KR20090035923A - Apparatus and method for displaying video data in quick view mode of a wireless mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus for displaying video data and a method thereof are provided to enable a user to conveniently confirm video data which is stored before or after the displayed video data by using a numeric key in a quick view mode. A portable terminal includes a controller(100), a camera unit(110), a video processing unit(120), a display unit(130), a memory unit(140), a key input unit(150), an RF unit(160), a modem(170) and an audio processing unit(180). The memory unit stores a plurality of video data. If a quick view mode is selected in a photographing mode, the controller controls the display unit so as to display video data. If a numeric key is inputted, video data which is stored before or after a sequence number as much as the inputted number on the basis of the storage sequence of the displayed video data.

Description

Apparatus and method for displaying image data in quick view mode of mobile terminal {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO DATA IN QUICK VIEW MODE OF A WIRELESS MOBILE TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for displaying image data stored in a quick view mode of a portable terminal.

In general, the mobile terminal is a device commonly used anywhere in the world regardless of age and gender, and is recognized as a necessity to carry around at all times. As a result, portable terminals are becoming smaller, slimmer, and lighter in consideration of portability, and are moving toward multimedia in which various functions can be pursued.

In particular, the use of a portable terminal combined with a camera function is increasing, and accordingly, the performance of the camera is also developed to achieve the popularization of a portable terminal having a high-definition camera function.

Recently, however, technologies for developing only the performance of a camera in a portable terminal having a camera have been developed. However, development of a technology for effectively displaying image data captured and stored using a camera is poor.

On the other hand, the portable terminal is using the function to switch to the quick view mode by entering the numeric key 0 as a way to quickly display the image data stored in the shooting mode.

However, if the Quick View is selected in the shooting mode of the mobile terminal, the last stored image data among the image data stored in the mobile terminal is displayed, and when the user wants to display other image data, the user must search by using the navigation keys. There is a hassle.

Therefore, the user can quickly display the last stored image data among the image data stored in the shooting mode, but the other image data has a disadvantage that the user must display through a number of navigation key input.

Accordingly, an aspect of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for effectively displaying image data stored in a mobile terminal.

To this end, the present invention provides a video data display device in a quick view mode of a mobile terminal, the memory unit for storing a plurality of image data, and if the quick view is selected in the shooting mode, and controls to display the predetermined image data, the numeric key And a control unit for controlling to display the image data corresponding to the stored sequence number before or after the number of the input numeric key based on the stored sequence number of the image data being displayed.

In addition, in the method of displaying image data in the quick view mode of the portable terminal, when the quick view is selected in the shooting mode, a process of displaying certain image data, and when a numeric key is input, are based on the storage order of the image data being displayed. And displaying the image data corresponding to the stored sequence number before or after the number of the input numeric keys.

In addition, in a method of displaying image data in a mobile terminal, when Quick View is selected in a shooting mode, a process of displaying certain image data, and when a numeric key is input, an image having a storage sequence corresponding to the number of the input numeric key And displaying the data.

Also, in the image data display method of the portable terminal, when the quick view is selected in the shooting mode, displaying the image data stored in the portable terminal as thumbnail image data, and if the numeric key is input, the number of the input numeric key And displaying corresponding thumbnail image data as image data of a circle size.

In addition, in the method of displaying image data in a portable terminal, if a quick view is selected within a predetermined time after a numeric key is input in a shooting mode, the number of images corresponding to the number of the input numeric keys among the stored image data of the portable terminal is selected. And displaying data as thumbnail image data, and displaying thumbnail image data corresponding to the number of the input numeric keys as image data having a original size when a numeric key is input.

The present invention has the effect of conveniently checking the image data stored before or after, based on the storage order of the image data being displayed using the numeric keys in the quick view mode of the portable terminal.

In addition, when a numeric key is input in the quick view mode, image data having a storage sequence corresponding to the number of the input numeric keys can be displayed immediately.

