KR20130084350A - Multimedia device for uploading contents to server and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

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KR20130084350A
KR20130084350A KR1020120005046A KR20120005046A KR20130084350A KR 20130084350 A KR20130084350 A KR 20130084350A KR 1020120005046 A KR1020120005046 A KR 1020120005046A KR 20120005046 A KR20120005046 A KR 20120005046A KR 20130084350 A KR20130084350 A KR 20130084350A
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PURPOSE: A multimedia device uploading content to a server and a control method thereof are provided to upload content to a plurality of servers at the same time without an application. CONSTITUTION: When content is uploaded through an external device interface, a data processing unit (350) processes the content into a data format of an uploading server. When update information is received through the external device interface, the data processing unit processes the update information into a data format of a multimedia device. A controller (360) confirms the update of the content uploaded to one or more servers on a predetermined time cycle. The controller controls the multimedia device. [Reference numerals] (310) Broadcasting receiver; (320) Network interface; (330) External device interface; (340) Memory; (350) Data processing unit; (360) Controller; (370) User interface; (380) Display unit; (390) Audio output unit; (391) Power supply unit; (400) Remote controller

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Multimedia device to upload content to server and its control method {MULTIMEDIA DEVICE FOR UPLOADING CONTENTS TO SERVER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a multimedia device for uploading content to a server and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a multimedia device for directly uploading content to a plurality of servers without an application and a control method thereof. The multimedia device corresponds to, for example, a network TV, a smart TV, a hybrid broadcast broadband television (HBBTV), an internet TV, a web TV, an internet protocol television (IPTV), a smartphone, a tablet PC, and the like.

Recently, the use rate of social networking service (SNS) is increasing through Twitter, Facebook, etc. The proliferation of multimedia devices such as smart phones and tablet PCs, and the convenient mobility of multimedia devices due to the development of wireless network technologies have become important causes.

On the other hand, with the development of information and communication technology, the transmission and reception of contents is frequent, and the usage forms thereof are also diversified. In particular, the use of multimedia content such as photos, music, movies, games, videos, etc. has been further activated according to the rapid increase in the use of the above-mentioned SNS service.

A user may upload content stored in a multimedia device such as a TV, a mobile phone, or a tablet PC to an SNS server. In addition, other users using SNS can view the uploaded content and share the content among the users in the form of comments.

1 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment using an SNS service in a conventional multimedia device. As shown in FIG. 1, in order to use the SNS service, contents may be uploaded through the applications 110 and 120 installed in the multimedia device, and updated contents may be checked.

However, if a user wants to upload a specific application to both Twitter and Facebook, for example, there is an inconvenience of uploading content using the respective application. That is, the content must be uploaded through the Facebook application 110 to access the Facebook server, and the content must be uploaded through the Twitter application 120 to access the Twitter server. In addition, there is a hassle to check through each application even when you want to check the update information for the uploaded content.

One embodiment of the present invention is to provide a multimedia device and a control method thereof that can upload content to a plurality of servers at once without an application.

In addition, another embodiment of the present invention is to define a data transmission protocol between the multimedia device and the server in the process of uploading content.

Another embodiment of the present invention is to provide a multimedia device and a control method thereof capable of checking update information of content uploaded to a plurality of servers without using an application.

A control method of a multimedia device for uploading content to a server according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving an upload request signal for content through a user interface, processing a data format to upload the content; Uploading the content in which the data format is activated to at least one server, checking whether the uploaded content is updated to the at least one server, and if the updated content is present, the updated content. Receiving update information from a server that stores the data, processing the received update information into a data format of the multimedia device, generating graphic data, storing the generated graphic data, and the user interface. Through the above content When receiving a selection signal, displaying the graphic data.

