KR20080092742A - Mobile communication terminal capable of playing multimedia and its operation method - Google Patents

Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to provide information on multimedia content in a mobile communication terminal. To achieve this, the display unit provides a list of multimedia contents consisting of audio or video file names together with information previously played. Therefore, the user can check what he / she has watched before playing the multimedia content. In addition, it is possible to play back the content which has been terminated in the middle.

Description

Mobile communication terminal capable of multimedia playback and its operation method {Display of a Multimedia Content on a Mobile Communication Terminal}

1 is an internal block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view showing the appearance of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 to 6 are views illustrating a screen of a mobile communication terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

7 to 9 are views illustrating a screen of a mobile communication terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

10 to 12 are views illustrating a screen of a mobile communication terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

13 and 14 are flowcharts provided to explain a control method of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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10: display unit 20: memory

30: control unit 40: wireless communication unit

50: operation key 60: sound output unit

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal capable of playing multimedia and a method of operating the same. More particularly, when a audio or video file is played using the mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal is provided with information on the time of reproduction of the audio or video file. A terminal and a method of operating the same.

In general, a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant (PDA) can provide a variety of additional functions in addition to basic functions such as voice call or short message service. Recently, a variety of new technologies have been applied to mobile communication terminals. In particular, there are PRAM (Phase Change RAM) in the core chip sector and Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) in the camera module.

Along with the application of these new technologies, there are increasing cases of providing various broadcasting services using mobile communication terminals. In addition, multimedia services are increasing by playing audio or video files downloaded using a computer or the like using a mobile communication terminal.

However, when the audio or video file is to be played back using the mobile communication terminal, information on the audio or video file to be played back may not be sufficiently provided due to the size limitation.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal capable of playing multimedia and presenting information about a corresponding file when playing audio or video using a mobile communication terminal and a control method thereof.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a mobile communication terminal includes a display unit for playing audio or video, a memory for storing information on a time played up to now, and a display unit for playing the audio or video. And a control unit for displaying possible audio or video file names and information on the time played up to the present time of the corresponding file stored in the memory.

In addition, the control method of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention comprises the steps of inputting a playable audio or video file name display command, and information on the playable audio or video file name and the time played up to the present of the total playback time of the file. Characterized in that it comprises the step of displaying.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described the present invention in more detail.

1 is an internal block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal includes a display unit 10, a memory 20, a control unit 30, a wireless communication unit 40, a key manipulation unit 50, and an audio output unit 60.

The display unit 10 displays an operation command input by the user to the mobile communication terminal. In addition, the operation state of the mobile communication terminal according to the input operation command is displayed. In addition, the display unit 10 displays a menu for controlling an operation, a signal reception state of the other party during a call, battery information, and the like so that a user can input an operation command.

The display unit 10 may include an LCD and an LCD driver. Or it is composed of a touch screen panel and a touch screen panel controller so that the user can directly input the operation command to the mobile communication terminal through the display unit 10.

When the display unit 10 includes a touch screen panel and a touch screen panel controller, the controller 30 monitors whether the user touches the touch screen panel and checks which area is touched when a contact occurs, and a command corresponding to the area moves. It is determined that the input to the communication terminal.

The operation key unit 50 is generally composed of a keypad and a keypad controller for watching whether the keypad is operated and transmitting a signal to the controller 30. The user can input an operation command to the mobile communication terminal by pressing a key of the operation key unit 50. Moreover, the operation key part 50 is equipped with the call key, the call end key, etc. so that a telephone call can be made.

The sound output unit 60 amplifies the sound signal output from the controller 30 and outputs the sound signal to the speaker, or converts the sound signal input through the microphone into an electrical signal and transmits the sound signal to the controller 30.

The memory unit 20 stores programs or data necessary for operating the mobile communication terminal, and various data that the user wants to store. If the display unit 10 is configured as a touch screen, a memory driver for controlling the touch screen is stored in the memory unit 20.

