U.S. patent application number 14/674551 was filed with the patent office on 2015-08-06 for apparatus to provide a screen capturing function and a method of providing the screen capturing function.
The applicant listed for this patent is Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Ji-yeon KWAK.
Application Number | 20150222841 14/674551 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 37984925 |
Filed Date | 2015-08-06 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150222841 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
KWAK; Ji-yeon |
August 6, 2015 |
APPARATUS TO PROVIDE A SCREEN CAPTURING FUNCTION AND A METHOD OF
PROVIDING THE SCREEN CAPTURING FUNCTION
Abstract
A portable apparatus to provide a screen capturing function,
when a display unit of the apparatus displays moving pictures on a
display panel thereof, includes a button signal input unit to
receive a button signal inputted by a user; a picture capturing
unit to capture individual pictures of the moving pictures, when
the inputted button signal is determined to be a first button
signal; a thumbnail creating unit to create thumbnails of the
captured pictures, the thumbnails being sequentially arranged on a
predetermined portion of the display panel; and a screen recording
button located on an exterior of the portable apparatus to generate
the first button signal.
Inventors: |
KWAK; Ji-yeon; (Seoul,
KR) |
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Applicant: |
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
Suwon-si |
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KR |
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Family ID: |
37984925 |
Appl. No.: |
14/674551 |
Filed: |
March 31, 2015 |
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11580941 |
Oct 16, 2006 |
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14674551 |
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Current U.S.
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348/239 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H04N 5/2627 20130101;
H04N 5/45 20130101; H04N 5/232933 20180801; H04N 21/4221 20130101;
H04N 5/2628 20130101; H04N 5/23216 20130101; H04N 21/41407
20130101; H04N 21/4316 20130101; H04N 21/47 20130101; H04N 5/232939
20180801; H04N 21/8455 20130101; H04N 21/4334 20130101; H04N 9/8227
20130101; H04N 5/23293 20130101; H04N 21/42215 20130101; H04N
5/4448 20130101 |
International
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H04N 5/44 20060101
H04N005/44; H04N 5/45 20060101 H04N005/45; H04N 5/232 20060101
H04N005/232 |
Foreign Application Data
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Oct 24, 2005 |
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10-2005-0100432 |
Claims
1. A portable apparatus to provide a capturing function, the
apparatus comprising: a display panel for displaying moving images
in a first region and a thumbnail image in a second region; and a
picture capturing unit for capturing a picture in response to a
capturing signal, wherein, in response to the capturing signal, a
visual effect is applied such that a thumbnail image corresponding
to the captured picture is gradually displayed in the second region
upon the capturing of the picture.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a moving
picture recording unit to record moving images being displayed in
the first region in response to a record signal.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, when a clip of the
moving images is recorded by the moving picture recording unit, an
image corresponding to the recorded clip is displayed in the second
region.
4. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when a clip of the
moving images is recorded by the moving picture recording unit, a
visual effect is applied such that a thumbnail image corresponding
to the recorded clip is gradually displayed in the second region
upon the recording of the clip.
5. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the image
corresponding to the recorded clip is a thumbnail of a picture from
among the recorded moving images of the clip.
6. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the image
corresponding to the recorded clip is an icon, and, when the icon
is selected, the recorded clip corresponding to the selected icon
is reproduced on the display panel.
7. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the clip of the
moving images is recorded by the moving picture recording unit, and
a recording time is displayed in the first region.
8. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the display panel displays
information corresponding to the recording of moving images.
9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second region is
overwrapped on the first region.
10. The apparatus according to claim 1, further wherein, when a
thumbnail is selected from the second region, a picture
corresponding to the thumbnail is displayed in the first region and
the second region.
11. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the moving images
are from a broadcasting signal.
12. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the moving images
are from a camera unit.
