KR101661196B1 - Apparatus and method for playing of multimedia item - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for reproducing a multimedia item in a portable terminal including an output area for displaying an object in a disc / case shape and an execution area for controlling reproduction of an arbitrary disc object when the disc object is positioned. Displaying an object of an offline element through an output area in response to a multimedia item reproduction request; moving a specific disk object selected for reproduction to an execution area in the output area and positioning the specific disk object; And reproducing the specific disc object when it is located in the execution area.

A portable terminal, a disk / media object, an output area, an execution area, a multimedia item

Description

[0001] APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PLAYING OF MULTIMEDIA ITEM [0002]

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for reproducing a multimedia item, and more particularly to a method and an apparatus for dividing a display unit of a mobile terminal into an output area and an execution area, And more particularly to a method and apparatus that can be intuitively performed.

2. Description of the Related Art [0002] In recent years, due to the rapid development of communication technology, functions in a mobile terminal have been gradually expanded. Various user interfaces (UIs) and various functions using the same have been provided.

When playing back multimedia items such as a music file and a moving picture file in the portable terminal, the portable terminal displays an object corresponding to multimedia information, sound source information and image information corresponding to the multimedia item through the display means to provide. In addition, the portable terminal indicates that a multimedia item is being played through an object such as a playback progress bar or graphic equalizer in addition to the object.

However, according to a user interface (UI) for multimedia item reproduction provided in a conventional portable terminal, selection (selection) of a multimedia item to be played back and function control during playback of a selected multimedia item are performed So that the user is required to repeatedly perform the input action, thereby causing inconvenience to the user. In addition, in the conventional portable terminal, only the formatted simple effects according to the reproduction of the multimedia item are provided, which limits the user's convenience and interest.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a multimedia item playback method and apparatus capable of playing multimedia items more intuitively and conveniently through an intuitive user interface.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for converting a multimedia item into a media object during reproduction of a multimedia item.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for reproducing a multimedia item by dividing a display unit of a mobile terminal into an output area and an execution area and performing an interaction between the output area and the execution area.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a multimedia item playback method and apparatus capable of playing a multimedia item by providing a media object in an output area when playing the multimedia item and positioning the media object in an execution area .

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a visual object in which an actual disc-shaped disc object is moved and positioned in an execution area when a media object is moved to an execution area, and when the disc object is positioned in the execution area, And to provide a method and apparatus for reproducing a multimedia item.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a user interface for intuitively expressing a visual effect such as an actual disc rotating when a disc object is positioned in an execution region and reproducing a multimedia item, and a portable terminal using the same.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a media object and a disk object through a disc user interface (Disc UI), perform navigation and reproduction of a multimedia item using the media object easily and intuitively, And a method and an apparatus for displaying an intuitive visual effect according to reproduction of a multimedia item.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal having an output area for displaying a media object and an execution area for instructing execution of a multimedia item corresponding to the disk object when the specific disk object is located.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal having an output area and an execution area, in which when a multimedia item is reproduced by a disc object located in the execution area, the disc object is rotated in the execution area for a predetermined time, And to provide a method and apparatus for reproducing a multimedia item.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for reproducing a multimedia item, comprising: an output area for displaying a multimedia item as an object of an offline element; And an execution area for instructing reproduction of the disk object when the disk object moved in the output area is located.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for displaying multimedia objects, the apparatus comprising: an output area for displaying a multimedia item as an object of an offline element; An execution area for instructing reproduction of the disk object when the disk object moved in the output area is located; And a controller for controlling switching between a plurality of objects displayed on the output area and controlling reproduction of the disc object when detecting that an arbitrary disc object is located in the execution area.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of reproducing a multimedia item, the method comprising: displaying an object of an offline element through an output area in response to a multimedia item reproduction request; Moving a specific disc object selected for playback from the output area to an execution area; And reproducing the specific disc object when the specific disc object is located in the execution area.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of reproducing a disc object, the method comprising: converting a disc object into a disc / case object using the set image information; Displaying each object to be transformed in the output area in an organic structure; Inserting an arbitrary disk object corresponding to a user selection among the objects in the output area into the execution area; And reproducing the disc object in the execution area.

As described above, according to the method and apparatus for reproducing multimedia items proposed in the present invention, playback of a multimedia item can be performed more simply and intuitively through a user interface divided into an output area and an execution area.

According to the present invention, it is possible to easily provide the offline media object and / or the disc object using the image information in the multimedia item when performing the multimedia item reproduction. In addition, according to the present invention, a user can provide a visual effect such as extracting a disc object from a media object of an output area and inserting the disc object into an execution area when playing a multimedia item. Further, according to the present invention, when a disc object is placed in an execution area, a visual effect such as a real disc rotation is provided. As a result, the user can perform functions related to multimedia item reproduction such as playing an actual analog disc, thereby providing UX with more familiar, intuitive, and emotional users.

In addition, according to the present invention, image information included in a multimedia item, such as an image of an album file / music file owned by a multimedia item or an image of a specific image file, is converted into a media object and a disc object Can be converted and provided. That is, according to the present invention, the image information extracted from the multimedia item can be used to convert into a case shape and a disc shape of the actual media, and provide the case shape and the disc shape. Therefore, the user can select a desired medium among the various media, and insert a disc of the corresponding media into a specific slot for playback. In this manner, the user can play back the multimedia object in a similar manner to a real- Can be performed.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that, in the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals as possible. Further, the detailed description of known functions and configurations that may obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted.

The present invention converts various multimedia items into a media object of a real media shape and provides the media object to an output area and provides a disk object of a disk shape which is a play item of a specific media object activated in the output area (UI) for playing a multimedia item by moving a Disc object in an execution area and placing the disc object in an execution area.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the multimedia item may include a music file, an album file having a plurality of music files as a group, and an item related to multimedia reproduction such as a moving picture file. Also, in an embodiment of the present invention, the media object represents an object having a case or disc shape of an actual medium, and the disc object represents an object having a disc shape of a real medium.

That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, the object provided in the output area may be provided as an object having a case shape according to a predetermined setting method, or may be provided as an object having a disk shape. Hereinafter, a case-shaped object or a disc-shaped object provided in the output area will be abbreviated as a media object. Further, in the present invention, the media object and the disc object may be converted and displayed by the additional information (image information, etc.) of the individual music file or the moving picture file, or may be converted and displayed by the additional information (image information, etc.) .

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, playback by the disc object may be a reproduction for an individual multimedia item corresponding to the disc object, or a reproduction of a plurality of multimedia items (hereinafter referred to as " contents " For example, a group multimedia item (e.g., an album file, etc.) of a group of "

Accordingly, when the disc object located in the execution area is an object corresponding to a specific multimedia item, when the reproduction of the multimedia item is completed, it is determined whether the disc is to be repeatedly reproduced or the next multimedia item (e.g., a music file or an album file ) Can be performed. In addition, when the disk object is an object corresponding to a specific group multimedia item (e.g., an album file), playback of a next content in the group multimedia item is performed when reproduction of a specific content in the group multimedia item is completed, When reproduction of all the contents in the item is completed, it is possible to perform repetitive reproduction according to the setting method or reproduction for the next multimedia item (e.g., music file or album file) within the category.

