Mobile terminal, display device and method for controlling the mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9413426-B2
Application number	US-201313791644-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 8, 2013
Priority date	Aug 20, 2012
Publication date	Aug 9, 2016
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016

Abstract

There is disclosed a mobile terminal includes a display, a plurality of NFC antennas arranged in a circumferential portion of the display to transmit and receive NFC (Near Field Communication signals, and a controller configured to receive a position of the mobile terminal on an external display device from the mobile terminal via the NFC antennas or to calculate a position of the mobile terminal on an external display device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal comprising:
a display configured to display information;
a wireless communication unit configured to transmit or receive a Near Field Communication (NFC) signal; and
a controller configured to:
cause the wireless communication unit to transmit the NFC signal to an external display device or to receive the NFC signal from the external display device when the mobile terminal is placed perpendicular to and in proximity to a display screen of the external display device or when the mobile terminal is placed on the display screen of the external display device;
obtain position information of the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is placed perpendicular to and in proximity to the display screen of the external display device or when the mobile terminal is placed on the display screen of the display based on at least the NFC signal transmitted to an X-axis NFC array antenna and an Y-axis NFC array antenna of the external display device or the NFC signal received from the X-axis NFC array antenna and the Y-axis NFC array antenna of the external display device, the obtained position information including at least an X-axis position provided by the X-axis NFC array antenna or an Y-axis position provided by the Y-axis NFC array antenna;
cause the wireless communication unit to:
transmit the position information to the external display device; and
receive display information corresponding to the position information from the external display device; and

implement a function according to the received display information,

wherein the X-axis NFC array antenna includes a plurality of NFC antennas arranged side by side along an X-axis side edge portion of the external display device, and the Y-axis NFC array antenna includes a plurality of NFC antennas arranged side by side along an Y-axis side edge portion of the external display device.

2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein:
the controller is further configured to obtain the position information by measuring a reception sensitivity level of NFC signals transmitted from the X-axis NFC array antenna and the Y-axis NFC array antenna of the external display device.

3. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication unit is further configured to transmit a control signal to the external display device in order to cause the external display device to display information based on the position information.

4. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein:
the display information relates to a product; and
the function implemented by the controller comprises at least displaying information related to the product, a payment process for purchasing the product, or storing the information related to the product.

5. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to cause the wireless communication unit to transmit personal information stored in the mobile terminal to the external display device.

6. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein:
the controller is further configured to:
cause the display to display the display information; and
capture the display information displayed on the display; and

the captured display information is transmittable to another device and comprises a partial portion of an image output by the external display device such that only the partial portion of the image is displayed on the display while the entire portion of the image is displayed on the display unit of the external display device.

7. The mobile terminal according to claim 6 , wherein:
the partial portion of the image corresponds to one of a plurality of preset regions of the image; and
the controller is further configured to select the one of the plurality of preset regions for display when the mobile terminal is positioned near the one of the plurality of preset regions such that the position information of the mobile terminal corresponds to the one of the plurality of preset regions.

8. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein:
at least one image is displayed on the display unit of the external display device; and
the controller is further configured to cause the display to display at least:
the at least one image displayed on the display unit of the external display device;
a portion of the at least one image corresponding to the position information of the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is positioned over the portion of the at least one image displayed on the display unit of the external display device; or
one of a plurality of images that includes the at least one image when the position information of mobile terminal corresponds to the one of the plurality of images such that a different one of the plurality of images with respect to the plurality of images displayed on the display unit of the external display device is displayed on the display according to movement of the mobile terminal.

9. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to cause the wireless communication unit to:
receive the display information from the external display device while in communication with a third party device; and
transmit the display information received from the external display device to the third party device.

10. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control displaying of an image on the display unit of the external display device by controlling the wireless communication unit to transmit a control signal according to movement of the mobile terminal such that the image displayed on the display unit of the external display device is adjusted in response to the control signal.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a proximity sensor configured to detect a distance between the mobile terminal and the external display device,
wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to resize a displayed image according to the detected distance such that the image is enlarged in size as the mobile terminal moves toward the external display device and the image is reduced in size as the mobile terminal moves away from the external display device.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a sensing module configured to sense a horizontal or vertical orientation of the mobile terminal,
wherein the controller is further configured to implement the function according to the sensed horizontal or vertical orientation of the mobile terminal.

13. A display device comprising:
a display configured to display information;
an X-axis Near Field Communication (NFC) array antenna including a plurality of NFC antennas arranged side by side along an X-axis side edge portion of the display;
a Y-axis NFC array antenna including a plurality of NFC antennas arranged side by side along an Y-axis side edge portion of the display; and
a controller configured to obtain position information of a mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is placed perpendicular to and in proximity to a display screen of the display or when the mobile terminal is placed on the display screen of the display by either receiving the position information from the mobile terminal via the plurality of NFC antennas or calculating the position information based on intensity levels of NFC signals received from the mobile terminal by each of the plurality of NFC antennas, the position information including at least an X-axis position of the mobile terminal provided by the X-axis NFC array antenna or an Y-axis position of the mobile terminal pro

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Dongho

Classifications

• H04B5/20 Primary

  characterised by the transmission technique; characterised by the transmission medium · CPC title

• H04B5/70

  specially adapted for specific purposes · CPC title

• H04B5/43 Primary

  Antennas · CPC title

• H04B5/00 Primary

  Near-field transmission systems, e.g. inductive or capacitive transmission systems · CPC title

• H04B1/40 Primary

  Circuits · CPC title