KR101024026B1 - Portable composition apparatus and method selecing recording medium thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a portable composite apparatus and a recording medium selection method capable of selecting a recording medium using a GUI menu screen generated based on a recording medium status. The portable multi-function apparatus displays a display unit on which a GUI menu screen composed of a plurality of recording media and menus for selecting the recording medium is displayed, an operation unit for selecting any one of the plurality of menus, and a menu screen on the display unit, and displays the operation unit. And a controller for controlling data to be stored or reproduced in a recording medium corresponding to the selected menu. As a result, the recording medium can be selected using the GUI menu screen, so that a separate mechanical switch is not necessary and the product can be miniaturized.

Recording Media, System Settings, GUI Menu

Description

Portable composition apparatus and method for selecting a recording medium

Figure 1a is a perspective view showing the front and right side of the portable composite device, according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 1b is a bottom view showing the lower surface of the portable composite device,

Figure 1c is a perspective view showing the back and left side of the portable composite device,

2 is a block diagram provided to explain a function of selecting a recording medium using a GUI menu screen generated based on a recording medium status according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart provided to explain a method of selecting a recording medium using a GUI menu screen generated based on a recording medium status according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4A to 4D are diagrams illustrating a GUI menu screen displayed on an LCD in a process of selecting a recording medium.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

210: recording unit 231: operation unit

233: second control unit 240: display unit

243: LCD 250: storage                 

251: MS Card 253: NAND Flash

300: main control block 340: CODEC

350: GUI generation unit 360: first control unit

The present invention relates to a portable composite device and a method for selecting a recording medium, and more particularly, comprising a plurality of recording mediums, displaying a GUI menu screen generated based on the current state of the recording medium, and displaying the displayed GUI menu screen. The present invention relates to a portable composite apparatus and a method for selecting a recording medium, which enable a user to select a recording medium.

Portable multi-function devices have functions such as camcorders, digital cameras, MP3 players, voice recorders, data storage devices, and web cameras, and are compact for users to carry and use. Says the device. Such portable composite devices can be implemented by incorporating notable digital technologies into image processing devices such as camcorders.

In general, a digital camcorder uses a cassette tape and a removable memory card as a recording medium for storing captured images. At this time, the selection of the recording medium storing the captured image is made by a mechanical switch. That is, according to the position of the mechanical switch, the captured image is stored in the cassette tape or the removable memory card. This is not limited to storing the captured image, but also when playing back the stored image.

On the other hand, if the position of the switch is selected as the memory card in the state that the memory card is not detached and press the shooting button, the captured image is not stored, an error message is displayed to the user. In addition, the same result occurs when attempting photographing in a state where the cassette tape is not inserted.

In order to solve this problem, it is possible to assume a method of automatically switching the recording medium in which the captured image is stored. However, since a mechanical switch is used, the implementation is limited. Automatically changing the position of the mechanical switch is a difficult task in its implementation.

In addition, by using the recording medium selection switch as a mechanical switch, the space required increases the volume of the product, thereby counteracting the miniaturization of the product, and increases the production cost.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to include a plurality of recording media, to display a GUI menu screen generated based on the current state of the recording medium provided, and displayed GUI menu The present invention provides a portable composite apparatus and a method for selecting a recording medium that enable a user to select a recording medium by using a screen.

Portable composite device according to the present invention for achieving the above object,                     

 A display unit displaying a plurality of recording media including an internal recording medium and an external recording medium, and a GUI menu screen including menus for selecting the plurality of recording media, respectively; An operation unit for selecting any one of menus, and a control unit which displays the GUI menu screen on the display unit, and controls the data to be stored or reproduced in the recording medium corresponding to the menu selected through the operation unit. Include.

The internal recording medium may be any one of a NAND flash memory and an HDD.

The external recording medium may be any one of a memory stick, a memory stick pro, a secure digital (SD) card, a multi media card (MMC), and a compact flash memory.

On the other hand, according to the present invention, a recording medium selection method of a portable composite apparatus having a plurality of recording media, a) a menu for selecting any one of an internal recording medium and an external recording medium from the plurality of recording media, respectively; Selecting a GUI menu screen, b) selecting 'System Settings' from the menu of the displayed GUI screen, c) selecting a recording medium from a sub-menu of the selected 'System Settings', and d) selecting the selected And storing or reproducing the data on the recording medium.