In addition, when the disc object is an object corresponding to a group multimedia item, playback may be performed only on a plurality of contents belonging to the group multimedia item according to the setting method. In this case, when the reproduction of the contents in the corresponding group multimedia item on the setting method is completed, the multimedia item reproduction process may be terminated, or the contents in the group multimedia item may be sequentially and repeatedly reproduced.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a case-like and disc-shaped object of real media familiar to the user is provided using image information in a multimedia item or image information provided in a portable terminal. That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, an offline elemental disk or a case-shaped object is provided visually. In addition, when a multimedia item is reproduced, a visual effect is displayed that rotates the disc object in the execution area, such that the actual disc is rotated off-line.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a more user-friendly and intuitive user interface (UI) and a user experience (UX, User experience) interface. Herein, the user interface (UI) is used to indicate a specific action of the user for communicating between the user and the portable terminal, and the user experience (UX) It represents an interface that allows the user to have direct experience.

Also, according to the embodiment of the present invention, navigation between a plurality of multimedia items can be performed using the media object provided in the output area. Also, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a specific media object to be activated in the output area is selected, a disc object, which is a play item element of the media object, is moved to the execution area and inserted. Here, when a media object of the output area is provided as a disk-shaped object, the media object is moved to and inserted into the execution area, and the media object of the output area is provided as a case- A visual effect may be provided in which a specific disc object is detached from the media object and moved and inserted into the execution area. That is, when the media object is a case-shaped object, it provides the effect that the disc is ejected from the case and moved and inserted into the execution area.

Thereafter, when the disc object is located in the execution area, the playback of the multimedia item corresponding to the specific disc object is performed. At this time, a visual effect is provided that rotates the specific disc object in the execution region when reproducing the multimedia item. The rotation of the disc object may be provided as a visual effect that continues to rotate while a specific disc object is being played according to the setting method, or may be provided as a visual effect that gradually disappears after rotating for a predetermined period of time.

Here, the rotation of the disc object according to the embodiment of the present invention may provide a visual effect that rotates in the execution region as described above. Also, according to an embodiment of the present invention, rotation of the disc object may be provided through an output area. In this case, when the reproduction by the specific disc object in the output area is performed, the other disc objects other than the specific disc object in the output area are removed, and the specific disc object is converted into a visual effect .

As described above, the portable terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an output area for displaying a media object using additional information (image information and the like) of a multimedia item, and an output area for displaying a media object And display means composed of an execution region for displaying a disc-shaped disc object, which is a play item element of the media object, with a set visual effect, and for playing back the multimedia item corresponding to the disc object using the disc object.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal including an output area and an execution area according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it should be noted that the portable terminal of the present invention is not limited to the following description, and thus can be applied to various embodiments based on the following embodiments.

1A and 1B are views schematically illustrating an example of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1A and 1B, the portable terminal of the present invention includes an output area 300 for displaying various types of objects corresponding to a multimedia item, a visual effect 300 of a disc object selected and moved in the output area 300, A display unit 100 divided into an execution area 400 for controlling the display and the execution of a multimedia item corresponding to the display, and input means 200 for receiving control of the user for controlling the function of the portable terminal. If the portable terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention has the form of a full touch screen, the input means 200 may be omitted.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the display means 100 may be a touch screen, the input means 200 may be a touch pad, The control of the function of the present invention will be described as a representative example. However, the portable terminal of the present invention is not necessarily composed of a touch screen and a touch pad. The display means 100 may be a general liquid crystal display (LCD) May be constituted by a general keypad or a combination of a keypad and a touchpad. A description of such an example will be given later.

The portable terminal of the present invention may be a disk-shaped object (150 in FIG. 1A) or a case-shaped object (150 in FIG. 1B) that converts through the output area 300 using additional information of a multimedia item And provides navigation between the objects 150 provided in the output area 300. [0033] FIG. Here, the objects 150 may be provided as an object having an offline real disk shape as indicated by reference numeral 151 in FIG. 1A, or may be provided as an actual case shape of an offline state as indicated by 153 in FIG. The branch can be provided as an object. Hereinafter, in the embodiment of the present invention, a disc or case-shaped object provided through the output area 300 will be collectively referred to as a media object. Therefore, the media object may represent a disk-shaped disk object itself, or a case-like object including a disk object, as described later.

A plurality of the objects 150 may be provided on the output area 300, and differentiated and displayed specific media objects currently being activated among the plurality of objects 150. The above differentiation can display the size of the corresponding media object to be activated largely or highlighted and highlighted. In this case, navigation between actual multimedia items can be performed by navigation control of the objects 150 provided in the output area 300.

In addition, the portable terminal of the present invention controls reproduction of a specific media object corresponding to a user selection among the media objects 150 through the execution region 400. [ That is, when the disc object according to the specific media object is located in the execution area 400, the multimedia item corresponding to the disc object is reproduced. At this time, when the media object is provided as a case-shaped object, the disk object in the media object may be slidingly moved, and the moving disc object may be moved to be located in the execution area 400 . In addition, when the media object is provided as a disk-shaped disk object, the disk object itself may be moved to be located in the execution area 400. This screen example will be described later.

Meanwhile, the execution area 400 displays a graphical user interface (GUI) related to the disc object and a function of the mobile terminal, in particular, a GUI for controlling the multimedia item playback function. In particular, the GUI associated with the disc object is displayed with a set visual effect. Such a screen example will be described with reference to the following drawings.

In addition, the portable terminal of the present invention can constitute the display means 100 by a touch screen and constitute a touch pad at the lower end thereof. In this case, the control unit 500 can be used to control various additional functions of the mobile terminal by the organic combination structure of the execution area 400 and the touch pad 200. That is, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 500 can be realized by an organic coupling relationship between the display unit 100, i.e., the touch pad 200 arranged adjacent to the touch screen, .

The touch pad 200 is a physical medium that processes a user's input by interaction between a user and a portable terminal. In particular, the touch pad 200 is connected to the execution area 400, The operation can be controlled. Such a screen example will be described with reference to the following drawings.

The control unit 500 is divided into the execution area 400, which is a GUI area, and the touch pad 200, which is a PUI area. In the example of FIG. 1, the touch pad 200 is adjacent to the lower side of the display unit 100. The touch pad 200 is disposed adjacent to the touch pad 200, And the case where it is arranged is shown as an example.

Meanwhile, when the display unit 100 is formed with a touch screen, the output area 300 may include a plurality of media objects that are converted into a case or a disc shape using image information of a multimedia item, In addition to the display, it is also possible to input various input events of the user. It should be noted that the execution area 400 may include various types of input events of the user as well as GUI display of various shapes corresponding to the visual effect display and execution application of a specific disk object.

That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, the output area 300 represents an area for outputting a multimedia item as a media object. By inputting various types of input events using the output area 300, Switching between media objects, and movement of a disc object for playback of a specific multimedia item.

