KR20060092389A - Apparatus and method for multimedia call in a portable terminal with mp3 play function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of simultaneously performing an MP3 playback function and a call function in a portable terminal having an MP3 playback function, the method comprising: lowering the volume of the MP3 music by a predetermined level when a call connection situation occurs during MP3 music playback; And a process of generating a call connection request notification sound.

MP3, mobile terminal, call background

Description

Apparatus and method for multimedia call in a mobile terminal having MP3 playback function {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTIMEDIA CALL IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH MP3 PLAY FUNCTION}

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a portable terminal having an MP3 playback function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process when a call connection situation occurs while playing MP3 music in a portable terminal having an MP3 playing function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process when a MP3 playback and a call are simultaneously performed in a mobile terminal having an MP3 playback function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process for using MP3 music as a call background sound in a mobile terminal having an MP3 playback function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a portable terminal having an MP3 playback function, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for a multimedia call in the portable terminal having the MP3 playback function.

When a user using a portable terminal equipped with a conventional MP3 playback function encounters a situation in which a user talks to the other party while listening to MP3 music, the user may not make a call request after the MP3 music is automatically terminated or paused. Connect a call with one party user. Therefore, the user is inconvenient to listen to the MP3 music again after the call is terminated with the counterpart user.

In addition, when a situation occurs in which the user needs to talk to the counterpart user while listening to the MP3 music, the user should end the MP3 music being listened to and request a call from the counterpart user.

That is, the conventional portable terminal having the MP3 playback function cannot use the MP3 playback function and the call function at the same time, and there is no method of making a call with the other portable terminal using the stored MP3 music.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for making a call during MP3 playback in a portable terminal having an MP3 playback function.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for using stored MP3 music as a background sound during a call in a portable terminal having an MP3 playback function.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for transmitting MP3 music stored in a portable terminal having an MP3 playback function to a counterpart portable terminal.

The first method of the present invention for achieving the above objects; A method of simultaneously performing an MP3 playback function and a call function in a portable terminal having an MP3 playback function, the method comprising: lowering the volume of the MP3 music by a predetermined level when a call connection situation occurs during MP3 music playback; And a process of generating a notification sound.

The second method of the present invention for achieving the above objects; A method of using MP3 music as call background music in a mobile terminal having an MP3 playback function, the method comprising: determining whether to use MP3 music as call background music when a call connection is attempted, and using the MP3 music as call background music. And determining a predetermined MP3 music and setting the selected MP3 music as a call background music.

A first apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above objects; An apparatus for simultaneously performing a MP3 playback function and a call function in a portable terminal having an MP3 playback function, the apparatus comprising: a memory in which MP3 music is stored and an MP3 music stored in the memory after playing and decoding the decoded MP3 music as an analog signal; MP3 processing unit for converting the output to a speaker and a control unit for controlling the MP3 processing unit to set the volume of the MP3 music down to a predetermined level and to generate a call connection request notification sound when a call connection situation occurs. It is characterized by.

The second device of the present invention for achieving the above objects; A device using MP3 music as a call background music in a mobile terminal having an MP3 playback function, comprising: a memory storing MP3 music, determining whether to use MP3 music as a call background music when a call connection is attempted, and calling the MP3 music as a call background music; A control unit which selects a predetermined MP3 music from the memory and decides to use the background music, sets the selected MP3 music as a call background music, and plays and decodes the MP3 music stored in the memory; It characterized in that it comprises an MP3 processing unit for converting the analog signal to output to the speaker.

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

The present invention proposes a method of making a call with a counterpart mobile terminal while playing MP3 music in a mobile terminal having an MP3 playback function. In addition, the present invention proposes a multimedia call function that can use MP3 music stored in a mobile terminal as a call background sound.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a portable terminal having an MP3 playback function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, first, the MP3 processor 150 outputs MP3 music stored in a memory through a speaker or earphone, and the MP3 processor 150 includes an MP3 player 151 and a decoder. 152 and a digital to analog converter (hereinafter, referred to as a "D / A converter") 153.

