input selecting the object corresponding the discount information; and

apply a discount method corresponding to a selected discount method among the plurality of discount methods when executing payment.

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

cause the display to display in the second region accumulation information; and

cause the display to display in the first region a plurality of objects, each corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of accumulation methods, in response to selection of the accumulation information; and

apply an accumulation method corresponding to a selected accumulating method among the plurality of accumulation methods to execute payment.

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

cause the display to display a payment complete message in the second region based on completion of payment while the first region is in an inactive state.

16. A payment method for a mobile terminal having a display that includes a first region located at the front side of the terminal and a second region adjacent to the first region and extending to a lateral side of the terminal, the method comprising:

displaying payment related information in the second region of the display based on data received from an external payment server via a wireless communication unit, wherein the payment related information is displayed while the first region of the display is in an inactive state; and

transmitting payment information to the external payment server via the wireless communication unit while the first region is in the inactive state and according to the payment related information.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

displaying an object corresponding to a preset payment method in the second region; and

wherein the transmitting includes executing payment using the preset payment method while the first region is in an inactive state.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

displaying a plurality of objects each corresponding to one of a plurality of payment methods in the second region; and

wherein the transmitting includes executing payment while the first region is in an inactive state with a payment method corresponding to a selected object among the plurality of objects based on a touch input received at the selected object.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

cause the display to display a first object corresponding to a first payment method in the second region, and display a second object corresponding to a second payment method in the second region, wherein the displaying of the first object and the second object is in response to a touch input received at the first region of the display while the first region is in the inactive state; and

wherein the transmitting includes executing payment while the first region is in the inactive state with the second payment method in response to a further touch input received at the first region while the first region is in the inactive state and while the second object is displayed in the second region of the display.

20. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

identify a plurality of payment methods for a respective plurality of consumption types based on payment history information for a defined period of time.