KR101085640B1 - Apparatus and method for saving an image communication data in a portable terminal unit - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for storing video call data in a portable terminal capable of a video call. The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for starting a video call using a portable terminal, to perform a video call, to end a video call, and to terminate the video call. After that, it is determined whether to store the video call data of the portable terminal. If the video call data is not stored, the storage operation of the portable terminal is terminated. If the video call data is stored, the storage space of the memory is stored. And when it is not possible to store the confirmation result, deletes the video call data having a lower priority specified by the user from at least one video call data stored in the memory and checks the storage space of the memory. If you can save the video call, Set the priority input by the user in the data to store data and update the data stored in the memory according to the priority.

Video Call, Priority, Video Call Data, Single Image, Handheld Terminal

Description

Apparatus and method for storing video call data on a mobile device {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SAVING AN IMAGE COMMUNICATION DATA IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL UNIT}             

1 is a flowchart schematically showing the storage of data occurring in a general video call operation.

2 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a process of storing data generated when a general video call operation is not performed.

3 is a view schematically showing the structure of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart schematically showing the storage of data generated in a video call operation of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flow chart schematically showing the storage of data that occurs when not a call operation of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a portable terminal capable of a video call, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for storing video call data in a portable terminal.

Due to the evolution of current technology and the demands of users, portable terminals such as cellular phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), hand-held phones (HHPs), and digital communication devices have conventionally provided only voice calls. It has evolved to make calls. Therefore, a user can make a video call while face to face using a module mounted in the portable terminal while making a call.

The portable terminal has a storage device, that is, a memory therein, and the data stored in the memory has increased as the video call function is performed. In addition, data generated in the operation of the terminal due to the use of not only the video call but also other various additional functions is increasing as the portable terminal becomes more versatile and high performance.

Currently, a portable terminal providing a video call stores data generated during a video call. In this case, only a video call record is generally stored. Thus, when the portable terminal makes a video call, a call record, which is data generated during a video call operation of the portable terminal, is stored in the memory.

A process of storing a call log generated during a video call operation of the portable terminal will be described with reference to FIG. 1.                         

1 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a process of storing data occurring in a general video call operation.

Referring to FIG. 1, first, the portable terminal secures a call path through a predetermined call setup operation and the like serving a base station. Next, the portable terminal transmits and receives video call data and starts a video call using the data (101). In addition, the portable terminal performs a call operation with a counterpart who wants a video call through the call path (103). When the video call operation is performed, video data and audio data are transmitted and received with the other party and a video call is made with the other party. If the user wants to terminate the call, the portable terminal terminates the video call operation by releasing a call set after performing the video call operation (105). The portable terminal stores the video call record after the video call operation is terminated (107). Here, the video call record stored in the portable terminal is simple information such as a number called, a caller, a date, and a time.

In addition, the portable terminal not only performs a video call operation, but also increases the performance and high performance of the portable terminal. Accordingly, the portable terminal has increased various additional functions applied in addition to the call operation. This also increased the amount of data that must be processed. Such data are, for example, data stored in a memory during operation of a game function, a camera or video recording function, a touch pad function, and a music file playing function. When the data is generated in the current portable terminal, the operation as shown in FIG. 2 is performed.

2 is a flow chart schematically showing the storage of data that occurs when a normal video call operation is not performed.

Referring to FIG. 2, the portable terminal performs a data processing operation to make a data storage request for storing information of data generated during the operation (201). Herein, the portable terminal checks the storage space which can be stored in the memory (202). In this case, the portable terminal determines whether the data can be stored in the portable terminal (203). If the storage of the data is not possible, the portable terminal sends a storage impossible message (205). In this case, it is impossible to store the data in the portable terminal. At this time, if the user wants to store the data, the data stored in the memory of the portable terminal is deleted. Then, the above process is performed again to check the storage space of the memory of the portable terminal and then store the data. However, if there is enough space in the memory for storing data, the portable terminal stores the data (207).

