KR20150047684A - Method for managing contents based on cloud computing, system and apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for managing contents based on cloud computing, which manages contents on the basis of metadata in providing a cloud storage service on the basis of a cloud computing environment, and a system and device therefor. When requesting a cloud computing-based service, at least one of: an equipment information area including at least one of connection state information with a service device, equipment information, and a text to display whether to set a connection; a connection equipment setting button; and a calling button is outputted to a display part. The connection equipment setting is requested by accessing the service device according to a selection of the connection equipment setting button, and, after setting connection equipment, metadata for at least one content stored in a storage is extracted and transmitted to the service device according to a selection of the calling button, so that the service device can perform a cloud computing-based contents management.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a content management method based on cloud computing,

The present invention relates to a cloud computing-based content management method, and a system and a service apparatus therefor. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cloud computing environment in which cloud storage service based on cloud computing environment is provided, And a system and an apparatus therefor.

With the development of the mobile communication network and the development of the terminal specification, the mobile communication terminal has become a necessity of modern people and has evolved into a total entertainment device beyond the conventional category of simple communication apparatus or information providing apparatus.

In particular, in recent years, a user connects to a server connected to the Internet using various terminals anytime and anywhere, stores user data in a storage provided by the server (hereinafter referred to as a cloud storage), and stores the user data in a cloud storage Cloud computing technology, which can utilize various applications by using data of servers and resources by using data, is widely used.

In particular, Cloud Storage Service (CSS) consists of physically separated network storage devices as a single logical storage and allows users to allocate storage space on demand in real time to users freely. Service.

These cloud storage services allocate storage space to authorized users, and users pay for the corresponding storage space to use the cloud storage service.

However, the storage space used by the user is also limited, and it is necessary to control the storage space efficiently in order to allocate and recover storage space to a large number of users.

In addition, the conventional cloud storage service simply stores the data uploaded by the user in the allocated storage, downloads the data stored in the storage again by the user, or reproduces it on the basis of the cloud computing. Services are being provided for content stored in cloud storage.

Therefore, the user can not integrate and use or manage the content uploaded to the cloud storage and the content stored in the local storage of the terminal.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2013-0089832, August 13, 2013 (Name: Content providing system using cloud service and method thereof)

The present invention provides a cloud computing-based content management method for managing content based on metadata in providing a cloud storage service based on a cloud computing environment, and a system and an apparatus therefor.

More particularly, the present invention relates to a service providing method for a cloud computing-based service, which comprises at least one of a device information area including at least one of a connection status icon, a device information, and text indicating whether a connection is established, To the service device in response to the selection of the connected device setting button, requests the setting of the connected device, extracts the metadata of one or more contents stored in the storage unit according to the selection of the import button, A content management method based on cloud computing that enables a service device to manage content stored in a local storage of a terminal on the basis of a cloud computing, and a system and a service device for the content management method.

As a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a communication system, comprising: a communication unit connected to a service apparatus based on a cloud computing to transmit and receive data; A storage unit for storing one or more contents; An input unit for generating a user input signal for content management based on cloud computing according to a user operation; A display unit for outputting a user interface screen based on cloud computing; And at least one of a device information area including at least one of a connection status icon, a device information, and a text indicating whether a connection is established, a connected device setting button, and an import button when requesting a service based on a cloud computing, And requests the connection device setting by connecting to the service device according to the selection of the connection device setting button. After setting the connected device, the metadata extraction unit extracts the metadata about one or more contents stored in the storage unit according to the selection of the loading button, And a controller for transmitting the content data to the service device.

Here, the metadata may include at least one of an object name, a file format, a file size range, a file creation date, a latest update date, a resolution required for execution, a playback time, and a thumbnail for the content.

In addition, in the terminal, when the device information area is selected, the controller outputs a content list configured based on the extracted metadata, and plays back one or more contents selected from the content list according to a user input signal through the input unit. You can control to perform one or more of uploading to the device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system comprising: a service communication unit for transmitting / receiving data for content management based on cloud computing to a terminal through a communication network; A service storage unit for storing metadata of at least one content stored in the terminal; And a terminal communicating with the terminal through the service communication unit, after the user authentication, registers the terminal as a connected device, receives and stores the metadata transmitted from the terminal, stores the stored metadata in the terminal, The present invention provides a service apparatus for content management based on cloud computing, which comprises a content list for the content and a service control unit for controlling content management based on the cloud computing.