The multimedia device for uploading content to a server according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a memory for storing at least one of content, a data format of the multimedia device, and at least one server-specific data format; A user interface for receiving an upload request signal for content, and an external device for uploading the content to the at least one server according to the upload request signal, and receiving update information for the uploaded content from the at least one server. When uploading content through an interface and the external device interface, the content is processed into a data format of a server uploading the content, and when the update information is received through the external device interface, the update information is transmitted to the multimedia device. Data processing in a data format, a confirmation study group and whether or not the above content uploaded to at least one server, wherein the updates in units of time set by a controller for controlling the multimedia devices.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, content can be uploaded to a plurality of servers at once without passing through an application, thereby saving time and reducing memory waste.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a data transmission protocol between the multimedia device and the server may be defined in the process of uploading content.

Further, according to another embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to check the update information of the content uploaded to the plurality of servers through the application, thereby increasing user convenience.

More specific effects of the invention will be described later in detail in the table of contents.

1 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment using an SNS service in a conventional multimedia device.
2 is a diagram illustrating an overall system configuration including a multimedia device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a functional block diagram of a multimedia device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of receiving an upload request signal in a multimedia device according to the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating another embodiment of receiving an upload request signal in a multimedia device according to the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a memory of a multimedia device according to the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of providing update information about uploaded content in a multimedia device according to the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating another embodiment of providing update information about uploaded content in a multimedia device according to the present invention.
9 is a view showing another embodiment for providing update information on uploaded content in a multimedia device according to the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a view illustrating an appearance of a remote controller controlling a multimedia device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration module of the remote controller shown in FIG. 10.
12 is a flowchart of a method of controlling a multimedia device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a flowchart illustrating a data transmission protocol between a multimedia device and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

The suffix "module" and " part "for components used in the following description are given merely for ease of description, and the" module "and" part "

On the other hand, the multimedia device described herein is a smart phone, tablet PC, desktop computer, laptop, smart TV, IPTV that can use the multimedia content as a device that can install and delete applications and access the server via a wired or wireless network And so on.

However, in the following detailed description of the present invention, an intelligent network TV that adds a computer function to a broadcast reception function, for example, will be described as an embodiment.

Accordingly, the multimedia device described herein is an intelligent network TV that adds a computer support function to a broadcast reception function, and is faithful to the broadcast reception function and has an Internet function added thereto. It can have a more convenient interface than the. In addition, it is connected to the Internet and a computer by supporting wired or wireless Internet functions, and can perform functions such as e-mail, web browsing, banking, or gaming. A standardized general-purpose OS can be used for these various functions.

Accordingly, the multimedia device described in the present invention can perform various user-friendly functions because various applications can be freely added or deleted on a general-purpose OS kernel, for example.

Moreover, although an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and the contents described in the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited or limited by the embodiments.

As used herein, terms used in the present invention are selected from general terms that are widely used in the present invention while taking into account the functions of the present invention, but these may vary depending on the intention or custom of a person skilled in the art or the emergence of new technologies. In addition, in certain cases, there may be a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, it is intended that the terminology used herein should be interpreted based on the meaning of the term rather than on the name of the term, and on the entire contents of the specification.

2 is a diagram illustrating an overall system configuration including a multimedia device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the entire system including the multimedia device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes n servers 200a, 200b, and 200c capable of communicating with the multimedia device 100 and the multimedia device 100 in a wired or wireless manner. It may include.

The server may be a computer that provides a service to a client through a network. The server may be a server for providing SNS, a data server for cloud computing technology, and is not limited to a server that performs a specific function.

3 is a functional block diagram of a multimedia device according to an embodiment of the present invention. However, FIG. 3 is an embodiment for describing the present invention, and some component modules may be deleted or new component modules may be added according to the needs of those skilled in the art.

As shown in FIG. 3, the multimedia device 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a broadcast receiver 310, a network interface 320, an external device interface 330, a memory 340, and a data processing unit ( 350, a controller 360, a user interface 370, a display unit 380, an audio output unit 390, and a power supply unit 391.

The broadcast receiver 310 may include a tuner (not shown), a demodulator (not shown), and a network interface 320. Of course, if necessary, it is possible to design the tuner and the demodulator while not including the network interface 320, and conversely, the network interface 320 may be designed without the tuner and the demodulator.

