Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11023032-B2
Application number	US-202016813394-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2020
Priority date	Nov 9, 2016
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof is provided. The mobile terminal includes a display having at least one screen and operating in either a first mode or a second mode and a controller detecting a command to turn off the display, controlling the display to activate a first region of a screen, deactivate a second region of the screen and display information related to an application on the activated first region in response to the command when the display is operated in the first mode, the information including at least first information related to a parameter of a function performed by the application or second information related to progress of the function and control the display to deactivate the entire screen in response to the command when the display is operated in the second mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a display comprising at least one screen; and
a controller configured to:
detect a signal to turn off the display,
in response to the signal, control the display to activate a first region of the at least one screen and deactivate a second region of the at least one screen, and
in response to the signal, control the display to display information related to a currently running application on the activated first region together with current time and date information, wherein the currently running application is operable in a status in which the display is turned off,

wherein the displayed information comprises first information related to a function performed by the currently running application and second information related to progress of the function; and
wherein the second information is generated from the first information based on at least one of the current time or location information.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , further comprising a sensing unit configured to sense ambient illumination of the mobile terminal,
wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to adjust brightness of the activated first region according to the sensed ambient illumination.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display the second information as a progress bar.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , further comprising a sensing unit configured to sense an impact,
wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display video when the sensed impact corresponds to a preset level.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
recognize a region on which the sensed impact corresponding to the preset level occurs; and
control the display to display the video on a region within a screen corresponding to the recognized region.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the display comprises a first screen and a second screen, and
wherein the controller is further configured to:
activate a partial region of the first screen or second screen; and
control the display to display the information on the activated partial region.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein:
the function is an alarm function;
the first information indicates time for which an alarm is set; and
the second information indicates a portion of the time remaining.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein:
the function is a wayfinding function;
the first information indicates a destination; and
the second information indicates remaining time to the destination from a current location or time consumed from an origination location to the current location.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein:
the function is a healthcare function;
the first information indicates target exercise amount; and
the second information indicates current exercise amount.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein:
the function is a music function;
the first information indicates currently played content; and
the second information indicates a current portion of a full play time of the content.

11. A method of controlling a display of a mobile terminal, the display comprising at least one screen, the method comprising:
detecting a signal to turn off the display;
in response to the signal, activating a first region of the at least one screen and deactivating a second region of the at least one screen; and
in response to the signal, displaying information related to a currently running application on the activated first region together with current time and date information, wherein the currently running application is operable in a status in which the display is turned off,
wherein the displayed information comprises first information related to a function performed by the currently running application and second information related to progress of the function, and
wherein the second information is generated from the first information based on at least one of the current time or location information.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
sensing illumination of a mobile terminal; and
adjusting brightness of the activated first region according to the sensed ambient illumination.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising displaying the second information as a progress bar.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
sensing an impact; and
displaying video when the sensed impact corresponds to a preset level.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
recognizing a region on which the sensed impact corresponding to the preset level occurs; and
displaying the video on a region within a screen corresponding to the recognized region.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the display comprises a first screen and a second screen, and
wherein the method further comprises:
activating a partial region of the first screen or second screen; and
displaying the information on the activated partial region.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein:
the function is an alarm function;
the first information indicates time for which an alarm is set; and
the second information indicates a portion of the time remaining.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein:
the function is a wayfinding function;
the first information indicates a destination; and
the second information indicates remaining time to the destination from a current location or time consumed from an origination location to the current location.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein:
the function is a healthcare function;
the first information indicates target exercise amount; and
the second information indicates current exercise amount.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein:
the function is a music function;
the first information indicates currently played content; and
the second information indicates a current portion of a full play time of the content.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Eunhye
• Choi Kyungdong
• Jang Juhee

Classifications

• H04M2250/16

  including more than one display unit · CPC title

• G06F2203/04803

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

• G06F3/04886 Primary

  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

• H04M1/724 Primary

  User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones · CPC title

• H04M2201/34

  Microprocessors · CPC title