KR20050075816A - Methods and a apparatus of previewing multimedia content for mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a multimedia portable terminal for checking, downloading, and streaming detailed information of multimedia contents, the wireless unit wirelessly connecting with a mobile communication base station, receiving and detecting multimedia content information transmitted wirelessly, and transmitting and outputting a corresponding control signal; A control unit which is connected to a wireless unit and outputs a control signal for downloading or streaming content information, and outputting the information input in the above manner to a corresponding path; A first processor configured to process content information input from a controller in a download manner and to output multimedia information in an OSD format; A second processor configured to process content information input from a controller in a streaming manner and output the multimedia information in an OSD format; And a display unit for visually displaying multimedia information applied from the first processing unit and the second processing unit, and a service provider for providing multimedia contents to the portable terminal records and stores the contents of the MP4 user. Information process of creating detailed information with Atom and storing it in association with contents; A parsing process of parsing and storing the detailed information stored in association with the markup language when previewing the content information recorded and stored in the process; In the above process, when the multimedia content information recorded and stored in the mobile terminal is selected, a download process or a transmission process of outputting in a streaming manner may be performed.

Description

Device and method for previewing multimedia contents of mobile terminal {METHODS AND A APPARATUS OF PREVIEWING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT FOR MOBILE PHONE}

The present invention is to receive and display the multimedia content information confirmed by the transmission method set in the mobile terminal, in particular, parsing the configuration information of the multimedia content (PARSING) to check the preview, download and streaming of the mobile terminal An apparatus and method for previewing multimedia content.

The mobile terminal (MS) moves freely in the service area formed by the base station (BS) of the registered mobile communication system, and controls and monitors the mobile switching station (MSC). Wireless communication with the other party through the communication path set by the person, the device is carried directly by the individual and communicates with the other party anytime and anywhere.

The communication equipments such as the wireless portable terminals are getting lower and lower the equipment price and operating cost due to the continuous technology development and price innovation, and the communication cost by the occupation of the line or the channel is also getting relatively cheap, therefore, the spread of various communication equipment is rapidly It is spreading.

Although the initial generation communication method of the mobile communication system including the mobile terminal (MS) uses a voice level signal, the next generation has evolved into a message communication method using letters, symbols, numbers, graphics, etc. Generation (3GPP: 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT) is evolving into a multimedia communication system in which an image signal is included in the audio level message and the message level signal.

Various communication equipments, including the portable terminal, have a relatively low utilization rate because the time actually used for communication is relatively very small and there is much waiting time.

As described above, there are additional functions (hereinafter, referred to as additional services) that are developed to be embedded in the portable terminal and provided by management and control of the mobile switching center.

Examples of the additional services include, for example, a phone book managing a phone book, address management, a calculation, a game, a memo, a message creation, a schedule management, a wireless Internet access, an online game, a message transmission, a location check, a caller ID check, a video. Appreciation and so on, and new services are being developed and provided.

Among the additional services described above, those provided by the MSC may be provided free of charge and may be provided for a fee. In particular, in the case of an additional service for watching a video, the channel bandwidth occupied to download the video file is provided. This wide and at the same time longer time to occupy the channel is a relatively expensive problem.

The MOVIE or the multimedia content MULTIMEDIA CONTENT has a professional service provider (SERVICE PROVIDER) to professionally plan, prepare and provide a new video, the service provider charges the user of the mobile terminal.

Since the contents cannot be checked before the contents are directly received and checked, there is a problem of only spending money in the case of unwanted contents, and there is a need to develop a technology for solving the contents.

Hereinafter, a multimedia content viewing technology of a portable terminal according to the prior art will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a functional diagram of a general mobile communication system, FIG. 2 is a detailed functional diagram of a service provider system for providing contents, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of a mobile terminal according to the prior art. Flowchart of how to view multimedia content.

1 and 2, a general mobile communication system for multimedia communication will be described. The MS 10 communicates with a multimedia signal while moving freely anywhere in the mobile communication service area. The base station (BS) 20 wirelessly connects to the mobile terminal 10 to transmit and receive communication signals and transmit multimedia contents to form a mobile communication service area.

