Content classification method and content reproduction apparatus capable of performing the method

Abstract

A tag-based content classification method of classifying content based on a custom tag defined using user taste-based category information and a content reproduction apparatus to perform the method. The content classification method includes: analyzing content, and classifying the content based on whether the content comprises a first custom tag, the first custom tag and a second custom tag, the first custom tag, the second custom tag, and a tag, or the first custom tag and the tag.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A content classification method comprising:
 updating information contained in a first custom tag and a second custom tag associated with a content, wherein the content has the first custom tag containing user taste-based category information and the second custom tag containing information for monitoring a use pattern of the content;   classifying the content based on a result of the updating; and   displaying a result obtained by classifying the content.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the content further comprises at least one content-based tag defined using content information-based category information,
 wherein one or more of the at least one of the content-based tags is set as a third custom tag, and   wherein the updating of the information comprises updating the at least one content-based tag set as the third custom tag.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the updating of the information is performed after receiving the content or after reproducing the content. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the classifying of the content comprises:
 determining at least one of the importance of each of the category information and the importance of the content based on the result of the updating, and   classifying the content based on a result of the determination.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the content comprises at least one of music-based content, image or video-based content, text based content, and multimedia-based content. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein, if the content is music-based content, the first custom tag and the second custom tag are set using at least one of a command field and a variable space of the content,
 wherein, if the content is image-based content, the first custom tag and the second custom tag are set using the command field of the content,   wherein, if the content is video-based content, the first custom tag and the second custom tag are set using a description space of the content, and   wherein, if the content is text-based content, the first custom tag and the second custom tag are set using a reserved area.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the classifying of the content comprises:
 storing a result of the classification in a storage unit.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information for monitoring the use pattern of the content comprises reproduction frequency information related to the content and information on a number of reproduction completions related to the content. 
     
     
         9 . An apparatus comprising:
 a logging unit configured to update information contained in a first custom tag and a second custom tag associated with a content, wherein the content has the first custom tag containing at least one item of category information based on a user's taste, and the second custom tag containing information for monitoring a use pattern of the content;   a content classifier configured to classify the content based on a result of the updating by the logging unit; and   a display unit configured to present a result obtained by classifying the content.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the content further comprises at least one content-based tag defined using content information-based category information,
 wherein one or more of the at least one content-based tag is set as a third custom tag, and   wherein the logging unit updates one or more of the at least one content-based tag set as the third custom tag.   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the logging unit operates after receiving the content by the content reproduction apparatus or after reproducing the content by the content reproduction apparatus. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the content classifier determines at least one of the importance of each of the items of category information and the importance of the content based on the result of the updating, and classifies the content based on a result of the determination. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , further comprising a storage unit configured to store a result of the classification. 
     
     
         14 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having one or more programs which include commands for executing a method for classifying a plurality of content, the method comprising:
 updating information contained in a first custom tag and a second custom tag associated with a content, wherein the content has the first custom tag containing user taste-based category information and the second custom tag containing information for monitoring a use pattern of the content;   classifying the content based on a result of the updating; and   displaying a result obtained by classifying the content.