KR20150128476A - Method and electronic device for sharing a radio program - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and an electronic device for sharing a radio program. The method for the electronic device sharing the radio program according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving radio program information including at least one between frequency information and a program identifier of a radio data system (RDS) for a radio program, which other electronic device is receiving, from the other electronic device; searching for the radio program corresponding to the radio program information; and receiving the searched radio program.

Description

[0001] METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SHARING A RADIO PROGRAM [0002]

This disclosure relates to electronic devices and relates to a method and an electronic device for sharing radio programs between electronic devices.

The electronic device is basically equipped with a receiving unit capable of listening to radio broadcasts. In addition, in the radio system, a radio data system (RDS) can be introduced to transmit a constant signal to a remaining frequency band of a radio broadcast. For example, it is possible to implement radio broadcasting in which an RDS is introduced in an FM radio system to transmit a constant signal to the remaining frequency band of an FM broadcast.

However, it is difficult to share the radio broadcast currently being listened to with the electronic device of another user by using the user's electronic device.

In addition, when the user and another user are located in distant regions, even if the user's electronic device delivers the radio frequency currently used by the user to the electronic device of another user, the other electronic device can not listen to the desired broadcast Occurs. This is because the other user's electronic device located in a remote area can receive other broadcasts or output noises even if they use the same frequency as the current user.

Accordingly, the present disclosure proposes a method and an electronic device capable of sharing the same broadcast in accordance with a user's intention when sharing data via radio frequency between electronic devices.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for an electronic device to share a radio program, the method comprising: transmitting, from another electronic device, frequency information on a radio program received by the another electronic device, Receiving a radio program information including at least one of a program identifier and a program identifier; searching for a radio program corresponding to the radio program information; and receiving the searched radio program .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of an electronic device sharing a radio program, comprising: receiving a program identifier of a radio program and a radio data system (RDS) from a radio server; And transmitting radio program information including at least one of frequency information on the received radio program and the RDS PI to another electronic device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of sharing a radio program in a radio broadcasting system, the method comprising: broadcasting content information included in a radio program broadcasted by a radio server and an address of an external server to a first electronic device; The first electronic device transmitting the content information included in the radio program and the address of the external server to the second electronic device; and transmitting the content information and the address of the external server And receiving the radio program corresponding to the radio program from the external server.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device sharing a radio program, the electronic device including: frequency information on a radio program received by the another electronic device from another electronic device; and program information of a radio data system (RDS) A program interface for receiving radio program information including at least one of a program identifier and a program identifier; and a processor for retrieving a radio program corresponding to the radio program information and receiving the retrieved radio program.

A user of the other electronic device can also receive or listen to the same sound source or content as the user of the electronic device by sharing the sound source currently being reproduced with the electronic device or the contents with other electronic devices in other areas.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an electronic device to which various embodiments of the present invention may be applied.
2 is a diagram of a processor of an electronic device to which various embodiments of the present invention may be applied.
Figure 3 is a diagram of a system to which various embodiments of the present invention may be applied.
Figure 4 illustrates another system to which various embodiments of the present invention may be applied.
5 is a flow chart illustrating a data sharing method to which various embodiments of the present invention may be applied.
6 is a flow chart illustrating a method of retrieving a radio program to which various embodiments of the present invention may be applied.
Figure 7 is a flow chart illustrating another method of retrieving a radio program to which various embodiments of the present invention may be applied.
8A is a diagram illustrating a screen of a shared application when a first electronic device transmits radio program information according to various embodiments of the present invention.
8B is a diagram illustrating a screen of a shared application when a second electronic device receives radio program information in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention.
8C is a diagram illustrating another screen of a shared application in which a second electronic device receives radio program information according to various embodiments of the present invention.
9 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an electronic device configuration to which various embodiments of the present invention may be applied.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention Various embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The various embodiments of the present invention are capable of various changes and may have various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and the detailed description is described with reference to the drawings. It should be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the various embodiments of the invention to the specific embodiments, but includes all changes and / or equivalents and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the various embodiments of the invention. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals have been used for like elements.

Or " including, " which may be used in various embodiments of the invention, refer to the presence of a corresponding function, operation or component, etc., which is disclosed, Operation, or components. Furthermore, in various embodiments of the present invention, the term "comprises" Or "having" are intended to designate the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Elements, parts, or combinations thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

The " or " in various embodiments of the present invention includes any and all combinations of words listed together. For example, " A or B " may comprise A, comprise B, or both A and B.

&Quot; first, " " second, " " first, " or " second, " etc. used in various embodiments of the present invention may modify various elements of various embodiments, I never do that. For example, the representations do not limit the order and / or importance of the components. The representations may be used to distinguish one component from another. For example, both the first user equipment and the second user equipment are user equipment and represent different user equipment. For example, without departing from the scope of the various embodiments of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it is to be understood that the element may be directly connected or connected to the other element, It should be understood that there may be other new components between the different components. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that an element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it is understood that there is no other element between the element and the other element It should be possible.

The terminology used in the various embodiments of the present invention is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the various embodiments of the present invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the various embodiments of the present invention belong. Terms such as those defined in general and used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning of the context of the relevant art and, unless expressly defined in the various embodiments of the invention, It is not interpreted as meaning.

An electronic device to which various embodiments of the present invention may be applied may be a device including a communication function. For example, the electronic device can be a smartphone, a tablet personal computer, a mobile phone, a videophone, an e-book reader, a desktop personal computer, a laptop Such as a laptop personal computer (PC), a netbook computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), an MP3 player, a mobile medical device, a camera, or a wearable device Such as a head-mounted device (HMD) such as electronic glasses, an electronic garment, an electronic bracelet, an electronic necklace, an electronic app apparel, an electronic tattoo, or a smart watch.

