IP Library Granted Patent US 9,918,002
Granted Patent B2
US 9,918,002 · App. 14/963,058 · Granted Mar 13, 2018

Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof

Inventors: Yunmi Kwon (Seoul, KR); Kiseon Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,918,002
App. No.
14/963,058
Granted
Mar 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a flying object equipped with a camera can be remotely controlled. The present disclosure includes a wireless communication unit configured to perform a communication with a flying object, a touchscreen configured to output a preview image received from the flying object, and a controller outputting a shot mode list on the preview image, the controller, if at least one shot mode is selected from the shot mode list, remotely controlling a flight location of the flying object in accordance with the selected at least one shot mode.

Claims (45)

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to perform a communication with a flying object;

a touchscreen; and

a controller operably coupled with the wireless communication unit and the touchscreen and configured to:

cause the touchscreen to display a preview image received from the flying object, wherein the preview image is received via a camera of the flying object;

cause the touchscreen to display a shot mode list on the preview image;

remotely control a flight location of the flying object according to a shot mode selected from the shot mode list; and

cause change of the flight location of the flying object in response to a user input for selecting a subject included in the preview image such that the selected subject is not included in the preview image.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the shot mode list includes a recommended shot mode.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to select the recommended shot mode based on whether a shooting place is located indoor, number of persons to be photographed, and weather.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to delete an item included in the shot mode list and dragged from the shot mode list in a first direction.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the flying object to sequentially take shots in accordance with a plurality of the shot modes selected from the shot mode list.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to cause change of the flight location of the flying object in response to a user input for selecting a subject partially included in the preview image such that the selected subject is completely included in the preview image.

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

control the flying object to take a first picture including a subject located at a first location in the preview image in response to a user input for selecting the subject included in the preview image; and

control the flying object to take a second picture when the subject is no longer located at the first location.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to merge the first picture and the second picture by pasting a region corresponding to a second location at which the subject is located in the second picture to a region corresponding to the first location at which the subject is located in the first picture.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the flying object to take a picture in response to a touch input received via the preview image.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the flying object to take a shot after expiration of a set timer in response to a drag input comprising dragging a pointer currently touching the preview image.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10 , wherein the controller is further configured to set an expiry time of the timer in accordance with a dragged length of the dragged pointer.

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

cause the flying object to move close to the mobile terminal in response to a user input for zooming in on the preview image; and

cause the flying object to move away from the mobile terminal in response to a user input for zooming out on the preview image.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to cause the flying object to land nearby a preset communication device.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further configured to terminate a connection between the flying object and the mobile terminal in response to sensing the flying object nearby the preset communication device.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the flying object to take a picture in accordance with a shot mode applied to previously taken picture in response to selection of the previously taken picture.

16. A flying object, comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to perform a communication with a mobile terminal;

a motor;

at least one propeller operably coupled with the motor and configured to generate a lift for a flight;

a camera configured to take a shot; and

a controller operably coupled with the wireless communication unit, the motor, and the camera and configured to:

cause the wireless communication unit to transmit a preview image received via the camera to the mobile terminal such that the preview image is displayed on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal;

adjust a flight location in accordance with a shot mode indicated by shot mode information received from the mobile terminal;

control the camera to take a picture in response to formation of a shot composition corresponding to the shot mode; and

change the flight location in response to receiving a user input for selecting a subject included in the preview image such that the selected subject is not included in the preview image.

17. The flying object of claim 16 , wherein:

the camera is rotatable; and

the controller is further configured to rotate the camera in response to a user's gesture input detected by the camera.

18. A method for controlling a mobile terminal, comprising:

displaying a preview image received from a flying object on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, wherein the preview image is received via a camera of the flying object;

displaying a shot mode list on the preview image;

selecting at least one shot mode from the shot mode list;

remotely controlling a flight location of the flying object according to the selected at least one shot mode; and

changing the flight location of the flying object in response to a user input for selecting a subject included in the preview image such that the selected subject is not included in the preview image.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2015
From: KWON, YUNMI; LEE, KISEON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 037242/0531 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0077770 · Jun 2, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160360087A1 · Dec 8, 2016