In addition, the present invention provides a service providing method for a cloud computing service, the method comprising the steps of: receiving at least one of a device information area including at least one of a connection status icon, a device information, To the service unit in response to the selection of the connected device setting button, requests the connected device setting unit to set the connected device, and sets the meta data of one or more contents stored in the storage unit A terminal for extracting data and transmitting the data to the service device; And a service device for configuring a content list of at least one content stored in the terminal based on the metadata transmitted from the terminal and controlling the content management based on the cloud computing. System.

In addition, the present invention can be applied to a terminal in which, when a cloud computing-based service is requested, a device information area including at least one of a connection status icon, a device information, and text indicating whether a connection is established, ≪ / RTI > Connecting to the service device according to the selection of the connected device setting button and requesting the connected device setting; And a step of extracting metadata of at least one content stored in the terminal according to the selection of the retrieval button after setting the connected device and transmitting the extracted metadata to the service device so that content management based on the cloud computing can be performed, Provide a management method.

In addition, the present invention further provides a computer readable recording medium on which a program for executing the above-described cloud computing-based content management method is recorded.

A cloud computing-based content management method, a system and an apparatus therefor according to the present invention provide meta data of contents stored in a local storage of a terminal from a terminal connected with a service providing a cloud storage service, And to manage the content stored in the local storage of the terminal based on the metadata.

In particular, the present invention provides a content list stored in a local storage of a terminal based on meta data collected from a terminal, uploads content stored in a local storage of the terminal based on the content list, and transmits the content to another terminal , It is possible to manage contents stored in the local storage of the terminal through the cloud computing environment, thereby improving the accessibility and usability of the user.

Also, according to the present invention, a service apparatus providing a cloud storage service manages content based on metadata, thereby making it possible to utilize the cloud storage space more efficiently.

1 is a block diagram of a system for content management based on cloud computing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal for content management based on cloud computing according to the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a service apparatus for content management based on cloud computing according to the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing content based on cloud computing in a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a cloud computing-based content management method in a service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 to 9 are diagrams for explaining a content management process based on the cloud computing of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the accompanying drawings, detailed description of well-known functions or constructions that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. It should be noted that the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as possible throughout the drawings.

In addition, terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed to be limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventor shall appropriately define it as a concept of terminology for explaining its own invention in the best way. The present invention should be construed as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the technical ideas of the present invention are described. Therefore, It should be understood that various equivalents and modifications may be present. Also, the terms first, second, etc. are used for describing various components and are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another component, and are not used to define the components.

In addition, the present invention is based on cloud computing technology. Here, cloud computing is an Internet-based computing technology in which information processing tasks such as information analysis, processing, storage, management, In the network space. In particular, the present invention relates to a cloud storage service capable of freely uploading and downloading data through a communication network at any time. For the sake of convenience, the server-based storage space existing on the network is referred to as a cloud storage, and the storage space inside the user's terminal is referred to as a local storage.

1 is a block diagram of a system for content management based on cloud computing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system 100 for content management based on cloud computing according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal 10, a service apparatus 20, and a communication network 30.

The terminal 10 is a device of a user who uses the cloud storage service and is a device capable of connecting to the service device 20 through the communication network 30 to transmit and receive data. Such a terminal 10 is applicable to any user apparatus having a communication function capable of connecting to the communication network 30 and an information processing function for performing a predetermined function in cooperation with the service apparatus 20. [ For example, the terminal 10 may be a mobile phone, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a mobile Internet device (MID), a smart phone, a desktop, a tablet PC, , A netbook, and the like.

