KR101050186B1 - Multi media process play system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a digital information display (DID) system, and more particularly, to a multi-media process play system and method for composing various types of contents such as a video, an image, a subtitle, etc. and playing them on a single screen for effective information transmission. It is about.

To this end, the present invention provides a system in which a user can arbitrarily select the size and position of a content frame in which a selected content is played, and sets various types of content on a single screen by setting a playback screen size and a playback position as desired. It can be configured in combination so that the output can be played simultaneously.

Content, Multimedia Contents, DID, DID System, Playback Schedule

Description

Multimedia process play system and method

The present invention relates to a digital information display (DID) system, and more particularly, to a multi-media process play system and method for composing various types of contents such as a video, an image, a subtitle, etc. and playing them on a single screen for effective information transmission. It is about.

Recently, due to the development of display technology, DID (Digital Information Display), which can replace information in the form of simple printed matter such as banners and posters, with information in the form of multimedia such as moving pictures, images and subtitles, has been used.

In general, a DID system is a system that delivers information by outputting image information through a large LCD or PDP panel, and is used for information delivery such as advertising and promotion by outputting and displaying multimedia content on a display panel.

Such a DID system can focus people's attention more effectively, which can effectively deliver information, and have an advantage of improving the surrounding environment by indiscriminate detachment of the printed matter and the resulting contamination.

However, due to the limitation of the playback system, the existing DID system has a disadvantage in that the multimedia content can only be configured in a simple form such as a combination of video and subtitles or an image slide show.

Therefore, there is a need for a system that can simultaneously play various contents such as a video, an image slide show, a PowerPoint slide show, a flash, and a subtitle at a full HD quality of 1920 × 1080 resolution.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a multi-media process play system and method capable of outputting and reproducing all the various contents selected by a user on a single screen.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a multi-media process play system and method that allows a user to arbitrarily set the playback screen size and the playback position of the content to be reproduced in a state in which a plurality of contents overlapped.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an editor for generating a schedule file including setting information for editing items of a content file to be played;

A management server for transmitting a content file and a schedule file received from the editor to a client, and setting a reproduction schedule of each client to control content reproduction of the client;

And a client for outputting and reproducing the content file according to the reproduction schedule of the content included in the schedule file and the reproduction schedule of the client.

The system according to the present invention can more efficiently utilize a large display panel by simultaneously configuring and playing various multimedia contents on a single screen.

In particular, in order to provide detailed information, images, subtitles, flashes, and the like can be played simultaneously with a larger information transmission effect than the existing system.

In addition, since the present invention can remotely control a plurality of clients using one management server, it is possible to control the entire system using a minimum number of management personnel, thereby reducing management and maintenance costs to a minimum.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention, and the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” include plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

There may be a plurality of embodiments of the present invention, and overlapping descriptions of the same parts as in the prior art may be omitted.

The present invention provides a multi-media process play system and method for simultaneously outputting and playing various types of multimedia contents on a single screen, thereby enabling greater use of an increasingly larger display panel, thereby providing greater information transfer effect. Can be.

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

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a multi-media process play system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view showing a connection relationship between an editor and a management server according to the present invention.

As shown, a system according to the present invention includes an editor for setting a playback schedule of multimedia content (hereinafter referred to as content), a management server for setting a playback schedule of a client and controlling content playback on a client, and the management server. It is configured to include a client for playing the content according to the playback schedule of the client reserved by the.

The editor is a part in which an editing application for editing a playback schedule of the selected content is installed, and is composed of a separate system such as a PC.

If you look at the main edit items that the editor can set up in detail, you can classify the content by type, playback start time and playback end time, playback screen size and playback position. By specifying an item as an edit item, a content playback schedule can be set.

The content may be selected in various forms regardless of types such as a video, an image slide show, a PowerPoint slide show, a flash, a subtitle, etc. according to a user's desire to play, and a playback screen size indicating a size of a screen on which the content is played. The size and position of a content frame in which the selected content is played may be set by setting a play position, that is, a screen arrangement (or arrangement of content frames) indicating a position of a screen on which content is played.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting a size and a position of a content frame according to the present invention.

