KR20150064613A - Video display device and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A video display method according to an embodiment of the present invention of a video display device comprises the steps of: searching an external device, and linking to the searched external device; receiving one or more video file from the linked external device; distributing the received one or more video file upon detail information of the video file; judging whether the distributed video file satisfies a video display condition for searching a video file going to be displayed through the display part; and when the video file is judged to satisfy the video display condition, searching the video file relating to the video display condition among the distributed video file, and generating a display video by using the searched video file.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a video display device and an operation method thereof.

The present invention relates to an image display apparatus and an operation method thereof, and more particularly, to an image display apparatus and an operation method thereof that collect image files from an external apparatus, sort and store the image files into respective lists, To a display device and a method of operating the same.

The image display device is a device for outputting and displaying images, characters, and figures.

In the past, image display devices were generally used only as image display functions which are originally intended, but recently smart TVs have appeared and provide various additional functions in addition to image display functions.

These smart TVs are equipped with functions that allow users and TVs to exchange information with each other, thus providing a variety of functions that meet the needs of users compared to conventional TVs that only transmit information unilaterally.

Because of this, Smart TV is sometimes called Interactive TV, and Smart TV is connected to Internet line through wired or wireless communication network and has various functions such as Web surfing, VOD watching, Social Networking service, .

In addition, the smart TV can provide a function of displaying and receiving images or pictures through a network or an external storage device, so that a user can view images or photographs taken on a large screen of a smart TV.

However, in order to view a video or a photograph taken by a user on a smart TV, it is necessary to upload a video or a photograph to a network storage space such as a cloud service, or to store a video or a photograph on a separate external storage device, There is.

In addition, there is a limitation in that, in order to view a picture or a picture through a smart TV, it is necessary to designate a picture or a photograph to be viewed.

An object of the present invention is to provide an image display apparatus and an operation method thereof that automatically displays an image file collected through an image display apparatus according to various conditions.

A method of displaying an image according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a method of displaying an image of an image display device, comprising the steps of: searching for an external device and interfacing with the searched external device; receiving one or more image files from the interfaced external device; The method comprising the steps of: classifying the received one or more image files according to detailed information of the image file; determining whether an image display condition for searching an image file to be displayed through the display unit among the classified image files is satisfied; Searching for an image file related to the image display condition among the classified image files and generating a display image using the searched image file when it is determined that the condition is satisfied.

An image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an external device interface unit for receiving one or more image files from an external device and classifying the received one or more image files according to detailed information of the image file Determining whether an image display condition for searching an image file to be displayed through the display unit is satisfied among the classified image files, and if it is determined that the image display condition is satisfied, And a controller for searching for an image file related to the condition and generating a display image using the searched image file.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the collected image files can be automatically displayed according to various conditions, so that the user can conveniently enjoy the collected images.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a video display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram for image collection according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram illustrating face recognition in image classification according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
4 is a view illustrating an image file classification screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram of a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 shows an example of an actual configuration of a remote control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart of a video display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is an exemplary view for collecting image files according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a conceptual diagram of an image acquisition condition according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is an exemplary diagram illustrating condition word input according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a conceptual diagram illustrating image display conditions according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 to 13 are diagrams illustrating an example of a generated display image according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an image in which a visual effect is added when a display image is generated according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
15 is an exemplary view showing an extended menu display of a video display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an operation between an image display apparatus and an image output apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
17 is an exemplary view showing an image list including an output display according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

Hereinafter, a screen display control method according to an embodiment of the present invention and an image display device using the same will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The video display device according to the embodiment of the present invention is an intelligent video display device that adds a computer support function to a broadcast reception function, for example, and is equipped with an internet function while being faithful to a broadcast reception function, It is more convenient to use interface such as touch screen or space remote control. Also, it can be connected to the Internet and a computer by the support of a wired or wireless Internet function, and can perform functions such as e-mail, web browsing, banking or game. A standardized general-purpose OS can be used for these various functions.

Therefore, the video display device described in the present invention can freely add or delete various applications, for example, on a general-purpose OS kernel, so that various user-friendly functions can be performed. More specifically, the video display device may be, for example, a network TV, an HBBTV, a smart TV, an LED TV, an OLED TV, or the like, and may be applicable to a smartphone in some cases.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a video display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the video display device 100 includes a broadcast receiving unit 130, an external device interface unit 135, a storage unit 140, a user input interface unit 150, a control unit 170, a display unit 180 An audio output unit 185, and a power supply unit 190. The broadcast receiver 130 may include a tuner 131, a demodulator 132, and a network interface 133.

