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Method and system for creating, receiving and playing multiview images, and related mobile communication deviceMethod and system for creating, receiving and playing multiview images, and related mobile communication device description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20090163185, Method and system for creating, receiving and playing multiview images, and related mobile communication device. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
The present application claims priority to applications entitled “METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING, RECEIVING AND PLAYING MULTIVIEW IMAGES, AND RELATED MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE” filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Dec. 24, 2007 and assigned Serial No. 10-2007-0136472 and on Nov. 28, 2008 and assigned Serial No. 10-2008-0119323, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. The present invention relates generally to techniques of a multi-view image service and, more particularly, to a method and a system for converting individual images acquired at several angles by cameras of plural mobile communication devices into multi-view images, and a related mobile communication device. A communication device enables persons in different locations to easily and immediately transmit information to each other. Recent advances in communication technology provide communication devices with portability, thus realizing mobile communication devices. These days such mobile communication devices are rapidly increasing in use over the world. In addition to a traditional function of voice call, a mobile communication device today has a great variety of functions such as message transmission, music file play, camera, image file display, and so forth. That is, a mobile communication device today is integrated with new-proposed various services and thereby offers substantial convergence services. To address the above-discussed deficiencies of the prior art, it is a primary object to provide technical advances that allow creating multi-view images by converting individual images acquired at several angles by cameras of plural mobile communication devices into the multi-view images. According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for creating multi-view images is provided. This method comprises obtaining certification of a multi-view image service at a master device; grouping mobile communication devices for creation of the multi-view images by the master device; selecting an image processing server being available for the grouped mobile communication devices; acquiring images of a photographing target by the grouped mobile communication devices; transmitting the images to the selected image processing server; and converting the images into the multi-view images. According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for receiving and playing multi-view images is provided. This method comprises selecting a content including the multi-view images; selecting a receiving type for receiving the content; receiving the content according to the selected receiving type; playing the received content; and if there is a request for playing the multi-view images while the content is played, playing the multi-view images of a scene corresponding to a time of the request. According to still another aspect of the present invention, a system for a multi-view image service is provided. This system comprises a plurality of mobile communication devices obtaining certification of the multi-view image service, forming a group for creation of multi-view images, acquiring and transmitting images of a photographing target; and a service server performing the certification to at least one of the plurality of mobile communication, receiving the images transmitted from the mobile communication devices, and encoding the received images into the multi-view images based at least partly on redundancy of the received images. According to still another aspect of the present invention, provided is a mobile communication device that comprises a camera acquiring images; a control unit controlling the acquisition of the images by the camera, and controlling the transmission of the images; and a short-distance wireless communication module establishing a short-distance wireless communication channel with other mobile communication devices under the control of the control unit. Here, the control unit acquires device information and camera information about the mobile communication devices through the short-distance wireless communication module and performs grouping of the mobile communication devices. According to still another aspect of the present invention, provided is a mobile communication device that comprises a camera acquiring images; a control unit controlling the acquisition of the images by the camera, and controlling the transmission of the images; and a short-distance wireless communication module establishing a short-distance wireless communication channel with other mobile communication devices under the control of the control unit. Here, the control unit, when receiving a standard block from a specific one of the other mobile communication devices, the standard block corresponding to at least one part of an image acquired by the specific mobile communication device, detects a compared block corresponding to the standard block by comparing the standard block with the acquired image, determines a degree of image discordance between the standard block with the compared block, and displays an indicator for the movement of a camera focus so as to adjust the image discordance. Before undertaking the DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION below, it may be advantageous to set forth definitions of certain words and phrases used throughout this patent document: the terms “include” and “comprise,” as well as derivatives thereof, mean inclusion without limitation; the term “or,” is inclusive, meaning and/or; the phrases “associated with” and “associated therewith,” as well as derivatives thereof, may mean to include, be included within, interconnect with, contain, be contained within, connect to or with, couple to or with, be communicable with, cooperate with, interleave, juxtapose, be proximate to, be bound to or with, have, have a property of, or the like; and the term “controller” means any device, system or part thereof that controls at least one operation, such a device may be implemented in hardware, firmware or software, or some combination of at least two of the same. It should be noted that the functionality associated with any particular controller may be centralized or distributed, whether locally or remotely. Definitions for certain words and phrases are provided throughout this patent document, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that in many, if not most instances, such definitions apply to prior, as well as future uses of such defined words and phrases. For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure and its advantages, reference is now made to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals represent like parts: Continue reading about Method and system for creating, receiving and playing multiview images, and related mobile communication device... 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