KR20050114142A - Method and apparatus of editing electronic book for children's story - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for editing an electronic fairy tale book. An electronic storybook editing method includes the steps of: A) selecting an editing icon for editing one side of the electronic storybook while one side of the electronic storybook is displayed; B) one side of the electronic fairy tale book is switched to the page for editing according to the selection; C) when the editing is completed by adding data in the editing page, storing the edited page in a predetermined memory; D) When the execution of the electronic fairy tale book is requested, including the step of executing the edited page, it can be separated from the uniform electronic fairy tale book to reflect the children's original ideas.

Description

Method and device for editing electronic fairy tale book {Method And Apparatus of Editing Electronic Book for Children's Story}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic fairy tale book, and more particularly, to an electronic fairy tale book editing method and apparatus capable of directly editing voice recording, coloring, expression of a character, clothes, and position.

In general, assimilation reading affects emotional development in children of growing age. For this reason, many educational systems record moving pictures on recording media such as tapes or compact discs and provide them to consumers. However, conventionally provided storytelling is limited to voice actors or specific persons, and voice recording is performed.

Therefore, the conventional storytelling device simply uses a method of recording and reproducing a single voice waveform as it is, and thus does not consider various emotional developments of children already uniformized through popular media. That is, the conventional cirrhosis has been presented with a problem in the friendly and emotional part due to the uniform voice.

The present invention was created in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is not only to edit a uniform electronic fairy tale book by children, but also to record a voice with friends, parents, relatives, etc. The present invention proposes a method and apparatus for editing a book.

Electronic editing book editing method according to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object,

A) selecting an editing icon for editing one side of the electronic fairy tale book while one side of the electronic fairy tale book is displayed;

B) converting one side of the electronic fairy tale book into an editing page according to the selection;

C) when the editing is completed by adding data in the editing page, storing the edited page in a predetermined memory; And

D) when the execution of the electronic fairy tale book is requested, comprising the step of executing the edited page.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for editing an electronic fairy tale book, comprising: a-1) selecting a recording item from an edit icon in a state in which an electronic fairy tale book is displayed;

a-2) converting a signal input from the outside into an MPEG signal and storing the converted signal; And

a-3) if the electronic moving picture book is to be displayed again, displaying the electronic moving picture book and outputting the stored MPEG signal.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for editing an electronic fairy tale book, including: b-1) displaying a scenario corresponding to a picture of the electronic fairy tale book while the electronic fairy tale book is displayed;

b-2) providing a sound corresponding to the figure;

b-3) when the recording start button is selected by the user, converting a voice signal input from the outside into an MPEG signal and storing the converted MPEG signal; And

b-4) if the electronic moving picture book is to be displayed again, displaying the electronic moving picture book and outputting the stored MPEG signal.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for editing an electronic fairy tale book, comprising: c-1) selecting a color painting item from an edit icon in a state in which an electronic fairy tale book is displayed;

c-2) converting the color painted on the displayed picture of the electronic fairy tale book into a white color;

c-3) providing a color palette having a plurality of colors at a predetermined position of the displayed screen; And

c-4) if one of the color palettes is selected by a user and a predetermined position of the picture is selected, the selected color is colored in the selected position.

In accordance with a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for editing an electronic fairy tale book according to the fifth aspect of the present invention. Becoming;

d-2) when the partial redraw item is selected, activating a picture of the displayed electronic fairy tale book;

d-3) when selecting one of the activated pictures, providing a picture palette including a plurality of pictures;

d-4) if one item of the picture palette is selected by the user, changing the selected picture;

d-5) displaying a blank sheet and a picture palette when the new drawing item is selected; And

d-6) selecting one of the picture palettes to execute drawing.

