KR102289293B1 - Method and apparatus for playing contents in electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

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

Description

Method and device for playing content on an electronic device

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

Most of the portable terminals are equipped with a camera to provide a photo function. In particular, a slide show function has been provided in which an image captured by a camera or an image and a still image provided from an external device can be viewed on the screen of a portable terminal. The slideshow function is to sequentially display successive images.

1 (a) to (b) show an example 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, the picture 1 ( 100 ), picture 2 ( 101 ), picture 6 ( 102 ), picture 7 ( 103 ), picture 8 ( 104 ), picture 11 ( 105 ), and picture 12 ( 105 ) are slideshows. Assume that it is selected for

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

However, in the conventional photo slideshow, it is impossible to display selected photos one by one at a constant speed from beginning to end, and after configuring the slideshow, the user must manually add or delete photos to reconstruct the slideshow. There is this. In addition, there is a problem in that only the photos selected by the user may be displayed, which may cause boredom from the user's point of view.

Accordingly, there is a need for a method and apparatus for dynamically composing a photo slideshow according to a set condition.

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

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

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

According to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects, a method of operating an electronic device includes the steps 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 playing a plurality of contents satisfying .

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

Preferably, 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 selected at least one content.

Preferably, a plurality of contents satisfying the set condition value are reproduced according to a predefined order in the form of a slideshow.

Preferably, the process of selecting a setting condition value for content reproduction by using the tag information included in the content includes: extracting tag information from pre-stored content, respectively, and using the tag information extracted from the content. The process of displaying the tag content for each tag item, the process of selecting tag content corresponding to the set condition value for the content reproduction for each tag item, and setting the tag content selected for each tag item as a setting condition value for the content reproduction includes the process of determining

Preferably, the method further includes displaying the selected tag contents for each tag item.

Preferably, the method comprises the steps of: when at least one or more additional contents are stored, determining whether there is content satisfying the set condition value among the at least one or more additional contents; The method further includes playing the content together with the content in a predefined order.

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

Preferably, the process further comprises the process of deleting 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.

According to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects, one or more processors; 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 reproduction using tag information included in the content. and a command for reproducing a plurality of contents satisfying the set 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, combines each tag information included in the selected at least one or more contents, and the combined tag information It further includes a command for determining as a setting condition value for the content reproduction.

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

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

Preferably, a plurality of contents satisfying the set condition value are reproduced according to a predefined order in the form of a slideshow.

Preferably, the program extracts tag information from each of the pre-stored contents, displays the tag information for each tag item based on the tag information extracted from the contents, and sets a condition value for the content reproduction for each tag item. The method further includes a command for selecting a corresponding tag content and determining the tag content selected for each tag item as a setting condition value for the content reproduction.

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

Preferably, when at least one or more additional contents are stored, the program determines whether there is a content satisfying the set condition value among the at least one or more additional contents, and sets the content satisfying the set condition value to the plurality of contents Together with, it further includes instructions for playing in a predefined order.

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

The program further includes instructions for deleting content having the play weight equal to or less than 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 set condition, a user can enjoy a photo slideshow without boredom. In addition, the inconvenience of having to manually select the subject of the slideshow can be eliminated.

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

1 (a) to (b) are views 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;
3 (a) to (b) are views constituting face tag information according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a diagram illustrating event tag information according to the 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 for a photo slideshow according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
8(a) to 8(b) are diagrams for determining setting conditions for a photo slideshow according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
9A to 9B are views illustrating addition of a subject of a slideshow after the slideshow is configured according to an embodiment of the present invention;
10 is a flowchart for configuring a photo slideshow of an electronic device according to a 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 an order 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 block 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. And, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the terms described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to intentions or customs of users and operators. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the content throughout this specification.