In addition, by displaying the saving sequence number in each of the thumbnail image data displayed in the quick view mode, when the numeric key is input, the image data having the storing sequence corresponding to the number of the input numeric key can be displayed as the image data of the original size at once. It can be effective.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the same elements in the figures are represented by the same reference numerals wherever possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

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

Referring to FIG. 1, the portable terminal may include a control unit 100, a camera unit 110, an image processing unit 120, a display unit 130, a memory unit 140, a key input unit 150, an RF unit 160, and a modem. 170, an audio processor 180 is configured.

First, the camera unit 110 photographs image data, and includes a camera sensor that converts the photographed optical signal into an electrical signal, and a signal processor that converts the analog image signal photographed from the camera sensor into digital data. Herein, it is assumed that the camera sensor is a CMOS sensor or a CCD sensor, and the signal processing unit may be implemented by a digital signal processor (DSP) or an image signal processor (ISP). In addition, the camera sensor and the signal processing unit may be integrally implemented or may be separately implemented.

The image processor 120 performs a function of generating screen data for displaying an image signal output from the camera unit 110. The image processor 120 processes the image signal output from the camera unit 110 in units of frames, and outputs the frame image data according to the characteristics and size of the display unit 130. In addition, the image processing unit 120 includes an image codec and performs a function of compressing the frame image data displayed on the display unit 130 in a set manner or restoring the compressed frame image data to the original frame image data. Here, the video codec may be a JPEG codec, an MPEG4 codec, a wavelet codec, or the like. It is assumed that the image processor 120 has an On Screen Display (OSD) function, and may output on-screen display data according to a screen size displayed under the control of the controller 100.

The memory unit 140 may include program memory and data memories. The program memory may store programs for controlling a general operation of the portable terminal and programs for displaying image data having a storage order corresponding to the number of numeric keys in the quick view mode of the shooting mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. have.

The key input unit 150 has a general key matrix structure (not shown) and includes a letter key, numeric keys, various function keys, and an external volume key to control the key input signal corresponding to a key input by the user to the controller 100. Output In addition, the key input unit 150 includes a quick view mode switch key for quickly displaying image data in a shooting mode according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The RF unit 160 performs a wireless communication function of the portable terminal. The RF unit 160 includes an RF transmitter for upconverting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low noise amplifying a received signal and downconverting a frequency of the received signal.

The modem 170 includes a transmitter for encoding and modulating a transmitted signal, a receiver for demodulating and decoding a received signal, and the like.

The audio processor 180 may be configured as a codec, and 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 180 converts and reproduces the digital audio signal received from the modem 170 into an analog signal through an audio codec or converts an analog audio signal generated from a microphone and transmitted into a digital audio signal through an audio codec. The modem 170 transmits the function. The codec may be provided separately or included in the controller 100.

The controller 100 performs a function of controlling the overall operation of the mobile terminal. The controller 100 may include a modem 170 and a codec. In addition, the control unit 100 controls to display a predetermined image data when the quick view is selected in the shooting mode according to an embodiment of the present invention, and if the numeric key is input, the number of the numeric key input based on the storage order of the image data being displayed The image data corresponding to the stored sequence number before or after is controlled to be displayed.

In addition, the controller 100 may control to display the total number of image data stored in the memory unit 140 along with the display of the predetermined image data when the quick view is selected in the shooting mode. Control to display the image data having the storage order corresponding to the.

Here, the predetermined image data may be displayed based on the user's setting, the first or last image data stored, that is, the image data having the first or last storage order.

In addition, when the quick view is selected in the shooting mode, the controller 100 controls the image data stored in the mobile terminal to be displayed as thumbnail image data. When the numeric key is input, the controller 100 has a storage sequence corresponding to the number of the input numeric key. Control to display thumbnail image data as image data of a original size.

In this case, the controller 100 controls to display the storage order of the thumbnail image data when displaying the thumbnail image data.

