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Television receiver with a TV phone function

  • US 9,124,758 B2
  • Filed: 12/21/2012
  • Issued: 09/01/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A digital information receiving and transmitting apparatus comprising:

  • a network interface configured to;

    receive a first digital information including a first video information and a first audio information from a content server via a network;

    receive a second digital information including a second video information and a second audio information from other communication apparatus via the network; and

    transmit a third digital information including a third video information and a third audio information to the other communication apparatus via the network; and

    a processor configured to output the first video information and the second video information on a display, and output the first audio information and the second audio information through a speaker;

    wherein when a videophone communication is started after receiving, from the other communication apparatus, an inbound videophone call in the middle of outputting the first video information received by the network interface, the processor outputs the second video information received from the other communication apparatus via the network interface;

    when the videophone communication is finished, the processor stops outputting the second video information received by the network interface; and

    wherein the processor stops an operation of a camera creating the third video information in a case that the processor receives a stop instruction of the videophone communication from the other communication apparatus.

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