USER INTERFACE METHOD AND APPARATUS
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1. A user interface method, comprising:
- determining whether a command for user interface (UI) event occurrence is input;
reading a pre-stored auditory user interface (AUI) element if the command for UI event occurrence is input;
generating an AUI by changing the AUI element; and
outputting the generated AUI to an outside.
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Abstract
A user interface method and apparatus includes determining whether a command for user interface (UI) event occurrence is input, reading a pre-stored auditory user interface (AUI) element if the command for UI event occurrence is input is determined, generating an AUI based on the AUI element, and outputting the generated AUI to an outside. According to the method, an AUI environment using sound information is given to a user. Accordingly, the user can be guided to efficiently achieve a given task and reduce errors.
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1. A user interface method, comprising:
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determining whether a command for user interface (UI) event occurrence is input; reading a pre-stored auditory user interface (AUI) element if the command for UI event occurrence is input; generating an AUI by changing the AUI element; and outputting the generated AUI to an outside. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic device, comprising:
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a first storage unit to store an auditory user interface (AUI) element; an AUI generation unit to generate an AUI by changing the AUI element; and a control unit to control the AUI generation unit to generate the AUI that corresponds to a user interface (UI) event if a command for UI event occurrence is input. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A user interface usable with an electronic device, the user interface comprising:
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an input unit to allow a user to select an input command; and an output unit to output an auditory response corresponding to the selected input command, wherein the auditory response is formed by changing one or more predetermined auditory elements based on at least one of an importance and a frequency of a function to be performed by the electronic device according to the selected input command. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A user interface method, comprising:
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determining an input command selected by a user; forming an auditory response by changing one or more predetermined auditory elements based on at least one of an importance and a frequency of a function to be performed by an electronic device according to the determined input command; and outputting the formed auditory response corresponding to the determined input command.
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21. A computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program to execute a method, wherein the method comprises:
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determining an input command selected by a user; forming an auditory response by changing one or more predetermined auditory elements based on at least one of an importance and a frequency of a function to be performed by an electronic device according to the determined input command; and outputting the formed auditory response corresponding to the determined input command.
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