Apparatus and method for dividing MMS message in a mobile terminal
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1. An apparatus for dividing a MMS message in a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:
- an input unit adapted to receive at least one of an image signal and a voice signal;
a controller adapted to control the mobile terminal, encode the at least one of an image signal and a voice signal received by the input unit into multimedia data, divide the multimedia data into a plurality of multimedia data portions each having a specific size, assign a sequence number to the each of the plurality of multimedia data portions and store the plurality of multimedia data portions;
a buffer unit adapted to store the encoded multimedia data and the plurality of multimedia data portions;
a memory unit adapted to store each of the plurality of multimedia data portions stored in the buffer unit according to the assigned sequence number; and
an RF unit adapted to wirelessly transmit each of the plurality of multimedia data portions stored in the memory unit.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for dividing an MMS message in a mobile terminal capable of dividing an MMS message exceeding transmission capacity of a server to a size that can be transferred. By implementing a multi-thread of a shooting thread and a dividing thread, an image signal and a voice signal inputted when shooting video are encoded, divided, stored and then transmitted so that a multimedia data as large as available for a mobile terminal can be transmitted as an MMS regardless of transmission capacity of an MMS server.
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1. An apparatus for dividing a MMS message in a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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an input unit adapted to receive at least one of an image signal and a voice signal;
a controller adapted to control the mobile terminal, encode the at least one of an image signal and a voice signal received by the input unit into multimedia data, divide the multimedia data into a plurality of multimedia data portions each having a specific size, assign a sequence number to the each of the plurality of multimedia data portions and store the plurality of multimedia data portions;
a buffer unit adapted to store the encoded multimedia data and the plurality of multimedia data portions;
a memory unit adapted to store each of the plurality of multimedia data portions stored in the buffer unit according to the assigned sequence number; and
an RF unit adapted to wirelessly transmit each of the plurality of multimedia data portions stored in the memory unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for dividing an MMS message in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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determining a transmission capacity of an MMS server when inputting of at least one of an image signal and a voice signal begins;
encoding the at least one of an image signal and a voice signal;
storing the encoded at least one of an image signal and a voice signal as multimedia data in a first buffer;
dividing the multimedia data by the determined transmission capacity of the MMS server to generate multiple frame files;
storing the multiple frame files in a second buffer; and
transmitting the multiple frame files as an MMS message when inputting of the at least one of an image signal and a voice signal is completed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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