CN1767628A - Abbreviative image generation device of portable terminal and generation method thereof - Google Patents

Abbreviative image generation device of portable terminal and generation method thereof Download PDF

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CN1767628A
CN1767628A CNA2005100646132A CN200510064613A CN1767628A CN 1767628 A CN1767628 A CN 1767628A CN A2005100646132 A CNA2005100646132 A CN A2005100646132A CN 200510064613 A CN200510064613 A CN 200510064613A CN 1767628 A CN1767628 A CN 1767628A
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Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for generating a thumbnail image of a portable terminal, comprising: a photographing unit; a controlling unit; a timer unit; a thumbnail unit; a display unit. The invention provides a method therefor, comprising: photographing step; thumbnail step; returning step; outputting step. The performance of the other function is not influenced when the image signal is performed by a background process in portable terminal, therefore industrialization using effect of the thumbnail image is gernerated. During the background process, the thumbnail image generated from an original image signal at a certain time period is recorded and stored at link state, therefore the thumbnail image can be quickly searched to obtain expedience. The photographing work of designated object can be monitored, or took a picture of, or searched conveniently.

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A kind of thumbnail image generating apparatus and method thereof of portable terminal
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of a plurality of signal of video signal that will utilize the multimedia portable terminal to take with recorded and stored and carry out searchable required breviary (THUMBNAIL) image generation technique, specifically, relating to a kind of the processing by backstage (BACKGROUND) generates thumbnail image and preserve as unit with timer cycle, do not influence the photography function originally of utilizing camera with this, handle by backstage (BACKGROUND) that thumbnail image is generated and preserves as unit with timer cycle, do not influence the photography function originally of utilizing camera with this, the thumbnail image generating apparatus and the method thereof of portable terminal.
Background technology
Portable terminal (MS:MOBILE STATION) be a kind of within it adds corresponding base station (RAN:RADIO ACCESS NETWORK) the formed service area (SERVICE AREA) of mobile communication system of registration, move freely in, supervision, control and exchange (SWITCHING) etc. by mobile switching centre (MSC:MOBILE SWITCHING CENTER), through the communication path that sets, whenever and wherever possible with the instant wireless connections of required the other side and communicate, often directly carrying mobile high-new Wireless Telecom Equipment by the individual.
Aforesaid portable terminal is as based on calling out and called equipment, the time less that it is used to communicate by letter, and considered not know the communication that when takes place and when often carrying this equipment, its utilance is lower.When considering its portability, people like the model of selecting overall dimension less, lighter.
In order to improve the utilance of aforesaid portable terminal, various value-added services have appearred, and above-mentioned value-added service comprised provide by mobile communication service provider exploitation and generate the service that merchant's exploitation provides by portable terminal, as its example, the value-added service of being opened by the generation merchant has camera, bluetooth, WLAN (wireless local area network), radio broadcasting, recreation, electronic computer, desk calendar etc., and character message arranged by what mobile communication service provider exploitation provided, image message, game on line, wireless Internet, calling party affirmation etc., and for the new function in the above-mentioned value-added service, also be in and continue the development phase.
Numeral (DIGITAL) camera (CAMERA) is by focusing the image (IMAGE) of captured subject accurately to be dropped on a kind of equipment in the imageing sensor (SENSOR), adopt the auto-focus setting means, wherein, above-mentioned auto-focus be provided with based on and subject between the mensuration distance, above-mentioned range determination is called range finding, wherein, comprise some distance measuring methods and multiple point distance measurement mode.
Situation for the general camera shooting, central authorities focus as benchmark with the formed composition of filmed image, because the focal length determination point is 1 point, adopt 1 distance measuring method, and exist the situation that reference object or object are not in central authorities sometimes, for this situation, adopting manual mode is that reference object is regulated quiet focus, and takes after resetting whole shooting composition.
Situation for senior number (DIGITAL) camera, to carry out focometry by a plurality of measuring points, and according to corresponding algorithm, to judge the position of the subject of preparing shooting, carry out focal point settings and shooting, owing to exist a plurality of focometry points, be referred to as the multiple point distance measurement mode, and corresponding algorithm is very complicated.
In a plurality of value-added services that above-mentioned portable terminal possessed, camera function is the function additional in order to be used for multimedia communication, and under the state that does not communicate, its function is identical with common digital camera.
The camera of above-mentioned portable terminal will be taken and recorded and stored a plurality of images or image (IMAGE), and it is searched for, confirms, in picture search to above-mentioned shooting, there is each image with recorded and stored to dwindle and is generated as breviary (THUMBNAIL) image, the mode that a plurality of thumbnail images that output is generated are searched for.