The base station 20 is connected to the mobile switching center (MSC) 30 and is controlled and monitored, and the communication signals transmitted and received are output and received from the mobile switching center 30, the mobile switching center 30 is a mobile terminal 10 It analyzes and switches the call connection request signal of) and controls and monitors the operation of the entire multimedia mobile communication system.

The mobile switching center 30 establishes a communication path with the service provider 40 through switching when the communication path requested by the mobile terminal 10 is a service provider 40 that provides multimedia contents. .

When the mobile terminal 10 connects to use the content, the service provider 40 connects to the web server 44 by its own switching unit 42. The web server 44 provides various multimedia contents ( The mobile terminal 10 checks and provides a list of stored multimedia contents by searching a database (D / B) 48 which records and stores a CONTENT. Read.

When the mobile terminal 10 selects a specific content from the list of multimedia contents, the switching unit 42 connects the communication path established with the mobile terminal 10 to the multimedia server 46 and from the database 48. Since the multimedia content is read and downloaded to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal 10 enjoys the multimedia content selected by the mobile terminal 10.

The download method is a method of displaying after receiving all the multimedia content, and the streaming method is a method of transmitting the multimedia content by a predetermined size, and when the size is received, it is displayed immediately upon receipt.

That is, in the related art, the list of multimedia contents provided by the service provider 40 is viewed through the web server 44, and when one of the plurality of contents is selected, the multimedia server is accessed after downloading or streaming all the selected contents. Therefore, although paying a fee, there is a problem that the content is not desired.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying Figure 3 will be described a multimedia content viewing method of a mobile terminal according to the prior art.

If the user wants to access the content using the mobile terminal 10 (S10), the service provider 40 is called to access the web (WEB) (S20), and the list of contents provided by the service provider is read. (S30).

When selecting one of the list of multimedia contents such as a video or a music video read in step S30 (S40), the corresponding multimedia content is received in a set download (DOWNLOAD) or streaming (STREAMING) method (S50), Enjoy the received multimedia content (S60).

In the prior art, when searching for a content list, only the data size and content name of the corresponding content, and information about the corresponding fee are provided. Therefore, the service provider 40 or the content provider (CP) provides a respective content. There is a problem that it is difficult to check the contents of numerous contents only by the data size and name.

In the present invention, when the service provider records and stores the multimedia content, the detailed information of the content is recorded and stored by the user ATOM of the MP4, and when the mobile terminal searches the list and selects the preview, the corresponding information is parsed and outputted. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for previewing a multimedia content of a mobile terminal for checking the contents of the content.

The present invention has been made in order to achieve the above object, wireless connection with the mobile communication base station, the wireless unit for receiving and detecting the multimedia content information transmitted wirelessly and transmits and outputs the corresponding control signal; A control unit connected to the wireless unit to output a control signal for downloading or streaming content information, and outputting information input in the above-described manner to a corresponding path; A first processor configured to process content information input from the controller in a download manner and to output multimedia information in an OSD format; A second processor for processing content information input from the controller in a streaming manner and outputting the multimedia information in an OSD format; And a display unit for visually displaying multimedia information applied from the first processing unit and the second processing unit.

In addition, the present invention devised in order to achieve the above object, the service provider for providing multimedia content to the mobile terminal, when storing the content to write the details to the user Atom of MP4 and recorded in conjunction with the content Storing information process; A parsing process of parsing and storing the detailed information stored in association with the markup language when previewing the content information recorded and stored in the process; In the above process, when the multimedia content information recorded and stored in the mobile terminal is selected, a download process or a transmission process of outputting in a streaming manner is characterized in that it is made.

In addition, the present invention has been made in order to achieve the above object, the mobile terminal connected to the service provider to retrieve the content to access the web server and access the content list; A selection process of accessing the multimedia server when selecting one of the contents list to be read in the above process; A viewing step of downloading and confirming the parsed details in a markup language when previewing the contents details of the selected list in the above step; In the case of confirming the selection of the multimedia content of the above process, it is characterized in that the display process of receiving and processing the set download or streaming method and outputting it in the form of OSD.

