KR102099776B1 - Apparatus and method for creating clip video, and server for providing preview video - Google Patents

Abstract

The device is a playback unit that plays a video in a first area of a display of a device using video data, a section selection unit that selects one or more sections in a video based on one or more signals input through a user interface, and a section among video data An image generating unit that generates an image representing a section using data corresponding to a display unit that displays a representative image in a second area of the display, and when a representative image is selected through a user interface, displays video section data corresponding to the section. It includes a video section data generator to generate.

Description

Device and method for generating a clip video, and a server that provides a preview video {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING CLIP VIDEO, AND SERVER FOR PROVIDING PREVIEW VIDEO}

It relates to an apparatus and method for generating a clip video, which is video section data, and a server that provides a preview video using the clip video.

Content consumption of users who have been done offline is gradually changing to a pattern of purchasing and consuming digital content online through the spread of smart devices such as smart phones. In other words, I buy an E-Book rather than a book at a bookstore, watch and purchase a VOD rather than watch a movie at a movie theater, and watch an online lecture rather than listen to a lecture at an academy. Even if digital content is purchased by paying a certain amount of money, such a consumption action has a disadvantage in that the service providing the content is terminated or deleted from the system after a certain period of time, so that there is no result of the purchase action.

On the other hand, in order to increase the user's desire to purchase content, the sound source service provides a pre-listening service, the E-Book content service provides a preview service for a specific part, and the VOD content service takes about 3 to 5 minutes. Provide preview service. However, although such a preview or preview service is a service influencing the purchase decision of content, there is a limit in improving purchase intention as a method of providing the same preview and preview service to everyone. In addition, the user wants to purchase only a specific portion of the content required by the user rather than all of the digital content, but in the past, it is difficult to purchase and view only a portion of the E-Book content or a specific portion of the movie content. Accordingly, there is a need for a method of providing a user-customized preview service. Korean Patent Publication No. 2012-0043197 discloses a method for producing a video clip using metadata and sharing it.

It is intended to provide a preview service by segmenting the content consumed by individuals and generating preview content using the segmented data. We want to share or resell segmented or previewed content. However, the technical problems to be achieved by the present embodiment are not limited to the technical problems as described above, and further technical problems may exist.

As a means for achieving the above-described technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention is based on one or more signals input through a user interface, a playback unit for playing a video in a first area of a device display using video data Section selection unit for selecting one or more sections in the video, an image generation unit for generating an image representing the section using data corresponding to the section in the video data, a display unit for displaying the representative image in the second area of the display, the user When a representative image is selected through the interface, a device including a video section data generator that generates video section data corresponding to the section may be provided.

In another embodiment of the present invention, using the video data to play the video in the first area of the display of the device, selecting a section in the video based on one or more signals input through the user interface, A step of generating an image representative of the section using data corresponding to the section among the video data, displaying the representative image on the second area of the display, and when the representative image is selected through the user interface, a video section corresponding to the section It is possible to provide a method comprising generating data.

Further, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a data receiving unit receiving a plurality of video section data corresponding to a video from a plurality of devices and at least one of the received plurality of video section data as preview video data Viewing video data determining unit, a storage unit for storing a plurality of video section data and preview video data, when a signal requesting a video is received from the first device, one or more of the plurality of video section data and preview video data A server including a transmission unit transmitting to the first device may be provided.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, it is possible to segment content consumed by an individual, generate preview content for the content by using the segmented data, and provide a preview service. You can share or resell segmented or previewed content. The user can reduce the purchase cost by purchasing only the necessary data of the content data, which is segmented according to a predetermined criterion.

1 is a block diagram of a video providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a configuration diagram of a device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating generation of video section data according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a process of generating preview video data according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a configuration diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of generating video section data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily practice. However, the present invention can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In addition, in order to clearly describe the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and like reference numerals are assigned to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is "connected" to another part, this includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another element in between. . Also, when a part “includes” a certain component, this means that other components may be further included rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise specified.

1 is a block diagram of a video providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a video providing system includes a device 10 for generating video section data and a server 20 for providing video preview data. However, since the video providing system of FIG. 1 is only an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited and interpreted through FIG. 1.

Each component of the video providing system shown in FIG. 1 may be generally connected through a network. The network refers to a connection structure capable of exchanging information between nodes such as terminals and servers, and examples of such a network include a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) network and a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. , World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WIMAX) network, Internet (Internet), Local Area Network (LAN), Wireless Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), Personal Area Network (PAN), Bluetooth (Bluetooth) Networks, satellite broadcasting networks, analog broadcasting networks, DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) networks, and the like.

