KR101789617B1 - An electronic device, a interface method for configuring menu using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device and menu editing interface method is disclosed. The electronic device of the present invention detects a first action that designates selection of a plurality of icons among a plurality of icons displayed on the screen, corrects a visual appearance of a plurality of icons selected by the detected first action, Detecting a second action indicating movement to an edge of the screen, displaying a second menu page on the screen in response to detection of a second action, and specifying a location of the plurality of icons on the displayed second menu page Detects a third action, and places the plurality of icons at a position designated by the detected third action.

Description

An electronic device and a method for editing a menu,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic device and a menu editing interface method, and more particularly, to an electronic device constituting a menu easy to use for a user and a menu editing interface method using the same.

An electronic device such as a broadcast receiver, a personal computer, a notebook computer, a mobile phone, etc. may be configured to perform various functions. Examples of such various functions include a broadcast receiving function, a data and voice communication function, a function of photographing or photographing a movie through a camera, a sound storing function, a music file reproducing function through a speaker system, and a displaying function of an image or a video. Some terminals may include additional functions to execute the game.

In addition, the electronic device is slim for convenience of movement, and has been developed to include an input device such as a touch pad and a touch screen for convenience of operation. Currently, the electronic device performs corresponding operations when the touch pad and the touch screen are touched. These operations correspond to making a selection on the display screen. These operations may also include paging, scrolling, panning, zooming, and so on.

In the touch pad, the movement of the input pointer corresponds to a relative movement of the user's finger when the user's finger moves along the surface of the touch pad. On the other hand, the touch screen is a kind of display screen having a touch sensitive transparent panel covering the screen. When using the touch screen, the user selects the corresponding GUI object by pointing directly to the GUI object on the display screen (usually with a stylus or a finger).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device and a menu editing interface method which enable a user to efficiently arrange a menu.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for causing a computer to execute the menu editing interface method.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a menu editing interface method comprising: displaying a first menu page including at least one icon on a screen; designating selection of at least one of the at least one icon; Detecting a first action, modifying a visual appearance of the icon selected with the sensed first action, sensing a second action indicating moving the selected icon to the edge of the screen, Displaying a second menu page on the screen in response to detection of an action, detecting a third action specifying a location of the selected icon on the displayed second menu page, and detecting a third action And placing the selected icon at a location designated by < RTI ID = 0.0 > a < / RTI > Here, the moving may include dragging the selected icon. In addition, modifying the visual appearance of the selected icon may include at least one of scaling the selected icon to a different size, applying a glare effect to the selected icon, and changing the color of the selected icon have.

And, the second menu page may have a number before the page number of the first menu page. Or the second menu page may have a number after the page number of the first menu page.

The sensing of the second action may include sensing an action indicating that the border of the screen is touched or crosses the border.

The step of displaying the second menu page may include the step of generating the second menu page.

According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for causing the at least one processor to perform operations when executed by at least one processor, 13. A medium, the operations comprising: displaying a first menu page including at least one icon on a screen; sensing a first action specifying a selection of at least one of the at least one icon; 1 action, detecting a second action indicating that the selected icon is moved to the edge of the screen, detecting a second action in response to detection of the second action, Displaying a page, displaying the second menu page A may include an operation, and the operation to place the selected icon to the location specified by the third-action with the detection to detect a third action that specifies the position of the selected icon.

The act of sensing the second action may include detecting an action indicating that the border of the screen is touched or crosses the border.

The act of modifying the visual appearance of the selected icon may also include at least one of scaling the selected icon to a different size, applying an anti-glare effect to the selected icon, and changing the color of the selected icon .

The displaying of the second menu page may include selecting a second menu page having a number after the page number of the first menu page.

The act of displaying the second menu page may include selecting a menu page having a number that is prior to the page number of the first menu page as the second menu page.

The act of displaying the second menu page may include generating the second menu page.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device including a display for displaying a screen, at least one processor, a memory, and at least one program stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the at least one processor, The program comprising instructions for displaying a first menu page including at least one icon on the screen, instructions for detecting a first action specifying a selection of at least one of the at least one icon, A command to modify a visual appearance of the icon selected by the first action detected; a command to sense a second action indicating that the selected icon is moved to an edge of the screen; And displays a second menu page on the screen A command for detecting a third action that specifies a position of the selected icon on the displayed second menu page, and a command for positioning the selected icon at a position designated by the detected third action .

