Method of storing broadcasting program and mobile communication terminal using the same

• US 20070101396A1
• Filed: 10/31/2006
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Ji
• Granted Patent: US 8,051,456 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/134
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information

Abstract

A broadcasting program storing method of a mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal using the same are disclosed. The method includes according to an embodiment allocating and storing a presently receiving broadcasting stream to and in at least one time section of a plurality of time sections while playing a broadcasting stream, and selecting at least one time section from the plural time sections to reproduce a broadcasting stream allocated to the selected time section. Thus, the broadcasting stream can be stored in real time while viewing the broadcasting program and the stored broadcasting stream can be easily searched for or reproduced.

Claims

1. A broadcasting stream storing method of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

allocating and storing a presently receiving broadcasting stream to and in at least one time section of a plurality of time sections while playing a broadcasting stream; and

selecting at least one time section from the plural time sections to reproduce a broadcasting stream allocated to the selected time section.

2. The broadcasting stream storing method of a mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein, in the allocating and storing, the broadcasting stream is allocated to one or more time sections at predetermined time intervals.

3. The broadcasting stream storing method of a mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein, in the allocating and storing, the broadcasting stream is allocated to one or more time sections by a predetermined number of frames.

4. The broadcasting stream storing method of a mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

providing indexes to the respective plural time sections.

5. The broadcasting stream storing method of a mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

setting a time shifting mode in the mobile communication terminal.

6. The broadcasting stream storing method of a mobile communication terminal according to claim 5, further comprising:

switching to a reproduction of a broadcasting stream currently being received by the mobile communication terminal from the reproduction of the broadcasting stream allocated to the selected time section, in response to a selection of a designated key in the time shifting mode.

7. The broadcasting stream storing method of a mobile communication terminal according to claim 5, further comprising:

jumping from one time section to another time section for reproduction in response to a selection of a designated key in the time shifting mode.

8. The broadcasting stream storing method of a mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request for reproducing another time section or for reproduction of a currently receiving broadcasting stream while the broadcasting stream allocated to the selected time section is being reproduced.

9. The broadcasting stream storing method of a mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

before performing the storing, determining whether there is a storage space in the plurality of time sections; and

deleting a broadcasting stream allocated to at least one time section of the plural time sections sequentially according to a result of the determination, so as to create the storage space.

10. The broadcasting stream storing method of a mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the broadcasting stream allocated to the selected time section includes a plurality of frames, first and final frames of the plural frames being intra-coded image frames, and other frames being predictive-coded frames.

11. The broadcasting stream storing method of a mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether a presently reproducing stored broadcasting stream is synchronized with a presently receiving broadcasting stream while reproducing the stored broadcasting stream; and

reproducing the presently receiving broadcasting stream according to the determination.

12. The broadcasting stream storing method of a mobile communication terminal according to claim 11, wherein, in the determining, a frame of the presently reproducing broadcasting stream is a frame in which the broadcasting stream is last stored.

13. A mobile communication terminal with a broadcasting program storing function, comprising:

a broadcasting receiving module to receive a broadcasting stream for forming a broadcasting program;

a memory to allocate and store the broadcasting stream received through the broadcasting receiving module to and in at least one time section of a plurality of time sections while a broadcasting stream is played;

an input unit to generate a selecting signal to select at least one time section from the plural time sections; and

a controller to reproduce a broadcasting stream allocated to the selected time section according to the selecting signal.

14. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 13, wherein the memory allocates and stores the broadcasting stream to and in the time sections at predetermined time intervals.

15. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 13, wherein the memory allocates and stores the broadcasting stream to and in the time sections by a predetermined number of frames.

16. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 13, wherein the plural time sections are set by respective indexes.

17. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 13, wherein the input unit generates a setting signal of a time shifting mode.

18. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 13, wherein the input unit generates another selecting signal to select another time section or a reproducing signal to reproduce a currently receiving broadcasting stream during the reproduction of the broadcasting stream allocated to the previously selected time section.

19. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 13, wherein, when there is no storage space in the memory, the controller deletes a broadcasting stream allocated to at least one time section of the plural time sections in the order of storing time.

20. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 13, wherein the broadcasting stream allocated to the time section includes a plurality of frames, first and final frames of the plural frames being intra-coded image frames, and other frames being predictive-coded frames.

21. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 13, wherein, when a reproducing broadcasting stream is synchronized with a currently receiving broadcasting stream, the controller reproduces the currently receiving broadcasting stream.

22. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 21, wherein the controller determines that said reproducing broadcasting stream is synchronized with said currently receiving broadcasting stream if a frame of said reproducing broadcasting stream is a frame last stored in the memory.