Patent ID: 8334873
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of managing images stored in a storage medium, the method comprising: providing an image search window comprising a preview area, an upper map, a lower map, and a map key movable between the upper map and the lower map; displaying the upper map with time intervals that are expressed on the upper map and divided into first time units, retrieving images corresponding to a point in time in which the map key is positioned on the upper map, and displaying the retrieved images on the preview area; displaying the lower map with time intervals that are expressed on the lower map and divided into second time units, wherein the first time units are different from the second time units, retrieving images corresponding to a point in time in which the map key is positioned on the lower map, and displaying the retrieved images on the preview area; and retrieving candidate images corresponding to the input time interval and displaying the retrieved images if a user input for any one of the time intervals expressed on at least one of the upper map and lower map is received, wherein at least one of the displaying and retrieving steps are performed by a controller, wherein the map key is used to indicate a specific time interval in relation to one of the upper map and the lower map.