Patent ID: 7684828

Claim:
A method for outputting an image in a mobile terminal, comprising: setting at least one image and a corresponding background sound; detecting when a user selects a specific image for which the background sound was set and outputting the selected image and the corresponding background sound substantially simultaneously; and storing predetermined images and background sounds mapped in synchronization with the respective images in a memory of the mobile terminal; wherein the setting step comprises: when a user enters a request to set an image with a background sound, displaying a list of previously stored images and a list of previously stored background sounds; and linking an image and background sound selected from the displayed lists of images and background sounds; wherein the linking step comprises: when an image is selected from the displayed list of images, extracting and displaying the selected image; when a background sound is selected from the displayed list of background sounds, extracting and outputting the selected background sound; and when the user confirms that the background sound is appropriate to the selected image, linking the selected image with the selected background sound.