The tuner selects an RF broadcast signal corresponding to a channel selected by a user or all pre-stored channels among RF (Radio Frequency) broadcast signals received through an antenna. The demodulator receives the digital IF signal DIF converted by the tuner and performs a demodulation operation.

The stream signal output from the demodulator may be input to the controller 360. The controller 360 performs demultiplexing, image / audio signal processing, and the like, and then outputs an image to the display unit 380 and outputs audio to the audio output unit 390.

The external device interface 330 may access an external device and a network device. To this end, the external device interface 330 may include an A / V input / output unit (not shown) or a wireless communication unit (not shown).

The external device interface 330 may be connected to an external device such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), a BD (Blu-ray Disc) player, a game device, a camera, a camcorder, a computer (laptop), or the like by wire or wireless. . In addition, the external device interface 330 may receive an application or a list of applications in the adjacent external device and transmit the received application to the controller 360 or the memory 340.

The network interface 320 may include, for example, an Ethernet terminal for connection with a wired network. In addition, for connection with a wireless network, wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) communication standards, etc. Can be used. In addition, the network interface 320 may select and receive a desired application from among applications that are open to the public through the network.

The memory 340 may be implemented by an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) or the like. The memory 340 may store a program for processing and controlling each signal in the controller 360, or may store a processed image, audio, or data signal. It may be.

In addition, the memory 340 may perform a function for temporarily storing an image, audio, or data signal input from the external device interface 330 or the network interface 320. In addition, the memory 340 may store an application or a list of applications input from the external device interface 330 or the network interface 320.

The user interface 370 transmits a signal input by the user to the controller 360 or transmits a signal from the controller 360 to the user. For example, the user interface 370 may be powered on / off from a remote controller 400 according to various communication schemes such as a radio frequency (RF) communication scheme and an infrared (IR) communication scheme. Input signals such as selection and screen setting may be received and processed, or may be processed to transmit a control signal from the controller 360 to the remote controller 400.

The display unit 380 converts an image signal, a data signal, an OSD signal processed by the controller 360, or an image signal, data signal, etc. received from the external device interface 330 into R, G, and B signals, respectively, to drive signals. Create The display unit 380 may be a PDP, an LCD, an OLED, a flexible display, a 3D display, or the like.

The audio output unit 390 receives a signal processed by the controller 360, for example, a stereo signal, a 3.1 channel signal, or a 5.1 channel signal, and outputs a voice signal. The audio output unit 390 may be implemented with various types of speakers.

The power supply unit 391 supplies corresponding power throughout the multimedia device 300. For example, power is supplied to the controller 360, which may be implemented in the form of a system on chip (SOC), a display unit 380 for displaying an image, and an audio output unit 390 for audio output. Can be supplied.

The remote controller 400 sends a user input to the user interface 370. To this end, the remote controller 400 may use Bluetooth, RF (Radio Frequency) communication, Infrared (IR) communication, UWB (Ultra Wideband), ZigBee (ZigBee). In particular, the remote controller 400 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.

In particular, the multimedia device 300 for uploading content to a server will be described.

The user interface 370 receives an upload request signal for content stored in the multimedia device 300. The upload request signal is a signal for transmitting and storing to another server connected to the multimedia device 300 and may be received from a user who wants to upload content through a means such as a remote controller 400.

4 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of receiving an upload request signal in a multimedia device according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, an embodiment of receiving an upload request signal will be described.

When the list of contents stored in the multimedia device is displayed, the user selects specific contents to upload by using the pointer 401 corresponding to the remote controller 400. When selected, the user interface 370 detects the selection signal and informs the controller 360 that the selection signal has been received.

The controller 360 checks the upload information of the content corresponding to the selection signal and controls the display unit 380 to generate and display graphic data for receiving the upload request signal if there is no uploaded history.

