KR101561984B1 - Method of providing management of scalable area definition type pointer, and computer-readable recording medium for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a technique for implementing a pointer for inputting an execution command to a hyperlink according to the number of hyperlinks on a web page in a variable size region. The pointer is a pointer for positioning one or more hyperlinks in a pointer on the web page The number of hyperlinks on the web page is counted during the loading of the web page, and the size of the pointer area is variably controlled in conjunction with the counted number of hyperlinks. According to the present invention, the pointer on the web page can be implemented as a predetermined size area, thereby improving the accuracy in manipulating the pointer on the web page through the remote controller and minimizing the occurrence of errors.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a scalable area definition type pointer operating method and a computer readable recording medium therefor. 2. Description of the Related Art [0002]

The present invention implements a pointer of an area definition shape on a web page to improve the UI of manipulating the pointer through the remote controller, and at the same time, a pointer for inputting an execution command to the hyperlink according to the number of hyperlinks on the web page, Area.

More specifically, the present invention implements a pointer to a kind of region definition shape (e.g., circle, rectangle, etc.) on a web page so that even if a hyperlink is sparsely located on a web page, The number of hyperlinks on the web page is counted during the loading of the web page, and the size of the pointer area is variably adjusted in accordance with the counted number of hyperlinks, so that when the user manipulates the pointer And a technique capable of minimizing the occurrence of errors.

In recent years, TV has come to implement web pages as well as menu windows on monitors. Here, the pointer displayed on the monitor is used for manipulating the browser or manipulating the menu on the TV.

And, the menu window displayed on the TV monitor is operated by the remote controller through the pointer activated in the menu window. However, conventionally, the remote control has been operated by the four-way key. In recent years, it has become very important to quickly and accurately operate the pointer while constructing a colorful and interactive menu.

However, the operation of manipulating the pointer of the TV monitor remotely via the remote control has a disadvantage that the precision and the resolution of the operation are much lower than that of the PC, and accordingly, when manipulating the pointer on the TV, errors frequently occur There is a problem that it occurs.

1. Web browser control method through remote control input (patent application No. 10-2001-0019544)

2. A method of controlling a screen using a pointing device (Patent Application No. 10-2009-0114703)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for implementing a pointer of an area defining shape on a web page, And a method of operating a scalable area definition type pointer capable of improving the scalability of the area definition type pointer.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a scalable display capable of minimizing the occurrence of errors in the operation of activating a hyperlink on a web page by variably controlling the size of a pointer on the web page according to the number of hyperlinks generated in the web page of the monitor And to provide a method of operating an area-defined pointer.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for operating a scalable area definition pointer, including: (a) loading a web page on a monitor; (b) implementing a pointer to an area defining shape on a web page; (c) counting the number of hyperlinks on the web page when loading the web page; (d) setting a size of the pointer area so as to correspond inversely to the number of counted hyperlinks; (e) inputting an execution command for the hyperlink in the pointer area to activate the hyperlink.

Step (e) comprises the steps of: (e-1) detecting the number of hyperlinks located in the area of the set pointer; (e-2) if a plurality of hyperlinks located in the pointer area are detected, if the pointer generates a click event, the pointer selects one of the plurality of hyperlinks and activates the hyperlink.

When the occupancy rate of each hyperlink in the pointer area is set to be higher than the occupancy rate of each hyperlink in the pointer area, step (e-2) calculates an area for each hyperlink in the pointer area, Selecting and activating a link; Detecting a position of each hyperlink in the pointer area when the directionality of each hyperlink in the pointer area is set to be preferential, and then selecting and activating one hyperlink closest to a predetermined position in the pointer area; And / or < / RTI >

The number of hyperlinks counted in the step (c) counts the hyperlink tags from the source information of the web page when the web page is configured on the basis of the browser. When the web page is configured based on Java, Preferably by counting the markings.

In addition, the pointer area is preferably circular or square for ease of calculation of the occupancy rate or directionality calculation.

According to the present invention, there is provided a scalable area definition type pointer operating method,

(1) It is possible to improve the accuracy in manipulating the pointer on the web page through the remote controller and improve the UI of manipulating the pointer through the remote controller by implementing the pointer in the area definition shape of a predetermined size on the web page.

