WO2018062591A1

WO2018062591A1 - Method and system for providing content

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Publication number: WO2018062591A1
Application number: PCT/KR2016/010959
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이승준; 윤석장; 최종필
Original assignee: 라인 가부시키가이샤
Priority date: 2016-09-30
Filing date: 2016-09-30
Publication date: 2018-04-05
Also published as: JP6798014B2; JP2019531019A

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and a system for providing a content. A method for providing a content by an electronic device may comprise the steps of: receiving an indicator list, which includes indicators for access to some of moving image contents of a moving image content set related to a predetermined content display area, from a content-providing server through a network; sequentially or randomly determining moving image contents to be reproduced through the predetermined content display area, using the indicator list; and acquiring, using each corresponding indicator of the indicator list, the determined moving image contents according to the order in which the moving image contents have been determined, and reproducing the same through the predetermined content display area in order of their acquisition.

Description

Content provision method and system

The following description relates to a method and a system for providing content, and more particularly, to a method and system for providing content so that users can roughly view video contents of a specific video content set, and a method of providing content in combination with an electronic device. A computer program stored in a computer readable recording medium for execution.

As camera modules are mounted in various electronic devices such as smartphones and tablets, it has become common to provide an image (image or video) capturing function using the camera module in electronic devices.

For example, when a user of the electronic device enters an image capturing mode using a camera included in the electronic device, the electronic device displays a preview image input through the camera on the screen. In this case, in the related art, when a user inputs a video recording command by operating an electronic device, the electronic device encodes an image photographed after the video recording command to set a predetermined format (for example, MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14)). To create a video file.

Meanwhile, there are services for uploading such video files to a server and providing contents such as video files to users through a network. For example, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2009-0054740 discloses a user-generated content service method and system.

However, these prior arts simply provide a user with a single specific video content (eg, video content requested by the user or a video content selected from a server) or a simple list of contents, and provide a specific classification of content (eg, a specific user). Does not provide a function for the user to overview the uploaded video contents). For example, the user profile home area of a conventional social network service generally consists of a somewhat static feel, such as user photos, intro posts, post lists, etc., rather than delivering the user style intuitively and vividly at once, allowing visitors to continue There is a limitation that requires interaction to view the content.

Reference: <PCT / KR / 2014/010167, US20140019540A1, US20130332543A1, US20130260893>

Sequentially using a list of indicators (eg URLs as information representing addresses on a network of video content) for accessing a portion of a particular set of video content through a content display area associated with a service provided by a content providing server Alternatively, the present invention provides a content providing method and system capable of randomly determining and acquiring and playing back video contents using the list according to the determined order.

By automatically connecting video content such as user-published video and playing it automatically, an intuitive and lively user introduction screen can be provided, so that visitors can see the video content of the user without any complicated interaction, and users of any style It provides a content providing method and system that provides a service so that cognitive visitors can grasp at a glance.

A computer program coupled to an electronic device and stored in a computer-readable recording medium for executing the content providing method, the content providing method comprising: displaying a preset content display area associated with a service provided by a content providing server on a screen of the electronic device; In response to a request for displaying on a screen, requesting the video content associated with the preset content display area to the content providing server; Receiving an indicator list from the content providing server through a network, the indicator list including indicators for accessing some of the video contents of the video content set associated with the preset content display area; Sequentially or randomly determining moving image contents to be played through the preset content display area using the indicator list; Acquiring the determined video contents by using corresponding indicators of the indicator list according to the determined order of the video contents, and reproducing the determined video contents through the preset content display area in the order of obtaining the video contents. To provide.

In the content providing method of an electronic device, in response to a request for displaying a predetermined content display area associated with a service provided by a content providing server on a screen of the electronic device, the video content associated with the predetermined content display area is displayed. Requesting to the content providing server; Receiving an indicator list from the content providing server through a network, the indicator list including indicators for accessing some of the video contents of the video content set associated with the preset content display area; Sequentially or randomly determining moving image contents to be played through the preset content display area using the indicator list; And acquiring the determined video contents by using corresponding indicators of the indicator list according to the determined order of the video contents, and reproducing the determined video contents through the preset content display area in the order of obtaining them. Provide the method of providing.

A content providing method of a content providing server providing content to users of a service, the method comprising: managing video contents uploaded from the users for each user and allocating at least one content display area for each user; Receiving a request for video content associated with a preset content display area from an electronic device; And an indicator list of indicators for checking a video content set of a user to which the predetermined content display area is allocated among the video content sets managed for each user, and for accessing some of the video contents included in the checked video content set. Transmitting the request to the content providing server in response to a request for displaying the preset content display area on a screen of the electronic device. And sequentially or randomly determine video contents to be played through the preset content display area by using the indicator list received from the content providing server, and correspond to the indicator list according to the determined order of the video contents. Indicator As obtained using the order in which the determined video content, and obtains and provides a content providing method, characterized in that is arranged to play via the predetermined content display area.

Sequentially using a list of indicators (eg URLs as information representing addresses on a network of video content) for accessing a portion of a particular set of video content through a content display area associated with a service provided by a content providing server Alternatively, the present invention provides a content providing method and system capable of randomly determining and acquiring and playing back video contents using the list according to the determined order. In one embodiment, some of the videos uploaded by a particular user A are continuously played through a home area (or a background of the home area) assigned to that user A or another specific area, whereby the users uploaded by user A A service may be provided that allows a brief look at the videos. In another embodiment, a service may be provided which allows a user to roughly review some of the videos classified into a specific category in a specific area allocated in association with the category.

