KR100675172B1 - An audio file repeat playing back section setting method of the mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to the reproduction of an audio file in a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to set the interval repetition setting of the reproduced audio file, and then create a list and store the interval without setting the repetition interval whenever necessary. The present invention relates to a method of setting an audio file repetition reproduction section of a mobile communication terminal, by selecting a repetition playlist so that a repetitive reproduction of a section repeatedly set in a corresponding audio file is possible.

The above-described present invention includes a section repeating setting step of setting a section repeating region by designating a section repeating start and end of an audio file to be played; A section repeat playlist generation step of generating a list for the section repeat region set in the section repeat setting process; And a section repeating playlist storing step of registering the section repeating playlist set in the section repeating playlist generation process and storing the list.

MP3, mobile terminal, repeat play, repeat repeat playlist, repeat repeat playlist

Description

An audio file repeat playing back section setting method of the mobile communication terminal}

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal having an MP3 file playing function,

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a method for setting an audio file repetitive playback section of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an MP3 playback interface screen output when MP3 playback is performed in the mobile communication terminal of FIG. 1.

4 is a diagram illustrating a list screen of an interval repeat playlist.

5 is a diagram illustrating a message output screen during repeated playback according to the section repeat playlist.

* Brief description of reference numbers

10: mobile communication terminal 11: control unit

12: key input unit 13: storage unit

14: MPEG decoder 15: audio processing unit

16: display unit 17: RF unit

20: MP3 playback interface screen

30: section repeat playlist list screen

The present invention relates to the reproduction of an audio file in a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to set the interval repetition setting of the reproduced audio file, and then create a list and store the interval without setting the repetition interval whenever necessary. The present invention relates to a method of setting an audio file repetition reproduction section of a mobile communication terminal, by selecting a repetition playlist so that a repetitive reproduction of a section repeatedly set in a corresponding audio file is possible.

Current mobile communication terminals have been developed as multifunction devices capable of performing functions such as cameras, MP3 players, TVs, etc., in addition to voice and data communication functions, thanks to the development of electronic and multimedia signal processing technologies.

Among them, the MP3 function replaces the Walkman and the MP3 player of the prior art by the mobile communication terminal.

In addition, with the rapid spread of the MP3 player or the mobile communication terminal having the MP3 function, MP3 contents are also rapidly spreading. In other words, MP3 files are rapidly spreading not only in music files but also in foreign language content files.

Therefore, users can study the language using the mobile communication terminal by reproducing the MP3 function of the mobile communication terminal and variously distributed language MP3 contents using the mobile communication terminal.

In this case, it is necessary to repeatedly listen to a specific area due to the nature of language study, and the general mobile communication terminal is intended to provide convenience for users by providing a function to set repeat play.

However, in the above-described section setting for repeat play in the mobile terminal having the MP3 function in the related art, the user has to set the repeat play section each time. Therefore, the user may feel inconvenient to set the corresponding section every time.

In addition, the setting of the repeat playback section has a limit that can be set only for the section of the audio file currently being played back.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, to select a repeat playback section in the audio file, such as an MP3 file played in the mobile communication terminal to set the section repeat and store the set section repeat as a list It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for setting an audio file repetitive reproducing section of a mobile communication terminal, which enables repetitive reproducing and editing of a repetitive reproducing section using a subsequent section repeat playlist.

In order to achieve the above object, an audio file repetition reproduction section setting method of a mobile communication terminal of the present invention comprises: an interval repetition setting procedure of setting an interval repetition region by designating an interval repetition start and end of an audio file to be reproduced; A section repeat playlist generation step of generating a list for the section repeat region set in the section repeat setting process; And a section repeating playlist storing step of registering the section repeating playlist set in the section repeating playlist generation process and storing the list.

The section repeat playlist storing step may further include a message editing process of editing and storing a message to be played in the section repeat playlist.

The interval repeat playlist generated in the above-described interval repeat playlist generation process is characterized by consisting of the name of the audio file to be reproduced, the reproduction start time of the interval repeat, and the reproduction end time information of the interval repeat.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described the present invention in more detail.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal having a playback function of an MP3 file among audio files according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal having a general MP3 playback function. The controller 11 controls voice and data communication of the mobile communication terminal 10 and drives the MPEG decoder 14 for MP3 playback. And a key input unit 12 for receiving a user's control command, and a storage unit 13 for storing driving software and a user input storage command of the mobile communication terminal 10, received data information, and an audio file to be reproduced, such as an MP3. And an MPEG decoder unit which is driven by the controller 11 and decoded from the storage unit 13 to read and load the MP3 file, converts it into a digital audio signal, and outputs the digital audio signal to the audio processor 15. MPEG decoder 14 and a digital audio signal for the received audio signal and the reproduced audio file are converted into analog audio signals, and output to a speaker (not shown), and input through a microphone (not shown). The audio processing unit 15 converts a transmission voice signal into a digital audio signal and outputs it to the control unit 11, a display unit 16 for outputting driving state information of the mobile communication terminal, and transmission and reception of an RF signal through the mobile communication network. It is configured to include an RF unit 17 for.

In the above configuration, the storage unit 13 is composed of a ROM, a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, and a RAM, and the ROM includes an operating system and software for driving a mobile communication terminal. The non-volatile memory stores data that requires frequent reading, writing, and deletion of user input information, externally received data, and MP3 files. The RAM includes software or data that needs to be driven by the controller 11. It is loaded and stored temporarily.

