KR20060057118A - Method for managing image informations in the mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for storing image information linked to a predetermined telephone number in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising: displaying a predetermined image according to a control command input from an external device; A second step of setting an image storage mode; A third step of displaying a predetermined telephone number to be linked to the displayed image in the set image storing mode; And a fourth step of selecting one telephone number from among the displayed telephone numbers, and linking and storing image information of the image to the selected telephone number.

Phonebook, Video Information

Description

Method for managing image information in mobile terminal {Method for managing image informations in the mobile phone}

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied.

2A to 2F are exemplary diagrams for explaining a method of managing image information of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing image information of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing image information of a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: keypad 20: memory

30: camera 40: control unit

50: display unit 60: radio frequency processing unit

70: speaker 80: microphone

The present invention relates to a method for managing image information of a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method of managing image information linked to a predetermined telephone number in a mobile communication terminal.

Recently, as the wireless communication technology is highly developed, various services are provided through a mobile communication terminal. For example, the mobile communication terminal provides services such as voice call, text and voice message transmission, and wireless Internet, which are basic wireless communication services. do. In addition, the mobile communication terminal stores various information, for example, a game, a ringtone, music, and a telephone number, and provides the information to the user.

In addition, most users use a mobile communication terminal having a built-in camera, and since such a camera has a very large number of pixels, the resolution of an image taken by the camera is very good. Accordingly, the users store images taken by capturing various images through the camera of the mobile communication terminal in the mobile communication terminal, but in the case of the conventional mobile communication terminal, the captured pictures are stored in the order of time taken.

As such, most users store several images in the memory of the mobile communication terminal with images taken by the camera, and store images taken under each folder, and retrieve and use the stored photos as needed. .

However, as described above, when storing the pictures by the time taken by the mobile communication terminal, the user can search for the desired picture because only a few pictures are displayed on the LCD screen every time the user presses a key. It was inconvenient to visually check that the desired picture was printed by repeatedly pressing the key until the picture was printed.

In addition, when the user wants to transmit an image stored in the mobile communication terminal to another related communication device, the user has to inconveniently input a phone number of another communication device to which the image is to be transmitted through a complicated process.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method for storing image information linked to a predetermined telephone number in a mobile communication terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method in which a mobile communication terminal can edit stored video information linked to a predetermined telephone number.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method for increasing the efficiency of an additional service by simultaneously providing a predetermined telephone number and image information by a mobile communication terminal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of managing image information in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising: a first step of displaying a predetermined image according to a control command input from an external device; A second step of setting an image storage mode; A third step of displaying a predetermined telephone number to be linked to the displayed image in the set image storing mode; And a fourth step of selecting any one of the displayed telephone numbers and linking and storing the image information of the image to the selected telephone number.

The present invention provides a method for managing video information linked to a predetermined telephone number in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising family, friends, and work set in a lower path of a predetermined telephone directory entry according to a control command input from the outside. Displaying a submenu list; A second step of displaying the lowest menu lists set in the submenu list items when any one of the submenu lists is selected from the submenu lists; A third step of displaying content information including a telephone number and at least one image name linked to the selected lowest menu list when any one of the lowest menu lists is selected from the displayed lowest menu lists; A fourth step of displaying an image of the selected image name when one image name is selected from one or more image names included in the displayed content information; And setting a video editing mode according to a control command input from the outside, and receiving a telephone number and linking and storing the input telephone number to video information of the displayed video.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied includes a keypad 10 for inputting user commands related to a call service and various additional services, and inputting user commands related to camera shooting and storage of a captured image. ), A memory 20 for storing character information, a phone number, and image information, a camera 30 for capturing an image, and a user's instruction input through the keypad 10. Control the photographing of 30), store the image and various information captured by the camera 30 in the memory 20 in association with the entries in the telephone book according to the present invention, and control the call and provision of various additional services. The control unit 40, the display unit 50 for displaying the text and image information transmitted by the control unit 40, and the baseband signal transmitted by the control unit 40 is converted into a high frequency signal to the outside A radio frequency processing unit 60 for converting a high frequency signal transmitted through a base station or the like into a baseband signal and connecting it to the control unit 40, and a speaker for outputting an audio signal transmitted by the control unit 40 to the outside ( 70) and a microphone 80 for inputting user voice and various sound signals.

On the keypad 10, keys for inputting numbers, symbols, characters, and the like, keys for selecting various menus and executing various functions are arranged, and when these keys are pressed by the user, they instruct execution of the functions. The key signal is generated and transmitted to the controller 40. Through the keypad 10 having such a function, the user inputs a command for storing and editing image information for implementing the present invention, and also inputs a command for providing image information linked to a predetermined telephone number. .

The memory 20 is divided into an execution code area and a file area, and stores various information including various programs and user information, and in the file area, various image information and telephone numbers such as photographs, videos, or downloaded images are stored in the file area. Are stored. In the execution code area, execution programs according to the present invention, that is, an execution program for linking and storing image information to a predetermined telephone number, a program for editing image information linked to a predetermined telephone number, and a predetermined telephone number. And a program for simultaneously providing image information, and various execution programs.

