Multimedia file playing method and multimedia player

A method of playing back a multimedia file:

• a multimedia file 50 being played is the multimedia file 50 in which a specific frame is selected based on a playback time axis of the multimedia file and one or more pause markers 51 on which time codes thereof are recorded are defined and stored in a metadata region of the multimedia file,
• a file load step 9 of loading the multimedia file 50, stored in an information storage medium, into a playback program;
• a file selection step 11 of selecting the multimedia file 50;
• a file playback step 12 of playing back the selected multimedia file 50;
• a pause step 13 of control means 34 detecting the pause markers 51 and temporally stopping the playback at a relevant frame;
• a playback switch manipulation step 14 of releasing the pause by manipulating the switch means 32, after completing studies using a pause time;
• and
• a file playback step 12 of playing back the multimedia file again,
• wherein a foreign language is studied while repeating the file playback step 12, the pause step 13 of temporally stopping the playback, and the playback switch manipulation step 14 and sequentially playing back the multimedia file 50.

A method of playing back a multimedia file, comprising:

• a multimedia file 50 being played is the multimedia file 50 in which a specific frame is selected based on a playback time axis of the multimedia file and one or more pause markers 51, one or more chapter markers 53, one or more pass markers 52, and one or more skip markers 54 on which time codes thereof are recorded are defined, and marker information is stored in a metadata region of the multimedia file,
• a file load step 9 of loading the multimedia file, stored in an information medium, into a playback program;
• a playback setting step 10 of setting means 33 setting a number of times of playbacks and a pause release time;
• a file selection step 11 of selecting the multimedia file 50;
• a file playback step 12 of playing back the selected multimedia file 50;
• a pause step 13 of repeatedly playing back between-the pause markers 51 by the number of times of playbacks set in the setting means 33 in the file playback step 12, and control means 34 detecting each of the marker frames, performing playback by passing through the multimedia file in the chapter markers 53, but starting the playback from a relevant part, performing the playback by passing through the multimedia file in the pass markers 52, but starting the playback from a relevant part when the multimedia file is rewound, skipping the playback in the skip markers 54, and temporally stopping the playback of the multimedia file in the pause markers 51;
• a playback switch manipulation step 14 of releasing the pause by manipulating the switch means 32, after completing studies using the pause time;
• and
• a pause release step 15 of automatically releasing a pause key if the playback switch manipulation step 14 is not performed until the setting release time of the pause release step 15 previously set in the setting means 33 by a learner 25,
• wherein a foreign language is studied while repeating the file playback step 12, the pause step 13, the playback switch manipulation step 14, and the pause release step 15 and sequentially playing back the multimedia file 50.

A method of playing back a multimedia file, comprising:

• a file load step 9 of producing an additional script file having the same name as a multimedia file 50, selecting a specific frame based on a playback time axis of the multimedia file 50, defining one or more pause markers 51, one or more pass markers 52, one or more chapter markers 53, and one or more skip markers 54 on which time codes thereof are recorded, enclosing the script file in which the marker information is stored in the same folder as the multimedia file 50, and loading the script file, together with the multimedia file 50, into a playback program;
• a playback setting step 10 of setting a number of times of playbacks and a pause release time in setting means 33;
• a file selection step 11 of selecting the multimedia file 50;
• a file playback step 12 of playing back the selected multimedia file 50;
• a pause step 13 of, in the file playback step 12, the control means 34 detecting each of the marker frames of the script file, playing back the script file between the pause markers 51 by the number of times of playbacks set in the setting means 33, performing playback by passing through the script file in the chapter markers 53, but starting playback from a relevant part, performing playback by passing through the script file in the pass markers 52, but starting playback from a relevant part when the script file is rewound, skipping the playback in the skip markers 54, and temporally stopping the playback of the script file in the pause markers 51;
• a playback switch manipulation step 14 of releasing the pause manipulating the switch means 32, after completing studies using a pause time;
• and
• a pause release step 15 of automatically releasing a pause key, if the playback switch manipulation step 14 is not performed until the setting release time of the pause release step 15 previously set in the setting means 33 by a learner 25,
• wherein a foreign language is studied while sequentially playing back the multimedia file 50 by detecting each of the markers recorded on the script file while repeating the file playback step 12 of playing back the multimedia file again, the pause step 13, the switch manipulation step 14, and the pause release step 15.

