KR102520062B1 - Automatic scrolling method and device - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic scrolling method comprising: determining the number of texts included in a first image currently displayed among a plurality of images included in content; determining a first time to display the first image based on the number of texts; and displaying a second image following the first image as the first time elapses.

Description

Automatic scrolling method and device {Automatic scrolling method and device}

The present disclosure relates to an automatic scrolling method and device.

All contents including text (eg, webtoons, web novels, web newspapers, etc.) are provided to be scrolled by a user's input when scrolling (or switching) to the next page or scene is required.

Since this scrolling method is necessarily performed only by a user input applied to a device or the like, when a user uses content in parallel with other activities, a problem arises in that scrolling is not smoothly performed at a point in time when scrolling is necessary.

On the other hand, in the case of users suffering from physical disabilities with limitations in physical activity, they cannot scroll smoothly according to the limitations of physical activity at the time when scrolling is necessary in using desired content, and in extreme cases, content cannot be used. There is also a problem of a gap in information acquisition between the disabled and the non-disabled.

In order to solve these conventional problems, there is a need for a method and technology for automatically scrolling at an appropriate time point when using content by minimizing a user's input.

An object according to an embodiment of the present disclosure for solving these conventional problems is to minimize the user input for scrolling according to the use of the content, the number of texts included in the provided content, the user's reading speed and past scrolling An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a device for displaying a next image of content by utilizing an input or the like.

The objects of the present disclosure are not limited to the objects mentioned above, and other objects not mentioned will be clearly understood from the description below.

As a technical means for achieving the above technical problem, according to a first aspect of the present disclosure, in an automatic scrolling method, determining the number of texts included in a first image currently displayed among a plurality of images included in content step; determining a first time to display the first image based on the number of texts; and displaying a second image following the first image as the first time elapses.

The determining of the first time may include determining a reading speed based on a user input; and determining the first time to be inversely proportional to the reading speed and proportional to the number of texts.

Also, displaying the number of texts in a first area; and displaying a counter in which the number of texts decreases over time in a second area adjacent to the first area, wherein the speed at which the number of the counter decreases over time is dependent on the reading speed. can be determined proportionally.

Also, determining the number of texts included in a first past image that was displayed in the past among the plurality of images; receiving an update input for updating an image displayed from the first past image to a second past image following the first past image; determining a second time the first past image was displayed until the update input is received; and determining the first time based on a comparison result between the number of texts included in the first past image and the second time.

In the determining of the first time, the first time may be determined in proportion to the number of texts and inversely proportional to the size of the text.

In addition, the determining of the first time may include a first number, which is the number of texts in which the size of the text is greater than or equal to the first size, a second number, which is the number of texts in which the size of the text is greater than or equal to a second size and less than the first size, and determining a third number, which is the number of texts in which the size of the text is less than the second size; And the first time is in inverse proportion to the ratio of the first coefficient to the first number, proportional to the ratio of the second coefficient to the second number, and inversely proportional to the ratio of the third coefficient to the third number. and determining, wherein the first magnitude is greater than the second magnitude, the second magnitude is greater than the third magnitude, and the third coefficient is greater than the first coefficient and the second coefficient.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, in an automatic scrolling device, the number of texts included in a first image currently displayed among a plurality of images included in content is determined, and the first image is displayed based on the number of texts. a processor for determining a first time to display ; and a display configured to display a second image following the first image as the first time elapses.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the content may be scrolled by minimizing a user input for the content to be used.

In addition, by displaying a counter in which the number of displayed texts is reduced in proportion to the reading speed of the user, it is possible to easily grasp the speed and progress of content use.

The effects of the present disclosure are not limited to the above effects, and should be understood to include all effects that can be inferred from the configuration of the invention described in the detailed description or claims of the present disclosure.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of an automatic scroll device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
2 is a flowchart illustrating each operation step of an automatic scroll device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is a flowchart illustrating each step of determining a time to display an image according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention can be implemented in many different forms, and therefore is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to be "connected" to another part, this includes not only the case where it is "directly connected" but also the case where it is "indirectly connected" with another member interposed therebetween. . In addition, when a part "includes" a certain component, it means that it may further include other components without excluding other components unless otherwise stated.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of an automatic scroll device 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to the drawing, the automatic scroll device 100 determines the number of texts included in a currently displayed first image among a plurality of images included in content, and displays the first image based on the number of texts. It may include a processor 110 that determines time and a display 120 that displays a second image following the first image as the first time elapses.

