TWI492073B - Method and electronic apparatus of browsing and managing multimedia files, method for storing a multimedia file into an electronic apparatus, electronic apparatus for storing a metadata profile - Google Patents
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本發明有關於促進瀏覽和管理多媒體檔案的方法，更具體地，有關於促進瀏覽和管理具有動態屬性的資料結構的多媒體檔案的方法。 The present invention relates to a method of facilitating browsing and managing multimedia files, and more particularly to a method of facilitating browsing and managing multimedia files of data structures having dynamic attributes.
當前已有大量瀏覽技術應用在各種可攜式電子產品上，例如數位攝影機、行動電話或可攜式媒體播放器(例如MP3播放器)。以數位攝影機為例，當使用者用數位攝影機對富士山照相時，傳統的數位攝影機通過時間戳記(timestamp)對照片進行索引，時間戳記可指示照相時的時間資訊或指示照相時的順序。並且，傳統的數位攝影機將照片和時間戳記索引儲存入記憶體。之後，當使用者欲瀏覽照片時，在傳統的瀏覽系統上通過搜尋索引即可瀏覽照片，例如指示對富士山照相時刻的索引。然而，當使用者不記得對富士山照相的精確時刻時，由於照相的時刻是找到照片的唯一線索，因此很難再瀏覽照片。如果僅僅有照相的時刻而沒有其他信息時，對使用者來說，瀏覽照片很不方便。 A large number of browsing technologies are currently used in a variety of portable electronic products, such as digital cameras, mobile phones or portable media players (such as MP3 players). Taking a digital camera as an example, when a user takes a picture of Mount Fuji with a digital camera, a conventional digital camera indexes a photo by a timestamp, which indicates the time information at the time of photographing or the order in which the photograph is taken. Also, conventional digital cameras store photos and timestamp indexes in memory. Later, when the user wants to view the photo, the photo can be browsed by searching the index on the conventional browsing system, for example, indicating the index of the photo time of Mount Fuji. However, when the user does not remember the precise moment of taking pictures of Mount Fuji, since the moment of photography is the only clue to finding a photo, it is difficult to view the photo again. If there is only a moment of photography and no other information, it is inconvenient for the user to view the photos.
另一種瀏覽照片的方法，可通過將儲存在記憶體中的所有照片轉移至個人電腦並根據使用者的記憶和個人喜 好將照片分類。然而，根據使用者的記憶和個人喜好將照片分類會產生大量工作，並且有時由於錯誤的時間戳記、位置或使用者記錯的其他可用信息會導致對照片的錯誤分類和錯誤瀏覽。 Another way to view photos is by transferring all the photos stored in the memory to your PC and based on the user's memory and personal preferences. Good to classify photos. However, categorizing photos according to the user's memory and personal preferences can create a lot of work, and sometimes misclassification and mis-viewing of photos can result from incorrect timestamps, locations, or other available information that the user remembers.
參考第1圖，第1圖為瀏覽和管理多媒體檔案的傳統方法的示意圖。如第1圖所示，多個小比例的預覽照片以3×3的陣列排佈，其中小比例的照片是預覽大比例照片的較小尺寸。並且可通過游標(cursor)選擇第1圖中標識為Pic.3的照片作為當前在電子裝置(例如數位攝影機)螢幕上顯示的照片。如第1圖所示，藉由按壓啟動按鈕以啟動臨時標誌的小比例預覽照片後，可顯示大比例的照片和/或播放相關的音頻檔案。第1圖所示的檔案管理通常以手動的方式處理，即依賴於人類直覺，因此，有可能產生錯誤的照片排佈並且在瀏覽照片中漏掉照片。 Referring to Figure 1, Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional method of browsing and managing multimedia files. As shown in Figure 1, a plurality of small scale preview photos are arranged in a 3 x 3 array, with a small scale of photos being a smaller size for previewing large scale photos. And the photo identified as Pic.3 in FIG. 1 can be selected as a photo currently displayed on an electronic device (for example, a digital camera) screen by a cursor. As shown in FIG. 1, a large proportion of photos and/or play related audio files can be displayed by pressing the start button to initiate a small scale preview of the temporary logo. The file management shown in Fig. 1 is usually handled manually, that is, depending on human intuition, and therefore, it is possible to generate a wrong photo arrangement and miss the photo in the browsing photo.
為了促進使用者瀏覽和管理多媒體檔案，本發明提供一種瀏覽多媒體檔案的方法及其電子裝置、管理以及儲存多媒體檔案的方法、儲存元資料配置檔的電子裝置。 In order to facilitate the user to browse and manage the multimedia file, the present invention provides a method for browsing a multimedia file and an electronic device thereof, a method for managing and storing the multimedia file, and an electronic device for storing the metadata configuration file.
根據本發明之一實施例，提供一種瀏覽多媒體檔案的方法，所述多媒體檔案具有多個屬性資訊，其中每個所述屬性資訊用於指示所述多媒體檔案的一相應特徵，所述方法包括：提供包括一使用者介面的一瀏覽器，所述使用者 介面具有多級階層式菜單，每個菜單包括至少一菜單圖標，所述菜單圖標代表某屬性資訊相同的一組所述多媒體檔案，其中每個所述菜單圖標能夠開啟一下一級菜單或者開啟播放一目標多媒體檔案；以及若用於開啟播放所述目標多媒體檔案的所述菜單圖標已被啟動，則播放所述目標多媒體檔案；其中，根據一使用者的需求，動態修改、增加或者消除所述屬性資訊。 According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for browsing a multimedia file is provided. The multimedia file has a plurality of attribute information, wherein each of the attribute information is used to indicate a corresponding feature of the multimedia file, and the method includes: Providing a browser including a user interface, the user The interface has a multi-level hierarchical menu, each menu includes at least one menu icon, the menu icon represents a group of the multimedia files having the same attribute information, wherein each of the menu icons can open a first-level menu or start playing one a target multimedia file; and if the menu icon for opening the target multimedia file has been activated, playing the target multimedia file; wherein the attribute is dynamically modified, added, or eliminated according to a user's needs News.
