KR20070005208A - Wireless telecommunication terminal and method for providing outbound call on the photo album - Google Patents

Abstract

A wireless communication terminal for servicing a call origination function in a photo album and a method therefor are provided to link registration information within a phone book with photos stored in a photo album, and to originate a call to a telephone number of phone book registration information matched with a random photo as the random photo is selected while the photo album is displayed, thereby originating the call on the photo album without entering a separate call origination menu while photos are displayed. Photos are stored in a photo album. A phone book connection request signal for each photo stored in the photo album is inputted(401). Phone book registration information within a phone book is matched with a selected photo to link the photo with the information(402). A call origination request signal for a random photo is inputted, while the photo album is displayed(403). A call is originated to a telephone number of the phone book registration information linked with the selected photo(404).

Description

Wireless telecommunication terminal and method for providing outgoing call function on photo album [Wireless telecommunication terminal and method for providing outbound call on the photo album}

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for registering a picture in a phone book and calling a call in a wireless communication terminal according to the prior art;

2 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of a photo registration process in the phone book of FIG. 1;

3 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal providing a call origination function on a photo album according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a call origination function on a photo album in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

31: wireless transmission and reception unit 32: storage unit

33: input unit (keypad) 34: display unit (LCD)

35 control unit 36 codec

37: audio output unit (speaker) 38: audio input unit (microphone)

The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal and a method for providing a call origination function on a photo album, and more particularly, when a user selects a random photo while displaying a photo album, the phone number in the phonebook matching the photo album. The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal and a method for providing a call origination function on a photo album so that a call can be sent directly on a photo album without entering a separate call origination menu.

In the present invention, a wireless communication terminal is a mobile communication terminal, a personal mobile communication terminal (PCS), a personal digital terminal (PDA), a smart phone, a next generation mobile communication terminal (IMT-2000), such as a wireless terminal while carrying a person A terminal capable of wireless communication.

As the wireless communication terminal has an image acquisition function using an internal / external camera module, it is possible to easily take a picture anywhere and store it in the wireless communication terminal.

As a result, each portrait may be managed as a photo album, and on the other hand, each photo may be stored in a phonebook (registered as an item of each phonebook registration information) so that a call may be sent to a phone number corresponding thereto. . This will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 as follows.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for registering a picture in a phone book and calling a call in a wireless communication terminal according to the related art.

First, an arbitrary picture is selected by the user (101). In this case, the photo may be a photo stored in a photo album.

Then, it is determined whether the size of the selected picture exceeds the maximum size for storage in the phonebook (102).

As a result of determining the photo size (102), if the maximum size is not exceeded, the selected photo is stored in the phone book (103), whereas if the maximum size is exceeded, the selected photo is edited to a storage capacity and then the phone book. Save to (104). That is, the selected picture is edited according to its storage capacity or stored (registered) in the phone book as an item of phone book registration information as it is.

Subsequently, upon receiving the selected photo stored in the phonebook from the user (105), the call is transmitted to the phone number included in the same phonebook registration information (106). That is, the user searches for the corresponding phonebook registration information by using the "Find by picture" function (which corresponds to the existing "Find by name" or "Find by phone number") provided in the phonebook management menu. A call can be sent to a phone number registered in the phonebook registration information.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a photo registration process in the phone book of FIG. 1.

The user enters the phonebook management menu using a shortcut key (or a menu key) on the keypad (21) and selects a phone number registration menu (22). Then, the user selects a picture storage menu (23) and registers a desired picture (here, picture 2) as an item in the phonebook registration information (24). That is, a new name or a phone number is matched to register as a phonebook registration information or a pre-stored name, phone number or the like and stored in the phonebook.

That is, the prior art as described above stores the picture in the phone book to be able to send a call by selecting each picture.

However, in the related art, in order to send a call by identifying the other party by using a picture, "find by picture" used as a sub menu of the phone book management menu should be used.

In other words, in the prior art, since the call support function is supported only when searching for photos stored in the phonebook, there is a problem that a call cannot be made immediately even if a user wants to send a call to any photo hero while viewing a photo album. In addition, when a picture is not stored separately in the phone book, there is a problem in that it is impossible to send a call by identifying the other party with the picture.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above problems, by linking the registration information (name, phone number, etc.) in the phone book to the photos stored in the photo album corresponding to each other, and then any photo in the display of the photo album is selected According to the phone number of the phonebook registration information that matches the call, by providing a call on the photo album, so that you can send a call on the photo album without entering a separate call origination menu while viewing the picture It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal and a method thereof.

