Method and apparatus for wireless transmission of electronic mail having a moving image file attachment which is displayed during edition or creation of electronic mail

• US 7,139,594 B2
• Filed: 04/23/2003
• Issued: 11/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Nagatomo, Shoichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Corsaro, Nick
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rivero, Alejandro
• Application Number:
  US10/421,539
• Publication Number:
  US 20040204145A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,308 Days
• Field of Search: 455/566, 455/412.1, 455/414.1
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• 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 1/00408 Display of information to the user, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32432 in a particular memory file for retrieval by the user, e.g. in a facsimile mailbox
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4786 e-mailing message switching systems, e.g. electronic mail systems H04L51/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3215 of a time or duration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3216 of a job size, e.g. a number of images, pages or copies, size of file, length of message
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3225 of data relating to an image, a page or a document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3277 The additional information being stored in the same storage device as the image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A communication apparatus comprises a memory which stores a document and a moving picture in an associated manner, a display device comprising a document display area for displaying a document and a moving picture display area for displaying a moving picture, a control unit which reads the document stored in the memory and displays the document in the document display area of the display device, and a display control unit which, when a moving picture associated with the document read by the control unit is stored in the memory, reads the moving picture associated with the document, and displays the moving picture in the moving picture display area of the display unit.

Claims

1. A wireless communication apparatus comprising:

a mail creation unit which creates an electronic mail;

a memory which stores a moving image file;

a reading unit which reads the moving image file stored in the memory while the mail creation unit creates the electronic mail;

a display device comprising an electronic mail display area for displaying the electronic mail created by the mail creation unit and a moving image display area for displaying the moving image file read by the reading unit, while the electronic mail is being created or edited;

a user operable input member for selectively instructing (i) a start of reproduction of the moving image file read by the reading unit, and (ii) pausing of the reproduction;

a guidance display which displays which one of (i) the start of reproduction of the moving image file read by the reading unit and (ii) the pausing of reproduction can be instructed by the user operable input member; and

a wireless transmitter which transmits the electronic mail created by the mail creation unit with the moving image file attached to the electronic mail.

2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an image pickup device which captures a moving image, and the captured moving image is stored in the memory as the moving image file.

3. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a broadcast receiving device which receives a moving image, and the received moving image is stored in the memory as the moving image file.

4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guidance display displays a first guidance message indicating that the user operable input member is operable to pause the reproduction when the moving image file is being reproduced and displays a second guidance message indicating that the user operable input member is operable to start the reproduction when the reproduction is paused.

5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the memory unit stores a plurality of moving image files, and the reading unit comprises a selector to select one of the stored moving image files to be displayed in the moving image display area.

6. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guidance display indicates (i) the start of reproduction of the moving image file when the reproduction is paused, and (ii) the pausing of reproduction when the reproduction is occurring.

7. A display method for a wireless communication apparatus that includes a display, a memory that stores a moving image file, and a user operable input member, said method comprising:

creating an electronic mail;

reading the moving image file stored in the memory while the electronic mail is created;

displaying the electronic mail in an electronic mail display area of the display, and displaying the read moving image file in a moving image display area of the display, while the electronic mail is being created or edited;

selectively starting reproduction of the read moving image file and pausing the reproduction in accordance with operation of the user operable input member;

displaying guidance as to which one of (i) the start of reproduction of the read moving image file and (ii) the pausing of reproduction can be instructed by the user operable input member; and

wirelessly transmitting the electronic mail with the moving image file attached thereto.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

capturing a moving image with an image pickup device; and

storing the captured moving image in the memory as the moving image file.

9. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a moving image via a broadcast receiving device; and

storing the received moving image in the memory as the moving image file.

10. The method according to claim 7, wherein said displaying the guidance comprises:

displaying a first guidance message indicating that the user operable input member is operable to pause the reproduction, when the moving image file is being reproduced; and

displaying a second guidance message indicating that the user operable input member is operable to start the reproduction, when the reproduction is paused.

11. The method according to claim 7, wherein the memory unit stores a plurality of moving image files, and the method further comprises selecting one of the stored moving image files to be read so as to be displayed in the moving image display area.

12. The method according to claim 7, wherein said displaying the guidance comprises indicating (i) the start of reproduction of the moving image file when the reproduction is paused, and (ii) the pausing of reproduction when the reproduction is occurring.

13. A computer readable storing medium having a program stored thereon that is executable by a computer of a wireless communication apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus includes a display, a memory that stores a moving image file, and a user operable input member, said program being executable by the computer to cause the computer to execute functions comprising:

creating an electronic mail;

reading the moving image file stored in the memory while the electronic mail is created;

displaying the electronic mail in an electronic mail display area of the display, and displaying the read moving image file in a moving image display area of the display, while the electronic mail is being created or edited;

selectively starting reproduction of the read moving image file and pausing the reproduction in accordance with operation of the user operable input member;

displaying guidance as to which one of (i) the start of reproduction of the read moving image file and (ii) the pausing of reproduction can be instructed by the user operable input member; and

transmitting the electronic mail with the moving image file attached thereto.

14. The computer readable storing medium according to claim 13, wherein the program is executable by the computer to cause the computer to execute further functions comprising:

capturing a moving image with an image pickup device; and

storing the captured moving image in the memory as the moving image file.

15. The computer readable storing medium according to claim 13, wherein the program is executable by the computer to cause the computer to execute further functions comprising:

receiving a moving image via a broadcast receiving device; and

storing the received moving image in the memory as the moving image file.

16. The computer readable storing medium according to claim 13, wherein said displaying the guidance comprises:

displaying a first guidance message indicating that the user operable input member is operable to pause the reproduction, when the moving image file is being reproduced; and

displaying a second guidance message indicating that the user operable input member is operable to start the reproduction, when the reproduction is paused.

17. The computer readable storing medium according to claim 13, wherein the memory unit stores a plurality of moving image files, and wherein the program is executable by the computer to cause the computer to select one of the stored moving image files to be read so as to be displayed in the moving image display area.

18. The computer readable storing medium according to claim 13, wherein said displaying the guidance comprises indicating (i) the start of reproduction of the moving image file when the reproduction is paused, and (ii) the pausing of reproduction when the reproduction is occurring.

19. A wireless communication apparatus comprising:

mail creating means for creating an electronic mail;

storing means for storing a moving image file;

reading means for reading the moving image file stored in the storing means while the mail creation means creates the electronic mail;

display means for displaying the electronic mail created by the mail creation means in an electronic mail display area, and for displaying the moving image file read by the reading means in a moving image display area, while the electronic mail is being created or edited;

user operable input means for selectively instructing (i) a start of reproduction of the moving image file read by the reading unit, and (ii) pausing of the reproduction;

guidance display means for displaying which one of (i) the start of reproduction of the moving image file read by the reading unit and (ii) the pausing of reproduction can be instructed by the user operable input means; and

means for wirelessly transmitting the electronic mail created by the mail creation means with the moving image file attached to the electronic mail.

20. The communication apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said displaying the guidance comprises indicating (i) the start of reproduction of the moving image file when the reproduction is paused, and (ii) the pausing of reproduction when the reproduction is occurring.