根據本發明之另一實施例，提供一種瀏覽多媒體檔案的電子裝置，所述多媒體檔案具有多個屬性資訊，其中每個所述屬性資訊用於指示所述多媒體檔案的一相應特徵，所述電子裝置包括：一瀏覽器，包括一使用者介面，所述使用者介面具有多級階層式菜單，每個菜單包括至少一菜單圖標，所述菜單圖標代表某屬性資訊相同的一組所述多媒體檔案，其中每個所述菜單圖標能夠開啟一下一級菜單或者開啟播放一目標多媒體檔案；以及一輸入設備，用於選擇所述菜單的一所需菜單圖標。 According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device for browsing a multimedia file, the multimedia file having a plurality of attribute information, wherein each of the attribute information is used to indicate a corresponding feature of the multimedia file, the electronic The device comprises: a browser, comprising a user interface, the user interface has a multi-level hierarchical menu, each menu comprises at least one menu icon, the menu icon represents a set of the multimedia files with the same attribute information Each of the menu icons can open a first level menu or start playing a target multimedia file; and an input device for selecting a desired menu icon of the menu.
根據本發明之另一實施例，提供一種管理多媒體檔案的方法，所述多媒體檔案具有多個屬性資訊，其中每個所述屬性資訊用於指示所述多媒體檔案的一相應特徵，所述方法包括：拷貝或刪除一特定多媒體檔案；其中根據所述多媒體檔案的所述屬性資訊選擇所述特定多媒體檔案。 According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of managing a multimedia file, the multimedia file having a plurality of attribute information, wherein each of the attribute information is used to indicate a corresponding feature of the multimedia file, the method comprising Copying or deleting a specific multimedia file; wherein the specific multimedia file is selected according to the attribute information of the multimedia file.
根據本發明之另一實施例，提供一種將多媒體檔案儲存至電子裝置的方法，所述多媒體檔案具有多個屬性資 訊，其中每個所述屬性資訊用於指示所述多媒體檔案的一相應特徵，所述方法包括：根據所述多媒體檔案的所述屬性資訊產生一檔案目錄；以及儲存所述多媒體檔案至所述檔案目錄。 According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of storing a multimedia file to an electronic device, the multimedia file having a plurality of attributes And each of the attribute information is used to indicate a corresponding feature of the multimedia file, the method comprising: generating a file directory according to the attribute information of the multimedia file; and storing the multimedia file to the File directory.
根據本發明之另一實施例，提供一種瀏覽多媒體檔案的方法，所述多媒體檔案具有一名字相關屬性資訊，其中所述名字相關屬性資訊用於指示照片中人的名字，所述方法包括：提供包括一使用者介面的一瀏覽器，所述使用者介面具有一菜單，所述菜單包括至少一菜單圖標，所述菜單圖標代表所述名字相關屬性資訊相同的一組所述多媒體檔案，其中每個所述菜單圖標能夠開啟播放一目標多媒體檔案；以及若所述菜單圖標已被啟動，則播放所述目標多媒體檔案。 According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method for browsing a multimedia file is provided, the multimedia file having a name-related attribute information, wherein the name-related attribute information is used to indicate a name of a person in a photo, the method comprising: providing a browser including a user interface, the user mask having a menu, the menu including at least one menu icon, the menu icon representing the same set of the multimedia information of the name related attribute information, wherein each The menu icon can open a target multimedia file; and if the menu icon has been activated, the target multimedia file is played.
根據本發明之另一實施例，提供一種儲存元資料配置檔的電子裝置，所述元資料配置檔的一資料結構包括多個屬性資訊，其中每個所述屬性資訊用於指示一多媒體檔案的一相應特徵。 According to another embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device for storing a metadata profile is provided. The data structure of the metadata profile includes a plurality of attribute information, wherein each of the attribute information is used to indicate a multimedia file. A corresponding feature.
利用本發明，使用者可有效管理多媒體檔案，並能容易瀏覽多媒體檔案。此外，使用者能更容易將多媒體檔案儲存至電子裝置。 With the present invention, the user can effectively manage multimedia files and can easily browse multimedia files. In addition, the user can more easily store the multimedia file to the electronic device.
為了促進使用者瀏覽或管理儲存的多媒體檔案，首先提 供一種稱之為元資料(metadata)的資料類型。元資料用於指示多媒體檔案的相關資訊而並非多媒體檔案本身的資料，其中相關資訊用於詳細索引或介紹所述多媒體檔案，以便能夠有效管理多媒體檔案。元資料的主要特徵在於能夠根據使用者的當前需求，靈活的動態增加、擦除和替換元資料的屬性。 In order to facilitate users to browse or manage stored multimedia files, first mention For a type of data called metadata. The metadata is used to indicate the relevant information of the multimedia file and not the data of the multimedia file itself, wherein the related information is used for detailed indexing or introduction of the multimedia file, so that the multimedia file can be effectively managed. The main feature of metadata is the ability to dynamically add, erase, and replace attributes of metadata based on the user's current needs.
