KR101597819B1 - Apparatus for chatting using drawing board - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing chatting between communications terminals, which may enable a user to freely express intention as a picture regardless of a character format between the communications terminals. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus for providing chatting between communications terminals comprises: a first communications terminal receiving at least one of a picture and a character from a user through a chatting input window, transmitting the input picture or character to a second communications terminal through a wired/wireless communications network, and switching the chatting input window to a chatting window; and the second communications terminal displaying the picture received from the first communications terminal on the chatting window; and the wired/wireless communications network supporting wireless communications between the first and second communications terminals. The first communications terminal includes: a touch screen panel displaying, on a chatting input window, a chatting input field which at least one of a picture and a character can be input from a user in a chatting input mode, and an option select field in which a type of pen drawing a picture, and a virtual keyboard can be selected, and displaying, on a chatting window, a picture and a character input through the chatting input window and a picture and a character received from the second communications terminal; an image converting unit converting an input picture into an image file; and a wireless transmitting unit wirelessly transmitting the converted image file through the wired/wireless communications network.

Description

[0001] Apparatus for chatting using drawing board [

The present invention relates to a chat device between communication terminals, and more particularly, to a chat device capable of freely expressing a doctor as a picture without regard to the format of characters among communication terminals.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] In recent years, as information and communication technologies have developed remarkably, personal communication terminals have been widely used and used. Examples of such personal communication terminals for communication include mobile phones capable of making phone calls while on the move, smart phones capable of performing various additional services using Internet communication functions in addition to telephone functions, portable phones using a touch screen as a main input device And Tablet PC (PC). The smartphone is an intelligent terminal that adds a computer support function such as internet communication and information search to a mobile phone, and is replacing a conventional mobile phone with a fast one. Tablet PC is also widely used as a substitute for a conventional notebook computer.

One of the characteristics of the communication terminals of the smartphone and the tablet PC is that characters can be inputted through the touch screen. Especially, the screen of the smart phone is getting bigger. In recent years, And displays a virtual keyboard on the screen so that characters can be quickly input.

The function of inputting characters to the communication terminal through the touch screen is mainly used for text message transmission, memo writing, Internet search word input, etc. Among them, the text message transmission is one of the functions that character input is most frequently used.

1 shows an example of a text message screen of a conventional communication terminal. As shown in FIG. 1, generally, the text message screen includes a recipient information window 1, a message display window 2 in which contents of a text message previously communicated to a recipient and contents of a text message to be created are displayed, And a virtual keyboard 4 that is activated to create a text message.

The virtual keyboard 4 displays a keyboard layout of a kind preset by the user (QWERTY, CHANJIIN, NARAGLE, and the like), and displays the characters and the size of characters edited through the virtual keyboard 4 Is displayed. That is, when the user enters the text message menu, the virtual keyboard 4 is activated according to the environment preset in the setting of the communication terminal, and the user can transmit the text message according to the preset character shape through the virtual keyboard 4 Respectively.

Meanwhile, when writing a text message through the virtual keyboard 4, it may be necessary to change the layout of the keyboard or change the font size or size of the text message. In the conventional text message screen, It does not have a function of changing the character shape such as font, size, and the like. Therefore, if the user desires to change the arrangement of the keyboard, the font, and the size, the user goes out of the text message screen and enters the configuration menu of the communication terminal, sets the desired keyboard layout, font, and size one by one and then returns to the text message screen There has been a problem that it is troublesome to input characters.

In addition, only the text message using the virtual keyboard 4 can be created on the text message screen of the conventional communication terminal, and the user can not draw the picture directly on the text message screen. In the past, when a picture is to be transmitted, a picture is drawn by a separate Paint program of the communication terminal, and a green picture is captured and stored in a photo folder. There is an inconvenience that a captured picture stored in the photo folder is selected and transmitted as an attached file.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0080788

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a chatting device that allows a doctor to freely express a picture as a picture without regard to the format of characters between communication terminals. Another object of the present invention is to provide a means for creating and transmitting a picture in real time.

In the embodiment of the present invention, at least one of pictures and characters is input from a user through a chat input window, and the inputted pictures and characters are transmitted to a second communication terminal through a wired / wireless communication network, terminal; A second communication terminal for displaying a picture received from the first communication terminal on a chat dialog window; And a wired / wireless communication network that supports wireless communication between the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal, wherein the first communication terminal receives at least one of pictures and characters from a user in a chat input mode, A chat input field, a type of a pen for drawing a picture, and an option selection field for selecting a virtual keyboard are displayed in a chat input window, and when operating in a chat conversation mode, A touch screen panel for displaying pictures and characters received from the second communication terminal on a chat dialog window; An image converting unit for converting an input image into an image file; And a wireless transmission unit wirelessly transmitting and receiving the converted image through the wired / wireless communication network.

