Broadcasting and communicating combined terminal

• US 20050085184A1
• Filed: 10/14/2004
• Published: 04/21/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Kaneda, Satoru
• Application Number:
  US10/965,326
• Publication Number:
  US 20050085184A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.40
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording

Abstract

A broadcasting and communicating combined terminal is provided which is capable of accumulating, when communication or information notice has occurred, broadcast contents only when a viewer desires to accumulate the broadcast contents. A first controlling unit, when receiving a signal of incoming call notification, makes a reference to selection information stored in a selection information storing unit to check whether or not the viewer desires to accumulate broadcast contents being now received and, if the stored selection information indicates that broadcast contents are to be accumulated, transmits a signal of a reproduction stop request for broadcast contents to a broadcast reproducing unit and a signal of an accumulation start request to a broadcast accumulating unit. The broadcast accumulating unit starts accumulation of broadcast contents.

Claims

1. A broadcasting and communicating combined terminal comprising:

a broadcast receiving unit;

a unidirectional or bidirectional communicating unit;

a selection information storing unit to store selection information used to determine whether or not broadcast contents received by said broadcast receiving unit are to be accumulated; and

a first controlling unit which, when receiving, from said communicating unit, a notification indicating that communication or information notice has occurred, causes said broadcast contents to be accumulated or causes an accumulation start position to be stored according to the selection information stored in said selection information storing unit.

2. The broadcasting and communicating combined terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a broadcast accumulating unit to accumulate said broadcast contents and wherein said first controlling unit, when receiving, from said communicating unit, the notification indicating that communication or information notice has occurred, causes said broadcast accumulating unit to accumulate said broadcast contents according to the selection information stored in said selection information storing unit.

3. The broadcasting and communicating combined terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a broadcast accumulating unit being placed on a network outside the terminal proper and ordinarily accumulating said broadcast contents; and

an accumulation start position storing unit being mounted in the terminal proper and recording an accumulation start position in said broadcast accumulating unit;

wherein said first controlling unit, when receiving, from said communicating unit, the notification indicating that communication or information notice has occurred, stores an accumulation start position in said accumulation start position storing unit according to the selection information stored in said selection information storing unit.

4. The broadcasting and communicating combined terminal according to claim 2, further comprising a second controlling unit, when receiving, from said communicating unit, the notification indicating that communication or information notice terminates, sequentially outputs broadcast contents accumulated in said broadcast accumulating unit from the accumulation start position stored in said accumulation start position storing unit.

5. The broadcasting and communicating combined terminal according to claim 3, further comprising a second controlling unit, when receiving, from said communicating unit, the notification indicating that communication or information notice terminates, sequentially outputs accumulated contents stored in said broadcast accumulating unit from the accumulation start position stored in said accumulation start position storing unit.

6. The broadcasting and communicating combined terminal according to claim 2, wherein said first controlling unit, when the selection information stored in said selection information storing unit indicates that broadcast contents are to be accumulated, causes said broadcast accumulating unit to accumulate said broadcast contents.

7. The broadcasting and communicating combined terminal according to claim 3, wherein said first controlling unit, when selection information stored in said selection information storing unit indicates that broadcast contents are to be accumulated, causes said accumulation start position storing unit to record said accumulation start position.

8. The broadcasting and communicating combined terminal according to claim 1, wherein said selection information storing unit is an automatic accumulation setting register to store a set value indicating whether or not said broadcast contents are to be accumulated.

9. The broadcasting and communicating combined terminal according to claim 1, wherein said selection information storing unit comprises a display device on which said selection information is displayed.

10. The broadcasting and communicating combined terminal according to claim 1, further comprising an automatic accumulation setting register in which a set value to be used to determine whether or not said broadcast contents are to be accumulated and a display device on which said selection information is displayed, both being mounted as said selection information storing unit and wherein, when a set value indicating that broadcast contents are to be accumulated is not stored, said selection information is displayed on said display device.

11. The broadcasting and communicating combined terminal according to claim 1, wherein at least said broadcast receiving unit and said communicating unit are produced as independent devices and configured such that these independent devices are operated in conjunction with each other by a mutual communication.

12. A broadcasting and communicating combined terminal comprising:

a broadcast receiving means;

a unidirectional or bidirectional communicating means;

a selection information storing means to store selection information used to determine whether or not broadcast contents received by said broadcast receiving means are to be accumulated; and

a first controlling means which, when receiving, from said communicating means, a notification indicating that communication or information notice has occurred, causes said broadcast contents to be accumulated or causes an accumulation start position to be stored according to the selection information stored in said selection information storing means.

13. The broadcasting and communicating combined terminal according to claim 12, further comprising:

a broadcast accumulating means to accumulate said broadcast contents and wherein said first controlling means, when receiving, from said communicating means, the notification indicating that communication or information notice has occurred, causes said broadcast accumulating means to accumulate said broadcast contents according to the selection information stored in said selection information storing means.

14. The broadcasting and communicating combined terminal according to claim 12, further comprising:

a broadcast accumulating means being placed on a network outside the terminal proper and ordinarily accumulating said broadcast contents; and

an accumulation start position storing means being mounted in the terminal proper and recording an accumulation start position in said broadcast accumulating means;

wherein said first controlling means, when receiving, from said communicating means, the notification indicating that communication or information notice has occurred, stores an accumulation start position in said accumulation start position storing means according to the selection information stored in said selection information storing means.

15. The broadcasting and communicating combined terminal according to claim 13, further comprising a second controlling means, when receiving, from said communicating means, the notification indicating that communication or information notice terminates, sequentially outputs broadcast contents accumulated in said broadcast accumulating means from the accumulation start position stored in said accumulation start position storing means.

16. The broadcasting and communicating combined terminal according to claim 14, further comprising a second controlling means, when receiving, from said communicating means, the notification indicating that communication or information notice terminates, sequentially outputs accumulated contents stored in said broadcast accumulating means from the accumulation start position stored in said accumulation start position storing means.

17. The broadcasting and communicating combined terminal according to claim 13, wherein said first controlling means, when the selection information stored in said selection information storing means indicates that broadcast contents are to be accumulated, causes said broadcast accumulating means to accumulate said broadcast contents.

18. The broadcasting and communicating combined terminal according to claim 14, wherein said first controlling means, when selection information stored in said selection information storing means indicates that broadcast contents are to be accumulated, causes said accumulation start position storing means to record said accumulation start position.

19. The broadcasting and communicating combined terminal according to claim 12, wherein said selection information storing means is an automatic accumulation setting register to store a set value indicating whether or not said broadcast contents are to be accumulated.

20. The broadcasting and communicating combined terminal according to claim 12, further comprising an automatic accumulation setting register in which a set value to be used to determine whether or not said broadcast contents are to be accumulated and a display device on which said selection information is displayed, both being mounted as said selection information storing means and wherein, when a set value indicating that broadcast contents are to be accumulated is not stored, said selection information is displayed on said display device.