KR20060129763A - Method for set up background music from mp3 in the mobile telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for setting up background music from an MP3 function in a portable terminal is provided to set an MP3 audio data file as the background music by having a background music storage and a background music setting key so that a user can use the portable terminal as listening to MP3 audio data. A method for setting up background music from an MP3 function in a portable terminal comprises the following steps of: converting a mode into a background music mode and storing an MP3 audio data file, selected as background music, in a background music storage(S10,S30); amplifying a voice signal of the stored background music through an auxiliary amplifier, and outputting the amplified voice signal through a speaker of a voice processor(S60); releasing an MP3 mode and displaying a standby mode of the portable terminal so that a user can user the portable terminal as listening to the background music; and re-inputting a background music setting key in the background music mode, and releasing the set up background music(S90,S100).

Description

Method for set up background music from MP3 in the mobile telephone}

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal having a function of setting an MP3 audio data file as background music for implementing the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting an MP3 function to background music in a portable terminal according to the present invention;

Figure 3 is an exemplary view showing the MP3 audio data file selection state in the portable terminal according to the present invention.

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

10: RF transceiver, 20: control unit,

30: voice processing unit, 40: main amplifier,

70: LCD display unit, 80: key input unit,

90: MPEG decoder, 100: D / A converter,

110: memory, 120: background music player,

130: background music storage unit, 140: auxiliary amplifier.

The present invention relates to a method of setting the MP3 function as the background music in a portable terminal. More specifically, the portable terminal having the MP3 player function includes a background music storage unit and a background music setting key. The present invention relates to a method of setting an MP3 function as background music in a portable terminal that allows listening to the background music and allowing the terminal to be used.

In general, MP3 stands for MPEG-1 Layer 3, and MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group, which means an association of experts or standards created by the association that discuss video and multimedia standards.

The MP3 audio data file is a music file that can be stored in CD-like sound by compressing the original sound to about 1/12 using the algorithm of MPEG-1. It has the best sound quality among computer music files. .

The MP3 audio data file is a compressed file for downloading and listening to desired music through the Internet without a sound recording device such as a recorder. In other words, by selectively downloading the desired music through the Internet and storing it as a MP3 audio data file on a computer, the MP3 audio data file can be decompressed and output to be listened to through a speaker coupled to the computer.

In addition, since the MP3 audio data file can be selectively downloaded and listened to only the music file desired by the user, a CD or a tape containing a large number of unwanted songs is purchased in order to listen to one desired song. Should have the advantage that can solve the conventional inconvenience.

Accordingly, recently, portable MP3 players have been developed. The portable MP3 players can listen to music stored as MP3 audio data files at a time and place desired by a user.

In addition, recently, portable terminals capable of transmitting data as well as voice information have been released, and portable terminals having an MP3 player function have also been released, allowing MP3 audio data files to be heard only by the portable terminal.

However, a portable terminal having an existing MP3 player function cannot perform other functions of the portable terminal when listening to an MP3 audio data file, and therefore, the MP3 braking program must be stopped to make a call, send a text, or play a game. There was discomfort.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of the prior art, and includes a background music storage unit and a background music setting key in a portable terminal equipped with an MPEG decoder and a D / A converter to have an MP3 player function. How to set the MP3 function as background music on a mobile device to maximize the user's convenience by setting the MP3 audio data file as background music so that users can make a call, send a text, or play a game while listening to the MP3 audio data file. The purpose is to provide.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of setting MP3 audio data of a portable terminal as background music, comprising: a first step of executing an MP3 menu for listening to an MP3 audio data file; If there is no MP3 audio data file in the memory of the portable terminal, selecting the MP3 audio data file and outputting the audio signal through the speaker SP; Inputting a background music setting key to listen to the executed MP3 audio data file as background music; A fifth step in which the MP3 audio data file set as the background music is stored in the background music storage unit; A sixth step in which the stored voice signal of the background music is amplified by the auxiliary amplifier and output through the speaker SP; A seventh step of releasing the MP3 mode, displaying the initial standby screen of the portable terminal on the LCD display to listen to the background music, and using the portable terminal; And an eighth step of releasing the set background music by pressing the background music setting key in the background music mode state.

Here, in the method for selecting an MP3 audio data file, a desired song is selected from the list of MP3 audio data files. The user may select only one song, may select several songs at the same time, and may select whether to play the selected song repeatedly or once.

In addition, the method of setting the selected MP3 audio data file as the background music, the control unit checks whether the background music setting key is input during the playback of the MP3 audio data file in the MP3 mode, and when the background music setting key is input as a result of the check Copying the MP3 audio data file being controlled to be stored in the background music player, and amplifying through the auxiliary amplifier and outputting through the speaker (SP) of the voice processing unit, characterized in that the MP3 function in the portable terminal background music It provides a way to set.

In addition, the process of releasing the background music mode checks whether the background music setting key is re-entered during the background music mode, and if the background music setting key is re-entered as a result of the check, confirming to the user whether to cancel the background music mode or the background music It further provides a method for setting the MP3 function as the background music in the portable terminal, further comprising the step of releasing the mode.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the following examples are merely to illustrate the present invention is not limited to the contents of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal having a function of setting the MP3 audio data file as the background music for implementing the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating setting the MP3 function as the background music in the portable terminal according to the present invention. Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method, Figure 3 is an exemplary view showing the MP3 audio data file selection state in a portable terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, in the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, the RF transmitter / receiver 10 transmits voice and data of the mobile communication terminal to the base station, receives a radio signal from the base station, and sends it to the control unit 20. .

Here, the control unit 20 controls the general operation of the portable terminal, controls to play the digital data when selecting the MP3 playback key or the desired MP3 audio data file from the key input unit 80, the background music setting key input When the selected MP3 audio data file is stored in the background music storage unit, the stored background music is transmitted to the speaker.

