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US 8,214,459 · App. 12/170,938 · Granted Jul 3, 2012

Portable terminal, information processing apparatus, content display system and content display method

Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,214,459
App. No.
12/170,938
Granted
Jul 3, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A portable terminal includes a receiving unit which receives content information, an external device communication unit which conducts communication with an external information device, a display unit which displays the content information received by the receiving unit, an acquiring unit which acquires identification information identifying the content information displayed by the display unit, an operation unit which receives an operation indication from a user, and a control unit which conducts control such that if a transmission indication of the identification information is received by the operation unit while the content information is being displayed, the identification information acquired by the acquiring unit is transmitted to the external information device and the display of the content information by the display unit is terminated.

Claims (19)

1. A portable terminal, comprising:

a display unit which displays video content;

a communication unit which performs radio communication with an external device;

an operation unit which receives a user operation from a user; and

when the operation unit receives a first user operation instructing video content to be displayed on the external device during displaying of the video content on the display unit, a control unit which controls the communication unit such that identification information identifying the video content and state information on display state are transmitted to the external device in order to permit viewing of the video content, which is being displayed on the display unit, on the external device, wherein:

when the communication unit transmits the identification information and the state information to the external device, the control unit controls the display unit to:

terminate the display of the video content on the display unit, and

display information on the display unit for receiving a second user operation to operate the video content displayed on the external device,

when the operation unit receives the second user operation to operate the video content after the display of the video content on the display unit is terminated, the control unit controls the communication unit to transmit an instruction according to the second user operation, and

when the operation unit receives a third user operation instructing video content to be displayed on the display unit during of the video content on the external device, the control unit controls the communication unit such that information related to the third user operation is transmitted to the external device in order to permit viewing of the video content, which is being displayed on the external device, on the display unit.

2. A method for displaying video content, the method comprising steps of:

displaying the video content on a display unit of a portable terminal;

establishing radio communication with an external device;

receiving a first user operation instructing video content to be displayed on the external device during displaying of the video content on the display unit of the portable terminal;

transmitting identification information identifying the video content and state information on display state to the external device in order to permit viewing of the video content, which is being displayed on the display unit, on the external device;

during or after transmission of the identification information and the state information to the external device, terminating display of the video content on the display unit of the portable terminal;

displaying information on the display unit of the portable terminal for receiving a second user operation to operate the video content displayed on the external device;

transmitting an instruction according to the second user operation to the external device; and

upon receiving a third user operation instructing video content to be displayed on the display unit of the portable terminal during displaying of the video content on the external device, transmitting information relating to the third user operation to the external device in order to permit viewing of the video content, which is being displayed on the external device, on the display unit of the portable terminal.

Assignments (7)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2021
From: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058666/0407 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 29, 2021
From: MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL HOLDINGS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058255/0579 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2018
From: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
To: MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045142/0208 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2014
From: HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO, LTD.
To: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033694/0745 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2013
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030648/0217 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 021221 FRAME 0974. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE NEED TO CHANGE THE ASSIGNEE NAME HITATCHI LTD.. Recorded Aug 13, 2008
From: MATSUBARA, TAKASHI; NAKADE, MAYUMI; YAMAZAKI, MASAHIRO; HIGAKI, HIROYUKI
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 021381/0746 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2008
From: MATSUBARA, TAKASHI; NAKADE, MAYUMI; YAMAZAKI, MASAHIRO; HIGAKI, HIROYUKI
To: HITATCHI LTD
Reel/Frame 021221/0974 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-248353 · Sep 26, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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