Data communications device, image transmission method and image transmission program

• US 20040239686A1
• Filed: 05/21/2004
• Published: 12/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Koyama, Hirohisa, Goto, Yoshihiro
• Application Number:
  US10/851,544
• Publication Number:
  US 20040239686A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/620
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00281 with a telecommunication apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, a selective call terminal details of transmission H04N1/00095; establishing a communication with one of a facsimile machine or another apparatus sharing a single line H04N1/32704; interfacing cordless telephone terminals with an accessory to increase the functionality of user interface H04M1/72409
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/3875 combined with enlarging or reducing enlarging or reducing per se H04N1/393
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2628 Alteration of picture size, shape, position or orientation, e.g. zooming, rotation, rolling, perspective, translation

Abstract

When the E-mail key is pressed, and the E-mail attaching of picked-up image is then indicated, after pick-up, the size of image to be attached is selected.

At this time, the clipping screen that the clipping frame 200 overlaid with the preview screen, corresponding to the selected size is displayed. At this time, it is also possible to zoom the image in, or to zoom the image out, or to change the shape of clipping frame.

In the clipping screen, an clipping zoom icon which indicates that the mode is a clipping zoom processing mode, a zoom out icon (to carry out the zooming-out display processing of playback zooming of the picked-up image step by step, whenever detect the operation of the E-mail key), a SET icon (to carry out the zoom fixation in correspondence with the operation detection of the determination key), and a zoom-in icon (to carry out the zooming in display processing of the playback zooming of the picked-up image step by step, whenever detect the operation of the function key) are displayed.

Claims

1. A data communications device comprising:

an image pick-up means;

a display means for displaying an image which is picked-up by said image pick-up means;

a first display control means for displaying a clipping frame on said display means;

a frame changing means for changing randomly at will an image area in the clipping frame which is displayed by said first display control means; and

a transmitting means for transmitting the image in the clipping frame which is changed by said frame changing means with radio wave.

2. The data communications device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an indication means for indicating enlargement or reducing of the image which is displayed on said display means in the state that the clipping frame is displayed by said first display control means.

3. The data communications device according to claim 1, wherein said clipping frame is provided a plurality of kinds in correspondence with the image size to be clipped, and said frame changing means includes means to select a clipping frame according to image size of these provided plurality of kinds.

4. The data communications device according to claim 1, wherein said frame changing means includes means to move randomly at will said clipping frame in up and down directions and in right and left directions.

5. The data communications device according to claim 1, wherein said frame changing means includes means to enlarge and reduce the image in the clipping frame with this frame.

6. The data communications device according to claim 5, wherein said first display control means displays said clipping frame by being overlapped with the image, and

said data communications device further comprising;

a second display control means for displaying an image, which is enlarged or reduced, in said clipping frame by synthesizing it with an outside image of the clipping frame.

7. The data communications device according to claim 1, wherein said first display control means displays said clipping frame by being overlapped with the image, and

said data communications device further comprising;

a means for adding a decoration effect to the image in the clipping frame in the state that the clipping frame is overlapped with the image.

8. The data communications device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a conversion means for converting the image in the clipping frame, which is changed by said frame changing means, to an image file, and

wherein said radio transmission means includes an E-mail transmission means for transmitting an E-mail that the image file converted by said conversion means is attached thereto with radio wave.

9. The data communications device according to claim 8, further comprising:

an input means for inputting a telephone number; and

a making means for-making a content o-f the E-mail by converting input data from said input means to a text document.

10. A method for transmitting an image in an electrical device comprising an image pick-up section, a display and a radio transmission section, said method comprising the following steps:

an image display step for displaying an image which is picked-up by said image pick-up section, on said display,

a clipping frame display step for displaying the clipping frame on said display,

a frame changing step for changing randomly at will an image area within the clipping frame which is displayed by said frame display step; and

a transmitting step for transmitting the image in the clipping frame which is changed by said frame changing step with said radio transmission section.

11. The method for transmitting an image according to claim 10, further comprising:

an enlargement or reducing indication step for indicating enlargement or reducing of the image which is displayed on said display in the state that the clipping frame is displayed on said display by said clipping frame display step.

12. The method for transmitting an image according to claim 10, wherein said clipping frame is provided a plurality of kinds in correspondence with the image size to be clipped,- and said frame changing step includes a step to select the clipping frame according to image size of these provided plurality of kinds.

13. The method for transmitting an image according to claim 10, wherein said frame changing step includes a step to move randomly at will said clipping frame in up and down directions and in right and left directions.

14. The method for transmitting an image according to claim 10, wherein said frame changing step includes a step to enlarge and reduce the image in the clipping frame with this frame.

15. The method for transmitting an image according to claim 14, wherein said clipping frame display step displays said clipping frame by being overlapped with the image, and

said method for transmitting an image further comprising;

a step for displaying an image, which is enlarged or reduced in said clipping frame by synthesizing it with an outside image of the clipping frame.

16. The method for transmitting an image according to claim 10, wherein said clipping frame display step displays said clipping frame by being overlapped with the image, and

said method for transmitting an image further comprising;

a step for adding a decoration effect to the image in the clipping frame in the state that the clipping frame is overlapped with the image.

17. The method for transmitting an image according to claim 10, further comprising:

a conversion step for converting the image in the clipping frame, which is changed by said frame changing step, to an image file, and wherein said radio transmission means includes a step for transmitting an E-mail that the image file converted by said conversion means is attached thereto with radio wave.

18. The method for transmitting an image according to claim 10, further comprising:

a making step for making a content of the E-mail by converting input data from said input means, which is inputted a telephone number, to a text document.

19. A storage media for storing image transmission program which is carried out with a computer, which comprises an image pick-up section, a display and a radio transmission section, wherein said image transmission program comprising;

an image display function for displaying an image which is picked-up by said image pick-up section, on said display,

a frame display function for displaying the clipping frame on said display,

a frame changing function for changing randomly at will an image area within the clipping frame which is displayed by said frame display function; and

a transmitting function for transmitting the image in the clipping frame which is changed by said frame changing function with said radio transmission section.