KR101528426B1 - Method and apparatus for creating image displaying status of on-line contents - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the inventive concept, there is provided a method of displaying an image as an image in an apparatus for generating an image representing the status of online content, the method comprising: receiving from the storage device storing the status display parameter one or more status display parameters Extracting; Generating a status display image based on the extracted status display parameter; And rendering the generated status display image to display the status display image.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for generating an image displaying the status of online contents,

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for generating an image for displaying the status of online contents, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for generating an image for displaying an online content status, which is posted together with the content, To a method and apparatus for generating an image to be displayed.

There is always a lot of information pouring through on-line and off-line. As the amount of information accumulated increases, people become interested in status information, such as what "live" information is worthwhile to use and actively engaged in.

Currently, such status information is expressed to some extent by displaying suggestions or comments on online posts, for example. In this regard, FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a conventional display screen for posting online contents, which includes a name 11 of a user who posted (or uploaded) the corresponding content for each online content, a posted time 12, And evaluation (13) are posted along with the corresponding content (14).

 However, although the status information of the content can be known to some extent by this method, it is not known how the popularity or evaluation of the content changes over time. Therefore, there is a demand for a status information display method that can intuitively and easily grasp various status information of contents.

Patent Document 1: Korean Published Patent Application No. 2011-0131656 (Published Dec. 2011, 2011) Patent Document 2: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2000-268046 (published on September 29, 2000) Patent Document 3: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-0063536 (published on Jun. 12, 2006) Patent Document 4: Published Patent Application No. 2011-0027393 (Published March 16, 2011)

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for generating a status display image which can intuitively and easily grasp a status of a content by using a status display image displaying various status information of online contents .

According to one embodiment of the present invention concept, by applying a status display image that displays information on the status of a content to various types of web sites, web services, portals, and communities that provide content online, It is another object of the present invention to provide a state display image generating method and apparatus which can intuitively and easily grasp a state of a providing site.

According to one embodiment of the present inventive concept, there is provided a method of displaying an image as an image in an apparatus for generating an image (hereinafter referred to as a " status display image " Extracting one or more status indication parameters from the stored storage; Generating a status display image based on the extracted status display parameter; And rendering the generated status display image for display.

According to another embodiment of the present inventive concept, there is provided an apparatus for generating an image (hereinafter referred to as " status display image ") representing the status of online contents, A parameter extracting unit for extracting the parameter from the storage device storing the parameter; A parameter application unit for generating a status display image based on the extracted status display parameter; And a rendering unit for displaying the generated status display image.

There is provided a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute a method of generating the status display image, according to another embodiment of the inventive concept.

According to one or more embodiments of the inventive concept, the status of the content can be intuitively and easily understood by using a status display image that displays various status information of the online content.

According to one or more embodiments of the inventive concept, by applying a status display image that displays information on the status of a content to various types of web sites, web services, portals, and communities that provide content online, Provide an intuitive and easy-to-understand status of the content providing site.

1 is a view showing a conventional display screen for posting online contents,
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a screen for posting online contents according to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept,
3 is a diagram illustrating an image representing the status of online content according to an illustrative embodiment of the inventive concept,
FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating an example of a state of online contents using the image template of FIG. 3,
5A and 5B are diagrams for explaining the state of online contents according to an embodiment of the inventive concept,
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the state of online contents according to another embodiment of the inventive concept,
Figure 7 is a diagram for describing a status display image according to an alternative embodiment of the inventive concept,
Figure 8 is a diagram for describing a status display image according to another alternative embodiment of the inventive concept,
9 is a view for explaining a status display image according to still another alternative embodiment of the inventive concept,
FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an overall network configuration for implementing a status display image according to the inventive concept,
11 is a block diagram for explaining an exemplary configuration of the image generating apparatus of FIG. 10,
Figure 12 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for representing the state of online content as an image in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the inventive concept.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments disclosed herein are provided so that the disclosure can be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. In this specification, when an element is referred to as being on another element, it may be directly formed on another element, or a third element may be interposed therebetween.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of illustrating embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. As used herein, the terms "comprises" and / or "comprising" do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In describing the specific embodiments below, various specific details have been set forth in order to explain the invention in greater detail and to assist in understanding it. However, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be understood by those skilled in the art without departing from such specific details. In some instances, it should be noted that portions of the invention that are not commonly known in the description of the invention and are not significantly related to the invention do not describe confusing reasons for explaining the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a display screen for posting online content according to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept.