Above-mentioned portable terminal volume is little, and its main purpose is mobile communication, therefore, on the disposal ability of respective processor, exist restriction, digital camera will carry out signal of video signal by image processing to be handled, especially, the generation of thumbnail image will increase the load of portable terminal, exist long problem of processing time.
Therefore, be necessary to develop the technology that a plurality of signal of video signal that will utilize the portable terminal digital camera functionality to take are converted to thumbnail image rapidly.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the thumbnail image generating mode based on the portable terminal of prior art is described.
The accompanying drawing that provides for the explanation prior art has Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, and wherein, Fig. 1 is the functional structure chart of relevant general mobile communication system, and Fig. 2 is the thumbnail image generation method precedence diagram of the portable terminal of relevant prior art.
In conjunction with Fig. 1, function to general mobile communication system describes, mobile communication special portable formula terminal MS 10 will be in the service area (SERVICE AREA) of the sub-district (CELL) that formed by base station RAN20, sector (SECTOR) etc., in moving exchanging center MSC 30, carry out Location Registration (LOCATIONREGISTRATION), be in the state that can receive the mobile communication service.
When above-mentioned portable terminal 10 request positions are logined, the intrinsic telephone number (ID) of portable terminal 10, sequence number (S/N:SERIAL NUMBER), Electronic Serial Number (ESN:ELECTRONICSERIAL NUMBER) etc. be distributed in the portable terminal and with in the wireless base station 20 that outputs to wireless access of registered intrinsic information, described base station 20 will comprise the cell information of above-mentioned portable terminal 10 residing service areas or the message of sector auxiliary information sends in the moving exchanging center MSC 30.
Above-mentioned mobile switching centre 30 will receive the location registration information of above-mentioned portable terminal 10, with its recorded and stored in associated databases, when occurring calling out the access request, above-mentioned database is searched for, to confirm current location, and, carry out related communication by corresponding exchange processing setting communication path.
The calling of above-mentioned portable terminal 10 inserts request the other side does not have adding to be registered in the above-mentioned mobile switching centre 30, but add when being registered to other mobile communication service providers or wire communication merchant or the Internet or content service provider etc., above-mentioned mobile switching centre 30 will control public network 40, with guarantee and the respective service merchant between communication path, and set the communication path of guaranteeing based on above-mentioned public network 40, insert other communication networks merchant or the content merchant that provides value added service, call out to be connected with the other side and communicate, perhaps search for data, perhaps receive respective service.
Therefore, above-mentioned portable terminal 10 can be called out immediately as required with the other side who is registered in self mobile communication service provider, all the other side of being registered in other communication networks or be called, carry out related communication by calling out to connect, perhaps be linked into the system of content supplier, to accept corresponding service.
However, with the time that above-mentioned portable terminal 10 is directly used in the mobile communication considerably less, thereby improved utility ratio based on various value-added services, wherein, in above value-added service, useful and use the maximum function symbolic animal of the birth year machine function of chance.
A plurality of signal of video signal that above-mentioned portable terminal 10 will utilize camera function to take carry out recorded and stored, will output to through the signal of video signal of search and selection to export in the corresponding display part and confirm, perhaps output in the computer to print.
More than to the searching method of the signal of video signal of institute's recorded and stored, comprise following mode: the text (TEXT) that can confirm each signal of video signal and corresponding contents is carried out linkage record, and the mode that above-mentioned text category is searched for; Dwindle signal of video signal originally,, carry out linkage record to generate thumbnail image (THUMBNAIL IMAGE), and the mode that the thumbnail image of above-mentioned generation is searched for.
Above-mentioned text category way of search exists the problem that is not easy to confirm content, and the existing problem of above-mentioned thumbnail image way of search is, owing to the signal of video signal of recorded and stored is carried out disposed of in its entirety by application program, and export the thumbnail image of each self-generating, when therefore utilizing the respective resources of portable terminal, its load (LOAD) consumes bigger, but also consumes a lot of times.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing 2, the thumbnail image generation method of relevant portable terminal based on prior art is described.
Judge whether to utilize above-mentioned portable terminal to carry out camera shooting (seeing step S10),,, the object filmed image signal record that is taken is kept in the zone that is assigned with (seeing step S20) if when carrying out camera shooting through above judgement (seeing step S10).
Captured signal of video signal is a plurality of in above step S20, and need search out required signal of video signal the time (seeing step S30), will be based on corresponding application, signal of video signal is carried out whole thumbnail image generates and handle, and with its separately recorded and stored be within institute's assigned region of linking status (seeing step S40) with the script signal of video signal.
Through above step S40, to generate, the thumbnail image catalogue of recorded and stored is searched for and select, and the signal of video signal of necessity is confirmed (seeing step S50).
