MULTIMEDIA PLAYING DEVICE FOR INSTANT INQUIRY

• US 20090067596A1
• Filed: 08/20/2008
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Soundwin Network Inc.
• Original Assignee: Soundwin Network Inc.
• Inventors: CHEN, Shi-Ming, HSU, He-Teng
• Application Number:
  US12/194,961
• Publication Number:
  US 20090067596A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/110.10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 31/003 with radio receiver

Abstract

A multimedia playing device for instant inquiry is provided. The multimedia playing device includes a display, an image display unit, a calling module, and an auto-dialing module. The image display unit is adapted for displaying a multimedia program, such as an advertisement, on the display. The calling module is adapted for providing a calling service. When a user is attracted by information of a certain advertisement, he can instantly press a dialing key or simply pick up a handset of a telephone, and then the auto-dialing module correspondingly automatically dials a phone number presented in the multimedia program via the calling module and tries to build a call connection. In such a way, the user can instantly inquire related information about the advertisement, without any need for writing down the contact information presented in the advertisement, or dialing the phone number himself.

Claims

1. A multimedia playing device for instant inquiry, comprising:

a display;

an image display unit, adapted for displaying a multimedia program on the display;

a calling module, adapted for providing a calling service; and

an auto-dialing module, adapted for dialing a phone number corresponding to the multimedia program via the calling module, and for trying to build a call connection.

2. The multimedia playing device according to claim 1, further comprises a telephone, wherein when a handset of the telephone is picked up, the auto-dialing module is enabled to automatically dial the phone number corresponding to the multimedia program via the calling module.

3. The multimedia playing device according to claim 1, wherein when a dialing key is pressed, the auto-dialing module is enabled to automatically dial the phone number corresponding to the multimedia program via the calling module.

4. The multimedia playing device according to claim 1, wherein the calling module is one of a network calling module and an analog calling module.

5. The multimedia playing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a data storage unit, for storing the multimedia program, wherein the image display unit is adapted to retrieve the multimedia program from the image storage unit, and display the multimedia program on the display.

6. The multimedia playing device according to claim 5, further comprising:

a network interface; and

a communication processing unit, adapted for receiving the multimedia program via the network interface, and storing the multimedia program into the data storage unit.

7. The multimedia playing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a network interface; and

a communication processing unit, adapted for receiving a control instruction via the network interface, and providing data that the control instruction requires to transmit back.

8. The multimedia playing device according to claim 6, wherein the network interface is a wireless network interface, or a cable network interface.

9. The multimedia playing device according to claim 7, wherein the network interface is a wireless network interface, or a cable network interface.

10. The multimedia playing device according to claim 1, wherein the phone number corresponding to the multimedia program is included in the multimedia program.

11. The multimedia playing device according to claim 1, wherein the display is a touch control display, and the multimedia program can be displayed on the display with an interactive menu.