KR101348248B1 - Apparatus and method for providing guideline consisting of image arranged with story - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus and method are provided for providing guidelines for constructing an image arranged according to a plot. The device that provides a guideline for constructing images arranged according to a plot includes a guideline controller module for adjusting a guideline selected by a user according to a user's input or content acquisition situation, and a guideline selected by the user. A device adaptor module for automatically setting a state of a corresponding device, and a context processor module for acquiring contents of the guidelines.

Guidelines, templates, story items, metadata, photo albums

Description

Apparatus and method for providing guideline consisting of image arranged with story}

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an apparatus for providing a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a story template according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a guideline control module among the apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1.

4 illustrates a guideline according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a capturing instruction according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a composition template corresponding to the capturing instruction illustrated in FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a device application module among the apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1.

8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a context processing module among the apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a context generating module of the apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration in which the apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1 shares a guideline with an external device.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user editing / writing module among the external devices shown in FIG. 10.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing and applying expert-based guidelines in a multimedia device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a guideline control module of the apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1.

14 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a device application module of the apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a context processing module of the apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a process of generating a context module among the apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which the device illustrated in FIG. 1 shares a guideline with an external device.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a process of processing a user editing / writing module among the external devices shown in FIG. 10.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

110a: guideline providing module

110b: story template provision module

120: guideline control module

130: device application module

140: context processing module

150: content generation module

210: guidelines transmission and reception module

220: user edit / author module

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a multimedia plot, and more particularly, to provide a guideline based on expert knowledge to a user when using a multimedia device, and a guideline selected by the user. Provides guidelines for organizing videos arranged along the plot, adjusting the status of the multimedia device to suit the general public to compose videos with professional story lines or to edit or author guidelines on their own. And an apparatus and a method for applying the same.

Recently, trends of obtaining photo albums in the form of multimedia content such as video, image, and voice based on the contents of events such as birthdays, weddings, graduations, and travel are increasing. .

It is common to hire professional photographers to create albums for special events such as the first birthday, weddings, etc., and digital cameras, digital camcorders, and voice recorders (MP3P built-in are common) have resulted in more content acquisition for specific events. The desire to produce and store multimedia contents in the form of multimedia contents is also gradually increasing.

In addition, there is a growing number of cases in which multimedia content acquired by a mobile communication device such as a mobile phone is transmitted to a multimedia message service (MMS).

However, general users do not have a storyline for photo albums to be created at the time of content acquisition, and acquire content on the fly, and a slide show that shows a plurality of contents without a storyline at predetermined time intervals. Show) method is mainly used.

The slideshow method simply shows a predetermined content and then displays the next content after a predetermined time. Since the content is stopped for a predetermined time, the content is statically expressed and the content is displayed according to individual memories or preferences. Cannot be configured.

In addition, since only one content is displayed at a time, it is difficult to intuitively know the relation between the content currently viewed by the user and the content that is already viewed or viewed in the future, and various expressions are difficult due to the static expression.

In other words, since a predetermined content is expressed statically for a predetermined time, there is a problem that it is difficult to intuitively grasp the association between the contents even when a plurality of contents have a predetermined association, for example, a picture taken at the same place.

Therefore, recently, in order to escape the monotony of the slideshow method itself, a guideline of an image to be taken is provided or various viewing effects such as pan and tilt are added when viewing contents. It does not provide a guideline with a storyline, but only a guideline for the current scene.

In addition, since only the digital camera is targeted, there is a problem in that the scope of providing the guideline is limited to the image, and it is not sufficient to satisfy professionalism or novelty as the content form of the individual is always in the same form without escaping the existing monotony.

An object of the present invention is to provide the general public with the professional storyline and the album through the device and method for providing a guideline for configuring the image arranged according to the plot.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a guideline for constructing an image arranged according to a plot, and to improve the intuition by giving an association between contents through an apparatus and a method for applying the same, thereby allowing the user to conveniently manage the contents.

Still another object of the present invention is to author general guidelines by users and methods through the apparatus and method for providing and applying a guideline for constructing images arranged according to a plot, and by other users. By sharing a guideline, various types of guidelines can be applied.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, the apparatus for providing and applying a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to the plot according to an embodiment of the present invention is to adjust the guideline selected by the user according to the user's input or content acquisition situation And a guideline control module, a device application module for automatically setting a state of a corresponding device according to the guideline selected by the user, and a context processing module for obtaining contents of the guideline.