The portable terminal stores a video call record as shown in FIG. However, the recent call log is a simple call record such as a number called, a caller, a date and a time. Therefore, when the user wants to know the contents of the call to the portable terminal, it is difficult to remember the contents of the call with only the information. To this end, a method of storing the actual call contents during the video call as well as the video call record generated during the video call of the portable terminal can be applied. If the portable terminal wants to store large capacity video call data, that is, video data and audio data, the memory of the portable terminal requires a large amount of storage space. As such, it is impossible to store many contents due to the storage capacity of the memory of the portable terminal. Unlike the general voice call, the video call data is composed of a large amount of data because users call each other while watching a video. There is a problem that it is difficult to store and manage a plurality of video call contents composed of such data in the portable terminal. In addition, there is a problem in that the portable terminal does not use the memory area efficiently by storing the video call data without setting importance when the video call data is to be stored in the portable terminal. In addition, if the video call data is stored, there is a problem in that the use of functions other than the video call is limited because the storage capacity of the memory is insufficient when other functions are used in the portable terminal.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for efficiently storing video call data in consideration of a storage capacity of a memory in the portable terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for efficiently storing video call data by storing data by applying priority when storing video call data in the portable terminal.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for storing video call data so that a problem does not occur in using other functions in the portable terminal.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of storing video call data in a portable terminal capable of a video call, using the portable terminal to start a video call to perform a video call and end the video call. After the video call ends, it is determined whether to store the video call data of the portable terminal. If the video call data is not stored, the storage operation of the portable terminal is terminated and the video call data is stored. If the storage space of the memory is checked, and if it is not possible to store the result of the confirmation, the video call data having a lower priority assigned by the user is deleted from the at least one video call data stored in the memory and the memory is stored. Check the space, and save the confirmation If possible, the priority data input by the user is set in the video call data, and the data is stored according to the priority.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for storing video call data in a portable terminal capable of a video call.
After performing the video call in the portable terminal and determining whether the video call data can be stored in the memory after the video call is ended, if the video call data is not stored, and the user wants to terminate the video call data. If the storage space of the memory is checked and the verification result cannot be stored, the video call data having a lower priority assigned by the user is deleted from the at least one video call data stored in the memory and the storage space of the memory is checked. And a control unit configured to set a priority input by the user to the video call data and store the video call data under the control of the control unit when the confirmation result can be stored. Priority when saving And storing the memory with.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that in the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation according to the present invention will be described, and descriptions of other parts will be omitted so as not to distract from the gist of the present invention.

3 is a view schematically showing the structure of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the RF unit 303 performs a wireless communication function of the portable terminal. The RF unit 303 includes an RF transmitter for upconverting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low noise amplifying a received signal and downconverting a frequency of the received signal.

The data processor 307 includes a transmitter for encoding and modulating the transmitted signal and a receiver for demodulating and decoding the received signal. That is, the data processor 307 may be configured of a modem and a codec. The codec includes a data codec for processing packet data and an audio codec for processing an audio signal such as voice. The data processor converts video call data, that is, video data and audio data into digital signals and analog signals using the codec.

The audio processor 309 plays a function of reproducing a received audio signal output from the audio codec of the data processor 307 or transmitting a transmission audio signal generated from a microphone to the audio codec of the data processor 307.

The keypad 311 includes keys for inputting numeric and text information and function keys for setting various functions.

The memory 313 may be composed of program memory and data memories. The program memory stores programs for controlling general operations of the portable terminal. In addition, the program memory stores programs for controlling a general operation of the portable terminal. The data memory also temporarily stores data generated during the execution of the programs. In addition, the data memory stores video call data of the portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The controller 301 performs a function of controlling the overall operation of the portable terminal. In addition, the controller 301 may include the data processor 307. The controller 301 controls a process of storing video call data generated after a call of the portable terminal in the memory 313 according to the present invention, and receives priority from the data to be stored, thereby giving priority to the video call data. Set ranks and use them to manage video call data.

