KR20150095281A - An apparatus for providing unified media management interface and method for controlling thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing an integrated media management interface and a method for controlling the same. The method includes the steps of: recognizing at least one external device connected to the same home network; and generating a folder or a drive, corresponding to each external device, and displaying the folder or the driver.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing an integrated media management interface and a control method thereof,

The present invention relates to a terminal and a control method thereof. Specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus for providing an integrated media management interface and a control method thereof.

Home networks are spreading rapidly. However, home networking is still divided into entertainment, home automation, and computer access. In this situation, home networking technology has been largely divided into wired and wireless technologies. Wired technologies include telephone lines, power lines, IEEE1394, USB (Universal Serial Bus), and Ethernet (net) technologies. Wireless technologies include IEEE 802.11x wireless LAN, Bluetooth ), Ultra Wide Band (UWB), and Zigbee.

BACKGROUND ART Generally, at home, information devices such as personal computers, communication devices such as telephones, broadcasting devices such as TVs, AV (Audio and Video) devices including DVD (Digital Video Disc) And home automation has been proposed to automatically control such devices and is now being commercialized.

The initial home automation was to control the appliances separately by using telephone or infrared rays. That is, the initial home automation technology has not been linked to each home appliance. However, in recent years, there have been developed methods for integrating / managing a home network between a home appliance and a controller for controlling the network due to the development of communication technology. A system that integrates / manages home appliances in a network is called a home-network system.

The home-network system may include various network appliances such as a TV, a washing machine, a microwave oven, a gas range, an audio system, an air conditioner, and a boiler in a controller such as a home gateway or a home- , Lighting, gas valves and front doors, and controls the devices through a specific terminal (e.g., remote control).

In recent years, the standardization of such a home-network system is underway, and DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), which is a standard for controlling in-home information appliances (for example, TV, VTR, digital camera and audio system) have.

Generally, a DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) system is established to connect a digital AV / C device connected to a home network or a personal computer to form a standard so that data such as music, moving images, Is a standardization equipment for digital information technology products.

DLNA is being applied to mobile devices beyond simple home networks, and it is attracting attention as a main technology for realizing N screen service. Content can be directly shared between devices using a mobile communication network or a Wi-Fi network without uploading contents to a central server separately.

Meanwhile, the cloud computing technology used in the embodiments of the present invention refers to a technology for integrating and providing resources of computers existing in different physical locations with virtualization technology. In other words, cloud computing technology stores programs or documents that a personal computer has individually stored in a server of a company in a large number of computers or large computers capable of accessing the Internet, and various devices such as a mobile computer and a web browser A user-centric computing environment that can drive applications and perform desired tasks.

The services provided by cloud computing can be classified into software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) have.

At this time, the software type service (SaaS) means that the application is accessed on the web browser by connecting to the Internet instead of installing the application on the local computer or the local data center. Platform-like services (PaaS) are meant to provide cloud infrastructure and development tools to build and deliver online applications. In addition, an infrastructure type service (IaaS) means providing an online hardware that can drive an application that stores and holds user data or its own built-in application. That is, the user can upload the contents he owns to the cloud-based server and receive the contents from any place where the contents can be connected to the Internet.

However, in this way, when the DLNA device connected to the network is identified and the content is searched, it is inconvenient to use a client program for providing the service. Accordingly, there is a need to provide a user interface that allows a user to easily operate the client program without accessing the homepage or executing the client program. In addition, in order to intuitively use the home network system of the DLNA environment, there is a need to use a cloud-based server together.

The present invention provides an apparatus for providing an integrated media management interface and a method for controlling the apparatus, in order to satisfy the above-mentioned necessity.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for providing a media management interface capable of intuitively recognizing a plurality of DLNA devices connected to the same home network without executing another client program in a local area and searching quickly.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a media management interface providing apparatus and method capable of easily controlling a DLNA apparatus connected to the same home network.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for providing a media management interface that can be easily operated by a user by integrating a DLNA service and a cloud-based service in a DLNA environment

It is another object of the present invention to provide a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute the method is recorded.

 It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing an integrated media management interface in an apparatus for controlling an integrated media management interface, comprising: recognizing at least one external device connected to the same home network; And generating and displaying a folder or a drive corresponding to each of the at least one external device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for controlling an integrated media management interface, comprising: a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from an external DLNA device; A display unit for displaying a screen; And a controller for recognizing at least one external device connected to the same home network and generating and displaying a folder or a drive corresponding to each of the at least one external device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing a method of providing an integrated media management interface, the program comprising: recognizing at least one external device connected to the same home network ; And generating and displaying a folder or a drive corresponding to each of the at least one external device.

