Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJumin CHI, Myeonghwan CHO, Bohee KIM
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which facilitates a terminal to be used in further consideration of user's convenience. The present invention includes externally receiving a request for a payment in a state of a locked screen of a display unit using short range communication, outputting a payment related information on the requested payment and a screen unlock means, and if the locked screen is unlocked via the screen unlock means, authorizing the requested payment. According to at least one of embodiments of the present invention, even if a display is turned off, a payment service can be available quickly and conveniently using NFC (near field communication) function.
Claims22
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a short range communication unit;
- a display unit;
- a user input unit;
- and
- a controller, if a payment request is externally received via the short range communication unit in a state of a locked screen of the display unit, outputting a payment related information and a screen unlock means to the locked screen, the controller, if the locked screen is unlocked via the screen unlock means, authorizing the payment request.
A method of controlling a mobile terminal, comprising the steps of:
- externally receiving a request for a payment in a state of a locked screen of a display unit using short range communication;
- outputting a payment related information on the requested payment and a screen unlock means;
- and
- if the locked screen is unlocked via the screen unlock means, authorizing the requested payment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.