CN100359913C - Photo number display type mobile communication terminal and operation method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a mobile communication terminal for displaying the number of photos and an operation method thereof, the mobile communication terminal is characterised by including following portions: a memory for stores image data when photographing is performed; a display unit which displays information of the number of photos capable of being additionally stored in the memory; a microcomputer which reduces the photo number displayed on the display unit one by one whenever photographing is performed, and if the photo number is smaller than a pre-set number, the microcomputer checks a remaining space of the memory and optimizes the photo number displayed on the display unit. The invention changes and optimizes information related to the remaining photographed/stored photo number displayed in the mobile communication terminal, in a range which is reasonable for a user, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the information related to the photo number, and so that the user can use more storage space.

Description

Photo quantity display type mobile communication terminal and operation method

technical field

The present invention relates to a photo number display type mobile communication terminal and an operation method, in particular, in a mobile communication terminal with a camera function, the information related to the number of photos remaining to be stored by the user is displayed according to the number of photos optimized according to the remaining space of the memory Type mobile communication terminal and operation method.

Background technique

Recently, as the camera function is supported in the mobile communication terminal, a function for displaying the number of photos that can be retaken is added to the mobile communication terminal.

The method for calculating the number of photos that can be taken again in the mobile communication terminal is described below, as shown in Figure 1, including the following steps:

Step S1, divide the total memory capacity of the mobile communication terminal by the maximum file size of the photos taken at the current set resolution, and use the resulting value as the number of photos that can be taken/stored again and display it on the display of the mobile communication terminal Ministry;

Step S2, when taking a photo;

In step S3, the storage capacity corresponding to the size of the photo actually taken/stored will be reduced;

Step S4, divide the remaining storage capacity in step S3 by the maximum file size of the photos taken at the currently set resolution, and use the obtained value as the number of photos and display it on the display part of the mobile communication terminal.

However, even when photos are taken with the same resolution, the resulting photo files will have different file sizes. That is, the user cannot accurately know the specific size of the photo to be taken before shooting, and at the same time cannot accurately calculate the number of remaining photos.

Therefore, in the mobile communication terminal of the prior art, the memory space of the mobile communication terminal is allocated with the largest size and the corresponding number of photos is calculated, but the actual remaining memory capacity will not be reduced by the size of the largest photo, so when shooting When taking photos, the number of photos that can be retaken/stored does not decrease or decreases by 2 at the same time.

For this reason, the current mobile communication terminal does not provide the function of displaying the number of photos, or provides the above-mentioned function in the case of the above-mentioned problem.

However, even if the above-mentioned problems are considered and the photo number display function is added, the user will not be able to rely on the information on the number of photos that can be re-taken/stored displayed in the mobile communication terminal, causing inconvenience to the user.

Contents of the invention

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, the object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal with a photo number display and an operation method, so that in a mobile communication terminal with a camera function, the number of photos that can be photographed/stored will be changed according to The remaining space of the memory of the mobile communication terminal is optimized, thereby ensuring the accuracy of information related to the number of retakeable/storable photos displayed in the mobile communication terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a photo number display type mobile communication terminal, which includes the following parts: a memory for storing image data during shooting; a display part for displaying photos that can be added and stored in the above memory Quantity information; the microcomputer, when taking pictures each time, reduces the number of photos displayed in the above-mentioned display part by one, and when the number of photos displayed is below the set number, checks the remaining space of the above-mentioned memory, and replaces the remaining space of the current memory Divide the space by the maximum file size of the image data captured at the resolution currently set by the camera, and use the resulting value as the remaining number of photos to optimize the number of photos displayed on the above display.

In order to better achieve the above object, the present invention also provides an operation method of a photo number display type mobile communication terminal, which includes the following steps: the first step, when each photo is taken, the mobile communication terminal The number of storable photos displayed on the display of the terminal is reduced by one; in the second step, when the number information in the first step above is changed, it is confirmed whether the number of photos after the change is less than the set number; in the third step, in the As a result of confirmation in the second step above, when the number of photos after the change is less than the set number, according to the remaining space of the memory of the mobile communication terminal, divide the remaining space of the current memory by the number of photos taken at the resolution currently set by the camera The maximum file size of the image data, and use the obtained value as the remaining photo quantity, thereby optimizing the photo quantity information displayed in the mobile communication terminal.