In addition, those skilled in the art can understand that other general-purpose components may be further included in the automatic scroll device 100 in addition to the components shown in FIG. 1 . For example, the automatic scroll device 100 may further include a memory (not shown) for storing the user's reading speed. Alternatively, in the case of other embodiments, those skilled in the art may understand that some of the components shown in FIG. 1 may be omitted.

The automatic scroll device 100 according to an embodiment may be used by a user or a worker, and has a touch screen panel such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), or a tablet PC. It can be used through all types of handheld-based wireless communication devices that have been developed, and in addition, there is a base for installing and running applications, such as desktop PCs, tablet PCs, laptop PCs, and IPTV including set-top boxes. It can also be used through a prepared device.

Also, the automatic scroll device 100 according to an embodiment may be connected to one or more user terminals through a network. Here, the network may be configured through various communication networks such as wired and wireless, for example, a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), and a wide area network (WAN). Network) and other commonly used communication networks.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the above-described automatic scroll device 100 will be described in more detail with reference to the following drawings.

2 is a flowchart illustrating each operation step of the automatic scroll device 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

In step S210, the automatic scroll device 100 according to an embodiment may determine the number of texts included in the currently displayed first image among a plurality of images included in the content.

For example, the plurality of images and the first image included in the content may be displayed through the automatic scrolling device 100, and may be an image including text representing the content of the displayed content (eg, webtoon, etc.) . The first image may be an image currently displayed.

In step S220, the auto scroll device 100 according to an embodiment may determine a first time to display the first image based on the number of texts, and in step S230, the auto scroll device 100 determines that the first time has elapsed. Accordingly, a second image following the first image may be displayed.

Specifically, the automatic scroll device 100 may determine a reading speed based on a user input, and may determine a first time in inverse proportion to the determined reading speed and in proportion to the number of texts.

For example, the number of texts (eg, lines) included in webtoons, which are cartoon contents provided on the web, may vary depending on circumstances. Text may be included in the speech bubbles of characters appearing in the webtoon, and the number of such texts may be different for each speech bubble. As the number of texts included in the speech bubble increases, the user needs sufficient time to read the text, so the first time may be determined in proportion to the number of texts.

Also, the automatic scroll device 100 may determine a reading speed based on a user input (eg, a scroll input) for a plurality of images. As another example, the user's reading speed may be obtained based on a time required to scroll an image including a specific number of texts per hour based on a user's input and the number of texts included in the provided image. Since it can be predicted that the faster the reading speed of the user is, the faster the text included in the provided image is read, the first time, which is the time for displaying the first image, may be determined in inverse proportion to the reading speed.

The automatic scroll device 100 according to an embodiment may display the number of texts in a first area and display a counter in which the number of texts decreases over time in a second area adjacent to the first area. there is. The speed at which the number of these counters decreases over time may be determined to be proportional to the aforementioned reading speed. Accordingly, the user and the automatic scroll device 100 can easily grasp the user's content use speed and content progress.

The automatic scroll device 100 according to an embodiment may store and manage a plurality of images displayed in the past, and determine the number of texts included in a first past image among the plurality of images.

Also, the automatic scroll device 100 may receive an update input for updating an image displayed from a first past image to a second past image that follows the first past image, that is, is provided after the first past image. Accordingly, the update input may be a user input for updating (or converting) a displayed image to a second past image following the first past image displayed in the past.

Also, the automatic scroll device 100 may determine a second time when the first past image was displayed until an update input is received, based on a comparison result between the number of texts included in the first past image and the second time. to determine the first time. That is, the first time can be determined based on the past scrolling speed determined according to the past user's scrolling time and the number of texts included in the past image. Accordingly, it is possible to display the next image for scrolling through the user's unique reading speed, thereby providing an automatic scrolling function more suitable for the user.

In another embodiment, the automatic scroll device 100 may determine the first time in proportion to the number of texts and in inverse proportion to the size of the texts.

