Patent ID: 8516394

Claim:
An apparatus for adjusting a characteristic of a selected multimedia item, comprising: a display means comprising: displaying an auxiliary execution region for displaying information for adjusting a characteristic of the multimedia item, and displaying a first execution region for generating an input signal capable of indicating or selecting information outputted on the auxiliary execution region; and a processor for controlling reproduction of the multimedia item and the adjustment of the characteristic according to the input signal, wherein the auxiliary execution region comprises: an auxiliary information display region displaying a list of selectable characteristics according to a touch event in the first execution region, and displaying an adjustable value of a selected one of the characteristics; and an auxiliary wheel region for generating an input signal for adjusting the displayed value of the selected characteristic according to a touch event on the auxiliary wheel region, to enable selection of the adjusted value, wherein the first execution region comprises: a touch wheel region for generating an input signal according to touch and drag operation, the touch wheel region comprises partial regions to which different respective functions are assigned; and a confirmation key map region for generating an input signal corresponding to a confirmation key, and wherein the touch and drag operation within a first partial region generates selections associated with the function of the first partial region, and when the touch and drag operation extends into an adjacent partial region, additional selections associated with the function of the first partial region are generated.