KR101668450B1

KR101668450B1 - Method for providing digital contens and apparatus thereof

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Publication number: KR101668450B1
Application number: KR1020150135994A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 지승규
Original assignee: 주식회사 피키캐스트
Priority date: 2015-09-25
Filing date: 2015-09-25
Publication date: 2016-11-24

Abstract

A method for providing digital contents in a user terminal is disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present invention, provided is a method for providing digital contents comprises a step of setting a temporary storage space based on the thumbnail of digital contents; and a step of displaying the thumbnail of one of the thumbnails in the temporary storage space according to a gesture input, deleting a currently displayed thumbnail in the temporary storage space, or downloading the digital content of the currently displayed thumbnail. So, the digital contents can be selectively read.

Description

[0001] METHOD FOR PROVIDING DIGITAL CONTENS AND APPARATUS THEREOF [0002]

The following embodiments are directed to a method of providing digital content at a user terminal and a terminal performing the method.

The use of various digital devices such as smart phones, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), and PMPs (Portable Multimedia Players) has become common, and it has become possible to provide various multimedia contents regardless of time and place.

In the digital devices, an interaction between the user and the digital device can be performed by a user interface (UI) provided through, for example, a touch screen or the like.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, digital contents provided in a thumbnail form on a lock screen of a user terminal are selectively browsed based on a gesture input from a user.

According to an exemplary embodiment, digital content corresponding to a thumbnail provided on a lock screen is deleted or downloaded based on a gesture input from a user, and the downloaded digital content can be viewed offline from an application.

Receiving thumbnails of digital content; Setting a temporary storage space based on the received thumbnails; Displaying a thumbnail of one of the thumbnails in the temporary storage space; Receiving a gesture input; Displaying at least one thumbnail corresponding to the first direction or the second direction when the gesture input is a gesture input in a first direction or a gesture input in a second direction; Deleting a currently displayed thumbnail in the temporary storage space when the gesture input is a gesture input in a third direction; If the gesture input is a gesture input in a fourth direction, downloading the digital content of a currently displayed thumbnail; And displaying a thumbnail of any one of remaining thumbnails in the temporary storage space.

In one aspect, if the gesture input is the gesture input in the fourth direction, deleting the currently displayed thumbnail from the temporary storage space may be performed.

In still another aspect, the first direction to the fourth direction may correspond to the up, down, left, and right directions, respectively.

In yet another aspect, the method may further include resetting the temporary storage space by receiving a predetermined number of thumbnails of the digital content every predetermined period.

In yet another aspect, the thumbnails may be provided in a card format including at least one of graphic information and text information representative of the digital content.

In yet another aspect, displaying one of the thumbnails in the temporary storage space may include displaying one of the thumbnails on a lock screen of the user terminal.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for locking a user terminal, comprising: providing a lock release button of the user terminal on the lock screen; And displaying the digital contents corresponding to the currently displayed thumbnail on-line or releasing the lock of the user terminal according to the release direction of the lock release button.

In another aspect, the receiving the gesture input comprises receiving an input of a touch and drag using a touch sensor; Receiving information on a direction in which the user terminal is tilted using the motion sensor; And receiving information on a motion sensed in the vicinity of the user terminal using a vision sensor.

In another aspect, the step of displaying at least one thumbnail corresponding to the first direction or the second direction, when the gesture input is a gesture input in the first direction or a gesture input in the second direction, And displaying at least one thumbnail corresponding to one direction or the second direction in a sliding manner.

In yet another aspect, downloading the digital content of the currently displayed thumbnail may include downloading a plurality of cards included in a story corresponding to the digital content.

In another aspect, the plurality of cards may include at least one of a content of at least one of a photograph, a flash, and a moving picture, text information of the content, and user feedback information of the content.

In another aspect, the method includes displaying a thumbnail of the downloaded digital content while the application is operating offline; And receiving a selection input for a thumbnail to be displayed among the displayed thumbnails.

In yet another aspect, the method may further include displaying a plurality of cards included in a corresponding story of the digital content corresponding to the selection input.

