SYSTEM TO PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE

• US 20090069002A1
• Filed: 05/09/2008
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: SHIN, Hyun-coog
• Granted Patent: US 8,805,353 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/007 with remote control systems remote control in general G08C

Abstract

A method to provide an entertainment service in connection with a telecommunication service includes transmitting by a remote control apparatus transmits a first control command to operate an electronic device providing an entertainment service to an electronic device while a user uses a telecommunication service, and transmitting a second control command associated with the telecommunication service transmitted from a telecommunication device to the electronic device. Therefore, a user enjoying an entertainment service can more conveniently use a telecommunication service.

Claims

1. A remote control apparatus usable with a telecommunication and entertainment system, the apparatus comprising:

a first interface to receive a telecommunication service from a telecommunication device to provide a user with the telecommunication service;

a second interface connected with an electronic device to provide the user with an entertainment service for communication; and

a controller to transmit a first control command to the electronic device through the second interface to operate the electronic device while the user uses the telecommunication service, and to transmit a second control command associated with the telecommunication service transmitted from the telecommunication device through the first interface to the electronic device through the second interface.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second control command comprises:

at least one of a field indicating a type of the second control command and a field containing data required to conduct the second control command.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a format of the second control command is derived from a format of the first control command.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein a first field of the first control command is identical to a first field of the second control command.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second interface transmits the first control command and the second control command to the electronic device using one of an infrared signal and a radio frequency (RF) signal.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the telecommunication service comprises:

a voice telephony service and a short message service (SMS), and the telecommunication device comprises a general telephone and a mobile phone.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first interface is connected with the telecommunication device for communication according to one of a Bluetooth hands free profile and a Bluetooth cordless telephony profile (CTP).

8. A remote control apparatus usable with a telecommunication and entertainment system, the apparatus comprising:

an input unit to receive a command from a user;

a first interface to receive a telecommunication service from a telecommunication device to provide the user with the telecommunication service;

a second interface connected with an electronic device to provide the user with an entertainment service; and

a controller to transmit a portion of the telecommunication service received from the telecommunication device through the first interface to the electronic device through the second interface, and if a command is input through the input unit, to transmit remaining portions of the telecommunication service to the electronic device through the second interface.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the portion of the telecommunication service comprises:

information about a caller of the telecommunication service, and other portions of the telecommunication service comprise telecommunication content transmitted by the caller.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the second control command comprises:

at least one of a field indicating a type of the second control command and a field containing data required to conduct the second control command.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein a format of the second control command is derived from a format of the first control command.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein a first field of the first control command is identical to a first field of the second control command.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the telecommunication service comprises:

a short message service (SMS).

14. A remote control method, comprising:

transmitting a portion of a telecommunication service received from a telecommunication device to an electronic device; and

if a user inputs a command, transmitting remaining portions of the telecommunication service to the electronic device.

15. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a function block to provide a user with an entertainment service;

an interface connected with a remote control apparatus to receive a telecommunication service from a telecommunication device for communication; and

a controller to control the function block in order to conduct a first control command, if the first control command input by a user is received from the remote control apparatus through the interface, and to control the function block in order to conduct a second control command, if the second control command associated with the telecommunication service is received from the remote control apparatus through the interface.

16. A remote control apparatus usable with a telecommunication system and an entertainment system, the apparatus comprising:

an interface to receive telecommunication information corresponding to a telecommunication service; and

a controller to control an operation of the entertainment system to stop providing an entertainment service and to transfer at least a portion of the telecommunication information to the entertainment system,

wherein a user obtains the at least a portion of the telecommunication information through the entertainment system.

17. A remote control apparatus usable with a telecommunication system, the apparatus comprising:

an interface to receive telecommunication service from one or more telecommunication devices; and

a controller to transmit a first set of telecommunication information corresponding to the telecommunication service to an electronic device and to transmit a second set of telecommunication information thereto in response to a user command.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the user command is in response to the first set of telecommunication information.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the first set of telecommunication information comprises:

a call message.

20. A remote control method of a telecommunication system and an entertainment system, the method comprising:

receiving telecommunication information corresponding to a telecommunication service; and

controlling an operation of the entertainment system to stop providing an entertainment service and to transfer at least a portion of the telecommunication information to the entertainment system so that a user obtains the at least a portion of the telecommunication information through the entertainment system.

21. A computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program to execute a method, wherein the method comprises:

receiving telecommunication information corresponding to a telecommunication service; and

controlling an operation of an entertainment system to stop providing an entertainment service and to transfer at least a portion of the telecommunication information to the entertainment system so that a user obtains the at least a portion of the telecommunication information through the entertainment system.