Broadcast reception mobile terminal

• US 9,395,789 B2
• Filed: 03/24/2015
• Issued: 07/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Kajitani, Ichiro
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, DANH C
• Application Number:
  US14/667,412
• Publication Number:
  US 20150198994A1
• Time in Patent Office: 483 Days
• Field of Search: 455/550.1, 455/556.1, 455/418, 715/86, 715/716
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1677 for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3206 Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0245 using open/close detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6058 involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• 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 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4436 Power management, e.g. shutting down unused components of the receiver power management in computer systems G06F1/3203; hibernate or awake process in computer systems G06F9/4418
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/60 for the sound signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/63 Generation or supply of power specially adapted for television receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/027 by controlling a display operation or backlight unit
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

There is provided a broadcast reception mobile terminal capable of improving both electric power saving and user-friendliness includes a broadcast reception mobile terminal that is constructed to be foldable as a result of a lid body arranged to be rotated with respect to a main body, and includes a main LCD panel (202a) on an inner surface side of the lid body and a sub LCD panel (202b) on an outer surface side of the lid body. A CPU (209) detects that the lid body is opened or closed by a signal from an opening/closing detection switch. In addition, the CPU (209) obtains from an earphone connector (203) information indicating whether or not an earphone is connected. In a case that the CPU (209) detects the lid body being closed during television viewing on the main LCD panel (202a), and performing a TVOFF process if the earphone is not connected, and stopping video display but continuing output of received audio if the earphone is connected.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a receiving module configured to receive data, the data comprising video and audio data;

a display module configured to display video based on the video data;

an output module configured to output audio based on the audio data;

a first casing;

a second casing having the display module;

a state detecting module configured to detect a predetermined state in which the second casing covers at least a part of the display module; and

a control module configured to cause the display module to terminate displaying of the video and suspend energization of a video decoder of the mobile terminal, but continue outputting the audio if the predetermined state is detected while the video is being displayed and the audio is being output.

2. A method of controlling the display of video and output of audio, comprising:

receiving data comprising video and audio data;

displaying video based on the video data on a display screen;

outputting audio based on the audio data on a speaker;

detecting a predetermined state in which at least a part of the display screen is covered; and

terminating displaying of the video and suspending energization of a video decoder, but continuing to output the audio if the predetermined state is detected while the video is being displayed and the audio is being output.

3. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed perform a method of controlling display of video and output of audio, the method comprising:

receiving data comprising video and audio data;

displaying video based on the video data on a display screen;

outputting audio based on the audio data on a speaker;

detecting a predetermined state in which at least a part of the display screen is covered; and

terminating displaying of the video and suspending energization of a video decoder, but continuing to output the audio if the predetermined state is detected while the video is being displayed and the audio is being output.