The controller 40 controls the call and the provision of various additional services according to a user's instruction input through the keypad 10, in particular, the image stored in the memory 20 according to the user's instruction input through the keypad 10. The photographing program is executed to control photographing a subject with the camera 30 and setting the photographed image to a phone book item according to a user's instruction.

For example, in a state in which an image captured by the camera 30 or a downloaded image is displayed, when a user instructs to store an image by pressing a key of the keypad 10, the controller 40 sets an image information input mode. . In the video information input mode, when a user presses a key to input a video name, the controller 40 temporarily stores the video of the input name in the memory 20.

As such, after the image is temporarily stored in the memory 20, the controller 40 links the temporarily stored image with the telephone number associated with the image and sets the memory 20 according to a user's instruction to store the image in the associated phonebook entry. do. When the user instructs the output of the stored image while the image information is set in this way, the control unit 40 displays the image indicated by the user on the display unit 50, if there are telephone numbers linked to the image indicated by the user. In this case, the video and linked telephone numbers are simultaneously displayed.                     

A process of managing image information in a mobile communication terminal having such a configuration will be described in detail as follows.

2A to 2F are exemplary views illustrating screens for managing image information of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing video information of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and illustrates a process of linking and storing video information to a predetermined telephone number.

Referring to FIG. 3, when a user instructs output of predetermined image information by using a key, the mobile communication terminal displays the predetermined image information on the display unit 50 (S301). In the display process (S301), the terminal stores the image captured by the camera 30 and / or the image downloaded from the external communication device in the memory 20, the user instructs the image information stored in the memory 20 in this way Display on the display unit 50. If a plurality of pieces of image information are stored in the memory 20, the user may select only specific image information from among the plurality of image information by using a key to instruct the output of the image information.

When the user presses a key to instruct to save the image while the image is displayed, the mobile communication terminal sets an image storage mode for linking and storing the image being displayed to a predetermined telephone number (S302). In the setting process (S302), the mobile communication terminal displays a menu item on a part of the video screen displayed on the display unit 50 according to a storage instruction of the user, for example, a phone book, video storage, and video deletion item as shown in FIG. 2C. Displays a menu window with a light. When the user selects an image storage item using a key in the menu window, the mobile communication terminal sets the image storage mode and deletes the menu window while maintaining the display state of the image information.

After setting the image storage mode, the mobile communication terminal displays an input window for receiving the name of the image currently being displayed (S303). In the display process (S303), as shown in Fig. 2d, the mobile communication terminal clears the menu window and immediately floats the input window on a portion of the video screen being displayed.

When the user inputs an arbitrary image name, for example, "baby photo", into the input window in the displayed input window (S304), the mobile communication terminal stores the image with the name of the input baby photo image in the memory (20). Store temporarily in step S305).

In the input and store process (S305), the mobile communication terminal temporarily stores the input image name and the image being displayed, and the menu item set in the lower path of the image storage item as shown in FIG. 2E, for example, a link storage item. Bring up the displayed menu window.

At this time, when the user selects the item 'save link in the phone number by using the key, the mobile communication terminal displays the phone numbers recorded in the predetermined phone book on the display unit 50 (S306).

In operation S307, the mobile communication terminal determines whether there is a user instruction to link and store the image information being displayed to the predetermined telephone number. In the determination process (S307), the user selects one telephone number among predetermined telephone numbers displayed on the display unit 50 by using a key, and then gives a storage instruction of the displayed image. It is determined whether a user command for linking and storing image information to the selected phone number is input.

As a result of the determination, when the user selects any one phone number by using a key and instructs storage, the mobile communication terminal links the image to the selected phone number (S308). In the linking process (S308), the mobile communication terminal also links the image name " baby photo " input by the user to the telephone number together with the image.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the mobile communication terminal displays a video list which is already linked with an image linked to the telephone number in the linking process (S308) (S309). In the display process S309, if there is no image linked to the telephone number other than the image linked in the link process S308, the mobile communication terminal displays only the image currently linked.

If the user does not select a telephone number among the displayed telephone numbers as a result of the determination, the mobile communication terminal maintains the current state until a new user command, for example, a "end command" or the like is input. Alternatively, the mobile communication terminal may automatically terminate the current process when a predetermined time elapses while the phone numbers are displayed. If the image currently being displayed is a video taken in real time by a camera or a downloaded image and is not stored in the image folder in the memory 20, the mobile communication terminal stores the image currently being displayed in the image folder. do.

The mobile communication terminal determines whether there is a final approval of the user to store the image linked to the displayed telephone number as shown in FIG. 2F (S310).

As a result of the determination in the determination process (S310), when the user rejects the final approval, the mobile terminal terminates the current process and returns to the initial state.

As a result of the determination in the determination process (S310), if the user's final approval is obtained, the mobile communication terminal links the video with the baby's photo, which is the name of the video, to the memory 20 by linking the video to the telephone number selected by the user, as shown in FIG. 2A. Save (S311).