For example, when the size of text included in a displayed image is smaller than the average text size, since the importance of the content is relatively low, it is necessary to quickly skip the scene including the text. In addition, when the number of texts is large, since there is a lot of information to be read by the user, the first time, which is the time to display the image including the corresponding text, may be determined to be large.

According to this embodiment, the automatic scrolling device 100 includes a first number, which is the number of texts whose text size is greater than or equal to the first size, a second number, which is the number of texts whose text size is greater than or equal to the second size and less than the first size, and A third number, which is the number of texts whose text size is smaller than the second size, may be determined. For example, the first size may be larger than the second size. That is, text larger than the first size may be large text, text larger than the second size and smaller than the first size may be medium-sized text, and text smaller than the second size may be small-sized text. there is.

In addition, the first time may be determined to be in inverse proportion to the ratio of the first coefficient to the first number, proportional to the ratio of the second coefficient to the second number, and inversely proportional to the ratio of the third coefficient to the third number. . Here, the third coefficient may be greater than the first coefficient and the second coefficient.

For example, the first coefficient is a value representing a ratio to the first number, which is the number of large texts of a first size or larger, and since the user's reading speed may increase as the number of large texts increases, the first time is a small value in inverse proportion to this. can be determined by Conversely, the second coefficient is a value representing a ratio to the second number, which is the number of relatively medium-sized texts of a second size or more and less than the first size. 1 hour may be determined as a large value in proportion thereto. In addition, the third coefficient is a value representing the ratio to the third number, which is the number of texts of a relatively small size smaller than the second size, and when there are many small texts, it can be understood that the importance of the content is low. The time may be determined as a small value in inverse proportion to this. That is, the third coefficient may be the largest because a general user tends to move relatively small-sized text relatively quickly compared to relatively large or medium-sized text.

According to another embodiment, the automatic scroll device 100 may determine the first time by assigning high weights to the second coefficient, the third coefficient, and the first coefficient in order.

For example, since relatively medium-sized text may be content with a rather high level of importance in terms of content, it may be desirable to determine the first time for displaying an image with the highest priority, so that the highest weight is given to the second coefficient. may be given, and a relatively small size of text may include content that is slightly less important in terms of content, so it may be important to quickly turn over, but middle text that may include content that is slightly more important In that the third coefficient has a slightly lower importance than the second coefficient for the size of the text, the third coefficient can be given a second higher weight, and the relatively large text is a relatively small number on the image. Since it does not have a significant effect on reading speed, it can be given a high weight in the third place.

As described above, the auto-scroll device 100 may provide a more accurate and highly reliable auto-scroll function to the user by determining the first time to display the next image based on the weights differently assigned.

According to another embodiment, the automatic scroll device 100 may obtain sensing data that is a result of sensing the user's gaze through a sensor unit (not shown), and the time the sensed user's gaze stays at the bottom of the display. , the time when a pop-up message is displayed, the time when device settings such as the brightness of the display 120 are changed according to user input, and the order of time when other applications are activated when other applications are simultaneously executed (eg, multi-window function, etc.) It is possible to determine the first time based on the weight given high to .

For example, when the user's gaze stays at the bottom of the display 120 according to the sensing data, the time to read the text included in the provided image may be faster than the preset value, so based on the time the user stays at the bottom Since it is important to determine (or update) the first time as small, the highest weight can be given to the time when the user's gaze stays at the bottom of the display 120, and a pop-up message on the device (eg, text message, etc.) is displayed, since the user can stop reading the text and read the pop-up message, it may be important to determine the first time based on the time the pop-up message is displayed, so that the second highest weight is given to the time the pop-up message is displayed. can be granted In addition, a more accurate auto-scroll function can be provided by determining the first time according to the time at which device settings such as brightness of the device are changed according to user input while reading text, but device settings are changed while reading text. Since the frequency of doing this is rather low, the time when the device settings are changed according to user input can be given a high weight in the third place, and when other applications are running simultaneously (eg, multi-window function, etc.), the other applications can receive user input Depending on the activation time, the time not reading the text included in the content may increase, but since the frequency of using the multi-window function at the same time while using the content is rather low, it has a high weight of 4th when other applications are running at the same time. can be granted.

