Method of displaying recorded material and display device using the same

Abstract

A method of displaying a recorded material and display device using the same facilitates user recognition of the content of selected recorded material prior to its reproduction. The display device includes a personal video recorder for storing content of at least one recording item of a recording item list; a PVR controller ( 104 ) for extracting a plurality of thumbnails corresponding to each stored recorded item, each thumbnails being extracted in correspondence to a prescribed time interval; and a display module ( 106 ) for displaying the recording item list in response to a recording item list request and for simultaneously displaying, in response to a user selection of a specific recording item, the extracted thumbnails corresponding to the selected recording item via a corresponding plurality of preview windows. A specific preview window is designated, and the selected recording item is reproduced from a recording position corresponding to the thumbnail of the designated window.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device capable of displaying a moving picture, comprising:
 a display unit;   a memory configured to store the moving picture;   a controller configured to control the display unit and the memory,   wherein the moving picture is played back on the display unit,   wherein a predetermined number of preview areas are defined without being overlapped with one another on the display unit, and   wherein the predetermined number of different sections of the same moving picture are concurrently played back within their corresponding preview areas, respectively.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein in response to selection of a specific section among the predetermined number of different sections, the moving picture is played back from a specific timing point of the moving picture corresponding to the selected specific section. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein a length of a specific section of the moving picture is substantially the same as a length of at least one other section of the moving picture. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the different section of the moving picture is defined by equally dividing the moving picture by the predetermined number. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the played-back moving picture is displayed as a main picture and the predetermined number of different sections are displayed together with the main picture. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the specific section is selected in response to an indicator being located on the specific section. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the specific section is enlarged compared to the rest of the sections such that the enlarged specific section partially hides its neighboring section of the rest of the sections. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein each section is enlarged one by one in series in response to the indicator tracing over a series of the sections. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the specific section is enlarged in response to the indicator being located on the specific section for a prescribed time. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the enlarged specific section partially hides at least two neighboring sections among the rest of the sections. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein a scroll bar is displayed on the display unit, when the predetermined number of different sections are arrayed to be extended beyond a breadth of the display unit. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined number of moving pictures are identified by an identifier. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the identifier includes time information of the corresponding moving picture. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of preview areas is defined in the same size. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of preview areas are arranged in one of horizontal and vertical directions. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the moving picture is a broadcast video of a program recorded during a prescribed period of time. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 16 , wherein a list of other programs recorded is provided on the display unit. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein a scroll bar is displayed on the display unit, when the predetermined number of different sections are arrayed to be extended beyond a breadth of the display unit. 
     
     
         19 . A device capable of displaying a moving picture, comprising:
 a display unit;   a memory configured to store the moving picture;   a controller configured to control the display unit and the memory,   wherein the moving picture is played back on the display unit,   wherein a plurality of preview areas are defined on the display unit, and   wherein a plurality of different sections of the same moving picture are concurrently played back within their corresponding preview areas, respectively.   
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 19 , wherein in response to selection of a specific section among the predetermined number of different sections, the moving picture is played back from a specific timing point of the moving picture corresponding to the selected specific section. 
     
     
         21 . The device of  claim 19 , wherein a length of a specific section of the moving picture is substantially the same as a length of at least one other section of the moving picture. 
     
     
         22 . The device of  claim 19 , wherein the different sections of the moving picture are defined by equally dividing the moving picture by the predetermined number. 
     
     
         23 . A device capable of displaying a moving picture, comprising:
 a display unit;   a memory configured to store the moving picture;   a controller configured to control the display unit and the memory,   wherein a plurality of different sections of the moving picture are concurrently played back within their corresponding preview areas, respectively, and   wherein in response to selection of a specific section among the plurality of different sections, the moving picture is played back from a specific timing point of the moving picture corresponding to the selected specific section.   
     
     
         24 . The device of  claim 23 , wherein the moving picture is divided such that a length of a specific section of the moving picture is substantially the same as a length of at least one other section of the moving picture. 
     
     
         25 . The device of  claim 23 , wherein the different sections of the moving picture are defined by equally dividing the moving picture by the predetermined number.