In addition, the execution area 400 indicates an area for instructing the reproduction of the corresponding disk object when the specific disk object is moved according to the input event of the user in the output area 300. In addition, the execution region 400 may receive a display of an associated GUI for controlling reproduction of a multimedia item by the disk object, and a user input event through the GUI. The GUI may be provided as a virtual item that is adaptively changed corresponding to an execution application of the portable terminal. For example, by generating an input event in the GUI, the user can perform navigation control between media objects in the output area 300, control functions related to playback of a multimedia item, and the like. These examples will be described with reference to the following drawings.

In the portable terminal of the present invention as described above, the corresponding image can be converted into a case / disk shape using the image information included in the multimedia item and displayed. Accordingly, the user selects a disk object according to the user's desire among various disk objects, and selects a disk object to be selected as a specific slot for reproduction, that is, the execution area 400 ), It is possible to perform selection and playback of a multimedia item.

1, the form of the portable terminal of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the display unit 100 may include all of the output area 300 and the execution area 400 Type portable terminal. The portable terminal according to the present invention is characterized in that the display means 100 is divided into an output region 300 and an execution region 400 and includes navigation control of a disk object provided in the output region 300, And may include any type of portable terminal, including means.

Hereinafter, a method of reproducing a multimedia item in a mobile terminal including an output area and an execution area as described above will be described. However, it should be noted that the portable terminal of the present invention is not limited to the following description, and thus can be applied to various embodiments based on the following practical examples.

First, a case will be described in which a disc-shaped media object is provided in the output area 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. At this time, the media object may correspond to a disk object. That is, the media object and the disc object are recognized as the same medium, and a control operation using the media object and the disc object can be performed. Accordingly, in the following description of the first embodiment of the present invention, a media object provided in the output area 300 will be referred to as a disk object for convenience of description.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a method for reproducing a multimedia item in a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 to 5 illustrate screen examples according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5, the portable terminal executes a disc user interface (Disc UI) in response to a user request (S201) and displays various screen data corresponding thereto (S203). The disk user interface shows a user interface as shown in FIG. 1, which displays the corresponding objects in the respective areas in the display unit 100 divided into the output area 300 and the execution area 400.

As shown in FIG. 1, the screen data is divided into an output area 300 and an execution area 400. At least one disk object is displayed through the output area 300, A space in which a specific disc object is inserted through the disc 400 and a GUI composed of virtual items for controlling the function may be displayed. That is, the GUI corresponding to the disk user interface can be displayed. Hereinafter, the method of displaying the disc object will be described with reference to FIGS. 8A and 8B. FIG.

Next, the portable terminal can detect the user's control input after performing the step S203 (S205). The control input may be generated in at least one of a touch screen and a touch pad of the portable terminal. In FIG. 2, the control input is generated in the touch screen, particularly, the output area 300, and the portable terminal senses it.

Accordingly, the control input may correspond to a user's input event occurring in the output area 300. FIG. The input event represents various types of touch inputs, and includes a tap event, a sweep event, a flick event, and a drag and drop event, The controller 300 may detect an input event of any one of the various events.

Next, when the portable terminal detects the input event in the output area 300, it determines the type of the input event (steps S 207 and S 213). That is, the portable terminal determines whether the input event is an input event for controlling the navigation of the disc object (S207) or an input event for selecting and executing a specific disc object (S213).

First, if the input event is an input event input for navigation control, the portable terminal controls navigation between disc objects provided in the output area 300 according to the input event (step S209). That is, the portable terminal switches and displays a disk object activated through the output area 300 among a plurality of disk objects according to the navigation control of the user. Here, the input event may be a user's sweep event or a flick event occurring on the output area 300, as shown in the screen example of FIG. 3, and the navigation may include a sweep event or a flick event The input direction 350 of FIG.

2, an input event for navigation of the disc object may be input using the control unit 500 including the execution area 400 and the touch pad 200, or may be input using the touch pad 200 , Or may be input using a general keypad combination (numeric keys, navigation keys, function keys, etc.).

Next, when the user selects an arbitrary disk object after the navigation (step S211), the portable terminal can proceed to step S217 and perform the corresponding operation as described below. Here, the selection may include moving to a post-touch execution area on a specific specific disc object that is activated.

Next, if the input event is an input event for selecting a disc object, the portable terminal moves the specific disc object currently activated according to the input event from the output area 300 to the execution area 400 S217). That is, the portable terminal can place the specific disk object selected and moved by the user in the output area 300 on the execution area 400. [ Such an operation example is shown in FIG.

Prior to the description of FIG. 4, a user may perform selection and movement of a disk object through an input event such as a drag-and-drop event or a flick event. In addition, the user can select and move the disk object through an input event such as a tap event to the virtual item 450 corresponding to the selection / check function among the GUI provided in the execution area 400. [ In addition, a user may perform selection and movement of a disc object using a function key corresponding to the selection / confirmation function in a general input means (such as a touch pad or a keypad). In FIG. 4, a case where a user directly controls the selection and movement of a disc object by a drag and drop event will be described as an example.

Referring to FIG. 4, the user may generate a drag input in the direction of the execution region 400 after touching the activated disk object 155 in the output region 300, as indicated by reference numerals 401 and 403 . Then, the portable terminal provides a visual effect in which the disc object 155 is moved from the output area 300 to the execution area 400 in response to a user's input. The user may then generate a drop input at the location of the execution region 400, as indicated by reference numeral 405. Then, the portable terminal provides a visual effect in which the disc object 155 is inserted into the execution area 400 in response to a user's input.

2, when the portable terminal detects that a specific disk object is moved and inserted into the execution region 400, the portable terminal rotates the disk object of the execution region 400 and turns on the multimedia corresponding to the disk object The item is reproduced (step S219). That is, when the specific disk object is located in the execution region 400, the portable terminal provides a visual effect that rotates the corresponding disk object in the execution region 400, 405.

In addition, the portable terminal processes the reproduction of the multimedia item corresponding to the disc object along with providing the rotating visual effect. Here, the multimedia item corresponding to the disc object may be a reproduction of a specific multimedia item (e.g., a music file) according to the disc object, or a multimedia item (e.g., a music file in an album file) Lt; / RTI >

Meanwhile, the portable terminal can rotate the disk object in the execution area 400 for a predetermined time. In this case, the portable terminal may remove the disk object on the execution area 400 after the predetermined time elapses (step S221). That is, the portable terminal can provide a visual effect that disappears after rotating the disc object in the execution area 400 for a predetermined period of time. In the embodiment of the present invention, the step S221 may be omitted and the disc object may be provided as a rotating visual effect during multimedia item playback corresponding to the disc object.

In step S223, the portable terminal displays a user interface associated with multimedia item playback at the time of disc object playback or at step S221. For example, the portable terminal may display at least one object associated with multimedia item playback. An example of such a screen is shown in Fig.