在本發明的一個實施例中，當產生多媒體檔案時可建立多媒體檔案的元資料。或者產生多媒體檔案後，產生或修改元資料。產生的元資料可儲存至標頭檔案或者多媒體檔案的預留區段，例如JPEG EXIF標頭檔案。或者元資料可儲存為元資料檔案，並在標頭檔案或者多媒體檔案的預留區段中儲存連接資訊(linking-information)，以便連接多媒體檔案和元資料檔案。多媒體檔案的元資料可包含多個屬性，每個屬性有一個或多個屬性資訊。用於指示多媒體檔案相關資訊的屬性資訊可以是文本格式或者音頻格式。以照片為例，照片的屬性可包括位置相關屬性、氣候相關屬性、時間相關屬性、音頻相關屬性和其他屬性。 In one embodiment of the invention, the metadata of the multimedia file can be created when the multimedia file is created. Or generate or modify metadata after generating a multimedia file. The generated metadata can be stored in a header file or a reserved section of a multimedia file, such as a JPEG EXIF header file. Alternatively, the metadata may be stored as a metadata file, and link information (linking-information) may be stored in a reserved section of the header file or the multimedia file to connect the multimedia file and the metadata file. The metadata of a multimedia file can contain multiple attributes, each of which has one or more attribute information. The attribute information used to indicate information related to the multimedia file may be a text format or an audio format. Taking a photo as an example, the attributes of a photo may include location-related attributes, climate-related attributes, time-related attributes, audio-related attributes, and other attributes.
位置相關屬性用於描述照相的位置資訊。位置相關屬性資訊可從全球定位系統(global positioning system,GPS)、本地網路或者房間(chamber)主人所設定的房間資訊中獲得。根據GPS、本地網路或者房間提供的資訊，位置相關屬性資訊可以為地區、國家、區域、城市、陸標(landmark)、街道名字、經度和緯度資料、離海平面的高度和/或建築物的房間、空間或地板等。本地網路可以是有線或無線通信通道，例如 藍芽或者USB。 Location-related attributes are used to describe location information for a photo. Location-related attribute information can be obtained from room information set by the global positioning system (GPS), local network, or room owner. Location-related attribute information can be regional, national, regional, city, landmark, street name, longitude and latitude data, altitude from sea level, and/or building based on information provided by GPS, local network, or room. Room, space or floor etc. The local network can be a wired or wireless communication channel, for example Bluetooth or USB.
氣候相關屬性用於描述照相時的天氣資訊。氣候相關屬性可從本地網路中獲取。基於本地網路提供的資訊，氣候相關屬性資訊可以是溫度、雨量、濕度、風速和/或風向。 Climate-related attributes are used to describe weather information when photographing. Climate related properties are available on the local network. Based on information provided by the local network, climate-related attribute information can be temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind speed, and/or wind direction.
時間相關屬性用於描述照相時的時間資訊。時間相關屬性資訊可從GPS、本地網路或數位攝影機的系統資訊中獲得。基於GPS、本地網路或系統資訊提供的資訊，時間相關屬性資訊可以是季節、日期、時刻(白天時間或者夜間時間)和/或時間戳記。 Time-related attributes are used to describe time information when taking pictures. Time-related attribute information can be obtained from system information on GPS, local network or digital cameras. Based on information provided by GPS, local network or system information, the time-related attribute information can be season, date, time (day time or night time) and/or time stamp.
音頻相關屬性可具有音頻相關屬性資訊，用於指示捕獲照片時周圍的聲音或者照相後隨意增加的其他聲音或者人類語音。 The audio-related attributes may have audio-related attribute information indicating the sound surrounding the captured photo or other sounds or human speech that are arbitrarily added after photography.
其他屬性可具有相應於照片分類的屬性資訊，例如場景照片或通行埠(passport)大小的照片，或者也可具有相應於照片中人的數目的屬性資訊，更具體的，可具有相應於照片中人的名字的屬性資訊(即名字相關屬性資訊，用於指示照片中人的名字)。此外，相關連接，例如一致資源***(Uniform Resource Locator,URL)，或者參考資訊(比如喜好度)，也可作為屬性資訊。 Other attributes may have attribute information corresponding to the photo classification, such as a scene photo or a passport size photo, or may also have attribute information corresponding to the number of people in the photo, and more specifically, may correspond to the photo. The attribute information of the person's name (ie, the name-related attribute information, used to indicate the name of the person in the photo). In addition, related connections, such as Uniform Resource Locator (URL), or reference information (such as preference), can also be used as attribute information.
據此，每個多媒體檔案分別具有多個屬性資訊用於指示多媒體檔案的相關資訊，例如日期(2006年7月3日)、城市(台北)和陸標(動物園)。因此，在不同時間和地點產生的多媒體檔案，其相應的屬性資訊也會不同。根據多媒體檔案的 屬性資訊，下面描述促進瀏覽和管理多媒體檔案的多種應用。 Accordingly, each multimedia file has a plurality of attribute information for indicating information about the multimedia file, such as date (July 3, 2006), city (Taipei), and landmark (Zoo). Therefore, the corresponding attribute information of multimedia files generated at different times and places will be different. According to the multimedia file Property information, the following describes a variety of applications that facilitate browsing and managing multimedia files.