In another aspect, the method includes receiving input of user feedback information for content corresponding to the selection input; Determining whether the application is switched on-line; And requesting synchronization of the input user feedback information to the server according to a determination that the application is switched on-line.

According to an embodiment, digital contents provided in a thumbnail form on a lock screen of a user terminal can be selectively browsed based on a gesture input from a user.

According to an exemplary embodiment, digital content corresponding to a thumbnail provided on a lock screen can be deleted or downloaded based on a gesture input from a user, and downloaded digital content can be viewed offline from an application.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system environment for performing a digital content providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a screen of an application in which digital contents are provided, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart for explaining a digital content providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a form in which a thumbnail of digital contents is provided, in an embodiment.
5 is a diagram for explaining a form in which thumbnails of digital contents are provided in an embodiment.
6 is a diagram showing an example of a lock release button of a lock screen in one embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a form in which downloaded digital contents are stored in an embodiment.
8 is a diagram for explaining cards constituting digital contents in one embodiment.
9 is an illustration of another embodiment of a gesture input, in one embodiment.
10 is a block diagram of a user terminal performing a digital content providing method in one embodiment.
11 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic system, in one embodiment.

In the following, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements.

Various modifications may be made to the embodiments described below. It is to be understood that the embodiments described below are not intended to limit the embodiments, but include all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives to them.

The terms used in the examples are used only to illustrate specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the embodiments. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like refer to the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this embodiment belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

In the following description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant explanations thereof will be omitted. In the following description of the embodiments, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted if it is determined that the gist of the embodiments may be unnecessarily blurred.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system environment in which a moving picture control method according to an embodiment is performed. Referring to FIG. 1, a system environment according to one embodiment may include a network 50, a user terminal 110, and a server 130.

The network 50 may be any suitable network such as, for example, the Internet, intranets, extranets, wide area networks (WANs), local area networks (LANs), wired networks, wireless networks, And may include any combination of two or more of the networks.

The user terminal 110 may be, for example, a terminal, a personal computer, a tablet computer, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wearable device, Can be implemented.

The server 130 may be, for example, a single server computer or similar system, or a plurality of servers arranged in one or more server banks or other arrangements. The server 130 may be in a single facility, or it may be a server "cloud " distributed across many different geographic locations.

The user terminal 110 may download and install an application provided from the server 130 through the network 50. The application may perform the digital content providing method according to an embodiment.

As the application is performed, digital content related to various topics can be played at the user terminal 110. [ Various types of user interface (UI) can be provided through the touch screen or the like in the user terminal 110 together with the reproduction of the digital contents.

An example of a screen provided by the user terminal 110 provided with the application provided from the server 130 will be described with reference to FIG.

2 is a view showing a main screen of an application in which a moving picture control method according to an embodiment is performed.

Referring to FIG. 2, a main screen of an application displaying a plurality of stories 210, 220, 230, and 240 is shown.

Here, 'story' refers to various predetermined topics. For example, in the screen of FIG. 2, it is necessary to say, "Do not give in to the same new employee as me," "The most horrifying Story "," How to enjoy nature properly ", and" There is a hidden game in Android "and so on.

A story can be composed of a plurality of pages related to an object to be handled by the story. The subject of the story may be for various fields such as humanities, social sciences, philosophy, travel, culture, history, economy, medicine, literature, IT, shopping, and comics, .

Hereinafter, each page constituting one story will be referred to as a " card ". One card may be a different kind of digital content, for example, a still image, a moving picture, a video clip, and the like. For example, when the story 210 is composed of six cards, the first card to the third card are still images, the fourth card is a 20 second video, the fifth card is a three second video clip, The card can be a still image. Also, one card may be the same kind of digital content.

The moving picture control based on the user interaction according to an exemplary embodiment may be control for a moving picture (i.e., an interactive moving picture card) corresponding to one of a plurality of cards generated corresponding to a predetermined theme.

A plurality of cards included in each of the plurality of stories 210, 220, 230, and 240 may be displayed on the screen in response to the user's selection when the story is selected through the user interface.

