Portable composite communication terminal for transmitting/receiving voice and images, and operation method and communication system thereof
First Claim
1. A method of operating a portable composite communication terminal, having at least one controller, said portable composite communication terminal which functions as both a portable phone and a camera, comprising the steps of:
- setting a portable phone mode by turning on the portable composite communication terminal, a first regulating voltage supporting components of the portable phone mode, and performing a general portable phone function;
setting a camera mode, upon user request for camera operation, a second regulating voltage supporting components of the camera mode, and performing a camera function;
capturing the image of an object upon user request for a photograph in the camera mode; and
displaying a captured image stored in a camera memory of the portable composite communication terminal on a display of the portable composite communication terminal upon user request for displaying the image.
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Abstract
A method of operating a portable composite communication terminal the functions as both a portable phone and a camera. The method includes: setting a portable phone mode by turning on the portable composite communication terminal, regulating voltage supporting components of the portable phone mode, and performing a general portable phone function; setting a camera mode by turning on the camera in said portable phone mode upon user request for camera operation, said user request being input through a camera mode switch and processed by the controller, regulating voltage supporting components of the camera mode, and performing a camera function; capturing the image of an object upon user request for a photograph in the camera mode; and displaying a captured image stored in a camera memory of the portable composite communication terminal on a display of the portable composite communication terminal upon user request for displaying the image.
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6 Claims
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1. A method of operating a portable composite communication terminal, having at least one controller, said portable composite communication terminal which functions as both a portable phone and a camera, comprising the steps of:
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setting a portable phone mode by turning on the portable composite communication terminal, a first regulating voltage supporting components of the portable phone mode, and performing a general portable phone function;
setting a camera mode, upon user request for camera operation, a second regulating voltage supporting components of the camera mode, and performing a camera function;
capturing the image of an object upon user request for a photograph in the camera mode; and
displaying a captured image stored in a camera memory of the portable composite communication terminal on a display of the portable composite communication terminal upon user request for displaying the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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