在本發明的一個實施例中，電子裝置(例如數位攝影機)根據多媒體檔案的元資料產生檔案目錄，並將多媒體檔案儲存至相應的檔案目錄。當數位攝影機捕獲到照片時，根據所需的屬性，數位攝影機產生關於照片的多個屬性資訊。例如，照片的屬性資訊可包括日期(2006年7月3日)、城市(台北)和陸標(動物園)。簡潔起見，在本實施例中只列出了三個屬性資訊作為例子，此只為了舉例說明本發明並非用於限制本發明。接著，根據照片的屬性資訊，數位攝影機產生檔案目錄，例如“\2006年7月3日\台北\動物園\”，並將照片的多媒體檔案儲存至該目錄。在另一個實施例中，檔案目錄可包括目錄-元資料，該目錄-元資料的屬性資訊相應於儲存在該檔案目錄中多媒體檔案的屬性資訊。 In one embodiment of the invention, an electronic device (eg, a digital camera) generates an archive directory based on metadata of the multimedia archive and stores the multimedia archive to a corresponding archive directory. When a digital camera captures a photo, the digital camera generates multiple attribute information about the photo based on the desired attributes. For example, the attribute information of a photo may include a date (July 3, 2006), a city (Taipei), and a landmark (Zoo). For the sake of brevity, only three attribute information are listed in the embodiment as an example, and the present invention is not intended to limit the present invention. Then, based on the attribute information of the photo, the digital camera generates an archive directory, such as "\July 3, 2006\Taipei\Zoo\", and stores the multimedia file of the photo to the directory. In another embodiment, the archive directory may include directory-metadata, and the attribute information of the directory-metadata corresponds to attribute information of the multimedia file stored in the archive directory.
當產生另一個新照片時或者有另一個新照片儲存至數位攝影機時，數位攝影機也可產生與新照片相關的多個屬性資訊。舉例而言，新照片的多個屬性資訊是日期(2006年7月3日)、城市(台北)和陸標(101塔)。根據本發明的實施例，數位攝影機檢測所有現存檔案目錄的目錄-元資料以確定特定的檔案目錄，用於儲存新照片的多媒體檔案。如果一個檔案目錄的目錄-元資料(例如“\2006年7月3日\台北\101塔\”)與新照片的屬性資訊相符合，則數位攝影機將新照片的多媒體檔案儲存至所確定的特定檔案目錄。 When another new photo is produced or another new photo is stored to the digital camera, the digital camera can also generate a plurality of attribute information related to the new photo. For example, multiple attribute information for new photos is date (July 3, 2006), city (Taipei), and Landmark (101 Tower). In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a digital camera detects directory-metadata of all existing archive directories to determine a particular archive directory for storing multimedia files of new photos. If the directory-metadata of an archive directory (for example, "\July 3, 2006\Taipe\101 Tower\") matches the attribute information of the new photo, the digital camera stores the multimedia file of the new photo to the determined Specific file directory.
如果新照片的屬性資訊與現存檔案目錄的任何目錄-元資料均不符合，則數位攝影機產生新的檔案目錄，並將該新照片的多媒體檔案儲存至該新產生的檔案目錄。舉例而言，屬性資訊為日期(2006年7月13日)和城市(東京)的照片可儲存至新的檔案目錄“\2006年7月13日\東京\”。 If the attribute information of the new photo does not match any of the directory-metadata of the existing file directory, the digital camera generates a new file directory and stores the multimedia file of the new photo into the newly created file directory. For example, photos with attribute information for date (July 13, 2006) and city (Tokyo) can be saved to the new archive directory "\July 13, 2006\Tokyo\".
在另一個實施例中，數位攝影機首先檢測最新產生的檔案目錄的目錄-元資料，以確定用於儲存該新的多媒體檔案的特定檔案目錄。如果特定檔案目錄不存在，則數位攝影機將產生新的檔案目錄並將該新的多媒體檔案儲存至該新的檔案目錄中。其中產生的新的檔案目錄的檔案目錄名字包括所述屬性資訊。 In another embodiment, the digital camera first detects the directory-metadata of the newly generated archive directory to determine a particular archive directory for storing the new multimedia archive. If a particular archive directory does not exist, the digital camera will generate a new archive directory and store the new multimedia archive into the new archive directory. The archive directory name of the new archive directory generated therein includes the attribute information.
在本發明的另一個實施例中，電子裝置(例如數位攝影機)產生元資料配置檔(profile)用於儲存多媒體檔案的元資料。元資料配置檔包括每個多媒體檔案的至少一個屬性資訊。此外，元資料配置檔可儲存相關的目錄-元資料，其中目錄-元資料指示儲存多媒體檔案的檔案目錄。配置檔可以為查找表或資料庫。 In another embodiment of the invention, an electronic device (e.g., a digital camera) generates a metadata profile for storing metadata for the multimedia file. The metadata profile includes at least one attribute information of each multimedia file. In addition, the metadata profile can store the relevant directory-metadata, wherein the directory-metadata indicates the archive directory in which the multimedia file is stored. The configuration file can be a lookup table or a database.