A plurality of cards included in the story 230 can be displayed on the screen of the user terminal when the story 230 is selected through the user interface among the plurality of stories 210, 220, 230, and 240 displayed on the screen.

3 is a flowchart for explaining a digital content providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In step 301, the user terminal receives thumbnails of the digital content.

The thumbnail of the digital content can be received from the server through the application of the terminal, and in the embodiment, the digital content includes a plurality of cards corresponding to the various stories described above, For example, a photograph, a flash, a moving picture, or the like, or a card format including text information about the story.

The digital content of a received thumbnail is provided in a real-time application. For example, the received digital thumbnail may correspond to a high-rank digital content or a latest digital content, and the user terminal may receive a predetermined number of thumbnails, .

In an embodiment, the user terminal may receive thumbnails of digital content according to a predefined period of time, such that when the popular top rank is changed or the latest digital content is generated, The whole can be changed.

In step 302, the user terminal sets up a temporary storage space based on the received thumbnails.

In an embodiment, the temporary storage space may correspond to the temporary memory of the user terminal, and the user terminal may allocate the available thumbnails to the usable space of the temporary memory. For example, a temporary storage space for receiving thumbnails may be preset.

If the information of the received thumbnail is changed, the user terminal deletes the information about the thumbnail disappeared in the temporary storage space when receiving the thumbnail, and inputs information of the newly received thumbnail The temporary storage space can be reset. Alternatively, a temporary space for receiving the thumbnail may be left empty in advance.

In step 303, the user terminal displays a thumbnail of one of the thumbnails in the temporary storage space.

Any one thumbnail can be displayed on a screen such as a touch display of the user terminal, and the order in which the thumbnail is displayed when the thumbnail is received from the server can be predetermined.

A thumbnail can be displayed on a lock screen of a user terminal, and a user can control the movement and display of thumbnails by inputting a gesture on a lock screen.

In an embodiment, the lock screen may include a lock release button of the user terminal. When the unlocking button is moved in the specific direction according to the unlocking direction of the unlocking button to release the lock, the user terminal can execute the application while releasing the lock to display the digital contents corresponding to the currently displayed thumbnail on-line , And the lock release button is moved in the opposite direction, the user terminal can release the lock in the general embodiment.

At step 304, the user terminal receives a gesture input.

In an embodiment, a user terminal may receive a gesture input from a user. For example, it may be an input of a touch-and-drag input to a touch screen having a touch sensor, a gesture input to detect movement or tilt of the user terminal by using a motion sensor, A vision sensor provided on a side portion or the like may be used to receive an input for a motion sensed in the vicinity of the user terminal. The user terminal can analyze the direction of the received gesture input and control the thumbnail to correspond to the direction.

In step 305, it can be determined whether the gesture input is a gesture input in the first direction or a gesture input in the second direction.

If the received gesture input corresponds to a gesture input in the first direction or a gesture input in the second direction, then in step 306, the user terminal may display a thumbnail corresponding to the first direction or the second direction on the screen . The first direction or the second direction may correspond to the left and right directions, respectively. When the gesture input is received in the first direction or the second direction, the thumbnails displayed while moving the received thumbnails in a sliding manner may be changed.

For example, if a gesture input is received in the left direction, the currently displayed thumbnail can be moved to the left and a thumbnail in the next sequence can be displayed. The user terminal moves the thumbnail corresponding to the gesture input in the first direction or the second direction, and determines the moving speed of the thumbnail according to the speed of the gesture input, for example, the speed of touching and dragging in the first direction or the second direction And a plurality of thumbnails can be moved at a time.

If it is determined in step 305 that the gesture input is not the first direction or the second direction, it can be confirmed in step 307 whether the received gesture input is a gesture input in the third direction.

If the received gesture input is a gesture input in the third direction, at step 308, the user terminal may delete the currently displayed thumbnail from the temporary storage space.

In an embodiment, the gesture input in the third direction may correspond to a gesture input in the upward direction, and when a gesture input in the third direction is received, the user terminal generates a thumbnail currently being displayed corresponding to the gesture input in the third direction It can be deleted on the screen, but also in the temporary storage space.

