TERMINAL PROVIDED WITH NETWORKING MODULE AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING DATA USING THE SAME

• US 20110219306A1
• Filed: 05/20/2011
• Published: 09/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Se-Jin Lee
• Original Assignee: Se-Jin Lee
• Inventors: LEE, Se-Jin
• Granted Patent: US 8,756,300 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/716
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for receiving data includes receiving, via a communication unit of a terminal, at least one of displayable data and soundable data from an external device, wherein the external device includes at least one of a touch-sensitive unit, a first displaying unit and a first speaker, wherein the communication unit connects to the Internet and includes at least one of a cabled communication unit and a wireless communication unit, and wherein the displayable data is displayed on the first displaying unit of the external device, and the soundable data is outputted through the first speaker of the external device, and outputting signals associated with the received at least one of displayable data and soundable data to a connectable output unit, wherein the connectable output unit includes at least one of a second speaker and a second displaying unit.

Claims

1. A method for receiving data, comprising:

receiving, via a communication unit of a terminal, at least one of displayable data and soundable data from an external device, wherein the external device includes at least one of a touch-sensitive unit, a first displaying unit and a first speaker,

wherein the communication unit connects to the Internet and includes at least one of a cabled communication unit and a wireless communication unit, and

wherein the displayable data is displayed on the first displaying unit of the external device, and the soundable data is outputted through the first speaker of the external device; and

outputting signals associated with the received at least one of displayable data and soundable data to a connectable output unit, wherein the connectable output unit includes at least one of a second speaker and a second displaying unit.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting a signal other than the signals to the connectable output unit if the at least one of displayable data and soundable data is not received from the external device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal or the external device provides an interface for receiving an input to stop the connectable output unit from outputting the signals.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the input to stop outputting the signals is received from an external input unit.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a progress is displayed on the first displaying unit, is associated with at least one of the displayable data and the soundable data that are being received and outputted, and is transmitted to the second displaying unit.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a user interface associated with running an operating system is displayed on the second displaying unit.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

outputting signals associated with the user interface to the second displaying unit.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein a drag and drop input to reproduce the received at least one of displayable data and soundable data is received on the user interface.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the user interface provides an environment for setting the Internet.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the environment allows an internet address to be set.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal and the external device belong to a same network.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

recognizing the external device to which at least one of the displayable data and the soundable data is transmitted.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, via the communication unit, a particular input to the external device upon receiving the particular input from an input device associated with the terminal.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein when at least one of the displayable data and the soundable data is received, the received at least one of the displayable data and the soundable data is temporally stored in a storage unit of the terminal.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a connection between the terminal and the external device; and

controlling the terminal and the external device not to enter a power saving mode when the connection is detected.

16. A device, comprising:

a communication unit for connecting to the Internet, the communication unit including at least one of a cabled communication unit and a wireless communication unit; and

a controller cooperating with the communication unit and configured to receive, via the communication unit, at least one of displayable data and soundable data from an external device, process the at least one of displayable data and soundable data, and output, to a connectable output unit, signals resulting from processing the at least one of displayable data and soundable data,

wherein the external device includes at least one of a touch-sensitive unit, a first displaying unit and a first speaker,

wherein the displayable data is displayed on the first displaying unit and the soundable data is outputted through the first speaker, and

wherein the connectable output unit includes at least one of a second speaker and a second displaying unit.