KR20120045152A

KR20120045152A - Contents service system, contents creating service apparatus and method based on template, and terminal unit thereof

Info

Publication number: KR20120045152A
Application number: KR1020100106516A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이중윤
Original assignee: 에스케이플래닛 주식회사
Priority date: 2010-10-29
Filing date: 2010-10-29
Publication date: 2012-05-09

Abstract

PURPOSE: A content service system, a device for a template based content producing service, a method thereof, and a terminal device thereof are provided to offer a plurality of templates for a plurality of content types, thereby enabling a user to select and edit a desired type of template. CONSTITUTION: A content production service device(100) provides a plurality of templates. The content production service device receives user edition information, edits a selected template according to the received edition information, and generates digital content. A terminal device(200) inputs user edition information of the selected template. The terminal device transmits the user edition information to the content production service device.

Description

Contents service system, contents creating service apparatus and method based on template, and terminal unit

The present invention relates to the production of digital content, and more particularly, to provide a template suitable for the type of content, a content service system that allows a user to create content with a minimum of work by editing the template, based on the template The present invention relates to a content production service apparatus and method, and a terminal apparatus to which the content production service is applied.

Recently, high-performance portable terminal devices such as smart phones, which are equipped with high-performance processors such as PCs and large-capacity memories and which users can freely install and use applications, are rapidly spreading.

A smart phone is an intelligent terminal device that integrates mobile phone functions with data communication functions such as schedule management, fax transmission, and internet access. It is not only able to directly access the Internet using the wireless Internet, but also uses various browsing programs in various ways. The ability to connect, support the open platform, create custom applications of your choice, install various applications arbitrarily and implement the interface that suits you, and create applications between smartphones with the same OS. It has advantages that existing mobile phones do not have, such as sharing, and based on this, it is rapidly encroaching on the mobile phone market.

With the spread of these smartphones, OMP (Open Market Place), which can freely trade digital contents for mobile such as various applications, digital magazines, and electronic newspapers that can be run or played on smartphones, is being activated. Attempts have been made to produce and sell content having a function required by the general user or applying various ideas, and accordingly, user demand for an apparatus or a method for easily producing digital content is increasing.

The present invention has been proposed in order to facilitate the production of digital content of the user, in particular, provides a variety of templates suitable for the type of content, and a content service system that allows the user to create content with a minimum of work by editing the template, It is intended to provide a template-based content production service device and method, and a terminal device applying the same.

The present invention is a means for solving the problem, according to the plurality of content types, the screen type constituting the content, the arrangement form between the screen, the content configuration information for setting the layout of each screen, the content for setting the operation process of the content Providing a plurality of templates in which at least one of logic information and functional element information for setting a component that can be included for each type of screen included in the content is defined, receiving edit information of the user with respect to a template selected from the plurality of templates, A content creation service device for generating digital content by editing the selected template according to the received editing information; And a terminal device accessing the content production service device to request the content production service, and receiving the selection information of the template and the user edit information of the selected template and transmitting the received content to the content production service device.

In addition, the present invention is another means for solving the problem, according to the plurality of content types, the screen configuration constituting the content, the arrangement form between the screen, the content configuration information for setting the layout of each screen, the operation process of the content A storage unit having a template DB for storing a plurality of templates in which at least one of content logic information to be set and functional element information for setting a component that can be included for each type of screen included in the content is defined; And a content production service unit providing a plurality of templates to the terminal device.

In the template-based content creation service apparatus according to the present invention, the content creation service unit receives the edit information of the user with respect to a template selected from a plurality of templates, and edits the selected template according to the received edit information to generate digital content. .

The template-based content creation service device according to the present invention further includes an authentication unit for confirming whether the user of the terminal device has the service use authority, and the content production service unit only for the terminal device confirmed to have the service use authority in the authentication unit. Service.

The template-based content production service apparatus according to the present invention may further include a resource manager that collects a plurality of resources required for content creation and provides the same to a terminal device.

In the template-based content production service apparatus according to the present invention, the storage unit further comprises one of a content DB for storing the generated digital content, resource DB for storing a plurality of resources that can be used for digital content production .

