MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20130023306A1
• Filed: 03/29/2011
• Published: 01/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Somei, Yasunobu
• Granted Patent: US 9,031,609 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1961 Movement detection not involving frame subtraction, e.g. motion detection on the basis of luminance changes in the image
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72484 wherein functions are triggered by incoming communication events
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264

Abstract

According to an aspect, a mobile communication device includes: an operating unit for receiving an operation; an imaging unit for taking an image; a communication unit for communicating with another communication device; and a control unit configured to start taking an image by the imaging unit upon starting communication with a set first communication device through the communication unit, and transmit the image to the first communication device through the communication unit.

Claims

1. A mobile communication device comprising:

an operating unit for receiving an operation;

an imaging unit for taking an image;

a communication unit for communicating with another communication device; and

a control unit configured to

start taking an image by the imaging unit upon starting communication with a set first communication device through the communication unit, and

transmit the image to the first communication device through the communication unit either in a first mode in which the image is not processed in a predetermined manner or in a second mode in which the image is processed in the predetermined manner.

2. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein

the control unit is configured to add additional information to the image in the second mode, the additional information corresponding to the image.

3. The mobile communication device according to claim 2 further comprising

a location information acquiring unit for acquiring location information of the mobile communication device, wherein

the additional information is the location information.

4. The mobile communication device according to claim 2 further comprising

an orientation information acquiring unit for acquiring orientation information related to the image, wherein

the additional information is the orientation information.

5. The mobile communication device according to claim 2, wherein

the control unit is configured to acquire the additional information through the communication unit in the second mode.

6. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein,

in the second mode,

the control unit is configured to

transmit the image to a second communication device for processing the image, and

transmit the processed image to the first communication device through the second communication device.

7. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein

the control unit is configured to start transmitting the image in a case where the control unit starts communication with the set first communication device in response to a communication start request from the first communication device.

8. The mobile communication device according to claim 1 further comprising

a location detection unit for detecting a location of the mobile communication device, wherein

the control unit is configured not to take the image by the imaging unit or not to transmit the image, in a case where the location detected by the location detection unit is within a set region.

9. The mobile communication device according to claim 1 further comprising

a time measurement unit for detecting an elapsed time after a reference time, wherein

the control unit is configured not to take the image by the imaging unit or not to transmit the image, in a case where the elapsed time exceeds a predetermined time.

10. The mobile communication device according to claim 1 further comprising

a receiver unit, wherein

the imaging unit is disposed on an opposite face of a face on which the receiver unit is disposed.

11. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein

the control unit is configured not to take the image by the imaging unit or not to transmit the image, in a case where the control unit detects a preliminarily set signal in signals supplied from the first communication device during communication with the first communication device.

12. The mobile communication device according to claim 2, wherein

the control unit is configured to transmit the image acquired by the imaging unit to a third communication device including a function for detecting location information from the image to obtain the additional information.

13. A mobile communication device comprising:

an operating unit for receiving an operation;

an imaging unit for taking an image;

a communication unit for communicating with another communication device; and

a control unit configured to

start taking an image by the imaging unit upon starting communication with a set first communication device through the communication unit, and

transmit the image to the first communication device through the communication unit.

14. A mobile communication device comprising:

an operating unit for receiving an operation;

an imaging unit for taking an image;

a communication unit for communicating with another communication device; and

a control unit configured to

start taking an image by the imaging unit when an incoming from a set first communication device is detected and then a set period of time has elapsed without detecting any operation with respect to the incoming call, and

transmit the image to the first communication device through the communication unit.