KR20170045401A - Method, system and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for controlling scroll based on context information - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a scroll based on context information, comprising the steps of: obtaining context information for at least one portion of content to be displayed on a screen; Determining a degree of importance of a first portion of the content by reference and determining a scroll movement to be applied to the first portion with reference to the determined importance.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a method, system and non-transitory computer readable recording medium for controlling scrolling based on context information.

The present invention relates to a method, system and non-transitory computer readable recording medium for controlling scrolling based on contextual information.

2. Description of the Related Art [0002] Recently, mobile terminal devices such as personal computers and smart phones and tablets are widely used, and various contents are provided through personal computers or mobile terminal devices. For example, electronic contents such as web pages and electronic maps, as well as contents that have traditionally been provided through paper media such as newspapers, books, and comics, are also provided in electronic form through personal computers or mobile terminal devices.

Accordingly, various user interface technologies have been introduced to help users easily and conveniently use contents provided in an electronic form. However, since the conventional technology has a level of providing visual effects such as simply moving the contents constituting the content up, down, left, and right or turning over the actual paper, the content is scrolled (or dragged) There is a limitation in that it is necessary to uniformly control the display state of the contents according to an operation input from a user.

Accordingly, the inventor has developed a technology for adaptively controlling the scroll motion applied to the content according to the importance of the content determined based on the context information about the content constituting the content or the context information about the content use behavior of the user It came to the following.

It is an object of the present invention to solve all the problems described above.

In addition, the present invention obtains context information of at least one portion of content to be displayed on the screen, determines the importance of the first portion of the content with reference to the obtained context information, The scroll motion to be applied to the first part is determined based on the context information about the content constituting the content or the importance of the content determined based on the context information about the content use behavior of the user, The other purpose is to adaptively control the motion.

In order to accomplish the above object, a representative structure of the present invention is as follows.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a scroll based on context information, comprising the steps of: obtaining context information for at least one portion of content to be displayed on a screen; Determining a degree of importance of a first portion of the content by reference and determining a scroll movement to be applied to the first portion with reference to the determined importance.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for controlling scrolling based on context information, the system comprising: a context information acquiring unit for acquiring context information for at least one part of contents to be displayed on a screen; There is provided a system including a priority determining unit for determining importance of a first portion of the content with reference to context information, and a scroll control unit for determining a scroll movement to be applied to the first portion with reference to the determined importance level .

In addition, there is provided another method, system, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium for recording a computer program for carrying out the method for implementing the present invention.

According to the present invention, the scroll motion applied to the content can be adaptively controlled according to the importance of the content determined based on the context information about the content constituting the content or the context information about the content use behavior of the user, The scroll movement of the content can be appropriately displayed in the context of the corresponding content.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent a situation in which a user overlooks an important part included in the content while avoiding the boredom that the user feels by increasing the efficiency of the time spent by the user in using the content Is achieved.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to increase the user's immersion feeling on the content displayed on the screen.

1 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary internal configuration of a scroll control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 2 to 5 are views illustrating a configuration for controlling scroll movement applied to content according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled, if properly explained. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

In this specification, contents or contents are collectively referred to as digital information or individual information elements, which are stored in a local device or accessible through a communication network, such as letters, codes, sounds, sounds, images, Concept. Such content may comprise, for example, data such as text, images, moving pictures, audio, links (e.g., web links), or a combination of at least two of these data.

Configuration of scroll control system

Hereinafter, the internal structure of the scroll control system and the functions of the respective components will be described.

According to one embodiment of the present invention there is provided a computer system having memory means such as a personal computer (e.g., a desktop computer, a notebook computer, etc.), a server, a workstation, a PDA, a web pad, a mobile phone, a smart phone, The present invention can be adopted as a scroll control system of the present invention and the user terminal itself which normally displays the contents provided to the general user may be a scroll control system. Particularly, the scroll control system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a scroll control system that scrolls from a user using a touch screen, a keyboard, a mouse, a stylus pen, an infrared sensor, And input means for inputting various kinds of operations such as dragging and / or dragging, and a display means having a screen capable of displaying time information accompanied by providing contents.

