CN101467450A - Wireless media player - Google Patents
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A wireless device, such as a mobile phone, and a method for operating the wireless device to access a media option in a media player, comprising the steps of: providing a list of different media options, where each option includes a media channel or item; selecting a media channel or item to present; scanning a plurality of different types of radio signal bearers for detecting access of the selected media channel or item; selecting one of said different types of bearers in accordance with stored selection criteria; presenting the media channel or item as received over the selected bearer.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to media player, it is configured to: receive the wireless medium signal, and convert them to the appreciable medium of user (for example audio or video).More particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of wireless device, wherein list of media options (for example playlist or channel list) can be used to scan received media signal, to be used for according to user preference medium being presented to the user by transparent way.
Background technology
On market, provide portable electronic device to reach decades.The portable wireless receiver that is used for the broadcast listening wireless radio transmission has been the available decades that reached.Portable boxlike player caught in the later stage in the 1970's, and portable CD and MD player have occupied market in the latter part of the 20th century.Nowadays, it is more and more rare that the physical medium carrier is just becoming, and medium are come common storage and share with the form of file.For audio frequency, especially for music, mp3 is the mpeg format of using always, and also has the mpeg format that is used for video.Be configured to the electronic equipment that reads media file and be converted into appreciable signal (for example sound or image) and will be called as media player simply at this.
The common approach of operation portable electronic device is, merges the recordable memory (the insertable storage card or the built-in storage that for example are used for the be connected to computer of downloads of media file) of certain form.So the memory size of media player has determined for example can store how many music tracks, together with the following fact: the required usually storage space of better quality file is also bigger.
Except the medium of live transmission and local storage, the another way of receiving media catches on, Here it is Streaming Media.Streaming Media is medium of just being consumed (promptly read, listen to, watch) at it when paying.Streaming transmits the characteristic that more delivery system is arranged than medium self.This characteristic is applied to go up the medium that distribute at computer network or radio circuit (for example 3G mobile network) usually.
Because the ease for use for the terminal consumer is crucial purpose, the advantage that therefore has the mode of much different access mediums has also caused problem.Accepted practice of today is, for the media file of having stored is created playlist, and is that the media channel that receivable broadcasting or streaming transmit is created channel list.Yet making up different information sources and handling the medium received signal is not to be easy to task.For the terminal consumer how operate wireless device select the channel of media delivery and type with access medium, neither be direct.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, general objects of the present invention is to provide a solution, and it is used for the wireless media player about processing playlist or channel list, thereby realizes the potential purpose of certain media channel of visit or media item with transparent mode.
According to first aspect, realize this purpose by a kind of wireless device, described wireless device comprises: media player; The radio signal receiver system, it is configured to the receiving media signal; Controller, it comprises: memory and medium scanner, described memory comprises the tabulation of different media option, described medium scanner is configured to the described radio signal receiver of scanning system to detect the media content related with described media option.
In one embodiment, described wireless device comprises user interface, and wherein said controller is configured to by described user interface output alarm signal and detects the media content related with described list of media options by described medium scanner with indication.
In one embodiment, described media option comprises a plurality of different media channels, described equipment comprises: user interface, described user interface comprises and can be operated to present the display of media channel tabulation, wherein, described controller is configured to the reception that detects media channel in response to the medium scanner, the described media channel of highlighted demonstration on described display.
In one embodiment, described media channel comprises radio channel.
In one embodiment, described media channel comprises video channel.
In one embodiment, described media option comprises a plurality of different media item, described equipment comprises user interface, described user interface comprises and can be operating as to present the display of list of media items, wherein, described controller is configured to the reception that detects media item in response to the medium scanner, the described media item of highlighted demonstration on described display.
In one embodiment, described media item comprises audio track.
In one embodiment, described media item comprises track of video.
In one embodiment, described wireless device comprises medium recorder, and it is configured to when described controller detects the reception of media item, writes down the described media item that is identified in the described list of media options automatically.
In one embodiment, described controller is configured to and adds the link in the described list of media options to write down media item.
In one embodiment, described wireless device comprises and can be operated to add the user interface of the media item in the described list of media options to buying label, wherein said controller is configured to by described medium receiver system access medium thesaurus (media store), to download and the corresponding media data of media item by purchase label institute mark.
In one embodiment, described wireless device comprises and is configured to the medium output of received medium being presented to the user.
In one embodiment, described medium output comprises display.
In one embodiment, described medium output comprises loud speaker.
In one embodiment, described medium output is included in the connector of foreign medium display device.
