KR20220057918A - Method and apparatus for filtering and sorting content - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for filtering and sorting content and an apparatus thereof. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method for filtering and sorting content performed by a computing device may comprise: a step of displaying a content region including a plurality of pieces of content sorted for each item included in a first index; and a step of displaying the first index in response to input of a first gesture to flick a scroll region of the content region in a first direction different from a scrolling direction.

Description

Content filtering and sorting method and apparatus {METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILTERING AND SORTING CONTENT}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for filtering and sorting content. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for filtering and sorting content desired by a user in a content list according to an index that is a classification criterion, a method for filtering and sorting content in response to a user inputting a predetermined gesture, and an apparatus therefor. it's about

Filtering and sorting the contents included in the contents list in order to search for contents desired by the user from the plurality of contents lists is a function frequently performed in the domain.

In the prior art related to filtering and sorting of content, cumbersome operation is required to set classification criteria for filtering and sorting content. In particular, in order to filter and sort content according to a plurality of classification criteria, such cumbersome manipulation is required a plurality of times, resulting in user inconvenience.

Korean Patent Registration No. 2151905 "System and Method for Seeding Search"

A technical problem to be solved by some embodiments of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for filtering and sorting content through a simple operation.

Another technical problem to be solved by some embodiments of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for filtering and sorting desired content in stages.

Another technical problem to be solved by some embodiments of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for filtering and sorting content by the same criteria.

Another technical problem to be solved by some embodiments of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for filtering and sorting content through user-friendly operations.

Another technical problem to be solved by some embodiments of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for filtering and sorting content so that a user can quickly search for desired content.

The technical problems of the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In the method performed by a computing device, the content filtering and sorting method according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem is a content area including a plurality of contents sorted by items included in a first index. and displaying the first index in response to a first gesture input of flicking the scroll area of the content area in a first direction different from the scroll direction.

In an embodiment, the displaying of the first index may include: In response to an input of swiping a first index area in which the first index is listed in a second direction within a reference angle with the scroll direction, the first index and displaying the items included in the first index area in a predetermined order to correspond to the second direction. Also, the method may include displaying a residual index indicating that an index different from the first index exists.

In an embodiment, obtaining a first selection input for selecting at least one or more items included in the first index, filtering the first content corresponding to the first selection input to be displayed in the content area; The method may further include arranging the first content for each item selected according to the first selection input. Here, after the first selection input is obtained, in response to a first applied gesture input for filtering and sorting the first content according to the first selection input, filtering so that the first content is displayed in the content area It may further include performing the step of performing and arranging the first content.

In an embodiment, in response to a second gesture input of flicking the scroll region, the position of which has been moved by display of the first index region in which the first index is listed, in a direction within a reference angle with the first direction, the The method may further include displaying a second index that is a content classification criterion different from the first index. Here, in response to a third gesture input of flicking the scroll region, the position of which has been moved by display of the second index region in which the second index is listed, in a direction opposite to the first direction, displaying the first index It may include further steps.

Also, the displaying of the second index may include displaying a second index area in which the second index is listed by overlaying the first index area. Here, the displaying of the second index area includes displaying a first index button on the second index area and displaying the first index in response to an input for selecting the first index button. may include

In addition, the displaying of the second index may include, in response to an input of swiping a second index area in which the second index is listed in a second direction within a reference angle with the scroll direction, included in the second index. Displaying items in the second index area according to a predetermined order so as to correspond to the second direction, or displaying a residual index indicating that indexes different from the first index and the second index exist You may.

In an embodiment, obtaining a first selection input for selecting at least one or more items included in the first index, obtaining a second selection input for selecting at least one or more items included in the second index , filtering the second content corresponding to the first selection input and the second selection input to be displayed in the content area, and arranging the second content by items selected according to the second selection input. can do. Here, after the second selection input is obtained, in response to a second applied gesture input for filtering and sorting the second content according to the second selection input, filtering so that the second content is displayed in the content area It may further include performing the step of performing and arranging the second content.

In an embodiment, the second index may be a lower layer index of the first index.

In an embodiment, in response to a fourth gesture input of flicking the scroll region, the position of which has been moved by display of the second index region in which the second index is listed, in a direction within a reference angle with the first direction, the The method may further include displaying the first index and a third index that is a content classification criterion different from the second index. Here, obtaining a first selection input for selecting at least one item from among the first indices, obtaining a second selection input for selecting at least one item from the second indexes, and at least the third index obtaining a third selection input for selecting one or more items; filtering the first selection input, the second selection input, and third content corresponding to the third selection input to be displayed in the content area; The method may further include arranging the third content for each item selected according to a third selection input.

In an embodiment, the content is a photo file, the first index is a criterion for classifying the photo file according to the date the photo file was taken, and the second index is a photographing of the photo file. It may be a criterion for classifying the photo file according to a mode, and the third index may be a criterion for classifying the photo file according to a person for whom the photo file is photographed.

In one embodiment, the content is a sound source file, the first index is a criterion for classifying the sound source file according to the date the sound source file is stored, and the second index is the sound source file according to the genre of the sound source file. It is a criterion for classifying the sound source file, and the third index may be a criterion for classifying the sound source file according to the number of times the sound source file is reproduced.

