KR20170048935A - Method for providing service to watch all at once bookmark of contents and media platform therefor - Google Patents

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KR20170048935A
KR20170048935A KR1020150149642A KR20150149642A KR20170048935A KR 20170048935 A KR20170048935 A KR 20170048935A KR 1020150149642 A KR1020150149642 A KR 1020150149642A KR 20150149642 A KR20150149642 A KR 20150149642A KR 20170048935 A KR20170048935 A KR 20170048935A
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The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a bookmarking service for continuously reproducing a plurality of bookmarked playback sections in different contents. A media platform according to the present invention includes: a storage unit for storing bookmark metadata for each content; And a content playback unit for, upon receiving a request from a user for bookmarking the plurality of contents, checking the bookmark section of each content in the bookmark metadata of the storage unit and sequentially reproducing the bookmark section of each content. The present invention eliminates the conventional inconvenience in that when a bookmark is set for each of a plurality of contents, content is changed every time and a bookmarked playback section is watched by playing back the bookmarked playback section in each content without changing contents.

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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a bookmarking service providing method and a media platform for the bookmarking service.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a bookmarking service, and more particularly, to a bookmarking service providing method and apparatus for continuously reproducing a plurality of bookmarked playback sections in different contents.

With the advent of Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) and mobile TV today, users can watch a variety of video on demand (VOD) content at any time.

Furthermore, IPTV or the like provides a function of bookmarking a playback section that the user desires to watch again, and then allowing only the bookmarked playback section to be viewed again. The following patent document discloses setting up a streaming video bookmark.

However, such a conventional video bookmark function is useful for viewing one piece of content again, but it is inconvenient to watch a playback section bookmarked in various contents. That is, when a user sets a bookmark on a plurality of contents and wants to view the bookmarked playback section again in each content, the user has to change the bookmarked contents and watch the bookmarked playback section exist.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2003-0007736

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to solve such a conventional problem, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a bookmarking service providing method and a media platform for the bookmarking service which allow users to reproduce bookmarked sections of contents without changing contents.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited thereto. It will also be readily apparent that the objects and advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a media platform comprising: a storage unit for storing bookmark metadata for each content; And a content playback unit for, upon receiving a request from a user for bookmarking a plurality of contents, confirming a bookmark section of each content in the bookmark metadata of the storage unit and continuously playing back the bookmark section of each content identified by the request .

The content reproduction section may receive a reproduction order for the plurality of contents from a user, set a reproduction order of the bookmark section based on the reproduction order, and reproduce the bookmark section successively based on the set reproduction order .

The media platform may further include a bookmark management unit that sets one or more contents designated by a user as bookmark groups among the bookmarked contents and stores the set contents in the storage unit.

The media platform may further include a storage unit for storing bookmark metadata of a plurality of contents registered in a bookmark group corresponding to the sharing group when at least one of the plurality of bookmark groups is selected from the user as a sharing group, And a bookmark sharing unit for providing the extracted bookmark metadata for each content to other users.

The content playback unit may output a list of bookmarked contents and receive a request from the user for bookmarking the plurality of contents selected by the user from the list.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a bookmarking service in a media platform, the method comprising: requesting a user to bookmark a plurality of contents; Checking a bookmark section of each content by content; And reproducing the bookmark section of each of the checked contents sequentially.

The present invention provides an advantage of eliminating the conventional inconvenience of changing the content and changing the content to be bookmarked when a bookmark is set for each of a plurality of contents by playing back the bookmarked playback section in each content without changing the content .

In addition, the present invention has an effect of allowing a user to collect bookmark sections of similar contents and conveniently manage them by providing the user with an interface capable of setting the bookmarked contents into one group.

In addition, the present invention has an advantage in that bookmark metadata of a content is provided to other users to share bookmark sections of contents between users.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. And shall not be construed as limited to such matters.
1 is a diagram illustrating a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for generating and storing bookmark metadata in a media platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of driving a bookmark section of each content in a media platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a bookmarked content list.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting a bookmark group in a media platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of sharing bookmark metadata with other users in a media platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating a list of bookmark groups.

The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: There will be. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an output apparatus 10, a content providing server 20, and a media platform 100. [ The media platform 100 and the content providing server 20 communicate with each other through the network 30. Here, the network 30 includes a mobile communication network and a broadband wired communication network, and corresponds to a well-known conventional technology of the present invention, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The content providing server 20 stores various contents such as contents provided by over-the-air broadcasting, contents provided by cable broadcasting, VOD contents, music contents, and the like, and provides the requested contents to the media platform 100.

