Integrated mobile communication and broadcast program reproduction device

• US 7,706,741 B2
• Filed: 01/19/2006
• Issued: 04/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jain, Mukul, Kumar, Sanjeev, Patel, Labhesh, Khouri, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): FERGUSON, KEITH
• Application Number:
  US11/334,909
• Publication Number:
  US 20070178828A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,559 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.05, 455/3.06, 455/3.01, 455/422.1, 455/567, 455/403, 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455418-420, 455/550.1, 455/414.1, 455/414.3, 455/414.4, 455/500, 455/517, 455/512, 348/14.01, 348/14.02, 348/14.04, 386/1, 386/35, 386/E5.078, 725/62, 725/63, 725/68, 725/70, 725/75, 725/76, 725/81, 725/87, 725/88
• US Class Current: 455/3.05
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/37 for identifying segments of broadcast information, e.g. scenes or extracting programme ID
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/58 of audio determination or detection of speech characteristics in general G10L25/00; speech recognition in general G10L15/00

Abstract

A method for controlling operation of an integrated mobile communication and broadcast program reproduction device and of operating the device includes monitoring an occurrence of a trigger event at the device; and upon occurrence of the trigger event, recording a broadcast program signal received by the device. An integrated mobile communication and broadcast program reproduction device has a trigger event monitor and a broadcast program recorder for recording a broadcast program when a trigger event occurs. A trigger event may be receipt of an incoming call, the making of an outgoing call, the identification of predetermined content in a received program and the start of a predetermined program. Different trigger events may be prioritized. Recorded material may be reproduced, with broadcast material being received being recorded whilst previously recorded material is reproduced.

Claims

1. A method for controlling operation of a mobile device, the method including:

receiving a broadcast program signal;

monitoring an occurrence of a trigger event at the mobile device;

detecting the trigger event from envelope information of the broadcast program signal;

upon occurrence of the trigger event, recording the broadcast program signal received by the mobile device, wherein the device operates as an integrated mobile communication and broadcast program reproduction device; and

ceasing to monitor the occurrence of a further trigger event once the trigger event has been detected and the broadcast program signal is being recorded.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, in which detecting the trigger event includes identification of predetermined content in the received signal.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, which includes prompting entering of the predetermined content.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, in which detecting the trigger event includes provision of a programming start indicator.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, in which recording of the broadcast program signal occurs after manual intervention by a user of the device.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, in which recording of the broadcast program signal occurs automatically.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, which includes reproducing the recorded broadcast program.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, which includes prompting pausing of reproduction of a broadcast program upon detection of a trigger event.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, which includes continuing to record the broadcast program while reproducing part of the broadcast program previously recorded.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, which includes alerting a user that recording of a broadcast program has commenced.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, which includes establishing a telephonic connection between the device and a cellular communication network.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1, in which the broadcast program is selected from an analog radio broadcast, a digital radio broadcast, an analog television broadcast, a digital television broadcast, an analog movie broadcast and a digital movie broadcast.

13. A memory arrangement embodying instructions which, when executed by a mobile device, cause the device to:

receive a broadcast program signal;

monitor an occurrence of a trigger event at the mobile device;

upon occurrence of the trigger event, record the broadcast program signal received by the mobile device, wherein the device operates as an integrated mobile communication and broadcast program reproduction device; and

ceasing to monitor the occurrence of a further trigger event once the trigger event has been detected and the broadcast program signal is being recorded.

14. An integrated mobile communication and broadcast program reproduction device which includes:

a connecting means for establishing a telephonic connection between the device and a cellular communication network;

a receiver for receiving a broadcast program signal;

a recording module for recording the broadcast program signal;

a detecting module to monitor an occurrence of a trigger event at the device by detecting trigger events from envelope information of the broadcast program signal, and to cease monitoring of the occurrence of a further trigger event once the trigger event has been detected and the broadcast program signal is being recorded; and

an activating module which, upon occurrence of the trigger event, activates the recording module.

15. The device as claimed in claim 14, in which the detecting module is configured additionally to detect a trigger event which is an incoming telephone call.

16. The device as claimed in claim 14, in which the detecting module is configured additionally to detect a trigger event which is an outgoing telephone call.

17. The device as claimed in claim 14, in which the trigger event is the identification of predetermined content in the received signal.

18. The device as claimed in claim 17, which includes an entering means for entering of the predetermined content.

19. The device as claimed in claim 14, in which the trigger event is the provision of a programming start indicator.

20. The device as claimed in claim 14, which includes a manual prompting means for prompting manual activation of the recording module by a user of the device.

21. The device as claimed in claim 14, which includes a reproducing means for reproducing the recorded broadcast program.

22. The device as claimed in claim 21, in which the recording module continues to record the broadcast program while the reproducing means reproduces part of the broadcast program previously recorded.

23. The device as claimed in claim 21, which includes a pausing means for pausing reproduction of a broadcast program upon detection of a trigger event.

24. The device as claimed in claim 14, which includes an alerting means for alerting a user that recording of a broadcast program has commenced.

25. The device as claimed in claim 14, in which the broadcast program is selected from an analog radio broadcast, a digital radio broadcast, an analog television broadcast, a digital television broadcast, an analog movie broadcast and a digital movie broadcast.

26. An integrated mobile communication and broadcast program reproduction device which includes:

means for receiving a broadcast program signal;

means for monitoring an occurrence of a trigger event at the device by detecting the trigger event from envelope information of the broadcast program signal;

means for recording the broadcast program signal received by the device upon occurrence of the trigger event; and

means for ceasing to monitor the occurrence of a further trigger event once the trigger event has been detected and the broadcast program signal is being recorded.