The template-based content production service apparatus according to the present invention may further include a content management unit that registers digital content and distributes the registered digital content to a plurality of other terminal devices through a communication network.

The template-based content production service apparatus according to the present invention may further include a content distribution environment providing unit that provides a content distribution environment in which a user may directly distribute digital content.

In the template-based content creation service apparatus according to the present invention, screen addition information for requesting the addition of a specific screen defined in the selected template, connection relationship setting information for setting the connection relationship between the screen and the additional requested request, selected template Layout change information requesting to change the layout of the defined screen, design element change information requesting to change the design element of each screen defined in the selected template, and functional element information And text editing information for setting detailed contents.

In the template-based content production service apparatus according to the present invention, the content production service unit may further provide a media editing function for editing a media file to be used for digital content.

In the template-based content production service apparatus according to the present invention, the content production service unit is characterized in that to generate the digital content in the form of an application executable in the terminal device or a web application driven through a web engine.

In addition, the present invention is another means for solving the problem, the input unit for generating a user input signal in accordance with the user input; According to the user input signal, the screen comprises a screen type constituting the content, the layout between screens, the content configuration information for setting the layout of each screen, the content logic information for setting the operation process of the content, the screen type included in the content It provides a content creation module for providing a plurality of templates in which one or more of the functional element information for setting the possible components are defined, receives the edit information for the selected template, and edits the selected template according to the edit information to generate digital content A control unit; And an output unit configured to output an edit screen for receiving a plurality of templates and edit information.

The terminal device for template-based content production according to the present invention may further include a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data through a communication network, and the controller may receive and store a plurality of templates from the content production service device through the communication unit.

The terminal device for producing a template-based content according to the present invention may further include a storage unit for storing one or more of a plurality of templates and content data of the generated digital content.

In the terminal device for template-based content production according to the present invention, the control unit may further include a content distribution module for distributing digital content generated through a communication network to other terminal devices.

In addition, the present invention is another means for solving the problem, according to the plurality of content types, the screen type constituting the content, the arrangement form between the screen, the content configuration information for setting the layout of each screen, the operation process of the content Providing a user with a plurality of templates in which at least one of content logic information for setting a function and functional element information for setting a component that can be included for each type of screen included in the content is defined; Receiving one of a plurality of templates; Receiving editing information about the selected template; And generating a digital content by editing the selected template according to the editing information.

The template-based content creation service method according to the present invention may further include a step of confirming whether the user has a service use right and, if there is a service use right, providing a plurality of templates.

The template-based content creation service method according to the present invention may further include registering the generated digital content and distributing the registered digital content to other users.

In the template-based content creation service method according to the present invention, the step of receiving the editing information includes setting screen addition information requesting addition of a specific screen defined in the selected template, and a connection relationship between the additional requested screen and another screen. Receiving connection relationship setting information; Receiving layout change information for requesting a change of a layout of a screen defined in the selected template; Receiving design element change information requesting a change to a design element of each screen defined in the selected template; And receiving text editing information for setting a component to operate on each screen of the selected template and detailed contents with reference to the functional element information.

In the template-based content creation service method according to the present invention, the step of generating the digital content is characterized in that the step of generating the digital content as an application or a web application executable in the terminal device.

The present invention, by providing a plurality of templates suitable for a plurality of content types, by selecting and editing a template of the desired type, it is possible to produce digital content with a minimum of work, and as a result can improve user convenience Excellent effect.

In addition, the present invention enables the creation of more various types of digital content using a template by adding a screen and setting a connection relationship between each screen, changing the layout of the screen, changing the design elements of the screen, and editing the text. There is an excellent effect to make.

In addition, the present invention provides an environment in which a user can directly distribute digital content produced by using a template, thereby having an excellent effect of selling digital content that is difficult to sell through an open market.

In addition, the present invention can continuously create and distribute a template required for content production, thereby meeting the changing needs of users.

As a result, the present invention enables the user to produce digital content through an intuitive method, thereby making it possible to produce digital content easily even by general users who are not good at programming.

1 is a diagram illustrating a digital content service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a content production service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 and 5 are flowcharts illustrating a template-based digital content creation service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 and 7 are diagrams illustrating a digital content creation screen according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in the following description and the accompanying drawings, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. In addition, it should be noted that like elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible throughout the drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a digital content service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The digital content service system according to the present invention may include a content production service device 100 connected to a communication network 300 and a terminal device 200.

