METHOD OF CONVEYING EMOTION IN VIDEO TELEPHONE MODE AND WIRELESS TERMINAL IMPLEMENTING THE SAME

• US 20140104364A1
• Filed: 12/20/2013
• Published: 04/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lim, Chae-Whan, KIM, Hwan, Kim, Jeong-Hoon
• Granted Patent: US 9,661,265 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.03
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/141 between two video terminals, e.g. videophone telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/157 defining a virtual conference space and using avatars or agents computer conference optimisation or adaptation H04L12/1827

Abstract

Methods are provided for transmitting an emoticon to another party in video telephony communication. Another party'"'"'s video data is displayed on a first area of a display unit, a user'"'"'s video data is displayed on a second area of the display unit, and a plurality of emoticons is displayed on a third area of the display unit in a video telephony communication. One of the plurality of emoticons is selected during the video telephony communication from a user input. The selected emoticon is displayed on the first area or on the second area and transmitting the selected emoticon to another party.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting an emoticon to another party in video telephony communication, the method comprising the steps of:

displaying another party'"'"'s video data on a first area of a display unit, a user'"'"'s video data on a second area of the display unit, and a plurality of emoticons on a third area of the display unit in a video telephony communication;

selecting one of the plurality of emoticons during the video telephony communication from a user input; and

displaying the selected emoticon on the first area or on the second area and transmitting the selected emoticon to another party.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one emoticon comprises at least one of downloaded data and video data.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the video data comprises at least one of video data taken by the wireless terminal and stored as emoticon format, and video data previously stored as emoticon format.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one emoticon is displayed in a bar type format.

5. The method of claim, 1 further comprising the steps of:

storing the selected emoticon in a temporary buffer; and

displaying the selected emoticon stored in said temporary buffer by decoding while delivering it to a transmission buffer for transmission to the other party.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the emoticon stored in said transmission buffer is displayed and transmitted after temporarily blocking video data from being displayed and transmitted in the video telephony communication.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected emoticon is presented on a display in an area allotted for presenting video data of a user of the wireless terminal in the video telephony communication.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the selected emoticon superimposed on a display of the wireless terminal in the video telephony communication.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting the selected emoticon for a time period.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising at least one of selectively displaying and selectively removing the selected emoticon.

20. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the selected emoticon.

11. A method of conveying an emoticon to another party in video telephony communication, the method comprising the steps of:

displaying another party'"'"'s video data on a first area of a display unit, a user'"'"'s video data on a second area of the display unit, and a plurality of emoticons on a third area of the display unit in a video telephony communication;

selecting one of the plurality of emoticons during the video telephony communication from a user input;

displaying the selected emoticon on the first area or on the second area, storing the selected emoticon in a temporary memory for at least one of displaying and transmission of the selected emoticon to another party.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one emoticon comprises at least one of downloaded data and video data.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the video data comprises at least one of video data taken by the wireless terminal and stored as emoticon format, and video data previously stored as emoticon format.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one emoticon is displayed in a bar type format.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising decoding the at least one emoticon stored in the temporary buffer for at least one of display and delivery to a transmission buffer for transmission to the other party after temporarily blocking video data from being displayed and transmitted in the video telephony communication.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the selected emoticon is presented on a display in an area allotted for presenting video data of a user of the wireless terminal in the video telephony communication.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising displaying the selected emoticon in the video telephony communication.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising presenting the selected emoticon for a time period.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising at least one of selectively displaying and selectively removing the selected emoticon.

21. A wireless terminal comprising:

a transmitter;

a display unit; and

a controller;

wherein the controller is configured to display another party'"'"'s video data on a first area of a display unit, a user'"'"'s video data on a second area of the display unit, and a plurality of emoticons on a third area of the display unit in a video telephony communication;

wherein the controller is configured to display the user selected emoticon in the first area or in the second area; and

the transmitter, being responsive to the controller, transmits the user selected emoticon to another party during the video telephony communication.

22. The wireless terminal of claim 21, further comprising a memory for storing the at least one emoticon.

23. The wireless terminal of claim 22 wherein the memory comprises a temporary buffer.