Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJumin Chi, Jina Kim, Jinyung Park, Seongmin Hwang
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A mobile terminal is disclosed to solve a problem of a control method of the related art for controlling an external device, which is not intuitive and inconvenient. The mobile terminal comprises a camera configured to receive a preview image including at least one external device; a display unit configured to display the preview image; and a controller operably coupled with the camera and the display unit, and configured to control the display unit to display a control menu for the external device included in the preview image, and generate a control signal corresponding to a user input signal for the control menu in response to the user input signal.
Claims16
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a display configured to display an always-on screen;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- control the display;
- cause the display to display the always-on screen when the mobile terminal is in a sleep state, wherein the always-on screen includes a non-display area, a first information display area displaying information on the mobile terminal, and a second information display area displaying information on at least one external device connected with the mobile terminal or capable of being connected with the mobile terminal;
- cause the display to display a control menu for the at least one external device;
- and
- generate a control signal for controlling the at least one external device in response to a preset user input signal for the second information display area.
A method for controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying, on a display, an always-on screen when the mobile terminal is in a sleep state, wherein the always-on screen includes a non-display area, a first information display area displaying information on the mobile terminal, and a second information display area displaying information on at least one external device connected with the mobile terminal or capable of being connected with the mobile terminal;
- displaying, on the display, a control menu for the at least one external device;
- and
- generating a control signal for controlling the at least one external device in response to a preset user input signal for the second information display area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.