Method and apparatus for displaying message in mobile communication terminal
A method for displaying a message in a mobile communication terminal in which includes: when a message is received (or transmitted), a keyword is extracted from received (or transmitted) message contents; a determination is made whether a counterpart's (or one's own) sender information of the received (or transmitted) message exists, wherein when the counterpart's (or one's own) sender information exists, a determination is made whether a representative photo image exists in the counterpart's (or one's own) sender information, and when the representative photo image exists, a face detection feature is extracted from the representative photo image, and a keyword is extracted from the received message contents, and wherein a photo image that meets at least one of the extracted face detection feature and the keyword is searched for from an internal device or an external device.
1. A method for displaying messages in a communication terminal, the method comprising:
receiving a first message from a far-end party;
identifying a first image associated with the far-end party and stored in the communication terminal;
extracting a first feature from the first image;
identifying, by the communication terminal, a first background image by performing a first search based at least on the first feature and a keyword from the first message; and
displaying, in a message window, the first background image together with the first message, wherein the first message is superimposed over the first background image.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first image is identified by using a phonebook of the communication terminal.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting a second message to the far-end party;
updating the message window by replacing the first background image with a second background image; and superimposing both the first message and the second message over the second background image.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
identifying a second image associated with a user of the communication terminal and stored in the communication terminal;
extracting a second feature from the second image; and
performing a second search based at least on the first feature and the second feature,
wherein the second background image is identified as a result of the second search.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second image is identified based on a profile of the user of the communication terminal that is stored in the communication terminal.
6. An electronic device, comprising a controller configured to:
receive a first message from a far-end party;
identify a first image associated with the far-end party and stored in the electronic device;
extract a first feature from the first image;
identify a first background image by performing a first search based at least on the first feature and a keyword from the first message; and
display, in a message window, the first background image together with the first message, wherein the first message is superimposed over the first background image.
7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the first image is identified by using a phonebook of the electronic device.
8. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
transmit a second message to the far-end party;
update the message window by replacing the first background image with a second background image; and superimposing both the first message and the second message over the second background image.
9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
identify a second image associated with a user of the electronic device and stored in the electronic device;
extract a second feature from the second image; and
perform a second search based at least on the first feature and the second feature,
wherein the second background image is identified as a result of the second search.
10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the second image is identified based on a profile of the user of the electronic device that is stored in a memory of the electronic device.
11. A method for displaying messages in a communication terminal, the method comprising:
transmitting a first message to a far-end party;
identifying a first image associated with a user of the communication terminal and stored in the communication terminal;
extracting a first feature from the first image;
identifying, by the communication terminal, a first background image by performing a first search based at least on the first feature and a keyword from the first message; and
displaying, in a message window, the first background image together with the first message, wherein the first message is superimposed over the first background image.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first image is identified based on a profile of the user of the communication terminal that is stored in the communication terminal.
13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving a second message from the far-end party;
updating the message window by replacing the first background image with a second background image; and superimposing both the first message and the second message over the second background image.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
identifying a second image associated with the far-end party and stored in the communication terminal;
extracting a second feature from the second image; and
performing a second search based at least on the first feature and the second feature,
wherein the second background image is identified as a result of the second search.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the second image is identified by using a phonebook of the communications terminal.
16. An electronic device, comprising a controller configured to:
transmit a first message to a far-end party;
identify a first image associated with a user of the electronic device and stored in the electronic device;
extract a first feature from the first image;
identify a first background image by performing a first search based at least on the first feature and a keyword from the first message; and
display, in a message window, the first background image together with the first message, wherein the first message is superimposed over the first background image.
17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the first image is identified based on a profile of the user of the electronic device that is stored in a memory of the electronic device.
18. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive a second message from the far-end party;
update the message window by replacing the first background image with a second background image; and superimposing both the first message and the second message over the second background image.
19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
identify a second image associated with the far-end party and stored in the electronic device;
extract a second feature from the second image; and
perform a second search based at least on the first feature and the second feature,
wherein the second background image is identified as a result of the second search.
20. The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the second image is identified by using a phonebook of the electronic device.