A process of editing and managing an image stored in the mobile communication terminal through the above process will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing video information of a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention, which illustrates a process of editing video information stored by being linked to a predetermined telephone number.

Referring to FIG. 4, when a user presses a menu key, the mobile terminal displays the top menu items on the display unit 50 (S401). Among the displayed menu items, when the user presses a key to select the "Phone Book" item, the mobile terminal selects a menu item set in a sub-path of the "Phone Book" item, for example, a number search or a number edit item. It is displayed on the display part 50.

At this time, when the user selects the "number search" item using the key (S402), the mobile communication terminal displays a menu item set in a lower path of the number search item, for example, a family, a friend, a job, etc. on the display unit 50. Display in S403.

Here, when the user selects a friend item among menu items set in the sub path of the number search item (S404), the mobile terminal displays one or more names set in the selected friend item on the display unit 50. If the user selects any one of the displayed names (S405), the mobile communication terminal displays the telephone number, anniversary date, name of the image and the like linked with the selected name as shown in FIG. 2A (S406). For example, the name of the image linked to the name includes a spring landscape, a lake, a summer landscape, and an autumn landscape.

Here, when the user selects one image name using a key, for example, "autumn maple", the mobile terminal displays an image of the selected autumn maple, and stores one or more telephone numbers to which the autumn maple is linked as shown in FIG. 2B. They are listed in order and displayed (S407).

At this time, when the user instructs editing of the video by pressing a key (S408), the mobile communication terminal sets the video editing mode (S409). In this image editing mode, the user can add another phone number or delete some phone numbers, for example, to the phone numbers linked to the fall foliage shown in FIG. 2B. To this end, when the user presses the menu key of the keypad 10, the mobile communication terminal displays a menu list on the display unit 50 including number addition, number deletion, number change, and the like. Will be chosen.

Subsequently, the mobile terminal displays an input window for receiving a new telephone number on the display unit 50 and receives a new telephone number, for example, 011-000-0000, from the user through the input window (S410). When the user of the mobile communication terminal inputs a new phone number, the mobile communication terminal simultaneously displays the image information shown in FIG. 2B and the newly input phone number, that is, 011-000-0000 (S411).

Then, the mobile communication terminal simultaneously displays the image information including the new telephone number of 011-000-0000, and then determines whether there is a final approval of the user instructing to store the link to 011-000-0000 to the image information. (S412).

If there is no final approval as a result of the determination in the determination process (S412), the mobile communication terminal maintains the display state of the image information until a new command is input from the user, and performs a predetermined function according to the new command input from the user. .

If the determination result (S412), the user approval, the mobile communication terminal links the newly entered telephone number of 011-000-0000 to the image and stores it in the memory 20 (S413).

The video information linked to the phone number may be transmitted to the outside through the processes described above, and when the user selects the phone number with the key, the mobile communication terminal displays the video information and various text information linked to the selected phone number. do.

Although the technical spirit of the present invention has been described in detail according to the above-described preferred embodiment, it should be noted that the above-described embodiment is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. In addition, those skilled in the art will understand that various embodiments are possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, by adding a function of displaying and managing an image in a phone book among the additional functions of the mobile communication terminal, the user's convenience can be improved and the product's marketability can be improved.

Claims (11)

In the method for managing image information in a mobile communication terminal, A first step of displaying a predetermined image; A second step of setting an image storage mode; A third step of displaying a predetermined telephone number to be linked to the displayed image in the set image storing mode; And A fourth step of selecting any one of the displayed telephone numbers and linking and storing image information of the video to the selected telephone number; Image information management method of a mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, In the second step, the image information management method of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that to display a menu window including a phone book, image storage and image deletion items on the displayed image. The method of claim 2, And when the video storage item is selected, setting the video storage mode and deleting the menu window while maintaining the display state of the video. The method of claim 1, And setting an image storage mode, and then displaying an input window for receiving a name of the displayed image. The method of claim 1, In the third step, the image information management method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the image name is included in the image information. The method of claim 1, In the third step, the video information management method of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for temporarily storing the video information of the video linked to the selected telephone number. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, If the arbitrary telephone number is selected, simultaneously displaying image information linked to the selected telephone number; Image information management method of a mobile communication terminal further comprising. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, Editing image information linked to the telephone number stored in the fourth step according to a control command input from the outside; Image information management method of a mobile communication terminal further comprising. In the method for managing video information linked to a predetermined telephone number in a mobile communication terminal, A first step of displaying submenu lists set in subroutines of a predetermined directory; A second step of displaying the lowest menu lists set in the submenu list if any one of the submenu lists is selected; A third step of displaying content information including a phone number and image names of linked image informations when any one of the lowest menu lists is selected; Displaying an image of the selected image name when any one of the image names is selected from the one or more image names; And After setting the image editing mode, a fifth step of receiving a telephone number and linking and storing the input telephone number to the displayed image Image information management method of a mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 9, In the first step, the sub-menu list includes a family name, a friend, a job, and a group name preset by the user. The method of claim 9, And in the fifth step, setting an image editing mode and displaying an input window for receiving a telephone number.

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