Method for sorting media content and electronic device implementing same

• US 10,185,724 B2
• Filed: 03/30/2015
• Issued: 01/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Seunghwan
• Primary Examiner(s): Robinson, Greta L
• Application Number:
  US14/673,177
• Publication Number:
  US 20150293943A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,394 Days
• Field of Search: 707737, 707738, 707740, 707741, 707752, 707753, 707754, 707755, 707756, 707758, 707771, 707805, 707E17009, 707999107, 715738
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5866 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/7867 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, title and artist information, manually generated time, location and usage information, user ratings
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/787 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location

Abstract

A method of sorting a media content is provided. The method includes receiving at least one search word, extracting at least one media content based on the received search word, identifying a user'"'"'s selection for the extracted media content, generating a group, and including the at least one media content in the group based on the identified user'"'"'s selection.

Claims

1. A method of sorting media content, the method comprising:

receiving, by a search window, at least one search word;

displaying on a screen, by at least one processor, at least one media content corresponding to the received at least one search word;

identifying, by the at least one processor, a user'"'"'s selection corresponding to the at least one media content based on the displayed at least one media content;

determining, by a control module of the at least one processor, a group name corresponding to the at least one search word;

grouping, by the at least one processor, the at least one media content corresponding to the user'"'"'s selection; and

sorting, by the at least one processor, the at least one media content,

wherein the determining of the group name comprises;

analyzing the at least one search word, and

determining the group name based on the analyzing.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one media content comprises meta data.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the meta data comprises at least one of object information or information on an image, which are included in the at least one media content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one search word is analyzed and searched for morphemes.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one search word comprises at least one of a hypernym corresponding to the at least one search word or a hyponym corresponding to the at least one search word.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the at least one media content comprises:

identifying meta data based on the at least one search word; and

displaying the at least one media content based on the identified meta data.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the at least one media content comprises displaying the at least one media content on a display.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the displaying of the at least one media content further comprises displaying the at least one media content in a thumbnail form.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the displaying of the at least one media content further comprises providing a user interface (UI) for receiving an input of a user'"'"'s selection for the at least one media content.

10. An electronic device comprising:

a display configured to display at least one media content;

at least one processor,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to control to;

receive, by a search window, at least one search word,

display, on a screen, at least one media content corresponding to the received at least one search word,

identify a user'"'"'s selection corresponding to the at least one media content based on the displayed at least one media content,

determine a group name corresponding to the at least one search word,

group the at least one media content corresponding to the user'"'"'s selection, and

sort the selected media content,

wherein, to determine the group name, the at least one processor is further configured to control to;

analyze the at least one search word, and

determine the group name based on the analyzed at least one search word.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one media content comprises meta data corresponding to the at least one media content.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the meta data comprises information on an object and an image generated based on the media content.

13. The electronic device of claim 10,

wherein the at least one search word is analyzed and searched for morphemes, and

wherein the at least one search word comprises at least one of a hypernym corresponding to the at least one search word or a hyponym corresponding to the at least one search word.

14. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

execute an application related to the media content,

control the application to display a search window user interface (UI) through which the at least one search word is received, and

display a selection input box UI configured to select a selected media content from the displayed at least one media content.

15. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

identify meta data based on the at least one search word, and

display the at least one media content based on the meta data.

16. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the display is further configured to display the at least one media content in a thumbnail form.

17. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

identify whether a user input is performed for the displayed at least one media content, and

identify the user'"'"'s selection based on the user input.

18. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to generate a group, a group name of the group being determined based on the received at least one search word.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for configuring at least one processor to perform a method of sorting media content in a computer, the method comprising:

receiving, by a search window, at least one search word;

displaying on a screen, by at least one processor, at least one media content corresponding to the received at least one search word;

identifying, by the at least one processor, a user'"'"'s selection corresponding to the at least one media content based on the displayed at least one media content;

determining, by a control module of the at least one processor, a group name corresponding to the at least one search word;

grouping, by the at least one processor, the at least one media content corresponding to the user'"'"'s selection; and

sorting, by the at least one processor, the at least one media content,

wherein the determining of the group name comprises;

analyzing the at least one search word, and

determining the group name based on the analyzing.