13. A method for providing a capturing function, the method
comprising: displaying moving images in a first region on a display
panel; receiving a signal corresponding to a user request;
capturing a picture in response to the user request signal being a
picture capture signal; applying a visual effect such that a
thumbnail image corresponding to the captured picture is gradually
displayed in the second region upon the capturing of the picture;
and displaying the thumbnail image of the captured picture in the
second region.
14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising recording
a clip of the moving images being displayed in the first region in
response to a record signal.
15. The method according to claim 14, wherein, when the clip of the
moving images is recorded, an image corresponding to the recorded
clip is displayed in the second region.
16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the image
corresponding to the recorded clip is a thumbnail of a picture from
among the recorded moving images.
17. The method according to claim 15, wherein the image
corresponding to the recorded clip is an icon, and when the icon is
selected, the recorded clip corresponding to the selected icon is
reproduced on the display panel.
18. The method according to claim 14, further comprising applying a
visual effect on the display panel when the clip of the moving
images is recorded such that a thumbnail image corresponding to the
recorded clip is gradually displayed in the second region upon the
recording of the clip.
19. The method of claim 14, further comprising displaying
information corresponding to the recording of moving images.
20. The method according to claim 14, further comprising displaying
a recording time in the first region.
21. The method according to claim 13, wherein the second region is
overwrapped on the first region.
22. The method according to claim 13, further comprising outputting
a sound effect informing a state of the capturing.
23. The method according to claim 13, further comprising: selecting
a thumbnail from the second region; and displaying a picture
corresponding to the thumbnail in the first region and the second
region.
24. The method according to claim 13, wherein the moving images are
from a broadcasting signal.
25. The method according to claim 13, wherein the moving images are
from a camera unit.
26. A portable apparatus to provide a capturing function, the
apparatus comprising: a display panel for displaying moving images
in a first region and a thumbnail image in a second region; and a
picture capturing unit for capturing a picture in response to a
capturing signal, wherein, in response to the capturing signal, a
visual effect is displayed on the display panel, the visual effect
comprising gradually changing a size of an image corresponding to a
captured picture to a thumbnail size while the image is displayed
in the second region.
27. A portable apparatus to provide a capturing function, the
apparatus comprising: a display panel for displaying moving images
in a first region and a thumbnail image in a second region; and a
picture capturing unit for capturing a picture in response to a
capturing signal, wherein, in response to the capturing signal, a
thumbnail image corresponding to a captured picture is displayed
using a visual effect in the second region, the visual effect
including transitioning from a reduced thumbnail size to a full
thumbnail size of the thumbnail image.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of prior application Ser.
No. 11/580,941, filed Oct. 16, 2006, which claimed the benefit of
Korean Application No. 10-2005-0100432, filed Oct. 24, 2005 in the
Korean Intellectual Property Office, the entire disclosure of each
of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] Aspects of the present invention relate to an apparatus to
provide a screen capturing function and a method of providing the
screen capturing function, and, more particularly, to an apparatus
to provide a screen capturing function and a method of providing
the screen capturing function, in which a moving picture reproduced
on a display panel is captured and recorded using a screen
recording button provided in a portable apparatus, and in which the
captured image is displayed as a thumbnail.
[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0005] Recently, digital broadcasting services have quickly spread
through existing media, such as ground wave broadcasting, satellite
broadcasting, cable TV broadcasting, or the like, which has
resulted in innovative changes in broadcasting industry
environments. One type of medium, known as the DMB (Digital
Multimedia Broadcasting) service, is a new medium that is
represented by a cooperation of digital broadcasting and digital
communications entities. One of the characteristics of the DMB
service is that a user may watch multi-channel digital television
broadcasting while on the move.
[0006] Before the DMB service is described, radio broadcasting,
which is currently being used, will first be described. Radio
broadcasting using an analog system was originally developed for
fixed reception. Thus, if the user receives the radio broadcasting
while walking or driving a vehicle, the sound quality of the radio
broadcasting is significantly lowered, and higher output and a
wider frequency band are required.
