Mobile terminal and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9374447-B2
Application number	US-201313917024-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 13, 2013
Priority date	Feb 1, 2013
Publication date	Jun 21, 2016
Grant date	Jun 21, 2016

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal capable of making a voice call and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a display unit formed to enable a touch input and display a screen associated with a call to the counterpart when requesting a call to the counterpart, and a controller configured to switch at least a partial region of the screen to a region for receiving information when an information transmission mode is executed on the screen, and transmit information received by a touch input applied to the switched region to the counterpart.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a wireless communication unit configured to perform a call function with at least one counterpart terminal;
a touchscreen configured to display a call screen indicating the call function to the counterpart terminal is being performed, wherein the call screen includes a first region including contact information about the counterpart terminal and a second region including icons associated with the call function; and
a controller configured to:
receive a touch input on the first region while the call function is being performed,
switch at least the first region of the call screen to an input region for inputting information in response to the touch input on the first region, and
transmit the input information to the counterpart terminal.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to transmit the input information to the counterpart terminal in real time.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
display a send icon in the switched region for transmitting the input information to the counterpart terminal, and
transmit the input information to the counterpart terminal in response to a selection of the send icon.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to display a menu screen containing at least one application execution menu in the switched region in response to a touch input applied to the switched region.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive a selection of a first application execution menu in the menu screen,
execute the selected first application, and
transmit an execution result of the first application to the counterpart terminal.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 4 , wherein the controller is further configured to edit the at least one application execution menu on the menu screen in response to predetermined touch inputs on the menu screen.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to store the information transmitted to the counterpart terminal along with call log information for the counterpart terminal in a memory associated with the mobile terminal.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
display a call log list on the touchscreen containing a plurality of call log items, and
display at least part of the information that has been transmitted to the counterpart terminal along with a call log item for the counterpart terminal.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
stop displaying the call log list on the touchscreen in response to the call log item for the counterpart terminal being selected from the call log list, and
display the information transmitted to the counterpart terminal along with call log information of the call log item for the counterpart terminal.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
convert input voice data to text data while the switched region is displayed, and
transmit the text data as the input information to the counterpart terminal.

11. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a wireless communication unit configured to receive an incoming call function from at least one counterpart terminal;
a touchscreen configured to display an incoming call screen indicating the incoming call function from the counterpart terminal is being received, wherein the incoming call screen includes a first region including contact information about the counterpart terminal and a second region including icons associated with the incoming call function; and
a controller configured to:
receive a file from the counterpart terminal while receiving the incoming call function,
display information indicating the file is being received from the counterpart terminal in the first region,
display contents of the file in the first region in response to an acceptance to receive the file from the counterpart terminal, and
display a call log list on the touchscreen including a plurality of call log items including a call log item for the incoming call function received from the counterpart terminal,
wherein the call log item for the incoming call function includes call information about the incoming call function and a graphic object indicating the file received from the counterpart terminal.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11 , wherein the graphic object corresponds to an icon indicating a type of the file received from the counterpart terminal.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive a selection of the call log item for the incoming call function,
stop displaying the call log list on the touchscreen in response to the selection of the call log item, and
display detailed call log information included in the call log item.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , wherein the detailed call log information contains application information that has been executed by the counterpart terminal while performing the incoming call function.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive a touch input in a preset direction applied to the call log item, and
display at least part of the detailed call log information in a region displayed with the call log item while continuing to display other call log items unchanged in the call log list.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 15 , wherein the controller is further configured to horizontally scroll through the detailed call log information while continuing to display the other call log items unchanged in the call log list in response to a scrolling touch input.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
display a preview screen of the file received from the counterpart terminal on the touchscreen, and
receive the contents of the file from the counterpart terminal in response to an input icon being selected.

18. A control method of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
performing a call function, via a wireless communication unit of the mobile terminal, with at least one counterpart terminal;
displaying, via a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, a call screen indicating the call function to the counterpart terminal is being performed, wherein the call screen includes a first region including contact information about the counterpart terminal and a second region including icons associated with the call function;
receiving, via a controller of the mobile terminal, a touch input on the first region while the call function is being performed;
switching, via the controller, at least the first region of the call screen to an input region for inputting information in response to the touch input on the first region; and
transmitting, via the wireless communication unit, the input information to the counterpart terminal.

19. A control method of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
receiving, via a wireless communication unit of the mobile terminal, an incoming call function from at least one counterpart terminal;
displaying, via a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, an incoming call screen indicating the incoming call function from the counterpart terminal is being received, wherein the incoming call screen includes a first region including contact information about the counterpart terminal and a second region including i

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Sangwon
• Choi Yunsun
• Cho Mi Jin

Classifications

• H04M1/56 Primary

  Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set · CPC title

• H04M2250/22

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

• H04M1/72552

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/72522

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/72403 Primary

  with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality · CPC title