According to some embodiments, the electronic device may be a smart home appliance with communication capabilities. [0003] Smart household appliances, such as electronic devices, are widely used in the fields of television, digital video disk (DVD) player, audio, refrigerator, air conditioner, vacuum cleaner, oven, microwave oven, washing machine, air cleaner, set- And may include at least one of a box (e.g., Samsung HomeSyncTM, Apple TVTM, or Google TVTM), game consoles, an electronic dictionary, an electronic key, a camcorder, or an electronic frame.

According to some embodiments, the electronic device may be implemented in a variety of medical devices (e.g., magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), camera, ultrasound, global positioning system receiver, EDR (event data recorder), flight data recorder (FDR), automotive infotainment device, marine electronic equipment (eg marine navigation device and gyro compass), avionics, security An automotive head unit, an industrial or home robot, an ATM (automatic teller's machine) of a financial institution, or a point of sale (POS) of a store.

According to some embodiments, the electronic device may be a piece of furniture or a structure / structure including a communication function, an electronic board, an electronic signature receiving device, a projector, (E.g., water, electricity, gas, or radio wave measuring instruments, etc.). An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may be one or more of the various devices described above. Further, the electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may be a flexible device. It should also be apparent to those skilled in the art that the electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention is not limited to the above-described devices. The term user as used in various embodiments may refer to a person using an electronic device or a device using an electronic device (e.g., an artificial intelligence electronic device).

Hereinafter, a method of providing services in an electronic device and an electronic device according to various embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an electronic device to which various embodiments of the present invention may be applied.

1, the electronic device 101 includes at least one of a bus 110, a processor 120, a memory 130, an input / output interface 140, a display 150, and a communication interface 160 can do.

The bus 110 may be a means for interconnecting the components described above and for communicating (e.g., a control message) communication between the components described above.

The processor 120 may communicate with other components (e.g., the memory 130, the input / output interface 140, the display 150, or the communication interface 130) via the bus 110, for example, (160), decrypts the received command, and executes an operation or data processing according to the decrypted command.

The memory 130 may be received from the processor 120 or other components such as the input and output interface 140, the display 150, the communication interface 160, And may store instructions or data generated by other components. The memory 130 may include programming modules such as, for example, a kernel 131, a middleware 132, an application programming interface (API) 133, or an application 134. Each of the above-described programming modules may be composed of software, firmware, hardware, or a combination of at least two of them.

The kernel 131 may be a system resource used to execute an operation or function implemented in the other programming modules, for example, the middleware 132, the API 133, (E.g., the bus 110, the processor 120, or the memory 130). The kernel 131 may also provide an interface through which the individual components of the electronic device 101 may be accessed and controlled or managed in the middleware 132, the API 133 or the application 134 have.

The middleware 132 can act as an intermediary for the API 133 or the application 134 to communicate with the kernel 131 to exchange data. In addition, the middleware 132 may be associated with at least one of the applications 134 with respect to work requests received from the application 134, such as system resources (e.g., (E.g., scheduling or load balancing) of a work request using a method such as assigning a priority that can be used to the processor 110 (e.g., the bus 110, the processor 120, or the memory 130) .

The API 133 is an interface for the application 134 to control the functions provided by the kernel 131 or the middleware 132. For example, the API 133 may be a file control, a window control, At least one interface or function (e.g.

According to various embodiments, the application 134 may be an SMS / MMS application, an email application, a calendar application, an alarm application, a health care application (e.g., an application that measures momentum or blood glucose) E.g., applications that provide air pressure, humidity, or temperature information, etc.). Additionally or alternatively, the application 134 may be an application related to the exchange of information between the electronic device 101 and an external electronic device. The application associated with the information exchange may include, for example, a notification relay application for communicating specific information to the external electronic device, or a device management application for managing the external electronic device .

For example, the notification delivery application can send notification information generated by another application (e.g., SMS / MMS application, email application, healthcare application, or environmental information application) of the electronic device 101 to an external electronic device Communication device). Additionally or alternatively, the notification delivery application may receive notification information from, for example, an external electronic device (e.g., a local area communication device and provide it to the user). The device management application may, for example, (E.g., the turn on / turn off of the external electronic device itself (or some of its components) or the brightness of the display (or the brightness of the display) of at least a portion of the external electronic device (e.g., the first short range communication device) (E.g., install, delete, or update) services provided by the external electronic device or services operating on the external electronic device (e.g., call service or message service).

According to various embodiments, the application 134 may include an application specified according to attributes (e.g., the type of electronic device) of the external electronic device (e.g., first short range communication device). For example, if the external electronic device is an MP3 player, the application 134 may include an application related to music playback. Similarly, if the external electronic device is a mobile medical device, the application 134 may include applications related to healthcare. According to one embodiment, the application 134 may include at least one of an application specified in the electronic device 101 or an application received from an external electronic device (e.g., a server or a first local area communication device).

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the application 134 may include a channel sharing application, which may generate a list containing at least one other electronic device capable of sharing a radio program have.

The input / output interface 140 connects a command or data input from a user via an input / output device (e.g., a sensor, a keyboard, or a touch screen) to the processor 120, (130), the communication interface (160), or the channel sharing module (170). For example, the input / output interface 140 may provide the processor 120 with data on the user's touch input through the touch screen. The input / output interface 140 is connected to the processor 120, the memory 130, the communication interface 160, or the channel sharing module 170 via the bus 110, for example, Outputting the command or data through the input / output device (e.g., a speaker or a display). For example, the input / output interface 140 can output voice data processed through the processor 120 to a user through a speaker.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the input / output interface 140 may be configured to receive, from a list comprising at least one other electronic device capable of sharing the radio program, Lt; / RTI > is selected.