The camera 315 captures image data, and the signal processor 317 converts the image signal output from the camera 315 into an image signal. The image processor 319 performs a function of generating screen data for displaying an image signal output from the signal processor 317. The image signal and data received under the control of the controller 301 are transmitted in accordance with the standard of the display unit 321.

Referring to FIG. 3, the operation of the portable terminal is a portable terminal capable of a video call. Thus, when the portable terminal performs a video call, the video call data is temporarily stored in the memory 313 through a predetermined control operation of the controller 301. If the user wants to store the video call data, the user stores the video call data after checking the storage space of the memory. In this case, the controller 301 receives a priority from a user and controls a series of processes of storing the video call data in the memory 313 together with the applied priority. At this time, if there is not enough storage space in the memory 313, the controller 301 deletes the data stored in the memory 313 using the priority and then stores the data in the memory 313. Save the data. Alternatively, the memory 313 determines whether to store only a single image, that is, one cut of the video call image data, and then stores a single image if only one image is to be stored. In addition, when the video call data and the single image data are stored in the memory 313, priority is set for the data to be stored and stored in the memory 313. In addition, the controller controls a series of processes of updating and storing an image field in the memory according to priority in the image field storing the video call data.

In addition, when storing data according to the performance of an additional function other than the video call function applied to the portable terminal other than the video call, the controller 313 checks the storage space of the memory 313 and stores the data. do. In this case, when the storage space of the data is insufficient as described above, the controller 301 stores the data desired to be stored in the memory 313 after deleting the image data whose priority is applied to the memory 313. To control a series of processes.

In addition, the memory 313 stores video call data and data to be stored through a series of control operations of the controller 313. In this case, when storing the video call data, a priority is received and stored together with the video call data. Here, the video call data and the single image are updated and stored in the video field storing the video call data in the memory 313 according to priority.

Operation of the portable terminal using the video call as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

4 is a flowchart schematically showing the storage of data generated in a video call operation of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.                     

Referring to FIG. 4, first, the portable terminal secures a call path by performing a predetermined call setup operation with a base station serving the portable terminal. Next, the portable terminal transmits and receives video call data and starts a video call using the data (401). In addition, the portable terminal performs a call operation with a counterpart who wants a video call using the call path (403). When the video call operation is performed, video data and audio data are transmitted and received with the other party and a video call is made with the other party. If the user wants to end the call, the portable terminal terminates the video call operation by releasing the call set after performing the video call operation (405).

The portable terminal determines whether to store the video call data after the video call operation is terminated (407). If the portable terminal does not store the video call contents, the process ends. However, when the portable terminal stores the video call contents, the portable terminal checks the space of the memory where the video call data is stored (409). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the capacity of the image data to be stored is sufficient in the space of the memory where the data is to be stored (411).

If the storage space of the memory is sufficient to store the video call data, the priority is set to the video call data (419). If the memory of the portable terminal is not enough space to store the video call data, it is determined whether to store only a single image of the video call data (413). If it is desired to determine only a single image as a result of the determination, an arbitrary single image is selected from the video call data (417).

 If only the single image is not stored as a result of the determination, the low priority data stored in the portable terminal is sequentially deleted (415). After checking the storage space of the memory again, if the data can be stored, the priority is set to the video call data, and if the storage space of the memory is not sufficient, storing the image of the video call data. The process is performed again.

