KR20160135150A - Movie managing server, movie playing apparatus, and method for providing charater information using thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for generating information of characters in a movie and providing the same. The method comprises the steps of: receiving movie lists from a movie management server; and, if any one of the movie lists is selected, outputting information of characters in the selected movie.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a moving picture management server and a moving picture reproducing apparatus, and a method of providing a character information using the moving picture management server and the moving picture reproducing apparatus.

The present invention relates to a method of generating information on a character appearing in a moving picture and providing the information.

Due to diversification of media, users can receive broadcast contents such as movies, programs, and news through various channels such as broadcasting, VOD content, and streaming video. In recent years, the EPG (Electronic Program Service) and interactive services have enabled various kinds of information about moving images to be received in real time during video viewing.

For example, the user can check the name of the video currently watched during the video viewing and how the total reproduction of the video becomes.

However, it still does not give specific information about the character appearing in the video. For example, even if a user wants to know the name of a character in a video, finding the name of the character is not easy.

Accordingly, the present invention proposes a method for informing information about a character appearing in a moving picture.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of providing character information appearing in a moving picture.

In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for quickly accessing other moving images appearing in a moving image.

And to provide a system and method capable of providing a time-shifted broadcast image to which the HLS scheme is applied.

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 embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for a moving picture reproducing apparatus to receive information on a character, the method comprising: receiving a moving picture list from a moving picture management server; And outputting information of a character appearing in the selected moving picture when any one of the moving picture list is selected. At this time, the information of the character may include at least one of information on the number of appearances of the characters appearing in the moving image or information on the amount of appearance.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a moving picture reproducing apparatus includes: a communication unit for communicating with a moving picture management server; An output unit for outputting information; And controlling the display unit to display the received moving picture list through the output unit when the moving picture list is received from the moving picture management server. When one of the moving picture lists is selected, information of a character appearing in the selected moving picture is output to the output unit And outputs the control signal to the control unit. At this time, the information of the character may include at least one of information on the number of appearances of the characters appearing in the moving image or information on the amount of appearance.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of generating character information of a moving picture management server includes: recognizing a face of a character appearing in a moving picture; And counting the number of occurrences of the character each time the face is recognized or generating information of the character by accumulating a section in which the face is recognized.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a moving picture management server includes: a moving picture storage unit for storing moving pictures; A database management unit for storing information related to the moving image; And a face of a character appearing in the moving picture, counting the number of appearances of the character every time the face is recognized, or accumulating a section in which the face is recognized to generate information of the character And a moving picture analysis unit.

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

The present invention has an effect of providing a method of providing character information appearing in a moving picture.

In addition, the present invention can provide a method of quickly accessing other moving images appearing in a moving image.

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.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system for providing information on a character appearing in a moving picture according to the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a moving image management server.
3 is a block diagram of a moving picture reproducing apparatus.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method by which a moving image management server generates character-by-character information.
5 is a flowchart of the operation of the moving picture reproducing apparatus.
6 is a diagram illustrating an example of outputting a moving image list.
7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which information of a selected moving image and character information of a selected moving image are output according to selection of a moving image on the moving image playlist.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example in which a web search result or a casting work information for a selected character is outputted.
9 is a view showing an example of outputting information of a character appearing at a specific reproduction time in response to a user input.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of outputting information on an appearance period of a specific person.
11 is a diagram showing an example of outputting work information of a specific person.
12 is a diagram showing an example in which information of all characters appearing in moving pictures is outputted.
13 is a diagram for explaining an example in which the display position of the outputted information is adjusted.
14 is a diagram showing an example in which information of all characters appearing in moving pictures is outputted.
FIG. 15 is a view showing an example in which information on the appearance time of a specific character or information on an appearance period of a specific character is output through the progress bar.
16 is a diagram showing an example in which the reproduction time of a moving picture is changed.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example in which the reproduction time of a moving picture is changed.
Fig. 18 is a diagram showing an example in which only the emergence section of a specific person is reproduced.
19 is a diagram illustrating an output of the moving picture reproducing apparatus when the moving picture reproduction is completed.

Hereinafter, a streaming server and a terminal device related 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.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system for providing information on a character appearing in a moving picture according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the system may include a moving picture management server 100 for storing moving pictures and analyzing moving pictures, and a moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 provided with information on moving pictures and characters.

The video management server 100 manages the information about the characters, the number of appearances of the characters, and the information about the time when the characters appear.

For example, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the moving image management server 100. Referring to FIG. 2, the moving image management server 100 may include a moving image storage unit 110, a moving image analysis unit 120, a database management unit 130, and an information management unit.

