DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A USER MENU, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE (UI) APPLICABLE THERETO
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1. A display apparatus, comprising:
- a display unit which displays a user menu on a first area of a screen in a linear or annular pattern;
a gesture recognizing unit which recognizes a user gesture; and
a control unit which controls so that, if a direction of the user gesture recognized at the gesture recognizing unit is within a first range from a first direction, an item arranged at a predetermined location is selected from among items listed in the user menu, in which the first direction is vertical to a direction of the user menu layout.
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Abstract
A display apparatus and a method for providing a user interface (UI) applicable thereto, are provided. The display apparatus controls so that, if a direction of a user gesture recognized at a gesture recognizing unit is within a first range from a first direction, an item arranged at a predetermined location is selected from among items listed in the user menu, in which the first direction is vertical to a direction of the user menu layout. As a result, the user can operate the user menu conveniently with his bodily gestures such as hand gestures.
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1. A display apparatus, comprising:
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a display unit which displays a user menu on a first area of a screen in a linear or annular pattern; a gesture recognizing unit which recognizes a user gesture; and a control unit which controls so that, if a direction of the user gesture recognized at the gesture recognizing unit is within a first range from a first direction, an item arranged at a predetermined location is selected from among items listed in the user menu, in which the first direction is vertical to a direction of the user menu layout. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing a user interface (UI), in a display apparatus capable of recognizing a user gesture, the method comprising:
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displaying a user menu on a first area of a screen in a linear or annular pattern; recognizing a user gesture; and if a direction of the user gesture recognized is within a first range from a first direction, selecting an item arranged at a predetermined location from among items listed in the user menu, in which the first direction is vertical to a direction of the user menu layout. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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