Method for providing viewing information for displaying a list of channels viewed by call recipients
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1. A method for providing viewing information when video telephony is performed using an image apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving a broadcast program and displaying the broadcast program;
transmitting a video telephony request to an external device, which is connected to the image apparatus;
receiving a response to accept the video telephony request and first viewing information regarding a channel being viewed by the external device from the external device; and
displaying a video telephony window,wherein the image apparatus determines whether or not a first channel which is the channel being viewed by the external device is the same as a second channel which is a channel being viewed by the image apparatus, based on the first viewing information, and controls a video telephony mode according to whether or not the first channel is the same as the second channel.
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Abstract
A method for providing viewing information is presented. The method includes displaying a call recipient list including at least one call recipient; and displaying a channel being viewed by each call recipient on the call recipient list.
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1. A method for providing viewing information when video telephony is performed using an image apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving a broadcast program and displaying the broadcast program; transmitting a video telephony request to an external device, which is connected to the image apparatus; receiving a response to accept the video telephony request and first viewing information regarding a channel being viewed by the external device from the external device; and displaying a video telephony window, wherein the image apparatus determines whether or not a first channel which is the channel being viewed by the external device is the same as a second channel which is a channel being viewed by the image apparatus, based on the first viewing information, and controls a video telephony mode according to whether or not the first channel is the same as the second channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing viewing information when video telephony is performed using an image apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving a broadcast program and displaying the broadcast program; transmitting a video telephony request to an external device, which is connected to the image apparatus; receiving a response to accept the video telephony request and viewing information regarding a content being viewed by the external device from the external device; and displaying a video telephony window, wherein the image apparatus determines whether or not a first channel which is the channel being viewed by the external device is the same as a second channel which is a channel being viewed by the image apparatus, based on the first viewing information and controls a video telephony mode according to whether or not the first channel is the same as the second channel. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An image apparatus comprising:
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a broadcast receiving unit to receive a broadcast program; a video output unit to display the received broadcast program; an interface to transmit a video telephony request signal to an external device, which is connected to the image apparatus; a controller to control the interface to receive a response regarding the video telephony request and viewing information regarding a channel being viewed by the external device from the external device and to control the video output unit to display a video telephony window, wherein the image apparatus determines whether or not a first channel which is the channel being viewed by the external device is the same as a second channel which is a channel being viewed by the image apparatus, based on the first viewing information and controls a video telephony mode according to whether or not the first channel is the same as the second channel.
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27. An image apparatus comprising:
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a broadcast receiving unit to receive a broadcast program; a video output unit to display the received broadcast program; an interface to transmit a video telephony request signal to an external device, which is connected to the image apparatus; a controller to control the interface to receive a response regarding to the video telephony request and viewing information regarding a content being viewed by the external device from the external device and to control the video output unit to display a video telephony window, wherein the image apparatus determines whether or not a first channel which is the channel being viewed by the external device is the same as a second channel which is a channel being viewed by the image apparatus, based on the first viewing information and controls a video telephony mode according to whether or not the first channel is the same as the second channel. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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