In order to achieve the above object, a device for providing and applying a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot according to another embodiment of the present invention, the guideline selection to present the guideline information and receive the user's selection An input module, an instruction providing module for providing instructions for the selected guideline, and a composition information providing module for providing information including composition for a user to easily understand the instruction.

In order to achieve the above object, an apparatus for providing and applying a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be configured to control a mode of a multimedia device according to a situation of a guideline selected by a user. And a property setting module for setting a property of a multimedia device according to the selected guideline and the switched mode.

In order to achieve the above object, a device for providing and applying a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot according to another embodiment of the present invention is a content acquisition module that receives the content obtained by the user through the guideline And a metadata extraction module for extracting metadata from the contents and a relationship setting module for assigning an association to the contents based on the metadata.

In order to achieve the above object, an apparatus for providing and applying a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot according to another embodiment of the present invention is the content obtained by the user and metadata of the content through the guideline And a management module for storing the content according to the degree of relevance, and a content generation module for generating content in the form of a video album or a multimedia message based on the content and metadata of the content.

In order to achieve the above object, a device for providing and applying a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot according to another embodiment of the present invention is applied to a multimedia device for configuring an image and album arranged according to the plot Send a user edition / creation module that edits or authors any of the story templates, a framework for placing guidelines and content, and one or more of the edited or authored guidelines and story templates to external storage. Guidelines for transmitting and receiving modules are included.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for providing and applying a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot according to an embodiment of the present invention is to adjust the guideline selected by the user according to a user's input or content acquisition situation. A guideline control step, a device application step of automatically setting the state of the device according to the guideline selected by the user, a context processing step of acquiring content and metadata for the guideline, and associated with each other based on the metadata Content generation step of generating the content.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for providing and applying a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot according to another embodiment of the present invention is a guideline selection input for presenting guideline information and receiving a user selection. Step of providing instructions for providing instructions for the selected guidelines, and providing composition information providing information including composition for the user to easily understand the instructions.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for providing and applying a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot according to another embodiment of the present invention is adapted to a mode of a multimedia device according to a situation of a guideline selected by a user. A mode switching step of switching, and a property setting step of setting the properties of the multimedia device according to the selected guideline and the switched mode.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for providing and applying a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot according to another embodiment of the present invention is a content acquisition step of receiving the content obtained by the user through the guideline A metadata extraction step of extracting metadata from the contents, and a relationship setting step of assigning an association to the contents based on the metadata.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for providing and applying a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot according to another embodiment of the present invention is the content obtained by the user and metadata of the content through the guideline And a content generation step of generating content having a form of a video album or a multimedia message on the basis of the content and metadata of the content.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for providing and applying a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot according to another embodiment of the present invention is to edit any one of the story template which is a framework for arranging the guideline and the content. User Edition / Creation step of authoring or authoring; And

And a guideline transmission step of transmitting at least one of the edited or authored guideline and story template to an external repository.

The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention and the manner of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

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

It will be appreciated that the combinations of blocks and flowchart illustrations in the process flow diagrams may be performed by computer program instructions.

Since these computer program instructions may be mounted on a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing equipment, those instructions executed through the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing equipment may be described in flow chart block (s). It creates a means to perform the functions.

These computer program instructions may be stored in a computer usable or computer readable memory that can be directed to a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to implement functionality in a particular manner, and thus the computer usable or computer readable memory. It is also possible for the instructions stored in to produce an article of manufacture containing instruction means for performing the functions described in the flowchart block (s).

Computer program instructions may also be stored on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment so that a series of operating steps may be performed on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer- It is also possible for the instructions to perform the processing equipment to provide steps for executing the functions described in the flowchart block (s).

In addition, each block may represent a portion of a module, segment, or code that includes one or more executable instructions for executing a specified logical function (s).

It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions mentioned in the blocks may occur out of order.

For example, two blocks shown in succession may actually be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be performed in reverse order according to the corresponding function.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an apparatus for providing and applying a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Apparatus 100 for providing and applying guidelines based on expert knowledge may include guidelines providing module 110a, story template providing module 110b, guideline control module 120, device application module 130, and context processing module. 140, the content generation module 150, and the content management module 160 of the external device.

The term 'module' used in the embodiment of the present invention means a hardware component such as software or a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the module performs certain roles.

However, a module is not limited to software or hardware. A module may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium and may be configured to execute one or more processors.

Thus, by way of example, a module may include components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, and processes, functions, attributes, procedures, Microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art.