Referring to FIG. 2, a bulletin board on which a plurality of online contents are posted may be displayed on a display screen. For example, in the illustrated embodiment, the name 21 of the user who uploaded the content along with the first content 24, the upload time 22, and the evaluation 23 for the first content may be displayed . Likewise, the second content 28 may be posted with the name 25 of the user who uploaded the content, the upload time 26, and the evaluation 27 for the second content.

The first and second contents 24 and 28 to be published may be simple text sentences. However, the first and second contents 24 and 28 may be simple text sentences, but may be multimedia files such as an image file, a moving image file, and an audio file, And the like.

Also, the items (user name, posted time, and evaluation) posted with the contents 24 and 28 are only illustrative examples, and one or more items may be omitted or other items may be added according to the embodiment . It is needless to say that the positions of the items on the display screen may be variously changed.

According to one embodiment of the inventive concept, an image (hereinafter also referred to as " status display image ") 30 indicating the status of the online content is posted together with the content. The status display image 30 has a function of displaying the " status " of the online content.

Here, the " status " of the content means how much the content is attracted to others, i.e., how active the content is. In one embodiment, one or more of the following parameters may be used to indicate the status of the content (hereinafter also referred to as " status indication parameters "), but are not limited thereto.

- Content views

- the number of comments on the content;

- the number of votes, number of votes, and / or votes against the content;

- the number of links in the content itself or on the site containing the content;

- Number of RSS feed subscribers;

- the number of clicks on the Google Plus One button or Like button on Facebook;

- Twitter's Retwitt number;

- the number of downloads or purchases of content;

The frequency at which each value of the parameters is counted.

Here, the " image " indicating the status of the content means that the status of the content is expressed using one of various symbols such as an icon, a graphic, a picture, and a graph. For example, the embodiment of FIG. 2 shows the use of an electrocardiogram graph as such a status display image 30. That is, the original ECG graph is a graphic representation of the cardiac activity, which is borrowed as one of the images representing the state of the online contents.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 2, by displaying the status display image 30 for the content together with the contents 24 and 28, the users can intuitively and easily know what the status of the contents is . That is, the user can intuitively grasp from the status display image 30 whether the number of views, the number of downloads, or the number of purchases for the content is intuitive, and can also grasp the status from the distribution display status display image opposite to the recommendation for the content. Therefore, from the status display image 30 alone, it is possible to obtain information such as whether the content is popular with many people at present and whether it is useful.

Hereinafter, an exemplary method of displaying the status of the content using the electrocardiogram graph as the status display image will be described with reference to FIG. 3 to FIG.

Figure 3 is an illustration of an image representing the status of online content in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the inventive concept.

In order to generate a status display image, a basic frame of an image preset in a predetermined shape can be used. The " basic frame of an image preset to a predetermined shape " may include, for example, a template of any image, but is not limited thereto.

The embodiment of FIG. 3 illustrates generating the status display image 30 using the template 31 of the electrocardiogram graph. In this embodiment, the electrocardiogram graph of the predetermined type shown in Fig. 3 may be preset in the template 31. [ In the illustrated embodiment, the template 31 may include five input points represented by P, Q, R, S, and T, and each of the input points may have a one-to-one correspondence You can enter numerical values.

Here, the " input point " may be an arbitrary position designated in advance so as to correspond the parameter value to the basic frame of the image, for inputting the status display parameter of the content to the basic frame (for example, . The input point may be, for example, a point, an area, or a space between two or more points or regions as the physical location of the basic frame of the image, and may also be a color or motion of the point or region ) Can also be an example of an input point.

Thus, if the status display parameter of the content corresponds to an arbitrary input point of the basic frame of the image, the size, length, interval, color, or motion of the input point is changed based on the numerical value of the parameter, A unique status display image is generated.

The method of inputting the status display parameter in correspondence with the input point (hereinafter simply referred to as " point ") includes, for example, (i) the most prominent parameter in the electrocardiogram graph template 31, (Ii) correspond to the most prominent points in the template 31, in order from the parameters expected to have the lowest values, respectively (hereinafter, referred to as " descending method " (Hereinafter also referred to as " ascending method ") may be used.