In one embodiment, described radio signal receiver system comprises and is configured to a plurality of different radio signal receiver that receives dissimilar wireless radio transmission.
In one embodiment, described a plurality of different radio signal receiver is configured to receiving media signal in different radio wave bands.
In one embodiment, described a plurality of radio signal receivers comprise: first radio signal receiver, and it is configured to the reception broadcast medium; Second radio signal receiver, it is configured to receiving stream media.
In one embodiment, described a plurality of radio signal receiver comprises: be configured to the radio signal receiver that receives the blog medium.
In one embodiment, described wireless device comprises: user interface, and media channel is selected in its tabulation that can be operated with from described media option; Channel selector, it is connected to described medium scanner, and is configured to the reception of selecting described media channel from one of described radio signal receiver.
In one embodiment, media channel is related with the particular key of described wireless device, and the type of itself and radio signal receiver is irrelevant.
In one embodiment, described channel selector is configured to the selection radio signal receiver, to be used for receiving described media channel by default preference ordering.
In one embodiment, described channel selector is configured to regards the reception of broadcasting FM radio signal as the higher ranked choice, regards the reception of streaming video signal as low ordering choice.
In one embodiment, described channel selector is configured to the reception of blog media signal is regarded as the lower ordering choice of comparison type media signal.
According to second aspect, the present invention relates to a kind of method that is used at wireless media player access medium channel, this method may further comprise the steps:
The tabulation of different media option is provided, and wherein each option comprises media channel;
Select media channel to present;
Receive described media channel by a plurality of dissimilar radio signal receivers;
Select one of described dissimilar radio signal receiver according to the selection criterion of being stored;
Present the received described media channel of selected radio signal receiver.
In one embodiment, media channel is related with the particular key of described wireless device, and the type of itself and radio signal receiver is irrelevant.
In one embodiment, select the step of one of described dissimilar radio signal receiver may further comprise the steps:
Select the signal of being broadcasted of media channel choose as higher ranked and
The Streaming Media signal of selecting described media channel is as low ordering choice.
In one embodiment, select the step of one of described dissimilar radio signal receiver may further comprise the steps:
Select the signal of being broadcasted of described media channel to choose as the highest ordering,
Select to choose as second ordering by the Streaming Media signal of the received media channel of mobile telephone network.
In one embodiment, select the step of one of described dissimilar radio signal receiver may further comprise the steps:
Select to choose as the 3rd ordering by the Streaming Media signal of the received media channel of WLAN.
In one embodiment, select the step of one of described dissimilar radio signal receiver may further comprise the steps:
Select the blog of described media channel to choose as lowest rank.
In one embodiment, said method comprising the steps of:
Scan described a plurality of dissimilar radio signal receiver, to be used for selected media channel.
According to the third aspect, the present invention relates to a kind of method that is used at wireless media player access medium channel, this method may further comprise the steps:
The playlist of different media option is provided, and wherein each option comprises media item;
Detect the visit of one of media item for described playlist channel by radio signal receiver;
Output access index signal on user interface is to inform that the described media item of user is addressable.
The step of output access index signal in one embodiment, may further comprise the steps:
The indication of the highlighted demonstration of described media item is presented on the display.
In one embodiment, media item is related with the particular key of described wireless media player, and the type of itself and radio signal receiver is irrelevant.
The step of output access index signal in one embodiment, may further comprise the steps:
The alarm signal that output can be heard.
In one embodiment, the step of test access may further comprise the steps:
Scan a plurality of dissimilar radio signal receivers, to be used to visit the media item of playlist.
In one embodiment, the step of test access may further comprise the steps:
Scan a plurality of different media channels, to be used to visit the media item of playlist.
According to fourth aspect, the present invention relates to a kind of method that is used at wireless media player access medium channel, this method may further comprise the steps:
The playlist of different media option is provided, and wherein each option comprises media item;
Transmit the visit that radio signal receiver detects one of media item for described playlist channel by streaming;
In response to test access, described media item is recorded media file store.
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By the description of following preferred embodiment with reference to accompanying drawing, characteristics of the present invention and advantage will be clearer, wherein:
Fig. 1 schematically shows according to the system's setting that is used for the wireless media player that mobile phone merges of the embodiment of the invention and the possible visit that is used to receive the medium of delivering to media player and connects;
Fig. 2 schematically shows the functional block according to the wireless media player equipment of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 schematically show according to the method for the processing playlist of the embodiment of the invention and method that current addressable media item is informed the user.
