TW201303697A - Multimedia browsing method and multimedia player - Google Patents

Abstract

A multimedia browsing method and a multimedia player are disclosed. The multimedia player comprises a database and a processor. The processor searches multimedia files and imports the multimedia files to the database. The processor determines a thumbnail size according to a size and a resolution of a monitor, and determines a thumbnail number which could be displayed in a frame according to a thumbnail size. The processor outputs time information to the monitor according to the multimedia files and outputs thumbnails according to the multimedia files and the thumbnail number.

Description

Multimedia browsing method and multimedia playing device

The present invention relates to a browsing method and a playback device, and more particularly to a multimedia browsing method and a multimedia playback device.

With the advancement of technology, multimedia playback devices are becoming more and more popular, and multimedia content is becoming more and more abundant. The storage device for storing multimedia content is, for example, a hard disk, a flash drive, a memory card, a digital versatile disc (DVD), a high definition digital compact disc (HDDVD) or a Blu-ray disc ( Blue-ray Disc, BD), and the multimedia content is, for example, a photo file or a video file.

However, with the increasing number of multimedia files, users need to spend more browsing time to find the desired multimedia files from a large amount of data. In addition, when the user forgets the file name, it is necessary to open each multimedia content one by one to confirm whether it is a multimedia file to be played.

The invention relates to a multimedia browsing method and a multimedia playing device, which are to present a plurality of thumbnails of corresponding multimedia files at a time to quickly find a multimedia file desired by a user.

According to the present invention, a multimedia browsing method is proposed. The multimedia browsing method includes: searching for a multimedia file; importing the multimedia file into the database; calculating the thumbnail size according to the size and resolution of the screen; determining the number of thumbnails that can be presented by one screen according to the thumbnail size; and according to the multimedia file Output time information to the screen and output thumbnails to the screen according to the number of thumbnails and multimedia files.

According to the present invention, a multimedia playback device is proposed. The multimedia playback device includes a database and a processor. The processor searches for the multimedia file and imports the multimedia file into the database. The processor calculates the thumbnail size according to the size and resolution of the screen and determines the number of thumbnails that can be presented by one screen according to the thumbnail size. The processor outputs time information to the screen according to the multimedia file and outputs a thumbnail image to the screen according to the number of thumbnails and the multimedia file.

In order to better understand the above and other aspects of the present invention, the preferred embodiments are described below, and in conjunction with the drawings, the detailed description is as follows:

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 simultaneously. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a multimedia playing system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a multimedia browsing method according to the present invention. The multimedia playback system 1 is, for example, a digital camera or a digital photo frame (DPF). The multimedia playback system 1 includes a storage device 11, a multimedia playback device 12, and a screen 13, and the multimedia playback device 12 includes a database 121 and a processor 122. For convenience of description, FIG. 1 illustrates that the storage device 11 and the screen 13 are drawn outside the multimedia playback device 12. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the storage device 11 and the screen 13 may be elastically disposed in the multimedia playback device 12 depending on the type of the multimedia playback system. The storage device 11 is, for example, a memory card, a flash drive or a compact disc, and the multimedia playback device 12 is, for example, a digital versatile disc (DVD) player, a high definition digital compact disc (HDDVD). Player or Blu-ray Disc (BD) player, Set Top Box or video converter box.

The multimedia browsing method can be applied to the foregoing multimedia playing device 12, and includes the following steps: First, as shown in step 21, the processor 122 searches for the multimedia file in the storage device 11. It should be noted that FIG. 1 illustrates that only one storage device is taken as an example. However, the number of storage devices is not limited to this. When a plurality of storage devices are coupled to the multimedia playback device 12, the processor 122 can also search for multimedia files in all of the storage devices. The multimedia file is, for example, a photo file or a video file. Then, as shown in step 22, the processor 122 imports the multimedia file into the database 121.