The moving image storage unit 110 may receive or store moving images. Here, the moving picture may include not only a moving picture that can be reproduced by a VOD (Video On Demand) method, but also a broadcasting image, a streaming moving picture, etc. broadcasted in real time. However, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed in the following embodiments that the moving picture is a VOD-type moving picture reproduced by a user's request.

The moving picture analyzing unit 120 analyzes a moving picture and recognizes a face appearing in the moving picture. Specifically, the face recognition unit can recognize a face appearing in a moving image by using a face recognition algorithm.

When the moving image analyzing unit 120 recognizes a face, the information managing unit can generate information of a character to be mapped to a face to be recognized. Here, the information of the character may include profile information of the character, information on the number of times the character appears, information on the appearance time of the character, and information on the appearance of the character.

The profile information of the character can include information about the character, name, age, biography, etc. of the character. For example, if the person matching the face in the moving image is a person named 'A', the moving image analysis unit 120 generates profile information including a photograph, name, age, biography, etc. of the person A from the outside Lt; / RTI >

At this time, the profile information may be received from an external server. Specifically, when the moving picture analysis unit 120 transmits a picture of a person appearing in a moving picture to an external server, the external server can transmit information of a person mapped to the received picture to the moving picture management server 100. When the profile information is received, the information management unit can store the information of the received person in the database.

As another example, the profile information may be generated by an input of an administrator of the moving picture management server 100. [ Specifically, when the manager inputs information about the photograph A, the name, the age, the bio power, etc. of the person A, the inputted information can be stored as the profile information.

The moving picture analyzing unit 120 may generate information on the number of appearances by the character by counting the number of times the face of the character is exposed in the moving picture. For example, if the face of a person A appears 10 times and the face of a person B appears 5 times in the moving image, the moving image analysis unit 120 determines that the appearance frequency of A is 10 times and the appearance frequency of B is 5 times It can be judged.

In this case, when a face of a specific person reappears within a predetermined time after the face of the specific person disappears from the screen in order to prevent unnecessary increase in the number of times of appearance of a specific character, The number of appearances of a specific person can be designed so as not to be counted.

For example, if the face of the person 'A' disappears from the screen and then the face of the person 'A' reappears within a predetermined time, the video analysis unit 120 determines the number of appearances of the person 'A' You may not count.

In addition, when the face of a specific person is output on the screen for a predetermined time or more, the moving picture analyzing unit 120 may count the number of appearances of a specific person.

For example, even if the face of the person 'A' appears on the screen, if the face of the person 'A' is not output for a predetermined time or more, the number of appearances of the person 'A' will not be added.

In addition, the moving picture analyzing unit 120 may count the number of appearances of a specific person when the face of a specific person appears on the screen and the voice of the person is also detected.

For example, even if the face of the person 'A' appears on the screen, if the voice of the person 'A' is not output during the period in which the person named 'A' appears, the number of appearances of the person named 'A' is not added I will not.

The moving picture analysis unit 120 may generate information on appearance times of the characters appearing in the moving picture. For example, if a person A appears once at 01:30 and at a time 12:45 for the second time, the moving image analyzing unit 120 determines that the time at which A appears is '01: 30 ', '12 : 45 '.

In this case, as described above, the moving picture analyzing unit 120 may determine whether a specific person's face reappears within a predetermined time, when a face of a specific person is displayed on the screen for a predetermined time or more, It is possible to judge whether or not a specific person appears in consideration of the fact that the voice of the person is detected.

In addition, the moving picture analyzing unit 120 may further store a clip image (i.e., a captured image obtained by capturing a moving picture) at the appearance time of each character in the database management unit.

The moving picture analyzing unit 120 can also generate information on the amount of appearances for each character by cumulatively calculating the character lengths appearing in the moving picture. For example, if a person A appears during 01:30 to 03:00 in the video and appears during 12:45 to 13:15, the video analysis unit 120 determines that the total duration of the video A is 2 minutes 1:30 + 0:30).

In this case, as described above, the moving picture analyzing unit 120 may determine whether a specific person's face reappears within a predetermined time, when a face of a specific person is displayed on the screen for a predetermined time or more, It is possible to judge whether or not a specific person appears in consideration of the fact that the voice of the person is detected.

The moving picture analyzing unit 120 can also generate information on a person appearing by a moving picture playing time through moving picture analysis. Accordingly, when a specific point in time is selected in the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200, the moving picture managing server 100 can provide the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 with information about a person appearing at a specific point in time.

As described above, when the character information is generated, the moving picture analysis unit 120 can store the character information of the moving picture in the database management unit.