According to the present invention, a DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) service based on a home network can be provided together with a cloud-based service.

According to the present invention, a DLNA device can be intuitively recognized and easily operated in a local area without executing a separate client program, thereby providing convenience to a user, and it is possible to provide another DLNA device as a drive or a folder of a computer Can be used.

According to the present invention, it is possible to conveniently share a folder or contents between DLNA devices and to conveniently transmit media among DLNA devices by inputting a simple selection signal.

In addition, by inputting a simple selection signal, the user can recognize the content stored in the other device, and convenience for conveniently playing the content stored in the other device can be provided.

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

1 is a diagram illustrating a DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) system provided in the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a DLNA network that may be used in the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing a configuration of an apparatus for carrying out the present invention as an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a screen of an apparatus for providing an integrated media management interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a screen of an apparatus for providing an integrated media management interface according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view showing a screen of an apparatus for providing an integrated media management interface according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating a method for providing an integrated media management interface, according to another embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating a screen of an apparatus for providing an integrated media management interface according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a home network system providing method and an apparatus therefor according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix " module " and " part " for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as " comprising " or " including ", it is meant that the element does not exclude other elements, do. It should also be understood that the terms "a" or "an", "one", "the", and similar terms are used interchangeably herein Quot; or " include ", unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

The specific terminology used in the embodiments of the present invention is provided to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and the use of such specific terminology can be changed into other forms without departing from the technical idea of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following detailed description, together with the accompanying drawings, is intended to illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention and is not intended to represent the only embodiments in which the invention may be practiced.

Hereinafter, a DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) service providing method and an apparatus therefor according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a general DLNA home network.

1, a DLNA home network includes a DMS (Digital Media Server) 110, a DMP (Digital Media Player) 120, a DMR (Digital Media Renderer) 130 and a DMC (Digital Media Controller) 140.

In DLNA based on UPnP, a device class is set for each device, and the components in Fig. 2 are classified and named according to the device class.

The device class is classified according to which function is supported regardless of physical characteristics. Since one device may provide various functions, one device may belong to several device classes.

 The DMS (Digital Media Server) 110 is a server device having a built-in UPnP media server, and can provide various media contents on the DLNA home network.

The DMP (Digital Media Player) 120 can select and control contents on the DLNA home network and provide a function of reproducing the selected contents. The functions of the DMS 110 and the DMC 140 may be combined.

A DMR (Digital Media Renderer) 130 is a device for reproducing contents received from a home network.

A DMC (Digital Media Controller) 140 is a device having the ability to search for and control other devices, as described above.

   The DMC 140 is a type of a portable terminal supporting a mobility for freely controlling and managing a user (for example, a remote controller), but it is excluded that the form in which the terminal is connected to other devices in the home network by wire no.

The types of DLNA devices classified according to their function and physical characteristics may include a DVD player, an audio player, a TV, a DVR, a mobile phone, a printer, and a camera.

These various types of devices may be the DMS 110, the DMP 120, the DMR 130, and the DMC 140 depending on the service type. For example, the mobile phone may function as the DMC 140, and the TV and DVR may function as the DMS 110 or the DMR 130.

Designed according to the DLNA guidelines, DMS, DMP, DMR and DMC devices can freely share media content such as music, photos and videos according to the DLNA network. That is, the user can freely share his / her own contents in the home by devices supporting the DLNA system.

2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a DLNA network that may be used in the present invention.

2, a DLNA network that can be used in the present invention includes a computer 211, a TV 212, a notebook 213, a mobile phone 214 and a tablet computer 215 and a cloud-based server 216 . The configuration according to the present invention is not limited to the above configuration. Users can receive services through the DLNA network and receive services through cloud-based wired and wireless networks (eg, 3G or 4G networks). The AP in the house can access the cloud-based server and receive the contents.

A user can transmit and receive contents, control information, and / or various messages to / from the DLNA network through various wired and / or wireless multimedia devices at home. For example, the DLNA network can be wirelessly connected to the computer 211 and the TV 212, and the notebook computer 213, the mobile phone 214, and the tablet computer 215, Also, communication can be performed between the DLNA devices through the UPnP middleware.

