Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10635261-B2
Application number	US-201615017368-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 5, 2016
Priority date	Sep 11, 2015
Publication date	Apr 28, 2020
Grant date	Apr 28, 2020

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a wireless communication processor configured to receive at least one of first information on a viewing history of a content and second information on at least one application saved in a memory of a preset external display device; a memory configured to store at least one of a preset application, the first information and the second information; a display configured to display an execution screen of the preset application; and a controller configured to display an icon of the at least one application on the execution screen based on the second information, display at least one of a recent content list run on a specific application corresponding to a specific icon and a recommended content list on a prescribed region of the execution screen based on at least one of the first information and the second information, in response to a first touch input to the specific icon among icons of the at least one or more applications.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a wireless communication processor configured to receive first information about a content viewing history of a preset external display device and second information about a plurality of applications installed on the preset external display device;
a memory configured to store a preset application, the first information and the second information;
a display configured to display an execution screen of the preset application; and
a controller configured to:
display, on the execution screen of the display, a plurality of icons of the plurality of applications corresponding to the plurality of applications installed on the preset external display device based on the second information,
in response to a first touch input to a specific icon among the plurality of icons of the plurality of applications on the execution screen of the display, corresponding to the plurality of applications installed on the preset external display device, display a recent content list listing at least one content previously run on the preset external display device via a specific application among the plurality of applications installed on the preset external display device, the specific application corresponding to the specific icon on a prescribed region of the execution screen based on the first information and the second information, and
in response to selection of the at least one content from the recent content list, communicate with the preset external display device to display the at least one content,
wherein the first information includes information on an application runnable by the at least one content and at least one of: information on a play time of the at least one content, information on a series of the at least one content, and information on a channel scheduled to broadcast the at least one content,
wherein the second information includes icon image data of the plurality of applications, information on a title of the plurality of applications, or information on content runnable in the plurality of applications,
wherein the at least one content includes multimedia content produced from a third party broadcast system, and
wherein the recent content list comprises a screenshot and a title of the at least one content previously run via the specific application.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first touch input comprises touching the specific icon for a preset time.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the recent content list comprises third information indicating a play time of each of the at least one content previously run.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to further display a recommended content list based on the first information and the second information in response to the first touch input,
wherein the recommended content list comprises a thumbnail image of at least one recommended content, and
wherein in response to a second touch input for selecting a specific thumbnail image from the recommended content list, the controller is further configured to transmit a first signal to the preset external display device instructing the preset external display device to run a content corresponding to the specific thumbnail image.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 3 , wherein in response to a third touch input for selecting a specific thumbnail image of a specific content from the recent content list, the controller is further configured to transmit a first signal to the preset external display device instructing the preset external display device to run the specific content from a specific timing point.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5 , wherein in response to the transmission of the first signal, the controller is further configured to display a GUI (graphical user interface) on the display unit for controlling the preset external display device in association with the specific content.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to change the GUI depending on a type of the specific content.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the memory is further configured to store fourth information about at least one preferred content, and
wherein based on the second information and the fourth information, the controller is further configured to display a first indicator on an icon of an application having the at least one preferred content among the plurality of icons of the plurality of installed applications.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to receive fifth information about an update history of the at least one preferred content from the preset external display device, and
wherein based on the fifth information, the controller is further configured to display a second indicator on an icon of an application having a preferred content related to the update history among the plurality of icons of the plurality of installed applications.

10. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
displaying, via a display, an execution screen of a preset application saved in a memory of the mobile terminal;
receiving, via a wireless communication processor, first information about a content viewing history and second information about a plurality of applications installed on a preset external display device;
saving the first information and the second information to the memory;
displaying, on the execution screen of the display, a plurality of icons of the plurality of applications corresponding to the plurality of applications installed on the preset external display device based on the second information;
in response to a first touch input to a specific icon among the plurality of the icons of the plurality of applications on the execution screen of the display, corresponding to the plurality of applications installed on the preset external display device, displaying a recent content list listing at least one content previously run on the preset external display device via a specific application among the plurality of applications installed on the preset external display device, the specific application corresponding to the specific icon on a prescribed region of the execution screen based on the first information and the second information, and
in response to selection of the at least one content from the recent content list, communicating with the preset external display device to display the at least one content,
wherein the first information includes information on an application runnable by the at least one content and at least one of: information on a play time of the at least one content, information on a series of the at least one content, and information on a channel scheduled to broadcast the at least one content,
wherein the second information includes icon image data of the plurality of applications, information on a title of the plurality of applications, or information on content runnable in the plurality of applications,
wherein the at least one content includes multimedia content produced from a third party broadcast system, and
wherein the recent content list comprises a screenshot and a title of the at least one content previously run via the specific application.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first touch input comprises touching the specific icon for a preset time.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the recent content list comprises third information indicating a play time of each of the at least one content previously run.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising further displaying a recommended conte

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Park Chala
• Kim Jaeuk

Classifications

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• H04N21/478

  Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application · CPC title

• H04N21/47202

  for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

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

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title