In accordance with a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for editing an electronic fairy tale book. The method comprises: T-1) recognizing a selected one of editing icons including recording, coloring, and redrawing items while the electronic fairy tale book is displayed. step;

T-2) displaying a scenario corresponding to the picture of the displayed electronic fairy tale book to perform recording;

T-3) selecting one of a plurality of sounds corresponding to the picture;

T-4) storing the externally input voice when the recording start button is selected by the user;

T-5) in step T-1), when the color painting item is selected from the editing icons, converting the color painted on the picture of the displayed electronic fairy tale book into a white color;

T-6) providing a color palette having a plurality of colors at a predetermined position of the displayed screen;

T-7) when one of the color palettes is selected by a user, and when a predetermined position of the picture is selected, the selected color is colored in the selected position;

T-8) storing the colored picture;

T-9) in the step T-1), when a drawing item is selected from the editing icons, activating a picture of the displayed electronic fairy tale book;

T-10) providing a picture palette including a plurality of pictures when selecting one of the activated pictures;

T-11) when one item of the picture palette is selected by the user, changing the selected picture; And

T-12) includes storing the re-finished picture.

Electronic story book editing apparatus according to a seventh aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object,

A microphone for receiving an acoustic signal input from the outside;

An editing unit which receives an editing signal input from an editing function button and edits the sound and the video according to a predetermined editing program;

A control unit for controlling the editing program, storing the sound signal and the video signal in a memory, controlling transmission and reception of the stored sound signal and the video signal, and executing the program according to a predetermined program; And

And a transceiver configured to transmit and receive the audio signal and the video signal with an output device.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the original idea of the child can be reflected by breaking away from the uniform electronic fairy tale book.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the method for editing an electronic fairy tale book according to the present invention.

1 and 2 illustrate an electronic storybook editing system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the electronic storybook editing system of the present invention includes an electronic storybook editing apparatus 100 and an output device 170 for implementing an electronic storybook editing process or an electronic storybook.

The moving picture editing apparatus 100 may include an audio input unit 110 for inputting a voice and / or a sound, an image input unit 120 for inputting an image photographed by a camera, and editing the input sound, video, and electronic moving picture book. And a memory 131, a controller 133, and a transceiver 139 for storing an editing program for executing, an executable program for executing and controlling an electronic moving picture book.

The sound input unit 110 inputs a voice and / or sound to the electronic storybook editing apparatus 100 using a microphone or the like, and the input voice and / or sound is converted into an MPEG signal by the controller 133. It is stored in the memory 131.

Also, the electronic story book editing apparatus 100 is connected to an image input unit 120 for inputting an image. The image input unit 120 inputs an image using a digital camera, an image camera mounted on a computer, or the like, converts the image into a digital signal, and stores the image in the memory 131 of the electronic storybook editing apparatus 100. The image input unit 120 may be selectively operated, and inputs a parent's image to be displayed at a predetermined position on the screen when the electronic storybook is played, so that the child can see the parent's image.

The electronic storybook editing apparatus 100 includes an editing unit 130 functionally connected to an edit button (not shown). When the user selects an edit button, the electronic storybook editing apparatus 100 edits the electronic storybook by an editing program stored in the memory 131. This is done.

The electronic story book editing apparatus 100 is connected to a television 170 which is an example of an output device. Therefore, the image and / or sound of the electronic moving picture book transmitted to the television 170 through the transceiver 139 are output through the monitor and the speaker of the television 170.

In FIG. 2, a personal computer 190, which is another example of the output device, is connected to the electronic story book editing apparatus 100.

The computer 190 may be connected to the home server 150 through the Internet network 140 to transmit the electronic storybook that has been edited in the electronic storybook editing apparatus 100 to the home server 150.

In addition, the home server 150 periodically updates and stores the editing program and the electronic fairy tale book-related program, and the electronic fairy tale book editing device 100 downloads the updated program through the computer 190.

In the present invention, a personal computer is used as a computer for the input and output of the voice signal. However, the present invention is not limited to the personal computer. If the Internet connection is possible to transmit / receive a signal to / from the home server 150, and the input / output of the voice signal is possible, the personal computer may be used instead.

