KR20090026690A - Multimedia processing appartatus capable of retrieving different kinds of multimedia contents and method for retrieving different kinds of multimedia contents using tag - Google Patents

Abstract

A multimedia processing apparatus for performing unified search and a unified search method through a tag are provided to search different kinds of multimedia contents, stored in the multimedia processing apparatus, at once. A storage unit(130) stores a plurality of different multimedia contents in which at least one tag is registered. A controller(140) searches the registered tag based on a search word which a user inputs to search multimedia contents in which the tag corresponding to the search word is registered. The controller comprises a tag registration part, a tag searcher and a multimedia content execution part. The tag registration part registers one or more tags in the different multimedia contents. The tag searcher searches the registered tag based on the search word inputted by the user. The multimedia content execution part executes the multimedia contents corresponding to the tag searched by the tag searcher.

Description

Multimedia Processing Appartatus Capable of Retrieving Different Kinds of Multimedia Contents and Method for Retrieving Different Kinds of Multimedia Contents Using Tag}

The present invention relates to a multimedia processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a multimedia processing apparatus and an integrated search method through tags that can enhance simplicity and convenience in searching a plurality of multimedia contents.

Among the multimedia processing devices, the portable terminal has a combination of a phone book, a camera, a notepad, a calendar, an MP3 or a camera. In the multimedia processing apparatus, as the storage space of multimedia data such as still images, videos, or audios increases, it is difficult to search for multimedia contents that a user wants to find in a large amount of multimedia data.

In addition, when searching for the contents of the multimedia content in the form of text, such as a short message or a notepad, it is cumbersome and takes a lot of search time because you have to open the short message or notepad to search one by one.

Conventional Korean Patent No. 646890 (“Image display device having an electronic album function and its image search method”) sets various search conditions for easier searching, and inputs a tag in an image file to search the above. A method of searching an image file using a condition and a tag is disclosed. In Korean Patent No. 646890, a user can easily search for a desired image, but is limited to searching for a video file among multimedia contents, and cannot simultaneously search for other types of multimedia contents such as music or video.

In addition, Korean Patent No. 682727 (“Image file management method and mobile communication terminal of mobile communication terminal”) searches for an image file based on a tag including a specific word. The Korean Patent No. 682727 is also limited to searching image files using tags, and it is not possible to search different types of multimedia contents at the same time.

Conventionally, when a user searches for multimedia content stored in a multimedia processing device, the user can search for each type of multimedia content, but cannot search for a plurality of different types of multimedia content at the same time. Among the various types of multimedia contents of other types, it was inconvenient to search for the multimedia contents that the user wanted to find.

Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to provide a multimedia apparatus that can increase convenience by enabling searching of different types of multimedia contents stored in a multimedia processing apparatus.

In addition, a second object of the present invention is to provide an integrated search method that can increase convenience by searching different types of multimedia contents stored in a multimedia processing apparatus.