Will be by the camera value-added service that above-mentioned portable terminal provides captured signal of video signal or script image, as an example, its horizontal stroke * perpendicular size has 1280*1024 pixel (PIXEL), 1024*768 pixel, 640*480 pixel, 320*240 pixel etc., and as the example of above-mentioned thumbnail image, constitute by the 50*50 pixel, can on the portable terminal display part, output simultaneously show 9 thumbnail images like this.
Because above-mentioned thumbnail image dwindles generation by the script signal of video signal, therefore has the easy advantage of signal of video signal content originally of confirming.
But, in above-mentioned prior art,, therefore, in the portable terminal of handling inadequate resource, exist the more problem of time loss, for user's use has brought inconvenience owing to be from the whole thumbnail image that generates of captured script signal of video signal.
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The object of the invention is to provide a kind of thumbnail image generating apparatus and method thereof of portable terminal, when utilizing portable terminal to carry out the signal of video signal shooting, based on background process (BACKGROUND PROCESS), with certain hour as the cycle, generation and recorded and stored be the thumbnail image (THUMBNAILIMAGE) of signal of video signal originally, thereby can carry out shooting operation and thumbnail image generating run simultaneously, and carry out the thumbnail image search rapidly.
In order to reach aforesaid purpose, the thumbnail image generating apparatus that the invention provides a kind of portable terminal comprises following component part:
Shoot part by the control of portable terminal control part, is taken the object of appointment, with output image signal;
Control part connects described shoot part, to captured signal of video signal, carries out background process based on the cycle of timing portion, generates thumbnail image, and carries out recorded and stored and output with linking status;
Timing portion inserts described control part, and the time of the designated period that sets is counted and exports;
Breviary portion according to the control of described control part, generate to set the thumbnail image of size from the script signal of video signal, and with and the script signal of video signal between linking status, carry out recorded and stored;
Display part is linked in the described control part, and captured signal of video signal or a plurality of thumbnail image are exported demonstration with specified format.
This device also comprises:
Radio section according to the control of described control part, carries out wireless connections with the mobile communication base station, and mobile communication signal is carried out wireless receiving and dispatching;
Storage part is linked in the described control part, to using and application program is carried out recorded and stored, output, with captured script signal of video signal and thumbnail image with the linking status recorded and stored within institute's assigned region, and can export it;
Keypad portion inserts in the described control part, and directly the required control command of portable terminal is used in input.
Described breviary portion is by the control of described control part, to take by shoot part and recorded and stored in storage part, be assigned with the zone in signal of video signal carry out background process, generating the thumbnail image signal, within the zone that described script signal of video signal and thumbnail image signal are assigned with in storage part with the linking status recorded and stored.
Described display part will be by the control of described control part, a captured script signal of video signal is exported demonstration, perhaps a plurality of thumbnail images are exported demonstration with the arrangement setting of specified format, and described timing portion will count, export to 100 milliseconds cycle time.
Described shoot part will for the object of appointment, will be imported by the signal of video signal that 1280*1024 pixel, 1024*768 pixel, 640*480 pixel or 320*240 pixel are taken by the control of described control part.
Described control part is based on the control command by the keypad portion input, shoot part is controlled, and the signal of video signal of object has been taken in input, and the described signal of video signal that is transfused to will be recorded within the range of distribution that is kept in the storage part, the cycle of counting with timing portion is that unit controls breviary portion, and the script signal of video signal of described storage part carried out generating thumbnail image after the background process, within the zone that described script signal of video signal and thumbnail image are assigned with in storage part with the linking status recorded and stored, when signal of video signal is searched for, press the shooting setting of specified format, a plurality of thumbnail images are presented in the display part, will output in the display part by the corresponding script signal of video signal of searching for the thumbnail image of selecting then.
And, in order to reach aforesaid purpose, the invention provides a kind of thumbnail image generation method of portable terminal, comprise the steps: to take step, when utilizing the portable terminal camera to take, the object filmed image signal record of appointment is kept in institute's assigned region, and driving timing portion; The breviary step utilizes background process to generate thumbnail image in order by the signal of video signal of described shooting step, and carry out chained record with the script signal of video signal and preserve, and the timing portion count cycle that judges whether to be through with; Return step, if during the counting of the timing portion that is through with in above-mentioned steps, judging whether does not have processed next signal of video signal, if when also having next signal of video signal, returns described shooting step and repeats this step; The output step in search during from signal of video signal that described shooting step is taken, is exported thumbnail image and is shown that the line search of going forward side by side is confirmed by the arrangement setting of specified format.
