Method for selecting area of content for enlargement, and apparatus and system for providing content

摘要

A method for selecting an area of content for enlargement is provided. Content including a plurality of objects is displayed. A user's selection of an area is received and the selected area is identified. At least one object that crosses into the selected area is selected. An importance value of the at least one selected object is calculated considering a crossing range of the selected area and the at least one selected object. At least one to-be-displayed object is extracted based on the importance value. The at least one extracted object is displayed.

主权项

1. A method for selecting an area of content for enlargement, the method comprising the steps of:
displaying the content comprising a plurality of objects; receiving a user's selection of an area of the content, and identifying the selected area; selecting a plurality of objects that cross into the selected area; calculating an importance value of each of the selected objects in accordance with a crossing range of the selected area and the selected objects, wherein the importance value of each selected object is obtained by calculating a ratio of the selected area and an area of the selected object included within the selected area; calculating a median value of the importance values of the selected objects; determining at least one to-be-displayed object from among the selected objects having an importance value at least equal to the calculated median value; extracting the determined at least one to-be-displayed object; and displaying the at least one extracted object.