A content frame (hereinafter referred to as a frame) in which a playback screen size and a playback position are set may set a start time and an end time at which the frame is opened and closed.

By adjusting the size and position of the content frame and setting the time when the content frame is opened and closed, the content frame of various sizes can be set to be opened and closed at an arbitrary position.

In this case, a plurality of content frames may be output on a limited screen, and thus multiple content frames may overlap. However, the content may be reproduced in a state where the frames overlap.

In this case, the overlapped portion of the content frame shows only the contents at the top, and the overlapped portion at the bottom shows only the remaining portions that are not overlapped.

Alternatively, different types of content may be set to content frames having the same size (playback screen sizes are the same), and content playback positions may be set identically so that they are opened at the same location.

In this case, several content frames overlap and only the topmost content is visible, but the rest of the content is also played with the frames overlapped.

The content file to be played in each content frame is selected according to the selected content type, and the play start time and play end time of the selected content file are set.

At this time, the playback start time and the playback end time of the content file can be set when the corresponding content is arranged, that is, when the selected content file is assigned to each content frame.

The playback start time and playback end time of the content file should be selected within the range of the start time and end time of the content frame.

In the present invention, the content is repeatedly played until the play end time is reached. To set the content to be played only once, the play start time and the end time of the content must be adjusted to the length of the play time of the content.

When all the content files to be played are assigned to each content frame and the play start time and the play end time are set, the setting of each edit item of the content file is completed.

In this case, a schedule file including data on a reproduction schedule of the content file as well as storage of the content file is generated and transmitted to the management server.

4 is a diagram illustrating a connection relationship between a management server and a client according to the present invention.

Meanwhile, the management server receiving the content file and the schedule file transmits the content file and the schedule file to a plurality of connected clients, and sets and stores a playback schedule of the individual client using the installed management application.

In more detail, the management server controls the power of a plurality of clients that can be connected through a network to turn on.

That is, when the client wants to turn on the client, the management server transmits a predetermined packet (including a command for booting the client) using a network manager that supports the Wake On LAN (WOL) function.

Then, the client connected to the management server through the network manager is powered on (ON), the operating state, the management server is capable of transmitting content files, schedule files and the like to the client through the connected network.

In addition, when the client wants to turn off the power, when a specific packet including the power off command of the client is transmitted to the client, the terminal application, which is being played by the client, recognizes and processes the transmitted specific packet.

After the management server transmits the content file and the schedule file to the client in operation, and requests the list and operation information of the content file and schedule file held by the client, the client in operation is retained at the request of the management server. Sends a list of content files and schedule files and operation information to the management server.

When the management server selects a client to manage content playback from among the clients in operation and requests a list of schedule files, the client generates and transmits a list of stored schedule files.

The management server, which has received the list of schedule files, sets and stores the playback schedule of the client by reserving the date for the client to perform the content playback function.

When the management server reaches the corresponding date according to the playback schedule of the individual client, the management server instructs to play the content file by controlling the client in real time, and the client plays the content according to the reserved playback schedule.

In addition, since the client receives and executes a command of the management server in real time, the management server may control to immediately execute the content file and the schedule file stored in the client.

In addition, when it is necessary to send an emergency subtitle or emergency broadcast due to an emergency such as breaking news, the management server transmits the content file for the emergency subtitle or emergency broadcast to the client and immediately plays it.

In the present invention, the client stores a content file and a schedule file transmitted from the management server using a terminal application driven in a RAM-resident form, and is controlled in real time according to the playback schedule of the client set in the management server to play the content.

Hereinafter, the operation state according to the system of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

5 to 10 are screens showing a driving state of a system embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an initial driving state of an editing application installed in an editor, in which a user selects a content type to be played and draws a rectangle with a desired size in a work window at the center of the screen to form a content frame.

At this time, the start point and size of the rectangle for determining the size and position of the content frame can be arbitrarily set by the user.

6 is a diagram illustrating a screen in which a content type is selected and the size and position of a content frame are set. The start time and end time of the content frame are set by adjusting the time setting bar on the left side.

Next, the content file to be played is selected and placed in the content frame according to the selected content type, and the play start time and play end time of the corresponding content file are set. The set screen is as shown in FIG.

