METHOD FOR PROVIDING PLAYLIST, REMOTE CONTROLLER APPLYING THE SAME, AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM

• US 20120185770A1
• Filed: 12/20/2011
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: HWANG, Byung-jin, LEE, Dong-jin, RYU, Young-jun, AHN, Jae-hong, LEE, Hye-jeong
• Granted Patent: US 9,582,504 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/716
• 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 16/4387 by the use of playlists

Abstract

A method for providing a playlist, a remote controller applying the same, and a multimedia system are provided. The method for providing a playlist includes displaying a plurality of content lists of a plurality of kinds of contents in which contents of a same kind are arranged together, the plurality of content lists being displayed on a first area of a screen, if at least two different kinds of contents are selected from the plurality of content lists in a selecting, collecting the selected contents of the at least two different kinds of contents, and generating and displaying a playlist including play information regarding the collected contents of the at least two different kinds of contents.

Claims

1. A method for providing a playlist, comprising:

displaying a plurality of content lists of a plurality of kinds of contents in which contents of a same kind are arranged together, the plurality of content lists being displayed on a first area of a screen;

if at least two different kinds of contents are selected from the plurality of content lists in a selecting, collecting the selected contents of the at least two different kinds of contents; and

generating and displaying a playlist including play information regarding the collected contents of the at least two different kinds of contents.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the selecting comprises dragging and dropping the at least two different kinds of contents in the content lists displayed on the first area of the screen, on a collection icon displayed on a second area of the screen.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, if the selected contents of the at least two different kinds of contents include a broadcast content, the generating and displaying the playlist comprises generating and displaying the playlist by adjusting a play order according to a broadcast schedule and a play time of the broadcast content.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the generating and displaying comprises, if a time during which content is not watched, is input, generating and displaying the playlist based on a time during which the content is not watched from among a viewing time of the selected contents of the at least two different kinds of contents.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the play information regarding the playlist includes at least one from among a title, a type, a play start time, a play time, a source, and a thumbnail.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the displaying the plurality of content lists on the first area of the screen comprises arranging and displaying the contents according to one from among a user'"'"'s preference, a recommendation, popularity, being up-to-date, a date, a definition tag, and a genre.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of content lists comprises thumbnails corresponding to at least one content included in the respective content lists.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting information regarding the generated playlist to an external apparatus through a communication unit.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of kinds includes one from among broadcast content, photo content, music content, video content, VOD content, web-page content, E-Book content and document content.

10. A remote controller, comprising:

a display unit which displays a plurality of content lists of a plurality of kinds of contents in which contents of a same kind are arranged in a first area;

a user input unit which receives a user'"'"'s command; and

a control unit which, if at least two different kinds of contents are selected and collected from the plurality of content lists through the user input unit, generates and displays a playlist including play information regarding the collected contents of the at least two different kinds of contents.

11. The remote controller as claimed in claim 10, wherein the user input unit is a touch screen, and

wherein the control unit, if contents of the content list displayed on the first area of the screen is dragged and dropped on a collection icon displayed on a second area of the screen through the touch screen, selects and collects the contents.

12. The remote controller as claimed in claim 10, wherein the control unit, if the selected contents of the at least two different kinds of contents include a broadcast content, generates the playlist by adjusting a play order according to a broadcast schedule and a play time of the broadcast content.

13. The remote controller as claimed in claim 10, wherein the control unit, if a time during which a content is not watched is input, generates the playlist based on a time during which the content is not watched from among a viewing time of the selected contents of the at least two different kinds of contents.

14. The remote controller as claimed in claim 10, wherein the play information regarding the playlist includes at least one from among a title, a type, a play start time, a play time, a source, and a thumbnail.

15. The remote controller as claimed in claim 10, wherein the plurality of content lists includes contents which are arranged according to one from among a user'"'"'s preference, a recommendation, popularity, being up-to-date, a date, a definition tag, and a genre.

16. The remote controller as claimed in claim 10, wherein the plurality of content lists comprises thumbnails corresponding to at least one content included in the respective content lists.

17. The remote controller as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

a communication unit which transmits information regarding the generated playlist to an external apparatus.

18. The remote controller as claimed in claim 10, wherein one of the plurality of kinds includes one from among broadcast content, photo content, music content, video content, VOD content, web-page content, E-Book content and document content.

19. A multimedia system, comprising:

a remote controller which, if a plurality of kinds of contents are selected through a user input unit from among a plurality of content lists of at least two different kinds of contents in which contents of a same kind are arranged together on a first area of a display screen, generates and displays a playlist including information regarding the selected contents of the different kinds of contents and transmits the playlist information to outside of the remote controller; and

a multimedia apparatus which plays contents according to the transmitted playlist information.