METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OBJECTS OF A USER INTERFACE
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1. A method of controlling an object, the method comprising:
- displaying a user interface comprising at least one display region having at least one object;
receiving selected input of a target object from a user;
displaying a control menu in response to receiving the selected input of the target object;
receiving input of a control instruction from the user;
in response to receiving the control instructions from the user, hiding the target object and moving the target object to the bottom of the display region; and
rearranging unselected objects to fill a space created when the target object is hidden.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling objects of a user interface (UI) are provided. The method and apparatus simultaneously hide and move a selected object to a bottom of a UI when the object is encrypted, thereby not visually exposing the encrypted object to a third person, displaying, through the UI the encrypted object on a predetermined screen, directory or folder, and rearranging unselected objects to fill a space created when the selected object is hidden and moved.
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1. A method of controlling an object, the method comprising:
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displaying a user interface comprising at least one display region having at least one object; receiving selected input of a target object from a user; displaying a control menu in response to receiving the selected input of the target object; receiving input of a control instruction from the user; in response to receiving the control instructions from the user, hiding the target object and moving the target object to the bottom of the display region; and rearranging unselected objects to fill a space created when the target object is hidden. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 21)
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6. A method of controlling an object, the method comprising:
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displaying a user interface comprising at least one display region including at least one object; receiving from a user, input of a control instruction corresponding to a target object hidden from a user; performing authentication with respect to displaying the target object; and displaying the target object in a selected display region. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus of controlling an object, the apparatus comprising:
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an input unit for receiving a selection of a target object by a user, a display controller which displays a user interface comprising at least one display region having at least one object, the said controller displaying a control menu corresponding to the selected input of the target object; and an object controller which hides the target object corresponding to a control instruction input from the user; the object controller moving the object in the display region so as not to be visible to a third party, and rearranging unselected objects to fill a space created when the target object is hidden. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus of controlling an object comprising:
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a display controller which displays a user interface comprising at least one display region including at least one object; an input unit which receives a selection of a target object by a user; an object controller which receives from the user input unit a control instruction corresponding to the selected target object;
the object controller configured to control display of the selected target object;an authentication unit which performs authentication with respect to the display of the target object; and an object implementation unit which implements display of the target object, the object controller controlling the target object to be displayed in a selected display region based on an authentication result by the authentication unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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