When the control unit 30 according to the present invention plays audio or video on the display unit 10 of the mobile communication terminal, the control unit 30 displays information on the time played up to the present of the total playing time of the audio or video. Therefore, if audio or video has been played in the past in the memory unit 20, information on the time played up to that point in time is stored.

The wireless communication unit 40 provides an interface for wireless communication with a base station through an antenna, a duplexer filter for separating transmission and reception signals from an antenna, a power amplifier for amplifying a transmission signal, a frequency upconversion circuit of a transmission path, and a reception path. Frequency down-conversion circuits, and the like.

The control unit 30 controls the operation of each unit to control the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal. In particular, when an audio or video playback command is input to the mobile communication terminal, the controller 30 displays and plays audio or video on the display unit 10.

Before the control unit 30 plays the audio or video, the user selects the audio or video to play. Therefore, the controller 30 displays the file name of the audio or video that can be selected by the user, and information on the reproduced time of each file on the display unit 10. If it has never been played, the information about the time played will be 0 minutes and 0 seconds.

2 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. When the audio or video is played, the screen 100 displayed on the display unit includes an image window 101 on which the audio or video is played and an information window 102 including information on the audio or video being played. do.

In general, the image window 101 displays a video selected by default when the audio is played, and the video is displayed when the video is played. The information window 102 also displays information about the volume of the audio or video being displayed and information about the reproduction degree.

A user of the mobile communication terminal can input an operation command to the mobile communication terminal using various types of keys 51 and 52 constituting the operation key unit 50. In particular, when the key is composed of the wheel key 52, the user can move the wheel up and down to adjust the volume or adjust the playback speed. The structure and location of the shortcut keys 51 and 52 are just one embodiment of the present invention and can be changed.

3 to 5 are diagrams illustrating a first embodiment in which information about a reproduced time of audio or video is displayed on a screen of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the controller 30 may include a list 110 of playable audio or video files on the screen 100 of the display unit 10 so that a user may select an audio or video to be played. The display window 120 including information about the file selected in the list 110 is displayed.

The user can select the audio or video file on the list 110 using the wheel key 52. In this case, information about the selected file is displayed on the display window 120. In the present embodiment, the information on the reproduced time / total reproduction time is displayed on the lower right 121 of the display window. In addition, the upper left side 122 displays information on the creation date of the file. The user may check whether the user has viewed the selected file in the past through the information on the display window 120.

The controller 30 displays the soft key window 130 on the screen 100 when the key is not sufficiently provided due to the space constraint of the mobile communication terminal. The user may operate a softkey of the softkey window 130 to pop up a menu related to audio or video playback, or to play or delete a selected audio or video file.

In FIG. 4, the controller 30 displays information on the reproduced time of the audio or video through the icon 142. The controller 30 displays a list 140 of audio or video file names on the screen 100 so that a user can select multimedia content consisting of audio or video files.

As shown in the drawing, the controller 30 displays the icon 142 in which the played time (0:27) and the total playing time (1:45) of the corresponding file together with the file name 141 are numerically displayed in the list 140. Is displayed. An icon 142 is created next to every file. The number inside the icon 142 is the played time and the total playing time. If the file has never been played, only the total duration is displayed as a number inside the icon.

The user of the mobile communication terminal can check the information on the reproduction degree of the audio or video file through the audio or video list 140. Therefore, even if the file name is not known, it is easy to distinguish whether or not the file has been viewed by the user.

The controller 30 further displays a softkey window 130 including a key for displaying a menu popup window related to an audio or video file and a key for playing or deleting a selected audio or video file at the bottom of the list 140. do. The user may input an operation command related to an audio or video file through the softkey of the softkey window 130.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the control unit 30 displays information on a playback time of an audio or video file through another icon.

As shown in the drawing, the controller 30 displays the list 140 and the soft key window 130 including the file name 141 on the screen 100. Information about the reproduced time of the file is represented through the icon 143. As shown, the icon 143 is colored as much as the time of reproduction compared with the total time of reproduction of the file. The user can check how much the audio or video file has been played in the past from the degree of coloring inside the icon 143.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a popup window 150 displayed by the controller 30 on the screen 100 when one audio or video file is selected from one of FIGS. 3, 4, and 5.