Multimedia processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the first object of the present invention described above is composed of a storage unit and a control unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of different types of multimedia content in which at least one tag is registered, and the controller searches for the registered tag based on a search word input by a user and registers a tag corresponding to the search word. Search for multimedia content. The control unit may include a tag registration unit that registers at least one tag in the plurality of multimedia contents of different types, a tag search unit that searches the registered tag based on the search word input by the user, and the tag search. It may include a multimedia content execution unit for executing the plurality of different types of multimedia content corresponding to the tag retrieved by the unit. When the tag search function is selected by the user on the initial screen of the multimedia processing apparatus, the controller receives the search word and searches the registered tag based on the input search word to register a tag corresponding to the search word. You can search for multimedia content. The controller may search for the registered tag based on a search condition including a search word input from the user and a search period, and search for multimedia content in which a tag corresponding to the search condition is registered. The controller may search for the multimedia content in which the searched tag is registered by searching for a tag including the initial character received from the user. The controller may select a type of multimedia content to be searched and search for multimedia content registered with a tag corresponding to the search word among the selected types of multimedia content. The multimedia processing apparatus may further include a display unit configured to display the plurality of searched plurality of multimedia contents.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for integrated multimedia content search using a tag, the method including: registering at least one tag with a plurality of different types of multimedia content; Searching for the registered tag based on the registered search word and searching for multimedia content in which a tag corresponding to the search word is registered. The searching of the multimedia content in which the tag is registered may include displaying the multimedia content in which the tag corresponding to the search word is registered. The searching of the registered tag based on the search word input from the user and searching for the multimedia content in which the tag corresponding to the search word is registered may be performed when the tag search function is selected by the user on the initial screen of the multimedia processing apparatus. The user may receive the search word and search the registered tag based on the input search word to search for multimedia content in which a tag corresponding to the search word is registered. The searching of the registered tag based on the search word input from the user and searching for the multimedia content in which the tag corresponding to the search word is registered may be performed based on a search condition including a search word input from the user and a search period. The multimedia tag registered with the tag corresponding to the search condition may be searched by searching the registered tag. Searching for the registered tag based on a search word input from the user and searching for multimedia content in which a tag corresponding to the search word is registered may include receiving initial characters from the user, and entering the initial text input from the user. The method may include searching for a tag including the initial character and searching for the multimedia content in which the searched tag is registered. Searching for the registered tag based on a search word input from the user and searching for multimedia content in which a tag corresponding to the search word is registered, searching for the registered tag based on the search word input from the user. And selecting a type of multimedia content to be searched for, and searching for multimedia content in which a tag corresponding to the search word is registered among the selected types of multimedia content.

Integrating and searching a plurality of different types of multimedia contents at once may not only increase convenience but also save search time.

In addition, when searching a plurality of different multimedia content of different types, it is possible to search the tag according to the search conditions, so that the user can find the multimedia content more accurately.

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

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a multimedia device capable of integrated search according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an example of a mobile communication terminal will be described as an example of a multimedia processing apparatus. However, the multimedia processing apparatus of the present invention is not limited to a mobile communication terminal, but may also include a portable terminal such as a personal digital assistant, a portable multimedia player, an MP3 player, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 1, a configuration of a multimedia apparatus according to the present invention includes a wireless transmitter / receiver 110, a key inputter 120, a storage 130, a controller 140, a display 150, or a camera processor 160. It consists of

The wireless transmitter / receiver 110 converts the radio frequency signal received through the antenna 112 into a baseband signal and provides the signal to the controller 140, and converts the baseband signal provided from the controller 140 into a radio frequency signal. Output through the antenna 112.

The key input unit 120 may provide the controller 140 with an electrical signal of key data by a user's key input. In addition, a user may input a tag through the key input unit 120 and a search word for integrally searching for different types of multimedia contents may be input.

The storage unit 130 may be implemented as a memory such as an EEPROM or a flash memory, and may store a program or an operation program of a multimedia device. The storage unit 130 may store multimedia contents such as music, phone numbers, memos, short messages (SMS) or schedules, and still images, videos, or personal computers (PCs) and wireless images captured by the camera processor 160. Multimedia content such as still images or videos downloaded through the Internet can be stored. In addition, the storage unit 130 may store a tag for searching for different types of multimedia contents.

The controller 140 may include a tag registration unit 142, a tag search unit 144, and a multimedia content execution unit 146.

The controller 140 may receive a search word for searching for multimedia content from the key input unit 120 and control the user to search for multimedia content (s) desired by the user among the multimedia contents stored in the storage 130.

In addition, the controller 140 may input a search word on the initial screen of the multimedia processing device to perform a tag search, or the user may set a search condition and search for a tag corresponding to the search condition.

The tag registration unit 142 registers a tag input from a user to a plurality of multimedia contents of different types corresponding to the tag.

The tag search unit 144 may search for multimedia content corresponding to a tag corresponding to a search word input from a user. The tag search unit 144 may search for a tag based on the initial characters input through the key input unit 120 and search for different types of multimedia contents corresponding to the searched tag.

The multimedia content executing unit 146 executes one or a plurality of different types of multimedia contents searched by the tag searching unit 144. That is, the searched one or a plurality of different types of multimedia contents may be played in a predetermined order and at predetermined time intervals.