The display 150 may display various information (e.g., multimedia data or text data) to the user. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the display 150 may display a service screen related to the identified resource.

The communication interface 160 may connect communication between the electronic device 101 and an external electronic device (e.g., a first short-range communication device or a second short-range communication device). For example, the communication interface 160 may be connected to the network 102 via wireless or wired communication to communicate with the external electronic device. The wireless communication may include, for example, wireless fidelity, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, BLE or cellular communication such as LTE, LTE- A, CDMA, WCDMA, UMTS, WiBro or GSM, etc.). The wired communication may include at least one of, for example, a universal serial bus (USB), a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a recommended standard 232 (RS-232) or a plain old telephone service (POTS).

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the communication interface 160 receives a program identifier of a radio program and a radio data system (RDS) from a radio server, And may transmit radio program information including at least one of the frequency information and the RDS PI to another electronic device.

 According to various embodiments of the present invention, the processor 120 may include at least some of the information obtained from other components (e.g., the memory 130, the input / output interface 140, or the communication interface 160) And can provide it to the user in various ways. For example, the processor 120 may control at least some of the functions of the electronic device 101 such that the electronic device 101 is operatively associated with another electronic device (e.g., a first short range communication device or a second short range communication device) can do.

A further description of the processor 120 will be described below with reference to FIG.

2 is a diagram of a processor of an electronic device to which various embodiments of the present invention may be applied.

Referring to FIG. 2, the processor 120 may include at least one of a determination module 210, an acquisition module 220, a comparison module 230, and an execution module 240.

For example, the determination module 210 may determine whether the frequency information received by the electronic device from the radio server is valid. The frequency information may include, for example, at least one of information on a channel corresponding to a radio program received by the electronic device or information on a frequency (e.g., 98.5 MHz) corresponding to the radio program. Accordingly, the determination module 210 can determine whether the frequency information is valid by determining whether the electronic device is a channel corresponding to a radio program that can be received in the current area or a noise channel. For example, the determination module 210 may determine the validity according to the reception sensitivity of the currently received channel, in order to determine whether the radio channel corresponds to the radio program or the noise channel. The determination module 210 measures at least one of received signal strength indication (RSSI) or signal to noise ratio (SNR) of a currently received channel and determines whether the measured RSSI or SNR With a preset threshold value to determine whether the currently received channel is valid.

Further, according to various embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device may receive frequency information about the radio program being received by the other electronic device from another electronic device and a program identifier of a Radio Data System (RDS) Receiving radio program information including at least one radio program information, and searching radio programs corresponding to the radio program information. When the electronic device searches for a radio program, the determination module 210 may determine whether the received frequency information is valid to search for a radio program corresponding to the radio program information.

Also another example, the determining module (21 0) is a list of the available frequency is now determined the position of the electronic device by using, GPS information to determine the validity of the received frequency information, and mapped to a corresponding position and the corresponding position Lt; / RTI > In addition, it is possible to determine whether the frequency information is valid or not by checking whether the received frequency information is included in the stored list.

The acquisition module 220 may, for example, obtain an RDS PI corresponding to the frequency information. The RDS is a standard for radio data, and the information that the broadcast server can deliver to the electronic device via the RDS may include a Program Identification (PI), a Program Service (PS), and an Alternative Frequency (AF) list. The RDS PI may include unique code information of a broadcasting station.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device receives radio program information from at least one of frequency information and RDS PI for a radio program that the other electronic device is receiving from another electronic device, It is possible to search for a radio program corresponding to the radio program. In the case where the electronic device searches for a radio program, the acquisition module 220 may acquire RDS PI information corresponding to frequency information from which the determination module 210 determines validity.

As another example, the acquisition module 220 may obtain at least one of a Program Service (PS) and an Alternative Frequency (AF) list corresponding to the frequency information for which the determination module 210 determines validity. The PS may include identifier information for a broadcast program currently being received. The AF list may include a list of alternate frequencies of frequencies corresponding to the radio programs currently being received by the electronic device.

As an example, the comparison module 230 may check whether the RDS PI obtained from the server matches the RDS PI received from another electronic device. The server may be a radio server. Alternatively, the comparison module 230 may check whether the radio program identifier obtained from the external server matches the radio program identifier received from another electronic device. The external server may include a repository such as a cloud server, an external database, and an Internet address. The radio program identifier may include information on the external server.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device receives radio program information from at least one of frequency information and RDS PI for the radio program being received by the other electronic device from another electronic device, You can search for programs. When the electronic device searches the radio program, the comparison module 230 compares the RDS PI information corresponding to the frequency information acquired from the server with the RDS PI information received from the other electronic device by the acquisition module 220, Can be confirmed.

As another example, if the acquisition module 220 acquires the RDS PS from the server, the comparison module 230 may compare the obtained RDS PS with the received RDS PS to check whether they match. As another example, the comparison module 230 may also check whether the frequency information received from another electronic device is included in the RDS AF list acquired from the server.

Execution module 240 may, for example, execute a radio program. Execution module 240 may receive a radio program from an electronic device and execute a shared application for the user to listen to. Also, when the electronic device wishes to transmit frequency information and RDS PI to another electronic device, the execution module 240 can execute the corresponding shared application and transmit the corresponding information.

As another example, if the electronic device wishes to transmit frequency information and an RDS PS, RDS AF list to another electronic device, the execution module 240 can execute the corresponding shared application and transmit the corresponding information.

