Mobile communication terminal for providing contents and method thereof

• US 8,073,437 B2
• Filed: 10/20/2006
• Issued: 12/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Oh, Dong-Hyuck, Cho, Je-Hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Corsaro, Nick
• Assistant Examiner(s): PATEL, MAHENDRA R
• Application Number:
  US11/583,701
• Publication Number:
  US 20070093241A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,873 Days
• Field of Search: 455/464, 455/461, 455/466, 455/556.2, 455/403, 370/428, 370/348, 370/229, 370/477, 370/394, 370/338, 370/487, 846/09, 399/8, 715/856, 715/500, 715/501, 725/135, 725/2, 709/219, 709/225
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• 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 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44209 Monitoring of downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. bandwidth variations of a wireless network arrangements for maintenance or administration in data switching networks involving bandwidth and capacity management H04L41/0896
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

A mobile communication terminal for providing contents to a user, comprises a transceiver for receiving one or more contents set as default and one or more new contents from a server; a display unit for displaying the contents set as default and the new contents; a controller for controlling the transceiver and the display unit, thereby to display the received contents set as default, and then display the new contents if the new contents is received.

Claims

1. A mobile communication terminal for providing contents to a user, comprising:

a transceiver;

a memory;

a display unit; and

a controller operatively connected to the transceiver, memory and the display unit, the controller configured to;

periodically receive and buffer a set of default contents from a server,

wherein each one of the set of default contents is configured with first pre-set options comprising an ID and a sequence number;

sequentially display the set of default contents on the display unit based on the sequence number;

receive a second content from the server,

wherein the second content is configured with second pre-set options comprising an ID, a start time, and an end time;

interrupt the display of the set of default contents and display the second content according to the start time and the end time; and

upon completing the display of the second content, redisplay the set of default contents beginning at a position within the set of default contents where the display of the set of default contents was interrupted,

wherein the controller is further configured to;

receive a third content from the server,

wherein the third content is configured with third pre-set options comprising an ID, a start time, and an end time;

upon receipt of the third content, interrupt the display of the second content and display the third content based on the third pre-set options;

upon completing the display of the third content, redisplay the second content beginning at a position within the second content where the display of the second content was interrupted; and

register the mobile communication terminal with the server to indicate that the mobile communication terminal uses an update function.

2. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to set or release the registration according to a user selection.

3. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to cause the display unit to sequentially display the set of default contents and the second content in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction.

4. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to cause the display unit to display the default content and the second content on at least one of an upper, a lower, or a side area of the display unit.

5. A contents provision system, comprising:

a server; and

a mobile communication terminal connected to the server via a network, the mobile communication terminal comprising;

a transceiver;

a memory;

a display unit; and

a controller operatively connected to the transceiver, memory and the display unit, the controller configured to;

periodically receive and buffer a set of default contents from the server,

wherein each one of the set of default contents is configured with first pre-set options comprising an ID and a sequence number;

sequentially display the set of default contents on the display unit based on the sequence number;

receive a second content from the server,

wherein the second content is configured with second pre-set options comprising an ID, a start time, and an end time;

interrupt the display of the set of default contents and display the second content according to the start time and the end time; and

upon completing the display of the second content, redisplay the set of default contents beginning at a position within the set of default contents where the display of the set of default contents was interrupted,

wherein the controller is configured to;

receive a third content from the server,

wherein the third content is configured with third pre-set options comprising an ID, a start time, and an end time;

upon receipt of the third content, interrupt the display of the second content and display the third content based on the third pre-set options;

upon completing the display of the third content, redisplay the second content beginning at a position within the second content where the display of the second content was interrupted to when the display of the third content concluded; and

register the mobile communication terminal with the server to indicate that the mobile communication terminal uses an update function.

6. A method of communicating between a mobile communication terminal and a server, the method comprising:

periodically receiving and buffering a set of default contents from a server,

wherein each one of the set of default contents is configured with first pre-set options comprising an ID and a sequence number;

sequentially displaying the set of default contents on the display unit based on the sequence number;

receiving a second content from the server,

wherein the second content is configured with second pre-set options comprising an ID, a start time, and an end time;

interrupting the display of the set of default contents and displaying the second content according to the start time and the end time; and

upon completing the display of the second content, redisplaying the set of default contents beginning at a position within the set of default contents where the display of the set of default contents was interrupted,

wherein the step of interrupting comprises;

receiving a third content from the server,

wherein the third content is configured with third pre-set options comprising an ID, a start time, and an end time;

upon receipt of the third content, interrupting the display of the second content and displaying the third content based on the third pre-set options; and

upon completing the display of the third content, redisplaying the second content beginning at a position within the second content where the display of the second content was interrupted; and

registering the mobile communication terminal with the server to indicate that the mobile communication terminal uses an update function.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the registration is set or released according to a user selection.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the set of default contents and the second contents are sequentially displayed in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the set of default contents and the second contents are displayed on an upper, a lower, or a side area of a display.