Apparatus and method for supporting user interface enabling user to select menu having position or direction as corresponding to position or direction selected using remote control
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing a user interface that enables a user to select a menu having a position or direction corresponding to a position selected by a remote control, the apparatus comprising:
- an interface storing unit which stores items of menus and information about functions provided by the menus;
an output unit which outputs items of a first menu stored in the interface storing unit on a circumference of a figure;
a receiving unit which receives an input signal from the remote control; and
a control unit which, when the input signal received by the receiving unit includes a position selected by the remote control, selects an item of the first menu located at a position of the figure corresponding to the position selected by the remote control and executes a function corresponding to the selected item of the first menu.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing a user interface that enables a user to select a menu having the same position or direction as a position selected by a remote control. The apparatus includes an interface storing unit which stores items of menus and information about functions provided by the menus, an output unit which outputs items of a first menu stored in the interface storing unit on the circumference of a figure, a receiving unit which receives an input signal from the remote control, and a control unit which, when the input signal received by the receiving unit includes a position selected by the remote control, selects an item of the first menu located at a position of the figure corresponding to the position selected by the remote control and executes a function corresponding to the selected item of the first menu.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing a user interface that enables a user to select a menu having a position or direction corresponding to a position selected by a remote control, the apparatus comprising:
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an interface storing unit which stores items of menus and information about functions provided by the menus;
an output unit which outputs items of a first menu stored in the interface storing unit on a circumference of a figure;
a receiving unit which receives an input signal from the remote control; and
a control unit which, when the input signal received by the receiving unit includes a position selected by the remote control, selects an item of the first menu located at a position of the figure corresponding to the position selected by the remote control and executes a function corresponding to the selected item of the first menu. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A remote control comprising:
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a figure control unit which receives menu position information;
a direction control unit which receives up and down or right and left direction information; and
a transmitting unit which transmits the received menu position information and direction information to an output device, wherein the menu position information indicates a position whose input is sensed by the figure control unit, and the transmitting unit transmits the received menu position information and executes a menu corresponding to the menu position information of an interface output on the output device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing a user interface that enables a user to select menu having the same position or direction as a position selected by a remote control, the method comprising:
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outputting items of a first menu on a circumference of a figure;
receiving an input signal from the remote control; and
selecting an item of the first menu at a position of the figure corresponding to the position selected by the remote control and executing a function provided by the selected item of the first menu, when the input signal contains a position selected by the remote control. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with processing instructions for causing a processor to execute a method of providing a user interface that enables a user to select menu having the same position or direction as a position selected by a remote control, the method comprising:
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outputting items of a first menu on a circumference of a figure;
receiving an input signal from the remote control; and
selecting an item of the first menu at a position of the figure corresponding to the position selected by the remote control and executing a function provided by the selected item of the first menu, when the input signal contains a position selected by the remote control.
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