KR102165339B1 - Method and apparatus for playing contents in electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for reproducing content in an electronic device, wherein the method includes a process of selecting a setting condition value for content reproduction using tag information included in the content, and selecting a plurality of contents satisfying the setting condition value. Including the process of playing according to a predefined order, the user can enjoy the content without being bored, and it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of manually selecting the content to be played.

Description

A method and apparatus for playing content in an electronic device {METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAYING CONTENTS IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention generally relates to an electronic device, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for dynamically playing content in an electronic device according to a set condition.

Most of the portable terminals are equipped with a camera to provide a photo function. In particular, a slideshow function is provided in which an image captured through a camera or an image and still image provided from an external device can be viewed on the screen of a portable terminal. The slideshow function is to display consecutive images one after another.

1A to 1B show examples of configuring a photo slideshow according to the prior art.

As shown in (a) of FIG. 1, pre-stored photos are displayed in the form of thumbnails, and at this time, a photo to compose a slideshow is selected by the user. Here, by the user, photo 1 (100), photo 2 (101), photo 6 (102), photo 7 (103), photo 8 (104), photo 11 (105), photo 12 (105) are slideshows. Is selected for

Thereafter, as shown in Fig. 1(b), the selected photo 1(100), photo 2(101), photo 6(102), photo 7(103), photo 8(104), photo 11(105), photo 12 105 are repeatedly displayed on the screen 120 in the selected order.

However, in the conventional photo slideshow, it is impossible to show the selected photos one by one at a constant speed from the beginning to the end, and after the slideshow is configured, the user must manually add or delete photos to reconstruct the slideshow. There is this. In addition, there is a problem that the user may become bored by displaying only pictures selected by the user.

Accordingly, there is a need for a method and apparatus for dynamically configuring a photo slideshow according to setting conditions.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for dynamically reproducing content in an electronic device according to a set condition.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for dynamically configuring a photo slideshow in an electronic device according to a set condition.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for solving the inconvenience of manually configuring a slideshow.

According to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects, a method of operating an electronic device includes a process of selecting a setting condition value for content reproduction using tag information included in the content, and the setting condition value. And a process of reproducing a plurality of contents satisfying the values according to a predefined order.

Preferably, the process of selecting a setting condition value for content playback using the tag information included in the content includes a process of displaying pre-stored contents and a process of selecting at least one or more contents from among the pre-stored contents And, combining the tag information included in the at least one selected content, and determining the combined tag information as a setting condition value for playing the content.

Advantageously, the method further includes displaying each tag information included in the at least one selected content.

Preferably, the combined tag information is one of a union and an intersection of tag information included in the at least one selected content.

Preferably, a plurality of contents satisfying the setting condition values are reproduced in a slideshow format according to a predefined order.

Preferably, the process of selecting a setting condition value for content playback using the tag information included in the content includes a process of extracting tag information from each of the previously stored content, and the tag information extracted from the content. The process of displaying the tag content for each tag item, the process of selecting the tag content corresponding to the setting condition value for the content playback for each tag item, and the setting condition value for the content playback for the tag content selected for each tag item It includes the process of making a decision.

Preferably, the process of displaying the tag contents selected for each tag item is further included.

Preferably, the method comprises a process of determining whether there is a content satisfying the setting condition value among the at least one additional content when at least one additional content is stored, and the plurality of content satisfying the setting condition value It further includes a process of playing the contents together with the contents according to a predefined order.

Preferably, when any one of the plurality of contents satisfying the setting condition value is deleted, a process of searching for other contents including at least one tag information of the deleted contents and at least tag information of the deleted contents The method further includes reducing a reproduction weight of each of the other contents including one or more.

Preferably, the process further includes a process of deleting content whose playback weight is less than or equal to a threshold value from the playlist.

Preferably, the tag information includes at least one of a face tag, a location tag, a weather tag, an event tag, and a time tag.

According to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects, at least one processor; Memory; And one or more programs stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, wherein the program selects a setting condition value for content playback using tag information included in the content. And a command for playing a plurality of contents satisfying the setting condition value according to a predefined order.

Preferably, the program displays pre-stored contents, selects at least one or more contents from among the pre-stored contents, and combines each tag information included in the selected at least one or more contents, and the combined tag information And a command for determining as the setting condition value for playing the content.

Preferably, the program further includes a command for displaying each tag information included in the at least one selected content.

Preferably, the combined tag information is one of a union and an intersection of tag information included in the at least one selected content.

Preferably, a plurality of contents satisfying the setting condition values are reproduced in a slideshow format according to a predefined order.

Preferably, the program extracts tag information from each of the previously stored contents, displays the tag information for each tag item, and displays the tag information for each tag item, according to a setting condition value for playing the content for each tag item. And a command for selecting a corresponding tag content and determining the tag content selected for each tag item as a setting condition value for playing the content.

The program further includes a command for displaying tag contents selected for each tag item.

Preferably, the program, when at least one additional content is stored, determines whether there is a content that satisfies the setting condition value among the at least one additional content, and selects the content that satisfies the setting condition value as the plurality of contents. Together with, it further includes a command for playing according to a predefined order.

Preferably, when any one of the plurality of contents satisfying the setting condition value is deleted, the program searches for other contents including at least one tag information of the deleted contents, and tag information of the deleted contents It further includes an instruction for reducing the reproduction weight of each of the other contents including at least one or more.