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

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

Although a photo or image is described as an example as content in the present invention, the present invention is not limited to a photo or image, and the definition of content may be extended to photos, videos, music, games, applications, and the like. For example, the present invention is not limited to a simple photo slideshow, it can automatically update a music playlist according to conditions, and can be utilized for content playback and temporary storage.

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

Referring to FIG. 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 above tag information, and more tag information may be added or deleted according to various implementations.

A tag is a keyword or classification given as metadata for some information. Multiple tags are attached to one piece of information to show the relevance of the information 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 the picture, the location tag 202 is location information of a place where the picture was taken, the weather tag 203 is weather information when the picture is taken, 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 received from another external device (eg, a server or a GPS receiver). For example, the location tag 202 may be a GPS coordinate received from a GPS receiver or an address converted from GPS coordinates (eg, longitude 37.493445 latitude 127,022213 → Seocho 1-dong). Weather is classified into Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Snowy, Windy, and Clear, and the weather tag 203 is one selected by the user from the weather list or Alternatively, it may be determined by being received 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 about 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 the face recognition technique can be directly used as a face tag. According to another implementation, when there is matching face information by comparing the first face image recognized from the photo and the pre-stored second face image, 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 the human face together with the face image, and the face tag may be determined by a combination of the face image and the person name.

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

3 (a) to (b) show an example of configuring a face tag according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

Referring to FIG. 3B , Jane 331 , James 330 , and Chris 332 may be grouped into a family group. Alternatively, A 340 , B 341 , and C 342 may be grouped into a peer group 360 . Instead of using an individual human face as a setting condition, it may be used as a setting condition of family or colleagues.

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 the second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the event tag may be added through an exposed object or scene recognition by recognizing the overall color of the photo. For example, when taking a picture, when the overall color of the photographed picture is green 500 or the object exposed to the picture is recognized as the ball 510, the picture scene is recognized as a soccer field or soccer 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 photo description and a comment when the photo is uploaded.

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

7(a) to 7(d) show examples of determining a setting condition of a photo slideshow according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

7A shows that all photos or specific photos in the memory area are displayed, and when one photo is selected by the user from among the displayed photos, 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 photo is selected by the user from among the displayed photos, tag information included in the selected photo 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 photo 700 and the photo 702 are displayed.

In FIG. 7( c ), when the high accuracy checkbox is selected, tag information (Night) commonly included in the first photo in FIG. 7(a) and the second photo in FIG. 7(b) is displayed. Here, "high accuracy" means representing tag information included in a plurality of photos by an AND condition. On the other hand, when the high accuracy checkbox is not selected, tag information included in a plurality of photos is displayed as an OR condition (refer to FIG. 7(b)).

FIG. 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) as a table. there is.

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 common tag information of the first photo and the second photo is a time/season tag (Night), and in addition, the third photo including the weather tag (Sunny) of the first photo 700 has a face tag (Alice, Bill), a weather tag (Sunny), a location tag (Versailles), and an event tag (Picnic). ), time/season tags (Day) exist, 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).

Meanwhile, although not shown, after images satisfying a setting condition are filtered, images to constitute a slideshow are displayed in the form of thumbnails.

8(a) to 8(b) show an example of determining a setting condition of a photo slideshow according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8(a) , the contents of the corresponding tag items are displayed after being classified for each tag item, and the contents of some tag items are determined as a setting condition value by a user input (eg, a user touch input). For example, there are Alice, Tom, Jane, John, and Chris in the face tag item, Alice and Tom are selected as the setting condition, Church, Paris, Home are 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 photos 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 face tag setting conditions through a user's touch. The contents of the face tag are either extracted from the photos in the memory area or 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 location tag setting conditions. The contents of the location tag are contents extracted from photos in the memory area or 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, Cloudy, Rainy, and Snowy are displayed, and Sunny is selected as the weather tag setting condition. The contents of the weather tag are contents extracted from photos in the memory area or 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 contents extracted from photos in the memory area or predefined contents.

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

9A to 9B illustrate examples of adding a slideshow target 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.