The chat input field includes a picture input field for inputting a picture; And a character input field provided separately from the picture input field to receive a character.

The option selection field may include a pen selection icon for selecting a type of the pen for drawing; A virtual keyboard selection icon for allowing a virtual keyboard to be displayed in the chat input window; And an eraser icon for erasing the picture drawn in the picture input field.

When the pen selection icon is selected, the virtual keyboard is operated in a picture input mode, the picture input field is activated to receive a picture, and when the virtual keyboard selection icon is selected, the character input mode is activated, Characters can be input.

Wherein the image conversion unit comprises: an image file conversion module for converting an area of the picture input field into an image file; An associated image database in which an associated image is assigned and stored for each word; And an image file composing module for composing the associated image into the image file when there is an associated image allocated to the character input through the character input field.

The image file compositing module may synthesize the associated image at a front end or a rear end of the image file according to a position of a special character input through the character input field.

Wherein the image file compositing module synthesizes the related image at a front end of the image file when a special character is input at a front end of the character input through the character input field, It is possible to combine the associated image with the rear end of the image file.

In addition, if there is an associated image assigned to a character input through the character input field, the image file compositing module displays the associated image at a position touched in a picture input field, extracts a picture in the picture gallery, And the image file conversion module converts the area of the picture input field into an image file. The display position of the associated image can be changed by a user's touch drag on the associated image, The size and slope of the associated image may be converted and displayed by an operation.

According to the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to express more freely the intention between the chatting parties by expressing the communication terminal as a picture regardless of the format of the characters. Therefore, it is possible to express various expressions by expressing a feeling that is difficult to express in characters, for example, as a picture and chatting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an example of a text message screen of a conventional communication terminal. FIG.
2 is a state diagram of a Paint chat device of a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a configuration block diagram of a first communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a diagram illustrating a chat input window displayed on a touch screen panel of a first communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a chat dialog window displayed on a touch screen panel of a first communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which pictures and characters are simultaneously input to a chat input window displayed on a touch screen panel of a first communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an image file in which a character-converted image is combined with a chat dialog window displayed on a touch screen panel of a first communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a character input in a character input field according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an association image displayed in a position touched by a user in a picture input field according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 10 is a view showing a display position of an associated image changed by a user's touch dragging on an associated image according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a display area of a picture input field including pictures, associated images, and pictures according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an entire area of a picture input field including a picture, an associated image, and a picture according to an embodiment of the present invention and capturing an entire area of the picture input field and displaying the picture in a chat dialog window as an image file.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in order to explain the present invention in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. . Other objects, features, and operational advantages of the present invention, including its effects and advantages, will become more apparent from the description of the preferred embodiments. It should be noted that the same reference numerals are used to denote the same or similar components in the drawings.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a first communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a chat terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a chat dialog window displayed on a touch screen panel of a first communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a chat input window displayed on a touch screen panel of the first communication terminal.

The Paint Chat device of the communication terminal of the present invention may include a wired / wireless communication network 300, a first communication terminal 100, and a second communication terminal 200.

The wired / wireless communication network 300 supports wired communication or wireless communication between the first communication terminal 100 and the second communication terminal 200. When the wired / wireless communication network 300 is implemented as a mobile communication network, data communication can be performed using a mobile communication network including a base transceiver station (BTS) and a mobile switching center (MSC). For reference, a mobile radio communication network includes a base station (BS), a mobile telephone switching office (MTSO), a home location register (HLR) (Access Gateway), a Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN), and the like, which enable the mobile terminal to access the mobile terminal.

In addition, when the wired / wireless communication network 300 is implemented as a wired communication network, it can be implemented as a network communication network, and data communication can be performed according to an Internet protocol such as TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol).

The second communication terminal 200 displays the picture received from the first communication terminal 100 on the chat dialog window 112. [ The chat dialog window 112 may correspond to a text message chat window provided by a communication terminal such as an SMS (Short Message Service) or an MMS (Multimedia Message Service). In addition, the chat chat window 112 may correspond to a chat window provided by an SNS (Social Network Service) such as a line of a car phone or a neighbor.