The external device interface unit 135 may receive an application or application list in an adjacent external device and may transmit the received application or application list to the control unit 170 or the storage unit 140.

Also, the external device interface unit 135 can receive the image file from the external device.

For example, the external device interface unit 135 may be a Bluetooth, an Ultra Wideband (WB), a ZigBee, an RF (Radio Frequency) communication system, a Wi-Fi ) Communication method or the like to transmit or receive data with the external device and receive the image file from the external device.

2, the image display device 100 can receive image files from various electronic devices such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a notebook PC, a desktop PC, and an image output device, which are external devices.

The network interface unit 133 may provide an interface for connecting the video display device 100 to a wired / wireless network including the Internet network. The network interface unit 133 can transmit or receive data to another user or another electronic device via the network connected thereto or another network linked to the connected network.

Further, it is possible to transmit some content data stored in the video display device 100 to another user registered in advance in the video display device 100 or a selected user or selected one of the other electronic devices.

The network interface unit 133 can access a predetermined web page through the connected network or another network linked to the connected network. That is, it is possible to access a predetermined web page through a network and transmit or receive data with the server.

The network interface unit 133 may receive content or data provided by the content provider or the network operator. That is, the network interface unit 133 can receive contents such as a movie, an advertisement, a game, a VOD, a broadcast signal, and related information provided from a content provider or a network provider through a network.

In addition, the network interface unit 133 can receive update information and an update file of the firmware provided by the network operator, and can transmit data to the Internet or a content provider or a network operator.

The network interface unit 133 can select and receive a desired application among applications open to the public via the network.

The storage unit 140 stores programs for signal processing and control in the controller 170, and can store image-processed video, audio, or data signals.

The storage unit 140 may perform a function for temporarily storing video, audio, or data signals input from the external device interface unit 135 or the network interface unit 133, It may also store information about the image.

The storage unit 140 may store a list of applications or applications input from the external device interface unit 135 or the network interface unit 133. [

In addition, the storage unit 140 may store the image files classified by the controller 170 according to the classification.

Therefore, the video display device 100 can reproduce and provide the content file (moving picture file, still picture file, music file, document file, application file, etc.) stored in the storage unit 140 to the user.

The user input interface unit 150 may transmit a signal input by the user to the control unit 170 or may transmit a signal from the control unit 170 to the user. For example, the user input interface unit 150 may be implemented by various communication methods such as Bluetooth, Ultra Wideband (WB), ZigBee, RF (Radio Frequency) communication, and infrared (IR) It is possible to receive and process control signals such as power on / off, channel selection, screen setting, etc. from the remote control device 100, or to transmit the control signals from the control unit 170 to the remote control device 100. [

The user input interface unit 150 may transmit a control signal input from a local key (not shown) such as a power key, a channel key, a volume key, and a set value to the controller 170.

The video signal processed by the controller 170 may be input to the display unit 180 and displayed as an image corresponding to the video signal. The video signal processed by the controller 170 may be input to the external output device through the external device interface 135. [

The audio signal processed by the control unit 170 may be output to the audio output unit 185 through audio. The voice signal processed by the control unit 170 may be input to the external output device through the external device interface unit 135.

The control unit 170 recognizes the detailed information of the image file of the external device received through the external device interface unit 135 and classifies the detailed information according to the recognized detailed information.

Here, the image of the image file recognized by the control unit 170 includes not only a moving image representing an image of a moving object, but also an image representing an image of a stationary object.

The detailed information includes at least one of the identity of the person included in the image of the image file, the expression of the person, the place where the image was taken, and the time at which the image was taken.

The control unit 170 can recognize the face of the person included in the image and determine the identity of the person.

The controller 170 may recognize a face of a person by applying various known face recognition methods such as a face region extraction method, a pixel comparison method, and a principal component analysis method.

3, the controller 170 compares the face of the person included in the image of the image file with the face of the person stored on the basis of the face contour and the positions of the eyes, nose, and mouth, It is possible to judge the identity of the person included in the search.

In addition, the control unit 170 can recognize a facial expression of a person included in the image.

For example, the control unit 170 recognizes the positions of eyes, nose, mouth, and the like in the face of a person included in the image, and detects the position and length of the corresponding part to recognize the facial expression of the person.