The program further includes a command for deleting the content whose play weight is less than or equal to a threshold value from the playlist.

Preferably, the tag information includes at least one of a face tag, a location tag, a weather tag, an event tag, and a time tag.

As described above, by dynamically playing content according to a setting condition, a user can enjoy a photo slideshow without getting bored. In addition, the inconvenience of manually selecting the target of the slideshow can be eliminated.

In addition, by selecting the object of the slideshow according to the setting condition, newly added photos may be automatically updated as the object of the slideshow.

1A to 1B are diagrams showing an example of configuring a photo slideshow according to the prior art;
2 is tag information added to content according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3A to 3B are views for configuring face tag information according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a diagram illustrating event tag information according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a diagram illustrating event tag information according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a diagram illustrating event tag information according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
7(a) to 7(d) are diagrams for determining setting conditions of a photo slideshow according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
8(a) to 8(b) are diagrams for determining setting conditions of a photo slideshow according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
9A to 9B are diagrams showing addition of a slideshow object after the slideshow configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention;
10 is a flowchart for configuring a photo slideshow of an electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
11 is a flowchart for configuring a photo slideshow of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sequence in which objects of a photo slideshow are displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention;
13 is a diagram illustrating an example of deleting an item from a slide playlist according to an embodiment of the present invention;
14 is a flowchart for deleting an object of a photo slideshow according to an embodiment of the present invention; And
15 is a configuration diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Further, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of users or operators. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with respect to a content reproduction method and apparatus in an electronic device.

In particular, according to the present invention, using metadata (or tag information) of the content and recognition technology, content to be reproduced can be set for each condition, and the content can be accurately classified and played according to the properties of the content. Also, based on the setting conditions, newly added content can be automatically updated and played.

In the present invention, a photo or an image is described as a content as an example, but the present invention is not limited to a photo or an image, and the definition of the content may be extended to a photo, video, music, game, or application. For example, the present invention is not limited to a simple photo slideshow, but can automatically update a music playlist according to conditions, and can be utilized for a function of playing and temporarily storing contents.

2 illustrates tag information added to content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, a face tag 201, a location tag 202, a weather tag 203, an event tag 204, a time/season tag 205, and the like may be added to content such as a photo. The present invention is not limited to the tag information, and more tag information may be added or deleted according to various implementations.

Tags are keywords or classifications assigned as metadata about certain information. A number of tags are attached to any one piece of information, so that the information can be related in various ways, and the information or data provided in this way makes it easy to access, so that the information can be easily searched for or related to other data.

The face tag 200 is information on a person's face included in a photo, the location tag 202 is location information of a place where a photo is captured, the weather tag 203 is weather information when a photo is captured, and the event tag 204 ) Is event information related to a photo, and the time/season tag 205 is time and season information when a photo is captured.

Meanwhile, tag information added to a photo may be determined by a user input or may be received from another external device (eg, a server or a GPS receiver). For example, the location tag 202 may be GPS coordinates received from a GPS receiver or an address converted from GPS coordinates (eg, 37.493445 longitude 127,022213 latitude → 1 Seocho 1-dong). Weather is classified into Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Snowy, Windy, and Clear, and the weather tag 203 is selected by the user from the weather list or Alternatively, it may be determined by receiving it from a server providing weather information. The time/season tag 205 may include spring, summer, autumn, winter or January to December, morning, afternoon, night, and time.

The face tag 201 is information on a human face included in a photo, and is information indicating who the photo is related to. A face image extracted from a photo through a face recognition technique can be directly used as a face tag. According to another implementation, the first face image recognized from the photo and the pre-stored second face image are compared, and when there is matching face information, the pre-stored second face image may be used as a face tag. In this case, the face tag may further include a person name corresponding to a human face together with the face image, and the face tag may be determined as a combination of the face image and the person name.

According to another implementation, the face tag may be determined by user input. For example, a face image and a person's name may be determined as a face tag of a corresponding photo by user input.

The event tag 204 is information corresponding to an event related to a schedule, an event based on photo scene analysis, or an event related to a photo uploaded to SNS (Social Network Sites) (comment, description of a photo, etc.).

3A to 3B illustrate examples of configuring a face tag according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to (a) of FIG. 3, when there is a photo including Katie and Tom, and a baby, Katie and Tom, and a baby are added as face tags 201 of the photo. Can be. The face image used as a face tag may be an image extracted from a photo or a pre-stored image. Depending on the implementation, the face tag 201 may be added by a user input regardless of a human face included in the photo. For example, a corresponding face image 302 and 312 may be selected from a list of pre-stored human face images and set as a face tag of the photo (a). Meanwhile, as for the face tag, all human faces included in the photo may be used as a face tag, or some human faces included in the photo may be used as the face tag.

Referring to FIG. 3B, Jane 331, James 330, and Chris 332 may be grouped into a family group. Alternatively, A (340), B (341), C (342) may be grouped into a peer group (360). This can be used as a set condition for family or coworkers instead of using individual faces as a set condition.

4 shows an example of configuring event tag information according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, when there is a company workshop schedule 410 on July 26, 2012 in the schedule management 400, information indicating that a picture related to the company workshop is included in the event tag.

For example, company workshop information is included in the event tag of a photo taken on July 26, 2012, or photos related to the company workshop are automatically displayed one by one on July 26, 2012.

