KR101123370B1 - service method and apparatus for object-based contents for portable device - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and apparatus for providing contents for a mobile terminal of the present invention. In particular, the present invention relates to an object-based content providing method and apparatus for a mobile terminal that provides an object-based interactive content service between a content provider and a user using a mobile terminal.
The present invention provides a method for providing object-based content between mobile terminals, and executes an object manipulation tool to extract and track an object appearing in the content to be copyrighted according to a user's operation, and to obtain additional information related to the object according to a user's operation. Receive input. Thereafter, the object-based content is generated by connecting the object and the additional information, and the object-based content is received, and the object-based content is transmitted to the receiving terminal corresponding to the identification code through the information communication network.
Therefore, the present invention has the effect that the user can easily create object-based content by using the terminal, or directly edit the content such as photos or videos stored in the terminal on the terminal.

Description

Service method and apparatus for object-based contents for portable device

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a content for a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing an object-based content for a mobile terminal providing an interactive content service based on an object between a content provider and a user using the mobile terminal. .

Recently, with the rapid development of information and communication technology, various types of multimedia content services have been developed, and the current content service market reflects viewers' intentions as well as providing one-way content by existing providers. It is developing in the form of offering. As a content providing service that has attracted particular attention in accordance with this trend, when a viewer wants to know more about a specific place or person appearing in a video being played, the user can select a place using an interface means such as a keyboard or a remote controller. An object-based content providing service has been proposed that provides names and locations, names and history of people.

The object-based content providing service first extracts and tracks coordinates where objects are positioned on each frame of a video with respect to a video to be provided, and defines an area selected when the user is pointing from the extracted coordinates. Subsequently, additional information including detailed descriptions of the extracted objects, that is, information provided when the viewer selects a specific object, is connected to the above-described area, and transmitted to the viewer terminal, where the viewer selects a specific object area. This service provides additional information connected with it.

Accordingly, when a viewer wants to obtain additional information about a specific place, person, or product while watching a video, the viewer can obtain desired information by selecting the corresponding object using an interface means such as a keyboard and a remote controller that controls the viewer's terminal. have.

However, there is a problem that the above object-based content providing service is provided limited to a specific platform such as PC or IPTV. This is because there must be a dedicated authoring device to produce an object-based video, an author with expertise in a dedicated object authoring tool, and a high-end dedicated terminal is required to play an object-based video.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to provide a method and apparatus for providing an object-based content for a mobile terminal for authoring and sharing an object-based video between a digital camera, a smart phone, and other portable multimedia terminals. There is this.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for providing object-based content between mobile terminals according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, (a) to execute the object manipulation tool to extract the object appearing in the content to be authored according to the user's operation And tracking; (b) receiving additional information related to the object according to the user's manipulation; (c) generating and storing object-based content by connecting the object and additional information; And (d) receiving the identification code and transmitting the object-based content to a receiving terminal corresponding to the identification code through an information communication network.

The identification code is characterized in that the telephone number of the receiving terminal.

The object-based content includes advertisement-related content for the recipient, characterized in that it is distributed to the receiving terminal in the form of an attachment when transmitting data using the phone number.

Step (b) may include requesting and receiving a template sample from a template providing module; And inserting the template sample into the additional information.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for providing object-based content between mobile terminals according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving the object-based content from the transmitting terminal through the information communication network; (b) playing the object-based content according to a user's manipulation; (c) selecting an object appearing in the object-based content; And (d) displaying additional information mapped to the object.

Between the steps (b) and (c), (b1) determining whether a region defined as an object corresponds to a person's face on a screen on which the object-based content is displayed; (b2) if it is determined in step (b1) that the person's face is determined, determining whether contact information of the person is stored in the storage module; And (b3) extracting the contact information of the person in step (b2) and inserting the extracted contact information into the additional information.

Step (c) includes recognizing that the user selects an area defined as an object on the screen on which the object-based content is displayed.

When the object is a product to be promoted, the additional information may be linked to a web site where the product can be purchased.

When the object is a place, the additional information may include promotional information describing a name and a location of the place.

In order to achieve the above object, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for providing object-based content to another terminal, the input processing module for recognizing a user's operation; An object manipulation tool for extracting and tracking an object appearing in the content to be authored according to a manipulation of the user recognized by the input processing module, and generating object-based content by mapping additional information related to the object; And a communication module for transmitting the object-based content to a receiving terminal corresponding to the identification code through an information communication network according to the identification code received from the input processing module.