Content production service apparatus 100 according to the present invention, according to the plurality of content types, set the screen type constituting the content, the arrangement form between the screen, the content configuration information for setting the layout of each screen, the operation process of the content A plurality of templates in which at least one of content logic information and functional element information for setting a component that can be included for each type of screen included in the content are defined is provided. The template provided by the content creation service device 100 is provided so that a user can produce digital content with minimal work through an editing process. Here, the components that can be included in each screen mean, for example, a unit function included in various contents such as a menu, an image, a camera, a video, a text, and a link.

In addition, the content creation service apparatus 100 edits the selected template according to the editing information of the user and generates the digital content. The edit information includes screen addition information for requesting addition of a specific screen defined in the selected template, connection relationship setting information for setting a connection relationship between the additional requested screen and another screen, and request for a change in the layout of the screen defined in the selected template. Text editing to set components and details to operate on each screen of the selected template by referring to layout change information to be changed, design element change information requesting to change the design elements of each screen defined in the selected template, and functional element information. Contains one or more of the information. Such editing information and editing of the template using the same will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2.

In addition, the content production service apparatus 100 provides an editing function for a media file including a video, an image, and the like, so that individual media files may be utilized for content production. The editing function for the media file may include, for example, resolution conversion, color conversion, video section editing, and the like.

In addition, the content creation service apparatus 100 generates the edited digital content as an application or a web application that can be executed in the user terminal.

In addition, in providing the content production service, the content production service apparatus 100 includes a user authentication for confirming a user's service use authority, multimedia content management for providing download / streaming of content, collection of various resources required for content production, and It is possible to further provide an environment in which a user can directly distribute a content that cannot be sold through resource management and an open market.

The terminal device 200 is a terminal device of a user who produces or uses digital contents. For example, the terminal device 200 may be a personal computer (PC), a notebook computer, a mobile phone, a tablet PC, a navigation device, a smart phone, a PDA ( Personal Digital Assistants (PMPs), Portable Multimedia Players (PMPs), or digital broadcast receivers. Of course, this is only an example, and the terminal device 200 should be interpreted as a concept including all devices capable of communication that are currently developed and commercialized or will be developed in addition to the above-described examples.

The terminal device 200 interoperates with the content production service device 100 through the communication network 300 to provide a content production environment to a user. In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, the terminal device 200 receives and installs an application programmed to execute a template-based content production service according to the present invention from the content production service device 100, and then The execution of the application may provide a template-based content production function to the user.

That is, the terminal device 200 provides a user with a template suitable for each content type provided through interworking with the content creation service device 100 or by executing an application, and provides the user with an edit screen for the template selected by the user. Providing and editing the selected template according to the user's selection to generate the digital content desired by the user.

In addition, the communication network 300 connecting the content production service device 100 and the terminal device 200 can use any type of communication network, for example, a phenomenon in which a large-scale data transmission / reception service is disconnected through an Internet protocol. IP network that provides no data service, All IP network structure that integrates different networks based on IP, Wibro (Wireless Broadband) network, Wi-Fi network including Wi-Fi network, It may include one or more of various known networks such as WPAN, wired communication network, mobile communication network, High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network, and satellite communication network, and may include next generation communication network to be developed in the future. have.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the content production service apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the content production service apparatus 100 according to the present invention includes an authentication unit 110, a content production service unit 120, a resource management unit 130, a storage unit 140, and a content management unit. And a content distribution environment providing unit 160.

The authentication unit 110 performs user authentication. When the terminal device 200 of the user who wants to use the content production service is connected, the authentication unit 110 determines whether the corresponding user has the authority to use the content production service. In the case where the authenticator 110 determines that the user has the authority to use the content production service, a service provided by the following other components is provided to the terminal device 200.

The content production service unit 120 provides a template-based content production service to the terminal device 200. In particular, the content production service unit 120 provides a template-based content production service to the terminal device 200 of the user confirmed to have the use authority in the authenticator 110. The template-based content creation service may include screen types constituting content, layout forms between screens, content configuration information for setting the layout of each screen, content logic information for setting an operation process of the content, for each of a plurality of content types; Provides a plurality of templates in which one or more of the functional element information for setting components that can be included for each type of screen included in the content are defined, and the selected template is edited according to the user's edit information to create digital content desired by the user. To do that.

