Apparatus and Method for Searching and Displaying Data
First Claim
1. An apparatus for searching and displaying data, comprising:
- a scroller having a plurality of touch pads;
a memory for storing the data;
a controller for obtaining a first memory area of the memory in which data to be displayed are stored, and then sequentially displaying the data of the first memory area when the data to be displayed are selected, as well as obtaining a second memory area within the first memory area corresponding to a position of a touched touch pad and then sequentially displaying data of the second memory area when the touch pad is touched for more than a pre-determined time, and obtaining a scroll direction based on the position of the touched touch pad and then scrolling the screen in the obtained scroll direction when the touch pad is touched for less than the predetermined time; and
a user interface for enabling a user can to select the data to be displayed or request a memory mapping operation, and displaying or scrolling the data on a screen under control of the controller.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for searching and displaying data are provided. The method includes a scroller having a plurality of touch pads, a memory for storing the data, a controller for obtaining a first memory area of the memory in which data to be displayed are stored, and then sequentially displaying the data of the first memory area when the data to be displayed are selected, as well as obtaining a second memory area within the first memory area corresponding to a position of a touched touch pad and then sequentially displaying data of the second memory area when the touch pad is touched for more than a pre-determined time, and obtaining a scroll direction based on the position of the touched touch pad and then scrolling the screen in the obtained scroll direction when the touch pad is touched for less than the pre-determined time, and a user interface for enabling a user can to select the data to be displayed or request a memory mapping operation, and displaying or scrolling the data on a screen under control of the controller.
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32 Claims
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1. An apparatus for searching and displaying data, comprising:
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a scroller having a plurality of touch pads; a memory for storing the data; a controller for obtaining a first memory area of the memory in which data to be displayed are stored, and then sequentially displaying the data of the first memory area when the data to be displayed are selected, as well as obtaining a second memory area within the first memory area corresponding to a position of a touched touch pad and then sequentially displaying data of the second memory area when the touch pad is touched for more than a pre-determined time, and obtaining a scroll direction based on the position of the touched touch pad and then scrolling the screen in the obtained scroll direction when the touch pad is touched for less than the predetermined time; and a user interface for enabling a user can to select the data to be displayed or request a memory mapping operation, and displaying or scrolling the data on a screen under control of the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for searching and displaying data by use of an apparatus having a plurality of touch pads and a storage device for storing the data of a plurality of files in a plurality of respective memory areas, the method comprising:
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a displaying step of, when data to be displayed are selected, obtaining a first memory area in which the data to be displayed are stored, and sequentially displaying a data of the first memory area on a screen; a memory mapping operation step of, when at least one of the touch pads is touched for a pre-determined time or more, obtaining a second memory area corresponding to a position of the touched touch pad within the first memory area, and sequentially displaying a data of the second memory area on the screen; and a scrolling step of, when the at least one touch pad is touched for less than the pre-determined time, obtaining a scroll direction corresponding to the position of the touched touch pad, and scrolling the screen in the obtained scroll direction. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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Specification