In one embodiment, the controller 170 can recognize a person's facial expression such as whether the person included in the image is laughing, crying, or being angry.

The control unit 170 can recognize the time and place where the corresponding image was photographed through the photographing information included in the image file.

For example, the control unit 170 can recognize the geographical position of the place where the corresponding image is photographed through the GPS (Global Positioning System) information in the photographing information included in the image file.

Accordingly, if the GPS coordinates of South Korea in Seoul are recorded in the photographing information included in the image file, the controller 170 can recognize that the image file is photographed in Seoul.

In addition, the control unit 170 can recognize the time at which the corresponding image is photographed through the photographing time information recorded in the photographing information included in the image file.

For example, the control unit 170 can recognize the shooting time of 17:23 on July 22, 2013 recorded in the shooting information included in the image file.

On the other hand, the control unit 170 can sort according to the detailed information of the recognized image file.

The control unit 170 may classify the image file according to detailed information including at least one of the identity of the person included in the image of the image file, the facial expression of the person, the place where the image was captured, and the time taken.

For example, the control unit 170 may classify the image file recognized as the person X into a list for the person X according to the identity of the person included in the image, and if the image file is recognized as the image file including the person Y, Can be classified into a list.

In another embodiment, the control unit 170 may classify the image file into a list of smiling faces if the smiling faces are recognized according to facial expressions of the images included in the image, and a list of the crying facial expressions if recognized as the crying facial expressions .

In another embodiment, the control unit 170 can classify the image file according to the photographed time, and classify the image file according to the photographed date.

For example, the control unit 170 can classify the image file photographed in July 2013 and the image file photographed in August 2013 into a list in July 2013 and a list in August 2013, respectively, according to the photographed time have.

In another embodiment, the control unit 170 may classify the image file according to the photographed location, and classify the image file according to the photographed location.

For example, the control unit 170 can classify each image file into a list of Seoul when the image file is recognized as Seoul and a list of London as the image file of London.

In addition, the controller 170 may classify image files according to events based on information such as an event name, an event date, an event place, and the like received from the user.

For example, when the video display device 100 receives event information that the user has traveled to Haeundae Busan on July 25, 2013, the control unit 170 displays the event information on July 25, 2013, Can be categorized into a list of events called "family trips."

Accordingly, the control unit 170 may classify the image files into a list such as a person, a date, a place, a connecting device, or an event, as shown in FIG.

The control unit 170 may control the storage unit 140 to store the classified image file.

Accordingly, the storage unit 140 can store the image file in the list classified by the controller 170. [

Meanwhile, the controller 170 may determine whether the classified image file is a video display condition, which is a condition for displaying the classified image file through the display unit 180.

The video display condition includes at least one of whether or not to terminate the broadcast of a specific program, whether or not a specific time has elapsed, whether to perform a specific operation of the video display device, whether to perform a specific operation of the external device, .

Concrete video display conditions will be described later.

The control unit 170 generates a display image using the image file related to the image display condition.

Here, the display image refers to an image generated by using the image file retrieved from the image files related to the image display condition among the image files classified by the control unit 170 and displayed through the display unit 180 .

The control unit 170 may generate a display image including at least one of a visual effect and an auditory effect on the image of the image file related to the image display condition when generating the display image.

In addition, the control unit 170 may output the generated image file of the display image through the display unit 180.

In addition, when the display unit 180 reproduces the display image through the display unit 180, the control unit 170 may change the reproduction speed and reproduction method of the image according to the image display conditions.

This will be described later.

In addition, the control unit 170 can control the overall operation in the video display device 100. [

The control unit 170 can control the image display device 100 by a user command or an internal program input through the user input interface unit 150. The control unit 170 accesses the network and displays a list of applications or applications desired by the user And can be downloaded into the display device 100.

The control unit 170 can output the video or audio signal processed through the channel information selected by the user through the display unit 180 or the audio output unit 185.

The control unit 170 controls the operation of the external device through the external device interface unit 135 according to an external device video playback command received through the user input interface unit 150. For example, So that a video signal or a voice signal can be output through the display unit 180 or the audio output unit 185.

The control unit 170 may control the display unit 180 to display an image and may output the broadcast image input through the tuner 131 or the external input through the external device interface unit 135, The image input through the network interface unit or the image stored in the storage unit 140 may be displayed on the display unit 180. [ In this case, the image displayed on the display unit 180 may be a still image or a moving image, and may be a 2D image or a 3D image.