The object manipulation tool comprises: an area setting module for extracting and tracking the object; And an additional information input module configured to receive the additional information.

An interface module manipulated by the user; A photographing module for generating the content to be copyrighted by the photographing; A display module configured to display the authoring content and the object-based content; And a storage module for storing the authoring content and the object-based content.

The receiving terminal is a smart phone capable of transmitting and receiving data by connecting to an information communication network.

The identification code is characterized in that the phone number of the smart phone.

The apparatus may further include a template providing module for providing one or more template samples for inputting the additional information to the additional information input module.

The present invention provides a playback module for playing the authored content and the object-based content;

A face recognition module recognizing a face of a person if the object appearing in the object-based content; And an additional information processing module for extracting additional information mapped to a corresponding object according to a person recognized by the face recognition module or a user recognized by the input processing module.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is an effect that the user can easily author the object-based content generated by using the terminal, or directly edit the content such as a picture or video stored in the terminal on the terminal.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to easily transmit the authored object-based content to the other terminal through the information communication network, the user of the receiving side is another effect that can use the more advanced content by playing the transmitted content There is.

1 is a view schematically showing the overall configuration of an object-based content providing apparatus for a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating the structure of an object-based content providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a method for providing object-based content for a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a method of using object-based content of a receiving side according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an object-based content providing method for a mobile terminal of a transmitting terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a method of using object-based content for a mobile terminal of a transmitting terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating a method of using object-based content for a mobile terminal of a receiving terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 to 10 are schematic diagrams illustrating an object-based content providing apparatus for a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 to 13 are schematic diagrams illustrating an object-based content providing apparatus for a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a method and apparatus for providing object-based content for a mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a view schematically showing the overall configuration of an object-based content providing apparatus for a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a digital terminal such as a user smartphone, a digital camera and an iPad ^TM at the transmitting side. The digital content, such as an image and a video stored by using the authoring object-based content using the object operation tool in the transmitting terminal 100, characterized in that it is provided to the receiving terminal 200 through the information communication network.

Here, the transmitting and receiving terminal can produce and store the contents as well as the examples listed above, and edit them using the object creation tool, and any digital having the function of transmitting the contents by accessing the information communication network. Although the terminal may apply the technical idea of the present invention, it is particularly preferable that the terminal is a smart phone capable of handling various types of processes, being portable and specialized in data communication.

The sender terminal user installs an object manipulation tool in his or her transmitting terminal 100, defines an object area by extracting and tracking an object appearing in one or more digital contents stored in the terminal 100 on the object manipulation tool, After inputting relevant additional information, object-based content is created and stored by mapping object area and additional information. Thereafter, the access code is connected to the information communication network using an identification code such as a telephone number, and the object-based content stored in the receiving terminal corresponding to the telephone number is transmitted.

The receiving terminal 200 receiving the object-based content stores the transmitted object-based content in the storage space of the terminal. Then, when the user of the receiving terminal 200 plays the content through a dedicated playback program of the object-based content, and wants to use additional information about the object appearing during playback, when the user selects the corresponding object through the interface means, the receiving terminal ( 200 indicates additional information mapped to the object.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described a more detailed structure of the object-based content providing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The present invention is a method and apparatus for transmitting object-based content edited and authored by a user between each terminal, and each terminal is preferably provided with the same structure and the same program related to the present invention. The structure will be described as an example.

2 is a diagram illustrating the structure of an object-based content providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the object-based content providing apparatus of the present invention is a transmission or reception terminal (100, 200) for transmitting and receiving content by connecting to an information communication network, the hardware control unit 150 for generating, displaying, storing and transmitting the content And a content manager 170 for authoring object-based content or executing object-based content according to a user's manipulation.

In detail, the hardware controller 150 is a plurality of modules that perform a function of controlling hardware constituting a transmitting terminal. The hardware controller 150 is a interface module 151 that receives a user's terminal operation, and photographs a predetermined subject to take a picture or A photographing module 152 for generating contents including a video, a display module 154 for displaying contents on a screen, a storage module 156 for storing various contents and information necessary for driving a terminal, and information And a communication module 158 connected to the communication network and transmitting information to the receiving terminal 158.

