Mobile terminal

• US 20090077603A1
• Filed: 12/19/2007
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Mobile Communications Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Sato, Masahito, Yoshikawa, Hisashi
• Granted Patent: US 8,312,501 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/110
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/57 for mobile receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/27 specially adapted for broadcast systems covered by groups H04H20/53 - H04H20/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/43 for identifying broadcast channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/44 for identifying broadcast stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/72 using electronic programme guides [EPG] focusing on identifying broadcast space time H04H60/39 ; menu type display of EPG in television receivers H04N21/47
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/74 using programme related information, e.g. title, composer or interpreter
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/80 characterised by transmission among terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• 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 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4786 e-mailing message switching systems, e.g. electronic mail systems H04L51/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/173 with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal

Abstract

A mobile terminal pre-stores address information of other terminals to be notification destinations of program information related to a television broadcast. During reception and display of the television broadcast, when a notification request for the program information related to the television broadcast being received is input, the mobile terminal generates notification data including the program information relating to the television broadcast while maintaining the reception and the display processing of the television broadcast, reads the address information of other terminals to be the notification destinations from the storage unit to transmit the generated notification data to other terminals on the basis of the read address information.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal with a unit which performs information communication via a radio communication network and a unit which performs a reception and a display of a television broadcast signal, comprising:

a storage unit configured to store at least address information of other terminals to be notification destinations of program information related to the television broadcast;

a first control module configured to generate notification data including the program information related to the television broadcast while maintaining the reception and the display processing of the television broadcast signal when a notification request for program information related to the television broadcast being received during the reception and the display of the television broadcast signal; and

a second control module configured to selectively address information of other terminals to be the notification destinations from the storage unit and transmit the generated notification data to the other terminals on the basis of the read address information.

2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the storage unit stores keyword information indicating an attribute of the program information related to the television broadcast to be notified to the other terminals by associating the keyword information with the address information of other terminals to be notification destinations, and

the second control module comprises:

a first determining module configured to determine whether or not the keyword information showing the attribute of the program information related to the television broadcast being received is stored in the storage unit when the notification request for the program information is input; and

a module configured to selectively reads the address information associated with the keyword information and transmits the notification data including the program information related to the television broadcast on the basis of the read address information when the first determining module determines that the keyword information is stored in the storage unit.

3. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the storage unit stores presence information showing notification conditions for other terminals to be notification destinations by associating with the other terminals;

and

the second control module includes;

a second determining module configured to read the presence information associated with the selectively read address information as the notification destinations from the storage unit and determine the propriety of notifying the program information on the basis of the read presence information; and

a module configured to transmit the notification data including the program information when the second determining module determines that it is possible to notify the program information and not to transmit the notification data including the program information program when the second determining module determines that it is impossible to notify the program information.

4. The mobile terminal according to claim 3, wherein

the storage unit stores first priority information showing priorities of notification preset by associating with types of operation states of other terminals to be notification destinations by including the first priority information in the presence information;

and

the second determining module acquires information showing the types of the operation states of other terminals by communicating with other terminals on the basis of the address information of other terminals read from the storage unit and determines the priority of the notification of the program information on the basis of the acquired information showing the types of the operation states of other terminals and the first priority information stored in the storage unit.

5. The mobile terminal according to claim 4, wherein

the storage unit stores information showing priority of notification, when other terminals to be notification destinations are outside a communication area, by including the information into the presence information as the first priority information;

and

the second determining module performs transmissions to other terminals on the basis of the address information of other terminals read from the storage unit to acquire information showing whether or not other terminals are outside a communication area and determines the priority of the notification of the program information on the basis of the first priority information stored in the storage unit when other terminals are outside the communication area.

6. The mobile terminal according to claim 4, wherein

the storage unit stores information showing priority of notification, when other terminals to be notification destinations are in roaming, by including the information into the presence information as the first priority information;

and

the second determining module performs transmissions to other terminals on the basis of the address information of other terminals read from the storage unit to acquire information showing whether or not other terminals are in roaming and determines the priority of the notification of the program information on the basis of the first priority information stored in the storage unit when other terminals are in roaming.

7. The mobile terminal according to claim 4, wherein

the storage unit stores information showing priority of notification, when other terminals to be notification destinations are in viewing the television broadcast, by including the information into the presence information as the first priority information;

and

the second determining module performs a transmission to other terminals on the basis of the address information of other terminals read from the storage unit to acquire information showing whether or not other terminals are in viewing the television broadcast and determines the priority of the notification of the program information on the basis of the first priority information stored in the storage unit when other terminals are in viewing the television broadcast.

8. Mobile terminal according claim 3, wherein

the storage unit stores first priority information showing priorities of notification preset by associating with action schedules of users owing other terminals to be the notification destinations by including the second priority information in the presence information;

and

the second determining module determines the priority of the notification of the program information on the basis of a current time and the second priority information stored in the storage unit.

9. The mobile terminal according to claim 3, further comprising:

a television broadcast recording control module configured to record content of the television broadcast during the reception and the display when the second determining module determines that the notification of the program information is impossible.

10. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein

the storage unit stores information showing priorities of other terminals by associating with the address information of other terminals to be the notification destinations;

and

the television broadcast recording control module reads information showing the priorities corresponding to the address information of other terminals to be the notification destinations from the storage unit when the second determining module determines that the notification of the program information is impossible and records content of the television broadcast during the reception and the display when the read information showing the priorities is ‘

High’

.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the first control module cuts out still image data from the television broadcast signal being received and generate notification data including the cut out still image data.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a start control module configured to display software key information showing a notification function of the program information in an area displaying PICT information showing an operation state of the mobile terminal, and when the software key information is selected by an input operation from a user, to start the first and the second control modules.

13. A mobile terminal which can communicate with a base station of a radio communication network and can receive a television broadcast signal, comprising:

a storage unit configured to store mail addresses and attribution information regarding the television broadcast signal;

a first detecting unit configured to detect attribution information corresponding to information included in the television broadcast signal being viewed;

a display control unit configured to display that a symbol image if the detecting unit detects that the television broadcast signal includes the information corresponding to the attribution information;

a second detecting unit configured to detect whether the instruction to transmit notification data including channel information corresponding to the television broadcast signal being viewed is input;

a control module configured to create a mail including a mail address corresponding to the detected attribution information stored in the storage unit and channel information corresponding to the television broadcast signal being viewed; and

a transmitting unit configured to transmit the mail to the base station.

14. The mobile terminal according to claim 13, wherein, the attribution information is category information of the television broadcast signal.

15. The mobile terminal according to claim 13, wherein

the storage unit further stores electronic program guide information;

and

the first detecting unit detects the attribution information corresponding to information included in the television broadcast signal being viewed by comparing the attribution information and the electronic program guide information.