Method for providing digital broadcasting service in mobile communication terminal

• US 20060161957A1
• Filed: 08/03/2005
• Published: 07/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Sang-Hyuk, Lee, Yong-Bok
• Application Number:
  US11/195,924
• Publication Number:
  US 20060161957A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2408 Monitoring of the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. client requests monitoring data switching networks utilization H04L43/0876; scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26283 for associating distribution time parameters to content, e.g. to generate electronic program guide data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A method for providing a digital broadcasting service in a mobile communication terminal connected to a server that stores digital broadcasting program related information through a data network. The method includes receiving a digital broadcast signal and outputting the received digital broadcast signal to a display unit; transmitting broadcasting information of the received digital broadcast signal to the server upon input of a predetermined key for requesting user-requested information, while outputting the received digital broadcast signal to the display unit; and receiving the user-requested information from the server and displaying the received user-requested information.

Claims

1. A method for providing a digital broadcasting service in a mobile communication terminal connected to a server that stores digital broadcasting program related information through a data network, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a digital broadcast signal and outputting the received digital broadcast signal to a display unit;

transmitting broadcasting information of the received digital broadcast signal to the server upon input of a predetermined key for requesting user-requested information, while outputting the received digital broadcast signal to the display unit; and

receiving the user-requested information from the server and displaying the received user-requested information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-requested information is one of a telephone number of a broadcasting station that transmits the digital broadcast signal and a representative telephone number of a corresponding broadcasting program.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the broadcasting information includes channel information and broadcasting time information of the received digital broadcast signal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of transmitting the broadcasting information comprises:

detecting the broadcasting information of the received digital broadcast signal from previously stored digital broadcasting information guide data upon input of the predetermined key for requesting the user-requested information, while outputting the received digital broadcast signal to the display unit; and

transmitting the detected broadcasting information to the server.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the predetermined key is a send key included in a keypad of the mobile communication terminal.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-requested information is received in the form of a short message from the server.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-requested information is received through the wireless Internet from the server.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the received user-requested information comprises:

storing the user-requested information received from the server; and

displaying the stored user-requested information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the received user-requested information comprises displaying the user-requested information received from the server along with the received digital broadcast signal using an on-screen display (OSD) technique.