[0007] In order to solve theses problems, efforts have been made
around the world to standardize to digital audio broadcasting and
make it more suitable for practical use. As a result, DAB (Digital
Audio Broadcasting) has been used in Europe, where Eureka-147 has
been adopted as a DAB standard, DAR (Digital Audio Radio) has been
used in the United States, DRB (Digital Radio Broadcasting) has
been used in Canada, DSB (Digital Sound Broadcasting) has been used
by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU-R), and DMB
(Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) has been used in Korea.
[0008] DAB, having been developed for next generation broadcasting,
is sufficiently robust to be compatible with electromagnetic wave
environments and with noise in downtown areas. Therefore, even if
transmissions are transmitted with low outputs, electric waves
carrying sound with CD level quality can be received in a vehicle
that is moving at high speed. Further, thanks to DAB, the concept
of radio broadcasting is broadened from the existing `listening`
broadcasting to `viewing and listening` broadcasting. As such,
according to the DAB service, in addition to music broadcasting, a
variety of multimedia information, such as news, traffic
information, weather information, geographic and location
information, moving picture information, and the like, can be
transmitted through characters and graphics.
[0009] Meanwhile, DMB is a next generation broadcasting technique,
in which sound broadcasting is digitized, with CD level sound
quality which surpasses the level of existing AM and FM radio, and
provides various data services, such as characters, graphics and
moving pictures, at a data transmission speed of 1.5 Mbit/s, and
further provides bidirectional services, superior quality
broadcasting reception while a receiver is on the move, or the
like.
[0010] The above-mentioned DMB is largely divided into ground wave
DMB and satellite DMB based on a transmission medium, and the
satellite DMB service is divided into a fixed service and a mobile
service.
[0011] The structure of a DMB system incorporated into a cellular
phone to implement reception while on the move according to the
related art will be described.
[0012] The DMB system for reception while on the move mainly
includes a mobile chipset that implements a cellular phone
function, a DMB receiving chip that receives the DMB, and an LCD
(liquid crystal display) that displays cellular phone pictures or
DMB contents.
[0013] The mobile chipset controls the components of the cellular
phone, performs various functions that are necessary for the
operation of the cellular phone, and functions as a general
processor. For example, the mobile chipset receives and processes
the output of a camera, outputs pictures to the LCD of the cellular
phone, and outputs ring tones of the cellular phone. In this case,
the mobile chipset may be the only essential component of the
cellular phone, and the DMB receiving chip may be additionally
provided so as to add the DMB function to the cellular phone.
[0014] The DMB receiving chip is controlled by the mobile chipset,
decodes the DMB signal, and outputs the decoded signal to the LCD
to be displayed. A multiplexer is provided such that the output of
the mobile chipset for the LCD and the output of the DMB receiving
chip for the LCD are selectively displayed on the LCD.
[0015] The output of the mobile chipset to perform the existing
cellular phone function and the DMB output are sources of pictures
displayed on the LCD.
[0016] However, where a user wants to capture and record various
kinds of pictures provided through a display panel of a portable
apparatus (for example, a cellular phone or PDA) that has adopted
the DMB service to provide a variety of multimedia information,
since a separate hardware device needs to be provided, a system
becomes complicated, and costs thereof increase.
[0017] Korean Patent Publication No. 2002-7652 discloses an
apparatus to process a screen of a digital television and a method
of processing the screen of a digital television. According to
Korean Patent Publication No. 2002-7652, the method of processing a
screen of a digital television includes displaying icons and
supplementary information corresponding to picture data stored in a
storage medium on a screen, selecting one of the displayed icons,
and reproducing picture data corresponding to the selected icon. To
this end, a technology is disclosed which displays icons
corresponding to the picture data stored in the storage medium and
reproduces picture data corresponding to selected icons. However,
there is no technology in which predetermined pictures are captured
and recorded according to a selection duration time during which a
button is selected by a user and thumbnails of the predetermined
pictures are displayed on the screen.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0018] An aspect of the present invention is to provide an
apparatus providing a screen capturing function and a method of
providing the screen capturing function, in which pictures
reproduced on a display panel are captured by using a screen
recording button provided in a portable apparatus, and thumbnails
of images of the captured pictures are created so as to be supplied
to one side of the display panel.