The interface module 151 is an input device for driving a transmission terminal 100 by a user directly inputting various data to the transmission terminal 100 or having various function keys. The interface module may be implemented not only in the form of a key button but also in the form of a touch screen that clicks on a virtual button that is covered and displayed on the display module 154. The interface module 151 of the present invention may further include one or more shortcut keys for which a macro value is designated so that a user may perform complicated driving more easily.

The photographing module 152 includes a camera lens and an analog-to-digital converter, and converts an image of a photographing object introduced into the camera lens into an electrical signal according to a user's operation to generate a content in a photo or video format. Module.

The display module 154 is a module that displays various data when the transmitting terminal 100 is driven. In addition, the display module 100 may reproduce various contents such as a subject currently photographed by the photographing module 152 and a picture and a video stored in the storage module 156 according to a user's manipulation. When editing an object creation content, a user may designate an area of an object displayed on the display module 154 and set an area.

The display module 154 is preferably implemented as a small flat panel display device such as an LCD and an OLED, and may be implemented in the form of a touch screen by overlapping the interface module 151 described above.

The storage module 156 is a memory device that performs a function of storing various data used in the transmission terminal 100. In particular, the storage module 156 stores the contents generated by the photographing module and provides the contents stored on the object manipulation tool when the user attempts to perform the object manipulation. In addition, the receiving terminal 200 stores the received object-based content.

The communication module 158 is a module that accesses the information communication network of the transmitting terminal 100 and performs a function of voice communication with the receiving terminal 200 or transmitting stored object-based content.

According to the above-described structure, the hardware controller 150 performs a user's operation input, content generation, display, storage, and transmission. Hereinafter, the structure of the content manager 170 will be described with reference to the drawings.

The content manager 170 performs a function of authoring an object-based content or executing an object-based content according to a user's operation, and performs a function of transmitting a content, and the interface module 151 receives an input of a user. An input processing module 171 for controlling each module of the content management unit 170 according to an operation, and an area setting module 172 for tracking and extracting an object appearing in the content to be copyrighted under the control of the input processing module 171. And an additional information input module 173 for receiving additional information related to the extracted object and mapping the object to generate object-based content, and a template providing module 174 for supporting a template source when the additional information is input.

In addition, as a module for reproducing the content, the reproducing module 175 for reproducing the object-based content stored in the storage module 156 and the object face area of the objects appearing in the object-based content being reproduced, The face recognition module 176 includes an additional information processing module 177 that provides additional information mapped thereto when an object is selected by a user or a face is detected by the face recognition module 176. The above-described region setting module 172 and the additional information input module 173 are object manipulation tools, and the playback module 175, the face recognition module 176, and the additional information processing module 177 are the object-based video-only player. It can be implemented as a program installed on.

The input processing module 171 is a module that performs a function of controlling each module in response to the manipulation of the interface module 151 by the user. For example, in the case of a touch screen type interface, when a user drags and selects a partial region of the content displayed on the screen, the input processing module 171 determines the coordinates of the dragged region on the screen and sets the area setting module 172. Notify the control unit so that the area setting module 172 recognizes the area as an object.

The area setting module 172 is a module that performs a function of defining an object by extracting and tracking an area corresponding to one or more objects appearing in content under the control of the input processing module 171. When the content is a picture, the area setting module 172 sets the object area when the user selects one area in a rectangle or a circle on the picture currently displayed on the display module 154. In addition, when the content is a video, the area setting module 172 sets the initial object area when the user selects one area in the frame currently displayed on the display module 154 in a rectangle or a circle, and proceeds to the next frame. Tracks an object by allowing the user to change the location of the object area by checking the movement and exit of the object.

The additional information input module 173 is a module configured to receive and set contents of additional information related to the object when the object is selected after being mapped with the extracted and tracked object. The above additional information may include information such as a name, a phone number, an e-mail address, and a photographing date when the object is a person. In addition, when the object is a product, it may include a product name, a manufacturer, a specification, a purchase method, and a link address of a web site where a purchase procedure can be performed. In addition, when an object is a specific region, the object may include region name, location, and local promotion information.

In addition, the additional information may be implemented in a form of providing a content list by interworking with an external content providing device. The user of the receiving side may further receive the linked content by reselecting the content list on the additional information after selecting an object. The content received from the external content providing device may be an image, a sound source, or a combination of an image and a sound source.

The additional information is preferably data in text format, but is not limited thereto. The additional information may further include template data provided by the template providing module 174 to be described later.

The template providing module 174 is a module that provides a template for inserting data of various formats having various fonts, colors, sizes, and other patterns into additional information in addition to a simple text format. The user who is authoring the object can select various template samples and add them to the additional information.

