KR100682392B1 - Media File Compiler Including Positioning Information and the Method Thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for generating a digital media file including location information. More particularly, the present invention relates to the production of a general media file already produced by a media production apparatus such as a digital camera, an MP3 player, a camcorder, a camera phone, or an MP3 phone. Determine the position at the time, and insert the position information such as X, Y position coordinates, altitude and azimuth, etc. corresponding to the position as readable digital information rather than storing it in the form of a simple image file or the title of the position. By creating a file of a new format, a new GUI such as map software or Internet map can be applied to play the media file, and the user can read the location information and provide the user with the exact location of the coordinate information as a map. It can be used efficiently to organize places for, or to use location information. Location information given in the media file editor and relates to the method.

In addition, the method as described above has the advantage that it is possible to develop a new GUI in various fields in the future by using the inserted position information, and various grafting into related application fields is possible.

GPS, media file editor, base station, digital camera, location coordinates, location information

Description

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1 is a block diagram showing an internal component of a media file editor to which location information can be assigned according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of generating a media file to which location information is assigned according to the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example screen for generating a media file to which location information is assigned according to the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a screen in which a media file is created by providing location information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

100: media file editor 110: input unit

120: display unit 130: memory unit

140: location search unit 150: location information DB

160: media file generation unit 170: control unit

200: map browser 210: location information

The present invention relates to a method for generating a digital media file including location information. The present invention relates to a method for generating a media file that has already been produced by a general media production apparatus, and to determine a location at the time of production of a media file, and to determine a location such as an x and y location coordinate. The present invention relates to a digital media file generation method for inserting information into readable digital information and generating a new format file.

Location Based Service (LBS) refers to a service that provides various information related to a user's location easily and quickly through wireless and wired communication to a moving user. It can be divided into a network based method for determining the location of the terminal using location and a GPS receiver based method using a global positioning system (GPS) using satellites. In addition to the above-described method, a hybrid method using various of the above two methods or various methods using the same are being developed.

Nowadays, images are generated by using a video recording device such as a phone camera or a digital camera to generate a media file, and location information such as place name, tourist name, building name, etc. can be generated by using the existing mobile phone base station or GPS. There have been various proposals for generating a media file in which position information is inserted by inserting it into the photographed image in a branch form.

However, the conventional inventions as described above, media such as a video file or an image file already produced in such a manner that the position information is retrieved using the GPS or the base station and given the corresponding position information when the media file is newly generated. There is a limitation that it is not possible to assign location information to a file afterwards.

In addition, the method of inserting the location information into the image file is ambiguous, and the method of converting the location information into font image data rather than digital information and simply synthesizing and storing the location information into a digital image file may be necessary later in the file. Since only information can not be extracted, there is a problem that it is impossible to extract only the desired location information from the image file and use it as readable information when applying it to a new application.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is proposed, by using a media file production apparatus, such as a general digital camera, MP3 player, camcorder or camera phone, MP3 phone files in the media file, such as a video file or image file produced in advance It calculates location information such as X, Y coordinate, altitude, azimuth, etc. at the time of creation, and inserts and saves it as digital information instead of simply storing it as an image file and applies a new type of GUI when playing the media file in the future. The purpose is to provide a digital media file generation method that includes readable location information that can be used efficiently to organize locations for future shooting records or use location information. .

In addition, by using the above media editor, new GUI development in various fields is possible in the future by using position information such as X, Y position coordinates or altitude and azimuth inserted as digital information in a form that can be read in a media file. It also has the advantage of being able to integrate various applications.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention describes a media file editor capable of providing location information and a method thereof, and also proposes an internal configuration module of the media file editor for achieving the above processes.

In order to generate a digital media file including location information, when the user selects a media file to which location information is to be assigned, the first step of the control unit reading the media file from the memory unit, and the location search unit The second step of receiving the local information at the time of the generation to the user to calculate the location information from which the media file was generated, and the media file generation unit inserts the calculated location information into the media file in a readable form And a third step of generating a digital media file in which the location information is recorded as part of the file, and a fourth step of the control unit storing the generated file in the memory unit.

Preferably, the location information may be x, y coordinate values, altitude and azimuth, etc. In step 2, the location search unit receives approximate local information at the time the file is generated from the user in the map browser or And a step 2-1 of providing a user with an internet map, and a step 2-2 of calculating location information of a media file generated from detailed area information selected by the user in the map. The digital media file may be a composite media file such as an image file, a voice file, or a video file.

