KR101849364B1 - Apparatus and method for reproducing media - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a media player, and more particularly, to a media player having a touch wheel button that is formed of a touch panel and performs a plurality of functions in an area of a main body of the media player. The media playback apparatus includes a main body and a main body, the main body being configured by a touch panel, a touch wheel button arranged in one area, and a first start point located within the touch wheel button, when a drag operation in the circumferential direction is received And a controller for performing a second function when the drag operation in the circumferential direction is received while touching the second start point different from the first start point. According to the present invention, a touch wheel button constituted by a touch panel and performing a plurality of functions is provided in an area of the main body of the media player, so that a plurality of functions can be implemented by one touch wheel button without expanding the area of the touch panel. It is possible to provide additional functions to the user while maintaining the unit price.

Description

[0001] Apparatus and method for reproducing media [

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a media playback apparatus, and more particularly, to a media playback apparatus and method having a touch wheel button configured by a touch panel in one area of a main body of the media playback apparatus and performing a plurality of functions.

With the remarkable development of the information communication field today, the information and communication environment is rapidly changing, and mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones are also pursuing various functions in a narrow space. Recently, as the tendency of convergence that can provide various functions with a single device is expanding, a complex element is combined to perform various functions in one terminal. Accordingly, the terminal is equipped with an increasingly complicated type of input unit in order to perform various functions. As the input section becomes complicated, the terminal has to occupy a larger area in consideration of the ease of input by the user.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-066636

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a touch screen display device having a plurality of functions The present invention provides a media playback apparatus and method capable of providing additional functions to a user while maintaining a product unit price.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a media playback apparatus including: a main body; A touch wheel button disposed in one area of the main body and configured by a touch panel; And a controller for performing a first function when a drag operation in a circumferential direction is received while touching a first start point located within the touch wheel button, And a control unit for performing a second function when a drag operation to the first display unit is received.

In the present invention, the touch wheel button may include: a first area including the first starting point; And a second area including the second starting point.

In the present invention, the touch wheel button is displayed such that the first starting point and the second starting point are distinguishable.

In the present invention, the touch wheel button may further include an up / down / left / right button disposed in the circumferential direction.

In the present invention, the touch wheel button may further include first to fourth areas positioned between the up, down, left, and right buttons.

In the present invention, at least one of the first to fourth regions includes the first starting point, and at least another region of the first to fourth regions includes the second starting point. do.

In the present invention, at least two of the first to fourth regions include the first starting point, and the remaining two regions include the second starting point.

In the present invention, the touch wheel button may further include a selection button disposed at an inner center of the upper / lower / left / right button.

In the present invention, the controller may output a first audio signal during the execution of the first function and a second audio signal during the execution of the second function.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a media playback apparatus including: a main body; A touch wheel button disposed in one area of the main body and configured by a touch panel; And a controller for performing a first function when a drag operation in a circumferential direction is received in a state that an arbitrary start point in the touch wheel button is touched, And a controller for performing a second function when the drag operation is received.

In the present invention, the touch wheel button includes first to fourth regions spaced apart in a circumferential direction.

In the present invention, the control unit performs the first function by receiving a drag operation to at least one other region by using any one of the first to fourth regions as a touch start point.

In the present invention, the control unit may perform a second function by receiving a drag operation to at least another region in a touched state after touching for a predetermined time by using any one of the first to fourth regions as a touch start point .

In the present invention, the touch wheel button includes an up / down / left / right button corresponding to the first to fourth areas.

In the present invention, when a touch signal of a border line that is in contact with any two of the first to fourth areas is received, the control unit performs a function of a corresponding button corresponding to the touched area first .

In the present invention, the controller may output a first audio signal at the time of performing the first function, output a second audio signal at the time of performing the second function, And outputs the third audio signal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of playing a media according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In a method of playing a media according to an embodiment of the present invention, Performing a first function when a drag operation in a circumferential direction is received while touching a first start point located within the touch wheel button; And performing a second function when a drag operation in the circumferential direction is received in a state where the first start point and the second start point are touched.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a media playback apparatus including a media player having a touch panel on one side of a main body, Performing a first function when a drag operation in a circumferential direction is received while an arbitrary starting point in the touch wheel button is touched; And performing a second function when an arbitrary starting point in the touch wheel button is touched for a predetermined time and a drag operation in a circumferential direction is received.

The method may further include: outputting a first audio signal at the time of performing the first function; And outputting a second audio signal at the time of performing the second function.

The method may further include the step of performing a function of the corresponding button when a touch signal of any one of the up, down, left, and right buttons disposed in the circumferential direction within the touch wheel button is received .