(2) In addition, the size of the pointer area is variably adjusted in accordance with the number of hyperlinks counted during loading of the web page, thereby improving the convenience of manipulation of the pointer on the web page and minimizing the occurrence of errors.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example of manipulating a pointer generated on a monitor by a remote controller to implement a scalable area definition type pointer operating method according to the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 2 is an exemplary view illustrating the implementation of a region definition pointer according to the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
3 is an exemplary view illustrating the implementation of a region definition pointer according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the pointer area of FIG. 3; FIG.
FIG. 5 is an exemplary view illustrating an implementation of a region definition pointer according to a third embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a pointer area of FIG. 5; FIG.
FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a process of implementing a scalable area definition pointer operating method according to the present invention. FIG.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is an exemplary diagram illustrating operations of a pointer 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention generated by a monitor 200 through a remote controller 100 to implement a scalable area definition pointer operating method according to the present invention.

1, when a user operates the remote controller 100 with respect to a pointer 300 generated in a monitor 200 (e.g., a TV monitor), one of a plurality of hyperlinks located in the pointer 300 Can be selected and activated.

At this time, when the remote controller 100 is moved up, down, left, and right by the user's operation, the pointer 300 on the monitor 200 moves vertically, horizontally, or vertically. In response to a user's operation on the remote controller 100, an execution command is input to the hyperlink in the pointer 300 to activate the hyperlink.

In the present invention, the pointer 300 is implemented as an area defining shape. Accordingly, even if the hyperlink is located sparsely, the probability that the hyperlink is located within the area of the pointer 300 increases, and the operation of the pointer 300 through the remote controller 100 becomes good. In addition, the pointer 300 having a predetermined size region may be configured such that the area thereof is variably increased or decreased.

FIG. 2 is an example of an implementation of the area definition type pointer 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 2 shows a state in which the web page 300 is loaded on the monitor 200 and a web portal site (e.g., https://www.google.co.kr) is loaded on the web page 300 .

Referring to FIG. 2, the present invention implements a pointer 300 in an area definition shape on a web page 400 loaded on a monitor 200.

At this time, the size of the area of the pointer 300 is set to be variable by counting the hyperlink of the web page 400. In FIG. 2, the number of hyperlinks is 100 or less in the main screen of the web portal site of 'Google' loaded on the monitor 200. Specifically, the number of hyperlinks is 'https://www.google.co.kr' The number of hyperlinks can be known by counting the number of tags (preset 'hyperlink display tags').

By embodying the pointer 300 in the area definition shape as described above, even if a plurality of hyperlinks displayed on the web page 400 are sparsely located, it is easy to select and activate one of the hyperlinks L1, The existing point-based pointers are utilized to improve the uncomfortable user-friendliness when selecting a hyperlink on a web page.

3 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an implementation of the area definition type pointer 300 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 3 illustrates a state in which the web page 300 is loaded on the monitor 200 and a web portal site (e.g., http://www.naver.com) is loaded on the web page 300. [

Referring to FIG. 3, in most cases, the number of hyperlinks exceeds 100 in the web portal site, and in the case of "http://www.naver.com" or "http://www.daum.net" There are 350 to 480 href tags (preset 'hyperlink tag').

As described above, when the web page 400 is a web portal site, since a large number of hyperlinks are loaded per unit area, it is preferable to set a small size (scalable) area definition pointer 300. That is, if too many hyperlinks are located within the area of the pointer 300, selection of one hyperlink to be activated is relatively complicated.

Here, it is preferable that the size of the pointer area is variable when the web portal site is loaded, in association with the number of hyperlinks after counting the total number of hyperlinks.

Specifically, if the number of hyperlinks counted at the time of loading the web portal site is M (natural number) or more, the area size of the pointer 300 can be preset to be automatically implemented as M pixels.

On the other hand, the number of hyperlinks included in the web page 400 is less than 100 in FIG. 2 and approximately 350 in FIG. 3.

In this case, since the area size of the pointer 300 is set in inverse proportion to the number of hyperlinks, the area of the pointer 300 shown in FIG. 2 is set to be relatively larger than the area of the pointer 300 shown in FIG. 3 Able to know.

That is, when the number of hyperlinks of the web page 400 is relatively large as shown in FIG. 3, the hyperlinks per unit area of the web page 400 are densely arranged. In this case, It is possible to minimize the possibility that a plurality of hyperlinks located in the area of the pointer 300 are overlapped by setting the size to be small.

 4 is an enlarged view of the pointer area of Fig. 3; Fig. 4, two hyperlinks L2 and L3 are positioned within the area of the pointer 300. When the pointer 300 receives an execution command for the hyperlinks L2 and L3 in the pointer area The "today's newspaper" related hyperlink L3 can be activated in preference to the occupancy rate, and the priority of the hyperlink L3 to be activated based on this occupancy rate can be set in advance.

If the pointer 300 inputs an execution command to the hyperlinks L2 and L3 in the pointer area, it is possible to activate the hyperlink L3 related to "today's newspaper " And the priority of the hyperlink L3 to be activated based on the directionality can be preset.