A method of playing back a multimedia file, comprising:

• a played file is a caption script file 60, including a caption in time tag 66 and a caption out time tag 67 and having the same name as a multimedia file 50,
• a file load step of loading the two files, stored in an information storage medium, into a playback program;
• a playback setting step 10 of setting a number of times of playbacks and a pause release time in setting means 33 for convenience of learning;
• a file selection step 11 of selecting the file;
• a file playback step 12 of playing the selected file;
• a pause step 13 of control means 34 detecting time codes of the caption in time tag 66 and the caption out time tag 67 of the caption script file by the number of times of playbacks set in the setting means 33, repeatedly performing playback between the relevant frames of the multimedia file 50, performing playback by passing through the multimedia file in a frame of the caption in time tag 66, but starting playback from a relevant part when the multimedia file is repeatedly played back, and temporally stopping the playback of the multimedia file 50 in the caption out time tag 67;
• a playback switch manipulation step 14 of releasing the pause of the multimedia file by manipulating the switch means 32, after completing studies using the pause time;
• and
• a pause release step 15 of automatically releasing a pause key, if the playback switch manipulation step 14 is not performed until the release time of the pause release step 15 previously set in the setting means 33 by a learner 25,
• wherein the multimedia file 50 is sequentially played back by detecting the time codes of the caption in time tag 66 and the caption out time tag 67 of the caption script file 60 while repeating the file playback step 12 of playing back the multimedia file again, the pause step 13, the switch manipulation step 14, and the pause release step 15.

A multimedia player, comprising:

• playback switch means 32 for storing one or more multimedia files 50B in file storage means 35 through interface means 36, loading the one or more multimedia files 50B into a multimedia player, selecting the multimedia file, playing back the selected multimedia file, completing studies in the pause state, and then releasing the pause;
• control means 34 for detecting an end part of the multimedia file 59, temporally stopping playback at a relevant frame, playing back the multimedia file again, temporally stopping the playback, and controlling a series of signals;
• storage means 35 for storing the multimedia file;
• analog conversion means 37 for converting decoded audio and video signals;
• display means 31 for states operated by key manipulation, video, and text;
• output means 38 for outputting the audio signal;
• and
• interface means 36 for transmitting and receiving data to and from a computer,
• wherein a foreign language is studied while sequentially playing back the multimedia file.

A multimedia player, comprising:

• a multimedia file 50 being played is the multimedia file 50 in which a specific frame is selected based on a playback time axis of the multimedia file and one or more pause markers 51 on which time codes thereof are recorded are defined and stored in a metadata region of the multimedia file,
• playback switch means 32 for storing the multimedia file in file storage means 35 through interface means 36, loading the multimedia file into a multimedia player, selecting the multimedia file, and playing back the selected multimedia file or releasing the pause after completing studies in the pause state;
• control means 34 for detecting pause markers 51 of the multimedia file, temporally stopping the playback in a relevant frame, playing back the multimedia file again, temporally stopping the playback, and controlling a series of signals;
• the storage means 35 for storing the multimedia file;
• analog conversion means 37 for converting decoded audio and video signals;
• display means 31 for displaying states operated by key manipulation, video, and text;
• output means 38 for outputting the audio signal;
• and
• the interface means 36 for transmitting and receiving data to and from a computer,
• wherein a foreign language is studied while sequentially playing back the multimedia file 50.

A multimedia player, comprising:

• a multimedia file 50 being played is the multimedia file 50 in which a specific frame is selected based on a playback time axis of the multimedia file and one or more pause markers 51, one or more pass markers 52, one or more chapter markers 53, and one or more skip markers 54 on which time codes thereof are recorded are defined, and the marker information is stored in a metadata region of the multimedia file,
• file storage means 35 for storing the multimedia file through interface means 36 and loading the multimedia file into a multimedia player;
• setting means 33 for setting a number of times of playbacks and a pause release time for convenience of learning;
• playback switch means 32 for selecting the multimedia file and playing back the selected multimedia file or releasing pause after completing studies in the pause state;
• control means 34 for playing back the multimedia file between the markers by the set number of times of playbacks, detecting each of the marker frames, performing playback by passing through the multimedia file in the chapter markers 53, but starting playback from a relevant part, performing playback by passing through the multimedia file in the pass markers 52, but starting playback from a relevant part when the multimedia file is rewound, skipping playback in the skip markers 54, temporally stopping the playback of the multimedia file in the pause markers 51, automatically releasing the pause key when the set pause release time is reached, playing back the multimedia file again, temporally stopping the playback, and controlling a series of signals;
• the storage means 35 for storing the multimedia file;
• analog conversion means 37 for converting decoded audio and video signals;
• display means 31 for displaying states operated by key manipulation, video, and text;
• output means 38 for outputting the audio signal;
• and
• the interface means 36 for transmitting and receiving data to and from a computer,
• wherein a foreign language is studied while sequentially playing back the multimedia file 50.

