METHOD TO PROVIDE A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) TO OFFER A THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) CYLINDERICAL MENU AND MULTIMEDIA APPARATUS USING THE SAME
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1. A method to provide a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
- generating a three dimensional (3D) cylindrical menu having at least one menu item displayed on a surface of the 3D cylindrical menu; and
rotating the 3D cylindrical menu according to a manipulation of an input device by a user to enable the user to select at least one menu item displayed on the 3D cylindrical menu.
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Abstract
A method to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) to offer a 3D cylindrical menu, and a multimedia apparatus using the same. The method to provide a GUI includes generating a 3D cylindrical menu displaying a menu on its surface, and rotating the 3D cylindrical menu according to a manipulation of an input device by a user to enable the user to select an item of the menu.
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1. A method to provide a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
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generating a three dimensional (3D) cylindrical menu having at least one menu item displayed on a surface of the 3D cylindrical menu; and rotating the 3D cylindrical menu according to a manipulation of an input device by a user to enable the user to select at least one menu item displayed on the 3D cylindrical menu. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A multimedia apparatus, comprising:
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an input device controlled by a user; and a controller to control a display to generate a three dimensional (3D) cylindrical menu displaying at least one menu item on a surface of the 3D cylindrical menu, and to rotate the 3D cylindrical menu according to a manipulation of the input device by the user to enable the user to select at least one menu item. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method to provide a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
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generating a three dimensional (3D) cylindrical menu displaying at least one menu item on a surface of the 3D cylindrical menu; and rotating the at least one menu item according to a manipulation of an input device by a user to enable the user to select at least one menu item.
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20. A method to provide a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
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displaying an item to be selected from a plurality of items of a menu at a center portion of the menu, and displaying a remainder of the items in an upper or lower portion of the menu based on the selected item; receiving a manipulation command through a touch screen to scroll the menu in an upward or downward direction; and scrolling the menu in the upward or downward direction according to the received manipulation command. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method to provide graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
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displaying an item to be selected at a center portion of a menu; and detecting a touch by a user on a touch screen;
whereinif the touch is along an upward or a downward direction is detected on the touch screen, scrolling the menu in the corresponding upward or downward direction.
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