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Etc.), additional information of the multimedia item currently being reproduced (e.g., lyrics, song name, image information, etc.), and the like. In particular, the portable terminal may provide the basic image information 157 included in the multimedia item among the reproduction-related objects. In addition, the GUI of the execution area 400 is replaced with a function control item related to multimedia item playback and displayed. At this time, the disc object 155 in the execution area 400 may be provided as a visual effect that continues to rotate according to the setting method, or may be provided as an empty space in which the corresponding disc object disappears, as described above.

If the input event detected in step S205 of FIG. 2 does not correspond to steps S207 and S213, the portable terminal can perform a corresponding operation according to the input event of the user (step S215). For example, when an input event for executing a specific function for a disk object activated in the output area 300 occurs, the portable terminal can perform a control function for the corresponding disk object in response to the input event . The control may be performed by controlling reproduction of a music file / album file corresponding to the disc object or by entering a sub menu linked to the disc object and adding additional information of a music file / album file corresponding to the disc object (For example, a music file list or the like), or execute a specific application linked to the disk object.

2 to 5, when a selected disc object selected in the output area 300 is inserted into the execution area 400, the contents list of the corresponding disc object is stored in the output area 300 And a display process. The screen and operation examples will be described with reference to the following drawings.

Next, an operation for controlling navigation of a disc object and reproduction of a new multimedia item during playback of a specific disc object will be described. However, it should be noted that the portable terminal of the present invention is not limited to the following description, and thus can be applied to various embodiments based on the following embodiments.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a method of controlling a disc object being reproduced in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for providing a content list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 7, in step S603, the portable terminal can detect a user's control input while reproducing a specific disk object in response to a user request (step S601). The control input may be generated at any one of the touch screen and the touch pad of the portable terminal. The control input may correspond to an input event by a user, and the input event may represent various types of touch inputs. The input event may be a tap event for requesting a specific function through a soft key provided on the touch screen, a soft key provided on the touch pad, or an input for requesting a specific function through a hot key have. In addition, the portable terminal may further include an input for requesting a specific function through a function key provided in a specific location (for example, a side of the portable terminal or an input means). The specific function is for entering a specific menu to search for other information (e.g., music file or the like) in the disc object being reproduced or a new disc object. In FIG. 6, the specific function will be described as an example of a search function.

Next, when the portable terminal detects the input event of the user, it determines whether the input event is an input according to the search function request (step S605). The search function may include, for example, a navigation function for selecting a multimedia item to be played back.

As a result of the determination, if the input event is not a search function request, the mobile terminal can perform a corresponding operation corresponding to the input event (S607). For example, when the input event is input by the continuous contact through the execution region 400 and the touch pad 200, the portable terminal may perform an operation of adding or subtracting a value related to the reproduction of the multimedia item Can be performed. Here, the operation of adding or subtracting the value may be, for example, an operation for controlling a volume corresponding to at least one of the execution region 400 and the touch pad 200 or a user gesture successively input on the execution region 400 and the touch pad 200 or the like.

As a result of the determination, if the input event is a search function request, the portable terminal determines whether the search function request is a request for searching for a new multimedia item, or the sub information in the currently playing multimedia item (Music file) to which the content belongs (step S609).

As a result of the determination in step S609, if the request is for lower information search, the mobile terminal displays the disc object corresponding to the currently playing multimedia item on the execution area 400 (step S611) The sub information is displayed (step S613). For example, the portable terminal may display a disc object corresponding to a multimedia item in the execution area 400, and display a content list constituting the multimedia item. An example of such a screen is shown in Fig.

Referring to FIG. 7, in response to a user request, the portable terminal displays a content list (e.g., a list of a plurality of music files forming an album file) constituting a group multimedia item (e.g., an album file) do. In addition, as described above, the disc object 155 corresponding to the currently playing multimedia item is displayed in the execution area 400, and at this time, a visual effect for rotating the disc object 155 may be provided.

Referring again to FIG. 6, the mobile terminal performs a search operation in the lower information in response to a user's control input (step S615). For example, navigation is performed between each item in the content list in response to a user's request. Then, when the specific lower information to be activated is selected (step S617), the portable terminal terminates the reproduction of the currently reproduced content among the contents constituting the multimedia item, Playback of the content is performed (step S619).

Next, in step S321, the portable terminal removes a disk object rotating in the execution area 400 after a predetermined time elapses in response to reproduction of specific lower information. That is, the portable terminal can provide a visual effect that disappears after rotating the disc object in the execution area 400 for a predetermined period of time. Next, the portable terminal displays the playback-related object at the time when the disc object disappears after the lapse of the predetermined time (S647). This screen example corresponds to that described in the description with reference to Figs. 2 to 5 described above.

As a result of the determination in step S609, if the disc object search is a request for searching for a new multimedia item, the mobile terminal displays the disc object of the currently playing multimedia item on the execution area 400 (step S631) A plurality of disc objects are displayed on the output area 300 through a disc user interface (Disc UI) of the type illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 5 (step S633).

Next, the portable terminal performs a search operation of a disk object in response to a user's control input (step S635). For example, navigation is performed between a plurality of disk objects provided in the output area 300. When the specific disk object to be activated is selected (step S637), the portable terminal inserts the specific disk object into the execution area 400 (step S639). For example, in response to a selection input (e.g., entry of a virtual item 450 such as OK or OK) or a drag and drop input for a particular disk object activated in the output area 300, Moves the disc object to the execution area 400 and displays the positioned visual effect.

Next, when the specific disc object is located in the execution area 400, the portable terminal terminates the reproduction of the currently playing multimedia item (step S641), and selects the selected disc object in the execution area 400 And performs rotation and reproduction of the moved disc object (step S643). In step S647, the portable terminal removes the rotating disk object within the execution area 400 after a predetermined time elapses in step S645, and displays the playback related object when the disk object disappears. This screen example corresponds to that described in the description with reference to Fig. 7 described above.

In the above description, the case where the disc object located in the execution area 400 is rotated for a predetermined period of time and then disappears is provided as an example. However, the disc object may be a disc in which the corresponding multimedia item is reproduced But may be provided as a visual effect that continuously rotates in the execution region 400. [

8A and 8B illustrate an operation example of displaying a disc object using image information corresponding to a multimedia item or image information provided in association with a multimedia item in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. .

8A and 8B are views illustrating an example of a conversion process for displaying a disc object according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8A, the display of the disc object according to the present invention includes a background image 31 corresponding to a disc user interface, a graphic image 33 corresponding to the image information 33 of the multimedia item and the background image 31, The masking image 35 of the disc and the detail image information 37 representing the transparent plastic outside the disc can be converted into a disc object and displayed. That is, as shown in FIG. 8A, the portable terminal may include a software algorithm for placing a masking image 35 of the same graphic as the background image 31 in which a disk-shaped blank space is formed on the image information 33 of the multimedia item Can be converted into a disk object.

