Method and apparatus for performing communication function while performing multimedia function
First Claim
1. An apparatus for performing a communication function and a multimedia function, the apparatus including a speaker unit, a microphone unit, a key input unit, and a display unit, the apparatus comprising:
- a first control unit for controlling the communication function of the apparatus while in possession of control authority over the apparatus; and
a second control unit for controlling the multimedia function of the apparatus by receiving the control authority over the apparatus from the first control unit when the multimedia function is performed, wherein, in a concurrent service mode where both the communication function and the multimedia function are concurrently performed when the communication function is requested while performing the multimedia function, the second control unit delivers a sound control authority over the apparatus to the first control unit, and the first control unit receives the sound control authority so as to control the microphone unit and the speaker unit.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for performing a communication function while performing a multimedia function. The apparatus having a speaker unit, a microphone unit, a key input unit, and a display unit, includes a first control unit for controlling the communication function of the apparatus in possession of a control authority over the apparatus, and a second control unit for controlling the multimedia function of the apparatus by receiving the control authority over the apparatus from the first control unit when the multimedia function is performed, wherein, in a concurrent service mode where both the multimedia function and the multimedia function are concurrently performed when the communication function is requested in process of performing the multimedia function, the second control unit delivers only a sound control authority over the apparatus to the first control unit and blocks output of multimedia audio data of the speaker unit, and the first control unit receives the sound control authority so as to control input/output of phone sound in the microphone unit and the speaker unit.
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1. An apparatus for performing a communication function and a multimedia function, the apparatus including a speaker unit, a microphone unit, a key input unit, and a display unit, the apparatus comprising:
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a first control unit for controlling the communication function of the apparatus while in possession of control authority over the apparatus; and
a second control unit for controlling the multimedia function of the apparatus by receiving the control authority over the apparatus from the first control unit when the multimedia function is performed, wherein, in a concurrent service mode where both the communication function and the multimedia function are concurrently performed when the communication function is requested while performing the multimedia function, the second control unit delivers a sound control authority over the apparatus to the first control unit, and the first control unit receives the sound control authority so as to control the microphone unit and the speaker unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for performing a communication function while performing a multimedia function by an apparatus including a first control unit and a second control unit, the first control unit controlling the communication function of the apparatus while having control authority over the apparatus, the second control unit controlling the multimedia function of the apparatus by receiving the control authority over the apparatus from the first control unit when the multimedia function is performed, the method comprising the steps of:
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delivering by the second control unit only a sound control authority over the apparatus to the first control unit when the communication function is requested while performing the multimedia function of the apparatus;
controlling by the first control unit transmit/receive of phone sound using the sound control authority to concurrently perform the communication function and the multimedia function;
delivering by the first control unit the sound control authority to the second control unit when the communication function is terminated; and
re-obtaining by the second control unit the sound control authority. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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