The database management unit stores video information and information on the characters appearing in the video. Here, the moving picture information may include a name of a moving picture (e.g., a name of a broadcasting program), a date and time of broadcasting (e.g., a broadcasting date of a broadcasting), a genre, Information on the character can be stored in the profile information of the character, information on the number of appearances, appearance time, and appearance time.

The moving picture management server 100 may provide information stored in the database to the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200. [ At this time, if the condition is set in the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200, the moving picture managing server 100 may filter the information satisfying the set condition and provide the filtered information to the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200.

For example, if the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 sets the character 'A' as a search condition, the moving picture management server 100 searches for a moving picture in which 'A' appears from the database, 200).

47 In another example, if the moving picture playback apparatus 200 sets a specific playback point of a moving picture as a search condition, the moving picture management server 100 transmits information of a person appearing at a specific playback point from the database to the moving picture playback apparatus 200, As well.

The moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 may receive the moving picture from the moving picture management server 100 and play the received moving picture. The moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 may be a fixed type device such as a set-top box, a TV, or the like, or may be a portable device such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a laptop, and the like.

3 is a block diagram of the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200. As shown in FIG. 3, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 may include a communication unit 210, a memory 220, an output unit 230, an input unit 240, and a control unit 250.

The communication unit 210 plays a role of communicating with the moving image management server 100. Specifically, the communication unit 210 can receive moving image, moving image information, and person information from the moving image management server 100. [ In addition, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 may transmit a message requesting to request information through the communication unit 210.

The communication unit 210 can communicate with the video management server 100 in a wired or wireless manner. For example, the communication unit 210 may communicate with the video management server 100 in a wired manner, such as a wired LAN, and may communicate with the video management server 100 in a wireless manner such as a wireless LAN (IEEE802.11), LTE It is possible.

The memory 220 stores moving pictures, moving picture information, and character information received from the moving picture management server 100. A program for controlling the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 may be stored in the memory 220.

The output unit 230 outputs moving picture, moving picture information, and character information. When the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 is a device having a display such as a smart phone, a tablet, a laptop, and a TV, the output unit 230 may be a display unit for outputting information. Alternatively, when the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 is a device such as a set-top box capable of outputting information as it is connected to a display device such as a TV or a monitor, the output unit 230 may include an output port Lt; / RTI >

The input unit 240 plays a role of receiving a user input. In this case, when the display unit is a touch screen in an electronic device such as a smart phone, a tablet, a laptop, and a TV, the touch screen functions as an output unit 230 and an input unit 240. It goes without saying that the input unit 240 may be implemented in the form of a button that can be pushed by the user. When the input unit 240 is a device such as a set-top box, the input unit 240 may include a receiving unit (e.g., an infrared (IR) receiving unit) capable of receiving a user input signal from a remote controller .

The control unit 250 controls the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200. The control unit 250 controls the communication unit 210 to perform communication with the video management server 100 and transmits the data received from the video management server 100 to the communication unit 210 via the output unit 230 And the like.

Based on the above description, the information providing method of the character according to the present invention will be described in detail.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method by which the moving picture management server 100 generates character-by-character information. 4, when a new moving image is stored in the moving image storing unit 110 (S401), the moving image analyzing unit 120 transmits information about the newly stored moving image and the characters appearing in the newly stored moving image, (S402).

At this time, the video information may include at least one of the date of the video, the information about the broadcasting company that broadcasted the video, the time of the video, the total length of the video, and the plot of the video. At this time, the moving image information may be acquired from an external server or may be generated based on an input of an administrator managing the moving image management server 100. [

The information of the character may include at least one of profile information of the character appearing in the moving image, information on the appearance frequency of the character, information on the appearance time of the character, and information on the appearance of the character. At this time, the moving picture analysis unit 120 determines whether or not a face of a specific person is re-appeared within a predetermined time, whether or not a face of a specific person is outputted for a predetermined time or more, It is possible to generate the information of the characters.

The generated moving picture information and character information can be stored in the database management unit. The moving picture management server 100 may provide moving picture information and character information at the request of the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200.

4, when a new moving image is stored in the moving image storing unit 110, it is assumed that the moving image analyzing unit 120 automatically generates newly stored information of the moving image and information of the newly recorded moving image. As another example, information of the selected moving image and information of characters of the selected moving image may be generated by the administrator of the moving image management server 100 selecting any one of the moving images stored in the moving image storing unit 110.

Next, an example of outputting moving picture, moving picture information, and character information in the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 will be described.

5 is a flowchart of the operation of the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200. [ When an application for playing back a moving image is executed in the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 (S501), the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 can request the moving picture managing server 100 to provide a playable moving picture list. In response to this, when the moving picture list is received, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 can control to output the moving picture list received through the outputting unit 230 (S502).