8B, the display of the disc object of the present invention includes a background image 31 corresponding to a disc user interface, image information 34 of a masked multimedia item, Can be converted into a disk object and displayed using the detailed image information (37). That is, as shown in FIG. 8B, the portable terminal can convert the image information 34 of the multimedia item into a disc object by processing the remaining portion except the disc shape transparently through a specific software algorithm.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the display of the disk object is adaptively processed by the conversion using the software algorithm as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B. That is, when the disc user interface is provided in response to a user request, the portable terminal extracts at least one multimedia item included in a specific category corresponding to the user request. Here, it is assumed that there are a plurality of multimedia items. Then, the portable terminal obtains respective image information on the extracted multimedia items. At this time, it is possible to map the image information provided by the portable terminal to the multimedia item not including the image information.

8A or 8B, image information corresponding to each multimedia item is converted into respective disk objects, and then displayed.

The process of reproducing a multimedia item using a disc object to be displayed as described above can be summarized as follows. That is, the present invention includes a process of converting a disk object into a disk-shaped disk object using image information extracted from a multimedia item, displaying each disk object to be converted in the output area in an organic structure, Inserting an arbitrary disk object corresponding to the user selection into the execution region, and reproducing the disk object in the execution region.

Accordingly, the disc object according to the present invention represents an object provided by converting each multimedia item into a form such as an actual compact disc (CD, Compact Disc) or the like in an offline state by the image information of the multimedia item or the image information provided by the portable terminal .

Hereinafter, the overall operation of selecting and reproducing a specific disk object by executing the disk user interface of the present invention will be described with reference to screens shown in Figs. 9A and 9B.

FIGS. 9A and 9B illustrate screen examples of a multimedia item playback process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 9A and 9B, a mobile terminal (901) may first execute a disk user interface in response to a user request, as indicated by reference numeral 903. At this time, the portable terminal displays at least one disk object in the output area 300 using the image information of the multimedia items in the category requested by the user, and displays the GUI set in the execution area 400.

Next, the portable terminal can perform switching between the disk objects of the output area 300 corresponding to the user's control input, as indicated by reference numerals 905 to 909. [ At this time, the portable terminal can provide a visual effect according to navigation. Here, the control input is a control input by continuous contact through the execution region 400 and the touch pad 200. [ That is, FIGS. 9A and 9B show the case where the disk object is navigated by using the control means 500. FIG. At this time, the portable terminal can process the navigation of the disk object in accordance with the control input direction.

Next, as indicated by reference numeral 909, when a specific disk object to be played by the user is activated according to the navigation, the user can select the disk 901 to be activated in the output area 300 as indicated by reference numeral 909 and reference numeral 911, The object can be moved to the execution region 400 and inserted. At this time, the selection and movement may be performed by generating direct control on the active disk object of the output area 300 or by performing control on the virtual item corresponding to the confirmation / selection provided to the execution area 400 or the touch pad 200 Or by generating an input at a tap point indicating a specific direction of the touch pad 200 as indicated by reference numeral 909 and reference numeral 911. [

Next, if the specific disk object is located in the execution area 400 according to the control of the user, the portable terminal displays the content list corresponding to the disk object as indicated by reference numeral 913. That is, a content list included in the multimedia item corresponding to the disc object is provided. The content list may be, for example, a list of information (music names, etc.) of a plurality of music files constituting the album file.

Next, the user can perform a search for the desired specific content in the content list, as indicated by reference numeral 913 and reference numeral 915. [ That is, the desired content can be searched through navigation among the items in the content list. Then, when the item of the desired content is activated as indicated by reference numeral 915, the user can instruct the reproduction of the corresponding content item. Here, the playback command may be generated by generating a tab event on the activated content item, or by generating a tab event on a virtual item instructing playback in the execution area 400, or by performing playback on the touch pad 200 By generating a tap event on the virtual item to be commanded, or by generating a key input for instructing playback on the keypad (not shown). At this time, the portable terminal can continuously display the disc object selected and moved through the execution area 400.

Next, the portable terminal rotates the disk object in the execution area 400 as indicated by reference numeral 917 in response to a playback command for the corresponding item of the content, and performs playback on the content item. That is, playback of the multimedia item corresponding to the content item may be performed. At this time, the portable terminal provides a visual effect in which the disc object rotating gradually when a predetermined time elapses after providing a visual effect for rotating the disc object for a predetermined time, as indicated by reference numeral 917 in reproducing the content item. In addition, the mobile terminal may provide a visual effect, such as 917, to indicate that a specific multimedia item is being played, instead of the content list, through the display means.

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Etc.), additional information of the multimedia item currently being reproduced (e.g., lyrics, song name, image information, etc.), and the like.

In the above description, a disk-shaped disk object is provided in the output area 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIGS. 2 to 9B. Next, a case will be described in which a case-shaped media object is provided in the output area 300 according to another embodiment of the present invention. At this time, the media object can be distinguished from the disk object. That is, the media object and the disc object are recognized as different media, and a control operation using the media object and the disc object can be performed.

In the following description of an embodiment of the present invention, an object provided in a case shape in the output area 300 is referred to as a media object for convenience of explanation, The disk-shaped object located in the area 400 will be referred to as a disk object.

Hereinafter, in describing another embodiment of the present invention, the corresponding elements and operations in the description with reference to FIG. 1 through FIG. 9B according to an embodiment of the present invention will not be described in detail. Be careful. That is, another embodiment of the present invention corresponds to the entire control operation and elements in the above-described one embodiment, except that a part that processes a visual effect according to whether the object provided in the output area 300 is a media object or a disk object . ≪ / RTI >

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a method of reproducing a multimedia item in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 11 to 13 illustrate screen examples according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

10 to 13, the portable terminal executes a disc user interface (Disc UI) in response to a user request (S1001), and displays various screen data corresponding thereto (S1003). The disk user interface shows a user interface as shown in FIG. 1, which displays the corresponding objects in the respective areas in the display unit 100 divided into the output area 300 and the execution area 400. In FIG. 10, the output area 300 may be provided with a case-shaped media object shown in FIG. An example of such a screen is shown in Fig.

Referring to FIG. 11, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a case-shaped media object can be provided as indicated by reference numerals 1110 and 1130. At this time, the media object is provided in a case shape in which the additional information included in the multimedia item is reflected, such as 1110, or in the case shape in which additional information provided by the portable terminal is reflected when the multimedia item does not include the additional information Or if the multimedia item does not include the additional information like the reference numeral 1130, it can be provided in a transparent case shape.

In the case where the media object is provided as indicated by reference numeral 1110, the image information may be displayed on a cover of the multimedia item using the image information of the multimedia item. In the case of a media object represented by a case having a cover according to the image information, an arbitrary disc object is extracted from the media object, such as an actual disc-shaped disc object in the media object, It can be provided as a visual effect to be displayed.

In the case where the media object is provided as indicated by reference numeral 1130, the multimedia object may have no image information, and may be represented as a visual image including a disk object of a real disc shape in a transparent case with no cover. In this case, the arbitrary image information provided by the mobile terminal may be utilized to reflect the arbitrary image information on the disc object, thereby providing visuals distinguished from the media object. As described above, in the case of the media object represented by the transparent case, the visual object including the disc object is provided in the media object. Also, the disc object may be moved in the direction of the execution region 400 in the media object, such as by inserting the disc object itself in the media object and inserting the disc object in the execution region 400. At this time, the output area 300 may provide a visual representation of only the media object of the transparent case.

