METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND DISPLAYING AN ALERT DURING PLAYBACK OF A RECORDED SIGNAL

• US 20150058882A1
• Filed: 08/22/2013
• Published: 02/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thomson Licensing (Vantiva SA)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing (Vantiva SA)
• Inventors: WEAVER, David John, DAVEY, Martin Vincent, JAYAMANNE, Chaminda L.
• Application Number:
  US13/973,349
• Publication Number:
  US 20150058882A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/814 comprising emergency warnings arrangements specially adapted for emergency or urgency in broadcast systems H04H20/59; arrangements for providing alarms, notifications, alerts to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/445 for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/783 Adaptations for reproducing at a rate different from the recording rate

Abstract

A method of displaying an alert from a broadcast source in an electronic device while the electronic device is not playing back a currently received broadcast signal is disclosed. The method comprises steps of playing back a signal recorded in a first device connected to the electronic device responsive to a user command; detecting an alert from a broadcast source while playing back the recorded signal; and presenting the alert responsive to detecting the alert.

Claims

1. A method of displaying an alert from a broadcast source in an electronic device, the method comprising:

playing back a signal recorded in a first device connected to the electronic device responsive to a user command;

detecting an alert from a broadcast source while playing back the recorded signal; and

presenting the alert responsive to detecting the alert.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically tuning a channel by the electronic device to receive a broadcast signal from the broadcast source while playing back the recorded signal.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising if no useable signal is present in the channel, automatically tuning another channel by the electronic device until a useable signal is found while playing back the recorded signal.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising recording the recorded signal from the broadcast source.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising pausing playback of the recorded signal while presenting the alert.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising resuming playback of the recorded signal in response to an event.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the event is one of receiving an end of the alert and receiving a user command to resume the playback of the recorded signal.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising

responsive to receiving the alert, displaying a message asking a user whether to pause the playback of the recorded video;

if the user indicates to pause the playback, pausing the playback of the recorded signal; and

if the user indicates not to pause the playback, presenting the alert while playing back the recorded signal.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the broadcast source is an Internet broadcast source.

18. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the broadcast source is an Internet broadcast source.

10. An electronic device capable of receiving broadcast signals from a plurality of broadcast sources, the electronic device comprising:

a memory; and

a processor executing software stored in the memory, wherein the processor is configured to play back a signal recorded in a first device connected to the electronic device responsive to a user command;

detect an alert from a broadcast source while playing back the recorded signal; and

presenting the alert responsive to detecting the alert.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, the processor is configured to automatically tune a channel to receive a broadcast signal from the broadcast source while playing back the recorded signal.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein if no useable signal is present in the channel, the processor is configured to automatically tune another channel until a useable signal is found while playing back the recorded signal.

13. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to record the recorded signal from the broadcast source.

14. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to pause playback of the recorded signal while presenting the alert.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured to resume playback of the recorded signal in response to an event.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the event is one of receiving an end of the alert and receiving a user command to resume the playback of the recorded signal.

17. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein responsive to receiving the alert, the processor is configured to display a message asking a user whether to pause the playback of the recorded video;

if the user indicates to pause the playback, pause the playback of the recorded signal; and

if the user indicates not to pause the playback, present the alert while playing back the recorded signal.