KR20060027886A - Mobile terminal a rotating camera and method for receiving call /image photographing using of the terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication terminal including an input unit and a display unit, including an earpiece for outputting sound and a photographing unit for capturing an image therein, and a magnet having a magnet formed on the earpiece side; A magnetic sensor for determining the operation range of the magnet and generating a control signal according to the result, and a control signal transmitted from the magnetic sensor are determined to display an earpiece rotation message or an image reversal message on the display unit. Consists of a control unit for controlling image capturing. When the camera and the earpiece are rotated by being located on the same mechanical structure, the user is shown the position of the earpiece in a normal state by showing a warning message about an abnormal position of the earpiece when the call is received. You can make a call at.

Mobile terminal, camera, earpiece

Description

Mobile terminal equipped with a rotating camera and a method for receiving and video call using the terminal {Mobile Terminal a rotating camera and method for receiving call / image photographing using of the terminal}             

1 is a perspective view of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a conventional rotary camera.

Figure 2a is a front view of a mobile communication terminal is attached to a rotatable camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2B is a cross-sectional view of the mobile communication terminal shown in FIG. 2A.

Figure 3 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal with a rotating camera shown in Figure 2a.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a call reception method in a mobile communication terminal equipped with a rotary camera according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of capturing an image in a mobile communication terminal equipped with a rotary camera according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100, 200: main part 104, 204, 300: key input part

108, 208, 310: transmitter 110, 210: slide

112, 212, 360: Display 114: Camera mounting hole

120, 220, 340: camera earpiece 122, 222: earpiece

213, 350: magnetic sensor 224: magnet

226 camera 320 control unit

330: storage unit

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal equipped with a rotary camera for receiving a call and recording an image by detecting whether the camera faces the user or the earpiece toward the user in a mobile communication terminal in which the camera and the earpiece are integrally rotated. The present invention relates to a call reception and video photographing method using a terminal.

Recently, the mobile communication terminal has been increasingly miniaturized due to the high sensitivity and light weight of electronic components, and the functions of the mobile communication terminal have been diversified according to the needs of consumers.

In addition to calling functions, which are the most basic functions of mobile communication terminals, mobile communication terminals equipped with various functions such as games, Internet search, E-mail receiving and sending, and payment payment have become common. Camera phones for taking pictures of things with a terminal and video phones for taking their shapes with a camera and transmitting them to the other party are commercially available.

Hereinafter, a mobile communication terminal equipped with a conventional rotary camera will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a conventional rotary camera.

Referring to FIG. 1, a mobile communication terminal equipped with a rotary camera includes a main unit 100 having a key input unit 104 for signal input, a transmitter 108 for sound input, and the main unit 100. It is formed in a structure that is coupled to the sliding movement in the front of the slide having a display portion 112 for outputting letters, various symbols, images on the front and a concave shape formed in the upper center in the concave shape is formed The camera 110 is formed to have a size that can be mounted to the unit 110 and the camera mounting hole 114, and includes an earpiece 122 for outputting sound and a camera (not shown) for capturing an image therein. The unit 120 includes.

A speaker included in the earpiece 122 and a camera lens included in the camera are positioned inside the camera-earpiece part 120.

The speaker is mounted with the sound output direction facing the front side of the slide unit 110, and the camera lens is mounted with the shooting direction facing the rear side of the slide unit 110.

Accordingly, since the photographing direction of the camera lens is opposite to the image output direction of the LCD screen, the user may check the image being photographed while photographing the other party through the display unit 112.

The camera earpiece 120 may be rotated 180 degrees to position the camera toward the front of the slide 110 and the earpiece 122 toward the rear of the slide 110.

