Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

So-hee Jang

Yong-sung Kim

Dong-Hyun Roh

Tae-ung Jung

Hee-Seon Park

Hye-Soo Lee

Chang-hwan Choi

Sung-Ho Ryu

A method and apparatus for browsing a plurality of broadcast programs are provided. The method includes classifying a plurality of broadcast programs into one or more broadcast program groups with reference to electronic program guide (EPG) information or viewing records of a user regarding the broadcast programs, one-dimensionally arranging the broadcast programs so that the broadcast program groups are one-dimensionally arranged, displaying the broadcast programs and the broadcast program groups on a screen as a graphic image, and allowing the user to change a rule used for forming the broadcast program groups. Accordingly, it is possible to enable a user to effectively browse broadcast programs and to provide the user with a user interface customized for the user by using a simple one-dimensional input method and intuitively utilizing EPG information.

Method and apparatus for browsing broadcast programs using dynamic user interface

An apparatus and method to search content in a multimedia device, and more particularly, an apparatus and method to efficiently search content in a multimedia device using various metadata of the content, the apparatus including: a content storage unit to store content; a metadata storage unit to store metadata of the stored content; a user input unit to receive an input of a current arrangement standard, from one or more arrangement standards corresponding to the metadata, from a user; a content arrangement unit to arrange the stored content according to the current arrangement standard; and a user interface provision unit to provide a user interface that displays the arranged content.

Apparatus and method to search content in multimedia device

A method of browsing contents and an apparatus for browsing the same are provided. The method includes providing a plurality of characteristic vector types and a plurality of characteristic value types that correspond to a reference characteristic vector type selected from the plurality of characteristic vector types, and determining an arrangement order of preview information of contents according to a reference characteristic value type that is selected from the plurality of characteristic value types, and providing the preview information in the arrangement order.

Apparatus and method of browsing contents

A method and apparatus for generating a thumbnail in a size requested by an application at high definition and high speed to browse a digital image are provided. An original image is partially decoded to generate a first thumbnail and the first thumbnail is partially decoded to generate a second thumbnail in a size requested by an application. Accordingly, a digital image is displayed on a full screen using a stored thumbnail instead of decoding an original image, and therefore, a large-capacity high-definition image can be displayed quickly. In addition, to display a thumbnail in various sizes, a small size of the thumbnail is not enlarged but the thumbnail having a size approximate to a full screen size is reduced. Accordingly, degradation of picture quality is decreased.

Method and apparatus for generating thumbnail of digital image

An apparatus and a method for managing a storage space through time-variant consumption estimation. More particularly, an apparatus and a method for managing a storage space through time-variant consumption estimation that estimates consumption of an entire storage space when a user instructs program editing, program recording or reserved recording, and so on. When there is a possibility that the estimated consumption exceeds a predetermined value, immediately providing a user with information indicating that the storage space is lacking. The apparatus includes a storage unit storing contents in the storage space, a consumption estimation unit estimating time-variant consumption of the storage space, a contents management unit deleting at least a portion of the contents or storing at least a portion of additionally input contents according to the estimation result, and an output unit outputting the deletion or storage result.

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Seoul, South Korea

So-hee Jang