The template will now be described in more detail.

Each template contains content organization information, which includes information about required screens such as display, table of contents, text, and usage guide, and information on media and toolbars included in each screen, depending on the type of content. do. In addition, the content configuration information may include various types of screen setting information, such as a horizontal screen, a vertical screen, and a horizontal screen suitable for a large LCD, so that the content configuration information may be adjusted according to the ratio or size of a display unit (LCD) for each terminal device.

In addition, each template defines content logic information for setting an operation process according to the type of content. The content logic information includes information on an operation of a button, a toolbar, a menu, and the like included in each screen. Contains event information that occurs when a menu or button is selected. The event includes, for example, an operation performed by performing a specific function of the terminal, such as moving a screen, changing a screen direction, taking a picture, or driving another application.

In addition, each template includes functional element information that defines a component that can be included in each screen. For example, the body screen may include a slide image, but the table of contents screen does not need to include a slide image. That is, the functional element information of the template defines components that can be used for each screen. In addition, it is desirable to set a classification code by classifying components by types and characteristics so that it is easy to determine whether they are acceptable in the template when adding components to each screen. In this case, the component is implemented by dividing various functions required for the content into predetermined units, and may be classified into a component that is executed through resources of a terminal device and a component that is linked with another device through a communication network.

The content production service unit 120 prepares a plurality of templates in which one or more of the content configuration information, the content logic information, and the functional element information are defined according to the content type, and provides them to the terminal device 200. The device 200 receives selection information on a specific template and edit information on the selected template, and edits the corresponding template according to the edit information to implement digital content.

Here, the editing information may include at least one of screen addition information and connection relationship setting information between screens, layout change information, design element change information, and text editing information.

The screen additional information is for adding a screen of the same type as a specific screen among the screens defined in the template during content creation, for example, when the template includes a cover screen, a table of contents screen, and a body screen. In addition, each user can add as many screens as necessary for the contents screen and the text screen. In addition, the connection relationship setting information is information for setting a connection relationship between the added screen and another screen, and the connection relationship setting information may be defined to move to the added screen when a specific button or menu is selected. For example, the number of body screens defined in the selected template is defined as 10, but if necessary, the user inputs the body screen and the number of screens to be added, and a screen different from the added screen (for example, You can set up a connection with the table of contents screen and other text screens).

The layout change information is change information of the user for the layout of each screen defined in the template, which may be set to be changed within a predefined range. For example, the table of contents design (list type, accordion type, etc.) on the table of contents screen can be changed. Even after the layout of the screen is changed according to the layout change information of the screen, the input user data is maintained as it is.

The design element change information is change information about design elements of each screen including a color, a background image, a button design, and a font of the entire screen. In order to change such a design element, the content production service apparatus 100 according to the present invention may provide various resources to the user through the resource manager 120.

The text editing information is information for realizing the contents of the text by adding a picture or a text to each text screen of the template, wherein each text editing information is set on a widget to add a predetermined function by operating on the text screen. May contain information.

The content production service unit 120 continuously generates and provides such a template.

In addition, the content production service unit 120 edits a media file in a variety of forms in order to add and edit various types of media files. The media editing function includes resolution conversion, color conversion, and video section editing for individual media files. Can provide more. Through such a media file editing function, the user can edit the desired form and utilize it for content creation without using the resources provided through the resource manager 130 below.

The content creation service unit 120 generates the digital content by editing the selected template according to the template selection information of the user and the edit information on the selected template. In this case, the digital content is generated in the form of an application executable in the terminal device 200 or a web application driven through a web engine.

The resource manager 130 collects and distributes various kinds of resources (eg, images, sound effects, background music, etc.) necessary for content creation, collects resources from resources and users provided by the service provider, Provided to the terminal device 200 using a content production service for free. In particular, the resource manager 130 may insert a watermark into each resource to provide copyright protection for the provided resources.

