KR20170071438A - Method and System for Creating Content Shortcut - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic apparatus, a control method therefor, and a server apparatus are provided. The electronic device includes a communication unit for communicating with a display, a server, and information on a start point and an end point for generating a shortcut file of a part of the content displayed on the display according to a user input, And a server for storing a shortcut file for a part of the content generated based on the information about the start point and the end point from the server, And controlling the display to receive and provide information about the top file to the display.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method and system for generating a content shortcut,

This disclosure relates to multimedia content, and more particularly, to a method and system for generating content shortcuts. The system includes an electronic device and a server device.

As the streaming technology and streamer server in the home network are rapidly expanded, the user can establish a home network that includes two or three client devices, such as audio-visual devices and TV clients, and only one server. The server includes an integrated personal recorder and an integrated internal hard drive that can receive broadcast signals and record video content from broadcast signals for future viewing. The server also includes hardware support for connecting to and connecting to external storage devices such as hard drives and pen drives. Thus, the server may cause all client devices in the home network to stream the same or different recorded content and store the copied content from the internal or external hard drive of the server in the computer. In addition, the server can stream content to all client devices based on network bandwidth. In addition, the user can access the content stored in the server and reproduce it according to the requirements for the client device.

However, during viewing, the user is unable to view, share, or display portions of the content for later viewing of the content being viewed. Thus, the user must remember the file name of the content, the start time of the part in the content, the end time of the part in the content, and the duration of the part in the content. Thus, the user must play the content in the media playback application and forward the progress bar of the media playback application, including the start time of the desired portion in the content, to view or share the content. However, this method is time consuming and not beneficial to the user experience.

A variety of solutions are available that allow the user to view portions of content for viewing or sharing or recommendation in the future. In one approach, the media sharing application allows a user to add a small bit of code to the link of the media content being played through the media sharing application. The small bits of code are essentially eight character lengths that allow the user to indicate the start time corresponding to a portion of the media content. The user shares a comment or a link modified via e-mail or messaging application with a second user. Alternatively, the media sharing application allows the user to indicate the start time through comments on the media content. Upon receiving a comment or a modified link, the second user accesses the modified link. When accessing the modified link, the media sharing application delivers a progress bar to the start time and renders a portion of the content from the start time. However, since the above-described method does not provide the end time of a part of the content, it does not provide the start time and the end time selectively and thus does not provide flexibility to the user. In addition, the user manually creates the modified link and shares the modified link. However, the modified link is not stored in a local or remote location for future viewing, sharing, or recommendation.

Alternatively, some of the audio and / or video data files may be shared with other users of the social networking system. Thus, the user may divide the audio and / or video data file into portions based on different contents of the audio and / or video data file, and each predefined tag includes a relevant portion of the audio and / or video data file Each part is assigned with a predefined tag. The user also defines rules for each pre-defined tag to share relevant portions of the audio and / or video data files. Rules are stored as metadata contained in audio and / or video data files. Rules can be location based, human based, time based, summary based, availability based, age based and video based. The user then shares predefined tags with other users of the social networking system. If another user selects to access the audio and / or video data file, the rule is retrieved and associated with the other user. Based on the rules, the relevant portions of the audio and / or video data files included in the predefined tags are presented to other users or downloaded by other users. However, this method consumes resources such as memory and bandwidth, since it requires to create and share a separate file composed of specific parts of the original audio and / or video file.

Alternatively, the recorded video content may be rendered on the display, and an annotation input associated with the displayed segment of the recorded video content may be received. The annotation input may include display content, display location data associated with the display content, and a display time that indicates the display duration of the display content. The annotation input may be synchronized with synchronization data corresponding to the displayed segment of the recorded video content. For example, the video markup application synchronizes each annotation input with video stream internal timing and / or position synchronization data to associate annotation inputs with a particular frame, frame sequence, and / or segment of the recorded video content. Upon synchronization, a video markup data file may be generated that includes a comment input, synchronization data, and a reference to the recorded video content. The video markup data file is stored on the content distributor or storage service provider so that a video markup data file may be required along with an on-demand request for the original recorded video content. The stored video markup data file is uploadable and shareable between a user and a subscriber of the media content distribution system. Other users may also add additional annotation input to the video markup data file to create a collaborative video markup data file.

However, the annotated markup is directly associated with the displayed segment of the recorded video content. To access or request annotated markup, the parent must play the recorded video. In addition, this method requires synchronization between the video markup annotation input data and the parent video data during display. Also, video markup data files can not be individually accessed because they can be requested along with on-demand requests for the original recorded video content.

As noted above, the methods described above do not provide much flexibility in terms of allowing a user to select a particular portion of a media file. In addition, the above-described methods require a lot of passive input and generate separate files of the same file depending on the selected portion of the content. Thus, the methods described above are resource intensive, such as memory and bandwidth.

It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a method and system for accessing a shortcut to create a content shortcut for a particular portion of content and correspondingly access a particular portion. The system provided in this disclosure includes an electronic device and a server device.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic device including a display, a communication unit for communicating with a server, and a control unit for generating a shortcut file of a part of the content displayed on the display in accordance with user input Wherein the server receives the information on the start point and the end point and transmits the information to the server through the communication unit. When the user selects the content according to the user input, And a processor for receiving and controlling the display to provide information on a shortcut file for a portion of the content and other shortcut files associated with the pre-stored content.

In order to achieve the above object, a control method of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a control method for a start point and an end point for generating a shortcut file of a part of contents displayed on a display, And transmitting the acquired information to a server through a communication unit. When the content is selected in accordance with a user input, the server acquires the content from the server based on the information about the start point and the end point, Receiving a shortcut file for a part of the content and information on another shortcut file related to the previously stored content and providing the information to the display.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method for generating a shortcut file of a content in a server device, the method comprising: receiving a request for a start point and an end point of a portion of the content from an electronic device Generating a shortcut file for a portion of the content based on the start point and end point and storing the shortcut file in a database; and receiving a playback request for the content from the electronic device, And transmitting information about another shortcut file associated with the content previously stored in the database to the electronic device.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device and control method of the present disclosure may generate a shortcut file for a portion of the multimedia content, and may receive multimedia content generated by another electronic device from the server . In addition, the shortcut file provided from the server can be directly edited by the user in the electronic device. Thus, the method according to the present disclosure can provide an improved user experience.

1 illustrates an exemplary system for creating shortcuts to a portion of a multimedia document and accessing a portion of the multimedia document, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.
2 schematically illustrates an exemplary network environment for creating a shortcut to a portion of a multimedia document and implementing a system for accessing a portion of the multimedia document, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 3 is an illustration of an example of a shortcut file that includes a first attribute and a second attribute, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
4 is a diagram showing an example of a shortcut file including a first attribute according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 5 is an illustration of an example of displaying a shortcut file on a client device, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 6 is a diagram for describing editing of a shortcut file on a client device, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 7 is an illustration of an example of synchronizing a shortcut file, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 8 illustrates a method for generating a shortcut file for a playlist on a client device, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
9 illustrates a method for generating a shortcut file for a playlist on a client device, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
10 illustrates an exemplary method for generating a shortcut file for a portion of a multimedia document, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
11 illustrates a method for accessing a portion of a multimedia document from a shortcut file, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
12 illustrates a method for accessing a portion of a multimedia document from a shortcut file, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
13 shows a hardware configuration of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The terminology used herein will be briefly described, and the present disclosure will be described in detail.

