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Granted Patent B2
US 10,424,221 · App. 15/328,329 · Granted Sep 24, 2019

Mobile terminal and an operating method thereof

Inventors: Sangkyoung Park (Seoul, KR); Junnyung Lee (Seoul, KR); Junwoo Chang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
G09B19/0038A63F13/216A63F13/44A63F13/816G06Q50/01G06Q50/10H04W4/025H04W4/043H04W4/21H04W4/80A63F2300/205A63F2300/8005G01S19/19
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Patent No.
US 10,424,221
App. No.
15/328,329
Granted
Sep 24, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile terminal and an operation method are provided. The operation method of a mobile terminal includes executing a sport application, obtaining at least one of exercise information and location information on a user from a wearable device, and providing a game result or setting a team strategy of a game that the user performs on the basis of the obtained at least one of exercise information and location information.

Claims (47)

1. An operation method of a mobile terminal, comprising:

executing a sport application;

displaying an executed screen of the sport application;

obtaining at least one of exercise information and location information on a user from a wearable device; and

providing a game result or setting a team strategy of a game that the user performs on the basis of the obtained at least one of exercise information and location information,

wherein the executed screen of the sport application includes a new field setting screen, and

wherein the method further comprises:

generating a virtual soccer field using a plurality of locations of the mobile terminal and a plurality of inputs for selecting a plurality of virtual vertex areas included on the new field setting screen, each of the plurality of locations of the mobile terminal being obtained when each of the plurality of inputs is received, and

correcting the generated virtual soccer field into a new virtual soccer field having a rectangular shape when the virtual soccer field does not have a rectangular shape and is included in a GPS error tolerable range area.

2. The operation method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an input for a game performance result by a user; and

performing synchronization with the wearable device on the basis of the received input,

wherein the providing of the game result comprises providing a game result screen including the game result according to the performing of the synchronization.

3. The operation method according to claim 2 , further comprising providing an activity area analysis screen including the activity area of user on the basis of the obtained exercise information and location information, when a position tab for setting an activity area and a position of the user is selected on the game result screen.

4. The operation method according to claim 3 , wherein the activity area analysis screen comprises a plurality of time periods, and

the providing of the activity area analysis screen comprises providing the user' activity area for a selected time period, when any one time period among the plurality of time periods is selected.

5. The operation method according to claim 2 , further comprising providing speed information including a user's average speed, a user's maximum speed, the number of times of sprints representing the number of times that the user moves at full speed.

6. The operation method according to claim 2 , further comprising providing activity information including a game time, a total moving distance, and calorie burned of the user on the basis of the exercise information, when an activity tab for providing information on an activity amount of the user on the game result screen.

7. The operation method according to claim 2 , further comprising providing a social network service (SNS) site list, when a share tab for sharing a game result on the game result screen with a sharing partner; and

accessing a specific SNS site and sharing the game result.

8. The operation method according to claim 1 , further comprising obtaining information on a game result of another user, wherein the setting of the team strategy comprises setting the team strategy on the basis of at least one of a result for a game performed by the user and the obtained game result of the other user.

9. The operation method according to claim 8 , further comprising receiving an input for setting the team strategy and providing a team strategy setting screen,

wherein the team strategy setting screen comprises a virtual field area corresponding to an actual field, and

the setting of the team strategy comprises,

providing activity areas of the user and the other user on the basis of the result of the game performed by the user and the obtained game result of the other user, and

setting the team strategy on the basis of the provided activity areas of the user and the other user.

10. The operation method according to claim 9 , further comprising sharing the set team strategy with the other user or team members.

11. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display unit configured to display a user interface screen including a new filed setting screen;

a user input unit configured to receive a user input;

a wireless communication unit configured to obtain at least one of exercise information and location information on a user from a wearable device; and

a control unit configured to provide a result of a game performed by the user and setting a team strategy on the basis of the obtained at least one of exercise information and location information,

wherein the wireless communication unit includes a location information module which obtains a location of the mobile terminal, and

wherein the control unit is further configured to:

generate a virtual soccer field using a plurality of locations of the mobile terminal and a plurality of inputs for selecting a plurality of virtual vertex areas included on the new field setting screen, each of the plurality of locations of the mobile terminal being obtained when each of the plurality of inputs is received, and

correct the generated virtual soccer field into a new virtual soccer field having a rectangular shape when the virtual soccer field does not have a rectangular shape and is included in a GPS error tolerable range area.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the control unit receives an input for a game performance record of the user and performs synchronization with the wearable device on the basis of the received input, and provides a game result screen including the game result according to the synchronization result.

13. The mobile terminal according to claim 12 , wherein the control unit provides an activity area analysis screen including a user's activity area on the basis of the obtained exercise information and location information, when a position tab for setting the activity area and a position of the user is selected on the game result screen.

14. The mobile terminal according to claim 13 , wherein the activity area analysis screen comprises a plurality of time periods and the control unit provides a user's activity area for a selected time period, when any one time period is selected from among the plurality of time periods.

15. The mobile terminal according to claim 12 , wherein the control unit provides speed information comprising a user's average speed, a user's maximum speed, the number of times of sprints representing the number of times that the user moves at full speed, when a speed tab for providing information on a user's speed is selected on the game result screen.

16. The mobile terminal according to claim 12 , wherein the control unit provides activity information comprising a user's game playing time, a user's total movement distance, and calorie burned of the user on the basis of the exercise information, when an activity tab for providing information on an activity amount of the user on the game result screen.

17. The mobile terminal according to claim 12 , wherein the control unit provides an SNS site list, accesses a specific SNS site and shares the game result, when a share tab for sharing the game result with a sharing partner is selected on the game result screen.

18. The mobile terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the controller obtains information on a game result of another user, and sets a team strategy on the basis of the result of the game performed by the user and the obtained game result of the other user.

19. The mobile terminal according to claim 18 , wherein the control unit receives an input for setting the team strategy and provides a team strategy setting screen,

the team strategy setting screen comprises a virtual field area corresponding to an actual field, and

the control unit provides activity areas of the user and the other user on the basis of the result of the game performed by the user and the obtained game result of the other user, and sets the team strategy on the basis of the provided activity areas of the user and the other user.

20. The mobile terminal according to claim 19 , wherein the control unit shares the set team strategy with the other user or team members.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2017
From: PARK, SANGKYOUNG; LEE, JUNNYUNG; CHANG, JUNWOO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 042961/0671 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2014-0091568 · Jul 21, 2014 · national
KR 10-2014-0092690 · Jul 22, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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