KR20080025976A - Mobile communications terminal and method for generating music file thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable terminal and a music file generation method thereof are provided to scan a musical score by using a scanning module equipped in the terminal, and to extract sound information from the scanned musical score, thereby generating a music file in accordance with the extracted sound information. A memory(34) stores a music file. A scanning unit(35) scans a musical score. In music file writing mode, a controller(36) extracts sound information of the scanned musical score to generate a music file of melody in accordance with the extracted sound information, and stores the generated music file. The controller sets the generated music file to a bell sound indicating that call reception occurs by a wireless communication unit(31).

Description

MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MUSIC FILE THEREOF}

1A to 1D are exemplary diagrams for describing screen data in a music file creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exemplary view for explaining the appearance of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a music file generating method of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a portable terminal, and more particularly, to a portable terminal and a method for generating a music file thereof, which enables to generate a music file by scanning the sound information displayed on the score.

In general, portable terminals service voice calls for communication. Such a portable terminal notifies a user of an incoming call through a ringtone (melody) mode, a vibration mode, or a lamp mode set at the time of incoming call. Among them, the ringtone mode basically informs the incoming call as a ringtone set among predetermined ringtones built in the mass production of the terminal product.

Since the ring tone basically built in the terminal is a single tone, it easily causes boring. As a result, the live ringtones such as 32 chords, 64 chords and 128 chords are built in the terminal. In addition, in addition to the live ringtones that are basically built into the terminal, it has evolved to allow users to download live ringtones of their choice and set them as ringtones.

On the other hand, with the development of the portable terminal technology has been released a terminal that can play music files, such as MP3, it is possible to listen to music using the terminal anytime and anywhere. Such a portable terminal can set a music file as a ringtone.

However, such a conventional portable terminal has to download and use music files from a PC by simply using a wireless Internet or a data cable, so there is a problem in that wireless Internet charges are charged and a connection with a PC is required.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal and a method for generating a music file thereof, which can generate a music file by scanning sound information displayed on the score.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal and a method for generating a music file thereof, by which a music file generated by scanning sound information displayed on a sheet music can be set as a ringtone.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal and a method for generating a music file thereof, which can generate a music file by scanning the sound information displayed on the score and reproduce the music file.

The present invention for achieving the above object, in the portable terminal having a music file generating function,

A memory in which music files are stored;

A scanning unit for scanning music scores;

In the music file creation mode, it comprises a control unit for extracting the sound information of the music score scanned by the scanning unit to generate and store the music file of the melody according to the sound information.

In addition, the present invention for achieving the above object, the wireless communication unit for processing the incoming call;

A memory in which music files are stored;

A scanning unit for scanning music scores;

And a control unit for generating and storing a music file of the melody according to the note information of the music score scanned by the scanning unit in the music file creation mode, and setting the stored music file as a ring tone notifying a call reception. It is done.

In addition, the present invention for achieving the above object, in the method for generating a music file using a portable terminal,

Scanning music scores in the music file creation mode;

And extracting sound information of the music score by the scanning to generate a music file of the melody according to the sound information.

In addition, the present invention for achieving the above object, the process of scanning a music score in the music file creation mode;

Extracting sound information of the music score by the scanning to generate a music file of the melody according to the sound information;

It characterized in that it comprises a step of setting the generated music file as a ringtone to notify the incoming call.

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

It should be noted that in the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation and operation according to the present invention will be described, and descriptions of other parts will be omitted so as not to distract from the gist of the present invention.

In the following description, specific details of the portable terminal and its music file creation method are presented to provide a more general understanding of the invention. It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the present invention may be readily practiced without these specific details and also by their modifications.

In the following description, the note information will be immediately used to mean a musical note (comma, purlin, etc.) extracted from a five-line sheet music. In addition, in the following description, the music file generation mode will be used immediately to mean a mode for scanning music scores through a terminal to extract sound information and to generate a melody music file using the extracted sound information. In addition, in the following description, a music file means a file generated in a format such as an MP3, WMA, OGG, or WAV file.

Meanwhile, in the portable terminal of the present invention and a method of generating a music file thereof, the music score is scanned using a scanning module provided in the terminal, the sound information is extracted from the scanned music score, and then the music file of the melody according to the extracted sound information. We propose a technical configuration to generate the. In addition, it is proposed at the same time to be able to set the music file as a ringtone to notify the incoming call.

1A to 1D are exemplary diagrams for describing screen data in a music file creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1A to 1D, first, FIG. 1A is screen data displayed when a user inputs a key button assigned to execute a music file creation mode to execute a music file creation mode.

