Multimedia content production method for portable device

• US 20070192370A1
• Filed: 01/11/2007
• Published: 08/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Hwang, Jae, Hwang, Byeong, Kim, Tae, Shin, Seung
• Application Number:
  US11/652,394
• Publication Number:
  US 20070192370A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00198 Creation of a soft photo presentation, e.g. digital slide-show
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32101 Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3242 of processing required or performed, e.g. for reproduction or before recording H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3264 of sound signals

Abstract

A multimedia content production method using a portable device. The multimedia content production method according to the present invention retrieves at least one picture file from a storage, produces at least one sound file corresponding to the retrieved picture file, creates a combination file by combining the picture file and the sound file, and integrates at least one combination file into a multimedia file. Since the multimedia content production method according to the present invention may create a multimedia file by combining a plurality of picture and sound files belonged to an identical theme and arranging the multimedia files in a sequential order, it is possible to improve the utilization of the portable device equipped with a camera (for capturing pictures) and obtaining an information transfer efficiency comparable to that of a motion picture transfer efficiency using a minimal amount of data.

Claims

1. A multimedia content production method for a portable device, the method comprising:

retrieving at least one picture file from a storage area;

producing at least one sound file corresponding to the retrieved at least one picture file;

creating a combination file by combining the retrieved picture file and the corresponding sound file; and

integrating at least one combination file into a multimedia file.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of retrieving at least one picture file further comprises selecting a theme folder.

3. The method for claim 2, wherein the theme folder contains a plurality of images and scenarios associated with an identical theme that are downloaded from at least one content server connected through a network.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

taking pictures using a camera module installed in the portable device; and

storing the pictures taken by the camera module into the storage area.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of taking pictures comprises:

determining whether the taken picture meets a predetermined criteria; and

retaking the picture until a picture meeting the predetermined criteria is obtained.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of producing a sound file comprises recording a user'"'"'s voice with background music.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one step of producing the sound file comprises:

determining whether the currently produced sound file is available; and

rerecording the sound file until a satisfactory sound file is obtained.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the combination file is generated by a user'"'"'s key manipulation.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia file is integrated by a user'"'"'s key manipulation so as to be played back in a sequential order.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the multimedia file is integrated by the user'"'"'s key manipulation so as to be played back in a sequential order.