KR100796046B1 - Method, terminal and system for providing hybrid-contents - Google Patents

Abstract

A method, a terminal, and a system for providing hybrid contents are provided to generate the hybrid contents combining data found in the network and the data stored in a user terminal, and control the generated hybrid contents, thereby enabling a user to generate various and new contents conveniently. A communicator(570) receives information for first source data obtained by searching the source data stored in the network based on condition information. A source data searcher(522) obtains and provides the information for second source data by searching the data stored in the terminal based on the condition information. An interface provider(510) displays at least one of the information for the obtained first and second source data to a predetermined area in a screen of the terminal, and provides a canvas area, which enables the user to generate the hybrid contents by adding at least one of the displayed information for the first and second sources, to a part neighboring to the predetermined area.

Description

METHOD, TERMINAL AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING HYBRID-CONTENTS}

1 is a diagram illustrating a conventional technique for generating content on the present network.

2 is a diagram showing the general configuration of an entire system for generating hybrid contents according to the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration module of a terminal device of a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration module of a service server according to the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal device of a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a system layer configured by a user terminal device and a service server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram exemplarily illustrating various fields that may be included in a content database.

8 is a diagram illustrating data stored in a content database according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a diagram illustrating a system layer configured by a user terminal device and another user terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a diagram illustrating a system layer configured by a user terminal device with a plurality of remote servers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

200: user terminal device

210, 510: interface providing unit of the terminal device

220 and 522: source data search unit of the terminal device

230, 523: hybrid content management unit of the terminal device

240 and 524: connection management unit of the terminal device

250, 525: synchronization unit of the terminal device

260: control unit of the terminal device

270, 570: communication unit of the terminal device

280, 580: content database of the terminal device

290, 590: source data index database of the terminal device

300: service server

310: user data management unit of the service server

320: source data search unit of the service server

330: hybrid content management unit of the service server

340: connection management unit of the service server

350: synchronization unit of the service server

360: control unit of the service server

370: communication unit of the service server

380: Content database of the service server

390: Source data index database on the service server

400: external system

The present invention relates to a method, a terminal device, and a system for providing hybrid contents by combining content existing in a network and content existing in a user terminal, and more particularly, in a network and a user terminal. A method, a terminal device, and a method for combining hybrid content, such as a plurality of images, moving images, texts, and the like, which are distributed and stored, to generate new content, and to store the same in a server existing on a user's terminal and / or a network. It's about the system.

In recent years, as the use of the Internet becomes more and more common, the amount of content distributed by traditional content distributors such as Internet portal sites and Internet service companies is increasing. In addition, among users, the active use of the Internet, in which users write and provide their own contents, is rapidly increasing, rather than using the Internet, which focuses only on passive information acquisition from a traditional content distributor. In other words, contents such as web documents, news articles, images, videos, media information, etc., which were mainly provided by Internet portal sites in the past, have been actively produced and distributed by individual users in recent years. This aspect is further deepened in recent years due to the activation of the popular User Created Contents (UCC) culture and the activation of blogs or homepage sites that provide various functions that allow users to create content more easily and conveniently. It is becoming.

The user-produced content is a server of a company that provides services such as a blog or a homepage for files such as images and videos stored in the user's terminal as well as a process of creating data in a text form by the user (hereinafter referred to as a service server). Or a link to a file that already exists on the network. The prior art through this process is illustrated in FIG.

1 illustrates a screen for generating a post, which is user-generated content, in a site providing a blog service. The user can compose a desired message in a text window, and can use various buttons to add files such as images and videos stored in the user's computer and files existing on the network. However, there are some inconveniences in the conventional content production method as follows.

First, in generating content, the user should present the exact path of the file stored in the terminal or the file existing on the network to the server. To this end, the user should be aware of the information about the location and name of the file when using the file stored in the terminal. If the file exists on the network, the user should be able to search the file in advance. The hassle has to go through the process of finding the path of.

Second, in the related art, not only the connection with the service server should be preceded in the creation of the content, but also the content created by the user is stored only in the database on the service server side. Connection is essential. Therefore, it is impossible to use a function provided by the service server without the user terminal interworking with the service server.

Meanwhile, Google Inc. of the conventional search technology. Google Desktop, which is provided by, allows web servers on the network to search web documents for search queries entered by users, and local hosts of users 'computers to search files on users' computers. Since the web document search result and the local file search result are simultaneously provided for the user's search query, by running the web server and the local host independently, the content not only in the web server but also in the user's computer It should be acknowledged that we have broadened the scope of the search to, but it only provides search results for existing content that matches the search query, and recycles the content acquired by the user as a meaningful new result. The ability to generate content It is not.

Therefore, by using a scheme to search the content on the web and the content in the terminal with a single query, help users to recreate new content creations by utilizing various contents scattered on the web and the terminal. The necessity of providing is increased, and in order to overcome the inconvenience of the conventional content creation process as mentioned above, it is necessary to propose a user-friendly content creation interface so that anyone can recreate new contents very conveniently. It is required.

Summary of the Invention An object of the present invention is to provide a method, a terminal device, and a system for creating and manipulating a hybrid content by combining data stored in a terminal device with data stored on a network by employing a technology that is considerably more advanced than the conventional technology mentioned above. By doing so, the user can conveniently create a variety of new content to focus the explosive attention of the multimedia generation.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention as described above, and to perform the characteristic functions of the present invention described below, the characteristic configuration of the present invention is as follows.

According to one aspect of the invention, (a) a remote server connected to a terminal device by a network providing information on at least one first source data to the terminal device, and (b) the first source Receiving, by the remote server, the hybrid content generated using at least one of information about data and information about second source data that is a result of searching for source data stored in the terminal device from the terminal device. A method is provided.

According to another aspect of the invention, (a) the terminal device receives information regarding at least one first source data from a remote server connected by a network, (b) at least one terminal device stored therein Obtaining information regarding the second source data of (c), and (c) generating hybrid content using at least one of the information about the first and second source data.