In addition, the controller 170 may control the content stored in the video display device 100, the received broadcast content, and external input content input from the outside to be reproduced, and the content may be a broadcast video, an external input video, , A still image, a connected web screen, and a document file.

The display unit 180 converts the video signal, the data signal, the OSD signal, the video signal, the data signal, and the like received from the external device interface unit 135 into R, G, and B signals, respectively, Signal can be generated.

Since the image display device 100 shown in FIG. 1 is only an embodiment of the present invention, Some of the illustrated components may be integrated, added, or omitted depending on the specifications of the image display device 100 actually implemented.

That is, two or more constituent elements may be combined into one constituent element, or one constituent element may be constituted by two or more constituent elements, if necessary. In addition, the functions performed in each block are intended to illustrate the embodiments of the present invention, and the specific operations and apparatuses do not limit the scope of the present invention.

1, the video display device 100 may include a tuner 131 and a demodulator 132 and may be connected to the network interface 133 or the external device interface 140. [ It is also possible to receive and reproduce an image through the display unit 135.

For example, the video display device 100 may be divided into an image processing device such as a set-top box for receiving broadcast signals or contents according to various network services, and a content playback device for playing back content input from the image processing device .

In this case, the image display method according to an embodiment of the present invention to be described below may be applied not only to the image display apparatus 100 as described with reference to FIG. 1, but also to the image processing apparatus such as the set- And an audio output unit 185. The audio output unit 185 may be an audio output unit or an audio output unit.

Next, a remote control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 5 to 6. Fig.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a remote control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 shows an example of an actual configuration of a remote control apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, the remote control apparatus 200 includes a wireless communication unit 225, a user input unit 235, a sensor unit 170, an output unit 250, a power supply unit 260, a storage unit 270, , And a control unit 280. [

Referring to FIG. 5, the wireless communication unit 225 transmits / receives a signal to / from any one of the video display devices according to the embodiments of the present invention described above.

The remote control apparatus 100 includes an RF module 221 capable of transmitting and receiving signals to and from the image display apparatus 100 according to the RF communication standard and transmits and receives signals to and from the image display apparatus 100 according to the IR communication standard An IR module 223 may be provided.

The remote control device 100 transmits a signal containing information on the motion and the like of the remote control device 100 to the image display device 100 through the RF module 221.

The remote control device 100 can receive a signal transmitted from the video display device 100 through the RF module 221 and transmit the signal to the video display device 100 through the IR module 223, On / off, channel change, volume change, and the like.

The user input unit 235 may include a keypad, a button, a touch pad, or a touch screen. The user can input a command related to the image display device 100 to the remote control device 100 by operating the user input unit 235. [ When the user input unit 235 includes a hard key button, the user can input a command related to the image display device 100 to the remote controller 100 through the push operation of the hard key button. This will be described with reference to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 6, the remote control apparatus 100 may include a plurality of buttons. The plurality of buttons may include a power button 291, a channel button 293, a display image button 295, and a LIVE button 297.

The power button 291 may be a button for turning on / off the power of the image display device 100.

The channel button 293 may be a button for receiving a broadcast signal of a specific broadcast channel.

The display image button 295 may be a button for displaying an image file received from an external device.

The LIVE button 297 may be a button for displaying a real time broadcast program.

5 is described again.

When the user input unit 235 has a touch screen, the user can touch a soft key of the touch screen to input a command related to the image display device 100 to the remote control device 100. [ In addition, the user input unit 235 may include various types of input means such as a scroll key, a jog key, and the like that can be operated by the user, and the present invention does not limit the scope of the present invention.

The sensor unit 170 may include a gyro sensor 241 or an acceleration sensor 243 and the gyro sensor 241 may sense information on the motion of the remote control device 100.

For example, the gyro sensor 241 may sense information about the operation of the remote control device 100 on the basis of the x, y, and z axes, and the acceleration sensor 243 may sense the moving speed of the remote control device 100 And the like can be sensed. The remote control device 100 may further include a distance measuring sensor to sense a distance to the display unit 180 of the image display device 100. [

The output unit 250 may output an image or voice signal corresponding to the operation of the user input unit 235 or corresponding to the signal transmitted from the image display device 100. [ The user can recognize whether the user input unit 235 is operated or whether the video display device 100 is controlled through the output unit 250.