The functionality provided by the components and modules may be combined into a smaller number of components and modules or further separated into additional components and modules.

The guideline providing module 110a shown in FIG. 1 stores a guideline according to an event / topic configured based on expert knowledge, and the guideline is a scene for a user to acquire content (hereinafter, (Called a story item) in order.

In addition, the guidelines play a role in ensuring that the images generated later have a story and enhance the quality and completeness of the contents.

Here, 'video' means including one or more of a video, a still image and an image, an image list consisting of one or more images, and a photo, a photo album consisting of one or more pictures.

The story template providing module 110b stores a story template to be used in a photo album to be created later from the beginning, and the story template may be provided along with a guideline according to a user's selection.

Here, the 'template' may be understood as a frame for arranging the content of the above-described image, and the story template according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 2.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the template may include a background screen 201, a layout 202 in which content is placed, a sticker 203 for decorating the background screen 201, a caption 204, and the like. This is not limited to the background music for sound effects while the content is displayed, an intro indicating that the content is displayed, an ending indicating the end of the display of the content, and a transition in which the content and the effects related to the content appear or disappear. (Transistion), Animation that changes the position and size of the content at various speeds over time, Camerawork, which is an effect that the camera moves without moving the content, and Timing, which is time information about the content. ), The control that the user can control variously, and the user comments on a plurality of content groups or each content Feedback is (Feedback) feedback, such as decorating or content that may include various components capable of providing a desired additional effects of the content.

In addition, a plurality of candidates may be configured for each element to select each element when selecting a template. In addition, the terms used for the template and the plurality of elements included in the template used in the embodiments of the present invention are merely examples to help the understanding of the present invention, and the terminology used may be changed according to use and need. .

In this case, the guideline and the story template may be stored in an external storage.

Currently, multimedia devices are becoming smaller and smaller, so all the guidelines and story templates are stored in external storage to save the memory of multimedia devices. It may be stored in the module 110a and the story template providing module 110b.

If there is enough storage on the multimedia device itself, it will not be necessary to store the guidelines and story templates in separate external storage.

In addition, the content management module 160 for managing content may also be included in a multimedia device or may be included in a separate external device.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the guideline control module 120 of the apparatus 100 shown in FIG.

The guideline control module 120 includes a guideline selection input module 121 for presenting guideline information and receiving a user's selection, an instruction providing module 122 for providing instructions for the selected guideline, and a user It includes a composition information providing module 123 for providing information including composition to easily understand the instructions.

The guideline control module 120 adjusts the guideline selected by the user according to the user's input or content acquisition situation.

To this end, the guideline selection input module 121 presents the user to select the guideline information received from the guideline providing module by using a text, voice, or icon.

As described above, the guideline is a sequence of story items for a scene in which the user should acquire content.

Since the guideline of the present invention has the same storyline as the expert, the order exists in the story item, but the user may arbitrarily select and acquire the content of the story item.

However, depending on the nature of the subject / event, if there is a time constraint such as a groom / bride entrance scene such as a wedding event, a UI for informing the user is provided.

The order of the guideline may be changed by a user input or may be analyzed and acquired content may be moved to the next step.

In addition, since the guideline selection input module 121 obtains different content media formats for each multimedia device, the media format of the content to be acquired in the scene together with the story items of the guideline. Also presented.

Here, the multimedia device is a device for the user to acquire multimedia content, and includes a device having a camera and a microphone, such as a PC having a digital camera, a camcorder, a mini-kit, a mobile phone, and an image camera.

4 illustrates a guideline according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For example, when a guideline is provided on the subject of 'inspection trip', the story item 401, the media format 402 of the content to be acquired in the scene, and the number of contents 403 obtained by the user are displayed. It is.

The story item 301 of the guidelines includes a capturing instruction and a composition template.

In the guideline illustrated in FIG. 4, when the user acquires the content along the story item and selects the story item called 401a, the instruction providing module 122 is stored in the guideline providing module 110a. When the capturing instruction as shown in FIG. 5 is provided to the user, and the multimedia apparatus is switched to the acquisition (shooting) mode, the composition information providing module 123 displays the composition template corresponding to the capturing instruction provided in the guidelines. Make it transparent in the View Finder.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a composition template corresponding to the capturing instruction illustrated in FIG. 5.

The composition information providing module 123 provides a composition template so that a user can easily understand the capturing instructions.

As described above, the composition template is shown transparently in the viewfinder, and the degree of transparency is preferably so that the object can be easily identified when the composition template is overlapped with the object to be shot by the user in the viewfinder. Do.

