U.S. patent application number 15/801433 was filed with the patent office on 2018-05-03 for apparatus and method for forming event picture in mobile communication terminal.
The applicant listed for this patent is GOLDPEAK INNOVATIONS INC. Invention is credited to Min Jung KWON, Sun Hyung PARK.
Application Number | 20180124738 15/801433 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 36816301 |
Filed Date | 2018-05-03 |
United States Patent
Application |
20180124738 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
PARK; Sun Hyung ; et
al. |
May 3, 2018 |
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING EVENT PICTURE IN MOBILE
COMMUNICATION TERMINAL
Abstract
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for forming an event
picture in a mobile communication terminal. If an event such as
call reception, alarm or message reception occurs while a service
picture is displayed on a screen of the terminal, the current
service picture is backed up, a command input through the buttons
provided to the terminal is interrupted and the event picture is
overlapped over the current service picture, thereby allowing a
user to perceive the corresponding event. Accordingly, the terminal
user can correctly perceive the event occurred during the service.
In addition, when the event occurs, the command input through the
buttons is interrupted, so that it is possible to prevent an
unintended event processing or erroneous operation due to an
erroneous button manipulation.
Inventors: |
PARK; Sun Hyung;
(Kwangmyung, KR) ; KWON; Min Jung; (Seoul,
KR) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
GOLDPEAK INNOVATIONS INC |
SEOUL |
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KR |
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Family ID: |
36816301 |
Appl. No.: |
15/801433 |
Filed: |
November 2, 2017 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H04W 68/005 20130101;
H04W 68/00 20130101; G06F 3/0481 20130101; H04M 1/72544 20130101;
H04M 1/72522 20130101 |
International
Class: |
H04W 68/00 20090101
H04W068/00; G06F 3/0481 20130101 G06F003/0481; H04M 1/725 20060101
H04M001/725 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Feb 15, 2005 |
KR |
10-2005-0012498 |
Claims
1-7. (canceled)
8. A method for displaying an event object in a terminal,
comprising: displaying a current object on a screen of the
terminal; overlapping the event object over the current object on
the screen in response to an event occurrence; and removing the
event object from the screen automatically or according to a
received user input.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent
application Ser. No. 14/563,058, filed on Dec. 8, 2014, which is a
continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/972,475, filed
on Aug. 21, 2013, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,923,927, which is a
continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/052,836, filed
on Mar. 21, 2011, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,532,626, which is a
continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/183,506, filed
on Jul. 31, 2008, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,925,242, which is a
continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/354,608, filed
on Feb. 14, 2006, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,420,566 and claims
the benefit of and priority from Korean Patent Application No.
10-2005-0012498, filed Feb. 15, 2005, which are all hereby
incorporated by reference for all purpose as if fully set forth
herein.
BACKGROUND
Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a formation of an event
picture in a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly
to an apparatus and a method for forming an event picture in a
mobile communication terminal allowing a user to correctly perceive
an occurrence of an event to prevent an erroneous operation when
any event occurs under state that a service picture is displayed on
a screen of the mobile communication terminal.
Description of the Prior Art
[0003] In recent years, as a mobile communication technology has
been rapidly developed, many people use a mobile communication
terminal such as PCS phone, cellular phone, PDA phone and the like.
The mobile communication terminal provides a variety of additional
services such as electronic diary, game, schedule management
functions as well as an inherent communication service such as
general voice communication, message communication, wireless
internet communication and the like.
[0004] The mobile communication terminal is provided with a keypad
comprising numbers, characters, various function buttons and the
like as one of user interfaces. A user can select and use the
communication services and the various additional services such as
electronic diary, game and schedule management functions through a
keypad operation.
[0005] However, according to the mobile communication terminal of
the prior art, if any event such as call reception, alarm or
message reception occurs while a user of the terminal operates
command input buttons provided to the terminal for using the
services, rather than a stand-by state, the terminal picture
transitions to a picture for processing the occurred event. At this
time, if the terminal user continuously operates the buttons to
input a command without perceiving the event occurrence, an
unintended event may be processed or an erroneous operation may
occur.
SUMMARY
[0006] According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention,
an event picture is overlapped over a current service picture to
gradually display the event picture for allowing a user of a mobile
communication terminal to correctly perceive an event occurred
during the service when an event occurs while a service picture is
displayed on the mobile communication terminal.
[0007] According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention,
a command input is interrupted through a button provided to a
mobile communication terminal until a final event picture is
displayed when an event occurs while a service picture is displayed
on the mobile communication terminal, thereby preventing an
unintended event processing or an erroneous operation due to an
erroneous button manipulation when the event occurs.
[0008] According to an embodiment of the invention, there is
provided an apparatus for forming an event picture in a mobile
communication terminal, the apparatus comprising an event
processing module for notifying event occurrence information when
any event occurs under state that a service picture is displayed on
a screen of the mobile communication terminal; a picture backup
module for backing up the service picture displayed on the terminal
screen when it is notified of the event occurrence information; and
a picture synthesizing section for overlapping an event picture
over the backed up service picture to display the event picture on
the terminal screen.
