Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsIrene H. Hwang, Sang In Seok, Won Gab Jeon, Ji Yeon Lee
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof includes determining priority between at least two tag types used for short-range communication according to a current location, and establishing the short-range communication using the tag type having the highest priority among of the tag types. When the location of the terminal or the service provider is changed due to roaming, an appropriate tag for short-range communication is automatically or manually determined allowing the convenient use of a payment service.
Claims23
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a wireless communication unit;
- a user input unit;
- a memory configured to store information comprising at least two tag types for performing short-range communication using the wireless communication unit;
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- a controller configured to obtain a current location of the terminal and to determine a priority between the at least two tag types used in the short-range communication according to the location.
A method of controlling a mobile terminal, comprising:
- determining priority between at least two tag types used for short-range communication according to a current location;
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- establishing the short-range communication using the tag type having a highest priority among the at least two tag types.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.