Hereinafter, the configuration of a module that performs a function of playing object-based content in the content manager 170 will be described. The object-based content player includes a playback module 175, a face recognition module 176, and an additional information processing module 177 described below.

The playback module 175 is a module that performs a function of decoding the content selected by the user among the one or more object-based contents stored in the storage module 156 according to the corresponding codec and playing the data through the display module 154. To this end, the playback module 175 may include a decoder capable of decoding not only an AVI format video file but also a video file of various formats such as MPEG, MPEG2, MPEG4, WMV, H.264, and DIVX.

The face recognition module 176 recognizes that a face is a face of a person when the object appearing in the object-based content that the playback module 175 is currently playing is a person, and automatically outputs additional information mapped thereto without user selection. This module performs functions. The terminal stores information such as contact information and email addresses for a plurality of persons, and additional information is mapped to persons appearing when the corresponding object-based content is reproduced in the transmitting and receiving terminals 100 and 200. If information such as a person's contact information is stored, the additional information processing module 177 is requested and the information is included in the additional information.

The additional information processing module 177 extracts additional information mapped to an object selected by the user according to a request of the face recognition module 176 or the input processing module 171 and displays the information on the display module 154. Module.

According to the above-described structure, the object-based content providing apparatus for a mobile terminal of the present invention can share object-based content by authoring and transmitting object-based content between portable transmitting and receiving terminals.

Hereinafter, a method of providing object-based content for a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a diagram illustrating a method for providing object-based content for a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the object-based content providing method for a mobile terminal of the present invention as a method for providing object-based content between the mobile terminal, object extraction and tracking step (S310), additional information input step (S320), object-based content generation And a storage step (S330) and an object-based content transmission step (S340).

In detail, the object extraction and tracking step S310 is a step of extracting and tracking an object appearing in the content to be authored according to a user's manipulation by executing an object manipulation tool. In this step, the object manipulation tool is a simplified object extraction and tracking tool, which is not an object manipulation tool installed in a dedicated device, and is composed of an area setting module and an additional information input module. The user selects general content including a picture and a video stored in the terminal using the interface device, and the area information module executes according to the user's operation to extract and track the object appearing in the content on the object authoring tool.

The additional information input step S320 is a step of receiving additional information related to the object. The additional information input module of the object manipulation tool receives the additional information in a text form according to a user's operation, or selects one of a plurality of templates provided by the template providing module and inputs the additional information.

In the object-based content generation and storage step S330, the object-based content is generated and stored by connecting the extracted and tracked object and the input additional information. In the above-described steps S310 and S320, the area setting module and the additional information input module generate object-based content and store the object-based content. Accordingly, the object-based content includes a video in which the object is extracted and tracked and additional information connected thereto.

Object-based content transmission step (S340) is a step of receiving the identification code and transmits the object-based content to the receiving terminal corresponding to the identification code through the information communication network. The sending user can transmit the object-based video stored in his terminal to the receiving user through the information communication network, and the interface module requests the communication module in response to the input of the user's identification code and provides information on the object-based content stored in the storage module. It transmits to the receiving terminal 200 through a communication network. The above-described information communication network may be a general wireless telephone network, in which case the identification code is a telephone number of the receiving terminal.

According to the above-described steps, the user of the transmitting side may author the object-based content by using personal contents such as general photos and videos stored in the terminal, and provide the same to other terminals. In addition, when the object is a product or region, it may be provided with promotional information.

Hereinafter, a method of using content of another terminal provided with object-based content will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 is a diagram illustrating a method of using object-based content of a receiving side according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the method of using the object-based content receiving side of the present invention is a method for providing object-based content between mobile terminals, the object-based content receiving step (S410), the object-based content playback step (S420), the object The selection step (S440) and the additional information extraction and display step (S450) associated with the object. In addition, between steps S420 and S440, a face recognition step S430, a contact information extraction step S433 of the person, and a contact information addition step S437 may be further included.

In detail, the object-based content receiving step S410 is a step of receiving object-based content from a transmitting terminal through an information communication network. The communication module of the receiving terminal receives the object-based content from the transmitting terminal connected by the identification code. The above-described information communication network may be a wireless mobile communication network such as CDMA, WCDMA or 3G network. The received object-based content is stored in the storage module.