Accordingly, the display 380 displays an OSD or pop-up window 420 for receiving an upload request signal. However, in order to reflect the intention of the user, the delete menu 423 and the play menu 425 may be provided in addition to the upload menu 421. Here, an upload request signal is generated when the user selects the upload menu 421.

On the other hand, when receiving the selection signal for the content, the controller 360 controls to change the contents of the displayed OSD or pop-up window according to whether or not there is an uploaded history for each content. First, a case in which there is no uploaded history is described above. A case in which there is an uploaded history will be described later with reference to FIG. 8.

Accordingly, the memory 340 may store content and at the same time upload information about the content. The upload information may include at least one of information indicating whether the uploaded information, uploaded user information, uploaded server information, and user account information about the uploaded server.

As such, when the multimedia device according to the present invention receives the upload request signal, the multimedia device may simultaneously upload the contents to at least one server previously stored in the memory 340. Therefore, when there are a plurality of pre-stored servers, content can be uploaded to a plurality of servers at once without passing through each application. That is, the user has the advantage of uploading content to a plurality of servers through only one upload request signal.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating another embodiment for receiving an upload request signal in a multimedia device according to the present invention. In the case where the upload menu 421 is selected in FIG. 4, a detailed menu is selected. However, unlike FIG. 4, the configuration in which the content list is displayed in the multimedia device is illustrated as another embodiment.

There may be several users using the multimedia device, especially when the multimedia device is a TV. As such, when there are a plurality of users of the multimedia device, the user environment is distinguished through a login process for each user. Therefore, if there are multiple users, the user account for accessing the server will be different for each user. Therefore, the content must be uploaded to the server using a different user account.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the user selects the upload menu 510 through the pointer 401 corresponding to the remote controller 400, who is currently uploading through the user account confirmation menu 511. You can do it clearly. The user confirmation menu 511 may be user information of a multimedia device or account information of at least one server to be uploaded.

In addition, when the multimedia device according to an embodiment of the present invention receives the upload request signal, the multimedia device may upload the content to at least one server previously stored in the memory 340 at once. However, some users may want to upload content only to a specific server. As shown in FIG. 5, the content may be uploaded only to a specific server through the server selection menu 513.

However, such items may be set in the setting menu 515 in case only one user continues to use or frequently uploads content only to a specific server.

6 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a memory of a multimedia device according to the present invention. As described above, there may be a plurality of users of the multimedia device, a server to upload content for each user may be different, and user account information for the server may be different. Accordingly, information about the same may be stored in the memory 600. The memory 600 may include at least one of a user 610 of the multimedia device, a server list 620 accessible to the user, and user account information 630 for accessing the server. The user account information 630 includes a user ID and password.

Although not shown in FIG. 6, the memory 600 may store a server-specific data format for uploading content. The data format used by the multimedia device and the data format used by the server may be different. Therefore, when uploading the content, it is necessary to convert the data format into a form usable on the server. Accordingly, the memory 600 may store the data format of the multimedia device and the data format of each server.

Therefore, when the external device interface 330 uploads the content to at least one server according to the upload request signal, the data processing unit 350 refers to the memory 600 to upload data of the server to upload the content to upload. Process to fit the format.

In this case, the data format may be in the form of XML (Extensible Markup Language). XML provides a format that can be read on any platform, so you don't have to be tied to the specific environment associated with a particular company's product.

On the other hand, after uploading the content from the external device interface 330, the controller 360 checks whether the content is updated to at least one server that uploaded the content in a predetermined time unit to control the multimedia device.

The controller 360 queries whether at least one server uploaded the content has been updated at predetermined time units. It can be called polling. It sends a message to each server at predetermined time unit to inquire whether there is data to transmit.

Each server responds to the query when the content is updated in an asynchronous manner, and the controller 360 requests update information from the responding server. The update information may be received by the external device interface 330.

The update information may include at least one of identification information of a server transmitting the update information, user account information uploading the content to the server, comments of other users on the uploaded content, and recommendation information on the uploaded content. Can be. Accordingly, when received by the external device interface 330, it may be known which content is uploaded by which user.

