MOBILE TERMINAL AND MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20110004826A1
• Filed: 12/29/2009
• Published: 01/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: You, Soo Lim, CHO, Beom Seok, Nam, Ki Hoa, Bae, Hee Jung
• Application Number:
  US12/649,246
• Publication Number:
  US 20110004826A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/716
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/26 Arrangements for switching distribution systems
• 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 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4345 Extraction or processing of SI, e.g. extracting service information from an MPEG stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/50 Tuning indicators; Automatic tuning control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A mobile terminal and multimedia contents controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a contents list configured according to a selection made by a user is generated and by which the generated contents list is operable as a broadcast organization list of a user customized channel. The present invention includes being provided with relevant information on the multimedia contents, enabling at least one multimedia content to be selected using the provided relevant information, generating a contents list including the selected at least one multimedia content, receiving a random one of the at least one multimedia content included in the generated contents list at a specific timing point, and performing at least one of a playback operation and a storage operation of the received multimedia content.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a broadcast receiving unit configured to receive content and content relevant information;

a user input unit configured to select at least one of the received content from the received content relevant information; and

a controller configured to generate a contents list for a customized channel, the contents list including the at least one content selected via the user input unit,

wherein the broadcast receiving unit is further configured to receive the selected at least one content included in the generated contents list at a specific timing point under the control of the controller, and

wherein the controller is further configured to at least play the selected at least one content from the contents list of the customized channel or store the selected at least one content for playback from the contents list of the customized channel.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the selected at least one content comprises at least a real-time mobile broadcast content, a non-real-time mobile broadcast content, a real-time Internet broadcast content, a non-real-time Internet broadcast content or a clip file.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the user input unit is further configured to designate at least a play sequence or a play time for each of the selected at least one content included in the contents list according to a designation selection made via the user input unit.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the broadcast receiving unit is further configured to receive the selected at least one content to correspond to the play sequence or the play time designated via the user input unit under the control of the controller.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the broadcast receiving unit is further configured to receive content identification information corresponding to a specific condition from a content database, and

the specific condition comprises at least a content type, a genre, an age group, an age restriction, a day of the week, a date, a content preference or a service provider recommended content.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the broadcast receiving unit is further configured to receive the selected at least one content at a terminal request timing point if the selected at least one content is a non-real-time content, and

the broadcast receiving unit is further configured to receive the selected at least one content at a real-time timing point if the selected at least one content is a real-time content.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the controller is further configured to store the selected at least one content if the selected at least one content has an unplayable status, and

the controller is further configured to play back the selected at least one content if the selected at least one content has a playable status.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the controller is further configured to select at least a deletion of a previously stored content or a playback of the selected at least one content if there is insufficient memory capacity to store the selected at least one content.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the controller is further configured to search for a content identical to the selected at least one content being received if a shadow area is entered during the course of receiving the selected at least one content,

the broadcast receiving unit is further configured to receive the content identical to the selected at least one content being received under the control of the controller if the content identical to the selected at least one content being received is found, and

the broadcast receiving unit is further configured to receive a different receivable content included in the contents list under the control of the controller if the content identical to the selected at least one content being received is not found.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the broadcast receiving unit is further configured to interrupt the reception of the selected at least one content under the control of the controller if a shadow area is entered during the course of receiving the selected at least one content, and

the broadcast receiving unit is further configured to resume receiving the interrupted selected at least one content under the control of the controller if an area in which the selected at least one content is receivable is entered.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory for storing the received selected at least one content,

wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether a specific content is stored in the memory when attempting to play back the specific content,

wherein the controller is further configured to search the memory for the specific content and play back the specific content if it is determined that the specific content is stored in the memory, and

wherein the controller is further configured to receive the specific content via the broadcast receiving unit and play back the specific content if it is determined that the specific content is not stored in the memory.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory for storing the selected at least one content,

wherein the controller is further configured to selectively play back either the selected at least one content or a previously stored at least one content if the previously stored at least one content exists in the memory.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to delete one of the selected at least one content according to a selected preference.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory for storing the selected at least one content,

wherein the controller is further configured to delete the selected at least one content stored in the memory according to a selection received via the user input unit.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the broadcast receiving unit is further configured to provide update information from a contents database, and

the controller is further configured to reconfigure the generated contents list in accordance with the received update information.

16. A method of controlling content in a mobile terminal, comprising:

receiving content relevant information via a broadcast receiving unit;

selecting at least one content from the received content relevant information via a user input unit;

generating a contents list for a customized channel via a controller, the contents list including the selected at least one content;

receiving the selected at least one content via the broadcast receiving unit at a specific timing point under the control of the controller; and

at least playing the selected at least one content via the controller or storing the selected at least one content via the controller for playback from the contents list of the customized channel.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein generating a contents list comprises designating via the user input unit at least a play sequence or a play time for each of the selected at least one content included in the contents list.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein receiving the selected at least one content comprises:

receiving the selected at least one content via the broadcast receiving unit at a terminal request timing point if the selected at least one content is a non-real-time content; and

receiving the selected at least one content via the broadcast receiving unit at a real-time timing point if the selected at least one content is a real-time content.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

determining via the controller whether the selected at least one content is playable;

storing the selected at least one content via the controller if the selected at least one content has an unplayable status; and

playing back the selected at least one content via the controller if the selected at least one content has a playable status.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

selecting via the controller at least a deletion of at least one of previously stored content or a playback of the selected at least one content if there is insufficient memory capacity to store the selected content.

21. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

searching for a content identical to the content being received via the broadcast receiving unit if a shadow area is entered during the course of receiving the content;

receiving the content identical to the content being received via the broadcast receiving unit under the control of the controller if the content identical to the content being received is found, and

receiving a different receivable content included in the contents list via the broadcast receiving unit under the control of the controller if the content identical to the content being received is not found.

22. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

determining via the controller whether a specific content is stored in a memory when attempting to play back the specific content,

wherein playing the selected at least one content or storing the selected at least one content comprises;

searching the memory via the controller for the specific content and playing back the specific content if it is determined that the specific content is stored in the memory, and

receiving the specific content via the broadcast receiving unit and playing back the specific content via the controller if it is determined that the specific content is not stored in the memory.

23. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

storing the selected at least one content in a memory,

deleting at least one content stored in the memory via the controller according to a selection received via the user input unit.

24. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

providing update information from a contents database via the broadcast receiving unit, and

reconfiguring the generated contents list via the controller in accordance with the received update information.