Patent ID: 7801560
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) accessory apparatus connectable to a mobile terminal, which decodes and reproduces input multimedia data of pre-set format, through an accessory interface of the mobile terminal, comprising: an interface, having a plurality of terminals for connection with the accessory interface of the mobile terminal; a DMB signal-receiving unit for receiving DMB data; a DMB signal analyzer for extracting multimedia data from the DMB data; a DMB accessory memory unit for storing conversion information used to convert data formats of the multimedia data into reproducible data formats by the mobile terminal; a data conversion yes/no determiner for requesting information on reproducible data formats from the mobile terminal, and determining the data formats used to convert the multimedia data based on the data format information received from the mobile terminal; a DMB data converter for converting the data formats of the multimedia data into data formats determined by the data conversion yes/no determiner; and a DMB accessory controller for transmitting the multimedia data to the mobile terminal if data formats of the multimedia data are reproducible data formats by the mobile terminal, and transmitting the multimedia data converted by the DMB data converter to the mobile terminal if data formats of the multimedia data are not reproducible data formats by the mobile terminal.