KR20120134480A - Method for providing digital album information and apparatus therefof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for providing digital album information and a device thereof are provided to quickly confirm purchase information about each album item on a displayed album list by manipulating a pointing device. CONSTITUTION: A display unit(12) displays a selectable digital album list. If a movement sensing signal is inputted by a movement sensing device, a control unit activates a specific album item included in the digital album list. The control unit provides information related to the specific album item to a user. The control unit highlights the activated specific album item. The control unit provides purchase information about the highlighted album item to the user.

Description

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The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing digital album information. More specifically, when a user wants to purchase a digital sound source using a mobile terminal, a method for allowing the user to quickly receive the purchase-related information for each album item on the displayed digital album list by operating the pointing device; Relates to a device.

In general, various electronic devices are being made through the development of electronic communication technology, and these devices are increasingly emphasizing the user's ease of operation and the beautifulness of the design. Highlighted by this trend is the shift from input devices, represented by keyboards or keypads, to input devices such as touch screens.

In particular, in the case of a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a portable multimedia player, and a mobile phone, an additional hardware keyboard is provided for intuitive user input, user convenience, and user aesthetics. Minimizing the number of keypads, buttons, etc., user input devices such as touch screens are being adopted as main input devices.

The touch screen is an input device in which a sensor is embedded in a screen and a user input is made by a method in which a sensor detects this by touching a specific object on the touch screen using a hand or a stylus pen.

Meanwhile, various functions of portable electronic devices are integrated into one portable terminal, and intelligent high-performance portable terminals that support computer functions such as the Internet and communication information retrieval such as smart phones are rapidly becoming common. Accordingly, there is a demand for an input method capable of using, checking, accessing, and controlling detailed data related to various specific contents or programs more easily and quickly.

However, in the case of a mobile terminal employing a user input device such as a touch screen as a main input device, a user input interface corresponding to various operation modes is provided to the user in various ways, and the user can intuitively perform the corresponding input. Although there is an advantage in that it is possible, detailed methods related to various contents or files, etc. are not presenting an effective way for a user to more easily and quickly use, view, access, and control.

For this reason, in recent years, such a touch screen and a pointing device have tended to be mounted in one terminal.

Here, the pointing device is a motion sensing device and when a user moves a finger on the contact surface of the pointing device, the cursor (or pointer) moves on the screen according to the direction of finger movement. Such pointing devices may use infrared rays, lasers, electric field sensors, capacitors, thermistors, or the like to detect finger movements.

1 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a general digital album list displayed on a screen when a user wants to purchase a digital sound source using a mobile terminal based on a touch input interface.

In the related art, in order to check information about songs included in album items, the user touches a specific area on the screen displaying the album item, and then changes the page to display the page. Information about the songs (eg song name, purchase price, preference, etc.) should be identified. That is, it was difficult to intuitively obtain related information about the album on the displayed list.

The present invention is to solve the above problems,

When a user wants to purchase a digital sound source using a portable terminal, an object of the present invention is to enable a user to quickly check purchase related information of each album item on a displayed digital album list by operating a pointing device.

The method for displaying e-book information of the present invention relates to a method for displaying e-book information of a mobile terminal having a touch screen for detecting a user's touch and a motion detection device for detecting a user's finger movement. It is characterized in that the user can access and check the detailed information related to the book through the pop-up menu on the screen by manipulating the motion detection device.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a user wants to purchase a digital sound source using a mobile terminal, the user can quickly check the purchase related information of each album item on the displayed digital album list by manipulating the pointing device. There is.

1 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a general digital album list displayed on a screen when a user wants to purchase a digital sound source using a mobile terminal based on a touch input interface.
2 is a perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for specifically describing a configuration of the portable terminal of FIG. 2.
4 and 5 are exemplary views for explaining a method and apparatus for providing digital album information according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to 'include' a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, except to exclude other components unless otherwise stated.

Hereinafter, a method and apparatus for providing digital album information according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a perspective view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a view for explaining in more detail the components of FIG. 4 and 5 are exemplary views for explaining a method for providing digital album information according to the present invention. Here, in FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a housing of the portable terminal, reference numeral 12 denotes a display unit of a touch screen, and reference numeral 100 denotes a motion detection apparatus.

2 and 3, the mobile terminal 10 according to the present invention includes a motion detection apparatus 100, a touch screen 110, a memory 130, a communication unit 140, an audio processor 150, and a controller. And 160.

The touch screen 110 is controlled by the controller 160 to display a series of operation states, operation results, and a plurality of information of the mobile terminal 10. For example, the service screen provided by the music content provider server is output. The touch screen 110 visually provides a menu of the portable terminal, user data input by the user, function setting information, and various information to the user. In particular, the touch screen 110 of the present invention displays a digital album list selectable by the user's touch or the user's motion sensing device 100 operation.

Here, the digital album list is composed of a plurality of itemized album items, each album item may have identification information such as album name, artist name, preference, number of views, album jacket, and the like.

The touch screen 110 is formed by combining the display unit 12 and a touch panel (not shown), and detects an input signal according to a user's touch operation on the display unit 12 and transmits the input signal to the controller 160. That is, when the user's finger touches a specific position on the display unit 12, the touch screen 110 transmits a position coordinate corresponding to the touched position to the controller 160.

