KR20060128207A - Apparatus and method for automatically uploading contents file - Google Patents

Abstract

A device and a method for automatically uploading content files are provided to automatically upload the non-uploaded content files to a server by checking and searching the content files not uploaded to the server among the content files inputted from a user. A recognition module(230) checks and recognizes connection with a content providing device(100). An information processing module(220) requests content file information and an uploaded content file list to the connected content providing device. A content uploading module(210) uploads the non-uploaded content files to a content storing server(300) by comparing the content file information with the uploaded content file list. The content providing device includes a content storing module(110) storing the content files inputted from the user, a database(120) storing the stored content file information and the uploaded content file list, and an information extracting module(130) extracting/transferring the content file information and the uploaded content file list according to a request of the information processing module.

Description

Apparatus and method for automatically uploading contents file}

1 is a diagram illustrating a process of sharing content using a conventional physical media and an Internet server.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a system for automatically uploading a content file according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a table stored in a database of a content providing device in an apparatus for automatically uploading a content file according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a table stored in a database of a content storage server in an apparatus for automatically uploading a content file according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of determining whether to upload a content file and uploading a content file in a method of automatically uploading a content file according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of updating a stored content file upload and a list of uploaded content files in a method of automatically uploading a content file according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

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100: content providing device 200: content management device

210: content upload module 220: information processing module

230: recognition module 240: control module

300: content storage server

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for automatically uploading a content file, and more particularly, to search for a content file not uploaded to a server among digital contents input from a user, and to store the searched content file. An apparatus and a method for automatically uploading a content file to be automatically uploaded to a server.

Conventionally, a method of sharing content is mainly used a method of using physical media (for example, memory cards, CDs, and DVDs) or a method of downloading content to a computer and sharing it through a server.

1 is a diagram illustrating a process of sharing content using a conventional physical media and an Internet server.

FIG. 1A illustrates a process of sharing content using a conventional physical media. As shown in FIG. 1A, after a user takes a moving picture or still picture using the image capturing apparatus 1, a video tape or The content photographed through the removable media 2 such as a DVD is stored (S1).

Next, after the content stored in the removable media 2 is inserted into the display reproduction apparatus 3 (S2), the content is viewed through the predetermined display apparatus 4 (S3).

1B is a diagram illustrating a process of sharing and displaying contents using a conventional Internet server.

As shown, after the user takes a moving picture or a still picture using the image capturing apparatus 11, the user backs up the captured content to the computer 12 (S11). Then, the user uploads the backed up content to the server 13 using the computer 12 (S12).

Next, the user downloads the content uploaded to the server 13 using the computer 12 (S13), modifies the device 14 to display the downloaded content, and then watches the displayed content ( S14).

However, the method of using physical media 2 such as CD or flash memory is limited in distance, and the cost of content sharing is increased by using physical media 2, and a lot of time is required to share content. There is a problem.

In addition, the method using the Internet server 13 needs to perform content backup from the image capturing apparatus 11 such as a camcorder or a digital camera to the computer 12, and the user directly uploads the backed up contents to the Internet server 13. There is a hassle to do. This is very difficult for people who do not use the computer well, and there is a problem in that the content sharing is not smooth.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2003-092512 (Digital Imaging Device with Wireless Communication Card and Image Transmission System and Method Using Them) connects an image taken by digital imaging device to server using server and telephone number and is online. This technology discloses a technology that can be automatically transmitted to the user. However, this enables the digital video recording device to automatically transmit the captured image online to a desired place, thereby enabling the rapid propagation and sharing of the image information, and when the user needs the captured image. The present invention relates to a technology capable of immediately retrieving data, and there is still a problem in that a process (operation) that needs to be connected to the server every time in order to upload a captured image to the server remains.

An object of the present invention is to check and search for a content file not uploaded to a server among digital contents input from a user, and to automatically upload the checked and uploaded content file to a content storage server.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, an apparatus for automatically uploading a content file according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a recognition module for checking and recognizing whether a content providing device is connected, and providing the content when the content providing device is connected. An information processing module for requesting content file information and a list of uploaded content files for the device; and a content upload module for uploading an unuploaded content file to a content storage server by comparing the content file information and the uploaded content file list. Include.

