Portable terminal having a camera and method for taking a photograph with the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorGyung-Yun Chwa
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Abstract
A portable terminal having a camera. The portable terminal comprises a jack interface connected to an external device, the external device being capable of selecting a command for controlling at least one operation which is set in either a common mode or a camera mode during an operation; a control module for setting an operation mode to any one of the common and camera modes according to an inputted signal and for causing an image scanned through the camera to be photographed when the command is inputted from the external device during an operation in the camera mode; and a storing module for storing the image photographed under the control of the control module.
Claims13
A portable terminal having a camera, comprising:
- a jack interface connected to an external device, the external device being capable of selecting a command for controlling at least one operation which is set in either a common mode or a camera mode;
- a control module for setting an operation mode to either the common mode or the camera mode according to an inputted signal from the external device, determining whether the camera mode has been selected, causing an image scanned through the camera to be photographed when the command is inputted from the external device during an operation in the camera mode, and switching to a communication mode when the camera mode has not been selected;
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- a storing module for storing the image photographed under the control of the control module.
A portable terminal having a camera, comprising:
- a wireless communication interface for performing intercommunication with a wireless remote controller, the wireless remote controller being capable of selecting a photographing command in a camera mode during an operation;
- a control module for setting an operation mode to either a communication mode or a camera mode according to an inputted signal, determining whether a camera mode has been selected, causing an image scanned through the camera to be photographed when the photographing command is inputted from the wireless remote controller during an operation in the camera mode and switching to the communication mode when the camera mode has not been selected;
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- a storing module for storing the image photographed under the control of the control module.
A portable terminal having a camera comprising:
- a connector interface for performing intercommunication with a wire remote controller, the wire remote controller being capable of selecting a photographing command in a camera mode during an operation;
- a control module for setting an operation mode to either a communication mode or a camera mode according to an inputted signal, determining whether a camera mode has been selected, causing an image scanned through the camera to be photographed when the photographing command is inputted from the wire remote controller during an operation in the camera mode and switching to the communication mode when the camera mode has not been selected;
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- a storing module for storing the image photographed under the control of the control module.
A method for taking a photograph using a portable terminal with a camera, comprising the steps of:
- a) setting an operation mode to either a communication mode or a camera mode according to an inputted signal;
- b) when a call command is inputted externally, determining a present operation mode;
- c) if it is determined that the present operation mode is the camera mode, photographing an image scanned through the camera corresponding to the inputted call command;
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- d) if it is determined that the set operation mode is not the camera mode, switching to a communication mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.