Patent ID: 9307177
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G06F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A graphic user interface providing apparatus, comprising: a display device having a display screen; a screen configuring unit configured to control a screen, the screen including a main information display area for displaying main information in the form in which a plurality of main elements are recursively disposed and a sub information display area for displaying sub information including supplementary information according to information provided on the main information display area; and a controller configured to control the screen configuring unit according to a user input signal via a touch surface, wherein when a main element selection signal for selecting one of the plurality of main elements is received, the controller is configured to control the display screen configuring unit to expand an area which represents the selected main element, provide at least one sub element on the expanded area in a direction perpendicular to a disposition direction of the main elements, and display on the display screen a straight line including an indicator, on which information representing at least one of a state associated with a setting value used for executing the at least one sub element and category information associated with the at least one sub element is indicated, and the sub element is operated by a direction selection signal on the touch surface which indicates a direction perpendicular to the disposition direction of the main elements.