By automatically connecting video content such as user-published video and playing it automatically, an intuitive and lively user introduction screen can be provided, so that visitors can see the video content of the user without any complicated interaction, and users of any style Services can be provided so that cognitive visitors can grasp at a glance.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an electronic device and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying a user list according to one embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying representative video content of a user according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for one example of displaying video content selected from a user list according to one embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram for describing an example of moving to a screen for displaying video contents of a specific user according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of playing video content according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for one example of playing selected video contents sequentially according to a temporal order according to one embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a diagram illustrating an example of movement on a screen of a content display area according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 illustrates an example for explaining reproduction of additional content according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a diagram for describing an example of layer switching according to an embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a component that may be included in a processor of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a content providing method that may be performed by an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

14 is a block diagram illustrating an example of components that may be included in a processor of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a content providing method that may be performed by a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The content providing system according to the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented through an electronic device or a server to be described later, and the content providing method according to the embodiments of the present invention may be performed through an electronic device or a server. For example, an application implemented as a computer program according to an embodiment of the present invention may be installed and run on an electronic device, and the electronic device may provide a content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention under control of the driven application. Can be performed. The computer program may be stored in a computer readable recording medium in combination with an electronic device to execute a content providing method. As another example, the server may provide content to the electronic device through data communication with an application installed in the electronic device according to the content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention. The network environment of FIG. 1 illustrates an example including a plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140, a plurality of

servers

150 and 160, and a network 170. 1 is an example for describing the present invention, and the number of electronic devices or the number of servers is not limited as shown in FIG. 1.

The plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 may be fixed terminals or mobile terminals implemented as computer devices. Examples of the plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 include a smart phone, a mobile phone, a navigation device, a computer, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a portable multimedia player (PMP). Tablet PC). For example, although FIG. 1 illustrates the shape of a smartphone as an example of the electronic device 1 110, in the embodiments of the present invention, other electronic devices 120 through the network 170 using a wireless or wired communication method may be used. , 130, 140, and / or one of various devices capable of communicating with the

servers

150, 160.

The communication method is not limited, and may include not only a communication method using a communication network (for example, a mobile communication network, a wired internet, a wireless internet, a broadcasting network) that the network 170 may include, but also a short range wireless communication between devices. For example, the network 170 may include a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a campus area network (CAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), and a broadband network (BBN). And one or more of networks such as the Internet. The network 170 may also include any one or more of network topologies, including bus networks, star networks, ring networks, mesh networks, star-bus networks, trees, or hierarchical networks, but It is not limited.

Each of the

servers

150 and 160 communicates with the plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 through the network 170 to provide a command, code, file, content, service, or the like. It may be implemented in devices. For example, the server 150 may be a system that provides a first service to a plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 connected through the network 170, and the server 160 may also have a network ( It may be a system that provides a second service to the plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 connected through the 170. More specifically, the server 160 may be a system that provides an installation file for installing an application (computer program) to the plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 as a second service. In addition, the server 150 installs an application through an installation file, and provides a content providing service (game, SNS, or chat) associated with the corresponding application to a plurality of

electronic devices

110, 120, 130, and 140 executing the installed application. , Content streaming, video recording service, or video editing service).

2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an electronic device and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. . 2 illustrates an internal configuration of the electronic device 1 110 and the server 150 as an example of the electronic device. In addition, the other

electronic devices

120, 130, 140, or the server 160 may also have the same or similar internal configuration as the aforementioned electronic device 1 110 or the server 150.

The electronic device 1 110 and the server 150 may include

memories

211 and 221,

processors

212 and 222,

communication modules

213 and 223, and input /

output interfaces

214 and 224. The

memories

211 and 221 are computer-readable recording media, and may include non-volatile permanent storage devices such as random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), and disk drives. In this case, the non-volatile mass storage device such as a ROM and a disk drive may be included in the electronic device 1 110 or the server 150 as a separate permanent storage device that is separated from the

memories

211 and 221. In addition, the

memory

211, 221 includes an operating system and at least one program code (for example, a browser installed and driven in the electronic device 1 110 or an application installed in the electronic device 1 110 to provide a specific service). Code) can be stored. These software components may be loaded from a computer readable recording medium separate from the

memories

211 and 221. Such a separate computer-readable recording medium may include a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD / CD-ROM drive, a memory card, and the like. In other embodiments, software components may be loaded into the

memory

211, 221 through the

communication module

213, 223 rather than a computer readable recording medium. For example, at least one program is a program installed by files provided by a file distribution system (eg, the server 150) through the network 170 (for example, a server that distributes installation files of developers or applications). Based on the above-described application) may be loaded into the

memories

211 and 221.

Processors

212 and 222 may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input / output operations. Instructions may be provided to the

processors

212, 222 by the

memory

211, 221 or the

communication modules

213, 223. For example, the

processors

212 and 222 may be configured to execute a command received according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the

memory

211 and 221.

The

communication modules

213 and 223 may provide a function for the electronic device 1 110 and the server 150 to communicate with each other through the network 170, and the electronic device 1 110 and / or the server 150 may communicate with each other. May provide a function for communicating with another electronic device (eg, electronic device 2 120) or another server (eg, server 160). For example, a request generated by the processor 212 of the electronic device 1 110 according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 211 may be controlled by the server 170 through the network 170 under the control of the communication module 213. 150). Conversely, control signals, commands, contents, files, and the like provided according to the control of the processor 222 of the server 150 are transmitted to the communication module of the electronic device 1 110 via the communication module 223 and the network 170 ( It may be received by the electronic device 1110 through 213. For example, the control signal, command, content, file, etc. of the server 150 received through the communication module 213 may be transmitted to the processor 212 or the memory 211, and the content, file, etc. may be transferred to the electronic device 1. 110 may be stored as a storage medium (permanent storage described above) that may further include.

The input / output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with the input / output device 215. For example, the input device may include a device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and the output device may include a device such as a display. As another example, the input / output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with a device in which functions for input and output are integrated into one, such as a touch screen. The input / output device 215 may be configured as one device with the electronic device 1110. In addition, the input / output interface 224 of the server 150 may be a means for interfacing with an apparatus (not shown) for input or output that may be connected to or included in the server 150. As a more specific example, the processor 212 of the electronic device 1110 is configured using data provided by the server 150 or the electronic device 2 120 in processing a command of a computer program loaded in the memory 211. The service screen or the content may be displayed on the display through the input / output interface 214.