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a plurality of functions using a single touch wheel button without expanding the area of the touch panel, And can provide additional functions to the user while maintaining the product cost.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a main body of a media player according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a touch-based input device on a front surface of a main body of the media player shown in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG.
FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a touch wheel button unit according to the first embodiment of FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 4 is a view for explaining a touch wheel button unit according to a second embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a touch wheel button unit according to a third embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining a touch wheel button unit according to a fourth embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a touch wheel button unit according to a fifth embodiment of FIG. 1;
8 is a view for explaining a touch wheel button unit according to a sixth embodiment of FIG.
9 is a view for explaining a jog operation according to the operation of the touch wheel button portion in Fig.
10 is a view for explaining a shuttle operation according to the operation of the touch wheel button portion in Fig.
11 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a media playback method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a media playback method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by terms. Terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

The present invention may be represented by functional block configurations and various processing steps. These functional blocks may be implemented in a wide variety of hardware and / or software configurations that perform particular functions. For example, the present invention may include integrated circuit configurations, such as memory, processing, logic, look-up tables, etc., that may perform various functions by control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices Can be adopted. Similar to the components of the present invention that may be implemented with software programming or software components, the present invention may be implemented as a combination of C, C ++, and C ++, including various algorithms implemented with data structures, processes, routines, , Java (Java), assembler, and the like. Functional aspects may be implemented with algorithms running on one or more processors. Further, the present invention can employ conventional techniques for electronic environment setting, signal processing, and / or data processing. Terms such as mechanisms, elements, means, and configurations are widely used and are not limited to mechanical and physical configurations. The term may include the meaning of a series of routines of software in conjunction with a processor or the like.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Referring to the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals, do.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a main body of a media player according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The media playback apparatus may be a digital video recorder (DVR) capable of reproducing images stored in a storage medium using a hard disk (HDD), a DVD, or the like as a storage medium, And may be an NVR (network video recorder) capable of transmitting, storing, and monitoring images.

Referring to FIG. 1, one area of the front surface of the main body of the media player is composed of a touch panel or a touch screen. The touch panel or touch screen refers to a user interface device capable of detecting a touch position and performing a specific process using stored software when an input means such as a human hand or an object touches (or touches) the touch panel. The touch panel includes, for example, a resistive overlay, a surface acoustic wave, or an infrared beam. Such a touch-based interface method is applied not only to a portable media player such as a mobile phone, but also to a large-sized electronic device such as a notebook computer or a TV, as described above.

As shown in FIG. 1, a main body of a media player having a touch panel includes a channel input unit 110, a play / stop unit 120, a lamp display unit 130, a touch wheel button unit A power supply unit 150, an external device connection unit 160, a guitar input unit 170, a camera control related unit 180, and a tray opening / closing unit 190.

Returning to FIG. 1, the channel input unit 110 is touched when the media player directly selects a channel number in a live mode displaying an image, or when a number is input in a number input mode.

”에서 “

”는 역방향 구분동작을 나타내며, 일시 정지 상태에서 역방향으로 한 장면씩 검색할 때 터치한다. “

”는 역방향 배속재생을 나타내며, 역방향 배속 재생 시 터치한다. “

”는 멈춤을 나타내며 영상 재생을 멈추기 위해 터치한다. “

”는 재생/일시정지(play/pause”를 나타내며 화면을 일시 정지하거나 재생 시 터치한다. “

”에서 “

”는 정방향 배속재생을 나타내며, 정방향 배속 재생을 수행 시에 터치하고, “

”는 정방향 구분동작을 나타내며, 일시정지 상태에서 정방향으로 한 장면씩 검색할 때 터치한다.The playback / pause unit 120 performs the following five functions related to image playback and pause. "RCE" touches to start or end recording. "

"In"

"Indicates the reverse division operation and is touched when a scene is searched in the reverse direction from the pause state. "

"Indicates reverse-speed playback, and is touched during backward-speed playback. "

"Indicates a pause and is touched to stop image playback. "

"Indicates" play / pause "and pauses or touches the screen during playback.

"In"

Quot; indicates forward speed reproduction, touching when forward speed reproduction is performed, and "

"Indicates the forward direction division operation and is touched when searching for a scene in the forward direction from the pause state.

The lamp display unit 130 displays five states of the media player as a lamp. "REC" lights up when recording is in progress. "HDD" indicates whether or not the hard disk is normally connected. When the hard disk is connected, the lamp flashes repeatedly. "ALARM" turns on the lamp when an event occurs. "NETWORK" means that the media player is connected to the network or the lamp is turned on when data is transmitted through the network. &Quot; POWER " increases or blinks when the power of the media player is turned on / off. In this embodiment, the lamp display unit 130 may not be implemented as a touch panel.

The touch wheel button unit 140 is touched when changing a set value or moving a cursor, touching a menu or selecting a menu, and further touching a jog / shuttle function. In this embodiment, the touch wheel button unit 140 may include up, down, left, and right buttons 141, 142, 143 and 144, and further may include up, down, left, and right buttons 141, 142, 143 and 144 and a select button 147. In addition, the touch wheel button unit 140 may not include the up, down, left, and right direction buttons 141, 142, 143, 144 or the up, down, left and right direction buttons 141, 142, 143, 144 and the select button 147 to perform only the jog or shuttle operation. The touch operation of the touch wheel button unit 140 and the performance of the corresponding functions will be described with reference to FIG. 3 to FIG.

