Apparatus and method for transmitting video data from a mobile communication terminal
First Claim
1. A method of a terminal for transmitting video data to a receiving terminal, the method comprising:
- reproducing the video data on a display unit of the terminal upon receiving via an input unit of the terminal a first input triggering reproduction of the video data;
beginning storage of a selected portion of the video data for transmitting to the receiving terminal in a data storage unit of the terminal upon receiving via the input unit of the terminal a second input designating a start position for the selected portion of the video data while the video data is being reproduced by the terminal;
and upon receiving via the input unit a third input designating a stop position for the selected portion of the video data for transmitting to the receiving terminal,(a) stopping reproduction of the video data and storing the stop position for the selected portion of the video data in the data storage unit;
(b) attaching the selected portion of the video data to a message;
(c) transmitting the message with the selected portion of the video data to the receiving terminal;
(d) resuming the reproduction of the video data from the stop position upon completing the transmitting the message with the selected portion of the video data; and
(e) deleting the selected portion of the video data stored in the data storage unit, wherein (a) through (e) are sequentially performed without any further user input after being triggered by the third input designating the stop position for the selected portion of the video data.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for transmitting video data to a receiving terminal is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an event processing unit for outputting a signal to store a selected portion of the video data that is currently being reproduced, a video data reproduction unit for receiving the signal from the event processing unit and storing the selected portion of the video data that is currently being reproduced in response to the outputted signal while reproducing the video data. A message transmission unit is further provided for attaching the stored selected portion of the video data that is currently being reproduced to a message and transmitting the message to the receiving terminal. A data storage unit stores the video data and the selected portion of the video data.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of a terminal for transmitting video data to a receiving terminal, the method comprising:
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reproducing the video data on a display unit of the terminal upon receiving via an input unit of the terminal a first input triggering reproduction of the video data; beginning storage of a selected portion of the video data for transmitting to the receiving terminal in a data storage unit of the terminal upon receiving via the input unit of the terminal a second input designating a start position for the selected portion of the video data while the video data is being reproduced by the terminal; and upon receiving via the input unit a third input designating a stop position for the selected portion of the video data for transmitting to the receiving terminal,(a) stopping reproduction of the video data and storing the stop position for the selected portion of the video data in the data storage unit; (b) attaching the selected portion of the video data to a message; (c) transmitting the message with the selected portion of the video data to the receiving terminal; (d) resuming the reproduction of the video data from the stop position upon completing the transmitting the message with the selected portion of the video data; and (e) deleting the selected portion of the video data stored in the data storage unit, wherein (a) through (e) are sequentially performed without any further user input after being triggered by the third input designating the stop position for the selected portion of the video data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 11, 12, 13)
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4. An apparatus for transmitting video data from a terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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an event processing unit for outputting a signal to store a selected portion of the video data that is currently being reproduced upon receiving a first input; a display unit for displaying the video data; a video data reproduction unit for storing the selected portion of the video data that is currently being reproduced in response to the signal from the event processing unit while the video data is being reproduced; a message transmission unit for attaching the selected portion of the video data to a message and transmitting the message to a receiving terminal with the selected portion of the video data; and a data storage unit for storing the video data and the selected portion of the video data, wherein a start position of the selected portion of the video data is designated by the first input and a stop position of the selected portion of the video data is designated by a second input, both the first input and the second input are received while the video data is being reproduced, wherein the selected portion of the video data is selected and stored in response to the first input and the second input, wherein, in response to the second input, (a) reproduction of the video data is stopped and the stop position of the video data is stored in the data storage unit, (b) the selected portion of the video data is attached to the message, (c) the message with the selected portion of the video data is transmitted to the receiving terminal, (d) the reproduction of the video data is resumed from the stop position, and (e) the selected portion of the video data stored in the data storage unit is deleted, and wherein (a) through (e) are sequentially performed without any further user input after being triggered by the second input designating the stop position for the selected portion of the video data. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14)
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