In the present invention, the terminal 10 stores one or more contents, accesses the service apparatus 20, and transmits metadata about one or more contents stored in its local storage to the service apparatus 20 send. Here, the content may include a sound source file, a moving picture file, a web page, a document, a photograph, and the like. The meta data is data including information related to the content, and includes object name, file format, A date of file creation, a date of latest update, a resolution required for execution, a playback time, and a thumbnail. That is, the terminal 10 uploads the content itself to the service device 20, and transmits the metadata related to the content to the service device 20 separately.

In addition, the terminal 10 can perform content uploading, downloading, playback, and the like in cooperation with the service device 20 based on the metadata.

To this end, the terminal 10 basically connects to the service device 20, allocates a predetermined cloud storage area based on the user identification information, accesses the allocated cloud storage area and uploads or downloads the content .

The service device 20 is configured to provide the above-described content management service based on the cloud computing. The service device 20 is configured to allocate cloud storage for each user as in the ordinary cloud storage service, To upload or download.

In addition, the service device 20 acquires, from the terminal 10, metadata about one or more contents stored in the local storage. The service device 20 generates a content list for one or more content stored in the local storage of the terminal 10 based on the meta data and provides the content list to the terminal 10, Control storage, playback and transmission to the cloud storage. The storage, reproduction and transmission are performed through the resources of the service device 20, not the terminal 10, i.e., through the cloud computing environment.

The communication network 30 connecting the terminal 10 and the service apparatus 20 performs a series of data transmission and reception operations for data transmission and information exchange between the terminal 10 and the service apparatus 20. [ The communication network 30 may be of various types of communication networks and may be a wireless LAN (WLAN), a Wi-Fi, a Wibro, a WiMAX, a HSDPA , High Speed Downlink Packet Access), or a wired network such as Ethernet, xDSL (ADSL, VDSL), HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coax), FTTC (Fiber to the Curb), FTTH (Fiber To The Home) A communication method can be used. Of course, the communication network 30 is not limited to the above-described communication systems, and may include any other widely known or later-developed communication systems in addition to the above-described communication systems.

The configuration and operation of the terminal 10 and the service device 20 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal 10 for content management based on cloud computing according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a terminal 10 according to the present invention includes a control unit 11, an input unit 12, a display unit 13, a storage unit 14, an audio processing unit 15, and a communication unit 16. The control unit 11 includes a cloud service module 11a linked to the service device 20 for content management based on the cloud computing according to the present invention and the storage unit 14 includes a content DB 14a, Information 14b.

The input unit 12 receives various information such as numeric and character information for input interface between the terminal 10 and the user and receives various signals such as a set of various functions and a signal inputted in association with the function control of the terminal 10 To the control unit (11). The input unit 12 may include at least one of a keypad and a touchpad that generates an input signal according to a user's touch or operation. At this time, the input unit 12 may be configured in the form of a single touch panel (or a touch screen) together with the display unit 13 to simultaneously perform input and display functions. The input unit 12 may be any type of input device that can be developed in addition to an input device such as a keyboard, a keypad, a mouse, a joystick, and the like. In particular, the input unit 12 according to the present invention transmits an input signal for uploading or downloading contents to the service apparatus 20 based on cloud computing, or a user input signal for managing contents based on cloud computing to the control unit 11 do.

The display unit 13 is configured for an output interface between the terminal 10 and a user and displays information on a series of operation states and operation results generated during the function of the terminal 10. [ And outputs a user interface screen for content management stored in the local storage of the terminal 10 based on the metadata transmitted from the terminal 10 to the service device 20. [ Through the user interface screen, a screen for connection setup to the service device 20, an upload of metadata, a content list display, a playback screen of content selected from the content list, a storage screen to the cloud storage, Can be output. The display unit 13 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor LCD (TFT-LCD), a light emitting diode (LED), an organic light emitting diode An active matrix OLED (OLED), a retina display, a flexible display, and a three-dimensional display. Also, the display unit 13 may be implemented with a touch screen. In this case, the display unit 13 may perform some or all of the functions of the input unit 12.

