U.S. patent application number 13/243152 was filed with the patent office on 2012-02-02 for device and method for outputting data of a wireless terminal to an external device.
This patent application is currently assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.. Invention is credited to Hyun-Jung KIM, Chae-Whan LIM.
Application Number | 20120030719 13/243152 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34858792 |
Filed Date | 2012-02-02 |
United States Patent
Application |
20120030719 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
LIM; Chae-Whan ; et
al. |
February 2, 2012 |
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING DATA OF A WIRELESS TERMINAL TO AN
EXTERNAL DEVICE
Abstract
A method for a media device is provided. The method includes
establishing communication with a wireless terminal, receiving
multimedia data wirelessly transmitted from the wireless terminal,
and displaying the multimedia data on an external device, whereby
the multimedia data is reproduced on the external device in real
time.
Inventors: |
LIM; Chae-Whan; (Daegu,
KR) ; KIM; Hyun-Jung; (Daegu, KR) |
Assignee: |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.
LTD.
Suwon-si
KR
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Family ID: |
34858792 |
Appl. No.: |
13/243152 |
Filed: |
September 23, 2011 |
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11039861 |
Jan 24, 2005 |
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Current U.S.
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725/81 |
Current CPC
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H04N 7/163 20130101;
H04N 21/43637 20130101; H04N 5/38 20130101; H04N 1/00318 20130101;
H04N 21/472 20130101; H04N 1/00281 20130101; H04N 21/4432 20130101;
H04N 1/00291 20130101; H04N 21/4126 20130101; H04N 21/426 20130101;
H04N 21/4325 20130101; H04W 28/14 20130101; H04N 5/63 20130101;
H04N 5/772 20130101; H04B 1/205 20130101; H04N 1/00315 20130101;
H04N 5/4401 20130101; H04N 2201/0084 20130101; H04N 21/47217
20130101; H04N 5/7755 20130101; H04N 21/4122 20130101; H04N 5/783
20130101; H04N 9/8047 20130101; H04N 5/775 20130101; H04N 21/41407
20130101; H04N 9/8042 20130101 |
Class at
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725/81 |
International
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H04N 21/63 20110101
H04N021/63 |
Foreign Application Data
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Feb 21, 2004 |
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10-2004-0011683 |
Claims
1. A method for a media device, the method comprising: establishing
communication with a wireless terminal; receiving multimedia data
wirelessly transmitted from the wireless terminal; and displaying
the multimedia data on an external device, whereby the multimedia
data is reproduced on the external device in real time.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication established is
via a wireless Local Area Network.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the media device receives the
multimedia data from the wireless terminal operating in a
transmission mode.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the media device displays the
multimedia data on the external device based on a command selected
on the wireless terminal in the transmission mode.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising receiving the command
from a set of commands from the wireless terminal.
6. The method of claim 4, wherein the command includes at least one
of play, pause, stop, fast forward, rewind, power on, and power
off.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a frame
number of the multimedia data transmitted by the wireless
terminal.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia data comprises at
least one of video data, audio data, and image data.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising processing the
multimedia data.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the multimedia data is processed
using at least one of a video codec and an audio codec.
Description
PRIORITY
[0001] This application is a continuation of prior application Ser.
No. 11/039,861, filed Jan. 24, 2005, which claims the benefit under
35 U.S.C. .sctn.119(a) of a Korean patent application filed in the
Korean Intellectual Property Office on Feb. 21, 2004 and assigned
Serial No. 10-2004-0011683, the entire disclosure of each of which
is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to a media device. More
particularly, the present invention relates to a device and a
method for outputting data stored in a wireless terminal to an
external device.
[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0005] Recently, wireless terminals have been developed to provide
a high-speed data transmission function in addition to a voice
communication function. A wireless terminal capable of performing
data communication can process data including packet data and image
data.
[0006] Now, wireless terminals have a function of enabling image
data to be transmitted/received. Therefore, the wireless terminals
can store an image received from a base station and transmit an
acquired image to the base station. Such a wireless terminal
includes a camera for photographing an image and a display unit for
displaying an image photographed by the camera. The camera may
include a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) or Complementary Metal Oxide
Semiconductor (CMOS) sensor and the display unit may include a
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). In addition, camera devices are being
miniaturized. Concomitantly, devices for photographing images also
show a tendency to be miniaturized. The wireless terminal can
photograph an image to be displayed as a moving picture or a still
picture, and can transmit a photographed image to the base
station.
[0007] According to the increase of the request of providers and
users for an image mail, such services as described above are now
being provided and are expected to highly increase in the future.
In addition, if multimedia data (such as audio data, moving picture
data, still picture data, and the like) stored in a wireless
terminal can be played by or displayed on an external device, the
users' requests may be further satisfied.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve
the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and an
object of the present invention is to provide a media device
capable of outputting data stored in a wireless terminal through an
external device.
[0009] Another object of the present invention is to provide a
method for outputting data stored in a wireless terminal through an
external device using the media device.
[0010] To accomplish these objects, in accordance with one aspect
of the present invention, there is provided a media device for
outputting data stored in a wireless terminal to an external device
through communication with the wireless terminal. The media device
comprises a radio frequency (RF) unit for communicating with the
wireless terminal; a power supply unit for controlling power of the
external device; a control unit for performing control operations
for decoding data transmitted from the wireless terminal according
to a command transmitted from the wireless terminal and
transmitting the decoded data to the external device; and an output
unit for transmitting the decoded data to the external device.
