User interface for displaying and playing multimedia contents, apparatus comprising the same, and control method thereof
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1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a storage unit configured to store a plurality of video data; and
a controller configured to;
display a plurality of video items corresponding to the plurality of video data, respectively, on the display,each video item of the plurality of video items being displayed at a same, first size, and includinga still image for the corresponding video data and being displayed at a second size less than the first size,title information for the corresponding video data, anda visual indicator indicating a length of play of the corresponding video data, andin response to a selection of a video item of the plurality of video items displayed on the display,pre-playing the video data corresponding to the selected video item on the display in a form of a thumbnail having a third size greater than the second size, with at least a portion of the thumbnail having a changed color with respect to the display of the still image included in the selected video item, to thereby emphasize the pre-playing video data with respect to non-selected video items of the plurality of video items, while displaying the non-selected video items of the plurality of video items in an inactivated state at the first size along with the pre-playing video data on the display, wherein the thumbnail is displayed in an activated state at the third size so as to cover at least a portion of the still image of at least one of the non-selected video items.
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Abstract
A user interface for displaying and playing multimedia contents is capable of allowing the user to easily recognize information about multimedia contents at a glance, and allowing the user to more easily retrieve desired information, through an image pre-play function. An apparatus includes the user interface, and a control method for the apparatus are includes displaying a sorting item of a multimedia content, and arranging file information included in the sorting item and having the form of a playable image.
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6 Claims
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1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a display; a storage unit configured to store a plurality of video data; and a controller configured to; display a plurality of video items corresponding to the plurality of video data, respectively, on the display, each video item of the plurality of video items being displayed at a same, first size, and including a still image for the corresponding video data and being displayed at a second size less than the first size, title information for the corresponding video data, and a visual indicator indicating a length of play of the corresponding video data, and in response to a selection of a video item of the plurality of video items displayed on the display, pre-playing the video data corresponding to the selected video item on the display in a form of a thumbnail having a third size greater than the second size, with at least a portion of the thumbnail having a changed color with respect to the display of the still image included in the selected video item, to thereby emphasize the pre-playing video data with respect to non-selected video items of the plurality of video items, while displaying the non-selected video items of the plurality of video items in an inactivated state at the first size along with the pre-playing video data on the display, wherein the thumbnail is displayed in an activated state at the third size so as to cover at least a portion of the still image of at least one of the non-selected video items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electronic apparatus comprising:
at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions and at least one hardware processor to execute the stored computer executable instructions to cause; displaying, on a display, a plurality of video items respectively corresponding to a plurality of video data stored in a storage, each video item of the plurality of video items being displayed on the display at a same, first size, and including; a still image for the corresponding video data and being displayed at a second size less than the first size, title information for the corresponding video data, and a visual indicator indicating a length of play of the corresponding video data, and pre-playing, in response to a video item of the plurality of displayed video items being selected, the video data corresponding to the selected video item on the display in a form of a thumbnail having a third size greater than the second size, with at least a portion of the thumbnail having a changed color with respect to the display of the still image included in the selected video item, to thereby emphasize the pre-playing video data with respect to non-selected video items of the plurality of video items, while displaying the non-selected video items of the plurality of video items in an inactivated state at the first size along with the pre-playing video data on the display, wherein the thumbnail is displayed in an activated state at the third size so as to cover at least a portion of the still image of at least one of the non-selected video items.
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