For example, FIG. 6 shows an example of outputting a moving picture list. In FIG. 6, brief information such as a preview image of each moving picture, a name of the moving picture, a broadcasting date of the moving picture, broadcasting company information broadcasting the moving picture is outputted through each item on the moving picture list.

When any one of the video play lists is selected (S503), the video reproducing apparatus 200 can request at least one of the information of the selected moving image and the character information of the selected moving image in the moving image managing server 100. [ When at least one of the information of the selected moving image and the character information of the selected moving image is received, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 can output the received information (S504).

For example, FIG. 7 shows an example in which information of a selected moving image and character information are output according to selection of a moving image on the moving image playlist.

When any one of the moving picture play lists is selected, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 can control the information of the selected moving picture to be outputted as in the example shown in FIG. 7 (a). For example, in FIG. 7A, information on the name of the selected moving image, information on the time of the selected moving image, information on the characters appearing in the selected moving image, presentation information of the selected moving image, amount information of the selected moving image, As shown in FIG.

When any one of the moving picture play lists is selected, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 may control to output the character information of the selected moving picture as in the example shown in FIG. 7 (b).

For example, in FIG. 7 (b), it is illustrated that information on the number of occurrences of each selected character in the selected moving image is output. Although not shown, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 may control to output profile information for each character, information about the output amount for each character, and the like.

The moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 sorts information based on the number of times of appearance or the amount of output and outputs information about the number of appearances by the character or information about the amount of output Can be output.

For example, in FIG. 7 (b), it is exemplified that the information of a character is sequentially output from a character having a high appearance frequency.

In the example shown in Figs. 7 (a) and 7 (b), it is possible for the user to control which of the moving image information and the character information is outputted. For example, as in the example shown in FIG. 7A, when the 'information' tab 710 is activated, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 controls the moving picture information among the moving picture information and the character information to be outputted When the 'character' tab 720 is activated, as in the example shown in FIG. 7 (b), the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 outputs the character information of the moving picture information and the character information, .

Although not shown, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 may control the moving picture information and the character information to be outputted simultaneously.

When one of the characters appearing in the moving picture is selected, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 may perform a web search for the selected moving picture, or may output other piece of work information in which the selected character appears.

For example, FIG. 8 shows an example in which a web search result or a casting work information for a selected character is outputted.

If one of the characters is selected while the information of the characters appearing in the moving picture is outputted, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 performs a web search for the selected character as in the example shown in FIG. 8 (b) A pop-up window including a button 810 for displaying a selected character and information 820 for a work in which the selected character is displayed can be controlled.

In the example shown in FIG. 8A, when the button 810 for performing a web search is outputted, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 can perform a web search for a selected person. For example, if the web search for the person 'A' is performed, the video playback apparatus 200 may control the web search to be performed using the name of the person 'A' as a keyword.

The moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 may request the motion picture managing server 100 to provide information on the output work of 'A' in order to output the information 820 about the selected moving picture of the selected person.

The moving picture management server 100 extracts the work information in which 'A' appeared from the database management unit in response to the request of the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 and provides the extracted information to the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 have.

* 80 ' A ' is selected, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 displays the information of the moving picture of the selected work and the character information of the selected moving picture, as in the example shown in (c) Can be output.

When the user input requesting viewing of the moving image is received (S505), the moving image reproducing apparatus 200 can request the moving image managing server 100 to transmit the moving image. At this time, if the moving picture can be watched after paying the fee, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 may request the moving picture management server 100 to transmit the moving picture.

In response to a request from the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200, when the moving picture is received, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 can reproduce the received moving picture (S506). Specifically, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 may stream the moving picture or may start reproducing the moving picture when the moving picture is completely downloaded.

When the user input requesting the character information is received during the video reproduction (S507), the video reproducing apparatus 200 can request the video managing server 100 to provide the character information. The moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 can receive the character information from the moving picture management server 100 and output it. At this time, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 may request the information of the character appearing at the reproduction time of the moving picture at the time of receiving the user input.

For example, FIG. 9 shows an example of outputting information of a character appearing at a specific reproduction time in response to a user input.

When a user input for requesting information of a character is received during reproduction of the moving image, the control section can temporarily stop the reproduction of the moving image and recognize the face in the stopped scene. Here, the user input for requesting the information of the character may be to touch a predetermined button 910, as in the example shown in FIG. 9A, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

When the face is recognized in the stopped scene, the control unit can perform visual processing for identifying the recognized face, as in the example shown in Fig. 9 (b). For example, in FIG. 9 (b), it has been illustrated that the rectangular figures 920 and 930 are displayed around the recognized face.