If it is determined in step 307 that the received gesture input is not a gesture input in the third direction, the user terminal determines that the received gesture input is a gesture input in the fourth direction, and in step 309, The digital content of the thumbnail currently being displayed can be downloaded corresponding to the gesture input of the gaming device.

In an embodiment, the gesture input in the fourth direction may correspond to a downward gesture input, and the terminal receiving the gesture input in the second direction may download the digital content of the currently displayed thumbnail, A plurality of cards included in the story corresponding to the contents can be downloaded to the application. As described above, the plurality of cards may include different kinds of digital contents such as photographs, still images, moving pictures, video clips, and the like.

In an embodiment, when downloading digital content from a user terminal, the thumbnail corresponding to the digital content that has subsequently been downloaded may be deleted from the temporary storage space. Alternatively, a mark or text corresponding to the download completion may be displayed for the corresponding thumbnail.

In step 310, the user terminal may display a thumbnail of one of the remaining thumbnails in the temporary space.

A thumbnail of the next order can be displayed on the screen for a deleted thumbnail after the download of the digital content is deleted through the gesture in the third direction or through the gesture in the fourth direction.

An embodiment of the gesture input described below is for an embodiment of inputting a touch and drag on a screen.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a form in which a thumbnail of digital contents is provided, in an embodiment.

The user terminal may display a thumbnail 410 of any of the thumbnails of the digital content received on the lock screen 400. [ The thumbnail 410 corresponds to the digital content provided in a real-time application, for example, the most popular digital content or the latest digital content.

As described above, the thumbnail 410 may be provided in the form of a card including graphic information representative of a particular story, such as a picture, flash, moving picture, or the like, and text information about the story. The story of the thumbnail 410 may be " It can be a topic about the unconditional success of "limited express recipe".

As shown, the thumbnail 410 may be motion controlled in response to the gesture input received from the user. In addition, the thumbnail 410 may be deleted or the digital content of the thumbnail 410 may be downloaded corresponding to the gesture input.

When a gesture input is received in direction 401, the thumbnail 401 moves in the direction 401 of the gesture input, and in response to the gesture input in direction 401, the thumbnail 401 is deleted from the lock screen 400 . The user terminal may delete the temporary storage space in the user terminal while deleting the thumbnail 401 from the lock screen 400. [

In an embodiment, when a gesture input is received in direction 402, the thumbnail 401 may move in direction 401 and the user terminal may request a download request of digital content included in the story corresponding to the thumbnail 401 Lt; / RTI > The user terminal downloads the digital content of the thumbnail 401 from the server but downloads it to the application and the thumbnail 401 from which the digital content is downloaded can be deleted from the lock screen 400. [ Accordingly, the user terminal can delete the temporary storage space in the user terminal while deleting the thumbnail 401 from the lock screen 400. [

After the thumbnail 401 is deleted, another thumbnail may be displayed on the lock screen 400 according to a predetermined order among the remaining thumbnails received at the user terminal.

5 is a diagram for explaining a form in which thumbnails of digital contents are provided in an embodiment.

The user terminal may display a thumbnail 510 of any of the thumbnails of the received digital content on the lock screen 500 to display a portion of the next thumbnail 520 in addition to the thumbnail 510 as shown, Some of them can be displayed together. The thumbnails correspond to the digital contents provided in a real-time application, for example, the most popular digital contents or the latest digital contents.

The thumbnail 510 may be motion controlled in response to the gesture input received from the user. For example, thumbnail 510 may move left or right in response to a gesture input in direction 501 or direction 502.

The embodiment according to FIG. 5 can be described as an embodiment in which the gesture input in direction 501 is input. The user terminal may move the thumbnail 510 in the left direction corresponding to the gesture input in the direction 501 and display a portion of the next thumbnail 520 on the lock screen 500. [ The next thumbnail 520 may be determined according to a predetermined order.

