Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080207115 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAYING AUDIO FILE ACCORDING TO RECEIVED LOCATION INFORMATION - A system and method for playing an audio file, and for providing a user with information on the other party's location by playing an audio file are disclosed. The system is provided with a first audio player and a second audio player, and each audio player is provided with a transceiver unit to receive a message regarding sharing of an audio file and location information transmitted from the other audio player; a location-sensing unit to sense relative location of the two audio players, i.e., the first audio player and the second audio player, based on received location information; a wireless communication unit to receive the audio file transmitted from the other audio player; and a play-management unit for playing the audio file if the sensed relative location is within a short distance. | 08-28-2008 |
20080294986 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING MACRO - An apparatus and method for creating a macro are provided. The apparatus includes a generation unit generating a user interface (UI) performing a function of a macro command created by combining macro commands corresponding to a plurality of objects, and an output unit displaying the UI on a screen. | 11-27-2008 |
20090002377 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING AND SHARING VIRTUAL CHARACTER - An apparatus and method for synchronizing and sharing a virtual character are provided. The method includes generating a virtual character, synchronizing content in a predetermined form with the generated virtual character; converting the virtual character into an extensible markup language (XML)-based file and storing the XML-based file. | 01-01-2009 |
20090116744 | INPUT-HANDWRITING AUTOMATIC TRANSFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An input-handwriting automatic transformation system capable of automatically transforming handwriting input to a font most similar to the input handwriting, the system including a recognizing unit recognizing handwriting input via an input pad; an extracting unit extracting a font most similar to the input handwriting from fonts stored in a memory; and a transforming unit comparing the font extracted by the extracting unit and the input handwriting and automatically transforming the extracted font to be most similar to the input handwriting. | 05-07-2009 |
20090142030 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING AND EDITING MOVING IMAGE - An apparatus and method for capturing and editing a moving image according to a theme of the moving image, the apparatus including: a theme selector to select the theme of the moving image to be captured; a scene selector to select, according to a user command, a scene clip from a plurality of scene clips of a story board of the moving image to be captured, the story board provided according to the theme selected by the theme selector; and a photographing unit to capture a portion of the moving image corresponding to the selected scene clip while a template corresponding to the selected scene clip is displayed on a display screen. | 06-04-2009 |
20100235336 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING IMAGE FILES - A method and apparatus for effectively managing image files are provided. The apparatus acquires a second image if a link information input signal is input. If a person is recognized from the second image, text information corresponding to the recognized person may be added to link information of a first image. Also, an image of the second image may be added to the link information of the first image. | 09-16-2010 |
20110246919 | SEARCH SYSTEM AND METHOD - A search system and method are provided. A search result window for search information may be generated and displayed based on a size of a drag area and thus, it is possible for a user to select an amount of search information, a user interface, and an information type. | 10-06-2011 |
20130318437 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING UI AND PORTABLE APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME - A method for providing a UI and a portable apparatus applying the same are provided. The method for providing the UI of the portable apparatus includes determining whether motion of shaking the portable apparatus a predetermined number of times is input or not using a sensor included in the portable apparatus, and, if the motion of shaking the portable apparatus the predetermined number of times is input, providing haptic feedback according to a number of pieces of information displayed on a notice window of the portable apparatus. Accordingly, if a predetermined event occurs, haptic feedback corresponding to the predetermined event is provided, so that the user can identify the event without seeing a display. | 11-28-2013 |
20140146212 | PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE AND METHODS THEREOF - A photographing method of a photographing device is disclosed. The method includes displaying a photographing screen which is divided into a live view area and at least one photographed image area; displaying a photographed image on the at least one photographed image area in response to photographing being performed; and scrolling the at least one photographed image area in a direction corresponding to a scroll gesture of a user in response to the scroll gesture on the photographing screen. | 05-29-2014 |
20140320507 | USER TERMINAL DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ANIMATION EFFECT AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal device includes a display which displays a screen including an object drawn by a user, a sensor which senses user manipulation, and a controller which provides animation effects regarding the objects when a preset event occurs, and performs a control operation matching the object when an object is selected by user manipulation. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325402 | USER TERMINAL DEVICE WITH PEN AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal device capable of attaching and detaching a pen is provided. The device includes a detector configured to detect a user manipulation regarding a screen, and a controller configured to change a layout of the screen to correspond to a pen use mode in response to the pen being removed from the user terminal device, perform a control operation corresponding to the detected user manipulation in response to the user manipulation using the pen being detected, and restore the layout of the screen to its original state in response to the pen being remounted on the user terminal apparatus. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325410 | USER TERMINAL DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal device is provided. The device includes a display configured to display a screen including an object, a detector configured to detect a user drawing input which is input on the object or in an area surrounding the object, a controller configured to, in response to the user drawing input being detected, execute a program corresponding to the object and display, on the display, a screen where the user drawing input is processed as an input of the program. Accordingly, the operations of the user terminal device may be controlled conveniently. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325435 | USER TERMINAL DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal device is disclosed. The user terminal device includes a display, an inputter configured to receive a user drawing manipulation, a storage configured to store an image generated by the user drawing manipulation and information of a control operation matched with at least one part of the image, and a controller configured to display a home screen composed of a plurality of display layers sequentially overlaid on the display, and display the image on at least one display layer from among the plurality of display layers. The controller may be further configured to, in response to one part of the image being selected, perform the control operation matched with the selected part. Accordingly, a user's own home screen can be displayed. | 10-30-2014 |
20140334732 | PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE USING TOUCH PEN AND HANDWRITING INPUT METHOD THEREOF - A portable terminal device using a touch pen and a handwriting input method thereof are provided. The handwriting input method of the portable terminal device using a touch pen includes displaying an execution screen of an application on a touch screen in response to the application being executed, overlapping a handwriting input layer, which is configured for a handwriting input, with the execution screen, inputting a handwriting image on an area of the handwriting input layer using the touch pen, determining a data type for recognizing the input handwriting image in consideration of an attribute of the area corresponding to a position in which the handwriting image has been input on the execution screen, and recognizing the input handwriting image as the determined data type, and applying a recognized result of the determined data type to the application. | 11-13-2014 |
20140340339 | USER TERMINAL DEVICE AND INTERACTION METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal device is provided, which includes a sensor configured to sense a user operation with respect to a display; and a controller configured to operate in a first interaction mode in which an operation that corresponds to a touch point of a pen is performed if a pen touch with respect to the display is sensed by the sensor, to switch over to a second interaction mode if the controller determines that the pen is put on the display, and to perform an operation that corresponds to a line on the display on which the pen is put. | 11-20-2014 |
20140362007 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A USER INTERFACE - Provided is a method and apparatus for controlling a user interface. The method of controlling a user interface of an electronic device includes: displaying a drawing object formed by a path input into the electronic device on a screen, and controlling the user interface by applying different functions to a drawing object area and the remaining area excluding the drawing object area in the touch screen. | 12-11-2014 |
20150042602 | INPUT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An input device according to one of various embodiments of the present disclosure includes a body having an ElectroMagnetic Induction (EMI) circuit, a first contact member reciprocating in the body and associated with the EMI circuit, and a second contact member installed to the body and having at least a part disposed in side by side with the first contact member, the second contact member being made of a conductive material. | 02-12-2015 |
20150051835 | USER TERMINAL DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING MAP AND METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal device is provided. The user terminal device includes a display configured to display a map screen, a detector configured to sense a user manipulation, and a controller configured to, when a location and a direction are determined by the user manipulation on the map screen, display at least one photo image corresponding to the location and the direction of the user manipulation on the map screen. | 02-19-2015 |