The object-based content playback step S420 is a step of playing back object-based content according to a user's manipulation. When the receiving user selects the object-based content received in step S410 of the data stored in the storage module by operating the interface module, the playing module of the receiving terminal content management unit plays the object-based content and displays it on the display module.

Subsequently, when the object appearing on the screen includes the face of a specific person, the receiving terminal may further include detecting the information automatically and displaying other information (S430, S433, and S437).

First, the face recognition step (S430) is a step in which the face recognition module of the receiving terminal recognizes that an object appearing on the screen is a face of a specific person while playing object-based content.

The extracting of the contact information of the corresponding person (S433) is a step of determining whether the face recognition module is the face of the specific person, searching for and storing the contact information of the corresponding person with reference to the storage module, and extracting it if it is stored. The contact information may include a phone number and email information associated with the person.

The step of adding contact information (S437) is a step of adding contact information extracted in step S433 to additional information mapped to the corresponding object. The face recognition module is a step of adding the extracted contact information to additional information mapped to the object. In this case, if the object does not have additional information, that is, a null value, contact information is generated as additional information.

The object selection step S440 is a step of selecting an object appearing in the object-based content. When the receiving user wants to obtain additional information about an object appearing on the screen while viewing the object-based content, the receiving user can select the corresponding object by manipulating the interface module, and the input processing module recognizes this and informs the additional information processing module.

Extracting and displaying additional information associated with an object (S450) is a step of displaying additional information mapped to the selected object. When the input processing module informs the selected information object to the additional information processing module, the additional information processing module determines additional information mapped to the corresponding object, extracts additional information stored in the storage module, and displays the additional information through the display module.

According to the above-described steps, the receiving user may play the object-based content received by the terminal and receive additional information about the object-based content. Hereinafter, an object-based content providing method for a mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the signal flows between modules constituting the transmitting and receiving terminals.

6 is a diagram illustrating an object-based content providing method for a mobile terminal of a transmitting terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated, the object-based content providing method for a mobile terminal of the present invention provides a display module 154 with a photograph or video generated by photographing a target by a photographing module 152 of a transmitting terminal according to a user's operation. (S611), the display module 154 displays this as content. In this case, the area setting module 172 waits for an area selection on the user's screen with respect to the displayed content (S612).

Subsequently, the interface module 151 receives a user's manipulation (S621), and the input processing module 171 recognizes the user's manipulation received by the interface module 151 (S622), and displays an area of the displayed screen. The object area is designated (S622). In addition, the additional information input module 173 receives additional information according to a user operation recognized by the input processing module 171 (S654). In this case, the template providing unit 178 may provide one or more template samples to the additional information input unit 173 (S625).

When the user's operation is finished, the area setting module 172 generates the object-based content by mapping the designated object area and the received additional information and stores it in the storage module 156 (S626). Thereafter, the stored object-based content is transmitted to another terminal through the communication module 158 according to a user's manipulation.

In accordance with the above-described steps, the transmitting terminal generates object-based content using a user-generated picture and video, and hereinafter, a method of using object-based content for a mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings. The following describes the signal flow between modules constituting the transmitting terminal.

5 is a diagram illustrating a method of using object-based content for a mobile terminal of a transmitting terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, in the object-based content providing method for a mobile terminal of the present invention, when the interface module 151 selects a content to play out of stored content according to a user's operation (S511), the input processing module 171 Recognizes this (S521) and requests the playback module 175 to play the content. The playback module 156 requests the corresponding content from the storage module 156 according to the request (S531), and the storage module 156 provides it to the playback module 175 (S532). The playback module starts playback through a decoding operation corresponding to the format of the corresponding content, and requests the display module 154 to display the played content (S541). The face recognition module 176 recognizes whether a person's manger appears on the content displayed by the display module 154 (S551), and if it appears, determines the face as an object and maps the face to the additional information processing module 177. The requested additional information is requested (S552).

The additional information processing module 177 searches whether the contact information for the person corresponding to the face mapped to the data stored in the storage module 156 is stored (S553), and if it is stored, the storage module 156 corresponds to the corresponding information. The contact information is provided to the additional information processing module 177. The additional information processing module 177 requests to display the contact information provided to the display module 154 (S555).

According to the above-described steps, the transmitting terminal utilizes the stored contents. Hereinafter, referring to the drawings, signals between modules constituting the receiving terminal in the method of using object-based content for a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Explain according to the flow.