Meanwhile, the voice processing unit 30 controlled by the control unit 20 amplifies the audio signal of the audio data reproduced by the control unit 20 through the main amplifier 40 and outputs it to the speaker SP.

The LCD display unit 70 controlled by the controller 20 receives a key input signal generated by the key input unit 80 and various information signals from the controller.

The key input unit 80 includes various function keys and numeric keys for a call, and a background music setting key for setting and releasing background music.

Here, the MPEG decoder 90 is connected to the controller 20 to release the MP3 file received from the MP3 file provider through the RF transceiver 10 from the compressed state.

On the other hand, the D / A converter 100 is connected to the MPEG decoder 90 to demodulate the digital audio signal output from the MPEG decoder 90 into an analog audio signal.

The memory 110 stores a program and data for operating the portable terminal, and stores an MP3 driving program.

In addition, the background music player 120 amplifies a voice signal of the background music storage unit 130 storing the MP3 audio data file set as the background music and the MP3 audio data file set as the background music, and outputs it to the voice processing unit 30. The auxiliary amplifier 140 is configured to be connected to operate according to a control signal of the controller.

An embodiment of the present invention performed in the portable terminal having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

First, when the user selects the MP3 mode stored in the portable terminal to listen to the MP3 audio data file, the controller 10 checks whether the MP3 audio data file is stored in the memory 110.

As a result of the check, if there is no stored MP3 audio data file, the user connects to the MP3 file provider using the Mobile Web to download and transmit the desired MP3 audio data file (steps S10 to S30).

As a result of the check, if there is a stored MP3 audio data file, a list of MP3 audio data files stored in the memory 110 is output to the LCD display unit 70 so that a user can select a desired song from the MP3 audio data file list. Make a choice.

Here, the user can select or cancel a song by using the key input unit 80, and can select several songs at the same time. It is also possible to select whether to play the selected song repeatedly or once (steps S40 and S50) (see Fig. 3).

In the stored MP3 audio data file, MPEG data in a compressed state is restored by the MPEG decoder 90, and the digital form audio signal output from the MPEG decoder 90 by the D / A converter 100 is converted into an analog form. The demodulated MP3 audio data file is amplified by the main amplifier 40 of the voice processor 30 and reproduced through the speaker SP (step S60).

In this case, when the user presses a background music setting key, a background music mode is set, and the controller 20 copies the selected MP3 audio data file and stores the copied music file in the background music storage unit 130. The voice signal of the stored MP3 audio data file is amplified by the auxiliary amplifier 140 and then applied to the main amplifier 40 of the voice processor 30 and output through the speaker SP.

When the controller 20 releases the MP3 mode and controls to display the initial standby screen of the portable terminal, the user listens to the MP3 audio data file as background music, makes a call or sends a text using the portable terminal. Or a game (steps S70 and S80).

However, when the portable terminal is set in silent mode, no sound is output through the speaker SP as well as the MP3 audio data file.

In order to release the background music mode while the MP3 audio data file is executed as the background music, the background music setting key needs to be pressed again. When the background music setting key is input in the background music mode, “background” is displayed. Are you sure you want to exit the music mode? ”Message to the LCD display 70 to confirm to the user whether to cancel the background music mode (step S90).

As a result of the check, when a key signal for exiting the background music mode is input, the background music mode is terminated and the background music to be played is stopped (step S100).

As described above, although described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art various modifications of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below Or it may be modified.

As described above, the method for setting the MP3 function as the background music in the portable terminal according to the present invention includes setting the background music storage unit and the background music in the portable terminal equipped with the MPEG decoder and the D / A converter to have the MP3 player function. MP3 player function to allow users to carry out a portable terminal while listening to MP3 audio data files by having a key and set the MP3 audio data file as background music so that users can make a call, send a text, or play a game while listening to MP3 music data. By providing a method of setting the background music so as not to stop it has the effect of maximizing user convenience.

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In the method for setting the MP3 audio data of the portable terminal as the background music, A first step of executing an MP3 menu to download and play an MP3 audio data file stored in the memory 110; A second step of inputting a background music setting key to listen to the executed MP3 audio data file as background music; A third step of switching to the background music mode and storing the MP3 audio data file selected as the background music in the background music storage unit 130; A fourth step in which the stored voice signal of the background music is amplified by the auxiliary amplifier 140 and output through the speaker SP of the voice processor 30; A fifth step of releasing the MP3 mode and displaying the initial standby screen of the portable terminal on the LCD display 70 to listen to the background music and to use the portable terminal; And A sixth step of releasing the set background music by re-entering the background music setting key in the background music mode state; Method of setting the MP3 function to the background music in a portable terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, The process of selecting and playing the MP3 audio data file of the first step allows the user to select a desired song from the list of MP3 audio data files, and the user may select only one song or simultaneously select multiple songs. The method of setting the MP3 function as the background music in the portable terminal, characterized in that it comprises the step of selecting whether to play the song repeatedly or once. The method of claim 1, In the process of setting the MP3 audio data file of the second step as the background music, the controller 20 checks whether the background music setting key is input during the playback of the MP3 audio data file in the MP3 mode. If it is input, the MP3 audio data file being reproduced is controlled to be stored in the background music storage unit 130, and amplified by the auxiliary amplifier 140 and output through the speaker SP of the voice processing unit 30. And setting the MP3 function as background music in the portable terminal. The method of claim 1, In the process of releasing the background music mode in the sixth step, the control unit 20 checks whether the background music setting key is input during the background music mode, and releases the background music mode when the background music setting key is input again. And after confirming with the user whether to release the background music mode, setting the MP3 function as the background music in the portable terminal.

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