[0011] In accordance with another aspect of the present invention,
there is provided a method for outputting data stored in a wireless
terminal to an external device through a media device. The method
comprises powering the media device and the external device when
the wireless terminal transmits a power-on command; searching for
information relating to reproduction, which is attached to a
reproduction command, and responding to the reproduction command
when the wireless terminal transmits the reproduction command; and
decoding data received from the wireless terminal and outputting
the decoded data to the external device when a response to the
reproduction command is performed.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the
present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed
description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in
which:
[0013] FIG. 1 is a view illustrating a system for transmitting data
stored in a wireless terminal to an external device through a media
device according to one embodiment of the present invention;
[0014] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of
the wireless terminal shown in FIG. 1;
[0015] FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a construction of the
media device shown in FIG. 2;
[0016] FIG. 4A is a view illustrating a structure of the protocol
stack of the wireless terminal shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4B is a
view illustrating a structure of the protocol stack of the media
device shown in FIG. 1;
[0017] FIGS. 5A to 5D are flow diagrams illustrating procedures of
outputting audio/video stored in the wireless terminal to the
external device through the media device according one embodiment
of the present invention;
[0018] FIGS. 6A to 6D are flow diagrams illustrating procedures of
outputting audio stored in the wireless terminal to the external
device through the media device according one embodiment of the
present invention;
[0019] FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating a procedure of
outputting still picture data stored in the wireless terminal to
the external device through the media device according one
embodiment of the present invention; and
[0020] FIGS. 8A to 8C are flow diagrams illustrating procedures of
outputting still picture and audio data stored in the wireless
terminal to the external device through the media device according
one embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0021] Hereinafter, embodiments of a device and a method for
outputting data stored in a wireless terminal to an external device
according to the present invention will be described with reference
to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the
present invention, a detailed description of known functions and
configurations incorporated herein will be omitted for
conciseness.
[0022] FIG. 1 is a view illustrating a system for transmitting data
stored in a wireless terminal to an external device through a media
device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
[0023] A wireless terminal 100 stores multimedia data. The wireless
terminal 100 communicates with a media device 200 to output the
multimedia data to an external device 300. Also, the wireless
terminal 100 may transmit command signals to control the multimedia
data output through the external device 300 while a user listens to
or views the multimedia data. The media device 200 communicates
with the wireless terminal 100 and outputs multimedia data, which
are transmitted from the wireless terminal 100, to the external
device 300 to be displayed.
[0024] While an embodiment of the present invention will be
described on the assumption that the external device 300 is a
television, the external device 300 can be replaced by any type of
external device (which include a beam projector, and the like)
capable of receiving data through the media device 200. Also, an
embodiment of the present invention will be described on the
assumption that the wireless terminal 100 transmits multimedia data
(such as a video clip, audio, a music file, still picture data, TV
video data, and so on) through the media device 200 to the external
device 300. However, the wireless terminal 100 can transmit not
only multimedia data stored in the wireless terminal 100 but also
communication data (such as phone book data, and so on) to the
media device 200 at each predetermined interval.
[0025] The media device 200 functions as an intermediate device for
receiving wirelessly coded multi-media data of the wireless
terminal 100 and decoding the received data to thereby transmit the
same to the external device 300 after analog conversion is
performed. Although the media device 200 is shown as being separate
from the external device 300, the media device 200 can comprise a
module and be integrated into the external device 300 in accordance
with an embodiment of the present invention. The media device
module would allow the external device 300 to perform the same
functions as the media device 200. For example, a media device
module implemented in the external device 300 such as a television
would allow the television to directly receive TV video data of the
wireless terminal 100 wirelessly and decode the received data to
thereby display the same on a reproducing module such as a
television tube or picture screen.
[0026] It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that
the external device 300 is not limited to a television set. The
external device 300 can be a video cassette recorder (VCR),
satellite receiver, cable box, digital video recorder or a computer
and the like, without departing from the scope of the present
invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the construction
of the wireless terminal shown in FIG. 1. A first radio frequency
(RF) unit 123 performs wireless communication. The first RF unit
123 includes a RF transmitter (not shown) and an RF receiver (not
shown), in which the RF transmitter up-converts and amplifies
frequencies of a signal to be transmitted, and the RF receiver
low-noise amplifies a received signal and down-converts the
frequency of the received signal. A second RF unit 170 performs a
wireless communication function with the media device 200 through
Bluetooth or a wireless Local Area Network (LAN). The second RF
unit 170 includes an RF transmitter (not shown) for up-converting
and amplifying the frequency of a signal to be transmitted. Of
course, it is possible that the first RF unit 123 includes the
function of the second RF unit 170 so that the first RF unit 123
may perform the wireless communication function with the media
device 200 as well as the normal wireless communication function of
the wireless terminal 100.
[0027] A data processing unit 120 includes a transmitter (not
shown) for encoding and modulating the signal to be transmitted and
a receiver (not shown) for demodulating and decoding the received
signal. That is, the data processing unit 120 may include a MODEM
and a CODEC. Herein, the CODEC includes a data CODEC for processing
packet data, and so on, and an audio CODEC for processing audio
signals such as voices, and the like. An audio processing unit 125
reproduces a reception audio signal output from the audio CODEC of
the data processing unit 120, and transfers a transmission audio
signal generated from a microphone to the audio CODEC of the data
processing unit 120.
[0028] A memory 130 may include a program memory and a data memory.
The program memory may store programs for controlling general
operations of the wireless terminal and programs for transmitting
multimedia data stored in the wireless terminal to the media device
according to an embodiment of the present invention. The data
memory temporarily stores data generated while the programs are
being executed. Also, the memory 130 stores various multimedia data
(such as video, audio, music files, pictures, and so on) and
communication data (such as phone numbers of a phone book,
received/transmitted character data, and so on).
[0029] A control unit 110 controls operations of the wireless
terminal. The control unit 110 may include the data processing unit
120. Also, the control unit 110 may control the transmission of
data stored in the memory 130 to the media device 200 according to
an embodiment of the present invention. Also, the control unit 110
stores a protocol stack for communicating with the media device 200
according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4A is a
view showing a structure of the protocol stack of the wireless
terminal. The control unit 110 communicates with the media device
200 through the protocol stack. In the protocol stack of the
wireless terminal, Media Control Protocol (MCP) represents a
protocol for enabling the wireless terminal 100 and the media
device 200 to communicate with each other according to each media
reproduction control command input by a user of the wireless
terminal 100. Also, when the wireless terminal 100 includes a TV
reception function, the control unit 110 can transmit TV video
data, which are received by the wireless terminal 100, to the media
device 200 so that the TV video data may be output through the
television 300 to be seen and heard by a user.