As shown in the drawing, when the user selects a file that has been played in the past, the controller 30 allows the playback time to be selected either after the time played in the past or at the beginning. The user can select '1. Play next' or '2. Play from the beginning' through the numeric keys of the manipulation key unit 50 or the wheel key 52. FIG.

When '1. Next play' is selected, the controller 30 checks to what point in time the selected audio or video has been played in the past based on the data stored in the memory 20. Then, after that, the display unit 10 displays the audio or video to the user.

When '2. Play from the beginning' is selected, the control unit allows the user to watch audio or video from the beginning even if the file has been played in the past.

7 to 9 illustrate a second embodiment of displaying information on audio or video playback in a mobile communication terminal capable of multimedia playback according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the controller 30 displays the number of times the audio or video file has been totally played 123 in addition to the information about the time played on the display window 120. The controller 30 increases the number of times of playback each time an audio or video file is played and stores the information in the memory 20. When the user selects audio or video, the number of playbacks is displayed in addition to the information about the played time / total playing time so that the user can view the selected audio or video.

8 and 9 illustrate a case in which the control unit 30 displays information on a reproduction time through an icon in the list 140. As shown, the controller 30 displays information 144 and 145 regarding the number of times of playback next to the icon.

If the audio or video file has never been played, the play count will be zero. The play count is incremented by '1' only when all audio or video files are played. The increased number of playbacks is stored in the memory 20, and the controller 30 accesses the information on the number of playbacks and displays them on the display unit 10 when necessary.

10 to 12 illustrate embodiments of displaying information on a date when an audio or video was played on the display unit 10 in the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 10, the controller 30 displays the information 124 about the date most recently played back on the display window 120 so that the user may further know information about the audio or video. The controller 30 stores information about a playback date in the memory 20 when audio or video is played. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 10, when displaying the list 110 consisting of audio or video file names, information on a date most recently played together with information on the time played on the display window 120 at the bottom thereof. Display additionally.

As illustrated in FIGS. 11 and 12, when the controller 30 displays the information on the playback time of the audio or video as an icon, the information on the playback date is also displayed in the number fields 146 and 147 next to the icon.

If the file has never been played, no date is displayed in the number column of the playback date. Accordingly, the user can check whether the user has watched the audio or video in the past or when the user watched the audio or video based on the information.

13 and 14 are flowcharts illustrating a flow of a control method of a mobile communication terminal capable of playing multimedia according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 13, when the user inputs a multimedia content playback command consisting of an audio or video file through the operation key unit 50 or the like, the controller 30 plays the corresponding multimedia content (S1). At this time, when playing the video file, the content is output to the outside through the display unit 10 and the sound output unit 60.

Thereafter, when the user inputs a Pause command or a Stop command to stop content playback for a while (E1), the user stops playback and stores information on the time and / or the number of times of the playback in the memory 20 (S2). If necessary, information on a date that has been reproduced may also be stored in the memory 20.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a flow in which stored information about multimedia content that has been played back as illustrated in FIG. 13 is displayed on a display unit.

When the user selects an audio listening menu or a video viewing menu among the multimedia content related menus, a multimedia content list display command composed of audio or video files that can be listened or viewed is input to the controller 30 (S11).

The controller 30 displays a list of multimedia contents composed of playable audio or video files on the display 20. At this time, in addition to the content list, information on the reproduced time stored in the memory 20 regarding the corresponding video or audio file is displayed as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, 7 to 9, and 10 to 12 (S12).

The user selects an arbitrary audio or video file and inputs a playback command by referring to the information on the played time (E2). If the selected file is a file that has been played in the past, the controller 30 displays a pop-up window asking the user when the file is played as shown in FIG. 6 (S13).

In this case, the user may input a command to continuously play the file from the time after the point in time that was played in the past ('1.Next play'), or play from the beginning ('2. Play from the beginning') regardless of the past play or not. It may be (S14).

The controller 30 may continuously play the selected content according to the input command from the time when the content was played in the past (S15) or play from the beginning (S16).

