Mobile terminal and operation control method thereof

摘要

Disclosed herein is a mobile terminal and an operation control method thereof in which the status of a wireless communication unit is controlled based on a user's usage pattern for the wireless communication unit in the mobile terminal, thereby reducing the consumption of a battery caused by the abuse of the wireless communication unit in the mobile terminal and allowing the user to conveniently connect to an external device. In order to accomplish the foregoing object, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a wireless communication unit; a storage unit configured to store a usage pattern of the wireless communication unit; and a controller configured to provide an interface of changing or capable of changing the wireless communication unit to an active or inactive state based on the usage pattern, wherein the usage pattern is changed based on time or location information.

主权项

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a display unit; a wireless communication unit; a storage unit configured to store a usage pattern of the wireless communication unit, wherein an operation mode of the wireless communication unit is determined based on the usage pattern, and wherein the usage pattern is related to a status information of the terminal, and the status information is related to at least one of location and time; and a controller configured to:
extract a current status information of the terminal;determine an operating mode of the wireless communication unit based on the usage pattern and the current status information;output, on the display unit, an interface to receive a user's selection for changing the current operating mode to the determined operating mode, based on whether or not a current operating mode of the wireless communication unit corresponds to the determined operating mode of the wireless communication unit which is determined based on the usage pattern and the current status information,wherein if the current operating mode differs from the determined operating mode, the interface is outputted,wherein if the current operating mode corresponds to the determined operating mode, the interface is not outputted,wherein the interface includes at least one graphic object representing the current operating mode of the wireless communication unit, andwherein the at least one graphic object represents usage time of the mobile terminal during which the mobile terminal can maintain power when the wireless communication is in an active state based on a battery remaining amount or a communication speed together with the current operating mode of the wireless communication unit; andcontrol the wireless communication unit to change the current operating mode when a corresponding graphic object among the at least one graphic object is selected.