Mobile terminal and data extracting method in a mobile terminal

• US 8,839,147 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2010
• Issued: 09/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kang, Rae Hoon, Woo, Seung Hyun, Lee, Min Jeong, Jee, Hyun Ho, Im, Dong Gwan, Lee, Choon Jae
• Primary Examiner(s): Augustine, Nicholas
• Application Number:
  US12/869,682
• Publication Number:
  US 20110084921A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,482 Days
• Field of Search: 715/864, 715/810, 715/817, 715/821, 715/823
• US Class Current: 715/823
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04101 2.5D-digitiser, i.e. digitiser detecting the X/Y position of the input means, finger or stylus, also when it does not touch, but is proximate to the digitiser's interaction surface and also measures the distance of the input means within a short range in the Z direction, possibly with a separate measurement setup
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2746 Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2748 by matching character strings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• 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 data extracting method therein are disclosed, by which specific data meeting a specific condition can be selected and extracted conveniently and quickly in the course of displaying a data list constructed with a plurality of data. The present invention includes receiving an input of a touch action for selecting specific data and a classification condition corresponding to the specific data using a displayed data list upon receiving the input of the touch action, selecting at least one data including the specific data as the data including the classification condition from a plurality of data, receiving an input of an extraction command signal for extracting the selected at least one data, and extracting the selected at least one data upon receiving the input of the extraction command signal.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a touchscreen configured to display a data list including a plurality of data items and to receive a first input for selecting a classification condition within a desired data

item among the plurality of data items; and

a controller configured to;

control the touchscreen to distinctively display the entire desired data item and distinctively display the classification condition within the desired data item, in response to the first input;

identify at least one relevant data item of the plurality of data items from a remainder of the plurality of data items in response to the first input, the at least one relevant data item; and

further control the touchscreen to distinctively display the entire at least one relevant data item satisfying the same classification condition and distinctively display the classification condition within the at least one relevant data item, concurrent with distinctively displaying the entire desired data item and the classification condition within the desired data item ;

the touchscreen is further configured to display one or more data control icons on a prescribed region of the touchscreen and to receive a touch and drag input of the desired data item and the at least one relevant data item to a desired one of the one or more data control icons; and

the controller is further configured to perform a control action corresponding to the desired data control icon to which the desired data item and the at least one relevant data item are dragged.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the data list is a message list;

the plurality of data items are a plurality of messages in the message list;

the desired data item is a desired message among the plurality of messages; and

the classification condition comprises originator information, a message received date or a keyword included in the desired message.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the data list is an audio file list;

the plurality of data items are a plurality of audio files in the audio file list;

the desired data item is a desired audio file among the plurality of audio files; and

the classification condition comprises an audio file name, artist information or a keyword corresponding to the desired audio file.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the data list is a picture file list;

the plurality of data items are a plurality of picture files in the picture file list;

the desired data item is a desired picture file among the plurality of picture files; and

the classification condition comprises an object related to the desired picture file or a date of creation of the desired picture file.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the data list is a contact file list;

the plurality of data items are a plurality of contact files in the contact file list;

the desired data item is a desired contact file among the plurality of contact files; and

the classification condition comprises a contact name corresponding to the desired contact file, a group name or at least a portion of a phone number.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the data list is a schedule list;

the plurality of data items are a plurality of schedule items in the schedule list;

the desired data item is a desired schedule item among the plurality of schedule items; and

the classification condition comprises a schedule type, a schedule name, a participant included in the desired schedule item, a keyword included in the desired schedule item or a schedule date.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the touchscreen is further configured to receive the first input on a display region of the touchscreen at which the classification condition within the desired data item is located.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control the touchscreen to distinctively display the selected classification condition as a portion of content of both the desired data item and the relevant data item.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to extract the desired data item and the at least one relevant data item from the data list in response to the mobile terminal receiving a second input.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, further comprising a motion detection sensor configured to detect a tapping on the mobile terminal in a tapping direction and an inclination of the mobile terminal in an inclination direction;