Fig. 5 schematically shows the flow chart that can how the embodiment of the invention be used for receiving and presenting in terminal the example of medium;
Fig. 6 schematically shows and is configured to the mobile phone that receives and present video by shortcut;
Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 schematically show and are configured to the mobile phone that receives and present video by the shortcut that is presented on the touch-screen.
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The present invention relates to carry out media signal the field of the media player of wireless receiving.To describe the present invention under the background of mobile phone, it is known optimal operation mode.Yet, should be noted that media player can receive the wireless medium signal really under the situation that does not have the actual communication ability, promptly can receive but can not transmit.Further, should emphasize, when in this specification and claims, using term " to comprise " to indicate included feature, element or step, term " comprise " never should be interpreted as getting rid of institute's explicit state outside the existence of further feature, element or step.
Now with reference to accompanying drawing one exemplary embodiment is described.
Fig. 1 illustrates the outward appearance of typical mobile phone, wherein can realize according to media player of the present invention, and Fig. 2 schematically shows the functional character of mobile phone by block diagram.Should be noted that element shown in Figure 2 needn't by shown in mode and physically divided, and main pay close attention to be functional relationship.And the outward appearance of mobile phone need not to adopt shape shown in Figure 1, and mobile phone can be for example clamshell types, jackknife type or the like on the contrary.
Media player is incorporated in the terminal 10, its be configured to by with the radio communication of base station 31 or by with as the direct radio communication of another terminal of walkie-talkie and operation in radio circuit 30.Radio circuit 30 can for example be a 3G network, and it can provide the Streaming Media from the Internet 32.For streaming audio, by a lot of mobile-phone carriers, nowadays this be available.For the stream-type video on the mobile network, multimedia broadcasting that a kind of possible technology is appointment among the 3GPP that uses in the WCDMA network and multicast service (MBMS).Another alternative technology is broadcasting and the multicast service (BCMCS) that is used for the 3GPP2 appointment of CDMA2000.These two kinds of technology all are known, and similar each other aspect a lot, and the two may be used on the 3G mobile telephone network stream-type video be offered portable terminal.Even if term " broadcasting " is not to represent identical thing definitely with " multicast ", they are alternately used.For the video flowing of the television channel on the 3G network that uses MBMS for example,, therefore will most possibly use multicast because multicast will be subscribed services usually.
In addition, terminal 10 can be provided with radio signal receiver, and it is configured in IEEE 802.11 WLAN and operates, to receive the Streaming Media that comprises Voice ﹠ Video from WLAN transmitter or the access point 40 that is connected to the Internet 32.
As another option, terminal 10 can comprise the receiver that is used for 50 (for example radio station or TV stations) the reception broadcast or multicast media signal from the broadcasting station.For traditional wireless radio transmission, earphone cord is used as and is used to receive the wireless antenna of FM.For the Digital Transmission of video, DVB-h (digital video broadcasting-hand-held) is based on the technology of DVB, and it is adopted by ETSI, and as the standard criterion that is used for broadcast service is brought into handheld device, it is described in ETSI EN 302 304 at least in part.DVB-h is the mobile version of employed digital technology in the digital TV network basically.DMB (DMB) is the another kind of digital transmission system that is used under the situation of not using mobile telephone network data, radio broadcasting and TV being sent to mobile device (for example mobile phone).Its via satellite (S-DMB) or ground (T-DMB) transmission and be operated.DMB is based on Eureka 147 DAB standards, and has some similitude with DVB-h.
In a word, the multitude of different ways of the existence reception Digital Media (existing audio frequency has video again) that can in terminal 10, use.For the sake of simplicity, they can be called different carriers, comprise mobile telephone network 30, IEEE 802.11 WLAN 40 that for example use MBMS and for example use DVB-h or DMB broadcast or multicast medium discretely.
Fig. 2 illustrates terminal 10 with the form of block diagram.Actual functional capability as the terminal 10 of mobile phone is not crucial for the present invention, and therefore will be not described in detail.Radio signal receiver system 22,23,24 is comprised, to be used to using different carriers from one or more radio source receiving media signals.As example, first radio receiver 22 comprises antenna and the circuit that is configured to by digital radio charge carrier (for example digital radio electric network, DVB-h network or DBM network) reception broadcast or multicast medium.Second radio receiver 23 comprises antenna and the circuit that is configured to by mobile telephone network reception broadcast or multicast medium, and in described mobile telephone network, terminal 10 is configured to and communicates, and wherein carrier can be the MBMS connection in the WCDMA network.And terminal 10 can comprise the 3rd radio signal receiver 24, and it comprises being configured to and for example uses IEEE 802.11 WLAN as antenna and the circuit of carrier by direct Internet connection receiving media.But, should be noted that in certain embodiments of the invention the radio signal receiver system only need comprise the possibility by single carrier (any one for example above-mentioned carrier) receiving media.The radio signal receiver system can also only comprise two different radio signal receivers, perhaps comprises surpassing three different receivers that are configured to by the different carriers receiving media.
