Mobile communication terminal, method of generating group picture in phonebook thereof and method of performing communication event using group picture
First Claim
1. A method of generating a group picture in a phonebook of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
- selecting an original picture in which an image corresponding to each member of a group is displayed in a predetermined area corresponding to the group member;
mapping an address of each group member to the corresponding predetermined area in the original picture; and
generating a group picture by storing the original picture to which the group members'"'"' addresses are mapped as a group picture in the phonebook.
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Abstract
A mobile communication terminal for providing a group picture of a group in a phonebook, a method of generating the group picture in the phonebook of the mobile communication terminal and a method of performing a communication event using the group picture are provided. The method of generating a group picture in a phonebook of a mobile communication terminal includes selecting an original picture in which an image corresponding to each member of a group is displayed in a predetermined area corresponding to the group member, mapping an address of each group member to the corresponding predetermined area in the original picture and storing the original picture to which the group members'"'"' addresses are mapped as a group picture of the phonebook. The present apparatus and method enable easier editing and use of a group of a phonebook and characteristic decoration thereof which allow for more efficient use of the mobile terminal.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of generating a group picture in a phonebook of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
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selecting an original picture in which an image corresponding to each member of a group is displayed in a predetermined area corresponding to the group member; mapping an address of each group member to the corresponding predetermined area in the original picture; and generating a group picture by storing the original picture to which the group members'"'"' addresses are mapped as a group picture in the phonebook. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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10. A method of generating a group picture in a phonebook of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:
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displaying, when a group setting menu of the phonebook is selected, a group setting item; displaying, if a picture mode is selected from the displayed group setting item, original pictures to be used for setting a group; displaying, if an original picture to be used for setting a group is selected from the displayed original pictures, the selected original picture on a full screen; designating predetermined areas, each comprising an image corresponding to each member of the group in the selected original picture; inputting, if a designated predetermined area is selected, a group member'"'"'s address to be mapped to the selected predetermined area on a displayed address input window; and generating a group picture by storing the original picture to which the group member'"'"'s address is mapped as a group picture in the phonebook. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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24. A mobile communication terminal comprising:
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a storage unit configured to store a phonebook and original pictures; a controller configured to map an address of each member of a group to a corresponding area in an original picture selected from the original pictures and to generate a group picture by storing the selected original picture to which the group members'"'"' addresses are mapped as a group picture in the phonebook in the storage unit; a display unit configured to display a group picture selected from among stored group pictures; and a radio frequency (RF) unit configured to perform, if a predetermined area to which a group member'"'"'s address is mapped is selected from the displayed group picture, a communication event with the corresponding group member. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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