In an embodiment, the content is a received mail, the first index is a criterion for classifying the mail according to the date the mail is received, and the second index is the mail according to the sender of the mail. , and the third index may be a criterion for classifying the mail according to an attachment file type attached to the mail.

Content filtering and sorting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, a processor, a network interface, a memory and a computer program loaded into the memory and executed by the processor, The computer program includes an instruction for displaying a content area including a plurality of contents sorted by items included in a first index, and a first method for flicking a scroll area of the content area in a first direction different from a scroll direction. In response to the 1 gesture input, an instruction for displaying the first index may be included.

1 is a diagram for explaining a content filtering and sorting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram for explaining a content filtering and sorting method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
3 and 4 are diagrams for explaining a display screen of a terminal that may be referred to in some embodiments.
5 and 6 are diagrams for explaining a gesture input operation of the content filtering and sorting method described with reference to FIG. 2 .
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a residual index display operation of the content filtering and sorting method described with reference to FIG. 2 .
8 is a diagram for explaining an index display operation different from the index display operation shown in FIG. 7 .
FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining another gesture input operation of the content filtering and sorting method described with reference to FIG. 2 .
FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining in more detail the gesture input operation shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 .
11 is a diagram for explaining another gesture input operation of the content filtering and sorting method described with reference to FIG. 2 .
FIG. 12 is a view for explaining an operation of selecting and inputting an index item in the content filtering and sorting method described with reference to FIG. 2 .
13 and 14 are diagrams for explaining in more detail an operation of inputting selection of an index item described with reference to FIG. 12 .
15 and 16 are exemplary views of a photo file filtering and sorting method to which the content filtering and sorting method described with reference to FIG. 2 is applied.
17 and 18 are exemplary views of a music file filtering and sorting method to which the content filtering and sorting method described with reference to FIG. 2 is applied.
19 and 20 are exemplary views of a mail filtering and sorting method to which the content filtering and sorting method described with reference to FIG. 2 is applied.
21 is a hardware configuration diagram of an apparatus for filtering and sorting content according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Advantages and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only the following embodiments complete the technical spirit of the present invention, and in the technical field to which the present invention belongs It is provided to fully inform those of ordinary skill in the art of the scope of the present invention, and the technical spirit of the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components are given the same reference numerals as much as possible even though they are indicated on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used with the meaning commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not to be interpreted ideally or excessively unless clearly defined in particular. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase.

In addition, in describing the components of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc. may be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the elements from other elements, and the essence, order, or order of the elements are not limited by the terms. When it is described that a component is “connected”, “coupled” or “connected” to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but another component is formed between each component. It should be understood that elements may also be “connected,” “coupled,” or “connected.”

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

1 is a diagram for explaining a content filtering and sorting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the content filtering and sorting system may include a terminal 100 and a server 200 . Each of the components of the content filtering and sorting system disclosed in FIG. 1 represents functionally distinct functional elements, and any one or more components may be implemented by being integrated with each other in an actual physical environment. Hereinafter, components of the content filtering and sorting system will be described in more detail.

The terminal 100 may store content. Here, the content means various types of information that can be displayed on the digital infrastructure. In this case, the information is not limited to text information, and may include voice information and image information. For example, content may mean mail, photo files, music files, document files, and video files. Also, the terminal 100 may receive content transmitted from an external server (not shown) and display it to the user without storing the content in the terminal 100 . For example, the terminal 100 may receive a music file transmitted from an external music server (not shown) and reproduce it in a streaming format.

The terminal 100 may be configured to include a display panel for visually displaying content. Through such a display panel, the terminal 100 may provide content list information to the user. For a detailed description related thereto, it will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 .

3 and 4 are diagrams for explaining a display screen of a terminal that may be referred to in some embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 3 , a display screen displayed on the display panel of the terminal 100 is illustrated. At this time, the content area 10 including a plurality of contents is displayed on the display screen. The content area 10 may have a long rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 3 . Also, as shown in FIG. 4 , the content area 10 may have a square shape. However, the present invention is not limited to the form of the content area 10 , and any form of the content area 10 capable of visually displaying information about each content may be included in the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , a scroll area 20 including a scroll bar 21 is displayed on the display screen. Here, when more content than the content displayed in the content area 10 exists in the content list, the scroll bar 21 displays content not currently displayed on the screen in the content area 10 according to the order of the contents arranged in advance. make it possible All prior art related to the scroll bar 21 may be applied and referenced in the present invention. Although the scroll bar 21 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is shown to be moved up and down within a limited path of the scroll area 20, it should be noted that the present invention is not limited thereto. It will be described again with reference to FIG. 1 .

The terminal 100 may be configured to include a display panel for receiving a user's touch input. In this case, in response to the user's touch input, content may be filtered and sorted. Such user's touch input operation and content filtering and sorting operations will be embodied through description of the following specification.