The device 10 may be implemented as a portable terminal capable of accessing a remote server through a network. Here, the portable terminal is a mobile communication device in which portability and mobility are guaranteed, for example, Personal Communication System (PCS), Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), Personal Digital Cellular (PDC), Personal Handyphone System (PHS), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) -2000, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) -2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wireless Broadband Internet (Wibro) terminal, Smartphone It may include all kinds of handheld-based wireless communication devices, such as SmartPad, Tablet PC, and the like.

In addition, the device 10 may include a device capable of displaying broadcast images such as a TV, a smart TV, an IPTV, a monitor connected to a PC, and a set top box connected to a TV. In this case, a device such as a set-top box may be included inside the TV device, and may be connected to the TV device as an external device.

However, since the form of the device 10 disclosed in FIG. 1 is merely illustrated for convenience of description, the type and form of the device 10 described herein are not limited to being illustrated in FIG. 1. And, the device 10 may be operated through a predetermined application.

The device 10 may play a video in the first area of the display of the device 10 and select one or more sections in the video based on one or more signals input through the user interface. For example, while playing a movie VOD content using IPTV, one or more sections in a video may be selected based on a signal input through a remote controller. The selected section may be based on the current playback time, and a range may be displayed for the maximum storage time of the clip video based on the current playback time. At this time, section start and section end information of the clip video may be displayed on a predetermined area of the IPTV.

The device 10 may generate a representative image representing a section using data corresponding to a selected section among video data, and display the generated representative image on a second area of the display. For example, IPTV is a right side of the display A representative image representing a previously selected clip video can be displayed.

When a representative image is selected through the user interface, the device 10 may generate section data of a video corresponding to the section. For example, when a representative image displayed on the right side of the IPTV is selected, a clip video corresponding to section data of the video may be generated. In addition, you can preview, edit, delete, or adjust the order of clip videos.

The operation of the device 10 is described in detail in FIG. 2.

The server 20 may receive a plurality of video section data corresponding to a video from the plurality of devices 10 and determine at least one of the plurality of received video section data as preview video data. For example, the server 20 may receive section information of a clip video generated from a plurality of IPTVs, and determine a section of a video most used as a clip video as preview video data.

The server 20 stores a plurality of video section data and preview video data, and when a signal requesting a video is received from any one device 10 among the plurality of devices 10, the plurality of video section data and One or more of the preview video data may be transmitted to the corresponding device 10.

The server 20 may be used as a video data providing server, an external device, or the like.

The operation of the server 20 is described once again in FIG. 5.

2 is a configuration diagram of a device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the device 10 includes a playback unit 101, a section selection unit 102, an image generation unit 103, a display unit 104, a video section data generation unit 105, and a communication unit 106. Includes. However, the configuration of the device 10 is not limited to those shown in FIG. 2.

The playback unit 101 plays the video in the first area of the display of the device 10 using the video data. For example, the playback unit 101 may play video content such as movie VOD content and the like on an area of the IPTV display.

The section selector 102 selects one or more sections in the video based on one or more signals input through the user interface. At this time, the section selection unit 102 may select the first section in the video based on one or more signals input through the user interface. The section may be a playback section having a start point and an end point in the video.

For example, the section selection unit 102 may select a section in a predetermined time range based on the current playback point of the video being played based on one or more signals input through the remote controller. In this case, the left or right button of the remote controller can adjust the range of the section of the clip movie or video based on the current playback time, and the up and down buttons are the time to select as the section of the clip video or video regardless of the current playback time. The range can be adjusted. However, it cannot exceed the maximum playback time of a single clip video or the maximum time range of a video section determined by the system.

On the other hand, if a confirmation button or selection button of the remote controller is input when a video is played, the creation information for the clip video or video section is displayed on the top of the IPTV display, and the user is created from the current video on the right side of the IPTV display. A list of section information on a clip video or a generated video may be displayed, and basic information on a currently playing video may be provided at the bottom of the screen.

The image generating unit 103 generates an image representing the section using data corresponding to the section from the video data. For example, when a part of the entire playback section of the video currently being played is selected in the IPTV, the image generation unit 103 may generate an image representing the selected section. The representative image may be a predetermined image included in the selected section, or may be an image including a title representing the selected section, but is not limited thereto, and various representative images may be generated.

The image generating unit 103 may generate a first representative image corresponding to the first section and a second representative image corresponding to the second section. For example, when the section selection unit 102 selects another section that is distinguished from the previously selected section, the section generation unit 103 may generate a second representative image based on the information of the other section. The second representative image is distinguished from the previously generated representative image.

