IP Library Patent Application 11185806
Patent Application
App. No. 11/185,806

Mobile terminal recording system

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11/185,806
Abstract

A mobile terminal recording system includes a mobile terminal and a cradle. The mobile terminal creates video recording reservation information of a desired TV program, and sends the created video recording reservation information to the cradle. The cradle that has received the video recording reservation information performs a video recording reservation of the TV program on the basis of the video recording reservation information, and starts to record the TV program when a broadcast start time has come. After completion of recording, when the mobile terminal is set to the cradle, the record data of the TV program recorded in the cradle is transferred form the cradle to the mobile phone. The transferred record data is reproduced by the mobile terminal.

Claims (89)

1 . A mobile terminal recording system including a mobile terminal and a base to which said mobile terminal is set, wherein

said mobile terminal includes:

a content acceptor for accepting a content transferred from said base; and

a first recorder for recording the content accepted by said content acceptor, and

said base includes:

a content receiver for receiving a content;

a second recorder for recording the content received by said content receiver; and

a first data transferor for transferring the content recorded in said second recorder to said mobile terminal when said mobile terminal is set.

2 . A mobile terminal recording system according to claim 1 , wherein

said mobile terminal further includes:

a message receiver for receiving an unrecordable message from said base; and

a first display for displaying the unrecordable message received by said message receiver, and

said base further includes:

a first capacity detector for detecting an available area of said second recorder;

a first determiner for determining whether or not the detected available area of said second recorder is larger than a data amount of the content calculated on the basis of video recording reservation information; and

a message sender for sending an unrecordable message to said mobile terminal when the determination result by said first determiner is negative.

3 . A mobile terminal recording system according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein

said mobile terminal further includes:

a second capacity detector for detecting an available area of said first recorder;

a first transfer suspension requestor for requesting said base to suspend transfer of the content when the available area of said first recorder cannot be detected by said second capacity detector;

a first data eraser for erasing the content recorded in said first recorder; and

a first transfer requestor for requesting said base to transfer the content when the available area is reserved in said first recorder by said first data eraser, and

said base, further includes:

a first suspension request acceptor for accepting the transfer suspension request from said mobile terminal;

a first data transfer suspender for suspending transfer of the content to said mobile terminal on the basis of the transfer suspension request accepted by said first suspension request acceptor;

a first transfer request acceptor for accepting a transfer request of the content from said mobile terminal; and

a second data transferor for transferring the content recorded in said second recorder to said mobile terminal on the basis of the transfer request of the content accepted by said first transfer request acceptor.

4 . A mobile terminal recording system according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein

said mobile terminal, further includes:

a message acceptor for accepting a transfer finish message of the content notified from said base; and

a second display for displaying said transfer finish message accepted by said message acceptor, and

said base, further includes:

a second data eraser for erasing the content recorded in said second recorder after completion of transferring the content recorded in said second recorder by said data transferor; and

a message notifier for notifying the transfer finish message to said mobile terminal.

5 . A mobile terminal recording system according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein

said mobile terminal, further includes:

a battery for supplying an electric power to said mobile terminal;

a first measure for measuring a voltage of said battery;

a second determiner for determining whether or not the voltage measured by said first measure is larger than a first threshold value;

a second transfer suspension requester for requesting said base to suspend transfer of the content when the determination result by said second determiner is negative;

a first charger for charging said battery; and

a second transfer requester for requesting said base to transfer the content when the determination result by said second determiner becomes affirmative through the charge by said first charger, and

said base, further includes:

a second suspension request acceptor for accepting the transfer suspension request of the content from said mobile terminal;

a second data transfer suspender for suspending the transfer of the content to said mobile terminal on the basis of the transfer suspension request accepted by said second suspension request acceptor;

a second transfer request acceptor for accepting the transfer request of the content from

said mobile terminal; and

a third data transferor for transferring the content to said mobile terminal when the transfer request is accepted by said second transfer request acceptor.

6 . A mobile terminal recording system according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein

said mobile terminal, further includes:

a second measure for measuring a voltage of said battery;

a third determiner for determining whether or not the voltage measured by said second measure is larger than a second threshold value being larger than the first threshold value;

a second charger for charging said battery when the determination result by said third determiner is negative; and

a third display for displaying completion of the charge of said battery when the determination result by said third determiner becomes affirmative through the charge by said second charger, and

said base further includes an electric power supplier for supplying an electric power to said second charger.

7 . A mobile terminal recording system according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein said first threshold value is a voltage of said battery required to record the content transferred from at least said base in said first recorder.

8 . A mobile terminal recording system according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein sending and receiving the unrecordable message by said message sender and said message receiver are sent and received through Bluetooth.

9 . A mobile terminal recording system according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein sending and receiving the unrecordable message by said message sender and said message receiver are sent and received over a telephone line.

10 . A method of recording a content by a mobile terminal recording system including a mobile terminal and a base to which said mobile terminal is set, comprising following steps of:

(a) receiving a content by said base;

(b) recording the received content in a first recording medium of said base;

(c) transferring the content recorded in said first recording medium to said mobile terminal when said mobile terminal is set to said base;

(d) accepting the content transferred from said base by said mobile terminal; and

(e) recording the accepted content in said second recording medium of said mobile terminal.

11 . A method of recording a content by a mobile terminal recording system according to claim 10 , comprising following steps of:

(a) detecting an available area of said first recording medium by said base;

(b) determining whether or not the available area of said detected first recording medium is larger than a data amount of the content calculated on the basis of video recording reservation information;

(c) sending an unrecordable message to said mobile terminal when the determination result is negative;

(d) receiving the unrecordable message from said base by said mobile terminal; and

(e) displaying the received unrecordable message on said mobile terminal.

12 . A method of recording a content by a mobile terminal recording system according to claim 10 or 11 , comprising following steps of:

(a) detecting an available area of said second recording medium by said mobile terminal;

(b) requesting said base to suspend the transfer of the content when the available area of said second recording medium cannot be detected;

(c) accepting the transfer suspension request from said mobile terminal by said base;

(d) suspending the transfer of the content to said mobile terminal on the basis of the accepted transfer suspension request;

(e) erasing the content recorded in said second recording medium;

(f) requesting said base to transfer the content when the available area is reserved in said second recording medium;

(g) accepting the transfer request of the content from said base by said mobile terminal; and

(h) transferring the content recorded in said first recording medium to said mobile terminal on the basis of the accepted transfer request of the content.

13 . A method of recording a content by a mobile terminal recording system according to any claim 10 or 11 ,

(a) measuring a voltage of a battery supplying an electric power to said mobile terminal by said mobile terminal,

(b) determining whether or not the measured voltage is larger than a threshold value;

(c) requesting said base to suspend the transfer of the content when the determination result is negative,

(d) accepting the transfer suspension request of the content from said mobile terminal by said base;

(e) suspending the transfer of the content to said mobile terminal on the basis of the accepted transfer suspension request;

(f) charging said battery by said base;

(g) requesting said base to transfer the content when the determination result after charge is affirmative;

(h) accepting the transfer request of the content from said mobile terminal by said base; and

(i) transferring the content to said mobile terminal when the transfer request is accepted.

Assignments (2)
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 Jul 21, 2005
From: MATSUNAMI, KANAKO
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016801/0980 →