根據本發明的實施例，電子裝置(例如數位攝影機或數位訊框)的瀏覽器具有包含多級階層式螢幕顯示(on-screen display,OSD)菜單的使用者介面，用於促進瀏覽儲存在電子裝置中的多媒體檔案。第5圖為根據本發明實施例的三級階層式OSD菜單結構的簡圖。根據屬性資訊可將儲存在電子裝置中的多媒體檔案分類成多個組。OSD菜單可顯示多個菜 單圖標。每個菜單圖標可代表某些屬性資訊相同的一組多媒體檔案。並且每個菜單圖標可由使用者經由輸入設備選擇。在游標(cursor)指向所選擇的菜單圖標後，通過按壓使用者介面上的“進入”鍵，或者通過在觸摸螢幕上觸摸所選擇的菜單圖標，完成選擇運作。 According to an embodiment of the invention, a browser of an electronic device (eg, a digital camera or a digital frame) has a user interface including a multi-level on-screen display (OSD) menu for facilitating browsing and storage in the electronic Multimedia file in the device. Figure 5 is a simplified diagram of a three-level hierarchical OSD menu structure in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The multimedia files stored in the electronic device can be classified into a plurality of groups according to the attribute information. OSD menu can display multiple dishes Single icon. Each menu icon represents a group of multimedia files with the same attribute information. And each menu icon can be selected by the user via the input device. After the cursor points to the selected menu icon, the selection operation is completed by pressing the "Enter" button on the user interface or by touching the selected menu icon on the touch screen.
在選擇菜單圖標後，瀏覽器會彈出下一級OSD菜單或者目標多媒體檔案。舉例而言，OSD菜單中顯示的菜單圖標可以是預設圖標、代表性的小比例圖片、屬性資訊文本或者這些所列特徵的組合。根據預設規則，電子裝置可從多媒體檔案組中選擇特定多媒體檔案作為代表性的小比例圖片(例如最早的圖片)，也可由使用者進行選擇。在另一個實施例中，電子裝置的使用者介面可由多個實體按鈕菜單實現。每個按鈕菜單代表某些屬性資訊相同的一組多媒體檔案。並且每個實體按鈕的功能是可程式化的。例如，每個菜單可代表菜單中不同級中的不同多媒體組。 After selecting the menu icon, the browser will pop up the next level of the OSD menu or the target multimedia file. For example, the menu icons displayed in the OSD menu may be preset icons, representative small scale pictures, attribute information text, or a combination of these listed features. According to a preset rule, the electronic device can select a specific multimedia file from the multimedia file group as a representative small scale picture (for example, the earliest picture), or can be selected by the user. In another embodiment, the user interface of the electronic device can be implemented by a plurality of physical button menus. Each button menu represents a group of multimedia files with the same attribute information. And the function of each physical button is programmable. For example, each menu can represent a different multimedia group in a different level in the menu.
請參考第2圖、第3圖和第4圖，這些圖分別表示多級階層式結構中的OSD菜單，其中第2圖顯示了標識為“第一級”的第一級OSD菜單102，第3圖顯示了標識為“第二級”的第二級OSD菜單104，第4圖顯示了標識為“第三級”的第三級OSD菜單106。如第2圖所示，第一級OSD菜單102有三個菜單圖標1021、1022、1023。每個菜單圖標1021、1022、1023包括代表性的小比例圖片和屬性資訊文本。並且每個菜單圖標1021、1022、1023分別代表具有相 同日期屬性資訊和相同城市屬性資訊的一組多媒體檔案。 Please refer to FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, which respectively represent the OSD menu in the multi-level hierarchical structure, wherein FIG. 2 shows the first-level OSD menu 102 identified as "first level", 3 shows a second level OSD menu 104 identified as "second level" and a fourth level OSD menu 106 identified as "third level". As shown in FIG. 2, the first level OSD menu 102 has three menu icons 1021, 1022, and 1023. Each menu icon 1021, 1022, 1023 includes a representative small scale picture and attribute information text. And each menu icon 1021, 1022, 1023 represents a phase A set of multimedia files with the same date attribute information and the same city attribute information.
第3圖顯示了第二級OSD菜單104。第二級OSD菜單104有三個菜單圖標1041、1042、1043。每個菜單圖標1041、1042、1043包括代表性的小比例圖片和屬性資訊文本。並且第二級OSD菜單104中的每個菜單圖標1041、1042、1043分別代表日期屬性資訊相同、城市屬性資訊相同以及陸標屬性資訊相同的一組多媒體檔案。 Figure 3 shows the second level OSD menu 104. The second level OSD menu 104 has three menu icons 1041, 1042, 1043. Each menu icon 1041, 1042, 1043 includes a representative small scale picture and attribute information text. And each menu icon 1041, 1042, 1043 in the second-level OSD menu 104 represents a group of multimedia files with the same date attribute information, the same city attribute information, and the same landmark attribute information.
第4圖顯示了第三級OSD菜單106。第三級OSD菜單106有九個菜單圖標。其中這九個菜單圖標分別代表目標多媒體檔案的預覽圖片。 Figure 4 shows the third level OSD menu 106. The third level OSD menu 106 has nine menu icons. The nine menu icons represent the preview image of the target multimedia file.