The terminal 100 may have a web browser or a dedicated application installed therein to display a display screen or to receive a user's touch input. The terminal 100 that may be referred to in some embodiments of the present invention may be any device as long as it is a device capable of displaying a display screen or receiving a touch input. For example, the terminal 100 that may be referred to in some embodiments of the present invention is a desktop, a workstation, a server, a laptop, a tablet, and a smart phone. Phone) or phablet (Phablet) may be any one, but is not limited thereto, a portable multimedia player (Portable Multimedia Player, PMP), a personal digital assistant (PDA), or an e-book reader (E-Book) Reader) or the like may be a device.

Operations performed by the terminal 100 including the operation of displaying content list information, the operation of filtering the content, the operation of arranging the content, etc. performed by the terminal 100 as described above are performed via the server 200 . it might be

For example, the external music server transmits music file list information to the terminal 100 . The terminal 100 displays the received music file list information to the user through the display panel. In this case, the terminal 100 receives the user's touch input, and the terminal 100 transmits the received user's touch input information to the server 200 . The server 200 filters and sorts music files by using the user's touch input information received from the terminal 100 . The server 200 transmits the filtered and sorted music file list information to the terminal 100, and the terminal 100 displays the filtered and sorted music file list information received from the server 200 to the user through the display panel. do.

As described above, according to the content filtering and sorting system according to the present embodiment described with reference to FIG. 1 , content may be filtered and sorted by a user's touch input. Hereinafter, a content filtering and sorting method according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2 .

2 is a diagram for explaining a content filtering and sorting method according to another embodiment of the present invention. The content filtering and sorting method according to the present embodiment may be performed by a computing device. Also, the method according to the present embodiment may be separately performed by the first computing device and the second computing device. Hereinafter, in performing each operation of the method according to the present embodiment, if the description of the subject is omitted, the subject may be interpreted as the computing device.

Referring to FIG. 2 , in step S100, a content area including a plurality of contents sorted by items included in the first index is displayed. Here, the index refers to a classification criterion for filtering and sorting content. In addition, the first index refers to a classification criterion determined as a default.

As a specific example, if the content is a photo file and the first index is the date the photo file is stored, the photo file may be arranged and displayed in the content area according to the order in which the photo files are stored in step S100. For another example, when the content is a music file and the first index is the title of the music, the music files may be arranged and displayed in the content area according to the title order (eg alphabetical order) in step S100.

The content area including the contents in step S100 may be embodied through the contents described above with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 .

Next, in step S200 , in response to a first gesture input of flicking the scroll region of the content region in a first direction different from the scroll direction, the first index is displayed. Here, the scroll direction means a direction parallel to the direction in which the scroll bar moves.

In this case, the first direction may mean a direction perpendicular to the scroll direction. However, the first direction of the present invention is not limited to a direction perpendicular to the scroll direction, and may include both a direction perpendicular to the scroll direction and a direction within a reference angle. The first gesture input of the user flicking in the first direction may be received by the terminal by the touch input of the display panel described above.

In response to the first gesture input, a first index, which is a default classification criterion for sorting initial contents, is displayed. In order to describe more detailed content related thereto, it will be described with reference to FIG. 5 . FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a gesture input operation of the content filtering and sorting method described with reference to FIG. 2 .

Referring to FIG. 5 , in response to a first gesture input flicking the scroll area 20 in the first direction 23 , an index A, which is a first index 31 , is shown in the first index area 30 . . In this case, the index A, which is the first index 31, includes first index items 33 such as A, B, C, D and E. A specific operation of filtering and sorting the contents included in the content area 10 in response to an input of selecting the first index item 33 will be embodied through description of the following specification.

Referring to FIG. 5 , a first position moving scroll bar 21 whose position is moved by the first index region 30 displayed in response to a first gesture input flicking the scroll region 20 in the first direction 23 . (a)) is shown.

In some embodiments related to step S200 , a first residual index 35 indicating that an index different from the first index 31 exists may be displayed. According to the present embodiment, the user can intuitively recognize that there is an index different from the first index 31 for filtering and sorting content. By recognizing the first residual index 35 and performing an input of flicking the scroll area once again, the user may filter and sort the contents using a second index that is a different classification criterion from the first index 31 . Referring to FIG. 5 , an index B that is a first residual index 35 that is different from an index A that is a first index 31 is illustrated.

By the operations of steps S100 and S200, the user can display an index, which is a classification criterion for filtering and sorting content, on the display screen by simple manipulation. A cumbersome operation of the prior art for filtering and sorting content is reduced to a single gesture, and user convenience can be increased. It will be described again with reference to FIG. 2 .

Next, in step S300, a first selection input for selecting at least one or more items included in the first index is obtained. As described above with reference to FIG. 5 , the first index includes a plurality of items. As a more specific example, when the first index is a date, index items may be configured for each date. In addition, index items may be configured for each month. In addition, index items may be configured by year. As another specific example, when the first index is a music genre, items may be configured for each music genre. As in these examples, a criterion for classifying content may be an index, and categories classified according to this criterion may be an item.

The first selection input for selecting at least one item included in the first index may be received by the terminal by the touch input of the display panel described above. In order to describe more detailed content related thereto, it will be described with reference to FIG. 12 .

12 is a view for explaining an operation of inputting selection of an index item in the content filtering and sorting method described with reference to FIG. 2 .