In an application example, a toy for an electronic fairy tale book may be implemented, and the toy may be connected to a computer by sharing a USB port to share information.

In another application, the electronic pen may be used to directly draw pictures and text on the screen.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for editing an electronic fairy tale book according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The electronic fairy tale book of the present invention is a program that a child can make directly with his parents, siblings or friends. The electronic fairy tale book is executed on a personal computer, and the program is updated from a home server through a wired or wireless Internet (S100, S105, S110, and S115). Also, in another embodiment, the electronic movie book is stored together with an editing program and an execution program in an electronic movie book editing apparatus called X-BOX, and outputs sound and / or video in conjunction with an output device.

Hereinafter, it will be described on the premise that the electronic fairy tale book is executed and edited on a personal computer.

When the program is started after the update of the program is completed or the update is not executed, the electronic fairy tale book is displayed on the screen of the personal computer (S120).

The electronic storybook is displayed as shown in FIG. 4, and when the editing icon is selected at the upper left of the electronic storybook, the editing icon of the electronic storybook is displayed. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the edit icon includes recording items, coloring, and drawing, and items of the edit icon may be added or subtracted as the program is updated.

When the recording item is selected from the edit icon items, the electronic story book prepares to record the sound and voice input from the outside (S125). When the user selects the recording start button, the recording proceeds, and when the user selects the ending button, the recording is completed and the recorded sound and / or the voice are stored in a predetermined memory (S130 and S135).

In another application, the voice and / or sound may be simply stored using the recording start button and the recording stop button without selecting the recording item of the edit icon item.

When a coloring item is selected among the edit icon items, the electronic fairy tale book is provided with a screen on which only the bottom picture is drawn, and a color palette is also provided (S145 and S150).

After the user selects one color from the color palette and selects a picture to be painted, the color is painted (S155). When coloring is completed, the color is stored in a predetermined memory (S160).

When a drawing item is selected among the edit icon items, the e-movie book is provided with a white screen instead of a picture, and a picture palette is also provided (S170 and S175).

After the user selects one picture from the picture palette and selects a location where the selected picture is to be placed, the selected picture is drawn on the white screen (S180). When drawing is completed, the drawing is stored in a predetermined memory (S185).

When the electronic fairy tale book is completed and re-executed, the recorded voice and / or sound together with the changed color and picture are read together (S190 and S196).

In addition, the completed electronic fairy tale book can be uploaded to a home server or a predetermined server using wired or wireless Internet (S192, S194).

4 is a view showing a screen on which one side of an electronic fairy tale book is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 shows a menu for executing recording in an editing method of an electronic fairy tale book, and FIG. Is a flowchart for explaining an electronic storybook editing method.

If you want to update the electronic fairy tale book, connect to the home server via wired or wireless Internet to select the [Sound] of the update item so that the sound is updated (S500, S505, S510, S515).

When the electronic storybook is executed, the screen of the computer is displayed on the electronic storybook (S520). In operation S530, a scenario corresponding to the picture of the displayed electronic fairy tale book may be displayed according to the user's selection.

When selecting the edit icon of the displayed electronic fairy tale book, as shown in Figure 5, the edit icon 410 is displayed. In the edit icon 410 [1. When recording] is selected, a recording menu 430 including voice recording, sound selection, and sound recording items is displayed.

According to a user's selection, if the sound selection item of the recording menu 430 is selected, the sound selection item 450 including (1) natural sound, (2) classic, (3) music, and (4) agitation This is displayed, the user selects the desired sound so that the sound is output (S535).

In addition, in the case of selecting the voice recording of the recording menu 430, the voice input from the outside can be recorded, and the voice recording is immediately performed by selecting the start recording button 350 displayed on the top of the e-book. It may start (S540, S545). At this time, if the sound output is not selected in step S535, the voice recording and sound can be recorded together.

