KR20030049670A - Method for sending a photo mail editing a pictures and cellular-phone using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for transmitting photo mail by editing a photo is provided to supply a special function of editing a picture or a photo to be transmitted as photo mail to a user, thereby enabling the user to make various types of pictures. CONSTITUTION: When a user selects an adornment function menu on a portable phone(S400), a photo selection screen is displayed. The user selects a name of a desirous picture to be adorned(S410). The user selects a desirous function of adornment functions, and edits the selected picture(S420). The user writes an additional message, completes photo mail by inputting E-mail or a telephone number of a receiver, and executes a send command to transmit the photo mail to the other party(S430). If the user selects a save function, data of the photo mail is stored in a memory of the portable phone(S440).

Description

Method for sending a photo mail editing a pictures and cellular-phone using the same}

The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a photo mail by editing a photo and a mobile phone for implementing the same, and more particularly, various functions to edit a photo or a picture to be used for a photo mail in a mobile phone according to a user's taste. This is how it is implemented and the handset that allows it to be implemented.

Cell phones usually have a storage section called memory, which stores programs and data that can perform various functions. The storage unit includes a read only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM). Due to the expansion of the storage capacity, a variety of functions are installed in addition to the telephone calls originally intended for mobile phones. For example, the phone book that manages the name, phone number, and personal information of the phone, the data communication to send and receive data, the screen setting to set the LCD screen of the mobile phone, and the wireless Internet access to connect to the Internet wirelessly. Etc. can be mentioned. Among these functions, Photomail provided a way for users to attach a picture or picture and send it to a specific person.

In other words, the user who received the message can effectively understand the sender's intention by attaching his or her own picture or other pictures to the original message.

However, the conventional photomail has a structure that cannot be edited and sent to the recipient. A diagram showing this is shown in FIG. 5B. That is, the user had to select and send a picture taken through the camera or a picture to be stored. Therefore, the user has no choice but to use a flat picture so that the user cannot effectively convey his intention to the other party.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a specific function for editing a picture or a picture to be transmitted to a user by photomail.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone that implements a specific function to edit a picture or a picture to be sent to the user by photomail.

1 is a view showing a screen example for selecting a photo-mail according to the prior art.

2 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of a mobile phone for implementing the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a network for transmitting photomail according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting a photo mail by editing a photo according to the present invention.

5A is a screen example for selecting a menu for editing a picture to be used for photomail according to the present invention, FIG. 5B is a screen example for selecting a picture to be edited using a decorating function, and FIG. 5C is a function for decorating a selected picture. An example of a function selection screen for selecting and editing a desired function is illustrated. FIG. 5D is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for editing with a desired function among decorating functions.

6 is a screen example showing a composition example for transmitting a completed photomail using the decorating function according to the present invention.

The present invention provides a method for editing a photo or picture to be used as a photomail in a format desired by a user and transmitting the same to a counterpart, and a mobile phone for implementing the method. The mobile phone includes a memory for storing a program having an algorithm structure for configuring and editing a photo or a picture as a photo mail, a control unit for processing a user's command and allowing the photo or picture to be edited and transmitted. It consists of a keypad for conveying the user's commands so that the photo or picture can be edited and configured as Photomail. Therefore, the mobile phone user can edit a picture or a picture and send a photo mail.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of a mobile phone for implementing the present invention.

In order to implement the present invention, a block diagram of a mobile phone includes a control unit 200, a keypad 210, a display unit 220, a memory unit 230, an audio conversion unit 240, a wireless circuit unit 250, and a camera module. The configuration is made of the unit 260. Referring to the operation of the mobile phone having such a structure as follows.

The control unit 200 controls and controls all functions of the mobile phone. In the present invention, in particular, the user can edit a picture or picture for photomail, and the edited picture or picture is transmitted to the photomail. And a function of storing corresponding messages and pictures, and temporarily storing data generated through a program for implementing the function stored in the memory unit 230 in the memory unit.