Although the terms used in this disclosure have taken into account the functions in this disclosure and have made possible general terms that are currently widely used, they may vary depending on the intent or circumstance of the person skilled in the art, the emergence of new technologies and the like. Also, in certain cases, there may be a term selected arbitrarily by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Accordingly, the terms used in this disclosure should be defined based on the meaning of the term rather than on the name of the term, and throughout the present disclosure.

The embodiments of the present disclosure are capable of various transformations and may have various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. It is to be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the scope of the specific embodiments but includes all transformations, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the disclosure disclosed. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention,

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by terms. Terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise", "comprising" and the like are used to specify that there is a stated feature, number, step, operation, element, component, or combination thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

In this disclosure, "module" or "module " performs at least one function or operation, and may be implemented in hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. Also, a plurality of " modules "or a plurality of" parts "may be implemented as at least one processor (not shown) integrated into at least one module, except" module " .

In the present disclosure, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

In one embodiment, the electronic device receives a request from a user to create a shortcut to a portion of the multimedia document. The multimedia document may be stored at a location forming part of an electronic device or at a location forming part of a networked environment. A part of the multimedia document is identified by a start point and an end point. Upon receiving the request, the shortcut file is created with a shortcut file containing the first attribute including "path" information and "seek" information corresponding to a portion of the multimedia document. The "path" information identifies the location of the multimedia document and the "seek" information identifies the portion of the multimedia document based on the starting and ending points.

Further, when detecting the change of the storage position of the multimedia document, the "path" information of the shortcut is automatically updated. You can also save security settings to a shortcut file. The security settings define the level of access to the multimedia document portion corresponding to the shortcut file.

In addition, the electronic device can send a recommendation message regarding the shortcut file from the network environment to another device. As such, the shortcut files along with the names of the shortcut files are provided as a GUI (Graphical User Interface) in the form of a user selectable item on the display device.

Also, in order to access a portion of the multimedia document, in one embodiment, a selection for the shortcut file is received. When it receives a selection for a shortcut file, it gets the "path" information and "find" information from the shortcut file. The portion of the multimedia document identified by the "path" information and "seek" information is then accessed.

The advantages of this disclosure include, but are not limited to, generating shortcut files for a portion of a multimedia document. Shortcut files contain only attributes such as path information and search information. Thus, the method according to the present disclosure does not need to create a small portion of the multimedia and document consuming space and bandwidth. Shortcut files are stored in the database and can be accessed locally or over a network, making it easier to share shortcut files instead of sharing a small portion of multimedia documents.

In addition, the electronic device and method, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, provide the user with the flexibility to select the start time of a portion of the multimedia document as well as the end time of a portion of the multimedia document. Thus, a shortcut file allows portions of a multimedia document to be rendered directly. Therefore, other users can view only a specific portion of the multimedia document, and after the specific portion ends, the remaining portions can not be seen. Also, the shortcut file includes the start time and end time of the multimedia document. This allows users to change the desired start and end times without having to create a new shortcut file, providing flexibility and improving the user experience. Also, since the shortcut file only contains the location of the multimedia document, not the actual content of the multimedia document, there is no need for content synchronization between the shortcut file and the multimedia document. Thus, in contrast to individual files containing a small portion of the multimedia document, content changes within the multimedia document will not require updating of the shortcut file.

In addition, all shortcut files, including links to the location of the multimedia document, can be managed centrally, even if the shortcut file and the multimedia document are available at different locations. That is, the electronic device and method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a better user experience, since the user does not need to remember the location. In addition, when the position of the multimedia document is changed, the position of the multimedia document is automatically updated in the shortcut file. Thus, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, electronic devices and methods do not need to manually update shortcut files. In addition, the shortcut file is treated as a separate multimedia document, which is recommended to the user when the user accesses the multimedia document. Also, shortcut files can be played individually without playing media files. As a result, the system and method according to embodiments of the present disclosure improve the user experience.

Additional security settings are associated with shortcut files, not multimedia documents. Thus, the user can access the multimedia document regardless of access restrictions on the shortcut file.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present disclosure, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout. However, the present disclosure may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In order that the present disclosure may be more fully understood, the same reference numbers are used throughout the specification to refer to the same or like parts.

1 illustrates an exemplary system for creating shortcuts to a portion of a multimedia document and accessing a portion of the multimedia document, in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 1, the multimedia document 101 is stored at a position forming part of the first apparatus or at a position forming part of the network environment. Multimedia document 101, content, includes, but is not limited to, for example, video, audio, animation, images, and combinations thereof. The multimedia document 101 may be rendered or streamed through a media rendering and / or playback application available in the first device. Examples of the first device are a NAS (Network Hard Drive), a smart phone, a laptop, a tablet and a desktop personal computer (PC). Also, for example, the network environment is a home network compatible with DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance). In this example, the electronic device may be any device compatible with DLNA, such as a network hard drive (NAS), a smart phone, a laptop, a tablet, and a desktop PC (PC). In addition, the system 100 may be a DLNA compliant digital media server (DMS).

As such, according to one embodiment, the system 100 includes a request processing module 102 for receiving a request to create a shortcut to a portion of the multimedia document 101. [ A part of the multimedia document 101 is identified by a start point and an end point. The system 100 further includes a file generation module 103 that generates a shortcut file 104 such that the shortcut file 104 includes a first attribute 105 based on the request. The first attribute 105 includes "path" information and "seek" information. The "path" information identifies the location of the multimedia document 101 and the "seek" information identifies the portion of the multimedia document 101 based on the starting and ending points.

In accordance with another embodiment for generating a shortcut file, the file creation module 103 may generate a shortcut file 104 that includes only "path" information that identifies the location of the multimedia document 101. [ The system 100 also includes a database module 106 for generating entries associated with the shortcut files 104 in the database 107. An entry associated with the shortcut file 104 includes a first attribute 105 that corresponds to the shortcut file 104. The first attributes 105 include " seek "information that identifies the portion of the multimedia document 101 based on the" path "information identifying the location of the multimedia document 101 and the starting and ending points do.

Further, according to the present disclosure, the system 100 implements a method of accessing a portion of the multimedia document 101. According to one embodiment, the system 100 includes a selection processing module 108 for receiving a selection of the shortcut file 104. [ The system 100 further includes a " path "information and a parser module 109 for obtaining" seek "information from the shortcut file 104. The "path" information identifies the location of the multimedia document 101 and the "seek" information identifies the portion of the multimedia document 101 based on the starting and ending points. The system 100 further includes an access module 110 for accessing a portion of the multimedia document 101 identified by "path" information and "seek" information.

In addition, the parser module 109 is configured to obtain "path" information corresponding to the shortcut file 104 from the database 107. The access module 110 also includes a comparator module 111 for comparing the "path" information obtained from the shortcut file 104 with the "path" information obtained from the predetermined database 107. Upon receiving the output from the comparator module 111 indicating an inconsistency between the "path" information obtained from the shortcut file 104 and the "path" information obtained from the preset database 107, the access module 110 And accesses a part of the multimedia document 101 identified by the "path" information obtained from the preset database 107. [

In accordance with another embodiment for accessing a portion of a multimedia document, the parser module 109 obtains "path" information that identifies the location of the multimedia document 101 from the shortcut file 104. The database module 106 is configured to obtain "seek" information from the database 107 that includes an entry corresponding to the shortcut file 104. The "seek" information identifies the portion of the multimedia document 101 based on the starting point and the ending point. In addition, the access module 110 is implemented to access a portion of the multimedia document 101 identified by "path" information and "seek"

In addition, the parser module 109 is configured to obtain "path" information corresponding to the shortcut file 104 from the database 107. The comparator module 111 compares the "path" information obtained from the shortcut file 104 with the "path" information obtained from the database 107. The access module 110 receives the output indicating the inconsistency between the "path" information obtained from the shortcut file 104 and the "path" information obtained from the database 107 from the comparator module 111, Quot; path "information obtained from the < / RTI >

The system 100 also includes a display unit 112 configured to display various elements such as images, text, and video. The system 100 also includes a memory 113 coupled to the modules described above. The system 100 also includes a processor 114 configured to perform the required functions of the system 100 and to control the functions of the aforementioned modules of the system 100.

