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Granted Patent B2
US 10,282,078 · App. 14/857,510 · Granted May 7, 2019

Wearable terminal and method for setting input voice information with a set alarm time

Inventor: Kyungdong Choi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
G06F3/04847G04C3/001G04G21/08G06F1/163G06F3/0488G06F3/04817G06F3/04842G06F3/0486
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Patent No.
US 10,282,078
App. No.
14/857,510
Granted
May 7, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile terminal including a main body configured to be wearable on a wrist; a touch screen provided on a front surface of the main body and configured to display a first graphic object corresponding to an hour hand and a second graphic object corresponding to a minute hand; and a controller configured to perform a first function associated with the first graphic object in response to a first preset touch being applied to the first graphic object, and perform a second function different than the first function in response to a second preset touch being applied to the second graphic object.

Claims (57)

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a main body configured to be wearable on a wrist;

a sensor configured to sense a motion of the mobile terminal;

a touch screen provided on a front surface of the main body and configured to display a first graphic object corresponding to an hour hand and a second graphic object corresponding to a minute hand;

a microphone configured to receive voice information;

an audio output module; and

a controller configured to:

perform an alarm function for setting an alarm time on the mobile terminal in response to a first preset touch being applied to the first graphic object, and

perform a timer function for setting an alarm to be output at a timer expiration time on the mobile terminal in response to a second preset touch being applied to the second graphic object,

wherein when a preset motion of the mobile terminal is sensed by the sensor while a timer is counting, the controller is further configured to reset a time of the timer and start counting for the reset time of the timer,

wherein the reset time of the timer is a previously set time of the timer, and

wherein the controller is further configured to:

activate the microphone and receive voice information input from the exterior while the first preset touch is applied to the first graphic object,

when the first preset touch applied to the first graphic object is released, deactivate the microphone and set an alarm based on time information corresponding to a released point of the first preset touch and the voice information, wherein an icon, which notifies that the voice information is stored, is displayed at a point corresponding to the time information on the touch screen, and

output the voice information when a current time arrives at a set alarm time corresponding to the time information through the audio output module,

wherein the first preset touch is a first drag touch starting from the first graphic object and dragging the first graphic object to rotate around an intersecting point of the first and second graphic objects,

wherein the controller is further configured to set the alarm time for the alarm function based on a time indicated by a point when the first drag touch is released,

wherein the second preset touch is a second drag touch starting from the second graphic object and dragging the second graphic object to rotate around the intersecting point of the first and second graphic objects, and

wherein the controller is further configured to set the timer for the timer function based on a time indicated by a point when the second drag touch is released.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

display on the touch screen first time information corresponding to a time indicated by a point where the first graphic object is dragged to by the first drag touch, and

display on the touch screen second time information corresponding to a time difference between a first time where the second graphic object was displayed before the second drag touch was applied and a second time where the second graphic object is dragged to by the second drag touch.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

change a display characteristic of at least one of the first and second graphic objects when a current time arrives at a preset time from the alarm time and according to an importance of the alarm.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3 , wherein the change in the display characteristic includes a change a color or thickness of at least one of the first and second graphic objects, and

wherein when a plurality of alarms are preset, the controller is further configured to output a plurality of colors on at least one of the first and second graphic objects when a current time is past a preset time before the alarm time for each of the plurality of alarms.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 3 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

restore the changed at least one of the first and second graphic objects, in response to a touch applied to the changed at least one of the first and second graphic objects.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 3 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

display on the touch screen a guide indicating the alarm time when the current time is past the alarm time.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first preset touch includes one of a touch applied to the first graphic object and maintained for a predetermined time or more, a touch applied to an intersecting point of the first and second graphic objects and extending along the first graphic object, and a touch applied to a preset area on the first graphic object, and

wherein the second preset touch includes one of a touch applied to the second graphic object and maintained for a predetermined time or more, a touch applied to the intersecting point of the first and second graphic objects and extending along the second graphic object, and a touch applied to a preset area on the second graphic object.

8. A method of controlling a mobile terminal including a main body configured to be wearable on a wrist, the method comprising:

displaying, via a touch screen provided on a front surface of the main body, a first graphic object corresponding to an hour hand and a second graphic object corresponding to a minute hand;

performing, via a controller of the mobile terminal, an alarm function for setting an alarm time on the mobile terminal in response to a first preset touch being applied to the first graphic object; and

performing, via the controller, a timer function for setting an alarm to be output at a timer expiration time on the mobile terminal in response to a second preset touch being applied to the second graphic object,

when a preset motion of the mobile terminal is sensed by a sensor of the mobile terminal while a timer is counting, resetting a time of the timer and starting counting for the reset time of the timer, wherein the reset time of the timer is a previously set time of the timer;

activating a microphone and receiving voice information input from the exterior while the first preset touch is applied to the first graphic object;

when the first preset touch applied to the first graphic object is released, deactivating the microphone and setting an alarm based on time information corresponding to a released point of the first preset touch and the voice information, wherein an icon, which notifies that the voice information is stored, is displayed at a point corresponding to the time information on the touch screen; and

outputting the voice information when a current time arrives at a set alarm time corresponding to the time information through an audio output module,

wherein the first preset touch is a first drag touch starting from the first graphic object and dragging the first graphic object to rotate around an intersecting point of the first and second graphic objects,

wherein the method further comprises setting the alarm time for the alarm function based on a time indicated by a point when the first drag touch is released,

wherein the second preset touch is a second drag touch starting from the second graphic object and dragging the second graphic object to rotate around the intersecting point of the first and second graphic objects, and

wherein the method further comprises setting the timer for the timer function based on a time indicated by a point when the second drag touch is released.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

displaying on the touch screen first time information corresponding to a time indicated by a point where the first graphic object is dragged to by the first drag touch; and

displaying on the touch screen second time information corresponding to a time difference between a first time where the second graphic object was displayed before the second drag touch was applied and a second time where the second graphic object is dragged to by the second drag touch.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

changing a display characteristic of at least one of the first and second graphic objects when a current time arrives at a preset time from the alarm time and according to an importance of the alarm.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the change in the display characteristic includes a change a color or thickness of at least one of the first and second graphic objects, and

wherein when a plurality of alarms are preset, the method further comprises outputting a plurality of colors on at least one of the first and second graphic objects when a current time is past a preset time before the alarm time for each of the plurality of alarms.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

restoring the changed at least one of the first and second graphic objects, in response to a touch applied to the changed at least one of the first and second graphic objects.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

displaying on the touch screen a guide indicating the alarm time when the current time is past the alarm time.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first preset touch includes one of a touch applied to the first graphic object and maintained for a predetermined time or more, a touch applied to an intersecting point of the first and second graphic objects and extending along the first graphic object, and a touch applied to a preset area on the first graphic object, and

wherein the second preset touch includes one of a touch applied to the second graphic object and maintained for a predetermined time or more, a touch applied to the intersecting point of the first and second graphic objects and extending along the second graphic object, and a touch applied to a preset area on the second graphic object.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2015
From: CHOI, KYUNGDONG
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 036848/0232 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0040226 · Mar 23, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160283094A1 · Sep 29, 2016
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