The keypad 210 is composed of a function button for executing a function as an input means for transmitting a user's command to the control unit and a general button for inputting only letters or numbers, and precisely transmitting a user's instruction to the control unit 200. Play a role of mediator. In such function key buttons and general buttons, there are key buttons for forcibly canceling or resetting as well as key buttons for executing functions, and in particular, commands for using various functions of decorating for implementing the present invention. Keys are provided.

Under the control of the control unit 200, the display unit 220 may edit an information screen for notifying information of the mobile phone, a menu screen showing various functions, an input screen for inputting letters or numbers, a picture or a photo. It provides an edit screen to show the screen and a screen for accessing the wireless Internet.

The memory unit 230 stores a program for driving a function processed by the control unit 200, a predetermined program for realizing the convenience and basic functions of the user, and in particular, a picture or photo for the user for photomail. Stores a program with the ability to edit files and an algorithm to create an edited picture or photo in Photomail. In addition, data for driving the program and data used or generated thereby are stored.

The audio converter 240 processes the voice recorded by the user of the mobile phone through the microphone as data and transmits it to the controller 200 or processes the data received from the outside to output analog voice through the speaker. In charge.

The wireless circuit unit 250 receives a telephone call or a text message sent by an external telephone through an antenna and transmits it to the controller 200 or transmits an automatic response message stored in a storage unit to the caller's telephone through the antenna. It plays a role. It also plays a role in transmitting data by accessing the wireless Internet.

The camera module unit 260 may support a camera capable of video communication, and reads an image from a digital camera, processes it as an image, and transmits the image to the controller.

3 is a diagram illustrating a network for transmitting photomail according to the present invention.

In order to implement the present invention, elements of the network configuration include a mobile phone 300, a base station 310, a base station controller 320, a mobile communication switch 330, a swap server 340, a communication network 350, and a browser 360. Etc. are provided.

The mobile phone 300 is provided with the wireless circuit unit described in FIG. do.

The base station 310 is a form of a fixed station and controls a mobile communication terminal by wirelessly connecting with a personal mobile communication subscriber of a corresponding area.

The base station controller 320 is connected to the base station 310 to control the base station and is connected to the mobile communication exchange 330 through a controller matching process in the mobile communication exchange 330.

The mobile communication exchange 330 connects the call from the base station controller 320 to the local exchange in the case of another exchange or its own call, and connects the call through a switching operation to perform charging according to the talk time.

The swap server 340 is used to provide an associated service in response to a request from the mobile communication switch 330. The swap server 340 uses a wap (wireless application protocol) unlike a web server, which is usually composed of a hypertext transfer protocol (http). A server that handles requests and responses from clients. This sends data to the browser on the client side over the Internet. In particular, in the present invention, the photomail is transmitted to the browser 360 through the communication network 350.

The communication network 350 is composed of a mobile phone operator's network or a wired network. It is also equipped with a mail server for transmitting photomail.

The browser 360 is connected to the swap server 340 by the communication network 350 and is installed in the client computer. The browser 360 may be a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape, which is commonly used for personal computers. . However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and any device capable of data communication with a swap server such as a mobile phone or a PDA will be considered as applicable.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of transmitting a photo mail by editing a photo according to the present invention.

In order to edit a picture or photo using a mobile phone and use it as a photo mail, a user can select a menu from the menu by configuring a "decorating" function on the menu. It can also be provided. A diagram for selecting the "decorating" function from the menu is shown in Figure 5a. In addition to the decorating function 500, this screen is composed of various selection menus.

If a dedicated key button for the "decorating" function is provided on the keypad of the mobile phone, the user can simply select the key by pressing the corresponding key button to use the wireless Internet access function. In addition, the "decorating" function can be configured as a shortcut icon on the initial menu screen.