Described shooting step also comprises following concrete steps:
Control part by described portable terminal is analyzed the order of being imported, and the camera that constitutes in the one mode is controlled, and judged whether to carry out filming image to the intended target thing;
Through above determining step, if when taking, the signal of video signal of input intended target thing, and within the zone that its recorded and stored is assigned with in storage part;
Control part in described step will be controlled timing portion, drive it is carried out with the counting of certain hour as the cycle.
Described breviary step also comprises following concrete steps:
The breviary portion that accepts the control of described control part will utilize the signal of video signal of recorded and stored in storage part to generate thumbnail image, and with and the script signal of video signal between the zone that in storage part, is assigned with of linking status recorded and stored within step;
Control part in the described step step of timing portion that judge whether to be through with to the time counting of designated period.
Described output step also comprises following concrete steps:
Judgement be to take by the control part in the described shooting step and the signal of video signal of recorded and stored in storage part search for, still continue the step of filmed image signal;
When in above step, being judged as the search signal of video signal, the thumbnail image of recorded and stored in storage part exported the step that is presented in the display part by the array format that sets;
In above step, the step that a plurality of thumbnail images that output in the display part are searched for, select, confirmed.
Described return step judge in described breviary step, whether also exist not by by the script signal of video signal through background process generate thumbnail image, link, the script signal of video signal of process such as recorded and stored, in above judgement, do not have processed script signal of video signal if exist, to return described shooting step, with the timing portion count cycle be unit, repeat the breviary step of background process, in above judgement, originally during the background process of signal of video signal, will carry out described output step to all if be through with.
By by the present invention who constitutes as top, can reach in portable terminal the industrialization that does not influence the execution of other functions when the signal of video signal of taking carried out background process and can generate thumbnail image and utilize effect.
And, in background process, be unit with the timer cycle of appointment, generate thumbnail image from the script signal of video signal, and carry out recorded and stored with linking status, thus can carry out search rapidly and timely to the signal of video signal of recorded and stored, reached the ease of use effect.
Moreover, even if, also can reach the ease of use effect that the shooting composition of intended target thing is monitored or taken or searches for generating and store under the state of thumbnail image from the script signal of video signal.
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Fig. 1 is the functional structure chart of relevant general mobile communication system;
Fig. 2 is the thumbnail image generation method precedence diagram of the portable terminal of relevant prior art;
Fig. 3 is relevant thumbnail image generating apparatus functional structure chart based on portable terminal of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is relevant to portable terminal thumbnail image generation method precedence diagram of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the relevant thumbnail image state key diagram that outputs to display part based on the present invention.
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Shoot part 100 control parts 110 radio sections 120
Storage part 130 display parts 140 keypad portion 150
160 timing portions 170 of breviary portion
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, thumbnail image generating apparatus and method thereof based on a kind of portable terminal of the present invention are described.
In order to illustrate that accompanying drawing provided by the present invention has Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5 etc., wherein, Fig. 3 is relevant thumbnail image generating apparatus functional structure chart based on portable terminal of the present invention; Fig. 4 is relevant to portable terminal thumbnail image generation method precedence diagram of the present invention; Fig. 5 is the relevant thumbnail image state key diagram that outputs to display part based on the embodiment of the invention.
In conjunction with described accompanying drawing 3, describe based on the thumbnail image generating apparatus of portable terminal of the present invention, comprise following component part:
Shoot part 100, control by tracking exchage portable terminal control part 110, take the object of appointment, with output image signal, the object shooting of appointment is imported for the signal of video signal of 1280*1024 pixel (PIXEL), 1024*768 pixel, 640*480 pixel, 320*240 pixel;
Control part 110, connect described shoot part 100, for captured signal of video signal, carry out background process (BACKGROUND PROCESS) based on the cycle of timing portion 170, generate breviary (THUMBNAIL) image, and carry out recorded and stored and output with linking status, wherein, by keypad portion 150 input of control commands, shoot part 100 is controlled, and the signal of video signal of object has been taken in input, and within the zone that the signal of video signal recorded and stored of described input is assigned with in storage part 130, and as unit breviary portion 160 is controlled by (COUNT) cycle that timing portion 170 counts, script signal of video signal to described storage part 130 carries out background process (BACKGROUND PROCESS), to generate thumbnail image, and described script signal of video signal and thumbnail image are under the situation of linking status, with its recorded and stored in the zone that is assigned with of storage part 130, if during the search signal of video signal, setting arrangement by specified format (FORMAT) outputs to a plurality of thumbnail images in the display part 140, will output in the display part 140 by the corresponding script signal of video signal of searching for the thumbnail image of selecting;
Radio section 120 according to the control of described control part 110, carries out wireless connections with mobile communication base station RAN, and mobile communication signal is carried out wireless receiving and dispatching;
Storage part 130, be linked in the described control part 110, recorded and stored, output are carried out in the application (APPLICATION) and (OPERATING) program of application, with captured script signal of video signal and thumbnail image with the linking status recorded and stored within institute's assigned region, and can export it;
Display part 140, be linked in the described control part 110, captured signal of video signal or a plurality of thumbnail image are exported demonstration with specified format, and output shows a captured script signal of video signal, perhaps a plurality of thumbnail images is exported demonstration by the arrangement of the specified format that sets;
Keypad portion 150 inserts in the described control part 110, and directly the required control command of portable terminal is used in input;
Breviary portion 160, control according to described control part 110, utilize background process to generate the thumbnail image of setting size from the script signal of video signal, and with and the script signal of video signal between linking status, carry out recorded and stored, more specifically, to take by shoot part 100, and the signal of video signal in the zone that recorded and stored is assigned with in storage part 130 is by background process (BACKGROUND PROCESS) generation breviary (THUMBNAIL) picture signal, in the zone that described script signal of video signal and thumbnail image signal are assigned with in 130 ones of memories with the linking status recorded and stored;
Timing portion 170 inserts described control part 110, and the time of the designated period that sets is counted and exports, for example, can be the cycle to count and export with 100 milliseconds (ms).
