Mobile terminal and method of controlling the same

• US 8,666,454 B2
• Filed: 02/16/2011
• Issued: 03/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Sim, Sungsoo, Park, Hwangoo, Cho, Beomseok
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehrpour, Melody
• Application Number:
  US13/029,019
• Publication Number:
  US 20120044163A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,112 Days
• Field of Search: 455/566, 455/414.1, 455/418, 455/419, 455/420, 455/422.1, 455/437, 345/173, 345/156, 707/104.1, 707/E17.009, 705/14, 705/14.26, 705/14.39, 709/217
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32144 embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3245 of image modifying data, e.g. handwritten addenda, highlights or augmented reality information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3253 Position information, e.g. geographical position at time of capture, GPS data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3266 of text or character information, e.g. text accompanying an image H04N2201/3226 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3273 Display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3274 Storage or retrieval of prestored additional information

Abstract

A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the same are provided. The mobile terminal comprises a camera; a display displaying an image obtained by the camera; and a controller superposing one or more information items corresponding to one or more specific locations included in the obtained image on the one or more specific locations and displaying the obtained image with the one or more information items. The one or more information items and position information tagged on the one or more specific locations are acquired from a social network service (SNS) server. The present invention acquires information on which position information is tagged from the SNS server, superposes the information on a obtained image and displays the obtained image with the information superposed thereon to thereby effectively transmit information to a user of the mobile terminal.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a camera configured to capture images;

a wireless communication unit configured to transmit and receive information;

a display configured to display an image obtained by the camera; and

a controller configured to;

control the display to display the obtained image;

acquire, via the wireless communication unit, information items corresponding to one or more specific locations included in the obtained image;

superimpose the acquired information items over the one or more specific locations in the image; and

rearrange at least one information item among the information items displayed on the display based on at least one standard that is set in response to a user'"'"'s touch input received on the display,

wherein the information items and position information tagged on the one or more specific locations are acquired from a social network service (SNS) server.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to selectively filter the information items based on the at least one standard.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display texts corresponding to the filtered information items in different sizes based on time when each of the filtered information items has been generated.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display texts corresponding to the filtered information items in different sizes based on locations on which the filtered information items are tagged and a distance between each of the one or more specific locations and a current position of the mobile terminal.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display one of the filtered information items in front of the rest of the filtered information items in response to a touch input applied to a touch screen of the display.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display the filtered information items in a specific language set by the user.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the at least one standard comprises at least a person who uploaded the information items, time when the information items were uploaded, or locations where the information items were uploaded.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display a moving trace of at least one specific person selected by the user.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the information items corresponding to the one or more specific locations comprise time information about time when each of the information items has been generated and the controller is further configured to control the display to display the moving trace based on the position information and the time information.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display an anticipated route of the selected specific person.

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

translate the information items displayed in a first language into a second language and control the display to display the information items in the second language;

or

obtain the information items translated into the second language from an external device and control the display to display the translated information items in the second language.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to activate or deactivate the camera based a photographing direction of the camera.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to deactivate the camera when the camera faces ground.

14. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

obtaining an image via a camera of the mobile terminal;

displaying the obtained image on a display of the mobile terminal;

acquiring information items corresponding to one or more specific locations included in the obtained image and position information tagged on the one or more specific locations from a social network server;

superimposing the acquired information items over the one or more specific locations in the obtained image based on the position information such that the obtained image is displayed with the superimposed information items; and

rearranging at least one information items among the information items displayed on the display based on at least one standard that is set in response to a user'"'"'s touch input received on the display.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising selectively filtering the information items based on the at least one standard.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the at least one standard comprises at least a person who uploaded the information items, time when the information items were uploaded, or locations where the information items were uploaded.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising displaying a moving trace of at least one specific person selected by the user.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising displaying an anticipated route of the selected specific person.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising activating or inactivating the camera based on a photographing direction of the camera.