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US 10,095,787 B2Granted
Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorHaksoo Kang
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Abstract
A mobile terminal includes a display and controller configured to cause the display to display a playback screen of a first multimedia file and cause the display to display a first retrieval screen in response to receiving a first user input during the displaying of the playback screen of the first multimedia file, such that the first retrieval screen includes a plurality of thumbnail images respectively corresponding to one of a plurality of playback points in time on a per first time interval basis of the first multimedia file. The controller also causes the display to play the first multimedia file beginning at a playback point in time that corresponds to a selected one of the plurality of thumbnail images.
Claims18
A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a display;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- cause the display to display a playback screen of a first multimedia file;
- cause the display to display a first retrieval screen in response to receiving a first user input during the displaying of the playback screen of the first multimedia file, wherein the first retrieval screen includes a plurality of thumbnail images respectively corresponding to one of a plurality of playback points in time on a per first time interval basis of the first multimedia file;
- and
- cause the display to play the first multimedia file beginning at a playback point in time that corresponds to a selected one of the plurality of thumbnail images,
- wherein the first retrieval screen further includes a reduced playback screen of the first multimedia file,
- wherein while the first multimedia file is being played in the reduced playback screen, the controller causes video for each of the thumbnail images to be displayed for a time corresponding to a playback time of the first multimedia file,
- wherein the controller is further configured to:
- determine whether a remaining playback time of the first multimedia file is a reference time or less than the reference time on a basis of a point in time when the first user input is received;
- and
- cause the display to display a second retrieval screen when the remaining playback time of the first multimedia file meets the reference time or is less than the reference time, wherein the second retrieval screen includes thumbnail images corresponding to playback screens on a per second time interval basis and thumbnail images corresponding to the first multimedia file and other playable files.
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A method for controlling a mobile terminal having a display, the method comprising:
- displaying on the display a playback screen of a first multimedia file;
- displaying on the display a first retrieval screen in response to receiving a first user input during the displaying of the playback screen of the first multimedia file, wherein the first retrieval screen includes a plurality of thumbnail images respectively corresponding to one of a plurality of playback points in time on a per first time interval basis of the first multimedia file;
- displaying on the display the first multimedia file beginning at a playback point in time that corresponds to a selected one of the plurality of thumbnail images;
- determining whether a remaining playback time of the first multimedia file is a reference time or less than the reference time on a basis of a point in time when the first user input is received;
- and
- displaying on the display a retrieval screen when the remaining playback time of the first multimedia file meets the reference time or is less than the reference time, wherein the second retrieval screen includes thumbnail images corresponding to playback screens on a per second time interval basis and thumbnail images corresponding to the first multimedia file and other playable files;
- wherein the first retrieval screen further includes a reduced playback screen of the first multimedia file,
- wherein the displaying on the display the first retrieval screen comprises while the first multimedia file is being played in the reduced playback screen, displaying video for each of the thumbnail images for a time corresponding to a playback time of the first multimedia file.
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A method for controlling a mobile terminal having a display, the method comprising:
- displaying on the display a playback screen of a first multimedia file;
- displaying a first progress bar upon receiving a first user input at the playback screen of the first multimedia file, the first progress bar corresponding to a predetermined first playback period of a shorter playback time than an overall playback time of the first multimedia file;
- and
- playing back the first multimedia file at a playback point in time corresponding to a touch point of a touch input received at a portion of the first progress bar;
- determining whether a remaining playback time of the first multimedia file is a reference time or less than the reference time on a basis of a point in time when a first user input is received;
- and
- displaying on the display a retrieval screen when the remaining playback time of the first multimedia file meets the reference time or is less than the reference time, wherein the retrieval screen includes thumbnail images corresponding to playback screens on a per time interval basis and thumbnail images corresponding to the first multimedia file and other playable files.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.