The determination module 210, the acquisition module 220, the comparison module 230 and the execution module 240 that the processor 120 described above may include may be implemented in various electronic devices in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention, Can be interlocked with each other to search for radio programs corresponding to the received frequency information and RDS PI information, and the operation mode can be variously changed based on the above description. For example, when the electronic device receives only the RDS PI information from another electronic device, the processor 120 of the electronic device obtains the same RDS PI information from the received RDS PI information and the server, And may also obtain corresponding frequency information.

Figure 3 is a diagram of a system to which various embodiments of the present invention may be applied.

Referring to FIG. 3, a system according to various embodiments of the present invention may include a first electronic device 301, a second electronic device 303, and a server 305. The server 305 may be, for example, a radio server and may broadcast using different frequencies depending on the broadcasting region of the same radio program. If the first electronic device and the second electronic device are located in different areas, the server 305 may broadcast the same radio program to the corresponding area in correspondence with different frequency information. That is, the server 305 can broadcast the frequency of the radio program received by the electronic device to be different from the frequency of the radio program received by the other electronic device.

The first electronic device 301 may receive the frequency information and the RDS PI for the radio program from the server 305 (307). Accordingly, the first electronic device 301 can receive the corresponding radio program using the frequency information, execute the shared application, and transmit the radio program information including at least one of the frequency information and the RDS PI to at least one To another electronic device (309). The second electronic device 303 receives the frequency information for the radio program that the first electronic device 301 is receiving from the first electronic device 301 and the program identifier of the Radio Data System (RDS) (311), and receives the radio program corresponding to the radio program information and receives the retrieved radio program. For example, the second electronic device 303 may determine whether the frequency information received from the first electronic device 301 is valid or not to retrieve a radio program corresponding to the radio program information, PI, and confirm whether the obtained RDS PI matches the RDS PI received from the other electronic device. As another example, it is possible to determine whether the frequency information received from the first electronic device 301 is valid or not, and to search frequencies other than the received frequency if the received frequency information is invalid. The second electronic device 303 may determine whether the searched frequency is valid, and if the searched frequency is valid, the second electronic device 303 may obtain the RDS PI corresponding to the searched frequency from the server 305. The second electronic device 303 checks whether the RDS PI obtained from the server matches the RDS PI received from the first electronic device 301. If the RDS PI does not coincide with the received RDS PI, Can be searched sequentially.

Figure 4 illustrates another system to which various embodiments of the present invention may be applied.

4, a system according to various embodiments of the present invention may include a first electronic device 301, a second electronic device 303, a server 305, and an external server 409. The server 305 may be, for example, a radio server. The external server 409 may be a telecommunications network. The communication network may include at least one of a computer network, an internet, an internet of things, or a telephone network. According to one embodiment, a protocol (e.g., transport layer protocol, data link layer protocol or physical layer protocol) for communication between the first electronic device 301 and the second electronic device 303 is provided by the application 134, May be supported in at least one of the programming interface 133, the middleware 132, the kernel 131 or the communication interface 160. [ In addition, the external server 409 can provide the cloud service and can store the content information included in the radio program, respectively. The external server 409 can receive the content information included in the radio program and the content information included in the external server 409 Address to the server 305 (405). The server 305 may transmit the content information included in the radio program and the address of the external server 409 to the at least one electronic device 301 (401). Accordingly, the first electronic device 301 can receive the content information included in the radio program and the radio program and the address of the external server 409 from the server 305 (401). The first electronic device 301 may execute a shared application to deliver the content information contained in the radio program and the address of the external server 409 to at least one electronic device 303 (403). The second electronic device 303 may receive from the first electronic device 301 the content information and the external server address included in the radio program received by the first electronic device 301 from the server 305 . The second electronic device 303 may access the external server 409 and receive the same contents as the first electronic device 301 (407).

5 is a flow chart illustrating a data sharing method to which various embodiments of the present invention may be applied.

Referring to FIG. 5, the first electronic device 301 may receive at least one of the radio program and the RDS PI for the radio program from the radio server (step 501), and may execute the radio program. The first electronic device 301 may store radio program information including the received RDS PI and frequency information for the radio program (step 503). The first electronic device 301 may execute a channel sharing application or a shared application for sharing the stored radio program information (step 505). The first electronic device 301 displays a list containing at least one other electronic device capable of executing the channel sharing application to share the radio program, and wherein the at least one other electronic device is selected from the list Can be recognized. Then, the radio program information may be transmitted to the second electronic device 303 of the selected at least one other electronic device (507). The radio program information may, for example, include RDS PI corresponding to the radio program currently being received by the first electronic device and frequency information for the radio program. The second electronic device 303 searches for a channel corresponding to the received radio program information (step 509), and receives a radio program corresponding to the searched channel from the radio server (step 511).

6 is a flow chart illustrating a method of retrieving a radio program to which various embodiments of the present invention may be applied.

Referring to FIG. 6, the second electronic device 303 may receive radio program information from the first electronic device 301 (step 507). The radio program information may include RDS PI corresponding to the radio program currently being received by the first electronic device 301 and frequency information for the radio program. The second electronic device 303 may search for a radio program corresponding to the received radio program information.

The second electronic device 303 may determine whether the frequency information for the radio program included in the radio program information is an effective channel (step 601). For example, the frequency information received by the second electronic device 303 determines whether the second electronic device 303 is a channel corresponding to a radio program that can be received in the current area or a noise channel can do. In one example, the second electronic device 303 may determine the validity according to the reception sensitivity of the currently received channel, in order to determine whether it corresponds to the radio program or a noise channel. In order to determine the validity according to the reception sensitivity, the second electronic device 303 measures at least one of the RSSI or the SNR of the currently received channel, for example, and compares the measured RSSI or SNR with a predetermined threshold value It is possible to determine whether or not the currently received channel is valid. If the received frequency information is not valid as a result of the second electronic device 303 being validated, the second electronic device 303 can sequentially search for other channels in step 609.

