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US 8,046,031 B2Granted
Mobile communication terminal and method for controlling broadcast program
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorYu Chan Kang
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Abstract
A mobile communication terminal and method of controlling a broadcast program are disclosed, by which the inability to view or record a reserved broadcast program is prevented and by which information related to the availability of a reserved broadcast program for viewing or recording with reference to a battery capacity can be provided to a user in real time.
Claims12
A method for controlling a broadcast program in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
- providing guide information related to one or more broadcast programs;
- receiving a user input to select a broadcast program from the guide information;
- reserving the selected broadcast program for a future viewing or a future recording;
- setting a reservation priority for the selected broadcast program;
- determining an estimated battery consumption required for the future viewing or the future recording of the selected broadcast program;
- determining a current remaining battery capacity;
- comparing the estimated battery consumption to the current remaining battery capacity;
- outputting information related to battery capacity information according to a result of the comparison and the reservation priority;
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- selecting a portion of the future viewing or the future recording of the selected broadcast program when the current battery capacity is less than or equal to the estimated battery consumption,
- wherein the selected portion of the future viewing or the future recording of the selected broadcast program is less than a respective total viewing time or a total recording time of the selected broadcast program.
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A mobile communication terminal having a broadcast program control function, the mobile communication terminal comprising:
- a battery configured to supply power for operating the mobile communication terminal;
- an output unit configured to provide guide information related to at least one broadcast program;
- an input unit configured to receive a user input to select a broadcast program from the at least one broadcast program provided via the guide information;
- a recording/reproducing unit configured to view or record the selected broadcast program;
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- a control unit configured to:
- control the recording/reproducing unit to reserve the selected broadcast program for a future viewing or a future recording,
- determine a reservation priority for the selected broadcast program, determine an estimated battery consumption required for the future viewing or recording of the selected broadcast program,
- determine a current remaining battery capacity,
- compare the estimated battery consumption to the current remaining battery capacity,
- control the output unit to output battery capacity information according to a result of the comparison and the reservation priority, and
- provide the user with an interface to select a portion of the selected broadcast program for the future viewing or the future recording when the current battery capacity is less than or equal to the estimated battery consumption,
- wherein the selected portion of the future viewing or the future recording of the selected broadcast program is less than a, respective, total viewing time or a total recording time of the selected broadcast program.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.