Mobile communication terminal and video on demand service method using the same

• US 20070033619A1
• Filed: 07/26/2006
• Published: 02/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pantech & Curitel Communications Incorporated (Pantech Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Pantech & Curitel Communications Incorporated (Pantech Incorporated)
• Inventors: Park, Young, Han, Kyung
• Application Number:
  US11/494,143
• Publication Number:
  US 20070033619A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/62
• 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 21/4335 Housekeeping operations, e.g. prioritizing content for deletion because of storage space restrictions storage management, e.g. defragmentation G06F3/0604; unloading stored programs G06F9/445; storage management in file systems G06F16/10; buffering arrangements in a network node or in an end terminal in packet networks H04L49/90
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A mobile communication terminal and a Video On Demand (VOD) service method using the same are provided. The terminal displays information on contents whose playing is stopped so that a user can notice it, facilitates connection and reduces connection time when information required for connection such as an URL of the corresponding contents is stored in a continuous view list and contents are selected without browser connection.

Claims

1. A mobile communication terminal comprising:

a memory unit configured to store a continuous view list having information on contents whose play has been stopped and programs for video on demand service

an operation performing unit configured to perform communication, display the continuous view list so that a user may know and drive programs for the video on demand service from the memory unit when contents are selected from the continuous view list so that the continuous view can be directly performed; and

a control unit configured to set communication environment for the continuous view when the contents are selected, and then controlling to update the continuous view list in the memory unit after the continuous view is completed.

2. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the memory unit stores the continuous view list having information on a title, a URL, an native ID, a stop timing, and play time information of the contents.

3. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the memory unit stores the continuous view list with a struct type.

4. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the control unit makes the continuous view possible with the URL information without connection with an additional browser when contents are selected from the continuous view list.

5. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 4, wherein the control unit confirms a final stop timing of the selected contents so that the contents may be played after the final stop timing.

6. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the control unit judges whether the continuous view of the contents is completed or stopped in the middle of playing to delete contents information corresponding to the continuous view list when the continuous view is completed and to update information of the stop timing of corresponding contents of the continuous view list when the continuous view is stopped.

7. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the operation performing unit comprises:

a display driving unit configured to display information on the contents so that a user can notice them through the continuous view list;

a call driving unit configured to perform call, message and data communication; and

an video on demand service (VOD) driving unit configured to drive a program for the video on demand service when the contents are selected.

8. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 7, wherein the display driving unit classifies the continuous view list by titles of the contents.

10. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit opens a traffic channel, ups a network protocol by data call origination and sets the communication environment so that a user can perform the continuous view with URL information of each of the contents stored in the continuous view list.

9. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 9, wherein the video on demand service driving unit performs the continuous view of the contents when the title of the contents is selected in the continuous view list.

11. An video on demand service method of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising the steps of:

storing information of corresponding contents in a continuous view list when play of the contents is stopped in video on demand service;

displaying the continuous view list so that a user can notice the list, and performing a continuous view right after contents corresponding to the continuous view is selected from the continuous view list; and

updating the continuous view list when play of the continuous view is ended or stopped.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the continuous view list of the storing-information step includes information on a title, an URL, a native ID, a termination timing and play time of the contents.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the continuous view list of the storing-information step includes the contents information arranged by each title.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the displaying-the-continuous-view step comprises:

setting communication environment for connecting to an video on demand server to up a network protocol when the user selects contents; and

driving a program for the video on demand service and connecting the mobile communication terminal to the video on demand server to perform the continuous view.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the setting-communication-environment step constitutes the communication environment when the user selects a title of corresponding contents arranged in the continuous view list.

16. The method according to claim 14, wherein the setting-communication-environment step constitutes the communication environment so that the continuous view can be performed with URL information of each of the contents stored in the continuous view list.

17. The method according to claim 14, wherein the driving-a-program step confirms a final stop timing of the selected contents so that the contents may be played after the final stop timing.

18. The method according to claim 11, wherein the-updating-the-continuous-view-list step includes judging whether the continuous view of the contents is completed or stopped in the middle of playing when the play is finished to delete contents information corresponding to the continuous view list when the continuous view is completed and to update information of a stop timing of contents information of the continuous view list when the continuous view is stopped in the middle of playing.