The instruction for detecting the second action may include an instruction for detecting an action indicating that the border of the screen is touched or crosses the border.

The moving may include dragging the selected icon.

Wherein the instructions for modifying the visual appearance of the selected icon include instructions for scaling the selected icon to a different size, instructions for applying a glare effect to the selected icon, and instructions for changing the color of the selected icon . ≪ / RTI >

The command for displaying the second menu page may include a command for selecting a menu page having a number after the page number of the first menu page as the second menu page.

The command for displaying the second menu page may include a command for selecting a menu page having a number higher than a page number of the first menu page as the second menu page.

The command for displaying the second menu page may include a command for generating the second menu page.

According to the electronic device and the menu editing interface method according to the present invention, a plurality of icons can be moved to a desired position of a desired page at a time, so that a user can easily arrange a menu.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of an electronic device according to the present invention;
2 is a view showing a screen of an embodiment in which a menu page is displayed,
3 shows a screen of another embodiment in which a menu page is displayed,
4 shows a screen of another embodiment in which a menu page is displayed,
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of performing a menu editing interface method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view showing a screen of another embodiment in which a menu page is displayed,
7 is a view showing a screen of another embodiment in which a menu page is displayed,
8 is a view showing an example of a space gesture,
9 is a view showing another example of a space gesture,
10 is a view showing a screen of another embodiment in which a menu page is displayed,
11 is a view showing a screen of another embodiment in which a menu page is displayed,
12 shows a screen of another embodiment in which a menu page is displayed,
13 is a view showing another example of a space gesture,
14 is a view showing a screen of another embodiment in which a menu page is displayed,
15 is a view showing a screen of another embodiment in which a menu page is displayed,
16 is a view showing a screen of another embodiment in which a menu page is displayed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The structure and operation of the present invention shown in the drawings and described by the drawings are described as at least one embodiment, and the technical ideas and the core structure and operation of the present invention are not limited thereby.

Although the terms used in the present invention have been selected in consideration of the functions of the present invention, it is possible to use general terms that are currently widely used, but this may vary depending on the intention or custom of a person skilled in the art or the emergence of new technology. Also, in certain cases, there may be a term selected arbitrarily by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, it is to be understood that the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term rather than the name of the term, and on the contents of the present invention throughout.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The structure and operation of the present invention shown in the drawings and described by the drawings are described as at least one embodiment, and the technical ideas and the core structure and operation of the present invention are not limited thereby.

Although the terms used in the present invention have been selected in consideration of the functions of the present invention, it is possible to use general terms that are currently widely used, but this may vary depending on the intention or custom of a person skilled in the art or the emergence of new technology. Also, in certain cases, there may be a term selected arbitrarily by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, it is to be understood that the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term rather than the name of the term, and on the contents of the present invention throughout.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of an electronic device according to the present invention.

1, an electronic device 100 includes a tuner unit 110, a mobile communication unit 115, a demodulation unit 120, a network interface unit 130, a signal processing unit 140, a display 150, An input unit 170, a storage unit 180, a control unit 190, and an external signal receiving unit 135. The input unit 170, The electronic device 100 may be a personal computer system such as a desktop, laptop, tablet or handheld computer. The electronic device 100 may be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), a navigation device, .

The electronic device 100 may be a personal computer system such as a desktop, laptop, tablet or handheld computer. The electronic device 100 may be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player) .

The tuner unit 110 selects an RF broadcast signal corresponding to a channel selected by a user from among RF (Radio Frequency) broadcast signals received through an antenna, converts the selected RF broadcast signal into an intermediate frequency signal, a baseband image, Conversion. For example, if the selected RF broadcast signal is a digital broadcast signal, it is converted into a digital IF signal (DIF), and if the selected RF broadcast signal is an analog broadcast signal, it is converted into an analog baseband image or voice signal (CVBS SIF). That is, the tuner unit 110 can process a digital broadcast signal or an analog broadcast signal. The analog baseband video or audio signal (CVBS SIF) output from the tuner unit 110 may be directly input to the signal processing unit 140.