7 is a diagram illustrating a method of using object-based content for a mobile terminal of a receiving terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, in the object-based content providing method for a mobile terminal of the present invention, when the communication module 158 of the receiving terminal first receives the object-based content transmitted through the information communication network, it is transmitted to the storage module 156 and stored. (S711). Accordingly, the display module 154 displays the storage result of the storage module 156 (S712).

Thereafter, the interface module 151 receives a user operation, the input processing module 171 recognizes this (S721), requests the playback module 175 to play the object-based content (S722), and the playback module ( 175 plays the content through a suitable decoding operation and causes the display module 154 to display it (S723).

During the reproduction of the object-based content, when the face recognition module 176 determines whether a face of a person appears on the screen and informs the additional information processing module 177 of the result (S731), the additional information processing module ( 177, if the face of a specific person according to the result, the contact information of the person corresponding to the face is retrieved from the storage module 156 and included in the additional information (S743), and the display module 151 adds the aforementioned information. Information is displayed (S745).

In addition, when the input processing module 171 detects a user's manipulation and determines that a specific object is selected (S751), the additional information processing module 177 extracts additional information mapped to the object from the storage module 156. The display module 151 displays the extracted additional information (S753).

According to the above-described steps, the receiving terminal utilizes the stored contents. Hereinafter, an example of an object-based content providing apparatus for a mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. do.

8 to 10 are schematic diagrams illustrating an object-based content providing apparatus for a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the object-based content providing apparatus 100 for a mobile terminal of the present invention photographs a background, an object b, a person a, and the like through the photographing module 152 provided at one end thereof. This is displayed through the display module 154.

Subsequently, referring to FIG. 9, the user directly manipulates the touch screen implemented on the display module 154 with his hand h to display an area corresponding to the person a or the object b appearing on the content. ). Although not shown, if the content is a video, the person (a) or the object (b) is designated in the same way in the subsequent frame. In addition, in the case of a person, an area o corresponding to a face may be automatically designated by the face recognition module.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 10, when the area designation, that is, the object definition is completed, the user inputs additional information i through the touch screen on the display module 154. In this case, the additional information may be input on the sample template provided by the template providing module. Preferably, the above additional information includes at least the name and phone number of the person a.

The object-based content is authored by the above-described method, and when the user provides the content to another terminal, the user can transmit the content by attaching the content by inputting an identification code of the corresponding terminal, that is, a telephone number.

Thereafter, the receiving terminal may use the built-in object-based content player after receiving and storing the corresponding content. In particular, when the phone number of the person appearing in the content is input as additional information, the receiving terminal may be an object area corresponding to the person. By selecting (a), the phone number can be extracted and directly connected to the terminal.

11 to 13 are schematic diagrams illustrating an object-based content providing apparatus for a mobile terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated, the object-based content providing apparatus 100 for a mobile terminal stores one or more contents such as a sound source and a video, and the user can select one or more contents from the stored contents list (i) and transmit them to the receiving terminal. have. In this case, the content may be in the form of a sound source, an image, or a sound source and an image, and may be transmitted in a multimedia messaging service (MMS) format by the user's selection (i).

In addition, FIG. 12 is an example of providing a promotional video object through the object-based content providing method for a mobile terminal of the present invention. As shown in the drawing, a user of a transmitting side photographs a specific product through a terminal to produce content. Thereafter, the object is extracted and extracted using the object manipulation tool, and when the additional information is input, the name, manufacturer, price and purchase inquiry site of the corresponding product are input and transmitted to the receiving terminal.

Upon receiving the object-based content, the terminal 100 plays the corresponding content, and when the receiving user who views the content selects the corresponding product k, the terminal 100 may check additional information r about the corresponding product. At this time, the purchase inquiry site of the additional information (r) includes an Internet link address of the corresponding site, and the receiving user can select it and access a site for performing a product purchase procedure.

In addition, as another use example, referring to FIG. 13, a user of a transmitting side photographs a specific property (a) through a terminal, generates object-based content by inputting objectification and additional information, and then transmits the same to the receiving terminal. send. Then, when the receiving user wants to make a reservation to the appearing business while viewing the object-based content received through the terminal, the corresponding property, that is, the object p, is selected to select a contact included in the additional information q. The terminal may directly call the business party or select a link address r to access a website operated by the business and perform a reservation procedure. As an applied service thereof, it may provide public information about a specific region.

The object-based content providing method for a portable terminal described above may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium including a computer-readable CD-ROM, a RAM, a ROM, a floppy disk, a hard disk, and a magneto-optical disk.

