Method and apparatus for controlling contents in electronic device

• US 9,607,651 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2013
• Issued: 03/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Yoo, Yun-Son, Cho, Sang-Heum, Lee, Woo-Yong
• Primary Examiner(s): Dang, Hung
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wendmagegn, Girumsew
• Application Number:
  US14/144,868
• Publication Number:
  US 20140193132A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,183 Days
• Field of Search: 386/225, 386/241, 386/344
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/005 Reproducing at a different information rate from the information rate of recording for television signals H04N5/783
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312

Abstract

Provided is a method and apparatus for playing contents in an electronic device. The method of playing contents may include displaying a reference image of a content, when sensing a user'"'"'s input, determining a playback scheme matched with the user'"'"'s input, and playing the content on the basis of the playback scheme matched with the user'"'"'s input.

Claims

1. A method for performing an operation in an electronic device, the method comprising:

comparing a plurality of consecutively recorded images to determine regions in the plurality of images where motion is occurring;

synthesizing the regions in the plurality of images to create content, the content capable of being played to illustrate motion;

setting at least two playback schemes for the content such that each playback scheme is activated in response to different types of input;

in response to detecting an input, determining a playback scheme corresponding to a type of the detected input; and

playing back the content according to the playback scheme corresponding to the type of the detected input.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the different types of the input comprise one or more of a voice input, a gesture input, and a touch input, a multi-touch input, and a drag input.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least two playback schemes comprise once forward playback, repetitive forward playback, once reverse playback, and repetitive reverse playback, each playback scheme corresponding to a different type of the detected input.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the playback scheme comprises:

if the type of the detected input is unknown, generating at least one of a warning message and a warning sound.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the content comprises one or more of a video content and a moving picture content.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a reference image, wherein the reference image comprises any one of a thumbnail of a video content, an image at a playback start time of the video content, and a basic image of a moving picture content.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising generating a moving picture content before the displaying of the reference image.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the generating of the moving picture content comprises:

obtaining the plurality of images through consecutive imaging using a camera;

determining reference regions in the plurality of images; and

synthesizing images included in the reference regions of the plurality of images to generate the moving picture content.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the determining of the reference regions comprises:

comparing the images to extract regions where movement of a subject is sensed; and

determining the extracted regions as the reference regions.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the playing the content comprises:

if the content is included a plurality of reference images, playing one or more reference images based on the determined playback scheme.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein a first playback scheme corresponds to a touch input type, and a second playback scheme corresponds to a voice input type, the method further comprising:

in response to determining the detected input is of the touch input type, playing back the content according to the first playback scheme, and in response to determining the detected input is of the voice input type, playing back the content according to the second playback scheme.

12. An electronic device comprising:

a display unit;

an input unit; and

at least one processor coupled to a memory and configured to;

compare a plurality of consecutively recorded images to determine regions in the plurality of images where motion is occurring,

synthesize the regions in the plurality of images to create content, the content capable of being played to illustrate motion,

set at least two playback schemes for the content such that each playback scheme is activated in response to different types of input,

in response to detecting an input by the input unit, determine a playback scheme corresponding to a type of the detected input, and

play back the content to according to the playback scheme.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the different types of the input comprise one or more of a voice input, a gesture input, and a touch input, a multi-touch input, and a drag input.

14. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the at least two playback schemes comprise once forward playback, repetitive forward playback, once reverse playback, and repetitive reverse playback, each playback scheme corresponding to a different type of the detected input.

15. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to:

if the type of the detected input is unknown, generate at least one of a warning message and a warning sound that a playback scheme corresponding to the type of the detected input does not exist.

16. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the content comprises one or more of a video content and a moving picture content.

17. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the display unit is configured to display any one reference image of a thumbnail of a video content, an image at a playback start time of the video content, and a basic image of a moving picture content.

18. The electronic device of claim 12, further comprising a camera, wherein the processor is configured to generate a moving picture content using the plurality of images, the plurality of images imaged through the camera.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the processor is configured to determine the regions in the plurality of images obtained through consecutive imaging using the camera, and to synthesize images included in the regions of the plurality of images to generate the moving picture content.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the processor is configured to compare the plurality of images to extract regions where movement of a subject is sensed and determine the extracted regions as the regions.

21. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the processor is configured to play one or more reference images based on the determined playback scheme.

22. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein a first playback scheme corresponds to a touch input type, and a second playback scheme corresponds to a voice input type, the at least one processor further configured to:

in response to determining the detected input is of the touch input type, play back the content according to the first playback scheme, and in response to determining the detected input is of the voice input type, play back the content according to the second playback scheme.