Hereinafter, an apparatus and method for previewing multimedia content of a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 is a functional configuration diagram of a multimedia content preview device of a mobile terminal according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of previewing a multimedia content of a mobile terminal of a service provider according to the present invention. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for previewing multimedia content of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, a multimedia content preview apparatus of a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described. A wireless unit wirelessly connects to a mobile communication base station, receives and detects multimedia content information transmitted wirelessly, and transmits and outputs a corresponding control signal. 100),

It is connected to the wireless unit 100 and outputs a control signal for downloading (DOWNLOAD) or streaming (STREAMING) the content information, and outputs the information input in the above way to the path, the multimedia content provided by the service provider Checking the list, and outputting the detailed information of the content received in the markup language (LANGUAGE) to the display unit 140 by preview, and receiving the selected content information by download method or streaming method Outputs a control command, the content information received in the download method is applied to the first processing unit 120, the content information received in the streaming method is applied to the second processing unit 130, and at the same time each function of the mobile terminal (MS) A control unit 110 for controlling, monitoring and operating a unit,

Processes the content information input from the control unit 110 in a download manner and outputs the multimedia information in the form of an on screen display (OSD), and through the control unit 110 an HTTP protocol (PROTOCOL). A first processing unit 120 for processing content information that is downloaded and downloaded, and detecting multimedia information and outputting the multimedia information in the form of an OSD;

Processes the contents (CONTENT) information input from the control unit 110 in a streaming manner and outputs the multimedia information in the form of OSD (SDP: SESSION DESCRIPTION PROTOCOL) protocol through the control unit 110 A second processing unit 130 for processing the content information input by being streamed through and detecting multimedia information and outputting the multimedia information in the form of an OSD;

The display unit 140 visually displays multimedia information applied from the first processing unit 120 and the second processing unit 130 in the form of an OSD.

Hereinafter, according to the present invention having the above configuration, a multimedia content preview device of a mobile terminal will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The wireless unit 100 transmits and receives various control signals and communication signals by wirelessly connecting to a base station (BS) of a mobile communication system, and the control unit 110 outputs a call connection request signal with a service provider to search for multimedia contents. The mobile station wirelessly transmits the radio frequency signal to the base station BS and connects to a service provider that provides multimedia contents by switching of the mobile switching center MSC.

When the service provider outputs a list of multimedia contents through the base station (BS) of the mobile communication system, the wireless unit 100 receives the download and applies it to the control unit 110, the control unit 110 is a first processing unit ( 120 is output to the display unit 140 through the processing.

Since the controller 110 analyzes a selection command input by a user through a separate keyboard, the controller 110 detects a command for controlling whether to preview the selected content and the details of the content and applies it to the wireless unit 100. Therefore, it is transmitted to the service provider through a wireless path.

When the service provider selects content, the service provider changes a connection path to the multimedia server, retrieves the details of the content from the multimedia server, and outputs the content to be transmitted to the mobile terminal.

The portable terminal examines the received details to determine whether the multimedia content is to be enjoyed. The details include the name of the content, the manufacturer, the data size of the file, the sampling frequency, the data rate (BPS), and the effective date. , Paid amount, summaries, etc., are downloaded (DOWNLOAD) in HTML markup language (MARK UP LANGUAGE).

The above details are MP4 files, are stored in association with the corresponding content information when using AUTHORING and encrypting the contents, and are separately output by parsing.

The control unit 110 controls the first processing unit 120 to perform the corresponding processing. Therefore, the control unit 110 outputs and displays the display unit 140 in an OSD form and inputs a content selection confirmation control command input through a corresponding keyboard. If so, request transmission of the entire information or content of the corresponding content.

In this case, the controller 110 transmits a corresponding control command for selecting whether to download and enjoy the received multimedia content or to stream and enjoy the multimedia content.

The download method is a transmission method using the HTTP protocol at the transmitting side, the receiving side receives the entire information or content of the content after displaying it, and the streaming method is transmitted using the SDP protocol at the transmitting side, When a small and constant size is received, the received information or content is displayed first, and the process of receiving the next part during the display is repeated.

