Transmitting image using mobile terminal

• US 7,898,567 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2005
• Issued: 03/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Jong-Hwan
• Primary Examiner(s): Ye; Lin
• Assistant Examiner(s): DAGNEW, MEKONNEN D
• Application Number:
  US11/299,193
• Publication Number:
  US 20060128407A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,908 Days
• Field of Search: 348/14.12, 348/333.11, 348/211.1, 348/211.2, 455/566, 455/550.1, 455/556.1, 455/556.2
• US Class Current: 348/14.12
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00106 using land mobile radio networks, e.g. mobile telephone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00281 with a telecommunication apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, a selective call terminal details of transmission H04N1/00095; establishing a communication with one of a facsimile machine or another apparatus sharing a single line H04N1/32704; interfacing cordless telephone terminals with an accessory to increase the functionality of user interface H04M1/72409
• 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 1/33307 prior to start of transmission, input or output of the picture signal only
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/33353 according to the available bandwidth used for a single communication, e.g. the number of ISDN channels used
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0015 Control of image communication with the connected apparatus, e.g. signalling capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/33321 Image or page size, e.g. A3, A4
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/33328 Resolution

Abstract

The present invention relates to transmitting an image using a mobile terminal. The present invention comprises selecting at least one image having a predetermined resolution, checking a first size of the at least one image, determining whether the first size of the at least one image exceeds a transmittable size, adjusting the predetermined resolution of at least one of the at least one image if the first size exceeds the transmittable size, wherein the predetermined resolution is adjusted so that a second size of the at least one image does not exceed the transmittable size, and transmitting that at least one image having the second size.

Claims

1. A method to facilitate data transmission in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

generating a single message for transmitting via a wireless messaging service responsive to user input, wherein the message comprises a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message;

displaying on a display of the mobile terminal a list identifying a plurality of images which are stored in memory of the mobile terminal, wherein each identified image of the list comprises an associated resolution, and wherein each identified image of the list is a separate file comprising a file size;

identifying, responsive to further user input, an image group for transmitting in association with the single message, wherein the image group comprises at least one image identified in the list, and wherein the displaying of the list occurs simultaneously with the identifying of the image group, permitting the user to individually select, via the further user input, any of the plurality of images identified in the list to identify which image or images are included in the image group;

calculating a total size of the image group, the total size based upon a collective total of the file size of each separate file of each image included in the image group; and

automatically adjusting, at the mobile terminal, the resolution of at least one image of the image group if the total size exceeds a size threshold, the adjusting occurring prior to the transmitting of the image group resulting in an adjusted total size of the image group being less than the size threshold, threshold; and

maintaining the resolution of at least one other image of the image group even if the total size exceeds the size threshold and the adjusting of the resolution is performed for the at least one image of the image group.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the image group comprises a plurality of images identified in the list, and wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting the resolution of all images of the image group if the total size exceeds a size threshold.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the image group comprises a plurality of images identified in the list, and wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting the resolution of only one image of the plurality of images of the image group if the total size exceeds a size threshold.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the image group comprises a plurality of images identified in the list, and wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting the resolution of less than all of the plurality of images of the image group if the total size exceeds a size threshold.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

attaching the at least one image of the image group to the message; and

performing the transmitting of the message and the attached image group.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the size threshold comprises an allowable size for the transmitting of the image group.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the memory comprises flash memory or static random access memory (SRAM).

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

storing history data relating to previously transmitted messages in the memory.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the resolution of each image identified in the list is related to a size of the image.

10. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a body;

a transmitter coupled to the body and being configured to transmit a message via a wireless messaging service responsive to user input, wherein the message comprises a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message;

a memory;

a display coupled to the body and being configured to display a list identifying a plurality of images which are stored in the memory, wherein each identified image of the list comprises an associated resolution, and wherein each identified image of the list is a separate file comprising a file size; and

a processor that;

identify, responsive to further user input, an image group for transmitting in association with the message, wherein the image group comprises at least one image identified in the list, and wherein the displaying of the list occurs simultaneously with the identifying of the image group;

permit the user to individually select, via the further user input, any of the plurality of images identified in the list to identify which image or images are included in the image group;

calculates a total size of the image group, the total size based upon a collective total of the file size of each separate file of each image included in the image group; and

automatically adjusts the resolution of at least one image of the image group if the total size exceeds a size threshold, the adjusting occurring prior to the transmitting of the image group resulting in an adjusted total size of the image group being less than the size threshold, threshold; and

maintains the resolution of at least one other image of the image group even if the total size exceeds the size threshold, and to perform the adjusting of the resolution for the at least one image of the image group.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein the image group comprises a plurality of images identified in the list, and wherein the adjusting performed by the processor comprises adjusting the resolution of all images of the image group if the total size exceeds a size threshold.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein the image group comprises a plurality of images identified in the list, and wherein the adjusting performed by the processor comprises adjusting the resolution of only one image of the plurality of images of the image group if the total size exceeds a size threshold.

13. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein the image group comprises a plurality of images identified in the list, and wherein the adjusting performed by the processor comprises adjusting the resolution of less than all of the plurality of images of the image group if the total size exceeds a size threshold.

14. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein the size threshold comprises an allowable size for the transmitting of the image group.

15. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein the memory comprises flash memory or static random access memory (SRAM).

16. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to:

store history data relating to previously transmitted messages in the memory.