Wireless communication terminal capable of informing valid playing time of multimedia data and method thereof

• US 20050289464A1
• Filed: 05/19/2005
• Published: 12/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Helios Streaming, LLC (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Inventors: Choi, Yun-Ho
• Granted Patent: US 7,475,332 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/716
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

Provided are a wireless communication terminal having a function of informing a valid playing time of multimedia data, and a method thereof. The wireless communication terminal informs a user of a valid playing time of multimedia data by checking the valid playing time of the multimedia data periodically, when a user has multimedia data and valid playing time downloaded and stored in the wireless communication terminal. The method for informing a valid playing time of multimedia data in a wireless communication terminal includes the steps of: a) storing multimedia data and valid playing time of the multimedia data; b) checking the valid playing time of the multimedia data periodically; and c) outputting an alert signal if a remaining time of the valid playing time of the multimedia data is in a range of an alert time.

Claims

1. A wireless communication terminal, comprising:

an output unit for outputting an alert signal;

a storage for storing multimedia data and valid playing time of the multimedia data; and

a main processor for controlling the output unit to output the alert signal by checking a valid playing time of the multimedia data stored in the storage.

2. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 1, wherein the storage further includes multimedia data information;

the main processor further performs a control to display at least one of the multimedia data information, the valid playing time, and a remaining time; and

the wireless communication terminal further includes a display unit for displaying the multimedia data information, the valid playing time, and the remaining time under control of the main processor.

3. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 2, wherein the multimedia data information includes at least one of a file name, a title of the multimedia data, and a name of a singer.

4. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 2, wherein the main processor checks up the valid playing time of the multimedia data stored in the storage periodically and controls the components to output an alert signal when the remaining time of the valid playing time of the multimedia data is in a range of an alert time.

5. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 1, wherein the storage further includes multimedia data information;

the main processor further controls the storage and the output unit to output the multimedia data information, the valid playing time, and the remaining time; and

the output unit outputs the multimedia data information, the valid playing time, and the remaining time in a form of speech under the control of the main processor.

6. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 5, wherein the main processor checks up the valid playing time of the multimedia data stored in the storage periodically and controls the components to output an alert signal when the remaining time of the valid playing time of the multimedia data is in a range of an alert time.

7. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 1, wherein the main processor controls the output unit to output the multimedia data information, the valid playing time, and the remaining time along with an alert signal by checking the valid playing time of the multimedia data stored in the storage.

8. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 7, wherein the main processor checks up the valid playing time of the multimedia data stored in the storage periodically and controls the components to output an alert signal when the remaining time of the valid playing time of the multimedia data is in a range of an alert time.

9. A wireless communication terminal, comprising:

an input unit for receiving multimedia data executing signals;

a storage for storing multimedia data, multimedia data information, an entire playing time, and valid playing time of the multimedia data;

a main processor for checking the valid playing time of the multimedia data stored in the storage upon receipt of a sound requesting to execute the multimedia data through the input unit, comparing the valid playing time of the multimedia data with the entire playing time, and outputting an alert informing that the execution of the multimedia data is rejected, executing the multimedia data while displaying the remaining time of the multimedia data, or executing the multimedia data according to the comparison result;

a display unit for displaying the remaining time of the multimedia data or an alert informing that the execution of the multimedia data is rejected under the control of the main processor; and

an output unit for outputting multimedia data signals executed under the control of the main processor.

10. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 9, wherein the main processor controls the display unit to display the valid playing time of the multimedia data along with the remaining time.

11. A method for informing a valid playing time of multimedia data in a wireless communication terminal, comprising the steps of:

a) storing multimedia data and valid playing time of the multimedia data;

b) checking the valid playing time of the multimedia data periodically; and

c) outputting an alert signal if a remaining time of the valid playing time of the multimedia data is in a range of an alert time.

12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein multimedia data information is further stored in the step a);

and

at least one of the multimedia data information the valid playing time, and the remaining time are outputted together with the alert signal outputted in the step c).

13. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the alert time range is established in the main processor of the wireless communication terminal according to a selection of a user.

14. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein at least one of the multimedia data information, the valid playing time and the remaining time are outputted along with the alert signal in the step c)

15. A method for informing a valid playing time in a wireless communication terminal, comprising the steps of:

a) storing multimedia data and valid playing time of the multimedia data;

b) receiving a signal for executing the multimedia data;

c) determining whether the valid playing time of the multimedia data is expired;

d) outputting an alert informing that the execution of the multimedia data is rejected, if the valid playing time of the multimedia data is expired;

e) comparing a remaining time of the valid playing time of the multimedia data with the entire playing time of the multimedia data, if the valid playing time of the multimedia data is not expired;

f) if the remaining time of the multimedia data is shorter than the entire playing time of the multimedia data, displaying the remaining time of the multimedia data and executing the multimedia data; and

g) if the remaining time of the multimedia data is longer than the entire playing time of the multimedia data, executing the multimedia data.