The tuner unit 110 may receive an RF broadcast signal of a single carrier according to an Advanced Television System Committee (ATSC) scheme or an RF broadcast signal of a plurality of carriers according to a DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) scheme.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device 100 may include at least two tuner units. In a case where at least two tuner units are provided, the second tuner unit selects an RF broadcast signal corresponding to a channel selected by the user among the RF broadcast signals received through the antenna, similar to the first tuner unit, Frequency signal or a baseband image or voice signal.

In addition, the second tuner unit may sequentially select RF broadcast signals of all broadcast channels stored through the channel memory function among the received RF broadcast signals, and convert the RF broadcast signals into an intermediate frequency signal, a baseband image, or a voice signal. And the second tuner unit may periodically perform the conversion operation of all the broadcast channels. Accordingly, the electronic device 100 can display images of the broadcast signals converted through the first tuner unit, and can provide images of the plurality of channels converted through the second tuner unit in a thumbnail format. In this case, the first tuner unit converts a main RF broadcast signal selected by the user into an intermediate frequency signal, a baseband image or a voice signal, and the second tuner sequentially / periodically selects all RF broadcast signals except for the main RF broadcast signal It can be converted into an intermediate frequency signal or a baseband image or a voice signal.

The demodulator 120 receives the digital IF signal DIF converted by the tuner 110 and performs a demodulation operation. For example, when the digital IF signal output from the tuner unit 110 is the ATSC scheme, the demodulation unit 120 performs 8-VSB (8-Vestigial Side Band) demodulation. As another example, when the digital IF signal output from the tuner unit 110 is a DVB scheme, the demodulator 120 performs CODDMA (Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Modulation) demodulation.

Also, the demodulation unit 120 may perform channel decoding. To this end, the demodulator 120 includes a trellis decoder, a de-interleaver, and a reed solomon decoder to perform trellis decoding, deinterleaving, Solomon decoding can be performed.

The demodulation unit 120 may perform demodulation and channel decoding, and then output a stream signal TS. At this time, the stream signal may be a signal in which a video signal, a voice signal, or a data signal is multiplexed. For example, the stream signal may be an MPEG-2 TS (Transport Stream) multiplexed with an MPEG-2 standard video signal, a Dolby AC-3 standard audio signal, or the like. Specifically, the MPEG-2 TS may include a header of 4 bytes and a payload of 184 bytes.

The stream signal output from the demodulation unit 120 may be input to the signal processing unit 140. The signal processing unit 140 performs demultiplexing, signal processing, and the like, and then outputs an image to the display 150 and outputs a voice to the voice output unit 160.

Further, in the case of a digital broadcasting receiver having at least two tuner units, a corresponding number of demodulators may be provided. The demodulator may be provided separately according to the ATSC scheme and the DVB scheme.

The mobile communication unit 115 transmits / receives a radio signal to / from at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The network interface unit 130 receives packets received from the network and transmits packets to the network. The network interface unit 130 may receive an IP packet for transmitting broadcast data from a broadcast service providing server through a network. Here, the broadcast data includes content, an update message indicating whether content is updated, metadata, service information, software code, and A / V data. In addition, the service information may include service information for a real-time broadcast service and service information for an Internet service. Here, the Internet service includes communication services such as information services such as CoD (content's on demand) service, YouTube service, weather, news, local information and search, entertainment services such as games and karaoke, TV mail and TV SMS And the like can be provided through the Internet. Accordingly, the digital broadcast receiver in the present invention includes a network TV, a web TV, and a broadband TV. The broadcasting service may include an Internet service as well as a broadcasting service provided through terrestrial, satellite, and cable.

The control unit 190 executes an instruction and performs an operation associated with the electronic device 100. For example, using the instructions retrieved from storage 180, controller 190 may control input and output between components of electronic device 100, and the reception and processing of data. The control unit 190 may be implemented on a single chip, a plurality of chips, or a plurality of electrical components, and may include one or more processors. Various architectures may be used for the controller 190, including, for example, a dedicated or embedded processor, a single purpose processor, a controller, an ASIC,

The control unit 190 executes the computer code together with the operating system and generates and uses data. The operating system is generally known and will not be described in more detail. By way of example, the operating system may be a Windows-based OS, Unix, Linux, Palm OS, DOS, Android and Macintosh. The operating system, other computer code, and data may reside within the storage 180 operating in conjunction with the controller 190.