In order to better achieve the above object, the present invention also provides a method for operating a photo number display mobile communication terminal, which includes the following steps: the first step, when each photo is taken, the mobile communication terminal The number of storable photos displayed in the display part of the mobile phone is reduced by one; the second step is to confirm whether a predetermined signal is input in the mobile communication terminal, so that the number of photos displayed in the first step is optimized according to the current remaining memory capacity; The third step, when there is a signal input in the above second step, divide the current remaining memory space by the maximum file size of the photos taken at the currently set resolution, and use the obtained value as the number of photos that can be stored again , and display it on the mobile communication terminal.

The photo number display type mobile communication terminal and the operation method of the present invention change and optimize the information related to the number of remaining photographed/stored photos displayed in the mobile communication terminal within the range understandable by the user, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the information related to the number of photos. accuracy and make more storage available to users.

The present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a diagram of a method for displaying the number of photos in a mobile communication terminal of the prior art;

Fig. 2 is the internal structural diagram of the photo quantity display type mobile communication terminal among the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the flow chart of the operation method of the photo number display type mobile communication terminal in the present invention

Detailed ways

The interior of the mobile communication terminal in the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. 2 .

As shown in Figure 2, for a mobile communication terminal connected to a shooting device 1 such as a camera and supporting an image shooting function, it includes the following parts:

Memory 10, used to store image data such as photos taken;

The display unit 20 is used to display the information related to the number of photos that can be taken/stored in the remaining space of the above-mentioned memory 10;

The microcomputer 30 optimizes the information related to the number of photos displayed in the above-mentioned display unit 20 according to the remaining space of the above-mentioned memory 10;

Wherein, the above-mentioned display unit 20 is generally composed of a liquid crystal screen, but according to specific circumstances, it may be composed of a touch-type liquid crystal screen such as a PDA mobile phone in which a key input unit and a display unit are integrally provided.

In addition, the microcomputer 30 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal and executes various services of the mobile communication terminal according to signals input by the user through the key input unit 40 .

Above-mentioned microcomputer 30 is except being used for processing the key value processing part (not shown) of the key value input in the above-mentioned key input part 40, also comprises: the display control part 31 that is used to control the picture displayed in the above-mentioned display part 20; The number of photos calculation unit 32 for calculating the number of photos output to the display unit 20 by the display control unit 31 .

Wherein, the number of photos calculation unit 32 decreases the information related to the number of photos displayed on the display unit 20 by one each time the user takes or stores a photo. As a result of the reduction in the number of photos mentioned above, when the number of photos displayed in the display unit 20 decreases below the set number, preferably below '0', a corresponding optimization operation will be performed.

That is, when the number of photos that can be retaken/stored displayed on the display unit 20 reaches '0', the number of photos calculation unit 32 confirms the remaining space of the memory 10, and divides the remaining space by the currently set camera resolution. The maximum size of the photo file that can be taken at the same rate, and the obtained value is displayed on the display unit 20 as the number of photos.

At the same time, in the photo number display type mobile communication terminal of the present invention, the user can arbitrarily optimize the photo number information, even if the number of photos displayed on the display unit 20 does not reach '0', when the user inputs photos through the key input unit, etc. When the number optimization command signal is received, the number of photos calculation unit 32 divides the remaining space of the memory by the maximum size of photos, and uses the obtained value as the number of photos.

Finally, the mobile communication terminal in the present invention also includes: a communication module 50 for sending and receiving telephone signals or data with external base stations under the control of the above-mentioned microcomputer 30 .

Fig. 3 is the flow chart of the first operation method of the photo quantity display type mobile communication terminal among the present invention, comprises the following steps:

In step S11, the number of photos calculation unit uses the value of the number of remaining photographed/stored photos (RPN: Remained Photo Number) displayed on the display unit by the value of 'full memory space/photos taken at the current set resolution. The maximum size of the file' is calculated, and the resulting value is displayed in the display section;

In steps S12 and S13, when the user takes a photo and stores it, the number of photos calculation unit will reduce the value of the number of photos displayed in the display unit by '1' number value;

In the S14 step, the number of photos calculation section confirms whether the number of photos taken/stored (RPN) of the remaining photos reaches the set number, that is, in this embodiment, confirms whether the number of '0' has been reached; When the quantity value is reached, it will return to the S12 step; when it reaches the '0' quantity value, it will enter the S15 step;

In step S15, the above-mentioned photo quantity calculation unit performs an optimization operation and displays the optimized photo quantity on the display unit, that is, the above-mentioned RPN uses the ratio of the photo file taken under the current memory remaining space/currently set resolution Maximum size' is calculated and yields;

In step S16, the photo quantity calculation unit confirms whether the RPN is still a quantity value of '0'; if it does not reach the quantity value of '0', it will return to step S12, and when it reaches the quantity value of '0', it will enter S17 step;

In step S17, a pop-up window indicating that the storage space is full is displayed on the display unit of the mobile communication terminal.