According to another aspect of the invention, a terminal device for generating a hybrid content by combining the source data stored on the network and the source data stored in the user terminal, obtained by performing a search for the source data stored on the network A communication unit for receiving the information on the first source data, a source data search unit for obtaining and providing information on the second source data by searching the source data stored in the terminal device, and the first and the first 2 displaying at least one of the information about the source data and allowing the user of the terminal device to generate the hybrid content using at least one of the displayed information about the first and second source data. Terminal including an interface providing unit for providing a space on the screen Value is provided.

According to another aspect of the invention, a terminal device for generating a hybrid content by combining the source data stored in the remote computer on the network and the source data stored in the user terminal, performing a search for the source data stored in the remote computer Displaying at least one of information about the first source data obtained by using the first source data and information about the second source data obtained by performing a search on the source data stored in the terminal device, and displaying the terminal device. An interface providing unit for providing a UI so that a user can generate the hybrid content using at least one of the displayed information about the first and second source data, and searching for information about the second source data, Local server which is a server managing the generated hybrid content The terminal device is provided comprising a.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for communicating with a terminal device of a user through a network, comprising: a source data retrieval unit for retrieving first source data from source data stored on the network; Provided is a system including a hybrid content manager configured to manage a hybrid content generated by editing at least one of second source data searched for source data and at least one of the first source data.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The following detailed description of the invention is described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which show by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain shapes, structures, and characteristics described herein may be embodied in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention with respect to one embodiment. In addition, it is to be understood that the location or arrangement of individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention, if properly described, is defined only by the appended claims, along with the full range of equivalents to which such claims are entitled.

[Preferred Embodiments of the Invention]

System overview

2 is a diagram showing the general configuration of an entire system for generating hybrid contents according to the present invention.

The user terminal device 200 usable in the system of FIG. 2 includes various digital devices. Not only personal computers and mobile phones, which are the most common terminal devices, but also digital devices that can be connected to the Internet through wired or wireless devices such as PDAs and PMPs may correspond.

The terminal device 200 and the service server 300 of the present invention interoperate with each other to generate and maintain hybrid content, which can be divided into four tasks.

First, a search function for text, audio, image, video, flash, and a combination thereof (hereinafter, referred to as “source data”) stored in the terminal device 200 of the user may be performed. The search for the source data includes tag information assigned to the source data by a separate program as well as basic properties of the source data such as the name, path, and creation date of the source data. And the like, as described in 0641791). In order to perform such a search function, it is preferable to generate the index data with respect to the source data in advance, but it may be assumed that the source data is searched in real time.

Second, the terminal device 200 may transmit the same search condition to the service server 300 along with a function of searching the source data stored in the terminal device 200, and in response thereto, the service device 300 may transmit the source data. Information regarding the provided source data may be received, wherein the source data provided by the service server 300 corresponds to a search server 300 that meets a search condition received from the terminal device 200 by the service server 300. Not only the source data stored therein, but also source data obtained from the external system 400 may be included using a search condition received from the terminal device 200. Detailed description thereof will be described later.

Third, the terminal device 200 may generate hybrid content by combining the source data obtained through the above process, and store the generated hybrid content in the terminal device 200 and / or the service server 300. .

Fourth, the terminal device 200 may download the hybrid content stored in the service server 300, upload the hybrid content stored in the terminal device 200 to the service server 300, and the terminal device 200. Synchronization may be performed between hybrid contents stored in the service server 300.

Hereinafter, the detailed operation of the terminal device 200 and the service server 300 will be described in more detail.

Source data

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the source data includes metadata describing the attributes of the source data or the attributes of the source data are described in a separate storage space.

The most common example of acquiring the property of the source data from the source data itself is an image file in which a picture is stored. In this case, the file name, creation time, etc. of the image file are attributes of the image file. As another example, text data may be exemplified. In this case, not only the name and creation time of the text data become attributes of the source data, but also the character string constituting the text data may also be attributes of the source data. More preferably, a meaningful and frequently appearing character string may be more suitable as an attribute of the source data among the character strings constituting the text data. The method of extracting a meaningful character string from the text data may include natural language processing techniques and stemming techniques. This can be achieved by using existing linguistic research methods.

Thus, in addition to the source data from which the attribute can be obtained from the data itself, it is also conceivable that the attribute of the source data is recorded in a separate storage space. In this regard, it can be described with reference to a method for automatically recommending and assigning tags to digital data disclosed in Korean Patent No. 0070116 of Applicant of the present invention. According to the invention disclosed in the registered patent, a tag may be assigned to digital data through a face recognition technology, a location tracking technology such as GPS, etc., and the assigned tag is stored in the storage device corresponding to the digital data. In this case, the attributes of the source data (tag information above) are stored outside the source data (the digital data above), but the software for tagging and storing the data and the software using the same as the source data share the data format and the database. As a result, the same effect as when the attribute is included in the source data can be achieved.

hybrid contents

In the present invention, the hybrid content collectively refers to content generated by combining source data provided from the service server 300 existing on the network and source data stored in the user's terminal device 200. However, even if the content is generated using only source data provided from either the service server 300 or the terminal device 200 of the user, the generation of such content is performed between the service server 300 and the terminal device 200 of the user. If it is made in an environment capable of transmitting and receiving source data in real time or at a predetermined time interval, it will be included in the hybrid content of the present invention.

A user may generate hybrid content by editing a single or a plurality of source data or manipulating a relative arrangement among the source data through a user interface installed in the terminal device 200 of the user. A more detailed description of generating hybrid content will be described below in more detail.

Configuration of User Terminal Device

3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal device.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal device 200 is the interface providing unit 210, source data search unit 220, hybrid content management unit 230, connection manager 240, synchronization unit 250 , A control unit 260, and a communication unit 270, and in conjunction with this, may include a content database 280 that stores hybrid content.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the interface providing unit 210, source data search unit 220, hybrid content management unit 230, connection management unit 240, synchronization unit 250, control unit 260, and communication unit 270 may be program modules included in at least a part of the user terminal device or in communication with the user terminal device (however, in FIG. 3, the interface providing unit, the source data retrieval unit, the hybrid content management unit, the connection management unit, and the synchronization unit). , The control unit, and the communication unit are all included in the user terminal device). Such program modules may be included in the user terminal device in the form of an operating system, an application program module, and other program modules, and may also be physically stored on various known storage devices. Also, such program modules may be stored in a remote storage device that can communicate with a user terminal device. Such program modules include, but are not limited to, routines, subroutines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or execute particular abstract data types, described below, in accordance with the present invention.

