Method and apparatus for producing a three-dimensional image message in mobile terminals

• US 20100271366A1
• Filed: 04/13/2010
• Published: 10/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kwon, Yong-Jin, Song, Se-June, Kim, Gi-Wook, Sung, Jung-Sic
• Application Number:
  US12/798,855
• Publication Number:
  US 20100271366A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• 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 1/0044 for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/194 Transmission of image signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/275 from 3D object models, e.g. computer-generated stereoscopic image signals

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for producing a 3-Dimensional (3-D) image message in a mobile terminal are provided. In the method, one of a plurality of stored images is determined. A 3-D image is set and displayed at a predetermined position of the determined image. Further disclosed is setting one of motion, sound, props and text on the selected the 3-D image.

Claims

1. A method for producing a three-Dimensional (3-D) image message in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

determining one of a plurality of stored images;

setting a 3-D image;

displaying the 3-D image at a predetermined position;

enhancing the 3-D image by setting a characteristic associated with the 3-D image; and

producing the 3-D image message with the enhanced 3-D image.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the 3-D image comprises one of:

a stored image, a characteristic generated by extracting a face of a stored image and an image obtained by image capturing.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing on the displayed 3-D image at least one operation of position editing, facial shape editing, skin color editing, expression editing, direction editing, size editing, coping, and deleting.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting of the characteristic comprises selecting at least one of a plurality of stored motions.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting of the characteristic comprising:

selecting an effect from at least one of;

a sound, a props, and a text.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein selecting the sound effect comprises:

selecting one of;

a plurality of stored sounds and a sound obtained from a recording device; and

performing on the selecting sound effect at least one operation of;

play point editing, play time editing, volume editing, playing, and deleting.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the selecting props effect comprises:

selecting one of a plurality of stored props; and

performing on the props effect selected at least one of;

size editing, position editing, direction editing, adding, and deleting.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein selecting the text comprises:

inserting text input by a user at a predetermined position; and

performing on the inserted text at least one of;

size editing, position editing, direction editing, display time editing, adding, and deleting.

9. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

encoding the produced 3-D image message in one of a moving image file and an action file, the action file being a script file representing an operation of the 3-D image message or status information; and

transmitting at least one of the moving image file and action file.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the transmitting of the produced 3-D image message comprises:

transmitting the produced 3-D image message using one of;

a Multi-Media Service (MMS), an Electronic (E)-mail, and a short distance communication technique.

11. An apparatus for producing a three-Dimensional (3-D) image message in a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a storage unit for storing templates associated with a 3-D image; and

a 3-D image producer for;

selecting one of a plurality of images stored in the storage unit, setting a 3-D image,

causing a display of the 3-D image at a predetermined position on a display unit,

enhancing the 3-D image by setting a characteristic associated with the 3-D image, and

producing the 3-D image message with the enhanced 3-D image.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the 3-D image producer sets the 3-D image using one of:

a stored characteristic, a characteristic generated by extracting a face of a stored image and an image obtained by image capturing.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the 3-D image producer performs on the displayed 3-D image at least one operation of:

position editing, facial shape editing, skin color editing, expression editing, direction editing, size editing, coping, and deleting.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the 3-D image producer selects at least one of the stored motions in the storage unit, and

sets the selected motion as the characteristic.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the 3-D image producer selects at least one effect selected from the group consisting of:

a sound, a props, and a text, and sets the selected effect as the characteristic.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the 3-D image producer sets the sound effect by:

selecting one of a stored sound and a sound obtained by a recording device; and

performing on the selected sound effect at least one operation of;

play point editing, play time editing, volume editing, playing, and deleting.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the 3-D image producer sets the props effect by:

selecting one of a plurality of stored props; and

performing on the selected props effect at least one of;

size editing, position editing, direction editing, adding, and deleting.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the 3-D image producer sets the text effect by:

inserting text input by a user at a predetermined position; and

performing on the inserted text set at least one of;

size editing, position editing, direction editing, display time editing, adding, and deleting.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:

encoding the produced 3-D image message in at least one of;

a moving image file and an action file, is the action file being a script file representing an operation of the 3-D image message or status information; and

transmitting at least one of the moving image file and the action file.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising a transceiver for transmitting the file using one of:

a Multi-Media Service (MMS), an Electronic (E)-mail, and a short distance communication technique.