Also, in other embodiments, the electronic device 1 110 and the server 150 may include more components than those of FIG. 2. However, it is not necessary to clearly show most of the prior art components. For example, the electronic device 1 110 may be implemented to include at least some of the above-described input / output devices 215 or other components such as a transceiver, a global positioning system (GPS) module, a camera, various sensors, a database, and the like. It may further include elements. More specifically, when the electronic device 1 110 is a smartphone, an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a camera module, various physical buttons, a button using a touch panel, an input / output port, and vibration for a smartphone generally include Various components such as a vibrator may be implemented to be further included in the electronic device 1 110.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying a user list according to one embodiment of the present invention. 3 illustrates examples of displaying a user list on a touch screen of the electronic device 1 110 having a touch screen. In this case, the user of the electronic device 1 110 may control a portion in which the user list is displayed on the touch screen screen through a touch gesture such as touch and drag, swipe, or flicking. For example, in FIG. 3, the representative video content 311 of the user a, the representative video content 312 of the user b, the representative video content 313 of the user c, and the representative video content of the user d are displayed on the first screen 310. 314 is displayed, and an example in which some of the representative video content 315 of user e and the representative video content 316 of user f are displayed is shown. In this case, as the flicking to the upper side is recognized as the user's input to the first screen 310, the display portion of the user list may be changed as in the second screen 320. As the user list is moved to the upper side of the first screen 310, the second screen 320 displays only a part of the representative video content 311 of the user a and the representative video content 312 of the user b, and represents the user c. The video content 313, the representative video content 314 of the user d, the representative video content 315 of the user e, and the representative video content 316 of the user f are displayed.

Herein, the users included in the user list are, in one embodiment, a personal relationship between a user of the electronic device 1110 and a service provided by a content providing server according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, or another service associated with the service. The user may be a user who has a messenger or a friend relationship of a social network service. The content providing server may correspond to the server 150 described above as an example.

In another embodiment, the users included in the user list may be selected according to predetermined criteria among all users of the service provided by the content providing server according to the embodiments of the present invention. Or a predetermined number of users, or randomly selected) based on the date. In this case, the electronic device 1 110 needs to display and display a user list according to an input such as a user's touch gesture after receiving and displaying a user list including content of representative video contents of a predetermined number of users from a content providing server. In each case, the user list may be further received by receiving representative video contents of the users.

In this case, the representative video contents of the users may be selected content (eg, most recently uploaded content to a content providing server or randomly selected content) from among contents uploaded by the user. For example, assuming that content 1, content 2, and content 3 uploaded by user a exist, and the most recently uploaded content is content 3, content 3 may be selected as the representative video content of user a. In addition, the representative video contents of the users illustrated in FIG. 3 may be video contents, respectively, and may be repeatedly played in each display area. For example, the representative video content of user a being displayed through the first area 310 of FIG. 3 may be repeatedly played in the first area 310.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying representative video content of a user according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 4 illustrates an example of the video content 410 as the representative video content of the user a. Here, the string "Signal" shown in the first dotted line box 411 may mean an identifier of the user a, and the number "2,321" shown in the second dotted line box 412 indicates that the video content 410 has been previously displayed to users. It may mean the number of times that is selected and played back. In addition, the number "48" shown in the third dotted line box 413 indicates the number of times that users of the video content 410 select a user interface provided to display the likeability or recommendation for the video content 410 (hereinafter, "recommended number"). ') Can mean each. According to an exemplary embodiment, the number of comments input by the user in relation to the video content 410, the date on which the video content 410 was taken, or the date on which the video content 410 was uploaded may be displayed together with the video content 410. have.

As described above, the video content 410 may be provided in a form that is repeatedly played in a corresponding region, not in the form of an image such as a snapshot. For example, the content provided in the embodiments of the present invention may be previewed when the electronic device including the camera (for example, the electronic device 2 120) enters an image capturing mode using the camera. preview) Captures an image based on a preset frame per second (FPS) and applies at least one time-fake effect of a plurality of preset time-fake effects to the captured preview image. The video content may be generated. While it is difficult to freely search, extract, and control frames from a video file of a specific format such as MP4, the electronic device is able to search, extract, and control frames freely from a captured preview image. Fake effects can be easily applied to the preview image. In this case, the number of frames per second of the preview image may be set in consideration of the plurality of moving image contents being played on one screen as described above.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for one example of displaying content selected from a user list according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 5 illustrates that the representative video content 312 of user b is selected by the user of the electronic device 1110 in the user list described through the first screen 310 of FIG. 3 (for example, on the first screen 310). As the representative video content 312 of the user b is touched), the selected representative video content 312 of the user b is reproduced through the entire area for displaying the content as shown in the third screen 510. .

In this case, various additional information may be further displayed on the third screen 510 in association with an area for playing the representative video content 312 of the user b.

The first dotted line box 511 displayed on the third screen 510 indicates that profile information of the user b may be displayed as additional information. User b's profile information may include, for example, an identifier, such as user b's profile picture and user b's nickname. In addition, the profile information of the user b may include a link to the home screen of the user b or a screen for schematically viewing the contents uploaded by the user b.

The second dotted line box 512 displayed on the third screen 510 indicates that position information regarding the photographing position of the representative video content 312 of the user b may be displayed as additional information. Such location information may be determined based on GPS coordinates acquired by the electronic device when the representative video content 312 is captured by the electronic device of the user b. For example, location information may be displayed in the form of proper nouns associated with GPS coordinates, such as "OO Park" or "AA Garden." Such display of the location information can be easily understood by those skilled in the art by various conventional techniques of providing location information based on GPS coordinates.

The third dotted line box 513 displayed on the third screen 510 is additional information and the number of times that the representative video content 312 of the user b has been viewed by other users (for example, the user of the electronic device 1110). Indicates that can be displayed. For example, the number of times that the representative video content 312 of the user b is queried may be displayed in the form of "view 50".

The fourth dotted line box 514 displayed on the third screen 510 indicates that date information on a shooting date of the representative video content 312 of the user b may be displayed as additional information. The date information may be determined based on time information when the representative video content 312 is captured by the electronic device of the user b.