The storage 180 provides a location for storing program codes and data typically used by the electronic device 100. By way of example, the storage unit 180 may be implemented as a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a hard disk drive, or the like. The program code and data may reside on a removable storage medium and may be loaded or installed onto the electronic device 100 as needed. Here, the removable storage medium includes a CD-ROM, a PC-CARD, a memory card, a floppy disk, a magnetic tape, and a network component.

The display 150 may operate in conjunction with the controller 190. The display 150 may be implemented as an organic light emitting panel or a plasma panel.

Display 150 may display a graphical user interface (GUI) 153 that provides an easy to use interface between a user of the electronic device and an application running on the operating system or operating system. The GUI 153 represents a program, a file, and operation options in the form of a graphic image. A graphical image may include a window, a field, a dialog box, a menu, an icon, a button, a cursor, a scroll bar, and the like. This image can be arranged in a predefined layout, or it can be dynamically created to help the user take the specific action taken. During operation, the user may select and activate the image to raise the functions and tasks associated with the various graphic images. By way of example, the user may select a button to open, close, minimize, or maximize a window, or an icon to activate a particular program.

The input device 170 may be a touch screen disposed on or in front of the display 150. The touch screen may be integral with the display 150 or may be a separate component. As the touch screen is disposed in front of the display 150, the user can manipulate the GUI 153 directly. For example, a user may simply place his finger on an object to be controlled. On the touchpad, there is no one-to-one relationship like this.

In the touchpad, the touchpad is generally away from the display 150 and lies in a different plane. For example, the display 150 is generally located in a vertical plane, and the touchpad is generally located in a horizontal plane. This makes his use less intuitive and therefore more difficult when compared to the touch screen. In addition to being a touch screen, the input device 170 may be a multipoint input device.

The control unit 190 can recognize the gesture 171 applied to the input device 170 and control the electronic device 100 based on the recognized gesture 171. [ Here, the gesture may include a touch gesture and a space gesture. The touch gesture can be defined as a stylized interaction with the input device 170, which is mapped to one or more specific computing operations. The gesture 171 can be done through various hands, and more particularly through finger movements. Alternatively or additionally, the gesture can be done with a stylus.

The input device 170 receives the gesture 171 and the control 190 executes the instructions that perform the actions associated with the gesture 171. In addition, the storage 180 may include a gesture operating program 181 that may be an operating system or part of a separate application. Gesture activation program 181 generally includes a series of instructions to recognize the occurrence of gestures 171 and to inform one or more software agents of what action (s) should be taken in response to gestures 171 and / or gestures 171 . ≪ / RTI >

When the user performs one or more gestures, the input device 170 delivers the gesture information to the control unit 190. [ The control unit 190 analyzes the gesture 171 using the instruction from the storage unit 180 and more specifically the gesture operation program 181 and controls the storage unit 180, the display 150, the audio output unit The signal processing unit 140, the network interface unit 130 and the input device 170 of the electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The gesture 171 performs operations in the application stored in the storage unit 180, modifies the GUI object displayed on the display 150, modifies the data stored in the storage unit 180, ), And can be identified as an instruction to perform an operation in the signal processing unit 140. [ By way of example, these commands may be associated with zooming, panning, scrolling, turning pages, rotating, resizing, changing video channels, receiving content, accessing the Internet, and so on. As a further example, the command may also be used to activate a particular program, to open a file or document, to view a menu, to make a selection, to execute a command, to log onto an Internet site system, Allowing access to a limited area of the computer system, loading a user profile associated with the user preference array of the desktop, and / or the like.

A wide variety of different gestures can be used. By way of example, a gesture can be a single point or a multipoint gesture, a static or dynamic gesture, a continuous or segmented gesture, and / or the like. A single point gesture is a gesture performed with a single point of contact. For example, the gesture is performed with a single touch with an object such as, for example, a finger, a palm, or a stylus. A multi-point gesture is a gesture that can be performed at multiple points, for example, from multiple fingers, fingers and palms, fingers and styluses, multiple styluses, and / or any combination thereof And is performed with a plurality of touches as well. A static gesture is a gesture that does not include motion, and a dynamic gesture is a gesture that includes motion. A continuous gesture is a gesture performed with a single stroke, and a separated gesture is a gesture performed with a separate step or sequence of strokes.