The download method may take a long time until the reception is completed initially, but it may be boring once the reception is completed, and the streaming method may be immediately viewed when a predetermined unit is received. If the PATH situation, such as LINE) or channel (CH), is bad, there is a problem of frequently disconnecting. It is a method that is mainly used in the case of real time or live broadcasting due to the advantage of listening quickly without waiting.

As described above, the service provider transmits the corresponding content in a download or streaming method selected by the mobile terminal, receives it from the wireless unit 100 and applies it to the control unit 110, and the control unit 110 applies the download method content information to the first. The processor 120 applies the streaming content information to the second processor 130.

The first processing unit 120 and the second processing unit 130 respectively decode input content information in a corresponding manner to detect multimedia content, and output the displayed information on the display unit 140 in an OSD manner. .

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, when the service provider records and stores the multimedia content, the corresponding information is created by the user Atom of the MP4 file and stored in association, and the mobile terminal MS stores the detailed information. If desired, parsing provides detailed information for identifying the content of the content, and the portable terminal selects and displays the selected content by a download method or a streaming method.

Therefore, as more and more service providers provide multimedia contents, various contents provided as a flood are previewed and selected and received according to their preferences, thus solving problems such as time consuming and cost.

Hereinafter, a method of previewing a multimedia content of a mobile terminal of a service provider by the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

A service provider that provides multimedia contents to a mobile terminal for mobile communication (MS) writes detailed information with a user ATOM of MP4 (MP4) when recording and storing the contents, and encrypts it in association with the contents. Determining whether to record and store the multimedia content by the service provider (S100); A step of encrypting (AUTHORING) the details of checking the content characteristics with the user atom of MP4 when recording and storing the content in the step (S100) (S110); An information process comprising a process (S120) of recording and storing the details created in the process (S110) in association with the content in a corresponding database (D / B) in an encrypted state (AUTHORING);

In the case where the preview of the content information recorded and stored in the above process is performed by the portable terminal, the detailed information stored in the associated recording and parsing is parsed and output in a markup language (LANGUAGE). Determining whether the terminal MS requests a preview of information of the content (S130); In the process (S130), the content is stored in association with the preview request when the information is requested, the content producer, the file size of the information, the sampling frequency of the information, the transmission speed of the information, and provided effective Parsing detailed information including a date, a provided cost, and a name of information (S140); A parsing process including outputting detailed information of the content parsed in the process (S140) in a markup language and transmitting the same to the portable terminal (S150);

Determining whether the content is selected by the mobile terminal (MS) by outputting by downloading or streaming when the multimedia content information recorded and stored in the process is selected by the mobile terminal (MS) (S160); When the multimedia content is selected in step S160, the transmission process includes a step of outputting to the mobile terminal MS by outputting by downloading or streaming set by the mobile terminal MS and transmitting it to the mobile terminal MS. It consists of.

Hereinafter, a method of previewing multimedia contents of a mobile terminal of a service provider by the present invention having the above configuration will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A service provider that provides various contents to a multimedia portable terminal through a mobile communication system for a fee, when recording and storing the contents (S100), can check the information contents of the contents, name of the contents, a manufacturer, a file size, Detailed information such as sampling frequency, data transmission rate, effective date, usage fee, summary, and the like are created, and encrypted with user ATOM of MP4 file (S110).

When the details of the encryption (AUTHORING) as described above is recorded and stored in the database (D / B) in association with the corresponding content (S120), when the content is selected from the connected mobile terminal and there is a preview request (S130), The detailed information of the content selected from the database is parsed (S140), and the parsed detailed information is output as a markup language (LANGUAGE) in HTML format (S150).

When the mobile terminal which has checked the parsed and received details in the markup language selects the corresponding content, the mobile terminal transmits the content by using the HTTP protocol set by the mobile terminal or the streaming download method of the SDP protocol (S170).

Therefore, the service provider parses and provides details for identifying the contents of the contents, and transmits them in a set manner of downloading or streaming.