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the thumbnail image generating apparatus of the portable terminal of the present invention be made up of as above component part is elaborated.
Described multimedia portable terminal provides digital camera as all-in-one, carry out the mode of image communication by the other side who is connected with calling, send the image of oneself to the other side after taking, and accept the other side and take the signal of video signal that is transmitted afterwards, export demonstration, make the communicating pair party by confirming the other side's image, utilize all modes such as signal of video signal, letter signal, voice signal to communicate.
Under the state that described multimedia portable terminal is not used to communicate by letter, be applied as the digital camera that carries out recorded and stored, output and affirmation by the image of photographic subjects thing.
Within the scope that capacity was allowed of the storage part 130 that provides in the one mode with described portable terminal, can carry out recorded and stored, output to a plurality of filmed image signals, and, along with raising of nearest correlation technique and formation efficiency etc., reduced the price of respective element, storage part 130 capacity become and also to have become the present general trend of events greatly, moreover, also increased can recorded and stored signal of video signal quantity.
Technology contents of the present invention is, by background process (BACKGROUND PROCESS), generate breviary (THUMBNAIL) image of a plurality of signal of video signal of relevant recorded and stored in aforesaid portable terminal rapidly, and carry out chained record with the script signal of video signal and preserve, therefore can finish search fast to a plurality of signal of video signal of being preserved.
Described background process also is called as multitasking (MULTI-TASK PROCESS), it is a kind ofly to handle two above functions (FUNCTION) or task (TASK) simultaneously by a processor (PROCESSER) or control part 110, not the mode that separately function executing is exerted an influence.
After connecting working power, the control part 110 of described portable terminal will read application (APPLICATION) program of (LOAD) recorded and stored in the corresponding range of distribution of described storage part 130 and comprise the data of application (OPERATING) program, be in the application holding state.
Described control part 110 will be confirmed the monitoring signal of video signal that outputs on the display part 140, and, if when output is presented at the picture photographing of monitoring (MONITOR) in the described display part 140 and is intended target thing picture, by controlling described shoot part 100, take the signal of video signal of 1280*1024 pixel (PIXEL) or 1024*768 pixel or 640*480 pixel or 320*240 pixel, and import.
After the 100 captured signal of video signal of shoot part in the aforesaid process are imported, within control part 110 is assigned with its recorded and stored in storage part 130 the zone, within the scope that capacity allowed of described storage part 130, to a plurality of signal of video signal import, recorded and stored.
Import captured signal of video signal, and with under the state of its recorded and stored in described storage part 130, the described timing of 110 pairs of described control parts portion 170 controls and makes it to carry out counting, for example, controlling it is the cycle with 100 milliseconds (ms), carries out time counting (COUNT), and described breviary portion 160 is controlled, for the signal of video signal of recorded and stored in described storage part 130, be generated as breviary (THUMBNAIL) image (IMAGE) signal by background process (BACKGROUNDPROCESS).
Described breviary portion 160 generates during this of thumbnail image signal by background process, described control part 110 will be controlled described shoot part 100 and display part 140, to carry out the monitoring of other object signal of video signal, can also take, import the signal of video signal of selecteed object.
Described breviary portion 160 utilizes the thumbnail image signal magnitude that signal of video signal generated originally, for example satisfies 50*50 pixel (PIXEL).
