MULTIMEDIA DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SHIFTING TO DESIRED REPLAY POINT WITH CONTROL TOOL

• US 20110161811A1
• Filed: 11/17/2010
• Published: 06/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: iRiver Limited
• Original Assignee: iRiver Limited
• Inventors: CHOI, Woosik
• Application Number:
  US12/948,673
• Publication Number:
  US 20110161811A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/025 'Virtual' control panels, e.g. Graphical User Interface [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording

Abstract

Provided is a multimedia device for shifting to desired replay point with control tool. The multimedia control module controls replay of a multimedia file. The display module displays a control tool which performs control to shift a designated certain time unit from a current replay point when the multimedia file is currently being replayed and replay the multimedia file. The touch sensing module includes a touch sensing region for sensing a user touch signal and a moving direction of the user touch signal. The control tool control signal generation module generates a control tool control signal for controlling the control tool, and transmits the control signal to the multimedia control module. The multimedia control module receives the control tool control signal and replays the multimedia file at a shifted replay point which is shifted by a certain time unit from a current replay point in a predetermined direction.

Claims

1. A multimedia device for shifting to desired replay point with control tool, the multimedia device comprising:

a multimedia control module controlling replay of a multimedia file;

a display module displaying a control tool which performs control to shift a designated certain time unit from a current replay point when the multimedia file is currently being replayed and replay the multimedia file;

a touch sensing module comprising a touch sensing region for sensing a user touch signal and a moving direction of the user touch signal at a certain region where the control tool is displayed; and

a control tool control signal generation module generating a control tool control signal for controlling the control tool, and transmitting the control signal to the multimedia control module,

wherein the multimedia control module receives the control tool control signal and replays the multimedia file at a shifted replay point which is shifted by a certain time unit from a current replay point in a predetermined direction according to the moving direction of the user touch signal.

2. The multimedia device of claim 1, further comprising:

a progressive bar control module controlling a progressive bar to display the current replay point in proportion to total replay time of the multimedia file,

wherein the progressive bar control module links and provides the progressive bar according to the control tool control signal which is inputted to be replayed at the shifted replay point.

3. The multimedia device of claim 2, wherein:

when the moving direction is a forward direction, the control tool control signal generation module generates the control tool control signal which allows the multimedia file to be replayed at the shifted replay point which is forward shifted by the certain time unit, and

when the moving direction is a rearward direction, the control tool control signal generation module generates the control tool control signal which allows the multimedia file to be replayed at the shifted replay point which is rearward shifted by the certain time unit.

4. The multimedia device of claim 3, wherein when the control tool has a circular shape and a wheel mode, the forward direction is a clockwise direction, and the rearward direction is a counterclockwise direction.

5. The multimedia device of claim 4, wherein in the wheel mode,

the touch sensing region comprises at least one or more periodic points disposed at a circumference region, and arranged in the circumference which is equally divided at certain angles, and

the control tool control signal generation module senses that the periodic points are touched according to the user touch signal, and generates the control tool control signal for shifting a certain time unit in proportion to the periodic point touched.

6. The multimedia device of claim 3, wherein when the control tool has a linear shape and a flick mode, the forward direction is a moving direction of the progressive bar, and the rearward direction is a direction opposite to the moving direction of the progressive bar.

7. The multimedia device of claim 6, wherein in the flick mode,

the touch sensing region comprises at least one or more periodic points disposed at a line region, and arranged in the line which is equally divided at certain lengths, and

the control tool control signal generation module senses that the periodic points are touched according to the user touch signal, and generates the control tool control signal for shifting a certain time unit in proportion to the periodic point touched.

8. The multimedia device of claim 3, wherein the control tool control signal generation module further sets multiplication of the certain time unit to generate the control tool control signal.

9. The multimedia device of claim 8, wherein the control tool control signal generation module further senses an acceleration of the user touch signal, and sets the multiplication of the certain time unit according to the acceleration.

10. A control method of multimedia device for replaying multimedia files, the control method comprising:

displaying and providing, by the multimedia device, a control tool which performs control to shift a designated certain time unit from a current replay point when the multimedia file is currently being replayed and replay the multimedia file, at a display region of the multimedia device;

sensing, by the multimedia device, a user touch signal inputted to the control tool and a moving direction of the user touch signal; and

shifting, by the multimedia device, a designated certain time unit from the current replay point when the multimedia file is currently being replayed and replaying the multimedia file, in a predetermined direction according to the moving direction of the user touch signal.

11. The control method of claim 10, further comprising:

controlling a progressive bar to display the current replay point when the multimedia file is currently being replayed in proportion to a total replay time of the multimedia file, before the providing of a control tool; and

linking the progressive bar to shift the certain time unit according to the shifting and replaying of the multimedia file, after the shifting and replaying of the multimedia file.

12. The control method of claim 11, wherein:

when the sensing of a user touch signal senses a moving direction of the user touch signal as a forward direction, the shifting and replaying of the multimedia file replays the multimedia file at a shifted replay point which is forward shifted by the certain time unit, and

when the sensing of a user touch signal senses the moving direction of the user touch signal as a rearward direction, the shifting and replaying of the multimedia file replays the multimedia file at a shifted replay point which is rearward shifted by the certain time unit.

13. The control method of claim 12, wherein:

the providing of a control tool provides the control tool which has a circular shape and a wheel mode, and

in the wheel mode, the sensing of a user touch signal senses the user touch signal at a circumference region which is formed along the circular shape, the forward direction is a clockwise direction, and the rearward direction is a counterclockwise direction.

14. The control method of claim 12, wherein:

the providing of a control tool provides the control tool which has a linear shape and a flick mode, and

in the flick mode, the sensing of a user touch signal senses the user touch signal at a line region which is formed along the linear shape, the forward direction is a moving direction of the progressive bar, and the rearward direction is a direction opposite to the moving direction of the progressive bar.

15. The control method of claim 12, wherein in the shifting and replaying of the multimedia file,

the multimedia device further sets multiplication of the certain time unit, and shifts the certain time unit to replay the multimedia file according to the multiplication.