The above process is when the selected audio or video file has been played in the past. Therefore, if an audio or video file that has not been played back is selected, the controller 30 will immediately play the selected audio or video without displaying the popup window shown in FIG. 6.

The audio or video file of the present invention may be downloaded directly to a mobile communication terminal through a computer, but in the case of a mobile communication terminal capable of receiving broadcast content, the broadcast content may be downloaded through a separate broadcast receiver.

The downloaded broadcast content is stored in a memory and can be reproduced by a user through the same process as other video files. If the playback is interrupted, the information about the reproduced time is stored in the memory and provided to the user at the time of playing the broadcast contents later.

On the other hand, the present invention can be implemented as a processor-readable code in a processor-readable recording medium provided in the mobile communication terminal. The processor-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices that store data that can be read by the processor. Examples of the processor-readable recording medium include ROM, RAM, CD-RON, magnetic paper, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave such as transmission over the Internet. . The processor-readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the processor-readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

In addition, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the technology to which the present invention belongs without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, the display unit may provide information on the past played together with the multimedia content list including the audio or video file name. Therefore, the user can check what he / she has watched before playing the multimedia content. In addition, it is possible to play back the content which has been terminated in the middle.

Claims (22)

A display unit for reproducing audio or video; A memory for storing information on a time played back to the present time in a total play time of audio or video; And And a control unit for displaying the name of an audio or video file that can be played back on the display unit and information regarding the time played up to the present time of the corresponding file stored in the memory. The method of claim 1, And the controller is configured to display a list including a file name of a playable audio or video and an icon indicating information on a time played up to the present time of the corresponding file on the display unit. The method of claim 2, And the control unit displays the icon next to the file name. The method of claim 2, The icon is a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the display of the time and the total playback time of the file to date. The method of claim 2, The icon is a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for displaying the information on the time played to date of the entire playback time of the file through a bar (bar). The method of claim 2, And the control unit displays the total number of times of play or the date and time of playback of the corresponding audio or video file next to the icon. The method of claim 1, The control unit displays a list consisting of a file name of an audio or video that can be played back on the display unit, and a display window displaying information at a time played up to the present time of the selected file at the bottom of the list consisting of the file name. . The method of claim 7, wherein And the controller is configured to display the total number of times of playback or the date and time of playback of the selected file on the display window. The method of claim 1, And the control unit displays a pop-up window on the display unit asking whether to play from the beginning of the present time or from the beginning when a play command of an audio or video is input. The method of claim 1, And the control unit stores information on the time played up to the present time of the file in the memory when the reproduction of the audio or video is stopped. The method of claim 1, A mobile communication terminal further comprising a broadcast receiving unit for receiving an audio or video file. Inputting a playable audio or video file name display command; And And displaying information on a playable audio or video file name and information on a time played up to the present of the total playing time of the file. The method of claim 12, And said displaying step displays a list comprising a file name of a playable audio or video and an icon indicating information on a time played so far. The method of claim 13, And the displaying step displays the icon next to the file name. The method of claim 13, The icon is a control method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the display of the number of time and the total playback time played up to the current of the file. The method of claim 13, The icon is a control method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that to display the information on the time played to date of the entire playback time of the file through a bar (bar). The method of claim 13, And the displaying step displays the total number of times of playing or the date and time of playing of the corresponding audio or video file next to the icon. The method of claim 12, The display may include displaying a list consisting of file names of playable audio or video, and a display window displaying information at a time played up to the present time of the selected file at the bottom of the list consisting of the file names. . The method of claim 18, And wherein the displaying step displays the total number of times of playback or the date and time of playback of the selected file on the display window. The method of claim 12, And displaying a pop-up window in which, when the play command of the audio or video is input, a pop-up window is displayed asking whether to play after the play time or to play from the beginning. The method of claim 12, And storing information on a time played up to the present time of the corresponding file when the reproduction of the audio or video is stopped. The method of claim 12, Receiving an audio or video file further comprising the method of controlling a mobile terminal.

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