The display unit 104 displays the generated representative image on the second area of the display. For example, the display unit 104 may display a representative image of a clip video selected from the current video or a section of the generated video on the right side of the display of the IPTV. When the representative image is plural, the display unit 104 may display all of the plural images, and only a part of the plural representative images may be displayed using a scroll or a plurality of pages. Alternatively, the display unit 104 may display one of a section start image or a section end image of a video being played.

When the representative image is selected through the user interface, the video section data generation unit 105 generates video section data corresponding to the section. For example, when the representative image is selected through the confirmation button or the select button of the remote controller, the video section data generation unit 105 may generate section data of a video corresponding to the section.

Although not shown in the drawing, when the first representative image is displayed through the user interface through the preview video determining unit (not shown), the first video section data corresponding to the first section is determined as the preview video data of the video You can. When the first representative image is selected through the user interface, the preview video determiner (not shown) may determine the first video section data as preview data of the video by analyzing the selection and selection information received from the external device.

Meanwhile, the preview video determination unit (not shown) may select a first section from among a plurality of sections based on selection of a plurality of users, and determine first video data corresponding to the first section.

The video section data generated through the video section data generation unit 105 may be stored through a storage unit (not shown).

The communication unit 106 transmits the generated video section data to an external device. The communication unit 106 may further receive at least one of the identifier of the second section, the second representative image, and the second video section data corresponding to the second section from the external device.

The external device may be a video data providing server 20, the video data providing server 20 determines any one of a plurality of video section data as video data, and the determined preview video data is a video data providing server 20 ) To another device.

As such, the device 10 may display a range of the maximum storage time of the clip video based on the time at which the current video is played to generate a clip video, and at this time, the section start and section end information of the clip video Can be displayed on the display. The device 20 sorts the list of created clip videos based on the play time, and when the video is played, previews and edits the clip videos to meet the clip video limit criteria that can be created in one video, The deletion and order can be adjusted.

Meanwhile, the device 10 may analyze the selection information received from the external device and determine the first video section data of the video as preview video data of the corresponding video. The selection information may be based on selection of a plurality of users.

3 is a diagram illustrating generation of video section data according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, on the display of the device 10, section start and section end information and a scene image for the section may be displayed based on a current playing time of a video being played.

The device 10 may adjust a range of a section of a clip video based on a time point currently being played through a left and right button input of a remote controller, and a time range to be generated as a clip video through an up and down button input. However, the device 10 may be adjusted so as not to exceed the maximum playback time of one clip video determined by the device 10. On the other hand, when the video is played through the remote controller's selection or confirmation button input, the clip video creation information is displayed at the top of the display, and a list of clip videos created by the user in the current video can be displayed on the right side of the display. , Basic information of the VOD can be displayed at the bottom of the display.

On the display top of the device 10, a range corresponding to the maximum storage time of the clip video can be displayed based on the time when the current video is played to generate a clip video, and the generated clip video is displayed on the right side of the display of the device 10. The list of can be listed based on the playing time. The list of clip videos listed can be deleted, edited, and the order can be adjusted.

The embodiment described in FIG. 3 is only one of various embodiments of the present invention and is not limited thereto.

4 is a diagram illustrating a process of generating preview video data according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4, the video data providing server 20 extracts a preview candidate video from a list of common clip video sections selected by a plurality of users when a plurality of users generate a clip video for one video, and the candidate Preview video data can be generated by selecting the top few videos.

In other words, the video data providing server 20 divides the original video into N sections based on the playing time, scores the number of users who have selected a specific section as a clip video, converts it into scores for each section, and scores for each section. The candidate list of the preview video can be extracted by sorting in descending order based on the play order. Then, among the candidates of the extracted preview video, the top few videos may be generated as a preview video and displayed in a rolling format.

When the device 10 selects a predetermined VOD, the video data providing server 20 may provide detailed information on the selected VOD and a list of selected preview videos. When a specific video is selected from the preview videos sorted according to a predetermined criterion such as popularity, latest, recommendation number, etc. through the device 10, another clip video list of the user who generated the corresponding clip video may be provided. A predetermined criterion such as the number of recommendations may be determined by a method of assigning a recommendation score in the case of a clip video used for generating a preview video.

However, the embodiment described in FIG. 4 is only one embodiment of the present invention, and various embodiments may be further present.

5 is a configuration diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. The server 20 described in FIG. 5 operates through data transmission and reception with the device 20 described in FIGS. 1 to 2. Therefore, the items not described in FIG. 5 can be inferred from the contents of the device 10 described through FIGS. 1 to 4 or are obvious to those skilled in the art, and thus detailed descriptions are omitted.

Referring to FIG. 5, the server 20 may include a data receiving unit 201, a preview video data determining unit 202, a storage unit 203, and a storage unit 204. However, the server 20 of FIG. 5 is not limited to those shown in FIG. 5.