The fifth dotted line box 515 displayed on the third screen 510 indicates that various other information may be displayed as additional information. For example, various other information such as the number of recommendations or the number of comments described above may be further displayed.

6 is a diagram for describing an example of moving to a screen for displaying contents of a specific user according to one embodiment of the present invention. 6 illustrates an example in which the content display area 610 of the user b is provided as a link included in the profile information of the user b is selected by the user on the third screen 510 of FIG. 5 described above. The content display area 610 of the user b is an area in which the content uploaded by the user b can be roughly viewed. For example, the content display area 610 of the user b may be used as a home screen for the contents of the user b. The content display area 610 of the user b may further display information such as the number of posts uploaded by the user b, the number of followers b, the following number, and the number of recommendations as the additional information.

6, the content display areas as shown in the example of FIG. 6 may provide a function of schematically looking at contents included in a specific video content set (for example, the video content set uploaded by the user b in FIG. 6). For example, the electronic device 1 110 may receive a URL list of URLs for accessing a predetermined number of video contents among the video contents uploaded by the user b from the content providing server. In this case, the URLs for accessing the video contents may be used in embodiments of the present invention without limitation as long as the address information and the list of the address information for indicating where the video contents on the network are located. . Such address information and a list of address information may be generalized and expressed as 'indicator' and 'indicator list', respectively. In this case, the electronic device 1110 may sequentially or randomly determine video contents for playing through the content display area (eg, the content display area assigned to the user b) using the URL list. In this case, the electronic device 1110 may acquire the video contents determined by using the corresponding URLs in the URL list in the order in which the video contents are determined, and play them through the preset content display area in the order of obtaining the video contents.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for describing an example in which contents are reproduced according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. When the electronic device 1110 tries to play the video contents through the content display area 610 of the user b, as shown in the example of FIG. 6, the electronic device 1110 may display the video content associated with the content display area 610 of the user b. May be requested. The content providing server 710 may be implemented as the server 150 described above. The content providing server 710 may manage the content database 720 in which a plurality of content sets in which video contents uploaded by users are classified for each user are stored. Here, the content database 720 may be implemented to be included in the content providing server 710 or may be implemented in a separate device to be managed through data communication between the content providing server 710 and a separate device. For example, the content providing server 710 may manage uploaded video contents in association with an identifier of a user who uploaded the corresponding video content. In other words, video contents associated with an identifier of a specific user may constitute one video content set. For example, the content providing server 710 may be uploaded by the user b in response to receiving a request including the identifier of the user b or the identifier of the content display area 610 assigned to the user b from the electronic device 1110. The set of video contents may be checked in the content database 720. As such, the content database 720 may be managed in association with various parameters of a criterion for classifying uploaded contents, rather than actually managing a collection of contents. As in the above-described example, by managing the uploaded video contents and the identifier of the user who uploaded the video contents in association with each other or by associating the video contents with the category name, the video contents of a specific user or a specific category A set of content can be achieved.

In this case, the content providing server 710 does not transmit all the contents of the identified video content set to the electronic device 1 110, but includes URLs for accessing some of the video contents included in the video content set. The list may be generated and transmitted to the electronic device 1110. In this case, some video content may be selected or randomly selected based on the date when the video contents are uploaded. According to an exemplary embodiment, video content may be selected according to more various conditions such as size or resolution of video content.

In this case, the electronic device 1110 may sequentially or randomly determine the video content to be played through the content display area 610 of the user b using the URL list received from the content providing server 710. In this case, the electronic device 1 110 may acquire and reproduce the video contents sequentially in the order in which the video contents are determined. Acquisition of the video content may be made using a corresponding URL in the URL list.

Accordingly, the electronic device 1110 may download and play the video contents sequentially or randomly, instead of downloading and playing all the video contents of the URL list. If the user of the electronic device 1 110 does not need to display the content display area 610 of the user b, the process for acquiring and playing the video contents may be immediately terminated.

At this time, according to a specific condition, the content providing server 710 may further transmit URL information for accessing another part of the video content set to the electronic device 1110. In this case, the electronic device 1 110 may expand the URL list by using the received URL information, and may download and play back video contents sequentially or randomly using the expanded URL list.

As described above, the content display areas according to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention may be areas for reproducing the video content included in the specific video content set in a single area in order. Therefore, since it is not necessary to look at all the video content, the content providing method and system according to the embodiments of the present invention can receive only a part included in a specific video content set and play them sequentially or randomly. While it is displayed on the screen of the device 1110, this may be repeatedly performed. In addition, by expanding the URL list of the video content to be played according to a specific condition, it is possible to look at a variety of video content.

In addition, all video contents described in the embodiments of the present invention may be contents automatically played back by the system regardless of the user's explicit playback command.

In the above example, when the content display area 610 is disposed on the home screen of the user b, the user of the electronic device 1 110 may look at some of the video contents uploaded by the user b on the home screen of the user b. In addition, a variety of video contents can be explored through URL leases that gradually expand according to specific conditions.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for one example of playing selected video contents sequentially according to a temporal order according to one embodiment of the present invention. For example, suppose that the first content set includes ten contents from the first content to the tenth content. As described above with reference to FIG. 7, the electronic device 1 110 may receive a URL list for a part of the video content set from the content providing server 710, and the video may be sequentially or randomly determined through the URL list. Contents can be obtained and played back. For example, if the determined order is the order of the first content, the second content, and the third content, the electronic device 1110 obtains and plays the first content, acquires and plays the second content, and then regenerates the third content. Content can be obtained and played back. At this time, the process of acquiring the next content may be performed while playing one content. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 8, the content display area 610 of the user b is the content display area 820 of the user b, which is playing the second content, in the content display area 810 of the user b, which is playing the first content. For example, the third content may be sequentially changed to the content display area 830 of the user b that is playing.

In addition, when the specific condition is satisfied, the electronic device 1110 may expand the URL list by obtaining URL information for another part of the video contents included in the specific video content set from the content providing server 720. . At this time, if the order determined through the expanded URL list is the order of the first content to the sixth content, the electronic device 1110 may repeat the acquisition and playback of the content in the determined order. In this case, the content display area 610 of the user b may be sequentially changed as shown in the content display areas 810 to 860 illustrated in FIG. 6. If the sixth content is played back and the content is continuously played, the electronic device 1 110 may repeatedly play the video content from the first content again.