You can also calculate and show the fit between the provided composition template and the object captured in the viewfinder in real time.

The composition information providing module 123 may not only provide a composition template so that the capturing instruction can be easily understood, but also provide an image photographed through an actual turning instruction.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the device application module 130 of the apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1.

The device application module 130 sets a mode switching module 131 for switching the mode of the multimedia device according to the situation of the guideline selected by the user, and sets properties of the multimedia device according to the selected guideline and the switched mode. Attribute setting module 132 is included.

When the mode switching module 131 selects a story item and acquires content according to the guideline, the mode switching module 131 automatically sets the multimedia device according to the content capture context of the content to be acquired.

For example, a story item that takes a video will automatically switch to video mode, or if you capture the surrounding landscape with an image, it will automatically switch to landscape mode.

The attribute setting module 132 sets the attributes of the multimedia device according to the guideline and the mode switched through the mode switching module 131 described above.

For example, if the story item captures the surrounding landscape, lower the microphone volume so that the surrounding noise does not enter much, or if the image is obtained by the surrounding landscape, it automatically switches to the landscape mode. Adjust the White Balance, Exposure and so on.

In addition, the attribute setting module 132 increases the volume of the microphone when recording the narration, and lowers the volume of the microphone when the video is taken in a crowd.

The average user lacks the professional skills to acquire multimedia content such as composition of photos or videos, exposure of multimedia devices, focusing, white balance, flashlight, volume, etc. Since the characteristics and context of the content to be desired are known, the property setting module 132 automatically adjusts things such as exposure, focus, and white balance of the multimedia device to obtain optimal content through the user, and allows the user to obtain the state of the multimedia device. You can reduce the inconvenience of setting each to suit the situation.

8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the context processing module 140 of the apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1.

The context processing module 140 may include a content obtaining module 141 that receives content acquired by a user through a guideline, a metadata extracting module 142 that extracts metadata from the content, and the content based on the metadata. It includes a relationship setting module 143 to give an association to.

The content obtaining module 141 obtains content and metadata about the guideline.

As contents acquired by users are massified, the necessity of a content management system is emerging.

In general, users manage content related to each other when managing their own acquired content.

For example, a photo or video taken at a specific place, such as a wedding, is associated with a place, and a photo or video taken in a situation where a regular meeting is held at a specific time gives an association at a specific time. Is to manage.

However, when the content acquired from the multimedia device is massed, the user must check the content, classify it according to a specific place or time, and sometimes view the content, and do not know why and where and when the film was taken.

To this end, the meta data of the content can be associated with each other, but it is not easy to extract metadata from a large amount of content already acquired by the user.

However, when the content is obtained using the guideline according to the embodiment of the present invention, the metadata itself, such as a place, a time, a topic, is included in the guideline itself, and the metadata extraction module extracts the metadata from the content. The content may be stored together with the content acquired through the unit 142 and used later in the content management module 160 of the external device.

For example, pictures taken in the same place may have a higher correlation than pictures taken in different places, and pictures taken in the same time zone may have a higher relationship than pictures taken in different time zones. It may have an association.

In addition, among the plurality of elements included in the template described above, content using the same background music or the same layout may have a high correlation with each other.

In order to give relevance of each of the above-described contents, the relationship setting module 143 may generate metadata of each content so that a user may easily manage a large amount of content later.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the context generating module 150 of the apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1.

The context generation module 150 stores the content acquired by the user and metadata of the content according to the degree of relevance through the guideline, and a video form based on the metadata of the content and the content. And a content generation module 152 for generating content in the form of a photo album or a multimedia message.

The management module 151 stores the content acquired from the context processing module 140 and metadata of the corresponding content according to the degree of relevance, and when the content is downloaded to the external device, the management module 151 downloads the metadata together with the external device. To be used by the content management module 160.

In addition, the content generation module 152 is automatically included in an external device or a multimedia device to automatically generate a photo album or a multimedia message suitable for a purpose.

At this time, the guideline information is applied together to create the content in which the storyline is alive.

Meanwhile, according to the user's selection, the story template shown in FIG. 2 can be downloaded to the multimedia device together with the guideline, which shows the part to be included in the story template to be generated later so that the content can be captured accordingly. In addition, a photo album can be created directly in the device.

For reference, the guideline merely provides a guide, and the user makes a determination and determination of acquiring the content according to the guideline or differently from the guideline.

In addition, it is possible to acquire a plurality of contents per story item, and may also be obtained in a media format not provided in the guidelines.