The method for automatically uploading a content file according to another embodiment of the present invention may include determining whether a content providing device is connected and requesting content file information and a list of uploaded content files when the content providing device is connected. And uploading a content file not uploaded to a content storage server by comparing the content file information transmitted according to the request and the uploaded content file list, and whether the upload of the uploaded content file is completed or not. Transmitting to the providing device.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and the drawings.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be embodied in various different forms, and the present embodiments merely make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and are common in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform those skilled in the art of the scope of the invention, which is to be defined only by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

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

2 is a block diagram illustrating a system for automatically uploading a content file according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, a system for automatically uploading a content file includes a content providing device 100, a content management device 200, and a content storage server 300.

The content providing device 100 stores a content file and content file information input from a user, and includes a content storage module 110, a database 120, an information extraction module 130, and a control module 140. do. Here, the content providing device 100 may be understood as an image capturing device such as a camcorder and a digital camera.

In addition, the content management device 200 checks and uploads content files that have not been uploaded, and includes a content upload module 210, an information processing module 220, a recognition module 230, and a control module 240. It is composed. Here, the content management device may be understood as a predetermined communication device (for example, a computer, a notebook, etc.) capable of transmitting and receiving data by wire or wirelessly. In addition, the content management device 200 and the content storage server 300 form a network to communicate.

In addition, the content storage server 300 is to upload and share a predetermined content file, upload file management module 310, database management module 320, content storage module 330, database 240, and control module And 350.

The content storage module 110 stores a content file input from a user. For example, the content file may be understood as a video file, a still picture file, or the like.

The database 120 stores information about predetermined content files and a list of uploaded content files. Here, the content file information may be understood as a file name, file size, file data information, and file hashing key, and the uploaded content file list may include content uploaded to the content storage server 300. This is information about files.

In addition, when a predetermined content file is stored in the content storage module 110, the database 120 stores information of a newly stored content file. In addition, if a predetermined content file is deleted from the content storage module 110, the database 120 deletes information on the corresponding content file. If the deleted content file is a content file stored in the uploaded content file list, the upload is performed. Deletes the corresponding content file information from the list of content files. Therefore, by deleting unnecessary information stored in the database 120, it is possible to reduce the capacity of the database 120, and to operate quickly.

The content file information and the uploaded content file list stored in the database 120 are stored and managed in a predetermined table form as shown in FIG. 3. 3A is a table of content file information, and FIG. 3B is a table for storing a list of uploaded content files.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3A, respective pieces of information (for example, content file name, content file size, and content file data, etc.) are stored for each predetermined content file in the form of a table. As described above, names and content file IDs of the content files uploaded to the content storage server 300 are stored in a separate table form.

The information extraction module 130 extracts and transmits the content file information and the uploaded content file list from the database 120 according to a request of the content management device 200.

If a predetermined content file is input from the user, the control module 140 stores the content file input from the user in the content storage module 110, and the information of the newly stored content file is stored in the content management information table (FIG. (See 3a).

In addition, the control module 140 controls the information extraction module 130 when requesting the content file information and the uploaded content file list from the content management device 200 to upload and upload the content file information according to the request stored in the database 120. Extract and transfer the list of content files.

In addition, the control module 140 transmits an upload completion message from the content storage server 300 and controls the table (see FIG. 3B) in which the list of uploaded content files of the database 120 is stored to be updated.

The recognition module 230 checks and recognizes whether the content providing device 100 and the content management device 200 are connected, and the content providing device 100 is a USB (Universal Serial Bus) or IEEE1394 (Institute of Electrical). and the content management device 200 through a connection interface such as an Electronics Engineers, a memory card slot, and the like.

The information processing module 220 requests the content file information and the uploaded content file list stored in the database 120 when the recognition result content providing apparatus 100 of the recognition module 230 is connected. Here, the content file information may be understood as a file name, file size, file data information, and file hash key, and the uploaded content file list refers to information about content files uploaded to the content storage server 300. .

In addition, when the information processing module 220 receives the upload completion message for the predetermined content file from the content storage server 300, the information processing module 220 transmits the upload completion message to the content providing device 100. Accordingly, the list of uploaded content files stored in the database 120 of the content providing device 100 is updated with a list table of new uploaded content files including the content file name included in the upload completion message.

The content upload module 210 compares the content file information transmitted from the content providing device 100 and the uploaded content file list, checks whether there is a content file that is not uploaded to the content storage server 300, and uploads the checked result. If there is a content file that does not exist, a list of content files that are not uploaded is created, and the content file is uploaded to the content storage server 300 based on the created content file list. Here, information of all content files stored in the content providing apparatus 100 is recorded in the content file information, and only information of the content file uploaded to the content storage server 300 is recorded in the uploaded content file list. Accordingly, the content file not uploaded may be searched by comparing the content file information with the uploaded content file list.