If any one of the recognized faces is selected, the control unit can request the information of the person corresponding to the face selected by the moving picture management server 100. [ For example, in the example of FIG. 9B, the faces 920 and 930 of the two persons A and B are recognized, and if the face 920 of the two persons A and B is touched, (100).

The moving picture management server 100 may provide the selected moving picture information to the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 in response to a request from the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200. For example, in FIG. 9C, it is exemplified that the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 receives information 940 about name and role of A from the moving picture management server 100 and outputs it.

The moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 outputs a menu for requesting the moving picture management server 100 for information on a section in which a specific person appears, information on a work in which a specific person appears, information on an entire person appearing in the moving picture, You may.

For example, FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example in which information on an appearance period of a specific person is output.

While the moving image is being reproduced, the moving image reproducing apparatus 200 may output a progressing bar indicating the moving image reproducing position. At this time, if at least one of the characters appearing in the moving picture is selected, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 receives the information of the selected person from the moving picture managing server 100 and outputs it can do. At this time, the control unit may control to additionally output a menu for acquiring additional information related to the person. 10A shows an item 1010 for acquiring information about a scene in which a character A appears, an item 1020 for acquiring information about another work in which a character A appears, A menu including an item 1030 for acquiring information on an entire person appearing in the menu is output.

In the example shown in FIG. 10A, when the item 1010 for acquiring information about the scene in which the character 'A' appears is touched, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 displays the selected character at the output time point of the selected character Information about the information or the output section can be controlled to be outputted through the progress bar.

For example, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 can control to output indicators 1040 and 1050 indicating the point in time when the character 'A' appears through the progress bar, as in the example shown in FIG. 10 (b) have. In FIG. 10 (b), the information indicating the reproduction time point at which the character 'A' appears and the arrow indicating the time when the character 'A' appears are illustrated.

As another example, when the user selects the character 'A', the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 may display the sections 1060 and 1070 (FIG. 10B) in which the character 'A' appears through the progress bar as in the example shown in FIG. ) Can be controlled to be displayed in an identifiable manner. In FIG. 10C, the sections 1060 and 1070 in which the character 'A' appears are visually distinguished and displayed by changing the color of the section where the character 'A' appears.

In FIGS. 10 (b) and 10 (c), it is exemplified that any one of the appearance time or the appearance period of a specific person can be output through the progress bar through the progress bar, but both may be output simultaneously through the progress bar something to do.

When a user input for selecting an item for requesting a work in which a specific person appears is received from the menu, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 can control to output the work information in which a specific person appears in response to user input.

For example, FIG. 11 shows an example of outputting work information of a specific person. 11 (a), when the item 1110 for acquiring the work information in which the character A appears is touched, the moving picture reproduction apparatus displays, as in the example shown in FIG. 11 (b) It is possible to control so that the piece of work information 1120 in which the person A appears is outputted.

If any one of the works on which the character A appears is selected, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 may attempt to reproduce the moving picture corresponding to the selected item. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 11B, if the 'day' is selected, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 receives the moving picture for the work 'day' from the moving picture managing server 100 and reproduces It will be possible.

The control unit may output information of a specific person and may control information of all characters appearing in the moving picture in response to a user request.

For example, FIG. 12 shows an example in which information of all characters appearing in moving pictures is outputted. When the item 1210 for acquiring the information of the actors of all actors in the menu shown in FIG. 12 (a) is touched, the controller displays the entire appearances appearing in the moving picture, as in the example shown in FIG. 12 (b) A list 1220 of characters can be output.

At this time, if any one of the lists is selected, the control unit may output a menu for identifying a section in which the selected person appears and another work in which the selected person appears. For example, if the character 'B' in the character list shown in FIG. 12 (b) is selected, as shown in the example shown in FIG. 12 (c), the control section displays the appearance period of the character 'B' And a menu 1230 for confirming the appearance work can be output.

In FIGS. 9 to 12, it is exemplified that a list of menus and characters for requesting information related to characters, characters of characters, and the like is displayed on the display unit. At this time, the control unit can adjust the display position of the enumerated information so that the face selected by the user and the enumerated information do not overlap.

For example, FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining an example in which the display position of output information is adjusted. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the user has selected the face 1310 of the person A in the still image.

13A, if the face 1310 of the person A in the still image is located on the right side of the display unit, the control unit determines that the information of the person A and the menu 1320 are displayed on the character 'A' To be displayed on the left side of the display unit so as not to be overlaid on the face of the user.

13B, if the face of the still person 'A' in the still image is on the left side of the display unit, the control unit determines that the information of the person A and the menu are the faces of the person 'A' So as not to be overlaid on the display unit.