For reference, the content management module 160 of the external device may include a storage (not shown) for storing content and corresponding metadata and a content generation module (not shown) for generating content, as in the content generation module 150 described above. have.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration in which the device 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 shares a guideline with an external device 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

General users can easily obtain the content by applying a guideline based on expert knowledge provided by the device 100 shown in FIG. 1, but the guideline transmission / reception module of the external device 200 shown in FIG. Through 210, a guideline and a story template of another person stored in an external device (not shown) may be received.

In addition, the received guidelines and story templates may edit the guidelines and story templates in the user editing / authoring module 220 to suit their purpose and inclination.

In addition, users can share the newly generated guidelines and story templates with the user editing / authoring module 220 according to their purpose and propensity through the guidelines transmitting and receiving module 210.

Users can easily share or change various guidelines and story templates.

For reference, the guideline transmission / reception module 210 and the user editing / authoring module 220 illustrated in FIG. 10 may be included in the apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1, and as shown in FIG. 10. It may exist as an independent external device or may be included in an external device and configured.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user editing / writing module 220 of the external device 200 illustrated in FIG. 10.

The storage module 221 stores the guidelines and story templates of others obtained through the guide transmission / reception module 210 or edits or newly authors the user's purpose and inclination with the user edit / author module 220. The guidelines and story templates may be stored, and the guidelines and story templates stored in the above-described process may be transmitted to an external device through the transmission / reception module 210 to be shared with others.

The guideline editing / authoring module 222 is a story item editing / authoring module 222a for editing or authoring the story item contents constituting the guideline, and the instructional content for the user's understanding according to the edited or authored story item. Instruction editing / authoring module 222b for editing or authoring and composition editing / authoring module 222c for editing or authoring composition according to the edited or authored story items.

In this case, when the new story item is deleted from the story item editing / writing module 222a, the instruction and composition corresponding to the story item may be deleted together.

In addition, when authoring a new story item or editing an existing story item, the guideline may be edited or authored by editing or authoring the instruction content and composition.

Meanwhile, the story template editing / authoring module 223 may edit or author a story template for disposing content such as a photo and a video used in a photo album.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing and applying a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the guideline and story template are stored in an external storage rather than the inside of a multimedia device. Assume that it is.

Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to the apparatus shown in FIG. 1.

The user selects a guideline suitable for a shooting theme (topic) stored in the external storage (S1201).

After S1201, a story template corresponding to the guideline is selected (S1202).

At this time, the use of the story template is the user's choice and after S1202, download the guidelines and story templates to the multimedia device to use (S1203).

After S1203, the guideline control module 120 receives the downloaded guideline and story template from the guideline providing module 110a and presents it to the user (S1204).

After S1204, the user selects the story item of the guideline (S1205), and the guideline control module 120 presents the capturing instruction, the capturing composition, and the story template corresponding to the story item to the user (S1206).

After S1206, when the user selects a story item and acquires content according to the guidelines, the device application module 130 automatically sets the multimedia device according to the situation of the content to be acquired (S1207).

After S1207, when the photo / video photographing or the voice is recorded (S1208), the context processing module 140 acquires the content and the metadata (S1209).

After S1209, the user decides whether to select the next story item of the guideline (S1210) or whether to operate the multimedia device at the user's will without following the guideline (S1211).

In S1211, the multimedia device may provide a message to the user to select the next story item or not to use the guideline to allow the user to select whether to use the guideline.

After S1211, the user may manage the content by transmitting the content, the metadata guidelines, and the story template existing in the multimedia device to the external device (S1212).

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a process of the guideline control module 120 of the apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1.

When the guideline providing module 110a provides the guideline information (S1301) and receives the user's selection of the guideline information from the guideline selection input module 121 (S1302), the instruction providing module 122 selects the guide. A capturing instruction for the story item of the line is provided (S1303).

After S1303, the composition information providing module 123 provides composition information including a composition template or an image so that a user easily understands the corresponding instruction (S1304).

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a process of the device application module 130 of the apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1.

When the user selects the guide line (S1401), the mode switching module 131 switches the mode of the multimedia device according to the situation of the guideline selected by the user (S1402).

After S1402, the property setting module 132 sets properties of the multimedia device according to the selected guideline and the switched mode (S1403).

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a process of the context processing module 140 of the apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1.

The content acquired by the user through the guideline is input by the content obtaining module 141 (S1501).

After S1501, the metadata extracting module 142 extracts metadata such as a place, a time, and a topic from the content (S1502).