1 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a scroll control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a scroll control system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a context information acquisition unit 110, an importance level determination unit 120, a scroll control unit 130, a communication unit 140, 150). According to an embodiment of the present invention, at least a part of the context information obtaining unit 110, the importance determining unit 120, the scroll control unit 130, the communication unit 140, and the control unit 150 may be connected to an external system Lt; / RTI > Such program modules may be included in the scroll control system 100 in the form of an operating system, application program modules, and other program modules, and may be physically stored on various known storage devices. These program modules may also be stored in a remote storage device capable of communicating with the scroll control system 100. [ These program modules include, but are not limited to, routines, subroutines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types as described below in accordance with the present invention.

First, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the context information obtaining unit 110 may perform a function of obtaining context information on at least one part of contents to be displayed on the screen of the displaying unit.

Specifically, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the context information for at least one portion of the content may be determined based on the content constituting the corresponding portion of the content. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the context information may include information on the type, density, difficulty, physical property, and the like of contents constituting a portion corresponding to the context information of the contents. For example, Information on the size of the real area included in the portion corresponding to the context information, the amount of the figure, the amount of the character, the meaning of the character, the language nationality of the character, and the like. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the context information for at least one portion of the content may be obtained through automatic recognition that may be performed on the content, or may be directly input by the user or the administrator.

Also, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the context information of at least one portion of the content may be determined based on information about the user's use of the corresponding portion of the content. For example, the context information on the user's content use behavior includes information about whether or not the user (i.e., the user who used or used the content) used at least one portion of the content, the user (i.e., Information about a time at which the user (i.e., a user using the content) uses at least one portion of the content, information about the frequency with which the user (i.e., a user using the content) At least one of the information about the number of times of selecting at least one portion (click, touch, etc.), information about eye tracking in at least one portion of the content of the user (i.e., the user using the content) And information on the number or importance of points of interest (POIs) included in the portion of the POI.

Next, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the importance level determiner 120 may perform a function of determining the importance level of at least one portion of the content with reference to the context information obtained as described above. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the importance can be quantified as an absolute number or a relative priority.

For example, a cut having a large number of characters or speech bubbles in a webtoon, or a user having read the webtoon at a higher level than a predetermined level is more important than other cuts Can be judged to be high.

In another example, the portion of the contact where the contact with the user is frequently displayed may be determined to be more important than the other portion.

In another example, a portion of an article that the user has not yet read may be considered to be more important than a portion that the user has already read.

In another example, a portion of an e-book that has a high degree of concentration by another user who reads the e-book may be judged to be more important than the other portion.

As another example, the portion of the electronic map that includes a relatively large number of points of interest (POIs) or that includes points of interest having a relatively high importance or popularity may be judged to be more important than other portions .

Next, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the scroll controller 130 may determine the scroll movement to be applied to at least one portion of the content based on the determined importance. According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the first portion is displayed on the screen of the display means, the scroll control unit 130 may perform the function of applying the determined scroll movement to the first portion.

Specifically, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a scroll movement that can be applied to at least one portion of contents includes a movement for enlarging or reducing a size at which the portion is displayed, a virtual plane for displaying the portion, Motion, and so on.

More specifically, the scroll control unit 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention determines that the first portion is enlarged and displayed when the importance of the first portion of the contents is equal to or greater than a predetermined level, Can be relatively emphasized and displayed.