9(b) shows that additional photos satisfying the current set condition values (“Alice” 902, “Tom” 902, and “Picnic” 904) are automatically included in the photo group composing the slideshow. an example is shown.

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 photo may be a picnic photo including only “Alice” 902 and “Tom” 902 or a picnic photo including “Alice” 902 and “Tom” 902 and others.

10 is a flowchart for configuring 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 the entire memory area.

Thereafter, the electronic device classifies the tag information extracted in step 1002 for each 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, the electronic device displays items corresponding to the condition value if necessary in step 1004 . For example, as shown in FIGS. 8(a) to 8(b), the extracted tag information is displayed for each item (eg, a face tag, a location tag, an event tag, a weather tag, and a time/season 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 and Picnic, Project, and Party are displayed in the event tag, and Picnic is selected as the setting condition.

Thereafter, when filtering the photos according to the first condition in step 1008, the electronic device proceeds to step 1010 to determine photos satisfying the first condition, whereas when filtering the photos according to the second condition, the electronic device proceeds to step 1012 Photos satisfying the second condition are determined. The first condition is to filter the set condition values selected for each tag item with an AND condition, and the second condition is to filter the set condition values selected for each tag item with an OR condition. Depending on the implementation, the set 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 satisfying 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 most recent order or randomly.

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

Thereafter, the procedure of the present invention is ended.

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

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

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

* Thereafter, the electronic device extracts and displays tag information corresponding to the at least one selected image in step 1104 (refer to 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 of the tag information included in the at least one selected image is displayed.

Thereafter, when filtering the images under the first condition in step 1108 , the electronic device determines photos satisfying the first condition in step 1110 , while when filtering the photos under the second condition in step 1112 , the electronic device proceeds to step 1112 . Images satisfying the second condition are determined. The first condition is to filter the set condition value for each tag item included in the at least one or more selected images with an AND condition, and the second condition is to use an OR condition for the set condition value for each tag item included in the selected at least one or more images. is to filter. According to implementation, the setting condition value for each tag item included in the at least one or more selected images may be filtered by a combination of AND and OR.

Thereafter, in step 1114 , the electronic device displays photos satisfying 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 most recent order or randomly.

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

Thereafter, the procedure of the present invention is ended.

12 illustrates an example of an order in which objects of a photo slideshow are displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

First, before the additional photos 1202 are created, photos 1 to 9 ( 1204 ) of the pre-stored photos 1200 satisfy the corresponding set condition values, so that the photos 9 in the LCD ON state 1208 are most recent. It is assumed that the added photos 1202 are generated while being played back in the order of →Picture 8 →Picture 7 . At this time, the LCD is switched to the OFF state 1210 and the slide reproduction is stopped. After that, when the LCD OFF state (1210) is transitioned from the LCD ON state (1212), the slideshow is in the most recent order: Photo 21 → Photo 20 → Photo 19 → Photo 18 → Photo 17 → Photo 16 → Photo 9 → Photo 8→ Picture 7 is played back.

According to another implementation, when transitioning from the LCD OFF state 1210 to the LCD ON state 1212 , playback may start subsequent to the picture from which the slideshow was previously stopped. For example, if the slideshow is stopped at photo 7, 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 played

After that, when transitioning from the LCD ON state (1212) to the LCD OFF state (1214), the slideshow playback is stopped in Photo 7, and when transitioning from the LCD OFF state (1214) to the LCD ON state (1216) again, the previous In the slideshow, playback may start from the next paused picture. 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 is played repeatedly in the order.

According to the present invention, the slideshow playback order is not limited to the most recent order, and the slideshow playback order may be determined in various ways. For example, it may be reproduced in alphabetical order or reversed from the most recent order.

Also, in the present invention, an example in which the slideshow is stopped in the LCD OFF state is given, but in another implementation, the slideshow may be continued even in the LCD OFF state.

