METHOD OF PROVIDING MENU USING TOUCHSCREEN AND MULTIMEDIA APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- a touch screen to receive a user touch input;
a manipulating unit to receive a user manipulation; and
a control unit to control so that the touch screen is activated and a menu that is selectable by a user'"'"'s touch input is indicated on the touch screen, when the user manipulation is input through the manipulating unit while the touch screen is in an inactivated state,wherein the touch screen in the inactivated state displays the menu and does not receive the user touch input.
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Abstract
A method of providing a menu, and a multimedia device incorporating the same. In the multimedia device, the touchscreen is controlled to be activated and a menu that is selectable through a user touch is displayed on the touchscreen, when a user manipulation is input through a manipulating unit while the touchscreen is in an inactivated state. As a result, efficient arrangement of menus in the touchscreen is achieved.
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16 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a touch screen to receive a user touch input; a manipulating unit to receive a user manipulation; and a control unit to control so that the touch screen is activated and a menu that is selectable by a user'"'"'s touch input is indicated on the touch screen, when the user manipulation is input through the manipulating unit while the touch screen is in an inactivated state, wherein the touch screen in the inactivated state displays the menu and does not receive the user touch input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 14)
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7. An electronic device comprising:
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a display unit to display a menu comprising items and icons to represent the items; an input unit to select one from among the items of the menu being displayed in the display unit; and a control unit to control so that when an item is selected from the menu through the input unit, an icon of the selected item remains being displayed on the display unit even after the menu disappears. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 15)
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11. An electronic device, comprising:
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a touchscreen to receive a user'"'"'s touch input to select a menu among plural menus; and a manipulating unit to activate the touchscreen such that the menus that are selectable by a user'"'"'s touch input are indicated on the touchscreen while the touchscreen is in an inactivated state, wherein the touch screen in the inactivated state displays the menu and does not receive the user'"'"'s touch input. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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16. An electronic device comprising:
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a display unit to display a menu screen comprising items and icons to represent the items; an input unit to activate and to deactivate the menu screen; and a control unit to control the display unit so that when the menu screen is deactivated, the items disappear on the display unit while the icons remain displayed on the display unit.
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