Referring to FIG. 2, it can be assumed that a webtoon composed of a plurality of cuts having different importance levels is provided on the screen of the display means. In this case, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user views the first screen 210 having a predetermined level or higher in importance while reading the webtoart while performing the downward scroll operation 201, The cut 210 can be enlarged and displayed compared to the other cuts 220 (see FIGS. 2A and 2B). According to an embodiment of the present invention, in order to prevent the image quality of the first cut 210 from being degraded as the first cut 210 is enlarged, (See Fig. 2 (b)). In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the first cut 210 gradually deviates from the screen as the user continues to perform the downward scroll operation 201, the previously enlarged first cut 210 gradually expands And can be displayed in the previous size (see FIG. 2 (c)).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, if the importance level of the first portion of the content is equal to or greater than a predetermined level, the scroll control unit 130 may display the virtual plane on which the first portion is displayed as the horizontal axis, (I.e., rotating in at least one direction of pitch, yaw, and roll), or a virtual plane in which the first portion is displayed It is possible to make the first portion relatively emphasized and displayed as compared with the other portions by enlarging or reducing along at least one axis of the horizontal axis, the vertical axis and the height axis.

More specifically, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the scroll control unit 130 displays, on the screen of the device, not only the importance of contents but also the context information such as the user's attitude holding the device, (That is, a virtual plane on which the content is displayed) or to enlarge or reduce the content (i.e., the virtual plane on which the content is displayed).

Referring to FIG. 3, the content 310 to be displayed on the screen may be rotated (331, 332, 333) around three axes 321, 322, and 323 orthogonal to each other. 3, the content to be displayed on the screen may be enlarged or reduced by zooming in or zooming out along three axes 321, 322, and 323 orthogonal to each other.

Referring to FIG. 4, it is assumed that a contact list 410 composed of a plurality of contact items having different degrees of importance is provided on the screen. In this case, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the contact list 410 is rotated in the pitch direction about the first axis so that the first contact 411 whose importance level is higher than the predetermined level can be highlighted and displayed And can be zoomed along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis (see Fig. 4 (a)). According to an embodiment of the present invention, the contact list 410 may be rotated (rotated) in the yaw direction about the second axis so that the second contact 412 whose importance level is higher than the predetermined level can be highlighted and displayed And can be zoomed in along a first axis orthogonal to the second axis (see FIG. 4 (b)). According to an embodiment of the present invention, the contact list 410 may be rotated (rotated) in the roll direction about the third axis so that the third contact 413 whose importance level is higher than the predetermined level can be highlighted and displayed, (See Fig. 4 (c)).

Meanwhile, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the scroll controller 130 refers to the context information obtained as described above, and feedback corresponding to at least one portion of the contents and the context information of the corresponding portion is provided in association with each other And the like. In particular, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the feedback that can be provided in association with the content may include visual feedback, auditory feedback, tactile feedback, and the like, and the attributes (time, Type, etc.) can be adaptively controlled according to the context information.

Referring to FIG. 5, it is assumed that a content list composed of a plurality of content items 510, 520, 530, and 540 having different importance levels is provided on the screen. In such a case, according to an embodiment of the present invention, visual feedback 551 (e.g., a pop-up message, color reversal, etc.) may be associated with the first content 510 containing the attachment, Tactile feedback 552 (e.g., vibration) and auditory feedback 553 (e.g., effect sound) are applied to the second content 520 and the third content 540, respectively, . For example, when a user touches any content while performing the scroll operation 501, feedback 551, 552, and 553 corresponding to the content may occur.

Meanwhile, the communication unit 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention performs a function of allowing the scroll control system 100 to communicate with an external device.

The control unit 150 controls the flow of data between the context information obtaining unit 110, the importance determining unit 120, the scroll control unit 130, and the communication unit 140 . That is, the control unit 150 controls the flow of data between the components of the scroll control system 100 from the outside, thereby providing the context information obtaining unit 110, the importance determining unit 120, the scroll control unit 130, And controls the communication unit 140 to perform unique functions.

The embodiments of the present invention described above can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded in a non-transitory computer readable recording medium. The non-transitory computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc., either alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the non-transitory computer-readable recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be those known to those skilled in the computer software arts. Examples of non-transitory computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floppy disks magneto-optical media), and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules for performing the processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the above-described embodiments, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, I will say.

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A method for controlling a scroll based on context information,

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