Apparatus and method for displaying a television video signal and data in a mobile terminal according to a mode thereof

Abstract

An apparatus and method for receiving and displaying a television signal and a data signal in a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes a display unit with a video data display area and a user data display area. The mobile terminal determines in a standby mode whether it is set to a television mode or communication mode. If the mobile terminal is set to the television mode, it controls a tuner to select a desired television channel. The mobile terminal stores video data of a current frame received over the selected channel and user data corresponding to the selected channel in a memory unit, outputs video data of a previous frame stored in the memory unit to the video data display area of the display unit in a frame period and then outputs the user data stored in the memory unit to the user data display area of the display unit upon completing the output of the video data of the previous frame. In the communication mode, the mobile terminal stops the operation of the tuner and displays user data generated in the communication mode in the video data display area and user data display area.

1 . A method for communication by a mobile terminal having a television signal display function, the method comprising the steps of: 
 displaying a received television signal;    capturing an image being displayed and displaying the captured image as a still picture when a capture key is input during displaying of the received television signal; and    storing the captured image and then returning to the step of displaying the received television signal.    
   
   
       2 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein, when no filename is input during storing of the captured image, the captured image is stored with a filename set as a default.  
   
   
       3 . The method as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the captured image is stored as a background screen.  
   
   
       4 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the step of storing the captured image comprises the steps of: 
 displaying input of a filename;    when a filename is input, storing the captured image with the input filename; and    when no filename is input, storing the captured image with a filename set as a default.