The output apparatus 10 includes a screen output means such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) -based display, a light emitting diode (LED) -based display, and the like, and reproduces the content provided to the media platform 100 . The output device 10 may include input means such as a remote controller, a touch screen, a key button, and the like.

The media platform 100 provides contents to the output device 10 as a means for managing and controlling multimedia contents such as moving picture contents, audio contents and the like. The media platform 100 may be installed in a set-top box, an IPTV, a mobile TV, or the like. In addition, the media platform 100 may include input means such as a remote control, a touch screen, a key button, and the like to receive an input signal from a user.

The media platform 100 and the output device 10 may be implemented independently of each other and integrated into one device.

The media platform 100 includes a storage unit 110, a content reproduction unit 120, a bookmark management unit 130, and a bookmark sharing unit 140. These components may be implemented in hardware or software, Lt; / RTI >

The storage unit 110 is a storage unit such as a memory or a disk unit, and stores bookmark metadata for each content. In the metadata, content identification information (e.g., a content URI), a content name, bookmarked playback section information, and the like are recorded. In addition, the storage unit 110 stores the group name and the bookmark group information in which the bookmark metadata registered in the group is divided into groups.

The bookmark management unit 130 generates bookmark metadata of the content when the user sets a bookmark section in the content, and stores the generated bookmark metadata in the storage unit 110. [ At this time, the bookmark management unit 130 generates bookmark metadata including bookmarked content identification information (e.g., content URI), content name, and bookmarked playback section information, and stores the generated bookmark metadata in the storage unit 110. [ The bookmark management unit 130 may store the frame or playback time of the bookmark start point and the frame or playback time of the bookmark end point in the storage unit 110 as bookmarked playback period information.

The bookmark management unit 130 sets a plurality of bookmarked contents as a bookmark group, generates information about the bookmark group, and stores the information in the storage unit 110. That is, if the bookmark management unit 130 sets a plurality of bookmarked contents as a specific bookmark group, the bookmark management unit 130 generates bookmark group information in which the bookmark metadata of the plurality of contents are registered, and stores the generated bookmark group information in the storage unit 110. The bookmark management unit 130 may receive the group name of the generated bookmark group information from the user.

The content playback unit 120 receives the content from the content providing server 20 and provides the content to the output device 10. [ The content reproduction unit 120 acquires the content requested by the user through the content providing server 20 and reproduces the acquired content with the output device 10. [ When the user inputs a bookmark driving-viewing menu, the contents reproducing unit 120 checks the bookmark metadata for each content stored in the storage unit 110, checks the bookmarked section for each content based on the bookmark metadata, The bookmark section is reproduced through the output device 10 in sequence.

In this case, the content playback unit 120 may store the bookmark metadata for each content registered in the bookmark group selected by the user in the storage unit 110, (110). In addition, the content reproducing unit 120 checks the bookmarked section for each content based on the checked bookmark metadata, and plays the bookmarked section through the output device 10 after checking the bookmarked section.

The bookmark sharing unit 140 performs a function of sharing the bookmark metadata of the content with other users. In other words, when the bookmarked content to be shared is selected from the user, the bookmark sharing unit 140 extracts the bookmark metadata of the bookmarked content from the storage unit 110 and transmits the extracted bookmark metadata to the other user designated by the user.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for generating and storing bookmark metadata in a media platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the content playback unit 120 of the media platform 100 receives a request from a user for playing a specific content. Then, the content playback unit 120 requests and obtains the specific content from the content providing server 20, and then plays the acquired content on the output device 10 (S201).

In this state in which the content is being reproduced on the output device 10, the user can set a bookmark in the playback section of the content using an input means such as a remote controller, a key button, and a touch screen. Then, the bookmark management unit 130 receives the bookmark setting information through the input means (S203). Then, the bookmark management unit 130 identifies the playback period bookmarked by the user based on the bookmark setting information, generates bookmark metadata including the playback period information, the identification information of the content (e.g., content URI) and the content name And stores it in the storage unit 110 (S205). The bookmark management unit 130 may store the frame or playback time of the bookmark start point and the frame or playback time of the bookmark end point in the storage unit 110 as the playback period information.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of driving a bookmark section of each content in a media platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, when the content playback unit 120 receives a request from a user for a bookmarked content, the content playback unit 120 generates a bookmarked content list based on the bookmark metadata stored in the storage unit 110 and displays the bookmarked content list on the output device 10 (S301). Next, the content reproducing unit 120 selects one or more of the displayed content list from the user (S303).