The MP3 playback unit 151 reads and plays back MP3 music data previously stored in the memory 130 under the control of the controller 110, and the decoder 152 outputs the MP3 output from the MP3 playback unit 151. Decode the music data. In addition, the D / A converter 153 converts the decoded digital audio signal into an analog audio signal and outputs the analog audio signal. Here, the memory 130 may store programs for controlling the general operation of the MP3 music or the portable terminal stored by the user and programs for controlling the MP3 music to be listened to during a call according to embodiments of the present invention. . The memory 130 may exist inside the portable terminal or may be an external memory.

Meanwhile, the codec 120 receives data from the controller 110, converts the data into an analog signal, and outputs the converted analog signal. The codec includes a data codec for processing packet data and the like and an audio codec for processing audio signals such as voice.

The controller 110 performs a function of controlling the overall operation of the portable terminal. The role played by the controller 110 will be described in more detail below.

The switching unit 140 switches the audio data output from the codec 120 or the MP3 music output from the MP3 processing unit 150 to a speaker or earphone under the control of the control unit 110. The display unit 160 displays user data output from the control unit 110. The display unit 160 according to an embodiment of the present invention displays a MP3 playlist or performs a function of notifying a call request during MP3 playback. Here, the display unit 160 may use a liquid crystal display (LCD), and of course, when the LCD is implemented by using a touch screen method, the display unit 160 may operate as an input unit. The key input unit 127 is a key for inputting numeric and character information and function keys for setting various functions, that is, keys for performing a volume control key or an MP3 music playback pause or stop function according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is provided.

On the other hand, the MP3 processing unit 150 may comprise a portable terminal that does not have a separate codec for processing audio data by having an encoder that can process audio data, that is, a voice signal together.

Next, operation modes for performing a multimedia call function during MP3 music playback according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 to 4.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process when a call connection situation occurs while playing MP3 music in a portable terminal having an MP3 playing function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, in step 202, the MP3 music processor 150 processes MP3 music data and proceeds to step 204 while playing MP3 music through a speaker or earphone. In step 204, if the mobile terminal which is playing the MP3 music requests a call to the counterpart mobile terminal or receives a call request from the counterpart mobile terminal, step 206 is performed. In step 206, the controller 110 of the portable terminal lowers the currently set volume by a predetermined level to generate a call connection request notification sound to the user and proceeds to step 208. Here, the preset level may be a volume level initially set in the portable terminal or may be a volume level determined by a user inputting a volume key. In step 208, the controller 110 proceeds to step 210 if the user does not perform a call connection for a predetermined time. In step 210, the controller 110 lowers the MP3 music volume back to a preset level and proceeds to step 212 to relatively increase the call connection request notification sound, and then proceeds to step 208 again. In step 208, the mobile terminal connected to the call performs a call with the counterpart mobile terminal.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process when a MP3 playback and a call are simultaneously performed in a portable terminal having an MP3 playback function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, in step 302, a mobile terminal that successfully connects with a counterpart mobile terminal proceeds to step 304. In step 304, the controller 110 of the portable terminal controls the MP3 music volume to be '0' so as not to disturb the call and proceeds to step 306. Here, setting the MP3 music volume to '0' is merely an example and may be a value that can be appropriately adjusted by a user. In step 306, the control unit 110 proceeds to step 308 when the user inputs a volume control signal generated by operating the key input unit 127. In step 308, the control unit 110 ups or downs the volume according to the volume control signal, and the MP3 music whose volume is up or down is transmitted to the counterpart mobile terminal together with the voice signal. do.