In addition, if the quick view mode switch key is input within a predetermined time after the numeric key is input in the shooting mode, the controller 100 has only the number of image data corresponding to the number of the input numeric keys among the image data stored in the mobile terminal. Control to be displayed as thumbnail image data. Thereafter, if the numeric key is input while the thumbnail image data is displayed, the controller 100 controls the thumbnail image data having the storage order corresponding to the number of the input numeric key to be displayed as the image data of the original size.

A process of performing the quick view mode using the numeric keys in the portable terminal having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a numeric key 0 is provided with a switch key for switching from the shooting mode of the portable terminal to the quick view mode, and the constant image data displayed in the quick view mode is the most among the image data stored in the memory unit 140. It is assumed that the last stored image data is displayed.

2 is a control flowchart for displaying image data in a quick view mode of a mobile terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, when the numeric key 0 is input in step 200, which is a shooting mode of the portable terminal, the controller 100 determines whether a key for performing the quick view mode is input in step 210.

If it is determined in step 210 that a key for executing the quick view mode is input, the controller 100 proceeds to step 220 and the image data stored at the last (mth) of the stored image data, that is, the image having the last storing sequence. Display data.

In the detailed description of the present invention, when the quick view mode is performed in the shooting mode, the last stored image data among the image data stored in the memory unit 140 is displayed. However, the first view within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention. Of course, the image data stored in can be displayed.

Subsequently, the image data having the last (mth) storage order among the image data stored in step 220 is displayed, and when the numeric key k is input, the controller 100 displays the number corresponding to the numeric key input in step 230. Determine k). In operation 240, the image data corresponding to the previously stored sequence number (m-k) is displayed by the number of the numeric keys input based on the storage sequence number of the image data being displayed.

If the image data having the first storage sequence is displayed in step 220, the image data corresponding to the stored sequence number is displayed by the number of the numeric keys input based on the storage sequence of the image data being displayed in operation 240.

If any one of the image data other than the image data having the first or last storage order is displayed in step 220, the number of numeric keys input based on the storage order of the image data being displayed in step 240 according to the user's setting As a matter of course, the image data corresponding to the stored sequence number may be displayed.

Referring to the first embodiment of the present invention, for example, assuming that the total number of image data stored in the memory 140 is 20, if the quick view is selected in the shooting mode of the mobile terminal, the controller 100 Denotes image data having a storage order of 20 among the image data stored in the memory unit 140.

When the numeric key 5 is input while the 20th stored image data is displayed as described above, the controller 100 corresponds to the previously stored sequence number 20-5 by the number 5 based on the storage sequence 20 of the image data being displayed. Displayed image data, that is, the 15th stored image data.

When the numeric key 5 is input again while displaying the 15th stored image data, the controller 100 displays the image data having the storage order of 15-5, that is, the 10th stored image data.

On the other hand, the control unit 100 may display the first stored image data when switching from the shooting mode to the quick view mode.

In this regard, for example, when the quick view is selected in the photographing mode, the controller 100 displays the image data having the first stored storage order number 1 among the image data stored in the memory 140. At this time, when the numeric key 6 is input, the control unit 100 displays the image data corresponding to the stored sequence number sixth or later, that is, the image data having the seventh stored sequence number, based on the storage sequence number 1 of the image data being displayed.

As described above, the user may display image data corresponding to the stored sequence number before or after the number of numeric keys input based on the storage sequence number of the image data being displayed in the quick view mode.

In addition, the above two functions may be performed simultaneously according to the user's setting. For example, when the user wants to display the image data having the storage sequence number 15 after displaying the image data having the storage sequence number 15 while the image data having the storage sequence number 20 is displayed in the quick view mode of the shooting mode. First, the user inputs the numeric key 5 to display the image data having the storage order 15.

Then, after the setting is switched using the menu or the setting change key and the numeric key 3 is input, the controller 100 displays the image data having the storage order 18.