The internal recording medium may be any one of a NAND flash and an HDD. The external recording medium may be any one of a memory stick, a memory stick pro, a secure digital (SD) card, a multi media card (MMC), and a compact flash memory.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described the present invention in more detail.

1A is a perspective view showing the front and right side of a portable composite device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1A, a front surface of the portable composite apparatus includes a lens unit 211 used for photographing a subject, a remote controller signal receiver 111 for receiving a remote controller signal, and an earphone terminal 113 for connecting earphones. Power supply cable connection terminal 117 is provided for receiving external power through a USB terminal 115 and a power supply (not shown) for serial communication with a PC or a printer.

In this way, the front portion of the portable composite device is provided with a terminal mainly used for connecting to an external device, the right side of the portable composite device photo button 231a for taking a still image and a battery for mounting a battery therein The cover 121 is provided. In addition, a microphone 271 for receiving a sound signal from the outside is provided on the upper surface of the portable composite device.

1B is a bottom view of the bottom of the portable multifunction device. As illustrated in FIG. 1B, a cradle connection terminal for receiving a power and video signal through a tripod fixing unit 131 and a cradle (not shown) for mounting a tripod on a lower surface of the portable composite device. 133 is provided.

Hereinafter, operation buttons provided on the outside of the portable composite apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. 1C. Figure 1c is a perspective view showing the back and left side of the portable composite device. For convenience of operation of the user, as shown in Figure 1c, the operation button of the portable composite device, the rear of the portable composite device or the LCD panel 150 is provided in most.

As illustrated in FIG. 1C, a rear surface of the portable composite apparatus includes a zoom switch 231b for zooming in / zooming out the lens unit 211 and a shooting button 231c for capturing a video. ), An operation mode selection switch 231d for selecting an operation mode (storage / playback / power-off mode) of the portable composite device, a menu button 231e for displaying a menu screen on the LCD 243, and an LCD 243. A menu dial 231f is provided for moving the cursor to a specific menu on the menu screen displayed on the screen and selecting a menu in which the cursor is located.

In addition, the rear side of the portable composite apparatus is provided with a memory card engaging portion 143 and an indicator light 141 for mounting a memory card. The indicator light 141 is composed of a power indicator and a charging indicator. The power indicator emits light when the portable composite device is 'powered on', and the charging indicator light is orange when the portable composite device is being charged. Emits color light.

In addition, the LCD panel 150 coupled to change the position of the portable composite device has a mode button for displaying the LCD screen 243 and a menu screen on which the image and menu screen to be photographed and reproduced are displayed. (231g), rewind (◀◀) button 231h, fast forward (▶▶) button 231i, play / stop (▶ ∥) button 231j, and stop (■) button 231k are provided.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram provided to explain a function of selecting a recording medium using a GUI menu screen generated based on a recording medium status according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the present invention. According to the present invention, a flowchart is provided for explaining a method of selecting a recording medium using a GUI menu screen generated based on the status of the recording medium, and FIGS. 4A to 4D show the LCD 243 in the process of selecting a recording medium. A diagram illustrating a GUI menu screen displayed.

The portable multi-device provides a user with a menu screen as a graphical user interface (GUI), and allows the user to select a function and set a configuration through the menu screen. That is, the user can call the menu screen by pressing the menu button 231e, and rotate the menu dial 231f up / down to move the cursor displayed on the menu screen up / down to position the cursor in a desired menu. The menu dial 231f may be used to select a menu where the cursor is located or to execute a function of the menu where the cursor is located.

In this case, the user's operation command is transmitted to the first control unit 360 through the second control unit 233, and the first control unit 360 generates the GUI unit 350 through the system bus 380 according to the received operation command. ). When the GUI generator 350 combines the menu screen with the image received from the MUX 330 under the control of the first controller 360 and applies the menu screen to the NTSC / PAL encoder 241, the NTSC / PAL encoder ( 241 displays on the LCD 243 the combined image of the menu screen.

