METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE USING DRAWN PATTERN AND MOBILE TERMINAL THEREOF
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a memory to store a plurality of patterns, each mapped to a corresponding multimedia data;
a display that includes a touchpad; and
a controller to detect a pattern drawn on the touchpad, the controller to map a multimedia data to the drawn pattern and to store the multimedia data-mapped pattern in the memory, and the controller to output the multimedia data in response to a user input.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a method for providing a user interface by mapping various types of multimedia to patterns drawn on a display, and a mobile terminal thereof. A user may draw a pattern according to his or her preference, and a controller may generate an object by mapping one or more multimedia data to the pattern. The controller may play the mapped multimedia data by tracking the multimedia data-mapped pattern. The controller may store the multimedia data-mapped pattern (object) in a memory. And, the controller may transmit the object to a selected specific party to provide an enhanced user interface (UI).
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a memory to store a plurality of patterns, each mapped to a corresponding multimedia data; a display that includes a touchpad; and a controller to detect a pattern drawn on the touchpad, the controller to map a multimedia data to the drawn pattern and to store the multimedia data-mapped pattern in the memory, and the controller to output the multimedia data in response to a user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method to provide multimedia data, the method comprising:
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receiving an input of a pattern drawn on a display of a mobile terminal; mapping multimedia data to the drawn pattern; storing the multimedia data mapped to the pattern as a multimedia data-mapped pattern in a memory of the mobile terminal; receiving an input of a pointing device over the display; and outputting the mapped multimedia data from the mobile terminal in response to receiving the input of the pointing device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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