Method and apparatus for integratedly managing contents in portable terminal

摘要

Provided are a method of managing contents in a portable terminal which may, in integrated fashion, display contents stored in other locations on one screen and conveniently manage the contents according to similarity of the contents, and an apparatus thereof. The method for managing, in integrated fashion, contents in a portable terminal including: receiving contents having different storage locations and displaying, in integrated fashion, the received contents on one screen. Convenience to the user ease of operation can thus be improved when managing related contents stored at different locations.

主权项

1. A method for displaying an integrated content screen, the method comprising:
classifying content items into at least one of a first group and a second group; displaying a screen having a first section and a second section, the first section including a first plurality of thumbnails and the second section including a second plurality of thumbnails, wherein each one of the first plurality of thumbnails corresponds to a respective content item that is classified into the first group and each one of the second plurality of thumbnails corresponds to a respective content item that is classified into the second group; detecting a first input dragging a first thumbnail from the first section into the second section, the first thumbnail corresponding to a first content item that is classified into the first group; and in response to the first input, maintaining in the first section display of the first thumbnail while displaying in the second section a second thumbnail, wherein the second thumbnail includes a copy of the first thumbnail and a copy of an image corresponding to an owner of the first content item superimposed onto the first thumbnail, and wherein the second thumbnail displayed only after the first thumbnail is dragged out of the first section by the first input.