5 shows an example of configuring event tag information according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, an event tag may be added through an exposed object or scene recognition by recognizing an overall color of a photo. For example, when a photograph is taken, if the overall color of the photographed photograph is green 500 or an object exposed to the photograph is recognized as the ball 510, the photographic scene is recognized as a soccer field or a football associated with a soccer ball.

6 shows an example of configuring event tag information according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, in the case of a photo downloaded from SNS (Social Network Sites), an event name may be presented by combining a description of a photo and a comment when a photo is uploaded.

For example, based on the photo description 602 when Steve uploads the photo and the comment content 604 posted by others, the keywords "baseball" and "Suwon" are extracted, and the word "Suwon Baseball" Information can be added as an event tag.

7A to 7D illustrate examples of determining setting conditions for a photo slideshow according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 7A, all photos or specific photos in a memory area are displayed, and when one of the displayed photos is selected by a user, tag information included in the selected photo is displayed. For example, when the photo 700 is selected, a weather tag (Sunny), a location tag (paris), an event tag (travel), and a time/season tag (Night) included in the photo 700 are displayed.

7(b) shows when another picture is selected by the user from among the displayed pictures, tag information included in the selected picture is displayed. For example, when the photo 702 is selected, a weather tag (Rainy), a location tag (Home), an event tag (Daily), and a time/season tag (Night) included in the photo 702 are displayed. At this time, both the tag information of the previous picture 700 and the picture 702 are displayed.

7(c) shows tag information (Night) commonly included in the first picture of FIG. 7(a) and the second picture of FIG. 7(b) when the high accuracy check box is selected. Here, "high accuracy" means representing tag information included in a plurality of photos in an AND condition. On the other hand, when the high accuracy check box is not selected, tag information included in a plurality of photos appears as an OR condition (see FIG. 7(b)).

7(d) shows tag information of other photos and other photos including at least one of tag information of the first photo in FIG. 7(a) and the second photo in FIG. 7(b) in a table. have.

For example, a weather tag (Sunny), a location tag (paris), an event tag (travel), and a time/season tag (Night) exist in the first photo 700, and a face tag ( Jane, Tom), weather tag (Rainy), location tag (Home), event tag (Daily), time/season tag (Night) exist, and the common tag information of the first photo and the second photo is time/season tag (Night), and in addition, the third photo including the weather tag (Sunny) of the first photo 700 includes face tags (Alice, Bill), weather tags (Sunny), location tags (Versailles), and event tags (Picnic). ), a time/season tag (Day) exists, and in the fourth photo including the event tag (Travel) of the first photo 700, a face tag (James), a weather tag (Snowy), a location tag (Yosemite), There are event tags (Travel) and time/season tags (Day).

On the other hand, although not shown, after the images satisfying the setting conditions are filtered, the images to compose the slideshow are displayed in the form of thumbnails.

8(a) to 8(b) illustrate examples of determining setting conditions for a photo slideshow according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8(a), the tag items are classified by tag items and the contents of the corresponding tag items are displayed, and the contents of some tag items are determined as setting condition values by a user input (eg, user touch input). For example, there are Alice, Tom, Jane, John, Chris in the face tag item, Alice and Tom are selected as the setting condition, Church, Paris, Home are selected in the location tag item, and Paris is selected as the setting condition, There are Picnic, Project, and Party in the event tag, and Picnic is selected as the setting condition.

Here, the contents of each tag item are contents extracted from pictures in the memory area or predefined contents.

Referring to FIG. 8B, a face tag setting condition value may be set through the face tag selection menu 800. In the face tag selection menu, Alice, James, Jane, Julia, Tay, Yumi, Grace, and Jim are displayed, and Alice and James are selected as the face tag setting condition through the user's touch. The contents of the face tag are extracted from the pictures in the memory area or are predefined contents.

A location tag setting condition value may be set through the location tag selection menu 810. In the location tag selection menu, Time square, Ganngnam, Binben, and Home are displayed, and Gangnam and Home are selected as the location tag setting condition. The contents of the location tag are extracted from the photos in the memory area or are predefined contents.

A weather tag setting condition value may be set through the weather tag selection menu 820. In the weather tag selection menu, Sunny, Cludy, Rainy and Snowy are displayed, and Sunny is selected as the weather tag setting condition. The contents of the weather tag are extracted from the photos in the memory area or are predefined contents.

A weather tag setting condition value may be set through the event tag selection menu 830. In the event tag selection menu, Workshop, Picnic, Travel, Sports, Seminar, etc. are displayed, and Picnic is selected as the event tag setting condition. The contents of the event tag are extracted from the photos in the memory area or are predefined contents.

The time/seasonal tag setting condition value may be set through the time/seasonal tag selection menu 840. In the time/seasonal tag selection menu, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter are displayed, and Spring is selected as the time/seasonal tag setting condition. The contents of the time/season tag are extracted from the photos in the memory area or are predefined contents.

9A to 9B illustrate examples of adding a slideshow object after the slideshow configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9(a) shows current setting condition values for each tag item. For example, "Alice" 902 and "Tom" 902 are selected as the face tag setting condition value, and "Picnic" 904 is selected as the event tag setting condition value.

Figure 9(b) shows additional photos that satisfy the current setting condition values ("Alice" 902, "Tom" 902, and "Picnic" 904) automatically included in the photo group constituting the slideshow. Shows an example.