In an embodiment, when a gesture input in direction 502 is input, the thumbnail 510 may move in the opposite direction of the bar shown in FIG. 5, and a thumbnail other than the next thumbnail 520 may appear, (520) may appear in the opposite direction.

The user terminal may move the thumbnail 510 and display the next thumbnail 520 of the thumbnail 510 on the lock screen 500 in response to the gesture input of direction 501 and direction 502. [ The thumbnail 510 before the gesture input of the direction 501 or the direction 502 is input may be provided in the form as shown in FIG.

6 is a diagram showing an example of a lock release button of a lock screen in one embodiment.

Thumbnails of digital content according to an embodiment may be provided to the lock screen 600, and an example of the unlock button 610 included in the lock screen 600 will be described.

The lock release button 610 may receive an input such as a touch from the user. The user terminal having received the input from the user may provide another type of unlocking depending on the direction of movement after input of the unlocking button 610. [ For example, the movement of the lock release button 610 after input may correspond to the touch and drag type, and a method of moving the lock release button 610 according to the touch and drag may be provided.

For example, when the lock release button 610 is moved to the icon 620 in the direction 601, the application can be executed simultaneously with the lock of the user terminal being released, and without any operation, A story corresponding to a currently displayed thumbnail can be displayed. In an embodiment, the application may operate in an online state. Thus, the user can browse the digital contents about the story of the "unconditional successful limited recipe" provided as a thumbnail on the lock screen in the application.

In an embodiment, when the unlock button 610 is moved in the direction 602 by the user's input to the icon 630, the user terminal is moved to the user terminal 630 in a manner such that the lock of the general user terminal is released regardless of the thumbnail. The lock can be released. Upon releasing the lock using the icon 630, the user terminal can maintain the content or the desktop which has been displayed recently.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a form in which downloaded digital contents are stored in an embodiment.

7 (a) and 7 (b) are examples of storage of downloaded digital contents. Applications within the user terminal can operate offline, and downloaded digital content can be viewed offline. In an embodiment, the digital content stored in the archive may be downloaded via a gesture input to a thumbnail provided in the lock screen, or may correspond to digital content downloaded during execution of the application. For example, the digital content may be downloaded to the application. A repository for storing downloaded digital contents in an application is defined as a library.

Referring to FIG. 7 (a), downloaded digital contents can be stored in an album form in the storage 710. Each digital content may be provided including graphic information and text information representative of the digital content, such as a card provided as a thumbnail. When many digital contents are stored, it is possible to check the stored digital contents through scrolling. In an embodiment, the digital content may be listed according to the downloaded order, ranking, latest order.

7 (b), the digital contents downloaded by the application may be stored in the storage 720 in a sliding manner. As in the embodiment of FIG. 5, the digital contents stored in the sliding manner can be viewed through the right and left scrolls. In an embodiment, the digital content may be listed according to the downloaded order, ranking, latest order.

The digital contents according to the embodiment may be composed of a plurality of cards. The configuration of each card will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

8 is a diagram for explaining cards constituting digital contents in one embodiment.

In the embodiment, a plurality of cards are displayed on the screen when any one story is selected in the application.

8, a first card 810, a second card 820, and a third card 830 included in the story 800 are shown. At this time, the first card 810, the second card 820, and the third card 830 may be those created or edited with respect to the story 800. The first card 310 and the second card 320 may be still images, and the third card 330 may be a moving image. In an embodiment, a larger number of cards may be included.

The first card 810, the second card 820 and the third card 830 are reproduced by touching or dragging of the user with respect to the touch display (or touch screen) of the user terminal, And can be sequentially reproduced according to time.

At this time, the first card 310, the second card 320, and the third card 330 may include user feedbacks 811, 821, and 831. In addition, the first card 810, the second card 820, and the third card 830 may include music or various other visual effects. The user feedbacks 811, 821, and 831 may include a user comment, a predetermined comment, an icon, an icon, and the like created by a plurality of users installing an application on which the moving picture control method according to an embodiment is performed, Stamps, and the like. 820, and 830, and may further include user feedback corresponding to the entire story 800. In addition,

For example, when an application operates offline, user feedbacks 811, 821, and 831 created on-line are downloaded together, and user feedbacks 811, 821, and 831 for the cards 810, 820, ) It is also available for viewing.

