Method and apparatus for user interface in home network and electronic device and storage medium therefor
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1. A user interface method comprising:
- generating, by a user interface apparatus, a virtual 3-dimensional (3D) space layout diagram, including at least one electronic device connected to a home network, with respect to a 3D space present in a predetermined location using 3D position information regarding the at least one electronic device;
displaying, on a display unit, the generated virtual 3D space layout diagram;
receiving an input signal relating to the displayed virtual 3D space layout diagram; and
performing a user interface function corresponding to the received input signal,wherein if the input signal includes information regarding a type of contents provided by the at least one electronic device, content type information of the at least one electronic device is further displayed in the generated virtual 3D space layout diagram.
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Abstract
A user interface method and apparatus which allow a user to intuitively control electronic devices connected to a home network by using a virtual 3D space layout diagram, and electronic devices and storage media therefor are provided. The user interface method includes: generating a virtual 3D space layout diagram based on 3D position information regarding at least one electronic device connected to a home network; displaying the generated virtual 3D space layout diagram; receiving an input signal based on the displayed virtual 3D space layout diagram; and performing a user interface function corresponding to the received input signal.
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20 Claims
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1. A user interface method comprising:
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generating, by a user interface apparatus, a virtual 3-dimensional (3D) space layout diagram, including at least one electronic device connected to a home network, with respect to a 3D space present in a predetermined location using 3D position information regarding the at least one electronic device; displaying, on a display unit, the generated virtual 3D space layout diagram; receiving an input signal relating to the displayed virtual 3D space layout diagram; and performing a user interface function corresponding to the received input signal, wherein if the input signal includes information regarding a type of contents provided by the at least one electronic device, content type information of the at least one electronic device is further displayed in the generated virtual 3D space layout diagram. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A user interface apparatus comprising:
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a display unit which displays a virtual 3D space layout diagram comprising at least one electronic device connected to a home network; an input signal reception unit which receives an input signal relating to the virtual 3D space layout diagram; and a user interface processing unit which generates the virtual 3D space layout diagram with respect to a 3D space present in a predetermined location using 3D position information of the at least one electronic device and which performs a user interface function corresponding to an input signal received by the input signal reception unit; wherein the display unit displays the generated virtual 3D space layout diagram, and if the input signal includes information regarding a type of contents provided by the at least one electronic device, the display unit further displays content type information of the at least one electronic device in the generated virtual 3D space layout diagram. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic device comprising:
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a network interface unit which communicates data with electronic devices through a home network; a storage unit which stores information required for generating at least one virtual 3D space layout diagram comprising at least one electronic device connected to the home network; a user interface apparatus which generates the virtual 3D space layout diagram with respect to a 3D space present in a predetermined location using 3D position information regarding the at least one electronic device, and displays the virtual 3D space layout diagram and which performs a user interface function according to an input signal relating to the displayed virtual 3D space layout diagram; and a control unit which, whenever connection of at least one electronic device is detected through the network interface unit, provides to the user interface apparatus at least one of information received from the network interface unit and information that is stored in the storage unit, wherein if the input signal includes information regarding a type of contents provided by the at least one electronic device, the user interface apparatus further displays content type information of the at least one electronic device in the generated virtual 3D space layout diagram.
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20. A tangible computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer executable program for performing a user interface method, the method comprising:
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generating a virtual 3-dimensional (3D) space layout diagram, including at least one electronic device connected to a home network, with respect to a 3D space present in a predetermined location using 3D position information regarding the at least one electronic device; displaying the generated virtual 3D space layout diagram; receiving an input signal relating to the displayed virtual 3D space layout diagram; and performing a user interface function corresponding to the received input signal, wherein if the input signal includes information regarding a type of contents provided by the at least one electronic device, content type information of the at least one electronic device is further displayed in the generated virtual 3D space layout diagram.
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