As described above, the automatic scroll device 100 determines (or updates) the first time, which is the time for displaying the next image, based on a situation in which the user does not read or cannot read the text, thereby providing a more accurate automatic scroll function. be able to provide

Thereafter, the automatic scroll device 100 displays a second image following the first image as the first time determined as described above elapses, thereby providing a more accurate automatic scroll function suitable for the user's reading speed and situation. be able to

3 is a flowchart illustrating each step of determining a time to display an image according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

In step S310, the automatic scroll device 100 according to an embodiment may determine the number of texts included in a first past image displayed in the past among a plurality of images. The auto-scroll device 100 may store and manage the number of texts included in past images and past images that were displayed in the past, and may call them in some cases.

In step S320, the automatic scroll device 100 according to an embodiment may receive an update input for updating a displayed image from a first past image to a second past image following the first past image.

Such an update input may be a user input for updating (or converting) a displayed image to a second past image following the first past image displayed in the past.

In step S330, the auto scroll device 100 according to an embodiment may determine a second time when the first past image was displayed until an update input is received, and in step S340, the auto scroll device 100 determines the first past image. The first time may be determined based on a comparison result between the number of texts included in and the second time. That is, the first time can be determined based on the past scrolling speed determined according to the past user's scrolling time and the number of texts included in the past image. Accordingly, since the next image can be displayed using the user's unique reading speed, a highly reliable automatic scrolling function based on the user's past reading speed can be provided.

On the other hand, the above-described method can be written as a program that can be executed on a computer, and can be implemented in a general-purpose digital computer that operates the program using a computer-readable recording medium. In addition, the structure of data used in the above-described method can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium through various means. The computer-readable recording medium includes storage media such as magnetic storage media (eg, ROM, RAM, USB, floppy disk, hard disk, etc.) and optical reading media (eg, CD-ROM, DVD, etc.) do.

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

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the detailed description above, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalent concepts should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

100: automatic scroll device
110: processor
120: display

Claims (7)

In the automatic scrolling method,
determining the number of texts included in a first image currently displayed among a plurality of images included in content;
determining a first time to display the first image based on the number of texts; and
Displaying a second image following the first image as the first time elapses;
The step of determining the first time is
A first number that is the number of texts whose text size is equal to or greater than the first size, a second number that is the number of texts whose text size is greater than or equal to the second size and less than the first size, and text whose size is less than the second size Determining a third number that is the number of ; and
The first time is determined in inverse proportion to the ratio of the first coefficient to the first number, proportional to the ratio of the second coefficient to the second number, and inversely proportional to the ratio of the third coefficient to the third number. Including;
wherein the first magnitude is greater than the second magnitude and the third coefficient is greater than the first coefficient and the second coefficient.
According to claim 1,
The step of determining the first time is
determining a reading speed based on user input; and
and determining the first time to be inversely proportional to the reading speed and proportional to the number of texts.
According to claim 2,
displaying the number of texts in a first area;
Displaying a counter in which the number of texts decreases over time in a second area adjacent to the first area;
A rate at which the number of counters decreases over time is determined to be proportional to the read rate.
According to claim 1,
The step of determining the first time is
determining the number of texts included in a first past image displayed in the past among the plurality of images;
receiving an update input for updating an image displayed from the first past image to a second past image following the first past image;
determining a second time the first past image was displayed until the update input is received; and
and determining the first time based on a comparison result between the number of texts included in the first past image and the second time.
According to claim 1,
The step of determining the first time is
The first time is determined in proportion to the number of texts and inversely proportional to the size of the text.
delete In the automatic scrolling device,
a processor that determines the number of texts included in a first image currently displayed among a plurality of images included in content, and determines a first time to display the first image based on the number of texts; and
A display for displaying a second image following the first image as the first time elapses;
The processor
A first number that is the number of texts whose text size is equal to or greater than the first size, a second number that is the number of texts whose text size is greater than or equal to the second size and less than the first size, and text whose size is less than the second size Determine the third number, which is the number of
The first time is determined in inverse proportion to the ratio of the first coefficient to the first number, proportional to the ratio of the second coefficient to the second number, and inversely proportional to the ratio of the third coefficient to the third number. do,
wherein the first magnitude is greater than the second magnitude and the third coefficient is greater than the first coefficient and the second coefficient.

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