Digital device and user interface control method thereof

摘要

A digital device and a UI control method thereof are provided. A user interface (UI) generator generates a UI, a controller controls the UI generator to generate a UI which includes a menu area to display a list of contents for a sub-category from one or more sub-categories and a scroll bar to display information on the respective sub-categories, and a display unit displays the generated UI.

主权项

1. A digital device comprising:
a user interface (UI) generator which generates a UI; a controller which controls the UI generator to generate a UI which includes a menu area to display a list of contents for each sub-category of one or more sub-categories and a scroll bar to display information on respective sub-categories of the one or more sub-categories; and a display unit which displays the generated UI, wherein the UI generator divides the scroll bar to generate a plurality of areas corresponding to the respective sub-categories, and when one of the plurality of areas corresponding to the respective sub-categories is selected by a user input, the controller controls a cursor to be positioned on one of contents included in the sub-category corresponding to the selected area, wherein the cursor is moved between the scroll bar and the menu area corresponding to the user input, and a selected portion of the divided scroll bar area and a selected portion of the menu area are highlighted when the cursor is placed on the respective selective portions.