When displaying the image data corresponding to the stored sequence number before or after the number of the numeric keys input based on the stored sequence number of the image data being displayed as described above, the user displays the 15th stored image data and the 18th stored image data. To enter a nav key 8 times, you only need to enter the numeric key twice.

Here, the menu for changing the setting or the setting change key can be applied to a menu key displayed in a partial region of the display unit when displaying image data in a mobile terminal.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the image data having the first or last storage order is defined as being displayed at the same time as being switched to the quick view mode, but any one of the image data stored in the memory unit 140 may be displayed. Of course.

3 is a control flowchart for displaying image data in a quick view mode of a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the numeric key 0 is input in step 300, which is a shooting mode of the portable terminal, the controller 100 determines whether the quick view is selected in step 310, and proceeds to step 320 if the quick view is selected.

In the quick view mode in step 320, the controller 100 displays the image data stored at the last (mth) of the stored image data.

At this time, the controller 100 displays the image data stored at the last (mth) and simultaneously displays the total number m of image data stored in the memory 140 in a partial area of the display 130.

If the numeric key A is input while displaying the last (mth) stored image data in step 320, the controller 100 determines the number A of the numeric key input in step 330.

In operation 340, the image data stored in the sequence number A corresponding to the number of the input numeric keys is displayed.

Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with an example. In this case, the memory unit 140 defines a total of 15 image data.

When the quick view is selected in the photographing mode, the controller 100 displays the image data having the storage order of 15 and the number 15 among the image data stored in the memory 140.

If the numeric key 2 is input while displaying the image data corresponding to the storage sequence number 15 as described above, the controller 100 displays the image data having the storage sequence corresponding to the number 2 of the input numeric key.

If the image data corresponding to the storage order No. 1 is displayed while switching to the quick view mode according to the setting, if the numeric key 2 is input, the control unit 100 may display the image data having the storage order No. 2.

Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a control flowchart for displaying image data in a quick view mode of a mobile terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the numeric key 0 is input in step 400, which is a shooting mode of the portable terminal, the controller 100 determines the input of the quick view mode switch key in step 410 and proceeds to step 420.

In step 420, the control unit 100 switches to the quick view mode from the photographing mode and simultaneously displays the image data stored in the memory unit 140 as thumbnail image data indicating the respective storage order.

If the quick view mode switching key is input within a preset time after the numeric key is input in step 400, the control unit 100 determines that the numeric key and the quick view mode switching key are input, and then step 440. Proceed to

In operation 440, only the image data corresponding to the number of the input numeric keys is displayed as thumbnail image data in which the respective storage order numbers are displayed.

For example, if the numeric key 0 is input within a preset time after the numeric key 5 is input, the controller 100 switches to the quick view mode and simultaneously displays only five image data among the stored image data as thumbnail image data.

At this time, the five image data may be the image data corresponding to the storage order 1 to 5 or the image data corresponding to the storage order 16 to 20 when the last stored image data is 20. Also, according to the user's setting, only five image data can be extracted and displayed as thumbnail image data in the order of save order 11 to 15, save order 1, save order 3, save order 5, save order 7, and save order 9. have.

If the numeric key is input while the image data stored in the memory 140 is displayed as thumbnail image data in step 420 or 440, the controller 100 determines the number of the numeric key input in step 450.

The controller 100 proceeds to step 460 and displays the thumbnail image data of the sequence corresponding to the input numeric key as image data of the original size.

For example, if the numeric key 1 and the numeric key 9 are input while all 20 image data stored in step 420 are displayed as thumbnail image data, the controller 100 determines the number 19. The thumbnail image data having the storage order 19 is displayed as the image data of the original size.

In addition, if the numeric key 4 is input while the image data corresponding to the storage order of 1 to 5 are displayed in step 440, the control unit 100 determines the number 4, and the thumbnail image data having the storage order 4 is the original size of the image. Display as data.

Thereafter, the control unit 100 repeats steps 450 to 470 until the end key for ending the quick view mode is determined in step 470.

