IP Library Granted Patent US 7,394,892
Granted Patent B2
US 7,394,892 · App. 10/535,193 · Granted Jul 1, 2008

Content reproduction device

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Patent No.
US 7,394,892
App. No.
10/535,193
Granted
Jul 1, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A contents reproducing apparatus includes a main CPU, and in a radio mode, the main CPU causes a DSP to decode broadcast data included in a radio packet signal input via a LAN controller, and decoded PCM data is input to a D/A conversion circuit. Consequently, a sound of Internet radio broadcasting is output from a speaker. Then, when there is a telephone call, the main CPU switches to a telephone mode. That is, receiving speech data included in a telephone packet signal input via the LAN controller is decoded by the DSP, and decoded PCM data is input to a PCM codec. Consequently, a receiving speech sound is output from a speaker of a receiver. It is noted that in a case that a radio program during reception is a pay program, the main CPU does not switch to the telephone mode.

Claims (12)

1. A contents reproducing apparatus having a contents receiving function and a telephone function, comprising:

a call detecting means for detecting reception of a calling instruction of a telephone;

a first determining means for determining whether or not a pay content is being received now when said call detecting means detects the reception of said calling instruction;

a mode switching means for switching to a telephone mode when it is determined that said pay content is not being received by said first determining means; and

a disabling means for disabling a mode switch by said mode switching means when it is determined that said pay content is being received by said first determining means;

wherein said pay content receiving function is an Internet radio receiving function, and said telephone function is an IP telephone function.

2. The contents reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said disabling means includes a busy processing means to execute a busy process for informing an opponent party of being under communication when it is determined that said pay content is being received by said first determining means.

3. The contents reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a reproducing means for reproducing in a real time manner the pay content being received.

4. The contents reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said disabling means includes a second determining means for determining whether or not an answering telephone function is set when it is determined that said pay content is being received by said first determining means, and a answering telephone processing means for executing an answering telephone process when it is determined that said answering telephone function is set by said second determining means.

5. The contents reproducing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein said answering telephone processing means includes a returning means for returning a record guide message to the opponent party, and a recording means for recording a sending speech of said opponent party in response to said record guide message.

6. The contents reproducing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein said disabling means includes an uncommunicable means for executing an uncommunicable process to inform the opponent party of being in an uncommunicable state when it is determined that said answering telephone function is not set by said second determining means.

7. The contents reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the pay content comprises a pay program of a charging system of charging depending on the number of musics of received music content or a receiving time period of the pay program.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2023
From: ORIGIN FUTURE ENERGY PTY LTD.
To: INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062747/0742 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2020
From: INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: ORIGIN FUTURE ENERGY PTY LTD
Reel/Frame 052189/0343 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2017
From: KYOCERA CORPORATION
To: INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042733/0388 →
ADDENDUM TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 24, 2009
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022452/0793 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2005
From: SATO, KATSUHIRO; KAMIMURA, TORU
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017330/0017 →