Portable multimedia playback apparatus, portable media playback system, and method for controlling operations thereof
First Claim
1. A portable multimedia playback apparatus comprising:
- a display unit configured to display multimedia content;
a controller configured to output a signal to the display unit to display an image related to the multimedia content; and
a wireless communication module configured to wirelessly transmit and receive signals to and from at least one mobile terminal capable of executing a phone application, the mobile terminal being an external device configured to wirelessly and directly communicate with the portable multimedia playback apparatus,wherein the controller of the portable multimedia playback apparatus is configured to;
receive a signal including location information and status information about the mobile terminal wirelessly through the wireless communication module from the mobile terminal,output a display signal to the display unit of the portable multimedia playback apparatus to display a status bar for the mobile terminal including at least one icon representing the status information about the mobile terminal, in a display area of the display unit corresponding to a relative location of the mobile terminal with respect to the portable multimedia playback apparatus, andwhen a current mode of the mobile terminal is changed, change the at least one icon representing the status information according to the changed mode of the mobile terminal, andwherein the status information includes information about the current mode of the mobile terminal including at least one of an idle mode, an incoming call mode, or an incoming message mode.
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Abstract
A portable multimedia playback apparatus, a portable multimedia playback system, and a method for controlling operations thereof are disclosed. The method for controlling an operation of the portable multimedia playback apparatus having a display unit for displaying an image corresponding to a played-back multimedia content and a controller for outputting a display signal to the display unit to display the image corresponding to the played-back multimedia content on the display unit, includes receiving a signal from a mobile terminal capable of executing a phone application, determining status information about the mobile terminal from information included in the received signal, and outputting a display signal from the controller to the display unit such that an image corresponding to the determined status information is displayed on the display unit.
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19 Claims
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1. A portable multimedia playback apparatus comprising:
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a display unit configured to display multimedia content; a controller configured to output a signal to the display unit to display an image related to the multimedia content; and a wireless communication module configured to wirelessly transmit and receive signals to and from at least one mobile terminal capable of executing a phone application, the mobile terminal being an external device configured to wirelessly and directly communicate with the portable multimedia playback apparatus, wherein the controller of the portable multimedia playback apparatus is configured to; receive a signal including location information and status information about the mobile terminal wirelessly through the wireless communication module from the mobile terminal, output a display signal to the display unit of the portable multimedia playback apparatus to display a status bar for the mobile terminal including at least one icon representing the status information about the mobile terminal, in a display area of the display unit corresponding to a relative location of the mobile terminal with respect to the portable multimedia playback apparatus, and when a current mode of the mobile terminal is changed, change the at least one icon representing the status information according to the changed mode of the mobile terminal, and wherein the status information includes information about the current mode of the mobile terminal including at least one of an idle mode, an incoming call mode, or an incoming message mode. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A portable multimedia playback system comprising:
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at least one mobile terminal configured to execute a phone application; and a portable multimedia playback apparatus including; a display unit configured to display multimedia content; a controller configured to output a signal to the display unit to display an image related to the multimedia content; and a wireless communication module configured to wirelessly transmit and receive signals to and from the mobile terminal, wherein the controller of the portable multimedia playback apparatus is configured to; receive a signal including location information and status information about the mobile terminal wirelessly through the wireless communication module from the mobile terminal, output a display signal to the display unit of the portable multimedia playback apparatus to display a status bar for the mobile terminal including at least one icon representing the status information about the mobile terminal, in a display area of the display unit corresponding to a relative location of the mobile terminal with respect to the portable multimedia playback apparatus, and when a current mode of the mobile terminal is changed, change the at least one icon representing the status information according to the changed mode of the mobile terminal, wherein the status information includes information about the current mode of the mobile terminal including at least one of an idle mode, an incoming call mode, or an incoming message mode, and wherein the mobile terminal is an external device configured to wirelessly and directly communicate with the portable multimedia playback apparatus.
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4. A method for controlling an operation of a portable multimedia playback apparatus (PMPA) including a display unit configured to display multimedia content and a controller configured to output a signal to the display unit to display an image related to the multimedia content, the method comprising:
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wirelessly communicating with at least one mobile terminal capable of executing a phone application, the mobile terminal being an external device configured to and directly wirelessly communicate with the portable multimedia playback apparatus; receiving a signal including local information and status information about the mobile terminal wirelessly from the mobile terminal, in a display area of the display unit corresponding to a relative location of the mobile terminal with respect to the portable multimedia playback apparatus; and outputting a display signal from the controller to the display unit of the portable multimedia playback apparatus to display a status bar for the mobile terminal including at least one icon representing the status information about the mobile terminal; and when a current mode of the mobile terminal is changed, changing the at least one icon representing the status information according to the changed mode of the mobile terminal, wherein the status information includes information about the current mode of the mobile terminal including at least one of an idle mode, an incoming call mode, or an incoming message mode. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for controlling an operation of a portable multimedia playback system having a portable multimedia playback apparatus (PMPA) and at least one mobile terminal capable of executing a phone application, the PMPA including a display unit configured to display multimedia content and a controller configured to output a signal to the display unit to display an image related to the multimedia content, and the mobile terminal being an external device configured to wirelessly and directly communicate with the PMPA, the method comprising:
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transmitting a signal including location information and status information about the mobile terminal wirelessly to the PMPA by the mobile terminal; receiving the signal from the mobile terminal by the PMPA; determining the status information about the mobile terminal based on the received signal by the PMPA; and outputting a first display signal to the display unit of the PMPA by the controller of the PMPA such that a status bar for the mobile terminal including at least one icon representing the status information is displayed on a display area of the display unit corresponding to a relative location of the mobile terminal with respect to the PMPA; when a current mode of the mobile terminal is changed, outputting a second display signal to the display unit of the PMPA by the controller of the PMPA such that the at least one icon representing the status information is changed according to the changed mode of the mobile terminal, wherein the status information includes information about a current mode of the mobile terminal including at least one of an idle mode, an incoming call mode, or an incoming message mode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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