Mobile terminal, image display device and user interface provision method using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9632648-B2
Application number	US-201313895800-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 16, 2013
Priority date	Jul 6, 2012
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

A method of controlling a plurality of mobile terminals connected to an externally connected image display device. The method includes transmitting screen information from a first mobile terminal to the image display device; transmitting screen information from a second mobile terminal to the image display device; displaying a first mirroring screen corresponding to the screen information of the first mobile terminal in a first region of a display of the image display device, and displaying a second mirroring screen corresponding to the screen information of the second mobile terminal in a second region of the display of the image display device; tracking a cursor on the display of the image display device input from an input unit of the image display device; and controlling the first mobile terminal from the image display device when the cursor is within the first region of the display and controlling the second mobile terminal from the image display device when the cursor is within the second region of the display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image display device to be connected to a mobile terminal, the image display device comprising:
a tuner configured to receive a broadcast signal;
a communication unit configured to receive screen information from a mobile terminal;
a display configured to display a mirroring screen corresponding to screen information of the mobile terminal; and
a controller configured to:
receive the screen information including portrait information setting right and left margins in black to suit a screen of the image display device from the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is in a portrait mode,
display the screen information on the display of the image display device with the right and left margins in black when the mobile terminal is in the portrait mode, wherein the right and left margins are processed and set to black by the mobile terminal,
receive the screen information without the portrait information setting the right and left margins in black from the mobile terminal to suit the screen of the image display device when the mobile terminal is in a landscape mode,
display the screen information on the display of the image display device without the right and left margins in black when the mobile device is in the in a landscape mode,
track a cursor on the display of the image display device according to an input from a wireless remote controller of the image display device,
generate coordinate information of the cursor located at a specific icon's position pointed to by the wireless remote controller, and
transmit a control signal to the mobile terminal from the image display device when the cursor is within the screen information displayed on the display of the image display device,
wherein the control signal comprises the generated coordinate information of the cursor located at the specific icon's position.

2. The image display device claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
move the cursor on the mirroring screen displayed by the image display device in accordance with a sensed user touch on the mobile terminal.

3. The image display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to highlight the mirroring screen displayed by the image display device to indicate an incoming event has been received on the mobile terminal.

4. The image display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to display the mirroring screen on the image display device to match an arrangement direction of the mobile terminal.

5. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a display configured to display screen information;
a communication unit configured to perform data communication with an external image display device;
a sensor unit configured to sense a first user touch and a second user touch on the display; and
a controller configured to:
display the screen information on the display of the mobile terminal without right and left margins in black when the mobile terminal is in a portrait mode and a landscape mode,
compare screen posture directions of the external image display device and the mobile terminal,
process and set the screen information including portrait information setting the right and left margins in black to suit a screen of the external image display device when the mobile terminal is in a portrait mode,
transmit the screen information displayed on the display of the mobile terminal and the portrait information setting the right and left margins in black to the external image display device for displaying the screen information on the display of the external image display device with the right and left margins in black when the mobile terminal is in the portrait mode,
process and set the screen information without the portrait information setting the right and left margins in black to suit the screen of the external image display device when the mobile terminal is in a landscape mode,
transmit the screen information without the portrait information setting the right and left margins in black to the external image display device for displaying the screen information on the display of the external image display device without the right and left margins in black when the mobile terminal is in the landscape mode,
control the external image display device to output a cursor image at a portion corresponding to a specific position pointed to by the first user touch on the display of the external image display device,
execute a user command corresponding to a specific icon selected by the second user touch on the display of the mobile terminal,
display the screen information based on the executed user command on the display of the mobile terminal, and
transmit the screen information based on the executed user command to the external image display device,
wherein the screen information displayed on the display of the external image display device is changeable depending on whether the mobile terminal is in the landscape mode or the portrait mode.

6. The image display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
in response to a movement of the wireless remote controller, resize the first-mirroring screen displayed by the image display device.

7. The image display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive event notification information associated with an incoming message received by the mobile terminal,
display a message confirmation screen on the display of the image display device based on the event notification information, and
access the incoming message received by the mobile terminal and display information associated with a content of the incoming message on the display of the image display device, in response to a selection within the message confirmation screen displayed by the image display device.

8. The image display device of claim 1 , wherein when the specific icon displayed on the display of the image display device is selected via the wireless remote controller, the controller is further configured to control a corresponding application to be executed on the mobile terminal.

9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable code that, when executed by a processor, is configured to:
display a screen on a touchscreen of a mobile terminal, wherein the screen includes a plurality of application icons corresponding to applications executable in the mobile terminal;
transition from displaying the screen including a plurality of application icons to displaying a screen including a navigation menu for controlling an external image display device, in response to a first user touch input on touchscreen of the mobile terminal;
wirelessly connect to the mobile terminal to the external image display device; and
transmit a navigation control command to the external image display device for controlling a moving image currently being displayed by the external image display device, in response to a second user touch input on the navigation menu displayed on the touchscreen of the mobile terminal,
wherein the navigation menu includes a rewind menu region, a pause menu region, a play menu region, and a fast forward menu region, and
wherein the screen including the navigation menu is divided two areas and the navigation menu is displayed in one of the two areas and adjacent to an edge of the touchscreen of the mobile terminal.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Kwontae
• Kim Youngkeun

Classifications

• G06F3/04842

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• H04N21/42222

  Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device · CPC title

• G09G2354/00

  Aspects of interface with display user · CPC title

• G09G5/14

  Display of multiple viewports · CPC title

• G06F2203/0384

  Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices · CPC title