The storage unit 14 is a structure for storing data and may be a hard disk, a floppy disk, a ZIP, a CD, a DVD, a Blu-Ray, an SSD, a USB memory, And may store data and programs necessary for the functional operation of the terminal 10. [ The storage unit 14 may include a program area and a data area. Here, when the terminal 10 activates each function corresponding to the request of the user, the terminal 10 executes the corresponding application programs through the control unit 11 to provide each function. In particular, the storage unit 14 according to the present invention stores an OS program for booting the terminal 10, and a cloud service program for supporting a content management service based on cloud computing. In addition, the storage unit 14 stores a content DB 14a for storing a plurality of contents and terminal information 14b. At this time, the content DB 14a includes execution data for executing the content and attribute information about the content, and the content usage history according to the execution of the content is stored. The terminal information 14b may include terminal specification information.

The audio processor 15 reproduces the audio signal and outputs the audio signal to the speaker SPK or the audio signal input from the microphone MIC to the controller 11. The audio processor 15 converts an analog audio signal input through a microphone into a digital format and transmits the audio signal to the controller 11. The audio processing unit 15 may convert the digital audio signal output from the control unit 11 into an analog signal and output it through a speaker. In particular, the audio processing unit 15 according to the present invention can output an effect sound or an execution sound according to the execution of the contents.

The communication unit 16 is connected to the communication network 30 and transmits and receives data through the communication network 30. The communication unit 16 communicates with the service device 20 through the communication network 30 in the present invention. Here, the communication unit 16 may include a wired toe module, a wireless communication module, a wireless LAN communication module, and a wireless fan communication module, depending on the type of the communication network 30. [

The control unit 11 is functionally connected to the above-described configurations of the terminal 10 and controls the input unit 12, the display unit 13, the storage unit 14, the audio processing unit 15, and the communication unit 16 And performs a predetermined function. The control unit 11 may be an operating system (OS) program and a process unit for driving each configuration. For example, the control unit 11 can control the entire process of connecting to the service apparatus 20. [ For example, when accessing the service device 20 through a separate service application, the service application 20 can control the entire process of executing the service application according to the request of the user. At the same time, And at this time, it is possible to control the terminal information necessary for user authentication to be transmitted together.

The control unit 11 can connect to the service device 20 and request the connection device setting in accordance with the input signal of the user transmitted from the input unit 12. [ This is because the control unit 11 receives and displays information on whether or not the connection of the corresponding terminal 10 is established from the service device 20 and displays a message indicating that the connection is not established, And may be performed when the connected device setting button is selected through the input unit 12 after providing the device setting button.

After the connection to the service device 20 is established, the control unit 11 displays the connection setting information of the corresponding terminal 10, and also displays an import button for requesting the service device 20 to transmit the metadata Through the user interface screen. When the user selects an import button on the user interface screen through the input unit 12, the controller 11 executes the local storage of the terminal 10, that is, The metadata corresponding to the attribute information on the content is transmitted to the service apparatus 20 from the content information including the attribute information and the attribute information. Therefore, the metadata about the contents stored on the terminal side between the terminal 10 and the service device 20 can be shared.

After the connection establishment and the metadata transfer to the terminal 10 are completed, the controller 11 interlocks with the service device 20 to support access to the cloud storage or the local storage. In particular, when access to the local storage is requested, the control unit 11 displays a list of contents stored in the local storage based on the metadata transmitted to the service apparatus 20 in advance, It also supports cloud computing service functions such as storage of contents as cloud storage, transmission to other terminals, and playback.

In order to perform the content management function based on the cloud computing, the controller 11 may include a cloud service module 11a. In particular, the cloud service module 11a according to the present invention can be implemented by software or a combination of software and hardware, and executes the above-described series of cloud computing-based service functions in cooperation with the service device 20. [

The content management process based on the cloud computing according to the present invention through the cloud service module 11a of the control unit 11 will be described with reference to FIG.

Next, the service apparatus 20 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a service apparatus 20 for content management based on cloud computing according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the service apparatus 20 according to the present invention may include a service control unit 21, a service storage unit 22, and a service communication unit 23.

The service control unit 21 includes a content management module 21a, a metadata management module 21b and a terminal management module 21c. The service storage unit 22 includes a metadata DB 22a, DB 22b.

