METHOD OF PROVIDING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI), AND MULTIMEDIA APPARATUS TO APPLY THE SAME
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1. A method of providing a graphical user interface (GUI), the method comprising:
- if a command to generate a first item and a second item is received, generating the first item, the second item and a line connecting the first item and the second item on a screen; and
if a location on the line is selected, generating at the selected location a third item capable of moving on the screen.
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Abstract
A method of providing a graphical user interface (GUI) and a multimedia apparatus using the method. The method includes generating a first item, second item and line connecting the first item and the second item on a screen, and generating a third item according to user additional operations, to enable a user to manipulate items more conveniently and more intuitively.
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1. A method of providing a graphical user interface (GUI), the method comprising:
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if a command to generate a first item and a second item is received, generating the first item, the second item and a line connecting the first item and the second item on a screen; and if a location on the line is selected, generating at the selected location a third item capable of moving on the screen. - 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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a touch screen; and a control unit to control a first item, a second item and a line connecting the first item and the second item to be generated on the touch screen, if a command to generate the first item and second item is received, and to control a third item capable of moving on the touch screen to be generated on a location on the line, if the location on the line is selected. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for a method to provide a GUI, comprising:
- generating on a touch screen a first item, a second item, and a line connecting the first item and the second item; and
if a location on the line is selected, generating at the selected location a third item capable of being moved on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
- generating on a touch screen a first item, a second item, and a line connecting the first item and the second item; and
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36. A method of providing a route on a GUI, the method comprising:
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displaying a GUI on a display, wherein the display enables a user to designate a start point and a destination point; generating a route between a designated start point and destination point; permitting a user to select a via point on the route, wherein the via point may be moved on the display to change the route. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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40. A multimedia apparatus to generate a GUI, comprising:
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a GUI generating unit, configured to generate a start point, a destination point, and a route from the start point to the destination point; and a touch screen, operably connected to the GUI generating unit, to display the start point, the destination point, and the route, and to permit a via point to be selected on the route, wherein the via point can be moved on the touch screen.
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