Device and method for providing information about relationships between respective sharers based on shared information
First Claim
1. A device for providing information about relationships between a user of the device and sharers sharing data with the user, the device comprising:
- a display panel which displays lower menu item icons of a menu item icon, and sharer icons which indicate relationships between sharers who share the lower menu item icons, if the user selects the menu item icon from among displayed menu item icons; and
a manipulation unit through which manipulation and selection of the displayed menu item icons, the lower menu item icons, and the sharer icons are performed by a user.
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Abstract
A device and method for providing information about the relationships between a user of a device and sharers sharing data with the user is provided. The device includes a search unit, a storage unit, a User Interface (UI) generation unit, and a display unit. The search unit searches for information about the lower menu item icons of a specific menu item icon, and sharer icons representing sharers who share each of the lower menu item icons, when a user selects the specific menu item icon. The storage unit stores information about the menu item icon, the lower menu item icons, and the sharer icons for respective layer regions. The UI generation unit generates the menu item icons, the lower menu item icons, and the sharer icons. The display unit displays the generated menu item icons, lower menu item icon, and sharer icons.
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1. A device for providing information about relationships between a user of the device and sharers sharing data with the user, the device comprising:
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a display panel which displays lower menu item icons of a menu item icon, and sharer icons which indicate relationships between sharers who share the lower menu item icons, if the user selects the menu item icon from among displayed menu item icons; and a manipulation unit through which manipulation and selection of the displayed menu item icons, the lower menu item icons, and the sharer icons are performed by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A device for providing relationships between a user of the device and sharers sharing data with the user, the device comprising:
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a search unit which searches for information about lower menu item icons of a menu item icon, and sharer icons which represent sharers who share each of the lower menu item icons, if the menu item icon is selected; a storage unit which stores information about the menu item icon, the lower menu item icons, and the sharer icons for respective layer regions; a User Interface (UI) generation unit which generates the menu item icons, the lower menu item icons, and the sharer icons; and a display unit which displays the menu item icons, the lower menu item icon, and the sharer icons. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A method of providing information about relationships between a user of a device and sharers sharing data with the user, the method comprising:
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searching for information about lower menu item icons of a menu item icon and displaying the lower menu item icons, if the menu item icon is selected from among displayed menu item icons; searching for information about a lower menu item icon if the lower menu item icon is selected from among the displayed lower menu item icons; and searching for information about sharer icons sharing the lower menu item icon which is selected, and displaying the sharer icons. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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