USER INTERFACE METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEARCHING FOR MULTIMEDIA CONTENT

摘要

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a user interface method and device which are related to a method for inquiring into an inquiry and an inquiry result for searching for a desired scene on the basis of content in multimedia content such as video, the method for searching for content comprising the steps of: receiving an inquiry input for searching for content through a user interface; detecting, as inquiry results, at least one of partial content corresponding to the inquiry, by using description information associated with the content; determining a position for displaying the inquiry results, on the basis of play sections corresponding to each of the at least one of the partial content; determining the size of scene markers corresponding to the inquiry results or the size of areas for displaying the inquiry results, by considering the length of the partial content and/or a relative distance between the inquiry results; and displaying, at least partially, the at least one inquiry result according to the position and relevant size of the determined inquiry results.

主权项

1. A method of searching for contents by an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving an input of a query for searching for a content of the contents through a user interface; detecting, as a result of the query, at least one partial content of the contents corresponding to the query by using description information related to the contents; determining a position to display the result of the query; determining a size of a scene marker corresponding to the result of the query or a size of an area to display the result of the query in consideration of at least one of a length of the partial content of the contents and a relative distance between the results of the query; and at least partially displaying one or more results of the query according to the determined position and related size of the result of the query.