In FIG. 9, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 is illustrated as being capable of recognizing the faces of the characters appearing in the moving picture when the user input is received, and then outputting the information of the person selected by the user among the recognized faces.

If no character appears in the moving picture when the user input is received (or if the face recognition fails), the control unit may control the display of the character list appearing in the moving picture.

For example, FIG. 14 shows an example in which information of all characters appearing in moving pictures is outputted.

When a user input for requesting information of a character is received during reproduction of the moving image, the control section can temporarily stop the reproduction of the moving image and recognize the face in the stopped scene. Here, the user input for requesting the character information may be to touch a predetermined button 1410 as in the example shown in FIG. 14 (a), but the present invention is not limited thereto.

At this time, if the face of the person can not be recognized in the still image, the control unit controls the display unit 1420 such that a list 1420 of all characters appearing in the moving picture is outputted, as in the example shown in FIG. 14 (b) can do. If one of the character list 1420 is selected, the control unit displays a menu 1430 for confirming a section in which the selected character appears and another work in which the selected character appears, as in the example shown in FIG. 14C ). ≪ / RTI >

If one of the recognized faces in the still image is selected but the information of the selected person can not be acquired (for example, the information of the person is not stored in the video management server 100, Is unable to communicate with the moving picture management server 100, etc.), the control unit can output a list of all characters appearing in the moving picture as in the example shown in Fig.

In FIG. 10, the information on the appearance time or the section of a specific person is outputted through the progress bar. At this time, when the indicator indicating the appearance time of a specific person outputted through the progress bar is selected (for example, the indicator is touched), the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 controls to move the reproduction time point of the moving picture to the point indicated by the indicator can do.

For example, FIG. 15 shows an example in which the reproduction time of a moving picture is changed. In FIG. 15 (a), indicators 1510 and 1520 indicating the appearance time of a specific person are illustrated as being output. When any one of the indicators 1510 and 1520 is touched, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 can control to move the playback point of the moving picture to a point indicated by the touched indicator.

For example, if the indicator 1510 indicating the time of 01:00 shown in FIG. 15A is touched, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 may play back the moving picture as in the example shown in FIG. 10B, The time can be controlled to change to 01:00.

The moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 may control the moving picture playback point to move to the point corresponding to the position selected by the user in the corresponding section or the starting point of the corresponding section .

For example, FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example in which the reproduction time of a moving picture is changed. In FIG. 16 (a), it is exemplified that the isotope periods 1610 and 1620 of a specific person are identified and displayed on the progress bar. At this time, if a predetermined position in a section in which a specific person appears is touched, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 can control the moving picture playback point 1630 to move to a point corresponding to the touched position or a starting point of the selected section.

For example, if the corresponding section of the character 'A' is touched at 01:00 to 03:00 (1610), 05:00 to 07:00 (1620) and the position corresponding to the time of 01:30 is touched, The apparatus 200 can control the reproduction time point 1630 of the moving picture to move to the 01:30 point, as in the example shown in FIG. 16 (b).

As another example, if the corresponding section of the character 'A' is touched at 01:00 to 03:00 (1610), 05:00 to 07:00 (1620) and the position corresponding to the time of 01:30 is touched, The device 200 may start at 01:00 (i.e., 01:00 to 03: 00), which is the start point of the entry period 1610 of 'A' including the 01:30 time point, as in the example shown in FIG. The start point of the " 00 " period).

As in the example shown in FIG. 15 or 16, when the appearance time of a specific person or a section in which a specific character appears is selected, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 can control to reproduce only the emergence section of a specific person.

If the reproduction time of the moving picture is shifted to the appearance time of a specific person or a section in which a specific person appears, and the reproduction of the selected person corresponding to the selected section ends, the moving picture reproduction apparatus 200 displays the next reproduction section Can be controlled to move.

For example, FIG. 17 shows an example in which only the emergence section of a specific person is reproduced.

For the convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the appearance section of character 'A' is 01:00 ~ 03:00 (1710), 05:00 ~ 07:00 (1720).

If the 01:00 to 03:00 section 1710 is selected by the user, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 can reproduce the 01:00 to 03:00 section 1710 in which A appears.

Then, when the reproduction of the selected character 'A' from 01:00 to 03:00 (1710) ends (that is, when the reproduction time of the moving picture is different from 03:00) It is possible to control the reproduction time point to move to the next entry period 1720 of the person 'A'. 17A, when the reproduction time of the moving picture reaches 03:00, the moving picture reproduction apparatus 200 skips the reproduction of the section from 03:00 to 05:00, It is possible to immediately control the reproduction at the time of 05:00 to start as in the example shown in Fig. 17 (b).

