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  Apparatus to provide a screen capturing function and a method of providing the screen capturing functionUSPTO Application #: 20070091194Title: Apparatus to provide a screen capturing function and a method of providing the screen capturing function Abstract: A portable apparatus to provide a screen capturing function, when a display unit of the apparatus displays moving pictures on a display panel thereof, includes a button signal input unit to receive a button signal inputted by a user; a picture capturing unit to capture individual pictures of the moving pictures, when the inputted button signal is determined to be a first button signal; a thumbnail creating unit to create thumbnails of the captured pictures, the thumbnails being sequentially arranged on a predetermined portion of the display panel; and a screen recording button located on an exterior of the portable apparatus to generate the first button signal. (end of abstract) Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP - Washington, DC, US Inventor: Ji-yeon Kwak USPTO Applicaton #: 20070091194 - Class: 348333010 (USPTO) The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070091194. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of Korean Application No. 2005-100432, filed Oct. 24, 2005, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] Aspects of the present invention relate to an apparatus to provide a screen capturing function and a method of providing the screen capturing function, and, more particularly, to an apparatus to provide a screen capturing function and a method of providing the screen capturing function, in which a moving picture reproduced on a display panel is captured and recorded using a screen recording button provided in a portable apparatus, and in which the captured image is displayed as a thumbnail. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Recently, digital broadcasting services have quickly spread through existing media, such as ground wave broadcasting, satellite broadcasting, cable TV broadcasting, or the like, which has resulted in innovative changes in broadcasting industry environments. One type of medium, known as the DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) service, is a new medium that is represented by a cooperation of digital broadcasting and digital communications entities. One of the characteristics of the DMB service is that a user may watch multi-channel digital television broadcasting while on the move. [0006] Before the DMB service is described, radio broadcasting, which is currently being used, will first be described. Radio broadcasting using an analog system was originally developed for fixed reception. Thus, if the user receives the radio broadcasting while walking or driving a vehicle, the sound quality of the radio broadcasting is significantly lowered, and higher output and a wider frequency band are required. [0007] In order to solve theses problems, efforts have been made around the world to standardize to digital audio broadcasting and make it more suitable for practical use. As a result, DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) has been used in Europe, where Eureka-147 has been adopted as a DAB standard, DAR (Digital Audio Radio) has been used in the United States, DRB (Digital Radio Broadcasting) has been used in Canada, DSB (Digital Sound Broadcasting) has been used by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU-R), and DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) has been used in Korea. [0008] DAB, having been developed for next generation broadcasting, is sufficiently robust to be compatible with electromagnetic wave environments and with noise in downtown areas. Therefore, even if transmissions are transmitted with low outputs, electric waves carrying sound with CD level quality can be received in a vehicle that is moving at high speed. Further, thanks to DAB, the concept of radio broadcasting is broadened from the existing `listening` broadcasting to `viewing and listening` broadcasting. As such, according to the DAB service, in addition to music broadcasting, a variety of multimedia information, such as news, traffic information, weather information, geographic and location information, moving picture information, and the like, can be transmitted through characters and graphics. [0009] Meanwhile, DMB is a next generation broadcasting technique, in which sound broadcasting is digitized, with CD level sound quality which surpasses the level of existing AM and FM radio, and provides various data services, such as characters, graphics and moving pictures, at a data transmission speed of 1.5 Mbit/s, and further provides bidirectional services, superior quality broadcasting reception while a receiver is on the move, or the like. [0010] The above-mentioned DMB is largely divided into ground wave DMB and satellite DMB based on a transmission medium, and the satellite DMB service is divided into a fixed service and a mobile service. [0011] The structure of a DMB system incorporated into a cellular phone to implement reception while on the move according to the related art will be described. [0012] The DMB system for reception while on the move mainly includes a mobile chipset that implements a cellular phone function, a DMB receiving chip that receives the DMB, and an LCD (liquid crystal display) that displays cellular phone pictures or DMB contents. [0013] The mobile chipset controls the components of the cellular phone, performs various functions that are necessary for the operation of the cellular phone, and functions as a general processor. For example, the mobile chipset receives and processes the output of a camera, outputs pictures to the LCD of the cellular phone, and outputs ring tones of the cellular phone. In this case, the mobile chipset may be the only essential component of the cellular phone, and the DMB receiving chip may be additionally provided so as to add the DMB function to the cellular phone. [0014] The DMB receiving chip is controlled by the mobile chipset, decodes the DMB signal, and outputs the decoded signal to the LCD to be displayed. A multiplexer is provided such that the output of the mobile chipset for the LCD and the output of the DMB receiving chip for the LCD are selectively displayed on the LCD. [0015] The output of the mobile chipset to perform the existing cellular phone function and the DMB output are sources of pictures displayed on the LCD. [0016] However, where a user wants to capture and record various kinds of pictures provided through a display panel of a portable apparatus (for example, a cellular phone or PDA) that has adopted the DMB service to provide a variety of multimedia information, since a separate hardware device needs to be provided, a system becomes complicated, and costs thereof increase. [0017] Korean Patent Publication No. 2002-7652 discloses an apparatus to process a screen of a digital television and a method of processing the screen of a digital television. According to Korean Patent Publication No. 2002-7652, the method of processing a screen of a digital television includes displaying icons and supplementary information corresponding to picture data stored in a storage medium on a screen, selecting one of the displayed icons, and reproducing picture data corresponding to the selected icon. To this end, a technology is disclosed which displays icons corresponding to the picture data stored in the storage medium and reproduces picture data corresponding to selected icons. However, there is no technology in which predetermined pictures are captured and recorded according to a selection duration time during which a button is selected by a user and thumbnails of the predetermined pictures are displayed on the screen. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0018] An aspect of the present invention is to provide an apparatus providing a screen capturing function and a method of providing the screen capturing function, in which pictures reproduced on a display panel are captured by using a screen recording button provided in a portable apparatus, and thumbnails of images of the captured pictures are created so as to be supplied to one side of the display panel. [0019] Another aspect of the present invention is to provide an apparatus providing a screen capturing function and a method of providing the screen capturing function, in which moving pictures reproduced on a display panel are recorded by using a screen recording button provided in a portable apparatus, and predetermined icons of the recorded moving pictures are supplied to one side of a display panel. [0020] According to a first aspect of the present invention, a portable apparatus to provide a screen capturing function, when a display unit of the apparatus displays moving pictures on a display panel thereof, comprises a button signal input unit to receive a button signal inputted by a user; a picture capturing unit to capture individual pictures of the moving pictures, when the inputted button signal is determined to be a first button signal; a thumbnail creating unit to create thumbnails of the captured pictures, the thumbnails being sequentially arranged on a predetermined portion of the display panel; and a screen recording button located on an exterior of the portable apparatus to generate the first button signal. [0021] According to a second aspect of the present invention, a portable apparatus to providing a screen capturing function when moving pictures are displayed thereon, the portable apparatus comprises a display panel having a first region in which the moving pictures are displayed and a second region in which thumbnails are displayed; and an input unit to capture images of the moving pictures, the captured images being incorporated into the thumbnails. Continue reading... Full patent description for Apparatus to provide a screen capturing function and a method of providing the screen capturing function Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Apparatus to provide a screen capturing function and a method of providing the screen capturing function patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. 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