KR101434773B1 - Method and apparatus for displaying photo-tag cloud - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of displaying a photo tag cloud, the method comprising: classifying at least one photo tag searched according to an input search word; Determining a size and a position of the at least one photo tag according to a degree of association with the search word, for at least one or more photo tags that are classified; And displaying the determined photo tag in a size and position determined on a display of the user terminal.

Description

Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a photo tag cloud display method,

The present invention relates to a photo tag cloud display method and a display device therefor, and more particularly, to a photo tag cloud display method and a display device therefor. More particularly, the present invention relates to a photo tag cloud display method, The present invention relates to a photo tag cloud display method and a display device therefor, which can retrieve and access data directly from a photo tag.

A tag is a keyword that is assigned to describe and locate web content (e.g., text, pictures, music, video, etc.). Users browsing the web can tag content of interest and upload and tag their content so others can find it. Web sites also use tags to help users find web content. However, streaming data files (e.g., audio, video) are dynamic in nature. In other words, the streaming media file is associated with a time base. The tag cloud using these tags refers to a technique of analyzing the tags obtained from the metadata and visually arranging them in consideration of the importance and popularity, and displaying them on the web site. In the conventional tag cloud, tags are arranged in the form of a two-dimensional table, and the order is arranged in alphabet / alphabetical order.

However, in the conventional tag cloud, a query word or a popular word is expressed in a text form. However, in this case, a problem that the direct data access can not be achieved from the tag because the relevance and importance of the data that the user is actually searching is not visually represented have.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a novel tag cloud display method and apparatus capable of confirming and matching data matched to a search word intuitively input by a user.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for displaying a photo tag cloud, the method comprising: classifying at least one photo tag searched according to an input search word; Determining a size and a position of the at least one photo tag according to a degree of association with the search word, for at least one or more photo tags that are classified; And displaying the determined size and location of the photo tag in the display of the user terminal in the encoded state.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the size of the photo tag increases with the degree of association, and the position moves toward the center of the display.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, at least one first photo tag having a degree of association equal to or greater than a predetermined first association degree is displayed on the display center, and the first association tag is displayed in an outer region adjacent to the first photo tag. At least one second photo tag having the following association degree is displayed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the second photo tag has a smaller size than the first photo tag.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a third photo tag having an association degree lower than that of the second photo tag is displayed in an area outside the second photo tag.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the size of the third photo tag is smaller than that of the second photo tag.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the photo tag cloud display method, the first photo tag to the third photo tag further include the step of changing the position according to an operation signal from the user terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the photo tag cloud display method, the tag having the changed position is changed in association degree according to the changed position, and the size is changed accordingly.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the photo tag cloud display method, at least one of the first photo tag and the third photo tag is removed in accordance with an operation signal from the user terminal, And another photo tag having a degree of association less than one photo tag is moved to the position of the removed photo tag.

The present invention also provides a computer-readable recording medium on which program instructions for implementing the above-described photo tag cloud display method are recorded.

The present invention relates to a photo tag cloud display apparatus, comprising: an photo tag search unit (210) for classifying at least one photo tag searched according to a search word input to a user terminal; A photo tag size / position determination unit 220 for determining the size and position of the at least one photo tag according to the degree of association with the search term, with respect to the at least one photo tag classified by the photo tag search unit 210 ); And a display unit (230) for encoding and displaying the at least one or more photo tags on the display of the user terminal according to the size and position determined by the photo tag size / position determination unit (220) Device.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the photo tag size / position determination unit 220 determines the size of the photo tag to be larger as the degree of association with the search word is higher, Direction.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the photo tag size / position determination unit 220 determines the size and position of the at least one photo tag according to a predetermined at least one association group, Are the same in size and have the same distance from the center of the display.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the display is a touch display, and the position of the photo tag indicated by the position determined by the photo tag size / positioning unit 220 is changed according to the touch operation signal in the touch display.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the display unit 230 does not display the dragged photo tag from the display as any of the displayed photo tags is dragged out of the area where the photo tag is displayed.

According to the present invention, the photo tags, which are image forms other than text form, are arranged and displayed in different sizes and positions according to the degree of association matched with the inputted search word. Therefore, the user can intuitively confirm data of a high degree of association from its size and position. In addition, it is possible to change the position of the retrieved photo tag, change the degree of association of the tag-matching data, or effectively remove unrelated data.

1 is a diagram illustrating a method of displaying a photo tag cloud according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 2 to 5 are views for explaining a photo tag cloud display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view for explaining a photo tag cloud display method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7 to 9 are views for explaining an example in which a user changes the position of a photo tag according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 and 11 are diagrams for explaining an example of removing unnecessary data from the search result.
12 is a block diagram of a phototag cloud display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a phototag cloud display method according to each embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The following examples are intended to illustrate the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, equivalent inventions performing the same functions as the present invention are also within the scope of the present invention.