13 is a diagram illustrating 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 associated with tag information included in the deleted photo is shown when the corresponding photo is deleted while 6 photos are reproduced one by one according to a corresponding setting condition. 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 at 10. Depending on the implementation, each tag item of the photo may have a weight. For example, the reproduction weight of the face tag is 10, the reproduction weight of the location tag is 10, the reproduction weight of the event tag is 10, and the reproduction weight of the time tag is 10. If there is no corresponding tag information in the photo, the reproduction weight of the corresponding tag is 0.

For example, when a slideshow is played, the third photo 1300 slides through an operation (hereinafter, referred to as a flick operation) in which the user selects the third photo 1300 and then pushes the photo in the corresponding direction. When it is deleted from the show play list (1301), the reproduction weight of the photos including at least one tag information (James, Snowy, Yosemite, Travel, Day) of the third photo 1300 is reduced. That is, the reproduction weight of the first picture including Travel 1301 is 9 (=10-1), and the reproduction weight of the fourth picture including Day 1301 is 9 (=10-1), The reproduction weights of the fifth and sixth photos including Yosemite, Travel, and Day 1301 are 7 (=10-3). Thereafter, when the fifth photo 1310 having a reproduction weight of 7 is deleted from the slideshow playlist ( 1302 ), the fifth photo 1310 is deleted through the user selecting the fifth photo 1310 and pushing the photo in the corresponding direction ( 1302 ). The reproduction weight of the photos including at least one tag information (Sunny, Yosemite, Travel, Day) of the photo 1310 is reduced. That is, the reproduction weight of the first picture including Travel 1301 is 8 (=9-1), and the reproduction weight of the fourth picture including Day 1302 is 8 (= 9-1), The reproduction weight of the sixth picture including Sunny, Yosemite, Travel, and Day 1302 is 3 (= 7-4).

As described above, the more similar pictures are deleted based on the reproduction weight of the pictures, the more the other pictures are automatically deleted from the slideshow playlist when there is a picture that matches the set condition value of the deleted picture. That is, if the reproduction weight of the initial picture has a predetermined value and there is a matching condition whenever another picture is deleted, the reproduction weight of the corresponding picture is decreased. automatically deleted

As described above, when only family photos are to be displayed on the background screen, if a family name is checked, only the family photos are reproduced on the background screen in which only family faces are recognized. In addition, even when there is a newly taken family picture, the background screen can be updated and provided with a background screen in a live format in which only the previous picture is reproduced 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, only the singer A name that satisfies the setting condition is searched in the music playlist to configure a new playlist, If the conditions for live update are set, the playlist can be automatically updated if the singer A who satisfies the set conditions is included in the newly saved, input, or acquired content on the server.

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

Referring to FIG. 14 , in operation 1400 , the electronic device deletes the corresponding image from the slide playlist in response to the user's gesture, 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 corresponding image deleted from the slide playlist in step 1402 , and reduces the reproduction weight of the other images found 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, when the deletion is not finished in step 1404, the electronic device proceeds to step 1400, and ends the procedure of the present invention when the deletion is finished.

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

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. , a handheld computer or a device such as a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). It may also be any portable electronic device including a device that combines the functions of two or more of these devices.

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 , 1503 , and an internal memory 1504 . In some cases, the entire controller 1500 is also referred to as a processor. Interface 1501 , application processor 1502 , communications processor 1503 , and 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 the electronic device, and the communication processor 1503 performs processing and control for voice communication and data communication. In addition, in addition to these normal functions, the processors 1502 and 1503 execute a specific software module (instruction set) stored in the expansion memory 1570 or the internal memory 1504 to perform specific functions corresponding to the module. It also performs a function. That is, the processors 1502 and 1503 perform the method for content reproduction and deletion of the present invention in conjunction with the software modules stored in the expansion memory 1570 or the internal memory 1504 .

