Method for providing GUI for selecting broadcast channel with keypad operated by pointer and broadcast receiving apparatus thereof
First Claim
1. A method for providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for selecting a broadcast channel comprising:
- displaying a pointer on a display, the pointer being moveable by manipulation of a remote control apparatus without number keys;
if a predetermined user input is received from the remote control apparatus, displaying a keypad and an icon, the keypad comprising keys selectable by the pointer;
if a first user input of moving the remote control apparatus to move the pointer to a number key of a plurality of number keys included in the keypad and selecting the number key is received, displaying a number corresponding to the selected number key on an input window and displaying a first channel list concurrently with the keypad, the first channel list including at least one channel including the number corresponding to the selected number key; and
if a second user input of selecting the icon is received while the first channel list is displayed, causing the keypad to disappear from the display and displaying a second channel list concurrently with the first channel list, the second channel list corresponding to the icon,wherein a key, on which the pointer is positioned, of the keypad is displayed distinctively from other keys.
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Abstract
A method for providing Graphical User Interface (GUI) for selecting a broadcast channel, and a broadcast receiving apparatus having the same are provided. The GUI for selecting a broadcast channel includes a keypad having a pointer to be moved by manipulation of a user on a remote control apparatus and keys selectable by the pointer, and then the user is able to input a preferred broadcast channel by using the keypad and the pointer. Accordingly, the user is able to input a preferred broadcast channel without using the number keys, so the number keys may be omitted in the remote control apparatus. As a result, miniaturization of the remote control apparatus is possible.
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1. A method for providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for selecting a broadcast channel comprising:
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displaying a pointer on a display, the pointer being moveable by manipulation of a remote control apparatus without number keys; if a predetermined user input is received from the remote control apparatus, displaying a keypad and an icon, the keypad comprising keys selectable by the pointer; if a first user input of moving the remote control apparatus to move the pointer to a number key of a plurality of number keys included in the keypad and selecting the number key is received, displaying a number corresponding to the selected number key on an input window and displaying a first channel list concurrently with the keypad, the first channel list including at least one channel including the number corresponding to the selected number key; and if a second user input of selecting the icon is received while the first channel list is displayed, causing the keypad to disappear from the display and displaying a second channel list concurrently with the first channel list, the second channel list corresponding to the icon, wherein a key, on which the pointer is positioned, of the keypad is displayed distinctively from other keys. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A broadcast reception apparatus comprising:
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a broadcast receiving unit configured to tune to one of a plurality of broadcast channels; a graphical user interface (GUI) generator configured to generate a GUI and combine the generated GUI with an image of a broadcast channel; a controller configured to control the GUI generator to display a pointer moveable by manipulation of a remote control apparatus without number keys; and a display configured to; display a keypad and an icon if a predetermined user input is received from the remote control apparatus, the keypad comprising keys selectable by the pointer, if a first user input of moving the remote control apparatus to move the pointer to a number key of a plurality of number keys included in the keypad and selecting the number key is received, display a number corresponding to the selected number key on an input window and display a first channel list concurrently with the keypad, the first channel list including at least one channel including the number corresponding to the selected number key, and if a second user input of selecting the icon is received while the first channel list is displayed, remove the keypad from the display and display a second channel list concurrently with the first channel list, the second channel list corresponding to the icon, wherein a key, on which the pointer is positioned, of the keypad is displayed distinctively from other keys. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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