wherein the second input is received by the mobile terminal via at least a detection on the touchscreen of a touch and drag action upon the desired data item, detection of a tapping on the mobile terminal in the tapping direction via the motion detection sensor or detection of an inclination of the mobile terminal in the inclination direction via the motion detection sensor.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the touchscreen is further configured to display the data list including the remainder of the plurality of data items or the desired data item and the at least one relevant data item upon completion of extracting the desired data item and the at least one relevant data item.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to delete at least one data item of the remainder of the plurality of data items from the data list in response to a delete command signal received via the touchscreen.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the touchscreen is further configured to receive a keyword extension command while displaying the data list and to receive the first input for selecting a keyword as the classification condition; and

the controller is further configured to control the touchscreen, in response to the keyword extension command, to distinctively display the selected keyword included in each of the plurality of data items that include the keyword.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to create a data storage region for storing the extracted desired data item and the extracted at least one relevant data item.

14. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a touchscreen configured to display a data list including a plurality of data items and to receive a first input for selecting a classification condition within a desired data item among the plurality of data items; and

a controller configured to;

control the touchscreen to distinctively display the entire desired data item and distinctively display the classification condition within the desired data item, in response to the first input;

identify at least one relevant data item of the plurality of data items from a remainder of the plurality of data items in response to the first input, the at least one relevant data item satisfying the same classification condition;

further control the touchscreen to distinctively display the entire at least one relevant data item and distinctively display the classification condition within the at least one relevant data item, concurrent with distinctively displaying the entire desired data item and the classification condition within the desired data item; and

extract the distinctively displayed desired data item and the distinctively displayed at least one relevant data item ;

the touchscreen is further configured to receive a keyword extension command while displaying the data list and to receive the first input for selecting a keyword as the classification condition; and

the controller is further configured to control the touchscreen, in response to the keyword extension command, to distinctively display the selected keyword included in each of the plurality of data items that include the keyword.

21. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the controller is further configured to extract the desired data item and the at least one relevant data item from the data list in response to detection on the touchscreen of a touch and drag action upon the desired data item.

15. A method of extracting data in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a data list including a plurality of data items on a touchscreen;

receiving a first input via the touchscreen for selecting a classification condition within a desired data item among the plurality of data items;

distinctively displaying, via the touchscreen, the entire desired data item and the classification condition within the desired data item, in response to the first input;

identifying at least one relevant data item of the plurality of data items from a remainder of the plurality of data items in response to the first input, the at least one relevant data item satisfying the same classification condition; and

distinctively displaying, via the touchscreen, the entire at least one relevant data item and distinctively displaying the classification condition within the at least one relevant data item, concurrent with distinctively displaying the entire desired data item and the classification condition within the desired data item;

displaying on the configured touchscreen one or more data control icons on a prescribed region of the touchscreen and receiving a touch and drag input of the desired data item and the at least one relevant data item to a desired one of the one or more data control icons; and

performing on the configured controller a control action corresponding to the desired data control icon to which the desired data item and the at least one relevant data item are dragged.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein receiving the first input comprises receiving the first input on a display region of the touchscreen at which the classification condition within the desired data item is located.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising extracting the desired data item and the at least one relevant data item from the data list in response to the mobile terminal receiving a second input.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the second input is received by the mobile terminal via at least detection on the touchscreen of a touch and drag action upon the desired data item, detection of tapping on the mobile terminal in a tapping direction via a motion detection sensor or detection of an inclination of the mobile terminal in an inclination direction via the motion detection sensor.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising displaying the data list including the remainder of the plurality of data items or including the extracted data items upon completion of extracting the desired data item and the at least one relevant data item.

22. The method of claim 17, further comprising creating a data storage region via the controller for storing the extracted desired data item and the extracted at least one relevant data item.