IP Library Granted Patent US 7,925,242
Granted Patent B2
US 7,925,242 · App. 12/183,506 · Granted Apr 12, 2011

Apparatus and method for forming event picture in mobile communication terminal

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Patent No.
US 7,925,242
App. No.
12/183,506
Granted
Apr 12, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for forming an event picture in a mobile communication terminal. According to the invention, when there occurs any event such as call reception, alarm or message reception under state that a service picture is displayed on a screen of the terminal, the current service picture is backed up, a command input through the buttons provided to the terminal is interrupted and the event picture is overlapped over the current service picture, thereby allowing a user to perceive the corresponding event. Accordingly, the terminal user can correctly perceive the event occurred during the service. In addition, when the event occurs, the command input through the buttons is interrupted, so that it is possible to prevent an unintended event processing or erroneous operation due to an erroneous button manipulation.

Claims (16)

1. A method for forming an event picture in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

displaying current service picture displayed on a screen of the mobile communication terminal;

backing up the current service picture when an event occurs; and

overlapping an event picture for the occurred event over the backed up service picture to display the event picture on the screen.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising a process of interrupting a command inputted to the mobile communication terminal when the event occurs.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising a process of canceling the interruption of the command when a final event picture is displayed on the screen as the overlapping is completed.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the overlapping is carried out by changing a picture synthesis transparency between the backed up service picture and the event picture.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the picture synthesis transparency of the backed up service picture and the event picture is changed at a time interval.

6. An apparatus for forming an event picture in a mobile communication terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a picture backup module for backing up current service picture displayed on a screen of the mobile communication terminal when an event occurs; and

a picture synthesizing section for overlapping an event picture for the occurred event over the backed up service picture to display the event picture on the screen.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising an event processing module for notifying event occurrence information to the picture backup module when there occurs the event under state that the service picture is displayed on the screen.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising an input section interrupting a command inputted to the mobile communication terminal, when there occurs the event.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the input section cancels the interruption of the command input when a final event picture is displayed on the screen as the overlapping is completed.

10. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the picture synthesizing section changes a picture synthesis transparency between the backed up service picture and the event picture to overlap the event picture over the backed up service picture.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the picture synthesizing section changes the picture synthesis transparency between the backed up service picture and the event picture at a time interval.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2020
From: GOLDPEAK INNOVATIONS INC
To: PANTECH CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052657/0066 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2017
From: PANTECH INC
To: GOLDPEAK INNOVATIONS INC
Reel/Frame 042098/0451 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVAL OF PATENTS 09897290, 10824929, 11249232, 11966263 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 040654 FRAME: 0749. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER. Recorded Jan 18, 2017
From: PANTECH CO., LTD.
To: PANTECH INC.
Reel/Frame 041413/0799 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 10221139 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 040005 FRAME 0257. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 10221139 SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INCLUED IN THIS RECORDAL. Recorded Nov 7, 2016
From: PANTECH CO., LTD.
To: PANTECH INC.
Reel/Frame 040654/0749 →
DE-MERGER Recorded Sep 13, 2016
From: PANTECH CO., LTD.
To: PANTECH INC.
Reel/Frame 040005/0257 →