However, if it is determined that the second electronic device 303 is valid, if the received frequency information is valid, the RDS PI corresponding to the received frequency can be acquired from the radio server in step 603. The RDS PI may include unique code information of a broadcasting station.

The second electronic device 303 may compare the RDS PI received from the first electronic device 301 with the RDS PI obtained from the radio server (step 605). In step 609, the RDS PI received by the second electronic device 303 is compared with the RDS PI acquired from the radio server. For example, the second electronic device 303 may sequentially search for a radio frequency corresponding to the RDS PI received from the first electronic device 301. [

However, if it is determined that the RDS PI received by the second electronic device 303 is the same as the RDS PI obtained from the radio server, the radio program corresponding to the RDS PI may be received from the radio server in step 607.

The second electronic device 303 determines whether there is an effective channel for the frequency information for the radio program from the first electronic device 301 through steps 601 through 605. The RDS PI acquires the received RDS PI information, The radio program can be received. However, as another example, the second electronic device can acquire RDS PI information matching the received RDS PI information from the radio server before determining whether the channel is valid (step 601), and accordingly, And may receive the radio program via the corresponding radio frequency.

The operation of the second electronic device after step 609 to search for a channel will be described based on the detailed description of FIG. 7, which will be described below.

 Figure 7 is a flow chart illustrating another method of retrieving a radio program to which various embodiments of the present invention may be applied.

Referring to Figure 7, the second electronic device 303 receives radio program information including frequency information for the radio program and the RDS PI corresponding to the radio program currently being received by the first electronic device 301. [ If the second electronic device 303 does not match the frequency information for the radio program or does not match the RDS PI corresponding to the radio program and the acquired RDS PI, (Step 701). For example, the second electronic device 303 may search for valid channels that can be received in the current area. The second electronic device can determine a valid channel for the searched channel (step 703). For example, RSSI or SNR may be checked between 87.5 MHz and 108.0 MHz to search for an effective channel. If the second electronic device 303 determines that the searched channel is not an effective channel, the second electronic device 303 sets a channel to search for the next frequency of the searched channel (step 711), and determines whether the newly set channel is valid can do. As an example, the second electronic device 303 may sequentially search for radio frequencies until it finds a valid channel, and in another example, the second electronic device 303 may display a screen indicating that there is no valid channel around the search result Can be displayed.

However, if the second electronic device 303 determines that the channel retrieved in step 703 is an effective channel, the second electronic device 303 can acquire RDS PI information corresponding to the channel from the radio server (step 705). The RDS PI may include unique code information of a broadcasting station.

The second electronic device 303 may compare the RDS PI received from the first electronic device 301 with the RDS PI obtained from the radio server (step 707). If the result of the comparison is that the RDS PI received by the second electronic device 303 is the same as the RDS PI obtained from the radio server, the radio program corresponding to the RDS PI can be received from the radio server in step 709.

However, if the second electronic device 303 does not compare the RDS PI received from the first electronic device 301 with the RDS PI obtained from the radio server, the next frequency of the searched channel is set (step 711 ) Can be determined as an effective channel. As an example, the second electronic device 303 may sequentially search for radio frequencies until it finds a valid channel, and in another example, the second electronic device 303 may indicate that there is no identical RDS PI information around the search result Screen or a screen indicating that the first electronic device can not listen to the radio program to be shared.

8A to 8C, a shared application according to various embodiments of the present invention will be described.

8A is a diagram illustrating a screen of a shared application when a first electronic device transmits radio program information according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8A, the first electronic device 301 may execute a shared application to receive a currently received radio program and share it with at least one other electronic device. In this case, the screen 801 of the first electronic device 301 may display information about the frequency of the currently received radio program (for example, 102.9 MHz). The screen 801 of the first electronic device 301 also includes a share execution icon 800 for transmitting information about the radio program when the user wants to share the radio program with at least one other electronic device can do. When the first electronic device 301 confirms the input to the shared execution icon 800 while the shared application is running, the first electronic device 301 determines whether the first electronic device 301 is capable of transmitting information about the radio program currently being received And may display a list of one other electronic device. If the first electronic device 301 confirms that another electronic device is selected in the list, the text information 802 that confirms whether frequency information is currently shared with the radio program currently being received by the first electronic device 301, The display 803 may be displayed on the display screen. When the first electronic device 301 receives the sharing of the frequency information for the radio program included in the text information 802, the first electronic device 301 can transmit information on the radio program to the selected other electronic device.

In addition, as another example, the first electronic device 301 can not only transmit information on the radio program to the selected other electronic device, but also transmit the short message service (SNS), Social Networking Service) or a chat service by using at least one service.

8B is a diagram illustrating a screen of a shared application when a second electronic device receives radio program information in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8B, the second electronic device 303 may receive radio program information from the first electronic device 301.

For example, if the frequency information included in the received radio program information is invalid, the second electronic device 303 displays a screen indicating that the information about the radio program to be shared by the first electronic device 301 can not be confirmed (807). As another example, if the second electronic device 303 sequentially searches for radio frequencies until it finds a valid channel and confirms that there are no valid channels in the vicinity, It is possible to display a screen 807 indicating that the information 806 on the program can not be confirmed. The screen may, for example, include information 808 indicating that there are no valid channels in the vicinity.

As another example, if the second electronic device 303 does not match the RDS PI included in the received radio program information and the RDS PI obtained from the radio server, the first electronic device 301 May display a screen 807 indicating that the user can not confirm the information 808 on the radio program to be shared.

8C is a diagram illustrating another screen of a shared application in which a second electronic device receives radio program information according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8C, the second electronic device 303 may receive radio program information from the first electronic device 301.

