Communication terminal and method for data transmission

• US 8,797,921 B2
• Filed: 08/20/2010
• Issued: 08/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lee, Hyung Chul
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Warner
• Application Number:
  US12/860,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20110188483A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,446 Days
• Field of Search: 370310-350
• US Class Current: 370/278
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/64 file transfer between terminals download of applications H04M1/72406; transfer of messages, e.g. SMS, e-mail or MMS H04M1/7243
• 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 1/00326 with a data reading, recognizing or recording apparatus, e.g. with a bar-code apparatus arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus G11B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00347 with another still picture apparatus, e.g. hybrid still picture apparatus circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between image input and image output device H04N1/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0035 User-machine interface; Control console input or output arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32106 separate from the image data, e.g. in a different computer file
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/001 Sharing resources, e.g. processing power or memory, with a connected apparatus or enhancing the capability of the still picture apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0053 Optical, e.g. using an infrared link
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0055 By radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3205 of identification information, e.g. name or ID code H04N2201/3209 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3226 of identification information or the like, e.g. ID code, index, title, part of an image, reduced-size image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3273 Display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3278 Transmission

Abstract

A communication terminal captures an image of a device having a local area wireless communication function, displays the image on a screen, and performs local area wireless communications with the device while further displaying data stored in the device on the screen.

Claims

1. A communication terminal, comprising:

an image photographing unit to capture an image of a device;

a communication unit to perform local area wireless communications with the device;

a storage unit to store data received from the device;

an image output unit to display the captured image of the device; and

a control unit to identify a data file stored in a storage of the device, and to perform data processing so that data information corresponding to the data file stored in the storage of the device is displayed on the image output unit, the data information comprising an item indicating the data file stored in the storage of the device,

wherein the control unit matches the data information with the captured image of the device to display the matched data information on the image output unit, and

wherein the item comprises a first item indicating a first data file stored in the storage of the device and a second item indicating a second data file stored in the storage of the device.

2. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the first item and the second item are displayed around the captured image of the device.

3. The communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising an input unit to input commands to the control unit to relay data transmission/reception with the device through the communication unit and the storage unit.

4. The communication terminal according to claim 3, wherein the control unit relays the data transmission/reception to transmit the data file from the device for transmission, selected through the input unit, to another device for reception, selected through the input unit, and

wherein the item indicating the data file is selected through the input unit.

5. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the image output unit displays a progress indicator while the control unit relays data transmission to or from the device.

6. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the image output unit displays the data information in association with the captured image of the device using augmented reality.

7. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the data information indicates data stored in the storage of the device, and the data stored in the storage of the device comprises at least one of an image, an audio file, a photo file, and a telephone directory.

8. The communication terminal according to claim 4, wherein the image output unit displays a progress indicator while the control unit relays data transmission to or from the device.

9. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the image output unit displays a success indicator to indicate successful local area wireless communications with the device.

10. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit performs local area wireless communications over a plurality of local area wireless communication modes,

the image photographing unit captures an image of another device for reception, and

the control unit receives the data file stored in the storage of the device using a first local area wireless communication mode, and transmits the received data file to the device for reception using a second local wireless communication mode.

11. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the captured image of the device is a real-time image.

12. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit further comprises three antennas disposed in a triangular shape to perform a triangular survey for devices.

23. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs object recognition of the device, and

wherein the control unit matches the data information with the captured image of the device to display the matched data information on the image output unit if local area wireless communication device information of the device corresponds to the device.

13. A method for data transmission of a communication terminal, comprising:

displaying a captured image of a device for transmission, the device for transmission having a local area wireless communication function;

performing local area communications with the device;

identifying a data file stored in a storage of the device;

matching data file information stored in the storage of the device received through the local area wireless communications with the captured image of the device; and

displaying the matched data file information, the displayed data file information comprising an item indicating the data file stored in the storage of the device,

wherein the item comprises a first item indicating a first data file stored in the storage of the device and a second item indicating a second data file stored in the storage of the device.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising relaying data transmission of the data file from the device based on an inputted instruction associated with the item indicating the data file.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising displaying a progress indicator of data transmission/reception to or from the device while relaying data transmission to or from the device.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the data information indicates data stored in the storage of the device, and the data stored in the storage of the device comprises at least one of an image, an audio file, a photo file, and a telephone directory.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising displaying a success indicator indicating successful local area wireless communications with the device.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the captured image of the device is a real-time image.

19. A communication terminal, comprising:

an image photographing unit to capture a real-time image of a device;

a communication unit to perform a local area wireless communication with the device;

a control unit to identify one or more data files stored in a storage of the device; and

an image output unit to display the real-time image merged with the data information of the device corresponding to the data files stored in the storage of the device, the data information comprising a first item indicating a first data file of the data files and a second item indicating a second data file of the data files stored in the storage of the first device.

20. A communication terminal, comprising:

an image photographing unit to capture a first real-time image of a first device and a second real-time image of a second device;

an image output unit to concurrently display the first real-time image, the second real-time image, data file information of first data stored in the first device, and data file information of second data stored in the second device; and

a control unit to identify a first data file stored in a storage of the first device and a second data file stored in a storage of the second device, and to match the data file information of the first data with the first device and the data file information of the second data with the second device, the data file information of the first data comprising a first item indicating a name of the first data file stored in the storage of the first device, and the data file information of the second data comprising a second item indicating a name of the second data file stored in the storage of the second device,

wherein the control unit further identifies a third data file stored in the storage of the first device, and the data file information of the first data further comprises a third item indicating a name of the third data file stored in the storage of the first device.

21. The communication terminal of claim 20, wherein the control unit controls a data transmission of the first data file from the first device to the second device.

22. The communication terminal of claim 21, wherein the first data file is transmitted to the second device if the first item is dragged to the second real-time image of the second device, and

wherein the first data file is transmitted and stored in the second data file if the first item is dragged to the second item indicating the second data file.

27. The communication terminal of claim 20, further comprising:

a communication unit to perform a local area wireless communication with one or more wireless communication devices, and to receive data file information from the one or more wireless communication devices via the local area wireless communication, the received data file information comprising at least one of data file information of the first device and data file information of the second device,

wherein the control unit determines data file information of one of the wireless communication devices to be the data file information of the first device if local area wireless communication device information of the one of the wireless communication devices corresponds to the first device.

24. A method for controlling data communication of a device, comprising:

capturing a first real-time image of a first device and a second real-time image of a second device;

performing local area wireless communication with the first device and the second device and recognizing the first device and the second device;

obtaining data information corresponding to data stored in the first device, the data information comprising an item indicating a data file stored in a storage of the first device;

displaying the data information in association with the first real-time image and displaying the second real-time image on a display unit;

receiving a data transmitting request comprising a selection of the displayed item indicating the data file; and

controlling a data transmission of the data file between the first device and the second device if a data transmitting request is recognized,

wherein the data information is matched with the captured first real-time image of the first device to display the matched data information on the display unit, and

wherein the item comprises a first item indicating a first data file stored in the storage of the first device and a second item indicating a second data file stored in the storage of the first device.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the data transmitting request is recognized if the displayed data information is selected and dragged to the second real-time image.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein the first device is recognized based on the first real-time image of the first device and information received by performing local area wireless communication with the first device.