Method and apparatus for searching for content
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorDo-han KIM
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Abstract
A method by which a device searches for content is provided. The method includes: receiving a user input selecting a certain date among a plurality of dates included in a calendar displayed on a screen of the device; displaying a menu including at least one content search condition according to the selection of the date; receiving a user input selecting a content search condition from among the at least one content search condition included in the menu; searching for pieces of content related to the selected date according to the selected content search condition; and displaying found pieces of content according to a result of the searching.
Claims26
A method by which a device searches for content, the method comprising:
- receiving a user input selecting a certain date included in a calendar displayed on a screen of the device;
- displaying a menu including at least one content search condition according to the selection of the date;
- receiving a user input selecting a content search condition from among the at least one content search condition included in the menu;
- searching for pieces of content related to the selected date according to the selected content search condition;
- and
- displaying found pieces of content according to a result of the searching.
A device comprising:
- a display;
- a memory configured to store at least one program;
- and
- a processor configured to execute the at least one program to search for content,
- wherein the at least one program comprises instructions which are executed by the processor to perform:
- receiving a user input selecting a certain date included in a calendar displayed on a screen of the device;
- displaying a menu including at least one content search condition according to the selection of the date;
- receiving a user input selecting a content search condition from among the at least one content search condition included in the menu;
- searching for pieces of content related to the selected date according to the selected content search condition;
- and
- displaying on the display found pieces of content according to a result of the searching.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having recorded thereon a program which, when executed by a computer, performs a method comprising:
- displaying a calendar including a plurality of dates;
- receiving a first input for selecting a date among the plurality of dates;
- displaying a menu including at least one search condition in response to receiving the input for selecting the date;
- receiving a second input for selecting a search condition among the at least one search condition;
- searching for content related to the selected date and the selected search condition;
- and
- displaying a result of the searching,
- wherein the at least one search condition comprises a monthly search condition and a yearly search condition.
A device comprising:
- a user input unit configured to receive a user input;
- a display;
- a memory configured to store content;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- control the display to display a calendar,
- in response to the user input receiving a user input selecting a date included in the calendar displayed on the device, control the display to display a menu including at least one content search condition according to the selected date,
- in response to the user input receiving a user input selecting a content search condition from among the at least one content search condition included in the menu, search the memory for pieces of content related to the selected date according to the selected content search condition, and
- control the display to display found pieces of content according to a result of the searching.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.