The source data retrieval unit 220 of the present invention is responsible for performing a search for the source data stored in the user's terminal under a specific search condition. The search condition is transmitted to the interface providing unit 210 by an action of a user who manipulates the terminal device, and the interface providing unit 210 transmits the search condition to the source data retrieval unit 220 through the control unit 260. do.

When the search condition is transmitted to the source data search unit 220, the source data search unit 220 searches for source data that meets the search condition. In this case, the source data search unit 220 is stored in the user terminal to increase the efficiency of the search. Index data for the source data can be generated in advance. In this case, the user terminal device may include an index database 290 for storing index data. Here, the database includes not only a negotiated database, but also a database in a broad sense including a file system-based data record, and the like as described in the present invention, if a simple set of logs can be retrieved to extract data. Included in The method of generating index data is well known in the field of information retrieval, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

If it is not easy to generate the index data in advance, a case may be considered in which the file is searched in real time along the directory structure of the storage device after receiving the search condition, but the search efficiency may be reduced.

Next, the hybrid content management unit 230 of the present invention processes the user when requesting the storage of the hybrid content through the interface providing unit 210, or when the user requests to query, modify, delete and search the stored hybrid content, In charge of the function. To this end, the terminal device may include a content database 280 for storing hybrid content. Here, the database may mean a database in a broad sense including not only a negotiated database but also a data record based on a file system. .

In addition, the connection manager 240 of the present invention maintains and manages the list of the service server 300 as a target for retrieving the source data and storing the hybrid content, and periodically or aperiodically, as necessary. It checks the accessibility. The function of the connection management unit 240 may be extended later. In this regard, it will be described in the 'diversification of service server' section.

In addition, the synchronization unit 250 of the present invention is responsible for the synchronization between the hybrid content stored in the service server 300 and the hybrid content stored in the user terminal device 200 according to a user's request or a predetermined rule. do.

In addition, when generating the hybrid content, the interface providing unit 210 of the present invention receives a search condition for source data through interaction with a user, or source data retrieval unit 220 or a service server of a user terminal device. Receives a search result matching the search conditions from the 300 to provide a function to the user. The hybrid content manager 230 of the terminal device may request to store the generated content or request to store the generated hybrid content to a remote server such as the service server 300. In addition, the interface providing unit 210 may provide various toolbars and the like for the user to easily generate the hybrid content.

In addition, the control unit 260 according to the present invention is a source data search unit 220, hybrid content management unit 230, interface providing unit 210, connection management unit 240, synchronization unit 250, and communication unit 270 It controls the flow of data. That is, the control unit 260 according to the present invention by controlling the signals transmitted and received between each component through the communication unit 270, the source data search unit 220, hybrid content management unit 230, interface providing unit 210, The connection manager 240 and the synchronizer 250 control their respective functions.

As mentioned above, the configuration of the module installed in the terminal may be freely modified within the technical level of those skilled in the art, and may be modified to a more advanced configuration in consideration of the entire system. In this regard, the configuration of the service server Be sure to describe it after reviewing it.

Configuration of Service Server

4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the service server 300.

As shown in FIG. 4, the service server 300 has a configuration similar to that of the user's terminal, and the function performed by each component is similar to that of the component of the user's terminal.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the service server 300 is a source data search unit 320, hybrid content management unit 330, connection management unit 340, synchronization unit 350, user data management unit 310, control unit 360, and a communication unit 370, and in conjunction with this, a content database 380 for storing hybrid content.

According to the present invention, the source data search unit 320 of the service server 300 searches for source data according to the search criteria specified by the user's terminal device 200. The service server 300 may search for the source data stored in the service server 300 and transmit the result to the terminal device 200. In addition, the separate server 400 existing outside the system may be provided. The content acquired by communicating with the terminal device 200 may also be simultaneously provided to the terminal device 200. As described in the terminal device 200, index data for searching may be generated in advance, and in this case, the service server 300 may include an index database 390.

Next, the hybrid content manager 330 of the service server 300 of the present invention inquires, modifies, deletes, and requests for the storage of the hybrid content from the user terminal device 200 and the hybrid content stored in the service server. Responsible for handling search requests. To this end, the service server 300 may include a content database 380 for storing hybrid content.

In addition, the connection manager 340 of the service server 300 of the present invention maintains and manages information on the object in communication with the terminal device 200 and the external system 400. The above information may also include statistical data on the connection status and login information in the case of a system requiring login. In addition, the connection manager 340 may periodically or aperiodically perform a function of checking whether the specific terminal device 200 and the external system 400 are accessible.

In addition, the user data management unit 310 according to the present invention performs a function of recording and managing demographic information, user-specific setting information, etc. for the user using the service server 300. This can include a separate user database.

In addition, the synchronization unit 350 of the present invention performs synchronization between the hybrid content stored in the service server 300 and the hybrid content stored in the user's terminal device 200 according to a request or a predetermined rule of the terminal device 200. It plays a role.

In addition, the controller 360 according to the present invention includes a source data search unit 320, a hybrid content management unit 330, a connection management unit 340, a user data management unit 310, a synchronization unit 350, and a communication unit 370. It controls the flow of data. That is, the control unit 360 according to the present invention controls the signals transmitted and received between each component module through the communication unit 370, so that the source data retrieval unit 320, hybrid content management unit 330, connection management unit 340, The user data manager 310 and the synchronizer 350 perform control of each unique function.

Layering of Modules for Terminal Device 200

The module of the terminal device 200 described above can be largely divided into two functional units, one of which is a unit including an interface providing unit 210 that accepts a user's request, and the other is a request for a request. The unit includes a source data retrieval unit 220, a hybrid content management unit 230, a connection management unit 240, and a synchronization unit 250 in charge of processing. These two functional units can be examined corresponding to the server-client model, which is the most common form of communication in the Internet communication network. That is, in the present invention, the interface providing unit 210 that accepts a user's request may correspond to a client program such as an internet browser, and in the present invention, a set of modules in charge of processing the user's request may be connected to an internet browser. Corresponds to a server providing a response to a request from the same client program.

