IP Library Granted Patent US 9,575,742
Granted Patent B2
US 9,575,742 · App. 14/691,294 · Granted Feb 21, 2017

Mobile terminal and control method thereof

Inventor: Jonghwan Kim (Incheon, KR)
Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
G06F8/65G06F3/04817G06F3/04842H04M1/72522
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Patent No.
US 9,575,742
App. No.
14/691,294
Granted
Feb 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile terminal capable of performing updating on an application and a control method thereof are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes: a checking unit configured to check status information of the mobile terminal in relation to updating of an application; a detection unit configured to detect an application in which an update event has occurred, on the basis of the status information of the mobile terminal; and a controlled configured to perform updating on the application detected by the detection unit.

Claims (33)

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a touch screen configured to display a list of a plurality of update conditions with regard to a plurality of applications stored at the mobile terminal, wherein at least one of the plurality of update conditions is related to a communication mode; and

a controller configured to:

update the plurality of applications based on that the communication mode of the mobile terminal corresponds to a previously selected at least one of the plurality of update conditions related to the communication mode; and cause the touch screen to display icons individually representing the updated plurality of applications.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of progress bars is displayed with the icons.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller does not perform updating on the plurality of applications when a remaining battery capacity is under a reference value.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to provide notification according to a selected notification type, and

wherein the provided notification indicates that the plurality of applications needs updating, and wherein the selected notification type is one of plurality of different notification types.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein a notification type among a plurality of notification types is selected in response to a user input; and

wherein the controller is configured to provide notification according to the selected notification type to indicate that the plurality of applications needs updating.

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

identify that the communication mode of the mobile terminal corresponds to the communication mode of the previously selected at least one of the plurality of update conditions related to the communication mode;

identify that the plurality of applications meets the update condition after the identifying that the communication mode of the mobile terminal corresponds to the communication mode of the previously selected at least one of the plurality of update conditions related to the communication mode; and

perform the updating the plurality of application after the identifying that the plurality of application meets the previously selected at least one of the plurality of update conditions related to the communication mode.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the touch screen to display, prior to the update, an indicator that indicates that the plurality of applications needs updating.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein an indicator that indicates that the plurality of applications needs updating is displayed, and

wherein the displaying of the indicator occurs in response to the communication mode of the mobile terminal corresponding to the previously selected at least one of the plurality of update conditions related to the communication mode.

9. A method performed in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying, on a touch screen, a list of a plurality of update conditions with regard to a plurality of applications stored at the mobile terminal, wherein at least one of the plurality of update conditions is related to a communication mode;

updating the plurality of applications based on that the communication mode of the mobile terminal corresponds to a previously selected at least one of the plurality of update conditions related to the communication mode; and

displaying, on the touch screen, icons individually representing the updated plurality of applications.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein a plurality of progress bars is displayed with the icons.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein if a remaining battery capacity is under a reference value, updating on the plurality of applications doesn't be performed.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising providing notification according to a selected notification type, and

wherein the provided notification indicates that the plurality of applications needs updating, and wherein the selected notification type is one of plurality of different notification types.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein a notification type among a plurality of notification types is selected in response to a user input; and

wherein the controller is configured to provide notification according to the selected notification type to indicate that the plurality of applications needs updating.

14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

identifying that the communication mode of the mobile terminal corresponds to the communication mode of the previously selected at least one of the plurality of update conditions related to the communication mode;

identifying that the plurality of applications meets the update condition after the identifying that the communication mode of the mobile terminal corresponds to the communication mode of the previously selected at least one of the plurality of update conditions related to the communication mode; and

performing the updating the plurality of application after the identifying that the plurality of application meets the previously selected at least one of the plurality of update conditions related to the communication mode.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein prior to the update, an indicator that indicates that the plurality of applications needs updating is displayed on the touch screen.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein an indicator that indicates that the plurality of applications needs updating is displayed on the touch screen, and wherein the displaying of the indicator occurs in response to the communication mode of the mobile terminal corresponding to the previously selected at least one of the plurality of update conditions related to the communication mode.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2015
From: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
To: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Reel/Frame 037022/0208 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2015
From: KIM, JONGHWAN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 035451/0774 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2011-0145058 · Dec 28, 2011 · national
KR 10-2011-0145077 · Dec 28, 2011 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13523809 · Jun 14, 2012
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