For example, the output unit 250 may include an LED module 251 that is turned on when a user input unit 235 is operated or a signal is transmitted to or received from the video display device 100 through the wireless communication unit 225, An audio output module 255 for outputting sound, or a display module 257 for outputting an image.

In addition, the power supply unit 260 supplies power to the remote control apparatus 100, and when the remote control apparatus 100 does not move for a predetermined time, the power supply is interrupted, thereby reducing power waste. The power supply unit 260 may resume power supply when a predetermined key provided in the remote control device 100 is operated.

The storage unit 270 may store various types of programs, application data, and the like required for the control or operation of the remote control apparatus 100. [ If the remote control device 100 wirelessly transmits and receives a signal through the image display device 100 and the RF module 221, the remote control device 100 and the image display device 100 transmit signals through a predetermined frequency band Send and receive.

The control unit 280 of the remote control device 100 stores information on a frequency band or the like capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving a signal with the video display device 100 paired with the remote control device 100 in the storage unit 270 Can be referenced.

The control unit 280 controls various matters related to the control of the remote control device 100. [ The control unit 280 transmits a signal corresponding to a predetermined key operation of the user input unit 235 or a signal corresponding to the motion of the remote control apparatus 100 sensed by the sensor unit 170, (100).

Next, an operation method of the video display device 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

Steps S100 to S130 in FIG. 7 are steps in which the image display device 100 collects image files from the external device, and classifies and stores the image files. In steps S140 to S170, the image display device 100 displays .

The video display device 100 searches the external device and determines whether there is a device capable of interlocking with the video display device 100 (S100).

Here, the device capable of interlocking with the image display device 100 refers to an external device capable of transmitting and receiving data through the external device interface unit 135, and having a photographing means or storing an image file.

The video display device 100 exchanges data with an external device via the external device interface unit 135 using a wire / wireless communication method.

Then, the control unit 170 checks whether the external device is capable of communicating and whether the device is equipped with a photographing device or stores an image, and determines whether there is an interlocking device in the vicinity.

Then, the image display device 100 paired with the device determined to be interlinkable so as to exchange image files.

As the external device determined to be interlocked with the video display device 100 is interlocked, the video display device 100 controls the video display device 100 to perform various operations including searching, transmitting, classifying, and modifying the stored video files in the linked external device can do.

Then, the image display device 100 receives the image file from the external device interlocked through the external device interface 135 (S120).

The image display device 100 may receive all the image files captured or stored by the linked external device or may receive only specific image files based on the detailed information of the recognized image file through the controller 170. [

For example, the control unit 170 recognizes the face of the person included in the image, so that the image display device 100 can receive only the image file including the person X from the linked external device.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, only a video file including a person X, which is a specific person, can be received from video files stored in a plurality of external devices such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, and a desktop PC.

In another embodiment, the control unit 170 may recognize at least one of the time and the place at which the image was captured, so that only the image file photographed at a specific place or time can be received.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the image display device 100 may display only image files photographed at a specific place A, which is a specific place among the image files stored in the external device, and photographed at a specific time of May 13, 2013 Can be collected.

In another embodiment, the image display device 100 may prevent duplicate collection of similar image files if image files photographed at the same place and at the same time are stored in a plurality of external devices, differently from the method of collecting image files described above It is possible to collect image files from only one external device and not collect image files corresponding to the conditions from other external devices.

In another embodiment, the image display device 100 may be configured to receive only one image file if the image files determined to be the same image are stored in different external devices to prevent the collection of the overlapped image files.

In this way, the image display device 100 can receive only a specific image file from among the image files stored in the external device, using the detailed information of the image file recognized by the controller 170.

Referring back to FIG. 7, the controller 170 classifies the received image file according to the recognized detailed information (S120).

As described above, the control unit 170 can recognize the detailed information of the image file, and can recognize the details of the person included in the recognized detailed information, the expression of the person, the place where the image was taken, According to the same information, the image file can be classified into a specific list.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 170 can classify the received image files into a list such as a collection by person, a collection by date, a collection by place, a collection by connection device, and a collection by event.

However, if the external device linked in step S110 receives the image file in the pre-classified state, step S120 may be omitted.

Referring back to FIG. 7, the control unit 170 controls the storage unit 140 to store the classified image file (S130).

In step S120, the storage unit 140 may store the image files classified according to the detailed information as the list.

However, the step S130 of storing the classified image file in the storage unit 140 may be omitted.

Then, the control unit 170 determines whether the classified image file satisfies the image display condition to be displayed through the display unit 180 (S140).