For example, for a newly added photo, "Alice" 902 and "Tom" 902 are included, and when the scene is "Picnic", it is automatically included in the photo group to compose the slideshow. In this case, the additional picture may be a picnic picture including only “Alice” 902 and “Tom” 902 or a picnic picture including “Alice” 902 and “Tom” 902 and others.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a photo slideshow of an electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, in step 1000, the electronic device extracts tag information from images stored in a specific memory area or an entire memory area.

Thereafter, the electronic device classifies the tag information extracted in step 1002 by item, and generates items corresponding to the condition value. Preferably, information included in a face tag, a location tag, an event tag, a weather tag, and a time/season tag is extracted from each photo.

Thereafter, in step 1004, the electronic device displays items corresponding to the condition value if necessary. For example, as shown in Figs. 8(a) to 8(b), the extracted tag information is displayed for each item (eg, face tag, location tag, event tag, weather tag, time/seasonal tag).

Thereafter, the electronic device selects a setting condition value for each tag item displayed in step 1006. For example, Alice, Tom, Jane, John and Chris are displayed in the face tag item, Alice and Tom are selected as the setting condition, Church, Paris, Home are displayed in the location tag item, and Paris is selected as the setting condition. The event tag displays Picnic, Project, and Party, and Picnic is selected as the setting condition.

Thereafter, when filtering photos under the first condition in step 1008, the electronic device proceeds to step 1010 to determine photos that satisfy the first condition. On the other hand, when filtering photos under the second condition, the electronic device proceeds to step 1012. The photos that satisfy the second condition are determined. The first condition is to filter the setting condition value selected for each tag item by the AND condition, and the second condition is to filter the setting condition value selected by tag item by the OR condition. Depending on the implementation, the setting condition value selected for each tag item may be filtered by a combination of AND and OR.

Thereafter, in step 1014, the electronic device displays photos that satisfy the first condition or the second condition one by one in a predefined order. In other words, a slideshow is performed using the determined photos. Here, the images constituting the slideshow may be displayed in the latest order or randomly.

Thereafter, when a photo is captured in step 1016, the electronic device proceeds to step 1008 to determine whether the first condition or the second condition, which is a new picture, is satisfied, and determines whether to add to the photo slideshow according to the corresponding condition.

Thereafter, the procedure of the present invention ends.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a photo slideshow of an electronic device according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 11, in step 1100, the electronic device displays images stored in a specific memory area or all memory areas.

Thereafter, in step 1102, the electronic device selects at least one image from the displayed images to determine a setting condition value.

Thereafter, in step 1104, the electronic device extracts and displays tag information corresponding to the at least one selected image (see FIGS. 7(a) to 7(c)). Preferably, information included in a face tag, a location tag, an event tag, a weather tag, and a time/season tag is extracted from each image. That is, all tag information included in the selected at least one image is displayed.

Thereafter, when filtering images under the first condition in step 1108, the electronic device proceeds to step 1110 to determine photos that satisfy the first condition. On the other hand, when filtering photos under the second condition, the electronic device proceeds to step 1112. Images satisfying the second condition are determined. The first condition is to filter the setting condition value for each tag item included in the selected at least one or more images by an AND condition, and the second condition is to filter the setting condition value for each tag item included in the selected at least one or more images as an OR condition. To filter. Depending on the implementation, the setting condition value for each tag item included in the selected at least one or more images may be filtered by a combination of AND and OR.

Thereafter, in step 1114, the electronic device displays photos that satisfy the first condition or the second condition one by one in a predefined order. In other words, a slideshow is performed using the determined photos. Here, the images constituting the slideshow may be displayed in the latest order or randomly.

Thereafter, when a photo is captured in step 1116, the electronic device proceeds to step 1108 to determine whether the first condition or the second condition, which is a new picture, is satisfied, and determines whether to add to the photo slideshow according to the corresponding condition.

Thereafter, the procedure of the present invention ends.

12 illustrates an example of a sequence in which a subject of a photo slideshow is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12, there are photos 1200 stored in the entire or specific memory area and photos 1202 newly added to the memory area by taking a picture, etc., and photos 1 to 9 1204 and photos 16 to 21 (1206) satisfies the setting condition value.

First, before the additional pictures 1202 are generated, pictures 1 to 9 (1204) of the previously stored pictures 1200 satisfy the corresponding setting condition value, and the pictures 9 in the LCD ON state 1208 in the most recent order. Suppose that the added photos 1202 are created while playing in the order of → photo 8 → photo 7. At this time, the LCD transitions to the OFF state 1210 and the slide playback is stopped. Thereafter, when the LCD is turned off (1210) to the LCD ON (1212), the slideshow is displayed in the latest order: Photo 21 → Photo 20 → Photo 19 → Photo 18 → Photo 17 → Photo 16 → Photo 9 → Photo 8 → Picture 7 is played.

According to another implementation, when transitioning from the LCD OFF state 1210 to the LCD ON state 1212, playback may start after the previously stopped slideshow photo. For example, if the slideshow is stopped in photo 7, in the order of photo 6 → photo 5 → photo 4 → photo 3 → photo 2 → photo 1 → photo 21 → photo 20 → photo 19 → photo 18 → photo 17 → photo 16 Can be reproduced.

Thereafter, when transitioning from the LCD ON state (1212) to the LCD OFF state (1214), the slideshow playback in photo 7 stops, and when the transition from the LCD OFF state (1214) to the LCD ON state (1216), the previous In the slideshow, playback may start after the still photo. For example, Photo 6 → Photo 5 → Photo 4 → Photo 3 → Photo 2 → Photo 1 → Photo 21 → Photo 20 → Photo 19 → Photo 18 → Photo 17 → Photo 16.

