User interface and method for displaying the user interface
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
- Publication Date
- 2006-10-18
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
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[0001] The present invention relates to a user interface in which pieces of related menu information belonging to different categories are displayed side by side, and a method and device for displaying the user interface. Background technique
[0002] A home network generally includes a variety of multimedia devices connected to each other. Therefore, network functions and features are important in order to use the device easily. For example, various contents may be stored in respective multimedia devices. For content playback, it is necessary to select a device from which to play the content. Then, specific content to be played is selected from the selected devices by using various information provided by the selected devices. Therefore, efficiently classifying and representing various multimedia information elements has become an important problem in the field of user interface design.
[0003] Information that may be provided or...