Patent ID: 8566733
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
1. A content management apparatus of a portable device, the apparatus comprising: a display unit configured to display representations of content by time and function in a content area having a time axis displaying one preset time range from a group of one or more preset time ranges and a function axis representing content according to a corresponding function; a content selection component configured to create, within a composition area displayed by the display unit, a representation of content selected from the content area by a user; and a content generation unit configured to generate new content by combining at least two sets of content whose representations are displayed concurrently in the composition area at the time the sets of content are combined, wherein: the content and composition areas are simultaneously displayed in separate portions of the display unit at the time the sets of content are combined, the content generation unit generates the new content by combining an image and a sound, combining an image and a message, combining multiple images, combining a sound and a schedule, or combining a video and a sound, and each of two representations of content is displayed along the time axis according to a different time associated with the respective content and displayed along the function axis according to a different function associated with the respective content.