When the user does not need to perform a special optimization function, the above steps 12-16 will be repeated every time a photo is taken.

In addition, in another embodiment of the photo quantity display type mobile communication terminal of the present invention, in addition to the automatic optimization when the RPN reaches '0' quantity value, the user can also manually perform the photo quantity optimization operation.

That is, in the process of displaying the number of photos on the display unit of the mobile communication terminal, when the user selects the optimization menu displayed on the display unit, the number of photos is optimized even if the RPN does not reach the number value of '0', and Information about the number of remaining photographed/stored photos calculated according to the remaining space of the current memory is displayed on the display unit.

In addition, when the user changes the resolution of the photo during the process of taking the photo, the size of the file to be stored in the memory will also change at the same time. In this case, the user does not need to execute a separate optimization menu, and the information on the number of photos to be optimized is displayed on the display unit.

In addition, when the RPN reaches the number value of '0' or automatically performs optimization operations such as changing the resolution, in order to prevent confusion when the user confirms, after the optimization operation is performed, the user will be prompted through a pop-up window, etc. Quantity optimization processing.

Of course, the present invention can also have other various embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make various corresponding changes and deformations according to the present invention without departing from the spirit and essence of the present invention, but these corresponding Changes and deformations should belong to the scope of protection of the appended claims of the present invention.

Claims (7)

1. A photo quantity display type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it comprises: A memory for storing image data during shooting; The display unit is used to display information on the number of photos that can be additionally stored in the memory; The microcomputer reduces the number of photos displayed on the display unit by one each time a photo is taken, and checks the remaining space of the memory when the number of displayed photos is less than the set number, and replaces the remaining space of the current memory dividing by the maximum file size of the image data captured under the resolution currently set by the camera, and using the obtained value as the remaining number of photos, so as to optimize the number of photos displayed on the display unit. 2. The photo number display mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that when the number of photos displayed on the display part is '0', the microcomputer displays on the display part Optimize the number of photos. 3. A method for operating a photo quantity display type mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: The first step is to reduce the number of storable photos displayed in the display part of the mobile communication terminal by one when each photo is taken; In the second step, when the number information in the first step is changed, confirm whether the number of photos after the change is less than the set number; The third step is to detect the remaining space of the memory of the mobile communication terminal when the number of photos after the change is less than the set number, and divide the remaining space of the current memory by the largest file size of the image data captured under the resolution set by the current camera size, and use the obtained value as the remaining photo quantity, so as to optimize the photo quantity information displayed in the mobile communication terminal. 4. The method for operating a photo quantity display mobile communication terminal according to claim 3, characterized in that, before the first step, further comprising: A step of dividing the remaining space of the current memory by the maximum file size of the image data captured under the resolution currently set by the camera, taking the obtained value as the number of photos and displaying it in the mobile communication terminal. 5. The method for operating a photo number display mobile communication terminal according to claim 3, characterized in that: In the second step, confirm whether the number of photos is below '0'; In the third step, when the number of photos in the second step is below '0', a corresponding optimization operation will be performed. 6. The method for operating a photo quantity display mobile communication terminal according to claim 3, characterized in that, after the third step, further comprising: The step of performing the operation of optimizing the number of photos is displayed in the mobile communication terminal. 7. A method for operating a photo quantity display mobile communication terminal, comprising the following steps: The first step is to reduce the number of storable photos displayed in the display part of the mobile communication terminal by one when each photo is taken; The second step is to confirm whether there is a predetermined signal input in the mobile communication terminal, so that the number of photos displayed in the first step is optimized according to the current remaining memory capacity; In the third step, when a signal is input in the second step, divide the current remaining memory space by the maximum file size of the photo taken under the currently set resolution, and use the obtained value as a photo that can be stored again quantity, and display it in the mobile communication terminal.

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