Here, the priority order of the directionality of a plurality of hyperlinks located in the pointer 300, such as center priority, upper left priority, upper right priority, lower left priority, right lower priority, and the like can be set in advance.

5 is a view illustrating an embodiment of the area definition type pointer 300 according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the pointer area shown in FIG. 5, Fig.

5 is a state in which the web page 300 executable by the remote control 100 is loaded on the TV monitor 200 and the web page 300 shows a state in which the TV menu is loaded.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the TV menu loaded on the TV monitor 200, the number of hyperlinks is generally 100 or less.

As described above, when the web page 400 is a TV menu, a relatively small number of hyperlinks are loaded unlike the web portal site per unit area on the TV menu, so that it is preferable to set the size of the area definition pointer 300 Do. When the TV menu is loaded, the total number of hyperlinks is counted and then set in conjunction with the number of hyperlinks counted.

More specifically, if the number of hyperlinks counted during loading of the TV menu is equal to or less than m (natural number), the area size of the pointer 300 may be automatically set to m pixels.

Unlike the web portal site, since the number of hyperlinks in the TV menu is relatively small, hyperlinks per unit area of the TV menu are disposed sparsely. In this case, the size of the area defining shape of the pointer 300 may be enlarged to improve the operability of the pointer 300 with respect to the hyperlink, thereby improving the operability of the user's remote controller 100.

Referring to FIG. 6, since the number of total hyperlinks is relatively small in the TV menu, the size of the area definition type pointer 300 is set relatively large. Thus, there is an advantage that the execution command for the selected hyperlink L4 can be easily manipulated.

In this case, a plurality of hyperlinks may be located in the pointer area. In this situation, if the user inputs an execution command (e.g., click) on the pointer 300, one hyperlink selected by giving priority to area occupancy or directionality (e.g., center position) can be activated, The priority of the hyperlink to be activated can also be set in advance.

The priority order of the directionality of the plurality of hyperlinks located in the pointer 300, such as the center priority, the upper left portion, the upper right portion, the lower left priority, and the right lower priority, can be set in advance.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an overall process of implementing a scalable area definition type pointer operating method according to the present invention.

Step S110: After booting the monitor, the web page related to the web portal site 400 or the TV menu 400 is loaded on the monitor 200.

Step S120: The pointer 300 of the area definition shape is implemented on the web page 400. [ By embodying the pointer 300 in the area definition shape as described above, even if a plurality of hyperlinks displayed on the web page 400 are sparsely located, it is easy to select and activate one of the hyperlinks L1, There is an advantage of improving the usability that is inconvenient in the process of selecting a hyperlink on a web page when utilizing the existing point unit pointer.

Particularly, since the pointer 300 on the web page 400 is manipulated by using the remote controller 100, when the existing point unit pointer 300 is manipulated through the remote controller 100, the error of the pointer 300 frequently occurs .

However, even if a hyperlink displayed on the web page 400 is sparsely located, the present invention implements the area definition type pointer 300, which increases the probability that the hyperlink is located within the area of the pointer 300, The UI of manipulating the pointer 300 using the pointer unit 300 is good and frequent errors occurring in the conventional point unit pointer manipulation can be greatly reduced.

Meanwhile, the manner of implementing the area definition shape of the pointer 300 can be variously implemented within the technical spirit of the present invention. For example, if the number of hyperlinks counted during loading of the web portal site 400 is equal to or greater than M (natural number), the area size of the pointer 300 may be preset to be automatically implemented as M pixels. In addition, if the number of hyperlinks counted during loading of the TV menu 400 is m (natural number) or less, the area size of the pointer 300 can be preset to be automatically implemented as m pixels.

Steps S130 and S140: The number of hyperlinks on the web page 400 is counted during loading of the web page 400. Then, the size of the pointer area is variably set according to the number of hyperlinks counted.

As shown in FIG. 2, if the number of hyperlinks of the web page 400 is small, the area definition shape of the pointer 300 may be enlarged and the number of hyperlinks of the web page 400 may be increased The area defining shape of the pointer 300 can be made relatively small.

As shown in FIG. 2, when a hyperlink is sparsely located on the web page 400, the area definition of the pointer 300 may be set to be large so that the area of the pointer 300 may easily extend over the hyperlink 3, if the hyperlink is densely arranged on the web page 400, the region defining shape of the pointer 300 is set to be small and too many hyperlinks are spread in the area of the pointer 300 .

When the number of hyperlinks is counted, the web page 400 is counted in a different pattern when it is configured based on a browser or when it is configured based on Java.