In the present invention, the order of reproducing the slideshow is not limited to the most recent, and the order of reproducing the slideshow may be determined in various ways. For example, it can be played in alphabetical order or in reverse to the latest order.

In addition, in the present invention, the slideshow is stopped in the LCD OFF state, but in another implementation, the slideshow may continue even in the LCD OFF state.

13 illustrates an example of deleting an item from a slide playlist according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 13, an example of reducing the weight of other photos related to tag information included in a deleted photo when a corresponding photo is deleted while 6 photos are reproduced one by one according to a corresponding setting condition is illustrated. Here, when the weight of other photos that have not been deleted falls below the threshold, they are automatically deleted from the slideshow playlist. It is assumed that the reproduction weight of the initial picture starts with 10. Depending on the implementation, each tag item of the photo may have a weight. For example, the playback weight of the face tag is 10, the playback weight of the location tag is 10, the playback weight of the event tag is 10, and the playback weight of the time tag is 10. If there is no corresponding tag information in the photo, the playback weight of the corresponding tag is 0.

For example, when playing a slideshow, the user selects the third photo 1300 and then pushes the photo in the corresponding direction (hereinafter referred to as a flick operation), so that the third photo 1300 is When deleted from the show playlist (1301), the playback weight of photos including at least one tag information (James, Snowy, Yosemite, Travel, Day) of the third photo 1300 decreases. That is, the playback weight of the first photo including Travel (1301) is 9 (=10-1), and the playback weight of the fourth photo including Day (1301) is 9 (=10-1), The playback weight of the fifth and sixth photos including Yosemite, Travel, and Day (1301) is 7 (=10-3). Thereafter, when the user selects the fifth photo 1310 and pushes the photo in the corresponding direction, when the fifth photo 1310 with a playback weight of 7 is deleted from the slideshow playlist (1302), the fifth The reproduction weight of photos including at least one or more tag information (Sunny, Yosemite, Travel, Day) of the photo 1310 is reduced. That is, the playback weight of the first photo including Travel (1301) is 8 (=9-1), and the playback weight of the fourth photo including Day (1302) is 8 (=9-1), The playback weight of the sixth picture including Sunny, Yosemite, Travel, and Day (1302) is 3 (=7-4).

As described above, the more similar photos are deleted based on the reproduction weight of the photos, if there is a photo matching the setting condition value of the deleted photo, other photos are automatically deleted from the slideshow playlist. In other words, if the playback weight of the initial photo has a predetermined value, and there is a condition that matches each time another photo is deleted, the playback weight of the photo decreases, and as the matching value to be deleted increases, the playback weight approaches zero. It is automatically deleted.

As described above, when only family photos are to be displayed on the background screen, if the family name is checked, only family photos are played on the background screen in which only the family face is recognized. In addition, even if there is a newly taken family picture, it is updated on the background screen and the background screen can be provided in a live format in which only the previous picture is played back to the recently taken picture.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to playing a photo slideshow, and when a singer name is selected as a setting condition in the music player, a new playlist may be constructed by searching only the singer A name satisfying the setting condition in the music player, When a condition for live update is set, the playlist can be automatically updated if a singer A that satisfies the set condition is included for newly stored, input, or existing and acquired content on the server.

14 is a flowchart illustrating a method for deleting an object of a photo slideshow according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 14, in step 1400, the electronic device deletes a corresponding image from a slide playlist in response to a gesture of a user, that is, a gesture of selecting a corresponding image and pushing it in a corresponding direction.

Thereafter, the electronic device searches for another image including tag information of the image deleted from the slide playlist in step 1402, and decreases the playback weight of the other images retrieved in step 1404. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, the reproduction weight of a photo may be reduced according to the number of matching tag items.

Thereafter, the electronic device proceeds to step 1400 when the deletion is not finished in step 1404, and ends the procedure of the present invention when the deletion is finished.

Although not shown, regardless of the user's gesture, when the playback weight of the other photos becomes less than or equal to the threshold, the photos are automatically deleted from the slide playlist.

15 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The electronic device may be a portable electronic device, and includes a portable terminal, a mobile terminal, a mobile pad, a media player, and a tablet computer. , It may be a device such as a handheld computer or PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). It may also be any portable electronic device including a device that combines the functions of two or more of these devices.

Referring to FIG. 15, the electronic device includes a controller 1500, a speaker/microphone 1510, a camera 1520, a GPS receiver 1530, an RF processor 1540, a sensor module 1550, and a touch screen 1560. , A touch screen controller 1565, and an extended memory 1570.

The controller 1500 may include an interface 1501, one or more processors 1502 and 1503, and an internal memory 1504. In some cases, the entire controller 1500 is also referred to as a processor. The interface 1501, the application processor 1502, the communication processor 1503, and the internal memory 1504 may be separate components or may be integrated into one or more integrated circuits.

The application processor 1502 executes various software programs to perform various functions for an electronic device, and the communication processor 1503 performs processing and control for voice communication and data communication. In addition, in addition to these general functions, the processors 1502 and 1503 execute specific software modules (instruction sets) stored in the extended memory 1570 or the internal memory 1504, and It also serves to perform a function. That is, the processors 1502 and 1503 interwork with software modules stored in the extended memory 1570 or the internal memory 1504 to perform the method for reproducing and deleting contents of the present invention.

