US 2008/0076469 A1Published application

Method and Mobile Communication Terminal for Playing Multimedia Content

AssigneeNeomtel Co., Ltd.

InventorsSeong-Hun Shin, Sang-Bum Kim, Jeong-Ho Lee, Young-Hoo Koh

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Abstract

Users desire to add their own produced images to multimedia content, or to update the multimedia content. However, there is a problem in that conventional multimedia content cannot be changed. A mobile communication terminal according to the present invention monitors an occurrence of an event, changes at least one of elements of a played content file to a new element when the event occurs, and plays the content file including the changed element by means of a playback unit. The new element to be changed may be an element received from a storage medium connected on a network, a new file stored in a memory unit, or an image taken by a camera module.

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Dependent claims

A mobile communication terminal which plays multimedia content, comprising:

a wireless communication unit that transmits/receives voice and data signals through a mobile communication network;
a communication processing unit that processes the voice and data signals transmitted/received through the wireless communication unit;
a voice input/output unit which converts the voice signal processed by the communication processing unit into an audible sound, or which converts a voice signal inputted from the outside and outputs the converted voice signal to the communication processing unit;
a memory unit that stores the content;
a playback unit which checks whether or not elements of content to be played are present in a permanent storage area of the memory unit, loads the elements into a temporary storage area of the memory unit, and, if there is an updated element, loads the updated element into the temporary storage area and plays the updated element;
a display unit that displays an image played by the playback unit;
an audio output unit that outputs an audio signal played by the playback unit;
and
an update control unit which is operated upon activation of the playback unit, monitors an occurrence of an event, changes at least one of elements of a played content file to a new element when the event occurs, and notifies the playback unit that the element has been changed.

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A method of playing multimedia content which can be executed in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising the operations of:

a) reading from a permanent storage area of a memory unit into a temporary storage area of the memory unit a content file including a header having summary information of the content, object files which are elements of the content to be played, and a playback control command, the object files being loaded into a resource area from the information included in the header, and the playback control command being read in an action area;
b) sequentially reading the object files loaded into the resource area and generating frame data to be played according to the playback control command stored in the action area;
c) checking a queue, in which events are stored, to check whether or not there is an action defined in connection with a currently generated event;
d) if there is a corresponding action, changing the content or at least one of elements of the corresponding content file, which is stored in the resource area, to a new element under the control of the playback control command included in the action;
and
f) playing generated frame data.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.