The service communication unit 23 transmits and receives data to and from the terminal 10 through the communication network 30. In particular, the service communication unit 23 according to the embodiment of the present invention receives meta data of one or more contents stored in the local storage from the terminal 10, and transmits / receives data for providing a service based on the cloud computing have.

The service storage unit 22 is a structure for storing data and programs for the function of the service apparatus 20. [ In particular, in the present invention, the service storage unit 22 may include cloud storage allocated to each user. The service storage unit 22 includes a metadata DB 22a for storing metadata collected from the terminal 10, a terminal information DB 22b for managing terminal information and user information for the terminal 10 can do. Here, an object name, a file type, a file size range, a file creation date, a latest update date, a resolution required for execution, a reproduction time, and a thumbnail for metadata contents are included. The terminal information DB 22b stores and manages information on the connected terminal 10 and includes user identification information such as terminal identification information, personal identification information, user's personal information such as a residence, sex, can do.

Meanwhile, the service storage unit 22 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be configured independently of the service device 20 to support a function for data transmission based on cloud computing. At this time, the service storage unit 22 can operate as a separate mass storage and includes a control function for performing operations.

The service control unit 21 performs overall control of the service apparatus 20 of the present invention. In particular, the service control unit 21 according to the embodiment of the present invention performs connection device setting for the terminal 10 connected through the service communication unit 23, and transmits terminal information and terminal information And the metadata stored in the service storage unit 22 may be stored in the service storage unit 22. Here, the service control unit 21 may collect the metadata through at least one metadata calling method considering the user history and the data distribution processing status. That is, the service control unit 21 extracts corresponding metadata so that only the representative logic can be updated, because the service control unit 21 can not update all the data when updating is requested according to the content change from one or more terminals 10, This can be applied. At this time, the service control unit 21 extracts the corresponding metadata so as to preferentially update the changed data compared with the existing data. That is, the service control unit 21 collects metadata through a linking method between the service device 20 and the terminals 10.

The metadata includes information such as an object name, a file format, a file size range, a file creation date, a latest update date, a resolution required for execution, a playback time, and a thumbnail. Here, the object name represents a name capable of distinguishing contents, the file type is divided into a moving image, a sound source, a photograph, a document, and the like, and the range of the file size is divided into an ideal, The file creation date may indicate the date on which the content was created, the latest update date indicates the latest update date of the content, the resolution indicates the resolution at the time of reproducing the content, the reproduction time indicates the total reproduction time of the content, It can be displayed as a partial playback time.

In response to a request from the terminal 10, the service control unit 21 supports a content management function stored in the local storage of the terminal 10 based on the collected metadata.

The service control unit 21 may include a content management module 21a, a meta data management module 21b, and a terminal management module 21c in order to perform the functions of the service device 20 more effectively. In particular, the content management module 21a according to the present invention manages contents stored in user-specific cloud storage. The metadata management module 21b collects metadata about content stored in the local storage of the terminal, which is collected from the terminal 10, and manages the metadata in connection with the terminal information. The terminal management module 21c manages terminal information of the terminal 10 set as a connected device.

Hereinafter, the content management method of the terminal 10 and the service apparatus 20 configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 5 and the exemplary diagrams of FIGS. 6 to 9. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a cloud computing-based content management method in a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the controller 11 of the terminal 10 according to the present invention, more specifically, The server 11a may operate according to a request for execution of the user through the input unit 12 or a service request based on the cloud computing so as to access the service apparatus 20 through the communication network 10 at step S105.

If the connected terminal 10 is not set as a connected device to the service device 20, the terminal 10 requests the service device 20 to perform connection device setting (S110).