In the case of the descending method, for example, it can be assumed that the templates 31 are conspicuous in order of R, S, Q, T, and P points. If you post online content on a website, you can assume that the number of views, recommendations, links, RSS feeds, and comments on the content will be lowered, The number of RSS feeds to T points, and the number of comments to P points, respectively. Also, in an alternative embodiment of the descending method, weights may be given according to the numerical values of the parameters within the range in which the basic form of the template 31 (that is, the ECG graph form in which the R value is the largest in general) is maintained.

In ascending order, for example, in the template 31, R, S, Q, T, and P points are conspicuous in the order of points, and values are lowered in the order of inquiry, recommendation, link, RSS feed and comment The number of views, the number of referrals, the number of links, the number of RSS feeds, and the number of comments can be associated with the P, T, Q, S, and R points, respectively. In this ascending order example, if the parameter having the lowest numerical value (the number of comments in the above example) is made to correspond to the R point and the parameter having the highest numerical value (the number of views in this example) is made to correspond to the P point, 31) can not be maintained. Therefore, in the ascending method, weights are assigned to the respective values so as not to deviate greatly from the basic form of the template 31, and the smaller the value, the higher the weighting value can be set.

In this embodiment, for example, the numerical value of the parameter is small but can be used to highlight the importance of the parameter. For example, it's common for comments to be fewer than views for content, and sometimes comments are more important. In this case, by giving a higher weight to the comment and inputting the parameters in ascending order, the number of comments can be made to correspond to the most prominent R point in the electrocardiogram graph template 31.

Descending order and ascending method described above are merely exemplary methods in which a plurality of parameters are associated with a plurality of points, and it is needless to say that various corresponding methods can be used according to the embodiments.

It is also possible to set more or less than five points in the template 31. For example, it is also possible to make the parameters correspond only to three points (for example, Q, R, and S points) of the template 31.

On the other hand, as shown by a dotted line in FIG. 3, the templates 31 of a plurality of electrocardiogram graphs can be connected successively to the left and right to express the heartbeat as if the heartbeat actually jumps over time. In this case, the interval between the R point of one electrocardiogram cycle and the R point of the next cycle (hereinafter also referred to as " R-R interval ") may mean the frequency at which the values of the parameters are counted. For example, in the above embodiment, the R-R interval may be narrowed as the frequency of increasing the numerical value increases for the inquiry, recommendation, link, RSS feed, and comment, and the R-R interval may be set wider as the frequency is lower. Therefore, visitors to the website can intuitively know from the R-R interval how interested the content is from people, that is, how active it is.

In an alternative embodiment, an interval between any point of the template 31 and the point may correspond to any parameter for status indication of the content. For example, the PR interval, the QRS interval, the ST interval, and the like can be associated with arbitrary parameters, so that the ECG graph can include various status display parameters, The state can be grasped intuitively.

According to the embodiment, a threshold value can be set for each parameter in order to maintain the basic shape of the electrocardiogram graph. For example, when the specific value surges, the shape of the template 31 may be severely deformed. In order to prevent this, a predetermined threshold value may be set in advance for each parameter. Also, by applying a logarithmic function having this threshold value as an asymptotic line, it is possible to prevent the specific value from exceeding the corresponding threshold even when the specific value surges.

As a further embodiment, the ECG graph may be displayed in various colors, and each color may correspond to a predetermined state of the contents. For example, if the content is active, the electrocardiogram graph is displayed in blue, and then the color of the graph changes in the order of green, orange, yellow, and red as time progressively decreases.

As another example, a graph color may be associated with a ratio of the number of votes to the number of votes for the content. For example, if there are many referrals, the electrocardiogram graph is displayed in green, and if there are many opposite graphs, the graph may be displayed in red.

Now, referring to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6, embodiments illustrating the state of online contents using the electrocardiogram template 31 of FIG. 3 will be described.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating an example of a state of online contents using the image template of FIG. 3. FIG.

In the embodiment of Figures 4A and 4B, the P, Q, R, S, T points of the electrocardiogram graph are the numerical values of comments, links, hits, recommendations, and RSS feeds in descending order for posts posted on any online site Respectively. And the R-R interval is the difference between the current time and the most recent active time. That is, the R-R interval is set in proportion to the frequency at which the numerical values of the parameters are counted.