The storage 140 stores various data and programs necessary to provide a content production service. More specifically, the storage unit 140 includes a template DB for storing a plurality of templates managed and provided by the content production service unit 120, a resource DB for managing various types of resources required for content production, and a content production service. At least one of the content DB for managing the content generated through the. The storage 140 provides the stored templates, resources, and contents to the content production service unit 120, the resource manager 130, or the content manager 150, respectively.

The content management unit 150 distributes the digital content generated through the content production service unit 120 to the plurality of terminal devices through the communication network 300, and may distribute the content in a download or streaming manner. This enables distribution of content, such as content containing multimedia files, that is difficult to transmit directly to other terminal devices due to its large capacity. To this end, the content management unit 150 uploads and registers a corresponding content file from the terminal device 200 of the user who produces the content, and then receives information (for example, a URL of a delivery server, etc.) to receive the registered content file. ).

Finally, the content distribution environment providing unit 160 supports an environment in which the user who produced the content can directly distribute the content produced by the terminal device 200 to another terminal device. More specifically, the content distribution environment providing unit 160 provides a content installation file (for example, an apk file) programmed to download and install the content, and by the content user to download and execute the content installation file, The content may be installed and used in the own terminal device.

The content production service device 100 configured as described above may be implemented as one server device or may be implemented as a plurality of servers that interoperate with each other.

Next, a terminal device according to the present invention will be described.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal device 200 provides a content production service to a user in cooperation with the content production service device 100. However, in another embodiment of the present invention, the terminal device 200 is based on a template. After installing the application for content production, it can provide a content production service to the user without the interworking of the content production service device 100 through this.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a terminal apparatus according to this embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the terminal device 100 includes an input unit 210, a control unit 220, a storage unit 230, an output unit 240, and a communication unit 250.

The input unit 210 generates a user input signal corresponding to a user's selection or a user's command according to the user's input. The input unit 110 may be implemented as various types of input devices, for example, a key input means such as a keypad or a keyboard, a touch input means including a touch sensor or a touch pad, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, and an acceleration sensor. And at least one of a gesture input means and a voice input means including at least one of a proximity sensor and a camera. In addition, it may include all kinds of input means currently under development or to be developed in the future. The user may input a content creation service request, template selection information, and edit information of the selected template through the input unit 210.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit 220 requests a content production service to the content production service device 100 according to the user input signal, and then the template, template of the template provided from the content production service device 100. The editing screen may be output to the user, and the template selection information and the template editing information of the user may be received and transmitted to the content production service apparatus 100 to request content production.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller 220 provides a user with a plurality of templates provided for each of a plurality of content types without interworking with the content creation service apparatus 100, and selects a specific template to select the selected template. Edit the template to receive the edit information for the user to create digital content of the user. In this case, the content editing and content generation by the controller 220 may be performed in the same manner as in the content production service unit 120 of the content production service apparatus 100. In this case, the controller 220 may receive one or more of a plurality of templates and resources used for content creation from the content production service apparatus 100. In addition, the controller 220 may distribute the produced digital content to other terminal devices through the communication network 300. At this time, the distribution of the digital content may be made by a download method.

To this end, the controller 220 may include a content production module 221 and a content distribution module 222. The content production module 221 and the content distribution module 222 may be implemented in software or hardware or a combination of software and hardware.

The content creation module 221 is provided for each of a plurality of content types and provides the user with a plurality of templates in which at least one of content configuration information, content logic information, and functional element information is defined, and adds a screen to the template selected by the user. The selected template is edited by inputting edit information including at least one of information and connection relationship setting information, screen layout change information, design element change information, and text editing information to generate digital content desired by a user. In addition, the content creation module 221 may edit media edit information including resolution conversion, color conversion, and video section editing for individual media files in order to edit and add various types of media files to digital content. Take further input and edit the selected media file. The template editing and digital content generation operation of the content creation module 221 may be performed similarly to the content creation service unit 120.

The content distribution module 222 distributes the digital content generated through the content production module 221 to another terminal device through the communication network 300. For example, the content distribution module 222 generates a content installation file, uploads the content installation file to the content production service device 100, and downloads the content data according to execution.