After S1502, the relationship setting module 143 gives an association to the corresponding content on the basis of the meta data, so that a large amount of contents can be usefully managed later (S1503).

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a process of the context generating module 150 of the apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1.

The management module 151 analyzes the correlation between the content acquired by the user and the metadata of the content through the guidelines (S1601).

After S1601, the stored content is stored in a predetermined storage according to the degree of metadata correlation between the analyzed content and the content (S1602).

 After S1602, the user determines whether to take the content and the corresponding metadata to an external device to generate a content of a form such as a video album or a message service, or to generate the content directly on the current device. (S1603).

If content is generated in the current working device, the content generation module 152 generates a content having a form of a video album or a multimedia message based on the content and the metadata of the content (S1604).

After the S1603, if the content is generated in the external device, the content stored in S1602 and the corresponding metadata are transmitted to the external device (S1605), and the photo album or multimedia message in the form of a video is based on the content management module 160 of the external device. A content having a form is generated (S1606).

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which the device 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 shares a guideline with an external device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the user accesses an external device through the guide transmission / reception module 210 of the external device 200 shown in FIG. 10 and acquires any one of previously stored guidelines and story templates (S1701).

If the user wants to create a new one instead of editing any one of previously stored guidelines and story templates, step S1701 may be omitted.

After S1701, any one of the obtained guideline and story template is edited in the user editing / authoring module 220 to suit the purpose and tendency of the user.

In this case, the user editing / authoring module 220 may author any one of the new guidelines and the story template or edit any one of the existing guideline and the story template according to the user's purpose and inclination (S1702). ).

After S1702, the user edit / author module 220 stores any one of the edited or authored guideline and story template (S1703).

After S1703, any one of the stored guidelines and the story template is transmitted to the external device through the guide transmission / reception module 210 to share the guidelines and the story template (S1704).

For reference, after S1704, the shared guidelines and story templates may be separately stored in the storage of the external device (S1705).

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a process of the user editing / writing module 220 of the external device 200 illustrated in FIG. 10.

First, the user editing / authoring module 220 may edit one of the existing guideline and story templates acquired through the guideline transmission / reception module 210 or existing or guideline newly updated to suit its purpose and tendency. In operation S1801, a first selection of whether to author one of the story templates is input from the user.

After S1801, the user editing / authoring module 220 determines whether the input first selection is editing or authoring of the guideline and the story template (S1802).

As a result of the determination, when the first selection is editing of the guideline and the story template, the user editing / writing module 220 receives a second selection of whether the target to be edited is the guideline and the story template (S1803).

For reference, the first selection and the second selection are not limited to the embodiment of the present invention, and the order may be changed.

That is, the user may first select whether the target to be edited or authored is a guideline or a story template, and then select whether to edit or author the selected target.

After S1803, the user edit / author module 220 determines whether the input second selection is a guideline or a story template (S1804).

As a result of determination, when the second selection is a guideline, that is, when editing a guideline, the user edit / author module 220 may provide a user with a story item edit / author module to edit a story item constituting the guideline. 222a is activated to provide a story item editing function (S1805).

After S1805, the user edit / author module 220 may edit the instruction edit / author module 222b and the composition to edit the instruction and composition according to the contents of the story item edited through the story item edit / author module 222a. The / authoring module 222c is activated to provide an instruction editing function and a composition editing function (S1806).

After S1806, the edited guideline is stored through the storage module 221 (S1807).

If the S1804 result, if the second selection for editing is a story template, that is, the user edits the story template, the user edit / author module 220 edits the story template so that the template constituting the story template can be edited. / Author module 223 is activated to provide a story template editing function (S1808).

After S1808, the edited story template is stored through the storage module 221 (S1809).

On the other hand, if the result of S1802 is that the first selection is the authoring of the guideline and the story template, the user editing / authoring module 220 receives a second selection of whether the target is the authoring guideline or the story template (S1810). .

After S1810, the user editing / writing module 220 determines whether the input second selection is a guideline or a story template (S1811).

If it is determined that the second selection is a guideline, i.e., authoring a guideline, the user editing / authoring module 220 provides the user with a story item editing / writing module to author a story item constituting the guideline. A story item authoring function is provided by activating 222a (S1812).

After S1812, the user edit / author module 220 may edit the instruction edit / author module 222b and the composition to author the instruction and composition according to the contents of the story item authored through the story item edit / author module 222a. The authoring module 222c is activated to provide an instruction authoring function and a composition authoring function (S1813).