Referring to FIG. 4A, it can be seen that the number of views, recommendation numbers, and comments, links, and RSS feeds are relatively small in the posted articles of FIG. 4A. In addition, since the R-R interval is short, it can be seen that the posted article has been kept in an active state since it has been continuously inquired and recommended from many visitors in recent years.

On the other hand, in the posted article of FIG. 4B, there are few views but few comments, and the number of comments is relatively larger than the number of links and RSS feeds. Also, since R-R interval is wide, we can see that this article is not active yet.

Also, as a further embodiment, the color of the electrocardiogram graph can be represented differently according to the number of the recommendation and the inverse. For example, if the posted text of FIG. 4A is more recommendable, the graph of FIG. 4A is displayed in green, If there is a lot of opposition in the article, the graph in Figure 4b can be displayed in red.

5A and 5B are views for explaining the state of online contents according to an embodiment of the inventive concept.

In the embodiment of FIG. 5, for example, in a case where a state where there is no activity such as comment or recommendation is continued for a certain period of time in posted text of an online site, the RR interval is widened and the size of the electrocardiogram graph is set to be gradually decreased Lt; / RTI >

That is, if FIG. 5A shows a state in which general activities are performed, FIG. 5B shows not only the R-R interval is widened as compared with 5a due to lack of activity for a predetermined time, and the graph size is also decreased.

6 is a diagram for explaining the state of online contents according to another embodiment of the inventive concept.

Referring to FIG. 6, the content display image 30 is composed of three ECG graphs 35, 36, and 37. Here, the electrocardiogram 35 represents the status of the content for the last one day, the graph 36 represents the status of the content for the last one week, and the graph 37 represents the status of the content for the last one month.

In the embodiment of FIG. 6, since the size of the graph decreases from the graph 37 to the graph 35, the activity of the last one day is less than the recent one month. That is, from the status display image 30 of FIG. 6, it can be seen that this content gradually diminishes in activity over time.

As described above, the parameter values are calculated for each predetermined period and applied to the image template 31. By arranging the applied templates 31 of the period in a line, the trend of whether or not the contents become more active as the time passes Can be intuitively understood.

7 to 9, a description will be made of an embodiment for displaying the status of contents using a graph or a figure other than an electrocardiogram graph.

7 is a diagram for explaining a status display image according to an alternative embodiment of the inventive concept.

Referring to FIG. 7, the status display image 40 of the content is composed of a template of a trigonometric function graph having a plurality of periods, and the points of P, Q, R, S, and T at the maximum point and minimum point of the trigonometric function, Can be given.

In this embodiment, the same or similar method as described for the electrocardiogram graph can be used with reference to Fig. 3, and the various embodiments described with reference to Figs. 3 to 6, The present invention is also applicable to the status display image 40 of FIG.

8 is a diagram for describing a status display image according to another alternative embodiment of the inventive concept.

Fig. 8 shows an embodiment in which the status display image 50 of the content is composed of a star-shaped template. In this embodiment, the star includes five vertices, and each vertex may correspond to each parameter such as the number of views, the number of comments, the number of links, the number of recommendations, and the number of RSS feeds. The numerical value of the parameter is proportional to the distance of each vertex from the center of the star shape. Therefore, it can be seen that the illustrated embodiment has a relatively small number of links and a small number of RSS feeds.

It goes without saying that the number of vertexes of the star shape may vary depending on the embodiment. That is, if n (n is an integer of 2 or more) parameters are to be displayed, a star-shaped template having n vertices can be set in advance.

In an embodiment of such a star-shaped image 50, it may further comprise an animation effect, for example changing the star shape, to indicate the activity of the content over time. That is, the state of the status display image 50 may change with time such as increase / decrease of the size of the star shape, rotation, movement of the up / down / left / right direction, flickering, etc. and the activity of the corresponding content can be expressed through the changing period .

Figure 9 is a diagram for describing a status display image according to yet another alternative embodiment of the inventive concept.

Fig. 9 shows an embodiment in which the status display image 60 of the content is constituted by a template of the solar system shape. In the illustrated embodiment, the template includes five objects (sun and four planets), each of which can correspond to each parameter such as number of views, number of comments, number of links, number of recommendations, number of RSS feeds, etc. have. The numerical value of the parameter can be represented by the size of each entity, for example, so that the illustrated embodiment has a relatively large number of hits and links, and a small number of RSS feeds.