Hereinafter, a method for previewing multimedia content of a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

When a mobile terminal for mobile communication (MS) connects to a service provider and searches for content, the mobile terminal (MS) connects to a web server and browses a list of contents. Determining (S200); In the process (S200), the access process consisting of accessing the web server and reading the list of the content (S210) when searching for content,

Determining whether to select one by searching for contents provided by the service provider by accessing a multimedia server when selecting one of the contents list to be read in the above process (S220); The selection process comprising the step (S230) of connecting to the multimedia server in the case of selecting the content determined in the step (S220),

When previewing the content details of the selected list in the above process, the parsed details are downloaded and checked in a markup language, and a preview for previewing the details of the selected content is performed. Determining whether or not (S240); In the process (S240), when the preview of the content details, the viewing process consisting of parsing the encrypted content information, download in the markup language, and the corresponding process to confirm (S250),

Receiving and processing in a set download or streaming manner when outputting the multimedia content selection of the process and outputting in the form of an OSD, and checking whether the selected content is viewed (S260); In the case of confirming the viewing of the selected content in the step S260, selecting or setting the streaming or streaming method and receiving the content information in the set manner (S270); In the process (S270), the content information received in the multimedia processing, and output in the form of the OS (OSD) of the display process consisting of a process (S280).

Hereinafter, a method of previewing multimedia content of a mobile terminal according to the present invention having the above configuration will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

When the multimedia portable terminal wants to search for multimedia contents by accessing a service provider (S200), the multimedia portable terminal accesses a web server of the service provider and reads a list of contents of the connected web server (S210).

The service provider prepares a list of multimedia contents that are stored and provided in the database in advance and checks the list of contents through the connected web server, and when a specific content is selected, the service provider accesses the multimedia server. Set.

That is, by the service provider, the mobile terminal is initially connected to a web server and selects one of the list of contents provided by the web server (S220), and accesses the multimedia server (S230). In the case of the preview selection for previewing whether to confirm the details and information of the selected corresponding multimedia content or receiving the selected content (S240), and for confirming the contents of the content selected in the determination (S240) in advance. By selecting the menu, MP4 files are encrypted (AUTHORING) and parsed by user ATOM method, downloaded to HTML markup language (LANGUAGE), and processed through OSD. Check and display in the form (S250).

As described above, the detailed information displayed on the display unit in the form of an OSD is reviewed, and when it is confirmed as multimedia content information to be viewed (S250), it is determined whether or not to receive and confirm the corresponding content information (S260). When receiving and confirming the content information in the determination (S260), select whether to receive by a download method or a streaming method, and notify the service provider of the selected method, and the service provider who receives the notification Since the multimedia content is transmitted in a set manner, it is received by the mobile terminal (S270).

The multimedia content received in the manner set in the step (S270) is output to the display unit in the form of an OS (OSD) through the processing to enjoy (S280).

That is, the present invention of the configuration as described above, previews and confirms the details of the content to be viewed, and in the case of the desired content received by downloading or streaming method and outputted in the form of OSD, and displays the unwanted content Receive and do not spend time and money.

According to the present invention, the service provider encrypts and stores the details of the content in the MP4 user Atom method, and parses and provides the markup language in the HTML format. Use effect

In addition, in the case of providing the content information, the mobile terminal has a convenient effect of selecting and receiving the HTTP protocol download method and the SDP protocol streaming method.

1 is a functional configuration diagram of a general mobile communication system,

2 is a detailed functional configuration diagram of a service provider system for providing contents;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for viewing multimedia content in a mobile terminal according to the prior art;

4 is a functional diagram of a multimedia content preview device of a mobile terminal of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for previewing a multimedia content of a mobile terminal of the present invention service provider;

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for previewing multimedia content of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

** Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing **

100: wireless unit 110: control unit 120: first processing unit

130: second processing unit 140: display unit

Claims (14)