More specifically, after accessing the service device 20, the cloud service module 11a can check whether the corresponding terminal 10 is set as a connected device from the service device 20, If not set, the connected device setting screen 610 can be provided as shown in FIG. The connected device setting screen 610 provides information about the terminal 10 currently used by the user and a user interface for connection setting. Specifically, a connection status icon 611a, a device icon 611b, A device information area 611 including device information 611c and a text 611d for guiding connection establishment and a connection device setting button 612 for requesting connection device setting. The connection status icon 611a displays the connection status of the terminal 10 and the service apparatus 20 through the change of hue, brightness, saturation and shape, and displays the connection status of the device icon 611b and the device information 611c, Represents a smartphone, a tablet PC, a PC, or the like. Accordingly, the user can intuitively check the connection status between the terminal 10 and the service device 20 through the display. When the connected device setting button 612 is selected, the control unit 11 of the terminal 10 transmits the terminal information to the service device 20 and requests the connection device setting. Accordingly, the service device 10 And sets the terminal 10 as a connected device based on the received terminal information. After the connection device setting is completed, the cloud service module 11a changes to the loading start screen 620 and prepares to transmit the metadata about the contents stored in the terminal 10 to the service device 20 . That is, as shown in the screen 620, the cloud service module 11a changes the color, brightness, saturation, and shape of the connection status icon 611a in the device information area 611 to indicate that they are connected And displays the specific model information of the terminal 10 in the text 611d indicating whether or not the connection is established, thereby indicating that the connection is established. In addition, a loading start button 613 is provided instead of the connected device setting button 612.

Accordingly, the user can transmit the metadata about the contents of the terminal 10 to the service device 20 by selecting the start button 613 on the import start screen 620, thereby synchronizing the metadata.

4, the cloud service module 11a of the terminal 10 can access the metadata of one or more contents stored in the local storage of the terminal 10 after the connection device setting to the service device 20 is completed Data can be extracted and transmitted to the service apparatus 20 (S120). 6, when the user selects the load start button 613 provided after completing the connection device setting, the control unit 11 determines whether the load start button 613 is selected by the user The cloud service module 11a extracts the metadata from the content DB 14a stored in the storage unit 14 and transmits the extracted metadata to the service device 20. [

The cloud service module 11a of the terminal 10 displays a list of contents stored in local storage of the terminal 10 configured based on the extracted metadata (S125). This can be done according to the user input signal generated by selecting the device information area 611 on the screen 602 of FIG.

Then, the cloud service module 11a of the terminal 10 confirms whether individual contents displayed in the contents list are selected or a storage request is input (S130, S135).

When the storage request is input, the cloud service module 11a of the terminal 10 selects one or more contents from the contents list (S140), uploads the selected one or more contents to the service apparatus 20 and transmits the selected one or more contents to the allocated cloud storage (S145).

On the other hand, when the individual contents are selected, the cloud service module 11a of the terminal 10 outputs the selected contents through the display unit 13 (S150). If a request for storing the contents is generated (S155) One or more contents are uploaded to the service device 20 and stored in the allocated cloud storage (S145). In step S150, when the content is a photograph or a document, the content is rendered and output. In the case where the content is audio or video, a playback program is executed to play back the content, And outputting it through the display unit 13. At this time, rendering and reproduction of contents can be performed through cloud computing by the service apparatus 20. [

7 to 8 illustrate a process of uploading one or more contents included in a content list to the cloud storage. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a process of uploading the content to the cloud storage after selecting individual contents.

7, the cloud service module 11a of the terminal 10 extracts metadata of one or more contents stored in the local storage and transmits the extracted metadata to the service device 20, As shown in FIG. That is, one or more contents are divided into various categories and a list of contents is displayed. When a specific folder of a specific category is selected, a list of contents including thumbnail or file information of one or more contents stored in the folder is displayed on a screen 720 List them together. At this time, the cloud service module 11a may further display a Save button 721 and an Export button 722 for storing the content included in the content list in the cloud storage.

In this state, if the user selects the save button 721 through clicking or touch input, the cloud storage module 11a of the terminal 10 outputs the individual content selection screen 730. [ In the individual content selection screen 730, the user can select contents to be stored through clicking or touch input. In addition, the individual content selection screen 730 includes a selection information guide area 731a indicating selected content information, a total selection button 731b for selecting all the contents at once, Button 733, as shown in FIG.

In this state, when the user selects the content and then selects the save button 733, the cloud service module 11a of the terminal 10 uploads the selected content to the service device 20, And outputs a message 811 informing that storage is being performed.

