METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAYING BACK CONTENTS IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL
First Claim
1. A method for playing back contents in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying classification items, which are hierarchically associated with each other, in response to a request for displaying a contents list;
selecting one of the classification items; and
if the selected classification item has a sub-hierarchy associated therewith, displaying detail items corresponding to the sub-hierarchy, or if the selected classification item is the lowest hierarchy, displaying all contents of the selected classification item.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for playing back contents in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The apparatus and method easily search for content and play back the searched contents based on items in a mobile communication terminal. The method includes displaying classification items, which are hierarchically associated with each other, in response to a request for displaying a contents list, selecting one of the classification items, and, if the selected classification item has a sub-hierarchy associated therewith, displaying detail items corresponding to the sub-hierarchy, or if the selected classification item is the lowest hierarchy, displaying all contents in the selected classification item. Therefore, the users can easily search for, select, and play back their desired contents according to various items.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for playing back contents in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying classification items, which are hierarchically associated with each other, in response to a request for displaying a contents list; selecting one of the classification items; and if the selected classification item has a sub-hierarchy associated therewith, displaying detail items corresponding to the sub-hierarchy, or if the selected classification item is the lowest hierarchy, displaying all contents of the selected classification item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for playing back contents in a mobile communication terminal, comprising:
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displaying at least two classification items, which are hierarchically associated with each other, in response to a request for displaying a contents list; displaying detail items of one item selected from the classification items; if the one item selected from the detail items has its sub-hierarchy, displaying sub-detail items of the sub-hierarchy; and if there is a request for playing back at least one of the classification items, the detail items, and the sub-detail items, playing back contents corresponding to the requested item. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A mobile communication terminal comprising:
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a list processing unit for displaying a classification list including classification items hierarchically associated with each other in response to a list display request, for displaying detail items of a selected classification item in response to a request for displaying the selected classification, for determining whether a selected detail item has sub-detail items according to a request for displaying sub-detail items, and for displaying a corresponding sub-detail item if the selected detail item has sub-detail items; a key input unit for inputting a request for playing back one selected from the classification items, the detail items, and the sub-detail items; and a content playback unit for playing back contents corresponding to the playback-requested item. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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