REMOTE CONTROLLER AND COMMUNICATION COMBINED USE DIGITAL BROADCASTING TRANCEIVER FOR PERFORMING VOICE OR IMAGE COMMUNICATION, METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREFOR

• US 20100102984A1
• Filed: 11/10/2009
• Published: 04/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: HOOJONG, KIM, HWANG, IN-SEONG
• Application Number:
  US12/615,845
• Publication Number:
  US 20100102984A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/825.250
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/142 Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/173 with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal

Abstract

The present invention relates to a remote controller and a communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver for voice or image communication, a system including the remote controller and the digital broadcasting receiver, and a method thereof.

Claims

1. A system for receiving a voice or image communication signal through a wired/wireless communication network, and receiving and outputting digital data for a digital broadcast provided from a content providing unit, the system comprising:

a communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver for shifting a receiver audio output path from an external audio output to a receiver local-area communication output, when the communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver receives the voice or image communication signal while receiving and transferring the digital data from the content providing unit through the wired/wireless communication network; and

a remote controller for shifting a remote-controller audio output path from an external audio output to a remote-controller local-area communication output when the remote controller receives a signal of a specified key for a communication request, and outputting only a voice signal after receiving the voice or image communication signal from the digital broadcasting receiver.

2. A method for receiving a voice or image communication system through a wired/wireless communication network, and receiving and reproducing digital data for a digital broadcast from a content providing unit, the method employing a communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver and a remote controller, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving, by the communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver, the voice or image communication signal;

(b) shifting, by the remote controller, a remote-controller audio output path from an external audio output to a local-area communication output when receiving a signal of a specified key for a communication request;

(c) transmitting, by the remote controller, a communication request signal to the communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver;

(d) determining, by the communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver, if the communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver is receiving the digital data from the content providing unit and is outputting the digital data;

(e) shifting, by the communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver, a receiver audio output path from an external audio output to a receiver local-area communication output, when the communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver is outputting the digital data as a result of the determination of step (d);

(f) transmitting, by the communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver, the voice or image communication signal to the remote controller; and

(g) outputting, by the remote controller, only the voice signal after the voice or image communication signal.

3. A communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver for receiving a voice or image communication signal through a wired/wireless communication network, receiving digital data for a digital broadcast provided from the content providing unit, and outputting the received digital data, the communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver comprising:

a wired/wireless communication unit for receiving the digital data from the content providing unit via the wired/wireless communication network;

a wireless communication processing unit for receiving the voice or image communication signal through the wired/wireless communication network, and then performing a process for a wireless communication function;

a receiver local-area communication unit for performing data communication using local-area communication;

an infrared receiving unit for receiving a signal using an infrared ray; and

a receiver control unit for controlling all functions of the communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver, receiving the voice or image communication signal from the wireless communication processing unit, determining if the communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver is receiving in control of the wired/wireless communication unit when receiving a communication request signal from a remote controller, and controlling a receiver audio output path to shift from an external output to a receiver local-area communication output when the communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver is receiving the digital data as a result of the determination.

4. The communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver as claimed in claim 3, further comprising:

a receiver decoding unit for decoding the digital data to generate an image signal and an audio signal; and

a receiver output unit for outputting the image signal and the audio signal.

5. The communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a receiver storage unit for storing the digital data.

6. The communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver as claimed in claim 3, wherein the receiver local-area communication unit uses at least one scheme among a universal serial bus (USB), serial communication, ultra wide band (UWB) communication, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1394, Mobile Display Digital Interface (MDDI), and Bluetooth.

7. A remote controller for receiving a voice or image communication signal, the remote controller comprising:

a remote-controller local-area communication unit for performing data communication using local-area communication;

an infrared transmitting unit for transmitting a signal using an infrared ray;

a remote-controller input unit for receiving a signal of a specified key for a communication request; and

a remote-controller control unit for shifting a remote-controller audio output path from an external audio output to a remote-controller local-area communication output, and controlling the remote-controller local-area communication unit to receive a voice or image communication signal from the communication-capable digital broadcasting receiver when receiving the signal of the specified key from the remote-controller input unit.

8. The remote controller as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

a remote-controller decoding unit for decoding the voice or image communication signal to generate an audio signal;

a remote-controller coding unit for receiving and coding analog voice data into digital voice data;

a remote-controller audio output unit for outputting the audio signal; and

a remote-controller audio input unit for receiving and transferring the analog voice data.

9. The remote controller as claimed in claim 7, wherein the receiver local-area communication unit uses at least one scheme among a universal serial bus (USB), serial communication, ultra wide band (UWB) communication, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1394, Mobile Display Digital Interface (MDDI), and Bluetooth.