Method and apparatus for generating a new menu item by dividing or merging a menu item displayed on a portable terminal
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1. A method for managing an item in a portable terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying a plurality of items on a display of the portable terminal, wherein each item is associated with a command associated with content stored in the portable terminal;
selecting at least two items from the plurality of items based on an input;
identifying an attribute of the selected at least two items;
identifying a parent attribute corresponding to the selected at least two items based on the identified attribute of the selected at least two items;
determining whether parent items of the at least two items are equal by comparing the identified parent attribute of the selected at least two items;
in response to determining that the parent items are equal, displaying a first item corresponding to the selected at least two items based on the identified parent attribute;
in response to determining that the parent items are not the equal, determining whether a rule corresponding to the selected at least two items exists among merge rules; and
in response to determining that the corresponding rule exists, displaying a second item corresponding to the selected at least two items based on the corresponding rule,wherein the attribute comprises a hierarchical attribute predefined in the portable terminal,wherein the display of the selected at least two items displayed on the display is removed, andwherein the input comprises at least one of a drag of touch input corresponding to the at least two items, and a closed curve-shaped touch to include the at least two items.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for managing a menu item in a portable terminal are provided. In the method, at least one item is selected from items displayed on a screen according to a user control. An attribute of selected at least one item is determined. A new item is generated by one of dividing and merging the at least one item depending on the determined attribute.
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1. A method for managing an item in a portable terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of items on a display of the portable terminal, wherein each item is associated with a command associated with content stored in the portable terminal; selecting at least two items from the plurality of items based on an input; identifying an attribute of the selected at least two items; identifying a parent attribute corresponding to the selected at least two items based on the identified attribute of the selected at least two items; determining whether parent items of the at least two items are equal by comparing the identified parent attribute of the selected at least two items; in response to determining that the parent items are equal, displaying a first item corresponding to the selected at least two items based on the identified parent attribute; in response to determining that the parent items are not the equal, determining whether a rule corresponding to the selected at least two items exists among merge rules; and in response to determining that the corresponding rule exists, displaying a second item corresponding to the selected at least two items based on the corresponding rule, wherein the attribute comprises a hierarchical attribute predefined in the portable terminal, wherein the display of the selected at least two items displayed on the display is removed, and wherein the input comprises at least one of a drag of touch input corresponding to the at least two items, and a closed curve-shaped touch to include the at least two items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus for managing an item in a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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a display configured to display a plurality of items, wherein each item is associated with a command associated with content stored in the portable terminal; an input unit configured to receive an input; and at least one processor configured to; select at least two items from the plurality of items based on the received input, identify an attribute of the selected at least two items, identify a parent attribute corresponding to the selected at least two items based on the identified attribute of the selected at least two items, determine whether parent items of the at least two items are equal by comparing the identified parent attribute of the selected at least two items, in response to determining that the parent items are equal, control the display to display a first item corresponding to the selected at least two items based on the identified parent attribute, in response to determining that the parent items are not equal, determine whether a rule corresponding to the selected at least two items exists among merge rules, and in response to determining that the corresponding rule exists, control the display to display a second item corresponding to the selected at least two items based on the corresponding rule, wherein the attribute comprises a hierarchical attribute predefined in the portable terminal, wherein the display of the selected at least two items displayed on the display is removed, and wherein the input comprises at least one of a drag of touch input corresponding to the at least two items, and a closed curve-shaped touch to include the at least two items. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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