The technical spirit of the present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but this is by way of example only and not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, it is a matter of course that various modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention by anyone having ordinary skill in the art.

100: transmitting terminal 150: hardware control unit
151: interface module 152: shooting module
154: display module 156: storage module
158: communication module 170: content management unit
171: input processing module 172: area setting module
173: additional information input module 174: template providing module
175: playback module 176: face recognition module
177: additional information processing module 200: receiving terminal

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In the method for providing object-based content between the mobile terminal,
(a) executing the object manipulation tool to extract and track an object appearing in the content to be authored according to a user's manipulation;
(b) receiving additional information related to the object according to the user's manipulation;
(c) generating and storing object-based content by connecting the object and additional information; And,
(d) receiving an identification code and transmitting the object-based content to a receiving terminal corresponding to the identification code through an information communication network;
Including;
When the object is a product to be promoted, the additional information is characterized in that it is linked to the website to purchase the product
Object-based content providing method for a mobile terminal. The method of claim 1,
The identification code is a method of providing an object-based content for a mobile terminal, characterized in that the phone number of the receiving terminal. The method of claim 2,
The object-based content includes an advertisement-related content for the recipient, the object-based content providing method for a mobile terminal, characterized in that distributed to the receiving terminal in the form of an attachment file when transmitting data using the phone number. The method of claim 1,
The step (b)
Requesting and receiving a template sample from the template providing module; And,
Inserting the template sample into the additional information
Object-based content providing method for a mobile terminal further comprising a. In the method for providing object-based content between the mobile terminal,
(a) receiving object-based content from a transmitting terminal through an information communication network;
(b) playing the object-based content according to a user's manipulation;
(c) selecting an object appearing in the object-based content; And,
(d) displaying additional information mapped to the object
Including;
When the object is a product to be promoted, the additional information is characterized in that it is linked to the website to purchase the product
Object-based content providing method for a mobile terminal. The method of claim 5, wherein
Between step (b) and step (c),
determining whether a region defined as an object corresponds to a person's face on the screen on which the object-based content is displayed;
(b2) if it is determined in step (b1) that the person's face is determined, determining whether contact information of the person is stored in the storage module; And,
(b3) extracting the contact information of the person in step (b2) and inserting the extracted contact information into the additional information;
Object-based content providing method for a mobile terminal further comprising a. The method of claim 5, wherein
Step (c) is,
Recognizing that the user selects a region defined as an object on a screen on which the object-based content is displayed;
Object-based content providing method for a mobile terminal comprising a. delete The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
If the object is a place, the additional information object-based content providing method for a mobile terminal, characterized in that it includes promotional information for explaining the name and location of the place. An apparatus for providing object-based content to another terminal,
An input processing module for recognizing a user's manipulation;
An object manipulation tool for extracting and tracking an object appearing in the content to be authored according to a manipulation of the user recognized by the input processing module, and generating object-based content by mapping additional information related to the object; And,
A communication module for transmitting the object-based content to a receiving terminal corresponding to the identification code through an information communication network according to the identification code received from the input processing module;
Including;
If the object is a product to be promoted, the additional information is characterized in that authored by the object authoring tool to work with a website that can purchase the product
Object-based content providing device for a mobile terminal. The method of claim 10,
The object manipulation tool,
An area setting module for extracting and tracking the object; And,
Additional information input module for receiving the additional information
Object-based content providing device for a mobile terminal comprising a. The method of claim 10,
An interface module manipulated by the user;
A photographing module for generating the content to be copyrighted by the photographing;
A display module configured to display the authoring content and the object-based content; And,
A storage module for storing the authored content and object-based content
Object-based content providing device for a mobile terminal comprising a. The method of claim 10,
The receiving terminal is an object-based content providing device for a mobile terminal, characterized in that the smart phone capable of transmitting and receiving data connected to the information communication network. The method of claim 13,
The identification code is an object-based content providing device for a mobile terminal, characterized in that the phone number of the smart phone. The method of claim 10,
And a template providing module for providing one or more template samples for inputting the additional information to the additional information input module. The method of claim 10,
A playback module for playing the authored content and the object-based content;
A face recognition module recognizing a face of a person if the object appearing in the object-based content; And,
An additional information processing module for extracting additional information mapped to the object according to a person recognized by the face recognition module or a user recognized by the input processing module.
Object-based content providing device for a mobile terminal comprising a.

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