For example, according to the first embodiment, the application processor 1502 extracts tag information from images stored in a specific memory area or the entire memory area, and classifies the extracted tag information by item (eg, a face). tag, location tag, event tag, weather tag, time/season tag) to create items corresponding to the condition value, display the items corresponding to the condition value when necessary, select the set condition value for each displayed tag item, , when photos are filtered with the first condition, photos that satisfy the first condition are determined, whereas when photos are filtered with the second condition, photos that satisfy the second condition are determined. The first condition is to filter the set condition values selected for each tag item with an AND condition, and the second condition is to filter the set condition values selected for each tag item with an OR condition. Depending on the implementation, the set condition value selected for each tag item may be filtered by a combination of AND and OR.

The application processor 1502 further displays the pictures satisfying the first condition or the second condition one by one in a predefined order, and when a picture is taken (ie, when a picture is newly added/saved), a new picture It is determined whether the first condition or the second condition is satisfied, and whether to add to the photo slideshow is determined according to the corresponding condition.

Meanwhile, according to the second embodiment, the application processor 1502 displays images stored in a specific memory area or the entire memory area, and selects at least one image from the displayed images to determine a setting condition value. selecting, extracting and displaying tag information corresponding to the at least one selected image, and filtering the images according to the first condition, determining the photos satisfying the first condition, while filtering the photos according to the second condition In this case, images satisfying the second condition are determined. The first condition is to filter the set condition value for each tag item included in the at least one or more selected images with an AND condition, and the second condition is to use an OR condition for the set condition value for each tag item included in the selected at least one or more images. is to filter. According to implementation, the setting condition value for each tag item included in the at least one or more selected images may be filtered by a combination of AND and OR.

In addition, the application processor 1502 displays the photos satisfying the first condition or the second condition one by one in a predefined order, and when a new photo is added/stored, the first condition or the second condition is a new photo. It determines whether it is satisfied and whether or not to add it to the photo slideshow based on that condition.

Meanwhile, according to the method for deleting the subject of the photo slideshow, the application processor 1502 deletes the image from the slide playlist in response to the user's gesture, that is, a gesture of selecting the image and then pushing it in the corresponding direction. , search for another image including tag information of the deleted image from the slide playlist, reduce the playback weight of other images found according to the number of matching tag items, and regardless of the user's gesture, the other image 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 connects to the touch screen controller 1565 and the expansion 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 detection 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 combined with the sensor module 1550 through the interface 1501 to perform camera functions 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 includes, but is not limited to, a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) communication method, an Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE) communication method, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) communication method, and a W-CDMA (W) communication method. -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 and/or Bluetooth communication method can do.

The speaker/microphone 1510 may be responsible for input and output of audio streams such as voice recognition, voice replication, digital recording, and telephony functions. That is, the speaker/microphone 1510 converts a voice signal into an electrical signal or converts an electrical signal into a voice 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.

Touchscreen controller 1565 may be coupled to touchscreen 1560 . Gesture screen 560 and touch screen controller 1565 may 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 other Any multi-touch sensing technology, including a proximity sensor arrangement or other elements, may be used to detect contact and movement or interruption thereof.

The touch screen 1560 provides an input/output interface between the electronic device and the user. That is, the touch screen 1560 transmits the 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. Such visual output appears in the form of text, graphic, video, and a combination thereof.

As the touch screen 1560, various displays may be used. For example, but not limited to, 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 the satellite and the GPS receiver is calculated by multiplying the speed of light and the signal arrival time, and the exact location and distance of three satellites are obtained and the position of the electronic device is measured according to the known triangulation principle.

Expansion memory 1570 or internal memory 1504 includes high-speed random access memory and/or non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, one or more optical storage devices, and/or flash memory (eg, NAND, NOR). can do.

The extended memory 1570 or internal memory 1504 stores software. The software components include an operating system software module, a communication software module, a graphics 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 referred to as an instruction set. A module can also be expressed as a program.