Here, the image display condition may be a condition for searching the image file to be displayed through the display unit 180 among the classified image files.

The control unit 170 determines whether the image display condition is satisfied. If it is determined that the image display condition is satisfied, the controller 170 searches the image file related to the determined image display condition among the classified image files.

Then, the control unit 170 generates a display image, which is a video to be displayed on the display unit 180, as a searched image file.

Here, whether or not the video display condition is satisfied may be determined by the control unit 170 whether or not the broadcasting of the specific program is completed, the predetermined time has elapsed, whether the specific operation of the video display device 100 is performed, Or whether to perform a specific operation of another external device based on the image display condition.

An example of this is shown below.

Video display condition Example according to conditions Broadcasting program After a family drama broadcast Specific time 8 am daily Specific time October 22 (Birthday of person X) Of the video display device
Operating state When the video display unit is on (On) External device
Operating state New external device interlocked

In one embodiment, the video display condition may be satisfied after the broadcast of a specific broadcast program is terminated.

For example, after the family drama is broadcasted, the image display condition can be satisfied, and the control unit 170 can search the image file related to the family drama among the classified image files.

In another embodiment, the image display condition can be satisfied by the passage of a specific time.

For example, the image display condition can be satisfied at the current time, which is 8:00 am every day, and the controller 170 can search image files photographed the day before the classified image files.

As another example, the image display condition can be satisfied with the current date of October 22, and the control unit 170 can search the image file for the person X among the classified image files.

In another embodiment, the video display condition may be satisfied by whether or not the specific operation of the video display device 100 is performed.

For example, the image display condition can be satisfied by the ON operation of the image display device 100, and the control unit 170 can search the recently classified image file among the classified image files.

In another embodiment, the image display condition can be satisfied by performing a specific operation of the external device.

For example, when a new external device is interlocked, the image display condition can be satisfied, and the control unit 170 can display the image file received from the external device.

The various embodiments of the image display conditions described above are examples for explaining image display conditions, and the conditions may be variously set according to the selection of the user or the designer.

If the controller 170 determines that the image display condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S150. If the controller 170 determines that the image display condition is not satisfied, the process returns to step S100.

If the user inputs a video display command, the control unit 170 proceeds to step S150 without determining the video display condition of step S140, and inputs the video display command to the user input unit 235 or the display video button 295 Lt; / RTI >

Then, the controller 170 searches for an image file related to the determined image display condition (S150).

The control unit 170 searches for image files related to the image display condition determined in step S140 among the classified image files.

The image file associated with the video display condition determined here includes the following: whether or not the broadcast of a specific program is terminated, whether a specific time has elapsed, whether a specific operation of the video display device 100 is performed, whether a specific operation of the external device is performed, Refers to an image file corresponding to a classification list related to at least one of whether a specific operation of the device is performed or not.

For example, if the termination of broadcasting of a specific program is an image display condition, the image file related to the content of the program is searched in the classified image list. If the elapse of the predetermined time is the image display condition, Search for related video files.

As another example, if the specific operation of the image display device 100 is performed under the image display condition, when the power of the image display device 100 is turned on, a new image not displayed through the image display device 100 Search the file.

As another example, if there is an external device that is interlocked with the video display device 100 for the first time or is interlocked with the video display device 100, the controller 170 searches for an image file received from the external device.

For example, when the smartphone D is further interlocked with the smartphone A, the smartphone B, and the smartphone C linked to the video display device 100, the smartphone A is not stored in the smartphone A, The control unit 170 may display the image file stored in the smartphone D only.

As another example, when the smartphone A in which the owner information is registered as the person X and the smartphone C in which the owner information is registered as the person Y is interlocked with the tablet PC B in the video display device 100, The control unit 170 may display the image file stored only in the smartphone C if the image file is not stored in both the phone A and the tablet PC B but only in the smartphone C,

In this way, the control unit 170 compares the video files stored in the respective external devices connected to each other, and displays the received new video file when a new video file is received from the newly interfaced external device.

In another embodiment, after the current family drama is broadcasted, the controller 170 may search for a video file in the family list of the classified list. After the program for the US tour is broadcast, Can be searched.

In another embodiment, the control unit 170 displays the image captured on October 21, 2013 in order to retrieve the image file photographed the day before when the current time is 08:15 am on Oct. 12, You can search for files.