Contacting an object with a touch screen typically has a number of different patterns. For example, the single point gesture on the touch screen includes a down event and an up event at the same or near the same position as the subsequent down event. A dynamic gesture on the touch screen includes a down event followed by at least one dragging event, followed by an up event.

In some embodiments, parameters are used to describe a process in which a finger approaches a touch screen display, contacts a touch screen display, and moves away from the touch screen display. This parameter includes at least one of a distance between the finger and the touch screen display, a pressure at which the finger presses the touch screen display, a contact area between the finger and the touch screen, a voltage between the finger and the touch screen, a capacitance between the finger and the touch screen display, Lt; / RTI >

In some embodiments, depending on the magnitude of the parameter (e.g., capacitance) between the finger and the touch screen display, when the parameter exceeds a predetermined threshold, a down event occurs and the parameter exceeds a predetermined threshold A dragging event occurs when the corresponding cursor position of the finger moves from position A to position B and an up event occurs when this parameter falls below the threshold level.

The control unit 190 may perform an icon selecting action, which is an action for designating selection of at least one of the icons displayed on the screen, an icon moving action, which is an action indicating that the icon selected due to the icon selecting initial position is moved to the edge of the screen, It is possible to detect an icon positioning action that specifies the location of the moved icon due to the chain. Here, the icon selecting action, the icon moving action, and the icon positioning action include selecting a physical button of the electronic device 100, selecting a physical button of the remote control, selecting a soft button, conducting a touch gesture, do.

The external signal receiving unit 135 may provide an interface for connecting the external device and the electronic device 100. The external device may refer to various types of video or audio output devices such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), a Blu-ray, a game device, a camcorder, a computer (notebook) Device. The electronic device 100 can control the display of the video signal and the voice signal received from the external signal receiving unit 135 and can store or use the data signal.

The external device may also be a photographing device 90. [ The photographing apparatus 90 may include a plurality of cameras. The photographing apparatus 90 can photograph a person. The photographing apparatus 90 recognizes a hand region of a person, focuses on the hand region, and can zoom in to pick up the image. The hand shape captured here can be recognized as a space gesture. In other words, the control unit 190 can execute the commands to recognize the captured hand shape as a space gesture and perform recognized space gesture-related operations. Where a spatial gesture can be defined as a gesture recognized from an image frame or image received from the imaging device 90, which is mapped to one or more specific computing operations.

Figs. 2 to 4 are diagrams showing screens of an embodiment in which a menu page is displayed, respectively.

2 to 4, the screen 200 displays a menu page. The menu page may include one or more areas indicating page numbers. The number of areas may indicate the number of menu pages. And an area where the visual appearance of the plurality of areas is displayed differently in the remaining area indicates the page number of the menu page displayed on the screen. Here, the different temporal appearances may be of different sizes, of different colors, of different contrasts, and of glare effects.

The first menu page 200 includes an area 201, an area 202, and an area 203 for indicating a page number. Here, since there are three areas for indicating the page number in the area 201, the area 202 and the area 203, it can be seen that there are three pages of the menu page on the screen 200. [

The visual appearance of the region 201 is also displayed differently than the visual appearance of the region 202 and the region 203. That is, the inside of the region 201 is filled with color differently from the region 202 and the region 203. In addition, the region 201 may be referred to as a page number 1 in a region where the region 201 is located first. Thus, the menu page 200 is the first menu page.

Screen 300 displays a menu page. The visual appearance of the area 302 is displayed differently than the visual appearance of the area 301 and the area 303. [ In other words, the inside of the area 302 is filled with color differently from the inside of the area 301 and the area 303. Thus, the menu page 300 is the second menu page.

Screen 400 displays a menu page. The visual appearance of the area 401 is displayed differently from the visual appearance of the area 401 and the area 402. [ That is, the inside of the area 403 is filled with color different from the inside of the area 401 and the area 402. Thus, the menu page 400 is the third menu page.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a menu editing interface method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 5, the display 150 displays a first menu page including at least one icon on the screen (S100). Here, the first menu page may be one of the menu page 200, the menu page 300, and the menu page 400.

