Patent ID: 7577460

Claim:
A data transmitting method for a portable composite communication terminal which functions as both a portable phone and a camera, comprising the steps of: entering a first E-mail transmission sub-mode upon user request for E-mail transmission while operating in a portable phone mode, the first e-mail transmission sub-mode performing a portable phone function; entering a second E-mail transmission sub-mode upon user request for E-mail transmission while operating in a display sub-mode, the second e-mail transmission sub-mode displaying an image most recently captured in a camera mode; sequentially displaying other images stored in a memory through the use of scroll keys; transmitting the address of the other party and a message received through a user interface in the first E-mail transmission sub-mode; and transmitting the address of the other party and the message received through the user interface and the image displayed on the display as an E-mail in the second E-mail transmission sub-mode.