當使用者瀏覽電子裝置中的多媒體檔案時，首先提供第一級OSD菜單102。使用者啟動第一級OSD菜單102中選擇的菜單圖標(例如菜單圖標1022)後，第3圖中所示的相應的第二級OSD菜單104隨之開啟(initiated)。在彈出的第二級OSD菜單104中顯示的菜單圖標1041、1042、1043代表具有相同“日期”屬性資訊和相同“城市”屬性資訊的一組多媒體檔案。然而，菜單圖標1041、1042、1043分別代表的多媒體檔案組具有不同的“陸標”屬性資訊。菜單圖標1041代表屬性資訊為日期(2006年7月3日)、城市(台北)和陸標(動物園)的一組多媒體檔案。菜單圖標1042代表屬性資訊為日期(2006年7月3日)、城市(台北)和陸標(101塔)的一組多媒體檔案。菜單圖標1043代表屬性資訊為日期(2006年7月3日)、城市(台北)和陸標(SOGO百貨公司)的 一組多媒體檔案。 When the user browses the multimedia file in the electronic device, the first level OSD menu 102 is first provided. After the user activates the menu icon (e.g., menu icon 1022) selected in the first level OSD menu 102, the corresponding second level OSD menu 104 shown in FIG. 3 is initiated. The menu icons 1041, 1042, 1043 displayed in the pop-up second level OSD menu 104 represent a set of multimedia files having the same "date" attribute information and the same "city" attribute information. However, the multimedia file groups represented by the menu icons 1041, 1042, and 1043 respectively have different "landmark" attribute information. The menu icon 1041 represents a set of multimedia files whose attribute information is date (July 3, 2006), city (Taipei), and landmark (Zoo). The menu icon 1042 represents a set of multimedia files whose attribute information is date (July 3, 2006), city (Taipei), and landmark (101 tower). Menu icon 1043 represents attribute information for date (July 3, 2006), city (Taipei), and Landmark (SOGO department store) A set of multimedia files.
使用者啟動第二級OSD菜單104中所選擇的菜單按鈕(例如菜單按鈕1041)後，第4圖中所示的相應的第三級OSD菜單106隨之開啟。第三級OSD菜單106中，顯示屬性資訊為日期(2006年7月3日)、城市(台北)和陸標(動物園)的多媒體檔案的預覽圖片，這些預覽圖片以3×3的陣列排佈，而此僅僅是第三級OSD菜單106的一種示範實施例。其中預覽圖片以縮小的比例顯示。 After the user activates the menu button (e.g., menu button 1041) selected in the second level OSD menu 104, the corresponding third level OSD menu 106 shown in FIG. 4 is then turned on. In the third-level OSD menu 106, the preview information of the multimedia files of the date (July 3, 2006), the city (Taipei), and the landmark (Zoo) is displayed, and the preview pictures are arranged in a 3×3 array. This is just one exemplary embodiment of the third level OSD menu 106. The preview image is displayed in a reduced scale.
如第4圖中所示，第三級OSD菜單106顯示於2006年7月3日台北動物園生成的多媒體檔案的預覽圖片，以便使用者通過預覽圖片可立即辨認目標照片的主要特徵。接著，使用者啟動第三級OSD菜單106中選擇的預覽圖片(例如預覽圖片“Pic.3”)後，則顯示相應的目標照片。 As shown in FIG. 4, the third level OSD menu 106 displays a preview image of the multimedia file generated by the Taipei Zoo on July 3, 2006, so that the user can immediately recognize the main features of the target photo by previewing the picture. Next, after the user launches the preview picture selected in the third-level OSD menu 106 (for example, the preview picture "Pic. 3"), the corresponding target photo is displayed.
並且，當選擇所述預覽圖片“Pic.3”時，同時也會播放與照片“Pic.3”相關的音頻檔案，以便使用者回憶重要資訊，其中音頻檔案儲存為元資料。 Moreover, when the preview picture "Pic. 3" is selected, the audio file associated with the photo "Pic. 3" is also played, so that the user can recall important information, wherein the audio file is stored as metadata.
同時也可以與上述音頻檔案相同的方式應用並產生視訊檔案、文本元資料或者其他資訊。 Video files, text metadata or other information can also be applied and generated in the same manner as the audio files described above.
元資料的使用特性為：用於指示所搜尋的多媒體檔案的屬性資訊，可以根據使用者的需求動態的增加、消除或者修改，其中所搜尋的多媒體檔案通過第2圖至第4圖中OSD菜單進行指示。舉例而言，與預覽照片“Pic.3”一同顯示的屬性資訊日期(2006年7月3日)、城市(台北)和陸標(動物 園)可以擴展，以包含屬性資訊日期(2006年7月3日)、時間(01：40 PM)、城市(台北)、陸標(動物園)和持有者(Simon)。 The usage characteristics of the metadata are: attribute information indicating the searched multimedia file, which can be dynamically added, eliminated or modified according to the user's needs, wherein the searched multimedia file passes the OSD menu in the second to fourth pictures. Give instructions. For example, the attribute information date (July 3, 2006), city (Taipei), and land mark (animals) displayed together with the preview photo "Pic. 3" Park) can be expanded to include attribute information date (July 3, 2006), time (01:40 PM), city (Taipei), land mark (Zoo), and holder (Simon).
請注意，在第2圖和第3圖中，上述實施例中，第一級和第二級OSD菜單僅僅是用於從第三級OSD菜單的預覽圖片中搜尋目標照片時的中間OSD菜單。瀏覽目標照片時，可以有多於兩個中間OSD菜單。換言之，可以在第2圖、第3圖和第4圖所示的實施例中加入另一個中間OSD菜單，以顯示其他菜單圖標，其中其他菜單圖標可代表具有相同屬性資訊的一組多媒體檔案。第6圖顯示了具有多於兩個中間OSD菜單的本發明一實施例，以促進瀏覽目標多媒體。例如第6圖中有N級OSD菜單。 Note that in FIGS. 2 and 3, in the above embodiment, the first-level and second-level OSD menus are merely intermediate OSD menus for searching for a target photo from a preview picture of the third-level OSD menu. There are more than two intermediate OSD menus when browsing the target photo. In other words, another intermediate OSD menu can be added to the embodiments shown in Figures 2, 3, and 4 to display other menu icons, where other menu icons can represent a group of multimedia files having the same attribute information. Figure 6 shows an embodiment of the invention with more than two intermediate OSD menus to facilitate browsing of target multimedia. For example, there is an N-level OSD menu in Figure 6.