When the voice recording is completed, it is stored in the memory. When the execution button 320 is selected by the user, the electronic story book is displayed and the recorded voice or sound is simultaneously read (S550, S560, S565) (see FIG. 11).

When the electronic recording book is completed, the electronic recording book is uploaded using a wired or wireless Internet (S570, S575).

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a screen for executing coloring in an electronic video book editing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for editing an electronic video book when coloring is selected.

If you want to update the electronic fairy tale book, connect to the home server via wired or wireless Internet and select [Color] among the update items so that the color of the color palette is updated (S700, S705, S710, S715).

When the electronic storybook is executed, the screen of the computer is displayed on the electronic storybook (S720). When the user wants to recolor the color painted on the electronic fairy tale book, the user selects a color painting item of the edit item 300 (see FIG. 5) (S725).

When a color painting item is selected from the edit icons of the displayed electronic fairy tale book, as shown in FIG. 7, the color painted in the picture is converted into a white color (S730).

In addition, the color palette 600 is displayed as shown in FIG. 7 (S735). When the red color 605 is selected from the color palette 600 according to a user's selection, and the fig 630 is selected as the picture to be color converted, the red color 605 is colored in the fig 630. (S740, S745).

As described above, coloring is performed by selecting one of the plurality of colors 610, 615, 620, and 625 displayed on the color palette and selecting one of the figures 640, 650, 660, and 670. When the coloring is completed is stored in the memory (S750).

When the execution button 320 is selected by the user, an electronic picture book colored by the user is displayed (S760 and S765) (see FIG. 11).

When the colored e-books are to be transmitted to the home server, the e-books are uploaded using wired or wireless Internet (S770, S775).

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a screen for executing drawing in an electronic video book editing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a method for editing an electronic video book when selecting a drawing.

If you want to update the electronic fairy tale book, connect to the home server via wired or wireless Internet and select [Picture] among the update items so that the picture in the picture palette is updated (S900, S905, S910, S915).

When the electronic storybook is executed, the screen of the computer is displayed on the electronic storybook (S920). When the user wants to change the background, character, etc. of the electronic fairy tale book, or redraws the picture of the electronic fairy tale book, select the [Drawing] item from the edit icon 410. When the [Draw] item is selected, the [Draw] and [Draw part] items are displayed as the lower items.

If the user selects a [new drawing] item, a blank sheet is displayed instead of the picture of the electronic fairy tale book (S925, S930). In addition, when a list of picture palettes is displayed while the blank paper is displayed, the user selects one of the lists (S935 and S940). The list of the picture palette includes, for example, (1) a character, (2) a background, (3) a prop, and the like, and (1) the character includes male and female children and animals, and the character includes various expressions and actions. do.

When the user selects one of the picture palettes, the selected picture is displayed on the blank paper, and when the picture is completed, the pictures are stored in the memory (S945 and S950).

When [Partial Redraw] is selected by the user, the picture of the displayed electronic picture book is activated (S960 and S965).

For example, when the user selects the non-painting 870, the picture palette 800 corresponding to the non-drawing 870 is displayed as illustrated in FIG. 9 (S970 and S975). The picture palette 800 displays apples 810, melons 820, watermelons 830, oranges 840, bananas 850, and coconuts 860, as shown in the picture palette 800. If one of the pictures is selected, for example, if the apple 810 is selected, the fig 870 is converted into the apple 810 (S945).

As described above, the tent 875, the background 880, the character 885, and the hood 890 of the character may be changed.

When the partial redraw by the user is completed, the electronic picture book redrawn is stored in the memory (S950).

When the execution button 320 is selected by the user, the electronic moving picture book in which the picture is changed by the user is displayed (S980, S985) (see FIG. 11).

When the electronic drawing book is completed, the electronic drawing book is uploaded using a wired or wireless Internet (S990, S995).

As described in detail above, according to the electronic fairy tale book editing method of the present invention, the voice can be directly recorded on the background picture of the fairy tale content with a simple operation and can be modified at any time, and the background picture for coloring is provided. Not only can the picture be partially modified, but it is also possible to create children's books by itself, which can increase the creativity of children.