Within the zone that recorded and stored was assigned with in described storage part 130 after the thumbnail image that background process generated by described breviary portion 160 will be linked with the script signal of video signal, under aforesaid background process state, described control part 110 will be controlled shoot part 100, the filmed image signal, and the zone that its recorded and stored can be assigned with in storage part 130, and described captured signal of video signal can be a plurality of.
As other examples, under the background process state of described breviary portion 160, described control part 110 will be controlled with mobile communication base station RAN described radio section 120 and carry out wireless access, to carry out mobile communication.
Be arranged on when being through with after the counting in 100 milliseconds of (ms) cycles in the described timing portion 170, as next procedure, described control part 110 will be searched for and whether also exist the script signal of video signal that does not generate thumbnail image, through as above step, if when searching out the script signal of video signal, generate corresponding thumbnail image by background process, and link after the processing, within the zone that its recorded and stored is assigned with in storage part 130.
Promptly, for a plurality of script signal of video signal of recorded and stored in storage part 130 after taking, 100 milliseconds with timing portion 170 counting is the cycle, and corresponding thumbnail image is generated by background process, and with and the script signal of video signal between linking status be recorded and be kept within institute's assigned region.
Under aforesaid state, imported by keypad portion 150 a plurality of signal of video signal of recorded and stored in storage part 130 have been searched for after the required control command, described control part 110 will be presented at described thumbnail image output in the described display part 140 by the arrangement that specified format (FORMAT) sets, as above selecting it for the moment in the thumbnail images shown picture, corresponding script signal of video signal output is presented on the described display part whole image, to confirm.
Describe below in conjunction with described accompanying drawing 5.As shown in the figure, the a plurality of script signal of video signal that are taken are cycle unit with 100 milliseconds (ms), carry out background process, to generate thumbnail image, within the zone that its recorded and stored is assigned with in storage part 130, if when searching for, be presented in the display part 140 by horizontal three, the output of vertical three array format.
The composition of described thumbnail image or formation are with signal of video signal is identical originally, and it just is in the reduced shape of size, and it is comparatively convenient therefore to search for.
In having the present invention who as above constitutes, portable terminal has been finished after shooting and the recorded and stored, will be according to the background process that does not influence other functions, for example, generate thumbnail image every 100 milliseconds (ms), therefore, having to provide the environment that does not influence photographer's shooting activity, and can export the advantage of searching for required thumbnail image rapidly.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing 4, the thumbnail image generation method of portable terminal of the present invention is described.It has comprised following steps:
Take step, when the camera that utilizes tracking exchage portable terminal MS is taken, intended target thing filmed image signal record is kept within institute's assigned region, and driving timing portion 170.This step also comprises following concrete steps: 110 pairs of orders of being imported of the control part of described portable terminal are analyzed, and the camera that constitutes in the one mode is controlled, and judge whether to carry out the filming image (seeing step S100) to the intended target thing; Through above determining step (step S100), if when taking, the signal of video signal of input intended target thing, and within the zone that its recorded and stored is assigned with in storage part (seeing step S110); Control part 110 in described step S110 will be controlled timing portion 170, drive it and carry out with the counting (see step S120) of certain hour as the cycle;
The breviary step utilizes background process (BACKGROUNDPROCESS) to generate thumbnail image in order for the signal of video signal of described shooting step, and carry out chained record with the script signal of video signal and preserve, and the timing portion count cycle that judges whether to be through with.This step also comprises following concrete steps: the breviary portion 160 that accepts 110 controls of described control part will utilize the signal of video signal of recorded and stored in storage part 130 to generate thumbnail image, and with and the script signal of video signal between the zone that in storage part 130, is assigned with of linking status recorded and stored within (seeing step S130); Control part 110 among the described step S130 judge whether the to be through with time counting (COUNT) (seeing step S140) of 170 pairs of designated period of timing portion;
Return step, if during the counting (COUNT) of the timing portion 170 that is through with in above-mentioned steps, judging whether does not have processed next signal of video signal, if when also having next signal of video signal, returns (FEEDBACK) described shooting step and repeats this step.This step also comprises following concrete steps: judge whether also exist not in described breviary step by generating thumbnail image by the script signal of video signal through background process, link, the script signal of video signal of processes such as recorded and stored, in above judgement, do not have processed script signal of video signal if exist, to return described shooting step (seeing step S120), with the timing portion count cycle be unit, repeat the breviary step of background process, in above judgement, originally during the background process of signal of video signal, will carry out described output step (step S160) to all if be through with;
The output step in search during from signal of video signal that described shooting step is taken, is exported thumbnail image and is shown, and confirms by the arrangement setting of specified format.This step also comprises following concrete steps: judgement be to take by the control part 110 in the described shooting step and the signal of video signal of recorded and stored in storage part 130 search for, still continue filmed image signal (seeing step S160); In above step S160, be judged as when searching for signal of video signal, by the array format that sets the thumbnail image output of recorded and stored in storage part 130 be presented in the display part 140 and (see step S170); In above step S170, (seeing step S180) searched for, selects, confirmed to a plurality of thumbnail images that output in the display part 140.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the thumbnail image generation method with the portable terminal of the present invention that as above constitutes is elaborated.
