(19)
(11) EP 2 375 600 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.08.2012 Bulletin 2012/31

(43) Date of publication A2:
12.10.2011 Bulletin 2011/41

(21) Application number: 11161371.7

(22) Date of filing: 06.04.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04H 60/37(2008.01)
 H04H 60/43(2008.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 09.04.2010 CN 201010147533
04.04.2011 US 79342

(71) Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
221 88 Lund (SE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Cui, Yuanyuan
    Chaoyang District 100102, Beijing (CN)
  • Wang, Qian
    Chaoyang District 100102, Beijing (CN)

(74) Representative: Aurell, Henrik 
Albihns.Zacco AB P.O. Box 4289
203 14 Malmö
203 14 Malmö (SE)

   


(54) Method and apparatus for tuning to program channel based on sound sample in mobile communication terminal


(57) Method and apparatus for tuning a program channel based on a sound sample in a mobile communication terminal. The apparatus includes: a sound sample acquiring unit configured to acquire a sound sample of a predetermined period of time in a predetermined format, with respect to a program including audio played by a program playing source; a transmitting unit configured to transmit the sound sample to a server over a network, so as to acquire corresponding program channel information based on the sound sample; a receiving unit configured to receive the acquired program channel information; and a tuning and playing unit configured to tune to an appropriate program channel based on the received program channel information. The user can conveniently tune the mobile communication terminal to an appropriate program channel based on the sound of the program, instead of recognizing the channel information of a program being played himself.







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