In an embodiment, a user may leave user feedback for any card in the story while using the application offline. User feedback can be shared with multiple users while the application is online. Accordingly, the user terminal may store user feedback received from the user while the application is operating offline, and may continuously determine whether the application is switched on-line. Thereafter, the user terminal may request synchronization of the user feedback information inputted from the user to the server according to the determination that the application is switched on-line. The user feedback input by the user in offline state when the application is switched from offline to online can be synchronized with the digital contents in the application and shared with a plurality of users.

9 is an illustration of another embodiment of a gesture input, in one embodiment.

Gesture input may be provided in a variety of ways other than touching and dragging with the touch screen.

As shown in FIG. 9A, the gesture input may be sensed by the user terminal 910 itself, and the gesture input may be received through a motion sensed in the periphery of the terminal, as shown in FIG. 9B .

9A, the terminal may include a motion sensor, a gyro sensor, and the like in order to detect motion such as movement or tilting of the user terminal 910 itself, A vision sensor may be provided on the front or side of the user terminal 920 to receive gesture input for motion sensed in the vicinity of the user terminal 920, The user terminals 910 and 920 are displaying a thumbnail of the digital content in a state that the lock screen is turned on and can analyze the direction of the received gesture input to control the thumbnail to correspond to the direction of the gesture input.

9A, when the user terminal 910 is tilted in the direction 911, the thumbnail moves to the left to display the next thumbnail of the currently displayed thumbnail, and the direction 912 , The thumbnail may move to the right to display the previous thumbnail or the next thumbnail of the currently displayed thumbnail. The thumbnail can be displayed while moving in the sliding manner with respect to the gesture input in the direction 911 and the direction 912. [ Also, for a gesture input in which the user terminal 910 is tilted in the direction 913, the user terminal 910 may delete the currently displayed thumbnail from the temporary storage space and delete it on the lock screen of the user terminal 910, For a gesture input in which the user terminal 910 is tilted in a direction 914, the user terminal 910 may download and store the digital content corresponding to the currently displayed thumbnail into the application. The downloaded digital contents can be read later even when the application is operated offline.

9B, when a gesture input is received in direction 921, i.e., an object such as a hand moves in direction 921 around the user terminal 920, The thumbnail may move to the left and the next thumbnail of the currently displayed thumbnail may be displayed, and if a gesture input is received in the opposite direction 922, the thumbnail moves to the right to display the previous or next thumbnail of the currently displayed thumbnail Can be displayed. It is possible to display a thumbnail moving in a sliding manner from left to right with respect to a gesture input that detects movement of an object in a direction 921 and a direction 922. [ Also, for the gesture input in direction 923, the user terminal 920 may delete the currently displayed thumbnail from the temporary storage space, delete it on the lock screen of the user terminal 920, The user terminal 920 can download and store the digital contents corresponding to the currently displayed thumbnail into the application. The downloaded digital contents can be read later even when the application is operated offline.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a user terminal 1000 that performs a digital content providing method, in one embodiment.

The communication unit 1010 receives thumbnails of digital contents.

The setting unit 1020 sets a temporary storage space based on the received thumbnails.

The communication unit 1010 receives a thumbnail of the digital content every predetermined period. When the information of the received thumbnail is changed, the setting unit 1020 deletes the information about the thumbnail that has disappeared in the temporary storage space when the thumbnail is received, It is possible to reset the temporary storage space by inputting the information of the newly received thumbnail. Alternatively, a temporary space for receiving the thumbnail may be left empty in advance.

The display unit 1030 displays a thumbnail of one of the thumbnails in the temporary storage space.

In an embodiment, the display unit 1030 may include a lock release button of the user terminal. When the unlocking button is moved in the specific direction according to the unlocking direction of the unlocking button to release the lock, the user terminal can execute the application while releasing the lock to display the digital contents corresponding to the currently displayed thumbnail on-line , And the lock release button is moved in the opposite direction, the user terminal can release the lock in the general embodiment.