The power supply unit 150 may touch the media playback apparatus when the power is turned on or terminated. When the power supply unit 150 is touched for a first time, for example, two seconds or more, the power may be turned on or the power may be terminated.

The external device connection unit 160 is used to connect an external device of the USB type. In the present embodiment, the external device connection unit 160 may not be implemented as a touch panel.

”는 시스템 메뉴 화면으로 진입하거나 메뉴 화면에서 상위 메뉴로 이동 시에 터치한다. “ENTER”는 선택한 메뉴 실행 시에 터치한다.The other input unit 170 performs the following five functions in relation to the operation of the media player. "MODE" touches in live mode and playback mode in order of mode. "AUDIO" is touched when setting the sound on / off. "ALARM" will turn off the alarm indicator lamp and beep when an alarm occurs and touch to remove the icon. "MENU /

"Touches the system menu screen or when moving from the menu screen to the upper menu. "ENTER" is touched when the selected menu is executed.

The camera control related unit 180 performs the following four functions with respect to the camera control. "ZOOM" touches the screen twice when zoomed in. "FREEZE" is touched during pause in live mode. "BACKUP" is touched when backup is performed, and "SEARCH" is touched when entering search screen.

The tray opening / closing part 190 touches the tray when it is opened and closed.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the touch-based input device 10 on the front surface of the main body of the media player. The input device 10 shown in FIG. 2 is excerpted from only a part related to information input and processing among a plurality of components included in the media player. Referring to FIG. 2, the input device 10 includes a touch unit 100, a sensing unit 200, and a controller 300.

The touch unit 100 is a part for touching and inputting information to perform a certain function, and the channel input unit 110 to the tray opening / closing unit 190 of FIG. 1 correspond to this.

The sensing sensor unit 200 senses the touch of the touch unit 100. The detection sensor unit 200 can detect a touch time, a touch position, a touch speed, and the like.

The control unit 300 receives the touch sensing result of the sensing sensor 200 and executes an arbitrary function. That is, the control unit 300 receives the sensing signal from the sensing sensor 200 and performs a specific function using the stored software.

In the present embodiment, when the information input is performed through the touch unit 100, the sensing unit 200 senses the type of the touch unit 100, the touch time, and the touch position and transmits the sensed information to the control unit 300, (300) operates as a flow for performing the corresponding function. For example, when the user touches the power source unit 150 included in the touch unit 100, the surveillance sensor unit 200 senses the touch time of the power source unit 150 and outputs the sensed touch time to the control unit 300, When the touch time of the power source unit 150 lasts 2 seconds, the power of the media player is turned on or off.

Hereinafter, the touch and operation of the touch wheel button units 140 and 150 to which the jog / shuttle function is added will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 8. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the touch wheel button unit 140 according to the first embodiment. Referring to FIG. 3A, the touch wheel button unit 140 is shown in a circular shape, but it is not necessarily circular . The touch wheel button unit 140 includes upper, lower, left, and right buttons 141, 142, 143 and 144. The up, down, left, and right direction buttons 141, 142, 143, and 144 change the set value or touch the cursor when moving the cursor up, down, left, or right. The left, right, up and down buttons 141, 142, 143 and 144 are spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction on the outside of a central portion of a front face portion of the main body constituted by the touch panel.

3A, a first start point 145a for performing a jog function is located in a first area, which is a space between the up direction button 141 and the right direction button 144. [ A second start point 146a for performing the shuttle function is located in a fourth area between the up direction button 141 and the left direction button 143. [ In this embodiment, the positions of the first starting point 145a and the second starting point 146a are fixed, but their positions can be changed. In this embodiment, the first starting point 145a and the second starting point 146a are marked for identification but may not be displayed. Alternatively, the first starting point 145a and the second starting point 146a may be provided in a home format so as to prevent touching mistakes.

FIG. 3B is a diagram for explaining a jog function, which is a first function by touch operation at the first starting point 145a. 3B-1 shows a drag operation in the circumferential direction with the first start point 145a being touched. Here, the touch time of the up / down / left / right direction buttons 141, 142, 143, and 144 and the touch / drag time of the first start point 145a may be set in advance. This is to prevent touching mistakes by distinguishing touches between the up, down, left and right direction buttons 141, 142, 143, and 144 and the first start point 145a. For example, each touch time of the up, down, left, and right direction buttons 141, 142, 143, and 144 can be set to 0.5 seconds or less, and the touch time and the drag time in the circumferential direction of the first start point 145a can be set to 0.5 seconds or more. The control unit 300 counts the touch time of the touch wheel button unit 140 and judges whether or not the touch of the up / down / left / right direction buttons 140, 143, 144 is 0.5 seconds or less. It can be judged.

