APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PLAYING OF MULTIMEDIA ITEM
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1. An apparatus for playing a multimedia item, the apparatus comprising:
- a display means which displays an operation unit that includes a wheel area and generates an input signal upon sensing a touch event generated in the wheel area for selecting or generating at least one multimedia item out of a plurality of multimedia items;
a storage unit which stores function setting information defining a function according to at least one multimedia item and the input signal generated in the operation unit; and
a controller which generates a control signal for playing a particular multimedia item based on the input signal generated in the operation unit and the function setting information.
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Abstract
An apparatus for playing a multimedia item includes a display unit which outputs an operation unit that includes a wheel area and generates an input signal according to a touch event generated in the wheel area in selecting or generating the multimedia item. A storage unit stores functional setting information defining a function according to at least one multimedia item and the input signal generated in the operation unit. A controller generates a control signal for playing the multimedia item based on the input signal generated in the operation unit and the function setting information.
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1. An apparatus for playing a multimedia item, the apparatus comprising:
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a display means which displays an operation unit that includes a wheel area and generates an input signal upon sensing a touch event generated in the wheel area for selecting or generating at least one multimedia item out of a plurality of multimedia items; a storage unit which stores function setting information defining a function according to at least one multimedia item and the input signal generated in the operation unit; and a controller which generates a control signal for playing a particular multimedia item based on the input signal generated in the operation unit and the function setting information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for playing a multimedia item, the method comprising:
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selecting a particular multimedia item for playing; outputting an operation unit that includes a wheel area, and generates an input signal according to a touch event generated in the wheel area; loading a function setting information defining a function according to at least one multimedia item and the input signal generated in the operation unit; and generating a control signal for playing the particular multimedia item based on the input signal generated in the operation unit and the function setting information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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