An input unit 1040 receives a gesture input from a user.

For example, it may be an input of a touch-and-drag input to a touch screen having a touch sensor, a gesture input to detect movement or tilt of the user terminal by using a motion sensor, A vision sensor provided on a side portion or the like may be used to receive an input for a motion sensed in the vicinity of the user terminal. The user terminal can analyze the direction of the received gesture input and control the thumbnail to correspond to the direction.

The control unit 1050 controls the currently displayed thumbnail according to the gesture input.

When the received gesture input corresponds to the gesture input in the first direction or the gesture input in the second direction, the controller 1050 can display a thumbnail corresponding to the first direction or the second direction on the screen. The first direction or the second direction may correspond to the left and right directions, respectively. When the gesture input is received in the first direction or the second direction, the thumbnails displayed while moving the received thumbnails in a sliding manner may be changed.

If the received gesture input is a gesture input in the third direction, the controller 1050 may delete the currently displayed thumbnail from the temporary storage space.

If it is determined that the received gesture input is the gesture input in the fourth direction, the controller 1050 may download the digital content of the currently displayed thumbnail corresponding to the gesture input in the fourth direction.

The application can be operated offline in the user terminal, and the digital contents downloaded in the above-described manner can be provided in a form that can be viewed even offline.

The display unit 1030 may then display thumbnails of the next order on the screen for deleted thumbnails after downloading of the digital content through a gesture in the third direction or through a gesture in the fourth direction.

11 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic system according to one embodiment.

11, electronic system 1100 includes a processor 1110, a memory 1120, a display 1130, and a sensor 1140. Processor 1110, memory 1120, display 1130, and sensor 1140 may communicate with each other via bus 1150.

The processor 1110 may include at least one of the devices described above with reference to Figures 1-10, or may perform at least one of the methods described above with respect to Figures 1-10. The processor 1110 may execute the program and control the electronic system 1100. The program code executed by the processor 1110 may be stored in the memory 1120. [ The electronic system 1100 is connected to an external device (for example, a personal computer or a network) through an input / output device (not shown) and can exchange data.

The display 1130 can reproduce image data stored in a specific area of the memory 1120. [ The sensor 1140 may receive user input in a well-known manner (e.g., a manner of converting an optical image into an electrical signal, etc.). The display 1130 and the sensor 1140 are separately configured for convenience of explanation. However, the display 1130 and the sensor 1140 may be integrally formed in the form of a touch display or the like.

The electronic system 1100 may be a computing device such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a PDA, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a personal computer, a tablet computer, a netbook, or an electronic device such as a television, a smart television, And may include various electronic systems.

The embodiments described above may be implemented in hardware components, software components, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the devices, methods, and components described in the embodiments may be implemented within a computer system, such as, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, such as an array, a programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For ease of understanding, the processing apparatus may be described as being used singly, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the processing apparatus may have a plurality of processing elements and / As shown in FIG. For example, the processing unit may comprise a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as a parallel processor.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, and may be configured to configure the processing device to operate as desired or to process it collectively or collectively Device can be commanded. The software and / or data may be in the form of any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage media, or device , Or may be permanently or temporarily embodied in a transmitted signal wave. The software may be distributed over a networked computer system and stored or executed in a distributed manner. The software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

The method according to an embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions to be recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the embodiments or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI > or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced. Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

Claims

Receiving thumbnails of digital content;
Setting a temporary storage space based on the received thumbnails;
Displaying a thumbnail of one of the thumbnails in the temporary storage space;
Receiving a gesture input;
Displaying at least one thumbnail corresponding to the first direction or the second direction when the gesture input is a gesture input in a first direction or a gesture input in a second direction;
Deleting a currently displayed thumbnail in the temporary storage space when the gesture input is a gesture input in a third direction;
If the gesture input is a gesture input in a fourth direction, downloading the digital content of a currently displayed thumbnail; And
Displaying a thumbnail of one of the remaining thumbnails in the temporary storage space
The digital content providing method comprising the steps of:

The method according to claim 1,
If the gesture input is the gesture input in the fourth direction, deleting the currently displayed thumbnail from the temporary storage space
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A method for providing digital contents.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first direction to the fourth direction includes:
Respectively,
The digital content providing method comprising the steps of:

The method according to claim 1,
Receiving thumbnails of the predetermined number of digital contents every predetermined period and resetting the temporary storage space
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A method for providing digital contents.