By selectively repeating this process, when the setting for the playback schedule of all the contents to be played simultaneously on one screen (display panel) of the client is completed, the save button is pressed.

Then, in addition to storing the content file, a schedule file associated with the content file is generated, and the editor transmits the content file and the schedule file to the management server.

FIG. 8 is a view showing an initial screen of a management application installed in a management server, wherein an IP displayed in green in a remote client management part on a left side of a screen is a client that is currently powered on and is operating. The file list is a list showing the content files stored in the management server, and the file list at the bottom right of the screen is a list showing the content files stored in the editor (My PC).

The editor and the management server can mutually transfer by selecting a content file and a schedule file and then clicking a button for performing a file transfer function (for example, my pc transfer or server transfer in the right screen of FIG. 8).

The management server receiving the content file and the schedule file from the editor transmits the selected content file and the schedule file to the clients in operation.

9 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a management application managing a content file and a schedule file of a client.

Then, one or more clients to be managed are selected from among the clients in operation, and the schedule file stored in the client is displayed on the screen of the management server as shown in FIG. 10.

The management server selects the schedule file of the client and selects the desired date (drag & drop, for example, as shown in FIG. 10) to broadcast and play the content file to be played on the desired date through the display panel of the client. Can be.

11 is a view showing a screen simultaneously playing various contents on a display panel of an actual client according to the present invention, and it can be seen that the video is composed of two videos, three flashes, two images, and the like. This means that each content is placed on top of the background image and the content frames overlapped with the background image are displayed at the top of the screen.It is possible to efficiently transmit information by playing various contents at the same time rather than outputting and playing one content at a time. Shows.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to certain preferred embodiments thereof, the invention is not limited to these embodiments, and has been claimed by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains. It includes all the various forms of embodiments that can be implemented without departing from the spirit.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a multi-media process play system according to the present invention.

2 is a view showing a connection relationship between the editor and the management server according to the present invention

3 is a view showing an example of setting the size and position of the content frame in accordance with the present invention

4 is a diagram illustrating a connection relationship between a management server and a client according to the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating an initial driving state of an editing application installed in an editor.

6 is a view showing a screen for selecting a content type and setting the size and position of the content frame;

7 is a diagram illustrating a screen for setting a playback schedule of a selected content file.

8 is a view showing an initial screen of a management application installed in the management server

9 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a management application managing a content file and a schedule file of a client.

10 is a diagram illustrating a screen for setting a playback schedule of a client in a management server;

11 is a diagram showing a screen simultaneously playing various contents on a display panel of an actual client according to the present invention.

Claims (7)

An editor for generating a schedule file including setting information on edit items of a content file to be played; A management server for transmitting a content file and a schedule file received from the editor to a client, and setting a reproduction schedule of each client to control content reproduction of the client; A client for outputting and reproducing the content file according to a reproduction schedule of the content included in the schedule file and the reproduction schedule of the client; And, And a type of content, a play start time and a play end time of the content file, a play screen size of the content frame, and a play position. delete The method according to claim 1, And the playback schedule of the client sets a date at which the client outputs and reproduces the content file according to the playback schedule of the schedule file. The method according to claim 1, And the management server controls the client in real time. Setting a playback schedule of a content file to be played; Storing the content file in an editor, generating a schedule file including data on a reproduction schedule of the content file, and storing the content file in the editor; Transmitting the content file and the schedule file to a management server; Selecting a client to play the content file, turning on the power, and transmitting the content file and the schedule file to the selected client; Setting a playback schedule of the client and storing the playback schedule in the management server; Outputting and reproducing the content file through the display panel of the client, as set in the schedule file and the playback schedule of the client; Including; Setting a playback schedule of the content file, Selecting a type of content to be played and setting a play screen size and a play position of a content frame in which the content is played; Setting a start time and an end time of the content frame; Selecting a content file to be played in the content frame and setting a play start time and a play end time of the selected content file; Multi-media process play method comprising the. delete The method according to claim 5, And the setting information on the date of playing the content file according to the playing schedule is included in the playing schedule of the client.

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