The radio signal receiver system that comprises receiver 22,23,24 is connected to controller 21, and controller 21 is represented microprocessor system in a preferred embodiment, and it has related storage space, function software and application software.The physical medium player function represents by 28, and is used for by transducer (for example loud speaker or display depend on the type of medium) media signal being delivered to true medium.Therefore media player 28 can be connected to loudspeaker 15 or connector 16 or 18.Alternately, media player 28 can be connected to the display 12 of user interface, perhaps is connected to the connector that is used to connect the external display (not shown).Media file store 29 is connected to media player 28, to be used for store media files.As power supply, terminal 10 preferably further comprises the battery (not shown).
As alternative scheme, list of media options is the tabulation of media channel (for example radio channel or television channel).Can receive some or all in these channels by two or more the different radio receivers in the radio signal receiving system 22,23,24.Yet, may be better than the signal receiver of another type really by the quality of reception of one type signal receiver.In fact, even for example certain radio channel is broadcasted 50 and be sent out by streaming radio 40, for example because the relatively poor coverage of a system or another system, so these two options also need not always for user-accessible.During the actual reception of media signal, situation also may become like this.For example, be interrupted suddenly or during serious distortion, when receiving the radio channel of being broadcasted by first signal receiver 22, the user of terminal 10 may just drive to advance when receiving.In the case, controller 21 is configured to other signal receiver 23,24 of scanning, being used to transmit the media channel of being discussed, and can find: by radio circuit 30 by secondary signal receiver 23 or receive the Streaming Media of same channel by the 3rd radio signal receiver 24 by WLAN 40.So the channel of controller 21 or medium selector 26 switches with in addition from secondary signal receiver 23 or alternately receive the Streaming Media of the channel of being discussed from the 3rd radio signal receiver 24.If first radio signal receiver 22 neither can receive broadcast media signal, second radio signal receiver 24 or the 3rd radio signal receiver 24 can not receiving stream medias, then can comprise another option, just be used to receive the blog (podcast) of the channel of being discussed.Blog can be downloaded to memory 29 in advance, or can initiate automatically to download.When processing is transparent for the user, can listens even switch, or under the situation of video, can watch.In principle, will be similar according to the wireless media player of this embodiment to the RDS (radio data system) that is used for VHF/FM broadcasting.But main difference is, though RDS switches the media delivery of this embodiment scan different types, and switching between dissimilar wireless radio transmission between the different antennae station.For the particular case of the wireless radio transmission of being broadcasted, before carrying out the switching of another transport-type (for example Streaming Media) by controller 21, RDS preferably remains the preference in the better source that is used to search for the channel of being discussed.In a preferred embodiment, dissimilar transmission or carrier are sorted, be described further for concrete example hereinafter with reference to Fig. 5 by preference ordering.The medium of being broadcasted are free typically, and therefore can be used as the highest ordering choice.Can be by the monthly unified frequent access stream medium that charge of mobile operator, it means good coverage and high-quality usually.Therefore the Streaming Media on can mobile network 30 is set to second sort options.May be at the Streaming Media on the WLAN 40 than more expensive on mobile network 30 or less addressable, and therefore be given even lower ordering.Blog is not a real-time Transmission, and therefore can be the lowest rank choice.But, preferably, can these orderings be set by the user interface 11,12 of user by terminal 10.
