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US 9,467,674 · App. 13/875,339 · Granted Oct 11, 2016

Mobile terminal and control method thereof

Inventors: Sharfudheen Parambil (Bangalore, IN); Deepthi John (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04N9/87H04N5/772H04N5/783H04N21/4333H04N21/44008H04N5/76
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Patent No.
US 9,467,674
App. No.
13/875,339
Granted
Oct 11, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof capable of outputting a content. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include an output unit formed to output a content; an analysis unit configured to monitor a time point where the reproduction of the content is paused and analyze the reproduction paused content when the reproduction of the content is paused; and a controller configured to determine a time point where the reproduction of the content is started based on the analysis result of the content when a control command for reproducing the content again is sensed.

Claims (33)

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

an output unit configured to output a content; and

a controller configured to

reproduce the content contains at least one of video data and audio data;

pause the reproduction of the content;

extract a pause time point where the reproduction of the content is paused, when the reproduction of the content is paused;

analyze an attribute of content corresponding to a period from the pause time point to a preset time point among the content, wherein the attribute of content includes objects contained in video data of content, an oscillation frequency of audio data of content, a wave shape of audio data of content and an amplitude of audio data of content;

extract at least one time point where the attribute of content is changed based on the analysis of the attribute of content, wherein the at least one time point differs from the pause time point;

determine a time point which is the closest to the pause time point among the extracted at least one time point; and

start playback of the content from the determined time point in response to a control command for reproducing the content again.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the content comprises at least one of video data and audio data, and

the output unit comprises:

a display unit configured to output the video data; and

an audio output unit configured to output the audio data.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein the controller analyzes objects contained in the video data corresponding to the period up to the preset time point, and

extracts at least one time point where scene is changed based on the analysis of objects contained in the video data.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3 , wherein the controller determines a time point the closest to the pause time point among the at least one time point where the scene is changed as the reproduction time point.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein the controller analyzes a change of at least one of an oscillation frequency, a wave shape and an amplitude of the audio data corresponding to the period up to the preset time point, and extracts at least one time point based on the analysis of the change of the at least one of an oscillation frequency, a wave shape and an amplitude of the audio data.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5 , wherein the controller determines a time point the closest to the pause time point as the reproduction time point among the at least one time point where the at least one of an oscillation frequency, a wave shape and an amplitude of the audio data is changed.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 5 , wherein when reproduction of the content is paused while outputting a word through the audio output unit, the controller determines a start time point of the word as the reproduction time point.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines the reproduction time point based on number-of-times information in which the reproduction of the content is paused.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8 , wherein when the number-of-times information in which the reproduction of the content is paused corresponds to preset number-of-times information, the controller determines the pause time point as the reproduction time point.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines the reproduction time point based on time elapsed for which the reproduction of the content has been paused.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10 , wherein when the time elapsed for which the reproduction of the content has been paused corresponds to preset time elapsed, the controller determines the pause time point as the reproduction time point.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein when the control command for reproducing the content is sensed in case that the paused time point corresponds to a position located within a preset time point on the basis of a start time point of the content, the controller determines the start time point of the content as the reproduction time point.

13. A control method of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

outputting a content being reproduced;

pausing the reproduction of the content;

extracting a pause time point where the reproduction of the content is paused, when the reproduction of the content is paused;

analyzing an attribute of content corresponding to a period from the pause time point to a preset time point among the content, wherein the attribute of content includes objects contained in video data of content, an oscillation frequency of audio data of content, a wave shape of audio data of content and an amplitude of audio data of content;

extracting at least one time point where the attribute of content is changed based on the analysis of the attribute of content

determining a time point which is closest to the pause time point among the extracted at least one time point; and

starting playback of the content from the determined time point in response to a control command for reproducing the content again.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2013
From: PARAMBIL, SHARFUDHEEN; JOHN, DEEPTHI
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2013-0002250 · Jan 8, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140193133A1 · Jul 10, 2014