Method of audio-visual communication using a television and television using the same

• US 8,013,938 B2
• Filed: 08/30/2006
• Issued: 09/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Shyu, Fang-Yuan
• Primary Examiner(s): KOSTAK, VICTOR R
• Application Number:
  US11/468,647
• Publication Number:
  US 20070070188A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,833 Days
• Field of Search: 348/553, 348/552, 348/564, 348/565, 348/730, 348/14.01, 348/14.11, 348/14.12, 348/14.05, 348/14.04, 348/14.08, 725/24, 725/131, 725/133, 725139-141, 725151-153, 713/300, 713/310, 713/323, 715/751, 715/753, 715/758
• US Class Current: 348/565
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• 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 7/14 Systems for two-way working H04N7/12, H04N7/173 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/141 between two video terminals, e.g. videophone telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/173 with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal

Abstract

A method of audio-visual communication using a television and a television using the same are provided, wherein the broadband network and television technologies are used to achieve services of audio-visual communication over a network, such that a user uses the television to conduct audio-visual communications.

Claims

1. A method of audio-visual communication using a television, comprising:

receiving an incoming call signal from a remote user;

responding to the incoming call signal according to a setting, wherein when the setting is set to be auto wakeup and the incoming call is received, the television is turned on automatically and a visual image of the remote user is displayed;

displaying a TV image and an incoming call information at the same time;

determining whether an answering signal from a remote controller has been received; and

responding to the incoming call information to conduct communications.

2. The method of audio-visual communication using a television as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the following step:

using a remote controller of the television to select whether to respond the incoming call information or not.

3. The method of audio-visual communication using a television as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of displaying a TV image and an incoming call information at the same time further comprises playing a reminding sound.

4. The method of audio-visual communication using a television as claimed in claim 1, wherein the incoming call information is an ID/account of the remote user and a phone number of the incoming call.

5. A television, comprising:

a receiving unit, for receiving an incoming call signal from a remote user;

a control unit, for enabling a user to input a plurality of control commands into the television;

a processing unit, for responding the incoming call signal, and selectively turning on/not turning on the television according to a setting, and responding the plurality of control commands input by the user to answer or not to answer the incoming call of the remote user;

a display unit, for displaying images of the television, an incoming call information, and images of the remote user;

a sound amplifying unit, for broadcasting an incoming-call reminding sound and the sound of the remote user; and

a memory unit, for storing information of the remote user.

6. The television as claimed in claim 5, comprising a remote controller used together with the television, wherein the remote controller is disposed with the control unit, the sound amplifying unit, the sound pickup unit, and the video shooting unit.