MOBILE TERMINAL, METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA THEREIN AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF

• US 20090055736A1
• Filed: 04/14/2008
• Published: 02/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Yoon, Tae Sook
• Application Number:
  US12/102,849
• Publication Number:
  US 20090055736A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/700
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging

Abstract

A mobile terminal, method of transmitting data therein and program recording medium thereof are disclosed, by which information can be transmitted by being converted to an image. The present invention includes a user input unit for a signal input, a display displaying a screen for an execution of an application relevant to a message, a controller extracting a message, converting the extracted message to an image, and controlling the image to be transmitted, and a wireless communication unit for transmitting the image.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a user input unit for a signal input;

a display displaying a screen for an execution of an application relevant to a message;

a controller extracting a message, converting the extracted message to an image, and controlling the image to be transmitted; and

a wireless communication unit for transmitting the image.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller converts the message to the image if a specific symbol is included in the message.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the message comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a user-written message, a received message and a stored message.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the specific symbol is set by a user or defaulted.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the controller displays a popup window for converting the message to the image.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the controller controls the message to be transmitted together with the image.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the user input unit comprises a touchpad and,

wherein the message includes a symbol written on the touchpad by handwriting.

8. A mobile terminal comprising:

a user input unit for a signal input;

a display displaying a screen;

a controller performing image-capturing on the displayed screen and a virtual screen not displayed on the display, and controlling the captured image to be transmitted; and

a wireless communication unit for transmitting the captured image.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the captured image comprises a single image.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the controller transmits side information on the captured image together with the captured image.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the wireless communication unit comprises a position-location module for receiving position information and,

wherein at least one selected from the group consisting of the displayed screen and the virtual screen comprises a screen relevant to a road guidance received via the position-location module.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the user input unit comprises a touchpad and,

wherein the captured image includes a symbol written on the touchpad by handwriting.

13. A recording medium, in which a program is recorded, the program comprising:

displaying a screen for an execution of an application relevant to a message;

extracting a message;

converting the extracted message to an image; and

transmitting the image.

14. The recording medium of claim 13, wherein the image converting step comprises the step of converting the message to the image if a specific symbol is included in the message.

15. The recording medium of claim 14, wherein the message comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a user-written message, a received message and a stored message.

16. The recording medium of claim 15, wherein the specific symbol is set by a user or defaulted.

17. The recording medium of claim 15, the image converting step comprising displaying a popup window for converting the message to the image.

18. The recording medium of claim 15, wherein the image transmitting step comprises transmitting the message together with the image.

19. The recording medium of claim 15, wherein the extracted message includes a symbol written by handwriting.

20. A recording medium, in which a program is recorded, the program comprising:

displaying a screen;

image-capturing the displayed screen and a virtual screen not displayed; and

transmitting the captured image.

21. The recording medium of claim 20, wherein the image capturing step comprises capturing the displayed screen and the virtual screen into a single image.

22. The recording medium of claim 20, wherein the image capturing step comprises transmitting side information on the captured image together with the captured image.

23. The recording medium of claim 20, wherein at least one selected from the group consisting of the displayed screen and the virtual screen comprises a screen relevant to a road guidance received via the position-location module.

24. The recording medium of claim 20, wherein the captured image comprises a symbol written by handwriting.

25. A method of transmitting data in a mobile terminal, comprising:

displaying a screen for an execution of an application relevant to message;

extracting a message;

converting the extracted message to an image; and

transmitting the image.

26. A method of transmitting data in a mobile terminal, comprising:

displaying a screen;

image-capturing the displayed screen and a virtual screen not displayed; and

transmitting the captured image.