# US 2014/0191855 A1 · Mobile terminal and operation method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0191855 A1 - Document ID: US20140191855A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/149,337 - Filed: 2014-01-07 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-07 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Yanghwan Kim; Hyungsoo Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140191855A1 ## CPC - G08C 17/02: using a radio link - G08C 2201/20: Binding and programming of remote control devices - G08C 2201/93: Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop - G08C: TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS (fluid pressure transmitting systems F15B; mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member into a different variable G01D5/00; mechanical control systems G05G) ## Abstract An operation method of a mobile terminal includes determining a home appliance not registered with a server, displaying an object indicating the retrieved unregistered home appliance on a screen, and, upon receiving an input to register the unregistered home appliance, transmitting product information of the unregistered home appliance to the server. Consequently, product registration for the home appliance is easily and conveniently performed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An operation method of a mobile terminal comprising: determining by a controller a home appliance not registered with a server; displaying by a display unit an object indicating the retrieved unregistered home appliance on a screen; and upon receiving an input through an input unit by the controller to register the unregistered home appliance, transmitting through a communication unit product information of the unregistered home appliance to the server. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The operation method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying by the display unit a message indicating completion of registration with the server on the screen. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The operation method according to claim 1, wherein, in a case in which objects indicating home appliances are displayed on the screen, the objects are arranged and displayed in an order registered with the server. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The operation method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying by the display unit a message to guide registration of the retrieved unregistered home appliance. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The operation method according to claim 1, further comprising, upon completion of registration with the server, displaying by the display unit a message to guide confirmation of correct registration. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The operation method according to claim 1, wherein objects indicating home appliances are displayed by the display unit on the screen. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The operation method according to claim 1, wherein objects indicating home appliances having access to the same access point device are displayed by the display unit on the screen. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The operation method according to claim 1, further comprising, upon receiving the input by the controller to register the unregistered home appliance, receiving by the controller product information of the unregistered home appliance having access to the same access point device as the mobile terminal. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The operation method according to claim 1, further comprising: upon entering a network access mode by the controller, displaying by the display unit a guide to perform network access for a predetermined home appliance on the screen; and upon completion of the network access for the corresponding home appliance, displaying by the display a message indicating the completion of the network access for the corresponding home appliance on the screen. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The operation method according to claim 9, wherein the network access guide comprises a Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) type network access guide. ### Claim 11 A mobile terminal comprising: a communication unit to exchange data with home appliances; a display unit to display an object indicating a home appliance not registered with a server among the home appliances on a screen; and a controller to, upon receiving an input to register the unregistered home appliance, control product information of the unregistered home appliance to be transmitted to the server. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein the controller causes the display unit to display a message indicating completion of product registration to the server when the product registration is completed. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein the controller arranges and causes the display unit to display objects indicating the home appliances in an order registered with the server. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein the controller causes the display unit to display a message to guide registration of the retrieved unregistered home appliance. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein, upon completion of registration with the server, the controller causes the display unit to display a message to guide confirmation of correct registration. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein the controller causes the display unit to display objects indicating the home appliances on the screen. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein the controller causes the display unit to display objects indicating home appliances having access to the same access point device among the home appliances on the screen. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein upon receiving the input to register the unregistered home appliance, the controller causes the communication unit to receive product information of the unregistered home appliance having access to the same access point device as the mobile terminal. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein upon entering a network access mode, the controller causes the display unit to display a guide to perform network access for a predetermined home appliance, and upon completion of the network access for the corresponding home appliance, the controller causes the display unit to display a message indicating the completion of the network access for the corresponding home appliance. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The mobile terminal according to claim 19, wherein the network access guide comprises a WPS type network access guide.