The DMS, DMR, DMP, and DMC described in FIG. 2 may mean a specific device, but may refer to a device, a terminal, and / or a device equipped with the corresponding function. That is, content sharing can be performed by a renderer in which one device serves as a content server that supplies content to the remaining devices, and another device receives the content and displays the corresponding content. In addition, any one of the devices may be a device that controls a device performing a role of a content server, and the remaining devices perform only a content display function.

For example, in FIG. 2, the computer 211 is connected to the mobile phone 214 and the TV 212 via wire / wireless, and can exchange contents / data with each other. At this time, the computer 311 may be a DMC, the cellular phone 214 may be a DMS, and the television 312 may be a DMP or a DMR. That is, the mobile phone 214 becomes the content server, and the computer 211 controls the mobile phone 214 to display the specific content of the mobile phone through the TV 212. [ In addition, in FIG. 2, a mobile terminal 216, for example, a mobile terminal that desires to receive specific contents at home and abroad can access contents of a web-based cloud and receive contents.

Meanwhile, the connection between the devices according to the present invention may be performed by a content server as a control function or a renderer performing display of contents together with a control function. In the practice of the present invention, it may be presupposed that a dedicated application is installed in the DLNA device, for example, the computer 211. According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a user desires to use the DLNA service, an external device connected to the home network or the same network can be used in a local path without using a separate program.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an apparatus for providing a media management interface according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, And the like.

For example, the device providing the media management interface may be a computer equipped with a cloud server or a DNLA function. In this case, the cloud server or the computer can access the same home network other than the computer through the input unit of the computer to search the external device (or the DLNA device), and display the external device in the form of a folder or a drive through the local area. In addition, content information can be received from each DLNA device and a content list can be displayed. A control signal is received through the input unit, the folder displayed in the local area or the like can be set as a shared folder, or the content can be played back on an external device. Alternatively, the content stored in the external device can be received and reproduced.

As another embodiment of the above-described apparatus, the apparatus for providing the media management interface may be a device (hereinafter referred to as a computer) equipped with a DNLA function such as a mobile phone, a notebook computer, or a tablet computer.

Referring to FIG. 3, the apparatus for providing a media management interface includes an input unit 310, a display unit 320, a communication unit 330, a memory 340, and a controller 350.

The input unit 310 receives a user command from a user. Here, the user can input various information or commands through a keypad, a touch screen, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like. The user can also click a specific menu on the user interface displayed on the screen through the input unit 310 and input a command associated with the clicked menu.

 The display unit 320 visually displays various information related to the operation of the device, for example, the computer 211, and the communication unit 330 may communicate with other devices through various wired / Communication.

The memory 340 may store a program for each signal processing and control in the control unit 350. [ A program or data for displaying a user interface on the screen, and can store setting information for each external device (or DLNA device). In addition, the memory 340 may perform a function for temporarily storing a data signal input to the input unit 310. And can store a content list received from an external device (or DLNA device).

The memory 340 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM , ROM (EEPROM, etc.), or the like.

The control unit 350 controls the overall operation in the computer 211. [ The control unit 350 can receive a signal through the input unit 310 and can control the computer 211 to discriminate a command input by the user through the received signal and to correspond to the command. In particular, the control unit 350 executes the media management interface to allow the computer 211 to perform the functions of a DMC, a DMP, or a DMS.

Also, the control unit 350 controls an external device connected to the same home network. The controller 350 may control the display of the media management interface for controlling the external device on the screen. When the media management request command is input, the control unit 350 controls the external device to be displayed on the screen in a folder or drive format in the local area. When the media management request command is input, the controller 350 controls the cloud server to display on the screen in a folder or drive format in the local area. Here, the media management request command may be input through the input unit 310 or may be input through a menu displayed on the screen.

In addition, the control unit 350 controls the display of the sharing setting selection menu on the screen when the user selects a folder in the computer 211 and inputs a control request command. The user selects a shared setting selection menu displayed on the screen, and the control unit 350 sets sharing settings for the selected folder. Also, the control unit 350 controls the selected folder to be displayed on the screen of the external device connected to the same home network.

In addition, when the user selects a folder in the media management apparatus and DRAGs the folder in the media management apparatus and performs a drop operation on the object for sharing setting, the control unit 350 detects the operation and stores the folder in a shared folder .