Following the step 23, the processor 122 calculates the thumbnail size based on the size and resolution of the screen 13. Then, as shown in step 24, the processor 122 determines the number of thumbnails that can be presented by one screen according to the thumbnail size. Then, as shown in step 25, the processor 122 outputs time information to the screen 13 according to the multimedia file and outputs a thumbnail image to the screen 13 according to the number of thumbnails and the multimedia file. The aforementioned plurality of thumbnails are displayed on the screen 13 in a two-dimensional array. Since the processor 122 appropriately determines how many thumbnails to be presented at a time according to the size and resolution of the screen 13, the user can browse multiple thumbnails at a time and quickly find the desired multimedia file.

First embodiment

Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 simultaneously. FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a multimedia browsing method according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a display screen according to the first embodiment. Schematic diagram. When the foregoing multimedia browsing method is used to browse photos, the multimedia browsing method includes the following steps: First, as shown in step 31, the processor 122 searches the storage device 11 for a photo file. Next, as shown in step 32, the processor 122 imports the photo file into the repository 121. Following the step 33, the processor 122 calculates the thumbnail size based on the size and resolution of the screen 13. Then, as shown in step 34, the processor 122 determines the number of thumbnails that can be presented by one screen according to the thumbnail size. Taking FIG. 4 as an example, the processor 122 determines the number of thumbnails that can be presented on one screen according to the thumbnail size is 15. Then, as shown in step 35, the processor 122 outputs time information to the screen 13 according to the photo file and outputs a thumbnail image to the screen 13 according to the number of thumbnails and the photo file. Taking Fig. 4 as an example, the above 15 thumbnails are displayed on the screen 13 in a two-dimensional array of 3x5.

Taking Fig. 4 as an example, the thumbnails displayed on the screen 13 are thumbnails 41(1) to 41(15), respectively. The aforementioned time information is shown in FIG. 4 as a number of shooting dates of the photo file on the time axis 42. The processor 122 further calculates the number of multimedia files corresponding to each shooting date, and outputs the number of multimedia files to the screen 13 and sequentially arranges the thumbnails 41(1) to 41(15) according to the shooting time. For example, the processor 122 will sort out and calculate the number of multimedia files taken by the shooting date 2006/07/14, and note the number of corresponding multimedia files next to the shooting date, such as 2006/07/14 (3). Similarly, the processor 122 will sort out and calculate the number of multimedia files taken on the shooting date 2007/07/13, and note the number of corresponding multimedia files next to the shooting date, such as 2006/07/13 ( 2).

Not only that, users can quickly browse through all photo files via the remote control's arrow keys. When there are a large number of photo files, the user can quickly browse all photo files through the remote page's previous page and next page keys. All photo files can be presented in sequence according to the shooting time, and the user can quickly find the desired photo file by browsing the shooting time.

When the thumbnail 41(3) in the aforementioned thumbnails 41(1) to 41(15) is selected by the user, the processor 122 outputs the related information corresponding to the selected thumbnail 41(3) to the screen 13. The related information of the multimedia file includes, for example, the multimedia category 43, the arrangement number 44, the multimedia name 45, the photo shooting time 46, and the photo resolution 47. Taking FIG. 4 as an example, the multimedia category 43 is marked as photo, indicating that the multimedia file corresponding to the thumbnail 41 (3) is a photo file. The arrangement number 44 is indicated as 33/47, indicating that the multimedia file corresponding to the thumbnail 41(3) is ranked at the 33rd position in the 47 multimedia files. The multimedia name 45 is marked as XXX.jpg, and the file name of the multimedia file corresponding to the thumbnail 41 (3) is XXX.jpg. Photo shooting time 46 is marked as 2006/07/14 16:20:00, indicating that the multimedia file corresponding to thumbnail 41 (3) is taken at 2006/07/14 16:20:00. The photo resolution 47 is indicated as 2272×1704, and the resolution of the multimedia file corresponding to the thumbnail 41(3) is 2272×1704.