[0019] Another aspect of the present invention is to provide an
apparatus providing a screen capturing function and a method of
providing the screen capturing function, in which moving pictures
reproduced on a display panel are recorded by using a screen
recording button provided in a portable apparatus, and
predetermined icons of the recorded moving pictures are supplied to
one side of a display panel.
[0020] According to a first aspect of the present invention, a
portable apparatus to provide a screen capturing function, when a
display unit of the apparatus displays moving pictures on a display
panel thereof, comprises a button signal input unit to receive a
button signal inputted by a user; a picture capturing unit to
capture individual pictures of the moving pictures, when the
inputted button signal is determined to be a first button signal; a
thumbnail creating unit to create thumbnails of the captured
pictures, the thumbnails being sequentially arranged on a
predetermined portion of the display panel; and a screen recording
button located on an exterior of the portable apparatus to generate
the first button signal.
[0021] According to a second aspect of the present invention, a
portable apparatus to providing a screen capturing function when
moving pictures are displayed thereon, the portable apparatus
comprises a display panel having a first region in which the moving
pictures are displayed and a second region in which thumbnails are
displayed; and an input unit to capture images of the moving
pictures, the captured images being incorporated into the
thumbnails.
[0022] According to a third aspect the present invention, a
portable apparatus to provide a screen capturing function when
moving pictures are displayed thereon, comprises a display panel
having a first region in which the moving pictures are displayed
and a second region in which icons are displayed; and an input unit
to record the moving pictures, the icons being created when the
moving pictures, to which each of the icons are respectively
associated, are recorded.
[0023] According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a
method of providing a screen capturing function when moving
pictures are displayed on a display panel of a portable apparatus,
comprises receiving a first button signal inputted by a user;
determining whether the inputted button signal is a first button
signal, and capturing displayed pictures when the input button
signal is a first button signal; creating thumbnails of images of
the captured pictures; and sequentially arranging the created
thumbnails on a side of the display panel.
[0024] Additional and/or other aspects and advantages of the
invention will be set forth in part in the description which
follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may
be learned by practice of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0025] These and/or other aspects and advantages of the invention
will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the
following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with
the accompanying drawings of which:
[0026] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an apparatus for providing
a screen capturing function according to an embodiment of the
present invention;
[0027] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an inner structure of
an apparatus for providing a screen capturing function according to
the embodiment of FIG. 1;
[0028] FIGS. 3A to 3E are diagrams illustrating a process of
capturing pictures that are displayed on a display panel of a
portable apparatus for providing a screen capturing function
according the embodiment of FIG. 1;
[0029] FIGS. 4A to 4D are diagrams illustrating a process of
recording moving pictures that are displayed on a display panel of
a portable apparatus for providing a screen capturing function
according the embodiment of FIG. 1; and
[0030] FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method of providing a
screen capturing function according the embodiment of FIG. 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0031] Reference will now be made in detail to the present
embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are
illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference
numerals refer to the like elements throughout. The embodiments are
described below in order to explain the present invention by
referring to the figures.
[0032] The apparatus for and the method of providing a screen
capturing function according to aspects of the present invention
will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying
drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the present invention
are shown. It is to be understood that blocks in the accompanying
block diagrams and compositions of operations in flow charts can be
performed by computer program instructions. These computer program
instructions can be provided to processors of, for example,
general-purpose computers, special-purpose computers, and
programmable data processing apparatuses. Therefore, the
instructions performed by the computer or the processors of the
programmable data processing apparatus generate means for executing
functions described in the blocks in block diagrams or the
operations in the flow charts. The computer program instructions
can be stored in a computer available memory or a computer readable
memory of the computer or the programmable data processing
apparatus in order to realize the functions in a specific manner.