In other words, the electronic device 1110 may continuously play video content while the content display area is displayed on the screen. In this case, the longer the time that the content display area is displayed on the screen of the electronic device 1110 increases, the higher the probability that the same video content is repeatedly played. Accordingly, the electronic device 1 110 may configure a cache memory to store a file of the video content downloaded once and repeatedly reuse the file of the video content stored in the cache memory. For example, the electronic device 1 110 may store a file of video content downloaded once in a cache memory in association with a corresponding URL. Also, if there is a file of the video content downloaded through the URL by searching the cache memory through the URL of the content to be played currently, the file and video load time for the file of the video content are reduced by reusing the file. Can be.

The content display area need not be limited to the home screen of a specific user, and the video content set need not be limited to the video contents of specific users. For example, you may need to look at some of the video content of a specific category of the entire video content irrespective of the user, or at least some of the video content uploaded by other users who have a personal relationship with the user. It will be readily understood by those skilled in the art through the above-described embodiments of the present invention that there may be modified and utilized contents providing method and system according to embodiments of the present invention.

The specific condition for additionally receiving the content may include, for example, movement on the screen of the content display area.

9 is a diagram illustrating an example of movement on a screen of a content display area according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 illustrates that the content display area 610 of user b moves on the screen according to the user's flicking gesture with respect to the content display area 610 of user b, and the contents of the first portion (the first content according to the movement). An example of displaying a list of 910, the second content 920, and the third content 930 is shown.

In this case, the specific condition may be based on the movement of the content display area 610 of the user b according to the user's input. For example, all of the lists for the video contents of the URL list are displayed on the screen as the user b moves on the screen of the content display area 610 (for example, a video to be further displayed on the list of the video contents. There may be no specific contents). In this case, the electronic device 1 110 may generate a content addition request and transmit the content addition request to the content providing server 710, and the content providing server 710 may request another content part of the video contents included in the video content set according to the content adding request. URL information for the electronic device 1 110 may be transmitted to the electronic device 1 110, and the electronic device 1 110 may expand the URL list through the received URL information.

FIG. 10 illustrates an example for explaining reproduction of additional content according to an embodiment of the present invention. As described above, the electronic device 1 110 expands the URL list to newly added contents (for example, the fourth content 1010, the fifth content 1020, and the sixth content 1030 of FIG. 10). ) Can be used to determine video content to be played back. In addition, FIG. 10 illustrates that all of the video contents of the expanded URL list are included in the list of video contents that appears as the user b moves on the screen of the content display area 610.

If the video contents of the expanded URL list are displayed on the screen at least once and there are no additional contents to be displayed through the list of the video contents, the content addition request may be transmitted to the content providing server 710 again. URL information for some video contents may be provided to the electronic device 1110. In this case, the electronic device 1 110 may expand the URL list once again. Thus, as certain conditions are repeated, the process of expanding such a URL list may be repeated until no video content to provide a URL remains in the video content set.

In one embodiment, the content display area described in the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented on the user profile screen. In this case, a list for some of the videos posted by the user may be arbitrarily recommended on the user profile screen, and the videos of the list may be automatically played through the content display area implemented on the user profile screen. At this time, instead of selecting a large number of posts, it is possible to select an arbitrary playback target by paging by a predetermined unit. In addition, for a natural connection of playback between posts, the surface of the video (SurfaceView) can be superimposed in duplicate, and through the cross-fade in / out (fade in / out) can be effected as a single image. Since the front region and the back region overlapped with each other are preloaded with the metadata of the video, the playback of the video contents may be implemented so that the disconnection does not occur due to the loading time during the cross play. The playback of video content can be played more quickly and efficiently without a separate data communication when there is a cache stored locally after being played once.

For example, there may be a delay in the continuous playback of the video contents according to the loading time of the video contents. Accordingly, in order to prevent such a delay, layer switching through two layers may be used to continuously play video contents without delay.

11 is a diagram for describing an example of layer switching according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 1110 loads the first content and plays the first content on the screen of the electronic device 1110 through the first layer 1110, while loading the second content to load the first layer 1110. It can be played through the second layer 1120 located at the bottom of the screen. The first layer 1110 and the second layer 1120 may be disposed at the same horizontal position as the content display area and may have the same size as the content display area. In addition, the first first layer 1110 may be overlaid on the top of the second layer 1120. In this case, the content actually played on the screen of the electronic device 1110 may be the first content, and the second layer 1120 on which the second content is played may not be displayed by the first layer 1110. At this time, the electronic device 1 110 switches the first layer 1110 and the second layer 1120 when the reproduction of the first content is completed, so that the second content is transferred through the second layer 1120. Can be displayed on the screen.

Since the content display area is an area for roughly examining the video contents of a specific video content set, the video contents do not have to be played from the beginning. Particularly, the contents that are repeatedly played are not important because the contents of the starting point are not important. Contents may be played simultaneously or together with a certain time difference.

In addition, the electronic device 1110 loads the third content while the second content is played through the screen of the electronic device 1110 through the second layer 1120, and plays the second content through the first layer 1110. Can be. In this case, the third content of the first layer 1110 positioned below the second layer 1120 may not be displayed. In this case, when the reproduction of the second content is completed, the electronic device 1110 switches the first layer 1110 and the second layer 1120 again so that the third content being played is displayed on the screen of the electronic device 1110. Can be displayed on the

As described above, it is possible to prevent the delay caused by the loading time in the continuous playback of the video content through the playback of the two video content through the two layers and switching between layers. In addition, the first layer 1110 and the second layer 1120 may correspond to a front region and a back region that are overlapped with each other as described above. In other words, while the first content is being played in the first layer 1110, the second layer 1120 preloads the metadata of the second content so that the first layer 1110 is completed as the playback of the first content is completed. When switching between the second layer 1120 and the second layer 1120, the playback of the video may be prevented due to the loading time due to the cross play.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a component that may be included in a processor of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. A flowchart illustrating an example of a content providing method.