The control unit 190 detects an icon selection action (S110). The icon selection action may be performed by generating a down event on the icon to be selected, and may be performed by selecting a specific area on the screen.

6 is a diagram showing a screen of another embodiment in which a menu page is displayed.

6, when an action is taken to select an area 691 on the screen 600, the control unit 190 detects the icon selecting action and displays an icon 653 and an icon 654 located in the area 691 ). Here, the action of selecting the region 691 may be done in such a way that the finger 601 is moved along the path 691 while the above-mentioned parameter remains above a predetermined threshold.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a screen of another embodiment in which a menu page is displayed, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are views showing an example of a space gesture.

Referring to FIG. 7, when the screen 300 is displayed and the space gesture 800 is recognized, the controller 190 displays the indicator 790 as shown in FIG.

When the indicator 790 is displayed and the space gesture 900 is recognized, the control unit 190 moves the indicator 790. In addition, the controller 190 can move the indicator 790 according to the movement of the space gesture 900. The indicator 790 on the screen 700 is moved along path 791 and is located at position 795. Here, the screen 700 can display a line indicating the movement path of the indicator on the screen.

If the indicator is moved from position 790 to path 791 and past position 795 to position 790, the controller 190 senses the icon selection action, The icon 653 and the icon 654 located in the area where the image is displayed can be selected.

The control unit 190 corrects the visual appearance of the icon selected by the detected icon selection action (S120). Wherein modifying the visual appearance of the icon may include at least one of scaling the icon to a different size, applying a glare to the icon, and changing the color of the icon.

The control unit 190 detects an icon movement action indicating that the selected icon is moved to the edge of the screen (S130). Wherein moving the icon may include dragging the selected icon. Also, the icon moving action may be an action indicating that the border of the screen is touched or crosses the border.

10 is a view showing a screen of another embodiment in which a menu page is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 10, the display 150 may display the screen 1000 in step S130. The screen 1000 displays a state in which the icon 653 and the icon 654 are moved to the edge of the screen. The icon 654 crosses the border of the screen.

The control unit 190 controls the second menu page to be displayed in response to the icon moving second value indicating that the screen moves to the edge (S140). Here, the second menu page may be the previous page of the first menu page and may be a back page. In some embodiments, if the selected icon is moved to the right edge of the screen, the back page of the first menu page may be displayed, and if the selected icon is moved to the left edge of the screen, The page can be displayed.

In addition, the controller 190 may newly generate a second menu page in step S140. In some embodiments, when the selected icon is moved to the right edge of the screen, the controller 190 may generate a second menu page when there is no back page of the first menu page. Also, when the selected icon is moved to the left edge of the screen, the controller 190 can newly generate a second menu page when there is no back page of the first menu page.

11 is a view showing a screen of another embodiment in which a menu page is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 11, the display 150 may display the screen 1100 in step S140. The screen 1100 displays the newly generated second menu page. The second menu page 1100 displays an area 1101, an area 1102, an area 1103, and an area 1104 for indicating a page number, so that the electronic device 100 provides four menu pages . In addition, it can be seen that the second menu page 1100 is the first page in that the region 1101 is filled with colors. And icons 653 and 654 moved on the second menu page 1100 are located. Also, the screen 1100 displays a partial area 1190 of the first menu page.

12 is a view showing a screen of another embodiment in which a menu page is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 12, the screen 1200 displays a second menu page that is a back page of the first menu page. Icons 653 and 654 moved on the second menu page 1200 are located.

The control unit 190 detects an icon position designation specifying a position of the icon selected on the displayed second menu page (S150). Here, the positioning action may be performed by generating an up event on the second menu page, and may be performed as a space gesture.

13 is a diagram showing another example of the space gesture.

Referring to FIG. 13, the icon positioning action may be performed with a space gesture 1300. That is, the point where the icons 653 and 654 are positioned at the point of time when the space gesture 1300 is detected may be a position where the icon is placed.

The control unit 190 places the selected icon at the position designated by the detected icon position designation action (S150).

