Mobile terminal and incoming screen display method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10063679-B2
Application number	US-201715634238-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 27, 2017
Priority date	Nov 19, 2009
Publication date	Aug 28, 2018
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed are a mobile terminal, and an incoming screen display method thereof. The mobile terminal comprises: a communication unit configured to perform a communication with a transmitting terminal and/or a community server; and a controller configured to download a sender's content by requesting search for the sender's content from the community server when a call request is received from the transmitting terminal, and configured to display the downloaded content.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An incoming screen display method of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
receiving a call request from a transmitting terminal;
connecting to a plurality of social network servers based on the receiving of the call request;
connecting the call between two mobile terminals;
requesting search for content registered by a sender to the plurality of social network servers while the call is connected;
downloading the searched content from the plurality of social network servers;
displaying, on a screen, a call screen representing performing of the call and a plurality of indicators corresponding to the plurality of social network servers while the searched content is downloading;
receiving a touch input applied at a specific indicator corresponding to a specific social network server, from among the plurality of indicators; and
in response to receiving the touch input, displaying, on the screen, at least one content from among the searched content, wherein the at least one content is downloaded from the specific social network server.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein in the connecting to the plurality of social network servers, the mobile terminal is connected to the plurality of social network servers through an authentication process using a recipient's information pre-stored in the mobile terminal.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the recipient's information includes a user's ID and password, or a user's phone number.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein in the connecting to the plurality of social network servers, the mobile terminal is connected to a plurality of social network sites preset by a user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content comprises one of posting message, tag messages, music, photos, still images, and moving images.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the requesting of the search for content comprises:
extracting the sender's phone number included in the call request;
searching for the extracted sender's phone number from a phone directory; and
transmitting identification information of a call party matching the sender's phone number, with including in the message requesting for the content search.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the identification information comprises one of a name, an e-mail address, and an ID registered to the community server.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the downloading of the searched content comprises:
searching for the sender's content by the plurality of social network servers according to the search request; and
transmitting the searched content to the mobile terminal by the plurality of social network servers.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying of the downloaded content comprises:
checking whether a call connection has been completed if the searched content has been downloaded;
outputting an alert informing the completion of the content downloading if the call connection has been completed; and
displaying the downloaded content if a positive response to the alert has been input.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising displaying the downloaded content when the call connection has not been completed.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
inquiring whether to maintain the content downloading if the call connection has failed or has been released while downloading the searched content; and
maintaining or stopping the content downloading according to a response to the inquiry.

12. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a communication unit configured to perform a communication with a transmitting terminal and/or a community server; and
a controller configured to:
receive a call request from a transmitting terminal;
connect to a plurality of social network servers based on the receiving of the call request;
connect the call between two mobile terminals;
request search for content registered by a sender to the plurality of social network servers while the call is connected;
download the searched content from the plurality of social network servers;
display, on a screen, a call screen representing performing of the call and a plurality of indicators corresponding to the plurality of social network servers while the searched content is downloading;
receive a touch input applied at a specific indicator corresponding to a specific social network server, from among the plurality of indicators; and
in response to receiving the touch input, display, on the screen, at least one content from among the searched content, wherein the at least one content is downloaded from the specific social network server.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12 , wherein the controller connects to the plurality of social network servers preset by a user.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , wherein the content is content registered to the plurality of social network servers by the sender.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 12 , wherein the controller searches a call party matching the sender's phone number from a phone directory, and connects to the plurality of social network servers.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 15 , wherein the content is new content registered to the plurality of social network servers.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 12 , wherein the controller displays the downloaded content on a display if a call connection is being executed.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 12 , wherein the controller inquires whether to check the downloaded content if the call connection is being executed, and displays the downloaded content according to a response to the inquiry.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 12 , wherein the controller inquires whether to continue the content downloading if the call connection has been stopped or released, and determines whether to continue the content downloading according to a response to the inquiry.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Junghoon
• Lee Choonsik
• Jo Hoon

Classifications

• H04W12/06

  Authentication · CPC title

• H04M2250/22

  including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector · CPC title

• H04M3/42178

  by downloading data to substation equipment · CPC title

• H04M3/42374

  where the information is provided to a monitoring entity such as a potential calling party or a call processing server · CPC title

• H04M2201/38

  Displays · CPC title