Furthermore, the drag speed can be set in advance at the touch / drag of the first start point 145a. For example, the touch / drag speed of the first start point 145a may be set to 20 m / s, and the controller 300 may set the touch / drag speed of the first start point 145a to 20 m / s. The touch / drag input of the first start point 145a can be invalidated when the touch / drag speed of the first start point 145a is 20 m / s or less, The touch / drag input of the point 145a can be invalidated.

As shown in FIG. 3B-1, if the user performs a drag operation in the circumferential direction while touching the first start point 145a, the touch sensing unit 200 may detect the touch of the first start point 145a and / The control unit 300 performs a jog (low-speed screen search) function of moving the video frame to be played back on the screen of the media player by one frame in the normal direction. 3B-2 shows a drag operation in the direction of the outer circumference with the first start point 145a being touched. As shown in FIG. 3B-2, if the drag operation is performed in the direction of the other circumference while the first start point 145a is touched, the touch sensing unit 200 may touch the first start point 145a and / The controller 300 performs a jog function to move the image frame, which is reproduced on the screen of the media player, by one frame in the reverse direction.

3C is a diagram for explaining the shuttle function as the second function by the touch operation at the second starting point 146a. 3C-1 shows a drag operation in the circumferential direction with the second start point 146a being touched. Here, the touch time of the up / down / left / right direction buttons 141, 142, 143, and 144 and the touch / drag time of the second start point 146a may be set in advance. Also, in order to prevent unintentional touch input, the drag speed can be preset in touch / drag of the second start point 146a. 3C-1, when the user performs a drag operation in the circumferential direction with the second start point 146a being touched, the touch sensing unit 200 performs a touch operation of the second start point 146a and / The control unit 300 detects a drag operation and performs a shuttle (fast screen search, fast playback) function for playing back an image frame reproduced on the screen of the media playback apparatus in a forward direction (for example, from 2x to 64x) . 3C-2 shows a drag operation in the direction of the outer circumference with the second start point 146a being touched. 3C-2, if the drag operation in the direction of the other circumference is performed while the second start point 146a is touched, the touch sensing unit 200 may detect the touch and drag of the second start point 146a, And the control unit 300 performs a shuttle function to reproduce an image frame reproduced on the screen of the media player at a double speed in the reverse direction.

By implementing a new touch wheel button unit 140 having no jog / shuttle button and adding a jog shuttle function to the left, right, up and down buttons 141, 142, 143 and 144, While maintaining the product price and providing additional functions to the user.

4 is a view for explaining a touch wheel button unit 140 according to the second embodiment. In the following description, the description of the parts overlapping with the description of Figs. 1 to 3 will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the touch wheel button unit 140 has a first start point 145b for performing a jog function in a second area, which is a space between the downward direction button 142 and the right direction button 144 . The touch wheel button unit 140 also has a second start point 146b for performing a shuttle function in a third area that is a space between the downward button 142 and the leftward button 143. [

4B is a diagram for explaining a jog function which is a first function by touch operation at the first start point 145b. 4B-1 and 4B-2 show the drag operation in the circumferential direction or the circumferential direction with the first start point 145b touched. Here, the touch time of the up / down / left / right direction buttons 141, 142, 143, and 144 and the touch / drag time of the first start point 145b may be set in advance. In addition, in order to prevent indiscreet touch input, the drag speed can be preset in touch / drag of the first start point 145b. As shown in FIGS. 4B-1 and 4B-2, when the first operation point 145b is touched and the drag operation is performed in the circumferential direction or the circumferential direction, 1 start point 145b, and the controller 300 performs a jog function of moving the image frame, which is reproduced on the screen of the media player, by one frame in the forward direction or the backward direction.

4C is a diagram for explaining the shuttle function which is the second function by touch operation at the second starting point 146b. 4C-1 and 4C-2 show a drag operation in the circumferential direction or the circumferential direction with the second start point 146b touched. Here, the touch time of the up / down / left / right direction buttons 141, 142, 143, and 144 and the touch / drag time of the second start point 146b may be set in advance. Also, the drag speed can be set in advance at the touch / drag of the second start point 146b in order to prevent indiscreet touch input. 4C-1 and 4C-2, if the drag operation is performed in the circumferential direction or the circumferential direction with the second start point 146b being touched, 2 start point 146b, and the control unit 300 performs a shuttle function of playing back the image frame reproduced on the screen of the media playback apparatus in the forward direction or the backward direction.

5 is a view for explaining a touch wheel button unit 140 according to the third embodiment. In the following description, the description of the parts which are the same as those in the description of Figs. 1 to 4 will be omitted.

5A, the touch wheel button unit 140 includes a first area which is a space between the up direction button 141 and the right direction button 144, a first area between the down direction button 142 and the right direction button 144, The first start points 145a and 145b for performing the jog function are located in the second region which is a space. The touch wheel button unit 140 further includes a fourth region that is a space between the up direction button 141 and the left direction button 143 and a fourth region that is a space between the down direction button 142 and the left direction button 143, The second start points 146a and 146b for performing the shuttle function are located.