In the above-described configuration, an operation process for reproducing an audio file, in particular, an MP3 file, is started according to an MP3 file selection command and an MP3 playback command inputted by the user through the key input unit 12, and the controller 11 allows the user to input the key input unit 12. When the MP3 file stored in the storage unit 13 is loaded into the RAM of the storage unit 13 according to the MP3 file selection command and the MP3 playback command inputted through), the MPEG decoder unit 14 is driven. The decoder unit 14 decodes the MP3 file loaded in the RAM, converts it into a PCM modulated digital audio signal, and outputs the converted audio signal to the audio processor 15. Then, the audio processor 15 converts the PCM-modulated digital audio signal into an analog signal and outputs it through a speaker to reproduce the MP3 file.

In addition, the above-described mobile communication terminal of the present invention allows the user to set a repeat play function for a specific region of the MP3 file played through the user's key input unit 12 during the playback of the MP3 file, and store the list as a list to save the list later. It is operated to repeat the playback repeat section set for each MP3 file by selecting.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a method for setting an audio file repeat play section in the mobile communication terminal of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a view showing a user interface screen for setting an audio file repeat play section, and FIG. 4 shows a section repeat. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a list output screen of a playlist, and FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an edit screen for a section repeat playlist selected from a section repeat playlist list.

Hereinafter, referring to FIGS. 1 to 5, the processing of the audio file repetition reproduction interval setting method of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described.

The control unit 11 of the mobile communication terminal 10 of FIG. 1 transfers the MP3 file to the RAM of the storage unit 13 according to the MP3 file selection command and the MP3 playback command inputted by the user through the key input unit 12. Loading, driving the MPEG decoder 14, the display unit 16 outputs the MP3 playback interface screen 20 for setting the MP3 playback and playback repeat section as shown in Figure 3 (S1).

As shown in FIG. 3, the MP3 playback interface screen 20 output to the display unit 16 in step S1 is outputted with the title of the music being played, and at the lower end, playback, rewinding, and the like for controlling playback of the MP3 file are performed. MP3 playback control window with icons such as forward, pause, stop, and menu "Repeat 21" for section repeat setting. Each icon and menu item included in the MP3 playback control window are configured to receive a control command in a one-to-one correspondence with a specific key of the key input unit 12.

Next, when the process of the MP3 repeat playback section setting method is described again, after the MP3 file is played by the S1 process and the MP3 playback interface screen 20 as described above is output, the control unit 11 thereafter. When the user inputs a key corresponding to the "Repeat 21" menu for setting the playback of the MP3 playback interface screen 20, the start position of the repeat playback section is set using the playback time information of the MP3 file. At the point where the user wants to end, there is a key input corresponding to the "Repeat (21)" menu again from the user, and after setting the position of the end of the repeating playback section using the playing time information of the corresponding MP3 file Section repetition is set by generating a section repeat playlist with the title, the start position, and the end position as one list (S2).

Thereafter, the control unit 11 sequentially generates the section repeat playlist by assigning a number to the section repeat list and sets the section repeat playlist in the step S2 (S3). The above-mentioned section repeat playlist list 30 is shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. 4 shows that the title is "FRIEND" for item 1, and the repeat play area is set from 1 minute 34 seconds to 1 minute 53 seconds. Below the item, it indicates that the section repeat playlist is not stored.

Next, when the user selects the section repeat playlist list from the menu item, the controller 11 outputs the section repeat playlist list 30 having the configuration as shown in FIG. 4 to the display unit 16. After the output of the section repeat playlist list 30, it is determined whether a play command for the selected section repeat playlist or an edit command is input (S4).

As a result of the determination in step S4, when a playback command is input, the repeated playback section of the selected MP3 file is repeatedly played (S5).

On the contrary, when the editing command is selected as a result of the determination in step S4, the user may edit and input a message to be displayed on the display unit when the repeated playback section corresponding to the section repeat playlist is played. Then, when the corresponding section repeat playlist is repeatedly played in FIG. 5, an input message as shown in FIG. 5 is output on the screen (S6).

The present invention described above sets a repetition section in a mobile communication terminal having a reproduction function of an audio file, generates and stores a section repeat playlist list having the list, and outputs a section repeat playlist list whenever necessary, and then By selecting a repeat playlist, the user can repeatedly listen to the portion of the audio file to be played repeatedly, thereby eliminating the inconvenience of having to set a repeat play section every time and improving the efficiency of English study. Provide effect.

Claims (3)

A section repeat setting process of setting a section repeat region by designating a section repeat start and end of the audio file to be played; A section repeat playlist generation step of generating a list for the section repeat region set in the section repeat setting process; The AB repeat play list generation, register the playlist list repeat section repetition reproduction list section set in the process of storage period repeat the audio file repeat section setting method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that comprises a playlist storing process. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing of the repeated section playlist further comprises a message editing process of editing and storing a message to be reproduced in the repeated repeat playlist. Way. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the section repeat playlist generated during the section repeat playlist generation process comprises an audio file name to be played, information on the start time of the section repeat and the end time of the section repeat. How to set the repeat range of audio file playback.

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