For example, if the frequency information included in the received radio program information is valid, the second electronic device 303 displays a screen 811 indicating frequency information 812 for the radio program to be shared by the first electronic device Can be displayed. As another example, if the second electronic device 303 matches the RDS PI included in the received radio program information with the second electronic device 303 compared to the RDS PI obtained from the radio server, A screen 811 showing frequency information 812 for radio programs to be shared by the mobile terminal 301 can be displayed.

9 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an electronic device configuration to which various embodiments of the present invention may be applied.

Referring to Fig. 9, a block diagram illustrating an example of an electronic device configuration to which various embodiments of the invention may be applied. The electronic device 900 may constitute all or part of the electronic device 101 shown in Fig. 1, for example. 9, the electronic device 900 includes one or more application processors (APs) 910, a communication module 920, a SIM (subscriber identification module) card 924, a memory 930, Module 940, input device 950, display 960, interface 970, audio module 980, camera module 991, power management module 995, battery 996, indicator 997, Motor < / RTI >

The AP 910 may control a plurality of hardware or software components connected to the AP 910 by driving an operating system or an application program, and may perform various data processing and operations including multimedia data. The AP 910 may be implemented as a system on chip (SoC), for example. According to one embodiment, the AP 910 may further include a graphics processing unit (GPU) (not shown).

The communication module 920 (e.g., the communication interface 160) may communicate with other electronic devices (e. G., Local area communication device 104 (e. G. ) Or the server 310). According to one embodiment, the communication module 920 includes a cellular module 921, a Wifi module 923, a BT module 925, a GPS module 927, an NFC module 928 and a radio frequency (RF) module 929).

The cellular module 921 may provide voice calls, video calls, text services, or Internet services over a communication network (e.g., LTE, LTE-A, CDMA, WCDMA, UMTS, WiBro or GSM). The cellular module 921 may also perform identification and authentication of electronic devices within the communication network using, for example, a subscriber identity module (e.g., SIM card 924). According to one embodiment, the cellular module 921 may perform at least some of the functions that the AP 910 may provide. For example, the cellular module 921 may perform at least some of the multimedia control functions.

According to one embodiment, the cellular module 921 may include a communication processor (CP). In addition, the cellular module 921 may be implemented as an SoC, for example. 9, components such as the cellular module 921 (e.g., a communication processor), the memory 930, or the power management module 995 are shown as separate components from the AP 910, According to an embodiment, the AP 910 may be implemented to include at least a portion of the aforementioned components (e.g., cellular module 921).

According to one embodiment, the AP 910 or the cellular module 921 (e.g., a communications processor) may load or read commands or data received from at least one of non-volatile memory or other components connected thereto, load. In addition, the AP 910 or the cellular module 921 may store data generated by at least one of the other components or received from at least one of the other components in the non-volatile memory.

Each of the Wifi module 923, the BT module 925, the GPS module 927, and the NFC module 928 includes a processor for processing data transmitted and received through a corresponding module, for example . 9, the cellular module 921, the Wifi module 923, the BT module 925, the GPS module 927, or the NFC module 928 are shown as separate blocks, respectively. However, according to one embodiment, At least some (e.g., two or more) of the wireless module 921, the Wifi module 923, the BT module 925, the GPS module 927 or the NFC module 928 can be included in one integrated chip (IC) have. At least some of the processors (e.g., cellular module 921) corresponding to each of cellular module 921, Wifi module 923, BT module 925, GPS module 927 or NFC module 928, And a Wifi processor corresponding to the Wifi module 923) may be implemented in one SoC.

The RF module 929 can transmit and receive data, for example, transmit and receive RF signals. The RF module 929 may include, for example, a transceiver, a power amplifier module (PAM), a frequency filter, or a low noise amplifier (LNA). In addition, the RF module 929 may further include a component, for example, a conductor or a lead, for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves in free space in wireless communication. 9, the cellular module 921, the Wifi module 923, the BT module 925, the GPS module 927, and the NFC module 928 are shown sharing one RF module 929, At least one of the cellular module 921, the Wifi module 923, the BT module 925, the GPS module 927 or the NFC module 928 transmits and receives an RF signal through a separate RF module can do.

The SIM card 924 may be a card including a subscriber identity module and may be inserted into a slot formed at a specific location of the electronic device. The SIM card 924 may include unique identification information (e.g., an integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID)) or subscriber information (e.g., international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)).

The memory 930 (e.g., the memory 130) may include an internal memory 932 or an external memory 934. The built-in memory 932 may be a volatile memory such as a dynamic RAM (DRAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM), or a non-volatile memory Such as one time programmable ROM (OTPROM), programmable ROM (PROM), erasable and programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable and programmable ROM (EEPROM), mask ROM, flash ROM, NAND flash memory, And may include at least one.

According to one embodiment, the internal memory 932 may be a solid state drive (SSD). The external memory 934 may be a flash drive such as a compact flash (CF), a secure digital (SD), a micro secure digital (SD), a mini secure digital (SD) ) Or a Memory Stick or the like. The external memory 934 may be functionally connected to the electronic device 900 through various interfaces. According to one embodiment, the electronic device 900 may further include a storage device (or storage medium) such as a hard drive.

The sensor module 940 may measure a physical quantity or sense an operating state of the electronic device 900 and convert the measured or sensed information into an electrical signal. The sensor module 940 includes a gesture sensor 940A, a gyro sensor 940B, an air pressure sensor 940C, a magnetic sensor 940D, an acceleration sensor 940E, a grip sensor 940F, A light sensor 940G, a color sensor 940H (e.g., an RGB (red, green, blue) sensor), a living body sensor 940I, a temperature / humidity sensor 940J, 940M). ≪ / RTI > Additionally or alternatively, the sensor module 940 may include, for example, an E-nose sensor (not shown), an EMG sensor (not shown), an EEG sensor (not shown) (Not shown), an iris sensor (not shown), or a fingerprint sensor (not shown). The sensor module 940 may further include a control circuit for controlling at least one sensor included in the sensor module 940.

