Digital device and user interface control method thereof
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1. A digital device comprising:
- a user interface (UI) generator which generates a UI;
a controller which controls the UI generator to generate a UI which includes a menu area to display a list of contents for each sub-category of one or more sub-categories and a scroll bar to display information on respective sub-categories of the one or more sub-categories; and
a display unit which displays the generated UI,wherein the UI generator divides the scroll bar to generate a plurality of areas corresponding to the respective sub-categories, andwhen one of the plurality of areas corresponding to the respective sub-categories is selected by a user input, the controller controls a cursor to be positioned on one of contents included in the sub-category corresponding to the selected area,wherein the cursor is moved between the scroll bar and the menu area corresponding to the user input, and a selected portion of the divided scroll bar area and a selected portion of the menu area are highlighted when the cursor is placed on the respective selective portions.
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Abstract
A digital device and a UI control method thereof are provided. A user interface (UI) generator generates a UI, a controller controls the UI generator to generate a UI which includes a menu area to display a list of contents for a sub-category from one or more sub-categories and a scroll bar to display information on the respective sub-categories, and a display unit displays the generated UI.
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1. A digital device comprising:
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a user interface (UI) generator which generates a UI; a controller which controls the UI generator to generate a UI which includes a menu area to display a list of contents for each sub-category of one or more sub-categories and a scroll bar to display information on respective sub-categories of the one or more sub-categories; and a display unit which displays the generated UI, wherein the UI generator divides the scroll bar to generate a plurality of areas corresponding to the respective sub-categories, and when one of the plurality of areas corresponding to the respective sub-categories is selected by a user input, the controller controls a cursor to be positioned on one of contents included in the sub-category corresponding to the selected area, wherein the cursor is moved between the scroll bar and the menu area corresponding to the user input, and a selected portion of the divided scroll bar area and a selected portion of the menu area are highlighted when the cursor is placed on the respective selective portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling a user interface (UI) of a digital device, the method comprising:
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generating a user interface; displaying a list of contents for each sub-category of one or more sub-categories in a menu area of the UI; displaying a scroll bar which displays information on respective sub-categories of the one or more sub-categories on the UI, dividing the scroll bar to generate a plurality of areas corresponding to the respective sub-categories, and selecting one of the scroll bar and the menu area by using a cursor which is movable between the scroll bar and the menu area; wherein when one of the plurality of areas corresponding to the respective sub-categories is selected by a user input, controlling a cursor to be positioned on one of contents included in the sub-category corresponding to the selected area, and a selected portion of the divided scroll bar area and a selected portion of the menu area are highlighted when the cursor is placed on the respective selective portions. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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