The display unit 150 may be a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic light emitting diode (OLED), and displays a current state of a terminal or a program progress. Is displayed visually on the screen.

The camera processor 160 may store a still image and a video captured by the camera module in the storage unit 130, and after correcting the still image and a video stored in the storage unit 130 through a predetermined image processing. It may be provided to the controller 140. In addition, the storage name / recording date of the still image and video photographed through the camera module can be automatically registered as a tag, the tag can be registered by the user to the still image or video stored in the storage unit 130. have.

The tag can be transmitted / received from the multimedia device, or all data that can be directly manipulated by the user can be set as a tag. For example, multimedia contents such as a phone book, a short message (SMS), a mail (MMS), a still image, a video memo, an MP3, or a schedule may be set as a tag. In addition, information transmitted from an external multimedia processing device, such as a multimedia content used for the user's intention, such as a still image and a video through a camera, or an external personal computer (PC), may be registered and modified as a tag.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of collectively searching a plurality of multimedia contents of different types using a tag according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a user registers a tag to a plurality of multimedia contents of different types (step S110).

The tag may be registered to a plurality of multimedia contents of different types, such as an MP3, a phone book, a still image, a moving picture, a short message (SMS), a memo, or a schedule, from a user. The number of tags to be registered in the plurality of different types of multimedia contents is not limited, and one or a plurality of tags may be registered. In addition, the tag may be newly registered to the predetermined multimedia content, and in addition to the previously registered tag, a new tag corresponding to the tag registered in advance to the multimedia content may be further added. In addition, the tag registered as described above can be modified and changed.

Subsequently, the tags are searched for in the different types of multimedia content based on the search word input from the user (step S120). The tag search is preferably a simple search or a detailed search.

The simple search is a method of easily searching by inputting a search word on the initial screen of the multimedia processing apparatus. When a specific key is selected on the initial screen of the multimedia processing apparatus, a tag input bar may be generated. A search word may be input to a tag input bar generated on the initial screen, and a tag registered to a plurality of multimedia contents of different types corresponding to the input search word may be searched.

In addition, the search through the detailed search generates a search condition such as a search word, a search period, or a type of multimedia content, so that the user can search more accurately tags registered in different types of multimedia content.

Subsequently, a plurality of multimedia contents of different types corresponding to the searched tag are displayed (S130). When the search is completed through the simple search or the detailed search, a list of one or a plurality of different types of multimedia contents is displayed.

In addition, a predetermined multimedia content may be selected from the list of searched multimedia contents from the user, and the execution state may be displayed through the display unit 150.

3 and 4 are screen views illustrating a method of registering a tag in multimedia content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A tag may be registered in one or a plurality of multimedia contents, and when a tag is searched by a user later, a plurality of tags may be registered in case a search word is not remembered. Hereinafter, the tag registration in the short message (SMS) will be described. In addition, the tag may also be registered in multimedia content such as music, phonebook, album, video, memo or schedule using the following method.

In the case of multimedia content that can be transmitted and received such as a short message (SMS), a name, a phone number or a group name stored in the phone book can be automatically registered as a tag, and in the form of a text such as a short message (SMS), a memo or a schedule. In the case of multimedia content, the text content may be registered as a tag. In addition, a recording date and a storage name of a still image or a moving image captured by the camera may be automatically registered as a tag.

For example, in the state in which the short message in which the tag of the “friend” is registered is displayed on the display unit 150, the tag may be added by selecting “menu” (S210). Here, the tag of the "friend" may be a tag registered in advance for the short message by the user, or may be a tag automatically registered through a group setting on the phone book for the sender of the short message. If a menu for 'adding a tag' is displayed (S220) and the 'adding tag' item is selected, a tag input window is generated and “love” may be input as a tag in the tag input window. The tag input by the user is additionally registered and displayed on the display unit 150 (S240).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a tag registration process for a still image or an MP3 file using the same method as the tag registration method for the multimedia content of FIG. 3. The tag may be registered and added to the still image or the MP3 file of FIG. 4 as shown in FIG. 3.