[0030] A camera module 140 includes a camera sensor and a signal
processing section. The camera sensor photographs an image and
converts a light signal obtained through the photographing into an
electric signal. The signal processing section converts an analog
image signal obtained through the photographing of the camera
sensor into digital data. Herein, it is assumed that the camera
sensor is a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) sensor, and the signal
processing section may be realized by a digital signal processor
(DSP). The camera sensor and the signal processing section may be
integrally or separately constructed.
[0031] A video processing unit 150 performs a function to generate
image data for displaying an image signal output from the camera
module 140. The video processing unit 150 processes an image
signal, which is output from the camera module 140, in a unit of
frame, and outputs the frame image data according to the size and
the property of a display unit 160. Also, the video processing unit
150 includes a video CODEC so as to perform a function to compress
frame image data displayed on the display unit 160 by using a
predetermined method and a function to reproduce original frame
image data from compressed frame image data. Herein, the video
CODEC may be one of a Joint Picture Experts Group (JPEG) CODEC, a
Moving Picture Experts Group 4 (MPEG4) CODEC, a Wavelet CODEC, etc.
It is assumed that the video processing unit 150 has an On Screen
Display (OSD) function and can output OSD data according to the
size of a screen displayed under the control of a control unit
110.
[0032] The display unit 160 displays an image signal output from
the video processing unit 150 and user data output from the control
part 110 on a screen. Herein, the display unit 160 may employ a
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). When the LCD is employed, the display
unit 160 may include a LCD controller, a memory for storing image
data, an LCD display element, etc. Herein, when the LCD is realized
in a touch screen method, the display unit 160 may operate as an
input section. In addition, in an embodiment of the present
invention, the display unit 160 can display a menu for controlling
data which are transmitted from the wireless terminal to the
external device in a transmission mode. The menu includes `power
on/off`, `play`, `fast forward`, `rewind`, `pause`, `stop`, and so
on. A key input unit 127 includes keys used to input numeral and
letter information and function keys used to set various functions.
In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, the key
input unit 127 may include menu keys for controlling data which are
transmitted from the wireless terminal to the external device in a
transmission mode. The menu keys includes a power on/off key, a
play key, a fast forward key, a rewind key, a pause key, a stop
key, and so on.
[0033] FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a construction of the
media device shown in FIG. 1. An RF unit 270 performs a wireless
communication function with the wireless terminal 100 through
Bluetooth or a wireless LAN. The RF unit 270 includes an RF
receiver (not shown) which low-noise amplifies a received signal
and down-converts the frequency of the received signal. A power
supply unit 220 for an external device performs a function to turn
on/off the power of the television 300 under the control of a
control unit 210 when a power on/off command is transmitted from
the wireless terminal.
[0034] The control unit 210 includes a video CODEC and an audio
CODEC. The video CODEC performs a function to restore original
frame image data from compressed frame image data transmitted from
the wireless terminal 100. Herein, the video CODEC may be one of a
JPEG CODEC, an MPEG4 CODEC, a Wavelet CODEC, and so on. The audio
CODEC performs a function to restore original frame audio data from
compressed frame audio data transmitted from the wireless terminal
100. Herein, the audio CODEC may be one of an Advanced Audio Coding
(AAC) CODEC, an Audio Modem Riser (AMR) CODEC, an MP3 CODEC, etc.
The control unit 210 decodes data transmitted from the wireless
terminal 100 by means of the video CODEC and the audio CODEC and
outputs the decoded data to the television 300. In addition, the
control unit 210 includes a protocol stack as shown in FIG. 4B and
communicates with the wireless terminal 100 through the protocol
stack. In the protocol stack of the media device 200, Media Control
Protocol (MCP) represents a protocol for enabling the wireless
terminal 100 and the media device 200 to communicate with each
other according to each command transmitted from the wireless
terminal 100. Also, the control unit 210 outputs data transmitted
from the wireless terminal 100 to the television 300 according to
each command transmitted from the wireless terminal 100. A first
buffer 240 stores image data decoded by the video CODEC of the
control unit 210, and the image data of a digital signal type
stored in the first buffer 240 are converted into an analog signal
through a first Digital/Analog (D/A) converter 250. A second buffer
280 stores audio data decoded by the audio CODEC of the control
unit 210, and the audio data of a digital signal type stored in the
second buffer 280 are converted into an analog signal through a
second D/A converter 290.
[0035] An output unit 260 for an external device performs a
function to output image data transmitted through the first D/A
converter 250 and audio data transmitted through the second D/A
converter 290, to the television 300 which is an external device. A
memory 230 may store programs for controlling a normal operation of
the media device 200. In addition, the memory 230 may store
multimedia data and communication data transmitted from the
wireless terminal 100.
[0036] The components of the media device 200 shown in FIG. 3 may
be included in the external device 300. Such an external device
including the components of the media device can output data stored
in the wireless terminal through direct communication with the
wireless terminal 100.
[0037] Hereinafter, the operation for outputting data stored in the
wireless terminal to the television (such as an external device)
using the wireless terminal and the media device as shown in FIGS.
2 and 3 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to
8.
[0038] FIGS. 5A to 5D are flow diagrams illustrating procedures of
receiving multimedia data relating to audio/video from the wireless
terminal and processing the received multimedia data in the media
device, that is, procedures of reproducing the audio and video
through the television in realtime. FIG. 5A is a flow diagram
illustrating a control procedure for powering on the external
device and the media device and then reproducing audio/video data
through the external device. FIG. 5B is a flow diagram illustrating
a control procedure for performing a pause operation for
audio/video data reproduced through the external device. FIG. 5C is
a flow diagram illustrating a control procedure for performing a
fast forward (or a rewind) operation for audio/video data
reproduced through the external device. FIG. 5D is a flow diagram
illustrating a control procedure for performing a stop operation
for audio/video data reproduced through the external device and a
power-off operation for the external device and the media
device.
