Mobile terminal
AssigneeMaxell, Ltd.
InventorRyuji Nishimura
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Abstract
A mobile terminal in which an imaging unit is provided on a front surface side and a display unit and a sensor are provided on a back surface side includes a signal processing unit which, from a signal output by the imaging unit, generates information to be displayed by the display unit, and a control unit into which a signal from the sensor is input and which controls the signal processing unit. A display state of the display unit based on the control performed by the control unit includes a first display state for display in a first display region if no detection signal is being input from the sensor, and a second display state for display in a second display region if a detection signal is being input from the sensor.
Claims19
A mobile terminal having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, the mobile terminal comprising:
- a first camera included on the first side of the mobile terminal, the first camera configured to generate first image information including still image data and moving image data;
- a second camera included on the second side of the mobile terminal, the second camera configured to generate second image information including still image data and moving image data;
- a third camera included on the second side of the mobile terminal, the third camera configured to generate third image information, wherein the second camera is disposed at a predetermined interval from the third camera;
- an encoder encoding the still image data included in the first image information and the second image information using a first type of compression scheme, and encoding the moving image data included in the first image information and the second image information using a second type of compression scheme;
- a storage for storing the encoded still image data and the encoded moving image data;
- a wireless communication circuit for connecting the mobile terminal to the Internet;
- a GPS signal receiver for acquiring position information of the mobile terminal;
- an interface circuit receiving the first image information from the first camera, the second image information from the second camera and the third image information from the third camera;
- a proximity sensor generating proximity information;
- a sensor configured to detect rotation of the mobile terminal;
- a touch panel;
- a display integrated with the touch panel,
- wherein the display is configured to switch between at least a first state and a second state based on at least the proximity information, and
- wherein the display is configured to include a first display region, a second display region, and a third display region, the third display region displaying at least one setting button for switching between the first camera and the second camera;
- a signal processor configured to receive the first image information, the second image information, or the third image information via the interface circuit, and generates displaying information to be displayed by the display based on the first image information, the second image information, or the third image information,
- wherein the signal processer is configured to perform image signal processing on the first image information, the second image information, or the third image information to perform a white balance correction;
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- a controller configured to receive the position information from the GPS signal receiver, wherein the controller is configured to control at least the first camera, the second camera, the third camera, the wireless communication circuit, the display, and the signal processor,
- wherein the display is configured to display a focus setting region frame in response to a touch detected by the touch panel in the first display region, and the mobile terminal is configured to change a display position of the focus setting region frame based on detection of an additional touch in the first display region,
- wherein the display is configured to display the second displaying information, generated by the signal processor based on the second image information, in the first display region, and the third displaying information, generated by the signal processor based on the third image information, in the second display region, and
- wherein the display is configured to display the at least one setting button in the third display region, and the touch panel is configured to detect a touch to configure the displayed setting button.
A method for displaying information on a display of a mobile terminal having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, the mobile terminal comprising:
- a first camera included on the first side of the mobile terminal, the first camera configured to generate first image information including still image data and moving image data;
- a second camera included on the second side of the mobile terminal, the second camera configured to generate second image information including still image data and moving image data;
- a third camera included on the second side of the mobile terminal, the third camera configured to generate third image information, wherein the second camera is disposed at a predetermined interval from the third camera;
- an encoder encoding the still image data included in the first image information and the second image information using a first type of compression scheme, and encoding the moving image data included in the first image information and the second image information using a second type of compression scheme;
- a storage for storing the encoded still image data and the encoded moving image data;
- a wireless communication circuit for connecting the mobile terminal to the Internet;
- a GPS signal receiver for acquiring position information of the mobile terminal;
- an interface circuit receiving the first image information from the first camera, the second image information from the second camera and the third image information from the third camera;
- a proximity sensor generating proximity information;
- a sensor to detect rotation of the mobile terminal;
- a touch panel;
- a display integrated with the touch panel,
- wherein the display is configured to switch between at least a first state and a second state based on at least the proximity information, and
- wherein the display includes a first display region, a second display region, and a third display region, the third display region displaying at least one setting button for switching between the first camera and the second camera;
- a signal processor which receives the first image information, the second image information, or the third image information via the interface circuit, and generates displaying information to be displayed by the display based on the first image information, the second image information, or the third image information,
- wherein the signal processer performs image signal processing on the first image information, the second image information, or the third image information to perform a white balance correction;
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- a controller that receives the position information from the GPS signal receiver, wherein the controller controls at least the first camera, the second camera, the third camera, the wireless communication circuit, the display, and the signal processor,
- the method for displaying information on a display of a mobile terminal comprising:
- displaying a focus setting region frame in response to a touch detected by the touch panel in the first display region, and changing a display position of the focus setting region frame based on detection of an additional touch in the first display region,
- displaying the second displaying information, generated by the signal processor based on the second image information, in the first display region, and the third displaying information, generated by the signal processor based on the third image information, in the second display region, and
- displaying the at least one setting button in the third display region, and detecting a touch to configure the displayed setting button.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.