Therefore, the instructions stored in the computer available memory
or the computer readable memory can manufacture products including
the instruction means for performing the functions described in the
blocks in the block diagrams or the operations in the flow charts.
Also, the computer program instructions can be loaded onto the
computer or the computer programmable data processing apparatus.
Therefore, a series of operations is performed in the computer or
the programmable data processing apparatus to generate a process
executed by the computer, which makes it possible for the
instructions driving the computer or the programmable data
processing apparatus to provide operations of executing the
functions described in the blocks of the block diagrams or the
operations of the flow charts.
[0033] Each block or operation may indicate a portion of a module,
a segment or a code including one or more executable instructions
to perform a specific logical function (or functions). It should be
noted that, in some modifications of the present invention, the
functions described in the blocks or the operations may be
generated out of order. For example, two blocks or operations that
are continuously shown can be actually performed at the same time,
or they can sometimes be performed in reverse order according to
the corresponding functions.
[0034] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a portable apparatus to
provide a screen capturing function according to an embodiment of
the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a portable apparatus 100
includes a display panel 200 and a plurality of input units 300. In
this case, the portable apparatus 100 is carried by a user and
provides moving pictures and a variety of information to the user.
Examples of the portable apparatus 100 may include cellular phones,
PDAs (personal digital assistants), and PMPs (portable multimedia
players).
[0035] The display panel 200 displays predetermined moving pictures
and a variety of information that are transmitted to the portable
apparatus 100 by a broadcasting station.
[0036] According to embodiments of the invention, the display panel
200 may be divided into first and second regions, in which the
first region displays predetermined moving pictures transmitted by
the broadcasting station, and the second region displays thumbnails
for captured images of the displayed moving pictures or icons
created when the displayed moving pictures are recorded.
[0037] In addition, when the plurality of thumbnails and icons are
displayed on the second region of the display panel 200, they may
be sequentially displayed.
[0038] If the user selects the thumbnails (or icons) displayed on
the second region of the display panel 200, pictures (or moving
pictures) corresponding to the selected thumbnails are displayed
(or reproduced) on the first region and the second region (that is,
the entire screen) of the display panel 200.
[0039] Accordingly, the user may immediately confirm the images
captured through the thumbnails that are displayed on the second
region of the display panel 200 so as to quickly recognize the
number of the captured (or recorded) pictures.
[0040] The input units 300 include a screen recording button 310,
four directional buttons 320 that control movement of a cursor or
mouse in four directions, and a plurality of buttons 330, each of
which has an assigned specific function.
[0041] The screen recording button 310 is used to capture or record
moving pictures that are reproduced on the display panel 200, and
generates a first button signal or a second button signal according
to a duration time by the user. For example, if the user pushes the
screen recording button 310 for a short time, the screen recording
button 310 generates the first button signal to capture a
corresponding image, and if the user pushes down the screen
recording button 310 for a long time, the screen recording button
310 generates the second button signal to record a corresponding
moving picture.
[0042] Further, if the user pushes down the screen recording button
310 for a long time, the screen recording button 310 generates the
second signal to record the corresponding moving picture, as
described above. Then, if the user pushes down the screen recording
button 310 again for a short time, the screen recording button 310
generates a signal to stop the recording of the moving picture in
progress.
[0043] Meanwhile, if the user pushes down the screen recording
button 310, whether for a short time or a long time, a
predetermined sound effect is outputted. For example, if the user
pushes down the screen recording button 310 for a short time such
that a capture function is performed, a camera shutter sound is
outputted, and if the user pushes down the screen recording button
310 for a long time such that a recording function is performed, a
click is outputted.