Therefore, in view of the above, the present invention is another preferred embodiment of the configuration of the user terminal device 200, and separates the interface providing unit 210 into one independent client program, and handles the request of the user. A configuration for separating and implementing a set of program modules into a local server in the user terminal device 200 is proposed. This configuration is shown in FIG.

According to the configuration of the terminal device 200 shown in FIG. 5, the interface providing unit 510 receives a user's request and provides a response thereto, but processing of the user's request is performed by the local server 520 and the service server. 300).

The effects obtained by choosing such a configuration are as follows.

First, the interface providing unit 510 may communicate with the module and the service server 300 in the terminal device 200 in the same manner in searching for source data and inquiring and storing content. That is, in delivering the user's request, the interface providing unit 510 uses the unified interface for each server regardless of whether the delivery target is the service server 300 or the local server 520 in the user terminal device. Since it can communicate with, it is easy to implement the interface provider 510. Second, since the module of the local server 520 of the terminal device 200 has the same configuration and function as the module of the service server 300, not only does not cost a great cost for the implementation of the service server 300, but also the service. The local server 520 of the terminal device 200 of another user as well as the server 300 may function as a service server, thereby facilitating P2P connection, and the terminal device 200 and the service server 300 By extending the one-to-one connection, there is an advantage in that one-to-many connection between the terminal device 200 and the plurality of service servers 300 is easy.

6 illustrates a system layer configured by the user's terminal device 200 and the service server 300 based on such a system.

Hereinafter, a process of generating and inquiring hybrid content based on the configuration in which the user communicates with the local server 520 and the service server 300 of the terminal device through the interface provider 510 will be described.

hybrid Of content  produce

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the local server 520 is driven in the terminal device 200 of the user. The user may perform preparation work for generating hybrid content by running a client program 510 that can communicate with the local server 520. The local server 520 is a server that provides a response to the user's request and operates in the user's terminal device 200. The most common method is a server program using a specific port of the user's local host. Can be. The user configures a basic environment for generating hybrid content by driving a client program (hereinafter referred to as a hybrid browser) that performs the function of the interface providing unit 510. In this case, the local server 520 does not necessarily need to be operated before the hybrid browser 510 is driven, and the local server 520 may be driven together with the hybrid browser 510.

The hybrid browser 510 may provide various toolbars that are used to generate hybrid contents. Examples of the functions of the toolbars include adding, deleting, moving, resizing, and rotating source data constituting the hybrid contents. Can be mentioned. Using this function, the user may arrange various source data on a space (hereinafter referred to as a canvas) for generating hybrid content.

Editing source data on the canvas can be done in a variety of ways.

As the most common method, a user may directly input a path of source data to be added. In this method, the user directly suggests the path through an input device such as a keyboard and searches a file system using an input device such as a mouse to specify a desired file, which is currently provided by blog and homepage service providers. This is the same as uploading files and inserting web page links.

As another method, the user may select source data to be added by searching. As one embodiment of the present invention, a user may perform a search by inputting a keyword using an input device such as a keyboard in a search box provided on the hybrid browser 510. The hybrid browser may transmit the received search condition to the local server 520 and the service server 300. In this case, when the user cannot access the service server 300 or when the user designates to work in the terminal device, the hybrid browser 510 may selectively transmit the received search word only to the local server 520. According to an embodiment of the present invention, since the local server 520 and the service server 300 of the present invention each play an equal role as individual servers in the relationship with the hybrid browser, the search condition input by the hybrid browser is the local server. Although it is preferable to simultaneously transmit to 520 and the service server 300, in some cases, it may be considered to transmit to each server with a certain time difference.

The local server 520 and the service server 300 receiving the search word may obtain source data corresponding to the search condition through the source data search unit 522 and 320 and transmit the source data to the hybrid browser 510. As a method for easily obtaining source data that meets a search condition, the local server 520 and the service server 300 generate index data with respect to source data held by each server in advance, and request a search. In this case, the response time may be shortened by performing a search using the index data.

The search target is not limited to the source data stored in the local server 520 and the service server 300 as described above. In order to obtain more various search results, an external system 400 may not be provided. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the service server 300 receives a search condition and performs a search for the source data stored in the service server 300, and at the same time, a data exchange method that conforms to XML-based document standards such as RSS Source data may be requested from an external system 400 that provides an API. In the case of the external system 400 that does not provide an API, it is also possible to obtain source data through crawling a web document used to secure basic data in a search engine or the like.

As described above, the time point for obtaining the source data or the address of the source data from the external system 400 may be immediately after the service server 300 receives the search condition, but secures the data in advance regardless of the reception of the search condition. In addition, it may be possible to secure data only in advance for a specific search condition, such as source data for which a user frequently searches.

In the above description, only the example in which the service server 300 accesses the external system 400, but the local server 520 existing in the user terminal device 200 accesses the external system 400 to obtain source data. It doesn't exclude you from doing that.

The local server 520 and the service server 300 may provide the source data itself to the hybrid browser 510, but more preferably, information related to the source data that meets the search conditions, in order to prevent the load of the network, That is, only brief text data about the obtained source data and the path of the source data are primarily provided, and the source data itself is provided when the user later selects the source data or wants more detailed information about the source data. can do. In addition, the information related to the source data may be a name of the source data, tag information on the source data, generation time information of the source data, and information included in the metadata of the source data. In addition, if the obtained source data corresponds to an image or a video, the source data provided primarily may include a thumbnail of a small capacity.

The method of inputting a search condition by the user is not limited to performing by using a search window provided by the hybrid browser 510. As another embodiment of specifying a search condition, when a user inputs text data directly to the canvas to generate hybrid content, a method of extracting a search word from a created text document is also possible. Such a method may be performed based on conventional linguistic research such as morphological analysis method and natural language processing method, and it is also possible to select key words and search for them. This method may be done in real time while the user enters the text data, or may be done at the moment the user completes the text data.