It is to be appreciated that system 100 and processor 114 may further include various hardware modules / units / components or software modules or a combination of hardware and software modules required to implement the present disclosure.

Figure 2 schematically illustrates an exemplary network environment for creating a shortcut to a portion of a multimedia document and for implementing a system for accessing a portion of a multimedia document, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure. Document

Referring to FIG. 2, the server 201 includes modules and units as described with reference to FIG. The server 201 includes a shortcut file creation (SFC) module 202 and a shortcut file access (SFA) module 203. The SFC module 202 includes the request processing module 102, the file generation module 103, and the database module 106 shown in Fig. The SFA module 203 includes the selection processing module 108, the parser module 109, the access module 110 and the comparator module 111 shown in Fig. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the SFC module 202 and the SFA module 203 are implemented as discrete modules as shown. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the SFC module 202 and the SFA module 203 may be implemented as a single module. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the SFC module 202 and the SFA module 203 may be implemented as part of an application that is available and / or installed on the server 201. At this time, the application may be downloaded to the server 201 or stored in the server 201 in advance.

Server 201 is communicatively coupled to a plurality of client devices 204 via a network (not shown). In the present disclosure, two client devices are shown as first client device 204-1 and second client device 204-2 for convenience of illustration, but are not limited thereto. Examples of networks include, but are not limited to, data networks, voice networks, broadcast networks, IP-based networks, and wireless networks. The network may be implemented using any type of network topology, such as a home network, and may be represented as a combination of two or more networks or otherwise implemented. For example, the network may be a home network compatible with DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance). Client devices 204 may be digital media rendering or playback (DMR or DMP) devices capable of rendering or playing multimedia content. Examples of client devices 204 include, but are not limited to, a smart TV (TV) with a set-top box, a smartphone, a laptop, a tablet, an audio system and a desktop personal computer (PC). In addition, the client device 204 is DLNA compliant.

In addition, the server 201 may receive one or more multimedia documents (not shown) from a content distributor (not shown) or a client device 204 via an external storage device (not shown) such as a network 205). Examples of the multimedia document 205 include, but are not limited to, video content, audio content, animated content with audio, animated content without audio, audio-video content, and images. The multimedia document 205 may be pre-recorded, streamed, or recorded from streaming media. In addition, the server 201 stores the multimedia document 205 in the memory 113 for later viewing. For example, the server 201 is a digital media server (DMS) compatible with DLNA. In general, any device compatible with DLNA and capable of storing the multimedia document 205 may be designated as a DMS. Examples of such devices include, but are not limited to, network hard drives (NAS), smart phones, laptops, tablets, and desktop personal computers (PCs).

In operation, the user may access the multimedia document 205 from the server 201 via a media rendering and / or playback application available on the first client device 204-1. For example, the multimedia document 205 is a movie having a duration of 2 hours, 23 minutes and 53 seconds in total and can be accessed from the server 201. [ The user may provide a request to create a shortcut to a portion of the multimedia document 205. [ As a result, the user can provide the request in two parts representing the selection of a portion of the multimedia document 205. [ As such, a start request may be provided to select a 'start point' of a portion of the multimedia document 205. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the starting point of the multimedia document may be a time selected from video content, audio content and animation content. In other aspects of the present disclosure, the starting point of the multimedia document may be an image selected from a plurality of images. In one example, the user may provide a start request via a predefined key on the remote controller. In another example, a user may provide a start request via audio input. In another example, a user may provide a start request via a touch-based gesture input.

Thus, the first client device 205-1 provides a start request to the SFC module 202. [ For example, a shortcut request initiator module (not shown) in the first client device 205-1 sends a start request to the SFC module 202. [ Upon receiving the start request, the SFC module 202 identifies the beginning of a portion of the multimedia document 205. In the above example, the user can send a start request at 0:53:23 of the movie. Accordingly, the SFC module 202 can identify the starting point of a part of the movie at a time of 0 hours 53 minutes 23 seconds.

The user may then provide a termination request to select the ' end point ' of a portion of the multimedia document 205. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the end point of the multimedia document may be video content, audio content, and a time selection to end in the animation content. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the end point of the multimedia document may be an image selected from a plurality of images. In one example, the user may provide a termination request via a predefined key on the remote controller. In another example, the user may provide a termination request via an audio input. In another example, a user may provide a termination request via a touch-based gesture input.

Thus, the first client device 205-1 provides a termination request to the SFC module 202. [ In one example, the shortcut request initiator module of the first client device 205-1 sends a termination request to the SFC module 202. [ Upon receiving the termination request, the SFC module 202 identifies an ending point of a portion of the multimedia document (205). In the above example, the user can send an end request at 1:13:53 of the movie. Thus, the SFC module 202 identifies the ending point of a portion of the movie as the time to end at 1 hour, 13 minutes and 53 seconds. The start request and end request indicate a request to create a shortcut to a portion of the multimedia document 205. [ The request from the first client device 205-1 to the server 201 is shown in arrow (1).

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, if the user does not provide an end request within a predetermined time period from the start request, the SFC module 202 identifies the predetermined time period as an end point. In one example, the time period may be predetermined by the user at initial configuration of the network environment 200. [ For example, the predetermined time period may be 10 minutes from the start request. If the termination request is not requested within 10 minutes, or if the predetermined time period has expired, the SFC module 202 identifies that the end of the portion of the movie ends at 1 hour, 3 minutes, 23 seconds.

Upon receiving the start point and the end point, the SFC module 202 determines the duration of the portion of the multimedia document 205 based on the start point and the end point. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the duration of a portion of the multimedia document may be a time period between a start time and an end time selected from video content, audio content, and animation content. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the duration of a portion of the multimedia document may have a number of images between the starting image and the ending image selected from the plurality of images. In the above example, since the starting point is "0 hours 53 minutes 23 seconds" and the ending point is "1 hour 13 minutes 53 seconds", the duration can be determined as "0 hours 20 minutes 30 seconds".

Upon determining the duration, the SFC module 202 creates a shortcut file 206 for a portion of the multimedia document 205. Thus, the shortcut file 206 does not include the actual portion 205 of the multimedia document, thus requiring only a few kilobytes of memory space. Also, since the shortcut file 206 is instantaneously generated, it does not consume much network bandwidth.

In addition, the SFC module 202 captures information about a portion of the multimedia document 205 in the shortcut file 206. Thus, the shortcut file 206 includes a first attribute 207 that is a primary attribute. The first attribute may include "path" information and "search" information. The "path" information identifies the location of the multimedia document 205. In the above example, the location of the multimedia document 205 is the server 201. [ In this example, the "path" information includes a link to the server 201. The "seek" information identifies the portion of the multimedia document 205 based on the starting and ending points or durations of the multimedia document 205. In the above example, the "search" information is "0 hours 20 minutes 30 seconds".