However, the conventional mobile communication terminal as described above rotates in a state in which the camera and the earpiece are united toward the opposite surface, and when the call is received while the camera is in the user's direction, the earpiece is in an abnormal position. There is a problem that you do not hear the tone properly.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is a mobile communication terminal in which the camera and the earpiece are integrally rotated to detect whether the camera faces the user direction or the earpiece toward the user direction, and is equipped with a rotatable camera for receiving a call and recording an image. The present invention provides a communication terminal and a method for receiving a call and taking an image using the terminal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, in the mobile communication terminal provided with a key input unit, a display unit, the earpiece for outputting sound and a recording unit for capturing an image therein integrally provided therein, An earpiece rotating message or image reversal by determining a camera-earpiece part having a magnet on a piece side, a magnetic sensor that determines an operation range of the magnet and generates a control signal according to the result, and a control signal transmitted from the magnetic sensor. Provided is a mobile communication terminal equipped with a rotary camera, characterized in that it comprises a control unit for displaying a message on the display unit to control a call reception operation or image capture.

The magnet is mounted at a position outside the sensor sensing range when the earpiece is rotated away from the user direction when the camera earpiece part is rotated, and the magnetic sensor is formed on the side of the camera earpiece part toward the front of the slide part. .

The magnetic sensor generates a low signal if the magnet is within the operating range of the sensor, and generates a high signal if it is not within the operating range of the sensor.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in a method of performing a call reception operation using a mobile communication terminal having an earpiece for outputting sound and a photographing unit for capturing an external image, when a call signal is received, the magnet is connected to the sensor. It is determined whether it is within the operating range, and if the magnet is not within the operating range of the sensor, the earpiece rotation message is displayed, and if the magnet is within the operating range of the sensor, the call receiving operation is performed. A call reception method using a mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in a method of capturing an image using a mobile communication terminal having an earpiece for outputting sound and a photographing unit for capturing an external image, in the image capturing mode, the magnet is operated If the magnet is not within the operating range of the sensor, and if the magnet is not within the operating range of the sensor, and if the image inversion command is input from the user, the input image is reversed and displayed in the forward direction. An image capturing method using a mobile communication terminal equipped with a rotating camera is provided.

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

2A is a front view of a mobile communication terminal with a rotatable camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of the mobile communication terminal shown in FIG. 2A.

2A and 2B, a mobile communication terminal having a rotatable camera includes a main unit 200 having a key input unit 204 for signal input and a transmitter 208 for sound input, and the main unit. It is formed in a structure that is coupled to enable the sliding movement in the front of the unit 200, and provided with a display unit 212 for outputting letters, various symbols, images on the front and formed in a concave shape in the upper center portion (not shown) Is formed and the side of the camera mounting hole is formed to a size that can be mounted on the slide unit 210, the camera mounting hole (not shown), the magnetic sensor (magnetic sensor) 214 is formed, and outputs sound The camera includes an earpiece 222 and a camera 226 for capturing an image therein, and includes a camera earpiece 220 having a magnet 224 formed on the earpiece side.

The magnet 224 is mounted at a position outside the sensor detection range when the earpiece 222 is displaced from the user direction when the camera earpiece portion 220 is rotated.

The magnetic sensor 214 is mounted so as to face the front surface of the slide 210, and serves to determine the operating range of the magnet 224.

That is, the magnetic sensor 214 detects whether the magnet 224 located at an angle is in the operating range of the sensor, and generates a low signal when the magnet 224 is in the operating range, and when it is out of the operating range. Generates a high signal.

In other words, the magnetic sensor 214 generates a low signal when the magnet 224 faces the user direction, and generates a high signal when the magnet 224 faces the user direction.

A speaker included in the earpiece 222 and a camera lens included in the camera 226 are positioned inside the camera earpiece 220.

The speaker is mounted with the sound output direction facing the front side of the slide unit 210, and the camera lens is mounted with the shooting direction facing the rear side of the slide unit 210.

Although the earpiece 222 and the camera 226 are both mounted inside the camera earpiece 220, the earpiece 222 and the camera 226 are exposed in opposite directions so that the sound output direction and the photographing direction are opposite.

The camera earpiece 220 may be rotated 180 degrees so that the camera 226 faces the front of the slide 210 and the earpiece 222 faces the rear of the slide 210.

In such a situation, the telephone call function cannot be performed, but since the photographing direction of the camera lens and the image output direction of the display unit 212 are the same, the user can display his / her own image being photographed while photographing his / her shape. 212).

