Mobile Phone, Display Method, and Computer Program
First Claim
1. A mobile phone for receiving a video signal and displaying video on a screen, comprising:
- an acquiring unit operable to acquire incoming signal information related to an incoming signal or detection information related to detection of a prescribed operation by a user;
a generating unit operable to generate display information related to mobile communication; and
a display unit operable to generate downscaled video by downscaling the video being displayed on the screen relative to a size of the displayed video, and display the downscaled video and the display information respectively in a first display area and a second display area obtained by partitioning the screen in two.
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Abstract
A mobile phone capable of displaying video and other information in a user-friendly manner without interrupting video display in the case where other information is displayed during the display of received video. The mobile phone, on receipt of an external event via a wireless unit during display by a display unit of video constituting a TV program received by a tuner, partitions a screen based on a partition ratio stored in a partition information storage unit, and displays both video constituting the TV program and information composed of information showing the occurrence of an external event, information related to an originator, and the like.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile phone for receiving a video signal and displaying video on a screen, comprising:
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an acquiring unit operable to acquire incoming signal information related to an incoming signal or detection information related to detection of a prescribed operation by a user;
a generating unit operable to generate display information related to mobile communication; and
a display unit operable to generate downscaled video by downscaling the video being displayed on the screen relative to a size of the displayed video, and display the downscaled video and the display information respectively in a first display area and a second display area obtained by partitioning the screen in two. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A display method used by a mobile phone that receives a video signal and displays video on a screen and includes an acquiring unit, a generating unit and a display unit, comprising the steps of:
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using the acquiring unit to acquire incoming signal information related to an incoming signal or detection information related to detection of a prescribed operation by a user;
using the generating unit to generate display information related to mobile communication; and
using the display unit to generate downscaled video by downscaling the video being displayed on the screen relative to a size of the displayed video, and display the downscaled video and the display information respectively in a first display area and a second display area obtained by partitioning the screen in two. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program applied in a mobile phone that receives a video signal and displays video on a screen, and includes an acquiring unit, a generating unit and a display unit, the computer program causing a computer to execute the steps of:
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using the acquiring unit to acquire incoming signal information related to an incoming signal or detection information related to detection of a prescribed operation by a user;
using the generating unit to generate display information related to mobile communication; and
using the display unit to display the incoming signal information or the display information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. (canceled)
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