Subsequently, the storage unit 230 of the terminal device 100 stores data and programs necessary for the operation and function of the terminal device 200. In the present invention, a plurality of templates provided for digital content production; The content data generated by the content creation module 221 is stored. The storage unit 230 may store a memory such as a RAM (Read Access Memory), a ROM, a read only memory (ROM), a storage such as a hard disk drive (HDD), a flash memory, a CD-ROM, a DVD, and the like. It has a comprehensive meaning to include.

The output unit 240 displays a user interface screen for producing digital content under the control of the controller 220. More specifically, the output unit 140 outputs a plurality of templates provided in advance to the user under the control of the controller 220, and outputs a template editing screen for receiving input of the editing information on the template. The output unit 240 may include, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD), light emitting diodes (LEDs), organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), and an active matrix (AMOLED). Organic Light Emitting Diodes, flexible displays, 3D displays, etc. may be included. In addition, the present invention may include all expression means that are currently developed and commercialized or may be implemented according to future technology development.

The communication unit 250 transmits and receives data through the communication network 300. More specifically, the communication unit 250 communicates with the content production service apparatus 100 through the communication network 300, requests a content production service under the control of the controller 220, or transmits and receives data for content production. In addition, the communication unit 250 transmits the content data to another terminal device under the control of the control unit 220.

4 and 5 are flowcharts illustrating a template-based content creation service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart schematically showing the entire process of the template-based digital content creation service method performed through the content service system according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the detailed process of the template editing step S140.

4 and 5, when the terminal device 200 accesses the content production service device 100 and requests a content production service, the content production service device 100 transmits the content to the user of the terminal device 200. User authentication is performed to check whether there is a service use right (S110). In this case, the user authentication may be performed by, for example, an ID and a password method.

If the user authentication is successful, the content creation service apparatus 100 provides a plurality of templates provided for each type of content to the user (S120). Each of the plurality of templates includes a screen type constituting video content, an arrangement form between screens, content configuration information for setting a layout of each screen, content logic information for setting an operation process of the content, and a content according to the corresponding content type. One or more of the functional element information for setting a component that can be included for each type of screen included in the image is predefined. Such a template can be understood by referring to the description associated with FIG. 2 above.

Thereafter, the content creation service apparatus 100 receives a template of a desired type by the user (S130).

Then, the user receives the edit information, and edits the selected template according to the edit information to generate digital content (S140). Here, the digital content is generated in the form of an application or a web application executable on the terminal device.

When the content generation is completed, the content creation service device 100 registers the generated content and distributes the generated content to a plurality of other terminal devices (S150). In operation S150, the content production service apparatus 100 may distribute the generated digital content to a plurality of terminal devices through a communication network 300 by downloading or streaming. This enables distribution of content, such as content containing multimedia files, that is difficult to transmit directly to other terminal devices due to its large capacity. In addition, the step (S150), the content production service device 100 provides a environment in which the user who produced the content can directly distribute the content produced through the own terminal device 200 to another terminal device. It may be made of.

Referring to FIG. 5, the step S140 of editing the template to generate digital content will be described in more detail as follows.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, in operation S140, the content creation service apparatus 100 may further include screens to be added in addition to the screen configuration defined in the selected template, and screen additional information for setting a connection relationship to the added screens. And connection connection setting information between the screens (S210). The screen addition information is for adding a screen of the same type as a specific screen among the screens defined in the template during content creation, and the connection relationship setting information is information for setting a connection relationship between the added screen and another screen. The connection relationship setting information may be defined to move to a screen added when a specific button or menu is selected. Through the step S210, for example, when the corresponding template includes a cover screen, a table of contents screen, and a body screen, the user may add as many screens as necessary for the table of contents screen and the body screen, respectively. You can set the connection between the added screen, the table of contents screen, and other text screens as desired.

In addition, the content creation service apparatus 100 receives screen layout change information on the selected template (S220). The screen layout change information is user's change information about a layout defined in a template, and the screen layout change information is set to be changed within a predefined range, and the input user data is maintained even after the screen layout is changed according to the screen layout change information. It should be possible.

In addition, the content production service apparatus 100. Design element change information for changing a design element for each screen of the template is received (S230). The design element change information includes, for example, a color, a background image, a button design, and a font of the entire screen.