The updated content may include a case where other users comment or recommend the content shared through the server (for example, a 'Like' menu on Facebook) or share tag information. Since the user often wants to know such update information, the user may be informed that the update has been updated in real time, or may be notified that the update information has been updated at a specific time.

7 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of providing update information about uploaded content in a multimedia device according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, for the content that has received the update information among the uploaded content, the border of the icon corresponding to the content is displayed in bold (710), the file name is specified in particular (720), or the icon is additionally displayed. In operation 730, it may be notified that the update information has been received. Therefore, since the user can know the updated content, the user can select and view the information he wants to see, and there is an advantage that the user can be notified in real time of the update information.

8 is a diagram illustrating another embodiment of providing update information about uploaded content in a multimedia device according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, the user selects specific content through the pointer 401 corresponding to the remote controller 400. At this time, the controller 360 determines whether or not there is a history uploaded for the content in response to the selection signal for the content. As described above, the controller 360 controls to change the contents of the displayed OSD or pop-up window according to the existence of the history. If the history exists, the controller 360 displays the update contents notification menu 810 as shown in FIG. To help.

Compared with FIG. 7, instead of notifying the user of the update information in real time, when the user selects a specific content, the update information notification menu is displayed if there is update information, and if there is no update information and the upload has not been uploaded, Display the menu. As such, there is an advantage of increasing user convenience by providing an appropriate OSD or pop-up window according to the history information of the content.

However, when it is necessary to notify the update information in real time, the controller 360 controls to generate a notification message when receiving the update information from the external device interface 330. The notification message may be a notification message for outputting a specific sound, a text message that can be transmitted to a mobile device preset by the user, and may be generated in various forms to notify the user that the user has received the update information.

However, in order to display the update information received from the server in the multimedia device as described above, it is necessary to process the update information into the data format of the multimedia device. For example, update information needs to be processed to generate graphic data for display on a multimedia device using the update information. Therefore, the data processing unit 350 processes the update information with reference to the memory 340.

9 is a view showing another embodiment for providing update information on uploaded content in a multimedia device according to the present invention. FIG. 9 illustrates an embodiment of a detailed menu that can be displayed when the user selects the update contents notification menu 810 shown in FIG. 8 through the pointer 401 corresponding to the remote controller 400. . With respect to the uploaded content, a comment 910 left by other users and a menu 920 for commenting in response to the comment may be selected.

In this manner, the user can transmit a selection signal for selecting content, an upload request signal, and the like using the remote controller. Therefore, this will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.

FIG. 10 is a view illustrating an appearance of a remote controller controlling a multimedia device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 10, an appearance of a remote controller controlling a multimedia device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Is as follows.

First, as illustrated in FIG. 10A, a pointer 1001 corresponding to the remote controller 1000 is displayed on the multimedia device. In addition, the display unit 380 illustrated in FIG. 10 corresponds to, for example, the display unit of the multimedia device illustrated in FIG. 3.

The user may move or rotate the remote controller 1000 up and down, left and right (FIG. 10B) and front and rear (FIG. 10C). The pointer 1001 displayed on the display unit 380 of the multimedia device corresponds to the movement of the remote controller 1000. The remote controller 1000 may be referred to as a spatial remote controller since the corresponding pointer 1001 is moved and displayed according to the movement in the 3D space as shown in the figure.

FIG. 10B illustrates that when the user moves the remote controller 1000 to the left side, the pointer 1001 displayed on the display unit 380 of the multimedia device also moves to the left side correspondingly.

Information about the movement of the remote controller 1000 detected through the sensor of the remote controller 1000 is transmitted to the multimedia device. The multimedia device may calculate the coordinates of the pointer 1001 from the information about the movement of the remote controller 1000. The multimedia device may display the pointer 1001 to correspond to the calculated coordinates.