[0044] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an inner structure of
a portable apparatus to provide a screen capturing function
according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the
portable apparatus 100 includes a broadcasting signal receiving
unit 110, a demodulating unit 115, a demultiplexing unit 120, an
audio/video decoding unit 125, a button signal input unit 130, a
picture capturing unit 140, a thumbnail creating unit 150, a moving
picture recording unit 160, a storage unit 170, an output unit 180,
and a display unit 190.
[0045] At this time, each of the respective components in the
embodiments, refers to, but is not limited to, a software or
hardware component, such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
or Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). A module may be
advantageously configured to reside on the addressable storage
medium and configured to execute on one or more processors. Thus, a
module may include, by way of example, components, such as software
components, object-oriented software components, class components
and task components, processes, functions, attributes, procedures,
subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware,
microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables,
arrays, and variables. The functionality provided for in the
components and modules may be combined into fewer components and
modules or further separated into additional components and
modules. In addition, the components and modules may be implemented
such that they execute one or more CPUs in a security multimedia
card.
[0046] The broadcasting signal receiving unit 110 receives
broadcasting signals (e.g., video data, audio data, and information
data) that are transmitted by a satellite DMB broadcasting station
or by a ground-wave DMB broadcasting station. The demodulating unit
115 demodulates the broadcasting signal that is received by the
broadcasting signal receiving unit 110, and the demultiplexing unit
120 restores the broadcasting signal that is demodulated by the
demodulating unit 115. The audio/video decoding unit 125 decodes
the broadcasting signals by an MPEG (Moving Picture Expert Group
phase) system.
[0047] The button signal input unit 130 receives the button signal
generated by the user and determines whether the button signal,
which is generated based on the duration of time during which the
screen recording button 310 is selected by the user, is a first
button signal or a second button signal. As a result of the
determination, if the selection duration time of the screen
recording button 310 is short, the button signal input unit 130
confirms the inputted button signal as the first button signal, and
if the selection duration time of the screen recording button 310
is long, the button signal input unit 130 confirms the inputted
button signal as the second button signal. According to an
embodiment of the invention, if the inputted button signal is the
first button signal, the picture provided to the display panel 200
is captured, and if the inputted button signal is the second button
signal, the moving picture provided to the display panel 200 is
recorded, although, of course, the invention is not limited to this
arrangement.
[0048] In addition, according to another embodiment, after the
second button signal is inputted, if the button signal is inputted
with the selection duration time being short, the button signal
input unit 130 confirms the corresponding button signal as a signal
to request that the recording of the moving picture is stopped.
[0049] If the button signal inputted according to the determination
result of the button signal input unit 130 is the first button
signal, the picture capturing unit 140 captures the picture
provided to the display panel 200.
[0050] For example, where a desired picture is displayed on the
display unit while the user watches a predetermined moving picture
through the portable apparatus 100, if the user pushes down the
screen recording button 310 provided in the portable apparatus 100
for a short time, the picture of the displayed screen is captured
right after the screen recording button 310 is selected.
[0051] The thumbnail creating unit 150 creates a thumbnail
corresponding to the image of the picture captured through the
picture capturing unit 140.
[0052] For example, the thumbnail creating unit 150 creates a
thumbnail corresponding to the image of the captured predetermined
picture. Thus, the user may confirm that the thumbnail is created
to immediately confirm that the image is captured.
[0053] If the inputted button signal is confirmed as the second
button signal, the moving picture recording unit 160 records the
moving picture supplied to the display panel 200. Further, if the
input signal of the screen recording button 310 is inputted through
the button signal input unit 130 during the recording of the
predetermined moving picture, the moving picture recording unit 160
stops the recording operation in progress.
[0054] After the moving picture recording unit 160 records the
predetermined moving picture, the moving picture recording unit 160
creates an icon indicating that the predetermined moving picture
has been recorded. Instead of creating the icon, the thumbnail
creating unit 150 then creates a thumbnail corresponding to a
predetermined picture among the recorded moving pictures.