[0039] Referring to FIG. 5A, when a user of the wireless terminal
selects a transmission mode for an external device to transmit data
to the external device 300, the control unit 110 detects it and
changes the wireless terminal into the transmission mode for an
external device. In the transmission mode for an external device,
when the user selects a power-on function which is included in the
key input unit 127 or is one from among control keys (such as power
on/off, play, fast forward, rewind, pause, and stop) for the
external device, the control unit 110 detects it and proceeds to
step 510 of transmitting a power-on command to the media device
200. When the control unit 210 of the media device 200 receives the
power-on command from the wireless terminal 100, the control unit
210 turns on the power source of the media device 200 and controls
the power supply unit 220 for the external device to turn on the
power of the television 300. Thereafter, in step 511, the control
unit 210 of the media device 200 transmits a response message to
the wireless terminal 100 in response to the power-on command so as
to notify the wireless terminal 100 that the media device 200 and
the television 300 are powered on. The wireless terminal 100 and
the media device 200 communicate with each other through commands
which are input by the user of the wireless terminal and are
transmitted through an MCP. When the control unit 110 of the
wireless terminal receives the response message from the media
device 200 in response to the power-on command, the control unit
110 notifies the user that the media device 200 is ready to play
through the display unit 160. When the user selects audio/video
data to be transmitted and selects a play function for the selected
audio/video data, the control unit 110 detects it and transmits a
play command to the media device 200 in step 512. In this case, the
control unit 110 transmits information (which relates to playing)
to the media device 200, together with the play command. The
information relating to the play command includes information
relating to data transmitted from the wireless terminal 100 and is
accompanied and transmitted whenever the play function is
performed.
[0040] The control unit 210 of the media device 200 receives the
play command, the control unit 210 recognizes the play command and
searches for accompanied information relating to the play mode. The
information relating to the play mode includes information about a
kind of media, a kind of audio CODEC, a kind of video CODEC, a
media title, a total play time period, resolution, a bit rate, and
a frame number. In step 512, the information relating to the play
mode, which is received in the media device 200, may be described
as follows:
[0041] M=AV, A=AAC, V=MPEG4, S=CIF, MT=Graduation Travel, D=15:30,
R=256, and F=0.
[0042] Herein, "M=AV" indicates that the type of media corresponds
to audio/video data, "A=AAC" indicates that an Advanced Audio
Coding (AAC) or MP4 audio CODEC is employed, and "V=MPEG4"
indicates that an MPEG4 video CODEC is employed. Also, "S=CIF"
indicates that a `352.times.288` Common Intermediate Format (CIF)
resolution is employed, and "MT=Graduation Travel" indicates that
received audio/video data has a title of `Graduation Travel`. Also,
"D=15:30" indicates a total play time period of fifteen hours and
thirty minutes, "R=256" indicates a bit rate of 256 kbps, and "F=0"
indicates a frame number. The frame number corresponds to a
sequence number of Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP)/Real-time
Transport Control Protocol (RTCP) for realtime data transmission.
When the control unit 210 of the media device finds the information
relating to the play mode, the control unit 210 performs step 513.
In step 513, the control unit 210 transmits a response message,
which provides an indication that the media device 200 is ready to
play, to the wireless terminal 100 in response to the play command.
When the wireless terminal 100 receives the response message from
the media device 200 in response to the play command, the control
unit 110 of the wireless terminal detects it and transmits the
audio/video data to the media device 200 through the RTC protocol
in step 514. In step 514, when the media device 200 receives the
audio/video data from the wireless terminal 100, the control unit
210 of the media device 200 detects it and decodes the audio/video
data by means of a video CODEC and an audio CODEC included in the
control unit 210. The control unit 210 stores the video data from
among the decoded audio/video data in the first buffer 240 and then
converts the video data stored in a type of digital signal format
into an analog signal through the first D/A converter 250. Also,
the control unit 210 stores the audio data in the second buffer 280
and then converts the audio data stored in the type of digital
signal format into an analog signal through the second D/A
converter 290. The audio/video data converted into analog signals
are output through the output unit 260 for an external device to
the television 300, thereby being reproduced.
[0043] While the audio/video data are being reproduced through the
television 300, the control unit 210 performs step 515, in which
the control unit 210 transmits information relating to a current
connection state between the wireless terminal 100 and the media
device 200 to the wireless terminal 100 through the RTC protocol at
a predetermined period of time. Meanwhile, when the user of the
wireless terminal 100, who is seeing and hearing the audio/video
data reproduced through the television 300 in steps 514 and 515,
selects a pause function, the control unit 110 of the wireless
terminal detects it and proceeds to step 520 shown in FIG. 5B, in
which the control unit 110 transmits a pause command to the media
device 200.
[0044] Referring to FIG. 5B, when the media device 200 receives the
pause command from the wireless terminal 100, the control unit 210
of the media device 200 detects it and performs a control operation
to stop the output of data to the external device 300 and to pause
the current image. During such a paused state, the control unit 210
discards all of audio/video data received to the control unit 210.
In step 521, when the wireless terminal 100 receives a response
message from the media device 200 in response to the pause command,
the control unit 110 of the wireless terminal 100 detects it and
stops transmitting the audio/video data. In such a paused state,
when the user of the wireless terminal 100 selects a play function,
the control unit 110 detects it and transmits a play command to the
media device 200 in step 522. When the wireless terminal 100
receives a response message, which indicates that the media device
200 is ready to play, from the media device 200 in step 523 in
response to the play command, the control unit 110 of the wireless
terminal 100 detects it and performs step 524 in which the control
unit 110 transmits the audio/video data to the media device 200
through the RTC protocol. In this case, data transmitted to the
media device 200 in step 524 are data of a frame number following
that of the data transmitted just before the pause command is
transmitted. That is, when the pause command is transmitted in step
520 after data of frame number `99` are transmitted to the media
device 200, data transmitted in step 522 are data of frame number
`100`.
[0045] Meanwhile, when the user of the wireless terminal 100, who
is seeing and hearing the audio/video data reproduced through the
television 300, selects a fast forward function, the control unit
110 of the wireless terminal detects it and proceeds to step 530
shown in FIG. 5C, in which the control unit 110 transmits a fast
forward (FF) command to the media device 200.