FIG. 5B is a diagram for explaining a jog function, which is a first function by touch operation of the first start points 145a and 145b. 5B-1 to 5B-4 show the drag operation in the circumferential direction or the circumferential direction with the first start points 145a and 145b being touched. Here, the touch time of the up / down / left / right direction buttons 141, 142, 143, and 144 and the touch / drag time of the first start points 145a and 145b may be set in advance. In addition, the drag speed can be preset in touch / drag of the first start points 145a and 145b in order to prevent indiscreet touch input. As shown in FIGS. 5B-1 to 5B-4, when the first operation start points 145a and 145b are touched and the drag operation is performed in the circumferential direction or the other circumferential direction, The control unit 300 detects a touch and a drag operation of the first start points 145a and 145b and performs a jog function to move the image frame to be reproduced on the screen of the media player by one frame in the forward direction or the reverse direction.

5C is a diagram for explaining the shuttle function as the second function by the touch operation of the second start points 146a and 146b. 5C-1 to 5C-4 show the drag operation in the circumferential direction or the circumferential direction with the second start points 146a and 146b being touched. Here, the touch time of the up / down / left / right direction buttons 141, 142, 143, and 144 and the touch / drag time of the second start points 146a and 146b may be set in advance. Also, in order to prevent indiscreet touch input, the drag speed can be preset in touch / drag of the second start points 146a and 146b. 5C-1 to 5C-4, when the second operation start points 146a and 146b are touched and the drag operation is performed in the circumferential direction or the other circumferential direction, The control unit 300 detects a touch and a drag operation of the second start points 146a and 146b and performs a shuttle function of playing back the image frame reproduced on the screen of the media player in forward or reverse direction.

6 is a view showing a fourth embodiment of the touch wheel button unit 140 in FIG.

6A to 6C, it is understood that the selection button 147 is further included at the center of the touch wheel button unit 140 shown in FIGS. 3 to 5. FIG. The selection button 147 can be touched to input the execution according to the touch input of the up, down, left, and right direction buttons 141, 142, 143, and 144.

The selection button 147 is not limited to the execution of the function of the touch wheel button unit 140 but may be performed by touching another function such as execution of another touch input, It may be touched when it is desired to execute it later.

7 is a view showing a fifth embodiment of the touch wheel button unit 140 in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 7A, the touch wheel button unit 140 is divided into a first area 148 and a second area 149 without the vertical / horizontal buttons 141, 142, 143, and 144 and the selection button 147 . The first area 148 is an area including the first starting point 145a and the second area 149 is the area including the second starting point 146a. In this embodiment, the first area 148 and the second area 149 are divided into a right half and a left half of the touch wheel button part 140. However, the first area 148 and the second area 149 are not necessarily limited to the first and second areas, The positions of the first region 148 and the second region 149 may be changed according to the position of the first start point 146a and the second start point 146a. That is, the first area 148 and the second area 149 may include a first starting point 145a and a second starting point 146a, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 7B, a jog function, which is a first function by touching the first start point 145a or the first start point 145b in the first region 148, is illustrated. 7B-1 and 7B-2 show a drag operation in the circumferential direction or the circumferential direction with the first start point 145a in the first area 148 being touched. As shown in FIGS. 7B-1 and 7B-2, if the first movement start point 145a is touched in the first area 148 and the drag operation is performed in the circumferential direction or the other circumferential direction, The controller 200 senses touch and drag operations of the first start point 145a and the controller 300 performs a jog function to move the image frame reproduced on the screen of the media player one frame at a time either forward or backward do.

FIGS. 7B-3 and 7B-4 show a drag operation in the circumferential direction or the circumferential direction while touching the other first start point 145b in the first area 148. FIG. As shown in FIGS. 7B-3 and 7B-4, when the first movement start point 145b is touched in the first area 148 and the drag operation is performed in the circumferential direction or the other circumferential direction, The controller 200 detects a touch and a drag operation of the first start point 145b and the controller 300 performs a jog function of moving the image frame reproduced on the screen of the media player one frame by forward or backward do.

Referring to FIG. 7C, a shuttle function, which is a second function by touching the second start point 146a or the second start point 146b in the second area 149, is described. 7C-1 and 7C-2 show a drag operation in the circumferential direction or the circumferential direction with the second start point 146a in the second area 149 being touched. 7C-1 and 7C-2, when the second movement start point 146a is touched in the second area 149 and the drag operation is performed in the circumferential direction or the other circumferential direction, The controller 200 senses a touch and drag operation of the second start point 146a and the controller 300 performs a shuttle function to reproduce an image frame reproduced on the screen of the media player in a forward or reverse direction.