FIG. 10C illustrates a case in which the user moves the remote controller 1000 away from the display unit 380 while pressing a specific button in the remote controller 1000. As a result, the selection area in the display unit 380 corresponding to the pointer 1001 may be zoomed in and enlarged. On the contrary, when the user moves the remote controller 1000 to be closer to the display unit 380, the selection area in the display unit 380 corresponding to the pointer 1001 may be zoomed out and reduced.

Therefore, when using the remote controller shown in Figure 10, there is an effect that can quickly and conveniently select the content-related menu shown in Figures 4, 5, 8 and 9.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating detailed configuration modules of the remote controller shown in FIG. 10. Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 11, detailed configuration modules of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

As illustrated in FIG. 11, the remote controller 1000 may include, for example, a wireless communication unit 1010, a user input unit 1020, a sensor unit 1030, an output unit 1040, a power supply unit 1060, and a storage unit ( 1050, and a controller 1070, and the wireless communication unit 1010 transmits and receives a signal with any one of the multimedia devices according to the embodiment of the present invention described above.

In the present embodiment, the remote controller 1000 may include an RF module 1011 capable of transmitting and receiving a signal with the multimedia device 1100 according to the RF communication standard. In addition, the remote controller 1000 may include an IR module 1013 capable of transmitting and receiving a signal with the multimedia device 1100 according to an IR communication standard.

In the present embodiment, the remote controller 1000 transmits a signal containing information about the movement of the remote controller 1000 to the multimedia device 1100 through the RF module 1011.

In addition, the remote controller 1000 may receive a signal transmitted from the multimedia device 1100 through the RF module 1011. In addition, the remote controller 900 may transmit a command regarding power on / off, channel change, volume change, etc. to the multimedia device 1100 through the IR module 1013 as necessary.

The user input unit 1020 may be configured as a keypad, a button, a touch pad, or a touch screen. The user may input a command related to the multimedia device 1100 to the remote controller 1000 by manipulating the user input unit 1020. The sensor unit 1030 may include a gyro sensor 1031 or an acceleration sensor 1033.

For example, the gyro sensor 1031 may sense information about the operation of the remote controller 1000 based on the x, y, and z axes. The acceleration sensor 1033 may sense information about a moving speed of the remote controller 1000. Meanwhile, a distance measuring sensor may be further provided, whereby the distance with the multimedia device 1100 may be sensed.

The output unit 1040 may output a video or audio signal corresponding to an operation of the user input unit 1020 or a signal transmitted from the multimedia device 1100. The user may recognize whether the user input unit 1020 is manipulated or whether the multimedia device 1100 is controlled through the output unit 1040.

For example, the output unit 1040 is an LED module 1041 that is turned on when the user input unit 1020 is manipulated or a signal is transmitted and received with the multimedia device 1100 through the wireless communication unit 1010, the vibration module 1043 for generating vibration. ), A sound output module 1045 for outputting sound, or a display module 1047 for outputting an image.

The power supply unit 1060 supplies power to the remote controller 1000. The power supply unit 1060 may reduce power waste by stopping power supply when the remote controller 1000 does not move for a predetermined time. The power supply unit 1060 may resume power supply when a predetermined key provided in the remote controller 1000 is operated.

The storage unit 1050 may store various types of programs and application data necessary for controlling or operating the remote controller 1000. If the remote controller 1000 transmits and receives a signal wirelessly through the multimedia device 1100 and the RF module 1011, the remote controller 1000 and the multimedia device transmit and receive signals through a predetermined frequency band.

The controller 1070 controls various items related to the control of the remote controller 900. The controller 1070 may transmit a signal corresponding to a predetermined key manipulation of the user input unit 1020 or a signal corresponding to the movement of the remote controller 1000 sensed by the sensor unit 1030 through the wireless communication unit 1010 through the multimedia device 1100. ) Can be sent.

In particular, the controller 1070 is designed to control the RF module 1011 or the IR module 1013 to transmit a signal for changing the function setting of the multimedia device to the multimedia device 1100. As described above, since the command according to the movement of the remote controller 1000 can be transmitted, there is an advantage of the present invention that can accurately select any one of the adjacent areas.

