Communication device

• US 8,208,954 B1
• Filed: 08/28/2009
• Issued: 06/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Corydoras Technologies LLC (Anubias Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Iwao Fujisaki
• Inventors: Fujisaki, Iwao
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Ajit
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Khai M
• Application Number:
  US12/549,417
• Time in Patent Office: 1,033 Days
• Field of Search: 455/550.1, 455/419, 455/420, 455/556.1, 455/557
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/005 Reproducing at a different information rate from the information rate of recording for television signals H04N5/783
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• 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: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A communication device which implements a TV phone pausing function, wherein, while a TV phone function is implemented, a pausing audiovisual data is output from another device when a TV phone pausing command is input via the input device.

Claims

1. A method for a 1st communication device and a 2nd communication device, said method comprising:

a TV phone pausing audiovisual data selecting step, wherein a list of audiovisual data is displayed on said 1st communication device from which an audiovisual data is selected;

a TV phone implementing step, wherein audiovisual communication is implemented between said 1st communication device and said 2nd communication device;

a TV phone pausing command entering step, wherein a TV phone pausing command is entered to said 1st communication device, which is the command to pause the audiovisual communication implemented between said 1st communication device and said 2nd communication device; and

a TV phone pausing audiovisual data outputting step, wherein, in response to said TV phone pausing command entered to said 1st communication device, a TV phone pausing audiovisual data which is the audiovisual data selected at said TV phone pausing audiovisual data selecting step is transferred to said 2nd communication device;

wherein said TV phone pausing audiovisual data includes a TV phone pausing audio data and a TV phone pausing visual data;

wherein said TV phone pausing audio data is output from the speaker of said 2nd communication device in lieu of a first audio data which is the audio data received from said 1st communication device; and

wherein said TV phone pausing visual data is shown on the display of said 2nd communication device in lieu of a first visual data which is the visual data received from said 1st communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said TV phone pausing visual data includes a motion picture data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said TV phone pausing visual data is produced by the picture data retrieved from a camera of said 1st communication device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said TV phone pausing visual data includes the picture data produced by said 1st communication device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said TV phone pausing audiovisual data is output from said 1st communication device and said 2nd communication device simultaneously.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said TV phone pausing audiovisual data is ceased to be output from said 2nd communication device when a TV phone resuming command is entered to said 1st communication device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said first visual data indicates the visual data retrieved from a camera of said 1st communication device.

8. A system for a 1st communication device and a 2nd communication device, said system comprising:

a TV phone pausing audiovisual data selecting implementer, wherein a list of audiovisual data is displayed on said 1st communication device from which an audiovisual data is selected;

a TV phone implementer, wherein audiovisual communication is implemented between said 1st communication device and said 2nd communication device;

a TV phone pausing command entering implementer, wherein a TV phone pausing command is entered to said 1st communication device, which is the command to pause the audiovisual communication implemented between said 1st communication device and said 2nd communication device; and

a TV phone pausing audiovisual data outputting implementer, wherein, in response to said TV phone pausing command entered to said 1st communication device, a TV phone pausing audiovisual data which is the audiovisual data selected by implementing said TV phone pausing audiovisual data selecting implementer is transferred to said 2nd communication device;

wherein said TV phone pausing audiovisual data includes a TV phone pausing audio data and a TV phone pausing visual data;

wherein said TV phone pausing audio data is output from the speaker of said 2nd communication device in lieu of a first audio data which is the audio data received from said 1st communication device; and

wherein said TV phone pausing visual data is shown on the display of said 2nd communication device in lieu of a first visual data which is the visual data received from said 1st communication device.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein said TV phone pausing visual data includes a motion picture data.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein said TV phone pausing visual data is produced by the picture data retrieved from a camera of said 1st communication device.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein said TV phone pausing visual data includes the picture data produced by said 1st communication device.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein said TV phone pausing audiovisual data is output from said 1st communication device and said 2nd communication device simultaneously.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein said TV phone pausing audiovisual data is ceased to be output from said 2nd communication device when a TV phone resuming command is entered to said 1st communication device.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein said first visual data indicates the visual data retrieved from a camera of said 1st communication device.

15. A 1st communication device, which is operable to implement audiovisual communication with a 2nd communication device, comprising:

a TV phone pausing audiovisual data selecting implementer, wherein a list of audiovisual data is displayed from which an audiovisual data is selected;

a TV phone implementer, wherein audiovisual communication is implemented with said 2nd communication device;

a TV phone pausing command entering implementer, wherein a TV phone pausing command is entered, which is the command to pause the audiovisual communication implemented with said 2nd communication device; and

a TV phone pausing audiovisual data transferring implementer, wherein, in response to said TV phone pausing command, a TV phone pausing audiovisual data which is the audiovisual data selected by implementing said TV phone pausing audiovisual data selecting implementer is transferred to said 2nd communication device;

wherein said TV phone pausing audiovisual data transferred to said 2nd communication device includes a TV phone pausing audio data and a TV phone pausing visual data;

wherein said TV phone pausing audio data is transferred to said 2nd communication device so as to be output from the speaker of said 2nd communication device in lieu of a first audio data which is the audio data transferred from said 1st communication device to said 2nd communication device; and

wherein said TV phone pausing visual data is transferred to said 2nd communication device so as to be shown on the display of said 2nd communication device in lieu of a first visual data which is the visual data transferred from said 1st communication device to said 2nd communication device.

16. The 1st communication device of claim 15, wherein said TV phone pausing visual data includes a motion picture data.

17. The 1st communication device of claim 15, wherein said TV phone pausing visual data is produced by the picture data retrieved from a camera of said 1st communication device.

18. The 1st communication device of claim 15, wherein said TV phone pausing visual data includes the picture data produced by said 1st communication device.

19. The 1st communication device of claim 15, wherein said TV phone pausing audiovisual data is output from said 1st communication device and said 2nd communication device simultaneously.

20. The 1st communication device of claim 15, wherein said TV phone pausing audiovisual data is ceased to be output from said 2nd communication device when a TV phone resuming command is entered to said 1st communication device.