When utilizing described multimedia portable terminal need take intended target thing image (step S100), described control part 110 will monitor keypad portion 150, to confirm to have imported the shooting control command, and described shoot part 100 controlled, to take the intended target thing, and receive the signal of video signal of described intended target thing, and within the zone that its recorded and stored is assigned with in storage part 130 (seeing step S110).
The described timing of 110 pairs of described control parts portion 170 drives, make it the time that sets is counted, for example, control the counting (COUNT) (see step S120) of its execution to 100 milliseconds of (ms) times, and described breviary portion 160 controlled, for the script signal of video signal of recorded and stored in described storage part 130, carry out background process (BACK GROUND PROCESS) to generate breviary (THUMBNAIL) image (IMAGE) by respective sequence, and the thumbnail image that will generate in the above-described manner, with and the script signal of video signal between linking status, (see step S130) within the zone that recorded and stored is assigned with in storage part.
Described control part 110 timing portion 170 counting (COUNT) (the seeing step S140) that judge whether to be through with, through above judgement, when timing portion 170 counts if be through with, described storage part 130 is searched for, confirmed whether also to exist the script signal of video signal (seeing step S150) of not implementing to produce breviary (THUMBNAIL) image through background process.
Through above affirmation step S150, if when also existing the script signal of video signal that does not carry out thumbnail image generation processing in the storage part 130, return described shooting step S120, again driving timing portion 170, also repeat to generate thumbnail image, carry out the process of recorded and stored with linking status by background process.
Promptly, judgement through described control part 110, if also exist when not generating the script signal of video signal of thumbnail image in the storage part 130,100 millisecond meters according to timing portion 170 carry out background process one number time, thereby can generate thumbnail image in proper order by it, and with and the script signal of video signal between the linking status recorded and stored within the zone that is assigned with.
When carrying out the background process that generates aforesaid thumbnail image, described control part 110 also monitors keypad portion 150, with judgement be to take required intended target thing monitor (MONITOR), or prepare by take the input signal of video signal, still need to take, a plurality of signal of video signal of recorded and stored search for (seeing step S160).
If described control part 110 is judged as when taking the fresh target thing, return described shooting step S110, and be judged as taking when searching for the signal of video signal of recorded and stored, the thumbnail image that described chained record is preserved is provided with to export to be presented in the display part 140 by the arrangement of specified format (FORMAT) (sees step S170).
Shown that in accompanying drawing 5 relevant output is presented at the thumbnail image image in the described display part 140, in described Fig. 5 with the format permutation of horizontal 3* perpendicular 3 thumbnail image, the pixel of each thumbnail image constitutes, and for example is made of 50*50 pixel (PIXEL).
As above form thumbnail images shown is looked like to search for and when selecting, the script signal of video signal of chained record is outputed in the display part 140, can confirm (seeing step S180) by this demonstration.
As mentioned above, the step that object to appointment is monitored, taken and by background process generate thumbnail image and with and the script signal of video signal between the linking status step of carrying out recorded and stored be separate and be again the step of carrying out simultaneously, exist the advantage that does not influence shooting environmental, also have the advantage that to search for rapidly because of the rise time of the thumbnail image that there is no need to be provided for separately to search for.Above specific embodiment only is used to illustrate the present invention, but not is used to limit the present invention.

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1. the thumbnail image generating apparatus of a portable terminal is characterized in that, comprising:
Shoot part by the control of portable terminal control part, is taken the object of appointment, with output image signal;
Control part connects described shoot part, for captured signal of video signal, carries out background process based on the cycle of timing portion, generates thumbnail image, and carries out recorded and stored and output with linking status;
Timing portion inserts described control part, and the time of the designated period that sets is counted and exports;
Breviary portion according to the control of described control part, generate to set the thumbnail image of size from the script signal of video signal, and with and the script signal of video signal between linking status, carry out recorded and stored;
Display part is linked in the described control part, and captured signal of video signal or a plurality of thumbnail image are exported demonstration with specified format.
