User interface for and method of managing icons on group-by-group basis using skin image
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1. A user interface to be displayed on a monitor for managing icons on a group-by-group basis using a skin image, the user interface comprising:
- an icon room which selectively provides one of a stored skin image and a reduction of the skin image, as a reduced skin image, on a desktop background depending on a determination of whether the icon room is activated; and
a plurality of icon images which are included in the icon room and are provided on the skin image on the desktop background when the determination indicates that the icon room is activated, with the reduced skin image being provided on the desktop background instead of the skin image when the determination indicates that the icon room is not activated,wherein the icon images included in the icon room and objects linked to each of the icon images have at least one common attribute, andwherein there are a plurality of icon rooms, with respective skin images, and the icon images on the desktop background are automatically included in a relevant icon room according to attributes that are set for the icon rooms.
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A user interface for and method of managing icons on a group-by-group basis using a skin image. The user interface includes an icon room which selectively provides a skin image or a reduced skin image on a desktop background depending on whether the skin image or the reduced skin image is activated, and a plurality of icon images which are included in the icon room and are provided on the skin image when the icon room is activated.
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1. A user interface to be displayed on a monitor for managing icons on a group-by-group basis using a skin image, the user interface comprising:
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an icon room which selectively provides one of a stored skin image and a reduction of the skin image, as a reduced skin image, on a desktop background depending on a determination of whether the icon room is activated; and a plurality of icon images which are included in the icon room and are provided on the skin image on the desktop background when the determination indicates that the icon room is activated, with the reduced skin image being provided on the desktop background instead of the skin image when the determination indicates that the icon room is not activated, wherein the icon images included in the icon room and objects linked to each of the icon images have at least one common attribute, and wherein there are a plurality of icon rooms, with respective skin images, and the icon images on the desktop background are automatically included in a relevant icon room according to attributes that are set for the icon rooms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for managing icons on a group-by-group basis using a skin image, the method comprising:
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selectively providing one of a stored skin image and a reduction of the skin image, as a reduced skin image, of an icon room on a desktop background according to a determination of whether the icon room is activated; receiving an input signal activating the icon room; and providing a plurality of icon images included in the icon room on the provided skin image on the desktop background when the icon room is activated and providing the reduced skin image, without providing the plurality of icon images, on the desktop background when the determination indicates that the icon room is not activated, wherein the icon images included in the icon room and objects linked to each of the icon images have at least one common attribute, and wherein there exists a plurality of icon rooms, with respective skin images, and the icon images on the desktop background are automatically included in a relevant icon room according to attributes that are set for the icon rooms. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A user interface to be displayed on a monitor, the user interface comprising:
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an icon room selectively providing one of a skin image and a reduced version of the skin image on a desktop background depending on whether the icon room is activated; at least one icon image disposed in the icon room and provided on the skin image when the icon room is activated, and wherein the reduced version of the skin image is provided on the desktop background instead of the skin image when the icon room is not activated.
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20. A method of managing icons, the method comprising:
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providing one of a skin image and a reduced version of the skin image on a desktop background based on whether an icon room is activated; disposing at least one icon image in the icon room, and providing the at least one icon image on the skin image when the icon room is activated; and providing the reduced version of the skin image on the desktop background instead of the skin image when the icon room is not activated.
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