Method for displaying images in telecommunication terminal and telecommunication terminal using the same

• US 20060240873A1
• Filed: 07/05/2005
• Published: 10/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Cho, Youn-Hee, You, Jeong-Min, Lee, Jong-Min
• Application Number:
  US11/174,818
• Publication Number:
  US 20060240873A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0216 Foldable in one direction, i.e. using a one degree of freedom hinge
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0233 Including a rotatable display body part
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0241 using relative motion of the body parts to change the operational status of the telephone set, e.g. switching on/off, answering incoming call
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0247 comprising more than two body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/142 Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display
• 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

Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for displaying images or videos in a telecommunication terminal having a rotatable display. When the display has been rotated, images or videos are displayed as they are and, when the display has not been rotated, target regions are chosen from the images or videos based on the screen size and are displayed.

Claims

1. A telecommunication terminal having a rotatable display comprising:

a camera unit for photographing an image;

a control unit for determining the rotation angle of the display when displaying the photographed image and displaying the image on the display in a display mode set for each rotation angle; and

a memory for storing the entire photographed image regardless of the rotation angle.

2. The telecommunication terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit displays the entire photographed image on the screen of the display when a horizontal length of the screen is greater than or equal to a vertical length thereof after determining the rotation angle of the display.

3. The telecommunication terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit displays a target region of the photographed image, which has been set within the image, when a horizontal length of the screen is less than a vertical length thereof after determining the rotation angle of the display.

4. The telecommunication terminal as claimed in claim 3, wherein, when a key input for moving the target region exists, the control unit displays the target region of the image which has been moved according to input key data.

5. The telecommunication terminal as claimed in claim 3, wherein the target region is chosen by one of a key input from a user and setting of an application.

6. The telecommunication terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit displays the image stored in the memory on a screen of the display while maintaining a horizontal vs. vertical ratio of the image when a horizontal length of the screen is greater than or equal to a vertical length thereof after determining the rotation angle of the display.

7. The telecommunication terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit displays the photographed image after deleting a part thereof in such a manner that a vertical length thereof remains unchanged and a horizontal length thereof is reduced when a horizontal length of the screen is less than a vertical length thereof after determining the rotation angle of the display.

8. The telecommunication terminal as claimed in claim 7, wherein both horizontal ends of the photographed image are deleted and a central part thereof is displayed.

9. A telecommunication terminal having a display comprising:

a memory for storing an image; and

a control unit for displaying a target region of the image stored in the memory, which has been set within the image, on the display in a preset display mode or displaying the stored image on the display after reducing it.

10. A telecommunication terminal having a display comprising:

a camera unit for photographing an image;

a control unit for displaying a target region of the photographed image, which has been set within the image, on the display in a preset display mode; and

a memory for storing the entire photographed image regardless of the setting of the display mode.

11. The telecommunication terminal as claimed in claim 10, wherein the control unit displays the photographed image on the display after reducing it while maintaining a horizontal vs. vertical ratio thereof according to the preset display mode.

12. The telecommunication terminal as claimed in claim 10, wherein the setting of the display mode is performed by a key input from a user or by modification of an application setting.

13. The telecommunication terminal as claimed in claim 10, wherein, when a key input for moving the target region of the image exists, the target region according to input key data is displayed.

14. The telecommunication terminal as claimed in claim 10, wherein the target region is chosen by any of a key input from a user and setting of an application.

15. A telecommunication terminal having a display comprising:

a camera unit for photographing an image;

a control unit for displaying the photographed image on the display after deleting a part of the image in such a manner that a vertical length thereof remains unchanged and a horizontal length thereof is reduced according to a preset display mode; and

a memory for storing the entire photographed image regardless of the setting of the display mode.

16. The telecommunication terminal as claimed in claim 15, wherein the control unit is adapted to delete both horizontal ends of the photographed image and display a central part thereof according to the preset display mode.

17. The telecommunication terminal as claimed in claim 15, wherein the control unit displays the photographed image on the display after reducing it, while maintaining a horizontal vs. vertical ratio thereof according to the preset display mode.

18. A telecommunication terminal having a memory comprising:

a display for displaying an image stored in the memory; and

a control unit for rotating the stored image 90° and

displaying the entire image on the display, or for reducing the stored image and displaying it on the display according to a preset display mode.

19. The telecommunication terminal as claimed in claim 18, wherein the setting of the display mode is performed by a key input from a user or by modification of an application setting.

20. A telecommunication terminal having a memory comprising:

a display for displaying an image stored in the memory; and

a control unit for rotating the stored image 90° and

displaying the entire image on the display, or for displaying a target region of the image, which has been set within the image, on the display according to a preset display mode.

21. The telecommunication terminal as claimed in claim 20, wherein the setting of the display mode is performed by a key input from a user or by modification of an application setting.

22. The telecommunication terminal as claimed in claim 20, wherein, when a key input for moving the target region of the image exists, the target region according to input key data is displayed.

23. The telecommunication terminal as claimed in claim 20, wherein the target region is chosen by one of a key input from a user and setting of an application.

24. A method for displaying an image in a telecommunication terminal having a camera unit for photographing an image and a rotatable display, the method comprising the steps of:

determining a rotation angle of the display when displaying an image photographed by the camera unit; and

displaying the image on the display in a display mode set for each rotation angle.

25. A method for displaying an image in a telecommunication terminal having a display and a memory for storing an image, the method comprising the steps of:

determining a preset display mode when displaying an image; and

displaying any one of a target region of an image stored in the memory, which has been set within the image, and the stored image, which has been reduced, according to the preset display mode.

26. A method for displaying an image in a telecommunication terminal having a display and a camera for photographing an image, the method comprising the steps of:

determining a preset display mode when displaying an image; and

displaying one of a target region of a photographed image, which has been set within the image, and the photographed image, which has been reduced, according to the preset display mode.

27. A method for displaying an image in a telecommunication terminal having a display and a memory for storing an image, the method comprising the steps of:

determining a preset display mode when displaying an image; and

displaying one of an image stored in the memory, which has been rotated 90°

, and the stored image, which has been reduced, according to the preset display mode.