Apparatus and method for displaying multimedia contents
First Claim
1. An apparatus for displaying multimedia contents, the apparatus comprising:
- an alignment condition determination unit which determines an alignment condition corresponding to a first user command signal among a plurality of alignment conditions;
a detailed condition determination unit which determines a detailed condition, among detailed conditions included in the alignment condition, corresponding to a second user command signal;
a contents extraction unit which extracts first multimedia contents according to the determined detailed condition; and
a display unit which displays the determined alignment condition in a first region, the determined detailed condition in a second region, and a second multimedia contents selected by a user among the extracted first multimedia contents in a third region of a screen.
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Abstract
Provided are an apparatus and method of displaying multimedia contents, more particularly, an apparatus and method of displaying stored multimedia contents to accommodate a user'"'"'s preference using limited buttons of a remote control device or a cellular phone. The apparatus for displaying multimedia contents includes an alignment condition determination unit determining an alignment condition corresponding to a first user command signal among a plurality of alignment conditions, a detailed condition determination unit determining a detailed condition corresponding to a second user command signal among detailed conditions included in the alignment condition, a contents extraction unit extracting first multimedia contents according to the determined detailed condition, and a display unit displaying the determined alignment condition in a first region, the determined detailed condition in a second region, and a second multimedia contents selected by a user among the extracted first multimedia contents in a third region of a screen.
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28 Claims
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1. An apparatus for displaying multimedia contents, the apparatus comprising:
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an alignment condition determination unit which determines an alignment condition corresponding to a first user command signal among a plurality of alignment conditions; a detailed condition determination unit which determines a detailed condition, among detailed conditions included in the alignment condition, corresponding to a second user command signal; a contents extraction unit which extracts first multimedia contents according to the determined detailed condition; and a display unit which displays the determined alignment condition in a first region, the determined detailed condition in a second region, and a second multimedia contents selected by a user among the extracted first multimedia contents in a third region of a screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of displaying multimedia contents, the method comprising:
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determining an alignment condition corresponding to a first user command signal among a plurality of alignment conditions; determining a detailed condition, among detailed conditions included in the alignment condition, corresponding to a second user command signal; extracting first multimedia contents according to the determined detailed condition; and displaying the determined alignment condition in a first region, the determined detailed condition in a second region, and a second multimedia contents selected by a user among the extracted first multimedia contents in a third region of a screen. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. The method of 26, further comprising generating the thumbnails.
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28. The method of 15, wherein the first multimedia contents comprise still pictures and motion pictures.
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