For example, according to the first embodiment, the application processor 1502 extracts tag information from images stored in a specific memory area or all memory areas, and classifies the extracted tag information by item (e.g., face Tag, location tag, event tag, weather tag, time/seasonal tag) to create items corresponding to the condition value, display the items corresponding to the condition value if necessary, and select the setting condition value for each displayed tag item. , When filtering photos under the first condition, photos satisfying the first condition are determined, whereas when filtering photos under the second condition, photos satisfying the second condition are determined. The first condition is to filter the setting condition value selected for each tag item by the AND condition, and the second condition is to filter the setting condition value selected by tag item by the OR condition. Depending on the implementation, the setting condition value selected for each tag item may be filtered by a combination of AND and OR.

The application processor 1502 further displays photos that satisfy the first condition or the second condition one by one in a predefined order, and when a picture is captured (ie, when a picture is newly added/saved), a new picture In determining whether the first condition or the second condition is satisfied, it is determined whether to add to the photo slideshow according to the corresponding condition.

Meanwhile, according to the second embodiment, the application processor 1502 displays images stored in a specific memory area or an entire memory area, and selects at least one image from the displayed images to determine a setting condition value. When selecting, extracting and displaying tag information corresponding to the at least one selected image, and filtering the images under the first condition, photos that satisfy the first condition are determined, while the photos can be filtered under the second condition. At the time, images satisfying the second condition are determined. The first condition is to filter the setting condition value for each tag item included in the selected at least one or more images by an AND condition, and the second condition is to filter the setting condition value for each tag item included in the selected at least one or more images as an OR condition. To filter. Depending on the implementation, the setting condition value for each tag item included in the selected at least one or more images may be filtered by a combination of AND and OR.

In addition, the application processor 1502 displays pictures that satisfy the first condition or the second condition one by one in a predefined order, and when a picture is newly added/saved, the first condition or the second condition that is a new picture is It determines whether it is satisfied, and decides whether to add it to the photo slideshow according to the conditions.

On the other hand, according to the method for deleting the object of the photo slideshow, the application processor 1502 deletes the image from the slide playlist in response to a gesture of the user, that is, a gesture of selecting the image and pushing it in the corresponding direction. And, search for other images including tag information of the image deleted from the slide playlist, decrease the playback weight of the searched other images according to the number of matching tag items, and irrespective of the user's gesture, the corresponding other photo When their playback weight falls below the threshold, the photos are automatically deleted from the slide playlist.

Meanwhile, another processor (not shown) may include one or more data processors, image processors, or codecs. The data processor, image processor, or codec may be configured separately. In addition, it may be composed of several processors that perform different functions. The interface 1501 is connected to the touch screen controller 1565 and the extended memory 1570 of the electronic device.

The sensor module 1550 may be coupled to the interface 1501 to enable various functions. For example, a motion sensor and an optical sensor may be coupled to the interface 1501 to enable motion detection of the electronic device and light from the outside, respectively. In addition, other sensors such as a position measurement system, a temperature sensor, or a biometric sensor may be connected to the interface 550 to perform related functions.

The camera 1520 may be coupled with the sensor module 1550 through the interface 1501 to perform a camera function such as recording photos and video clips.

The RF processor 1540 performs a communication function. For example, under the control of the communication processor 1503, an RF signal is converted into a baseband signal and provided to the communication processor 1503, or a baseband signal from the communication processor 1503 is converted into an RF signal and transmitted. Here, the communication processor 1503 processes baseband signals in various communication methods. For example, the communication method is not limited to these, but the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) communication method, EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment) communication method, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) communication method, W-CDMA (W -Code Division Multiple Access) communication method, LTE (Long Term Evolution) communication method, OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) communication method, Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) communication method, WiMax communication method or/and Bluetooth communication method. can do.

The speaker/microphone 1510 may be responsible for input and output of audio streams such as voice recognition, voice duplication, digital recording, and telephone functions. That is, the speaker/microphone 1510 converts an audio signal into an electric signal or converts an electric signal into an audio signal. Although not shown, an attachable and detachable earphone (ear phone), a headphone (head phone), or a headset (head set) may be connected to the electronic device through an external port.

The touch screen controller 1565 may be coupled to the touch screen 1560. Gesture screen 560 and touch screen controller 1565 include, but are not limited to, capacitive, resistive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave techniques for determining one or more points of contact with gesture screen 560, as well as others. Any multi-touch sensing technique, including proximity sensor arrays or other elements, can be used to detect contact and movement or their interruption.

The touch screen 1560 provides an input/output interface between an electronic device and a user. That is, the touch screen 1560 transmits a user's touch input to the electronic device. It is also a medium that shows the output from the electronic device to the user. That is, the touch screen shows a visual output to the user. These visual outputs appear in the form of text, graphics, video, and combinations thereof.

Various displays can be used for the touch screen 1560. For example, but not limited to this, LCD (liquid crystal display), LED (Light Emitting Diode), LPD (light emitting polymer display), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode) or FLED (Flexible LED) can be used.

The GPS receiver 1530 converts the signal received from the satellite into information such as location, speed, and time. For example, the distance between a satellite and a GPS receiver is calculated by multiplying the speed of light by the signal arrival time, and the exact position and distance of the three satellites are obtained, and the position of the electronic device is measured using a known triangulation principle.