Referring to FIG. 10, the screen data is divided into an output area 300 and an execution area 400, as shown in FIG. 1, and the at least one medium An object is displayed, and a GUI including a space for inserting a disk object of a specific media object and a virtual item for function control is displayed through the execution region 400. [ That is, the GUI corresponding to the disk user interface can be displayed.

Next, the portable terminal can sense a control input of the user after performing step S1003 (step S1005). The control input may be generated in at least one of a touch screen and a touch pad of the portable terminal. In FIG. 10, the case where the control input is generated in the touch screen, particularly, the output area 300, and the portable terminal senses the control input will be described as an example.

Accordingly, the control input may correspond to a user's input event occurring in the output area 300. FIG. The input event may include a tap event, a sweep event, a flick event, and a drag-and-drop event, and the portable terminal may display any one of the various events in the output area 300 It can detect an input event.

Next, when the portable terminal detects the input event in the output area 300, it determines the type of the input event (steps S1007 and S1013). That is, the child terminal determines whether the input event is an input event for controlling navigation of a media object (step S1007), or an input event for controlling a specific media object selection and execution (step S1013).

First, if the input event is an input event input for navigation control, the portable terminal controls navigation between media objects provided in the output area 300 according to the input event (S1009). That is, the portable terminal switches the media object activated through the output area 300 among a plurality of media objects according to the navigation control of the user and displays the converted media object. Here, the input event may be a sweep event or a flick event of a user that occurs on the output area 300, and the navigation is controlled corresponding to the input direction of the sweep event or the flick event.

10, an input event for navigation of a disc object may be input using the control unit 500 including the real area 400 and the touch pad 200, or may be input using the touch pad 200 , Or may be input using a general keypad combination (numeric keys, navigation keys, function keys, etc.).

Next, when the user selects any media object after the navigation (S1011), the mobile terminal can proceed to step S1017 and perform the corresponding operation as described below. Here, the selection may include moving to a post-execution region on the activated specific media object.

Next, if the input event is an input event for selecting a media object, the portable terminal extracts a disc object mapped corresponding to the currently activated specific media object according to the input event (step S1017). Then, the portable terminal outputs the extracted disc object from the media object of the output area 300 (step S1019). Then, the portable terminal removes the output disk object from the media object of the output area 300 and inserts the moving disk object into the execution area 400 (step S1021). That is, the portable terminal can place the disc object of the media object selected by the user in the output area 300 on the execution area 400. An example of this operation is shown in Figs. 12 and 13. Fig.

Prior to the description of FIGS. 12 and 13, the user can select a media object and output and move a disk object in the corresponding media object through an input event such as a drag-and-drop event or a flick event. In addition, the user can select a media object, output and move a disk object in the corresponding media object through an input event such as a tap event to a virtual item corresponding to the selection / check function among the GUI provided in the execution area 400 have. 12 and 13 illustrate a case where a user directly controls a media object selection and a disc object output and movement in the corresponding media object by a drag and drop event.

Referring to FIG. 12, FIG. 12 illustrates an example of a screen when the multimedia item has image information, and the media object 1110 has a case-like image reflecting the image information. 12 illustrates an example in which the image information is fully reflected in the media object 1110 and the disc object 155. FIG. However, it is needless to say that the reflection of the image information may be reflected in only one of the disk object 1110 and the disk object 155.

In FIG. 12, the user can generate an input event in the activated media object 1110 in the output area 300, as indicated by reference numeral 1201. Here, the input event may include any one of various events such as a tap event, a drag-and-drop event, a flick event, etc. generated in the media object 1110. When an input event occurs in the media object 1110, the portable terminal outputs a disc object 155 of the media object 1110 as indicated by reference numerals 1203 and 1205. That is, the portable terminal provides a visual effect such that the corresponding disk object 155 is pulled out of the media object 1110 in a sliding manner and deviates. Next, the portable terminal provides a visual effect to be inserted by moving the disc object 155, which is separated from the media object 1110, toward the execution region 400 as indicated by reference numeral 1207.

13, the multimedia object has no image information, so that the media object 1130 has a transparent case shape and the disc object 159 has a shape that is distinguished from the media object 1130 (Such as a shaded shape or a shape reflecting image information provided by a portable terminal). 13, the media object 1110 has a transparent case shape in which specific image information is not reflected. However, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the media object 1110 may have a shape reflecting the basic image information provided by the mobile terminal Of course it is. 13, the disc object 159 is shown to be distinguished from the media object 1130 by shading. However, the media object 1130 is shown in a transparent case shape and the disc object 159 And may reflect the basic image information to be provided.

In FIG. 13, the user can generate an input event in the activated media object 1130 in the output area 300, as indicated by reference numeral 1301. Here, the input event may include any one of various events such as a tap event, a drag and drop event, a flick event, etc. generated in the media object 1130. When an input event occurs in the media object 1130, the portable terminal outputs a disc object 159 of the media object 1130 as indicated by reference numerals 1303 and 1305. That is, the portable terminal provides a visual effect such that the corresponding disk object 159 is pulled out of the media object 1130 in a sliding manner and then deviates. Next, the portable terminal provides a visual effect to be inserted by moving the disc object 159, which is separated from the media object 1130, toward the execution region 400 as indicated by reference numeral 1307.

Referring to FIG. 10, when the portable terminal detects that a specific disk object is moved and inserted into the execution region 400, the portable terminal rotates the disk object in the execution region 400 and rotates the multimedia object corresponding to the disk object (Step S1023). That is, when the specific disc object is located in the execution region 400, the portable terminal provides a visual effect that rotates the corresponding disc object in the execution region 400, 1207 and 1307 in Fig. 13, respectively.

In addition, the portable terminal processes the reproduction of the multimedia item corresponding to the disc object along with providing the rotating visual effect. Here, the multimedia item corresponding to the disc object may be a reproduction of a specific multimedia item (e.g., a music file) according to the disc object, or a multimedia item (e.g., a music file in an album file) Lt; / RTI >

Meanwhile, the portable terminal can rotate the disk object in the execution area 400 for a predetermined time. In this case, the portable terminal can delete the disc object on the execution area 400 after the predetermined time elapses (step S1025). That is, the portable terminal can provide a visual effect that disappears after rotating the disc object in the execution area 400 for a predetermined period of time. In the embodiment of the present invention, step S1025 may be omitted, and the disc object may be provided as a rotating visual effect during multimedia item playback corresponding to the disc object.

In step S1027, the portable terminal displays a user interface associated with multimedia item playback at the time of disc object playback or at step S1025. For example, the portable terminal may display at least one object associated with multimedia item playback. This screen example corresponds to that described in the description with reference to Fig.

On the other hand, if the input event detected in step S1005 of FIG. 10 does not correspond to steps S1007 and S1013, the portable terminal can perform a corresponding operation according to a user input event (step S1015). Such an example may correspond to that described in the description with reference to the step S215 of FIG. 2 described above.