4, the content playback unit 120 displays a list of content including the bookmarked content name on the output device 10, and displays the content list One or more of the contents can be selected from the user.

Meanwhile, the content playback unit 120 displays a plurality of bookmark group lists (see FIG. 7) stored in the storage unit 110 on the output device 10, selects one of them, After displaying the content list on the output device 10, one or more of the displayed content list can be selected from the user.

In a state where the content selection is completed, the content playback unit 120 receives a bookmark prompting request for the selected content from the user (S305).

Then, the content playback unit 120 sets the playback order of the selected content (S307). At this time, the content playback unit 120 receives the playback order of the content selected by the user, and can set the playback order of the selected content based on the input order. The content playback unit 120 may display an interface for changing the playback order of the content on the output device 10 and receive an input signal related to the content playback order from the user through the interface. On the other hand, if the content playback unit 120 does not receive the content playback order from the user, it can arrange the content name or the storage time in ascending order, and then set the playback order of the content based on the sort order.

Next, the content playback unit 120 confirms the bookmark metadata for each content selected by the user in the storage unit 110, and checks the bookmark section of each content based on the checked metadata (S309).

Next, the content playback unit 120 plays back the verified content-related bookmark period in the content playback order set in step S307 and outputs it to the output device 10 (S311). That is, when the reproduction order is set in the order of the first content, the second content, and the third content, the content reproduction unit 120 first reproduces the bookmark section of the first content, and when the reproduction of the bookmark section of the first content ends When the reproduction of the bookmark section of the second content is completed after reproducing the bookmark section of the second content, the bookmark section of the third content is reproduced.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting a bookmark group in a media platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the bookmark management unit 130 generates a bookmarked content list as shown in FIG. 4 based on the bookmark metadata stored in the storage unit 110, and displays the bookmarked content list on the output device 10 (S501).

Next, the bookmark management unit 130 selects a plurality of contents for grouping from the displayed contents list from the user (S503). Then, the bookmark management unit 130 requests the user to input the bookmark group name, and receives the bookmark group name from the user (S505).

In operation S507, the bookmark management unit 130 generates bookmark group information having the set group name and in which a plurality of contents selected by the user are registered, and stores the generated bookmark group information in the storage unit 110. At this time, the bookmark management unit 130 extracts bookmark metadata of each content selected by the user from the storage unit 110, and bookmark group information having the group name set by the user registered with the extracted bookmark metadata And stores it in the storage unit 110.

By providing an interface for setting a bookmark group, a user can separately manage a plurality of bookmarked movie contents by setting a group name of 'movie', and also can manage contents of a plurality of bookmarked English lectures in an 'English lecture' And may be managed as a separate group.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of sharing bookmark metadata with other users in a media platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the bookmark sharing unit 140 generates a group list in which a bookmark group name is recorded based on the bookmark group information stored in the storage unit 110, and displays the group list on the output device 10 (S601).

7, the bookmark sharing unit 140 includes a bookmark group list in which the group names of 'movie', 'English lecture', 'cooking lecture', and 'travel' are listed Can be displayed on the output device (10).

Then, the bookmark sharing unit 140 may select one or more of the groups included in the group list from the user as a shared group (S603). Next, the bookmark sharing unit 140 receives information of another user who wants to share the bookmark from the user (S605). At this time, the bookmark sharing unit 140 may receive other user's social network service ID, phone number, e-mail address, IP address, etc. as other user information.

Then, the bookmark sharing unit 140 identifies the bookmark group selected as the sharing group, and extracts the bookmark metadata of each content registered in the bookmark group in the storage unit 110 (S607).

Then, the bookmark sharing unit 140 transmits the bookmark information to another server (e.g., a mobile terminal, an IPTV, a set-top box, or the like) serving as a social network service of another user, The extracted content-specific metadata is provided to allow the user to share the bookmark section for each content with the other user (S609).

Accordingly, the other user can check the bookmark section of the content set by the user by checking and reproducing the bookmark section of the content set by the user based on the bookmark metadata provided by the other user.