When storing the video call data, priority is set to the video call data (419). By setting the priority, the portable terminal deletes the data using the priority when the portable terminal wants to store the data. The video call data of which the priority is set is stored, and the video call data stored in the video field of the memory is updated using the priority (421). When the priority is set, when the video call data having the priority is stored in the memory, the video call data in the memory is sorted according to the priority due to the set priority.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart schematically illustrating storage of data generated when a call is not a mobile device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, it is a process of storing general data instead of video call data as described above in the portable terminal. The data to be stored in the portable terminal is generated (501). In this case, when the data occurs, the portable terminal checks the storage space of the memory (503). If the storage space of the memory has enough space to store the data to be stored, the data is stored in the portable terminal (509). If the storage space of the memory has not enough space to store the data to be stored, the memory is sequentially deleted from the data stored in the portable terminal for the longest time (507). After that, the process of checking the storage space of the memory is performed again.

After storing the video call data using the portable terminal, when the user wants to check the call history, the user displays the call image in the form of an icon such as a single image of the stored video call or a picture of the stored caller. The portable terminal is capable of storing the stored video call data, and performs a function such as deletion, impossible to delete through a locked function.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but is capable of various modifications within the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited by the illustrated embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

As described above, the present invention can efficiently use the memory space of the portable terminal by storing the contents by applying a priority to the contents of the video call in the portable terminal having the video call function. In addition, by storing the contents of the video call as described above, the user can check the contents of the call even when the contents of the call are to be confirmed. In addition, it has the effect of utilizing the storage space that has not been utilized in the portable terminal.

Claims (10)

A method for storing video call data in a portable terminal capable of video calling, Starting a video call using a portable terminal to perform a video call and end the video call; Determining whether to store the video call data of the portable terminal after the video call ends; If the video call data is not stored, ending the storing operation of the portable terminal; When storing the video call data, checking a storage space of a memory; Deleting the low priority video call data designated by the user from the at least one video call data stored in the memory and confirming a storage space of the memory when the confirmation result is not stored; Storing the data by setting a priority input by the user to the video call data and updating the data stored in the memory according to the priority if the confirmation result can be stored. How to save call data. The method of claim 1, Determining whether to store the single image of the video call data when the storage space of the memory is not sufficient as a result of checking the storage space of the memory; If the single image is to be stored, selecting a single image of the video call data and not storing the single image, deleting the low priority video call data and checking a storage space of the memory. And storing video call data. The method of claim 1, Checking a storage space of the memory when data to be stored occurs when the video call data is not transmitted or received; If the confirmation result can be stored, the data is stored in the memory, and if the confirmation result cannot be stored, the storage space of the memory is deleted after sequentially deleting the oldest data among at least one data stored in the memory. And storing the video call data. The method of claim 1, The single image or the other party's image for the video call is displayed in the form of an icon when checking the recent call history. The method of claim 1, And the contents stored in the memory can be set to be impossible to play, delete, or delete. An apparatus for storing video call data in a portable terminal capable of a video call, After performing the video call in the portable terminal and determining whether the video call data can be stored in the memory after the video call is ended, if the video call data is not stored, and the user wants to terminate the video call data. If the storage space of the memory is checked and the verification result cannot be stored, the video call data having a lower priority assigned by the user is deleted from the at least one video call data stored in the memory and the storage space of the memory is checked. And a controller configured to set a priority input by the user to the video call data and store it in the memory when the confirmation result can be stored; And a memory for storing the video call data with the priority when the video call data is stored under the control of the controller. The method of claim 6, The controller may determine whether to store the single image of the video call data when the storage space of the memory is not sufficient as a result of checking the storage space of the memory, and store the single image of the video call data when the single image is stored. And selecting and not storing the single image, deleting the low priority video call data and confirming a storage space of the memory. The method of claim 6, The controller checks the storage space of the memory when data to be stored is generated when the video call data is not transmitted or received, and stores the data in the memory when the confirmation result can be stored, and stores the confirmation result. And deleting the oldest data among the at least one data stored in the memory in order, and then confirming the storage space of the memory. The method of claim 6, The controller may be configured to represent a single image of the video call or an image of the other party in the form of an icon when checking the recent call history. The method of claim 6, And the contents stored in the memory can be set to be impossible to play, delete, or delete.

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