In the following description, a smart phone is taken as an example of the first communication terminal 100 and the second communication terminal 200, but it is not limited to a smart phone, a feature phone, a tablet PC ), A slate PC, a desktop PC, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), a navigation device, a digital camera Camera, MP3P (MPEG layer 3 Player), and the like. It is needless to say that the terminal to which the present invention is applicable is not limited to the above-described type and may include all terminals capable of inputting through the touch screen panel 110 without a separate keyboard.

For reference, a smart phone is an intelligent terminal that adds a computer support function such as internet communication and information search to a mobile phone, and can install an application desired by the user. The smart phone combines the advantages of a mobile phone and a personal digital assistant (PDA), integrating data communication functions such as schedule management, fax transmission and reception, and Internet access to mobile phone functions. In addition to being able to connect directly to the Internet using wireless Internet, it can be accessed in various ways using various browsing programs. In addition, unlike existing mobile phones, you can install, add, or delete hundreds of different applications (applications) as you like, and you can create your own applications, Can be implemented.

The first communication terminal 100 receives at least one of pictures and characters from the user through the chat input window 111 and transmits the inputted pictures and characters to the second communication terminal 200 through the wired / wireless communication network 300 After transmission, it switches to the chat dialog window 112. The conventional chat input window 111 only receives characters, and the picture file can be transmitted separately. Therefore, it was impossible to draw a picture in real time on the same input screen. In order to solve this inconvenience, the present invention can input not only characters but also pictures drawn by the user in real time on the input screen and transmit the same to the second communication terminal 200.

The first communication terminal 100 may include a wireless transceiver 130, a touch screen panel 110, and an image converter 120. In addition, the first communication terminal 100 may include a data processing unit 140, an audio processing unit 150, a microphone 160, and a speaker 170.

The wireless transceiver 130 wirelessly transmits and receives the converted image through the image converting unit 120 through the wired / wireless communication network 300. [ The wireless transmission / reception unit 130 is a module for communicating with a mobile communication network such as a third generation (3G) or a fourth generation (4G), and includes a RF transmitter (not shown) An RF receiver (not shown) for low-noise amplifying the signal and down-converting the frequency, and the like.

The data processing unit 140 demodulates and decodes the received signal to extract a data packet or modulates and encodes a data packet to be transmitted and converts the signal into a signal. For this, the data processing unit 140 may include a modem and a CODEC. Here, the codec may include a data codec for processing data and an audio codec for processing a voice packet to output an analog signal of a voice form.

The audio processing unit 150 reproduces the audio analog signal output from the audio codec through the speaker 170 or converts the audio analog signal input from the microphone 160 into the data format and outputs the converted audio analog signal to the audio codec of the data processing unit 140 And performs the function of transmitting. The speaker 170 receives the voice of the user of the microphone 160. The speaker 170 outputs the voice signal provided by the audio processor 150. [

The touch screen panel 110 is a display window provided on the front side of the communication terminal for displaying a chat input window 111 and a chat chat window 112 and displays a graphical user interface (GUI) for communication with the user. The touch screen panel 110 may be realized as a display window such as an LCD or an LED, or may be implemented as a touch screen screen capable of simultaneously performing input and display.

For reference, the touch screen panel 110 is not only a screen display means, but also an input means for sensing a touch by a touch means such as a touch pen or a finger. For reference, the touch screen panel 110 may be implemented by a touch panel of any one of a resistance film type, a capacitive type, an infrared type, and an ultrasonic type. The touch panel is a transparent switch panel that can control a device by directly pressing a place where a sentence and a picture are displayed in combination with a CRT or an LCD.

A resistive touch panel is a multilayer film (screen) stacked on the liquid crystal. The outermost layer has a smooth, scratch resistant film, followed by a film that alleviates the impact, Is a method in which two transparent conductive films for sensing input are overlapped. When the user presses the screen, the two conductive films touch each other, and the change in the current resistance is detected to recognize the coordinates.

The capacitive touch panel uses static electricity. When a finger touches the screen, electrons flowing on the liquid crystal are attracted to the contact point, and a sensor at the corner of the touch panel senses the input to determine the input .

The infrared system is an optical system for detecting infrared rays, and optical sensors for emitting and receiving infrared rays can be disposed around the touch panel to detect the input according to the light receiving state.

The ultrasonic method is a method of detecting ultrasonic waves, in which acoustic wave sensors for generating and receiving ultrasonic waves around the touch panel are disposed, and an input is sensed according to whether a sound wave is received.