A multimedia player, comprising:

• a multimedia file 50 being played is the multimedia file 50 enclosed in the same folder as an additional script file in which a specific frame is selected based on a playback time axis of the multimedia file and one or more pause markers 51 on which time codes thereof are recorded are defined, the script file having the same name as the multimedia file,
• playback switch means 32 for storing the multimedia file in file storage means 35 through interface means 36, loading the multimedia file, together with the script file, into a multimedia player, selecting the multimedia file, and playing back the selected multimedia file or releasing pause after completing studies in the pause state;
• control means 34 for detecting the pause markers 51 of the script file, temporally stopping playback in the relevant frame of the multimedia file, playing back the multimedia file again, temporally stopping the playback, and controlling a series of signals;
• storage means 35 for storing the multimedia file;
• analog conversion means 37 for converting decoded audio and video signals;
• display means 31 for states operated by key manipulation, video, and text;
• output means 38 for outputting the audio signal;
• and
• interface means 36 for transmitting and receiving data to and from a computer,
• wherein a foreign language is studied while sequentially playing back the multimedia file.

A multimedia player, comprising:

• a multimedia file 50 being played is the multimedia file 50 enclosed in the same folder as an additional script file in which a specific frame is selected based on a playback time axis of the multimedia file and one or more pause markers 51, one or more pass markers 52, one or more chapter markers 53, and one or more skip markers 54 on which time codes thereof are recorded are defined, the script file having the same name as the multimedia file,
• setting means 33 for storing the multimedia file in file storage means 35 through interface means 36, loading the multimedia file, together with the script file, into a multimedia player, and setting a number of times of playbacks and a pause release time for convenience of learning;
• playback switch means 32 for selecting the multimedia file playing back the selected multimedia file or releasing pause after completing studies in the pause state;
• control means 34 for playing back between-the markers by the number of times of playbacks set in the file, detecting each of the marker frames, performing playback by passing through the multimedia file in the chapter markers 53, but starting playback from a relevant part, performing playback by passing through the multimedia file in the pass markers 52, but starting playback from a relevant part in when the multimedia file is rewound, skipping playback in the skip markers 54, temporally stopping the playback of the multimedia file in the pause markers 51, automatically releasing a pause key when the set pause release time is reached, playing back the multimedia file again, temporally stopping the playback, and controlling a series of signals;
• storage means 35 for storing the multimedia file;
• analog conversion means 37 for converting decoded audio and video signals;
• display means 31 for states operated by key manipulation, video, and text;
• output means 38 for outputting the audio signal;
• and
• interface means 36 for transmitting and receiving data to and from a computer.

A multimedia player, comprising:

• a played file is a caption script file 60, including a caption in time tag 66 and a caption out time tag 67 and having the same name as a multimedia file 50,
• setting means 33 for storing the two files in file storage means 35 through interface means 36, loading the two files into a multimedia player, and setting a number of times of playbacks and a pause release time for convenience of learning;
• playback switch means 32 for selecting the multimedia file 50 and playing back the selected multimedia file 50 or releasing pause after completing studies in the pause state;
• control means 34 for detecting the time codes of the caption in time tag 66 and the caption out time tag 67 of the caption script file 60, playing back between-relevant frames of the multimedia file 50 by the number of times of playbacks set in the setting means, performing playback by passing through the multimedia file in the caption in time tag 66, but starting playback from a relevant part when the multimedia file is repeatedly played back, temporally stopping the playback of the multimedia file in the frame of the caption out time tag 67, automatically releasing a pause key if the playback switch means 32 is not executed until the pause release time set in the setting means 33 in the pause state, and controlling a series of signals;
• analog conversion means 37 for converting decoded audio and video signals;
• display means 31 for displaying states operated by key manipulation, video, and text;
• and
• output means 38 for outputting the audio signal,
• wherein the multimedia file is sequentially played back by detecting the time codes of the caption in time tag 66 and the caption out time tag 67 of the caption script file 60.