12 , a first index area 30 including a first index 31 is displayed in response to a first gesture input flicking the scroll area 20 in a first direction, and a first selection input The first selection items 37 selected according to (37(a)) are displayed. More specifically, the first selection item 37 selected according to the first selection input 37(a) from among the plurality of first index items included in the index A that is the first index 31 includes G, H, L and N. It will be described again with reference to FIG. 2 .

Next, in step S400, the first content corresponding to the first selection input is filtered to be displayed in the content area. As described above with reference to FIG. 12 , at least one item included in the first index is selected according to the first selection input, and initial contents displayed in the content area are filtered to correspond to the selected item.

To explain with a more specific example, if the content is a photo file, the first index is a date, and each item included in the first index is a monthly date, according to an input that the user selects January 20, Only photos are filtered to be displayed in the content area. For another example, if the content is a music file, the first index is a music genre, and the items included in the first index are individual music genres, only jazz and dance music is a content area according to an input of a user selecting jazz and dance filtered to be displayed in

Next, in step S500 , the first content is sorted for each item selected according to the first selection input. As described above with reference to FIG. 12 , according to the first selection input, at least one or more items included in the first index are selected, and filtered contents are sorted according to the selected items.

To explain with a more specific example, when the content is a music file, the first index is a music genre, and the items included in the first index are individual music genres, only jazz and dance music according to the user's input for selecting jazz and dance Filtered to be displayed in this content area, jazz music is sorted by jazz music and dance music is arranged in the content area by dance music. For another example, if the content is mail, the first index is a sender, and the items included in the first index are individual senders, depending on the input the user selects sender B, sender C, sender Z, sender B, sender C and Mails sent by sender Z are filtered to be displayed in the content area, mails sent by sender B are sent by sender B, mail sent by sender C is sent by mail sent by sender C, and mail sent by sender Z One mail is sorted in the content area by mail sent by sender Z.

In some embodiments related to steps S400 and S500, after the first selection input is obtained, in response to the first apply gesture input causing the first content to be filtered and sorted according to the first selection input, the first content is placed in the content area The content may be filtered to be displayed in , and the first content may be sorted. That is, instead of filtering and sorting directly by the first selection input, a first application gesture input for applying the first selection input after the first selection input may be additionally required. Here, the first applied gesture input may include any input that can be distinguished from other touch inputs of the present invention. Also, the first application gesture input may refer to an input for selecting a separately provided first application button. According to the present embodiment, a user-friendly UI environment may be provided in filtering and sorting contents.

Next, in step S600, in response to a second gesture input of flicking the scroll area moved in position by the display of the first index area in which the first index is listed in the first direction and in a direction within a reference angle, the first index A second index, which is a content classification criterion different from , is displayed. In this step, the description related to the second gesture input and the second index display may be described in the same manner as the description in step S200 described above.

In order to describe more specific content in relation to step S600, it will be described with reference to FIG. 6 . FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a gesture input operation of the content filtering and sorting method described with reference to FIG. 2 like FIG. 5 .

Referring to FIG. 6 , in response to a second gesture input of flicking the scroll region including the first position shifting scroll bar 21 (a) in the first direction 23 , the second index region 40 is Index B, which is index 41, is shown. In this case, the index B, which is the second index 41, includes second index items 43 such as 75,000, 50,000, 25,000, 10,000, and 8,000. A detailed operation of filtering and sorting the contents included in the content area 10 in response to an input of selecting the second index item 43 will be embodied through description of the following specification.

Referring to FIG. 6 , a second position moving scroll bar 21 (b) whose position is moved by the second index region 40 displayed in response to a second gesture input flicking the scroll region in the first direction 23 (b) ) is shown. Also shown is an index C that is a second residual index 45 that is different from both an index A that is a first index 31 and an index B that is a second index 41 .

By the operation of step S600, the user can display the index on the display screen by a simple operation. In particular, even when there are a plurality of classification criteria for filtering and sorting content, different indices may be displayed on the display screen by simple manipulation. According to the present embodiment, it is possible to filter and sort content by a common type of gesture (e.g. flicking) without cumbersome manipulation for filtering and sorting content according to a plurality of classification criteria. Accordingly, user convenience may be increased.

In some embodiments related to step S600, a second index area in which second indexes are listed may be displayed overlaid on the first index area. In this case, the first index button may be displayed on the second index area, and the first index may be displayed in response to an input for selecting the first index button. In order to describe more detailed content related thereto, it will be described with reference to FIG. 7 .

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a residual index display operation of the content filtering and sorting method described with reference to FIG. 2 . Referring to FIG. 7 , the second index area 40 is displayed on the display screen. Here, the second index area 40 is displayed overlaid on the first index area 30 . As such, since the second index area 40 is displayed overlaid on the first index area 30 , the first index area 30 is not displayed on the display screen and only the second index area 40 is displayed. Here, the first index button 47 may be displayed, and the first index area 30 may be displayed again in response to an input for selecting the first index button 47 .