[0009] According to another embodiment of the invention, there is
provided a method for forming an event picture in a mobile
communication terminal, the method comprising processes of checking
whether an event occurs under state that a service picture is
displayed on a screen of the mobile communication terminal; backing
up the service picture when the event occurs as the check result;
and overlapping an event occurrence picture over the backed up
service picture to display the event picture on the terminal
screen.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the
present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed
description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in
which:
[0011] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an apparatus for forming
an event picture in a mobile communication terminal, according to
an embodiment of the invention;
[0012] FIG. 2 is a flow chart for illustrating an operation for
forming an event picture in a mobile communication terminal,
according to an embodiment of the invention; and
[0013] FIG. 3 is an exemplary view showing a picture synthesis
overlapping an event picture over a service picture according to an
embodiment of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS
[0014] Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention
will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In
the following description, a detailed description of known
functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted
when it may make the subject matter unclear.
[0015] As shown in FIG. 1, an apparatus for forming an event
picture when an event occurs in a mobile communication terminal
according to an embodiment of the invention may comprise a picture
backup module 11, a backup picture storing section 12, a picture
synthesizing section 13, an event processing module 14 and a button
input section 15.
[0016] The picture backup module 11 backs up a service picture
currently displayed on a LCD screen of the terminal into the backup
picture storing section 12 when it is notified of an event
occurrence. The backup picture storing section 12 serves to
temporarily store the picture backed up by the picture backup
module 11.
[0017] The picture synthesizing section 13 overlaps an event
picture over the backup picture stored in the backup picture
storing section 12 under control of the event processing module 14
to display the event picture on the LCD screen. After displaying a
final event picture, it notifies the event processing module 14 of
the result. At this time, a picture synthesis transparency of the
backup picture and the event picture may be changed at a periodic
time with a timer so that the picture displayed on the terminal
screen is gradually displayed from the backup picture to the event
picture.
[0018] The event processing module 14 notifies the picture backup
module 11 of an event occurrence so that the picture backup module
11 backs up a current service picture, when any event occurs in the
state that the service picture is displayed on the LCD screen. At
this time, the event processing module 14 controls the button input
section 15 to interrupt a command input through the buttons of the
terminal and transmits the event picture information to the picture
synthesizing section 13 to synthesize the backup picture and the
event picture. After that, when it is notified that a final event
picture is displayed by the picture synthesizing section 13, the
event processing module 14 controls the button input section 15 to
enable the command input through the buttons again and performs a
corresponding event processing.
[0019] The button input section 15 comprises a keypad and senses an
operation of a number, character or function buttons used for a
variety of services provided in the terminal to receive the button
information. In addition, the button input section 15 serves to
temporarily interrupt a command input through the buttons under
control of the event processing module 14.
[0020] Hereinafter, a method for forming an event picture when an
event occurs in a mobile communication terminal according to an
embodiment of the invention will be specifically described with
reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.
[0021] First, when a user of the terminal performs a button input
operation, the button input section 15 senses the button operation
and receives corresponding button information. When any event
occurs such as call reception, alarm or message reception while the
terminal user uses a service through the button input (S21), the
event processing module 14 notifies the picture backup module 11 of
the event occurrence and controls the button input section 15 to
interrupt the command input through the buttons (S22).
[0022] At this time, the picture backup module 11, which is
notified of the event occurrence from the event processing module
14, backs up the service picture being currently displayed on the
LCD screen of the terminal in the backup picture storing section
12. For example, it is assumed that the terminal user performs a
button operation and thus a picture for setting service as shown in
FIG. 3B is displayed on the LCD screen. When the picture backup
module 11 is notified of a call reception event occurrence from the
event processing module 14 while the service picture is being
displayed, the picture backup module 11 backs up and stores the
picture setting service picture (in FIG. 3B), which is the current
service picture, in the backup picture storing section 12
(S23).
[0023] The event processing module 14 transmits the event picture
information to the picture synthesizing section 13. Thereby, the
picture synthesizing section 13 overlaps the event picture over the
backup picture, which is the service picture stored in the backup
picture storing section 12, thereby displaying the event picture on
the terminal screen (S24). At this time, a picture synthesis
transparency between the backup picture (FIG. 3B) and the event
picture (FIG. 3G) may be changed at a periodic time with a timer so
that the event picture is gradually displayed on the LCD screen.
For example, as shown in FIGS. 3B to 3G, an overlapping percent of
the event `picture over the backup picture is changed by 20%, 40%,
60% and 80% so that the picture displayed on the LCD screen is
gradually displayed into the event picture.
[0024] After that, the picture synthesizing section 13 displays a
call reception notifying picture, which is a final event picture as
shown in FIG. 3G, on the terminal screen and then notifies the
event processing module 14 of a result of the final event picture
display (S25). When the event processing module 14 is notified that
the final event picture is displayed on the LCD screen, it controls
the button input section 15 to cancel the interruption of the
button input through the keypad, thereby enabling the button input
again. Then, as certain buttons are inputted, it performs a
corresponding event processing (S26).
[0025] As described above, according to the embodiments of the
invention, when any event occurs while a service picture is
displayed on the terminal, the event picture is overlapped over the
current service picture to gradually display the event picture.
Accordingly, the terminal user can correctly perceive the event
occurred during the service. In addition, when the event occurs, a
command input through the buttons is interrupted until a final
event picture is displayed, so that it is possible to prevent an
unintended erroneous operation due to an erroneous button
manipulation when the event occurs.
[0026] While the invention has been shown and described with
reference to certain exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be
understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form
and details may be made thereto without departing from the spirit
and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims and
their equivalents.
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