第7圖根據本發明另一實施例顯示了用於元資料配置檔的查找表。查找表包含了多媒體檔案的多個屬性資訊。所有屬性資訊可以記錄至查找表。當使用者瀏覽多媒體檔案時，根據儲存在查找表中的屬性資訊，提供多級階層式OSD菜單。請注意，第7圖所示的屬性資訊僅僅是本發明的一種示範實施例，並非用於限制本發明，對第7圖所示屬性資訊的任何替代、增加、修改或減少均在本發明保護範圍之內。使用者可依據特定需求動態編輯或修改查找表中的屬性。因此藉由查找表的協助，能夠促進電子裝置生成每個OSD菜單的菜單按鈕。請注意，其他類型的可用查找表或資料結構也可作為元資料配置檔。 Figure 7 shows a lookup table for a metadata profile in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. The lookup table contains multiple attribute information for the multimedia file. All attribute information can be logged to the lookup table. When the user browses the multimedia file, a multi-level hierarchical OSD menu is provided according to the attribute information stored in the lookup table. Please note that the attribute information shown in FIG. 7 is merely an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any substitution, addition, modification or reduction of the attribute information shown in FIG. 7 is protected by the present invention. Within the scope. Users can dynamically edit or modify the attributes in the lookup table based on specific needs. Therefore, with the assistance of the lookup table, it is possible to facilitate the electronic device to generate a menu button for each OSD menu. Note that other types of available lookup tables or data structures are also available as metadata profiles.
第8圖和第9圖為OSD菜單的另一種相關實施例。第8 圖顯示了第一級OSD菜單，第9圖顯示了第二級OSD菜單。第8圖中，第一級OSD菜單與電子裝置螢幕上顯示的2D或3D地圖結合。舉例而言，3D地圖可以為顯示房間、空間和地板資訊的室內製圖。並且3D地圖也可以是顯示等高線或大地水準面等資訊的等高線圖。本實施例中第8圖顯示的是多個地區的分佈圖，例如X、Y、Z、S、T、U、V、W。 Figures 8 and 9 are another related embodiment of the OSD menu. number 8 The figure shows the first level OSD menu and the figure 9 shows the second level OSD menu. In Figure 8, the first level OSD menu is combined with the 2D or 3D map displayed on the electronic device screen. For example, a 3D map can be an indoor map showing room, space, and floor information. And the 3D map can also be a contour map showing information such as contour lines or geoids. Figure 8 in this embodiment shows a distribution map of a plurality of regions, such as X, Y, Z, S, T, U, V, W.
第9圖中，第二級OSD菜單與放大的地圖結合。根據照相時的位置歸屬儲存在電子裝置中照片。第8圖中，地圖上顯示的地區可視為第一級OSD菜單的菜單圖標。由於在一個地區中有多個城市，某個地區的城市可列為第9圖中第二級OSD菜單的菜單圖標。舉例而言，在位於地區X城市X3的Melody教堂所拍攝的照片，可根據屬性資訊地區(X)和城市(X3)進行分類。當使用者欲查找照片“地區X、城市X3、Melody教堂”時，使用者首先瀏覽第一級OSD菜單搜尋指示地區X的菜單圖標，並啟動所搜尋的菜單圖標(即地區X)，以進行瀏覽地區X的城市並進入第二級OSD菜單。如第9圖所示，在第二級OSD菜單中，顯示地區X的放大地圖。使用者瀏覽第二級OSD菜單，並在第二級OSD菜單中搜尋指示城市X3的菜單圖標，並啟動所搜尋的菜單圖標(即城市X3)，以瀏覽與其他屬性資訊相關的進一步的OSD菜單，例如城市X3中的教堂或者陸標，或者直接顯示照片或播放屬性資訊為地區(X)、城市(X3)、陸標(Melody教堂)的音頻檔案。 In Figure 9, the second level OSD menu is combined with the enlarged map. The photos stored in the electronic device are assigned according to the position at the time of photographing. In Fig. 8, the area displayed on the map can be regarded as a menu icon of the first level OSD menu. Since there are multiple cities in a region, cities in a certain region can be listed as menu icons for the second-level OSD menu in Figure 9. For example, photos taken at the Melody Church in X3, District X, can be classified according to the attribute information area (X) and city (X3). When the user wants to find the photo "Region X, City X3, Melody Church", the user first browses the menu icon of the first level OSD menu search area X, and starts the searched menu icon (ie, area X) to perform Browse the city of Region X and enter the second level OSD menu. As shown in Fig. 9, in the second level OSD menu, an enlarged map of the area X is displayed. The user browses the second level OSD menu and searches the second level OSD menu for the menu icon indicating the city X3, and launches the searched menu icon (ie, city X3) to browse further OSD menus related to other attribute information. For example, a church or landmark in the city X3, or directly display photos or play attribute information for the audio files of the area (X), the city (X3), and the landmark (Melody Church).