The shortcut file 206 may also include a second attribute 208. [ The second attribute 208 includes the name of the shortcut file 206, the modified name of the shortcut file 206, summary, information about the playback speed, information about the blackout, information about the player, The creation time of the file 206, the modification time of the shortcut file 206, the information about the sharing of the shortcut file 206, and the security settings for the shortcut file 206. The second attribute 208 may also include an icon or a thumbnail that provides a graphical representation of the shortcut file 206. For example, an icon or thumbnail represents a media rendering application or a media playback application capable of playing back a portion of the multimedia document 205. [ In another example, the icon or thumbnail represents a portion of the multimedia document 205 itself or the multimedia document 205 itself. The second attribute 208 may also include a display message generated by the user.

Upon creation of the shortcut file 206, the SFC module 202 creates in the database 209 the item (entry) corresponding to the shortcut file 206 and information about the multimedia document 205. The entry provides a mapping relationship between the shortcut file 206 and the corresponding portion of the multimedia document 205. In one embodiment, the database 209 is an integral part of the server 201 as shown in the figure. In another embodiment, the database 209 may be an external portion of the server 201. [ According to the present disclosure, the entry includes a first attribute 207 corresponding to the shortcut file 206.

In addition, the user may access the portion of the multimedia document 205 corresponding to the shortcut file 206 on the second client device 204-2. Thus, the user can view one or more shortcut files that include the shortcut file 206 on the second client device 204-2, as shown in FIG. The user may provide a request to access a portion of the multimedia document 205 by selecting the shortcut file 206. [ In one example, the user may provide the request via a predefined key on the remote control device. In another example, a user may provide a start request via audio input. In another example, a user may provide a termination request via a touch-based gesture input.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second client device 204-2 relies on the server 201 to provide the multimedia document 205. [ Thus, the second client device 204-2 provides the request to the SFA module 203. [ In one example, a shortcut request initiator module (not shown) within the second client device 205-2 sends an access request to the SFA module 203. [ The access request from the second client device 204-2 to the server 201 is shown by the arrow (2).

Upon receiving the access request, the SFA module 203 fetches the shortcut file 205 and obtains the "path" information from the first attribute of the shortcut file 206. The shortcut file 205 may be stored in the server 201 or the client device 204 as described above. The SFA module 203 may also obtain the "path" information corresponding to the shortcut file 206 from the database 209. [ The SFA module 203 then compares the "path" information obtained from the shortcut file 206 with the "path" information obtained from the database 209.

Path information obtained from the shortcut file 206 matches (matches) the "path" information obtained from the database 209, the SFA module 203 transfers the multimedia document 205 to the shortcut file 206 Quot; path "information of the < / RTI > However, when the "path" information obtained from the shortcut file 206 does not match the "path" information obtained from the database 209, the SFA module 203 retrieves the multimedia document 205 from the database 209 Fetch " from the location information indicated in the "path"

When the multimedia document 205 is fetched, the SFA module 203 searches a part of the multimedia document 205 from the multimedia document 205 according to the "search" information of the shortcut file 206. [ For example, the SFA module 203 includes a search module configured to retrieve a portion of the multimedia document 205 from the multimedia document 205 in accordance with methods known in the art. The SFA module 203 transmits a part of the multimedia document 205 to the second client device 204-2. The transfer of a portion of the multimedia document 205 from the server 201 to the second client device 204-2 is shown in arrow 3. Upon receiving a portion of the multimedia document 205, the media rendering application or media playback application available on the second client device 204-2 renders or plays a portion of the multimedia document 205. [ In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the second client device 204-2 independently obtains the multimedia document 205 from the path information location. Thus, the second client device 204-2 provides the access request to the SFA module 203. [ For example, a shortcut request initiator module (not shown) in the second client device 204-2 sends an access request to the SFA module 203. [ The access request from the second client device 204-2 to the server 201 is shown in arrow (4).

Upon receiving the request, the SFA module 203 obtains the "path" information from the first attribute of the shortcut file 206. The SFA module 203 also obtains the "path" information corresponding to the shortcut file 206 from the database 209. The SFA module 203 then compares the "path" information obtained from the shortcut file 206 with the "path" information obtained from the database 209.

If the "path" information obtained from the shortcut file 206 matches the "path" information obtained from the database 209, the SFA module 203 sets the position indicated in the "path" information of the shortcut file 206 to " 2 client device 204-2. However, when the "path" information obtained from the shortcut file 206 does not match the "path" information obtained from the database 209, the SFA module 203 displays the "path" information of the database 209 Location to the second client device 204-2. In addition, the SFA module 203 provides "seek" information from the shortcut file 206 to the second client device 204-2. The transfer of location information and search information from the server 201 to the second client device 204-2 is shown by arrow 5.

Upon receiving the location information, the second client device 204-2 fetches the multimedia document 205 from that location. For example, the multimedia document 205 is stored in the server 201. Thus, the second client device 204-2 transmits a request for the multimedia document 205 to the server 201. [ The request for the multimedia document 205 from the second client device 204-2 to the server 201 is shown in arrow 6.

The second client device 204-2 fetches a part of the multimedia document 205 from the multimedia document 205 according to the "search" information of the shortcut file 206, . For example, the second client device 204-2 includes a search module configured to retrieve a portion of the multimedia document 205 from the multimedia document 205 in accordance with methods known in the art. Upon retrieving a portion of the multimedia document 205, the media rendering application or media playback application available on the second client device 204-2 renders or plays a portion of the multimedia document 205. [

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the SFC module 202 generates the shortcut file 206 such that both the first attribute 207 and the second attribute 208 are stored in the shortcut file 206. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a shortcut file including a first attribute and a second attribute according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 3, the shortcut file 300 has a total length of 2 hours, 23 minutes and 53 seconds, and can be created from a movie titled " MovieXYZ ", accessed from the server 201 shown in FIG. 2 have. Thus, the first attribute 301 (highlighted in color) includes http: // server.moviexyz.mp4 as the 'path' information identifying the location of the server 201, and the 'start time' Min < 2 > seconds and the 'end time' may include 'seek' information that identifies it as 1 hour 13 minutes 53 seconds. Upon creation of the shortcut file 300, the user may edit the start point and the end point. For example, the user may increase or decrease one of the start time and the end time.

In addition, the second attribute 302 may include the following details regarding the movie:

Icon / Thumbnail: The thumbnail can be obtained by fetching the corresponding thumbnail of the movie from the server 201. For example, the thumbnail may be an image.

Metadata: Metadata can be obtained from the server 201 by fetching corresponding metadata of the movie. For example, the metadata may include a 'genre' of a movie as a 'comedy'.

Title or name: It is possible to fetch the title corresponding to the movie from the server 201 and acquire the title. For example, the title may be stored as 'MovieXYZ'.

Summary: A summary can include 'message display' and 'description'. The 'message display' may be the text entered by the user when transmitting the creation request of the shortcut file 300. For example, the server 601 may provide a 'message display' to the user. The 'description' may be a brief description provided by the content distributor or content creator corresponding to the movie. The description can fetch the corresponding metadata of the movie from the server 201.

Playback speed: The playback speed indicates the speed at which the video is played. The user can edit the playback speed. For example, the playback speed is 1.70 seconds.

Blackout Time: The blackout time may be a portion within a selected duration of a movie that the user is prevented from viewing. The server 201 may skip the portion within the blackout time while rendering a portion of the movie. In this embodiment, the duration is 0 hours 53 minutes and 23-1 hours 13 minutes 53 seconds. The user can set the blackout time from the start time 1 hour 09 minutes 23 seconds to the end time 1 hour 11 minutes 23 seconds. Therefore, when the server 201 plays a movie at 23:53, the part corresponding to 1 hour 09 minutes 23 seconds to 1 hour 11 minutes 23 seconds may be skipped or displayed as a 'black screen'.