FIG. 12 illustrates a processor 212 of the electronic device 1 110 described above. The processor 212 may include a video content request unit 1210, a URL list receiver 1220, and an order determination as illustrated in FIG. 12. The unit 1230 and the video content playback unit 1240 may be further included, and may further include a content addition request unit 1250 and a URL list expansion unit 1260. The processor 212 and the components of the processor 212 may perform steps 1310 to 1360 included in the content providing method of FIG. 13. In this case, the processor 212 and the components of the processor 212 may be stored in code of an operating system included in the memory 211 or code of at least one computer program (for example, an application for a content providing service provided by a content providing server). It can be implemented to execute the instructions according to. Here, the components of the processor 212 may be representations of different functions of the processor 212 performed by the processor 212 according to a control command provided by a code stored in the electronic device 1110. Can be. For example, the video content request unit 1210 may be used as a functional representation of the processor 212 controlling the electronic device 1 110 to request the video content according to the above-described control command.

In operation 1310, the video content request unit 1210 responds to a request for displaying a preset content display area related to a service provided by a content providing server on a screen of the electronic device 1110, and thus the preset content display area. The video content associated with the request may be requested to the content providing server. Here, the content providing server may correspond to the content providing server (for example, the content providing server 710 of FIG. 7) described above, and may be implemented by the server 150 described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The content providing server may manage a content display area associated with a specific video content set. For example, in the case of a service for providing contents uploaded by users to users, the content providing server may manage a set of uploaded contents for each user, and allocate and manage at least one content display area for each user. Can be. The video content set associated with the content display area may be determined through an identifier of a corresponding user or an identifier of the content display area, and the video content request unit 1210 displays the corresponding content when it wants to display a specific content display area on the screen. By transmitting a request including an identifier associated with the region to the content providing server, the content providing server may determine a set of video content to be exposed through the corresponding content display region based on the identifier.

In operation 1320, the URL list receiver 1220 may receive a URL list including URLs for accessing some of video contents of a video content set associated with a preset content display area from a content providing server through a network. . As described above, the content providing server may determine a video content set according to a request, and generate a URL list for some of the video contents included in the determined video content set and transmit it to the electronic device 1110. The video contents included in the determined video content set may include contents uploaded by a first user who is assigned a corresponding content display area. As described above, some of the video contents may be selected according to various conditions such as a random method or an upload date of the contents.

In operation 1330, the order determiner 1230 may sequentially or randomly determine video contents to be reproduced through the preset content display area using a URL list. Substantially, step 1330 may be a process of selecting video content to be played.

In operation 1340, the video content player 1240 may acquire the video contents determined by using the corresponding URLs of the URL list in the order in which the video contents are determined, and play them through the preset content display area in the order of obtaining the video contents. . As described above, the embodiments of the present invention provide an area (for example, a preview area) for schematically looking at video contents included in a specific video content set, and the video contents or URL list of the specific video content set. All video contents included in the need not be played. For example, when playing video content that is randomly selected, the same video content may be selected continuously or there may be video content that is not played.

In operation 1350, the content addition request unit 1250 requests a content addition request based on a movement of a screen of the electronic device 1110 in a preset content display area according to a user input of the electronic device 1110. It can be transmitted to a content providing server through a network. In this case, the content adding requester 1250 acquires at least some of the video contents according to the received URL list according to the movement of the screen of the electronic device 1 110 in the preset content display area, and thereby the electronic device 1 110. The screen may be displayed at a time, and according to the movement, the video content according to the URL list may be generated and transmitted to the content providing server according to the degree displayed on the screen of the electronic device 1 (110). For example, as described with reference to FIG. 9, in the case where all the video contents according to the URL list are displayed on the screen of the electronic device 1 110 in the list of the video contents displayed based on the movement of the content display area, the content addition requester The 1250 may transmit a content addition request to the content providing server. As another example, when a predetermined number of video contents of the video contents according to the URL list are displayed on the screen of the electronic device 1 110 as a list of video contents, or vice versa, as a list of video contents among the video contents according to the URL list. If the number of non-displayed video contents is less than a preset number, a content addition request may be transmitted. The display of the list of video contents may be based on the movement of the content display area according to a user input. As another example, a content addition request may be transmitted whenever the content display area moves according to a user's input. The content addition request may be repeated whenever a specific condition based on the movement of the content display area is satisfied and until all video contents of the video content set are received.

In operation 1360, the URL list expansion unit 1260 may expand the URL list by receiving URL information for accessing another part of the video contents of the video content set according to the content addition request from the content providing server. The content providing server may check URL information for other video content from the video content set and transmit the information to the electronic device 1110 in response to the content addition request. In this case, the URL list expansion unit 1260 may expand the URL list by adding URL information transmitted from the content providing server to the URL list.

As such, it is possible to continuously play some of the video contents of the specific video content set and provide the user with an area that provides an overview of the video contents of the specific video content set. In addition, a URL list for determining video contents to be played back according to a user's input may be extended. According to the embodiments of the present invention, since it is not necessary to transmit video contents of a specific video content set at a time, it is possible to distribute or reduce traffic for delivering video contents, and to download video contents from a user's terminal point of view. Reduce data costs.

The video content may be configured to preset a preview image input through the camera as the electronic device (for example, the electronic device 2 120) of the first user who shoots the video content enters an image capturing mode using the camera. It may be generated by capturing based on frames per second (FPS) and applying at least one time-fake effect of a plurality of preset time-fake effects to the captured preview image. The preview image may refer to an image input through the camera module before the user starts recording (recording) when the electronic device drives the camera module. The preview image may include a specific image such as MP4 upon completion of recording (recording) of the video. It may mean frames before a video file is generated in the video format. Because these frames are images that do not have a specific video format to enhance compression, they are free to seek, extract, and control frames (eg, to speed up or slow down the playback of frames or to play back frames). Time-fake effects, such as changing the order from forward to reverse, can be applied.

