METHOD FOR PROVIDING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) FOR GENERATING LIST AND IMAGE APPARATUS THEREOF

• US 20080184118A1
• Filed: 07/23/2007
• Published: 07/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Jeong-yeon, Hwang, Woo-seok, Kim, Joon-hwan, Jon, Seong-ick, Yun, Young-hwa
• Application Number:
  US11/781,344
• Publication Number:
  US 20080184118A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/719
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/037 using the raster scan of a cathode-ray tube [CRT] for detecting the position of the member, e.g. light pens cooperating with CRT monitors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42206 characterized by hardware details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4438 Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72

Abstract

A method for providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for generating a list, and an image apparatus having the same are provided. The method for providing a GUI for generating a list provides the GUI for generating a list to generate a list including desired items by using a pointer which is moved in a space by two-dimensional movement of the remote control apparatus by a user. Accordingly, even when using an image apparatus such as a TV receiving a command of a user by the input of the keys on the remote control, a user can generate a file list more easily.

Claims

1. A method for providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for generating a list, the method comprising:

generating a pointer, which is moved in a space by two-dimensional movement of a remote control apparatus, and items,

combining the pointer and the items with an image to be displayed; and

if at least some of the items are drag-and-dropped by the pointer into a collection area, generating a list comprising the items drag-and-dropped by the pointer into the collection area which is displayed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the pointer moves in a same direction as a face of the remote control is moved on a virtual plane which is parallel with a screen of a display.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the items drag-and-dropped into the collection area in the collection area.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein each of the drag-and-dropped items comprises at least one still image file and at least one audio file which are displayed in the collection area.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

while the at least one still image file comprised in the list is reproduced one by one, reproducing the at least one audio file comprised in the list one by one.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

reproducing the items comprised in the list one by one,

wherein each of the listed items comprises a still image file and an audio file, and the list comprises still image files or only audio files.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the listed items is a broadcast channel and a preference broadcast channel list is displayed in the collection area.

8. An image apparatus comprising:

a Graphical User Interface (GUI) generator which generates a GUI and combines the generated GUI with an image to be displayed; and

a controller which controls the GUI generator to generate a pointer, which is moved in a space by two-dimensional movement of a remote control apparatus, and items, and to combine the pointer and the items with the image to be displayed, and if at least some of the items are drag-and-dropped by the pointer into a collection area, generates a list comprising the items drag-and-dropped into the collection area which is displayed.

9. The image apparatus of claim 8, wherein the pointer moves in a same direction as a face of the remote control is moved on a virtual plane which is parallel with a screen of a display.

10. The image apparatus of claim 8, wherein the controller controls the GUI generator to display the items drag-and-dropped into the collection area in the collection area.

11. The image apparatus of claim 10, wherein each of the listes items comprises at least one still image file and at least one audio file which are displayed in the collection area.

12. The image apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one still image file is reproduced, and the controller controls to reproduce the at least one audio file.

13. The image apparatus of claim 8, wherein each of the listed items comprises at least one still image file and at least one audio file, the list comprises the at least one still image file or the at least one audio file, and the controller controls to reproduce the items comprised in the list.

14. The image apparatus of claim 8, wherein each of the listed items is a broadcast channel, and a preference broadcast channel list is displayed in the collection area.

15. The image apparatus of claim 8 further comprising:

a display displaying the pointer, the items, and the collection area.

16. A method for providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for generating a list comprising:

generating a pointer which is moved by manipulation on a remote control apparatus,

combining the pointer with an image to be displayed; and

generating a list comprising different items drag-and-dropped by the pointer into a collection area which is displayed.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein each of the listed items comprises at least one still image file and at least one audio file, and if the at least one still image file and the at least one audio file are drag-and-dropped into the collection area, the list comprises the at least one still image file and the at least one audio file drag-and-dropped into the collection area.

18. An image apparatus comprising:

a Graphical User Interface (GUI) generator which generates a GUI and combines the generated GUI with an image to be displayed; and

a controller which controls the GUI generator to generate a pointer which is moved by manipulation on a remote control apparatus and to combine the pointer with the image to be displayed, and generates a list comprising different items drag-and-dropped by the pointer into a collection area which is displayed.

19. The image apparatus of claim 18, wherein each of the listed items comprises at least one still image file and at least one audio file, and if the at least one still image file and the at least one audio file are drag-and-dropped into the collection area, the list comprises the at least one still image file and the at least one audio file drag-and-dropped into the collection area.