By performing the operation of FIG. 3, the user can listen to MP3 music without being interrupted by a call. If the user wants to pause playing MP3 music, the user may press a specific key. In addition, the user can change the MP3 music to be listened during the call using the menu key.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process for using MP3 music as a call background sound in a portable terminal having an MP3 playback function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the mobile terminal attempts to make a call in step 402, the controller 110 controls the display unit 160 to use MP3 music as the background sound of the call in step 404. The user is prompted to determine whether to make a selection. If the user decides to use the MP3 music as the call background sound, the process proceeds to step 406. In step 406, the control unit 110 inputs a generation signal of the key input unit 127 operated by the user to control the MP3 music to be read from the memory 130 to be used as the background voice of the call. Here, the MP3 music used as the call background sound may be MP3 music selected by the user by operating the key input unit 127 or MP3 music selected by a preset MP3 music playing algorithm. For example, the MP3 music reproducing algorithm means an MP3 music reproducing algorithm that is predetermined for each date, a corresponding time, or a user.

On the other hand, MP3 music stored in the mobile terminal is an example of a supplemental channel (Supplemental Channel) or supplemental code channel (Supplemental Code Channel) in the case of a communication system using a code division multiple access (CDMA) 1x method It may be transmitted to the counterpart mobile terminal.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by those equivalent to the scope of the claims.

As described above, the present invention not only enables to listen to MP3 music stored in a mobile terminal having an MP3 playback function during a call, but also to simultaneously listen to the other party's mobile terminal, thereby improving user's call satisfaction. There is an advantage to this. In addition, MP3 music data providers have the advantage of increasing profitability by allowing more users to use MP3 music efficiently.

Claims (11)

In the method of performing the MP3 playback function and the call function at the same time in a portable terminal having an MP3 playback function, Lowering the volume of the MP3 music by a predetermined level when a call connection occurs while playing MP3 music; And generating a call connection request notification sound. The method of claim 1, Setting the MP3 music volume further down by a predetermined level when the call is not connected until a predetermined time elapses after the call connection request notification sound is generated; The method of claim 1, further comprising setting the size of the call connection request notification tone higher than the previous size. The method of claim 1, Setting the MP3 music volume so as not to disturb the call when the call is connected after the call connection request notification sound is generated; And adjusting the volume of the MP3 music according to the input volume control signal. The method of claim 1, The predetermined level is a volume size preset by the user of the portable terminal. A method of using MP3 music as a call background music in a mobile terminal having an MP3 playback function, Determining whether to use MP3 music as call background music when attempting to connect the call; Selecting predetermined MP3 music when determining to use the MP3 music as a call background music; Setting the selected MP3 music as a call background music. An apparatus for simultaneously performing a MP3 playback function and a call function in a portable terminal having an MP3 playback function, The memory where MP3 songs are stored, An MP3 processing unit for reproducing and decoding MP3 music stored in the memory and converting the decoded MP3 music into an analog signal and outputting the same to a speaker; And a controller configured to control the MP3 processor to control the MP3 processing unit to lower the volume of the MP3 music by a predetermined level and to generate a call connection request notification sound. The method of claim 6, The MP3 processor; An MP3 player for playing MP3 music stored in the memory; A decoder for decoding the MP3 music output from the MP3 player; And a digital to analog converter for converting the decoded MP3 music into an analog signal. The method of claim 6, The controller sets the MP3 music volume further down by a predetermined level when the call is not connected until a predetermined time elapses after the call connection request notification sound is generated, and raises the size of the call connection request notification sound than the previous size. And control the MP3 processor to set. The method of claim 6, The controller may be configured to set the MP3 music volume so as not to interfere with a call when the call is connected after the call connection request notification sound is generated and to adjust the MP3 music volume according to the volume control signal input thereafter. . The method of claim 6, And said predetermined level is a volume size preset by said mobile terminal user. In the device using the MP3 music as the call background music in a mobile terminal having an MP3 playback function, The memory where MP3 songs are stored, Determining whether to use MP3 music as a call background music when attempting a call connection, selecting predetermined MP3 music from the memory when deciding to use the MP3 music as call background music, and setting the selected MP3 music as call background music. With a control unit And an MP3 processing unit for reproducing and decoding the MP3 music stored in the memory and converting the decoded MP3 music into an analog signal and outputting the analog signal to a speaker.

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