[0055] The storage unit 170 stores the pictures captured through
the picture capturing unit 140 and the moving pictures recorded
through the moving picture recording unit 160. The storage unit 170
also stores the thumbnails created by the thumbnail creating unit
150.
[0056] When the moving picture is displayed on the display panel
200, the output unit 180 outputs audio data that is interlocked
with the video data that is being reproduced, and, if the user
selects the screen recording button 310, the output unit 180
outputs prescribed sound effects. In this case, the outputted sound
effects may be set by the user.
[0057] The display unit 190 displays the predetermined moving
pictures and a variety of information transmitted by the
broadcasting station, and displays the captured pictures and the
recorded moving pictures stored in the storage unit 170. When the
captured images and the moving pictures stored in the storage unit
are displayed and reproduced by the user, they are displayed on an
entire screen of the display panel 200.
[0058] Further, the display unit 190 sequentially arranges the
thumbnails created by the thumbnail creating unit 150 on one side
of the display panel 200 to display them, and sequentially arranges
the icons created when the moving picture is recorded on the other
side of the display panel 200 to display them.
[0059] FIGS. 3A to 3E are diagrams illustrating a process of
capturing the pictures that are displayed on the display panel of
the portable apparatus for providing the screen capturing function
according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown
in FIG. 3A, where the predetermined moving picture is displayed on
the display panel 200 and the user wants to capture the currently
displayed pictures, the user pushes down the screen recording
button 310 for a short time. Then, as shown in FIG. 3B, the screen
of the corresponding picture is supplied as a still screen 1 for a
short time. The screen of the captured picture becomes a reduced
screen 2 and is then displayed, as shown in FIG. 3C. As shown in
FIG. 3D, the captured picture is then supplied to a second region
of the display panel (that is, the lower right region) as a
thumbnail 3. Meanwhile, if the user captures a plurality of
pictures among the moving pictures reproduced on the display panel
200, a plurality of thumbnails are sequentially arranged on a new
second region of the display panel (that is, the right region)
(screen 4) and then displayed, as shown in FIG. 3E.
[0060] Accordingly, the user may immediately confirm the captured
images through displayed thumbnails, and may understand the number
of captured images at a glance. Further, if the user selects the
screen recording button 310 to capture the predetermined picture,
since the camera shutter sounds are outputted, the user knows a
state of the capturing work through outputted sound effects.
[0061] FIGS. 4A to 4D illustrate a process of recording a moving
picture displayed on the display panel of the portable apparatus
providing a screen capturing function according to another
embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4A, where the
predetermined moving picture is displayed on the display panel 200
and the user wants to record the currently displayed moving
picture, the user pushes down the screen recording button 310 for a
long time. Then, as shown in FIG. 4B, information indicating that
recording of the moving picture, which is currently being
reproduced, is in progress, and a time recording how long the
corresponding moving picture has been recorded are displayed on the
upper right side of the display panel 200 (screen 5). Then, if the
user pushes down the screen recording button 310 again to stop the
recording of the corresponding moving picture, the recording
operation in progress is stopped, and a predetermined icon 6
indicating that the moving picture is recorded is provided to the
second region of the display panel (that is, the lower right
region), as shown in FIG. 4C. In this case, instead of providing
the icon, the thumbnail creating unit may provide a thumbnail from
the recorded moving picture. Meanwhile, where the user records a
plurality of moving pictures among the moving pictures reproduced
on the display panel 200, a plurality of icons are sequentially
arranged on the right region of the display panel and then
displayed (screen 7), as shown in FIG. 4D.
[0062] According to another embodiment of the invention, the icons
shown in FIG. 4D may be distinguished from one another to identify
the recorded moving picture to the user. An example of a
distinguishing characteristic may a number that is added to each
icon to indicate the order in which they were created and to
thereby indicate an order the corresponding recorded moving
pictures appear in the original moving picture.
[0063] Accordingly, the user may conveniently record an interval of
the desired moving picture when watching the moving pictures, and
may know the number of the recorded moving pictures at a glance
through the icons displayed on one side of the display panel.