In FIG. 1A, a menu “1. Sheet music start, 2. My ringtone” is displayed. Herein, "1. Start of music score scanning" is a menu for scanning a music score, that is, music information displayed on five lines, to generate a music file. In addition, "2. Ringtones made by me" is a menu for previewing music files generated by the user as ringtones.

Then, when the user selects the "1. Start music sheet scanning" menu, the music sheet is scanned through the module in charge of scanning so as to scan the music sheet. In this case, in order to scan the music score, scanning is performed from left to right as shown in FIG. 1B. At this time, the screen data while scanning the music score displays a message (for example, scanning to create a music file) to recognize that the scanning is performed as shown in FIG. 1C.

After the above-described process, the scanning process is terminated, and the sound information obtained through the scanning is stored as a music file of the melody. At this time, in order to store the music file, the user must perform a process of inputting a file name of the music file.

Thereafter, the stored music file is displayed with the music score scanned by the scanning process as shown in FIG. 1D and the play time (03:58) and the file name of the music file (My favorite song 1). In addition, it provides a service to select and apply the musical instrument tone (guitar) so as to make an effect sound when playing the music file together with information such as the music score and playing time and the file name of the music file. In addition to the music file playback, the service can be set to the ringtone by selecting and applying the instrument tone to be applied with the music file playback when the call is received. 1D is screen data that can be displayed before or after FIG. 1C, rather than screen data that is only displayed after FIG. 1C.

A portable terminal displaying such screen data will be described.

2 is an exemplary view for explaining the appearance of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the drawing illustrates a folder type portable terminal 100 as an example. However, if the portable terminal to which the present invention can be applied can secure only a space for mounting a module having a scanning function, Not only the folder-type portable terminal 100 but also any type of portable terminal such as a bar and a slide are possible.

Thus, FIG. 2 illustrates a position where a module having a scanning function can be mounted. In the case of the folding portable terminal 100, one side (up, down, left) of the first and second bodies 101 and 102 may be installed. · Right side may be installed module of scanning function. However, even when the first body 101 is opened or closed, it is preferable to be mounted at a position convenient to use the scanning function.

The following describes the internal structure of the foldable portable terminal 100 or another type of portable terminal to which the technology of the present invention is applied.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The portable terminal 100 may be a portable telephone.

Referring to FIG. 3, the wireless communication unit 31 processes a voice signal for a call origination and a transmission and reception text message. The wireless communication unit 31 is an RF transmitter for up-converting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal, an RF receiver for low noise amplifying and down-converting a received signal, and encoding and modulating the transmitted signal. And a codec for demodulating and decoding the signal. The codec includes a data codec for processing packet data and an audio codec for processing an audio signal such as voice.

The audio processor 32 reproduces the received audio signal output from the wireless communication unit 31 and outputs it to the speaker SPK or transmits the transmission audio signal generated from the microphone MIC to the wireless communication unit 31. Do this. In addition, the audio processor 32 reproduces the audio signal of the music file in the music playback mode and outputs it to the speaker SPK. In addition, the audio processor 32 reproduces and outputs a music file set as a ring tone for notifying a call when the call is received.

The key input unit 33 includes keys for inputting numeric and character information and function keys for setting various functions. In addition, the key input unit 33 may include function keys according to a music file creation mode and a ringtone setting mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The memory 34 may be composed of a program memory and a data memory. The program memory stores programs for controlling a general operation of the portable terminal 100. In addition, the program memory stores programs according to a ringtone setting mode that allows a music file creation mode and a music file created by the music file creation mode to be set as a ringtone. In addition, the program memory stores a program according to music file reproduction. In addition, the data memory temporarily stores data generated during the execution of the programs. The data memory also stores the downloaded music file and the music file generated by the music file creation mode. The music file generated by the music file creation mode is preferably stored in the created music file folder so that it can be distinguished from other music files so that it can be easily managed and stored.

The scanning unit 35 is activated in the music file creation mode to scan music scores. The user allows scanning from the left to the right of the music score.

The controller 36 performs a function of controlling the overall operation of the portable terminal 100. In addition, the controller 36 controls to store the music file reproduced in the music file play mode in the memory 34. In addition, the control unit 36 extracts sound information from the music score scanned by the scanning unit 35 in the music file creation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention and generates a music file according to the memory 34. To store it in the. In addition, the controller 36 controls the music file stored in the memory 34 to be set as a ringtone for notifying a call.