After S1813, the authored guideline is stored through the storage module 221 (S1814).

If the S1811 result indicates that the second selection for the author is the story template, that is, the user authors the story template, the user edit / author module 220 edits the story template so that the template constituting the story template can be edited. The authoring module 223 is activated to provide a story template authoring function (S1815).

After S1815, the authored story template is stored through the storage module 221 (S1816).

On the other hand, if any one of the steps S1807, S1809, S1814, S1816, if you want to share with an external device (S1817), one or more of the edited or stored guidelines and story templates through the storage module 221 to share the external device It can be (S1818)

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

According to the apparatus and method for providing and applying the guidelines of the present invention as described above, there are one or more of the following effects.

The general public also has the advantage of composing videos and albums with professional storylines.

The user can conveniently manage the content by improving the intuition by giving an association between the content.

By sharing the guideline edited or authored by the user, there is an advantage to compose videos and albums to which various guidelines are applied.

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In the device for providing a guideline for configuring the image arranged according to the plot, A guideline control module for adjusting a guideline selected by a user according to a user's input or content acquisition situation; A device adaptor module for automatically setting a state of a corresponding device according to the guideline selected by the user; And Apparatus for providing a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to the plot including a context processor module for obtaining the content for the guideline. The method of claim 1, Apparatus for providing a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to the plot including a Contents Creator module for generating content associated with each other based on the metadata of the content. The method according to claim 1, The guide line is a device that provides a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a story line including a story item arranged along a story line. The method of claim 3, The story item provides a guideline for configuring a video arranged according to a story line including an event or a subject configured in the expert's knowledge base. The method of claim 3, And the story item is a scene in which a user needs to acquire content. The method of claim 3, The story item is a device for providing a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to the story line, characterized in that the user can determine the selection irrespective of the order in the guideline. The method according to claim 1, And a story template providing module for providing a story template, which is a frame for arranging contents based on the guidelines. 8. The method of claim 7, The story template is a device for providing a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to the story line provided with the guideline according to the user's selection. In the device for providing a guideline for configuring the image arranged according to the plot, A guideline selection input module for presenting guideline information and receiving a user selection; An instruction providing module for providing instructions to help the user understand the selected guidelines; And Apparatus for providing a guideline for constructing an image arranged according to a plot including a composition information providing module for providing information including composition so that a user easily understands the instructions. 10. The method of claim 9, The guideline selection input module provides a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot that presents a media format of content to be obtained from the selected guideline. 10. The method of claim 9, The information including the composition is a guide for configuring an image arranged according to a plot including an image of the composition template and the image captured by the instruction is over-lap on the object to be photographed by the user A device that provides a line. 12. The method of claim 11, The information including the composition is a device for providing a guideline for configuring the image is arranged according to the plot that the user can select any one of the composition template and the image. In the device for providing a guideline for configuring the image arranged according to the plot, A mode switching module for switching the mode of the multimedia apparatus according to the situation of the guidelines selected by the user; And And a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot including a property setting module configured to set properties of a multimedia device according to the selected guideline and the switched mode. In the device for providing a guideline for configuring the image arranged according to the plot, A content obtaining module which receives the content acquired by the user through the guideline; A metadata extraction module for extracting metadata from the contents; And Apparatus for providing a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to the plot including a relationship setting module for assigning an association to the content based on the metadata. In the device for providing a guideline for configuring the image arranged according to the plot, A management module for storing the content acquired by the user and metadata of the content according to a degree of relevance according to a guideline; And Apparatus for providing a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to the plot comprising a content generating module for generating a content in the form of a video photo album or a multimedia message based on the content and the metadata of the content. 16. The method of claim 15, The content generation module provides a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot for converting a form of the content so that the generated content can be viewed in a corresponding multimedia device or an external device. In the device for providing a guideline for configuring the image arranged according to the plot, A user edition / creation module for editing or authoring any one of a story template, which is a framework for arranging guidelines and contents; And Apparatus for providing a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot including a guide transmission and reception module for transmitting one or more of the edited or authored guideline and story template to an external device. 18. The method of claim 17, The user editing / authoring module provides a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a storyline for editing or authoring one or more of a guideline and a story template received from the outside. 