In addition, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, it is to be noted that the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals even though they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

In describing the components of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, Quot; coupled "or" connected "

In order to solve the problems of the prior art described above, the present invention changes a tag displayed in a text form to an image-type tag and displays the size differently according to the degree of association. Further, the degree of association is different according to the distance from the center of the display in which the tag is displayed.

1 is a diagram illustrating a method of displaying a photo tag cloud according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, in accordance with a search word input through a user terminal connected to a server providing a photo tag cloud service according to the present invention, such as a computer or a mobile phone, at least one or more The photo tag is sorted (S110). In the present invention, the degree of association is a variable that can be calculated variously according to a search engine. For example, the degree of association may be determined according to the frequency of downloading or searching for data by other users with related query words. However, various types of associations provided by search engines such as Google and Naver may be used in the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope of the invention.

In the present invention, the photo tag is an image-type tag matched to data in advance, not a text-type tag. In the present invention, a photo tag is displayed not only as text but as a photograph image or the like, and additional text may be displayed on the image.

The size and position of the at least one photo tag are determined according to the degree of association with at least one of the classified photo tags (S120). In one embodiment of the present invention, the larger the size of the photo tag, the higher the degree of association, and furthermore, the closer to the center of the display, the higher the degree of association. The size and positioning method of the photo tag according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

At least one photo tag is encoded and displayed on the display of the user terminal according to the determined size and position (S130).

FIGS. 2 to 5 are views for explaining a photo tag cloud display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, for example, "Korea Science and Technology Agency" is searched and input to the user terminal. Accordingly, data (A to K) such as images and photographs having a correlation with the keyword of KAIST are categorized.

Referring to FIG. 3, data (moving pictures, pictures, homepages, etc.) classified in FIG. 2 are grouped according to the degree of association. For example, the search result data is classified based on the first association, the second association, and the third association.

Referring to FIG. 4, the size of the first photo tag (a, b) of the first data (A, B) having the highest degree of association (more than the first degree of association) is determined to have the widest size and center distance . Also, the second photo tag size of the data (C through E) beyond the first association less than the second association diagram, which is the next association group, is smaller than the first photo tag, and the distance from the center is distant. In a similar manner, the photo tag (third photo tag) of the third data having an association degree less than the second association degree is smaller than the second photo tag, and the distance from the center is further away.

Referring to FIG. 5, a photo tag is displayed on the display according to the determined size and center distance. Thus, the first and second photo tags (a and b) are arranged in the center of the tag cloud displayed on the display, and the second photo tags (c to e) And is displayed in a smaller size than the first photo tag. And a third photo tag (f to k) of data having a degree of association less than the data of the second photo tag is displayed outside the second photo tag. The fourth photo tag and the fifth photo tag, which have a lower degree of association, can be displayed in a smaller size outside the third photo tag in the same manner.

6 is a view for explaining a photo tag cloud display method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6, photo tags (c to l) of the next group are displayed outside the center photo tags (a, b) at the center of the photo tags (a, b) Is provided outside the photo tag of the subordinate association group. As a result, a photographic tag that is determined to have a low association with a distance from the center is displayed in a smaller size.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a technology structure in which the position of the photo tag is changed according to an operation of a user terminal, and the association degree and size are automatically changed accordingly.

7 to 9 are views for explaining an example in which a user changes the position of a photo tag according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, a photo tag cloud whose size and position are determined according to the degree of association with a search word is displayed on the display as shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 8, any one of the outermost third photo tags (i) is moved to the position of the second photo tag according to the operation of the user terminal. For example, the position of the third photo tag (i) can be moved in accordance with an operation of a separate input device such as a mouse or a touch operation on a touch display.

Referring to FIG. 9, as the third photo tag i moves to the area of the second photo tag, the size of the third photo tag i is changed to be the same size as the size of the second photo tag . Furthermore, the association degree of the data in which the third photo tag (i) is tagged is also adjusted to the average association of the second photo tag data.

In accordance with the movement of the third photo tag i, the second photo tag e having the lowest degree of association among the second photo tags moves again to the third photo tag area, Is changed according to another third photo tag.

As described above, the position of the photo tag cloud according to the present invention is changed according to user's manipulation, and the size, degree of relevance or importance of the tag is changed according to the position change.

10 and 11 are diagrams for explaining an example of removing unnecessary data from the search result.

10 and 11, if it is determined that one of the first photo tags is unnecessary, the user may drag the unnecessary data-tagging photo tag out of the photo tag cloud area S, Whereby the outwardly dragged photo tag is removed from the tag cloud. Thus, the photo tag (c) of the degree-of-order-related degree replaces the deleted photo tag (b).

As described above, the present invention displays the size and position of a tag displayed in an image form in association with a linkage, thereby making it possible to search desired data more intuitively and quickly.