In addition, as described with reference to FIG. 11, in the continuous playback of video contents, the first layer and the second layer may be utilized to eliminate the delay caused by the loading time. For example, the video content player 1240 loads the first video content according to the order in which the video contents are acquired in step 1340, and plays the video content through the first layer corresponding to the position of the preset content display area. And loading the second video content to play through the second layer located at the bottom of the first layer, and when the playback of the first video content is completed, switch the positions of the first layer and the second layer to change the second layer. Through the second video content can be played.

In addition, the video contents may include information about a date and a location where the video contents are photographed, and on the screen of the electronic device 1 110 where the obtained video contents are played, the date and location where the video contents to be played are photographed. Information about may be displayed together. In addition, more various information such as the number of recommendations or the number of comments may be displayed together with the corresponding video contents.

14 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a component that may be included in a processor of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating content that may be performed by a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. A flowchart illustrating an example of the method.

FIG. 14 illustrates a processor 222 of the server 150 described above, where the server 150 may be an apparatus that implements the content providing server described above. In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 14, the processor 222 may include a video content manager 1410, a content display area manager 1420, a video content request receiver 1430, and a URL list provider 1440. Optionally, the apparatus may further include a content addition request receiver 1450 and a URL information transmitter 1460. The processor 222 and the components of the processor 222 may perform steps 1510 to 1550 included in the content providing method of FIG. 15. In this case, the processor 222 and the components of the processor 222 may be implemented to execute instructions according to code of an operating system included in the memory 221 or code of at least one computer program. Here, the components of the processor 222 may be representations of different functions of the processor 222 performed by the processor 222 according to a control command provided by a code stored in the server 150. . For example, the video content manager 1410 may be used as a functional representation of the processor 222 that controls the server 150 so that the processor 222 manages the video content according to the above-described control command.

In operation 1510, the video content manager 1410 may manage video contents uploaded from users for each user. For example, 100 video contents uploaded by user A to 100 video contents 100 may be classified and managed as a set of video contents in association with an identifier of user A. FIG.

In operation 1520, the content display area manager 1420 may allocate at least one content display area for each user. For example, a content display area for schematically viewing the contents of user A may be allocated for user A, and a set of video content managed in association with user A may be identified through the content display area. For example, the content display area may include an identifier of a corresponding video content set or an identifier of user A. As another example, the identifier of the user A and the identifier of the content display area assigned to the user A may be managed in correspondence with each other in the server 150, and the identifier of the user A and the video contents uploaded by the user A are managed in correspondence with each other. The user A's video content set may be identified through an identifier of the content display area.

In operation 1530, the video content request receiver 1430 may receive a request for video content associated with a preset content display area from the electronic device. Here, the electronic device may correspond to the electronic device 1 110 described above. In addition, the request for the video content associated with the preset content display area may include an identifier of the content display area or may include an identifier of a user corresponding to the content display area. This identifier may be understood as identification information for matching the content display area with a set of video contents uploaded by a user to whom the content display area is allocated.

In operation 1540, the URL list transmitter 1440 checks the user's video content set to which the preset content display area is allocated among the video content sets managed for each user, and among the video contents included in the checked video content set. A URL list of URLs for accessing a portion may be transmitted to the electronic device through a network. In this case, as described above, the electronic device may determine, acquire, and play the video content for playback based on the URL list.

The electronic device may be configured to transmit a content addition request to a content providing server through a network based on a movement of a screen of the electronic device in a preset content display area according to a user input of the electronic device.

In operation 1550, the content addition request receiver 1450 may receive a content addition request from the electronic device.

In operation 1560, the URL information provider 1460 may transmit URL information for accessing another part of the video contents of the video content set to the electronic device according to the content addition request.

In this case, the electronic device may expand the list of previously received URLs by receiving URL information from the content providing server. In addition, the extended URL list may be used to determine and acquire video content for playback and to play the obtained video content.

As described above, according to embodiments of the present invention, a function of allowing a user to roughly review a video content set by sequentially or randomly playing a part of the video content set through a content display area associated with a service provided by a content providing server is provided. At the same time, a different part of the video content set may be sequentially or randomly played along with the existing part according to the user's response.

In some embodiments, the content display area has been described as an area allocated to a specific user, but it should be understood as an area for schematically looking at contents of a specific video content set. In other words, a particular set of video contents need not be limited to a set of video contents uploaded by one user. As in the above-described example, to roughly examine a set of video contents belonging to a specific category among all video contents managed by the content providing server, the video contents of other users who have a personal relationship with the user are outlined. It can be easily understood by those skilled in the art with reference to the embodiments of the present invention that the embodiments of the present invention can be utilized for viewing, or to outline the video contents of other users selected by the user.

As described above, according to embodiments of the present invention, by automatically connecting and automatically playing video content such as a user posted video, it is possible to provide an intuitive and lively user introduction screen, so that visitors can naturally see the user without any complicated interaction. You can see the video content, and you can provide a service so that visitors can see at a glance what kind of user.

The system or apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the devices and components described in the embodiments are, for example, processors, controllers, arithmetic logic units (ALUs), digital signal processors, microcomputers, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Can be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as a programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to the execution of the software. For convenience of explanation, one processing device may be described as being used, but one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the processing device includes a plurality of processing elements and / or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that it may include. For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. In addition, other processing configurations are possible, such as parallel processors.

The method according to the embodiment may be embodied in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the embodiments, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

Although the embodiments have been described by the limited embodiments and the drawings as described above, various modifications and variations are possible to those skilled in the art from the above description. For example, the described techniques may be performed in a different order than the described method, and / or components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, etc. may be combined or combined in a different form than the described method, or other components. Or even if replaced or substituted by equivalents, an appropriate result can be achieved.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are within the scope of the claims that follow.