Extended memory 1570 or internal memory 1504 includes high-speed random access memory and/or nonvolatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, one or more optical storage devices, and/or flash memory (e.g., NAND, NOR). can do.

The extended memory 1570 or the internal memory 1504 stores software. The software components include an operating system software module, a communication software module, a graphic software module, a user interface software module and an MPEG module, a camera software module, one or more application software modules, and the like. In addition, since a module, which is a software component, can be expressed as a set of instructions, the module is also expressed as an instruction set. Modules are also expressed as programs.

Operating system software includes a number of software components that control general system operation. Control of such general system operation means, for example, memory management and control, storage hardware (device) control and management, power control and management, and the like. Such operating system software also performs a function of facilitating communication between various hardware (devices) and software components (modules).

The communication software module may enable communication with other electronic devices such as a computer, a server, and/or a portable terminal through the RF processor 1540. And, the communication software module is configured with a protocol structure corresponding to the communication method.

The graphics software module includes various software components for providing and displaying graphics on the touch screen 1560. The term graphics is used to include text, web page, icon, digital image, video, animation, and the like.

The user interface software module includes various software components related to the user interface. It includes information on how the state of the user interface is changed or under what conditions the state of the user interface is changed.

The camera software module includes a camera-related software component that enables camera-related processes and functions. The application module includes a web browser, e-mail, instant message, word processing, keyboard emulation, address book, and contact including a rendering engine. Touch list, widget, digital rights management (DRM), voice recognition, voice duplication, position determining function, location based service, etc. Includes. The memories 570 and 504 may include additional modules (commands) in addition to the modules described above. Or, if necessary, some modules (commands) may not be used.

In relation to the present invention, the application module includes instructions (see Figs. 10, 11 and 14) for playing and deleting contents of the present invention.

For example, the application module, for example, according to the first embodiment, the application module extracts tag information from images stored in a specific memory area or an entire memory area, and collects the extracted tag information item by item. Create items corresponding to condition values by classification (e.g., face tag, location tag, event tag, weather tag, time/seasonal tag), display items corresponding to condition values if necessary, and set for each displayed tag item When a condition value is selected and photos are filtered by the first condition, photos that satisfy the first condition are determined, while when photos are filtered by the second condition, photos that satisfy the second condition are determined. The first condition is to filter the setting condition value selected for each tag item by the AND condition, and the second condition is to filter the setting condition value selected by tag item by the OR condition. Depending on the implementation, the setting condition value selected for each tag item may be filtered by a combination of AND and OR.

In addition, the application module displays photos that satisfy the first condition or the second condition one by one in a predefined order, and when a photo is captured (ie, when a photo is newly added/saved), the first It is determined whether the condition or the second condition is satisfied, and whether to add to the photo slideshow according to the condition is determined.

Meanwhile, according to the second embodiment, the application module selects at least one image from the displayed images to display images stored in a specific memory area or all memory areas, and to determine a setting condition value, When tag information corresponding to the at least one selected image is extracted and displayed, when filtering images under the first condition, photos that satisfy the first condition are determined, whereas when filtering pictures under the second condition, the first 2 Determine images that satisfy the condition. The first condition is to filter the setting condition value for each tag item included in the selected at least one or more images by an AND condition, and the second condition is to filter the setting condition value for each tag item included in the selected at least one or more images as an OR condition. To filter. Depending on the implementation, the setting condition value for each tag item included in the selected at least one or more images may be filtered by a combination of AND and OR.

In addition, the application module displays photos that satisfy the first condition or the second condition one by one in a predefined order, and determines whether the first condition or the second condition, which is a new picture, is satisfied when a picture is newly added/saved. Then, depending on the conditions, it decides whether to add it to the photo slideshow.

Meanwhile, according to the method for deleting the object of the photo slideshow, the application module deletes the image from the slide playlist in response to a gesture of the user, that is, a gesture of selecting the image and pushing it in the corresponding direction, and Searches for other images including tag information of the image deleted from the playlist, reduces the playback weight of the searched other images according to the number of matching tag items, and regardless of the user's gesture, the playback weight of the other pictures When is below the threshold, the photos are automatically deleted from the slide playlist.

The methods according to the embodiments described in the claims and/or the specification of the present invention may be implemented in the form of hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

When implemented in software, a computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs (software modules) may be provided. One or more programs stored in a computer-readable storage medium are configured to be executable by one or more processors in an electronic device (device). The one or more programs include instructions that cause the electronic device to execute methods according to the embodiments described in the claims and/or specification of the present invention.

These programs (software modules, software) include random access memory, non-volatile memory including flash memory, ROM (Read Only Memory), and electrically erasable programmable ROM. (EEPROM, Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), magnetic disc storage device, Compact Disc-ROM (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs), or other types of It may be stored in an optical storage device or a magnetic cassette. Alternatively, it may be stored in a memory composed of a combination of some or all of them. In addition, a plurality of configuration memories may be included.

In addition, through a communication network composed of a communication network such as the Internet, an intranet, a local area network (LAN), a wide LAN (WLAN), or a storage area network (SAN), or a combination thereof It may be stored in an attachable storage device that can be accessed. Such a storage device can access the electronic device through an external port.

In addition, a separate storage device on the communication network may access the portable electronic device.

Meanwhile, although specific embodiments have been described in the detailed description of the present invention, various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention is limited to the described embodiments and should not be determined, and should be determined by the scope of the claims and equivalents as well as the scope of the claims to be described later.

