APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING USER INTERFACE ENABLES SELECTING MENUS WHICH HAS SAME POSITION OR DIRECTION OF REMOTE CONTROL'S SELECTION POSITION

摘要

An apparatus and a method for providing a user interface for selecting a menu of the same position or direction as selected position or direction in a remote controller are provided to allow a user to quickly operate a digital device without having to perform input operations several times and change a screen in selecting a particular function. An interface storage unit(972) stores information on elements of a menu and functions provided by the menu. An output unit(971) outputs an element of the first menu stored in the interface storage unit(972) to a boundary line of a diagram. A reception unit(973) receives an input signal of a remote controller. When the input signal received by the reception unit(973) includes a selection position in the remote controller, a controller(974) selects the element of the first menu existing at the selection position and performs a function provided by the selected element of the first menu.