You can also enhance collaboration and imagination while creating fairy tales with parents, siblings, and friends. What's more, you can save your work with an external camera on your computer, which adds to the fun of making books.

In addition, by uploading the completed electronic fairy tale book to the home server, you can share the electronic fairy tale book made by yourself or your group with several people, and furthermore, the electronic fairy tale book made by several people can be accessed.

Embodiment of the present invention is only one embodiment, of course, many modifications and variations of the components of the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention, of course, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment. .

1 and 2 illustrate an electronic storybook editing system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for editing an electronic fairy tale book according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 illustrates a screen on which one surface of an electronic fairy tale book is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 illustrates a menu for executing recording in an editing method of an electronic movie book according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of editing an electronic fairy tale book when recording is selected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 illustrates a screen for executing coloring in an editing method of an electronic fairy tale book according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for editing an electronic fairy tale book when coloring is selected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 illustrates a screen for executing drawing in a method of editing an electronic fairy tale book according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of editing an electronic fairy tale book when drawing is selected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11 illustrates a screen for executing an electronic fairy tale book according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: electronic storybook editing device

110: sound input unit 120: video input unit

130: editing unit 131: memory

133: control unit 139: transceiver unit

140: Internet 150: Home Server

170: television 190: computer

Claims (24)

A) selecting an editing icon for editing one side of the electronic fairy tale book while one side of the electronic fairy tale book is displayed; B) converting one side of the electronic fairy tale book into an editing page according to the selection; C) when the editing is completed by adding data in the editing page, storing the edited page in a predetermined memory; And D) when the execution of the electronic fairy tale book is requested, comprising the step of executing the edited page is electronic story book editing method comprising the. The method of claim 1, wherein the editing icon includes at least one of recording, coloring, and drawing items. The method of claim 2, wherein when the recording item is selected from the edit icons, the step B) is performed. B-11) displaying a scenario according to a picture of one side of the electronic fairy tale book; B-12) providing a sound according to the figure; And B-13) When the recording start button is selected by the user, the step of storing the externally input voice with the sound, characterized in that the electronic storybook editing method. The method of claim 2, wherein the step B) when the color painting item of the editing icon is selected B-21) changing the color painted on the picture of one side of the electronic fairy tale book to white color; B-22) providing a color palette having a plurality of colors at a predetermined position of the displayed screen; And B-23) A method of editing an electronic fairy tale book, comprising: selecting one of the color palettes by a user, and when the predetermined position of the picture is selected, the selected color is colored at the selected position. The method of claim 2, wherein the step B) when the drawing item is selected from the editing icons B-31) activating the picture of the displayed electronic fairy tale book; B-32) when selecting one of the activated picture, providing a picture palette including a plurality of pictures; And B-33) When an item of the picture palette is selected by the user, the selected picture comprises the step of changing the electronic fairy tale book. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the method is And d) uploading the edited electronic fairy tale book to a predetermined server via wired or wireless Internet. The method of claim 6, wherein at least one of the color palette and the picture palette is updated from the predetermined server. a-1) selecting a recording item from an editing menu while one side of the electronic story book is displayed; a-2) converting a signal input from the outside into an MPEG signal and storing it together with one surface of the electronic story book; And a-3) when the execution of the electronic fairy tale book is requested, the step of outputting a signal stored together with the one surface of the electronic fairy tale book is displayed, characterized in that it comprises a step. The method of claim 8, wherein the signal input from the outside is at least one of an audio signal and an audio signal. The method of claim 8, wherein in the step a-1), the recording item includes a sub-item for performing voice recording and sound recording. The sound recording item comprises a sound recording item and at least one sound list item stored in a predetermined