In order to control the steps, the media file editor comprises: an input unit for inputting a user command; A display unit for providing a screen to the user; A memory unit for storing the produced media file; A location retrieval unit receiving general area information of a pre-produced media file from a user, providing a map of a corresponding area to the user, and calculating the location information from the detailed area information selected by the user; A location information DB including map information of a location area to provide a user with a map of a corresponding location from the location information input by the location search unit; A media file generation unit inserting the calculated position information into the previously produced media file and generating a new type of digital media file having readable position information; A control unit controls the components and stores a digital media file generated by the media file generation unit in a memory unit.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the most preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail as follows.

1 is a block diagram showing an internal component of a media file editor to which location information can be assigned according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a general media file editor 100 includes an input unit 110 for inputting a user's command, a display unit 120 for providing a screen to the user, and a memory unit for storing a media file ( 130, and a controller 170 for controlling the components.

In addition, according to the present invention, the location search unit 140 receives the region information of the pre-produced media file from the user, and calculates the location information of the corresponding location, and the region information received by the location search unit 140. A location information DB 150 including map information of a location area so as to provide a user with a map of the corresponding location from the location information; Media file generation unit 160 for generating a new type of digital media file is further provided.

The location search unit 140 receives the general area information at the time of creation from the user and provides the user with a map of the location corresponding to the general area by using a map browser or an internet map. When the user selects the detailed area information from the map, it serves to calculate location information such as X and Y location coordinates, altitude, and azimuth corresponding to the selected detailed area information.

In addition, in the present invention, the control unit 170 adds a function of storing the information in the memory unit 130 when the media file generation unit 160 inserts the location information into the media file to generate a new type of digital media file. It is provided with.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of generating a media file to which location information is assigned according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, when a user first selects a media file to which location information is to be assigned from the input unit 110, the controller 170 reads the corresponding file stored in the memory unit 130 (S102). The media file may be an image file, a voice file, or a composite media file such as a video file.

Subsequently, the location search unit 140 provides a user with a region name such as city, ward, dong, etc., and the user selects a place name where the file is generated according to the menu provided above, and inputs rough region information. In addition to the method of selecting a place name according to a menu provided by the user in the above process, another embodiment of the present invention allows the user to receive detailed location information of a media file generated by the user.

The location search unit 140 searches for the approximate local information input from the location information DB 150 and provides the user with a corresponding location using a map browser or an internet map. The user may select a desired location on the map provided above and input detailed local information (S104).

The location search unit 140 calculates location information such as X, Y coordinates, altitude, azimuth, etc. of the corresponding location from the received detailed area information (S106). The media file generation unit 160 inserts the calculated position information such as X, Y coordinates, altitude, azimuth, etc. into the digital media file which can be read into the pre-fabricated digital media file (S108). To generate (S110). The controller 170 may store the generated digital media file in the memory unit 130 (S112) and terminate the above process.

The present invention inserts readable position information into a pre-produced media file, and when reproducing the media file in the future, a new graphic user interface (GUI) is applied to the readable position information inserted into the file. It can provide the user with more accurate location information by reading the information so that it can be efficiently used for organizing the location of the recording or future use of the location information.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example screen for generating a media file to which location information is assigned according to the present invention.

First, when a user selects a media file to which location information is to be assigned as shown in FIG. 3A, the controller 170 reads out the media file stored in the memory unit 130. Generally, only the date and time information are inserted into the media file at this time.

Subsequently, the location search unit 140 provides a user with a region name, such as FIG. 3 (b) or FIG. 3 (c), so that the user can input rough region information in which the selected media file is generated. The menu allows the user to select approximate local information.

After the user selects the approximate local information, the location search unit 140 provides the user with a map of the corresponding location by using the map browser or the internet map 200 as shown in FIG. 3 (d). After the user selects detailed area information from the map, the location search unit 140 displays location information 210 such as X, Y coordinates, altitude, and azimuth corresponding to the location as shown in FIG. To calculate.

If the user wants to insert the calculated position information, the media file generation unit 160 may insert the new digital media file into which the position information 210 as well as general date and time information is inserted in the digital media file as shown in FIG. The controller 170 may store the generated digital media file in the memory unit 130 to assign location information to a media file previously produced according to the present invention.