Operating system software includes several 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 several software components for providing and displaying graphics on the touch screen 1560 . The term "graphics" is used to include text, a web page, an icon, a digital image, a video, an 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 including a rendering engine, e-mail, instant message, word processing, keyboard emulation, address book, and contact. 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 (instructions) in addition to the modules described above. Alternatively, if necessary, some modules (instructions) 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 content of the present invention.

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

The application module further displays the pictures satisfying the first condition or the second condition one by one in a predefined order, and when a picture is taken (ie, when a picture is newly added/saved), the first picture which is a new picture It is determined whether a condition or a 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 displays images stored in a specific memory area or the entire memory area, and selects at least one image from the displayed images to determine a setting condition value, When tag information corresponding to the selected at least one or more images is extracted and displayed, and when images are filtered according to the first condition, photos satisfying the first condition are determined, whereas when the pictures are filtered according to the second condition, the second condition is used. 2 Determine the images that satisfy the condition. The first condition is to filter the set condition value for each tag item included in the at least one or more selected images with an AND condition, and the second condition is to use an OR condition for the set condition value for each tag item included in the selected at least one or more images. is to filter. According to implementation, the setting condition value for each tag item included in the at least one or more selected images may be filtered by a combination of AND and OR.

In addition, the application module displays pictures satisfying the first condition or the second condition one by one in a predefined order, and when a picture is newly added/stored, it is determined whether the first condition or the second condition, which is a new picture, is satisfied. to decide whether to add it to the photo slideshow based on that condition.

On the other hand, according to the method for deleting the subject of the photo slideshow, the application module deletes the corresponding image from the slide playlist in response to the user's gesture, that is, the gesture of selecting the image and then pushing it in the corresponding direction, Search for other images including the tag information of the deleted image from the playlist, decrease the playback weight of the other images found according to the number of matching tag items, and regardless of the user's gesture, the playback weight of the other photos When is below the threshold, the photos are automatically deleted from the slide playlist.

Methods according to the embodiments described in the claims and/or 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 the computer-readable storage medium are configured for execution 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 embodiments described in the claims and/or specification of the present invention.

Such programs (software modules, software) include random access memory, non-volatile memory including flash memory, read only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM, Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), magnetic disc storage device, Compact Disc ROM (CD-ROM, Compact Disc-ROM), Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs, Digital Versatile Discs), or any other form 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 thereof. In addition, each configuration memory may be included in plurality.

In addition, through a communication network consisting 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) to the electronic device, or a combination thereof, It may be stored on an attachable storage device that can be accessed. Such a storage device may be connected to an electronic device through an external port.

Also, a separate storage device on the communication network may be connected to the portable electronic device.

Meanwhile, although specific embodiments have been described in the detailed description of the present invention, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments and should be defined by the claims described below as well as the claims and equivalents.

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 (20)