As another method of inputting a search condition by the user, there is a method of referring to a position of a mouse pointer or the like. If the text data is placed where the pointer is pointing, the word closest to the pointer is used. If the source data such as image or video is placed where the pointer is pointing, the search is performed using the keyword or tag information related to the image or video as a search condition. Can be done. Such a method may be performed using various input devices such as a touch screen and a touch pad.

As such, there may be various cases in which the search condition is specified, and the present invention includes not only the above-mentioned method but also the case where the above-described method is modified under the skill level of those skilled in the art.

When the hybrid browser 510 of the present invention receives a search result from each server 520, 300, all or part of the result may be presented to one side of the hybrid browser 510. The search results received from the local server 520 and the search results received from the service server 300 may be integrated and displayed. However, the search results received from the local server 520 may be displayed separately.

The user can select the source data to be added to the canvas from the search results obtained as described above. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the source data to be added is dragged onto the canvas in a drag and drop manner. You can edit to suit your tastes. Meanwhile, the user may drag and drop the source data shown in the search result to a specific area (not shown) of the display unit of the hybrid browser 510 or the terminal device 200 or perform a similar action to the terminal device ( 200).

This addition of source data is not only one time, but may be possible whenever a user wants to add new source data, and when adding source data to a canvas or editing source data added on a canvas, The user can specifically specify the arrangement state. For example, the added source data may be moved and disposed at an appropriate position, the size thereof may be increased or decreased, and the source data may be rotated about the central axis. When a plurality of source data are arranged on the canvas, it may be assumed that the source data are arranged to overlap each other. In this case, the user may set which source data is more exposed to the front.

Through the above process, the user can generate hybrid content and store it. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the hybrid content that has been created on the hybrid browser 510 is basically stored in the content database 580 of the user's terminal device 200. At this time, in the case of source data obtained through the service server 300 among the source data included in the hybrid content, as described above, the terminal device 200 of the user may receive only some information about the data. Therefore, in this case, the process of downloading the remaining part of the source data may be preceded. When the hybrid browser 510 detects that the creation of the hybrid content is completed, the hybrid browser 510 requests the local server 520 to transmit and store information about the generated hybrid content, and the local server 520 stores the request as the hybrid content manager. Forward to 523. The hybrid content manager 523 completes the work by recording the received information in the content database 580.

In addition, the generated hybrid content may be stored in the content database 380 of the service server 300 according to a user's setting or request. For example, the user may set all hybrid contents generated in the terminal device 200 to be stored in the local server 520 and the service server 300, or in another case, all the hybrid contents generated by the user. Is basically only stored in the local server 520, and may be assumed in various cases, such as taking a method of storing only hybrid content that the user specifies separately in the service server 300. In this case, a process of transmitting the source data originating from the terminal device of the user among the source data constituting the hybrid content to the service server 300 may be necessary. When the generated hybrid content is stored in the service server 300, the user may set a disclosure level of the hybrid content. This may be done by setting the content to be disclosed to a specific user or group, or may be done by making the content private to a specific user or group. More preferably, access rights to the content may be divided and set in several stages. For example, a specific group may be set to make the content inaccessible, another group may be set to simply view the content, and another group may be set to modify and delete the content.

7 exemplarily illustrates various fields that may be recorded in the content database 580, 380.

First, the "content ID" of FIG. 7 includes information for uniquely identifying the generated hybrid content.

"User ID" is identification information about the user who created the hybrid content. When the generated hybrid content is stored only in the user's terminal device 200, the "user ID" information is not necessarily required, but the user for the synchronization operation between the local server 520 and the service server 300 will be described later. "User ID" information is also preferably recorded in the content database 580 of the terminal device 200. The “user ID” may be information for identifying the terminal device 200 of the user, but more preferably, information for identifying each user. This is because a case where multiple users use one terminal device 200 can be expected. This "user ID" may be given during the process of accessing the service server 300 or in the process of registering user information with the service server 300.

"Source data ID" is information that can identify source data constituting the hybrid content. It may be configured in a manner that includes the path and name of the source data, or may be composed of these numbers if there is a number uniquely assigned to each source data.

"Source data arrangement information" includes information regarding the arrangement state of the source data constituting the hybrid content. Preferably, the affine transform information, which is a transformation consisting of various transformation information such as center coordinates, size, direction, symmetry, tilt, mapping to a specific geometric shape, and a combination thereof, is placed. It may also include. In addition, when a plurality of source data constitute one hybrid content, it may include front and rear arrangement relationship information therebetween. In addition, it may be assumed that the format of the source data is converted and placed, such as when the image file of the BMP format is converted to the JPG format and stored.

"Generation time" and "modification time" include time information on which hybrid content was originally created and time information most recently updated.

The “public information” may be particularly useful when the hybrid content is stored in the service server 300, and may include exposure target information and access authority information of the hybrid content generated as described above.

The plurality of configuration fields constituting the content databases 580 and 380 described above may be distributed and stored in various tables or databases, respectively. In particular, since the hybrid content of the present invention may be composed of a plurality of source data, information related to the hybrid content itself, such as "content ID", "user ID", "generation time", "modification time", "public information", etc. A single database table, and store information such as "source data ID" and "source data batch information" related to the source data constituting the hybrid content in a separate database table. Even if the data includes a plurality of source data can be easily coped. An example of a case of distributing and storing the generated hybrid content can be confirmed through FIG. 8.

hybrid Of content  View, edit, and delete

According to the present invention, the user may query the hybrid content stored in the local server 520 and / or the service server 300 in the terminal device 200 of the user through the hybrid browser 510. The hybrid browser 510 may communicate with the local server 520 and / or the service server 300 to query a list of stored hybrid contents or to search a search result for the stored hybrid contents. At this time, it is preferable that the hybrid content set to be private to the specific user or the specific terminal device 200 requesting the inquiry is excluded from the list. When the user selects specific contents of the provided list, the selected hybrid contents are provided on the canvas of the hybrid browser 510.

For reference, the user may store specific source data of the hybrid content displayed on the canvas in the terminal device 200 of the user. As an example of a method in which the user selects specific source data, the user may store the specific source data in the hybrid browser. The method of downloading the corresponding source data may be assumed by performing drag and drop or a similar operation on a specific area (not shown) of the display unit 510 or the terminal device 200.