As shown in FIG. 4, a “dog” may be input as a tag to a still image by the user (S310), and “classic” may be input as a tag to a predetermined MP3 file (S320). . As described above, the tag input to the predetermined multimedia content is displayed on the display unit 150 and can be confirmed by the user.

5 is an exemplary view illustrating a method of collectively searching for a plurality of different types of multimedia contents according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, integrated search of a plurality of different types of multimedia contents may use simple search or detailed search.

The simple search method is a method of easily searching by inputting a search word in the initial screen (S410) of the multimedia processing device. In a state in which a tag input bar is displayed on the display unit 150 in the initial screen of the multimedia processing device (S412), a search word is input from a user. Can be. For example, when a search word of “friend” is input from the user, a plurality of different types of multimedia contents corresponding to a tag corresponding to “friend” are searched for (S414). That is, "1. stored in the storage unit 130. Kim XX, 2. Friends. KMP, 3. June 20 Seo Hyun Station, 4. Alumni Meetings, etc., a plurality of different kinds of multimedia contents can be searched.

Simple search is possible to search different kinds of multimedia contents using a few keys, so it takes less searching time and has the advantage of easy searching method.

Further, the detailed search may search for a tag by setting a search condition such as a search word, a search period, or a type of multimedia content. For example, if the 'integrated search' item is selected in the 'menu' of the multimedia processing apparatus, the detailed search may be performed by setting a search condition. In a state in which the integrated search window is displayed (S420), a predetermined search condition may be selected from a plurality of search conditions from the user, and a tag may be searched based on the search condition selected by the user (S422). Hereinafter, an example in which a search condition is a search term and a search period will be described as an example of integrated search. However, the search condition of the integrated search method of the present invention is not limited thereto, and may further include a condition such as a multimedia content type or a file size.

When a search word and a search period are selected among the search conditions for the detailed search from the user, “friend” may be input as the search word and “2007.07.01 to 2007.07.25” may be set as the search period (S420). When the search condition is set as described above, the tag may be searched based on the search condition set by the user, and multimedia contents corresponding to the searched tag are displayed on the display unit 150 (S422). That is, among the multimedia contents corresponding to the search period set by the user, the multimedia contents corresponding to the tag of the “friend” may be searched. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the multimedia contents stored in the storage 130 may be searched. Among them, “1. Kim XX, 2. How are you ?, 3. At sea. JPG, 4. Gangbyeon Station 4 ”, etc. A plurality of different kinds of multimedia contents can be searched.

As described above, when the multimedia content is searched, the search result is displayed on the display unit 150, and the search result may be limited by selecting a type of content among a plurality of searched different types of multimedia content.

In a state (S414, S422) displayed on the display unit 150, the user may select a 'content selection' item in a window generated by selecting 'menu' (S430). In the 'content selection' item, names of all multimedia content types that can be executed by the user are displayed, and names of multimedia content types may be selected from the user (S440).

For example, a multimedia content name such as MP3 and SMS (short message) may be selected from the user in the search result (S440), and the search result is re-searched based on the multimedia content selected by the user. The different types of multimedia content rescanned are described in “1. Friend. KMP, 2. In the summer. KMP, 3. How are you ?, 4. Yes. ”MP3 files and short message files can be displayed on the display unit 150 (S450).

FIG. 6 is an exemplary view illustrating a method of collectively searching a plurality of multimedia contents of different types in a tag list according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, when a list of tags registered in multimedia content is displayed on the display unit 150, a tag input bar for searching for a tag is displayed (S510). When a search word is input to the tag input bar from a user, the tag is input. Can be retrieved.

However, since a plurality of tags are registered in a plurality of different types of multimedia content, it is difficult for a user to correctly input a tag name that is listed in a tag list and the user wants to search among a plurality of tags. In this case, when the search word is input from the user, the tag corresponding to the initial letter may be searched only by the initial letter.

When the initial character is input from the user, the tag 140 corresponding to the initial character among the tags existing in the tag list is searched by the controller 140 and displayed on the display 150 (S520). As described above, a predetermined tag may be selected as a search word from the tag (s) displayed on the display unit 150, and a plurality of different multimedia contents corresponding to the search word selected by the user may be searched (S530).