Fig. 3 schematically shows the information of the playlist that is presented on the display 12 according to the wireless media player of the embodiment of the invention.In this embodiment, as general case, playlist is not the tabulation of the media item that comprises in the media player fully being stored.Otherwise it is the hope playlist, the interesting media item that obtains of indication user.In the embodiment shown, media item is the current music track of liking of user, and can work out tabulation by user interface 11,12 by the user.Fig. 3 illustrates four different media item with Fig. 4, and it identifies by title and artist.The sign of other type can be used for the video item.According to this embodiment, the wireless type radio player is configured to uses medium scanner 25 operation background scans to handle, to detect whether provide any media item in the tabulation in received radio signal.Medium scanner 25 can only be configured to for a carrier (for example from the media signal of being broadcasted of platform 50, or from mobile telephone network 30 or the Streaming Media signal by WLAN 40) scanning of radio receiver.It can also only be configured to or scan a radio channel from transmitter 31,40 only or 50, or scanning any one received specific channel from these transmitters.But, preferably, medium scanner 25 be configured to scanning by a specific radio signal receiver (for example receiver 22) from one and the received a plurality of radio channels of same transmitter (being broadcasting station 50 in the case), medium scanner 25 be configured to a plurality of radio signal receivers 22,23,24 of scanning and in these receivers received a plurality of radio channels, with the media item that is used in any one of these receivers, being identified in the detection list.Fig. 3 and tabulation shown in Figure 4 preferably are stored in the memory 27 that is connected to medium scanner 25.During the media item that identified in by medium scanner 25 detection list, controller 21 is configured to output indication on user interface, and to inform the user of media player: what discussed is addressable.Described alert signal can be by using bold-type letter or different colours letter or by current detection only to media item be presented at the media item that for example highlighted demonstration is discussed on display 12 by framework shown in Figure 4 on the display.Alternately, or in addition, can use the alert signal that can listen (for example earphone 17 20 or built-in loudspeaker 15 in the buzz that sends).When the notice alert signal, so the user can control user's input interface 11, to select a current media item that is labeled according to detection, in response to this operation, medium selector 25 is configured to the received media signal relevant with this media item is passed to media player 28, to be used to output to the user.
For broadcast medium, media signal is sent in real time and receives, and media item only can be play when receiving.Therefore, if missed the first of detected media item, then listen to this and may cause only playing a part of media item.For this reason, in one embodiment, can be set to automatic play mode by media player, under this pattern, after the media item of finishing the front, play at first detected media item automatically.
But for Streaming Media, detection can be: the media item of being discussed transmits addressable for streaming.Yet, can be by the initiation of media player ACTIVE CONTROL streaming reception.Owing to after finishing the media item of front, can play new media item immediately, so the streaming radio provides than the better instrument that is used for the virtual radio radio station of broadcast medium.When by the several radio channels of different radio signal receiver 22,23,24 scannings, and might also scan the carrier of several types the time, following situation may appear well: can visit simultaneously in the several media item in the tabulation.So the user can select which is chosen by input interface 11 and media item selector 26.Alternately, controller 21 can be configured to the operation stochastic model, under this pattern, is selected randomly from one of a plurality of detected media item of tabulating, to be used to output to the user by medium selector 26.
Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 indicate another feature (i.e. " purchase " label and " storage " label), and it can be set to different values by user's input interface 11 with controller 21 according to the state of the change that is used for certain media item.In Fig. 3, come mark first media item by the Save icon, this represents that this certain media items has been stored in the media item storage device 29 in the media player.Yet, because the user wants to hear track now and later on, and need not must control continuously input interface 11, therefore to listen in order to help, this is still introduced in the hope playlist by the user.For for example current music, music track is addressable typically very good with the chance that is used for being received by media player.Yet the 3rd is older track, and is frequently play.For this reason, the user has operated user's input interface so that storage area is tagged.By carrying out this operation, media player 28 is configured to when medium scanner 25 when to have detected this track be addressable, and the media signal of this track is stored in the media file store 29 automatically.When it is stored, controller 21 will change the label in the storage area for representing the icon of " preserving ", as illustrating for first media item.If the item of having stored is second-rate, then also might use user's input interface 11 to tag, as illustrating for fourth media item to buying part.This operation that tags preferably triggers media player from webserver (not shown) downloading media item.Typically, also relate to financial transaction, it can be eliminated by book keeping operation or by the standard rate.Undoubtedly, preferably, also might before storage is from the media item of received streaming radio signal, tag to buying part.
Therefore the invention provides the saving time and economic advantageous manner of playlist that a kind of establishment need not local addressable music in media player.When streaming in 3G network transmits song, send information (title, artist, special edition or the like) about this song together with this song.In addition, when by the FM broadcast song, can send information of the same race (title, artist, special edition or the like) by RDS, some radio station has done like this.The solution that is proposed is served as the hope playlist functionality in the media player, and tabulation therefore can be the tabulation of writing separately with the song that the user wants to listen to, perhaps tabulation can be shared the user.Preferably, all available streaming music channel (3G/ the Internet channel) are scanned continuously, and when possibility, also the FM channel are scanned.When the song on the playlist on one of described channel, music player is indicated from the trend user: this song is available or addressable for listening to.For example, if media player has been used to listen to another music item, then can in the ordinary playing tabulation, present this song together with the buzz in the earphone by the runic red text this moment.