In another embodiment, the control unit 170 can search the image file to be displayed based on the owner information of the linked external device.

For example, if the owner of the external device linked to the video display device 100 is a family member, the control unit 170 can search for an image file in the family list, If it contains three characters, you can search for a video file from a list other than the family list.

In another embodiment, the control unit 170 can search for images output by the image output apparatus interlocked with the image display apparatus 100.

For example, the control unit 170 can search only image files output from the image printing apparatus, which is an image output apparatus interlocked with the image files stored in the storage unit 140.

In another embodiment, the control unit 170 can search for an image file corresponding to a character or a voice or a condition word.

For example, as shown in FIG. 10, when a user inputs a condition word such as a birthday or a graduation into a search window of the video display device 100 as a voice or a character, the control unit 170 displays a birthday, The image file can be searched.

On the other hand, the control unit 170 can search for image files based on a plurality of pieces of information.

For example, the control unit 170 may combine the event 'birthday' and the information 'X' to retrieve images taken by 'X' on 'birthday'.

11, the controller 170 controls the operation of the external display device 100 such as owner information, which is information of an external device linked with a condition such as a specific program, time, To determine the image display condition.

Then, the control unit 170 searches for a video file related to the determined video display condition.

On the other hand, if the process goes to step S150 as the user inputs a video display command, the controller 170 searches the video file according to the condition input by the user, or displays the video display condition Can be searched for.

Referring back to FIG. 7, the controller 170 generates a display image using the searched image file (S160).

Here, the display image generated by the controller 170 may include various operations and effects such as a still image, a moving image, a caption, and an image including an effect.

Accordingly, if the controller 170 retrieves the image file related to the birthday, the display image for the birthday can be generated by combining the image files classified into the birthday list as shown in FIG.

The generated birthday display image of FIG. 12 may include not only the image but also the related phrase for the birthday.

For example, if the control unit 170 has retrieved the image file related to the graduation, the display image for graduation can be generated by combining the image files classified in the graduation list as shown in FIG.

Meanwhile, the controller 170 may generate a display image including at least one of a visual effect and an auditory effect on the searched image file.

For example, the control unit 170 can add characters, characters, and the like, such as a celebration phrase, a date, and a name of a person, with a visual effect.

As another example, the controller 170 may generate a display image including audible elements such as music or sound effects that match the video display criteria of the searched image file.

For example, in the case of the birthday display image shown in FIG. 12, the controller 170 may generate a display image including birthday music.

In addition, the controller 170 may add a visual effect around the person included in the image to generate an interesting display image.

For example, as shown in FIG. 14, an interesting display image may be generated by adding a flame or a puddle effect to the periphery of a person included in the image.

7 will be described again.

The control unit 170 may control the display unit 180 to display the generated display image (S170).

Accordingly, the display image generated by the control unit 170 in step S160 is displayed on the display unit 180. [

On the other hand, the controller 170 may additionally display an extended menu when reproducing the display image.

The extended menu means a menu for various execution elements related to the display image. For example, as shown in FIG. 15, the extended menu is used to store a display image, transmit to another device, upload to a social network service, Outputting, and the like.

Accordingly, the user can easily perform related functions such as selecting the extended menu of the display image and transmitting the display image to another device, or uploading the corresponding display image to the social network service.

The operation between the image display apparatus 100 and the image output apparatus will be described below with reference to FIG.

The image display device 100 can not only receive the image file through the linked image output device but also output the stored image through the image output device.

As shown in FIG. 16, when the user selects the video output menu through the extended menu, the video display device 100 transmits the video file to be output to the video output device, Can be output.

In another embodiment, when the image display apparatus 100 and the image output apparatus are interlocked, the control unit 170 can display only the image file output to the image output apparatus through the display unit 180. [

For example, when the photo files P1 to P20 are stored in the smartphone A and the photo files P1, P3, and P7 are output through the image output device, the controller 170 displays the photo files P1 to P20 of the associated smartphone A Only the photographic files P1, P3 and P7 that have been output through the image output apparatus among the photographic files can be received and displayed through the display unit 180. [

In still another embodiment, the image display device 100 may recommend and display an image file corresponding to a specific condition so that the image file can be easily output through an image output device interlocked with the image file.

For example, when image files (image files photographed at a place A on May 13, 2013) having the same photographing location and photographing time are stored in various external apparatuses as shown in FIG. 9, It is recommendable for the user to output the image files photographed at the place A on May 13th through the image output apparatus. Accordingly, the control unit 170 displays the image files photographed at the location A on May 13, 2013 through the display unit 180, so that the user can easily view the corresponding image file through the image output device .

