KR20060131033A - Method for providing information for color displayed in mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for providing color information in a mobile communication terminal is provided to detect a color value of a selected area by using a pre-stored color table when a user requests color detection of the area selected from an image photographed by a camera, thereby conveniently informing art students or users of the color value. A method for providing color information in a mobile communication terminal comprises the following steps of: displaying images, photographed through a camera, on a screen(S201); enabling the terminal to enter a color detection mode when a user requests color detection of the image displayed on the screen(S203,S205); enabling the terminal to detect a color value of a selected area by using a pre-stored color table when the user selects a desired area for the color detection(S207,S211); and displaying the detected color value on the screen(S219).

Description

Method for providing color information in a mobile terminal {Method for providing information for color displayed in mobile phone}

1 is an internal configuration diagram showing an internal structure of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing color values according to the present invention.

3 is an example screen according to the present invention.

4 is a table illustrating one embodiment of a database for color palettes.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

110 Input part 120 Display part

130 Memory section 140 Control section

150 Wireless Circuit 160 Audio Converter

170 Camera

The present invention relates to a method of providing color information in a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to detect a color value of an area for which color detection is requested from an image displayed on a screen using a color table previously stored in a memory. The present invention relates to a method for providing color information in a mobile communication terminal, wherein the detected color value is displayed on a screen.

Recently, due to the convenience of portable, the spreading speed of mobile communication terminals is gradually spreading, and mobile communication terminals having various functions have been released.

In addition to basic phone calls, text messaging, electronic payment services, and Internet access are available, as well as the ability to listen to music, listen to FM radio broadcasts, and even watch movies.

In particular, the use of a camera phone that can be integrated with the camera in the mobile communication terminal to shoot and store a subject, such as a person or object with the mobile communication terminal to the mobile communication terminal, or to wirelessly transmit the photographed picture in recent years to be.

However, a method for identifying an accurate color of an image photographed using the camera in a mobile communication terminal equipped with such a camera is not yet implemented. Therefore, for example, a book, chart or color table in which a color table is embedded in order to know the exact color of an image taken by a student in the arts industry or the fashion industry that is closely related to color using a mobile terminal equipped with a camera. There was an inconvenience to re-use the Internet to search.

The present invention has been proposed to solve such a problem, and its object is to select a desired area of color detection from the image displayed on the screen and request a color detection by using a pre-stored color table for the selected color value. The present invention provides a method of providing color information in a mobile communication terminal that detects and displays the detected color value on a screen.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a first step of displaying an image photographed by a camera on a screen, and a second step of entering a color detection mode by a terminal when a user requests color detection for the image displayed on the screen; When the user selects an area for color detection, the terminal includes a third step of detecting color values of the selected area using a pre-stored color table, and a fourth step of displaying the detected color values on the screen. .

In addition, if the area selected by the user in step 3 is a dot, the terminal detects the color value of the selected area using a color table pre-stored in the memory. The terminal may calculate an average value of the colors corresponding to the selected area and detect the color value corresponding to the calculated average value with reference to a color table previously stored in the memory.

In addition, in the third step, the selection of the area may be performed by selecting a direction key in a corresponding area where color detection is desired, and selecting the area using a confirmation key if it is located in the corresponding area. It is also possible to connect the points formed by pressing the direction key and the confirmation key again while the point is selected by using a key, and the area is selected when the confirmation key is pressed for the area formed by moving the direction key while pressing the direction key. It may be.

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

1 is an internal configuration diagram showing an internal structure of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention includes an input unit 110, a display unit 120, a memory unit 130, a control unit 140, a wireless circuit unit 150, an audio conversion unit 160, The camera unit 170 is provided.

The input unit 110 may use various elements such as a keypad and a touch screen, and is used when a user selects a desired function or inputs information.

The display unit 120 displays the state and operation process of the mobile communication terminal. In particular, in the present invention, the display unit 120 serves to display an image captured by the camera on the screen or to display the detected color value on the screen.

The memory unit 130 stores programs and data necessary for the operation and status of the mobile communication terminal or the control of the controller 140, and includes various types of erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM), static random access memory (SRAM), and flash memory. The device can be used. In particular, in the present invention, the memory unit 130 stores the color table.

The controller 140 controls the overall state and operation of the mobile communication terminal and may be formed of a microprocessor or a digital signal processor (DSP). In particular, in the present invention, the controller 140 controls the user to enter the color detection mode when the user requests color detection for the image displayed on the screen, and when the user selects an area for color detection, the color of the selected area It is responsible for controlling the value to be detected using the color table previously stored in the memory unit 130.

The wireless circuit unit 150 is a transmission / reception circuit for transmitting and receiving voice and control information with a base station wirelessly. Receives a call signal sent by the caller's mobile communication terminal through the antenna and transmits it to the control unit 140 or transmits data stored in the memory unit 130 to the receiver's mobile communication terminal through the antenna. .

