Mobile terminal and method of processing call signal therein

• US 8,736,657 B2
• Filed: 06/19/2008
• Issued: 05/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Choi, Haeng Keol
• Primary Examiner(s): Kuntz, Curtis
• Assistant Examiner(s): ROBINSON, RYAN C
• Application Number:
  US12/142,593
• Publication Number:
  US 20090027480A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,168 Days
• Field of Search: 348 1401- 1416, 715753-758
• US Class Current: 348/14.03
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a camera configured to capture video data, a wireless communication unit configured to receive a video communication call signal and to transmit and receive real-time data with at least one other mobile terminal, a controller configured to control communication with the at least one other mobile terminal to be performed with video data and the real-time data and to prevent audio data associated with the video data from being output on the mobile terminal, when the received video communication call signal is connected, a display configured to display the real-time data and the video data received from the at least one other terminal, and an input unit configured to input the real-time data to be transmitted to the at least one other mobile terminal.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a camera;

a wireless communication unit configured to receive a video communication call signal and to transmit and receive real-time data with at least one other mobile terminal;

a controller configured to establish a manner mode to automatically prevent audio data associated with video data from being output on the mobile terminal during video communication and to perform video communication with the at least one other mobile terminal using video data and the real-time data after establishing the manner mode;

a display configured to display the real-time data and the video data received from the at least one other terminal; and

an input unit configured to input the real-time data to be transmitted to the at least one other mobile terminal,

wherein the controller is further configured to activate an input mode for inputting the real-time data by displaying an input window such that the real-time data can be input in the input window, to transmit input real-time data to said at least one other terminal when the real-time data input in the input window is dragged over an image of a user of said at least one other mobile terminal, and to convert a voice signal of a user of the mobile terminal into text and to display the text on the display of the mobile terminal.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the real-time data comprises at least one of real-time transacted characters, real-time transacted multimedia messages (MMS), chatting contents, and real-time emoticons.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory configured to store the real-time data input on the mobile terminal,

wherein the controller is further configured to control the wireless communication unit to transmit the real-time data stored in the memory to said at least one other mobile terminal.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the display includes a touchscreen configured to enable information to be input by touching the touchscreen.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to recognize handwriting written on the touchscreen or a touching of keys included in a keypad displayed on the touchscreen as an input of the real-time data.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to highlight the input window when the real-time data is input.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to highlight an image of a user inputting the real-time data when the user is inputting the real-time data.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the input unit is further configured to automatically provide a manner mode option to allow a user to select whether to maintain the manner mode when the video communication is connected in the manner mode.

7. A mobile terminal comprising:

a camera;

a wireless communication unit configured to receive a video communication call signal and to transmit and receive real-time data with at least one other mobile terminal;

a controller configured to perform video communication with the at least one other mobile terminal using video data and the real-time data and to prevent audio data associated with the video data from being output on the mobile terminal when the video communication is established;

a display configured to display the real-time data and the video data received from the at least one other terminal; and

an input unit configured to input the real-time data to be transmitted to the at least one other mobile terminal,

wherein the controller is configured to activate an input mode for inputting the real-time data by displaying an input window such that the real-time data can be input in the input window, and

wherein the controller is further configured to transmit input real-time data to said at least one other terminal when the real-time data input in the input window is dragged over an image of a user of said at least one other mobile terminal.

10. A mobile terminal communication method, the method comprising:

establishing a manner mode to automatically prevent audio data associated with video data from being output on the mobile terminal during video communication;

receiving a video communication call signal and transmitting and receiving real-time data with at least one other mobile terminal;

performing video communication with the at least one other mobile terminal using video data and the real-time data after establishing the manner mode;

displaying real-time data and the video data received from the at least one other terminal;

activating an input mode for inputting the real-time data by displaying an input window such that the real-time data can be input in the input window; and

transmitting input real-time data to said at least one other terminal when the real-time data input in the input window is dragged over an image of a user of said at least one other mobile terminal,

wherein a voice signal of a user of the mobile terminal is converted into text and displayed on a display of the mobile terminal of the user.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the real-time data comprises at least one of real-time transacted characters, real-time transacted multimedia messages (MMS), chatting contents, and real-time emoticons.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

storing the input real-time data in a memory of the mobile terminal,

wherein the performing step transmits the real-time data stored in the memory to said at least one other mobile terminal.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

inputting information on the mobile terminal by touching a touchscreen included with the mobile terminal.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

recognizing handwriting written on the touchscreen or a touching of keys included in a keypad displayed on the touchscreen as an input of the real-time data.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

highlighting the input window when the real-time data is input.

17. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

highlighting an image of a user inputting the real-time data when the user is inputting the real-time data.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

automatically providing a manner mode option to allow a user to select whether to maintain the manner mode when the video communication is connected in the manner mode.

16. A mobile terminal communication method, the method comprising:

receiving a video communication call signal and transmitting and receiving real-time data with at least one other mobile terminal;

performing video communication with the at least one other mobile terminal using video data and the real-time data and automatically preventing audio data associated with the video data from being output on the mobile terminal when the video communication is established during a manner mode;

displaying real-time data and the video data received from the at least one other terminal;

activating an input mode for inputting the real-time data by displaying an input window such that the real-time data can be input in the input window; and

transmitting input real-time data to said at least one other terminal when the real-time data input in the input window is dragged over an image of a user of said at least one other mobile terminal.