In addition, when the user enters a folder corresponding to the external device, for example, a selection signal such as a double-click, enters the corresponding folder, the control unit 350 displays a list of contents provided by the external device using the DLNA protocol So that it can be controlled to receive from the device.

When a user selects a content of a computer 211, an external device (or DLNA device) connected to the same home network or a cloud server, and inputs a control request command for DMP or DMR (hereinafter referred to as DMP) 350 controls the display of the DMP selection menu connected to the same home network on the screen. The DMP selection menu displays a list of available DMP devices. When the user selects any one of the DMP devices displayed on the screen, the control unit 350 controls connection between the devices so that the corresponding content is output to the corresponding DMP. The connection between the cloud server 216 and the computer 212, or between the computer 212 and the DMP, or a DMS device other than the computer.

When the user selects the content of the external DMS device, the computer 212 can control to reproduce the selected content. In this case, it is possible to perform control to reproduce through the reproduction program previously installed in the computer 212, or to reproduce through the reproduction program provided in the integrated media management interface.

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

4 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a terminal to which an integrated media management interface is applied, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the following description, it is assumed that the embodiment is implemented in the computer 211, but it may be implemented in a device other than a computer.

4, an object corresponding to an external device (or a DLNA device) or a cloud server 216 connected to the same home network as the computer 211 is installed in an integrated medium It can be seen that a management interface is provided.

The control unit 350 searches for and recognizes an external device connected to the home network of the same DLNA environment. The control unit 350 generates the drives 411, 412, and 413 or the folders 421, 422, and 423 as objects corresponding to the respective external devices with respect to the external devices connected to the respective home networks Can be provided.

The control unit 350 may display the external device through the display unit 320 using the generated drives 411, 412, and 413. The external device is a device connected to the same home network such as mobile phone 214, notebook computer 213, and television 212, for example.

The control unit 350 can search for and display content stored in each external device. When a user enters a folder corresponding to an external device, for example, when a user enters a selection signal such as a double click to enter the folder, the control unit 350 transmits a DLNA protocol So that it can be controlled to receive from the device.

Meanwhile, the control unit 350 may provide an interface for displaying the folder or the drive 411 as an entity corresponding to the cloud server 216, for example.

Specifically, the user may receive a connection request from the cloud server 216 through the input unit 310 and perform an authentication procedure for connecting to the cloud server 216. Receives authentication information such as authentication information 310, for example, a resident registration number, and a mobile phone number of a user, from the user, and transmits the authentication information to the cloud server 216. If the authentication information stored in the cloud server 216 matches the received authentication information, the communication unit 330 receives a message permitting access to the cloud server. If the connection is permitted, the control unit 350 may display the entity 411 corresponding to the cloud server through the display unit 320. FIG. The object may be displayed in the form of a folder or a drive. In addition, folders including documents, moving pictures, photographs, and music contents may be displayed as sub-folders of the object. The subfolder may be, for example, a folder for categorizing and storing a document, a moving image, a photograph, and music according to a file name or an extension. The cloud server 216 is required to restrict access rights. Accordingly, the entity corresponding to the cloud server 216 may be displayed after performing the authentication procedure or the automatic authentication procedure.

Referring to FIG. 4 (a), the cloud server 216 may be represented by a drive 411. The external device may be represented by a drive 412, 413, 414. A drive corresponding to each of the external apparatuses can be displayed as identification information of the corresponding apparatus. For example, in the case of a mobile phone, it may be the drive 414 that displays the identification number of the mobile phone. Here, the cloud server 216 can be displayed on the drive 411 after the connection procedure and the authentication procedure are performed. If the connection procedure and the authentication procedure for the cloud server 216 are not performed, only the external device may be displayed as the drives 412, 413, 414.

Referring to FIG. 4B, an object corresponding to each of the external apparatuses may be represented by folders 421, 422, and 423. The entity corresponding to each of the external apparatuses can be displayed as the identification information of the corresponding apparatus. For example, in the case of a mobile phone, it may be a folder 423 in which the identification number of the mobile phone is displayed.

The drives or folders discussed above behave like drives or folders on your computer. Therefore, the drive 414 that displays the identification information of the mobile phone is selected, and upon entering the drive, a list of contents on the mobile phone is displayed. Or the folder 423 for displaying the identification information of the mobile phone, and displays a list of contents on the mobile phone when entering the folder. The content list may be classified according to the content characteristics, and may be included in a folder representing each content characteristic.