 The audio converter 160 processes the voice signal of the user input through the microphone MIC in a form for transmitting the voice signal through the wireless circuit unit 150, and the voice signal of the call counterpart input through the wireless circuit unit 150 or the like. It serves to process various audio signals generated by the controller 140 into a signal that can be output from the speaker SPK.

The camera unit 170 is responsible for reading a subject from the camera, processing it as an image, and transmitting the image to the controller 140.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing color values according to the present invention.

First, the mobile communication terminal displays an image captured by the camera on the screen (S201). That is, for example, the image captured by the camera is displayed on the screen or the image stored in the memory unit 130 is loaded. To show. An embodiment at this time is shown in Fig. 3A.

When the user requests color detection for the image displayed on the screen in this way (S203), the mobile communication terminal enters the color detection mode (S205).

At this time, the entry into the color detection mode may be performed using a separate dedicated key, and may be implemented to enter the mode when the color detection mode is selected from the function menu displayed by pressing the menu key. That is, the present invention only needs to be implemented, and there is no limit to the method for implementing the present function.

When the user selects an area for color detection while the mobile communication terminal is in the color detection mode (S207), the mobile communication terminal first checks whether the selected area is a dot (S209). That is, if the selected region is the dot (Yes in S209) as a result of checking in step 209, the mobile communication terminal detects the color value of the selected region using a color table previously stored in the memory unit 130 (S211). ). One embodiment of such a color palette is shown in FIG. 4. That is, FIG. 4 is a table showing an embodiment of a database for a color table according to the present invention, and shows color values for each color.

For example, when the user requests color detection while the image shown in FIG. 3 (a) is displayed on the screen, the terminal enters the color detection mode, and in this state, the user is shown in the example of the screen shown in FIG. Likewise, when the direction key is located in the area to be color-detected and selected using a confirmation key provided in the terminal, the terminal selects an area to be color-detected and the terminal stores the color value for the selected area. Is detected using.

That is, for example, if the color of the area selected by the user in the screen example shown in (b) of FIG. 3 is dark yellow of yellow series, the terminal refers to the color table previously stored in the memory unit as shown in FIG. The color value '# FFEA00' is detected.

In other words, as already described in the technical field to which the invention belongs and the prior art in the field, there are subtle differences in the colors of the same series, so in order to express them accurately, a color table containing unique values for the corresponding colors is required. It is preferable to refer to the color value with reference.

On the other hand, if the selected region is not a dot (NO in S209) as a result of the determination in step 209, the terminal determines whether the selected region is an area (S213). That is, if the area selected as the area to be detected by the user is the area (YES in S213), the terminal first calculates an average value of the colors corresponding to the selected area (S215). Then, the color value corresponding to the calculated average value is detected using the color table previously stored in the memory (S217). In this case, the area may be formed by connecting the points formed by pressing the direction key and the confirmation key again while the point is selected using the direction key and the confirmation key, and the confirmation key for the area formed by moving the direction key while pressing the direction key. It can be implemented to be selected when is pressed. That is, the area can be selected by using a drag function of a general pointer. In addition, when selecting such an area or an area | region like the said point, the selection method is not limited.

When the area to be detected is selected as described above, the terminal detects the color value of the selected area by using a color table previously stored in the memory. Then, the detected color value is displayed on the screen (S219). An example of the screen at this time is shown in Fig. 3C.

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, according to the present invention, a method for providing color in a mobile communication terminal is provided. According to the present invention, when a color detection is requested for a selected area of an image photographed by a camera, the color value of the selected area is detected by using a pre-stored color table. It is effective to inform the color value to the user.

Claims (6)

A first step of displaying an image captured by the camera on a screen; When the user requests color detection for the image displayed on the screen, the terminal enters a color detection mode; If the user selects an area for color detection, the terminal detects a color value of the selected area using a pre-stored color table; Fourth step of displaying the detected color value on the screen Color information providing method in a mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, If the area selected by the user is a dot in the third step, the terminal detects the color value of the selected area by using a color table pre-stored in a memory. The method of claim 1, If the area selected by the user in the third step is an area, the terminal calculates an average value of colors corresponding to the selected area and detects a color value corresponding to the calculated average value by referring to a color table previously stored in a memory. Method for providing color information in the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, The selection of the area in the third step, the direction key is located in the area to be detected, the color information providing method in a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the selection using the confirmation key if located in the area. The method of claim 3, wherein The area is a color information providing method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that by connecting the points formed by pressing the direction key and the confirmation key again while the point is selected using the direction key and the confirmation key. The method of claim 3, wherein And the area is selected when a confirmation key is pressed for an area formed by moving the direction key while pressing the direction key.

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