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Menu display apparatus and method and recording medium storing computer program for executing the menu display methodRelated Patent Categories: Data Processing: Presentation Processing Of Document, Operator Interface Processing, And Screen Saver Display Processing, Operator Interface (e.g., Graphical User Interface), On-screen Workspace Or Object, Menu Or Selectable Iconic Array (e.g., Palette)Menu display apparatus and method and recording medium storing computer program for executing the menu display method description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060212827, Menu display apparatus and method and recording medium storing computer program for executing the menu display method. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2005-0022535, filed on Mar. 18, 2005, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Technical Field [0003] Apparatuses and methods consistent with the present invention relate to menu display for easily and quickly searching for contents shared by a plurality of devices in a home network. [0004] 2. Related Art [0005] Related art developments in network communications technology allow a plurality of devices to share a considerable amount of content with one another via a network. Thus, related art research has focused on easily and quickly finding content of interest among a large amount of content. [0006] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a related art menu display method. When a user manipulates a mouse or a keyboard, a current menu screen is switched from a first menu screen 11, which displays a plurality of menus related to a list of a plurality of devices, to a second menu screen 12, which displays a plurality of menus related to a plurality of content types into which contents of the devices are classified. Thereafter, when the user further manipulates the mouse or the keyboard, the current menu screen is switched from the second menu screen 12 to a third menu screen 13, which displays a list of contents belonging to one of the menus displayed on the second menu screen 12, and respective detailed information. [0007] However, if a considerable number of devices need to be represented by the related art menu display method, and each of the devices contains a considerable number of contents, menus related to a list of the devices or a list of the contents may not be able to be displayed on the same menu screen. To search for a device of interest or a content of interest, a user may have to scroll up or down a considerable number of times. For example, if thousands of devices are represented by the related art menu display method and a maximum number of menus that can be displayed on one menu screen provided by the related art menu display method is 10, a user may have to scroll up or down several hundreds of times to search for a device or a content of interest. [0008] Thus, the related art menu display method is time-consuming when a contents list includes a considerable number of contents entries. In addition, the user must memorize the location of each of the contents in the contents list to quickly search the contents list for the content of interest. Thus, without knowing the exact location of the content of interest in the contents list, the user may not be able to quickly search for the content of interest, even though the user has rapidly accessed the contents list. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0009] The present invention provides a menu display apparatus and method which enable a user to easily and quickly search for content of interest. The present invention also provides a computer-readable recording medium storing a computer program for executing the menu display method. [0010] According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a menu display method which includes: receiving information regarding a zoom-in location or a zoom-out location on a current menu screen; and zooming in the current menu screen at the zoom-in location so that a plurality of menus currently displayed on the current menu screen are displayed in more detail or zooming out the current menu screen at the zoom-out location so that the menus are displayed in less detail. [0011] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a menu display apparatus which includes: an input unit which receives information regarding a zoom-in location or a zoom-out location on a current menu screen; and a display unit which zooms in the current menu screen at the zoom-in location so that a plurality of menus currently displayed on the current menu screen are displayed in more detail or zooms out the current menu screen at the zoom-out location so that the menus currently displayed on the current menu screen are displayed in less detail. [0012] According to anther aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium storing a computer program for executing a menu display method. The menu display method includes: receiving information regarding a zoom-in location or a zoom-out location on a current menu screen; and zooming in the current menu screen at the zoom-in location so that a plurality of menus currently displayed on the current menu screen are displayed in more detail or zooming out the current menu screen at the zoom-out location so that the menus currently displayed on the current menu screen are displayed in less detail. [0013] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a menu display method which includes: receiving information regarding a zoom-in location on a current menu screen; and zooming the current menu screen in to the zoom-in location so that a plurality of menus currently displayed on the current menu screen are displayed in more detail. [0014] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a menu display apparatus which includes: an input unit which receives information regarding a zoom-in location on a current menu screen; and a display unit which zooms in the current menu screen at the zoom-in location so that a plurality of menus currently displayed on the current menu screen are displayed in more detail. [0015] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium storing a computer program for executing a menu display method. The menu display method includes: receiving information regarding a zoom-in location on a current menu screen; and zooming in the current menu screen at the zoom-in location so that a plurality of menus currently displayed on the current menu screen are displayed in more detail. [0016] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a menu display method which includes: receiving information regarding a zoom-out location on a current menu screen; and zooming out the current menu screen at the zoom-out location so that a plurality of menus currently displayed on the current menu screen are displayed in less detail. [0017] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a menu display apparatus which includes: an input unit which receives information regarding a zoom-out location on a current menu screen; and a display unit which zooms out the current menu screen at the zoom-out location so that a plurality of menus currently displayed on the current menu screen are displayed in less detail. [0018] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium storing a computer program for executing a menu display method. The menu display method includes: receiving information regarding a zoom-out location on a current menu screen; and zooming out the current menu screen at the zoom-out location so that a plurality of menus currently displayed on the current menu screen are displayed in less detail. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0019] The above and other features of the present invention will be more apparent from the detailed description of the exemplary embodiments thereof in conjunction with the attached drawings, in which: [0020] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a related art menu display method; Continue reading about Menu display apparatus and method and recording medium storing computer program for executing the menu display method... 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