Portable terminal with projector and method for displaying data thereon

• US 8,780,160 B2
• Filed: 04/19/2010
• Issued: 07/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Choi, Han Shil, Gong, Ki Choon, Kim, Tae Young, Kim, Sung Bae
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Hemant
• Application Number:
  US12/762,449
• Publication Number:
  US 20100265312A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,548 Days
• Field of Search: 348 1401- 1416, 370259-271, 370351-357, 4555751-5759, 455 901- 903, 4554121-4262, 4554561-560, 709201-207, 709217-248, 715716-759
• US Class Current: 348/14.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals
• 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 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• 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 7/142 Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display
• 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 portable terminal equipped with a projector and a method for displaying data using the portable terminal provides capabilities for both conferencing and video presentations. When a projection function is selected in the portable terminal while the portable terminal is making a video call with other portable terminal, presentation data that will be output via the projector is transmitted to another portable terminal. The presentation data and image data transmitted from the other portable terminal is output via the projector of the portable terminal.

Claims

1. A method for displaying data through a first portable terminal including a projection module, the method comprising:

transmitting, at the first portable terminal, a presentation data modulated through a video codec to a second portable terminal when a projection function of the first portable terminal is selected while the first portable terminal is performing a video call with the second portable terminal,

wherein the first portable terminal transmits user information with the presentation data that indicates to the second portable terminal that the presentation data is preferably output as a projection image.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the presentation data and image data are simultaneously output as a projection image by the projection module of the first portable terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting presentation data by the first portable terminal further comprises:

transmitting user information containing information that identifies the type of data transmitted to the second portable terminal comprises presentation data.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portable terminal modulates the presentation data transmitted to the second portable terminal using a video codec.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the information in the user information includes an identifier of the first portable terminal, and optionally includes a data transmission time.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second portable terminal outputs the presentation data by its own projection module.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second portable terminal outputs the presentation by its display unit.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portable terminal is configured to generate packets in the video format using the video codec.

8. A method for displaying data through a portable terminal equipped with a projection module, the method comprising:

determining whether a conference call function is performed to transmit presentation data from a first portable terminal to a second portable terminal while the presentation data is being output via the projection module of the first portable terminal;

transmitting the presentation data is modulated by a video codec to the second portable terminal that is communicating with the first portable terminal according a conference call when a projection function of the first portable terminal is selected; and

outputting at the first portable terminal image data transmitted from the second portable terminal, and the presentation data using the projection module,

wherein the first portable terminal drives the projection module when the projection function of the first portable terminal is selected,

wherein first portable terminal transmits user information with the presentation data that indicates to the second portable terminal that the presentation data is preferably output as a projection image.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the conference call function comprises:

an outgoing or incoming video call function.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

displaying, if the incoming video call function is performed, a selection window allowing selection of a video call function or an incoming call rejection function; and

performing a corresponding function selected via the selection window.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining, by the second portable terminal, a type of data transmitted from the first portable terminal; and

outputting by the second portable terminal, the presentation data via the projection module if the type of data is presentation data.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein determining type of data further comprises:

identifying the type of data contained in user information received together with the data.

13. A portable terminal that projects data, comprising:

a projection module for outputting presentation data selected by a user;

a wireless communication unit for transmitting the presentation data to another portable terminal in communication with the portable terminal and receiving data from said another portable terminal; and

a controller for performing a projection function to output the presentation data via the projection module of the portable terminal, for transmitting the presentation data via the wireless communication unit, and for outputting the presentation data as a projection image via the projection module wherein the controller is configured to modulate the presentation data through a video codec for the wireless communication unit to transmit a modulated presentation data to said another portable,

wherein the wireless communication unit transmits user information with the presentation data that indicates to said another portable terminal that the presentation data is preferably output as a projection image.

14. The portable terminal of claim 13, wherein the controller receives the data via the wireless communication unit when making a video call, identifying whether a type of the received data comprises the presentation data, and drives the projection module if the type of the received data comprises the presentation data, and controls outputs the presentation data.

15. The portable terminal of claim 13, wherein the wireless communication unit comprises an RF transceiver that modulates the presentation data transmitted to said another portable terminal using a video codec.

16. The portable terminal of claim 15, wherein the modulating protocol comprises one of H.263, H.264, or MPEG4.

17. The portable terminal of claim 13, wherein the wireless communication unit receives image data from said another portable terminal for output with the presentation data via the projection module as the projection image.

18. The portable terminal of claim 13, wherein the wireless communication unit comprises a transceiver for transmitting to said second portable terminal user information containing identifying information that identifies the type of data transmitted and includes an identifier of the first portable terminal.