The touch screen 110 may be configured as a display device such as an LCD, an OLED, and an LED. In addition, the touch screen 110 may detect an input signal according to a user's touch position, touch intensity, and touch direction on the display unit 12, and may be implemented in various forms such as a current sensing method and a pressure sensing method. In addition, depending on the applied method, the operation state may be detected only by the user's proximity rather than in direct contact.

The memory 130 stores an application program for operating a function according to an embodiment of the present invention. The memory 130 includes a program area and a data area. The program area may include a digital album list including a plurality of album items 14 selectable by a user's touch or a user's motion sensing device in association with an operating system (OS) and functional elements for booting the portable terminal. The program displayed on the screen is stored. The data area is an area in which data generated according to the use of the mobile terminal 10 is stored.

The communication unit 140 establishes a communication channel between the mobile terminal 10 and the base station and is responsible for a series of communication for transmitting and receiving necessary signals. In addition, the communication unit 140 may include a radio frequency (RF) transmitter for upconverting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low noise amplifying and downconverting a received signal. In particular, the communication unit 140 communicates with a music content provider server that provides (or sells) digital music content through a mobile communication network or a wireless network.

The audio processor 150 reproduces an audio signal output from the controller 160 or transmits an audio signal such as a voice input from a microphone MIC to the controller 160. That is, the audio processor 150 converts the voice and sound data into an audible sound through the speaker SPK under the control of the controller 160, and outputs the audio signal such as a voice received from the microphone MIC. Transfer to the controller 160. In particular, the audio processor 150 outputs a song included in a specific album item to a user through a speaker under the control of the controller 160.

The controller 160 controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 10 and the signal flow between the internal blocks. In particular, the controller 160 displays the digital album list selectable by the user's touch through the touch screen 110, and the touch coordinate signal or the motion detection device 100 according to the user's touch from the touch screen 110. It is determined whether a motion detection signal corresponding to a user's finger movement is inputted, and the function according to the present invention is executed according to the input signal. Here, the motion detection signal includes a swipe detection signal according to the swipe gesture of the user's finger.

More specifically, the controller 160 displays a digital album list selectable by a user touch on the touch screen 110, and when a motion detection signal is input from the motion detection apparatus 100, the digital album list is displayed. Activates a specific album item (eg, the first album item on the digital album list) included in the and provides the user with information related to the album item. At this time, the activated album item is highlighted to be distinguished from other album items, and purchase related information on the highlighted album item is provided to the user visually and audibly. For example, the song name and price of the song for the album's Top selling song (i.e. the song sold most on that album) are visually provided on the list (see Figure 4), and the song is previewed. The audio is automatically output through the processor 150. To this end, the controller 160 receives sound source data from a music content provider server for reproduction of a corresponding song. Reference numeral 15 in FIG. 4 denotes an album item that is activated.

The controller 160 determines whether a swipe detection signal is input from the motion detection apparatus 100 while displaying transaction information of a specific item through a pop-up window. When the swipe detection signal is input from the motion detection apparatus 100, the controller 160 detects a swipe displacement of the user's finger based on the swipe detection signal. The controller 160 activates another album item (eg, the second album item on the list) included in the digital album list in response to the detected swipe displacement, and purchases the item. Relevant information is presented to the user both visually and audibly.

Meanwhile, when the touch coordinate signal corresponding to the user's touch is input from the touch screen 110 while the digital album list selectable by the user's touch is displayed on the touch screen 110, the displayed digital album is displayed. The specific album item corresponding to the touch coordinate signal received on the album list is detected. Then, related information about the detected album item is page transitioned and displayed to the user (see FIG. 5).

The motion detection apparatus 100 detects a movement of a subject (finger) and transmits a motion detection signal corresponding thereto to the controller 160. The motion detection apparatus 100 may use a touch pad, a touch screen, a trackball, a scroll wheel, or an infrared (IR) laser, a laser, an electric field, a capacitor, or a thermistor. It may be implemented in various forms including a mobile pointing device for detecting the movement of the.

Here, the subject may be generally understood to be a user's body part such as a finger, but may be any other replaceable object that enables the motion detecting apparatus 100 to detect movement even if it is not the body.

Meanwhile, the motion detection apparatus 100 applied to the present invention generates and moves a cursor or pointer on the screen of the touch screen 110 through the movement of the subject, and points the same pointing points as in a personal computer (PC). Implement the technology. For example, if a user moves a finger after raising a finger (subject) on the motion detection apparatus 100, the cursor (or pointer) on the screen moves according to the moving direction. In this case, the motion detection apparatus 100 may detect physical contact of the subject or light reflected by the subject, and generate a motion detection signal accordingly.

In the above description, a case in which the method according to the present invention is applied to a sound source purchase application and implemented is described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention can be changed and applied to various applications.

As described above, an optimal embodiment has been disclosed in the drawings and specification. Although specific terms have been employed herein, they are used for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention as defined in the claims or the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible from this. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

10: portable terminal 100: motion detection device
110: touch screen 130: memory
140: communication unit 150: audio processing unit
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Claims (1)

The present invention relates to a digital album information providing method of a mobile terminal having a touch screen for detecting a user's touch and a motion detection device for detecting a user's finger movement.
And optionally providing purchase related information for each album item on the digital album list displayed on the screen of the portable terminal according to a user's motion sensing device.

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