A multimedia disk player, comprising:

• setting means 33 for loading a disk in which a specific frame is selected based on a playback time axis of a disk track and one or more pause markers 51 on which time codes thereof are recorded are defined and stored in an information region into a multimedia disk player and for setting a number of times of playbacks and a pause release time for convenience of learning;
• switch means 32 for selecting a track of the disk and playing back the selected track or releasing pause after completing studies in the pause state;
• control means 34 for repeatedly performing playback by the number of times of playbacks set in the setting means 33, detecting the pause markers 51 of the disk, temporally stopping playback in a relevant frame, releasing a pause key if the playback switch means 32 is not performed until the pause release time, playing back the disk, temporally stopping the playback, and controlling a series of signals;
• analog conversion means 37 for converting decoded video and audio signals;
• display means 31 for displaying states operated by key manipulation;
• and
• output means 38 for outputting the video and audio signals,
• wherein a foreign language is studied while sequentially playing back the video and audio.

A multimedia VOD system,

• wherein a multimedia file 50 being played is the multimedia file 50 in which a specific frame is selected based on a playback time axis of the multimedia file and one or more pause markers 51, one or more pass markers 52, one or more chapter markers 53, and one or more skip markers 54 on which time codes thereof are recorded are defined and stored in a metadata region of the multimedia file, and
• the multimedia file is stored in file storage means 35 of a VOD server 71, one or more client terminals 73 are connected to the VOD server 71 over a network 72, and the client terminal 73 selects and loads the multimedia file stored in the VOD server 71,
• the multimedia VOD system comprising:
• setting means 33 for setting a number of times of playbacks and a pause release time in the client terminal 73 for convenience of learning;
• playback switch means 32 of the client terminal 73 for selecting and playing back the multimedia file 50 or releasing pause after completing studies in the pause state;
• control means 34 of the VOD server 71 for playing back the multimedia file by the set number of times of playbacks, detecting each of the marker frames, performing playback by passing through the multimedia file in the chapter markers 53, but starting playback from a relevant part, performing playback by passing through the multimedia file in the pass markers 52, but starting playback from a relevant part when the multimedia file is rewound, skipping playback in the skip markers 54, temporarily stopping the playback of the multimedia file in the pause markers 51, automatically releasing a pause key if the playback switch means 32 is not performed until the pause release time set in the setting means 33 in the pause state, and controlling a series of signals;
• analog conversion means 37 for converting decoded audio and video signals;
• display means 31 for displaying states operated by key manipulation, video, and text;
• and
• output means 38 for outputting the audio signal,
• wherein a foreign language is studied while the one or more client terminals 73 connected to the VOD server 71 sequentially play back the multimedia file.

A method of an Internet web browser media player playing back a multimedia file, comprising:

• a multimedia file 50 being played is the multimedia file 50 in which a specific frame is selected based on a playback time axis of the multimedia file and one or more pause markers 51, one or more pass markers 52, one or more chapter markers 53, and one or more skip markers 54 on which time codes thereof are recorded are defined and stored in a metadata region of the multimedia file,
• a file load step 9 of a client terminal 73, connected through an Internet, downloading and loading the multimedia file stored in the VOD server 71;
• a playback setting step 10 of setting a number of times of playbacks and a pause release time for convenience of learning;
• a file selection step 11 of selecting the multimedia file;
• a file playback step 12 of playing back the multimedia file;
• wherein between-the pause markers 51 is repeatedly played back by the number of times of playbacks set in the setting means, and the control means detects each of the markers, performs playback by passing through the multimedia file in the chapter markers 53, but starts playback from a relevant part, performs playback by passing through the multimedia file in the pass markers 52, but starts playback from a relevant part when the multimedia file is rewound, and skips the playback in the skip markers 54,
• a pause step 13 of temporally stopping the playback of the multimedia file in the pause markers 51;
• a playback switch manipulation step 14 of releasing pause by manipulating the switch means after directly answering a played sentence using the pause time or completing various studies, such as follow or a dictation;
• and
• a pause release step 15 of automatically releasing a pause key if the playback switch manipulation step 14 is not performed until the setting release time of the pause release step 15 previously set in the setting means 33,
• wherein the file playback step 12 of playing back the multimedia file again, the pause step 13, the switch manipulation step 14, and the pause release step 15 are repeated, the multimedia file 50 stored in the VOD server 71 is downloaded, and the one or more client terminals 73 sequentially plays back the multimedia file so that a foreign language is studied.