On the other hand, the controller 170 can reproduce at least one of the reproduction speed and the reproduction method of the display image according to the image display condition.

For example, when the controller 170 determines that the person included in the display image is an elderly person, the playback speed of the display image may be slower than the normal speed. If the person included in the display image is determined to be a lower- Can be reproduced faster than normal speed.

In another embodiment, the controller 170 can reproduce a display image with a soft screen expansion and a sound smaller than a general sound size when the current time is early in the morning. If the current time is at noon, a dynamic screen expansion and a sound The display image can be reproduced.

In addition, the control unit 170 may add an output display to display the image file output by the image output device when the display image is reproduced. When displaying the list of the classified image files, Can be added and displayed.

For example, as shown in Fig. 17, the control unit 170 can display an oval-shaped output display on the upper right side of the image file of the image file output to the image output apparatus.

This is because, as shown in FIG. 16, the image display device 100 can receive a list of recently printed image files or recently printed image files from the image output device and classify the corresponding image files.

Accordingly, the user can easily confirm whether or not the displayed image is the image output by the image output apparatus linked to the image display apparatus 100.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method can be implemented as a code readable by a processor on a medium on which a program is recorded. Examples of the medium that can be read by the processor include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, etc., and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet) .

The mobile terminal described above can be applied to not only the configuration and method of the embodiments described above but also all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made to the embodiments It is possible.

Claims (16)

A video display method of a video display device,
Searching for an external device and interworking with the searched external device;
Receiving one or more image files from the interfaced external device;
Classifying the received one or more image files according to detailed information of the image file;
Determining whether an image display condition for searching an image file to be displayed through the display unit is satisfied among the classified image files; And
Searching for an image file related to the image display condition among the classified image files when the image display condition is determined to be satisfied and generating a display image using the searched image file,
Display method. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the detailed information includes at least one of an identity of a person included in the image of the image file, a facial expression of the person, a place where the image was taken, and a time at which the image was taken
Display method. The method according to claim 1,
The image display condition may include at least one of whether or not to terminate a broadcast of a specific program, whether a specific time has elapsed, whether or not a specific operation of the video display device is performed, whether a specific operation of the external device is performed, Containing
Display method. The method of claim 3,
Whether or not the specific operation of the image display device is performed includes an operation of turning on the power of the image display device
Display method. The method of claim 3,
Whether or not the specific operation of the external device is performed includes an image output operation of the interlocked image output apparatus
Display method. The method of claim 3,
Whether or not the specific operation of the other external device is performed includes an operation of linking a new external device to the image display device
Display method. The method according to claim 1,
Reproducing at least one of a reproduction speed and a reproduction method of the generated display image according to the image display condition
Video display method The method according to claim 1,
The step of generating the display image
And generating a display image including at least one of a visual effect and an auditory effect on the image of the searched image file
Display method. A video display device comprising:
An external device interface unit for receiving one or more image files from an external device; And
Classifying the received one or more image files according to the detailed information of the image file,
Determining whether an image display condition for searching an image file to be displayed through the display unit is satisfied among the classified image files,
And a controller for searching the image file related to the image display condition among the classified image files when the image display condition is satisfied and generating a display image using the searched image file,
Video display device. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the detailed information includes at least one of an identity of a person included in the image of the image file, a facial expression of the person, a place where the image was taken, and a time at which the image was taken
Video display device. 10. The method of claim 9,
The image display condition may include at least one of whether or not to terminate a broadcast of a specific program, whether a specific time has elapsed, whether or not a specific operation of the video display device is performed, whether a specific operation of the external device is performed, Containing
Video display device. 12. The method of claim 11,
Whether or not the specific operation of the image display device is performed includes an operation of turning on the power of the image display device
Video display device. 12. The method of claim 11,
Whether or not the specific operation of the external device is performed includes an image output operation of the interlocked image output apparatus
Video display device. 12. The method of claim 11,
Whether or not the specific operation of the other external device is performed includes an operation of linking a new external device to the image display device
Video display device. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the controller reproduces at least one of a playback speed and a playback method of the generated video file according to the video display condition
Video display device. 10. The method of claim 9,
The control unit
And generating a display image including at least one of a visual effect and an auditory effect on the image of the searched image file
Video display device.

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