According to the embodiment, the position between entities can be changed according to the setting of the administrator or the user, but it is possible to set the most important value (for example, the highest value in the descending order, the lowest value in the ascending order) to be located in the highest visibility position. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the number of hits in the center is designated as the most important value.

In this embodiment of the solar system shaped status display image 90, the activity of the content over time may be expressed, for example, at the rate at which each entity moves along the orbit. That is, the greater the activity of the content, the faster the speed of each planet can be set. In an alternative embodiment, activity may be indicated for each parameter. In other words, it is possible to set the speed at which the object moves along the trajectory in proportion to the value of the parameter corresponding to each object. Therefore, in the illustrated embodiment, the entity corresponding to the number of RSS feeds is moving at a slow speed and the entity corresponding to the number of links will move at a high speed. In this case, since the sun corresponding to the number of views can not move along the orbit, the numerical magnitude of the parameter can be expressed, for example, as a period of blinking.

As described above, the embodiments using the electrocardiogram graph, the trigonometric function graph, the star shape, and the solar system shape as the status display images 30, 40, 50, and 60 have been described with reference to FIGS. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that there may be a variety of other ways in which a variety of other graphs or shapes may be used as the status display image, and a plurality of parameters may be mapped to these various status display images.

Now, with reference to Figs. 10 and 12, an embodiment of a device configuration and a method for implementing a status display image will be described.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an overall network configuration for implementing a status display image according to the inventive concept.

10, a plurality of user terminal devices 90 can be connected to the image generating apparatus 100 via the network 95, and the image generating apparatus 100 can be connected to the DB apparatus 105. [

Here, a plurality of user terminal devices 90 are users who access a site that publishes online content, for example, by posting (or uploading) online content, or by accessing posted content to view content, It is a terminal device used by users who leave a response. The terminal device may be one of various terminal devices such as a personal computer (PC), a laptop computer, a tablet PC, a smart phone, and the like.

The network 95 may be a communication network such as the Internet, and may include a wide area network (WAN), a local area network (LAN), a mobile communication network, and the like according to an embodiment.

The image generating apparatus 100 is an apparatus for generating the status display images 30, 40, 50 and 60 illustrated in Figs. 3 to 9, in order to display a status display image together with the contents as shown in Fig. In one embodiment, the image generating apparatus 100 may be a web server apparatus. Further, the image generating apparatus 100 may be a device existing separately from a web server apparatus (for example, a web server operating an online shopping mall) that posts content, or may be a device integrated with the web server apparatus.

The DB device 105 is a storage device that stores data necessary for generating a status display image (30, 40, 50, 60) of contents. Every time an event related to the activity of contents such as inquiry, comment, recommendation, link of people about contents occurs, DB device 105 can receive and store updated data such as numerical values of each parameter.

In one embodiment, the DB apparatus 105 may be a DB server existing separately from the image generating apparatus 100 or the content providing web server apparatus. However, it may be included in the image generating apparatus 100 or the content providing web server apparatus according to the embodiment. In addition, the format in which data is stored is not necessarily a DB format, and data may be stored in a general data structure. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that the network configuration diagram shown in Fig. 10 is merely an embodiment of the device configuration for generating the status display image.

11 is a block diagram for explaining an exemplary configuration of the image generating apparatus of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 11, the image generating apparatus 100 may include a data extracting unit 110, an image generating unit 120, and a rendering unit 130.

The data extraction unit 110 has a function of extracting data necessary for image generation from various data related to contents stored in the DB apparatus 105. [ In the illustrated embodiment, the data extraction unit 110 may include a type-specific application unit 111 and a parameter extraction unit 113.

The application unit 111 for each type plays a role of setting different status display parameters to be extracted according to the type of the content to which the status display image is applied or the type of the site to which the content is posted.

For example, if the content is an article posted on an online shopping mall, the number of comments and recommendations for each article can be a status display parameter, and if the content is a post posted on an internet fan site, , Recommendation number, etc. can be set as the status display parameter.

Also, if the status display image (30, 40, 50, 60) is discussed on a topic that is becoming a current issue or applied to the site where the poll is conducted, In another embodiment, if the status display image is applied to a twitter, the follower, follower, retweet, etc. of the twitter user may be set as a parameter.

