BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention can be more fully understood by reading the subsequent detailed description and examples with references made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a diagram of a personal computer equipped with the conventional webcam;
FIG. 2 is a diagram of an embodiment of a system comprising a computer host equipped with a mobile electronic device;
FIG. 3 is a diagram of the hardware architecture of an embodiment of a mobile phone;
FIG. 4 is a diagram of a hardware environment applicable to an embodiment of a computer host;
FIG. 5 is a diagram of the software architecture of an embodiment of program modules executed by a processing unit;
FIG. 6 is a diagram of data communication between two parties through an Internet protocol (IP) network;
FIG. 7 is a diagram of data communication among three parties through an IP network and a cellular network;
FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing suspension of transmission of live images captured by a camera module and transmission of an in-call image acquired by a storage module;
FIG. 9 is a diagram of an embodiment of a man-machine interface (MMI);
FIG. 10 is a diagram of an embodiment of an in-call image;
FIG. 11 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method for transmitting images to the computer host when an incoming call request is received;
FIG. 12 is a diagram of a sequence diagram for resuming the suspended transmissions of live images captured by a camera module;
FIG. 13 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method for transmitting images to a computer host when a termination signal is received;
FIG. 14
a is a diagram of an embodiment of a pipeline for transmitting in-call images from a mobile electronic device to a computer host;
FIG. 14
b is a diagram of an embodiment of a pipeline for transmitting live images from a mobile electronic device to a computer host.
Patent Application
20070200917