The method according to claim 1,
The thumbnails,
The digital content being provided in a card format including at least one of graphic information and text information representative of the digital content,
A method for providing digital contents.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of displaying a thumbnail of one of the thumbnails in the temporary storage space comprises:
Displaying one of the thumbnails on a lock screen of the user terminal,
A method for providing digital contents.

The method according to claim 6,
Providing a lock release button of the user terminal on the lock screen; And
Displaying the digital contents corresponding to the currently displayed thumbnail on-line or releasing the lock of the user terminal according to the release direction of the lock release button
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A method for providing digital contents.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein receiving the gesture input comprises:
Receiving input of a touch and drag using a touch sensor;
Receiving information on a direction in which the user terminal is tilted using the motion sensor; And
Receiving information on a motion sensed in the vicinity of the user terminal using a vision sensor
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A method for providing digital contents.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein when the gesture input is a gesture input in a first direction or a gesture input in a second direction, displaying at least one thumbnail corresponding to the first direction or the second direction comprises:
Displaying at least one thumbnail corresponding to the first direction or the second direction in a sliding manner;
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A method for providing digital contents.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the downloading of the digital content of the currently displayed thumbnail comprises:
Downloading a plurality of cards included in a story corresponding to the digital contents
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A method for providing digital contents.

11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the plurality of cards include:
At least one of a content of at least one of a photograph, a flash, and a moving picture, text information of the content, and user feedback information of the content.
A method for providing digital contents.

The method according to claim 1,
Displaying a thumbnail of the downloaded digital contents while the application is operating offline; And
Receiving a selection input for a thumbnail to be displayed among the displayed thumbnails
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A method for providing digital contents.

13. The method of claim 12,
Displaying a plurality of cards included in a corresponding story of the digital content corresponding to the selection input
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A method for providing digital contents.

13. The method of claim 12,
Receiving input of user feedback information for content corresponding to the selection input;
Determining whether the application is switched on-line; And
Requesting synchronization of the inputted user feedback information to the server according to the determination that the application is switched on-line
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A method for providing digital contents.

15. A computer program stored on a medium for executing a method according to any one of claims 1 to 14 in combination with hardware.

A communication unit for receiving thumbnails of digital contents;
A setting unit configured to set a temporary storage space based on the received thumbnails;
A display unit for displaying a thumbnail of one of the thumbnails in the temporary storage space;
An input for receiving a gesture input; And
A controller for controlling a currently displayed thumbnail according to the gesture input,
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Wherein,
Displaying at least one thumbnail corresponding to the first direction or the second direction when the gesture input is a gesture input in a first direction or a gesture input in a second direction,
If the gesture input is the gesture input in the third direction, deletes the currently displayed thumbnail from the temporary storage space,
If the gesture input is the gesture input in the fourth direction, the digital content of the currently displayed thumbnail is downloaded
And displaying a thumbnail of one of remaining thumbnails in the temporary storage space,
A user terminal performing a digital content providing method.

17. The method of claim 16,
Wherein,
If the gesture input is the gesture input in the fourth direction, deleting the currently displayed thumbnail from the temporary storage space,
User terminal.

17. The method of claim 16,
Wherein,
Receiving a predetermined number of thumbnails of the digital content every predetermined period and resetting the temporary storage space,
User terminal.

17. The method of claim 16,
Wherein,
When downloading the digital content of the currently displayed thumbnail, downloading a plurality of cards included in the story corresponding to the digital content,
Wherein the downloaded digital content includes at least one of:
User terminal.

17. The method of claim 16,
The display unit includes:
And displaying one of the thumbnails on a lock screen of the user terminal,
User terminal.