The data receiving unit 201 may receive a plurality of video section data corresponding to a video from the plurality of devices 10. For example, the data receiving unit 201 may receive clip information generated by a device or section information for a video.

The preview video data determination unit 202 may determine at least one of the plurality of received video section data as preview video data. At this time, the preview video data determiner 202 may determine preview video data based on user preferences for each of the plurality of video section data. Meanwhile, the preview video data determination unit 202 may select at least two or more of the received plurality of video section data, and determine a combination of the selected two or more as preview video data.

The preview video data determination unit 202 allocates points to each of a plurality of sections of the video based on the received plurality of video section data, and previews at least one of the plurality of video section data based on the assigned points. You can decide with video data.

As an example, the preview video data determination unit 202 divides a video into N sections based on a play time, scores the number of users who have selected a specific section as a clip video, and assigns them as scores for each section. By sorting based on the score and the play order, a candidate list of preview videos can be extracted, and the top M section videos can be determined as preview videos.

The storage unit 203 may store a plurality of video section data and preview video data, and when the signal requesting a video is received from the first device 10, the transmission unit 204 may include a plurality of video section data and One or more of the preview video data may be transmitted to the first device. For example, when the device 10 selects a predetermined VOD, detailed information about the VOD may be provided, and a list of clip videos may be provided at the bottom of the display of the device 10.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of generating video section data according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method of generating the video section data shown in FIG. 5 includes steps processed in time series in the device 10 described in FIGS. 1 to 2. Therefore, even if it is omitted hereinafter, the contents described with respect to the device 10 through FIGS. 1 to 2 also apply to FIG. 6.

Referring to FIG. 6, the device 10 plays a video in a first area of the display of the device 10 using video data (S601), and a section in the video based on one or more signals input through a user interface Can be selected (S602).

The device 10 generates an image representing the section using data corresponding to the section among the video data (S603) and displays the generated representative image on the second area of the display (S604). When the device 10 generates a representative image, the first representative image corresponding to the first section and the second representative image corresponding to the second section may be generated, and the first representative image and the second representative image may be generated in the second area of the display. The second representative image may be displayed.

When the representative image is selected through the user interface, the device 10 generates video section data corresponding to the section (S605). When the first representative image is selected through the user interface, the device 10 may determine first video section data corresponding to the first section as preview video data of the video, and store section data of the first video. .

Meanwhile, the device 10 may transmit the generated or stored section data to an external device, and the external device may determine any one of the plurality of video section data received from the plurality of devices as preview data of the video, and determine The preview video data can also be transferred to another device.

The method of generating moving image section data described through FIG. 6 may also be implemented in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as a program module executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, computer readable media may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically include computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism, and includes any information delivery media.

The above description of the present invention is for illustration only, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can understand that it can be easily modified to other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the above detailed description, and it should be interpreted that all changes or modified forms derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalent concepts thereof are included in the scope of the present invention. do.

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Claims (16)

In the device,
A playback unit that plays a video in a first area of the display of the device using the video data;
A section selector for selecting one or more sections in the video based on one or more signals input through a user interface;
An image generator for generating a representative image representing the section using data corresponding to the section among the video data;
A display unit that displays the representative image on a second area of the display;
A video section data generator configured to generate video section data corresponding to the section when the representative image is selected through the user interface;
A communication unit transmitting the video section data to an external device and receiving selection information based on a plurality of user selections from the external device; And
And a preview video data determination unit determining the generated video section data as preview video data of the video,
The preview video data determination unit analyzes the selection through the user interface and the selection information, selects a first section from among a plurality of sections based on an analysis result, and retrieves first video section data corresponding to the first section. Device that is determined by the preview video data of the video.
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The section is a playback section having a start point and an end point in the video.
According to claim 1,
The image generation unit generates a start scene image and an end scene image using data corresponding to the section,
And the display unit displays at least one of the start scene image, the end scene image, and the icon corresponding to the section on the reproduced video.
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Playing a video in a first area of the display of the device using the video data;
Selecting a section in the video based on one or more signals input through a user interface;
Generating a representative image representing the section using data corresponding to the section among the video data;
Displaying the representative image on a second area of the display;
If the representative image is selected through the user interface, generating video section data corresponding to the section;
Transmitting the video section data to an external device;
Receiving selection information based on a plurality of user selections from the external device; And
And determining the generated video section data as preview video data of the video,
In the determining of the preview video data, the first video section corresponding to the first section is selected from a plurality of sections based on an analysis result by analyzing selection and selection information through the user interface. And determining the data as preview video data of the video.
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