Player: The player represents one or more media rendering applications or playback applications suitable for playing a movie. For example, the player is Windows Media Player ^TM .

Creation date / time and modification date / time: Indicates the date / time that was created and modified.

Sharing: Sharing indicates whether the user has selected the shortcut file 300 for sharing via the client device 204 connected to the server 201. For example, the user may select the shortcut file 300 for sharing (yes).

Security: security may include a 'device name' where the shortcut file 300 is generated and a 'list of other devices' that restrict the user from accessing a portion of the movie corresponding to the shortcut file 300. For example, a user may create a shortcut file 300 via a first client device (Client Device 1) and may not restrict another device from accessing a portion of the movie corresponding to the shortcut file 300 .

In accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure, the SFC module 202 is configured to store the first attribute 207 in the shortcut file 206 so that the second attribute 208 is stored in the database 209, Can be generated. Thus, FIG. 4 is an illustration of an example of a shortcut file that includes a first attribute, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. The second attribute 402 is stored in the database 209 by the SFC module 202 described above in Fig. Thus, the shortcut file 400 includes a first attribute 401. The shortcut file 400 also includes a database locator 403 that indicates the location of an entry in the database 209 corresponding to the second attributes. Shortcut file 400 can be created from a movie having the total duration of 2 hours, 23 minutes and 53 seconds and the movie title accessed from server 201 as 'MovieXYZ' as described above. The shortcut file 400 includes the same attributes and values as the shortcut file 300 shown in FIG. 3 for ease of understanding.

Upon creation of the entry, the SFC module 202 stores the shortcut file 206. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the SFC module 202 stores the shortcut file 206 on the server 201. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the SFC module 202 stores the shortcut file 206 in one of the client devices 204. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the SFC module 202 stores the shortcut file 206 at a remote location, such as a cloud-based server.

Upon saving the shortcut file 206, the SFC module 202 displays the shortcut file 206 on the client device 204 via the user interface as a user selectable item. The shortcut file 206 is treated separately as a newly added multimedia document and is displayed together with the multimedia document 201 on the client device 204.

Figure 5 is an illustration of an example of displaying a shortcut file on a client device, in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure; Referring to FIG. 5, a client device 501 is part of a plurality of client devices 204 communicatively coupled to the server 201 shown in FIG. The client device 501 provides a user interface 502 for displaying one or more shortcut files (SF) 503 containing shortcut files 206 as user selectable items. The shortcut file 503 is displayed using icons or thumbnails stored as second attributes. Also, the title or the name of the shortcut file 503 and the shortcut file 503 stored as the second attribute are displayed together with the icon or the thumbnail of the shortcut file 503. In this way, the user can easily search for the shortcut file 503 in the user interface 502.

In addition, when the user accesses the corresponding multimedia document on the client device 204, the SFC module 202 recommends the shortcut file 503 on the client device 204 connected to the server 201. [ The client device 204 may be a client device or any other client device from which a request to create a shortcut file is received. For example, the recommended shortcut file 503 is displayed in a separate user interface and is disposed adjacent to the user interface rendering or the corresponding multimedia document playback. In another example, the recommended shortcut file 503 is displayed at a strategic location in the user interface that renders or plays the corresponding multimedia document. In addition, the SFC module 202 recommends the shortcut file 503 based on the second attribute of the shortcut file 503, such as metadata and title. For example, user A creates three shortcut files from the video file titled video_1.mp4 via the first client device 204-1, and all the shortcut files are stored in the server 201. At this time, the user B starts playing back the same video file titled video_1.mp4 on the first client device 204-1 or the second client device 204-2 a little later. As a result, all three shortcut files previously created by user A are sent to the user B using the first client device 204-1 or the second client device 204-B by the SFC module 202 It can be seen as a recommended file. Upon receiving the recommended shortcut file (503), the user can directly select a shortcut file for rendering or playback in the client device (204). In one example, the user can select a shortcut file via a predefined user operation key on the remote controller. In another example, a user may select a shortcut file via audio input. In another example, a user may select a shortcut file via a touch-based gesture input.

In addition, when the user receives the recommended shortcut file 503, the user can create a new shortcut file from the corresponding multimedia document as described above. In this case, the SFC module 202 adds the newly created shortcut file to the recommended shortcut file 503 list of the multimedia document. In the above example, User B can create a new shortcut file from a video file with the title video_1.mp4. The shortcut file including the shortcut file newly created by the user B can be displayed to the user A and the user B as a recommendation file.

The first attribute 207 and the second attribute 208 of the shortcut file 206 are locally edited in the server 201 or the client device 204 where the shortcut file 206 is created .

Figure 6 is a diagram for describing editing of a shortcut file on a client device, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure; Referring to FIG. 6, a client device 601 is part of a plurality of client devices 204 communicatively coupled to the server 201 shown in FIG. A request to edit the shortcut file 206 on the client device 601 may be provided by selecting the shortcut file 206 from the user interface (as described with reference to FIG. 5). The editing request can be provided through various options such as hovering input, right click input, gesture input, predefined user manipulation key input on the remote control, and audio input. Upon receiving the edit request, the SFC module 202 provides an edit option 602 and a delete option 603 on the user interface. Upon receiving the selection of the edit option 602 from the user, the SFC module 202 provides the second user interface 604 on the client device 601. In one example, the second user interface 604 may be superimposed on the previous user interface. The second user interface 604 may provide an option to edit the first attribute 207 and the second attribute 208.

Upon receiving a selection of options from the user to edit the main attribute 207, the SFC module 202 provides a third user interface 605 on the client device 601. The third user interface 605 provides an option to edit the 'seek' information, the starting and ending points of the shortcut file 206. Thus, the user can increase or decrease one of the starting point and the ending point. If you refer to the example of a shortcut file created from a movie, you can increase or decrease the start time stored in the shortcut file. Similarly, you can increase or decrease the end time stored in the shortcut file. This allows users to easily update existing shortcut files without having to create a new shortcut file. This gives the user flexibility and ease of use to provide a better user experience.

Similarly, upon receiving a selection of an option from the user to edit the second option 208, the SFC module 202 provides a fourth user interface (not shown) on the client device 601. The fourth user interface includes options for editing the title or name of the shortcut file 206, editing the message corresponding to the shortcut file 206, and editing the security options corresponding to the shortcut file 206 However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Upon receiving the selection of an option from the user for editing the security option, the SFC module 202 provides a fifth user interface 606 on the client device 601. The fifth user interface 606 provides an option to restrict one or more users from accessing the shortcut file (206). For example, the access may be limited to a video file in which the name of the video file in the server 201 is parent.mp4. For example, three users of user A, user B, and user C may communicate with each other via a first client device 204-1, a second client device 204-2, and a third client device (not shown) Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 201). ≪ / RTI > Also, the user A and the user B may have access to the video file named parent.mp4 in the video file name. At this time, the user B can create two shortcut files from the video file named parent.mp4 and give the user C permission to access the shortcut file. However, the user B can limit the access of the shortcut file to the user A. User A may restrict access to the shortcut file by each client device. If the user A accesses the video file parent.mp4 through the first client device 204-1, all the shortcut files previously created by the user B can be displayed as a recommendation file. However, when user A selects a recommended shortcut file for playback, a pop-up message indicating information about limited access will be displayed on first client device 204-1. The server 201 can restrict access by determining which client device has requested access. For example, the server 201 may use the details of the client device in an access restriction request.