A wireless unit which wirelessly connects to a mobile communication base station, receives and detects multimedia content information transmitted wirelessly, and transmits and outputs a corresponding control signal; A control unit for connecting to the wireless unit and outputting a control signal for downloading or streaming content information, and outputting the information input in the above manner to a corresponding path; A first processor configured to process content information input from the controller in a download manner and to output multimedia information in an OSD form; A second processor for processing content information input from the controller in a streaming manner and outputting the multimedia information in an OSD format; And a display unit for visually displaying multimedia information applied from the first processing unit and the second processing unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, A control command for checking a list of multimedia contents provided by a service provider, outputting detailed information of contents received in a markup language by preview, to the display unit, and receiving the selected contents information by downloading or streaming. And output the content information received by the download method to the first processing unit, and apply the content information received by the streaming method to the second processing unit while controlling, monitoring and operating each functional unit of the mobile terminal. Multimedia content preview device for a mobile terminal, characterized in that made. The method of claim 1, wherein the first processing unit, The multimedia content preview device of a mobile terminal, characterized in that it is configured to process content information downloaded and inputted through the control protocol through the control unit, and to detect multimedia information and output it in an OSD form. The method of claim 1, wherein the second processing unit, The multimedia content preview device of a portable terminal, characterized in that the processing of the content information streamed through the control unit through the control unit and the multimedia information is detected and output in the form of an OSD. The service provider that provides multimedia contents to the mobile terminal, in the case of recording and storing the contents, writes detailed information with the user atom of MP4 and records and stores the information in association with the contents. A parsing process of parsing and storing the detailed information stored in association with the markup language when previewing the content information recorded and stored in the above process; When the multimedia content information recorded and stored in the above process is selected in the mobile terminal, the multimedia content preview method of the mobile terminal, characterized in that the transmission process for outputting in a set or download. The method of claim 5, wherein the information process, Determining whether the service provider records and stores the multimedia content; In the case of recording and storing the content in the above process, encrypting and writing details identifying the content characteristics with the user atom of MP4; A method of previewing multimedia contents of a mobile terminal, comprising: recording and storing the details created in the process in an encrypted state in association with the contents. The method of claim 6, wherein the details of the content are: Multimedia of the mobile terminal, characterized in that the production company, the file size of the information, the sampling frequency of the information, the transmission speed of the information, the effective date provided, the cost provided, and the name of the information is included. How to preview your content. The method of claim 5, wherein the parsing process, Determining whether the mobile terminal connected to the service provider requests to preview the content information; Parsing detailed information recorded and stored in association with the request for previewing the content information in the above process; And outputting the detailed information of the parsed content in a markup language and transmitting the same to the portable terminal. The method of claim 5, wherein the transmission process, Determining whether content is selected by the mobile terminal; If the multimedia content is selected in the process, the multimedia content preview method of the mobile terminal, characterized in that consisting of the download or streaming set by the mobile terminal and the process of outputting and transmitting. A connection process of accessing a web server and reading a list of contents when the mobile terminal retrieves contents by calling a service provider; A selection process of accessing the multimedia server when selecting one of the contents list to be read in the above process; A viewing process of downloading and confirming the parsed details in a markup language when previewing the contents details of the selected list in the above process; In the case of confirming the selection of the multimedia content in the process of the multimedia content preview method of the mobile terminal, characterized in that the display is configured to receive and process by the download or streaming method to output in the form of the OS. The method of claim 10, wherein the connection process, Determining whether to search for contents provided by calling the service provider by the mobile terminal; When searching for content in the process, the method of previewing a multimedia content of a mobile terminal, characterized in that the step of accessing a web server and reading a list of the content. The method of claim 10, wherein the selection process, Determining whether to select one by searching contents provided by the service provider; The method of previewing a multimedia content of a mobile terminal, characterized in that the step of connecting to the multimedia server when the content is determined in the process of selecting. The method of claim 10, wherein the viewing process, Determining whether to preview the detailed information of the selected content in advance; The method for previewing multimedia contents of a mobile terminal, characterized in that the process of parsing the encrypted content information, downloading the markup language in the markup language, and confirming the content details in the process. The method of claim 10, wherein the displaying process, Checking whether the selected content is viewed; In the case of confirming viewing of the selected content in the process, selecting a download or streaming method and receiving content information in the set manner; The multimedia content preview method of the mobile terminal, characterized in that the process consisting of the multimedia information processing received in the process and outputting and displaying in the form of an OSD.