In an electronic device,
Memory;
touch screen;
a processor operatively coupled to the touch screen and the memory;
The processor is:
Identifies tag information tagged to a plurality of images stored in the memory, wherein the tag information includes first tag information corresponding to a location at which at least one first image of the plurality of images is obtained, the plurality of images second tag information corresponding to an object recognized from at least one of the second images, and third tag information corresponding to an application used to obtain at least one third image among the plurality of images,
Through the touch screen, a first menu related to the at least one first image tagged with the first tag information, a second menu related to the at least one second image tagged with the second tag information, and the displaying a third menu related to the at least one third image tagged with third tag information in the form of a thumbnail;
obtaining an input for selecting the first menu, the second menu, or the third menu;
Based in part on the input, through the touch screen, at least one first image tagged with the first tag information, at least one second image tagged with the second tag information, or the third tag information Displaying at least one third image tagged with .
The method according to claim 1,
The processor is:
In response to obtaining an input for selecting the first menu, displaying the at least one first image in the form of a slide show through the touch screen,
In response to obtaining an input for selecting the second menu, the at least one second image is displayed in the form of a slide show through the touch screen,
In response to obtaining an input for selecting the third menu, the at least one third image is displayed in the form of a slide show through the touch screen.
The method according to claim 1,
The processor is
and generate the first tag information based at least in part on metadata of the first image.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a satellite communication receiver for obtaining location information corresponding to the location,
The processor is
and generating the first tag information based at least in part on the location information obtained using the satellite communication receiver.
The method according to claim 1,
The processor is
The electronic device is configured to generate second tag information based at least in part on an image analysis result of the object.
The method according to claim 1,
The processor is
generate fourth tag information based at least in part on the received name information relating to the face;
and displaying the fourth tag information related to a corresponding image among the first image and the second image through the touch screen.
The method according to claim 1,
one of the first tag information and the at least one first image is simultaneously displayed as at least a part of the first menu,
one of the second tag information and the at least one second image is simultaneously displayed as at least a part of the second menu, and
and one of the third tag information and the at least one third image is simultaneously displayed as at least a part of the third menu.
The method according to claim 1,
The processor is:
receiving a selection of the first menu and the second menu;
and display, via the touch screen, 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,
The processor is:
receiving a selection of the first menu and the second menu;
and display, via the touch screen, 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,
The processor is:
receive user input to select at least one displayed image;
and displaying tag information corresponding to the selected at least one image through the touch screen.
A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:
identifying tag information tagged on a plurality of images stored in a memory of the electronic device, wherein the tag information includes first tag information corresponding to a location at which at least one first image among the plurality of images is obtained; second tag information corresponding to an object recognized from at least one second image among a plurality of images, and third tag information corresponding to an application used to obtain at least one third image among the plurality of images; included;
Through the touch screen of the electronic device, a first menu related to the at least one first image tagged with the first tag information, and a second menu related to the at least one second image tagged with the second tag information and displaying a third menu related to the at least one third image tagged with the third tag information in the form of a thumbnail;
obtaining an input for selecting the first menu, the second menu, or the third menu; and
Based in part on the input, through the touch screen, at least one first image tagged with the first tag information, at least one second image tagged with the second tag information, or the third tag information and displaying at least one third image tagged with .
12. 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 one third image tagged with the third tag information The action is:
displaying the at least one first image in the form of a slide show through the touch screen in response to obtaining an input for selecting the first menu;
displaying the at least one second image in the form of a slide show through the touch screen in response to obtaining an input for selecting the second menu; and
and in response to obtaining an input for selecting the third menu, displaying the at least one third image in the form of a slide show through the touch screen.
12. The method of claim 11,
and generating the first tag information based at least in part on metadata of the first image.
12. The method of claim 11,
obtaining location information corresponding to the obtained location using a satellite communication receiver; and
and generating the first tag information based at least in part on the location information.
12. The method of claim 11,
and generating second tag information based at least in part on an image analysis result of the object.
12. The method of claim 11,
generating fourth tag information based at least in part on the received name information relating to the face;
and displaying the fourth tag information related to a corresponding image among the first image and the second image through the touch screen.
12. The method of claim 11,
one of the first tag information and the at least one first image is simultaneously displayed as at least a part of the first menu,
one of the second tag information and the at least one second image is simultaneously displayed as at least a part of the second menu, and
and one of the third tag information and the at least one third image is simultaneously displayed as at least a part of the third menu.
12. The method of claim 11,
receiving selections of the first menu and the second menu;
and displaying, via the touch screen, the at least one first image and the at least one second image based at least in part on the selection.
12. The method of claim 11,
receiving selections of the first menu and the second menu;
and displaying, via the touch screen, a portion of the at least one first image and the at least one second image based at least in part on the selection.
12. The method of claim 11,
receiving a user input for selecting at least one displayed image;
and displaying tag information corresponding to the at least one selected image through the touch screen.

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