Patent ID: 9609270
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: H04M,H04N

Claim:
1. A method for performing a video talk enhancement (VTE) function in an electric device, the electric device having a video talk application, a video talk enhancement application, a middleware, an input unit, a camera sensor and a processor, the method comprising: performing, by the video talk application, a video call and receiving at least one first frame generated by the camera sensor from the middleware between the applications and the camera sensor; receiving an input signal by the input unit to select one of a plurality of video talk enhancement modes provided by the video talk enhancement application; under the video call, the middleware replacing the at least one first frame with a second frame(s) or modifying the at least one first frame according to the selected video talk enhancement mode; receiving, by the video talk application, the modified at least one first frame or the second frame(s) from the middleware; transmitting, by the video talk application, the modified at least one first frame or the second frame(s) to another electric device, so that the modified at least one first frame or the second frame(s) which is transmitted is shown on the another electric device as a video talk frame, wherein the video talk enhancement modes comprise a screen share mode, under the screen share mode, the modified at least one first frame or the second frame(s) displayed on the electric device is shared with the another electric device as a screen share frame; and transmitting a predetermined frame to the another electric device by the processor before the modified at least one first frame or the second frame(s) is transmitted under the screen share mode, so that the predetermined frame is shown on the another electric device to inform the another electric device that the screen share mode is going to be operated.