12 is a flowchart of a method for controlling a multimedia device according to an embodiment of the present invention. An embodiment of the method for controlling a multimedia device for uploading content will be described with reference to FIG. 12.

An upload request signal for content is received through the user interface (S1200). User information may be checked in response to the upload request signal. That is, the memory may be accessed to specify who of a plurality of users using the multimedia device and to load account information of at least one server corresponding to the identified user information. Accordingly, the content can be uploaded using the loaded account information.

However, when no user is logged in to the multimedia device, the user information may be received and stored in the memory through the user interface. In addition, in the case of a server requiring login in order to upload content, it is preferable to store user account information for at least one server for each user of the multimedia device in a memory.

On the other hand, in order to upload the content is processed in accordance with the data format of the server to which the content is uploaded (S1210). Therefore, the server-specific data format may be stored in the memory for at least one server to which the multimedia device data format and contents are uploaded.

The content processed by the data format is uploaded to at least one server (S1220). That is, by collectively uploading to a plurality of previously stored servers, the user does not need to use each application separately to upload to each server, thereby increasing time efficiency and reducing unnecessary memory usage.

It is checked whether the content is uploaded to at least one server or not (S1230). In this case, the server may be queried whether the update is performed by a predetermined time unit. As such, there is an advantage in that the user can be notified of the update in real time by checking in a predetermined time unit.

The multimedia device receives a response corresponding to the query from the server and determines whether there is an updated content (S1240). In general, the server does not respond to the query every time, but asynchronously when there is updated content. Accordingly, when the response corresponding to the query is received, that is, the updated content exists, the multimedia device may additionally request update information from the server.

Update information is received from the server storing the updated content (S1250). The update information includes at least one of identification information of a server transmitting the update information, user account information uploading the content to the server, comments of other users on the uploaded content, and recommendation information on the uploaded content. can do.

The received update information is processed into a data format of the multimedia device to generate graphic data (S1260). Save the generated graphic data (S1270). When the selection signal for the content is received through the user interface, the graphic data is displayed (S1280). However, when receiving update information instead of the selection signal, graphic data may be directly displayed on an icon corresponding to the content.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a data transmission protocol between a multimedia device and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. A data transmission protocol between a multimedia device and a server will be described with reference to FIG. 13.

When the multimedia device receives the upload request signal from the user (S1300), the user information requesting the upload is checked (S1310). In order to upload to the server, the account information of the server corresponding to the user information is loaded from the memory (S1320).

Content is uploaded in batches to a plurality of servers using the loaded account information. In this case, it is assumed that the plurality of servers are the first server and the second server. Then, when the content is requested to upload to the second server (S1330), the second server uploads the content (S1340). When the content upload is requested using the account information loaded with respect to the first server (S1350), the content is uploaded by the first server (S1350). In this case, since the same user account information for logging into the first server and the second server may be different, it is preferable to store all the account information of the server for each user in the memory. However, when not stored in the memory, the process of receiving from the user through the user interface and storing in the memory may be added.

The multimedia device checks whether the content is updated with respect to the uploaded first server and the second server (S1370). If there is no updated history, the multimedia device does not receive any response from the server.

However, when the first server receives a comment about the content uploaded by another user (S1380), since the content is updated (S1400), if the multimedia device inquires whether to update (S1400), the update information is transmitted correspondingly (S1410). ).

The multimedia device generates graphic data by processing the update information into a data format of the multimedia device (S1420), and when receiving a selection signal for content, displays the graphic data (S1430).

However, the multimedia device continuously checks whether or not the second server uploaded the content on a predetermined time basis (S1390). Since there is no update, no response is received. However, when updated later, the update information may be received from the second server.

Furthermore, although the drawings are shown for convenience of explanation, it is also possible to design a new embodiment to be implemented by merging the embodiments described in each drawing. It is also within the scope of the present invention to design a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for executing the previously described embodiments is recorded according to the needs of those skilled in the art.