Upon receiving an input from the user via the 'edit' option 602, the SFC module 202 updates the shortcut file 206 or the corresponding attribute of the database 209. Similarly, upon receiving the selection of the 'delete' option 603 from the user, the SFC module 202 deletes the shortcut file 206 and the corresponding entry in the database 209.

Also, when the location of the multimedia document 205 is changed, the shortcut file 206 of the database 209 and the corresponding entry are automatically synchronized by the SFC module 202. Thus, the "path" information of the first attribute 207 of the shortcut file 206 is automatically updated to the new location of the multimedia document 205.

Figure 7 is an illustration of an example of synchronizing a shortcut file, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The shortcut file 206 is generated from the multimedia document 205 stored in the server 201 as described above with reference to FIG. For example, the multimedia document 205 is a movie (moving picture) having a title "MovieXYZ" having a duration of 2 hours, 23 minutes and 53 seconds in total. The first attribute 207 includes http: //server.moviexyz.mp4 as the 'path' information for identifying the location of the server 201, identifies 'start time' as xxx, 'end time' as yyy And " search " The shortcut file 206 is shown through a thumbnail 701 obtained from the multimedia document 205.

The user can change the location of the multimedia document 205 from the server 201 to the device 702 capable of storing the multimedia document 205. [ Apparatus 702 is part of network environment 200 and is communicatively coupled to server 201 via a network. Examples of the device 205 include a server 201 and a second server similar to the client device 204. The user may change the location of the multimedia document 205 using methods known in the art.

When the location of the multimedia document 205 is changed, the SFC module 202 automatically synchronizes the shortcut file 206 so that the 'path' information identifies the new location of the multimedia document 205. The SFC module 202 automatically synchronizes the shortcut file 206 using methods known in the art. Thus, the SFC module 202 sends 'path' information identifying the location of the device 702 in the shortcut file 206 to the http: // device. Update to moviexyz.mp4. Therefore, there is no need to generate a separate shortcut file or update the shortcut file 206. [ In addition, the user experience is improved as the manual interaction for updating the shortcut file 206 is removed.

In addition, a shortcut file indicating a playlist can be created. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the playlist may comprise a series of shortcut files. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the playlist may comprise a series of multimedia documents 205. In this embodiment, the multimedia document 205 may be an image. A shortcut file representing the playlist may be locally defined in the server 201 or the client device 204. Thus, the user can select each shortcut file or multimedia document 205 on the server 201 or the client device 204. [ Upon receiving this selection, the SFC module 202 creates a circulation queue in the new shortcut file that stores the selected shortcut file or the multimedia document 205 in the selection order. Thus, when the user accesses a new shortcut file, the slide show containing the selected shortcut file or multimedia document 205 is displayed. The slideshow will play back the portion of the multimedia document corresponding to the shortcut file or multimedia document 205 in accordance with the playback speed of each multimedia document and in the selected order.

Figure 8 illustrates a method for generating a shortcut file for a playlist on a client device, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 8, the playlist includes a series of shortcut files (SF1, SF2, SF3, SF4, SF5, SF6, SF7, and SF8). The client device 801 is part of a plurality of client devices 204 communicatively coupled to the server 201. The client device 801 provides a user interface 802 for displaying a plurality of shortcut files (SF) 803. The shortcut file 803 is displayed using icons or thumbnails stored as second attributes. Only eight shortcut files such as SF1, SF2, SF3, SF4, SF5, SF6, SF7, and SF8 are described to illustrate one embodiment of the present disclosure, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The user can select SF1, SF4, and SF8 from a plurality of shortcut files 803 displayed in the user interface 802. [ The order of selection is described by reference numerals 1, 2 and 3, respectively. The selection request can be provided through various options such as hovering input, right click input, gesture input, predefined key input on the remote control, and audio input.

Upon receiving the selection, the SFC module 202 generates a circular queue 804 for storing the selected shortcut files (SF1, SF4, and SF8) in the order of selection. The circular queue 804 is stored as a new shortcut file 805. Therefore, the first attribute and the second attribute of the shortcut file 805 store the first attribute and the second attribute of SF1, SF4, and SF8 in the order of selection. Accordingly, when the user renders the shortcut file (805), the server 201 accesses the shortcut files (SF1, SF4, and SF8) selected according to the circular queue 804 from the respective positions and renders them according to the playback speed .

9 illustrates a method for generating a shortcut file for a playlist on a client device, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 9, a playlist may include a series of images as a multimedia document. Client device 901 is part of a plurality of client devices 204 communicatively coupled to server 201 as described above in FIG. The client device 901 provides a user interface 902 for displaying a plurality of images 903. To illustrate one embodiment of the present disclosure, only eight images, such as image 1, image 2, image 3, image 4, image 5, image 6, image 7 and image 8, are shown but are not limited thereto.

The user can select image 3, image 6, image 1 and image 8 from among a plurality of images 903 displayed in the user interface 902. The order of selection is shown by reference numerals 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively. The selection request can be provided through various options such as hovering input, right click input, gesture input, predefined key input on the remote control, and audio input.

Upon receiving the selection, the SFC module 202 creates a new shortcut file 904 containing the location of the selected image in the order in which the "path" information of the first attribute of the shortcut file 904 was selected. At this time, a circular queue 905 for storing the positions of the images in the order of selecting the positions of the images is created. Similarly, the second attribute of the shortcut file 904 includes information of images selected in the order in which the selected images were selected. Accordingly, when the user renders the shortcut file 904, the server 201 accesses the selected images (Image3, Image6, Image1, Image8) from the respective positions according to the rotation queue 905, Render.

Thus, you can create shortcut files from video, audio, a series of image files, or a series of shortcut files. This gives users the flexibility to create shortcuts as desired from streaming and non-streaming content, improving the user experience.

The order in which the methods described in Figures 10-12 are described is not intended to be construed as limiting, and any number of steps of the described methods may be combined in any order to implement a method or other method. In addition, individual steps may be omitted from the method without departing from the spirit and scope of the subject matter described herein. In addition, the method may be implemented in any suitable hardware, software, firmware, or combination thereof.

10 illustrates an exemplary method for generating a shortcut file for a portion of a multimedia document, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

In step s1001, a start request for creation of a shortcut file for a part of the multimedia document is received. For example, the SFC module 202 receives a start request from the shortcut request start module of the first client device 204-1. The start request may be provided via various options such as a predefined key of the remote controller, an audio input, and a touch-based gesture input.

In step s1002, upon receiving the start request, the start point of a part of the multimedia document is identified. For example, the SFC module 202 identifies the beginning of a portion of the multimedia document 205.

In step s1003, a termination request for the creation of a shortcut file for a part of the multimedia document is received. For example, the SFC module 202 receives a stop request from the shortcut request start module of the first client device 204-1. The termination request may be provided through various options such as a predefined key of the remote controller, an audio input, and a touch-based gesture input.

In step s1004, upon receiving the termination request, the end point of a part of the multimedia document is identified. For example, the SFC module 202 identifies an end point of a portion of the multimedia document 205.

In step s1005, when the start point and the end point are identified, the duration is determined and a shortcut file is created. For example, the SFC module 202 creates a shortcut file 206 for a portion of the multimedia document 205.

