USER INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYING AND PLAYING MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS, APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
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1. A method of displaying and playing multimedia contents, comprising:
- displaying a sorting item of a multimedia content; and
arranging file information of the multimedia content based on the sorting item, the file information having a form of a playable image and having a pre-play function.
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Abstract
A user interface for displaying and playing multimedia contents is capable of allowing the user to easily recognize information about multimedia contents at a glance, and allowing the user to more easily retrieve desired information, through an image pre-play function. An apparatus includes the user interface, and a control method for the apparatus are includes displaying a sorting item of a multimedia content, and arranging file information included in the sorting item and having the form of a playable image.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of displaying and playing multimedia contents, comprising:
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displaying a sorting item of a multimedia content; and arranging file information of the multimedia content based on the sorting item, the file information having a form of a playable image and having a pre-play function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of displaying and playing multimedia contents, comprising:
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displaying a sorting item of a multimedia content; arranging file information of the multimedia content based on the sorting item, the file information having a form of a playable image and having a pre-play function; and pre-playing a file corresponding to the file information when the file information is selected, wherein the pre-playing of the file comprises stopping the pre-play of the file when a file stop command for the file is input, and resuming the pre-play of the file, resuming from a stop point at which the pre-play of the file was stopped, when a file return command is input. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. An apparatus to display and play multimedia contents, comprising:
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an input unit to receive selection of a sorting item of a multimedia content; and a controller to arrange file information of the multimedia content based on the sorting item, the file information having a form of a playable image and having a pre-play function. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus to display and play multimedia contents, comprising:
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an input unit to receive selection of a sorting item of a multimedia content; and a controller to arrange file information of the multimedia content based on the sorting item, the file information having a form of a playable image and having a pre-play function, and to pre-play a file corresponding to the file information when the file information is selected, wherein the controller stops the pre-play of the file when a file stop command for the file is input, and resumes the pre-play of the file, resuming from a stop point at which the pre-play of the file was stopped, when a file return command is input. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A user interface to display and play multimedia contents, comprising:
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at least one upper-level item arranged at an upper portion of the user interface; at least one lower-level item arranged at a lower portion of the user interface, to represent at least one sub-item of the at least one upper-level item; and a plurality of file information pieces having a pre-play function arranged at a central portion of the user interface, wherein the upper-level item represents a sorting item of the multimedia contents, and each of the file information pieces provides additional information about an associated one of files of the multimedia contents, and is activated upon being selected by a user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of confirming a content of multimedia contents, comprising:
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displaying menu items selectable to obtain one or more playable thumbnails corresponding to the multimedia contents; displaying one or more of the playable thumbnails obtained via a selection of the menu items; and pre-playing a content of a multimedia content corresponding to a selected one of the one or more playable thumbnails to confirm the content thereof. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus to reproduce multimedia contents, comprising:
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a display to display a graphic user interface; and a controller to control display of the graphic user interface to; selectively display menu items selectable to obtain one or more playable thumbnails corresponding to the multimedia contents, display one or more of the playable thumbnails obtained via a selection of the menu items, and pre-play a content of a multimedia content corresponding to a selected one of the one or more playable thumbnails to confirm the content thereof. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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