The first embodiment described above mainly represents a photo file by a thumbnail of a photo. The processor 122 reads a plurality of photo files at a time and simultaneously displays them on the screen 13. Users can view multiple photos at once and can quickly browse through all the photos using the "Up", "Down", "Left" and "Right" features designed on the remote. When there are a large number of photos, the user can also use the "previous page" and "next page" functions designed on the remote control to view photos more quickly. The first embodiment calculates how many photos need to be read at a time according to the size and resolution of the screen, and sorts the photos by the shooting time of the photos and presents them in order. The first embodiment will sort out the shooting time of all the photos and how many photos are in the same shooting date, and present them in a singular manner together with the thumbnails of the photo files, and the user can browse these shooting dates to quickly move to the location. A thumbnail of the photo to watch.

Second embodiment

Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 simultaneously. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a multimedia browsing method according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a display screen according to the second embodiment. Schematic diagram. When the multimedia browsing method is used to browse a movie, the multimedia browsing method includes the following steps: First, as shown in step 51, the processor 122 searches for the movie file in the storage device 11. Next, as shown in step 52, the processor 122 imports the video file into the database 121. Following the step 53, the processor 122 calculates the thumbnail size based on the size and resolution of the screen 13. Then, as shown in step 54, the processor 122 determines the number of thumbnails that can be presented by one screen according to the thumbnail size. Taking FIG. 6 as an example, the processor 122 determines that the number of thumbnails that can be presented in one screen is 15 according to the thumbnail size. Then, as shown in step 55, the processor 122 outputs time information to the screen 13 according to the video file and outputs a thumbnail image to the screen 13 according to the number of thumbnails and the video file. Taking Fig. 6 as an example, the above 15 thumbnails are displayed on the screen 13 in a two-dimensional array of 3x5.

Taking Fig. 6 as an example, the thumbnails displayed on the screen 13 are thumbnails 61(1) to 61(15), respectively. The aforementioned time information in Fig. 6 includes the movie elapsed time 62(1) to 62(15). The movie elapsed time 62 (1) to 62 (15) corresponds to thumbnails 61 (1) to 61 (15), respectively, and the movie has played time 62 (1) to 62 (15) adjacent to the thumbnail 61 (1) To 61 (15).

The foregoing processor 122 can further sequentially arrange the thumbnails 61(1) to 61(15) according to the amount of the movie elapsed time 62(1) to 62(15), and the thumbnail of the movie having a short playing time can be Elastically arranged before the thumbnail of the movie has been playing for a long time. In this way, the user can quickly find the movie that has not been watched, which will effectively reduce the time for the user to find the movie.

Not only that, users can quickly browse through all video files via the remote control's arrow keys. When there are a large number of video files, the user can quickly browse through all the video files through the remote page's previous page and next page keys.

When the thumbnail 61(2) in the aforementioned thumbnails 61(1) to 61(15) is selected by the user, the processor 122 outputs the related information corresponding to the selected thumbnail 61(2) to the screen 13. The related information of the multimedia file includes, for example, a multimedia category 63, an arrangement number 64, and a multimedia name 65. Taking FIG. 6 as an example, the multimedia category 63 is labeled as Video, and the multimedia file corresponding to the thumbnail 61 (2) is a video file. The arrangement number 64 is indicated as 2/16, indicating that the multimedia file corresponding to the thumbnail 61(2) is ranked in the second order among the 16 multimedia files. The multimedia name 65 is indicated as XXX.flv, and the file name of the multimedia file corresponding to the thumbnail 61 (2) is XXX.flv.

The second embodiment records the elapsed time of the movie according to the length of the movie that the user has watched, and simultaneously displays the movie screen corresponding to the elapsed time of the movie on the screen in the form of a thumbnail. If the movie has never been viewed, the processor can capture a picture of the appropriate movie time and present it in a thumbnail form on the screen, and the movie recording the video file has been played for 00:00:00. In the second embodiment, the content of the plurality of video files is retrieved at a time, and all of them are sequentially displayed on the screen in a thumbnail manner. In this way, users can browse thumbnails of multiple videos at once to quickly find the movie they want to watch. When the user chooses to watch the video, the multimedia player will continue to play the video file at the length of the video that has been viewed last time.