In step s1006, information on a part of the multimedia document is captured in a shortcut file. For example, the SFC module 202 captures information about the multimedia document 205 portion in the shortcut file 206. [

Thus, the shortcut file 206 includes a first attribute 207 and a second attribute 208. The first attribute includes "path" information and "seek" information. The "path" information identifies the location of the multimedia document 205. The "seek" information identifies a portion of the multimedia document 205 based on a starting point and an ending point. The second attribute includes, but is not limited to, a picture representation of the shortcut file 206, a display message, a name belonging to the shortcut file 206, a modified name belonging to the shortcut file 206, a summary, Information on the playback speed, information on the blackout time, information on the player type, creation time of the shortcut file 206, modification time of the shortcut file 206, security setting of the information 206 about sharing And information on the security settings related to the shortcut file 206. [

In step s1007, an entry in the database is generated for the shortcut file with information on a part of the multimedia document. For example, the SFC module 202 creates in the database 209 information about the entry (item) and the multimedia document 205 corresponding to the shortcut file 206. The entry provides a mapping relationship between the shortcut file 206 and the corresponding portion of the multimedia document 205.

In step s1008, a shortcut file is stored when an entry is created. For example, the SFC module 202 stores the shortcut file 206. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the shortcut file may be stored in the same location where the multimedia document is stored. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the shortcut file may be stored at a location different from where the multimedia document is stored.

Figure 11 illustrates a method for accessing a portion of a multimedia document from a shortcut file, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

In step s1101, a selection of a shortcut file is received from the client device. For example, the SFA module 203 receives a selection of the shortcut file 206 from the second client device 204-2. The selection may be provided through various options such as a predefined key on the remote control, an audio input, and a touch-based gesture input.

In step s1102, upon receiving the selection, the shortcut file is retrieved. For example, the SFA module 203 fetches the shortcut file 205. As described above, the shortcut file 205 may be stored in the server 201 or the client device 204.

In step S1103, "path" information and "search information" are obtained from the shortcut file. The "path" information identifies the location of the multimedia document 205. The "seek" information identifies a portion of the multimedia document 205 based on a starting point and an ending point. For example, the SFA module 203 may obtain "path" information and "seek" information from the first attribute of the shortcut file 206.

In step S1104, the multimedia document is extracted from the position identified in the "path" information. For example, the SFA module 203 fetches the multimedia document 205 from the location indicated in the "path" information of the shortcut file 206. [

In step S1105, a part of the multimedia document is retrieved from the multimedia document according to the "seek" information of the shortcut file. For example, the SFA module 203 searches a portion of the multimedia document 205 from the multimedia document 205 according to the "seek" information of the shortcut file 206. [

In step 1106, the retrieved portion of the multimedia document is transmitted to the client device for rendering or playback. For example, the SFA module 203 transmits a portion of the multimedia document 205 to the second client device 204-2. Upon receiving a portion of the multimedia document 205, the media rendering application or media playback application available on the second client device 204-2 renders or plays a portion of the multimedia document 205. [

12 illustrates a method for accessing a portion of a multimedia document from a shortcut file, in accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure.

In step 1201, a selection of a shortcut file is received from the client device. For example, the SFA module 203 receives a selection of the shortcut file 206 from the second client device 204-2. The selection may be provided through various options such as a predefined key on the remote control, an audio input, and a touch-based gesture input.

In step 1202, upon receiving the selection, the shortcut file is retrieved. For example, the SFA module 203 fetches the shortcut file 205. As described above, the shortcut file 205 may be stored in the server 201 or the client device 204.

In step 1203, "path" information and "search information" are obtained from the shortcut file. The "path" information identifies the location of the multimedia document 205. The "seek" information identifies a portion of the multimedia document 205 based on a starting point and an ending point. For example, the SFA module 203 obtains "path" information and "seek" information from the first attribute of the shortcut file 206.

In step 1204, "path" information and "search information" are transmitted to the client device. For example, the SFA module 203 provides "route" information and "search" information from the shortcut file 206 to the second client device 204-2.

The client device then retrieves the multimedia document from the location identified in the "path" information and retrieves a portion of the multimedia document from the multimedia document according to the "search" The media rendering application or playback application at the client device may render or retrieve the retrieved portion of the multimedia document.

13 shows a hardware configuration of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. 13, the electronic device 1300 may be the system 100 shown in FIG. 1, the server 201 shown in FIG. 2, and the client device 204. Electronic device 1300 may include a set of instructions that can be executed by electronic device 1300 to perform one or more methods. The electronic device 1300 may operate as a standalone device, or may be connected using, for example, a network to another computing system or peripheral device.

In a networked environment, the electronic device 1300 can operate as a server's capacity in a server-client user network environment, or as a client user computer. In addition, electronic device 1300 may operate as a peer computing system in a peer-to-peer or distributed network environment. The electronic device 1300 may also be implemented as a variety of devices capable of executing a series of instructions (sequential or otherwise) that specify an action to be taken by the device, or may be incorporated into various devices. Also, although a single electronic device 1300 is shown in the figures, the term "system" is intended to encompass any or all of the systems or subsystems that perform a set or multiple sets of sets, individually or collectively, ≪ / RTI >

The electronic device 1300 may include a processing unit 1301, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), or both. The processing unit 1301 may be a component in various systems. For example, processing unit 1301 may be part of a standard personal computer or workstation. The processing unit 1301 may be one or more general purpose processors, digital signal processors, application specific integrated circuits, field programmable gate arrays, servers, networks, digital circuits, analog circuits, combinations thereof, . The processing unit 1301 may implement a software program such as generated code manually (i.e., programmed).

The electronic device 1300 may include a memory 1302 that is capable of communicating over the bus 1303. Memory 1302 may be main memory, static memory or dynamic memory. The memory 1302 may be a random access memory, a read only memory, a programmable read-only memory (e.g., an electrically programmable read only memory, an electrically erasable read only memory, a flash memory, The memory 1302 may include a cache or random access memory for the processing unit 1301. In another example, the memory 1302 may include a cache of processor < RTI ID = 0.0 > 1301. < Such as a hard drive, a compact disc (CD), a compact disc (CD), a compact disc (CD), a compact disc Digital video disk ("DVD"), memory card, memory stick, floppy disk, universal serial bus The data memory 1302 is operable to store instructions executable by the processing unit 1301. The depicted or illustrated functions, operations or tasks may be implemented as programmed processing The functions, operations, or tasks may be performed by software, hardware, integrated circuits, firmware, microcode, etc., which are independent of the particular type of instruction set, storage medium, processor or processing strategy , Alone or in combination. Similarly, the processing strategy may include multiprocessing, multitasking, parallel processing, and the like.

The electronic device 1300 may or may not further include an output unit 1304, such as an audio unit and / or display. Examples of displays include liquid crystal displays (LCDs), organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), flat panel displays, solid state displays, cathode ray tubes (CRTs), projectors, printers for outputting determined information, have. Output 1304 may serve as an interface to listen / observe the functions of processing unit 1301 or as an interface with software stored in memory 1302 or removable storage device 1302 in particular. In addition, the electronic device 1300 may include an input 1305 configured to allow a user to interact with any component of the system 300. Input 1305 may be a numeric pad, keyboard, or cursor control device, such as a mouse, joystick, remote controller, or any other device that operates to interact with electronic device 1300. In addition, a single IO (Input / Output) unit, such as a touch screen display, can provide the functionality of output 1304 as well as input 1305.

The electronic device 1300 may also include a disk or optical drive unit 1306. Disk drive unit 1306 may include one or more sets of instructions 1308, e.g., a computer readable medium (computer readable medium) 1307 in which instructions 1308 are stored. Software, can be embedded. In addition, the instructions 1308 may implement one or more of the methods or logic as described. (Instructions) 1308 may reside completely or at least partially within memory 1302 or processing portion 1301 during execution by electronic device 1300. In some embodiments, Memory 1302 and processing unit 1301 may also include a computer readable medium as described above.