The parameter extracting unit 113 retrieves and extracts the parameters set by the type-specific application unit 111 from the DB apparatus 105. That is, when the image generating apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is set to be applied to a specific content or a specific site, parameters to be extracted from the specific content or site are set by the type application unit 111, 113 can extract the set parameters from the DB device 105. [

However, according to the embodiment, the parameter extracting unit 113 can receive data from a device other than the DB device 105. [ The parameter extracting unit 113 may also generate new parameters from the data collected from the DB apparatus 105 and / or other apparatuses.

In the illustrated embodiment, the image generation unit 120 may include a template management unit 121 and a parameter application unit 123.

The template managing unit 121 manages templates for various status display images described with reference to FIGS. For example, it can have a function of presetting various image templates such as an electrocardiogram graph, a trigonometric function graph, a star shape, and a solar system shape, and additionally, a function of generating a template of a new image according to a user's request have. In addition, according to the embodiment, the template managing unit 121 may include a function of setting and managing the animation effect on the status display image, that is, the change in the magnification, rotation, vertical movement, blinking, .

The parameter application unit 123 generates the status display image (30, 40, 50, 60) by applying one or more status display parameters extracted or generated by the parameter extraction unit 113 to the template of the status display image. That is, as illustrated with reference to FIG. 3, it is possible to generate the status display image 30 by inputting parameters to each of the P, Q, R, S, and T points of the template of the electrocardiogram graph.

As a method of inputting the numerical values of the respective parameters in correspondence with the respective points of the template, for example, the absolute values of the parameter values may be input as they are, the weighted values may be input to the parameter values, And the like can be used.

When the status display images 30, 40, 50, and 60 are generated by the parameter application unit 123, the rendering unit 130 renders the status display image and combines the status display image with an existing content post, As shown in FIG.

As described above, the above-described components (i.e., the data extraction unit 110, the image generation unit 120, and the rendering unit 130) can be implemented by software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware.

When the components 110, 120 and 130 are implemented in software, the software is loaded as a computer program into a memory in the image generating apparatus 100, interpreted by the central processing unit (CPU) of the image generating apparatus 100, .

In addition, some or all of the above components may be added to an existing web server providing online contents in an add-on manner, or may be incorporated in an existing contents providing web server program.

Figure 12 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for representing the state of online content as an image in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the inventive concept.

Referring to Fig. 12, in step S1201, the status display parameter is updated at the time of occurrence of an event related to the activity of the content. For example, when an event related to the activity of the content occurs, such as a query, a comment, a recommendation, a link, or the like on the content, the data related to the event is transmitted to the DB device 105, and the DB device 105 updates can do.

Thereafter, in step S1203, the image generating apparatus 100 extracts the status display parameter from the DB apparatus 105. [ If the type-specific application unit 111 in the image generating apparatus 100 has previously set parameters to be extracted for a specific content or a specific site, the image generating apparatus 100 transmits the set parameters to the DB apparatus 105, . Also, if necessary, the image generating apparatus 100 may generate new parameters from existing data.

Next, in step S1205, the image generating apparatus 100 applies the extracted status display parameter to the template of the status display image. That is, by associating each of the extracted status display parameters with one or more points of the template, the status display image (30, 40, 50, 60).

In this case, if the template management unit 121 in the image generation apparatus 100 has previously set a template of a specific status display image to be used, the image generation apparatus 100 applies the status display parameter to the set template.

Then, in step S1207, the image generating apparatus 100 renders a status display image and displays it on the screen of the user terminal device 90. [ That is, by rendering the status display image generated in step S1205 and combining it with an existing content post.

On the other hand, the above-described steps (S1203 to S1207) for extracting the parameters and generating and rendering the image may be repeated every predetermined time period. Accordingly, as the event related to the activity of the content continues to be displayed, the status display image is continuously updated and displayed at predetermined time intervals, so that the user can immediately and intuitively grasp the current status of the content.

Embodiments of a method and an apparatus for generating an image representing the status of online contents as described above have been described with reference to the drawings. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the method and apparatus for generating status display images according to the inventive concept can be applied to various contents, websites, and online services. For example, the following specific examples may be assumed, but are not limited thereto.

Case 1: The user posted to the usual Internet community. Thereafter, the status of the text is managed through the status display image according to the present embodiment in order to confirm how many people are reading and receiving their posts. If you see that the activity of the post is lowered through the status display image, you can perform management such as visiting the online community and modifying its own post.