For example, information of A content file, B content file, C content file, D content file, and E content file is present in the content file information, and A content file, B content file, C content in the uploaded content file list. If the file exists, the content file not uploaded may be checked as a D content file and an E content file. Accordingly, the content upload module 210 creates a list of content files that are not uploaded (eg, D content files, and E content files).

The control module 240 controls the recognition module 230 to recognize whether the content providing apparatus 100 is connected, and uploads and uploads content file information through the information processing module 220 when the content providing apparatus 100 is connected. To request a list of generated content files.

In addition, the control module 240 controls the content upload module 210 to compare the transmitted content file information and the uploaded content file list to check whether there is a content file that has not been uploaded, and the content file list created according to the check result. Based on the control, the content file is uploaded to the content storage server 300.

In addition, the control module 240 controls the content providing apparatus 100 to transmit the upload complete message of the content file transmitted from the content storage server 300 through the information processing module 220.

The upload file management module 310 stores the content file uploaded from the content management device 200 in the content storage module 330, and when the upload of the predetermined content file is completed, creates an upload completion message for the corresponding content file. To the content management device 200.

When the database management module 320 stores the content file in the content storage module 330 in the upload file management module 310, the storage name of the content file is used as the ID of the content file so that the content file name is not duplicated. Change it and save it. Here, the database management module 320 uniquely generates an ID of the content file, so that there is no duplicate name among the content files stored as the ID (that is, the changed content file name).

In addition, the database management module 320 stores the original name of the changed content file (that is, the name before the change of the content file) and the content file information in the database 340. Here, the original name of the content file is stored mapped with the name of the changed content file. The original name of the content file is generated by the user. For example, the original name of the content file describes a feature or function of the content file. This is because it has a role of predetermined meta information, and when the content file list uploaded to the database 120 of the content providing apparatus 100 is updated, the original name of the content file is used.

The content storage module 330 stores the content file uploaded from the content management device 200. Here, the content file may be understood as a moving picture file, a still picture file, or the like.

The database 340 stores the original name of the given content file, the changed content file name (ie, ID), and the information of the content file (eg, file size, file data, etc.) transmitted from the database management module 320. do.

The original name of the content file, the changed content file name, and the information of the content file stored in the database 340 are stored and managed in a predetermined table form as shown in FIG. 4. Here, the original name of the content file, the changed content file name, and the information of the content file stored in the database are included together when the upload complete message of the upload file management module 310 is transmitted. Therefore, the content providing apparatus 100 uses the transmitted information when determining whether the same content is updated when the uploaded content file list is updated.

When a predetermined content file is uploaded from the content management device 200, the control module 350 controls the upload file management module 310 to store the corresponding content file in the content storage module 330.

In addition, the control module 350 controls the database management module 320 to generate an ID of the content file, and stores the ID and the original name of the generated content file in the database 340 through the database management module 320. When the upload of the content file is completed, the control unit is configured to transmit the upload completion message to the content management device 200 through the upload file management module 310.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of determining whether to upload a content file and uploading a content file in a method of automatically uploading a content file according to another embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the recognition module 230 of the content management device 200 recognizes that the content providing device 100 is connected to the content management device 200, the information processing module 220 of the content management device 200 may provide content. The device 100 requests the content file information and the uploaded content file list (S100). Here, the content file information may be understood as a file name, file size, file data information, and file hash key, and the uploaded content file list refers to information about content files uploaded to the content storage server 300. .

Accordingly, the information extraction module 130 of the content providing device 100 extracts the content file information and the uploaded content file list from the database 120 to the content management device 200 according to the request of the content management device 200. Transmit (S110).

Next, the content upload module 210 of the content management device 200 compares the content file information transmitted from the content providing device 100 with the uploaded content file list and checks whether there is a content file not uploaded (S120). ). In this case, the information of all the content files stored in the content providing apparatus 100 is recorded in the content file information, and only the information of the content file uploaded to the content storage server 300 is recorded in the uploaded content file list. The file information and the uploaded content file list may be compared to search for an uploaded content file.

Next, the content upload module 210 of the content management device 200 creates a list for the un uploaded content file according to the comparison result (S130), and stores the content file based on the created content file list. Upload to the server 300 (S140).