When the reproduction of the moving image ends (or when the reproduction of all the characters of the specific person is completed), the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 may control to automatically output the information of the moving picture or the character of the reproduced moving picture have.

For example, FIG. 18 illustrates the output of the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 when the moving picture reproduction is completed. When the moving image is reproduced to the end, the moving image reproducing apparatus 200 can control the information of the moving image appearing in the reproduced moving image to be outputted as in the example shown in FIG. For example, FIG. 18 illustrates that the number of occurrences of each character appearing in a moving picture is outputted.

If any one of the characters is selected, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 can perform a web search of the selected character as shown in FIG. 8 or control the output of the piece of work in which the selected character appears. By introducing another work in which the character appears, the user can be guided to purchase another video.

In FIGS. 18A and 18B, when the moving image reproduction is completed, information on the number of occurrences of each character is output, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Unlike the video game apparatus 200, when the video reproduction is ended, the video game apparatus 200 directly displays a predetermined character (for example, a character having the highest appearance frequency or a character selected by the user at the time of video reproduction) It is possible to control so that information about the work is outputted.

In general, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 can request the moving picture management server 100 to transmit the entire amount of the moving picture when a user input requesting viewing of the moving picture is received. However, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 according to the present invention may request only a specific amount of a moving picture.

For example, if one of the characters is selected while the information on the character of the moving image is being output, the moving image reproducing apparatus 200 may request that the selected moving character be provided with the moving image only . Accordingly, an advantage of being able to select and view only a desired person in the moving picture can be exerted.

In addition, by using the video-charged service as an example, it is possible to effectively purchase the moving image by setting the fee for downloading a certain amount of the moving image inexpensively as compared with the rate for downloading the full amount of the moving image May occur.

As another example, if at least one person is selected before the moving image is reproduced, the moving image reproducing apparatus 200 may download the entire moving image, and control only the moving object of the selected moving objects to be reproduced.

According to the present invention, the moving picture management server 100 may provide the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 with a chart service for a predetermined period of time. The chart service is a ranking service based on the sum of the appearance rank of the characters of the characters, the number of appearances of the characters by each program, the sum of the appearances of the characters by each program in a predetermined period, a predetermined genre, , An average ranking of ratings for each person, and the like.

For example, FIG. 19 shows an example in which a chart service is provided.

When a condition for using the chart service is input from the user, the video reproducing apparatus 200 can request the video managing server 100 to provide a chart corresponding to the selected condition. For example, FIG. 19 (a) shows an example of requesting to provide a chart of 'number of appearances' between 'week' for 'entertainments' genre.

The moving picture management server 100 may extract the data requested by the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 from the database management unit and provide the corresponding chart to the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200. [

When the chart is received from the moving picture management server 100, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 can output it.

For example, in FIG. 19 (b), a chart in which the number of appearances of each character is accumulated in the entertainment program for a week is illustrated.

When a specific person is selected from the chart, the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 can perform a web search of the selected person or output the piece of work in which the selected person appears, as shown in FIG.

The chart shown in FIG. 19 may be output together with the moving picture play list, or may be automatically output when the moving picture playback ends. As another example, the chart service may be output when a user input requesting a chart service is received.

The above-described embodiments of the moving picture management server 100 and the moving picture reproducing apparatus 200 are not limited to the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be modified in various ways, All or a part of the above-described elements may be selectively combined.

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Claims (28)