Fig. 5 illustrates the flow chart according to the method for the embodiment of the invention.This flow chart is called general term with media option, and it can be media channel (for example radio channel or a television channel).Alternately, media option can be represented certain media items (for example music track, radio broadcasting or TV show, film or the like).As another alternative scheme, media option can be different blog (for example magazine or radio programming).
Now with reference to the specific embodiment of Fig. 5 to Fig. 8 description at mobile TV.Be to be understood that, preferably, operate his or her terminal 10 (for example mobile phone) by the user and carry out described method, by this method, the radio of representing selected medium is received, and is present in built-in subsequently or with on the attached display device of communication mode (for example display 12 or loud speaker 14,17,20).
In one embodiment, portable terminal is configured to reception and presents video.Terminal 10 can be operating as to enter the TV pattern, under this pattern, can select different television channels.Under television mode, a plurality of different TV channels can be selected independently.Thereby can make television channel of each numeral realize this operation by distributing the digital button on the keypad 11.Therefore, channel can be related with the particular key of wireless media player, and irrelevant with the type of signal receiver/carrier.
Fig. 6 schematically shows and is configured to the mobile phone that receives and present video by shortcut.As example, key " 1 " can be configured to always represents MTV, key " 2 " expression CNN, and key " 3 " expression BBC, key " 4 " expression SVT1, key " 5 " expression SVT2, key " 6 " expression TV3, or the like.Can store this configuration in advance by mobile-phone carrier, perhaps the user can programme to these keys similar in appearance to speed dial buttons by he is own.Preferably, icon is present on the display 12 simultaneously.
Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 schematically show and are configured to the mobile phone that receives and present video by the shortcut that is presented on the touch-screen.As the alternative scheme that uses the key in the keypad 11, the icon that separates can be provided on the display 12 in addition, it preferably has specific T V channel identification.So can be by having by recording pen or by using touch-sensitive display 12 that finger operate or selecting each channel by use navigational tool (for example joystick).
In step 501, the user who wants to obtain news from CNN selects this TV channel by suitable input command (i.e. numerical key by pressing link or by the icon on the display 12 of clicking this channel of expression), and detects these inputs by the controller in the terminal 10 21.Be in TV pattern following time, controller 21 is also discerned: CNN is represented in the selection of being carried out.
In step 502, for the radio signal that comprises TV channel CNN, the radio signal receiver system of end of scan.Terminal 10 is configured to by aforementioned two different carriers at least (for example in DVB-h or DMB receiver 22, at the mobile communication receiver 23 that is used for being received in the medium on the MBMS carrier, or in can being connected to the WLAN receiver 24 of WLAN access point) reception TV channel.At least two receivers 23,24 by the back can also receive blog, and it can be defined as another bearer type.
In step 503, set up that how many different carriers are arranged is addressable for selected medium (being TV channel CNN) are provided.If there is not current addressable carrier that CNN can be provided, then preferably come termination, as shown in Figure 8 by on display 12, presenting " not having visit " message or the like to the user.If only a carrier (for example being linked to mobile network 30 MBMS TV) is confirmed as selected medium can be provided, then preferably visits the medium of being discussed automatically, and in step 507, on display 12, be presented to the user.If need to pay separately,, before the initiation streaming transmits and presents, can point out the user to provide progress signal then in step 507 for the selected medium of visit.
Selected medium can be provided if two or more different carriers are determined in scan operation, then the selection of certain form of carrier must be carried out.
In alternative scheme shown in Figure 5 (A), be stored in the terminal 10 (in the memory 27 of for example controller 21) for the particular order of the preference of different carriers.Moreover, can store preference ordering in advance by the operating personnel of phone manufacturer.Alternately, and may in addition preferably, can create or change preference ordering at least by the user of terminal.As example, can give the broadcast or multicast medium with the limit priority or first priority by mobile TV network (for example DVB-h), this is normally free.MBMS streaming TV on telephone network 30 can have second priority, and the stream-type video on WLAN40 can have the 3rd priority, and this is because it provides the coverage littler than ground TV broadcast or multicast network 50 and mobile telephone network 30 usually.The blog of media channel can have the 4th priority and lowest priority, and no matter whether it can connect 40 visits by telephone network 30 or WLAN.Undoubtedly, these examples of priority-level can be different with described priority-level, and can be different for different media channels also.The user can for example have the order to mobile-phone carrier, the specific T V channel that mobile-phone carrier provides is free, only charge for flow and other channel of charged extra.This can influence the priority that gives for this media channel.
