Apparatus and method for displaying digital multimedia broadcasting channel information in a terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYoung-Tack Cho
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for displaying digital multimedia broadcasting channel information in a terminal. The apparatus includes a first display unit for displaying the digital multimedia broadcasting channel information, a second display unit for displaying program information corresponding to a channel selected by a user, and a control unit for creating channel information based on electronic channel guide information extracted from a digital multimedia broadcasting signal, sending the channel information to the first display unit, and sending program information to the second display unit.
Claims31
An apparatus for displaying digital multimedia broadcasting channel information in a terminal capable of receiving digital multimedia broadcasting, the apparatus comprising:
- a first display unit for displaying the digital multimedia broadcasting channel information;
- and
- a second display unit for displaying program information corresponding to a channel selected by a user.
A method for displaying digital multimedia broadcasting channel information in a terminal that can receive digital multimedia broadcasting including a first module, a second module, a first display unit, and a second display unit, the first module controlling a first function, the first display unit displaying an image according to execution of the first function, the second module controlling a second function, the second display unit displaying an image according to execution of the second function, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting, by the first module, a digital multimedia broadcasting mode selection of a user;
- notifying, by the first module, the second module of the digital multimedia broadcasting mode selection;
- determining, by the second module, if electronic channel guide information exists in a memory;
- transmitting, by the second module, the electronic channel guide to the first module, if the electronic channel guide information exists in the memory;
- creating, by the first module, channel information by using the electronic channel guide information;
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- displaying the channel information on the first display unit.
A method for displaying digital multimedia broadcasting channel information in a terminal that can receive digital multimedia broadcasting that includes a first module, a second module, a first display unit, and a second display unit, the first module controlling a first function, the first display unit displaying an image according to execution of the first function, the second module controlling a multimedia function, the second display unit displaying an image according to execution of the multimedia function, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting, by the first module, digital multimedia broadcasting mode selection of a user;
- notifying, by the first module, the second module of the digital multimedia broadcasting mode selection;
- determining, by the second module, if electronic channel guide information exists in a memory;
- creating, by the second module channel, information by using the electronic channel guide information;
- transmitting the channel information to the first module, if the electronic channel guide information exists in the memory;
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- displaying, by the first module, received channel information on the first display unit.
A method for displaying digital multimedia broadcasting channel information in a terminal that can receive digital multimedia broadcasting and includes a first display unit and a second display unit, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting a digital multimedia broadcasting mode selection by a user;
- determining if electronic channel guide information exists in a memory;
- if the electronic channel guide information exists, creating channel information using the electronic channel guide information;
- displaying the channel information on the first display unit;
- detecting a channel selection by the user;
- and
- displaying a digital multimedia broadcasting program corresponding to the channel selected by the user on the second display unit.
A terminal comprising:
- a digital multimedia broadcasting module for controlling digital multimedia broadcasting reception;
- a first module for controlling a first function;
- a first display unit for displaying an image according to the first function and the digital multimedia broadcasting channel information;
- a second module for controlling a second function;
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- a second display unit for displaying an image according to the second function and the digital multimedia broadcasting program.
A terminal comprising:
- a digital multimedia broadcasting module for controlling digital multimedia broadcasting reception;
- a control module for controlling a predetermined function;
- a first display unit for displaying an image according to the predetermined function and the digital multimedia broadcasting channel information according to a control of the control module;
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- a second display unit for displaying the digital multimedia broadcasting program according to a control of the control module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.