Integrated management method and system for multimedia contents

• US 20040125144A1
• Filed: 06/23/2003
• Published: 07/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Yoon, Sung-Min
• Application Number:
  US10/600,544
• Publication Number:
  US 20040125144A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

An integrated management method for multimedia contents integratedly managing a plurality of multimedia players to replay multimedia files, with reference to file information of the multimedia files registered in a predetermined file information database (DB). The integrated management method includes activating a file search window in which a list of the multimedia files is displayed, and a file information registration window in which a list of the file information of the multimedia files is displayed. The integrated management method also includes registering the file information of the multimedia files in the file information DB by dragging and dropping the multimedia files displayed in the file search window to the file information registration window. Thus, provided are an integrated management method and an integrated management system for multimedia contents enabling file information of a multimedia file to be conveniently registered through the integrated manager for the multimedia contents.

Claims

1. An integrated management method for multimedia contents integratedly managing a plurality of multimedia players to replay multimedia files, comprising:

activating a file search window in which a list of multimedia files is displayed, and a file information registration window in which a list of file information of the multimedia files is displayed, the file information being registered in a file information database (DB); and

registering the file information of the multimedia files in the file information DB by dragging and dropping the multimedia files displayed in the file search window to the file information registration window.

2. The integrated management method according to claim 1, wherein the registering the file information comprises listing file information of dragged/dropped multimedia files.

3. The integrated management method according to claim 1,

wherein the file information registration window comprises at least one of a registration windows according to contents, which is separated according to types of the multimedia files, and

wherein the activating the file information registration window comprises selecting one of the registration windows according to contents and activating a selected registration window according to contents.

4. The integrated management method according to claim 3,

wherein the file information DB comprises at least one file information DB according to contents corresponding to the registration window according to contents, and

wherein the registering the file information comprises registering the file information in the file information DB according to contents corresponding to types of the multimedia files.

5. The integrated management method according to claim 3, wherein the registering of the file information further comprises:

inspecting whether one of the multimedia files that is dragged and dropped in an activated registration window according to contents has a file type that is able to be registered in the activated registration window according to contents; and

displaying an error message when one of the multimedia files that is dragged and dropped in the activated registration window according to contents does not have a file type that is able to be registered in the activated registration window according to contents.

6. The integrated management method according to claim 5, wherein the inspecting comprises examining an extension of the multimedia file.

7. The integrated management method according to claim 5, wherein the file information of the multimedia files includes address information of the multimedia files.

8. The integrated management method according to claim 5, wherein the file information of the multimedia files includes Meta information of the multimedia files.

9. The integrated management method according to claim 8, wherein the registering of the file information further comprises inputting the file information of the dragged/dropped multimedia file when the dragged/dropped multimedia file does not include the Meta information.

10. An integrated management system for multimedia contents, comprising:

a file storing part to store multimedia files;

a file information database (DB) in which file information of the multimedia files is registered;

at least one multimedia player to replay the multimedia files corresponding to the file information of the multimedia files registered in the file information DB; and

an integrated manager for multimedia contents that provides a file registration interface to register the file information of the multimedia files in the file information DB, and to integratedly manage the at least one multimedia player.

11. The integrated management system according to claim 10, wherein the file registration interface of the integrated manager for multimedia contents comprises:

a file search window on which the multimedia files stored in the file storing part are displayed; and

a file information registration window on which the file information of the multimedia files stored in the file information DB is displayed.

12. The integrated management system according to claim 11, wherein the file information of the multimedia files is registered in the file information DB by dragging and dropping the multimedia files displayed in the file search window to the file information registration window.

13. The integrated management system according to claim 12,

wherein the file information registration window is activated according to a user'"'"'s selection and has at least one registration window according to contents separated in accordance with types of the multimedia files, and

wherein the file registration interface displays an error message when one of the multimedia files that is dragged and dropped to an activated registration window according to contents does not have a file type that is able to be registered in the activated registration window according to contents.

14. The integrated management system according to claim 13,

wherein the file information DB includes a file information DB according to contents corresponding to each registration window according to contents, and

wherein the file information is registered in each file information DB according to contents through a corresponding registration window according to contents.

15. The integrated management system according to claim 14, wherein the file information of the multimedia files includes address information of the multimedia files.

16. The integrated management system according to claim 14, wherein the file information of the multimedia files includes Meta information of the multimedia files.

17. The integrated management system according to claim 16, wherein the file registration interface provides a file information input window to input the file information of dragged/dropped multimedia files when the dragged/dropped multimedia files does not include the Meta information.

18. A machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations for integratedly managing a plurality of multimedia players to replay multimedia files comprising:

activating a file search window in which a list of multimedia files is displayed, and a file information registration window in which a list of file information of the multimedia files is displayed, the file information being registered in a file information database (DB); and

registering the file information of the multimedia files in the file information DB by dragging and dropping the multimedia files displayed in the file search window to the file information registration window.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the registering the file information comprises listing file information of dragged/dropped multimedia files.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 18,

wherein the file information registration window comprises at least one of a registration windows according to contents, which is separated according to types of the multimedia files, and

wherein the activating the file information registration window comprises selecting one of the registration windows according to contents and activating a selected registration window according to contents.

21. The machine-readable medium of claim 20,

wherein the file information DB comprises at least one file information DB according to contents corresponding to the registration window according to contents, and

wherein the registering the file information comprises registering the file information in the file information DB according to contents corresponding to types of the multimedia files.

22. The machine-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the registering of the file information further comprises:

inspecting whether one of the multimedia files that is dragged and dropped in an activated registration window according to contents has a file type that is able to be registered in the activated registration window according to contents; and

displaying an error message when one of the multimedia files that is dragged and dropped in the activated registration window according to contents does not have a file type that is able to be registered in the activated registration window according to contents.

23. The machine-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the inspecting comprises examining an extension of the multimedia file.

24. The machine-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the file information of the multimedia files includes address information of the multimedia files.

25. The machine-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the file information of the multimedia files includes Meta information of the multimedia files.

26. The machine-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the registering of the file information further comprises inputting the file information of the dragged/dropped multimedia file when the dragged/dropped multimedia file does not include the Meta information.