Therefore, even if the user does not directly upload the content file, the content management apparatus 200 automatically uploads the content file that has not been uploaded to the content storage server 300, so that the user can conveniently share the content file. can do.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of updating an uploaded content file list and storing of uploaded content files in a method of automatically uploading a content file according to another embodiment of the present invention.

First, the content management device 200 transmits (uploads) the content files not uploaded to the content storage server 300 (S200).

Next, the upload file management module 310 of the content storage server 300 stores the uploaded content file in the content storage module 330 (S210). At this time, the database management module 320 changes the storage name of the content file to the ID of the content file so that the content file name is not duplicated and stored. Here, the database management module 320 uniquely generates an ID of the content file, so that there is no duplicate name among the content files stored as the ID (that is, the changed content file name).

Next, the database management module 320 of the content storage server 300 stores the original name of the renamed content file and the information of the content file in the database 340 (S220). Here, the original name of the content file is stored mapped with the name of the changed content file. The original name of the content file is generated directly by the user. For example, the original name of the content file describes a feature or function of the content file. This is because it has a role of predetermined meta information, and when the content file list uploaded to the database 120 of the content providing apparatus 100 is updated, the original name of the content file is used.

Next, when uploading of the corresponding content file is completed, the upload file management module 310 creates an upload completion message (S230), and transmits the created upload completion message to the content management device 200 (S240).

Next, the content management device 200 receiving the upload completion message transmits the upload completion message received to the content providing device 100 (S250), and the content providing device 100 receives the content management device 200 from the content management device 200. Uploaded completion message is stored in the database (120). Accordingly, the uploaded content file list (see FIG. 3B) of the database 120 is updated with the new content file name stored (S260).

Here, the control module 140 analyzes the transmitted upload completion message and determines whether the same content file information exists in the uploaded content file list based on the content source name and the content file ID included in the upload complete message.

For example, if the content file name (that is, the original name) is mismatched in the uploaded content file list after analyzing the upload completion message, and the content file having the ID of the content file exists, the control module 140 may use the same content. Judging by the file. In this case, the uploaded content file list is not updated.

In addition, the control module 140 updates the uploaded content file list by changing the corresponding content file to the original name. Here, creating the content file list uploaded with the original name of the content file is different content for the same content file stored under a different name when comparing the content file information and the uploaded content file list in the content management apparatus 200. This is to prevent misleading files.

On the other hand, if the information of the predetermined content file included in the upload complete message does not match not only the content file name (ie, original name) but also other information (eg, content file data, size, etc.), Perform the upload process again.

Meanwhile, the determination of the same content file can be made through a file hashing key. In this case, the file hashing key is generated by reading a predetermined size data of the front, middle, and rear part of the file in the form of a checksum. The file hashing key can be used to quickly determine whether the content files are identical. have.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. I can understand that. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive.

According to the apparatus and method for automatically uploading the content file of the present invention as described above has one or more of the following effects.

Among the digital contents input from the user, a content file that is not uploaded to the content storage server may be checked and searched, and the uploaded content file may be automatically uploaded to the content storage server.

In addition, since a user does not have to perform a cumbersome process of uploading a content file that is not uploaded after searching a content file stored in the content providing device, the user can conveniently share the content file.

In addition, the conventional content providing apparatus has an advantage that the automatic file upload can be performed without changing the H / W and S / W only if the connection interface is provided.

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A recognition module for checking and recognizing whether a content providing device is connected; An information processing module for requesting content file information and an uploaded content file list from the content providing device when the content providing device is connected; And And a content upload module for comparing the content file information with the uploaded content file list and uploading a content file not uploaded to a content storage server. The method of claim 1, The content providing device, A content storage module for storing a content file input from a user; A database for storing information of the stored content file and a list of uploaded content files; And And an information extraction module for extracting and transmitting the content file information and the uploaded content file list in response to a request of the information processing module. The method of claim 1, And the content file information is a file name, a file size, file data information, or a file hash key. Determining whether the content providing device is connected, and if the content providing device is connected, requesting content file information and a list of uploaded content files; Uploading a content file not uploaded to a content storage server by comparing the content file information transmitted according to the request with the uploaded content file list; And And transmitting whether the uploading of the uploaded content file is completed or not to the content providing device. The method of claim 4, wherein And the content file information is a file name, file size, file data information, or file hash key.

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