According to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 7 , a first index item included in the first index 31 is selected, and a second index item included in the second index 41 displayed according to a second gesture input ( 43) can be selected. In this case, by overlaying the first index area 30 and displaying the second index area 40 , the second index item 43 can be selected on a wider screen. In addition, by providing the first index button 47 in the second index area 40 , the first index may be displayed for reselection of the first index item during selection of the second index item 43 . A user's convenience for selecting a content classification criterion may be further increased.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an index display operation different from the index display operation shown in FIG. 7 . Referring to FIG. 8 , the second index area 40 is not displayed overlaid on the first index area 30 , but is displayed in parallel. By displaying the first index area 30 and the second index area 40 in parallel, different content classification criteria can be selected on the same screen. In addition, the user may check the already selected first index item while the second index item is selected. A user's convenience for selecting a content classification criterion may be further increased.

In some other embodiments related to step S600, in response to a third gesture input of flicking the scroll area moved in position by the display of the second index area in which the second index is listed in a direction opposite to the first direction, the first An index may be displayed. In order to describe more detailed content related thereto, it will be described with reference to FIG. 9 .

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining another gesture input operation of the content filtering and sorting method described with reference to FIG. 2 . Referring to FIG. 9 , in response to a third gesture input of flicking the scroll region including the second position moving scroll bar 21 ( b ) in a direction 25 opposite to the first direction, the first index region 30 ), the index A, which is the first index 31, is shown. According to the present embodiment, the reverse process of displaying the second index area 40 by the second gesture input while the first index area 30 is displayed is flicking the scroll area in the opposite direction to the second gesture input. may be performed by a third gesture input. That is, the first index area 30 may be displayed while the second index area 40 is displayed by the third gesture input. A UI that conforms to the user's general notion may be provided. Through such a UI, a user can quickly move between a plurality of index areas with a simple operation. It will be described again with reference to FIG. 2 .

Next, in step S700 , a second selection input for selecting at least one or more items included in the second index is obtained, and second content corresponding to the first selection input and the second selection input is filtered to be displayed in the content area; , the second content is arranged for each item selected according to the second selection input. This step may be described in the same manner as the description of steps S300 to S500 described above.

In some embodiments related to step S700, after the first selection input and the second selection input are obtained, responsive to the second applied gesture input to cause the second content to be filtered and sorted according to the first selection input and the second selection input Accordingly, the content may be filtered so that the second content is displayed in the content area, and the second content may be sorted. That is, instead of filtering and sorting directly by the first selection input and the second selection input, after the first selection input and the second selection input, a second application gesture input for applying the first selection input and the second selection input may be additionally required. Here, since the second applied gesture input may be understood in the same manner as the first applied gesture input described above, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

According to the content filtering and sorting method according to another embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIG. 2 , a method for filtering and sorting content can be provided so that a user can quickly search for desired content. In particular, the problem of cumbersome manipulation that inevitably occurred in the prior art in order to filter and sort content according to two or more content classification criteria can be solved by providing a UI that can be operated using simple gestures.

In some embodiments related to FIG. 2 , a hierarchical structure between indices may be formed. More specifically, the second index may be a lower layer index of the first index. For example, if the first index is a date by year, the second index may be a date by month. That is, if the first index includes first index items such as 2020, 2019 and 2018, the second index is from January to December 2020, January to December 2019, and January 2018. Each month may include a second index item from December. According to the present embodiment, a user can more effectively search for desired content by using an index having a hierarchical structure.

In some other embodiments related to FIG. 2 , in response to a fourth gesture input flicking the scroll region moved in position by the display of the second index region in which the second index is listed in the first direction and in a direction within a reference angle, , a third index that is a content classification criterion different from the first index and the second index may be displayed. This embodiment may be described in the same manner as the description of step S200 described above. An example related thereto will be described with reference to FIG. 10 . FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining in more detail the gesture input operation shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 . Referring to FIG. 10 , in response to a fourth gesture input of flicking the scroll area including the second position moving scroll bar 21 ( b ) in the first direction 23 , the third index area 50 is Index C, which is index 51, is shown. In this case, the index C, which is the third index 51, includes third index items 53 such as within 1 km, within 2 km, and within 3 km. A specific operation of filtering and sorting the contents included in the content area 10 in response to an input of selecting the third index item 53 will be embodied through description of the following specification. Referring to FIG. 10 , a third position moving scroll bar 21 (c) whose position is moved by the third index region 50 displayed in response to a fourth gesture input flicking the scroll region in the first direction 23 (c) ) is also shown.

Hereinafter, exemplary views of a content filtering and sorting method according to another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 11 and 13 to 20 will be described in more detail.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining another gesture input operation of the content filtering and sorting method described with reference to FIG. 2 .

11, in response to an input of swiping the N-th index area 60 in which the N-th index 61 is listed in the scroll direction and the second direction within the reference angle, the N-th index 61 The N-th index item 63 included in may be displayed on the N-th index area 60 according to a predetermined order to correspond to the second direction. In this case, the second direction may mean an upper direction 27(a) or a lower direction 27(b). According to the present embodiment, index items included in the index can be scrolled.

It should be noted that the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 11 may be applied to all displayed index areas as well as the first index area, the second index area, and the third index area.