[0046] Referring to FIG. 5C, when the media device 200 receives the
fast forward command from the wireless terminal 100, the control
unit 210 of the media device 200 detects it and performs a control
operation to stop the output of data to the external device 300 and
to pause the current image. During such a paused state, the control
unit 210 discards all of audio/video data received to the control
unit 210. In step 531, when the wireless terminal 100 receives a
response message, which indicates that the data output to the
external device stops, from the media device 200 in response to the
fast forward command, the control unit 110 of the wireless terminal
100 detects it and transmits a play command to the media device 200
in step 532. In step 533, when the control unit 110 of the wireless
terminal receives a response message, which indicates that the
media device 200 is ready to play, from the media device 200 in
response to the play command, the control unit 110 detects it and
skips frames at a predetermined time interval (such as 5 or 10
minutes) from the frame stopped according to the transmission of
the fast forward command. The control unit 110 skips video data
frames at the predetermined time interval (such as 5 or 10 minutes)
corresponding to one frame. Then, the control unit 110 performs
step 534 in which the control unit 110 transmits data to the media
device 200, from data having a frame number of the jumped location.
Whenever the user selects the fast forward function, the control
unit 110 skips data frames in a forward direction at the
predetermined time interval (such as 5 or 10 minutes) as described
above. In contrast, when the user selects the rewind function, the
control unit 110 detects it, jumps frames at the predetermined time
interval (such as 5 or 10 minutes) in a reverse direction from the
stopped frame, and then performs a play operation.
[0047] Meanwhile, when the user of the wireless terminal 100, who
is seeing and hearing the audio/video data reproduced through the
television 300, selects a stop function, the control unit 110 of
the wireless terminal detects it and proceeds to step 540 shown in
FIG. 5D, in which the control unit 110 transmits a stop command to
the media device 200. Referring to FIG. 5D, when the media device
200 receives the stop command from the wireless terminal 100, the
control unit 210 of the media device 200 detects it and performs a
control operation to stop the output of data to the external device
300 and to stop the current image. During such a stopped state, the
control unit 210 discards all of audio/video data received to the
control unit 210. In step 541, when the wireless terminal 100
receives a response message, which indicates that the data output
to the external device stops, from the media device 200 in response
to the stop command, the control unit 110 of the wireless terminal
100 detects it and waits for an input of the user. In this state,
when the user selects a power-off function, the control unit 110 of
the wireless terminal detects it and performs step 542 of
transmitting a power-off command to the media device 200. When the
control unit 210 of the media device 200 receives the power-off
command, the control unit 210 detects it, controls the power supply
unit 220 for an external device to turn off the power of the
television 300 which is an external device, and also turns off the
power of the media device 200 itself. In this case, the control
unit 210 leaves a portion of the power relating to the power on/off
function of the media device 200 itself. When the powers of the
television 300 and the media device 200 are turned off, the media
device 200 transmits a response message, which informs that the
powers of the television 300 and the media device 200 are turned
off, to the wireless terminal 100 in step 543 in response to the
power-off command.
[0048] FIGS. 6A to 6D are flow diagrams illustrating procedures of
receiving multimedia data relating to audio from the wireless
terminal and processing the received multimedia data in the media
device, that is, procedures of outputting audio data through the
television. FIG. 6A is a flow diagram illustrating a control
procedure for powering on of the external device and the media
device and then for reproducing audio data through the external
device. FIG. 6B is a flow diagram illustrating a control procedure
for performing a pause operation for audio data reproduced through
the external device. FIG. 6C is a flow diagram illustrating a
control procedure for performing a fast forward (or a rewind)
operation for audio data reproduced through the external device.
FIG. 6D is a flow diagram illustrating a control procedure for
performing a stop operation for audio data reproduced through the
external device and a power-off operation for the external device
and the media device.
[0049] Hereinafter, the control procedures shown in FIGS. 6A to 6D
will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.
[0050] Referring to FIG. 6A, when a user of the wireless terminal
selects a transmission mode for an external device to transmit data
to the television 300, the control unit 110 detects it and changes
the wireless terminal into the transmission mode for an external
device. In the transmission mode for an external device, when the
user selects a power-on function which is included in the key input
unit 127 or is one from among control keys (such as power on/off,
play, fast forward, rewind, pause, and stop) for the external
device, the control unit 110 detects it and proceeds to step 610 of
transmitting a power-on command to the media device 200. When the
control unit 210 of the media device 200 receives the power-on
command from the wireless terminal 100, the control unit 210 turns
on the power source of the media device 200 and then controls the
power supply unit 220 for an external device to turn on the power
of the television 300. Thereafter, in step 612, the control unit
210 of the media device 200 transmits a response message, which
indicates that the media device 200 and the television 300 are
powered on, to the wireless terminal 100 in response to the
power-on command. When the control unit 110 of the wireless
terminal receives the response message from the media device 200 in
response to the power-on command, the control unit 110 notifies the
user that the media device 200 is ready to play through the display
unit 160. When the user selects data to be transmitted and selects
the play function for the selected data, the control unit 110
detects it and transmits a play command to the media device 200 in
step 613. In this case, the control unit 110 transmits information
relating to the play mode to the media device 200, together with
the play command. In step 613, the information relating to the play
mode, which is received in the media device 200, may be described
as follows:
[0051] M=A, A=AAC, MT=Graduation, D=5:30, R=128, and F=0.
[0052] Herein, "M=A" indicates the type of media corresponds to
audio data, "A=AAC" represents that an Advanced Audio Coding (AAC)
or MP4 audio CODEC is employed, and "MT=Graduation" indicates that
received audio data has a title of `Graduation`. Also, "D=5:30"
indicates a total play time period of five hours and thirty
minutes, "R=128" indicates a bit rate of 256 kbps, and "F=0"
indicates an audio frame number. The frame number corresponds to a
sequence number of RTC protocol for realtime data transmission.
