Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11064063-B2
Application number	US-201916719376-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2019
Priority date	Sep 9, 2013
Publication date	Jul 13, 2021
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021

Abstract

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which image data of a counterpart having triggered an event can be displayed. The present invention may include a display unit configured to display information, a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with an external server that stores first image data and to communicate with a counterpart terminal, a memory to store a second image data, and a controller, in response to an event triggered by the counterpart terminal, to extract an image data related to a counterpart from one of the first image data and the second image data, and the controller to output the extracted image data on a portion of the display unit to notify an occurrence of the event.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
communicating with at least one server;
recognizing an event triggered by a counterpart terminal, wherein the event includes a case that an incoming call is received from the counterpart terminal;
in response to recognizing the event, automatically extracting image data related to the counterpart terminal from a messenger server or an SNS (social networking service) server among the at least one server, wherein the image data corresponds to a profile photo registered in the messenger server or the SNS server;
displaying all of a first option for answering the incoming call, a second option for declining the incoming call, the image data in order to announce that the event has occurred;
displaying an object for indicating that the image data is extracted from the SNS server;
accessing an account of the counterpart terminal in the SNS server in response to touching the object; and
setting the image data as a background of the event in response to receiving a prescribed user input.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile terminal accesses the SNS server related to the counterpart terminal with receiving the incoming call from the counterpart terminal.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the object is displayed on the image data, further the image data occupies a larger portion than each portion of the displayed first option and the second option.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying an ID for using the SNS server with a content of a message recently transceived with the counterpart terminal.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displayed object is linked to location information related to the image data stored in the messenger server or the SNS server.

6. A mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising:
a network interface configured to communicate with at least one server; and
a controller configured to:
recognize an event triggered by a counterpart terminal, wherein the event includes a case that an incoming call is received from the counterpart terminal,
in response to recognize the event, automatically extract image data related to the counterpart terminal from a messenger server or an SNS (social networking service) server among the at least one server, wherein the image data corresponds to a profile photo registered in the messenger server or the SNS server,
control a display module to display all of a first option for answering the incoming call, a second option for declining the incoming call, and the image data in order to announce that the event has occurred,
control the display module to display an object for indicating that the image data is extracted from the SNS server;
access an account of the counterpart terminal in the SNS server in response to touching the object, and
set the image data as a background of the event in response to receiving a prescribed user input.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6 , wherein the mobile terminal accesses the SNS server related to the counterpart terminal with receiving the incoming call from the counterpart terminal.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 6 , wherein the object is displayed on the image data, further the image data occupies a larger portion than each portion of the displayed first option and the second option.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the display module to display an ID for using the SNS server with a content of a message recently transceived with the counterpart terminal.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 6 , wherein the displayed object is linked to location information related to the image data stored in the messenger server or the SNS server.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kwon Yunmi
• Jung Hyemi
• Kwon Arim

Classifications

• G06F3/14 Primary

  Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} · CPC title

• H04B1/40

  Circuits · CPC title

• H04M2250/02

  including a Bluetooth® interface · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04M1/724

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