13 and 14 are diagrams for explaining in more detail an operation of inputting selection of an index item described with reference to FIG. 12 .

Referring to FIG. 13 , a first index area 30 including a first index 31 is displayed in response to a first gesture input flicking the scroll area 20 in a first direction, and a first selection input The first selection items 37 selected according to (37(a)) are displayed. More specifically, the first selection item 37 selected according to the first selection input 37(a) from among the plurality of first index items included in the index A that is the first index 31 includes G, H, L and N. In this case, the content displayed in the content area 10 is the initial content 10(a), and is the content sorted by first index items included in the first index 31 .

Next, in response to a second gesture input flicking the scroll region including the first position moving scroll bar 21 (a) whose position has been moved by the display of the first index region 30 in the first direction, the second gesture input The second index area 40 including the two indexes 41 is displayed, and the second selection items 47 selected according to the second selection input 47(a) are displayed. More specifically, 2000, 1000, and < 500 is included. In this case, the content displayed in the content area 10 is the content filtered by the first selection item 37 as the first content 10(b). In this case, the first content 10(b) is arranged for each selected first selection item 37 .

Referring to FIG. 14 , the fourth gesture input for flicking the scroll region including the second position moving scroll bar 21 (b) whose position is moved by the display of the second index region 40 in the first direction is applied. In response, the third index area 50 including the third index 51 is displayed, and the third selection items 57 selected according to the third selection input 57(a) are displayed. More specifically, the third selection item 57 selected according to the third selection input 57(a) from among a plurality of third index items included in the index C, which is the third index 51, is within 2 km and within 5 km. and within 10 km. In this case, the content displayed in the content area 10 is the content filtered by the second selection item 47 as the second content 10(c). At this time, the second content 10(c) is arranged for each selected second selection item 47 .

Next, the third content 10(d) is displayed in the content area 10 according to the third selection item 57 selected according to the third selection input 57(a). In this case, the third content 10( d ) is arranged for each selected third selection item 57 .

That is, in FIGS. 13 and 14 , the first content 10(b) is displayed in the content area 10 by the first selection input 37(a), and the first content 10(b) is displayed on the second selection input 47(a). The second content 10(c) is displayed in the content area 10 by the user, and the third content 10(d) is displayed in the content area 10 by the third selection input 57(a). . More specifically, the first content 10(b) is the content filtered by the first selection item 37, and the second content 10(c) is the first selection item 37 and the second selection item The content filtered by (47), the third content (10(d)) is the content filtered by the first selection item (37), the second selection item (47), and the third selection item (57) am. By selecting the index items step by step as described above, the user can more easily search for desired content. Furthermore, by being able to select a step-by-step index item using a simple gesture, the user can more easily search for desired content.

15 to 20 to be described below are examples to which the content filtering and sorting method described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 14 is applied. 15 and 16 are exemplary views of a photo file filtering and sorting method to which the content filtering and sorting method described with reference to FIG. 2 is applied.

15 and 16 , the method described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14 may be applied as it is. Here, the content is a photo file, the first index is a criterion for classifying the photo file according to the date the photo file is stored, the second index is a criterion for classifying the photo file according to the shooting mode in which the photo file was taken, and the third The index is a criterion for classifying photo files according to the person who took them.

More specifically, the first content 10(b) is displayed in the content area 10 by the first selection input 37(a). Here, the first content 10(b) is a photo file stored in July and August 2020, and is displayed in the content area 10 after being sorted by the stored month.

In addition, the second content 10(c) is displayed in the content area 10 by the second selection input 47(a). Here, the second content 10(c) is the photo file stored in July and August 2020, and the photo file taken in the portrait mode is displayed in the content area 10 .

In addition, the third content 10(d) is displayed in the content area 10 by the third selection input 57(a). Here, the third content 10(d) is a photo file stored in July and August 2020, and is a photo file photographed in portrait mode, but the file in which the first person and the third person are photographed is the content area ( 10) is shown. In this case, the photo files are arranged for each person and displayed in the content area 10 .

17 and 18 are exemplary views of a music file filtering and sorting method to which the content filtering and sorting method described with reference to FIG. 2 is applied.

17 and 18 , the method described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14 may be applied as it is. Here, the content is a music file, the first index is a criterion for classifying music files according to the date the music file is stored, the second index is a criterion for classifying music files according to the genre of the music file, and the third index is music It is a criterion for classifying music files according to the number of times the files are played.

More specifically, the first content 10(b) is displayed in the content area 10 by the first selection input 37(a). Here, the first content 10(b) is music files stored in January, February, November and December of 2019, sorted by the stored month and displayed in the content area 10 .

In addition, the second content 10(c) is displayed in the content area 10 by the second selection input 47(a). Here, the second content 10(c) is music files stored in January, February, November and December of 2019, and music files of the jazz and hip-hop genres are arranged by genre in the content area 10, is displayed

In addition, the third content 10(d) is displayed in the content area 10 by the third selection input 57(a). Here, the third content 10(d) is a music file stored in January, February, November and December of 2019, and is a music file of the jazz and hip-hop genre, but a music file that has been played 200 times or more displayed in the content area 10 . In this case, the music files are sorted by the number of times played and displayed in the content area 10 .

