MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REPRODUCTION OF CONTENTS IN MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20130078990A1
• Filed: 04/04/2012
• Published: 03/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mikyung Kim, Myonggu Lee
• Inventors: KIM, Mikyung, Lee, Seokhee, Lee, Myonggu, Oh, Sanghyuk, Hong, Seongpyo
• Granted Patent: US 8,655,346 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/422.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/438 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2812 describing content present in a home automation network, e.g. audio video content retrieval from the Internet G06F16/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2838 Distribution of signals within a home automation network, e.g. involving splitting/multiplexing signals to/from different paths adaptations of television systems for transmission by electric cable for domestic distribution H04N7/106; hybrid transport H04L12/6418; home network arrangements specially adapted for distribution of digital video signals H04N7/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• 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 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44227 Monitoring of local network, e.g. connection or bandwidth variations; Detecting new devices in the local network configuring of peripheral devices in general G06F9/4411; monitoring connectivity in data switched networks H04L43/0811
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists

Abstract

A method of controlling a mobile device and which includes wirelessly communicating, via a wireless communication unit of the mobile terminal, with other devices existing in a network including the mobile terminal; displaying, on a display unit of the mobile terminal, a multimedia file display region displaying contents existing in one of the devices in the network including the mobile device; and displaying, on the display unit, a reproduction control region including a first region displaying a first reproduction device for reproducing a first content selected from the multimedia file display region, and a second region for displaying the reproduced first content.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

wirelessly communicating, via a wireless communication unit of the mobile terminal, with other devices existing in a network including the mobile terminal;

displaying, on a display unit of the mobile terminal, a multimedia file display region displaying contents existing in one of the devices in the network including the mobile device; and

displaying, on the display unit, a reproduction control region including a first region displaying a first reproduction device for reproducing a first content selected from the multimedia file display region, and a second region for displaying the reproduced first content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first region additionally displays at least second reproduction devices for reproducing the selected first content.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second reproduction devices are viewable by touching the first region displaying the first reproduction device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the reproduction control region further includes a third region displaying a second content to be reproduced by the first reproduction device, and a fourth region displaying a third content already reproduced by the first reproduction device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first, second, third and fourth regions of the reproduction control region are displayed in a wheel-shape with the multimedia display region being displayed at the center of the wheel-shape.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a selectable icon for switching to another digital media server; and

displaying multimedia contents residing on said another digital media server, when the selectable icon is selected.

7. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving a selection signal indicating a selection of the displayed first content;

displaying in the first region of the reproduction control region, the first reproduction device and the second reproduction devices;

receiving a selection signal indicating a selection of a specific reproduction device among the first reproduction and the second reproduction devices; and

reproducing and displaying the first content using the specific reproduction device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the received selections signals for selecting the first content and the specific reproduction device includes a touching and dragging of the first content to the specific reproduction device or a touching and dragging of the specific reproduction device to the first content.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the contents includes at least one of a movie, a photograph, a music file and a play list.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the reproduction control region further includes a third region displaying a multimedia play list including files reproduceable by the first reproduction device.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

displaying a list of the content included in the third region, when the third region is selected; and

displaying a list of reproduction devices controlled by the mobile terminal, when the first region is selected.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the displaying steps display the list of the content and the list of reproduction devices in an arc-shape with corresponding content overlapping each other and corresponding reproduction devices overlapping each other.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising;

executing a corresponding content by a corresponding reproduction device when the corresponding content and the corresponding reproduction device are touched and dragged into each other.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a connection relation between a content existing in the network including the mobile device and at least one reproduction device existing in the network including the mobile device,

wherein the connection relation visually indicates whether the content is reproduceable by the at least one reproduction device.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

displaying a connection path with a different characteristic for a corresponding relation between the content and the at least one reproduction device, when there is a relation between the content and the last one reproduction device.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a play list including the contents existing in one of the devices; and

displaying a screen for changing the play list based on a user'"'"'s selection,

wherein changing the play list includes at least one of adding a multimedia file to the play list, deleting a multimedia file included in the play list, adding a new play list, deleting a play list, and merging a play list.

17. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with other devices existing in a network including the mobile terminal;

a memory configured to store content; and

a display unit configured to display a multimedia file display region displaying contents existing in one of the devices in the network including the mobile device, and to display a reproduction control region including a first region displaying a first reproduction device for reproducing a first content selected from the multimedia file display region, and a second region for displaying the reproduced first content.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the first region additionally displays at least second reproduction devices for reproducing the selected first content, and

wherein the second reproduction devices are viewable by touching the first region displaying the first reproduction device.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the reproduction control region further includes a third region displaying a second content to be reproduced by the first reproduction device, and a fourth region displaying a third content already reproduced by the first reproduction device, and

wherein the first, second, third and fourth regions of the reproduction control region are displayed in a wheel-shape with the multimedia display region being displayed at the center of the wheel-shape.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 18, further comprising:

a controller configured to receive a selection signal indicating a selection of the displayed first content, to control the display unit to display in the first region of the reproduction control region, the first reproduction device and the second reproduction devices, to receive a selection signal indicating a selection of a specific reproduction device among the first reproduction and the second reproduction devices, and to reproduce the first content using the specific reproduction device, and

wherein the received selections signals for selecting the first content and the specific reproduction device includes a touching and dragging of the first content to the specific reproduction device or a touching and dragging of the specific reproduction device to the first content.

21. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the reproduction control region further includes a third region displaying a multimedia play list including files reproduceable by the first reproduction device, and

wherein the display unit is further configured to display a list of the content included in the third region, when the third region is selected, and to display a list of reproduction devices controlled by the mobile terminal, when the first region is selected.

22. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the display unit is further configured to display the list of the content and the list of reproduction devices in an arc-shape with corresponding content overlapping each other and corresponding reproduction devices overlapping each other.

23. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the display unit is further configured to display a connection relation between a content existing in the network including the mobile device and at least one reproduction device existing in the network including the mobile device, and

wherein the connection relation visually indicates whether the content is reproduceable by the at least one reproduction device.

24. The mobile terminal of claim 23, wherein the display unit is further configured to display a connection path with a different characteristic for a corresponding relation between the content and the at least one reproduction device, when there is a relation between the content and the last one reproduction device.

25. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the display unit is further configured to display a play list including the contents existing in one of the devices, and display a screen for changing the play list based on a user'"'"'s selection, and

wherein changing the play list includes at least one of adding a multimedia file to the play list, deleting a multimedia file included in the play list, adding a new play list, deleting a play list, and merging a play list.