12 is a block diagram of a phototag cloud display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

12, the photo tag cloud display apparatus according to the present invention has each functional unit for executing the above-described method, and accordingly, the display value searches for at least one data searched according to a search word input to the user terminal A photo tag search unit 210 for sorting the photo tag according to the result; A photo tag size / position determination unit 220 for determining the size and position of the at least one photo tag according to the degree of association with the search term, with respect to the at least one photo tag classified by the photo tag search unit 210 ); And a display unit 230 for encoding and displaying the at least one photo tag on the display of the user terminal according to the size and position determined by the photo tag size / position determining unit 220.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the photo tag size / position determination unit 220 determines the size of the photo tag to be larger as the degree of association with the search word is higher, , Which are the same as those described above, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted below.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the photo tag size / position determination unit 220 determines the size and position of the at least one photo tag according to a predetermined at least one association group, Are the same in size and have the same distance from the display center (i.e., the center of the cloud display area).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the display is a touch display, and the photo tag indicated by the position determined by the photo tag size / position determining unit 220 is changed in accordance with a touch operation signal in the touch display . Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, as one of the displayed photo tags is dragged out of the area where the photo tag is displayed, the display unit 230 displays the dragged photo tag in the display The data of the removed photo tag is deleted from the search result.

A computer that can read a recording medium on which an application that is a program for driving the photogtag cloud display method and apparatus according to each embodiment of the present invention can be read is a general PC such as a general desktop or a notebook computer, , A PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), and a mobile terminal, and it should be interpreted as all devices capable of computing.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, as long as all the constituent elements constituting the embodiment of the present invention are described as being combined or combined in one operation. That is, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively coupled to one or more of them. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented as one independent hardware, some or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform a part or all of the functions in one or a plurality of hardware. As shown in FIG. The codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily deduced by those skilled in the art. Such a computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, readable and executed by a computer, thereby realizing an embodiment of the present invention. As a storage medium of the computer program, a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, or the like can be included.

It is also to be understood that the terms such as " comprises, "" comprising," or "having ", as used herein, mean that a component can be implanted unless specifically stated to the contrary. But should be construed as including other elements. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used terms, such as predefined terms, should be interpreted to be consistent with the contextual meanings of the related art, and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal, unless expressly defined to the contrary.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas falling within the scope of the same shall be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (15)

A method of displaying a photo tag cloud performed by a server, the method comprising:
Classifying at least one or more photo tags having a degree of association higher than a predetermined level with the search word according to an input search word;
Determining a size and a position of the at least one photo tag according to a degree of association with the search word, for at least one or more photo tags that are classified; And
Wherein the at least one photo tag having the determined size and location is encoded and displayed on a display of the user terminal,
Wherein at least one first photo tag having a degree of association greater than or equal to a predetermined first degree of association is displayed in the center of the display and at least one or more first photo tags having an association degree less than or equal to the first degree of association The second photo tag is displayed,
The second photo tag has a size smaller than that of the first photo tag,
A third photo tag having an association degree lower than that of the second photo tag is displayed in an area outside the second photo tag,
The size of the third photo tag is smaller than that of the second photo tag,
Wherein the first photo tag to the third photo tag further includes a step of changing a position of the first photo tag to the third photo tag according to an operation signal from the user terminal. delete delete delete delete delete delete The method of claim 1, wherein the photo tag cloud display method further comprises:
Wherein the tag having the changed position is changed in association with the changed position, and the size is changed accordingly. The method of claim 8, wherein the photo tag cloud display method further comprises:
Wherein at least one of the first photo tag and the third photo tag is removed according to an operation signal from the user terminal so that another photo tag having a degree of association smaller than the removed at least one photo tag is removed The method comprising the steps of: (a) moving a location of the photo tag to a location of the photo tag; A computer-readable recording medium on which program instructions for implementing the photo tag cloud display method according to any one of claims 1, 8, and 9 are recorded. As a photo tag cloud display device,
A photo tag search unit (210) for classifying at least one photo tag having a degree of association with the search word according to a search word input to the user terminal;
A photo tag size / position determination unit 220 for determining the size and position of the at least one photo tag according to the degree of association with the search term, with respect to the at least one photo tag classified by the photo tag search unit 210 ); And
And a display unit (230) for encoding and displaying the at least one photo tag on the display of the user terminal according to the size and position determined by the photo tag size / position determination unit (220)
The photo tag size / position determination unit 220 determines the size of the photo tag to be larger as the degree of association with the search word is higher, determines the position of the photo tag as the center of the display, The size and the position of the at least one photo tag are determined according to the association group, and the photo tags belonging to the same association group have the same size, the same distance from the display center,
Wherein the display is a touch display, and the photo tag displayed at the position determined by the photo tag size / position determining unit (220) is changed in accordance with a touch operation signal in the touch display. delete delete delete 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the display unit (230) does not display the dragged photo tag from the display as any one of the displayed photo tags is dragged outside the area where the photo tag is displayed.

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