1500: controller, 1510: speaker/microphone,
1520: camera, 1530: GPS receiver,
1540: RF processor, 1550: sensor module,
1560: touch screen, 1565: touch screen controller,
1570: extended memory.

Claims (22)

In the image display method of an electronic device,
In relation to a plurality of images stored in the memory of the electronic device, first tag information tagged to at least one first image among the plurality of images, and tagged to at least one second image among the plurality of images Identifying second tag information and third tag information tagged to at least one third image of the plurality of images;
Displaying a first menu associated with the first tag information, a second menu associated with the second tag information, and a third menu associated with the third tag information in the form of a thumbnail;
Receiving a selection of the first menu, the second menu, or the third menu; And
The at least one first image tagged with the first tag information and the at least one tagged with the second tag information based at least in part on selection of the first menu, the second menu, or the third menu Displaying a second image of or the at least one third image tagged with the third tag information;
The first tag information corresponds to a location at which the at least one first image is obtained,
The second tag information corresponds to an object recognized from the at least one second image, and
The third tag information corresponds to an application related to acquisition of the at least one third image.
The method of claim 1,
Displaying the at least one first image tagged with the first tag information, the at least one second image tagged with the second tag information, or the at least third image tagged with the third tag information silver:
When the first menu is selected, displaying the at least one first image in the form of a slide show;
Displaying the at least one second image in a slide show format when the second menu is selected; And
And displaying the at least one third image in the form of a slide show when the third menu is selected.
The method according to claim 1,
A method configured to generate the first tag information based at least in part on metadata of the first image.
The method according to claim 1,
Acquiring location information corresponding to the location by using a satellite communication receiver; And
And generating the first tag information based at least in part on the location information.
The method of claim 1,
A method of generating the second tag information based at least in part on a face analysis result of the object.
The method of claim 5,
Generating fourth tag information based at least in part on the name information received for the face; And
And displaying the fourth tag information for one of the second image and the first image corresponding to the name information.
The method of claim 1,
Simultaneously displaying one of the first tag information and the at least one first image as at least part of the first menu;
Simultaneously displaying one of the second tag information and the at least one second image as at least part of the second menu; And
And displaying one of the third tag information and the at least one third image simultaneously as at least part of the third menu.
The method according to claim 1,
Receiving a selection of the first menu and the second menu; And
And displaying the at least one first image and the at least one second image based at least in part on the selection.
The method according to claim 1,
Receiving a selection of the first menu and the second menu; And
And displaying a portion of the at least one first image and the at least one second image based at least in part on the selection.
The method according to claim 1,
Receiving a user input for selecting the at least one displayed image; And
And displaying tag information corresponding to the at least one selected image.
A non-transitory recording medium storing computer-readable instructions, the instructions being executed by at least one processor of an electronic device in which the instructions are stored;
In relation to a plurality of images stored in the memory of the electronic device, first tag information tagged to at least one first image among the plurality of images, and tagged to at least one second image among the plurality of images Identifying second tag information and third tag information tagged to at least one third image of the plurality of images;
Displaying a first menu associated with the first tag information, a second menu associated with the second tag information, and a third menu associated with the third tag information in the form of a thumbnail;
Receiving a selection of the first menu, the second menu, or the third menu; And
The at least one first image tagged with the first tag information and the at least one tagged with the second tag information based at least in part on selection of the first menu, the second menu, or the third menu Displaying a second image of or the at least one third image tagged with the third tag information;
The first tag information corresponds to a location at which the at least one first image is obtained,
The second tag information corresponds to an object recognized from the at least one second image, and
The third tag information is set to correspond to an application related to acquisition of the at least one third image.
The method of claim 11,
Displaying the at least one first image tagged with the first tag information, the at least one second image tagged with the second tag information, or the at least third image tagged with the third tag information silver:
When the first menu is selected, displaying the at least one first image in the form of a slide show;
Displaying the at least one second image in a slide show format when the second menu is selected; And
A recording medium configured to include an operation of displaying the at least one third image in a slide show format when the third menu is selected.
The method of claim 11,
A recording medium configured to generate the first tag information based at least in part on metadata of the first image.
The method of claim 11,
Acquiring location information corresponding to the location by using a satellite communication receiver; And
A recording medium set to include an operation of generating the first tag information based at least in part on the location information.
The method of claim 11,
A recording medium configured to generate the second tag information based at least in part on a face analysis result of the object.
The method of claim 15,
Generating fourth tag information based at least in part on the name information received for the face; And
A recording medium configured to include an operation of displaying the fourth tag information for one of the second image and the first image corresponding to the name information.
The method of claim 11,
Simultaneously displaying one of the first tag information and the at least one first image as at least part of the first menu;
Simultaneously displaying one of the second tag information and the at least one second image as at least part of the second menu; And
A recording medium set to include an operation of simultaneously displaying one of the third tag information and the at least one third image as at least a part of the third menu.
The method of claim 11,
Receiving a selection of the first menu and the second menu; And
A recording medium configured to include an operation of displaying the at least one first image and the at least one second image based at least in part on the selection.
The method of claim 11,
Receiving a selection of the first menu and the second menu; And
A recording medium configured to include an operation of displaying a portion of the at least one first image and the at least one second image based at least in part on the selection.
The method of claim 11,
Receiving a user input for selecting the at least one displayed image; And
A recording medium set to include an operation of displaying tag information corresponding to the at least one selected image. delete delete

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