Patent ID: 9535572
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04N

Claim:
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising: a user interface (UI) generator that shows a plurality of section groups, wherein a first section group, which occupies a first area on the user interface, has at least two UI menu items of a first display size, and a second section group, which occupies a second area on the user interface, has at least two UI menu items of a second display size different from the first display size; a user input part which receives a user input; and a controller which receives a first user input selecting a first UI menu item in the first section group, receives a second user input selecting a second UI menu item in the second section group, receives a third user input for switching the first UI menu item and the second UI menu item, controls the UI generator to move the selected first UI menu item to the second section group and to display the moved first menu item with the second display size based on the first user input, the second user input, and the third user input, and controls the UI generator to move the selected second UI menu item to the first section group and to display the moved second menu item with the first display size based on the first user input, the second user input, and the third user input, wherein the first UI menu item and the second UI menu item are executable upon further user input, wherein the controller comprises a processor, wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of latticed sections formed to be visibly distinct from each other and to include a UI menu item therein, respectively, and each of the plurality of section groups is assigned a different number of latticed sections from among the plurality of latticed sections.