19 and 20 are exemplary views of a mail filtering and sorting method to which the content filtering and sorting method described with reference to FIG. 2 is applied.

19 and 20 , the method described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14 may be applied as it is. Here, the content is mail, the first index is a criterion for classifying mail according to the date the mail is received, the second index is a criterion for classifying mail according to the sender of the mail, and the third index is a file attached to the mail. It is a standard for classifying emails by type.

More specifically, the first content 10(b) is displayed in the content area 10 by the first selection input 37(a). Here, the first content 10(b) is mail received in January, February, March, and April 2020, sorted by received month, and displayed in the content area 10 .

In addition, the second content 10(c) is displayed in the content area 10 by the second selection input 47(a). Here, the second content (10(c)) is mail received in January, February, March and April 2020, and the mail containing the sender's last name 'f' is displayed in the content area 10 do.

In addition, the third content 10(d) is displayed in the content area 10 by the third selection input 57(a). Here, the third content (10(d)) is mail received in January, February, March, and April 2020, and the sender's last name includes 'f', but the type of attachment attached to the mail is JPEG. , PNG, GIF and SVG are displayed in the content area 10 . In this case, mails are sorted by type of attachment and displayed in the content area 10 .

In an actual example to which the content filtering and sorting method according to another embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIGS. 15 to 20 is applied, index items are selected step by step, so that the user can more easily search for desired content. Furthermore, by being able to select a step-by-step index item using a simple gesture, the user can more easily search for desired content.

So far, a content filtering and sorting method and application fields according to another embodiment of the present invention have been described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 20 . Hereinafter, an exemplary computing device 1500 capable of implementing an apparatus for filtering and sorting content according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described. 21 is a diagram for explaining a computing device 1500 capable of implementing a content filtering and sorting apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

21 , the computing device 1500 loads one or more processors 1510 , a bus 1550 , a communication interface 1570 , and a computer program 1591 executed by the processor 1510 . It may include a memory 1530 and a storage 1590 for storing the computer program 1591 . However, only the components related to the embodiment of the present invention are illustrated in FIG. 21 . Accordingly, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can see that other general-purpose components other than the components shown in FIG. 21 may be further included.

The processor 1510 controls the overall operation of each component of the computing device 1500 . The processor 1510 includes a central processing unit (CPU), a micro processor unit (MPU), a micro controller unit (MCU), a graphic processing unit (GPU), or any type of processor well known in the art. can be In addition, the processor 1510 may perform an operation on at least one application or program for executing the method according to the embodiments of the present invention. The computing device 1500 may include one or more processors.

The memory 1530 stores various data, commands, and/or information. The memory 1530 may load one or more programs 1591 from the storage 1590 to execute a method according to embodiments of the present invention. The memory 1530 may be implemented as a volatile memory such as RAM, but the technical scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The bus 1550 provides a communication function between components of the computing device 1500 . The bus 1550 may be implemented as various types of buses, such as an address bus, a data bus, and a control bus.

The communication interface 1570 supports wired/wireless Internet communication of the computing device 1500 . Also, the communication interface 1570 may support various communication methods other than Internet communication. To this end, the communication interface 1570 may be configured to include a communication module well-known in the art.

According to some embodiments, the communication interface 1570 may be omitted.

The storage 1590 may non-temporarily store the one or more programs 1591 and various data.

The storage 1590 is a non-volatile memory such as a read only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), a flash memory, a hard disk, a removable disk, or well in the art to which the present invention pertains. It may be configured to include any known computer-readable recording medium.

The computer program 1591, when loaded into the memory 1530, may include one or more instructions that cause the processor 1510 to perform methods/operations according to various embodiments of the present invention. That is, the processor 1510 may perform the methods/operations according to various embodiments of the present disclosure by executing the one or more instructions.

In this case, the content filtering and sorting apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention may be implemented through the computing device 1500 .

So far, various embodiments of the present invention and effects according to the embodiments have been described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 21 . Effects according to the technical spirit of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

The technical idea of the present invention described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 21 may be implemented as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable recording medium may be, for example, a removable recording medium (CD, DVD, Blu-ray disk, USB storage device, removable hard disk) or a fixed recording medium (ROM, RAM, computer-equipped hard disk). can The computer program recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be transmitted to another computing device through a network such as the Internet and installed in the other computing device, thereby being used in the other computing device.

In the above, even though all the components constituting the embodiment of the present invention are described as being combined or operating in combination, the technical spirit of the present invention is not necessarily limited to this embodiment. That is, within the scope of the object of the present invention, all the components may operate by selectively combining one or more.

Although acts are shown in a particular order in the drawings, it should not be understood that the acts must be performed in the specific order or sequential order shown, or that all illustrated acts must be performed to obtain a desired result. In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Moreover, the separation of the various components in the embodiments described above should not be construed as necessarily requiring such separation, and the described program components and systems may generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged into multiple software products. It should be understood that there is

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can practice the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. can understand that there is Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent range should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the technical ideas defined by the present invention.