When the control unit 210 of the media device finds the information
relating to the play mode, the control unit 210 performs step 614
in which the control unit 210 transmits a response message, which
indicates that the media device 200 is ready for audio play, to the
wireless terminal 100 in response to the play command. When the
wireless terminal 100 receives the response message from the media
device 200 in response to the play command, the control unit 110 of
the wireless terminal detects it and transmits the audio data to
the media device 200 in realtime through the RTC protocol in step
615. In step 615, when the media device 200 receives the audio data
from the wireless terminal 100, the control unit 210 of the media
device 200 detects it and decodes the audio data by means of an
audio CODEC included in the control unit 210. The control unit 210
stores the decoded audio data in the second buffer 280 and then
converts the audio data stored in a digital signal format into an
analog signal through the second D/A converter 290. The audio data
converted into an analog signal are output through the output unit
260 for an external device to the television 300 which is an
external device, thereby being reproduced. While the audio data are
being reproduced through the television 300, the control unit 210
performs step 616, in which the control unit 210 transmits
information relating to a current connection state between the
wireless terminal 100 and the media device 200 to the wireless
terminal 100 through the RTC protocol at a predetermined period of
time. Meanwhile, when the user of the wireless terminal 100, who is
hearing the audio data reproduced through the television 300 in
steps 615 and 616, selects a pause function, the control unit 110
of the wireless terminal detects it and proceeds to step 620 shown
in FIG. 6B, in which the control unit 110 transmits a pause command
to the media device 200.
[0053] Referring to FIG. 6B, when the media device 200 receives the
pause command from the wireless terminal 100, the control unit 210
of the media device 200 detects it and performs a control operation
to stop the output of data to the television 300 and to pause the
current image. During such a paused state, the control unit 210
discards all of audio data received to the control unit 210. In
step 621, when the wireless terminal 100 receives a response
message from the media device 200 in response to the pause command,
the control unit 110 of the wireless terminal 100 detects it and
stops transmitting the audio data. In such a paused state, when the
user of the wireless terminal 100 selects a play function, the
control unit 110 detects it and transmits a play command to the
media device 200 in step 622. When the wireless terminal 100
receives a response message, which indicates that the media device
200 is ready to play, from the media device 200 in step 623 in
response to the play command, the control unit 110 of the wireless
terminal 100 detects it and performs step 624 in which the control
unit 110 transmits the audio data to the media device 200 in
realtime through the RTC protocol. In this case, data transmitted
to the media device 200 in step 624 are data of a frame number
following that of the data transmitted just before the pause
command is transmitted. That is, in the case in which the pause
command is transmitted after data of frame number `99` are
transmitted to the media device 200, data of frame number `100` are
transmitted when play is initiated after the pause.
[0054] Meanwhile, when the user of the wireless terminal 100, who
is hearing the audio data reproduced through the television 300,
selects a fast forward function, the control unit 110 of the
wireless terminal detects it and proceeds to step 630 shown in FIG.
6C, in which the control unit 110 transmits a fast forward command
to the media device 200. Referring to FIG. 6C, when the media
device 200 receives the fast forward command from the wireless
terminal 100, the control unit 210 of the media device 200 detects
it and performs a control operation to stop the output of data to
the television 300 and to pause the current image. During such a
paused state, the control unit 210 discards all of audio data
received to the control unit 210. In step 631, when the wireless
terminal 100 receives a response message, which indicates that the
data output to the external device stops, from the media device 200
in response to the fast forward command, the control unit 110 of
the wireless terminal 100 detects it and transmits a play command
to the media device 200 in step 632. When the control unit 110 of
the wireless terminal receives a response message, which indicates
that the media device 200 is ready to play, from the media device
200 in step 633 in response to the play command, the control unit
110 detects it and skips frames at a predetermined time interval
(such as 5 or 10 minutes) from a frame stopped in process of
reproduction. Then the control unit 110 performs step 634 in which
the control unit 110 transmits data to the media device 200, from
data having a frame number of the jumped location. Whenever the
user selects the fast forward function, the control unit 110 skips
frames in a forward direction at the predetermined time interval
(such as 5 or 10 minutes) as described above. In contrast, when the
user selects the rewind function, the control unit 110 detects it,
skips frames at the predetermined time interval (such as 5 or 10
minutes) in a reverse direction from a stopped frame, and then
performs a play operation.
[0055] Meanwhile, when the user of the wireless terminal 100, who
is hearing the audio data reproduced through the television 300,
selects a stop function, the control unit 110 of the wireless
terminal detects it and proceeds to step 640 shown in FIG. 6D, in
which the control unit 110 transmits a stop command to the media
device 200.
[0056] Referring to FIG. 6D, when the media device 200 receives the
stop command from the wireless terminal 100, the control unit 210
of the media device 200 detects it and performs a control operation
to stop the output of data to the television 300 and to stop the
current image. During such a stopped state, the control unit 210
discards all of audio data received to the control unit 210. In
step 641, when the wireless terminal 100 receives a response
message from the media device 200 in response to the stop command,
the control unit 110 of the wireless terminal 100 detects it and
waits for an input of the user. In this state, when the user
selects a power-off function, the control unit 110 of the wireless
terminal detects it and performs step 642 of transmitting a
power-off command to the media device 200. When the control unit
210 of the media device 200 receives the power-off command, the
control unit 210 detects it, controls the power supply unit 220 for
an external device to turn off the power of the television 300
which is an external device, and also turns off the power of the
media device 200 itself. In this case, the control unit 210 leaves
a portion of the power relating to the power on/off function of the
media device 200 itself. When the powers of the television 300 and
the media device 200 are turned off, the media device 200 transmits
a response message, which indicates that the powers of the
television 300 and the media device 200 are turned off, to the
wireless terminal 100 in response to the power-off command in step
643.
[0057] FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating a procedure of
receiving multimedia data relating to a picture from the wireless
terminal and processing the received multimedia data. That is, FIG.
7 illustrates a control procedure of turning on the powers of the
media device and the external device and then outputting picture
data to the external device. This embodiment of the present
invention will be described with respect to a case in which data of
a picture are output and displayed through the television 300
whenever a user selects the picture. However, it will be understood
by those skilled in the art that the embodiment of the present
invention can be applied to a method of continuously outputting
data of a plurality of pictures to the television 300 through the
media device 200 to be displayed.
[0058] Hereinafter, the control procedure shown in FIG. 7 will be
described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.