For example, folders under a mobile phone folder include documents, videos, pictures, and music. A list of video files is displayed under the video folder.

The drive or folder you saw earlier acts like a drive folder on your computer. Therefore, the drive 411 displaying the identification information of the cloud server is selected, and when entering the drive 411, a list of contents stored in the cloud server 216 is displayed. Also, the content list may be classified according to the content characteristics, and may be included in a folder indicating each content characteristic. For example, the bottom of the cloud server contains folders that are displayed as documents, videos, photos, and music. Below the photo folder is a list of photo files.

5 is a diagram showing a media management interface as an embodiment of the present invention.

Through the user interface provided as an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to set a shared folder which can conveniently share content with an external device.

Referring to FIG. 5 (a), it can be seen that the media management interface includes a sharing setting selection menu. When receiving the control command for the folder 510 in the local area or the cloud server through the input unit 310, it can be seen that the sharing setting selection menu 520 is displayed on the screen. The control command may be a right-click signal received via an input device such as a mouse. The sharing setting selection menu 520 is a menu for setting the corresponding folder as a shared folder. The user can select the shared setting selection menu 520 and set the corresponding folder 510 as a shared folder. When receiving the sharing setting selection signal of the user, the control unit 350 may control the external device to display the corresponding folder 510 on the screen.

Referring to FIG. 5 (b), the media management interface may include a shared folder.

The controller 350 may control the shared folder 530 to be displayed on the interface through the sharing setting selection menu 510 as described in FIG. 5 (a).

In the case of performing a DROP operation on the shared folder 530 provided by the interface by dragging the folder 510 or the contents in the local area or the cloud server to be shared, (510) may be set as the shared folder (530). The control unit 350 may detect a DRAG and a DROP operation and control the corresponding folder 510 to be displayed as a subfolder of the shared folder 530. [ The control unit 350 can control the folder 510 to be displayed on a screen of an external device such as a notebook computer, a mobile phone, or the like.

   Through the interface, the user can conveniently share a desired folder with an external device through a right-click signal or the like. On the other hand, a folder under the object corresponding to the external device (for example, a folder or a drive) can also be set through a drag and drop operation or a control command as described above.

As described above, according to the integrated media management interface proposed in FIG. 5, more intuitive and efficient history management is possible.

   Figure 6 is another diagram illustrating an integrated media management interface, in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the integrated media management interface provides an external device selection menu for delivering content to another external device.

The control unit 350 may receive a control command for a specific content from a user and display an external device transmission menu. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the external device transmission menu may be displayed as another device transmission. The external device transmission menu is a menu for transmitting the selected contents to a device connected to the same home network in the DLNA environment. When the user selects the external device transmission menu 610 through the input unit 310, the control unit 350 controls the external device selection menu 620 connected to the same home network to be displayed on the screen. In the external device selection menu 620, lists 621, 622, and 623 of external devices connected to the same home network are displayed. For example, a list of mobile devices, notebooks, TVs, etc. as a list of external devices can be displayed by the identification number of the device. The user can select a particular device from which to send the content from the list of external devices 612, 622, 623. In this case, the selected external device operates as DMP or DMR (hereinafter referred to as DMP).

When the user inputs a selection signal for the content in the local area of the computer 211, the control unit 350 may control the external device transmission menu to be displayed on the screen. When the user selects the external device transmission menu, the control unit 350 can control the external device selection menu connected to the same home network to be displayed on the screen. In this case, the user can select one of the TV 212, the notebook 213, and the mobile phone 214 as the external device. That is, in this case, the TV 212, the notebook computer 213, and the cellular phone 214 correspond to the DMP.

In addition, when the user inputs a selection signal for the content stored in the external device, the control unit 350 may control the external device transmission menu to be displayed on the screen. In this case, the external device storing the content operates as a DMS. When the user selects the external device transmission menu, the control unit 350 can control the external device selection menu connected to the same home network to be displayed on the screen. In this case, the selected external device operates as a DMP or DMR. On the other hand, the device selected by the DMS providing the content may not be displayed.

When the user selects the entity 411 corresponding to the cloud server 216, the control unit 350 may control the content list stored in the cloud server 216 to be displayed. When the user selects a specific content in the content list, the control unit 350 can control the external device transmission menu to be displayed on the screen. When the user selects the external device transmission menu, the control unit 350 may control the external device list connected to the same home network to be displayed on the screen. In this case, the user can select one of, for example, the TV 212, the notebook 213, and the mobile phone 214 as the external device.

