Wireless communication terminal and its method for generating moving picture using still image

• US 20060050140A1
• Filed: 06/07/2005
• Published: 03/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pantech & Curitel Communications Incorporated (Pantech Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Pantech & Curitel Communications Incorporated (Pantech Incorporated)
• Inventors: Kang, Hak-Hwa, Shin, Jae-Gyoung
• Application Number:
  US11/147,911
• Publication Number:
  US 20060050140A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.20
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/854 Content authoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

A wireless communication terminal and its method for producing a moving picture by using still images are disclosed. The wireless communication terminal includes: a controller for controlling the wireless communication terminal; a camera module for obtaining still image; a storage for storing the obtained still image and a moving picture generated by using the obtained still image; an input unit for receiving a menu selection signal including an editing request signal and a still image selection signal; a generator for generating a moving picture according to the editing request signal by selecting a plurality of still images, reading the selected still images from the storage and using the read still images, storing the generated moving picture, and reproducing the stored moving picture; and a displayer for outputting the reproduced moving picture.

Claims

1. A wireless communication terminal for producing a moving picture by using a plurality of still images, the wireless communication terminal comprising:

a controller for controlling the wireless communication terminal;

a camera module for obtaining still image according to a control of the controller;

a storage for storing the obtained still image according to a control of the controller and storing a moving picture generated by using the obtained still image;

an input unit for receiving a menu selection signal including an editing request signal and a still image selection signal;

a generator for generating a moving picture according to the editing request signal by selecting a plurality of still images according to the still image selection signal from the input unit, reading the selected still images from the storage and using the read still images, storing the generated moving picture, and reproducing the stored moving picture; and

a displayer for outputting the reproduced moving picture according to a control of the controller.

2. The wireless communication terminal as recited in the claim 1, wherein the generator includes:

a still image selector for reading a plurality of still images stored in the storage according to a still image selection signal externally inputted for generating a moving picture;

a moving picture generator for generating a moving picture file by using the read still images from the still image selector according to a predetermined moving picture format, and storing the generated moving picture file to the storage; and

a moving picture reproducer for reading the moving picture file generated in the moving picture generator from the storage, reproducing the read moving picture file and outputting the reproduced moving picture file through the displayer.

3. The wireless communication terminal as recited in the claim 2, further comprising:

a background music insertion unit for selecting one music source files stored in the storage according to a background music selection signal externally inputted, reading the selected music source file from the storage, transferring the read music source file to the moving picture generation unit, and generating the moving picture file by mixing the transferred music source file with the plurality of still images according to the predetermined moving picture format at the moving picture generation unit.

4. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 3, wherein the music source file is an advanced audio coding (AAC) format.

5. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 3, wherein the music source file is a qualcomm code excited linear prediction (QCELP) format.

6. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 3, wherein the music source file is an enhanced variable rate coder (EVRC) format.

7. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 3, further comprising:

an effect processing unit for processing a predetermined effect on the still images read by the still image selector according to an effect request signal, wherein the predetermined effect includes a filtering effect, a drawing, an insertion of text, a stamping, a insertion of frame and an insertion of effect sound.

8. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 7, wherein the predetermined moving picture format is a moving picture experts group (MPEG)-4.

9. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 8, wherein the moving picture generator generates I frames of each still image read by the still image selector, generates a MPEG-4 video image having the generated I frame within a predetermined interval, and stores the generated MPEG-4 video image in the storage.

10. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 8, wherein the moving picture generator generates I frames of each still image read by the still image selector, arranges I frame within a predetermined interval, generates P frame by combining information of a previous I frame and a next I frame in a predetermined rate, generates a MPEG-4 video image by arranging generated P frame between the I frames, and stores the generated MPEG-4 video image in the storage.

11. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 10, wherein the moving picture generator controls a time for displaying each still image by repeatedly storing the I frame.

12. A wireless communication terminal for producing a moving picture by using a plurality of still images, the wireless communication terminal comprising:

a controller for controlling the wireless communication terminal;

a camera module for obtaining still image according to a control of the controller;

a storage for storing the obtained still image according to a control of the controller and storing a moving picture generated by using the obtained still image;

an input unit for receiving a menu selection signal including an editing request signal and a still image selection signal; and

a displayer for outputting the reproduced moving picture according to a control of the controller.

13. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 12, wherein the controller includes:

a generator for generating a moving picture according to the editing request signal by selecting a plurality of still images according to the still image selection signal from the input unit, reading the selected still images from the storage and using the read still images, storing the generated moving picture, and reproducing the stored moving picture.

14. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 13, wherein the controller includes:

a still image selector for reading a plurality of still images stored in the storage according to a still image selection signal externally inputted for generating a moving picture;

a moving picture generator for generating a moving picture file by using the read still images from the still image selector according to a predetermined moving picture format, and storing the generated moving picture file to the storage; and

a moving picture reproducer for reading the moving picture file generated in the moving picture generator from the storage, reproducing the read moving picture file and outputting the reproduced moving picture file through the displayer.

15. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 14, wherein the controller further includes:

background music insertion unit for selecting one music source files stored in the storage according to a background music selection signal externally inputted, reading the selected music source file from the storage, transferring the read music source file to the moving picture generation unit, and generating the moving picture file by mixing the transferred music source file with the plurality of still images according to the predetermined moving picture format at the moving picture generation unit.

16. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 15, wherein the controller further includes:

effect process unit for processing a predetermined effect on the still images read by the still image selector according to an effect request signal, wherein the predetermined effect includes a filtering effect, a drawing, an insertion of text, a stamping, a insertion of frame and an insertion of effect sound.

17. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 16, wherein the predetermined moving picture format is a moving picture experts group (MPEG)-4.

18. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 17, wherein the moving picture generator generates I frames of each still image read by the still image selector, generates a MPEG-4 video image having the generated I frame within a predetermined interval, and stores the generated MPEG-4 video image in the storage.

19. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 17, wherein the moving picture generator generates I frames of each still image read by the still image selector, arranges I frame within a predetermined interval, generates P frame by combining information of a previous I frame and a next I frame in a predetermined rate, generates a MPEG-4 video image by arranging generated P frame between the I frames, and stores the generated MPEG-4 video image in the storage.

20. The wireless communication terminal as recited in claim 19, wherein the moving picture generator controls a time for displaying each still image by repeatedly storing the I frame.

21. A method for producing a moving picture by using still images, the method comprising the steps of:

a) selecting a plurality of still image for producing the moving picture;

b) generating a moving picture file according to a predetermined moving picture format by using the selected still images; and

c) storing the generated moving picture file.

22. The method as recited in claim 21, further comprising the step of:

d) processing the selected still images to give a predetermined effect on the selected still image.

23. The method as recited in claim 21, wherein the step b) includes the steps of:

b-1) generating a video file by using the selected still images;

b-2) selecting a music source file for a background music;

b-3) generating a moving picture file by mixing the selected still imaged and the selected music source; and

b-4) storing the generated moving picture file.

24. The method as recited in claim 23, wherein in the step b-1), I frames of each still image read by the still image selection means are generated and a MPEG-4 video image having the generated I frame within a predetermined interval is generated.

25. The method as recited in claim 23, wherein the step b-1), I frames of each still image read by the still image selection means are generated, I frames within a predetermined interval are arranged, P frame is generated by combining information of a previous I frame and a next I frame in a predetermined rate, and a MPEG-4 video image is generated by arranging generated P frame between the I frames.