The multimedia device and the method of controlling the same according to the present invention are not limited to the configuration and method of the embodiments described above, but the embodiments may be modified in whole or in part to enable various modifications. It may alternatively be configured in combination.

On the other hand, the method for controlling a multimedia device of the present invention can be implemented as processor-readable code in a processor-readable recording medium provided in the network device. The processor-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by the processor is stored. Examples of the recording medium that can be read by the processor include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave such as transmission over the Internet . In addition, the processor-readable recording medium may be distributed over network-connected computer systems so that code readable by the processor in a distributed fashion can be stored and executed.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In this specification, both the invention and the invention of the method are explained, and the description of the two inventions can be supplementarily applied as necessary.

300 multimedia devices
310 Broadcast Receiver 320 Network Interface
330 External Device Interface 340 Memory
350 Data Processing Unit 360 Controller
370 User Interface 380 Display
390 Audio Output 391 Power Supply

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In the control method of the multimedia device to upload the content to the server,
Receiving an upload request signal for content via a user interface;
Processing a data format to upload the content;
Uploading the content on which the data format is enabled to at least one server;
Checking whether the uploaded content is updated to the at least one server;
If there is updated content, receiving update information from a server storing the updated content;
Processing the received update information into a data format of the multimedia device to generate graphic data;
Storing the generated graphic data; And
And when the selection signal for the content is received through the user interface, displaying the graphic data. The method of claim 1,
Confirming user information of the multimedia device in response to the upload request signal; And
Accessing a memory to load account information of the at least one server corresponding to the identified user information;
Uploading to the at least one server,
And uploading the content to the server using the loaded account information. 3. The method of claim 2,
Checking the user information of the multimedia device,
And if the user is not logged in to the multimedia device, receiving the user information through the user interface. 3. The method of claim 2,
And storing the account information for at least one server in a memory for each user of the multimedia device. The method of claim 1,
The step of checking whether the uploaded content is updated to the at least one server,
Querying whether the uploaded content is updated to the at least one server on a predetermined time basis;
Receiving a response corresponding to the query; And
And requesting update information from the responsive server when the response is notified that the response has been updated. The method of claim 1,
If there is the updated content, receiving the update information,
The control method of the multimedia device to upload the content to the server, including the identification information of the server for transmitting the update information. The method of claim 1,
And storing the data format of the multimedia device in a memory. The method of claim 1,
And storing the server-specific data format in a memory with respect to the at least one server. In the multimedia device to upload the content to the server,
A memory for storing at least one of contents, a data format of the multimedia device, and a data format of each server for at least one server;
A user interface for receiving an upload request signal for the content;
An external device interface configured to upload the content to the at least one server according to the upload request signal, and receive update information on the uploaded content from the at least one server;
When uploading content through the external device interface, the content is processed into a data format of a server uploading the content, and when update information is received through the external device interface, the update information is processed into a data format of the multimedia device. A data processing unit; And
And a controller configured to control whether the uploaded content is updated to the at least one server by a predetermined time unit and to control the multimedia device. The method of claim 9,
The user interface includes:
And upload the content to a server, the selection signal being received for the content. 11. The method of claim 10,
When receiving the selection signal, the display unit for displaying the graphic data in the form of OSD (On Screen Display) or pop-up (Pop-Up) on the icon corresponding to the content by using the processed update information; , A multimedia device that uploads content to a server. The method of claim 9,
The user interface includes:
And uploading content to a server, the user information of the multimedia device or account information of at least one server in response to the upload request signal. The method of claim 9,
The update information includes:
And at least one of identification information of a server transmitting the update information, user account information uploading the content to the server, comments of other users on the uploaded content, and recommendation information on the uploaded content. Multimedia device uploaded to the server. The method of claim 9,
The memory comprising:
Uploading content to a server for storing account information for at least one server for each user of the multimedia device. The method of claim 9,
The controller,
The multimedia device uploads the content to the server, the control to generate a notification message when receiving the update information in the external device interface. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for executing the method of claims 1 to 8 is recorded.
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