Apparatus and method for displaying an image of a speaker in a push-to-talk communication service in a push-to-talk portable terminal

• US 7,720,498 B2
• Filed: 07/20/2005
• Issued: 05/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Young-Joon
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Duc
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rego; Dominic E
• Application Number:
  US11/184,773
• Publication Number:
  US 20060040686A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,763 Days
• Field of Search: 455/90.2, 455/412.1, 455/414.1, 455517-520, 455/78, 455/79, 455/500, 455/426.1, 455/422.1, 455/416, 455/420, 370/352, 370/389, 370/338, 370/328
• US Class Current: 455/518
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services

Abstract

Apparatus and method are provided for displaying a push-to-talk (PTT) communication service subscriber having the right to speak in a portable terminal capable of using a PTT communication service. When the PTT communication service is executed, information of a PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right is received. Image information is extracted from the received information of the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right. The extracted image information is displayed. While the PTT communication service is executed, an image of a buddy having the speaking right can be displayed. Accordingly, the PTT communication service can be realistically executed, the speaking right that is frequently shifted can be clearly identified, and user convenience can be improved.

Claims

1. A method for displaying a push-to-talk (PTT) communication service subscriber having the right to speak in a portable terminal capable of using a PTT communication service, comprising:

receiving information of a PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right when the PTT communication service is executed;

extracting image information from the received information of the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right, wherein said image information is used to differentiate a service subscriber having a speaking right from a subscriber not having a speaking right; and

displaying the extracted image information,

wherein displaying a mark for identifying the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right in a large size if the image information is not included in the received information of the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right.

2. A method for displaying a push-to-talk (PTT) communication service subscriber having the right to speak in a portable terminal capable of using a PTT communication service, comprising:

receiving information of a PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right when the PTT communication service is executed;

determining if image information is included in the received information of the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right;

extracting the image information if image information is included in the received information of the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right; and

displaying the extracted image information,

wherein displaying a mark for identifying the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right in a large size if the image information is not included in the received information of the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

flickering a mark for identifying the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right if the image information is not included in the received information of the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right.

4. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

displaying a mark for identifying the PTT communication service subscriber not having the speaking right in a small size if the image information is not included in the received information of the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right.

5. An apparatus for displaying a push-to-talk (PTT) communication service subscriber having the right to speak in a portable terminal capable of using a PTT communication service, comprising:

a memory for storing received information; and

a controller for receiving information of a PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right when the PTT communication service is executed, extracting image information from the received information of the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right, wherein said image information is used to differentiate a service subscriber having a speaking right from a subscriber not having a speaking right and displaying the extracted image information on a display,

wherein the controller display a mark for identifying the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right in a large size if the image information is not included in the received information of the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising:

a group and list management server (GLMS) for transmitting the information of the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking.

7. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the controller differentiates a service subscriber having a speaking right from a subscriber not having a speaking right via a difference in a size of subscriber IDs if the received information does not comprise image information.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the service subscriber having the speaking right has a subscriber ID that is larger in size than the subscriber ID of the subscriber not having the speaking right.

9. An apparatus for displaying a push-to-talk (PTT) communication service subscriber having the right to speak in a portable terminal capable of using a PTT communication service, comprising:

a memory for storing received information; and

a controller for receiving information of a PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right when the PTT communication service is executed, determining if image information is included in the received information of the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right, extracting the image information if the image information is included in the received information of the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right and displaying the extracted image information on a display,

wherein the controller display a mark for identifying the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right in a large size if the image information is not included in the received information of the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the controller flickers a mark for identifying the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right if the image information is not included in the received information of the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the controller displays a mark for identifying the PTT communication service subscriber not having the speaking right in a small size if the image information is not included in the received information of the PTT communication service subscriber having the speaking right.