The input device 950 may include a touch panel 952, a (digital) pen sensor 954, a key 956, or an ultrasonic input device 958 . The touch panel 952 can recognize the touch input by at least one of an electrostatic type, a pressure sensitive type, an infrared type, and an ultrasonic type, for example. In addition, the touch panel 952 may further include a control circuit. In electrostatic mode, physical contact or proximity recognition is possible. The touch panel 952 may further include a tactile layer. In this case, the touch panel 952 may provide a tactile response to the user.

The (digital) pen sensor 954 can be implemented using the same or similar method as receiving the touch input of the user, or using a separate recognition sheet, for example. The key 956 may include, for example, a physical button, an optical key or a keypad. The ultrasonic input device 958 is an apparatus that can confirm data by sensing a sound wave from an electronic device 900 to a microphone (e.g., a microphone 988) through an input tool for generating an ultrasonic signal, Recognition is possible. According to one embodiment, the electronic device 900 may use the communication module 920 to receive user input from an external electronic device (e.g., a computer or a server) connected thereto.

The display 960 (e.g., the display 150) may include a panel 962, a hologram device 964, or a projector 966. The panel 962 may be, for example, a liquid-crystal display (LCD) or an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AM-OLED). The panel 962 may be embodied, for example, in a flexible, transparent or wearable manner. The panel 962 may be formed of a single module with the touch panel 952. The hologram device 964 can display a stereoscopic image in the air using interference of light. The projector 966 can display an image by projecting light onto a screen. The screen may be provided, for example, inside or outside the electronic device 900. According to one embodiment, the display 960 may further include control circuitry for controlling the panel 962, the hologram device 964, or the projector 966.

The interface 970 may include a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) 972, a universal serial bus (USB) 974, an optical interface 976, or a D-subminiature ) ≪ / RTI > The interface 970 may, for example, be included in the communication interface 160 shown in FIG. Additionally or alternatively, the interface 970 may be implemented with a mobile high-definition link (MHL) interface, a secure digital (SD) card / multi-media card (MMC) interface, or an infrared data association . ≪ / RTI >

The audio module 980 can convert sound and electric signals into both directions. At least some of the components of the audio module 980 may be included, for example, in the input / output interface 140 shown in FIG. The audio module 980 may process sound information input or output through, for example, a speaker 982, a receiver 984, an earphone 986, a microphone 988, or the like.

The camera module 991 can capture still images and moving images. The camera module 991 may include one or more image sensors (e.g., a front sensor or a rear sensor), a lens (not shown), an image signal processor (Not shown) or a flash (not shown), such as an LED or xenon lamp.

The power management module 995 may manage the power of the electronic device 900. Although not shown, the power management module 995 may include, for example, a power management integrated circuit (PMIC), a charger integrated circuit (PMIC), or a battery or fuel gauge.

The PMIC can be mounted, for example, in an integrated circuit or a SoC semiconductor. The charging method can be classified into wired and wireless. The charging IC can charge the battery, and can prevent an overvoltage or an overcurrent from the charger. According to one embodiment, the charging IC may comprise a charging IC for at least one of a wired charging scheme or a wireless charging scheme. The wireless charging system may be, for example, a magnetic resonance system, a magnetic induction system or an electromagnetic wave system, and additional circuits for wireless charging may be added, such as a coil loop, a resonant circuit or a rectifier have.

The battery gauge can measure, for example, the remaining amount of the battery 996, the voltage during charging, the current or the temperature. The battery 996 may store or generate electricity and supply power to the electronic device 900 using the stored or generated electricity. The battery 996 may include, for example, a rechargeable battery or a solar battery.

The indicator 997 may indicate a specific state of the electronic device 900 or a portion thereof (e.g., the AP 910), e.g., a boot state, a message state, or a charged state. The motor 998 may convert the electrical signal to mechanical vibration. Although not shown, the electronic device 900 may include a processing unit (e.g., a GPU) for mobile TV support. The processing device for supporting the mobile TV can process media data conforming to standards such as digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB), digital video broadcasting (DVB), or media flow.

For example, an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may include frequency information for a radio program that the other electronic device is receiving from another electronic device, and frequency information for a program identifier (Program Identifier) of a Radio Data System (RDS) A communication module 920 that receives radio program information that includes at least one and an application processor 910 that searches for a radio program corresponding to the radio program information.

The application processor 910 according to various embodiments of the present invention determines whether the received frequency information is valid or not, acquires an RDS PI corresponding to the frequency information, and receives the RDS PI from the other electronic device The application processor 910 searches for a frequency other than the received frequency when the received frequency information is judged to be invalid, and if the determination module determines that the frequency And if the retrieved frequency is valid, the obtaining module may obtain the RDS PI corresponding to the retrieved frequency. The application processor 910 may check whether the RDS PI obtained by the channel sharing control module matches the received RDS PI and sequentially search for a frequency corresponding to the received RDS PI have.

Each of the above-described components of the electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may be composed of one or more components, and the name of the component may be changed according to the type of the electronic device. The electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may be configured to include at least one of the above-described components, and some components may be omitted or further include other additional components. In addition, some of the components of the electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may be combined into one entity, so that the functions of the components before being combined can be performed in the same manner.

