SORTING METHOD OF MULTIMEDIA FILES

• US 20100185627A1
• Filed: 01/12/2009
• Published: 07/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kinpo Electronics Incorporated (Cal-Comp Electronics Public Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Kinpo Electronics Incorporated (Cal-Comp Electronics Public Company Limited)
• Inventors: Se, Ming-Chung
• Application Number:
  US12/352,270
• Publication Number:
  US 20100185627A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/752
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/41 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/444 Spatial browsing, e.g. 2D maps, 3D or virtual spaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/487 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/489 using time information

Abstract

A sorting method of multimedia files is disclosed. The method uses EXIF information parameters, image characteristic parameters and file property parameters to automatically sort massive multimedia files. In addition, a sorting mark containing a sorting name, a filename, a date parameter and a file location is displayed on the browsing frame, which is beneficial for a user to conveniently manage and browse the massive multimedia files.

Claims

1. A sorting method of multimedia files, comprising:

providing an option list of setting for setting a sorting parameter, wherein the sorting parameter comprises an EXIF information parameter, an image characteristic parameter and a file property parameter;

capturing a plurality of multimedia files in a first database;

conducting sorting on the captured multimedia files according to the sorting parameter;

saving the sorted multimedia files into a second database;

providing a user interface to input a piece of searching information;

reading the second database to display the multimedia files in a display frame according to the searching information; and

displaying a sorting mark in the displaying frame, wherein the sorting mark has a sorting name, a filename, a date parameter and a file location.

2. The sorting method of multimedia files as claimed in claim 1, wherein the EXIF information parameter comprises a camera model, an aperture, a shutter speed, an ISO sensitivity, a date with time, a pair of GPS coordinates and a voice memo.

3. The sorting method of multimedia files as claimed in claim 1, wherein the image characteristic parameter comprises sea/beach, the sun, closed portrait, animal, snow scene, mountain, ship, figure, flower, smile expression, building and vehicle.

4. The sorting method of multimedia files as claimed in claim 1, wherein the file property parameter comprises a file creation date, a main filename, an initial of main filename and a sub filename.

5. The sorting method of multimedia files as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sorting parameter further comprises a logical combination of the EXIF information parameter, the image characteristic parameter and the file property parameter.

6. The sorting method of multimedia files as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of saving the sorted multimedia files into the second database further comprises:

compressing the sorted multimedia files.

7. The sorting method of multimedia files as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of reading the second database to display the multimedia files according to the searching information further comprises:

displaying the thumbnails of the multimedia files.

8. The sorting method of multimedia files as claimed in claim 7, wherein the step of reading the second database to display the multimedia files according to the searching information further comprises:

adjusting the speed of refreshing a frame of the thumbnails step by step according to a browsing speed of user.

9. The sorting method of multimedia files as claimed in claim 7, wherein the step of displaying the sorting mark in the displaying frame further comprises:

adjusting a transparency of the sorting mark step by step according to a browsing speed of user;

adjusting a displaying dimension of the sorting mark step by step according to a browsing speed of user; and

adjusting a font size of the sorting mark step by step according to a browsing speed of user.

10. The sorting method of multimedia files as claimed in claim 1, wherein the searching information is corresponding to the EXIF information parameter, the image characteristic parameter and the file property parameter.

11. The sorting method of multimedia files as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a thumbnail corresponding to the displayed multimedia files in the displaying frame.

12. The sorting method of multimedia files as claimed in claim 1, wherein the multimedia file comprises a photo file or an audio/video file.

13. The sorting method of multimedia files as claimed in claim 1, wherein the searching parameter further comprises a logical combination of the EXIF information parameter, the image characteristic parameter and the file property parameter.

14. The sorting method of multimedia files as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of saving the sorted multimedia files into the second database further comprises:

establishing a file index link for linking the multimedia files.