9271150

Mobile Terminal and Control Method Thereof

PublishedFebruary 23, 2016
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Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
18 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A mobile terminal, comprising: a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a display unit; and a controller configured to: register a first user's fingerprint corresponding to the mobile terminal and a second user's finger print corresponding to an external terminal, receive both a first fingerprint input matching the first user's fingerprint and a second fingerprint input matching the second user's fingerprint on the display unit, and control the display unit to display a first content list comprising at least one content contained in a photo album of the mobile terminal and a second content list comprising at least one content contained in a photo album of the external terminal on divided first and second screens of the display unit based on the received first and second fingerprint inputs.

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2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to: display an image on the display unit, receive the second user's fingerprint on the displayed image, and control the wireless communication unit to transmit the displayed image to the external terminal.

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3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to: receive a drag input from the first screen to the second screen, display any one content included in the first content list also on the second screen according to the received drag input, and transmit the any one content included in the first content list to the external terminal.

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4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to: restrict a non-fingerprint-register user to only being able to use a camera capture mode when a non-fingerprint-registered user's fingerprint input that does not match either the first user's fingerprint or the second user's fingerprint in the camera capture mode is received.

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5. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to: receive the second user's fingerprint on the display unit in a camera capture mode, and display on the display unit at least one of content captured by the second user and content including an image of the second user.

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6. The mobile terminal of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured to: control the wireless communication unit to transmit said at least one of the content captured by the second user and the content including the image of the second user to the external terminal.

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7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to: display a message on the display unit indicating a non-fingerprint-register user when a non-fingerprint-registered user's fingerprint input that does not match either the first user's fingerprint or the second user's fingerprint is received during an incoming call.

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8. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to: receive the second user's fingerprint and corresponding security data transmitted from the external terminal.

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9. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to: control the display unit to display a payment button for online payment, request, via the wireless communication unit to the external terminal, a predetermined user's fingerprint when the payment button is touched, and perform the online payment only when the predetermined user's fingerprint is input to the external terminal.

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10. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to: communicate with the external terminal, and request a fingerprint input to the external terminal for registering the second user's fingerprint using the wireless communication unit.

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11. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising: registering a first user's fingerprint corresponding to the mobile terminal and a second user's fingerprint corresponding to an external terminal; receiving both a first fingerprint input matching the first user's fingerprint and a second fingerprint input matching the second user's fingerprint on the display unit; and controlling the display unit to display a first content list comprising at least one content contained in a photo album of the mobile terminal and a second content list comprising at least one content contained in a photo album of the external terminal on divided first and second screens of the display unit.

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12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising: displaying an image on the display unit; receiving the second user's fingerprint on the displayed image; and controlling the wireless communication unit to transmit the displayed image to the external terminal.

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13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising: receiving a drag input from the first screen to the second screen; displaying any one content included in the first content list also on the second screen according to the received drag input; and transmitting the any one content included in the first content list to the external terminal.

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14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising: restricting a non-fingerprint-register user to only being able to use a camera capture mode when a non-fingerprint-registered user's fingerprint input that does not match either the first user's fingerprint or the second user's fingerprint in the camera capture mode is received.

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15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising: receiving the second user's fingerprint on the display unit in a camera capture mode; and displaying on the display unit at least one of content captured by the second user and content including an image of the second user.

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16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising: controlling the wireless communication unit to transmit said at least one of the content captured by the second user and the content including the image of the second user to the external terminal.

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17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising: displaying a message on the display unit indicating a non-fingerprint-register user when a non-fingerprint-registered user's fingerprint input that does not match either the first user's fingerprint or the second user's fingerprint is received during an incoming call.

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18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising: receiving the second user's fingerprint and corresponding security data transmitted from the external terminal.

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Publication Date

February 23, 2016

Inventors

Songyi BAEK
Hoihan KIM
Yoonseok YANG
Donghoon LEE
Kwangsoo PARK
Jiyeon KIM
Heekyung KANG
Kyungjin MOON

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