Accordingly, since the photographing direction of the carrera lens is opposite to the image output direction of the display unit 212, the user may check the image being photographed while photographing the other party through the display unit 212.

The configuration of the mobile communication terminal with the rotating camera as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication terminal to which the rotatable camera illustrated in FIG. 2A is attached.

Referring to FIG. 3, a mobile communication terminal having a rotatable camera includes a key input unit 300, a transmitter 310, a controller 320, a storage unit 330, a camera earpiece unit 340, and a magnetic sensor 350. And a display unit 360.

The key input unit 300 is composed of letters, numbers, special symbols, and the like, and receives a user command.

The transmitter 310 performs a role of receiving sound.

The camera earpiece unit 340 is composed of a speaker and a camera lens, and when the speaker is mounted to face the front side of the slide unit, a phone call is possible.

In addition, a magnet is mounted to the earpiece side of the camera earpiece part 340. The magnet rotates together with the earpiece when the camera earpiece portion 340 is rotated.

The magnetic sensor 350 serves to determine the operating range of the magnet.

That is, when the call signal is received, the magnetic sensor 350 determines whether the magnet is within the operating range of the sensor. Here, the operation range of the sensor refers to a range corresponding to the user direction.

As a result of the determination, if the magnet is not within the operating range of the sensor, the magnetic sensor 350 generates a control signal (high signal) indicating that the user is out of the user direction. To 320).

In addition, when the user selects the shooting mode, the magnetic sensor 350 determines whether the magnet is within the operating range of the sensor, and if the magnet is not within the operating range of the sensor, the magnetic signal 350 may be out of the user's direction. High signal), if present within the operating range, generates a low signal and transmits it to the control unit 320.

When the call signal is received, when the high signal is received from the magnetic sensor 350, the controller 320 controls the display unit 360 to display an earpiece rotation message for rotating the earpiece toward the user.

The user then views the displayed earpiece rotation message and rotates the earpiece to perform a phone call.

In addition, when a call signal is received, the controller 320 performs a normal call reception operation when a low signal is received from the magnetic sensor 350.

In addition, in the photographing mode, the controller 320 controls the display unit 360 to display an image reversal message when a high signal is received from the magnetic sensor 350.

That is, when the magnet is out of the operating range of the sensor, the control unit 320 determines that the camera is directed toward the user and displays an image inversion message on the display unit 360. When the camera faces the user direction, the image displayed on the display unit 360 is not a forward image, so the controller 320 displays an image inversion message for forwarding the input image on the display unit 360.

Then, the user views the displayed image reversal message so that the corresponding image is in the forward direction by using a predetermined key.

That is, when the camera faces the user, the screen is inverted and displayed so that the user is in the forward direction, and when the camera faces the user, the screen is displayed in the forward direction without inversion.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a call reception method in a mobile communication terminal equipped with a rotary camera according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, when a call signal is received (S400), the mobile terminal determines whether the magnet is within the operating range of the sensor (S402). That is, the mobile communication terminal determines whether the magnet (earpiece) is in the user's direction.

If the magnet is within the operating range of the sensor as a result of the determination, the mobile communication terminal performs a call reception operation (S404).

If it is determined in step 402 that the magnet does not exist within the operating range of the sensor, the mobile communication terminal displays an earpiece rotation message to rotate the earpiece toward the user (S406). That is, if the magnet (earpiece) does not exist in the user direction, the mobile communication terminal displays an earpiece rotation message for rotating the earpiece in the user direction.

Then, the user of the mobile communication terminal views the displayed earpiece rotation message and moves the position of the earpiece to the user direction range to perform a call reception operation.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an image capturing method in a mobile communication terminal equipped with a rotary camera according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the video photographing mode (S500), the mobile communication terminal determines whether the magnet is within the operating range of the sensor (S502).

If the magnet is not within the operating range of the sensor as a result of the determination, the mobile communication terminal displays an image inversion message (S504). That is, the mobile communication terminal determines that the camera is facing the user if the magnet is not within the operating range of the sensor. If the camera faces the user's direction, the mobile communication terminal displays an image inversion message for inverting the input image in the forward direction because the input image is not in the forward direction.