In detail, when the web page 400 is configured on a browser basis, a hyperlink tag (e.g., "href") is counted from the source information of the web page 400 and the web page 400 is configured based on Java The number of hyperlinks on the web page 400 can be known by counting predetermined markers set in the source information of the web page.

Meanwhile, the number of hyperlinks counted in step S130 means the total number of hyperlinks loaded on the web page 400, and is different from the number of hyperlinks in the pointer area detected in step S150.

That is, the count of the total number of hyperlinks loaded on the web page 400 in step S130 is for setting the area size of the pointer 300, and the detection of the number of hyperlinks in the pointer area in step S150 is performed on the pointer 300 When a click event occurs, which one of the plurality of detected hyperlinks should be preferentially activated.

Step S150: After changing the size of the area of the pointer 300 in step S140, if a click event of the pointer 300 occurs for the hyperlink detected in the pointer area, one of the plurality of hyperlinks is selected Activate.

That is, when an execution command is input to the hyperlink detected in the pointer area, one of the plurality of hyperlinks located in the pointer area is selected and activated.

Here, as a click event of the pointer 300 occurs for a plurality of hyperlinks located in the area of the pointer 300, a process of selecting one hyperlink to be activated among a plurality of hyperlinks is performed as follows. It can be implemented according to the pattern.

First, when the occupancy rate of each hyperlink in the pointer area is set to be higher than the occupancy rate of each hyperlink in the pointer area (FIG. 4), the area for each hyperlink (L2, L3) in the pointer area is calculated. Then, one hyperlink L3 having the largest area occupancy rate in the pointer area is selected and activated.

Referring to FIG. 4, after the position of each hyperlink (L2, L3) in the pointer area is detected, the position of each hyperlink (L2, L3) in the pointer area is set to a predetermined position For example, the first hyperlink L3 closest to the first hyperlink L3 (for example, right priority).

On the other hand, it is preferable that the area of the pointer 300 has a shape that is symmetrical up and down and left and right in order to conveniently calculate the area occupancy rate or to easily specify the direction. For this, the area of the pointer 300 is most preferably circular or rectangular.

The present invention can also be embodied in the form of computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. At this time, the 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, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave . The computer-readable recording medium can also be stored and executed by a computer-readable code in a distributed manner on a networked computer system. And functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily deduced by programmers skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs.

As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed in the present specification and drawings, and although specific terms have been used, they have been used only in a general sense to easily describe the technical contents of the present invention and to facilitate understanding of the invention. And is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

100: Remote control
200: Monitor
300: Pointer
400: Web page
L1, L2, L3, L4: Hyperlink

Claims (6)

A method of scalably operating an area definition type pointer when loading a web page on a monitor in a digital broadcast receiving apparatus,
(a) loading a web portal site or a TV menu related web page on the monitor in response to a remote control operation;
(b) displaying an area definition type pointer in a predetermined area definition shape on the web page;
(c) setting a region size of the area definition pointer to a relatively larger size when the web page is a TV menu, as compared to when the web page is a web portal site;
(d) counting a predetermined hyperlink display tag including a HREF tag from the source information of the web page when the web page is configured based on a browser, and if the web page is configured based on Java, Counting the number of hyperlinks on the web page by counting specific markers;
(e) automatically setting the area size of the area definition pointer to the pixel size of the first threshold value when the counted number of hyperlinks is equal to or greater than a predetermined first threshold value when the web page is a web portal site, Automatically setting the area size of the area definition pointer to the pixel size of the second threshold value when the number of the counted hyperlinks is equal to or less than a preset second threshold value when the web page is a TV menu;
(f) setting an area size of the area definition pointer to be in inverse proportion to the number of counted hyperlinks when the area size of the area definition pointer is not automatically set;
(g) detecting a click event on the area definition type pointer;
(h) detecting the number of hyperlinks located in the area of the area definition type pointer;
(i) inputting an execution command to the one hyperlink when the hyperlink in the area of the area definition type pointer is one and activating it;
(j) selecting one of the plurality of hyperlinks according to one of an area occupancy rate and a directionality when a plurality of hyperlinks exist in an area of the area definition type pointer, and inputting and activating an execution command;
Wherein the method comprises the steps of:
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step (j) calculates an area for each of the plurality of hyperlinks and selects one hyperlink having a relatively largest area occupancy in the area of the area definition type pointer and activates the hyperlink. How to operate an area - defined pointer.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step (j) detects a position for each of the plurality of hyperlinks, and activates one hyperlink closest to a predetermined position in an area of the area definition type pointer, How to use area - defined pointers.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the area definition type pointer is a circular or square shape.
A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute the scalable area definition type pointer operating method according to any one of claims 1 and 3 to 5.

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