The touch screen panel 110 displays the chat input window 111 of FIG. 4 displayed during operation in the chat input mode and the chat dialog window 112 of FIG. 5 displayed during operation in the chat dialog mode simultaneously or alternately . The chat input mode is a mode in which pictures or characters can be input through the first communication terminal 100 for chat conversation, and the chat conversation mode is a mode in which conversation contents with the other party are displayed.

The chat input window 111 shown in FIG. 4 includes a chat input field 10 for receiving at least one of a picture and a character from a user in operation in a chat input mode, a type of pen for drawing a picture, And an option selection field 20 for selecting an option.

The chat input field 10 includes a picture input field 11 for inputting a picture and a character input field 12 provided separately from the picture input field 11 and receiving a character.

Accordingly, the user of the first communication terminal 100 can freely draw a picture by dragging a finger or a touch pen against the picture input field 11. When you touch your finger on the virtual keyboard selection icon, the virtual keyboard appears on the screen. Therefore, the characters pressed through the virtual keyboard can be displayed as characters in the input character field

The option selection field 20 is a field for selecting the type of the pen and the virtual keyboard from the user and includes a transmission icon 21, a pen selection icon 23, a virtual keyboard selection icon 24, and an eraser icon 22 .

The transmission icon 21 is an icon that is touched by the user to transmit the completed characters and pictures.

The eraser icon 22 is an icon that allows a user to erase a portion of a picture drawn in the picture input field 11 or erase the entire picture. When the eraser icon 22 is clicked, a finger touches a picture drawn in the picture input field 11, and the touched portion is erased.

The pen selection icon 23 is a field for selecting the type of the pen recognized when drawing the picture in the picture input field 11, for example, a virtual pencil, a virtual pencil, a virtual pencil, and a virtual fountain pen.

The virtual keyboard selection icon 24 is a selection icon for allowing the virtual keyboard to be displayed in the chat input window 111. When the user clicks the virtual keyboard selection icon 24, the virtual keyboard is displayed on the screen, have. In addition, the virtual keyboard selection icon 24 can select a type of keyboard layout such as a two-round virtual keyboard, a three-round virtual keyboard, and a virtual virtual keyboard.

Accordingly, when the pen selection icon 23 is selected, the picture input mode of the chat input window 111 shown in FIG. 4 is activated to receive a picture, and when the virtual keyboard selection icon is selected, Mode so that the character input field 12 of the chat input window 111 is activated and characters can be inputted through the virtual keyboard.

The touch screen panel 110 may include a chat dialog window 112 as shown in FIG. 5 to display conversation contents with the second communication terminal 200 as a partner. The chatting dialog window 112 shown in Fig. 5 is a screen for displaying the pictures and characters inputted through the chat input window 111 of the first communication terminal 100 and the pictures and characters received from the second communication terminal 200 Pictures and characters can be displayed.

The image converting unit 120 may convert a picture input to the picture input field 11 into an image file. And includes an image file conversion module 121 for this purpose.

The image file conversion module 121 converts the area of the picture input field 11 into an image file. When a picture of the heart is drawn in the picture input field 11, the entire picture input field 11 is captured and converted into an image file. In some cases, the entirety of the picture input field 11 is not captured, but only a part of the captured picture is converted into an image file by the user's selection. In addition, the user can create an image file by inserting a background desired by the user into the captured image file (for example, a background in which the snowflakes fly).

Particularly, the image file conversion module 121 of the present invention can generate an image file that combines a picture drawn in the picture input field 11 and a character input in the character input field 12. To this end, an associated image database 122 and an image file synthesizing module 123 are provided.

The associative image database 122 is a database in which associative images are assigned and stored for each word. For example, the heart image '♥' is stored as an associated image in the word 'heart', and '☎', which is a telephone picture image, is stored as an associated image in the word 'telephone'.

The related image database 122 may be a hard disk drive, a solid state drive (SSD), a flash memory, a compact flash card, an SD card A module capable of inputting and outputting information such as an SM card (Smart Media Card), an MMC card (Multi-Media Card), or a Memory Stick, or may be provided inside a communication terminal, And receive data in real time.

If there is an associated image assigned to a character input through the character input field 12, the image file synthesizing module 123 synthesizes the associated image with the image file. The character input in the character input field 12 is combined with the picture drawn in the picture input field 11 as a picture image. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, when a picture of "Hope" is input to the picture input field 11 and a character of "heart" is input to the character input field 12, An image file called "Ya Ya Ya" can be created and transmitted. In the case of a picture which is difficult to draw through the Paintbrush, it is possible to obtain a result of synthesizing a picture drawn by himself / herself and a character-converted picture by simply inputting a character through a character input field (12).