The present disclosure provides instructions 1308 or instructions 1308 in response to a signal transmitted to enable a device connected to network 1309 to communicate any data over voice, video, audio, Receiving and executing computer-readable media. In addition, the instruction 1308 may be transmitted or received via the network 1309 via a communication port or interface (a "communication" or "communication interface" or "communication") 1310, have. The communication interface unit 1310 may be part of the processing unit 1301 or may be a separate component. The communication interface unit 1310 may be generated by software or may be a physical connection of hardware. Communication interface 1310 may be configured to connect with network 1309, external media, output 1304, or any other component within electronic device 1300, or a combination thereof. The connection with network 1309 may be a physical connection, such as a wired Ethernet connection, or may be established wirelessly, as described below. Likewise, additional connections with other components of the electronic device 1300 may be physical or wirelessly established. Alternatively, the network 1309 may be directly connected to the bus 1303.

Network 1309 may include a wired network, a wireless network, an Ethernet AVB network, or a combination thereof. The wireless network may be a cellular telephone network, an 802.11, 802.16, 802.20, 802.1Q or WiMax network. The network 1309 may also be a public network such as the Internet, a private network such as an intranet, or a combination thereof, may utilize various networking protocols currently available or later developed, and may be limited to TCP / IP based networking protocols It does not.

In another example, a dedicated hardware implementation, such as an application specific integrated circuit, a programmable logic array, and other hardware devices, may be configured to implement various portions of the electronic device 1300.

The present disclosure may be implemented on a variety of electronic and computing systems. For example, one or more of the described examples may implement functionality using an apparatus having data signals that may be communicated through two or more specific interconnected hardware modules or associated controls and modules, or through a module, As shown in FIG. Thus, the system includes software, firmware, and hardware implementations.

Any one or more methods or logic as described may be implemented in part by a software program executable by a computing system. Also, in a non-limiting example, an implementation may include distributed processing, component / object distributed processing, and parallel processing. Alternatively, the virtual computing system processing may be configured to implement various portions of the electronic device 1300.

The electronic device 1300 is not limited to operation with any particular standard and protocol. For example, standards for the Internet and other packet-switched network transmissions (e.g., TCP / IP, UDP / IP, HTML, HTTP) may be used. These standards can be replaced periodically by faster and more efficient equivalents with essentially the same functionality. Thus, alternative standards and protocols having the same or similar functions as those disclosed are considered to be their equivalents.

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

100: System
101: Multimedia document
102: Request processing module
103: File generation module
104: Shortcut file
105: First attribute information
106: Database module
107: Database
108: selection processing module
109: Parser module
110: access module
111: Comparison module
112: Display
113: Memory
114: Processor

Claims (20)

In an electronic device,
display;
A communication unit for communicating with the server; And
Information on a start point and an end point for generating a shortcut file of a part of the content displayed on the display according to a user input is acquired and transmitted to the server through the communication unit, and when the user selects the content according to user input A shortcut file for a portion of the content generated based on the information about the start point and the end point from the server, and information on another shortcut file related to the previously stored content, And control the display to provide another shortcut file to the display. The method according to claim 1,
The created shortcut file may include:
And a first attribute including path information and search information corresponding to a part of the content, wherein the path information is information for identifying a position of the content, and the search information includes a start point and an end point Further comprising a second attribute for determining a duration of the content, the second attribute including metadata related to the shortcut file and information related to the security setting, And defines a level of access to a portion of the content. The method according to claim 1,
The starting point and the ending point,
Wherein when the content is a video and a streaming image, a part of the content starts and ends, and when the content is a plurality of images, a first image and a final image of the selected images, Device. 3. The method of claim 2,
The processor comprising:
Control the display to provide the display with a graphical object corresponding to the shortcut file and the other shortcut file,
Wherein the graphic object further comprises an edit menu capable of editing the first attribute and the second attribute information. 3. The method of claim 2,
The processor comprising:
Wherein when the shortcut file is selected from the display, playback information for a portion of the content corresponding to the shortcut file is obtained from the route information through the communication unit, RTI ID = 0.0 > 1, < / RTI > The method according to claim 1,
And an input unit,
The processor comprising:
And controls the input unit to receive a user command through at least one of a preset user operation key input, a gesture input, and an audio input from a user. The method according to claim 1,
And another shortcut file associated with the pre-stored content is generated at the request of the electronic device and another electronic device.
A method for creating and controlling a shortcut file of content in an electronic device,
Obtaining information on a start point and an end point for generating a shortcut file of a part of the content displayed on the display according to user input;
Transmitting the obtained information to a server apparatus through a communication unit; And
When the user selects the content according to the user input, the shortcut file for the part of the content generated based on the information about the start point and the end point from the server device, and the other shortcut file related to the previously stored content And receiving the shortcut file and the other shortcut file on the display. 9. The method of claim 8,
The created shortcut file may include:
And a first attribute including path information and search information corresponding to a part of the content, wherein the path information is information for identifying a position of the content, and the search information includes a start point and an end point Further comprising a second attribute for determining a duration of the content, the second attribute including metadata related to the shortcut file and information related to the security setting, Wherein a level of access to a portion of the content is defined. 9. The method of claim 8,
The starting point and the ending point,
Wherein when the content is a video and a streaming image, a part of the content starts and ends, and when the content is a plurality of images, the first image and the last image are selected from among the plurality of images . 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the providing step comprises:
Further comprising the steps of: when the content is selected in the display, providing a graphical object corresponding to the shortcut file and the other shortcut file to the display together with the content;
Wherein the graphic object further comprises an edit menu capable of editing the first attribute and the second attribute information. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the providing step comprises:
If the shortcut file is selected from the display, obtaining playback information on a portion of the content corresponding to the shortcut file from the route information,
And providing a portion of the content for the duration determined based on the search information. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the user input comprises:
A gesture input, and an audio input previously set by a user through an input unit. A control method for generating a shortcut file of a content on a server device,
Receiving a request for a start point and an end point of a portion of the content from the electronic device;
Creating a shortcut file for a portion of the content based on the start point and end point and storing the shortcut file in a database;
And when the reproduction request for the content is received from the electronic device, transmitting the generated shortcut file and information on another shortcut file related to the content previously stored in the database to the electronic device . 15. The method of claim 14,
The created shortcut file may include:
And a first attribute including path information and search information corresponding to a part of the content, wherein the path information is information for identifying a position of the content, and the search information includes a start point and an end point Is information for determining a duration of the content. 16. The method of claim 15,
The created shortcut file may include:
Further comprising a second attribute including metadata information about the shortcut file and information relating to security settings,
Wherein the security settings define a level of access to a portion of the content corresponding to the shortcut file. 17. The method of claim 16,
Storing the generated shortcut file in at least one of a database of the server device and an external database; And
Wherein the first attribute and the second attribute are editable and if the at least one editing result for the first attribute and the second attribute is received from the electronic device, the method updates the database. 15. The method of claim 14,
The starting point and the ending point,
Wherein when the content is a video and a streaming image, a part of the content starts and ends, and when the content is a plurality of images, the first image and the last image are selected from among the plurality of images . 16. The method of claim 15,
When receiving a reproduction request for the shortcut file from the electronic device, acquiring reproduction information on a part of the content from the route information based on the first attribute information and transmitting the reproduction information to the electronic device Methods of inclusion. 16. The method of claim 15,
And transmitting the first attribute information to the electronic device upon receiving a playback request for the shortcut file from the electronic device,
Wherein the electronic device obtains playback information on a portion of the content from the route information based on the first attribute information.

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