Meanwhile, the integrated media management interface of the present invention can implement the function of transmitting the selected contents to the selected DMP. This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

7 is a diagram illustrating a content transfer interface in an integrated media management interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, when a selection command for a specific DMP or DMR (hereinafter referred to as DMP) is received through the input unit 310, the controller 350 controls the selected content to be displayed in the selected DMP. Here, the selection command can be implemented by, for example, clicking the left button of the mouse or the like. The selected content can be played through a playback player installed in the DMP.

For example, the contents stored in the computer 211 can be transmitted to the mobile phone 214. [ In this case, the computer 211 operates as a DMC and the DMS, and the cellular phone 214 operates as a DMP. Specifically, the control unit 350 of the computer 211 receives a selection command for the identification information 623 corresponding to the mobile phone in the external device list through the input unit 310 (S701). The control unit 350 controls the content selected by the mobile phone 214, which is a DMP selected in response to the selection command, to be transmitted (S702). The content transmitted to the mobile phone 214 can be reproduced through a reproduction player installed in the mobile phone 214 (S703).

For example, the content stored in the mobile phone 214 can be transmitted to the TV 212. [ In this case, the computer 211 operates as a DMC, the cellular phone 214 operates as a DMS, and the TV 212 operates as a DMP or DMR.

When the user selects an entity 414 or 423 corresponding to the mobile phone 214 through the input unit 310 of the computer 212, the control unit 350 controls the content list stored in the mobile phone 214 to be displayed can do. The control unit 350 receives the control signal for the specific content of the content list through the input unit 310 and controls the external device transmission menu to be displayed on the screen. And receives a selection command for the identification information 621 corresponding to the TV among the external device selection menus through the input unit 310 (S711). The control unit 350 requests the mobile phone 214 to transmit the content selected by the TV 212, which is an external device selected in response to the selection command (S712). The mobile phone 214 transmits the content to the TV 212 (S713). The transmitted content can be reproduced through a reproduction player installed in the TV 212 (S714).

For example, a user may transmit content stored in the cloud server 216 to the mobile phone 214. [ In this case, the computer 211 operates as a DMC, the cloud server 216 or the computer 211 operates as a DMS, and the cellular phone 214 operates as a DMP.

The control unit 350 receives the control signal for the specific content of the cloud server through the input unit 310 and controls the external device transmission menu to be displayed on the screen. A selection command for the identification information 623 corresponding to the cell phone 214 among the external device selection menus is received through the input unit 310 (S721). The control unit 350 requests the content from the cloud server 216 and receives the content (S722, 723). And controls to transmit the content selected by the mobile phone 214, which is an external device selected in response to the selection command (S724). On the other hand, the transmitted content can be controlled to be displayed on the screen of the mobile phone 214 (S725). The content transmitted to the cellular phone 214 can be reproduced through the reproduction player of the cellular phone 214. [ Here, the reproduction player may be a separate reproduction player installed in the cellular phone 214, or may be a reproduction player installed by the media interface according to the present invention.

8 is a diagram illustrating an integrated media management interface, in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, it can be seen that the integrated media management interface provides a playback menu so that content of other external devices can be played on the media management device.

The control unit 350 may receive a control command for the specific content stored in the external device from the user, and may display the playback menu 810. For example, the playback menu may be marked for playback. The playback menu 810 is a menu for playing contents of an external device connected to the same home network on the computer 211. When the playback menu 810 is selected, the controller 350 controls the playback program selection menu 820 to be displayed on the screen. In the reproduction program selection menu 820, for example, a list of reproduction programs 821, 822, and 823 installed in the computer 211 is displayed. The user can select a specific reproduction program from among the reproduction program lists 812, 822, and 823. The playback program may be a program installed to play the contents of the DLNA device in the computer 211 that operates as a DMP. For example, it may be a program displayed in the default player 821 in the playback program selection menu. On the other hand, the reproduction player may be an arbitrary program installed by the user. For example, it may be a captogram indicated by the A player 822 and the B player 823 in the playback program selection menu. The control unit 350 receives the content selected from the selected specific device when the user selects the playback program. The control unit 350 can control to reproduce the content with the selected program.

For example, the user can listen to content stored in the notebook computer 213 and listen to the content. In this case, the notebook computer 213 operates as a DMS and the computer 211 operates as a DMC and a DMP.

