Smart TV with Multiple Sub-Display Windows and the Method of the Same

• US 20130128118A1
• Filed: 01/21/2013
• Published: 05/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kuo-Ching Chiang
• Original Assignee: Kuo-Ching Chiang
• Inventors: CHIANG, Kuo-Ching
• Application Number:
  US13/745,916
• Publication Number:
  US 20130128118A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/552
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/62 user interface aspects of conference calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals
• 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 21/4438 Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface
• 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 21/6131 involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/0255 Display systems therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

A TV with multi-display windows includes a control unit, a display is coupled to the control unit; a display dividing module is coupled to the control unit to divide the display into multiple display windows. A local area network module is coupled to the control unit; a communication module is coupled to the control unit, wherein the communication module includes an instant chat module or network phone module; a TV program, and an interface of the communication module are assigned into the multiple display windows to allow a user conduct a call or chat with a remote terminal while watching TV program.

Claims

1. A TV with multi-display window, comprising:

a control unit,

a display coupled to said control unit;

a display dividing module coupled to the control unit to divide the display into multiple display windows;

a local area network module coupled to said control unit;

a communication module coupled to the control unit, wherein said communication module includes an instant chat module or network phone module;

wherein a TV program, and an interface of said communication module are assigned into said multiple display windows to allow a user conduct a call or chat with a remote terminal while watching TV program.

2. The TV as set forth in claim 1, wherein a sub-display window of said multiple display windows is employed to display advertisement.

3. The TV as set forth in claim 1, wherein said local area network module includes Wi-Fi module, WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) module.

4. The TV as set forth in claim 1, wherein said TV include a multi-tasking module coupled to said control unit for reassigning said control unit between at least one task and another task to achieve parallelism.

5. The TV as set forth in claim 1, wherein said network phone module includes a Skype VoIP phone module coupled to said control unit to transmit or receive data through said local area network module.

6. The TV as set forth in claim 1, wherein said TV further includes a user motion control module coupled to said control unit.

7. The TV as set forth in claim 1, wherein said multiple display windows includes at least one main window and at least one sub-window.

8. The TV as set forth in claim 7, wherein said TV program is assigned into said main window and said interface is assigned into said sub-window.

9. The TV as set forth in claim 8, wherein said TV program is re-assigned into said sub window and said interface is re-assigned into said main-window.

10. The TV as set forth in claim 6, wherein said TV program is assigned into said sub window and said interface is assigned into said main-window.

11. The TV as set forth in claim 10, wherein said TV program is re-assigned into said main window and said interface is re-assigned into said sub-window.

12. A TV with multi-display window, comprising:

a control unit,

a display coupled to said control unit;

a display dividing module coupled to the control unit to divide the display into multiple display windows;

a local area network module coupled to said control unit;

an application module coupled to said control unit, wherein said application module includes network phone module, instant chat module, searching module, browser or the combination;

wherein a TV program, and an interface of said application module are assigned into said multiple display windows to allow a user perform application function with a remote user, or browse while watching TV program; and

a user control module coupled to said control unit to allow a user input a command remotely by user figure, finger, vocal, facial or the combination to control a virtual object on said display.

13. The TV as set forth in claim 12, wherein said local area network module includes Wi-Fi module, WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) module.

14. The TV as set forth in claim 12, wherein said TV include a multi-tasking module coupled to said control unit for reassigning said control unit between at least one task and another task to achieve parallelism.

15. The TV as set forth in claim 12, wherein said network phone module includes a Skype VoIP phone module coupled to said control unit to transmit or receive data through said local area network module.

16. The TV as set forth in claim 12, wherein said multiple display windows includes at least one main window and at least one sub-window.

17. The TV as set forth in claim 16, wherein said TV program is assigned into said main window and said interface is assigned into said sub-window.

18. The TV as set forth in claim 17, wherein said TV program is re-assigned into said sub window and said interface is re-assigned into said main-window.

19. The TV as set forth in claim 16, wherein said TV program is assigned into said sub window and said interface is assigned into said main-window.

20. The TV as set forth in claim 19, wherein said TV program is re-assigned into said main window and said interface is re-assigned into said sub-window.