18. The method of claim 17, The user editing / authoring module may include a story item editing / authoring module for editing or authoring a story item constituting the guideline; An instruction editing / authoring module for editing or authoring instructions to assist the user according to the edited or authored story item; And Apparatus for providing a guideline for configuring a video arranged according to the plot including a composition editing / authoring module for editing or authoring the composition according to the edited or authored story items. In the method for providing a guideline for configuring the image arranged according to the plot, A guideline control step of adjusting a guideline selected by a user according to a user input or content acquisition situation; A device adaptor step of automatically setting a state of a corresponding device according to the guideline selected by the user; And And providing a guideline for constructing an image arranged according to a plot including a context processor step of acquiring content with respect to the guideline. 21. The method of claim 20, A method of providing a guideline for constructing an image arranged according to a story line, the method comprising: a content creator step of generating content related to each other based on metadata of the content. 22. The method of claim 21, The guideline provides a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a story line including a story item arranged along a story line. 23. The method of claim 22, The story item provides a guideline for composing an image arranged according to a story line including an event or a topic configured in the expert's knowledge base. 23. The method of claim 22, The story item is a method for providing a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to the story, characterized in that the scene that the user should acquire the content. 23. The method of claim 22, The story item provides a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to the story line, characterized in that the user can determine the selection irrespective of the order in the guideline. 21. The method of claim 20, And providing a story template for providing a story template for arranging content based on the guideline. 27. The method of claim 26, The story template provides a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a story line provided with the guideline according to a user's selection. In the method for providing a guideline for configuring the image arranged according to the plot, A guideline selection input step of presenting guideline information and receiving a user's selection; Providing instructions for providing instructions for the selected guidelines; And And a composition information providing step of providing composition-containing information so that a user easily understands the instruction. The method of claim 28, The guideline selection input step provides a guideline for constructing an image arranged according to a plot that presents a media format of content to be obtained from the selected guideline. The method of claim 28, The information including the composition is a guide for configuring an image arranged according to a plot including an image of the composition template and the image captured by the instruction is over-lap on the object to be photographed by the user How to give a line. 31. The method of claim 30, The information including the composition is a method for providing a guideline for configuring an image is arranged according to the plot that the user can select any one of the composition template and the image. In the method for providing a guideline for configuring the image arranged according to the plot, A mode switching step of switching a mode of the multimedia apparatus according to the situation of the guidelines selected by the user; And And a property setting step of setting a property of a multimedia device according to the selected guideline and the switched mode. In the method for providing a guideline for configuring the image arranged according to the plot, A content obtaining step of receiving content acquired by the user through the guideline; Extracting metadata from the contents; And And providing a guideline for constructing an image arranged according to a plot including a relationship setting step of assigning an association to the content based on the metadata. In the method for providing a guideline for configuring the image arranged according to the plot, A management step of storing the content acquired by the user and metadata of the content according to a degree of relevance according to a guideline; And And a content generation step of generating a content having a form of a multimedia photo message or a photo album based on the content and the metadata of the content. 35. The method of claim 34, The generating of the content may include providing a guideline for configuring an image arranged according to a plot for converting a form of the content so that the generated content may be viewed in a corresponding multimedia device or an external device. In the method for providing a guideline for configuring the image arranged according to the plot, A user edition / creation step of editing or authoring any one of a story template, which is a framework for arranging guidelines and contents; And And providing a guideline for constructing an image arranged according to a plot including a guideline transmission step of transmitting at least one of the edited or authored guideline and a story template to an external repository. 37. The method of claim 36, And providing a guideline for constructing an image arranged according to a storyline further comprising an acquiring step of receiving at least one of the guideline and the story template from an external device. 37. The method of claim 36, A method for providing a guideline for constructing an image arranged according to a storyline further comprising a storage step of storing any one of the edited or authored guideline and a story template. 37. The method of claim 36, Wherein the user editing / authoring step is a method for providing a guideline for configuring a video arranged according to the plot including a first setting step of receiving a selection of any one of the guidelines and the story template editing and authoring . 40. The method of claim 39, The user editing / writing step may include: a second setting step of receiving a selection of one of the guideline and the story template according to the first setting; A story item editing / authoring step of editing or authoring a story item constituting the guideline when a guideline is selected in the second setting; An instruction editing / authoring step of editing or authoring instructions to assist the user according to the edited or authored story item; A composition editing / authoring step of editing or authoring a composition according to the edited or authored story item; And And a guideline for constructing an image arranged according to a plot including a guideline storing step of storing the edited or authored guideline. 40. The method of claim 39, The user editing / writing step may include a story template editing / writing step of editing or authoring the story template when the story template is selected in the second setting; And And providing a guideline for constructing an image arranged according to a plot including a story template storing step of storing the edited or authored story template.

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