That is, the present invention, when selecting a photo while viewing a photo album to automatically send a call to the phone number of the phonebook registration information linked to it, the hassle of entering a separate menu and the same picture SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication terminal and a method for providing a call origination function on a photo album, so that a call can be sent during photo viewing without wasting storage space due to dual storage.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. Also, it will be readily appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

An apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object, the wireless communication terminal, the storage means for storing a photo album, phonebook; Output means; Input means for receiving a phonebook connection request signal and a call origination request signal for each picture; And linking corresponding to the phonebook registration information in the phonebook according to the input of the phonebook connection request signal for each picture of the photo album through the input means, and outputting the photo album through the output means. Control means for sending a call to the phone number of the phonebook registration information linked thereto in response to receiving a call origination request signal for the picture of the.

On the other hand, the method of the present invention for achieving the above object, the method for providing a call origination function on the photo album in the wireless communication terminal, the storage step of storing the photo in the photo album; A link request step of receiving a phonebook connection request signal for each photo stored in the photo album; A linking step of linking the selected picture and phonebook registration information in a phonebook correspondingly; A call origination request step of receiving a call origination request signal for any photo while displaying the photo album; And a call origination step of calling a call to a phone number of phonebook registration information linked to the selected picture.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, whereby those skilled in the art may easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. There will be. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal providing a call origination function on a photo album according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, a wireless communication terminal providing a call origination function on a photo album according to the present invention stores a wireless transmission / reception unit 31, a photo album, a phone book, and the like for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal with an external device. A storage unit 32 for inputting a phonebook connection request signal and a call origination request signal for each picture stored in the photo album, and a screen for outputting a screen according to the control of the controller 35. The phonebook connection request signal for each picture stored in the photo album of the storage unit 32 is received through the display unit (LCD) 34 and the input unit (keypad) 33. (Name, phone number, etc.), and the corresponding phone linked to the selected picture according to receiving a call request signal for any picture while displaying a photo album through the display unit (LCD) 34. The control unit 35 for transmitting a call to the telephone number of the registration information, and converts the signal received from the wireless transmission and reception unit 31 to the voice to the voice output unit (speaker) 37 under the control of the control unit 35. A codec 36 for converting the voice received from the voice input unit (microphone) 38 into a signal and transmitting the signal to the control unit 35 to be transmitted through the wireless transmitter / receiver unit 31; A voice output unit 37 for outputting the voice received from the CODEC (36) (36), and a voice input unit (microphone) 38 for receiving the voice to be transmitted to the codec (CODEC) (36). Here, the camera module for acquiring the image of the subject may be included under the control of the controller 35.

At this time, in the present invention, the control unit 35 controls the overall operation of the wireless communication terminal and provides a call origination function on the photo album. In other words, selecting an arbitrary photo on the photo album allows the call to be sent directly to the phone number of the phonebook registration information linked thereto. At this time, when a plurality of telephone numbers exist in the phonebook registration information linked to the selected picture (for example, when a home telephone number, a wireless communication terminal telephone number, and a corporate telephone number exist together), the preset priority is set. Calls are made in order (in case the call is not received from the other party) or the phone number stored in the preset item (for example, the phone number stored in the home phone number item) This is tried.

Looking at this in more detail, the control unit 35 correspondingly links each photo and each phonebook registration information in the phonebook according to the input unit (keypad) 33 receives a phonebook connection request signal for each photo stored in the photo album. Let's do it. That is, each picture in the photo album and each phonebook registration information (name, phone number, etc.) in the phonebook are matched with each other. At this time, each picture is not stored in the phone book.

Subsequently, the control unit 35 receives a call origination request signal for an arbitrary picture through the input unit (keypad) 32 while displaying the photo album of the storage unit 32 through the display unit (LCD) 34. Accordingly, the call is sent to the phone number of the phone book registration information in the phone book linked to the selected picture. That is, when a user selects a random photo while viewing a photo album, the user can directly send a call to the corresponding phone number.

In the above, the case in which the photo album photo and the phone book registration information in the phone book are linked to each other has been described. Actually, the picture and the phone book registration information are linked according to a user's selection, or the picture is directly stored in the phone book of the storage unit 32. It is desirable to implement it so that it can be stored.

