Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10504481-B2
Application number	US-201715705092-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 14, 2017
Priority date	Mar 17, 2017
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

Disclosed are a mobile terminal and method for controlling the same. The present invention provides a mobile terminal including a sensing unit, a display unit, a processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute an Always on Display (AOD) mode for enabling the display unit to be always turned on at low power while executing at least one application in a background state, display the at least one application or at least one controller corresponding to the at least one application on the display unit in the AOD mode after executing the AOD mode, and perform a quick-operation after sensing an input signal for controlling the application or the controller.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal comprising:
a sensing unit;
a display unit; and
a processor configured to:
execute at least one application including a music playback application;
execute an Always on Display (AOD) mode such that the display unit is always on at low power while the at least one application is running in a background state;
cause the display unit to display at least one controller corresponding to the at least one application during the AOD mode, the at least one controller including at least one music playback related icon; and
in response to an input signal generated in the AOD mode for selecting one of the at least one music playback related icon, perform a music playback related function corresponding to the selected music playback related icon while the AOD mode is maintained.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
execute a first application and a second application in the background state, wherein the first application and the second application belong to a same application group;
display a first controller corresponding to the first application after executing the AOD mode; and
change the first controller to a second controller corresponding to the second application after receiving a first input signal for selecting the first controller, wherein the first controller and the second controller have a same interface.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive a fourth input signal for selecting a first icon included in the first controller; and
cause the display unit to display the first application corresponding to the first controller in the AOD mode.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to change the first controller to the second controller in response to the fourth input signal.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive a fifth input signal for selecting a second icon included in the second controller; and
cause the display unit to display the second application corresponding to the second controller in the AOD mode.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
execute a third application and a fourth application in the background state, wherein the third application and the fourth application belong to different application groups;
display a third controller corresponding to the third application after executing the AOD mode; and
change the third controller to a fourth controller corresponding to the fourth application after receiving a second input signal for selecting the third controller, wherein the third controller and the fourth controller have different interfaces.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the display unit to display a fifth controller corresponding to a fifth application after executing the AOD mode, and wherein the fifth application is an application that is most recently changed to the background state among the at least one application running in the background state.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the display unit to display a sixth controller corresponding to a sixth application after executing the AOD mode, and wherein the sixth application is an application that was displayed on the display unit before the AOD mode is executed.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the display unit to display a seventh controller corresponding to a seventh application after executing the AOD mode, and wherein the seventh application is an application running in the background state and an on-going state.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause the display unit to display a multitasking application list, and wherein the multitasking application list comprises at least one multitasking window corresponding to the at least one application running in the background state.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive a third input signal for selecting an AOD icon displayed on a first multitasking window corresponding to an eighth application;
identify the AOD icon after receiving the third input signal; and
cause the display unit to display an eighth controller corresponding to the eighth application after executing the AOD mode.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , further comprising a communication unit configured to transmit and receive data with an external device,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
cause the display unit to display a ninth controller corresponding to a ninth application after executing the AOD mode, wherein the ninth application is an application interconnected to a tenth application installed in the external device; and
change the ninth controller to a tenth controller corresponding to the tenth application after receiving a sixth input signal for selecting the ninth controller.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
cause the communication unit to transmit, to the external device, a signal for controlling the external device to activate the tenth application when the tenth controller is displayed.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive an input signal for executing the AOD mode while an eleventh application is displayed on the display unit; and
execute the eleventh application in the AOD mode comprising at least one detail mode.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14 , further comprising an audio output unit,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
control the audio output unit to output sound through the eleventh application when the eleventh application is executed in a first AOD mode; and
change an area of the display unit on which the eleventh application is displayed to an area for sensing a touch input signal when the eleventh application is executed in a second AOD mode.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine the at least one detail mode based on a predetermined touch input signal.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to sense a predetermined touch input signal for activating the displayed at least one controller.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , further comprising:
a global positioning system (GPS) sensor; and
an illumination sensor,
wherein the input signal comprises one of a predetermined gesture, a GPS signal, and brightness around the mobile terminal.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive an input signal for maximizing brightness of the display unit while a twelfth application is executed in the AOD mode; and
terminate the AOD mode of the twelfth application.

20. A method of controlling a mobile terminal with a display unit, the method comprising:
executing at least one application including a music playback application;
executing an Always on Display (AOD) mode such that the display unit is always on at low power while the at least one application is running in a background state;
displaying at least one controller corresponding to the at least one application during the AOD mode, the at least one controller including at least one mu

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Eunhye
• Shin Minkyoung
• Hyun Juha
• Kwon Arim
• Lee Juhye
• Cho Taehoon

Classifications

• G06F3/0484

  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 · CPC title

• H04M2250/22

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

• G06F2203/04803

  Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G09G5/006 Primary

  Details of the interface to the display terminal (specific for a display terminal using a CRT G09G1/167; using a flat panel G09G3/2096; circuits for interfacing with colour displays G09G5/04) · CPC title