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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189028 | Method and apparatus for taking images during a video call on a mobile communication terminal A method and apparatus for taking images while making a video call on a mobile communication terminal having a video call feature are provided. A method for taking images on a mobile communication terminal including a camera sensor for photographing an image to outp... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8169462 | Mobile communication device capable of storing video chatting log and operating method thereof A mobile communication device including a radio communication unit configured to establish a video telephony call between a first user of the mobile communication device and at least a second user of another communication device, a display unit configured to display... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169461 | Method and system for a quick start camera application in a camera A mobile radio terminal includes a radio circuit for establishing communication with a communication network, a first camera sensor for taking digital photographs and a second camera sensor for acquiring image data information, wherein the second camera sensor store... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164613 | Video communication system, terminal, and image converter Image input device (57) of a mobile phone captures an image of the face of the speaker and stores the captured image data in image memory (53). Communication image generator (52) reads the image data stored in image memory (53) and conver... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159520 | Ensuring quality of a video stream through a telecommunications network A method and medium are provided for ensuring that a video stream communicated from a mobile device is communicated subject to a minimum quality level. A request to communicate a video stream at a minimum quality level from a mobile device is received. Signaling inf... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8154580 | System and method for facilitating user communication from a location A system and method for facilitating user communication from a location. The system comprises two or more cameras for capturing two or more videos at a first location, a control unit for streaming one or more of the videos captured to a first communication unit at t... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154579 | Method for processing the video telephone calling based on the mobile communication network The present invention discloses a method for processing the video telephone calling based on the mobile communication network. A calling terminal initiates a video telephone calling to a called telephone terminal, and when said called terminal is ringing, the called... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8125507 | Video call apparatus for mobile communication terminal and method thereof A mobile communication terminal, including an input unit configured to receive multimedia data corresponding to an additional service other than an established video call, a controller configured to codec-process the received multimedia data, and a transceiver confi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8120636 | Method for performing recording operation in video communication mode of wireless terminal and wireless terminal implementing the same A method for performing a recording operation in a video communication mode of a wireless terminal are provided, where the video communication mode of the wireless terminal is switched to a recording mode for performing the recording operation, and video data are ev... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115798 | Mobile communication device with enhanced image communication capability A mobile communication device includes a first body, a folder portion rotatably coupled with the first body and positionable between open and closed positions, a first display unit coupled to the folder portion and configured to display first information, and a seco... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8089504 | Terminal with projected display A mobile data and/or communication terminal is provided which includes an optical system for the generation of a projected display as well as parts for stabilizing the display when the terminal is moved. ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7999840 | Method for performing video communication service and mobile communication terminal therefor A method and terminal for performing a video communication service where the operation mode of the mobile communication terminal switches to a screen sharing mode upon receipt of a screen sharing request from a user during a video communication, screen data selected... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7911494 | Video overlay device of mobile telecommunication terminal A video overlay device of a mobile telecommunication terminal comprises a multiplexer for outputting at least one of a first video data and a second video data; and a video overlay unit for overlaying at least one of the first and second video data with graphic data... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7898564 | Video telephony service method in mobile communication network The video telephony service method includes the step of the mobile communication system, which stores profile information, setting up a call between culling and called mobile communication terminals; the step of the mobile communication system transmitting the profi... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7893954 | Mobile communication terminal and method of video communications thereof A mobile communication terminal and method of video communications thereof are disclosed, by which a broadcast program currently received by the mobile communication terminal can be transmitted to a correspondent terminal by real time using the video communications.... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7659919 | Mobile television channel switching system and method Presented is a method of displaying a newly requested channel in a mobile TV device prior to retuning the mobile TV device to the newly selected channel. The mobile TV device demodulator and tuner are cycled on for a short period of time at regular intervals to cons... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7643051 | Mobile video teleconferencing system and control method A mobile video teleconferencing system comprising an audio-visual assembly atop a vertical support structure mounted to a powered, wheeled base. The device is controlled through a wireless Internet connection by a remote user, and is light enough to be carried with ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7545404 | Videophone and videophone system A videophone includes a videophone unit, a movement determining section, and a notifying section. By notifying, with the notifying section, a different videophone associated with a communicating party that the videophone unit is moving, the videophone unit receives,... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7522181 | Method and apparatus for videoconference interaction with bluetooth-enabled cellular telephone A videoconferencing station is disclosed which includes apparatus for establishing a wireless Personal Area Network (PAN) in the immediate vicinity of the videoconferencing station. In one preferred embodiment, the PAN is a Bluetooth piconet. A Bluetooth-enabled cel... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7508412 | Portable electronic device and video conference system integrated with the same A portable electronic device and a video conference system integrated with the portable electronic device are described. The video conference system has a portable electronic device, a computer, and a display. The portable electronic device generates first video dat... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7508411 | Personal communications device A handheld personal communications device includes a housing having at least a first body and a second body. There is a voice transceiver disposed within the housing. User interface elements are positioned on one or more sides of each of the at least two bodies. The... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7499074 | Mobile communication device with enhanced image communication capability The present invention discloses a mobile communication device that allows the user to easily perform simultaneous voice communication and image communication that allows the user to transmit high quality image information to another user and receive high quality ima... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7456857 | Videophone video and audio transfer system, mobile communication terminal, and videophone video and audio transfer method used for the same The invention provides a mobile communication terminal in which the operating time can be prolonged when the videophone function is used, and a videophone with many persons involved therein can be realized while maintaining the freedom of the movement. A TRX unit re... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7444126 | Signal-to-noise optimized fully monolithic video receiver IF channel In a video IF channel the gain of the circuit is achieved ahead of the IF filter and the output of the filter, including its noise, need only be amplified a relatively small amount, thus preserving an acceptable signal to noise ratio. In one embodiment, a variable g... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443871 | Method and system for managing a jitter buffer Methods and systems for dynamically adjusting the length of delay before playback as a function of the amount of transmission jitter is disclosed, whereby a target error rate is received, error rates at different delays are tracked and current delay is adjusted as a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440003 | Folding portable information terminal with fold-position-based recording control This invention relates to a folding portable information terminal including an upper unit having a display section on one surface, a lower unit having an operating section on one surface, and a movable joining member which openably and pivotally couples the upper an... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440784 | Portable communication apparatus Disclosed is a portable communication apparatus. The portable communication apparatus includes a first housing including a plurality of keys, a second housing including a main display unit and being movable from the first housing about a first hinge axis and being r... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436427 | Integrated camera stand with wireless audio conversion and battery charging The present invention provides a combined camera, camera stand, audio hub, and audio headset charger. The audio headset is wireless, with a wireless connection to the stand/hub. The stand/hub then connects over a bus to a personal computer. The camera can be both ti... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432948 | Imaging communication system A digital camera connects to a cradle through a signal line. In a first mode, the digital camera in combination with a personal computer forms a transmission path through a USB interface to allow for communication. In a second mode, the digital camera performs an in... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432949 | Mobile videoimaging, videocommunication, video production (VCVP) system A mobile self-powered videoimaging, video communication, video production (VCVP) system designed specifically for health care industry that provides high-resolution audio, video and data communications, production and recording capabilities at hospital operating roo... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7426316 | Method and apparatus for image improvement A method and an apparatus for improving the image quality. The method comprises steps of producing image correcting information to decrease errors in the image to be produced by a camera module (109, 111, 112) by comparing the image taken by said camera modul... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424214 | Push-pull type camera module for portable wireless terminal A push-pull type camera module for a portable wireless terminal in which a hollow outer lens barrel is installed in the portable wireless terminal, a push-pull switch is installed in the outer barrel, an inner barrel is installed in the outer barrel, the inner barre... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421246 | Wireless communication device and a method for controlling the same A wireless communication device comprising a search apparatus and a detection apparatus, wherein the search apparatus searches for a peripheral device when the detection apparatus detects that the peripheral device is likely to be utilized by the wireless communicat... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415160 | Terminal and method for transporting still picture Terminal and method for transporting a still picture uses a moving picture terminal after extraction of a frame unit of still pictures, for example, from a moving picture. The extracted still picture frames can be encoded in a fixed quantizing value and stored befor... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7400916 | Handheld mobile terminal Disclosed is a mobile terminal having a main housing; a popup housing slidably movable on the main housing in a longitudinal direction to open or close an upper part of the main housing; and a lens housing connected to a rear of the main housing in such a manner tha... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400340 | Data mixer for portable communications devices Methods and systems are provided for combining a plurality of data streams into a single data stream for sending to a wireless user. According to the invention, using one or more data mixers, two or more video streams are combined into a single video stream and prov... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7394480 | Recording audio and video in a mobile communication terminal The present invention relates to a microphone switching apparatus and method for a mobile communication terminal having a camcorder function, and in particular, a mobile communication terminal having a rotational camera so as to record more distinct and clearer soun... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7386323 | Systems and methods for operating a computing device having image capture capabilities Systems and methods for operating a portable computing device having a broad set of functionality, such as image or audio/video capture capabilities, are provided. One or more specialized modes are provided in a portable computing device, such as a smart phone, for ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385620 | Terminal with projection display A mobile data and/or communication terminal is provided which includes an optical system for the generation of a projected display as well as parts for stabilizing the display when the terminal is moved. ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383019 | Field data collection and relay station A field data collection and relay station is equipped to receive sensor data from locations in a region. The station has directional antennas that are focused to transmit and receive energy in and from unique directions. The station establishes a wireless network in... | 06/03/2008 |