Then, the user views the displayed image inversion message and inputs an image inversion command by using a predetermined key.

That is, when the image inversion command is received from the user (S506), the mobile communication terminal displays the corresponding image in the forward direction (S508).

Then, the mobile communication terminal captures the corresponding image according to the user's operation (S510).

If the magnet is within the operating range of the sensor as a result of the determination in step 502, the mobile communication terminal displays the corresponding image in the forward direction (S512). That is, when the magnet is within the operating range of the sensor, the mobile terminal determines that the camera is not facing the user and displays the image in the forward direction.

After performing step 512, the mobile communication terminal captures a corresponding image according to the user's operation (S514).

Thus, the method of integrating and mounting the earpiece and the camera in one component is applicable to all mobile communication terminals including bar type, flip type and slide type regardless of the type of mobile communication terminal.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and many variations are possible by those skilled in the art within the spirit of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the camera and the earpiece are rotated by being located in the same mechanism structure, by showing the user a warning message about the abnormal position of the earpiece when the call is received by the user in the normal position of the earpiece It is possible to provide a mobile communication terminal equipped with a rotatable camera capable of making a call and a call reception and video photographing method using the terminal.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mobile communication terminal equipped with a rotary camera that can provide convenience to the user by providing a display inverting function according to the position of the camera and a call reception and video recording method using the terminal. .

Claims (11)

In the mobile communication terminal provided with a key input unit, a display unit, An earpiece for outputting sound and a photographing unit for capturing an image therein, and a camera-earpiece unit having a magnet formed on the earpiece side; A magnetic sensor for determining an operation range of the magnet and generating a control signal according to the result; and A control unit for controlling a call reception operation or image capture by determining a control signal transmitted from the magnetic sensor to display an earpiece rotation message or an image reversal message on the display unit. Mobile communication terminal equipped with a rotary camera comprising a. The method of claim 1, And the magnet is mounted at a position out of a sensor detection range when the earpiece is rotated away from the user direction when the camera earpiece is rotated. The method of claim 1, The magnetic sensor is a mobile communication terminal equipped with a rotary camera, characterized in that the front side of the slide portion formed on the side of the camera earpiece. The method of claim 1, And the magnetic sensor generates a low signal if the magnet is within the operating range of the sensor, and generates a high signal if it is not within the operating range of the sensor. The method of claim 4, wherein Operating range of the sensor is a mobile communication terminal equipped with a rotary camera, characterized in that the range corresponding to the user direction. The method according to claim 1 or 4, When the call is received, when the high signal is received from the magnetic sensor, the controller displays an earpiece rotation message for rotating the earpiece toward the user, on the display unit, and when a low signal is received, performs a normal call reception operation. Mobile communication terminal equipped with a rotary camera, characterized in that. The method according to claim 1 or 4, And the controller is configured to display a video reversal message on the display unit when a high signal is received from the magnetic sensor in the photographing mode. The method of claim 7, wherein The control unit is a mobile communication terminal equipped with a rotary camera, characterized in that for displaying the image in the forward direction by inverting the image, when the user inputs a reverse command. A method of performing a call reception operation using a mobile communication terminal having an earpiece for outputting sound and a photographing unit for capturing an external image, If a call signal is received, determining whether the magnet is within the operating range of the sensor; and If the magnet is not within the operating range of the sensor, displaying the earpiece rotation message, and if the magnet is within the operating range of the sensor, performing a call reception operation Call reception method using a mobile communication terminal equipped with a rotary camera comprising a. In the method for capturing an image using a mobile communication terminal having an earpiece for outputting sound and a photographing unit for capturing an external image, Determining whether the magnet is within the operating range of the sensor in the image capturing mode; Displaying the image reversal message if the magnet is not within the operating range of the sensor as a result of the determination; and When the invert image command is input from the user, inverting the input image and displaying the image in the forward direction Image capturing method using a mobile communication terminal equipped with a rotary camera comprising a. The method of claim 10, And if the magnet is within the operating range of the sensor, outputting an input image in a forward direction.

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