Claims

A computer program stored in a computer readable recording medium for executing a content providing method in combination with an electronic device,

The content providing method,

Requesting video content associated with the preset content display area to the content providing server in response to a request for displaying a preset content display area related to a service provided by a content providing server on a screen of the electronic device;

Receiving an indicator list from the content providing server through a network, the indicator list including indicators for accessing some of the video contents of the video content set associated with the preset content display area;

Sequentially or randomly determining moving image contents to be played through the preset content display area using the indicator list; And

Acquiring the determined video contents by using the corresponding indicator in the indicator list according to the determined order of the video contents, and playing the video contents through the preset content display area in the order of obtaining the video contents;

Computer program comprising a.
The method of claim 1,

The content providing server is configured to classify and manage video contents uploaded by users into a set of video contents for each user, and allocate at least one content display area to each user.

And a video content set associated with the preset content display area includes video content uploaded by a first user to which the preset content display area is assigned.
The method of claim 2,

The video contents uploaded by the first user may be configured to preset a preview image input through the camera as the electronic device of the first user enters an image capturing mode using a camera. second, FPS), and is generated by applying at least one time-fake effect of a plurality of preset time-fake effects to the captured preview image.
The method of claim 1,

The content providing method,

Transmitting a content addition request to the content providing server through a network based on a movement of a screen of the electronic device in the preset content display area according to a user input of the electronic device; And

Receiving indicator information for accessing another part of the video contents of the video content set from the content providing server to expand the indicator list;

Computer program characterized in that it further comprises.
The method of claim 4, wherein

The determining step,

Determine moving image contents to be played through the preset content display area by using the extended indicator list,

The reproducing step,

And acquire and play the determined moving picture contents using a corresponding indicator in the extended indicator list.
The method of claim 4, wherein

Sending the content addition request to the content providing server through a network,

Acquire at least some of the video contents according to the received indicator list according to the movement of the preset content display area on the screen of the electronic device, and display them on the screen of the electronic device at once, and display them on the list according to the movement. And generating the content addition request according to the extent to which the video contents are displayed on the screen of the electronic device and transmitting the generated content request to the content providing server.
The method of claim 1,

The reproducing step,

The second video content is loaded at the bottom of the first layer while the first video content is loaded in the order in which the video contents are acquired and played through the first layer corresponding to the position of the preset content display area. And play back the second video content through the second layer by switching the positions of the first layer and the second layer as the first video content is played through the second layer located, and the playback of the first video content is completed. program.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The video contents may include information about a date and a location where the video contents are photographed.

And information on a date and a location at which the reproduced moving image content is captured is displayed on the screen of the electronic device at which the obtained moving image contents are reproduced.
In the content providing method of the electronic device,

Requesting video content associated with the preset content display area to the content providing server in response to a request for displaying a preset content display area related to a service provided by a content providing server on a screen of the electronic device;

Receiving an indicator list from the content providing server through a network, the indicator list including indicators for accessing some of the video contents of the video content set associated with the preset content display area;

Sequentially or randomly determining moving image contents to be played through the preset content display area using the indicator list; And

Acquiring the determined video contents by using the corresponding indicator in the indicator list according to the determined order of the video contents, and playing the video contents through the preset content display area in the order of obtaining the video contents;

Content providing method comprising a.
The method of claim 9,

The content providing server is configured to classify and manage video contents uploaded by users into a set of video contents for each user, and allocate at least one content display area to each user.

And a video content set associated with the preset content display area includes video content uploaded by a first user to which the preset content display area is assigned.
The method of claim 9,

Transmitting a content addition request to the content providing server through a network based on a movement of a screen of the electronic device in the preset content display area according to a user input of the electronic device; And

Receiving indicator information for accessing another part of the video contents of the video content set from the content providing server to expand the indicator list;

Content providing method further comprising a.
The method of claim 11,

The determining step,

Determine moving image contents to be played through the preset content display area by using the extended indicator list,

The reproducing step,

And acquiring and playing the determined video content by using a corresponding indicator in the extended indicator list.
The method of claim 11,

Sending the content addition request to the content providing server through a network,

Acquire at least some of the video contents according to the received indicator list according to the movement of the preset content display area on the screen of the electronic device, and display them on the screen of the electronic device at once, and display them on the list according to the movement. And generating the content addition request according to the extent to which the video contents are displayed on the screen of the electronic device and transmitting the generated content request to the content providing server.
The method of claim 9,

The reproducing step,

The second video content is loaded at the bottom of the first layer while the first video content is loaded in the order in which the video contents are acquired and played through the first layer corresponding to the position of the preset content display area. Contents, characterized in that to play through the second layer located, and to play the second video content through the second layer by switching the position of the first layer and the second layer as the playback of the first video content is completed. How to Provide.
The method of claim 14,

The video contents may include information about a date and a location where the video contents are photographed.

And information on a date and a location at which the video content to be played is photographed together on a screen of the electronic device where the obtained video contents are played.
In the content providing method of the content providing server for providing content to users of the service,

Managing video contents uploaded from the users for each user and allocating at least one content display area for each user;

Receiving a request for video content associated with a preset content display area from an electronic device; And

The indicator list of the indicators for identifying the video content set of the user to which the predetermined content display area is allocated among the video content sets managed for each user and accessing some of the video contents included in the checked video content set Transmitting to the electronic device via a network

Including,

The electronic device,

In response to a request for displaying the preset content display area on the screen of the electronic device, request the request to the content providing server;

Sequentially or randomly determine video contents to be played through the predetermined content display area by using the indicator list received from the content providing server,

And are configured to acquire the determined video contents by using the corresponding indicator in the indicator list according to the determined order, and to play through the preset content display area in the order of obtaining the video contents.

Content providing method characterized in that.
The method of claim 16,

Receiving a content addition request from the electronic device; And

Transmitting indicator information for accessing another part of the video contents of the video content set to the electronic device according to the content addition request;

Content providing method further comprising a.
The method of claim 17,

The electronic device,

Determine moving image contents to be played through the preset content display area by using the extended indicator list,

Implemented to acquire and play the determined video content using a corresponding indicator in the expanded indicator list.

Content providing method characterized in that.
The method of claim 16,

The video contents may include information about a date and a location where the video contents are photographed.

When the video contents are played on the electronic device, the information providing method on the screen of the electronic device is displayed with information on the date and location where the video content is played.