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Patent No.:

US 9369567 B1

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Expired
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 09, 2015

Mobile terminal and method of controlling external device using the same

Applicant:

Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Sunghye Yoon, Seoul, KR;

Jiyoun Lee, Seoul, KR;

Wonjoo Park, Seoul, KR;

Meeohk Suh, Seoul, KR;

Jinhae Choi, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;

Attorney:

Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Erika A Washington

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/16 (2006.01); H04M 3/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04M 1/67 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72577 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); H04M 1/67 (2013.01); H04M 1/7253 (2013.01); H04M 1/72533 (2013.01); H04M 1/72569 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 52/0254 (2013.01); H04M 2250/02 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01); H04M 2250/22 (2013.01);
Abstract

A mobile terminal including a short-range communication module configured to provide short-range wireless communication; a touch screen; and a controller configured to deactivate the touch screen and enter the mobile terminal into a lock state, detect the mobile terminal is tilted more than a predetermined slope, receive a first touch input on the deactivated touch screen, and control the short-range communication module to transmit a first IR signal to an external device for controlling the external device when the first touch input matches a predetermined password for unlocking the mobile terminal into an unlocked state.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Yoon, Sunghye. (2016). Mobile terminal and method of controlling external device using the same (U.S. Patent No. 9369567). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9369567

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