FIGS. 7C-3 and 7C-4 show the drag operation in the circumferential direction or the circumferential direction while touching the other second starting point 146b in the second area 149. FIG. 7C-1 and 7C-2, if the drag operation is performed in the circumferential direction or the circumferential direction while the second start point 146b is touched in the second area 149, The controller 200 senses the touch and drag operation of the second start point 146b and the controller 300 performs a shuttle function to reproduce the image frame reproduced on the screen of the media player in forward or reverse direction.

3 to 7, the controller 300 can output the first audio signal when the touch wheel button 140 for performing the first function is touched, and the touch wheel button 140 ), A second audio signal different from the first audio signal may be output to notify the user of what function is currently being performed.

8 is a view showing a sixth embodiment of the touch wheel button unit 150 in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 8A, the touch wheel button unit 150 is divided into a first area 151 to a fourth area 154. The first area 151 to the fourth area 154 may be divided into four parts in the circumferential direction. The positions of the first start points 145a and 145b and the second start points 146a and 146b are determined in the touch wheel button unit 140 shown in FIGS. The position of the start point is not defined in the button unit 150. [

Referring to FIG. 8B, FIG. 8B illustrates a jog function, which is a first function of the touch wheel button unit 150. Referring to FIG. When the drag operation is performed to at least one of the first area 151 to the fourth area 154 as a touch start point, the touch sensing part 200 senses a touch and a drag operation, The control unit 300 performs a jog function to move the image frame, which is reproduced on the screen of the media player, by one frame in the forward direction or the backward direction. When performing the first function, the control unit 300 outputs a first audio signal (for example, a buzzer sound) every time the boundary line is touched during the execution of the first function to notify the user that the first function is currently being performed have.

8B-1 shows a case where a drag operation is performed to the fourth area 154 with the first area 151 of the first area 151 to the fourth area 154 of the touch wheel button part 150 as the touch start point And the touch sensing unit 200 receives the touch and drag operation, and the control unit 300 performs the jog function. 8B-2, a drag operation is performed to the fourth area 154 with the second area 152 of the first area 151 to the fourth area 154 of the touch wheel button part 150 as the touch start point And the touch sensing unit 200 receives the touch and drag operation, and the control unit 300 performs the jog function.

Referring to FIG. 8C, FIG. 8C illustrates a shuttle function, which is a second function of the touch wheel button unit 150. Referring to FIG. If a drag operation to at least another area is performed after touching any one of the first area 151 to the fourth area 154 as a touch start point for a predetermined time (for example, two seconds) The controller 200 senses a touch and drag operation along with the touch time count and the controller 300 performs a shuttle function of playing back the image frame reproduced on the screen of the media player in forward or reverse direction. The controller 300 controls the first and second audio signals (for example, two beeps) to be output at the touch of a predetermined time in the current area and the second -2 audio signal (for example, a buzzer sound once) to notify the user that the second function is currently being performed.

FIG. 8C-1 illustrates a case where the first area 151 of the touch wheel button unit 150 to the first area 151 is touched for a predetermined time as a touch start point, And the touch sensing unit 200 receives the touch time count and the touch and drag operation, and the control unit 300 performs the shuttle function. FIG. 8C-2 shows a state where the second area 152 of the first area 151 to the fourth area 154 of the touch wheel button unit 150 is touched for a predetermined time as a touch start point, And the touch sensing unit 200 receives the touch time count and the touch and drag operation, and the control unit 300 performs the shuttle function.

Referring to FIG. 8D, FIG. 8D is a view for explaining the functions of the up / down / left / right buttons of the touch wheel button unit 150. Referring to FIG. The first area 151 to the fourth area 154 can function as up, down, left, and right buttons. That is, the first area 151 corresponds to the function of the upward button, and when the first area 151 is touched, the controller 300 can perform the upward button operation. The second area 152 corresponds to the function of the downward button, and when the second area 152 is touched, the controller 300 can perform the downward button operation. The third area 153 corresponds to the function of the left button, and when the third area 153 is touched, the controller 300 can perform the left button operation. The fourth area 154 corresponds to the function of the right button, and when the fourth area 154 is touched, the controller 300 can perform the right button operation. The control unit 300 outputs a third audio signal (for example, a buzzer sound) every time one of the first area 151 to the fourth area 154 is touched, / Right direction button is being performed.

8D-1 shows that the touch sensing unit 200 receives the touch operation when the first area 151 of the touch wheel button unit 150 is touched, and the controller 300 performs the upward button function. 8D-2 shows that the touch sensing unit 200 receives the touch operation when the first area 151 of the touch wheel button unit 150 is touched, and the controller 300 performs the upward button function. For example, when a boundary line touching each area of the touch wheel button 150 is touched to perform functions of the up / down / left / right direction buttons, for example, the first area 151 and the fourth area 154 , The controller 300 performs a corresponding function with the touched area as a priority.

9 and 10 are views for explaining a jog operation and a shuttle operation according to the operation of the touch wheel button portion.

