Watch type terminal and method of controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9912791-B2
Application number	US-201514884919-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 16, 2015
Priority date	Jan 14, 2015
Publication date	Mar 6, 2018
Grant date	Mar 6, 2018

Abstract

A watch type terminal includes: a first communication unit configured to perform communication with an external server; a second communication unit configured to perform communication with an external device; and a control unit configured to provide control to perform communication with the external server through a communication unit of the external device when the watch type terminal interworks with the external device through the second communication unit, and to deactivate the first communication unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A watch type terminal comprising:
a first communication unit configured to communicate with an external server;
a second communication unit configured to communicate with an external device;
a display unit configured to display a plurality of information items; and
a control unit configured to:
control second communication with the external server through a communication unit in the external device and through the second communication unit when the terminal is not connected to the external server through the first communication unit;
control first communication with the external server through the first communication unit when the terminal is not connected to the external device through the second communication unit;
wherein the control unit is further configured to:
estimate amount of consumption data corresponding to an execution of each function related to each of the plurality of information items;
set touch duration of touch input for executing a function related to each of the plurality of information items respectively, based on the estimated amount of consumption data;
receive a touch input applied to one information item of the plurality of information items;
determine whether or not a duration of the touch input reaches the set touch duration for executing a function related to the one information item;
execute the function related to the one information item when the duration of the touch input reaches the set touch duration,
wherein the control unit is further configured to control the display unit to display the plurality of information items such that each of the plurality of information items is visually distinguished on the basis of the estimated amount of consumption data corresponding to the execution of the function related to each of the plurality of information items, respectively.

2. The watch type terminal of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further configured to begin controlling communications with the external server through the communication unit in the external device when the external device satisfies a preset condition has been met.

3. The watch type terminal of claim 2 , wherein the control unit is further configured to:
transmit identification information of the watch type terminal to the external device prior to communicating with the external server through the communication unit in the external device, and
receive information from the external device through the second communication unit.

4. The watch type terminal of claim 2 , wherein the preset condition relates to usage information for the external device, and wherein the control unit is further configured to determine whether to activate the second communication unit based on the usage information.

5. The watch type terminal of claim 4 , wherein the control unit is further configured to deactivate the second communication unit based on the usage information and activate the second communication unit based on a user request.

6. The watch type terminal of claim 2 , wherein the preset condition relates to a user request, and wherein the control unit is further configured to activate the second communication unit based on the user request.

7. The watch type terminal of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further configured to execute a function related to the one information item in response to the touch input of a first duration when the estimated amount of consumption data is less than or equal to a first amount of data, and configured to execute a function related to the one information item in response to the touch input of a second duration, longer than the first duration, when the estimated amount of consumption data is greater than the first amount of data.

8. The watch type terminal of claim 1 , wherein when the first communication unit is deactivated and the control unit determines that the watch type terminal is not interworking with the external device, the control unit is further configured to active the first communication unit.

9. The watch type terminal of claim 1 further comprising:
the display unit configured to display log information indicating one or more calls,
wherein the watch type terminal and the external device are capable of sending and receiving phone calls, and
wherein the control unit is further configured to control the display unit to display the log information such that a call associated with the external device is visually distinguished from a call associated with the watch type terminal.

10. The watch type terminal of claim 9 , wherein the control unit is further configured to determine whether the watch type terminal or the external device will execute a function related to selected call information when a touch input is applied to a portion of the display unit where the selected call information is being displayed.

11. The watch type terminal of claim 10 , wherein the control unit is further configured to control the external device to output notification information indicating whether the function related to the selected call information is to be performed by the external device.

12. The watch type terminal of claim 1 , wherein when the watch type terminal interworks with the external device, the control unit is further configured to receive identification information from the external device through the second communication unit, and to control the first communication unit such that the external device communicates using the first communication unit and not the communication unit in the external device.

13. The watch type terminal of claim 1 , wherein when the watch type terminal interworks with the external device, the control unit is further configured to control the display unit to output a message prompting a user to select whether to perform communication through the external device.

14. A method of controlling a watch type terminal, the method comprising:
displaying a plurality of information items;
estimating amount of consumption data corresponding to an execution of each function related to each of the plurality of information items;
setting touch duration of touch input for executing a function related to each of the plurality of information items respectively, based on the estimated amount of consumption data;
receiving a touch input applied to one information item of the plurality of information items;
determining whether or not a duration of the touch input reaches the set touch duration for executing a function related to the one information item; and
executing the function related to the one information item when the duration of the touch input reaches the set touch duration,
wherein the method is further comprising:
displaying the plurality of information items such that each of the plurality of information items is visually distinguished on the basis of the estimated amount of consumption data corresponding to the execution of the function related to each of the plurality of information items, respectively.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Taeyong
• Moon Daeho
• Park Sangjoo
• Han Jay

Classifications

• H04M2250/06

  including a wireless LAN interface · CPC title

• H04M1/72519

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W76/025

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/72563

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M2250/04

  including near field communication means, e.g. RFID · CPC title