The term "module" as used in various embodiments of the present invention may mean a unit including, for example, one or a combination of two or more of hardware, software or firmware. A "module" may be interchangeably used with terms such as, for example, unit, logic, logical block, component or circuit. A "module" may be a minimum unit or a portion of an integrally constructed component. A "module" may be a minimum unit or a portion thereof that performs one or more functions. "Modules" may be implemented either mechanically or electronically. For example, a "module" in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention may be an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) And a programmable-logic device.

According to various embodiments, at least a portion of a device (e.g., modules or functions thereof) or a method (e.g., operations) according to various embodiments of the present invention may be, for example, a computer readable And may be implemented with instructions stored on a computer-readable storage medium. The instructions may be executed by one or more processors (e.g., when executed by the processor, the one or more processors may perform functions corresponding to the instructions.) A computer readable storage medium may, for example, At least a portion of the programming module may be implemented (e.g., executed) by, for example, the processor. At least a portion of the programming module may include, for example, The computer-readable recording medium may include a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk, and a magnetic tape, and a magneto- Optical media such as CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) and DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), and floppy discs optical media such as a magneto-optical disk and a program command (e.g., a programming module) such as a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM) The program instructions may include machine language code such as those generated by the compiler as well as high level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter, May be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of various embodiments of the invention, and vice versa.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. And the like. Accordingly, the scope of various embodiments of the present invention should be construed as being included in the scope of various embodiments of the present invention in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein, all changes or modifications derived from the technical ideas of various embodiments of the present invention.

Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. It should be.

Claims (21)

A method for an electronic device to share a radio program,
Receiving radio program information including at least one of frequency information on a radio program being received by the other electronic device and a program identifier of a radio data system (RDS) from another electronic device; ,
Searching for a radio program corresponding to the radio program information,
And receiving the retrieved radio program.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the frequency of the radio program received by the electronic device is different from the frequency of the radio program received by the electronic device.
The method according to claim 1,
The method of claim 1,
Determining whether the received frequency information is valid;
Acquiring an RDS PI corresponding to the frequency information;
And checking whether the obtained RDS PI matches the RDS PI received from the other electronic device.
The method of claim 3,
And sequentially searching for a radio frequency corresponding to the received RDS PI if the acquired RDS PI does not match the RDS PI received from the other electronic device.
The method according to claim 1,
The method of claim 1,
Determining validity of the received frequency information;
Searching frequencies other than the received frequency if the received frequency information is invalid;
Determining whether the searched frequency is valid and acquiring an RDS PI corresponding to the searched frequency when the searched frequency is valid;
Checking whether the obtained RDS PI matches the received RDS PI, and sequentially searching for a frequency corresponding to the received RDS PI if the received RDS PI does not coincide with the received RDS PI.
6. The method of claim 5,
Whether or not the received frequency information is valid may be determined,
Wherein the determination is made using at least one of Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) and Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) for the frequency.
The method according to claim 1,
The radio program information
Further comprising information input by using at least one service of SMS (Short Message Service), SNS (Social Networking Service) or chat service in the other electronic device.

A method for an electronic device to share a radio program,
Radio program and radio data system from radio server (RDS: Radio
Receiving a program identifier of a data system;
And transmitting radio program information including at least one of frequency information on the received radio program and the RDS PI to another electronic device.
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the frequency of the radio program received by the electronic device is different from the frequency of the radio program received by the electronic device.
9. The method of claim 8,
The radio program information
Further comprising information input by using at least one service of SMS (Short Message Service), SNS (Social Networking Service) or chat service in the other electronic device.
9. The method of claim 8,
Executing a channel sharing application to display a list including at least one other electronic device capable of sharing the radio program;
Further comprising: confirming that the at least one other electronic device is selected from the list.
A method for sharing a radio program in a radio broadcasting system,
Broadcasting a radio program broadcasted by a radio server, content information included in the radio program, and an address of an external server,
The first electronic device receiving the content information and the address of the external server transmits the received content information and the address of the external server to the second electronic device;
And the second electronic device receiving the content information and a radio program corresponding to the address of the external server from the external server.

An electronic device sharing a radio program,
A communication interface for receiving radio program information including at least one of frequency information on a radio program received by the other electronic device from another electronic device and a program identifier of a radio data system (RDS) Wow,
And a processor for retrieving a radio program corresponding to the radio program information and receiving the retrieved radio program.
14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the frequency of the radio program received by the electronic device is different from the frequency of the radio program received by the other electronic device.
14. The method of claim 13,
The processor comprising:
A determination module for determining whether the received frequency information is valid;
An acquiring module for acquiring an RDS PI corresponding to the frequency information;
And a comparison module for checking whether the obtained RDS PI matches the RDS PI received from the other electronic device.
16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the processor is configured to search for a frequency other than the received frequency, determine whether the searched frequency is valid, and if the searched frequency is valid, Wherein the RDS PI corresponding to the RDS PI corresponding to the received RDS PI is sequentially checked if the RDS PI corresponding to the received RDS PI matches the received RDS PI. Electronic device.
14. The method of claim 13,
The processor comprising:
And determining whether the received frequency information is valid by using at least one of Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) and Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) for the frequency information.
16. The method of claim 15,
The processor comprising:
And sequentially searches the radio frequency corresponding to the received RDS PI if the acquired RDS PI does not match the RDS PI received from the other electronic device.
14. The method of claim 13,
The radio program information
Further comprising information input by using at least one service of SMS (Short Message Service), SNS (Social Networking Service) or chat service in the other electronic device.

14. The method of claim 13,
The communication interface receives a program identifier of a radio program and a radio data system (RDS) from a radio server, and includes at least one of frequency information on the received radio program and the RDS PI And transmits the radio program information to another electronic device.
14. The method of claim 13,
A display for displaying a list comprising at least one other electronic device capable of running the channel sharing application to share the radio program;
Further comprising: an input / output interface for verifying that said at least one other electronic device is selected from said list.

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