METHOD FOR PROVIDING GUI TO DISPLAY A PLURALITY OF LISTS AND MULTIMEDIA APPARATUS USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method of providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to manage and/or reproduce multimedia content, the method comprising:
- dividing a list display area into a plurality of sub-areas on a display screen; and
displaying a plurality of related lists regarding the multimedia content on the plurality of sub-areas, respectively, on the display screen.
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Abstract
A method of providing a graphical user interface (GUI) and a multimedia apparatus using the same are provided, the method including: dividing a list display area into a plurality of sub-areas; and displaying a plurality of related lists regarding the multimedia content on the plurality of sub-areas, respectively. Accordingly, a plurality of related lists are displayed on a plurality of divided areas, and the scroll directions of the lists are independently decided according to each area. Therefore, a user can find desired content with greater convenience.
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42 Claims
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1. A method of providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to manage and/or reproduce multimedia content, the method comprising:
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dividing a list display area into a plurality of sub-areas on a display screen; and displaying a plurality of related lists regarding the multimedia content on the plurality of sub-areas, respectively, on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A multimedia apparatus to manage and/or reproduce multimedia content, the multimedia apparatus comprising:
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a generation unit to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) for a visual display on a display screen; and a control unit to control the generation unit to divide a list display area into a plurality of sub-areas on the display screen and to generate the GUI such that a plurality of related lists regarding the multimedia content are displayed on the plurality of sub-areas, respectively, of the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to manage and/or reproduce multimedia content, the method comprising:
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dividing a list display area into a first area and a second area; and displaying a first list on the first area, and displaying a second list, which is a hierarchically lower list associated with an item included on the first list, on the second area. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to manage and/or reproduce multimedia content, the method comprising:
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dividing a list display area into a first area and a second area on a display screen; displaying a first list on the first area and a second list on the second area, respectively; independently deciding a direction for scrolling the first list on the first area according to the first area on the display screen; and independently deciding a direction for scrolling the second list on the second area according to the second area on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A method of providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to manage and/or reproduce multimedia content, the method comprising:
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dividing a list display area into a first area and a second area; and displaying a first list in a first display form on the first area, and displaying a second list in a second display form, different from the first display mode, on the second area. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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41. A method of providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to manage and/or reproduce multimedia content, the method comprising:
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receiving an input for a first display mode or a second display mode; in the first display mode, dividing a list display area into a plurality of sub-areas on a display screen, and displaying a plurality of related lists regarding the multimedia content on the plurality of sub-areas, respectively, on the display screen; and in the second display mode, displaying a first list of the plurality of related lists on an entirety of the list display area. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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Specification