Mobile terminal, television receiver, and communication system including the mobile terminal and the television receiver
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsJunichi Nagata, Sota Mizuno, Tatsuro Saitou
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a communication system includes a transmitter and a switch. The transmitter transmits, to a television receiver, an address used to access a server on a network used by a mobile terminal. The switch automatically switches, after the address is transmitted, the display of the mobile terminal to an operation display that displays an operation element suitable for the operation state of the television receiver.
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A communication system in which a mobile terminal and a television receiver are configured to be interactively communicable with each other, comprising:
- a transmitter configured to transmit a first Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to the television receiver, wherein the first URL being a mobile URL and being adapted for conversion to a second URL, where the first URL or the second URL operate as a command to power-on the television receiver, and the television receiver is configured to use the second URL to start an application for displaying contents obtained from a server;
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- a processor configured to (i) automatically switch, after transmission of the first URL, a display of the mobile terminal to a replay operation display or a pointer operation display for operating the television receiver, wherein the replay operation display is displayed if the first URL is addressed to a moving picture site, the pointer operation display is displayed if the first URL is addressed to a website, and (ii) transmit a communication to the television receiver including the first URL and a packet for instructing the television receiver to power-on when the processor receives no acknowledgment within a preset period of time after transmitting the first URL.
A mobile terminal configured to be interactively communicable with a television receiver and a server on a network, comprising:
- a transmitter configured to transmit a first Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to the television receiver, wherein the first URL being a mobile URL and being adapted for conversion to a second URL, where the first URL or the second URL operate as a command to power-on the television receiver, and the television receiver is configured to use the second URL to start an application for displaying contents obtained from a server;
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- a processor configured to (i) automatically switch, after transmission of the first URL, a display of the mobile terminal to a replay operation display or a pointer operation display for operating the television receiver, wherein the replay operation display is displayed if the first URL is addressed to a moving picture site, the pointer operation display is displayed if the first URL is addressed to a website, and (ii) transmit a communication to the television receiver including the first URL and a packet for instructing the television receiver to power-on when the processor receives no acknowledgment within a preset period of time after transmitting the first URL.
A communication method of a mobile terminal which is configured to be interactively communicable with a television receiver and a server on a network, comprising:
- transmitting a first Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to the television receiver, wherein the first URL being a mobile URL and being adapted for conversion to a second URL, where the first URL or the second URL operate as a command to power-on the television receiver, and the television receiver is configured to use the second URL to start an application for displaying contents obtained from a server;
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- automatically switch, after transmission of the first URL, a display of the mobile terminal to a replay operation display or a pointer operation display for operating the television receiver, wherein the replay operation display is displayed if the first URL is addressed to a moving picture site, the pointer operation display is displayed if the first URL is addressed to a website;
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- transmitting a communication to the television receiver including the first URL and a packet for instructing the television receiver to power-on when the processor receives no acknowledgment within a preset period of time after transmitting the first URL.
A communication system in which a mobile terminal and a television receiver are configured to be interactively communicable with each other, comprising:
- a transmitter configured to transmit a first Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to the television receiver, the first URL being a mobile URL to operate as a command to power-on the television receiver;
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- a processor configured to (i) determine whether an acknowledgement has been received from the television receiver within a preset period of time and (ii) transmit a communication including the first URL and a packet for instructing the television receiver to power-on when no acknowledgment has been received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.