Mobile Terminal Automatic Contact Image Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience in registering and managing profile photos for contacts in mobile terminals, leading to incomplete or repetitive photo displays, especially when multiple contacts are involved.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal system that extracts and displays image data related to a counterpart from both internal memory and external servers, allowing for automatic output of images without prior registration, and adjusts image types and sources based on event types, terminal modes, and user settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If profile photos are registered in the phonebook in advance, then the counterpart photo can be displayed when receiving a text message or incoming call, but it requires persistent efforts to register all counterparts and is inconvenient for users to select profile photos from saved images
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs the profile photo registration process without requiring user intervention. When a counterpart sends a text message or makes an incoming call, the mobile terminal automatically extracts and registers the counterpart's profile photo from saved images or external sources, eliminating the need for users to manually select and register photos for each contact.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary extraction and registration of profile photos before they are needed for display. By proactively identifying and storing counterpart images in advance through automatic recognition and registration mechanisms, the system ensures photos are ready for immediate display when events occur, without requiring last-minute user action.
2Adaptability or versatility
If only one profile photo is registered per counterpart, then the photo can be displayed, but the same photo is outputted despite multiple occurrences of events and a user is forced to view the same counterpart photo every time
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically selects and displays different profile photos for the same counterpart based on the specific event context. Instead of statically assigning one photo per contact, the system adapts the displayed image according to the type of event (text message, incoming call, etc.) and other contextual factors, providing visual variety while maintaining relevance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the single counterpart entity into multiple associated images. Rather than treating each contact as having one fixed photo, the system creates multiple image associations for each counterpart, allowing different photos to be displayed for different events or contexts, thereby increasing versatility without increasing overall system complexity.
3Extent of automation
If profile photos are automatically extracted and displayed, then user convenience is enhanced and photos can be displayed without prior registration, but the system must manage multiple image sources including external servers and internal memory
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile terminal is designed with multi-functional capabilities to handle image data from multiple sources including external servers and internal memory. The system integrates various image acquisition and management functions into a unified automatic extraction and display mechanism, allowing it to operate with diverse image sources without requiring separate systems for each source.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs an intermediary image management mechanism that mediates between multiple image sources (external servers, internal memory) and the display function. This intermediary layer automatically retrieves, extracts, and manages profile photos from various sources, presenting a unified interface that simplifies the complexity of multi-source image management while enabling automatic extraction and display.
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AI summary
A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which image data of a counterpart having triggered an event can be displayed. The present invention may include a display unit configured to display information, a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with an external server that stores first image data and to communicate with a counterpart terminal, a memory to store a second image data, and a controller, in response to an event triggered by the counterpart terminal, to extract an image data related to a counterpart from one of the first image data and the second image data, and the controller to output the extracted image data on a portion of the display unit to notify an occurrence of the event.