Mobile terminal and incoming screen display method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9723141-B2
Application number	US-201414455430-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 8, 2014
Priority date	Nov 19, 2009
Publication date	Aug 1, 2017
Grant date	Aug 1, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed are a mobile terminal, and an incoming screen display method thereof. The mobile terminal comprises: a communication unit configured to perform a communication with a transmitting terminal and/or a community server; and a controller configured to download a sender's content by requesting search for the sender's content from the community server when a call request is received from the transmitting terminal, and configured to display the downloaded content.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A message reception screen display method of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
receiving a message from a transmitting terminal corresponding to a preset contact;
connecting to a community site for downloading and storing a content, based on extracted information of the preset contact from the received message;
requesting search for content registered by a sender from the community server;
downloading the searched content from the community server;
outputting notice information to inform message reception;
outputting a text message on the notice information to inform that the content is being downloaded before the content has not yet been completely downloaded;
in response to a touch input on the notice information, displaying screen information having the received message;
displaying an indicator to indicate a connected community site and inform a download progress of the content, on the screen information, before the content has been completely downloaded;
displaying the content, on the screen information, when the content has been completely downloaded while the received message is displayed;
continuously displaying the indicator corresponding to the community server and the content;
storing the received message; and
displaying a list corresponding to a plurality of received messages and an icon informing that the received message and the downloaded content are stored together.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein in the connecting to a community server, the mobile terminal is connected to the community server through an authentication process using a recipient's information pre-stored in the mobile terminal.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the recipient's information includes a user's ID and password, or a user's phone number.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein in the connecting to a community server, the mobile terminal is connected to a community site preset by a user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content comprises one of posting message, tag messages, music, photos, still images, and moving images.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the requesting search for content comprises:
extracting the sender's phone number included in the received message;
searching for the extracted sender's phone number from a phone directory; and
transmitting identification information of a call party matching the sender's phone number, included in the message requesting for the content search.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the identification information comprises one of a name, an e-mail address, and an ID registered to the community server.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the downloading of the searched content comprises:
searching for the sender's content by the community server according to the search request; and
transmitting the searched content to the mobile terminal by the community server.

9. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a communication unit configured to receive a message from a transmitting terminal corresponding to a preset contact;
a display unit to display a notice message informing message reception; and
a controller configured to:
connect to a community site for downloading a content based on extracted information of the preset contact from the received message,
request search for content registered by a sender from the community server,
download the searched content from the community server,
output notice information to inform message reception,
output a text message on the notice information to inform that the content is being downloaded before the content has not yet been completely downloaded,
in response to a touch input on the notice information, display screen information having the received message,
display an indicator to indicate a connected community site and inform a download progress of the content, on the screen information before the content has been completely downloaded,
display the content on the screen information when the content has been completely downloaded while the received message is displayed,
continuously display the indicator corresponding to the community server and the content,
store the received message, and
display a list corresponding to a plurality of received messages and an icon informing that the received message and the downloaded content are stored together.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9 , wherein the controller connects to the community server preset by a user.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10 , wherein the content is content registered to the user's community server by the sender.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 9 , wherein the controller searches a call party matching the sender's phone number from a phone directory, and connects to the searched call party's community server.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12 , wherein the content is new content registered to the sender's community server.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Junghoon
• Lee Choonsik
• Jo Hoon

Classifications

• H04W12/06

  Authentication · CPC title

• H04M1/2757

  by data transmission, e.g. downloading · CPC title

• H04M2203/251

  where a voice mode or a visual mode can be used interchangeably · CPC title

• H04M2250/22

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

• H04M2201/38

  Displays · CPC title