The display unit 37 displays screen data generated during program execution under the control of the control unit 36. In addition, the display unit 37 may include an LCD controller, a memory capable of storing image data, and an LCD display device. In this case, when the LCD is implemented using a touch screen method, the key input unit 33 and the LCD may be input units.

An operation of the portable terminal 100 generating a music file will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

First, when the function key of the music file creation mode included in the key input unit 33 is input, the controller 36 recognizes this and executes the music file creation mode.

Then, the control unit 36 activates the scanning unit 35. Accordingly, the user scans the music score using the scanning unit 35 to extract the sound information of the music score.

The controller 36 generates a music file according to the extracted sound information and stores it in the memory 34. Thereafter, the generated music file outputs an audio signal to the speaker SPK through the audio processor 32. In addition, the control unit 36 controls to set the music file selected by the user as a ringtone for calling the call among music files stored in the memory 34. The screen data according to the operation of the portable terminal 100 is displayed on the display unit 37 under the control of the controller 36.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a music file generating method of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, in step 401, the controller 36 determines whether a music file creation mode is requested to proceed to step 403 in a waiting (Idle) state for waiting for a call or waiting for a key input.

As a result of the determination, if the execution of the music file creation mode is requested, the control unit 36 activates the scanning module, that is, the scanning unit 35 in step 405.

Then, in step 407, the control unit 36 controls to scan the music score of five lines through the scanning unit 35.

In operation 409, the controller 36 extracts sound information from the music score scanned through the scanning unit 35.

In step 411, the controller 36 generates a music file according to the extracted sound information, and proceeds to step 413.

In step 413, the controller 36 determines whether a storage key is input. When the storage key is input, the controller 36 proceeds to step 415 and stores the generated music file in the memory 34.

In step 417, the controller 36 determines whether a ring setting mode or a function for setting a ring tone is executed.

As a result of the determination, when the ring tone setting mode or the same function is executed, in step 419, the controller 36 sets the music file selected by the user's selection as the ring tone for notifying the call. Herein, the music file set as the ringtone may be a music file generated by the user or a downloaded music file.

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 determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described in detail above, the present invention has an effect of scanning music scores using a scanning module provided in the terminal to extract sound information from the music scores and generate a music file accordingly.

In addition, by allowing the user to set the desired music file to the ringtone, there is an effect that can satisfy the user's desires.

In addition, the user can create a music file through the scanning function of the music score and listen to the music, and set the ringtone without paying the communication fee and information fee through the wireless Internet, thereby reducing the economic burden on the user. It works.

Claims (12)

In a portable terminal having a music file generation function, A memory in which music files are stored; A scanning unit for scanning music scores; And a control unit for extracting sound information of the music score scanned by the scanning unit in the music file creation mode and generating and storing a music file of the melody according to the sound information. According to claim 1, The control unit, And the music file is set as a ring tone indicating that a call is received by the wireless communication unit. According to claim 1, The tone information, A portable terminal characterized by musical notes, musical symbol information, and the like of a 5-wire music score. According to claim 1, The scanning is a portable terminal, characterized in that scanning from the left to the right of the music score. According to claim 1, The music file, A portable terminal, which is a music file played on a portable terminal, such as an MP3, WMA, OGG, or WAV file. A wireless communication unit for processing an incoming call; A memory in which music files are stored; A scanning unit for scanning music scores; And a control unit for generating and storing a music file of the melody according to the note information of the music score scanned by the scanning unit in the music file creation mode, and setting the stored music file as a ring tone notifying a call reception. Portable terminal made with. The method of claim 6, The control unit, A portable terminal, characterized in that a ring tone can be set by selecting and applying a musical instrument tone to be applied along with playing a music file when a call is received. In the method for creating a music file using a portable terminal, Scanning music scores in the music file creation mode; And extracting sound information of the music score by the scanning to generate a music file of the melody according to the sound information. The method of claim 8, The music file generation method of a portable terminal, characterized in that for scanning the music score from left to right. The method of claim 8, The music file, The music file generation method of a portable terminal, characterized in that the music file to be played on the portable terminal, such as MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV files. Scanning music scores in the music file creation mode; Extracting sound information of the music score by the scanning to generate a music file of the melody according to the sound information; And a step of setting the generated music file as a ringtone for notifying the incoming call. The method of claim 11, wherein The process of setting as the ringtone, A method of generating a music file of a portable terminal, characterized in that the method further comprises the step of selecting and applying a musical instrument tone to be applied together with playing a music file when the call is received.

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