Meanwhile, as another embodiment of the present invention, the bookmark sharing unit 140 generates a bookmarked content list as shown in FIG. 4 based on the bookmark metadata stored in the storage unit 110, displays the bookmarked content list on the output device 10 , And may be selected from a user as one or more contents to be shared among them. Then, the bookmark sharing unit 140 extracts the selected content-based metadata from the storage unit 110, provides the extracted content-based metadata to another user, and shares the bookmark section with the other user.

As described above, the media platform 100 according to the present invention plays back the bookmarked playback sections in the respective contents without changing contents, thereby eliminating the inconvenience of contents change that occurs when the bookmark section is viewed again. In addition, the media platform 100 according to the present invention provides a user with an interface for setting bookmarked contents into one group, thereby allowing a user to conveniently manage bookmark intervals of similar contents. In addition, the media platform 100 according to the present invention provides bookmark metadata of contents to other users so that users can share bookmark sections of the contents.

While the specification contains many features, such features should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention or the scope of the claims. In addition, the features described in the individual embodiments herein may be combined and implemented in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described in the singular < Desc / Clms Page number 5 > embodiments herein may be implemented in various embodiments individually or in combination as appropriate.

Although the operations have been described in a particular order in the figures, it should be understood that such operations are performed in a particular order as shown, or that all described operations are performed to obtain a sequence of sequential orders, or a desired result . In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. It should also be understood that the division of various system components in the above embodiments does not require such distinction in all embodiments. The above-described program components and systems can generally be implemented as a single software product or as a package in multiple software products.

The method of the present invention as described above can be implemented by a program and stored in a computer-readable recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto optical disk, etc.). Such a process can be easily carried out by those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. The present invention is not limited to the drawings.

10: output device 20: content providing server
30: Network 100: Media Platform
110: Storage unit 120: Content playback unit
130: bookmark management unit 140: bookmark sharing unit

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A storage unit for storing content-specific bookmark metadata; And
And a content playback unit that receives a request for viewing a bookmark of a plurality of contents from a user and confirms a bookmark section of each content in the bookmark metadata of the storage unit and plays back the bookmark section of each of the checked contents one after another platform.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
A playback order of the plurality of contents is input from a user, a playback order of the bookmark section is set based on the playback order, and a bookmark section is played back successively based on the set playback order.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
And a bookmark management unit configured to set one or more contents designated by the user as bookmark groups among the bookmarked contents and store the set contents in the storage unit.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the bookmark metadata of the plurality of contents registered in the bookmark group corresponding to the sharing group is extracted from the storage unit when at least one of the plurality of bookmark groups is selected from the user as the sharing group, And a bookmark sharing part for providing the other user with the bookmark.
5. The method of claim 4,
The bookmark sharing unit,
Selecting one or more bookmarked contents from a user as a shared content, extracting bookmark metadata of each content corresponding to the shared content, and providing the extracted bookmark metadata to the other users, .
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein,
A list of bookmarked contents is output, and a user is requested to view a bookmark of the plurality of contents selected by the user from the list.
1. A method for providing a bookmarking service on a media platform,
Receiving a request from a user for bookmarking a plurality of contents;
Checking a bookmark section of each content by content; And
And reproducing the bookmark section of each of the checked contents in sequence.
8. The method of claim 7,
Receiving a playback order for the plurality of contents from a user; And
And setting a playback order of the bookmark section based on the received playback order,
Wherein the reproducing step comprises:
And reproducing the bookmarked playback section based on the set playback order.
9. The method according to claim 7 or 8,
Outputting a list of bookmarked contents; And
And selecting one or more contents from the list of the bookmarked contents and setting a bookmark group for the selected one or more contents.
10. The method of claim 9,
Selecting one or more of a plurality of bookmark groups from the user as a share group; And
Extracting bookmark metadata for each content registered in the bookmark group corresponding to the sharing group, and providing the bookmark metadata to another user.
9. The method according to claim 7 or 8,
Selecting one or more of bookmarked contents from a user as shared contents; And
Further comprising: extracting bookmark metadata of each content corresponding to the shared content, and providing the bookmark metadata to another user.
9. The method according to claim 7 or 8,
The method of claim 1,
And outputting a plurality of bookmarked contents, and receiving a request from the user for bookmarking a plurality of contents selected by the user from among the plurality of contents.
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