MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF PLAYING A VIDEO FROM A WEBSITE

• US 20080220822A1
• Filed: 02/20/2008
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Yeon-Woo
• Granted Patent: US 7,986,975 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability

Abstract

A method for displaying video on a mobile terminal that includes a display defined by a user area and an information area includes displaying a list of videos available for playing within the user area, selecting one video from the list of videos, automatically playing and displaying the selected video on the display in a display region that substantially utilizes all of the user area.

Claims

1. A method for displaying video on a mobile terminal that includes a display defined by a user area and an information area, the method comprising:

displaying a list of videos available for playing within the user area;

selecting one video from the list of videos; and

automatically playing and displaying the selected video on the display in a display region that substantially utilizes all of the user area.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the display region substantially utilizes all of the user area and substantially all of the information area of the display.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information area comprises a first region located at the top of the display and a second region located at the bottom of the display, the first region displaying at least one of a power indicator, a time, and a signal strength of the mobile terminal and the second region displaying at least one of a button associated with a function of the mobile terminal.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user area and the information area utilize of all the available display area.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user area utilizes the information area when a video is displayed.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the video is executed by selecting an identifier associated with the video.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the video is selected by selecting a region where the video is displayed.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the display is further defined by a second user area.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the display region has a landscape orientation.

11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

selectively terminating display of the selected video on the display at the display region;

maintaining audio associated with the selected video; and

displaying other content at the display region after the terminating display of the selected video.

9. The method according to claim 9, wherein the second user area is utilized to perform functions associated with the mobile terminal.

12. A method for displaying video on a mobile terminal that includes a display defined by a user area and an information area, the method comprising:

displaying a web browser within the user area, the web browser displaying a list of videos available for playing;

selecting one video from the list of videos; and

automatically playing and displaying the selected video on the display in a display region that substantially utilizes all of the web browser displayed in the user area.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the web browser substantially utilizes all of the user area.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the web browser utilizes a portion of the user area.

15. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display for displaying information;

a communication module for communicating with an Internet;

an input unit for receiving input from a user;

a memory unit for storing data associated with the mobile terminal; and

a controller for controlling the communication module to enter a web page providing one or more videos and controlling the display to play and display the selected video in a play screen having a size larger than an original size provided by the website.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the controller controls the display to display the selected video in the entire play screen.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the controller controls the display such that a region for displaying supplementary information related to the mobile terminal disappears when the selected video is displayed in the entire play screen.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the controller controls the display such that the selected video is displayed in an entire screen of a region allocated to a web browser.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the controller controls the display such that the selected video is displayed in one user area and controls the display to display a second user area for performing a function of the mobile terminal.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the input unit comprises a touch screen.

21. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the input unit comprises a keypad.