2. the thumbnail image generating apparatus of a kind of portable terminal according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Radio section according to the control of described control part, carries out wireless connections with the mobile communication base station, and mobile communication signal is carried out wireless receiving and dispatching;
Storage part is linked in the described control part, to using and application program is carried out recorded and stored, output, with captured script signal of video signal and thumbnail image with the linking status recorded and stored within institute's assigned region, and can export it;
Keypad portion inserts in the described control part, and directly the required control command of portable terminal is used in input.
3. the thumbnail image generating apparatus of a kind of portable terminal according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described breviary portion is by the control of described control part, to take by shoot part and recorded and stored in storage part, be assigned with the zone in signal of video signal carry out background process, generating the thumbnail image signal, within the zone that described script signal of video signal and thumbnail image signal are assigned with in storage part with the linking status recorded and stored.
4. the thumbnail image generating apparatus of a kind of portable terminal according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described display part will be by the control of described control part, a captured script signal of video signal is exported demonstration, perhaps a plurality of thumbnail images are exported demonstration with the arrangement setting of specified format, and described timing portion will count, export to 100 milliseconds cycle time.
5. the thumbnail image generating apparatus of a kind of portable terminal according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described shoot part will be by the control of described control part, for the object of appointment, will import by the signal of video signal that 1280*1024 pixel, 1024*768 pixel, 640*480 pixel or 320*240 pixel are taken.
6. the thumbnail image generating apparatus of a kind of portable terminal according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described control part is based on the control command by the keypad portion input, shoot part is controlled, and the signal of video signal of object has been taken in input, and the described signal of video signal that is transfused to will be recorded within the range of distribution that is kept in the storage part, the cycle of counting with timing portion is that unit controls breviary portion, and the script signal of video signal of described storage part carried out generating thumbnail image after the background process, within the zone that described script signal of video signal and thumbnail image are assigned with in storage part with the linking status recorded and stored, when signal of video signal is searched for, press the shooting setting of specified format, a plurality of thumbnail images are presented in the display part, will output in the display part by the corresponding script signal of video signal of searching for the thumbnail image of selecting then.
7. the thumbnail image generation method of a portable terminal is characterized in that, comprises the steps:
Take step, when utilizing the portable terminal camera to take, the object filmed image signal record of appointment is kept in institute's assigned region, and driving timing portion;
The breviary step utilizes background process to generate thumbnail image in order from the signal of video signal of described shooting step, and carry out chained record with the script signal of video signal and preserve, and the timing portion count cycle that judges whether to be through with;
Return step, in above-mentioned steps, if during the counting of the timing portion that is through with, judging whether does not have processed next signal of video signal, if when also having next signal of video signal, returns described shooting step and repeats this step;
The output step in search during from signal of video signal that described shooting step is taken, is exported thumbnail image and is shown that the line search of going forward side by side is confirmed by the arrangement setting of specified format.
8. the thumbnail image generation method of a kind of portable terminal according to claim 7 is characterized in that, described shooting step also comprises following concrete steps:
Control part by described portable terminal is analyzed the order of being imported, and the camera that constitutes in the one mode is controlled, and judged whether to carry out filming image to the intended target thing;
Through above determining step, if when taking, the signal of video signal of input intended target thing, and within the zone that its recorded and stored is assigned with in storage part;
Control part in described step will be controlled timing portion, drive it is carried out with the counting of certain hour as the cycle.
9. the thumbnail image generation method of a kind of portable terminal according to claim 7 is characterized in that, described breviary step also comprises following concrete steps:
The breviary portion that accepts the control of described control part will utilize the signal of video signal of recorded and stored in storage part to generate thumbnail image, and with and the script signal of video signal between the zone that in storage part, is assigned with of linking status recorded and stored within step;
Control part in the described step step of timing portion that judge whether to be through with to the time counting of designated period.
10. the thumbnail image generation method of a kind of portable terminal according to claim 7 is characterized in that, described output step also comprises following concrete steps:
Judgement be to take by the control part in the described shooting step and the signal of video signal of recorded and stored in storage part search for, still continue the step of filmed image signal;
When in above step, being judged as the search signal of video signal, the thumbnail image of recorded and stored in storage part exported the step that is presented in the display part by the array format that sets;
In above step, the step that a plurality of thumbnail images that output in the display part are searched for, select, confirmed.
11. the thumbnail image generation method of a kind of portable terminal according to claim 7, it is characterized in that: the described step of returning judges whether also exist not by generating thumbnail image by the script signal of video signal through background process in described breviary step, link, the script signal of video signal of processes such as recorded and stored, in above judgement, do not have processed script signal of video signal if exist, to return described shooting step, with the timing portion count cycle be unit, repeat the breviary step of background process, in above judgement, originally during the background process of signal of video signal, will carry out described output step to all if be through with.
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