9, in the current image frame 900, the first start point 145a or 145b of the touch wheel button unit 140 is touched and the drag operation is performed in the circumferential direction, and the touch sensing unit 200 Detects a touch and a drag operation, and the control unit 300 performs a jog function of moving the current image frame forward by one frame. Or if at least one of the first area 151 to the fourth area 154 of the touch wheel button part 150 in the current image frame 900 is a touch start point and at least a drag operation to the other area is performed The touch sensing unit 200 senses a touch and drag operation, and the controller 300 performs a jog function to move the image frame, which is reproduced on the screen of the media player, in the forward direction by one frame. As a result of performing the jog function in the current video frame 900, the next video frame 910 is displayed on the media player.

In the same manner, in the next frame 910, the jog function is performed by touching and dragging the touch wheel button units 140 and 150, and the next image frame 920 is displayed on the media player.

10, in the current image frame 1000, the second start point 146a or 146b of the touch wheel button unit 140 is touched, and the drag operation is performed in the circumferential direction, The control unit 300 performs a shuttle function for fast searching in the forward direction from the current image frame 1000. In this case, Or touches any one of the first area 151 to the fourth area 154 of the touch wheel button part 150 in the current image frame 1000 as a touch start point for a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds) The touch sensing unit 200 senses the touch and drag operation together with the touch time count and the controller 300 performs fast search in the forward direction from the current image frame 1000 Perform shuttle function. As a result of performing the shuttle function in the current video frame 1000, a video frame 1060 after the first shuttle operation is displayed on the media playback apparatus. Here, the image frame 1060 after the first shuttle operation may be a frame at the time when the shuttle operation started from the current image frame 1000 is terminated.

In the same manner, the shuttle function is performed by touching and dragging the touch wheel button units 140 and 150 in the first shuttle motion image frame 1060, so that the media playback apparatus displays the image frame 1130 after the second shuttle motion do. Here, the image frame 1130 after the second shuttle operation may be a frame at the time when the shuttle operation started from the image frame 1060 is terminated after the first shuttle operation.

As described above, the touch panel includes touch wheel buttons 140 and 150, which are formed of a touch panel in one area of the main body of the media player and perform a plurality of functions, so that a plurality of functions can be implemented by one touch wheel button without enlarging the area of the touch panel It is possible to provide additional functions to the user while maintaining the product price.

Hereinafter, the operation of the media playback method according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 11 and FIG. The media playback method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be performed in the input device 10 of the media playback apparatus as shown in FIG. 2, according to an exemplary embodiment, May be performed in the image control unit 300 with the help of the image processing unit 300. In the following description, the description of the parts overlapping with those of FIGS. 1 to 10 will be omitted.

11 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a media playback method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 11, when the controller 300 touches the first start points 145a and 145b located within the touch wheel button 140 and receives the drag operation in the circumferential direction, the first function as the jog function (S110).

Here, the touch wheel button 140 may include an up / down / left / right button. The first starting points 145a and 145b of the touch wheel button 140 are spaced between the upward button 141 and the right button 144 or between the downward button 142 and the right button 144 As shown in FIG. The second starting point 146a of the touch wheel button 140 may also be a space between the up direction button 141 and the left direction button 143 or a space between the down direction button 142 and the left direction button 143, Can be located in space. When the touch wheel button 140 for performing the first function is touched, the controller 300 outputs a first audio signal to inform the user of what function is currently being performed.

The control unit 300 may also be configured to receive the drag operation in the circumferential direction while touching the first start points 145a and 145b and the second start points 146a and 146b located within the touch wheel button 140, And performing a second function as the second function (S120).

Here, the controller 300 may output a second audio signal different from the first audio signal when the touch wheel button 140 for performing the second function is touched to inform the user of what function is currently being performed.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a media playback method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

12, the control unit 300 performs a first function as a jog function when a circumferential drag operation is received while touching an arbitrary starting point in the touch wheel button 10 (S120) .

Here, the touch wheel button unit 150 may be divided into a first region 151 to a fourth region 154 that are spaced apart in the circumferential direction. The position of the first starting points 145a and 145b and the positions of the second starting points 146a and 146b are determined in the case of the touch wheel button unit 140. However, in the case of the touch wheel button unit 140, The position of the starting point is not fixed. In other words, the control unit 300 performs a first function by receiving a drag operation to at least one other region by using any one of the first to fourth regions as a touch start point. When the touch wheel button 140 for performing the first function is touched, the controller 300 outputs a first audio signal to inform the user of what function is currently being performed.

Also, the controller 300 touches an arbitrary start point within the touch wheel button 140 for a predetermined time and performs a second function as a shuttle function when the drag operation is received in the circumferential direction (S120).

In other words, the control unit 300 performs a second function by touching any one of the first to fourth regions as a touch start point and receiving a drag operation to at least another region for a predetermined time. The controller 300 may output a second audio signal different from the first audio signal when the touch wheel button 140 for performing the second function is touched to inform the user of what function is currently being performed.