Although not shown in the description with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13, the process of displaying a content list of a disc object when the disc object is inserted into the disc object execution area 400 of the media object selected in the output area 300 These screens and operations may correspond to those described in the description with reference to FIGS. 9A and 9B.

Hereinabove, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13, a method of controlling reproduction of a multimedia item by interaction between an output area 300 and an execution area 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a screen example according to the method Respectively. Hereinafter, a mobile terminal that performs the operations of the present invention as shown in FIGS. 1 to 13 will be described. However, it should be noted that the portable terminal of the present invention is not limited to the following description, and thus can be applied to various embodiments based on the following embodiments.

Prior to the detailed description of the portable terminal of the present invention, the portable terminal of the present invention includes all mobile communication terminals operating based on communication protocols corresponding to various communication systems, portable multimedia player (PMP) ), A digital broadcasting player, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a portable game terminal, a smart phone, and the like. Hereinafter, a schematic structure of a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 14 is a view schematically showing a configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. 14, the display unit 100 of the present invention is a touch screen. However, the display unit 100 of the present invention is not limited to a touch screen, Of course.

1 to 14, a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an audio processing unit 1410, an input unit 1420, a display unit 100, a storage unit 1430, and a control unit 1440, And the like. The display unit 100 may include an output area 300 and an execution area 400. The input unit 1420 may include a touch pad 200. [

The audio processing unit 1410 can reproduce various audio components (for example, an audio signal according to music file playback or the like) generated by the portable terminal according to user's selection. The audio processor 1410 converts an audio signal transmitted from the controller 1440 into an analog signal and outputs the analog signal through a speaker (SPK) (not shown).

The input unit 1420 receives various character information, and transmits signals to the controller 1440 in connection with setting various functions and controlling functions of the portable terminal. The input unit 1420 may include input means such as a keypad and a touch pad 200 for generating an input signal according to a user's action. In the embodiment of the present invention, the input unit 1420 is formed of a touch pad 200 and can receive a user's input event.

The touch pad 200 is a physical medium for processing a user's input by interaction between a user and a portable terminal. In particular, the touch pad 200 is a physical medium for processing the input of a user as described in the description with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. And a touch area for receiving an input event. When the touch pad 200 detects an input event input in the touch area, the touch pad 200 transmits the input event to the controller 1440. Then, the controller 1440 processes the navigation or function execution of the object in response to the input event. In the embodiment of the present invention, the input unit 1420 may be configured only by the touch pad 200. [

The display means 100 may be divided into an output region 300 and an execution region 400 in the embodiment of the present invention. Also, when the display means 100 is formed as a touch screen, the display means 100 may represent input / output means for simultaneously performing an input function and a display function.

The display means 100 displays screen data generated during the performance of a function of the portable terminal, and displays status information according to a user's key operation, function setting, and the like. That is, the display unit 100 can display various screen data related to the state and operation of the portable terminal. The display unit 100 visually displays various signals and color information output from the controller 1440. In addition, the display means 100 receives an input event of a user. In particular, the display unit 100 receives a tab event, a flick event, a sweep event, and a drag-and-drop event for function control according to an execution application. The display unit 100 generates a signal corresponding to the input event and transmits the signal to the controller 1440.

Particularly, in the embodiment of the present invention, the display means 100 includes the output region 300 and the execution region 400. The output region 300 displays various types of objects as described above with reference to FIGS. In addition, the output region 300 receives an input event for navigation of the object. In particular, the output area 300 displays a disk object and / or a case-shaped media object corresponding to the setting method.

The execution region 400 indicates a region for instructing reproduction of a multimedia item corresponding to the disc object when a specific disc object selected for reproduction moves from the output region 300 and is located. A GUI object for controlling the operation of a disc object or a media object provided on the output area 300 is displayed in the execution area 400. The GUI object may be provided as various types of virtual items that are changed corresponding to the execution application. In addition, the execution area 400 receives a user input event for navigation of a disc object or a media object on the output area 300 in cooperation with the touch pad 200.

The touch pad 200 of the input unit 1420 and the display unit 100 are arranged adjacent to each other so that the touch area of the touch pad 200 and the execution of the display unit 100 And the regions 400 are adjacent to each other and are organically connected to each other.

The storage unit 1430 may include a read only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM). The storage unit 1430 may store various data generated and utilized by the portable terminal. The data includes data generated according to application execution of the portable terminal, and data of all types that can be generated using the portable terminal or received from an external (external portable terminal, personal computer, etc.) and stored. In particular, the data may include a user interface provided by the portable terminal, various setting information according to the portable terminal, a GUI object set for each execution application, a multimedia item, various image information, and the like. In addition, the storage unit 1430 may include one or more buffers for temporarily storing data generated during execution of the application.

The controller 1440 performs an overall control function for the portable terminal and controls a signal flow between the components in the portable terminal. The control unit 1440 controls the signal flow between the audio processing unit 1410, the input unit 1420, the display unit 100, and the storage unit 1430.

In particular, the controller 1440 controls the reproduction of the multimedia item by the interaction between the output area 300 and the execution area 400 of the display unit 100. The control unit 1440 provides a disc-shaped disc object on the output area 300 according to a setting method, or provides a case-shaped disc object. At this time, the controller 1440 controls the visual representation of the disc object and the media object using the image information included in the multimedia item or using the basic image information provided by the portable terminal.

When providing the case-shaped media object to the output area 300, the controller 1440 may provide the media object in a form of a case reflecting specific image information or in a transparent case form. At this time, when providing in a transparent case form, the controller 1440 may provide a disc object in the media object and differentiate the media object and the disc object.

The control unit 1440 controls the switching between the disc objects displayed on the output area 300 or among the media objects so that when an arbitrary disc object is located in the execution area 400, And controls reproduction of a multimedia item corresponding to the disc object. That is, when the controller 1440 detects that the specific disc object is located in the execution area 400, the controller 1440 determines that the disc object is an execution signal of the multimedia item corresponding to the disc object, . When the input event of the user is detected from any one of the output region 300 and the execution region 400, the control unit 1440 determines whether or not the object to be provided to the output region 300 Selection, or movement of the object.

The controller 1440 for controlling the above operations may control the overall operation of the present invention as described in the description with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. The above-described function control of the controller 1440 may be implemented in software to handle the operation of the present invention.

Meanwhile, FIG. 14 shows a schematic configuration example of the portable terminal for convenience of explanation. However, the portable terminal of the present invention is not necessarily limited to the above configuration.

Accordingly, when the portable terminal of the present invention supports the mobile communication service, the controller 1440 may include a baseband module for the mobile communication service of the portable terminal. As described above, when the mobile terminal supports the mobile communication service, the mobile terminal forms a communication channel with a supportable mobile communication network to perform a voice call, a video telephony call ) And a data communication (data call) or the like. In addition, the audio processing unit 1410 may further include a voice signal processing function according to a mobile communication service.