The image file composing module 123 may synthesize the associated image with the front end or the rear end of the image file according to the position of the special character input through the character input field 12.

Accordingly, when a special character is input to the front of a character input through the character input field 12, the associated image is synthesized to the front of the image file. For example, when the special character is set to '#' 11), and a character `# heart` is input to the character input field 12, an image file` ♥ `` can be created.

Conversely, when a special character is input to the rear end of a character input through the character input field 12, the associated image can be synthesized to the rear end of the image file. For example, if the special character is set to '#', a picture of 'I' is input into the picture input field 11 and a character of 'Heart #' is input to the character input field 12, An image file called "I'm going to leave.

On the other hand, if there is an associated image assigned to a character input through the character input field 12 as shown in FIG. 8, the image file synthesizing module 123 may insert an associated image into the image Field in a position touched by the user. 10, the display position of the associated image can be changed by the user's touch dragging of the associated image, and further, the size and slope of the associated image are converted Can be displayed.

In addition, the image file composition module 123 can extract a picture in the photo gallery in the terminal and display it in a part of the picture input field 12. In the picture input field 12, a picture can be displayed as shown in FIG.

Accordingly, the image file conversion module 121 can convert the entire area of the picture input field including the picture, the related image, and the picture into the image file and transmit the picture file as shown in FIG. Accordingly, an image file including a picture, an associated image, and a picture may be displayed in the chat dialog window 112 as shown in FIG.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are selected and presented in order to assist those of ordinary skill in the art from among various possible examples. The technical idea of the present invention is not necessarily limited to or limited to these embodiments And various changes, modifications, and equivalents may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

100: first communication terminal 200: second communication terminal
110: Touch screen panel 111: Chat input window
112: chat dialog window 120: image conversion section
121: Image file conversion module 122: Associated image database
123: Image file synthesis module

Claims (7)

A first communication terminal for inputting at least one of pictures and characters from a user through a chat input window and transmitting the inputted pictures and characters to a second communication terminal through a wire / wireless communication network, and then switching to a chat dialog window;
A second communication terminal for displaying a picture received from the first communication terminal on a chat dialog window; And
And a wired / wireless communication network supporting wireless communication between the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal,
The first communication terminal includes a chat input field in which at least one of pictures and characters can be input from a user in an operation in a chat input mode, an option selection field in which a type of a pen drawing a picture and a virtual keyboard can be selected, A touch screen panel for displaying pictures and characters input through the chat input window and pictures and characters received from the second communication terminal on a chat dialog window when the apparatus is operated in a chat conversation mode;
An image converting unit for converting an input image into an image file; And
A wireless transmission unit for wirelessly transmitting and receiving the converted image through the wired / wireless communication network;
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The chat input field includes:
A picture input field for receiving pictures; And
A character input field provided separately from the picture input field to receive a character;
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The option selection field includes:
A pen selection icon that allows you to select the type of pen to draw;
A virtual keyboard selection icon for allowing a virtual keyboard to be displayed in the chat input window; And
An eraser icon for erasing the picture drawn in the picture input field;
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When the pen selection icon is selected, the user operates the picture input mode to activate the picture input field to receive the picture,
When the virtual keyboard selection icon is selected, the character input mode is activated so that the character input field is activated to input characters through the virtual keyboard,
Wherein the image conversion unit comprises:
An image file conversion module for converting an area of the picture input field into an image file;
An associated image database in which an associated image is assigned and stored for each word; And
An image file compositing module for composing the associated image into the image file if there is an associated image assigned to the character input through the character input field;
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Wherein the image file synthesis module comprises:
Wherein when a special character is input to a front end of a character input through the character input field, the related image is synthesized to a front end of the image file,
When the special character is input to the rear end of the character input through the character input field, the related image is synthesized to the rear end of the image file,
Wherein the image conversion unit comprises:
An associated image database in which an associated image is assigned and stored for each word;
And displaying the associated image in a position touched in a picture input field, extracting a picture in the picture gallery, and displaying the associated picture in the picture input field if the associated image is assigned to the character input through the character input field module; And
An image file conversion module for converting an area of the picture input field into an image file;
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The display position of the associated image may be changed by the user's touch dragging of the associated image, and the size and slope of the associated image may be changed and displayed by the touch operation of the user. Paint chat device. delete delete delete delete delete delete

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