In the present invention, it is assumed that the "decorating" function is configured in the menu, but various ways of selecting the decorating menu are possible. Therefore, a process of transmitting a photo mail by editing a picture or a picture on the assumption that a decorating menu is selected on a menu screen is described. In addition, the description will be made on the assumption that the picture or picture is already stored in the memory unit of the mobile phone, whether it is transmitted using wireless communication or the camera module.

When the user selects the decorating function menu in the mobile phone (step S400), a picture selection screen showing a list of pictures that the user can select is displayed on the screen. An example of this is shown in FIG. 5B. In this screen, the user selects the name of the picture to be decorated (step S410). In this example, the "my photo" 510 containing the user's image is selected.

As a picture is selected for editing, the handset displays a type of decorating that allows the user to select a decorating function. An example of such a display screen is shown in Fig. 5C. This type of decorating consists of several editing menus. Regarding the typical functions, you can flip the screen to turn the picture screen 180 degrees, rotate the picture by setting the angle, rotate the picture, add a border to decorate the edges of the picture, or overlap the other pictures on the picture, Overlay a message to put the message you want on the picture, reduce or enlarge the original to reduce or enlarge the size of the picture, copy it to more than one picture, copy to multiple pictures, schedule the picture The enlargement and reduction of a specific portion to enlarge or reduce only the portion is configured.

The desired function is selected from the above-described decorating function to execute editing (step S420). In the example of the present invention, it is shown to select and edit the message "overlapped on the photo" (520).

Write or load the message you want in the edit screen. This can be done by putting a picture screen at the top and a message writing screen at the bottom to create a message or import an existing message. A diagram showing this is shown in FIG. 5D.

When the photo editing is completed through this process, the edit screen is moved to the photo mail composition screen. An example of this is shown in FIG. 6. In this screen, the user may additionally compose a message, or enter only the e-mail or phone number of the recipient to complete the photo mail and execute the transfer command. The photo mail is transmitted to the other party (step S430).

When the photomail is sent, the user can save the used photomail. Normally you save messages and pictures separately, but you can also save both photomails. When the user selects save, the data composing the photomail is stored in the memory unit of the cellular phone (step S440).

In the above, the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments. And those skilled in the art will appreciate that many modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the invention.

The protection scope of the invention should be defined by the appended claims.

According to the present invention, it is possible to produce a variety of picture forms by providing a specific function to edit a picture or a picture to be sent to a photomail to the user.

Claims (3)

A camera module unit that reads an image from a digital camera, processes it into an image, and transmits the image to a controller; A program having a function for editing a picture or a picture for photomail and an algorithm for generating an edited picture or picture with a photomail, and a memory unit for storing data for driving the program; A program that allows you to edit pictures or photos for Photomail, to send edited pictures or photos to Photomail, to store corresponding messages and pictures, and to implement the above functions stored in the memory section. Control unit for temporarily storing data generated through the memory unit Mobile phone supporting photo editing, including. The memory section contains a photo or picture image for use as a photomail. Displaying a list of image names stored in the memory unit as a decorating function for editing an image and using the same as a photo mail is selected; Displaying a type of decorating function for editing the image when one is selected from the list of image names; If a desired function is selected among the decorating functions, an editing screen for using the function is displayed, and if a editing is made by a user and a completion command is executed, a screen for creating a photomail is displayed. When the photomail is made and a transmission command is executed, the photomail is transmitted to the other party and the related data of the photomail is stored in the memory unit according to a user's selection. How to send a photo mail by editing a photo made. The method of claim 2, The decorating function Flip screen function to rotate the picture screen 180 degrees, Rotate the photo by setting the angle rotates, Add borders to the edges of your photos Overlap feature that allows you to superimpose other pictures on the photo, Overlay feature on the photo to put the message you want on the photo, Reduce and enlarge the original, allowing you to reduce or enlarge the size of the photo; Copy to multiple pictures to copy pictures to more than one picture, A method of transmitting a photo mail by editing a photo, characterized in that the enlargement and reduction function of a specific portion to enlarge or reduce only a certain portion of the photo is provided.