Method for sending message that recommends viewing digital multimedia broadcast and mobile terminal using the method

• US 7,583,957 B2
• Filed: 04/10/2006
• Issued: 09/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Yeon-Ju
• Primary Examiner(s): Corsaro; Nick
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chambers; Tangela T.
• Application Number:
  US11/400,938
• Publication Number:
  US 20070047509A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,240 Days
• Field of Search: 370/338, 455/414.3
• US Class Current: 455/414.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/43 for identifying broadcast channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/80 characterised by transmission among terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• 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 21/4383 Accessing a communication channel
• 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 21/4882 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 7/17327 with deferred transmission or handling of upstream communications

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for sending a message that recommends viewing a digital multimedia broadcast to a mobile terminal capable of receiving the digital multimedia broadcasting services. The method includes: in a sender mobile terminal, checking whether digital multimedia broadcasting is currently being provided when a user inputs a request for sending a broadcast recommendation message; generating a broadcast recommendation message, including at least a currently selected channel number and a broadcast identifier indicating that the message is a recommendation to view a digital multimedia broadcast, when digital multimedia broadcasting is currently being provided, and sending the generated message to a recipient mobile terminal; in the recipient mobile terminal, reading the channel number included in the received message when a broadcast identifier is included in the message, and displaying a message content that recommends viewing the broadcast of a corresponding channel; and selecting the corresponding channel when a key for accepting the recommendation is inputted, and providing the digital multimedia broadcast of the selected channel.

Claims

1. A method for sending a message that recommends viewing a digital multimedia broadcast to a mobile terminal capable of receiving digital multimedia broadcasting services, the method comprising the steps of:

in a sender mobile terminal,

checking whether digital multimedia broadcasting is currently being provided when a user inputs a request for sending a broadcast recommendation message;

generating the broadcast recommendation message, including at least a currently selected channel number and a broadcast identifier indicating that the message is a recommendation to view a digital multimedia broadcast, when digital multimedia broadcasting is currently being provided, and sending the generated message to a recipient mobile terminal;

in the recipient mobile terminal,

reading the channel number included in the received message when the broadcast identifier is included in the message, and displaying a message content that recommends viewing the broadcast of a corresponding channel; and

selecting the corresponding channel when a key is pressed for accepting the recommendation, and providing the digital multimedia broadcast of the selected channel.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising, in the sender mobile terminal, allowing the user to input a mobile phone number of the recipient mobile terminal and sending the broadcast recommendation message to the input telephone number.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising, in the sender mobile terminal,

allowing the user to input a broadcast channel number and thereby changing the currently selected channel number to the input one;

and

generating a broadcast recommendation message having at least the input channel number and the broadcast identifier.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising, in the sender mobile terminal,

allowing the user to input a broadcast channel number when digital multimedia broadcasting is not currently being provided;

and

generating the broadcast recommendation message including at least the input channel number and the broadcast identifier.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, further comprising setting an identifier value of a teleservice identifier to the broadcast identifier when a parameter ID field among fields necessary to create an SMS message is the teleservice identifier and storing the currently selected channel number in a space allocated to store a channel number in an SMS message classified into a broadcast recommendation message in order to send the broadcast recommendation message in an SMS format.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising

setting a subparameter ID to an identifier indicating a broadcast channel number in order to inform that a broadcast channel number is included in the broadcast recommendation message;

and

setting subparameter data for including a broadcast channel number in the message to the currently selected channel number.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, further comprising setting the subparameter data to the channel number input by the user.

8. The method as claimed in claim 4, further comprising allocating a space for storing the broadcast identifier and the broadcast channel number in a message content field to send the broadcast recommendation message in an SMS format.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising, in the sender mobile terminal,

allowing the user to input a text message content;

and

including the input message content in the broadcast recommendation message.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising, in the recipient mobile terminal,

checking whether digital multimedia broadcasting is currently being provided when the broadcast identifier is included in the received message;

checking whether the channel number included in the message is identical to the currently selected channel number if digital multimedia broadcasting is currently being provided;

displaying a message that recommends viewing the broadcast of a channel corresponding to the channel number included in the message when the channel number included in the message is not identical to the currently selected channel number; and

providing the digital multimedia broadcast of the corresponding channel when a key is pressed for accepting the recommendation.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising displaying text message content, a still image or a motion picture when any one of the text message content, still image and motion picture is included in the received message.

12. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising providing the digital multimedia broadcast of the currently selected channel when a key is not pressed for accepting the recommendation.

13. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising providing the digital multimedia broadcast of the currently selected channel when the channel number included in the message is identical to the currently selected channel number.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising displaying a new message alert to inform that the message is received.

15. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising

displaying a message content that recommends viewing the broadcast of a channel corresponding to the channel number included in the message when digital multimedia broadcasting is not currently being provided;

and

entering a digital multimedia broadcasting mode when a key is pressed for accepting the recommendation, selecting the corresponding channel and providing the digital multimedia broadcast of the selected channel.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, further comprising reading and displaying text message content, a still image or a motion picture when any of the text message content, still image and motion picture is included in the received message.

17. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising, in the sender mobile terminal

capturing still images from the broadcast of the currently selected channel within a storage capacity to be included in the broadcast recommendation message;

and

including the captured still images in the broadcast recommendation message.

18. The method as claimed in claim 17, further comprising:

displaying a maximum number of still images that can be included in the broadcast recommendation message; and

when the user inputs a desired number of still images, capturing the input number of still images from the broadcast of the currently selected channel and then including the captured still images in the broadcast recommendation message.

19. The method as claimed in claim 17, further comprising, in the recipient mobile terminal,

checking whether digital multimedia broadcasting is currently being provided when a broadcast identifier is included in the received message;

checking whether a channel number included in the message is identical to the currently selected channel number if digital multimedia broadcasting is currently being provided;

displaying a message that recommends viewing the broadcast of a channel corresponding to the channel number included in the message when the channel number included in the message is not identical to the currently selected channel number; and

providing the digital multimedia broadcast of the corresponding channel when a key is pressed for accepting the recommendation.

20. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising, in the sender mobile terminal,

capturing a motion picture from the broadcast of the currently selected channel within the storage capacity to be included in the broadcast recommendation message;

and

including the captured motion picture in the broadcast recommendation message.

21. The method as claimed in claim 20, further comprising:

displaying a graph showing the maximum amount of time allowed for storage of a motion picture in the broadcast recommendation message within the storage capacity; and

capturing a motion picture according to the user'"'"'s demand and including the captured motion picture in the broadcast recommendation message.

22. The method as claimed in claim 20, further comprising, in the recipient mobile terminal,

checking whether digital multimedia broadcasting is currently being provided when the broadcast identifier is included in the received message;

checking whether the channel number included in the message is identical to the currently selected channel number if digital multimedia broadcasting is currently being provided;

displaying a message that recommends viewing the broadcast of a channel corresponding to the channel number included in the message when the channel number included in the message is not identical to the currently selected channel number; and

providing the digital multimedia broadcast of the corresponding channel when a key is pressed for accepting the recommendation.

23. A mobile terminal capable of receiving digital multimedia broadcasting services, which comprises:

a mobile communication unit for sending and/or receiving a message;

a user interface unit for inputting a request to send a message that recommends viewing a digital multimedia broadcast and for displaying content of the message; and

a control unit for checking whether digital multimedia broadcasting is being provided when a user inputs the request through the user interface unit, for generating a broadcast recommendation message including at least a currently selected channel number and a broadcast identifier indicating that the message is a recommendation to view a digital multimedia broadcast, when digital multimedia broadcasting is currently being provided, and for sending the generated message to a recipient mobile terminal.

24. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 23, wherein said control unit:

reads the channel number included in the message received through the mobile communication unit when the broadcast identifier is included in the message, and displays a message content that recommends viewing the broadcast of a channel corresponding to the channel number through the user interface unit; and

selects the corresponding channel when a key for accepting the recommendation is pressed through the user interface unit, and outputs the digital multimedia broadcast of the selected channel.

25. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 24, wherein said control unit includes text message content input by the user through the user interface unit in the broadcast recommendation message.

26. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 25, wherein said control unit performs the operations of:

checks whether digital multimedia broadcasting is currently being provided when the broadcast identifier is included in the received message;

checks whether the channel number included in the message is identical to the currently selected channel number if digital multimedia broadcasting is currently being provided;

displays a message that recommends viewing the broadcast of a channel corresponding to the channel number included in the message when the channel number included in the message is not identical to the currently selected channel number; and

selects the corresponding channel when a key is pressed for accepting the recommendation, and provides the digital multimedia broadcast of the selected channel.

27. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 26, wherein the control unit reads and displays text message content, still image or motion picture through the user interface unit when any of the text message content, a still image and a motion picture is included in the received message.

28. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 26, wherein the control unit outputs the digital multimedia broadcast of the currently selected channel through the user interface unit when a key is pressed for accepting the recommendation.

29. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 26, wherein the control unit outputs the digital multimedia broadcast of the currently selected channel through the user interface unit when the channel number included in the message is identical to the currently selected channel number.

30. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 29, wherein the control unit displays a new message alert through the user interface unit to inform that the message is received.

31. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 26, wherein the control unit:

displays through the user interface unit a message content that recommends viewing the broadcast of a channel corresponding to the channel number included in the message when digital multimedia broadcasting is not currently being provided; and

enters a digital multimedia broadcasting mode when a key is pressed for accepting the recommendation, selects the corresponding channel and provides the digital multimedia broadcast of the selected channel.

32. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 31, wherein the control unit reads and displays text message content, a still image or a motion picture when any of the text message content, still image and motion picture is included in the received message.

33. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 24, wherein the control unit captures still images from the broadcast of the currently selected channel within a storage capacity to be included in the broadcast recommendation message and includes the captured still images in the broadcast recommendation message.

34. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 33, wherein the control unit performs the operations of:

displays a maximum number of still images that can be included in the broadcast recommendation message; and

when the user inputs a desired number of still images, captures the inputted number of still images from the broadcast of the currently selected channel and then includes the captured still images in the broadcast recommendation message.

35. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 33, wherein said control unit:

checks whether digital multimedia broadcasting is currently being provided when a broadcast identifier is included in the received message;

checks whether the channel number included in the message is identical to the currently selected channel number if digital multimedia broadcasting is currently being provided;

displays a message that recommends viewing the broadcast of a channel corresponding to the channel number included in the message when the channel number included in the message is not identical to the currently selected channel number; and

selects the corresponding channel when a key is pressed for accepting the recommendation, and provides the digital multimedia broadcast of the selected channel.

36. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 24, wherein the control unit captures a motion picture from the broadcast of the currently selected channel within a storage capacity to be included in the broadcast recommendation message and includes the captured motion picture in the broadcast recommendation message.

37. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 36, wherein the control unit:

displays a graph showing the maximum amount of time allowed for storage of a motion picture in the broadcast recommendation message within the storage capacity; and

captures a motion picture according to the user'"'"'s demand and includes the captured motion picture in the broadcast recommendation message.

38. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 36, wherein said control unit:

checks whether digital multimedia broadcasting is currently being provided when the broadcast identifier is included in the received message;

checks whether the channel number included in the message is identical to the currently selected channel number if digital multimedia broadcasting is currently being provided;

displays a message that recommends viewing the broadcast of a channel corresponding to the channel number included in the message when the channel number included in the message is not identical to the currently selected channel number; and

selects the corresponding channel when a key is pressed for accepting the recommendation, and provides the digital multimedia broadcast of the selected channel.

39. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 23, wherein said control unit allows the user to input a mobile phone number of the recipient mobile terminal through the user interface unit and sends the broadcast recommendation message to the input mobile phone number.

40. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 23, wherein said control unit changes the currently selected channel number when the user inputs another channel number through the user interface unit, and generates a broadcast recommendation message including at least the input channel number and the broadcast identifier.

41. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 23, wherein the control unit sets an identifier value of a teleservice identifier to the broadcast identifier when a parameter ID field among fields necessary to create an SMS message is the teleservice identifier and stores the currently selected channel number in a space allocated to store a channel number in an SMS message classified into a broadcast recommendation message in order to send the broadcast recommendation message in an SMS format.

42. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 41, wherein the control unit sets a subparameter ID to an identifier indicating a broadcast channel number in order to inform that data included in the broadcast recommendation message is a broadcast channel number, and sets subparameter data for including a broadcast channel number in the message to the currently selected channel number.

43. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 42, wherein the control unit allows the user to input a broadcast channel number through the user interface unit when digital multimedia broadcasting is not being provided, and generates a broadcast recommendation message including the input channel number and the broadcast identifier.

44. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 43, wherein the control unit sets the subparameter data to the channel number input by the user.

45. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 44, wherein the control unit allocates a space for storing the broadcast identifier and the broadcast channel number in a message content field to send the broadcast recommendation message in an SMS format.