Furthermore, the first to fourth regions can function as up, down, left, and right directional buttons. In other words, when the first area is touched, the controller 300 performs the upward button operation. When the second area is touched, the controller 300 performs the downward button operation, The controller 300 performs the operation of the left button, and when the fourth area is touched, the controller 300 can perform the right button operation. The controller 300 outputs a third audio signal whenever an area of the first area to the fourth area is touched to notify the user that the functions of the up / down / left / right buttons are being performed .

The present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in various other forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, the above-described embodiments should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the present invention.

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Claims (20)

main body;
A touch wheel button disposed in one area of the main body and configured by a touch panel; And
A first function is performed when a first start point located in the touch wheel button is touched and a drag operation in a circumferential direction is received and a second start point is touched with a second start point different from the first start point in a circumferential direction And a control unit for performing a second function when a drag operation of the first image data is received,
Wherein the touch wheel button comprises four direction buttons and a select button spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction and first to fourth areas positioned between the four direction buttons,
Wherein the first to fourth regions are respectively located between adjacent two direction buttons among the four direction buttons,
Wherein the control unit outputs a first audio signal when performing the first function, outputs a second audio signal when the second function is performed,
At least two of the first to fourth regions include the first starting point and the remaining two regions include the second starting point,
Wherein the first function is a jog function and the second function is a shuttle function. [2] The apparatus of claim 1,
A first region including the first starting point; And
And a second area including the second starting point. [2] The apparatus of claim 1,
Wherein the first start point and the second start point are displayed so as to be identifiable. delete delete delete delete The apparatus of claim 1,
Wherein the four directional buttons are disposed at an inner central portion of the four directional buttons. The apparatus of claim 1,
And outputs a third audio signal upon touching at least one of the four directional buttons. main body;
A touch wheel button disposed in one area of the main body and configured by a touch panel; And
A first function is performed when an arbitrary start point in the touch wheel button is touched and a drag operation in a circumferential direction is received, an arbitrary start point in the touch wheel button is touched for a predetermined time, And a controller for performing a second function when the operation is received,
Wherein the touch wheel button includes first to fourth regions spaced apart in the circumferential direction,
Wherein the control unit performs the first function by receiving a drag operation to at least one other region by using any one of the first to fourth regions as a touch start point and selecting one of the first to fourth regions A touch operation is performed for a predetermined period of time after touching the area as a touch start point, and a drag operation to at least another area is received in a touch state to perform the second function,
When the controller receives one of the first to fourth regions, performs a corresponding one of the four direction buttons,
Wherein the control unit outputs a first audio signal when performing the first function, outputs a second audio signal when the second function is performed,
Wherein the first function is a jog function and the second function is a shuttle function. delete delete delete delete 11. The apparatus according to claim 10,
When a touch signal of a border line that is in contact with any two of the first to fourth areas is received, performs a function of a direction button corresponding to the touched area first, 11. The apparatus according to claim 10,
And outputs a third audio signal when at least one of the four direction buttons performs a button function. A method of playing a media according to an operation of a touch wheel button disposed in one area of a media playback apparatus having one area of a main body and a touch panel,
Performing a first function when a drag operation in a circumferential direction is received while touching a first start point located within the touch wheel button; And
And performing a second function when a drag operation in a circumferential direction is received while touching the first start point and a second start point different from the first start point,
Wherein the touch wheel button comprises four direction buttons and a select button spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction and first to fourth areas positioned between the four direction buttons,
Wherein the first to fourth regions are respectively located between adjacent two direction buttons among the four direction buttons,
A first audio signal is output at the time of performing the first function, a second audio signal is output at the time of performing the second function,
At least two of the first to fourth regions include the first starting point and the remaining two regions include the second starting point,
Wherein the first function is a jog function and the second function is a shuttle function. A method of playing a media according to an operation of a touch wheel button disposed in one area of a media playback apparatus having one area of a main body and a touch panel,
Performing a first function when a drag operation in a circumferential direction is received while an arbitrary starting point in the touch wheel button is touched; And
Performing a second function when an arbitrary start point in the touch wheel button is touched for a predetermined time and a drag operation in a circumferential direction is received,
Wherein the touch wheel button includes first to fourth regions spaced apart in the circumferential direction,
And performing the first function by receiving a drag operation to at least another region by using any one of the first to fourth regions as a touch start point,
The second function performing step may include performing a second function by receiving a drag operation to at least another area in a touch state after touching for a predetermined time by using any one of the first to fourth areas as a touch start point Comprising:
In the media playback method,
Performing a corresponding one of the four direction buttons when receiving a touch of one of the first to fourth regions; And
Outputting a first audio signal at the time of performing the first function and outputting a second audio signal at the time of performing the second function,
Wherein the first function is a jog function and the second function is a shuttle function. The method according to claim 17 or 18,
And outputting a third audio signal when at least one button function among the four directional buttons is performed. 18. The method of claim 17,
And performing a function of the corresponding button when a touch signal of any one of the four direction buttons is received.

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