Method for controlling mobile terminal, and mobile terminal

1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

obtaining information representing a motion status of a user of the mobile terminal; and

performing a function of the mobile terminal corresponding to a predetermined event, based on the obtained information representing the motion status,

wherein the performing of the function of the mobile terminal comprises transmitting the information representing the motion status of the user to a counterpart device which is in communication with the mobile terminal, and

wherein a GUI object representing the motion status of the user is displayed, based on the transmitted information representing the motion status, in an interface of a contact application which is executed in the counterpart device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining of the information representing the motion status comprises:

periodically receiving output data from an inertia sensor of the mobile terminal;

reading a feature value from the received output data; and

determining the motion status corresponding to the read feature value from a table of mapping relationships between motion statuses and feature values.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining of the information representing the motion status comprises:

obtaining, by a global positioning system (GPS), starting location information and ending location information corresponding to a predetermined time interval;

calculating a movement velocity corresponding to the predetermined time interval, based on the starting location information and the ending location information; and

determining the motion status corresponding to the calculated movement velocity from a table of mapping relationships between motion statuses and movement velocities.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the contact application is an instant message application,

wherein the performing of the function of the mobile terminal further comprises transmitting the information representing the motion status of the user to the counterpart device in response to execution of the instant message application, and

wherein a GUI object representing the motion status of the user displayed on an instant messaging interface of the instant messaging application of the counterpart device is updated, based on the transmitted information representing the motion status.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the contact application is a call application,

wherein the performing of the function of the mobile terminal further comprises transmitting the information representing the motion status of the user to the counterpart device in response to execution of the call application, and

wherein a GUI object representing the motion status of the user displayed on a call interface of the call application of the counterpart device, based on the transmitted information representing the motion status.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the contact application is an address list application,

wherein the performing of the function of the mobile terminal further comprises transmitting the information representing the motion status of the user to the counterpart device in response to execution of the address list application, and

wherein a GUI object representing the motion status of the user displayed on an address list of the address list application of the counterpart device, based on the transmitted information representing the motion status.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the contact application is an address list, and

wherein the performing of the function of the mobile terminal further comprises displaying, in real time, a motion status of a contact in the address list and a time period required by the contact from a current location to a destination on a user interface in response to execution of a real-time timing function for the contact, based on the obtained information representing the motion status.

8. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

receiving information representing a motion status of another user of the counterpart device which is in communication with the mobile terminal, and

wherein the performing of the function of the mobile terminal further comprises displaying a GUI object representing the motion status of the another user, based on the received information representing the motion status of the another user, in an interface of a contact application which is executed in the mobile terminal.

9. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

obtaining information representing a motion status of a user of the mobile terminal; and

performing a function of the mobile terminal corresponding to a predetermined event, based on the obtained information representing the motion status,

wherein the performing of the function of the mobile terminal comprises automatically switching a home screen layout of the mobile terminal in response to execution of the mobile terminal, based on the obtained information representing the motion status.

10. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

obtaining information representing a motion status of a user of the mobile terminal; and

performing a function of the mobile terminal corresponding to a predetermined event, based on the obtained information representing the motion status,

wherein the performing of the function of the mobile terminal comprises automatically adjusting a ringtone or a call volume of the mobile terminal when receiving a call, based on the obtained information representing the motion status.

11. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

obtaining information representing a motion status of a user of the mobile terminal; and

performing a function of the mobile terminal corresponding to a predetermined event, based on the obtained information representing the motion status,

wherein the performing of the function of the mobile terminal comprises, when an incoming call or a received short message is not answered within a predetermined unanswered time period, sending a status reply including the obtained motion status to an opposite party of the incoming call or the received short message, based on the obtained information representing the motion status.

12. A mobile terminal comprising:

a communication interface;

at least one sensor configured to detect a motion of the mobile terminal;

a memory storing one or more instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions at least to:

obtain information representing a motion status of a user of the mobile terminal; and

perform a function of the mobile terminal corresponding to a predetermined event, based on the obtained information representing the motion status,

wherein the at least one processor executes the one or more instructions to transmit the information representing the motion status of the user to a counterpart device which is in communication with the mobile terminal, and

wherein a GUI object representing the motion status of the user is displayed, based on the transmitted information representing the motion status, in an interface of a contact application which is executed in the counterpart device.

13. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to perform operations of:

obtaining information representing a motion status of a user of the computing device; and

performing a function of the computing device corresponding to a predetermined event, based on the obtained information representing the motion status,

wherein the performing of the function of the computing device comprises transmitting the information representing the motion status of the user to a counterpart device which is in communication with the computing device, and

wherein a GUI object representing the motion status of the user is displayed, based on the transmitted information representing the motion status, in an interface of a contact application which is executed in the counterpart device.