If the user is given the right to modify or delete the inquired hybrid content, the content can be modified and stored. Since this process is the same as the process of generating the hybrid content, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Local server and remote Server-to-server  synchronization

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the hybrid content generated by the user is basically stored in the local server 520, and can be stored in the service server 300 according to the user's selection, but if necessary, both servers Synchronization may be required between 520 and 300. For example, as mentioned above, when all the hybrid content generated by the user is set to be stored in both the local server 520 and the service server 300, the terminal device 200 of the user is connected to the service server 300. If the hybrid content is generated in a situation where it is not accessible, it may be necessary to access the service server 300 to synchronize data on both sides. This synchronization operation may be performed every time the user's terminal device 200 accesses the service server 300, according to a specific period, or by a direct request of the user, and in some cases, the hybrid browser 510. Without the involvement, the local server 520 and the service server 300 may be made by direct communication.

In order to perform the synchronization, the synchronization unit 525, 350, the connection management unit 524, 340, and the hybrid content management unit 523, 330 of the local server 520 and the service server 300 of the present invention cooperate with each other. do. First, the synchronizing unit 525 of the local server 520 executes a program registered by a signal of the hybrid browser 510 or in a table (for example, a cron table of Linux, etc.) in which periodic scheduled tasks are registered. Is activated by The synchronizer 525 of the local server 520 communicates with the connection manager 524 of the local server 520 to check whether the current service server 300 is accessible. When access to the service server 300 is possible, in cooperation with the synchronization unit 350 of the service server 300 may check whether the hybrid content list stored in both servers match, and the hybrid content list stored in both servers is It may be obtained by requesting the hybrid content managers 523 and 330 of the server. Even when the content list is matched, it is possible to check whether or not the type or layout information of the source data constituting each content is matched. In this case, as a method of synchronization, the data of both sides is updated with the most recently updated version. Consider how to match. At this time, in the case of the service server 300, by the user of the terminal device 200 using the user information of the terminal device 200 that has requested the current synchronization, or the access authority is granted to the user of the terminal device 200 It is desirable to perform synchronization only for the hybrid content.

Diversity of Service Servers

The service server 300 of the present invention is preferably a server provided by a provider that provides and distributes tools and program modules for generating hybrid content, but the present invention is the only server to the service server 300. It is not limited to being eligible. This is because the hybrid browser 510, the client program of the present invention, communicates with the local server 520 in the terminal device 200, and communicates with the service server 300 outside the terminal device (that is, two servers 520). , A hybrid browser 510 in communication with 300). That is, considering that the local server 520 and the service server 300 are structurally and functionally similar, the service server 300 of the present invention may be replaced with the local server 520 of another user. 9 is a diagram illustrating a system layer when the service server 300 of the present invention is replaced with a local server 520 of another user.

As such, when the service server 300 is replaced with the local server 520 of another user, the access permission range of the data stored in each local server 520 may be a problem. That is, whether or not the access rights to the hybrid content and the search permission for the source data, which have been made with the help of the service server 300, may be a problem in how to implement the communication between individuals. In the present invention, the local server 520 has a connection manager 524 to maintain and manage the list of servers to be connected, and periodically check whether the connection is possible. Therefore, it is preferable that the connection management unit 524 maintain and manage the information on the access right in the communication between individuals. The connection manager 524 may solve the above problem by specifying network address information of a user terminal that allows connection between individuals and additionally including their access authority levels.

In addition, the system is further extended so that the user's local server 520 is not a system in which the user's local server 520 communicates with one remote server (meaning service server 300 or another user's local server 520). It is also possible for a system to allow 520 to simultaneously access multiple remote servers. A system layer having such a configuration is shown in FIG.

According to the present invention, the user can generate the hybrid content by manipulating the source data stored in the user's terminal device and the source data stored on the network, so that the user can create and utilize more various contents very conveniently. As a result, the user's active participation in the multimedia content and thereby can lead to an explosive increase in the generation of multimedia content.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the configuration of the terminal device and system suitable for the generation and management of the hybrid content is provided, the effect that the user can easily create and manage the hybrid content in a more suitable environment is achieved. .

In addition, the system proposed by the present invention comprises a local server installed in a terminal device, a remote server, and an application program communicating with each of these servers, and a system for mixing data of each server to generate new data is various. As can be dedicated to systems in the field, the effect of reducing the cost of system configuration is achieved by layering the system and simplifying the interface between modules.