[0059] Referring to FIG. 7, when a user of the wireless terminal
selects a transmission mode for an external device to transmit data
to the external device 300, the control unit 110 detects it and
changes the wireless terminal into the transmission mode for an
external device. In the transmission mode for an external device,
when the user selects a power-on function which is included in the
key input unit 127 or is one from among control keys (such as power
on/off, play, fast forward, rewind, pause, and stop) for the
external device, the control unit 110 detects it and proceeds to
step 710 of transmitting a power-on command to the media device
200. When the control unit 210 of the media device 200 receives the
power-on command from the wireless terminal 100, the control unit
210 turns on the power source of the media device 200 and then
controls the power supply unit 220 for an external device to turn
on the power of the television 300. Thereafter, in step 711, the
control unit 210 of the media device 200 transmits a response
message, which indicates that the media device 200 and the
television 300 are powered on, to the wireless terminal 100 in
response to the power-on command. When the control unit 110 of the
wireless terminal receives the response message from the media
device 200 in response to the power-on command, the control unit
110 notifies the user that the media device 200 is ready to play
through the display unit 160. When the user selects picture data to
be transmitted and selects the play function for the selected
picture data, the control unit 110 detects it and transmits a play
command to the media device 200 in step 712. In this case, the
control unit 110 transmits information relating to the play mode to
the media device 200, together with the play command. In step 712,
when the transmitted picture data are expressed as "Graduation
picture.JPG" which represents JPEG image data, the information
relating to the play mode may be accompanied as follows:
[0060] M=P (Picture), and V=JPEG.
[0061] When the control unit 210 of the media device finds the
information relating to the play mode, the control unit 210
performs step 713 in which the control unit 210 transmits a
response message, which indicates that the media device 200 is
ready for picture data reproduction, to the wireless terminal 100
in response to the play command. When the wireless terminal 100
receives the response message, which indicates that the media
device 200 is ready to play, from the media device 200 in response
to the play command, the control unit 110 of the wireless terminal
detects it and transmits the picture data to the media device 200
in step 714. In this case, the control unit 110 transmits
information relating to the play mode to the media device 200,
together with the play command. The information relating to the
picture data includes information (MT="Graduation Picture") for
providing the title of the picture data. Whenever the control unit
110 transmits picture data to the media device 200, the control
unit 110 transmits information relating to the picture together
with the transmitted picture data to the media device 200. In step
714, when the media device 200 receives the picture data from the
wireless terminal 100, the control unit 210 of the media device 200
detects it and decodes the picture data by means of a video CODEC
included in the control unit 210. The control unit 210 stores the
decoded picture data in the first buffer 240 and then converts the
picture data stored in a digital signal format into an analog
signal through the first D/A converter 250. The picture data
converted into an analog signal are output through the output unit
260 for an external device to the television 300, thereby being
reproduced. During the output of the picture through the television
300, when the user selects a second picture and selects the play
function, steps 712 to 714 are repeated, thereby displaying the
second picture on the screen of the television 300.
[0062] FIGS. 8A to 8C are flow diagrams illustrating procedures of
receiving multimedia data relating to audio/picture from the
wireless terminal and processing the received multimedia data in
the media device, that is, procedures of reproducing the audio and
picture through the external device. FIG. 8A is a flow diagram
illustrating a control procedure for powering on the external
device and the media device and then for reproducing audio/picture
data through the external device. FIG. 8B is a flow diagram
illustrating a control procedure for performing a pause operation
for audio/picture data reproduced through the external device. FIG.
8C is a flow diagram illustrating a control procedure for
performing a stop operation for audio/picture data reproduced
through the external device and a power-off operation for the
external device and the media device. This embodiment of the
present invention will be described with respect to procedures of
displaying data of a picture selected by a user through the
external device 300 while audio data are being reproduced through
the external device 300. However, it should be understood by those
skilled in the art that the embodiment of the present invention can
be applied to a sliding function of continuously outputting a
plurality of pictures selected by a user through the external
device 300 while audio data is being reproduced through the
external device 300.
[0063] Hereinafter, the control procedures shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C
will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.
[0064] Referring to FIG. 8A, when a user of the wireless terminal
selects a transmission mode for an external device to transmit data
to the external device 300, the control unit 110 detects it and
changes the wireless terminal into the transmission mode for an
external device. In the transmission mode for an external device,
when the user selects a power-on function which is included in the
key input unit 127 or is one from among control keys (such as power
on/off, play, fast forward, rewind, pause, and stop) for the
external device, the control unit 110 detects it and proceeds to
step 810 of transmitting a power-on command to the media device
200. When the control unit 210 of the media device 200 receives the
power-on command from the wireless terminal 100, the control unit
210 turns on the power source of the media device 200 and controls
the power supply unit 220 for the external device to turn on the
power of the television 300. Thereafter, in step 811, the control
unit 210 of the media device 200 transmits a response message,
which indicates that the media device 200 and the external device
300 are powered on, to the wireless terminal 100 in response to the
power-on command. When the control unit 110 of the wireless
terminal receives the response message from the media device 200 in
response to the power-on command, the control unit 110 notifies the
user that the media device 200 is ready to play through the display
unit 160. When the user selects audio and picture data to be
transmitted and then selects the play function for the selected
audio and picture data, the control unit 110 detects it and
transmits a play command to the media device 200 in step 812. In
this case, the control unit 110 transmits information relating to
the play to the media device 200, together with the play command.
When the transmitted audio data have a play time period of five
minutes and thirty seconds, a bit rate of 128 kbps and an AAC audio
clip of `Graduation.acc`, the information relating to the play
mode, which is transmitted to the media device 200, may be
described as follows:
[0065] M=AP, A=AAC, MT=Graduation, D=5:30, R=128, and F=0.