In the above-described embodiments of the present invention, the first, second, and third embodiments have been described, respectively, which may be modified by combining the respective embodiments without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, assuming that the total number of stored image data is 50, if the numeric key 9 is input while displaying the image data corresponding to the storage sequence number 50 as in the second embodiment, the control unit 100 corresponds to the storage sequence number 9. Display image data.

Thereafter, when the user changes a setting using a menu key or a dedicated key for changing a setting and inputs a numeric key 3, the controller 100 uses the number 3 based on the storage sequence number 9 of the image data being displayed as in the first embodiment. The image data stored before or afterwards, that is, the image data corresponding to the storage sequence number 6 or the storage sequence number 12 are displayed.

Through the above method, the user can display the image data stored through the quick view function in the photographing mode of the mobile terminal with only a simple numeric key input.

In the above-described present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be defined by the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims and claims.

1 is an internal configuration diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a control flowchart for displaying image data in a quick view mode of a mobile terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a control flowchart for displaying image data in a quick view mode of a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a control flowchart for displaying image data in a quick view mode of a portable terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

Claims (11)

In the image data display device in the quick view mode of a mobile terminal, A memory unit for storing a plurality of image data; When the quick view is selected in the shooting mode, the control is performed to display certain image data, and when a numeric key is input, the image corresponds to the sequence number stored before or after the number of the input numeric key based on the storage sequence of the image data being displayed. And a control unit for controlling to display the image data. The image data display device of the portable terminal in the quick view mode. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, While displaying the predetermined image data, control to display the total number of image data stored in the memory of the mobile terminal, and if the numeric key is input to control to display the image data having a storage order corresponding to the number of the input numeric key And an image data display device in a quick view mode of a portable terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, When the quick view is selected in the shooting mode, the image data stored in the mobile terminal is controlled to be displayed as thumbnail image data. When the numeric key is input, the thumbnail image data corresponding to the number of the input numeric key is displayed in the original size. An image data display device in a quick view mode of a portable terminal, characterized in that to control the display as data. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, If the quick view is selected within a predetermined time after the numeric key is input in the photographing mode, the image data corresponding to the number of the input numeric key is displayed as thumbnail image data among the stored image data of the mobile terminal. When the numeric key is input, the image data display device in the quick view mode of the portable terminal, characterized in that for controlling to display the thumbnail image data corresponding to the number of the input numeric key as the image data of the original size. The method of claim 3 or 4, wherein the control unit, And displaying the thumbnail image data together with the storage order of the thumbnail image data in the quick view mode of the portable terminal. In the method of displaying image data in the quick view mode of a mobile terminal, When Quick View is selected in the shooting mode, the process of displaying certain image data, And when the numeric key is input, displaying the image data corresponding to the stored sequence number before or after the number of the input numeric key based on the storage sequence number of the image data being displayed. How to display image data in Quick View Mode. In the image data display method in a mobile terminal, When Quick View is selected in the shooting mode, the process of displaying certain image data, And displaying the image data having a storage order corresponding to the number of the input numeric keys when the numeric key is input. The method of claim 7, wherein And displaying the total number of image data stored in the memory of the portable terminal while displaying the predetermined image data. In the image data display method in a mobile terminal, If Quick View is selected in the shooting mode, displaying the image data stored in the mobile terminal as thumbnail image data, And displaying a thumbnail image data corresponding to the number of the input numeric keys as image data of a original size when a numeric key is input. In the image data display method in a mobile terminal, If the quick view is selected within a predetermined time after the numeric key is input in the shooting mode, displaying the number of image data corresponding to the number of the input numeric key of the stored image data of the mobile terminal as thumbnail image data; And displaying a thumbnail image data corresponding to the number of the input numeric keys as image data of a original size when a numeric key is input. The method of claim 9 or 10, And the thumbnail image data is displayed together with the storage order of the thumbnail image data.

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