Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10510063-B2
Application number	US-201615332274-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 24, 2016
Priority date	Jan 6, 2016
Publication date	Dec 17, 2019
Grant date	Dec 17, 2019

Abstract

Disclosed are a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same. The mobile terminal includes a case having a display unit that includes one or more touch regions; one or more payment modules, each of the one or more payment modules including one or more coils; and a controller that is configured to (i) identify a first touch region from the one or more touch regions, wherein the first touch region is a touch region where touch input is applied, (ii) determine a first payment module, from the one or more payment modules, that corresponds to the first touch region, and (iii) connect to the first payment module based on the determination of the first payment module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a display that includes a touch sensor and one or more touch regions;
one or more payment modules, each of the one or more payment modules including one or more coils; and
a hardware controller that is configured to:
set a positon of each of the one or more touch regions matching each of the one or more payment modules based on a user's input,
in a state in which the display is deactivated and the touch sensor is activated, identify a first touch region from the one or more touch regions, wherein the first touch region is a touch region where touch input is applied,
determine a first payment module, from the one or more payment modules, that matches the first touch region, and
connect first coils among the one or more coils corresponding to the first payment module with a frequency matching circuit based on the determination of the first payment module.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the hardware controller is further configured to:
obtain a distance between the mobile terminal and an external terminal, and
process, based on the distance between the mobile terminal and the external terminal, a payment transaction with a first payment account that is associated with the first payment module.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein the hardware controller is further configured to:
determine whether the touch input applied to the first touch region is being maintained, and
stop, based on a determination that the touch input applied to the touch region is being maintained, the payment transaction.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the hardware controller is further configured to:
obtain a distance between the mobile terminal and an external terminal,
determine whether the touch input applied to the touch region is released,
provide, to the display, an image that is associated with a first payment account, and
process, based on (i) the distance between the mobile terminal and the external terminal and (ii) the determination that the touch input applied to the touch region is released, a payment transaction with the first payment account that is associated with the image.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein a size, position, or shape of each touch region is adjustable.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the one or more touch regions includes a second touch region that is different than the first touch region, the second touch region including a plurality of sub-regions, each sub-region being associated with a specific category of payment transaction, and
wherein the hardware controller is configured to:
identify a second sub-region, from the plurality of sub-regions, that is a sub-region where second touch input is applied,
obtain a second category of payment transaction that is associated with the second sub-region,
determine a second payment module, from the one or more payment modules, that corresponds to the second sub-region, the second payment module being different than the first payment module, and
connect to the second payment module for a payment transaction that is in the second category of payment transaction.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first payment module is associated with a plurality of payment accounts and the hardware controller is configured to:
provide, in response to the touch input applied to the first touch region, a plurality of additional touch regions to the display, wherein each of the plurality of additional touch regions is associated with one of the plurality of payment accounts,
identify a second touch region from the plurality of additional touch regions, wherein the second touch region is a touch region where second touch input is applied, and
process a payment transaction with a second payment account that is associated with the second touch region.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the hardware controller is configured to:
obtain a distance between the mobile terminal and an external terminal, and
provide, based on the distance between the mobile terminal and the external terminal, guide information indicating that a payment transaction is set to be processed with a first payment account that is associated with the first payment module.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , further comprising a sensor configured to sense tilt of the display,
wherein the hardware controller is configured to adjust, based on the tilt of the display, an arrangement of the one or more touch regions.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9 , wherein the hardware controller is further configured to provide, to the display, guide information indicating the adjustment of the arrangement of the one or more touch regions.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first payment module is associated with a plurality of payment accounts and the hardware controller is further configured to:
obtain touch sensitivity or touch time duration of the touch input,
determine, based on the touch sensitivity or the touch time duration of the touch input, a first payment account from the plurality of payment accounts, and
process a payment transaction with the first payment account.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first payment module is associated with a plurality of payment accounts and the hardware controller is further configured to:
identify a plurality of second touch regions that are touch regions where a plurality of second touch inputs are applied, and
determine one or more payment accounts, from the plurality of payment accounts, that are associated with the plurality of second touch regions.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the hardware controller is further configured to:
receive fingerprint information from a user, and
determine, based on the fingerprint information, a first payment account that is associated with the first payment module.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the hardware controller is further configured to:
determine whether the touch input is applied within a first distance from boundaries of the first touch region, and
provide, to the display and based on the determination that the touch input is applied within the first distance from the boundaries of the first touch region, a notification indicating that the touch input is not valid.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the hardware controller is configured to adjust, based on time information, an arrangement of the one or more touch regions.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the hardware controller is configured to:
identify edge touch input that is applied to edge areas of the display,
determine, based on the edge touch input, a grip state and a grip position of the mobile terminal, and
adjust, based on the grip state and the grip position, an arrangement of the one or more touch regions.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , further comprising:
a case including the display that is mounted on a first surface of the case; and
a battery that is mounted in the case and that is disposed on a second surface of the case,
wherein the one or more payment modules are disposed between the case and the battery.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more touch regions is mapped to one of the one or more payment modules.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 10 , wherein the hardware controller is configured to:
receive user input in response to the guide information, and
stop the payment transaction ba

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Jeon Jaebeom

Classifications

• H04M2250/04

  including near field communication means, e.g. RFID · CPC title

• G06F3/04886

  by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus · CPC title

• G06Q20/322 Primary

  Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices] · CPC title

• 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

• G06Q20/3278

  RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices · CPC title