Although not shown in FIG. 14, the portable terminal of the present invention may include a camera module capable of acquiring image data according to the provided mode, a digital broadcasting receiving module capable of receiving and reproducing digital broadcasting, A short-range communication module for short-range communication, and an Internet communication module for performing an Internet function by communicating with the Internet network. These components can not be enumerated because of the wide variety of variations according to the convergence trend of the digital device. However, components having the same level as the above-mentioned components are further included in the portable terminal . In addition, the portable terminal of the present invention may exclude specific configurations from the above configuration or be replaced with other configurations according to the provision mode of the portable terminal of the present invention. Which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

Meanwhile, in the embodiments of the present invention referring to FIG. 1 through FIG. 14, the case where the portable terminal includes a touch screen has been described as a representative example. However, the portable terminal of the present invention and its operation are not necessarily limited to those using a touch screen. Therefore, it is needless to say that the LCD can be operated by a combination of a display unit constituted by a general LCD and a keypad and / or a touchpad.

That is, in response to a user request, the portable terminal displays a disk user interface divided into an output area and an execution area through the display unit, and navigation of an object (disk object or media object) provided in the output area is performed by a touch pad or a keypad And the movement of the disc object to the execution area can be controlled through the operation of the touch pad or the keypad. For example, navigation between an object (disk object or media object) in the output area is controlled by operating a navigation key on the keypad, and when the specific object to be played back is activated, the corresponding disk object is executed Area can be controlled.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention as described above, a representative example of providing a visual effect in which a disc object rotates in an execution region 400 is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to the above operation. That is, it is needless to say that, by the application of the present invention as described above, a visual effect in which the disc object rotates can also be provided on the output area.

For example, when reproduction by a specific disc object is performed, other objects other than the specific disc object to be provided to the output area may be removed, and the specific disc object may be provided as a visual effect rotating in the output area .

It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only illustrative of the present invention in order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is to be understood by 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.

1A and 1B are views schematically illustrating an example of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a diagram illustrating a method of reproducing a multimedia item in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 3 through 5 illustrate screen examples according to an embodiment of the present invention,

6 is a diagram illustrating a method of controlling a disc object being reproduced in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for providing a content list according to an embodiment of the present invention;

8A and 8B illustrate an example of a conversion process for displaying a disk object according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 9A and 9B illustrate screen examples of a multimedia item reproduction process according to an embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a diagram illustrating a method of reproducing a multimedia item in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11-13 illustrate screen examples according to an embodiment of the present invention,

14 is a view schematically showing a configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

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delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete In a mobile terminal, A display including an execution area for displaying a visual effect of inserting the object in response to the reception, upon receiving an output area for displaying the multimedia item as an object of an offline element and an object for moving the object in the output area, Sudan, An input for receiving an input for moving the object from the output area to the execution area, Controlling the display of the multimedia item on the output area as an object of the off-line element, and receiving, by the input unit, an input for moving the object from the output area to the execution area, And a control unit for controlling to display a visual effect of inserting the object into the execution area, Wherein the visual effect displays a portion of the object and hides another portion of the object, Wherein the multimedia item is reproduced when the object is inserted into the execution region. 12. The method according to claim 11, Wherein the object is an object corresponding to any one of a disc object corresponding to an actual disc type and a media object corresponding to an actual case type. 13. The method of claim 12, A case-like object including a cover image reflecting specific image information, And is represented by an object including a transparent case-shaped object and a disc-shaped disc object. 13. The method of claim 12, Wherein the output area and the execution area are formed in one display unit. 13. The method according to claim 12, Wherein the image is converted into a disk shape or a case shape by using image information of any one of the image information included in the multimedia item and the image information provided basically. 16. The apparatus of claim 15, Wherein at least one disc object is displayed in the output area according to the image information, and the specific disc object to be activated is differentiated and displayed. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, And controls the navigation, selection, and movement of the disk object in response to an input event occurring in the output area. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, And controls the navigation, selection, and movement of the disk object in response to an input event occurring in the execution region. 19. The apparatus of claim 18, And controls the navigation, selection, and movement of the disk object in response to an input event occurring in the execution region and the input means of the portable terminal. 20. The apparatus of claim 19, When the specific disc object in the output area is selected, controlling the movement of the specific disc object to the execution area and controlling reproduction of the multimedia item corresponding to the specific disc object in the execution area. 21. The apparatus of claim 20, And controls the rotation of the specific disk object in the execution area in accordance with the setting method during the reproduction. 22. The apparatus of claim 21, Removes the rotating disc object from the execution area after a lapse of a predetermined time, and controls display of the multimedia item reproduction related object. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, Wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display each object to be converted into an object having a disc shape or a case shape using the set image information and the object to be converted in the output area in an organic structure. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, And controls display of a content list included in the arbitrary disk object when an arbitrary disk object is located in the execution area. 13. The apparatus according to claim 12, And controls the movement of the disk object provided in the output area to the execution area. 13. The apparatus according to claim 12, Wherein the control unit shifts the disc object from the media object provided in the output area to the execution area. A method for reproducing a multimedia item, Displaying a multimedia item in an output area of the display means as an object of an offline element; Receiving, at an input unit, an input for moving the object from the output area to an execution area; And displaying a visual effect for inserting the object in response to the reception in an execution region of the display means, Wherein the visual effect displays a portion of the object and hides another portion of the object, Wherein the multimedia item is played when the object is inserted into the execution area. The method of claim 27, A disc object corresponding to an actual disc type, and a media object corresponding to an actual case type. The method of claim 28, The object is represented by a case-like object including a cover image reflecting specific image information, or by an object including a transparent case-shaped object and a disc-shaped disc object. 29. The method of claim 28, Wherein the output region and the execution region are formed in one display means. The method of claim 28, Wherein the multimedia item is converted into a disc shape or a case shape by using image information of any one of the image information included in the multimedia item and the image information provided as a base. The method as claimed in claim 31, wherein the step of receiving, by the input unit, Selecting a specific disc object in the output area and receiving an input for moving to the execution area. The method as claimed in claim 31, wherein the step of receiving, by the input unit, Selecting a disc object included in the specific media object in the output area and receiving an input for moving to the execution area. 31. The method of claim 30, The multimedia item reproduction method Further comprising the step of displaying a plurality of objects in the output area and navigating among the plurality of objects. 28. The method of claim 27, And reproducing the multimedia item corresponding to the specific disc object. 36. The method of claim 35, And rotating the specific disc object in the execution area when reproducing the multimedia item. 37. The method of claim 36, Further comprising the step of removing the rotating disc object from the execution area after a predetermined time elapses. The method according to claim 27, wherein the step of displaying in the output area of the display means comprises: Converting the disc object into a disc object or a case-shaped media object using the set image information; And displaying the converted objects in the output area in an organic structure. 28. The method of claim 27, The multimedia item reproduction method Further comprising the step of, when a specific disc object is located in the execution area, displaying a content list included in the specific disc object. 40. The method of claim 39, The multimedia item reproduction method Further comprising the step of, when a specific content is selected in the content list, processing the reproduction of the multimedia item corresponding to the specific content. delete

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