In step 504, medium selector 26 adopts the preference ordering of storage in the memory 27, thereby selects to have the addressable media channel of limit priority.In this example, if being detected as, this explanation CNN can then will select radio signal, and in step 507, present subsequently from the visit of DVB-h receiver.Carrier by medium selector 26 actual selection also can be present on the display 12.
Shown in step 508, if the signal of selecting receive loose quality or even disappear, then control unit 21 turns back to step 504 and selects the addressable radio signal carrier of the highest ordering in addition.Switching can arouse attention, and still is provided for continuing to watch the suitable means of selected TV channel for the user.
As scheme (B), the alternative scheme for the automatic selection of carrier can will be presented on the display 12, shown in step 505 by medium scanner 25 detected present addressable carriers.So the user can be decided by the detected users' input of control unit 21 and uses which carrier by operating in step 506, wherein medium selector 26 provides selected media signal, presents in step 507 being used for.Though not shown, if selected signal becomes more weak or disappearance, then same this alternative scheme can comprise the circulation back and forth from step 507 to step 505.
Thus with reference to the described embodiment of Fig. 5 by always by use different carriers need not essence user interactions transparent mode and some TV channel is provided on specified button or icon, radio channel perhaps is provided in this respect, thereby simple user interfaces is provided, receives and present (for example mobile TV) to be used to handle mobile media.
As mentioned above, the small adjustment of the method that can propose by reference Fig. 5 obtains a plurality of different specific embodiments of the present invention.At first, media option need not relevant with video, but can be radio channel in addition.For radio, the FM radio of being broadcasted also can be a carrier that is used to scan.And media item can be with reference to particular item (for example performance, track, film or the like), rather than channel.
In another embodiment, the present invention is not the key or the icon of storage in advance that must comprise the presentation medium option.On the contrary, the form of search engine be can comprise, the title of song, performance or film or title of artist or special edition or the like wherein might be write.By keying in for example " Seinfeld ", can be for this performance and the scanning of radio receiver.The search (for example TV channel, radio channel, song, film, blog, artist, special edition or the like) of in one embodiment, also might assignment key going into which kind of type.
As mentioned above, the processing of Fig. 5 can be automatically in rendering step 507 or according to the order from the user, makes up with the selected media option of storage in the memory in terminal.In one embodiment, the medium of being stored are shielded DRM, thereby it can only be played in receiving terminal 10, but can not be shared by being transferred to other terminal.
The pattern description of the front example by embodiment or operation principle of the present invention.Yet, the present invention is not construed as limited to specific embodiment discussed above, these specific embodiments should regard illustrative as and and nonrestrictive, and be to be understood that, under situation about not breaking away from by the defined scope of the present invention of claims, those skilled in the art can change in these embodiments.
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1. wireless device comprises:
Media player;
The radio signal receiver system, it is configured to: the receiving media signal;
Controller, it comprises: memory and medium scanner, described memory comprises the tabulation of different media option, described medium scanner is configured to: scan described radio signal receiver system, to detect the media content related with described media option.
2. wireless device as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
User interface, wherein, described controller is configured to: by described user interface output alert signal, detect the media content related with described list of media options by described medium scanner with indication.
3. wireless device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described media option comprises a plurality of different media channels, described equipment comprises:
User interface, it comprises display, and described display is operable as: present the tabulation of media channel, wherein, described controller is configured to: detect the reception of media channel, the described media channel of highlighted demonstration on described display in response to described medium scanner.
4. wireless device as claimed in claim 3, wherein, described media channel comprises radio channel.
5. wireless device as claimed in claim 3, wherein, described media channel comprises video channel.
6. wireless device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described media option comprises a plurality of different media item, described equipment comprises:
User interface, it comprises display, described display is operable as: present the tabulation of media item, wherein, described controller is configured to: detect the reception of media item, the described media item of highlighted demonstration on described display in response to the medium scanner.
7. wireless device as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described media item comprises audio track.
8. wireless device as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described media item comprises track of video.
9. wireless device as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
Medium recorder, it is configured to: when described controller detects the reception of media item, write down the described media item that is identified in the described list of media options automatically.
10. wireless device as claimed in claim 9, wherein, described controller is configured to: the link in the described list of media options is added to the media item that has write down.
11. wireless device as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
User interface, it is operable as: add media item in the described list of media options to buying label, wherein, described controller is configured to: by described medium receiver system access medium thesaurus, to download and the corresponding media data of media item by purchase label institute mark.
12. wireless device as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
Medium output, it is configured to: received medium are presented to the user.
13. wireless device as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described medium output comprises display.