In the storage unit 32, an operation program and a system program of the control unit 35 are stored, and the operation program and system program are stored in a normal ROM area and can be erased as necessary. The storage unit 32 also includes a RAM for temporarily storing data generated during execution of various operation programs. In addition, the storage unit 32 is used to store a phone book for storing phone book registration information (including name, phone number, etc. for each item), a photo album, and the like.

The input unit 33 includes a plurality of numeric keys (letter keys), menu keys, and function keys for performing various functions, and outputs key data to the control unit 35 according to an external operation. In addition, the input unit 33 receives a phonebook connection request signal and a call origination request signal for any photo stored in the photo album of the storage unit 32.

The display unit 34 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD). The display unit 34 displays the state of the wireless communication terminal, the progress of the program, and the like under the control of the control unit 35. That is, the overall state of the wireless communication terminal and the contents received are displayed. In addition, the display unit 34 displays the photo album under the control of the control unit 35.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a call origination function on a photo album in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.

First, in response to receiving a phonebook connection request signal for each picture stored in the photo album (401), the controller 35 links each picture of the photo album with phonebook registration information of the phonebook (402). At this time, each registration information (name, telephone number, etc.) in the phone book is output through the display unit (LCD) 34 so that the user can select the phone book registration information to match each picture.

Subsequently, the control unit 35 displays a photo album through the input unit (keypad) 33 while displaying the photo album through the display unit (LCD) 34 (a "call" button for any photo). As an input signal (403), the call is sent to the phone number of the phonebook registration information linked to the selected picture (404). That is, the call is automatically sent to the other party's phone number selected by the user.

In the present invention as described above, it is possible to link each photo stored in the photo album with phonebook registration information (name, phone number, etc.) in the phone book, and select the photo album photo using a cursor or the like, and then "call" button and the like. By inputting the call, the call can be directly sent to the other party's phone number, so that the call can be made on the photo album without entering a separate call origination menu.

As described above, the method of the present invention may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a computer-readable form. Since this process can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art will not be described in more detail.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

The present invention as described above, by linking the picture stored in the photo album and phonebook registration information in the phonebook correspondingly to each other, and by selecting a photo on the photo album automatically sends a call to the phone number of the phonebook registration information matching it In addition, there is an effect of making a call immediately without entering a separate call origination menu while viewing a photo album.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of reducing the waste of the storage space by enabling the call can be made without storing the same photo in each of the photo album and the phone book.

Claims (6)

In a wireless communication terminal, Storage means for storing a photo album and a phone book; Output means; Input means for receiving a phonebook connection request signal and a call origination request signal for each picture; And In response to receiving the phonebook connection request signal for each photo of the photo album through the input means, the link corresponding to the phonebook registration information in the phonebook, and outputting the photo album through the output means any arbitrary through the input means Control means for sending a call to the phone number of the phonebook registration information linked thereto upon receiving a call origination request signal for the picture Wireless communication terminal providing a call origination function on the photo album comprising a. The method of claim 1, The control means, Photo album, characterized in that for sending a call to the phone number of the phonebook registration information linked to the call button input signal received in response to the call button input signal in a state where the cursor is located on any photo while outputting the photo album through the output means A wireless communication terminal providing a call origination function on a network. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The control means, And a call origination function on a photo album, wherein a call origination is attempted based on a predetermined priority as a plurality of phone numbers exist in phonebook registration information linked to the selected picture. A method for providing a call origination function on a photo album in a wireless communication terminal, A storage step in which the photo is stored in the photo album; A link request step of receiving a phonebook connection request signal for each photo stored in the photo album; A linking step of linking the selected picture and phonebook registration information in a phonebook correspondingly; A call origination request step of receiving a call origination request signal for any photo while displaying the photo album; And Call origination step of sending a call to the phone number of the phonebook registration information linked to the selected picture Method for providing a call on a photo album in a wireless communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The call origination request step, A method for providing a call on a photo album in a wireless communication terminal, characterized in that receiving a call button input signal while a cursor is positioned on a random picture. The method according to claim 4 or 5, The call origination step, And a call originating function on a photo album in a wireless communication terminal, characterized in that a call is attempted based on a predetermined priority as a plurality of phone numbers exist in phonebook registration information linked to the selected picture.

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