For example, if a tag of a friend, family, landscape, car, or co-worker is present in the tag list, and the user enters the initial letter of the letter “Z”, the tag starts with “Z” in the tag list. Can be retrieved. That is, “friends and cars” may be searched in the tag list, and a predetermined tag may be selected among the searched tags from the user. The “friend” tag selected by the user is entered as a search word, and corresponds to “1. Kim XX, 2. Friends. KMP, 3. June 20 Seo Hyun Station, 4. Alumni Meetings, etc., a plurality of different types of multimedia content can be searched.

Even when a plurality of different types of multimedia contents are searched by receiving a search word from the tag list as described above, a predetermined content type item is selected from a plurality of different types of multimedia contents after the search is completed as shown in FIG. By reducing the search results displayed in the unit 150, it is possible to more simply find the multimedia content required by the user.

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be variously modified and changed within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below I can understand that you can.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a multimedia device capable of integrated search according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of collectively searching a plurality of multimedia contents of different types using a tag according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4 are screen views illustrating a method of registering a tag in multimedia content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exemplary view illustrating a method of collectively searching for a plurality of different types of multimedia content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary view illustrating a method of collectively searching a plurality of multimedia contents of different types in a tag list according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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110: wireless transmission and reception unit 120: key input unit

130: storage unit 140: control unit

150: display unit 160: camera processing unit

Claims (13)

A storage unit which stores a plurality of different types of multimedia contents registered with at least one tag; And And a controller which searches for the registered tag based on a search word input by a user and searches for multimedia content in which a tag corresponding to the search word is registered. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, A tag registration unit that registers at least one tag to the plurality of different types of multimedia contents; A tag searching unit searching for the registered tag based on the search word input by the user; And And a multimedia contents execution unit for executing the plurality of different types of multimedia contents corresponding to the tags searched by the tag search unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, When the tag search function is selected by the user on the initial screen of the multimedia processing apparatus, the search term is registered based on the input search word by receiving the search word to search for the multimedia content in which the tag corresponding to the search word is registered. Multimedia processing apparatus, characterized in that for searching. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, And searching for the registered tag based on a search condition including a search word input from the user and a search period, and searching for multimedia content registered with a tag corresponding to the search condition. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, The multimedia processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the tag is searched for a multimedia content in which the searched tag is registered. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, And selecting a type of multimedia content to be searched for and searching for multimedia content registered with a tag corresponding to the search word among the selected types of multimedia content. The method of claim 1, And a display unit for displaying the plurality of searched multimedia contents of different types. Registering at least one tag with a plurality of multimedia contents of different types; And And searching for the registered tag based on a search word input from a user and searching for multimedia content in which a tag corresponding to the search word is registered. The method of claim 8, And displaying the multimedia content registered with the tag corresponding to the search word. The method of claim 8, wherein searching for the registered tag based on a search word input from the user and searching for multimedia content registered with a tag corresponding to the search word comprises:  When the tag search function is selected by the user on the initial screen of the multimedia processing apparatus, the terminal receives the search word and searches the registered tag based on the entered search word to search for multimedia content in which a tag corresponding to the search word is registered. Multimedia content integrated search method using a tag, characterized in that. The method of claim 8, wherein searching for the registered tag based on a search word input from the user and searching for multimedia content registered with a tag corresponding to the search word comprises: Integrated search of multimedia contents using a tag, wherein the registered tag is searched based on a search condition including a search word input from the user and a search period to search for multimedia content in which a tag corresponding to the search condition is registered. Way. The method of claim 8, wherein searching for the registered tag based on a search word input from the user and searching for multimedia content registered with a tag corresponding to the search word comprises: Receiving an initial character from the user; And And searching for a tag including the initial characters input by the user and searching for a multimedia content in which the searched tag is registered. The method of claim 8, wherein searching for the registered tag based on a search word input from the user and searching for multimedia content registered with a tag corresponding to the search word comprises: Searching for the registered tag based on a search word input from the user; Selecting a type of multimedia content to be searched; And And searching for multimedia content in which a tag corresponding to the search word is registered among the types of the selected multimedia content.

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