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A method performed by a computing device, comprising:
displaying a content area including a plurality of contents sorted by items included in the first index; and
displaying the first index in response to a first gesture input of flicking the scroll area of the content area in a first direction different from the scroll direction;
How to filter and sort content. According to claim 1,
The step of displaying the first index comprises:
In response to an input of swiping the first index area in which the first index is listed in a second direction within the scroll direction and a reference angle, the items included in the first index are arranged in a predetermined order so as to correspond to the second direction. according to the step of displaying in the first index area,
How to filter and sort content. According to claim 1,
The step of displaying the first index comprises:
Displaying a residual index indicating that an index different from the first index exists,
How to filter and sort content. According to claim 1,
obtaining a first selection input for selecting at least one or more items included in the first index;
filtering the first content corresponding to the first selection input to be displayed in the content area; and
Further comprising the step of arranging the first content for each item selected according to the first selection input,
How to filter and sort content. 5. The method of claim 4,
After the first selection input is obtained, in response to a first applied gesture input for filtering and sorting the first content according to the first selection input, filtering the first content to be displayed in the content area; and performing the step of arranging the first content,
How to filter and sort content. According to claim 1,
In response to a second gesture input of flicking the scroll region, the position of which has been moved by the display of the first index region in which the first index is listed, in a direction within the first direction and a reference angle, the first index is different from the first index. Further comprising the step of displaying a second index that is a content classification criterion,
How to filter and sort content. 7. The method of claim 6,
displaying the first index in response to a third gesture input of flicking the scroll area, the position of which has been moved by display of the second index area in which the second index is listed, in a direction opposite to the first direction; more containing,
How to filter and sort content. 7. The method of claim 6,
The step of displaying the second index comprises:
Displaying a second index area in which the second index is listed by overlaying the first index area,
How to filter and sort content. 9. The method of claim 8,
Displaying the second index area comprises:
displaying a first index button in the second index area; and
In response to an input of selecting the first index button, comprising the step of displaying the first index,
How to filter and sort content. 7. The method of claim 6,
The step of displaying the second index comprises:
In response to an input of swiping the second index area in which the second index is listed in a second direction within the scroll direction and a reference angle, the items included in the second index are arranged in a predetermined order so as to correspond to the second direction. according to the step of displaying in the second index area,
How to filter and sort content. 7. The method of claim 6,
The step of displaying the second index comprises:
Displaying a residual index indicating that an index different from the first index and the second index exists,
How to filter and sort content. 7. The method of claim 6,
obtaining a first selection input for selecting at least one or more items included in the first index;
obtaining a second selection input for selecting at least one or more items included in the second index;
filtering the first selection input and second content corresponding to the second selection input to be displayed in the content area; and
Further comprising the step of arranging the second content for each item selected according to the second selection input,
How to filter and sort content. 13. The method of claim 12,
After the second selection input is obtained, in response to a second applied gesture input for filtering and sorting the second content according to the second selection input, filtering the second content to be displayed in the content area; and performing the step of arranging the second content,
How to filter and sort content. 7. The method of claim 6,
The second index is
which is a lower layer index of the first index,
How to filter and sort content. 7. The method of claim 6,
In response to a fourth gesture input of flicking the scroll region, the position of which is moved by display of the second index region in which the second index is listed, in a direction within a reference angle with the first direction, the first index and the Further comprising the step of displaying a third index that is a content classification criterion different from the second index,
How to filter and sort content. 16. The method of claim 15,
obtaining a first selection input for selecting at least one item from among the first indexes;
obtaining a second selection input for selecting at least one item from among the second indexes;
obtaining a third selection input for selecting at least one item from among the third indexes;
filtering the third content corresponding to the first selection input, the second selection input, and the third selection input to be displayed in the content area; and
Further comprising the step of arranging the third content for each item selected according to the third selection input,
How to filter and sort content. 17. The method of claim 16,
The content is
photo file,
The first index is,
It is a criterion for classifying the photo file according to the date the photo file was taken,
The second index is
It is a criterion for classifying the photo file according to the shooting mode in which the photo file was taken,
The third index is,
A criterion for classifying the photo file according to the person in which the photo file was taken,
How to filter and sort content. 17. The method of claim 16,
The content is
a sound file,
The first index is,
It is a criterion for classifying the sound source file according to the date the sound source file is stored,
The second index is
It is a criterion for classifying the sound source file according to the genre of the sound source file,
The third index is,
A criterion for classifying the sound source file according to the number of times the sound source file has been reproduced,
How to filter and sort content. 17. The method of claim 16,
The content is
received mail,
The first index is,
It is a criterion for classifying the mail according to the date the mail was received,
The second index is
It is a criterion for classifying the mail according to the sender of the mail,
The third index is,
A criterion for classifying the mail according to the type of attachment attached to the mail,
How to filter and sort content. processor;
network interface;
Memory; and
A computer program loaded into the memory and executed by the processor,
The computer program is
an instruction for displaying a content area including a plurality of contents arranged for each item included in the first index; and
In response to a first gesture input for flicking the scroll region of the content region in a first direction different from the scroll direction, comprising an instruction for displaying the first index,
Content filtering and sorting device.

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