memory. The method of claim 8, wherein And selecting one of the sound list items to perform voice recording while the sound is output. b-1) requesting display of a scenario according to a picture of the electronic story book while one side of the electronic story book is displayed; b-2) requesting output of sound according to the figure; b-3) when the recording start button is selected by the user, converting an audio signal input from the outside into an MPEG signal and storing the audio signal together with one side of the electronic story book; And b-4) when the execution of the electronic fairy tale book is requested, the electronic fairy tale book editing method comprising the step of outputting the voice recording according to one side of the electronic fairy tale book is displayed. The method of claim 8 or 12, wherein the method a-4) uploading the edited electronic fairy tale book to a predetermined server through a wired or wireless Internet. c-1) selecting a color painting item from an edit icon while the electronic story book is displayed; c-2) converting the color painted on the displayed picture of the electronic fairy tale book into a white color; c-3) providing a color palette having a plurality of colors at a predetermined position of the displayed screen; And c-4) when one of the color palettes is selected by a user, and when a predetermined position of the picture is selected, the selected color is colored in the selected position. . The method of claim 14, wherein the color palette is updated from a predetermined server connected by wired or wireless Internet. The method of claim 14 or 15, wherein the method, c-5) further comprising the step of uploading the completed electronic coloring book to the predetermined server via the wired or wireless Internet. d-1) displaying a partial redraw item and a new draw item, which are submenus of a drawing item, among the edit icons while the electronic storybook is displayed; d-2) when the partial redraw item is selected, activating a picture of the displayed electronic fairy tale book; d-3) when selecting one of the activated pictures, providing a picture palette including a plurality of pictures; d-4) if one item of the picture palette is selected by the user, changing the selected picture; d-5) displaying a blank sheet and a picture palette when the new drawing item is selected; And and d-6) selecting one of the picture palettes to execute a picture drawing. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the picture palette is updated from a predetermined server connected by wired or wireless Internet. The method of claim 17 or 18, wherein the method c-5) uploading the electronic drawing book of which the redrawing and editing is completed to a predetermined server through a wired or wireless Internet. T-1) recognizing a selected one of the editing icons including recording, coloring, and redrawing items while the electronic storybook is displayed; T-2) displaying a scenario corresponding to the picture of the displayed electronic fairy tale book to perform recording; T-3) selecting one of a plurality of sounds corresponding to the picture; T-4) storing the externally input voice when the recording start button is selected by the user; T-5) in step T-1), when the color painting item is selected from the editing icons, converting the color painted on the picture of the displayed electronic fairy tale book into a white color; T-6) providing a color palette having a plurality of colors at a predetermined position of the displayed screen; T-7) when one of the color palettes is selected by a user, and when a predetermined position of the picture is selected, the selected color is colored in the selected position; T-8) storing the colored picture; T-9) in the step T-1), when a drawing item is selected from the editing icons, activating a picture of the displayed electronic fairy tale book; T-10) providing a picture palette including a plurality of pictures when selecting one of the activated pictures; T-11) when one item of the picture palette is selected by the user, changing the selected picture; And T-12) The electronic storybook editing method comprising the step of storing the re-finished picture. The method of claim 20, wherein the method is T-12) The color palette and the picture palette further comprises the step of updating from a predetermined server connected by wired or wireless Internet. The method of claim 20 or 21, wherein the method T-12) further comprising the step of uploading the edited electronic fairy tale book to a predetermined server via a wired or wireless Internet. A microphone for receiving an acoustic signal input from the outside; An editing unit which receives an editing signal input from an editing function button and edits the sound and the video according to a predetermined editing program; A control unit for controlling the editing program, storing the sound signal and the video signal in a memory, controlling transmission and reception of the stored sound signal and the video signal, and executing the program according to a predetermined program; And And a transmitter / receiver for transmitting / receiving the audio signal and the video signal with an output device. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the device is Access to a home server through the output device connectable to the internet network, transmit the edited sound signal and video signal to the home server, and receive a predetermined program for updating the electronic storybook editing device. Electronic fairy tale book editing device.