When the selected content is normally stored in the cloud storage of the service device 20, a message 821 informing that the storage is completed is displayed as shown in the screen 820 of FIG. 8, and conversely, If it is not stored in the cloud storage of the device 20, a message 831 indicating that the storage has failed is displayed as screen 830, and the user is guided to the user.

Next, referring to FIG. 9, as shown in a screen 910, a user can select a specific content from a displayed content list by clicking or touching the content. When the individual contents are selected as described above, the cloud service module 11a of the terminal 10 outputs the selected contents as shown in the screen 920. [ The content selected in this example is an audio file. In this case, the cloud service module 11a of the terminal 100 plays the audio file by executing the audio reproduction program, and outputs the reproduction picture as shown in the screen 920 of FIG. 9 .

At this time, the screen 920 may be further provided with a save button 921 for requesting storage to the cloud storage, so that the user can request upload of the content being reproduced by selecting the save button 921 .

When the save button 921 is selected, the cloud service module 11a of the terminal 10 transmits the corresponding content to the service device 20, and displays a message 931 to guide the user to save, . When the storage is completed, a message 941 indicating that the content being reproduced is stored in the cloud storage is output as shown on screen 940. Although not shown here, if the storage is unsuccessful, a message for notifying the failure may be output.

Next, FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a content management method based on cloud computing by the service device 20 according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the service device 20 accesses a predetermined terminal 10 through the communication network 10 to request connection setting (S205), and performs user authentication first (210). This is for confirming whether the terminal 10 is a legitimate user terminal 10 that has been subscribed to the service and may be based on the terminal information transmitted from the terminal 10 or the user information input through the terminal 10 .

After the user authentication is performed, the service device 20 sets the terminal 10 as a connected device based on the terminal information of the terminal 10 (S215).

The service device 20 collects and stores metadata about one or more contents stored in the local storage of the terminal 10 from the terminal 10 set as the connected device at step S220. This may be performed in response to a user request through the terminal 10. [

The service device 20 configures a content list for the content stored in the terminal 10 based on the collected metadata, manages the content not stored in the cloud storage, It can be provided to other terminals.

 In particular, when the service device 20 is requested to store the content included in the content list configured from the terminal 10 based on the collected metadata, the service device 20 receives the content from the terminal 10 and stores the content in the cloud storage (S230).

The above-described cloud computing-based content management method of the present invention can be implemented as a program readable by various computer means and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Here, the recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. Program instructions to be recorded on a recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. For example, the recording medium may be an optical recording medium such as a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, a compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), a digital video disk (DVD) Includes a hardware device that is specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as a magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk and a ROM, a random access memory (RAM), a flash memory, do. Examples of program instructions may include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

Also, the program for executing the method according to the present invention may be prepared in any form of programming language including compiled or interpreted language, a priori or procedural language, and may be a stand-alone program, a module, a component, a subroutine, May be deployed in any form, including any other unit suitable for use in the system. A program does not necessarily correspond to a file in the file system. The program may be stored in a single file provided to the requested program, or in multiple interactive files (e.g., a file storing one or more modules, subprograms, or portions of code) (E.g., one or more scripts stored in a markup language document). A computer program may be deployed to run on multiple computers or on one computer, located on a single site or distributed across multiple sites and interconnected by a communications network.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to be exemplary and explanatory only and is not restrictive of the invention, It is self-evident to those who have knowledge. Furthermore, although specific terms are used in this specification and the drawings, they are used in a generic sense only to facilitate the description of the invention and to facilitate understanding of the invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Further, the service apparatus 20 or the terminal 10 according to the present invention can process program instructions for executing the method according to the present invention through one or more processors. In one implementation, the processor may be a single-threaded processor, and in other embodiments, the processor may be a multithreaded processor. Further, the processor is capable of processing instructions stored on a memory or storage device. In addition, the program instructions may include interpreted instructions such as, for example, script commands, such as JavaScript or ECMAScript commands, or other instructions stored in executable code or computer readable media. Further, the apparatus according to the present invention may be implemented in a distributed manner across a network, such as a server farm, or may be implemented in a single computer device.

