Apparatus and method for adding an image of a multimedia message to a phonebook of a portable wireless terminal
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1. A method of automatically adding a received image to a phonebook of a portable wireless terminal, comprising:
- receiving a multimedia message from a sender;
extracting an image from the received multimedia message; and
adding the extracted image to a sender'"'"'s image list of a phonebook.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for automatically adding a received image to a phonebook of a portable wireless terminal. In the method, an image is extracted from a received multimedia message when the multimedia message is received from a sender, the extracted image is added to a sender'"'"'s image list of a phonebook, and an image most recently added to the sender'"'"'s image list is read out and displayed when a call is received from the sender. Therefore, the latest image of the sender can be displayed when a call is received from the sender.
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1. A method of automatically adding a received image to a phonebook of a portable wireless terminal, comprising:
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receiving a multimedia message from a sender;
extracting an image from the received multimedia message; and
adding the extracted image to a sender'"'"'s image list of a phonebook. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of automatically adding a received image to a phonebook of a portable wireless terminal, comprising:
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displaying a multimedia message received from a sender;
determining if a phonebook save key is pressed;
if the phonebook save key is pressed, extracting an image from the received multimedia message; and
adding the extracted image to a sender'"'"'s image list registered in a phonebook. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for automatically adding a received image to a portable wireless terminal, comprising:
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a phonebook for registering a plurality of images;
a display for displaying a multimedia message when the multimedia message is received from a sender; and
an MPU (microprocessor unit) for extracting an image from the received multimedia message and accessing the phonebook to add the extracted image to a sender'"'"'s image list of the phonebook. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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