[0066] When the control unit 210 of the media device finds the
information relating to the play mode, the control unit 210
performs step 813, in which the control unit 210 transmits a
response message to the wireless terminal 100 in response to the
play command. When the wireless terminal 100 receives the response
message, which indicates that the media device 200 is ready to
play, from the media device 200 in response to the play command,
the control unit 110 of the wireless terminal detects it and
transmits the audio data to the media device 200 in realtime
through the RTC protocol in step 814. In step 814, when the media
device 200 receives the audio data from the wireless terminal 100,
the control unit 210 of the media device 200 detects it and decodes
the audio data by means of an audio CODEC included in the control
unit 210. The control unit 210 stores the decoded audio data in the
second buffer 280 and then converts the audio data stored in the
type of digital signal into an analog signal through the second D/A
converter 290. The audio data converted into an analog signal are
output through the output unit 260 for an external device to the
television 300, thereby being reproduced.
[0067] Simultaneously while outputting the audio data, the control
unit 110 of the wireless terminal performs step 815 of transmitting
picture data to the media device 200. The control unit 110 of the
wireless terminal transmits the picture data to the media device
200, together with information relating to the picture. When the
picture data are expressed as "Graduation picture.JPG" which is
JPEG image data, the information relating to a picture as described
below may be transmitted to the media device 200.
[0068] M=Graduation Picture and V=JPEG.
[0069] When the control unit 210 of the media device receives the
picture data and the information relating to the picture from the
wireless terminal 100 in step 815, the control unit 210 detects it
and decodes the picture data by means of a video CODEC included in
the control unit 210. The control unit 210 stores the decoded
picture data in the first buffer 240 and then converts the picture
data stored in a digital format signal into an analog signal
through the first D/A converter 250. The picture data converted
into an analog signal are output through the output unit 260 for an
external device to the television 300 which is an external device,
thereby being reproduced. When the picture data are output and
displayed through the television 300, together with the
reproduction of the audio data, the control unit 210 of the media
device performs step 816, wherein the control unit 210 transmits a
response message, which indicates that the picture data are
displayed through the external device 300, to the wireless terminal
100. While the audio/picture data are being reproduced through the
television 300, the control unit 210 performs step 817, in which
the control unit 210 transmits information relating to a current
connection state between the wireless terminal 100 and the media
device 200 to the wireless terminal 100 through the RTC protocol at
a predetermined period of time. While the audio/picture data are
being reproducing through the television 300, when the user of the
wireless terminal 100 wireless terminal 100 selects another picture
and selects the play function, steps 815 to 817 are repeated,
thereby displaying the selected picture, with the audio data
reproduced, through the television 300.
[0070] Meanwhile, when the user of the wireless terminal 100, who
is seeing and hearing the audio/picture data reproduced through the
television 300 in steps 814 to 817, selects a pause function, the
control unit 110 of the wireless terminal detects it and proceeds
to step 820 shown in FIG. 8B, in which the control unit 110
transmits a pause command to the media device 200.
[0071] Referring to FIG. 8B, when the media device 200 receives the
pause command from the wireless terminal 100, the control unit 210
of the media device 200 detects it and performs a control operation
to stop the output of audio data to the external device 300 and to
pause the current image. During such a paused state, the control
unit 210 discards all of audio/picture data received to the control
unit 210. In step 821, when the wireless terminal 100 receives a
response message from the media device 200 in response to the pause
command, the control unit 110 of the wireless terminal 100 detects
it and stops transmitting the audio/picture data. In such a paused
state, when the user of the wireless terminal 100 selects a play
function, the control unit 110 detects it and transmits a play
command to the media device 200 in step 823. When the wireless
terminal 100 receives a response message, which indicates that the
media device 200 is ready to play, from the media device 200 in
step 824 in response to the play command, the control unit 110 of
the wireless terminal 100 detects it and performs step 825 in which
the control unit 110 transmits the audio data to the media device
200 through the RTC protocol. In this case, data transmitted to the
media device 200 in step 825 are data of a frame number following
that of the data transmitted just before the pause command is
transmitted. That is, in the case in which the pause command is
transmitted after data of frame number `99` are transmitted to the
media device 200, the audio data of frame number `100` are
transmitted when play resumes after the pause operation. While the
audio is being reproduced, when picture data selected by the user
are transmitted, steps 826 and 827 are performed to output the
picture data to the television 300, thereby displaying the picture
on the television 300. A procedure performed by the steps 826 and
827 is equal to the procedure performed by the steps 815 and
816.
[0072] Meanwhile, when the user of the wireless terminal 100, who
is seeing and hearing the audio/picture data reproduced through the
television 300, selects a stop function, the control unit 110 of
the wireless terminal detects it and proceeds to step 830 shown in
FIG. 8C, in which the control unit 110 transmits a stop command to
the media device 200.
[0073] Referring to FIG. 8C, when the media device 200 receives the
stop command from the wireless terminal 100, the control unit 210
of the media device 200 detects it and performs a control operation
to stop the output of audio data to the external device 300 and to
stop the current image. During such a stopped state, the control
unit 210 discards all of audio/picture data received to the control
unit 210. In step 831, when the wireless terminal 100 receives a
response message from the media device 200 in response to the stop
command, the control unit 110 of the wireless terminal 100 detects
it and waits for an input of the user. In this state, when the user
selects a power-off function, the control unit 110 of the wireless
terminal detects it and performs step 832 of transmitting a
power-off command to the media device 200. When the control unit
210 of the media device 200 receives the power-off command, the
control unit 210 detects it, controls the power supply unit 220 for
an external device to turn off the power of the television 300
which is an external device, and also turns off the power of the
media device 200 itself. In this case, the control unit 210 leaves
a portion of the power relating to the power on/off function of the
media device 200 itself. When the powers of the television 300 and
the media device 200 are turned off, the media device 200 transmits
a response message, which indicates that the powers of the
television 300 and the media device 200 are turned off, to the
wireless terminal 100 in step 833 in response to the power-off
command.
[0074] As described above, the media device according to this
embodiment of the present invention enables a user to see and hear
data stored in the wireless terminal through an external device and
also enables the user to remotely control the external device by
the wireless terminal.
[0075] While the present invention has been shown and described
with reference to certain embodiments thereof, it should be
understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form
and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit
and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
Accordingly, the scope of the invention is not to be limited by the
above embodiments but by the claims and the equivalents
thereof.
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