[0064] FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a
screen capturing function according to another embodiment of the
present invention. First, if the signals transmitted by the DMB
broadcasting station are received, the received broadcasting
signals are decoded and then displayed on the display panel 200 of
the portable apparatus 100 (S500), and the user selects the screen
recording button 310 to capture a moving picture that is displayed
on the display panel 200 and that is being reproduced.
[0065] Then, the button signal input unit 130 receives the button
signal (an initial button signal) generated by the user (S510), and
determines whether the inputted signal is a first signal or a
second signal. In this case, the determination is based on the
selection duration time during which the screen recording button
310 is selected by the user. For example, if the selection duration
time of the screen recording button 310 is found to be short, the
button signal input unit 130 determines the inputted button signal
as being the first button signal, and if the selection duration
time of the screen recording button 310 is found to be long, the
button signal input unit 130 determines the inputted button signal
as being the second button signal. At this time, if the inputted
signal is the first button signal, pictures are captured, and if
the inputted signal is the second button signal, moving pictures
are recorded.
[0066] As a result of the determination, if the signal inputted by
the user is determined to be the first button signal (S520), the
picture capturing unit 140 captures the pictures of the displayed
screen right (S530) right after the user selects the screen
recording button 310. Then, the thumbnail creating unit 150 creates
the images of the captured pictures as thumbnails (S540), and the
created thumbnails are displayed on the second region of the
display panel 200 through the display unit 190 (S550).
[0067] Meanwhile, if the signal inputted by the user is determined
to be the second button signal (S520), the moving picture recording
unit 160 records the moving picture provided to the display panel
200 (S560). Then, the button signal input unit 130 checks whether
the button signal (a secondary button signal) is generated by the
user (S570). At this time, if the button signal is found to be
generated by the user, the moving picture recording unit 160 stops
the moving picture recording operation in progress (S580). In this
case, when the user wants to stop the moving picture recording
operation in progress, the user pushes down the screen recording
button 310 for a short time.
[0068] Then, if the recording of the moving picture is stopped, the
moving picture recording unit 160 creates a predetermined type of
icon, and the created icon is displayed on the second region of the
display panel 200 through the display unit 190 (S590). Here,
instead of creating the icon, the thumbnail creating unit 150 may
provide a predetermined thumbnail.
[0069] Meanwhile, if the user selects the thumbnails or the icons
that are displayed on the second region of the display panel 200,
the picture images and the recorded moving pictures, which have
been captured in the first region (that is, entire screen), are
displayed on the display panel 200.
[0070] Accordingly, the user may conveniently capture (or record) a
picture that the user wants to capture or (record) when watching
the predetermined moving picture by using the portable apparatus
100. Further, the thumbnails for the captured (or recorded)
pictures are provided to the screen, so that the user can know the
captured pictures and the number of the captured pictures.
[0071] The portable apparatus for providing a screen capturing
function and the method of providing the screen capturing function,
according to aspects of the present invention, achieves the
following effects.
[0072] The pictures that are being reproduced on the display panel
may be captured by using the screen recording buttons provided in
the portable apparatus, the images of the captured pictures may be
created as thumbnails to be provided to one side of the display
panel, and the user may immediately recognize the captured pictures
and know the number of the captured pictures.
[0073] The moving pictures that are being reproduced on the display
panel may be recorded by using the screen recording buttons
provided in the portable apparatus, predetermined icons for the
recorded moving pictures may be provided to one side of the display
panel, and, thus, the user may immediately know the number of
recorded moving pictures.
[0074] The displayed moving picture may be captured by the screen
recording buttons without a separate device, and, thus, the desired
picture may be conveniently captured. Therefore, a separate device
to capture the predetermined picture is not required.
[0075] Although a few embodiments of the present invention have
been shown and described, it would be appreciated by those skilled
in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without
departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the
scope of which is defined in the claims and their equivalents.
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