When the control unit 350 receives a control signal for a content stored in the notebook computer 213, the control unit 350 may control the display unit to display a playback menu for the content. When receiving a selection signal for the playback menu 810 from the user, the controller 350 may control the playback program selection menu 820 to be displayed. For example, when the B player 823 is selected from among the reproduction program selection menus, the controller 350 requests the contents to the notebook computer 213, receives the contents, and reproduces the contents through the B player.

The existing DLNA apparatus selects the content in the external apparatus and reproduces it through the client program only by executing the client program installed in the computer or the like. On the contrary, according to the present invention, the user does not execute another client program, You can select an external device through the local area and listen to it using the desired player.

The present invention can also be embodied as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer apparatus is stored.

Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission via the Internet) . The computer-readable recording medium may also be distributed to networked computer devices so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation in the embodiment in which said invention is directed. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

The existing DLNA apparatus can confirm the external apparatus only by executing a client program installed in a computer or the like. On the contrary, according to the present invention, the user intuitively confirms the external apparatus in the local area without executing a separate client program .

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

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A method of providing an integrated media management interface in a device that controls an integrated media management interface,
Recognizing at least one external device connected to the same home network; And
And creating and displaying a folder or a drive corresponding to each of the at least one external device,
Characterized in that it is possible to share the content with at least one external device using the folder or the drive,
A method for providing an integrated media management interface. The method according to claim 1,
Receiving a cloud server connection request and accessing the cloud server;
And creating and displaying a folder or a drive corresponding to the cloud server.
A method for providing an integrated media management interface. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The folder or drive may be,
Characterized in that it is displayed in the local area of the device.
A method for providing an integrated media management interface. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Setting at least one folder or at least one drive included in the local area or the cloud server as a shared folder,
Wherein the shared folder is shared with at least one of the at least one external device or the cloud server.
A method for providing an integrated media management interface. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Displaying a shared folder;
Further comprising dragging and dropping a specific folder of the local area or the cloud server to the shared folder,
Wherein the specific folder is shared with at least one of the at least one external device or the cloud server.
A method for providing an integrated media management interface. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Further comprising displaying a menu for selecting an external device for at least one content stored in the local area or the cloud server,
Wherein when the external device is selected, the at least one content is output to the external device.
A method for providing an integrated media management interface. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Further comprising displaying the content list provided by the external device or the cloud server.
A method for providing an integrated media management interface. An apparatus for controlling an integrated media management interface,
A communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from an external device;
A display unit for displaying a screen; And
And a controller for recognizing at least one external device connected to the same home network and generating and displaying a folder or a drive corresponding to each of the at least one external device,
Characterized in that it is possible to share the content with at least one external device using the folder or the drive,
An integrated media management interface providing device. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein,
Receiving a request for access to a cloud server, accessing the cloud server, creating a folder or a drive corresponding to the cloud server, and displaying the created folder or the drive on the screen,
An integrated media management interface providing device. 10. The method according to claim 8 or 9,
The folder or drive may be,
Characterized in that it is displayed in the local area of the device.
An integrated media management interface providing device. 10. The method according to claim 8 or 9,
Wherein,
Setting at least one folder or at least one drive included in the local area or the cloud server as a shared folder,
Wherein the shared folder is shared with at least one of the at least one external device or the cloud server.
An integrated media management interface providing device. 10. The method according to claim 8 or 9,
Wherein,
Displaying the shared folder on the screen,
Dragging and dropping a specific folder of the local area or the cloud server to the shared folder to set the folder as a shared folder,
Wherein the specific folder is shared with at least one of the at least one external device or the cloud server.
An integrated media management interface providing device. 10. The method according to claim 8 or 9,
Wherein,
Controls to display a menu for selecting an external device with respect to at least one content stored in the local area or the cloud server,
Wherein when the external device is selected, the at least one content is output to the external device.
An integrated media management interface providing device. 10. The method according to claim 8 or 9,
Wherein,
And controls to display a content list provided by the external device or the cloud server,
An integrated media management interface providing device. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing a method of providing an integrated media management interface is recorded,
The program includes:
Recognizing at least one external device connected to the same home network; And
Generating and displaying a folder or a drive corresponding to each of the at least one external device,
Characterized in that it is possible to share the content with at least one external device using the folder or the drive,
Computer readable recording medium.

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