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Content reproduction device and control method thereof

US8060912B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 24, 2006
Grant dateNov 15, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/8352
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile phone, which is capable of reproducing a broadcast program supplied through a broadcast wave and stored programs stored in a program data storage, is provided with (i) a program ID extraction section that obtains a broadcast program ID for identifying a supplied broadcast program and a stored program ID for identifying a stored program, and (ii) a program reproduction control section that selects, as a reproduced program, at least one of a broadcast program and stored programs. On this account, a suitable program is selected and reproduced even if a broadcast program is broadcasted in a one-to-many manner. As a result, a suitable reproduced program is selected at suitable timing, in accordance with a supplied broadcast program and stored programs, and hence diversified needs of the users are satisfied.

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