Case 2: The user can apply the status display image in his / her frequent game. For example, the status of the other party can be grasped more immediately by watching the size or color of the status display image of the other party of the game change. Also, it is possible to apply the status display image to the avatar which is used in the frequent online club, and thereby, the activity of the whole club and the writing can be activated.

Case 3: The user can grasp the information about the new music through the status display image on the website where the music is downloaded or streamed. In addition, for example, when downloading music is suddenly interrupted or downloading is interrupted while downloading music, and the downloading speed is gradually lowered, a change in the status display image can be immediately detected and a corresponding response can be made.

Case 4: The user can grasp the information about the education contents which he / she is going to use at the time of watching the education through the Internet broadcasting through the status display image.

Case 5: The user can access the site where the voting is done on the topic that is becoming a topic of the current issue, and can display the status of the discussion or the vote through the status image corresponding to each discussion article or the voting agenda.

Case 6: Using the Internet shopping mall, the user can grasp information on how much people are responding to a specific product through the status display image.

Case 7: Status display image shows the activity status of online community users. For example, when the present embodiment is applied to a twitter, it is possible to grasp the activity of the Twitter user, such as frequency of posting, following, follower, retrieve, and the like.

The above-described embodiments of the present invention can also be embodied as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission via the Internet) . The computer readable recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the particular embodiments and drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. This is possible. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims.

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A method of displaying an image as an image in an image generating apparatus for generating an image (hereinafter, referred to as "status display image ") representing the status of online contents,
Extracting a plurality of status display parameters from a storage device storing status display parameters;
Generating a status display image by inputting each of the status display parameters into a template that is a basic frame of a predetermined image of a predetermined shape including a plurality of input points; And
Rendering the generated status display image for display,
Wherein each of the status display parameters is a parameter related to the activity of the online content or a parameter related to the degree of interest that the online content receives from another user,
The input point of the template may include an arbitrary point or area of the template or a region of two or more points or regions that can input the value of the status display parameter into the template, An interval, a color of the point or region, or a movement of the point or region,
Wherein the step of generating the status display image comprises the step of mapping one of the status display parameters to an interval between any two input points of the template. How to display. The method according to claim 1, further comprising, prior to extracting the status indication parameter,
Further comprising the step of pre-setting parameters that the image generating device should extract for any content or for any site. The method according to claim 1,
Before the step of generating the status display image,
Further comprising the step of setting the image generating device to use a template of the specific status display image. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the template is a template of an electrocardiogram graph. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the status display image comprises:
And inputting the numerical value of the parameter by associating each of the parameters with each of the one or more input points. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of inputting the numerical value of the parameter further comprises the step of assigning a weight based on the numerical value of each parameter. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the status display image comprises:
Further comprising the step of mapping the color of one or more points of the template to a parameter of one of the parameters. delete 2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the status display image comprises:
Further comprising the step of mapping one parameter of the parameter to an animation operation in which the shape of the template changes. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the animation operation includes one of increasing or decreasing the size of the template, rotating, moving up and down, and flickering. An image generating apparatus for generating an image (hereinafter referred to as "status display image") indicating the status of online contents,
A parameter extracting unit for extracting the parameter from a storage device in which a parameter for displaying the status of the content (hereinafter referred to as "status display parameter") is stored;
A parameter applying unit for generating a status display image by applying the parameter to a template which is a basic frame of a predetermined image of a predetermined shape including one or more input points; And
And a rendering unit for displaying the generated status display image,
Wherein the status display parameter includes a parameter relating to the activity of the online content or a parameter relating to the degree of interest the online content receives from another user,
The input point of the template may include an arbitrary point or area of the template or a region of two or more points or regions that can input the value of the status display parameter into the template, An interval, a color of the point or region, or a movement of the point or region,
Wherein the parameter application unit includes a step of mapping one of the status display parameters to an interval between any two input points of the template. . 12. The image processing apparatus according to claim 11,
Further comprising a type-specific application unit for setting a status display parameter to be extracted according to a type of content to which the status display image is applied or a type of a site to which the content is posted. An image generating device for displaying. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the parameter extracting unit is capable of generating a new parameter based on a parameter extracted from the storage device. 12. The method of claim 11,
The image generating apparatus includes:
Further comprising a template management unit configured to set and manage a template for a plurality of status display images. 15. The image processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the parameter application unit generates the status display image by inputting numerical values of parameters by associating each of the one or more input points with each of the parameters, To the image generating device. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 and 9 to 10.

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