In addition, the user presses the mode button 231g to call up the menu screen, press the rewind button 231h / fast forward button 231i to move the cursor displayed on the menu screen up / down, and press the play button 231j. You can select the menu where the cursor is located or execute the function of the menu where the cursor is located. According to this, the user can be GUI only by the operation button located on the LCD panel 150.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, a process of transmitting a user's operation command to the first controller 360 and a process of combining the menu screen with an image under the control of the first controller 360 by the GUI generator 350. And the description of the process of the NTSC / PAL encoder 241 to display the image of the menu screen is combined on the LCD (243) will be omitted, according to the operation command input by the user through the operation unit 231, LCD ( The menu screen is displayed on 243).

3 is a flowchart provided to explain a method of selecting a recording medium using a GUI menu screen generated based on a recording medium status according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a method of selecting a recording medium using the GUI menu screen will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

After the user turns on the portable composite device, the user selects the GUI menu using the mode button 231g in operation S610 (S610), and the GUI menu screen is illustrated in FIG. 4A. In step S620, select 'System settings' in the GUI menu mode (S620). The menu screen resulting from the selection of 'System settings' is illustrated in FIG. 4B. In step S630, 'Memory' is selected in 'System settings', and then 'Internal' or 'External' recording medium is selected in 'Storage Type' (S630). GUI menu screens provided by step S630 is shown in Figures 4c and 4d. In step S640, it is determined whether an internal recording medium or an external recording medium is selected, and in the steps S650 and S660, video, photo, MP3, and voice are recorded by the recording button in the last selected recording medium (memory). In order to play the file, select the play mode by using the menu button and then play the file to be played (S650, S660). In the GUI structure, you can select 'Video', 'Photo', 'MP3', 'Voice Recorder', 'File Browser', 'System Settings' with the mode button.In the' Video 'mode, select' Record ',' You can also choose what you need in other modes, such as Play, or File Options.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, to reduce the load of the first control unit 360, the GUI generation unit 350 and the second control unit 233 were provided separately. However, when the first control unit 360 is implemented by a processor having a high processing speed, the roles of the GUI generating unit 350 and the second control unit 233 may be absorbed by the first control unit 360, and these may be omitted. have.

In addition, in the present embodiment, among the menus shown on the menu screens of FIGS. 4A to 4D, input through an 'external input' menu, a microphone 271, which is a menu for storing an image input from an external device such as a TV. Sub menus such as an 'audio' menu for storing sound signals, a 'setting' menu for setting the environment of the portable multi-device, and a 'file browser' menu for managing files stored in the storage unit 250. It should be understood that the present invention can be applied to the case where the 'recording medium selection' menu screen corresponding to the menu is displayed.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the recording medium can be selected using the GUI menu screen, a separate mechanical switch for selecting the recording medium is not required, thereby miniaturizing the product. In addition, the menu screen created based on the current state of the recording medium is displayed to prevent user's confusion and to adjust the display position among the menus constituting the menu screen. It can provide a menu screen that is easy to remember.

In addition, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, but the technical field to which the invention belongs without departing from the spirit of the invention claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

Claims (5)

A plurality of recording media consisting of internal and external recording media; A display unit for displaying a GUI screen including a menu for selecting each of the plurality of recording media; An operation unit for selecting one of menus of the plurality of recording media with reference to the displayed GUI screen; And And a controller configured to display the GUI screen on the display unit and control one of storing and reproducing data on the recording medium corresponding to the menu selected through the operation unit. . The method of claim 1, The built-in recording medium is a portable composite device, characterized in that any one of a flash memory (NAND) and HDD. The method of claim 1, The external recording medium is any one of a memory stick, a memory stick pro, an SD (Secure Digital) card, an MMC (Multi Media Card), and a Compact Flash memory. In the recording medium selection method of the portable composite apparatus having a plurality of recording media, a) selecting a GUI screen including a menu for selecting one of an internal recording medium and an external recording medium in each of the plurality of recording media; b) selecting 'System Settings' from the menu of the displayed GUI screen; c) selecting a recording medium from the selected submenu of 'System Settings'; And d) performing any one of storing and reproducing data on the selected recording medium. The method of claim 4, wherein The internal recording medium is any one of a NAND flash and an HDD, and the external recording medium is any one of a memory stick, a memory stick pro, a secure digital (SD) card, a multi media card (MMC), and a compact flash memory. Method for selecting a recording medium of a portable composite device, characterized in that one.

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