MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF PROCESSING CALL SIGNAL THEREIN

• US 20090027480A1
• Filed: 06/19/2008
• Published: 01/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: CHOI, Haeng Keol
• Granted Patent: US 8,736,657 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.20
• 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 mobile terminal including a camera configured to capture video data, a wireless communication unit configured to receive a video communication call signal and to transmit and receive real-time data with at least one other mobile terminal, a controller configured to control communication with the at least one other mobile terminal to be performed with video data and the real-time data and to prevent audio data associated with the video data from being output on the mobile terminal, when the received video communication call signal is connected, a display configured to display the real-time data and the video data received from the at least one other terminal, and an input unit configured to input the real-time data to be transmitted to the at least one other mobile terminal.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a camera configured to capture video data;

a wireless communication unit configured to receive a video communication call signal and to transmit and receive real-time data with at least one other mobile terminal;

a controller configured to control communication with the at least one other mobile terminal to be performed with video data and the real-time data and to prevent audio data associated with the video data from being output on the mobile terminal, when the received video communication call signal is connected;

a display configured to display the real-time data and the video data received from the at least one other terminal; and

an input unit configured to input the real-time data to be transmitted to the at least one other mobile terminal.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the real-time data comprises at least one of real-time transacted characters, real-time transacted multimedia messages (MMS), chatting contents, and real-time emoticons.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory configured to store the real-time data input on the mobile terminal,

wherein the controller is further configured to control the wireless communication unit to transmit the real-time data stored in the memory to said at least one other mobile terminal.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the display includes a touchscreen configured to enable information to be input by touching the touchscreen.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to recognize handwriting written on the touchscreen or a touching of keys included in a keypad displayed on the touchscreen as an input of the real-time data.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to activate an input mode for inputting the real-time data.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to activate the input mode by displaying an input window such that the real-time data can be input in the input window.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the controller is further configured to highlight the input window when the real-time data is input.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the controller is further configured to transmit input real-time data to said at least one other terminal when the real-time data input in the input window is dragged over an image of a user of said at least one other mobile terminal.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to highlight an image of a user inputting the real-time data when the user is inputting the real-time data.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the input unit is further configured to provide a manner mode option in which the controller is to control the communication with the at least one other mobile terminal to be performed with the video data and the real-time data and to prevent the audio data associated with the video data from being output on the mobile terminal when the manner mode option is turned on.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein when the manner mode option is executed, a voice signal of a user of the mobile terminal is converted into text and displayed on the display of the mobile terminal of the user.

13. A mobile terminal communication method, the method comprising:

capturing video data;

receiving a video communication call signal and transmitting and receiving real-time data with at least one other mobile terminal;

controlling communication with the at least one other mobile terminal to be performed with video data and the real-time data and preventing audio data associated with the video data from being output on the mobile terminal, when the received video communication call signal is connected; and

displaying real-time data and the video data received from the at least one other terminal.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the real-time data comprises at least one of real-time transacted characters, real-time transacted multimedia messages (MMS), chatting contents, and real-time emoticons.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

storing the real-time data input on the mobile terminal,

wherein the controlling step transmits the real-time data stored in the memory to said at least one other mobile terminal.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

inputting information on the mobile terminal by touching a touchscreen included with the mobile terminal.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

recognizing handwriting written on the touchscreen or a touching of keys included in a keypad displayed on the touchscreen as an input of the real-time data.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

activating an input mode for inputting the real-time data.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the activating step activates the input mode by displaying an input window such that the real-time data can be input in the input window.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

highlighting the input window when the real-time data is input.

21. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

transmitting input real-time data to said at least one other terminal when the real-time data input in the input window is dragged over an image of a user of said at least one other mobile terminal.

22. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

highlighting an image of a user inputting the real-time data when the user is inputting the real-time data.

23. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

providing a manner mode option in which the controlling step is to control the communication with the at least one other mobile terminal to be performed with the real-time data and the video data and to prevent the audio data associated with the video data from being output on the mobile terminal when the manner mode option is turned on.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein when the manner mode is executed, a voice signal of a user of the mobile terminal is converted into text and displayed on a display of the mobile terminal of the user.