請注意，在第8圖和第9圖中顯示的分別與第一級OSD菜單和第二級OSD菜單結合的地圖可通過本地無線網路或全球無線網路從全球定位系統直接獲取。此外，地圖可安裝於軟體或應用程式中並由電子裝置執行。 Please note that the maps shown in Figures 8 and 9 combined with the first level OSD menu and the second level OSD menu, respectively, can be obtained directly from the global positioning system via a local wireless network or a global wireless network. In addition, the map can be installed in a software or application and executed by an electronic device.
本發明還揭示了一種儲存多元資料配置檔的電子裝置，包括：一儲存器，用於儲存所述多元資料配置檔，其中所述多元資料配置檔的一資料結構包括多個屬性資訊，其中每個所述屬性資訊用於指示一多媒體檔案的一相應特徵。 The present invention also discloses an electronic device for storing a multi-data profile, comprising: a storage for storing the multi-data profile, wherein a data structure of the multi-data profile includes a plurality of attribute information, wherein each The attribute information is used to indicate a corresponding feature of a multimedia file.
本發明中也可拷貝或者刪除儲存於電子裝置的多媒體檔案。根據本發明一實施例，使用者可依據元資料拷貝或者刪除多個多媒體檔案。換言之，例如，根據喜好度的屬性資訊，使用者能夠拷貝或者刪除多媒體檔案。因此，通過屬性資訊，使用者可將具有高喜好度的多媒體檔案拷貝進特定的檔案目錄或者特定的儲存設備，並且可將具有低喜好度的多媒體檔案從電子裝置刪除。 The multimedia file stored in the electronic device can also be copied or deleted in the present invention. According to an embodiment of the invention, the user can copy or delete multiple multimedia files according to the metadata. In other words, for example, based on the attribute information of the preference, the user can copy or delete the multimedia file. Therefore, through the attribute information, the user can copy the multimedia file with high preference into a specific file directory or a specific storage device, and can delete the multimedia file with low preference from the electronic device.
應用本發明的方法的上述電子裝置可以為可攜式電子裝置，例如個人數位助理、數位攝影機、可攜式MP3播放器或行動電話。本發明中瀏覽和管理的多媒體檔案可以為照片、音頻檔案、視訊檔案或者多媒體流檔案。 The above electronic device to which the method of the present invention is applied may be a portable electronic device such as a personal digital assistant, a digital camera, a portable MP3 player or a mobile phone. The multimedia files browsed and managed in the present invention may be photos, audio files, video files or multimedia stream files.
本發明的所述方法中，通過元資料和其動態屬性，使用者可自由管理多媒體檔案，以便能容易瀏覽多媒體檔案。並且，藉由屬性資訊，使用者能更容易將多媒體檔案儲存至各 種邏輯或實體檔案目錄或者儲存空間。因此，改善了管理和瀏覽多媒體檔案時管理屬性資訊的靈活性，使其比傳統方法更先進。本發明可使使用者更有效的建立用於管理和瀏覽電子裝置中多媒體檔案的規則。 In the method of the present invention, the user can freely manage the multimedia file through the metadata and its dynamic attributes, so that the multimedia file can be easily browsed. And, with attribute information, users can more easily store multimedia files to each Logical or physical archive directory or storage space. As a result, the flexibility to manage attribute information when managing and browsing multimedia files is improved, making it more advanced than traditional methods. The present invention enables a user to more effectively establish rules for managing and browsing multimedia files in an electronic device.
本發明雖以較佳實施例描述，然而並不限於此。各種變形、修改和所述實施例各種特徵的組合均屬於本發明所主張之範圍，本發明之權利範圍應以申請專利範圍為準。 The invention has been described in terms of preferred embodiments, but is not limited thereto. Various modifications, adaptations, and combinations of the various features of the described embodiments are intended to be within the scope of the invention. The scope of the invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.
102‧‧‧第一級OSD菜單 102‧‧‧First level OSD menu
1021、1022、1023‧‧‧菜單圖標 1021, 1022, 1023‧‧‧ menu icons
104‧‧‧第二級OSD菜單 104‧‧‧Second level OSD menu
1041、1042、1043‧‧‧菜單圖標 1041, 1042, 1043‧‧‧ menu icons
106‧‧‧第三級OSD菜單 106‧‧‧Level 3 OSD menu
第1圖為瀏覽和管理多媒體檔案的傳統方法的示意圖。 Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional method of browsing and managing multimedia files.
第2圖、第3圖和第4圖分別表示多級階層式結構中的OSD菜單。 Fig. 2, Fig. 3, and Fig. 4 show OSD menus in a multi-level hierarchical structure, respectively.
第5圖為根據本發明實施例的三級階層式OSD菜單結構的簡圖。 Figure 5 is a simplified diagram of a three-level hierarchical OSD menu structure in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
第6圖顯示了具有多於兩個中間OSD菜單的本發明一實施例，以促進瀏覽目標多媒體。 Figure 6 shows an embodiment of the invention with more than two intermediate OSD menus to facilitate browsing of target multimedia.
第7圖顯示了用於元資料配置檔的查找表。 Figure 7 shows the lookup table for the metadata profile.
第8圖和第9圖為OSD菜單的另一種相關實施例，其中第8圖顯示了第一級OSD菜單，第9圖顯示了第二級OSD菜單。 Figures 8 and 9 are another related embodiment of the OSD menu, with Figure 8 showing the first level OSD menu and Figure 9 showing the second level OSD menu.
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