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(a) providing to the terminal device information on at least one first source data obtained by a remote server connected to the terminal device by a network using the condition information received from the terminal device; (b) retrieving the information about the first source data and the information about the first source data and at the same time searching for the source data stored in the terminal device by using the condition information. Receiving, by the remote server, the hybrid content generated using at least one of the information from the terminal device. The method of claim 1, Wherein the first and second source data comprise at least one of text, audio, image, video, flash, and combinations thereof. delete The method of claim 1, The remote server obtaining the information about the first source data, And obtaining information about the source data from the source data itself stored in the remote server. The method of claim 1, The remote server obtaining the information about the first source data, Obtaining from a database recording information about source data stored in the remote server. The method of claim 5, And the database recording the information on the source data is an index database on the source data. The method of claim 1, The remote server obtaining the information about the first source data, And performing communication between the remote server and another server connected by a network. The method of claim 7, wherein Communication between the remote server and the other server connected by a network, Method performed by a data transmission method based on Extensibility Generation Language (XML). delete The method of claim 1, And the condition information is specified by a user of the terminal device. The method of claim 10, The condition information, And characterized by at least one method of a key, a pointing device, and a touch screen of the terminal device. The method of claim 1, The information about the first source data, The first source data itself, The name of the first source data, Path information for obtaining the first source data; Tag information associated with the first source data, Generation time information of the first source data, Information included in metadata of the first source data, If the first source data includes an image or a moving picture, thumbnails for the source data including the image or moving picture, When the first source data includes text data, summary information configured as part of the text data, and Program code for storing the first source data in the terminal device At least one of. The method of claim 1, In step (b), Receiving and storing the hybrid content at the remote server. The method of claim 13, Storing the hybrid content in a database in the remote server. The method of claim 1, In step (b), The remote server includes identification information of the hybrid content, terminal information from which the hybrid content is generated, identification information of a user who generated the hybrid content, identification information of source data used to generate the hybrid content, and the hybrid content. And receiving at least one of spatial layout information of the included source data, visual information about the hybrid content, and information representing an access right to the hybrid content. The method of claim 15, Spatial layout information of the source data included in the hybrid content, Coordinate information indicating a location of each of the source data in the hybrid content, Information indicating a display size of each of the source data; Information indicating a display direction of each of the source data; Affine transformation information of each of the source data, Format conversion information of the source data, and And at least one of information indicative of a back and forth relationship between each other in the display of the source data. (a) the terminal device receiving information on at least one first source data from a remote server connected by a network; (b) the terminal device acquiring information regarding at least one second source data stored therein; and (c) generating hybrid content using at least one of the information about the first and second source data, In step (c), The hybrid content is generated by adding and editing at least one of the first and second source data to a canvas, which is a space provided on a screen of the terminal device. The method of claim 17, Wherein the first and second source data comprise at least one of text, audio, image, video, flash, and combinations thereof. The method of claim 17, In step (b), And obtaining information about the second source data from the source data itself stored in the terminal device or from a database that records information about the source data. delete The method of claim 17, The first and second source data may be added to the canvas by drag and drop (Drag & Drop) method. The method of claim 17, In step (a), And after the terminal device transmits condition information to the remote server, receives the first source data corresponding to the condition information from the remote server. The method of claim 22, The condition information, And characterized by the user by at least one of a key of the terminal device, a pointing device, and a touch screen. (a) the terminal device receiving information on at least one first source data from a remote server connected by a network; (b) the terminal device acquiring information regarding at least one second source data stored therein; and (c) generating hybrid content using at least one of the information about the first and second source data, Wherein step (a) is performed simultaneously with step (b) . The method of claim 24, Step (a) and step (b), And using condition information specified by the user of the terminal device. The method of claim 25, And the condition information specified by the user of the terminal device is specified by at least one of a key, a pointing device, and a touch screen of the terminal device. The method of claim 17, In step (a), And receiving information about the first source data obtained from the source data stored in the remote server or from the source data stored in another server connected by the network with the remote server. The method of claim 27, In the step (a), The terminal device is characterized in that directly receiving the first source data obtained from the source data stored in the other server. The method of claim 27, In the step (a), The terminal device, characterized in that for receiving the first source data obtained from the source data stored in the other server indirectly through the remote server. The method of claim 17, The information about the source data, The source data itself, The name of the source data, Route information for obtaining the source data, Tag information associated with the source data, Generation time information of the source data, Information included in metadata of the source data, If the source data includes an image or a moving picture, thumbnails for the source data including the image or moving picture, When the source data includes text data, summary information configured as part of the text data, and Program code for storing the first source data in the terminal device when the source data is first source data originating from the remote server At least one of. The method of claim 17, In step (c), And storing the generated hybrid content in a database of the terminal device. The method of claim 31, wherein The storing of the generated hybrid content in the terminal device may include: When the generated hybrid content information on the first source data received from the remote server does not include complete source data, Receiving the complete source data from the remote server. The method of claim 31, wherein The terminal device may include identification information of the hybrid content, a terminal in which the hybrid content is generated, identification information of a user who generated the hybrid content, identification information of source data included in the hybrid content, and a source included in the hybrid content. And at least one of spatial arrangement information of data, visual information about the hybrid content, and information representing an access right to the hybrid content. The method of claim 33, wherein The spatial arrangement information of the source data included in the generated hybrid content is Coordinate information indicating a position of each of the source data, information indicating a display size of each of the source data, information indicating a display direction of each of the source data, affine conversion information of each of the source data, and the source in the hybrid content. And at least one of format conversion information of data, and information representing a front and rear relationship between each other in the display of the source data. The method of claim 17, And after step (c), transmitting the generated hybrid content to the remote server. A terminal device for generating hybrid content by combining source data stored in a network and source data stored in a user terminal, A communication unit receiving information on the first source data obtained by performing a search using at least one specific condition information on the source data stored on the network; A source data retrieval unit for obtaining and providing information on second source data by performing a search on the source data stored in the terminal device using the specific condition information; and Displaying at least one of the information about the first and second source data obtained by using the specific condition information in a specific area on the screen of the terminal device, the first and second displayed by the user of the terminal device And an interface providing unit providing a canvas area, which is a space in which the hybrid content can be generated by adding and editing at least one of information on source data, around the specific area on the screen of the terminal device. A terminal device for generating hybrid content by combining source data stored in a remote computer on a network and source data stored in a user terminal, At least one of information about the first source data obtained by searching the source data stored in the remote computer and information about the second source data obtained by searching the source data stored in the terminal device; An interface providing unit for displaying a UI on the terminal device and providing a UI to allow a user of the terminal device to generate the hybrid content using at least one of the displayed information about the first and second source data; A local server which is a server that searches for information on the second source data and manages the generated hybrid content; The local server, A source data retrieval unit for retrieving source data stored in the terminal device to obtain information regarding second source data; And a hybrid content manager configured to perform at least one of storage, inquiry, modification, and deletion of the generated hybrid content. The method of claim 37, The interface providing unit, And after transmitting the search condition to the remote computer and the local server, receiving and displaying information on the first and second source data meeting the search condition from the remote computer and the local server. Device. The method of claim 38, And the search condition is specified by a user of the terminal device. The method of claim 38, The information about the source data, The source data itself, The name of the source data, Route information for obtaining the source data, Tag information associated with the source data, Generation time information of the source data, Information included in metadata of the source data, If the source data includes an image or a moving picture, thumbnails for the source data including the image or moving picture, When the source data includes text data, summary information configured as part of the text data, and Program code for storing the first source data in the terminal device when the source data is first source data originating from the remote server Terminal device characterized in that at least one of. delete The method of claim 37, And the hybrid content management unit inquires, modifies, and deletes hybrid content stored in the terminal device. The method of claim 37, The terminal device, And a source database including information about second source data stored in the terminal device. And the source data search unit searches for the source data stored in the source database.  