MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING STANDBY SCREEN THEREOF

• US 20080132287A1
• Filed: 11/30/2007
• Published: 06/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Choi, Kyung-Dong
• Granted Patent: US 8,521,228 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector
• 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 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration

Abstract

A standby mode screen display method for a mobile terminal capable of receiving and displaying a multimedia broadcast program and a mobile terminal thereof, includes a broadcast receiving module for receiving a multimedia broadcast program, a user input unit for inputting at least one search identifier associated with searching multimedia broadcast programs and a display mode identifier, a controller for comparing the search identifier with program guide information associated with multimedia broadcast programs to find a matching multimedia broadcast program received wirelessly from a remote location, and a display unit for displaying, as a standby mode screen, the matching multimedia broadcast program on the mobile terminal in accordance with the display mode identifier.

Claims

1. A standby mode screen display method for a mobile terminal capable of receiving and displaying a multimedia broadcast program, the method comprising:

detecting in a screen selection mode at least one search identifier associated with searching multimedia broadcast programs and a display mode identifier;

comparing the search identifier with program guide information associated with multimedia broadcast programs to find a matching multimedia broadcast program received wirelessly from a remote location; and

displaying, as a standby mode screen, the matching multimedia broadcast program on the mobile terminal in accordance with the display mode identifier.

2. The standby mode screen display method of claim 1, wherein the at least one search identifier comprises at least one of channel, program title, search word, and broadcast time.

3. The standby mode screen display method of claim 1, wherein the display mode identifier is configured to display the matching multimedia broadcast program in at least one of still and moving images.

4. The standby mode screen display method of claim 1, wherein the program guide information comprises electronic program guide broadcast with the multimedia broadcast programs.

5. The standby mode screen display method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting a presently viewing multimedia broadcast program as the standby mode screen through a menu option.

6. The standby mode screen display method of claim 3, wherein the display mode identifier comprises displaying at least one still image that is periodically updated.

7. The standby mode screen display method of claim 3, wherein when the display mode identifier comprises displaying moving images as the standby mode screen, then the moving image is displayed without sound.

8. The standby mode screen display method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the matching multimedia broadcast program further comprises displaying at least part of the program guide information corresponding to the matching multimedia broadcast program.

9. The standby mode screen display method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying in the standby mode screen an indicator representing that the standby mode screen is set to display the matching multimedia broadcast program.

10. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a broadcast receiving module configured to receive a multimedia broadcast program;

a user input unit configured to receive user input, wherein the user input comprises at least one search identifier associated with searching multimedia broadcast programs and a display mode identifier;

a controller configured to compare the search identifier with program guide information associated with multimedia broadcast programs to find a matching multimedia broadcast program received wirelessly from a remote location; and

a display configured to display, as a standby mode screen, the matching multimedia broadcast program in accordance with the display mode identifier.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the at least one search identifier comprises at least one of channel, program title, search word and broadcast time.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the display mode identifier is configured to display the matching multimedia broadcast program in at least one of still and moving images.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the program guide information comprises an electronic program guide broadcast with the multimedia broadcast programs.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 10, further comprising:

a menu option for selecting a presently viewing multimedia broadcast program as the standby mode screen.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the display mode identifier displays at least one still image that is periodically updated.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein when the display mode identifier comprises displaying moving images as the standby mode screen, then the moving image is displayed without sound.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the display is further configured to display at least part of the program guide information corresponding to the matching multimedia broadcast program.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 10, further comprising:

an indicator, displayed on the standby mode screen, representing that the standby mode screen is set to display the matching multimedia broadcast program.

19. A mobile terminal capable of receiving and displaying a multimedia broadcast program, comprising:

a broadcast receiving module configured to receive the multimedia broadcast program;

a user input unit configured to receive user input, wherein the user input comprises at least one search identifier associated with searching multimedia broadcast programs and a display mode identifier;

a controller configured to compare the search identifier with program guide information associated with multimedia broadcast programs to find a matching multimedia broadcast program received wirelessly from a remote location; and

a display unit configured to display, as a standby mode screen, the matching multimedia broadcast program in accordance with the display mode identifier,

wherein the at least one search identifier comprises at least one of channel, program title, search word and broadcast time, and

wherein the display mode identifier is configured to display the matching multimedia broadcast program in at least one of still and moving images.