14 is a view showing a screen of another embodiment in which a menu page is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 14, the display 150 may display the screen 1400 in step S150. The screen 1400 displays an icon 653 indicating the position of the icon 653 and an icon 654 in the area 1211 and the area 1212 on the screen 1100, . The icon 653 and the icon 654 in the screen 1300 are placed at the positions of the icon 1211 and the icon 1212. [

15 is a view showing a screen of another embodiment in which a menu page is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 15, the screen 1500 is a screen for displaying an icon 1211 and an icon 1212 after the icon 653 and the icon 654 are rearranged. The icon 1211 and the icon 1212 are located in the area 1511 and the area 1512 of the screen 1500 where the icon 653 and the icon 654 are located. That is, the position where the icon 653 and the icon 654 were arranged and the position where the icon 1211 and the icon 1212 were arranged can be switched with each other.

16 is a view showing a screen of another embodiment in which a menu page is displayed.

16, the screen 1600 is a screen for displaying an icon 1211 and an icon 1212 arranged after the icon 653 and the icon 654 are rearranged. The icon 653 and the icon 654 shift the icon 653 and the icons 1661, 1662, 1663 and 1664 positioned next to the icon 654 in order from the area where the icon 654 was located, An icon 1211 and an icon 1212 may be placed in the area.

The present invention can also be embodied as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer apparatus is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission via the Internet) . The computer-readable recording medium may also be distributed to networked computer devices so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation in the embodiment in which said invention is directed. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (20)

Displaying a first menu page including a plurality of icons on a screen;
Recognizing the first spatial gesture, displaying an indicator;
Recognizing a second spatial gesture different from the first spatial gesture, moving the indicator according to the recognized second spatial gesture;
Detecting a first action of selecting a plurality of icons among the plurality of icons when moving the indicator along a specific path;
Modifying the visual appearance of the plurality of icons selected by the first action;
Detecting a second action indicating moving the plurality of icons to an edge of the screen;
Displaying a second menu page on the screen in response to detecting the second action;
Detecting a third action that specifies the location of the plurality of icons on the displayed second menu page; And
Positioning the plurality of icons at a location designated by the detected third action;
Wherein the menu editing interface comprises: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the detecting the second action comprises:
And detecting an action indicating that a boundary of the screen is touched or crosses the boundary. The method according to claim 1,
And dragging the plurality of icons. The method according to claim 1,
Modifying the visual appearance of the plurality of icons includes at least one of scaling the plurality of icons to different sizes, applying a glare effect to the plurality of icons, and changing the color of the plurality of icons The menu editing interface method comprising: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein displaying the second menu page comprises:
And generating the second menu page. ≪ Desc / Clms Page number 21 > The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the second menu page has a number before the page number of the first menu page. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the second menu page has a number after the page number of the first menu page. delete delete delete delete delete delete A display for displaying a screen;
At least one processor;
Memory; And
At least one program stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the at least one processor,
The program includes:
Displaying a first menu page including a plurality of icons on the screen;
Recognizing the first spatial gesture, displaying an indicator;
Recognizing a second spatial gesture different from the first spatial gesture, moving the indicator according to the recognized second spatial gesture;
Detecting a first action of selecting a plurality of icons among the plurality of icons when moving the indicator along a specific path;
Instructions for modifying a visual appearance of a plurality of icons selected by the sensed first action;
Detecting a second action indicative of moving the plurality of icons to an edge of the screen;
Displaying a second menu page on the screen in response to detecting the second action;
Instructions for detecting a third action that specifies the location of the plurality of icons on the displayed second menu page; And
Placing the selected icon at a location designated by the detected third action;
≪ / RTI > 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the instructions for detecting the second action comprise:
And detecting an action indicating that the border of the screen is touched or crosses the border. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the moving comprises dragging the plurality of icons. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the command for modifying the visual appearance of the plurality of icons comprises:
An instruction for scaling the plurality of icons to different sizes, an instruction to apply the glare effect to the plurality of icons, and an instruction to change the color of the plurality of icons. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the command for displaying the second menu page comprises:
And selecting a menu page having a number after the page number of the first menu page as the second menu page. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the command for displaying the second menu page comprises:
And a menu page having a number before the page number of the first menu page is selected as the second menu page. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the command for displaying the second menu page comprises:
And generating the second menu page. ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 > 31. < / RTI >

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