In conclusion, the present invention has been disclosed in the above preferred embodiments, and is not intended to limit the present invention. A person skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

1. . . Multimedia playback system

11. . . Storage device

12. . . Multimedia player

13. . . Screen

21 to 25, 31 to 35, 51 to 55. . . step

41(1)～41(15), 61(1)～61(15). . . Thumbnail

42. . . Timeline

43,63. . . Multimedia category

44, 64. . . Arrange serial number

45, 65. . . Multimedia name

46. . . Photo shooting time

47. . . Photo resolution

62 (1) ~ 62 (15). . . Movie elapsed time

121. . . database

122. . . processor

1 is a block diagram of a multimedia playback system in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing a multimedia browsing method in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a multimedia browsing method according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a view showing a display screen according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a multimedia browsing method according to the second embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a view showing a display screen according to the second embodiment.

21~25. . . step

Claims (18)

A multimedia browsing method includes: searching for a plurality of multimedia files; importing the multimedia files into a database; calculating a thumbnail size according to a screen size and resolution; determining a picture according to the thumbnail size And displaying a plurality of thumbnail images; and outputting a time information to the screen according to the multimedia files and outputting a plurality of thumbnail images to the screen according to the thumbnail number and the multimedia files. The multimedia browsing method of claim 1, wherein the thumbnails are displayed in the two-dimensional array when displayed on the screen. The multimedia browsing method of claim 1, wherein when one of the thumbnails is selected, the related information corresponding to the selected thumbnail is output to the screen. The multimedia browsing method of claim 3, wherein the information related to the selected thumbnail comprises a multimedia category, a serial number, and a multimedia name. The multimedia browsing method of claim 4, wherein the information related to the selected thumbnail further includes a photo shooting time and a photo resolution. The multimedia browsing method of claim 1, wherein when the multimedia files are photos, the time information presents a plurality of shooting dates on a time axis. The multimedia browsing method of claim 6, further comprising: calculating a number of multimedia files corresponding to each of the shooting dates; and outputting the multimedia number to the screen. The multimedia browsing method of claim 1, wherein when the multimedia files are movies, the time information includes a plurality of times when the movie has been played. The videos have been played for a number of thumbnails. The multimedia browsing method of claim 8, wherein the videos have been played adjacent to the thumbnails. A multimedia playback device includes: a database; and a processor for searching a plurality of multimedia files and importing the multimedia files into the database, the processor calculating a thumbnail according to a screen size and resolution Dimensions, and according to the thumbnail size, determine a number of thumbnails that can be displayed on one screen, and the processor outputs a time information to the screen according to the multimedia files, and outputs according to the number of thumbnails and the multimedia files. Multiple thumbnails to the screen. The multimedia playback device of claim 10, wherein the thumbnails are displayed on the screen in a two-dimensional array. The multimedia playback device of claim 10, wherein when one of the thumbnails is selected, the related information corresponding to the selected thumbnail is output to the screen. The multimedia playback device of claim 12, wherein the information related to the selected thumbnail comprises a multimedia category, a sequence number, and a multimedia name. The multimedia playback device of claim 13, wherein the information related to the selected thumbnail further includes a photo shooting time and a photo resolution. The multimedia playback device of claim 10, wherein when the multimedia files are photos, the time information presents a plurality of shooting dates on a time axis. The multimedia playback device of claim 15, wherein the processor calculates the number of multimedia files corresponding to each of the shooting dates and outputs the multimedia number to the screen. The multimedia playback device of claim 10, wherein when the multimedia files are movies, the time information includes a plurality of movie playback times. The videos have been played for a number of thumbnails. The multimedia playback device of claim 17, wherein the videos have been played adjacent to the thumbnails.