A cloud computing-based content management method, a system and an apparatus therefor according to the present invention provide meta data of contents stored in a local storage of a terminal from a terminal connected with a service providing a cloud storage service, And to manage the content stored in the local storage of the terminal based on the metadata.

In particular, the present invention provides a content list stored in a local storage of a terminal based on meta data collected from a terminal, uploads content stored in a local storage of the terminal based on the content list, and transmits the content to another terminal , It is possible to manage contents stored in the local storage of the terminal through the cloud computing environment, thereby improving the accessibility and usability of the user.

Also, according to the present invention, a service apparatus providing a cloud storage service manages content based on metadata, thereby making it possible to utilize the cloud storage space more efficiently.

10: Terminal 11:
12: input unit 13: display unit
14: storage unit 15: audio processing unit
16: communication unit 20: service device
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A communication unit connected to a service apparatus based on cloud computing to transmit and receive data;
A storage unit for storing one or more contents;
An input unit for generating a user input signal for content management based on cloud computing according to a user operation;
A display unit for outputting a user interface screen based on cloud computing; And
A device information area including at least one of connection state information with the service device, device information, and text indicating whether a connection is established, a connected device setting button, and an import button when the cloud computing-based service is requested, to the display unit And requests the connection device setting by accessing the service device according to the selection of the connection device setting button. After setting the connected device, the metadata extraction unit extracts the metadata about one or more contents stored in the storage unit according to the selection of the import button, And a controller for transmitting the generated content to the device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the meta data includes at least one of an object name, a file type, a file size range, a file creation date, a latest update date, a resolution required for execution, a playback time, and a thumbnail for the content. Based content management. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit
And outputting a content list configured based on the extracted metadata when the device information area is selected and reproducing one or more contents selected from the contents list according to the user input signal and uploading to the cloud storage of the service device Wherein the controller is configured to control the terminal to perform the above-described operations. A service communication unit for transmitting and receiving data for content management based on a cloud computing to a terminal through a communication network;
A service storage unit for storing metadata of at least one content stored in the terminal; And
The terminal is set as a connected device after user authentication in response to a request from a terminal connected through the service communication unit, and then the metadata transmitted from the terminal is received and stored, and based on the stored metadata, A service controller configured to configure a content list for one or more contents stored in the terminal and to control content management based on the cloud computing;
A service device for content management based on cloud computing. A device information area including at least one of connection state information with the service device, device information, and text indicating whether a connection is established, a connected device setting button, and an import button when the cloud computing-based service is requested, to the display unit , Requests the connection device setting by accessing the service device according to the selection of the connection device setting button, and extracts the metadata about one or more contents stored in the storage unit according to the selection of the loading button after setting the connected device A terminal for transmitting to a service device; And
A service providing unit configured to configure a content list for one or more contents stored in the terminal based on metadata transmitted from the terminal and to control content management based on cloud computing,
The system comprising: a server for managing content based on the cloud computing; When the terminal requests the service based on the cloud computing, outputs at least one of a device information area including at least one of connection state information with the service device, device information, and text indicating whether a connection is established, a connected device setting button, ;
The terminal accessing the service device according to the selection of the connection device setting button and requesting the connection device setting; And
After the terminal sets up the connected device, extracts metadata of one or more contents stored in the terminal according to the selection of the load button and transmits the extracted metadata to the service device so that content management based on the cloud computing can be performed
The content management method comprising: The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the retrieval button is displayed at the bottom of the device information area after the connection device setting is completed. The method according to claim 6,
And displaying the content list configured based on the extracted metadata when the device information area is selected. 9. The method of claim 8,
Outputting a Save button for uploading to the cloud storage together with the content list;
Further comprising the step of, when the Save button is selected, uploading the selected content from the content list to the service device and storing the selected content in the cloud storage. 9. The method of claim 8,
Reproducing the selected content and outputting the selected content when the specific content is selected from the content list;
Further outputting a save button for uploading to a cloud storage on a reproduction screen of the content;
And uploading the content to the service device and storing the content in the cloud storage when the Save button is selected. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the cloud computing-based content management method according to any one of claims 6 to 10.

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