System and method for push-to-talk image communications in a mobile communication terminal
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1. A method of performing push-to-talk (PTT) image communication using a mobile communication terminal having at least one camera module, comprising:
- accessing a push-to-talk (PTT) server upon receipt of a request from a user of the mobile communication terminal;
activating the camera module and a microphone unit upon input of a PTT call function key to produce picture data and voice data;
multiplexing the picture data and the voice data to generate a set of moving picture data; and
converting the moving picture data to push-to-talk Internet Protocol (PTT IP) packets and transferring the packets to the PTT server.
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Abstract
An image communication system and a method, capable of a group-call pictorial communication using a mobile communication terminal. The system provides mobile subscribers with Push-To-Talk (PTT) picture communication with one or more designated destination parties, converting a set of voice data and image data to PTT Internet Protocol packets and transferring the packet data through the PTT communication.
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1. A method of performing push-to-talk (PTT) image communication using a mobile communication terminal having at least one camera module, comprising:
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accessing a push-to-talk (PTT) server upon receipt of a request from a user of the mobile communication terminal;
activating the camera module and a microphone unit upon input of a PTT call function key to produce picture data and voice data;
multiplexing the picture data and the voice data to generate a set of moving picture data; and
converting the moving picture data to push-to-talk Internet Protocol (PTT IP) packets and transferring the packets to the PTT server. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A push-to-talk (PTT) image communication system using a mobile communication terminal, comprising:
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a push-to-talk (PTT) server for transmitting a push-to-talk Internet protocol (PTT IP) received to a destination mobile terminal; and
the mobile communication terminal including a controller for accessing the PTT server upon receipt of a request from a user of the mobile communication terminal, activating a camera module and a microphone unit upon input of a PTT call function key to thereby produce picture data and voice data, multiplexing the produced picture data and the voice data to generate a set of moving picture data, and converting the moving picture data to the PTT IP packets and transferring the packets to the PTT server. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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