METHOD FOR PROVIDING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR SELECTING BROADCAST PROGRAM AND AV APPARATUS THEREFOR
First Claim
1. A method for providing a graphical user interface (GUI), the method comprising:
- providing a GUI which displays graphics representing broadcast programs;
receiving a user operation that is input in an area containing graphics representing broadcast programs that cannot be simultaneously selected from among the broadcast programs displayed by the GUI; and
setting a user selection regarding the broadcast programs that cannot be simultaneously selected, according to the received user operation.
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Abstract
A method for providing a GUI for selecting a broadcast program, and an AV apparatus are provided. According to the method for providing a GUI, a user selection regarding the broadcast programs that cannot be simultaneously selected is set according to a user operation that is input in an area containing graphics representing broadcast programs that cannot be simultaneously selected by a user. Therefore, if a user makes errors in selecting broadcast programs, for example, if a user selects two or more broadcast programs that cannot be simultaneously selected, the errors may be corrected more easily, instantly and intuitively.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for providing a graphical user interface (GUI), the method comprising:
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providing a GUI which displays graphics representing broadcast programs; receiving a user operation that is input in an area containing graphics representing broadcast programs that cannot be simultaneously selected from among the broadcast programs displayed by the GUI; and setting a user selection regarding the broadcast programs that cannot be simultaneously selected, according to the received user operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An audio visual (AV) apparatus comprising:
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a graphical user interface (GUI) generator which generates a GUI and combines the GUI with a video to be displayed; and a controller which controls the GUI generator to generate a GUI which displays graphics representing broadcast programs, and which sets a user selection regarding broadcast programs that cannot be simultaneously selected, according to a user operation that is input in an area containing graphics representing the broadcast programs that cannot be simultaneously selected. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing a graphical user interface (GUI), the method comprising:
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providing a GUI which displays items; receiving a user operation that is input in an area containing items that cannot be simultaneously selected; and setting a user selection regarding the items that cannot be simultaneously selected, according to the received user operation. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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