In addition, the content creation service apparatus 100 receives text editing information for implementing the contents of each screen set as described above (S240). The text editing information includes, for example, insertion information of a picture or a character on a screen and widget setting information. Here, the widget refers to a small program that operates on the screen and executes a predetermined function.

In the above-described embodiment, all steps for the template-based digital content production service is described as being performed by the content production service apparatus 100, but the entire process of the template-based digital content production service method is a terminal It may be implemented only by the operation of the device 200.

6 illustrates an example of a template provided according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the illustrated template 10 is a template corresponding to a type of content such as a digital magazine, and includes a cover screen 11, a table of contents screen 12, and a plurality of body screens 14. . Here, the table of contents screen 12 is configured in a form of a plurality of articles to be inserted into the content in the form of a list, and if each article of the table of contents screen 12 is selected, the screen is moved to the corresponding body screen 13. It is set. The body screen 13 is a screen on which the details (text, photos, videos, etc.) of each article are displayed, and the body screen can be added via the add button 14 according to the number of articles.

Therefore, the user selects the template 10 and adds the body screen 13 as many times as necessary by adding a screen, and accordingly, connects the table of contents table 12 with the body screen 13 Content can be easily created by creating and inserting necessary resources.

7 is an exemplary view of an edit screen provided to a user for producing a template-based content according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, in the present invention, various menus and functions for digital content production are displayed through the menu bar 21 on the editing screen for creating a template-based content, and thus on the template display window 22. Each screen of the template of the selected type is displayed. When the user selects a screen to be edited from among the various screens defined in the template through the template display window 22, the screen is displayed on the edit window 23, and the screen is edited through the edit window 23. Here, the edit window 23 is displayed together with the edit area 24 of the selected screen, and an auxiliary window 25 for guiding functional elements and design elements that can be added or changed on the selected screen, and displayed on the auxiliary window 25. By selecting and dragging and dropping a desired UI or design element from the displayed elements to the edit area 24, each screen of the content can be easily edited.

The present invention edits the template according to the edit information of the user input through such an edit screen to produce content.

The template-based content production service method according to the present invention may be implemented in a software form readable through various computer means and recorded on a computer readable recording medium. Here, the recording medium may include a program command, a data file, a data structure, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. For example, the recording medium may be magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical disks such as Compact Disk Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), digital video disks (DVD), Magnetic-Optical Media, such as floppy disks, and hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, random access memory (RAM), flash memory, and the like. do. Examples of program instructions may include high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter as well as machine code such as produced by a compiler. Such hardware devices may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be apparent to those skilled in the art. In addition, although specific terms are used in the specification and the drawings, they are only used in a general sense to easily explain the technical contents of the present invention and to help the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

According to the present invention, a screen type constituting a content for each type of content, a layout form between screens, content configuration information for setting a layout of each screen, content logic information for setting an operation process of the content, and a screen type included in the content. By providing a template in which one or more of the functional element information that sets a component that can be included in each component is defined, and selecting and editing a template of a user's desired type, it is possible to create digital content with minimal work, and as a result, user convenience There is an excellent effect that can be improved.

In addition, the present invention enables the addition of screens when editing the template, setting the connection relationship between each screen, changing the layout of the screen, design element changes and text editing, thereby creating a variety of digital content using the template Excellent effect.

100: content production service device 110: authentication unit
120: content production service unit 130: resource management unit
140: storage unit 150: content management unit
160: content distribution environment providing unit 200: terminal device
210: input unit 220: control unit
230: storage unit 240: output unit
250: communication unit

Claims

According to the plurality of content types, the screen type constituting the content, the arrangement type between the screens, the content configuration information for setting the layout of each screen, the content logic information for setting the operation process of the content, the type of the screen included in the content Providing a plurality of templates in which one or more of the functional element information for setting a component can be defined, receiving a user's edit information with respect to a template selected from the plurality of templates, and editing the selected template according to the received edit information A content creation service device for generating digital content by using the same; And
A terminal for accessing the content creation service device to request a content production service, providing a plurality of received templates to a user, and receiving the template selection information and the user edit information of the selected template and transmitting the received template to the content production service device. Content service system comprising a device.

