Patent ID: 8289139

Claim:
An electronic device, comprising: a storage unit; a communication module configured for connecting the electronic device to other electronic devices via a communication network; a receiving module configured for receiving medias via the communication module; a time comparison module configured for detecting whether a newly received media includes time information comprising a start time, a finish time, and a time interval, and comparing the current date and time with the start time and the finish time of the time information if the media includes the time information; a display control module configured for controlling a display unit to display the media repeatedly every time interval till the finish time if the time comparison module determines the current date and time reaches or goes beyond the start time but does not reach the finish time, and further configured for displaying a prompt signal on the display unit just once if the current date and time goes beyond the finish time of the media; and a storing control module configured for storing the received media into the storage unit, and set the display attribute of the media as hidden if the time comparison module determines the current date and time falls before the start time of the time information.