Method and apparatus for wireless transmission of electronic mail having a moving image file attachment which is displayed during edition or creation of electronic mail
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorShoichi Nagatomo
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Abstract
A communication apparatus comprises a memory which stores a document and a moving picture in an associated manner, a display device comprising a document display area for displaying a document and a moving picture display area for displaying a moving picture, a control unit which reads the document stored in the memory and displays the document in the document display area of the display device, and a display control unit which, when a moving picture associated with the document read by the control unit is stored in the memory, reads the moving picture associated with the document, and displays the moving picture in the moving picture display area of the display unit.
Claims20
A wireless communication apparatus comprising:
- a mail creation unit which creates an electronic mail;
- a memory which stores a moving image file;
- a reading unit which reads the moving image file stored in the memory while the mail creation unit creates the electronic mail;
- a display device comprising an electronic mail display area for displaying the electronic mail created by the mail creation unit and a moving image display area for displaying the moving image file read by the reading unit, while the electronic mail is being created or edited;
- a user operable input member for selectively instructing (i) a start of reproduction of the moving image file read by the reading unit, and (ii) pausing of the reproduction;
- a guidance display which displays which one of (i) the start of reproduction of the moving image file read by the reading unit and (ii) the pausing of reproduction can be instructed by the user operable input member;
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- a wireless transmitter which transmits the electronic mail created by the mail creation unit with the moving image file attached to the electronic mail.
A display method for a wireless communication apparatus that includes a display, a memory that stores a moving image file, and a user operable input member, said method comprising:
- creating an electronic mail;
- reading the moving image file stored in the memory while the electronic mail is created;
- displaying the electronic mail in an electronic mail display area of the display, and displaying the read moving image file in a moving image display area of the display, while the electronic mail is being created or edited;
- selectively starting reproduction of the read moving image file and pausing the reproduction in accordance with operation of the user operable input member;
- displaying guidance as to which one of (i) the start of reproduction of the read moving image file and (ii) the pausing of reproduction can be instructed by the user operable input member;
- and wirelessly transmitting the electronic mail with the moving image file attached thereto.
A computer readable storing medium having a program stored thereon that is executable by a computer of a wireless communication apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus includes a display, a memory that stores a moving image file, and a user operable input member, said program being executable by the computer to cause the computer to execute functions comprising:
- creating an electronic mail;
- reading the moving image file stored in the memory while the electronic mail is created;
- displaying the electronic mail in an electronic mail display area of the display, and displaying the read moving image file in a moving image display area of the display, while the electronic mail is being created or edited;
- selectively starting reproduction of the read moving image file and pausing the reproduction in accordance with operation of the user operable input member;
- displaying guidance as to which one of (i) the start of reproduction of the read moving image file and (ii) the pausing of reproduction can be instructed by the user operable input member;
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- transmitting the electronic mail with the moving image file attached thereto.
A wireless communication apparatus comprising:
- mail creating means for creating an electronic mail;
- storing means for storing a moving image file;
- reading means for reading the moving image file stored in the storing means while the mail creation means creates the electronic mail;
- display means for displaying the electronic mail created by the mail creation means in an electronic mail display area, and for displaying the moving image file read by the reading means in a moving image display area, while the electronic mail is being created or edited;
- user operable input means for selectively instructing (i) a start of reproduction of the moving image file read by the reading unit, and (ii) pausing of the reproduction;
- guidance display means for displaying which one of (i) the start of reproduction of the moving image file read by the reading unit and (ii) the pausing of reproduction can be instructed by the user operable input means;
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- means for wirelessly transmitting the electronic mail created by the mail creation means with the moving image file attached to the electronic mail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.