Receiving a video list from a video management server;
Outputting information of a character appearing in the selected moving picture when any one of the moving picture lists is selected
Playing the selected moving picture when a user input requesting playback of the selected moving picture is received; And
Outputting a progressing bar for guiding the reproduction time point of the selected moving picture
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Wherein the information of the character includes at least one of information on the number of appearances of a character appearing in the moving image,
At least one appearance appearance time or appearance period of the characters appearing in the moving picture is displayed on the progress bar,
A section in which a predetermined character of the character appears in the progressing bar is visually identified and displayed,
Wherein, when an appearance time or an appearance period of the predetermined person is selected, only an appearance period of the predetermined person is reproduced, and a gap between the appearance periods is not reproduced.
A method for a video reproducing apparatus to receive information of a character. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein an indicator indicating the appearance time of a predetermined person of the characters is output to the progress bar. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein when the indicator is selected, the playback time of the moving image is shifted to a time point indicated by the indicator. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the reproduction time point of the moving picture is shifted to a starting point of the selected contingency section when an appearance period of a predetermined character among the characters in the moving picture is selected. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the reproduction time point of the moving picture is shifted to a time point corresponding to the selected position when an appearance period of a predetermined person is selected in the moving picture. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein information of another work in which the predetermined person appears is outputted when the reproduction of all of the predetermined sections of the predetermined person is completed. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein when at least one of the characters appearing in the selected moving picture is selected, the moving picture reproducing apparatus downloads only a part of the selected moving picture in which the selected character appears. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein, when at least one of the characters appearing in the selected moving picture is selected, the moving picture reproducing apparatus downloads the entire amount of the selected moving picture, and only a part of the selected character appears. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of outputting chart information,
Wherein the chart information includes a rank of the number of times of appearance by a person or a ranking time of each character based on at least one field of a predetermined period, a predetermined genre, and a predetermined broadcaster. 10. The method of claim 9,
The chart information may be output together with the video list,
And when the reproduction of the selected moving image is completed, the output is outputted. The method according to claim 1,
Playing the selected moving picture when a user input requesting playback of the selected moving picture is received;
Stopping the motion picture playback and recognizing a face included in the interrupted scene when a predetermined user input is received during the motion picture reproduction; And
And when at least one of the recognized faces is selected, outputting information of a person corresponding to the selected face. 12. The method of claim 11,
And if the face can not be recognized from the interrupted scene, outputting a full character list appearing in the moving picture. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein a menu for obtaining information on a person corresponding to the selected face and additional information on the person is further displayed on the display unit. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein at least one of an appearance time of the person or work information in which the person appears is output in response to a user input of the menu. A communication unit for communicating with the moving picture management server;
An output unit for outputting information; And
When the moving picture list is received from the moving picture management server, controls the received moving picture list to be outputted through the output unit,
A control unit for controlling the display unit so that information of a character appearing in the selected moving picture is outputted through the output unit when any one of the moving picture lists is selected,
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Wherein the information of the character includes at least one of information on the number of appearances of a character appearing in the moving image,
Wherein the controller controls the progressive bar to reproduce the selected moving image and guide the playback time of the selected moving image when a user input requesting playback of the selected moving image is received,
Wherein at least one appearance time or an appearance period of the characters appearing in the moving picture is displayed through the progressing bar,
Wherein the controller controls the progressing bar to visually identify and display a section in which a predetermined character of the character appears,
Wherein when the appearance time or the appearance period of the predetermined person is selected, only the appearance period of the predetermined person is reproduced, and the gap between the appearance periods is skipped,
Video playback device. 16. The method of claim 15,
And an indicator indicating a time point when a predetermined person of the character appears, is output to the progress bar. 17. The apparatus of claim 16,
When the indicator is selected, to control the playback point of the moving picture to move to a point indicated by the indicator. 16. The apparatus of claim 15,
Wherein the controller controls the reproduction time point of the moving picture to move to a starting point of the selected contingency section when a contest section of a predetermined character is selected in the moving picture. 16. The apparatus of claim 15,
And controls to move the reproduction point of time of the moving picture to a point of time corresponding to the selected position when an entry period of a predetermined person is selected in the moving picture. 16. The apparatus of claim 15,
And controls to output information of another work in which the predetermined person appears when the reproduction of all of the predetermined sections of the predetermined person ends. 16. The apparatus of claim 15,
Wherein when at least one of the characters appearing in the selected moving picture is selected, only a part of the selected moving picture of the selected moving picture is downloaded. 16. The apparatus of claim 15,
Wherein, when at least one of the characters appearing in the selected moving picture is selected, the moving picture reproducing apparatus controls the entire moving picture of the selected moving picture to be downloaded, and only a part of the selected character appears. 16. The apparatus of claim 15,
And controls the output unit to output chart information,
Wherein the chart information includes a rank of the number of times of appearance by a person or a ranking of a time of appearance by a person based on at least one field of a predetermined period, a predetermined genre, and a predetermined broadcaster. 24. The apparatus of claim 23,
Controlling the output of the chart information together with the moving picture list,
And controls to output the chart information when the reproduction of the selected moving image is completed. 16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein when the predetermined user input is received during the motion picture reproduction, the control section stops the motion picture reproduction, recognizes a face included in the interrupted scene, and if at least one of the recognized faces is selected, And outputs the information to the control unit. 26. The method of claim 25,
Wherein the control unit controls to output a full-featured character list appearing in the moving picture when the face can not be recognized from the interrupted scene. 26. The method of claim 25,
Wherein the control unit controls the display unit to further output a menu for acquiring information of a person corresponding to the selected face and additional information of the person on the display unit. 28. The method of claim 27,
Wherein the control unit controls the display unit so that at least one of the appearance time of the person or the work information in which the person appears is output in response to a user input of the menu.

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