14. wireless device as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described medium output comprises loud speaker.
15. wireless device as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described medium output comprises the connector for the foreign medium display device.
16. wireless device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described radio signal receiver system comprises: a plurality of different radio signal receivers, it is configured to: receive dissimilar wireless radio transmission.
17. wireless device as claimed in claim 16, wherein, described a plurality of different radio signal receivers are configured to: at different radio wave band receiving media signals.
18. wireless device as claimed in claim 16, wherein, described a plurality of radio signal receivers comprise:
First radio signal receiver, it is configured to: receive broadcast medium;
Second radio signal receiver, it is configured to: receiving stream media.
19. wireless device as claimed in claim 18, wherein, described a plurality of radio signal receivers comprise:
Radio signal receiver, it is configured to: receive the blog medium.
20. wireless device as claimed in claim 16 comprises:
User interface, it is operable as: select media channel from the tabulation of described media option;
Channel selector, it is connected to described medium scanner, is configured to: select the reception of described media channel from one of described radio signal receiver.
21. wireless device as claimed in claim 20, wherein, media channel is related with the particular key of described wireless device, and irrelevant with the type of radio signal receiver.
22. wireless device as claimed in claim 20, wherein, described channel selector is configured to: select radio signal receiver, to be used for receiving described media channel by default preference ordering.
23. wireless device as claimed in claim 20, wherein, described channel selector is configured to:
Choose regarding higher ranked as for the reception of broadcasting FM radio signal,
Regard low ordering choice as for the reception of Streaming Media signal.
24. wireless device as claimed in claim 23, wherein, described channel selector is configured to:
The reception of broadcasting media signal for blog is regarded as the ordering choice lower than Streaming Media signal.
25. a method that is used at wireless media player access medium channel may further comprise the steps:
The tabulation of different media option is provided, and wherein, each option comprises media channel;
Select media channel to present;
Receive described media channel by a plurality of dissimilar radio signal receivers;
Select one of described dissimilar radio signal receiver according to the selection criterion of being stored;
Present the received described media channel of selected radio signal receiver.
26. method as claimed in claim 25, wherein, media channel is related with the particular key of described wireless media player, and irrelevant with the type of radio signal receiver.
27. method as claimed in claim 25 wherein, selects the step of one of described dissimilar radio signal receiver may further comprise the steps:
Select the signal of being broadcasted of media channel to choose as higher ranked,
The Streaming Media signal of selecting described media channel is as low ordering choice.
28. method as claimed in claim 25 wherein, selects the step of one of described dissimilar radio signal receiver may further comprise the steps:
Select the broadcast singal of described media channel to choose as the highest ordering,
Select to choose as second ordering by the Streaming Media signal of the received media channel of mobile telephone network.
29. method as claimed in claim 28 wherein, selects the step of one of described dissimilar radio signal receiver may further comprise the steps:
Select to choose as the 3rd ordering by the Streaming Media signal of the received media channel of WLAN.
30. method as claimed in claim 28 wherein, selects the step of one of described dissimilar radio signal receiver may further comprise the steps:
Select the blog of described media channel to choose as lowest rank.
31. method as claimed in claim 25 may further comprise the steps:
Scan described a plurality of dissimilar radio signal receiver, to be used for selected media channel.
32. a method that is used at wireless media player access medium channel may further comprise the steps:
The playlist of different media option is provided, and wherein, each option comprises media item;
Detect the visit of one of media item for described playlist channel by radio signal receiver;
Output access index signal on user interface, to inform the user: described media item is addressable.
33. method as claimed in claim 32, wherein, the step of output access index signal may further comprise the steps:
The indication of the highlighted demonstration of described media item is presented on the display.
34. method as claimed in claim 32, wherein, media item is related with the particular key of described wireless media player, and irrelevant with the type of radio signal receiver.
35. method as claimed in claim 32, wherein, the step of output access index signal may further comprise the steps:
The alert signal that output can be listened.
36. method as claimed in claim 32, wherein, the step of test access may further comprise the steps:
Scan a plurality of dissimilar radio signal receivers, to be used to visit the media item of playlist.
37. method as claimed in claim 32, wherein, the step of test access may further comprise the steps:
Scan a plurality of different media channels, to be used to visit the media item of playlist.
38. a method that is used at wireless media player access medium channel may further comprise the steps:
The playlist of different media option is provided, and wherein, each option comprises media item;
Detect the visit of one of media item for described playlist channel by the streaming radio signal receiver;
In response to detecting visit, described media item is recorded media file store.
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