MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND MEHTOD THEREFORE
The disclosed embodiments relate to a mobile communication terminal including a user interface and a processor. The mobile communication terminal receives real time acquired colour data, from which the processor generates a colour scheme for the user interface. The light generating means receive the colour scheme and provide a coloured light to user interface in accordance with the colour scheme.
1 . A mobile communication terminal comprising a user interface, image acquirer and a processor, wherein said mobile communication terminal is adapted to receive real time acquired colour data from said image acquirer, said processor is adapted to generate a colour scheme for said user interface based on said real time acquired colour data, and wherein light generating means are adapted to receive said colour scheme and to provide a coloured light to said user interface in accordance with said colour scheme.
2 . A mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 , wherein said real time acquired colour data comprises a colour pattern or a photograph.
3 . A mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 , wherein said light generating means comprises a driver and a light source.
4 . A mobile communication terminal according to claim 3 , wherein said light source comprises one or more multicoloured light diodes, a plurality of sections of multicoloured light diodes, or any combination thereof.
5 . A mobile communication terminal according to claim 3 , wherein said light source comprises a liquid crystal element.
6 . A mobile communication terminal according to claim 3 , wherein said light source comprises a series of liquid crystal elements.
7 . A mobile communication terminal according to claim 3 , wherein said light source comprises a liquid crystal element and a series of liquid crystal elements.
8 . A mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 , wherein said user interface comprises a display.
9 . A mobile communication terminal according to claim 7 , wherein said user interface further comprises a cover, a light guide, and a keypad.
10 . A mobile communication terminal according to claim 3 , wherein said driver is adapted receive a control signal from said processor and to drive said display and said light source based on said control signal.
11 . A mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 further comprising a memory and a table for storing said colour scheme.
12 . A mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 wherein said image acquiring means comprises a camera adapted to generate a photograph to be utilised as said real time acquired colour data.
13 . A mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 , wherein said processor further is adapted to perform:
(a) receiving said real time acquired colour data;
(b) indexing of colours of pixels of said real time acquired colour data and generating an array of indexed colours;
(c) selecting a grouping parameter;
(d) grouping of said indexed colours in accordance with said grouping parameter; and
(e) allocating grouped colours to said user interface of said mobile communication terminal.
14 . A mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 , wherein said user interface comprises user interface elements each having a surface onto which texture information can be mapped based on information from said colour scheme.
15 . A mobile communication terminal according to claim 14 , wherein said mapping is configurable such as to reflect a customized appearance of said texture.
16 . A method for generating a colour scheme for a mobile communication device comprising:
(a) receiving real time acquired colour data from a real time acquiring colour data generator;
(b) indexing of colours of pixels of said real time acquired colour data and generating an array of indexed colours;
(c) selecting a grouping parameter;
(d) grouping of said indexed colours in accordance with said grouping parameter; and
(e) allocating grouped colours to a user interface of said mobile communication terminal.
17 . A method according to claim 16 , wherein said user interface comprises a display.
18 . A method according to claim 17 , wherein said user interface further comprises a cover, a light guide, and a keypad.
19 . A method according to claim 16 , wherein said real time acquired colour data comprises a view finder image data, user interface visual information, photograph, a drawing, or any combination thereof.
20 . A method according to claim 16 , wherein said grouping parameter comprises one or more elements establishing design criterion for said colour scheme.
21 . A method according to claim 16 , wherein said grouping parameter is selected by the user of said mobile communication terminal, is a default value stored in said mobile communication terminal, or a combination thereof.
22 . A method according to claim 16 further comprises checking colour scheme output and feedback of an adjusted grouping parameter.
23 . A computer program product such as a computer-readable medium having computer-executable components comprising instructions for receiving real time acquired colour data from a real time acquiring colour data generator;
(d) indexing of colours of pixels of said real time acquired colour data and generating an array of indexed colours;
(e) selecting a grouping parameter;
(f) grouping of said indexed colours in accordance with said grouping parameter; and
(g) allocating grouped colours to a user interface of said mobile communication terminal.