Apparatus and method of providing items based on scrolling
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSung-jung Cho, Chang-kyu Choi, Yeun-bae Kim, Kyu-yong Kim
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Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus and method of providing items based on scrolling. An apparatus for processing data of a non-volatile memory according to an aspect of the invention includes a scrolling detecting unit detecting scrolling for one or more items that are displayed on a screen, a screen region control unit dividing the screen into one or more regions according to the detected scrolling, and controlling the sizes of the divided regions, and an item control unit controlling at least one of the sizes and the number of items according to the sizes of the divided regions.
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An apparatus for presenting items on a display screen in accordance with scrolling, the apparatus comprising:
- a scrolling detecting unit to detect scrolling for one or more items that are displayed on the display screen, and to calculate a scrolling speed of the detected scrolling;
- a screen region control unit to divide at least part of the display screen into at least a first region and a second region, according to the detected scrolling, and to control a first size of the first region and a second size of the second region, based on the calculated scrolling speed;
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- an item control processor to display thumbnail images of the one or more items in the first region, and to display, in the second region, at least part of the one or more items,
- wherein a number of the thumbnail images displayed in the first region changes according to the first size of the first region,
- wherein the item control processor displays, in the second region, at least part of the one or more items corresponding to the thumbnail images, such that a zoom level of the one or more items displayed in the second region is determined according to the second size of the second region.
A method of presenting items on a display screen in accordance with scrolling, the method comprising:
- detecting scrolling for one or more items that are displayed on the display screen;
- calculating a scrolling speed of the detected scrolling;
- dividing at least part of the display screen into at least a first region and a second region, according to the detected scrolling, and controlling a first size of the first region and a second size of the second region, based on the calculated scrolling speed;
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- displaying thumbnail images of the one or more items in the first region, and displaying at least part of the one or more items in the second region,
- wherein a number of the thumbnail images displayed in the first region changes according to the first size of the first region,
- wherein the displaying comprises displaying the thumbnail images of the one or more items in the first region, and displaying, in the second region, at least part of the one or more items corresponding to the thumbnail images, such that a zoom level of the one or ore items displayed in the second region is determined according to the size of second the second region.
An apparatus for presenting one or more items on a display screen in accordance with scrolling, the apparatus comprising:
- a scrolling detection unit, using at least one processing device, to detect a scrolling direction from scrolling for viewing the one or more items that are displayed on the display screen, and to calculate a scrolling speed of the detected scrolling;
- a screen region control unit to divide at least part of the display screen into at least a first region and a second region, along the scrolling direction, and to control a first size of the first region and a second size of the second region based on the calculated scroll speed;
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- an item control unit to display one or more thumbnails of the one or more items displayed in the first region, and one or more items corresponding to the one or more thumbnails in the second region,
- where a number of the thumbnails displayed in the first region changes according to the first size of the first region,
- wherein the item control unit to display the one or more thumbnails of the one or more items displayed in the first region, and the one or more items corresponding to the one or more thumbnails in the second region, such that a zoom level of the one or more items displayed in the second region is determined according to the second size of the second region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.