According to the plurality of content types, the screen type constituting the content, the arrangement type between the screens, the content configuration information for setting the layout of each screen, the content logic information for setting the operation process of the content, the type of the screen included in the content A storage unit having a template DB for managing a plurality of templates in which at least one of the functional element information for setting a component that can be included is defined; And
Template-based content creation service device comprising a content creation service unit for providing the plurality of templates to a terminal device.

The method of claim 2, wherein the content creation service unit
Template-based content production service apparatus characterized in that for receiving the user's edit information on the selected template among the plurality of templates, and editing the selected template according to the received edit information to generate digital content.

The method of claim 2,
Further comprising an authentication unit for confirming whether the user of the terminal device has a service use rights,
The content production service unit is a template-based content production service device, characterized in that for providing a template for the terminal device confirmed to have a service use authority in the authentication unit.

The method of claim 2,
Template-based content production service device further comprises a resource management unit for collecting a plurality of resources that can be used for content production to provide to the terminal device.

According to claim 2 or 5, wherein the storage unit
And a content DB for storing the generated digital content and a resource DB for storing the plurality of resources.

The method of claim 3,
And a content management unit for storing the generated digital content and distributing the stored digital content to a plurality of different terminal devices through a communication network.

The method of claim 2,
And a content distribution environment providing unit for providing a content distribution environment in which a user can directly distribute the generated digital content.

The method of claim 3, wherein the editing information
Screen addition information requesting the addition of a specific screen defined in the selected template, connection relationship setting information for setting the connection relationship between the additional requested screen and another screen, layout change information requesting the change of the layout of the screen defined in the selected template. At least one of design element change information requesting a change to a design element of each screen defined in the selected template, and text editing information for setting components and details to be operated on each screen of the selected template by referring to the functional element information. Template-based content production service device comprising a.

The method of claim 3, wherein the content creation service unit
Template-based content creation service apparatus characterized in that it further provides a media editing function for the media file to be included in the digital content.

The method of claim 3, wherein the content creation service unit
Template-based content production service device, characterized in that for generating the digital content in the form of an application executable in a terminal device or a web application driven through a web engine.

An input unit configured to generate a user input signal according to a user input;
According to the user input signal, for each of the plurality of content types, the screen type constituting the content, the arrangement form between the screens, the content configuration information for setting the layout of each screen, the content logic information for setting the operation process of the content, included in the content Providing a plurality of templates in which one or more of the functional element information for setting a component that can be included for each type of screen is defined, receiving edit information on the selected template, and editing the selected template according to the edit information to obtain digital content. A controller including a content creation module to generate; And
And a plurality of templates and an output unit configured to output an edit screen for receiving the edit information.

The method of claim 12,
Further comprising a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data through a communication network,
And the control unit receives the plurality of templates from the content production service device through the communication unit.

The method of claim 12,
And a storage unit which stores one or more of the plurality of templates and the content data of the generated digital content.

The method of claim 12, wherein the control unit
And a content distribution module for distributing the generated digital content to another terminal device through the communication network.

According to the plurality of content types, the screen type constituting the content, the arrangement type between the screens, the content configuration information for setting the layout of each screen, the content logic information for setting the operation process of the content, the type of the screen included in the content Providing a user with a plurality of templates in which at least one of the functional element information for setting a component that can be included is defined;
Receiving one of the plurality of templates;
Receiving editing information about the selected template; And
And generating digital content by editing the selected template according to the editing information.

The method of claim 16,
Checking whether the user has a right to use a service, and if the user has a right to use a service, providing the plurality of templates.

The method of claim 16,
Registering the generated digital content and distributing the registered digital content to other users.

The method of claim 16, wherein the receiving of the editing information comprises:
Receiving screen input information for requesting addition of a specific screen defined in the selected template and connection relationship setting information for setting a connection relationship between the additional requested screen and another screen;
Receiving layout change information for requesting a change of a layout of a screen defined in the selected template;
Receiving design element change information requesting a change to a design element of each screen defined in the selected template; And
And receiving at least one of inputting text editing information for setting a component to operate on each screen of the selected template and detailed contents with reference to the functional element information.

The method of claim 16, wherein generating the digital content comprises
And generating the digital content as an application or a web application executable in the terminal device.