The method of claim 43, The source database is a terminal device, characterized in that the index database for the source data. The method of claim 37, The interface providing unit, And a request for any one of a request for storing, inquiry, modification, and deletion of the generated hybrid content from a user. The method of claim 45, The interface providing unit, If the request for the storage, inquiry, modification and deletion of the hybrid content to the terminal device, and transmits the request to the hybrid content management unit of the local server, And when the request from the user is a request for storing, inquiring, modifying and deleting the hybrid content of the remote computer, transmitting the request to the remote computer. The method of claim 45, The terminal device, Further comprising a content database for storing the hybrid content, And the content database is interlocked with the hybrid content management unit of the local server. The method of claim 47, The content database, Identification information of the hybrid content, a terminal in which the hybrid content is generated, identification information of a user who generates the hybrid content, identification information of source data included in the hybrid content, and spatial arrangement information of source data included in the hybrid content. And at least one of visual information about the hybrid content and information representing an access right to the hybrid content. The method of claim 48, Spatial layout information of the source data included in the hybrid content, Coordinate information indicating a position of each source data in the hybrid content, Information indicating a display size of each of the source data; Information indicating a display direction of each of the source data; Affine transformation information of each of the source data, Format conversion information of the source data, and Information indicative of a mutual relationship between each other in the display of the source data; Terminal device characterized in that it comprises at least one of. The method of claim 37, The local server, And a synchronization unit configured to perform synchronization between the hybrid content stored in the terminal device and the hybrid content stored in the remote computer. 51. The method of claim 50, The synchronization unit, And when the contents of the hybrid contents stored in the terminal apparatus and the contents of the hybrid contents stored in the remote computer are different from each other, the terminal apparatus is configured to match both sides with a recently updated version. The method of claim 37, The local server, And a connection manager to collect and manage information on the remote computer that can communicate with the local server. The method of claim 52, wherein The connection management unit, And managing identification information of the remote computer that is allowed to access the hybrid content stored in the terminal device. The method of claim 53, The connection management unit, And managing information about a level of access to hybrid content stored in the terminal device in correspondence with identification information of the remote computer to which access to the hybrid content is permitted. A system for communicating with a terminal device of a user via a network, A source data retrieval unit for retrieving first source data from source data stored on the network using at least one condition information; and A hybrid generated by searching for the information about the first source data and editing the at least one of the second source data and the first source data searched for the source data stored in the terminal device using the condition information. System comprising a hybrid content management unit for performing a function for managing content. The method of claim 55, The source data comprises at least one of text, audio, image, video, flash, and combinations thereof. The method of claim 55, The source data search unit, And receiving the condition information from the terminal device to perform a search function. The method of claim 57, And the received condition information is specified by a user of the terminal device. The method of claim 55, The source data search unit And obtaining information about the first source data from the source data itself stored in the system. The method of claim 55, The system, Further comprising a source database containing information about the source data stored in the system, And the source data search unit searches for source data information stored in the source database to obtain information about the first source data. The method of claim 60, The source database is an index database for the source data. The method of claim 55, The source data search unit, Communicate with a remote computer external to the system to obtain information about the first source data. The method of claim 62, The source data search unit, A system for communicating with said remote computer outside of said system by a data transmission method based on Extensibility Generation Language (XML); The method of claim 62, And the source data retrieval unit crawls a web document to obtain information about the first source data from the remote computer. The method of claim 55, And the source data retrieval unit retrieves the first source data and transmits the retrieved first source data to the terminal device. 66. The method of claim 65, The hybrid content is generated by the terminal device. The method of claim 66, The hybrid content management unit, And receiving the hybrid content from the terminal device. The method of claim 67, The source data is, The name of the source data, Path information to obtain source data, Tag information associated with the source data, Creation time information of the source data, Information contained in the metadata of the source data, If the source data includes an image or a moving picture, thumbnails for the source data including the image or moving picture, When the source data includes text data, summary information configured as part of the text data, and Program code for storing the first source data in the terminal device when the source data is first source data originating from the remote server A system comprising at least one of the. The method of claim 68, The hybrid content management unit, And receiving the hybrid content from the terminal device and storing the hybrid content in the system. The method of claim 69, wherein The system further includes a content database for storing hybrid content, The hybrid content management unit, And store the hybrid content received from the terminal device in the content database. The method of claim 70, The hybrid content management unit, And providing the hybrid content stored in the content database to the terminal device in response to the hybrid content inquiry request of the terminal device. The method of claim 71, wherein The hybrid content management unit, In response to a request to modify or delete hybrid content of the terminal device, And modify or delete the hybrid content stored in the content database. The method of claim 72, The content database, Identification information of the hybrid content, a terminal in which the hybrid content is generated, identification information of a user who generates the hybrid content, identification information of source data included in the hybrid content, and spatial arrangement information of source data included in the hybrid content. And at least one of visual information about the hybrid content and information representing an access right to the hybrid content. The method of claim 73, The spatial arrangement information of the source data included in the received hybrid content is Coordinate information indicating a location of each of the source data in the hybrid content, Information indicating a display size of each of the source data; Information indicating a display direction of each of the source data; Affine transformation information of each of the source data, Format conversion information of the source data, and Information indicative of a mutual relationship between each other in the display of the source data; A system comprising at least one of the. The method of claim 73, The hybrid content management unit, When there is at least one request from the terminal device for inquiry, modification and deletion of the hybrid content, And respond to the request with reference to the access authority information of the content database. The method of claim 69, wherein The system, And a synchronization unit for performing synchronization between the hybrid content stored in the system and the hybrid content stored in the terminal device. The method of claim 70, The system, And a connection manager configured to manage information on the terminal device capable of communicating with the system. 78. The method of claim 77 wherein The connection management unit, And manage identification information of the terminal device that is allowed to access the hybrid content stored in the content database of the system. The method of claim 78, The connection management unit, And managing information about a level of access to the hybrid content stored in the content database of the system in correspondence with identification information of the terminal device to which access to the hybrid content is permitted. 36. A computer readout for recording a computer program for executing a method according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4-8, 10-19, and 21-35. Media available.

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