The location information inserted in the file is stored in a readable form, and when the media file is played back in the future, the location information of the media file can be read to provide a map of the location matching the location information more accurately. Make sure

FIG. 4 shows position information that can be read by inserting location information into a pre-generated media file when the media file is a voice file generated by an audio recording / playback apparatus such as an MP3 player or a recorder according to another embodiment of the present invention. Shows a digital media file inserted.

Referring to FIG. 4, after selecting a pre-produced voice file, location information such as X, Y coordinates, altitude, azimuth, etc. is calculated from the approximate area information and detailed area information selected by the user through the process of FIG. 3. This figure shows that the calculated positional information is inserted into a voice file in a readable form.

As a result, the present invention compares the position information calculated in the pre-produced media file to the user, compared to the past media file editing apparatus in which a user cannot view the generation position of a pre-produced media file that does not include the position information in the future. Read the location information such as X, Y location coordinates, altitude, and azimuth by inserting the file into readable digital information rather than storing it in the form of an image file or the title of the location. The location at the time of file creation can be provided to the user more accurately through the GUI. This has the advantage that it is easy to manage when, where, who and what when you take pictures of people, backgrounds, landscapes, etc., in future photos.

In addition, the media file editor 100 according to the present invention may be implemented as an independent separate device or equipment, or a video recording / playback device such as a digital camera or a camcorder, or an audio recording / playback device such as an MP3 player or a recorder; A portable terminal device including the above functions, such as a camera phone or an MP3 phone, or a built-in multifunction device, may be easily implemented and used commercially.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated in detail using the preferable Example, the scope of the present invention is not limited to a specific Example and should be interpreted by the attached Claim. In addition, those skilled in the art should understand that many modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention reads the position at the time of production to a general media file already produced by a media production apparatus such as a digital camera, an MP3 player, a camcorder, a camera phone, or an MP3 phone, and corresponds to the above position. Media files such as X, Y position coordinates, altitude, and azimuth are inserted into readable digital information rather than being stored in the form of image files or titles of corresponding positions. At the time of reproduction, a new GUI such as map software or an internet map is applied to read the location information and provide the user with the exact location of the corresponding coordinate information as a map.

In addition, by using the system as described above, it is possible to develop a new GUI in various fields in the future by using the positional information inserted into the digital information, and to achieve various effects in related application fields.

Claims (7)

A first step of the control unit reading the media file to which the user wants to give the selected location information from the memory unit; A second step of the location search unit receiving local information at the time of media file generation from a user and calculating location information on which the media file is generated; A media file generating unit inserting the calculated position information into the media file in a readable form, and generating a digital media file in which the position information is recorded as part of the file; The controller may store the generated file in a memory unit. The location information may be x, y coordinate values, altitude and azimuth, and the like. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the second step Steps 2-1 of receiving a local information at the time of media file generation from a user and providing a map browser or an internet map to the user; Step 2-2 of calculating the location information of the media file generated from the detailed area information selected by the user in the above map Method for editing a media file capable of providing location information, characterized in that consisting of. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, And the digital media file can be a composite media file such as an image file, a voice file, or a video file. In a media file editor that edits common media files, An input unit for inputting a user command; A display unit for providing a screen to the user; A memory unit for storing the produced media file; A location search unit which receives area information of a pre-produced media file, provides a map of a corresponding area to a user, and calculates corresponding location information from detailed area information selected by the user; A location information DB including map information of a location area to provide a user with a map of a corresponding location from the location information input by the location search unit; A media file generation unit inserting the calculated position information into the previously produced media file and generating a new type of digital media file having readable position information; A control unit which controls the respective components and stores the digital media file generated by the media file generation unit in a memory unit; Wherein the position information is x, y coordinate values, media information editor capable of providing position information, characterized in that the altitude and azimuth. The method according to claim 5, And the media file may be a composite media file such as an image file, a voice file, or a video file. The method according to claim 5 or 6, The media editor may be embedded in a video recording / playback device such as a digital camera or camcorder, a voice recording / playback device such as an MP3 player or a recorder, a portable terminal device including the above functions such as a camera phone or an MP3 phone, or a multifunction device. Media file editor capable of providing location information, characterized in that.

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