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| 20080225171 | DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR VIDEO STREAM AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a display method for a video stream including video contents of a plurality of channels, the display method includes: displaying video contents transmitted by a first channel on a first portion of a display screen, wherein the first channel is not a currently tuned channel; displaying video contents transmitted by a second channel on a second portion of the display screen, wherein the second channel is the currently tuned channel; and when the video contents of the first channel are being displayed on the first portion of the display screen and the currently tuned channel is switched from the second channel into a third channel, displaying video contents transmitted by the third channel on the second portion of the display screen. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080278629 | IMAGE QUALITY ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND IMAGE QUALITY ADJUSTMENT METHOD - The present invention provides an image quality adjustment device capable of generating an image of a highest image quality for an input image. The image quality adjustment device which adjusts image quality of an input image by applying different image quality settings to the input image includes: pieces of order information each of which indicates an order for applying plural image quality settings, a selection unit which selects optimal order information having a maximum evaluation value, and an adjustment unit which adjusts an image quality of input image based on the optimal order information. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080291327 | Display Apparatus and Method and Information Processing Apparatus and Method for Providing Picture in Picture Function - A display apparatus and method and an information processing apparatus and method, by which a picture in picture (PIP) region is automatically and freely changed between a semi-transparent state and an opaque state according to a position of a pointing device, are provided. The information processing apparatus includes a communicator receiving position information of the PIP region from the display apparatus and transmitting transparency information, which changes a screen of the PIP region into the semi-transparent state or the opaque state according to whether the pointing device is positioned within the PIP region, to the display apparatus; and a PIP monitoring unit setting a state of the transparency information according to whether the pointing device is positioned within the PIP region. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080291328 | DECODING APPARATUS FOR ENCODED VIDEO SIGNALS - The present invention is a decoding apparatus for decoding an encoded video signal capable of displaying a secondary video synchronously with a primary video. The decoding apparatus includes: an auxiliary information analyzing part that analyzes auxiliary information including display auxiliary information about a display position and/or a display size of the secondary video, and applied time information by which the display auxiliary information is applied; a reference time counter that indicates a reference time at which a video is decoded and displayed; a comparing part that compares the applied time information with the reference time counter; a display screen forming part that uses a primary video and a secondary video to form a display screen; and a control part that controls the display screen forming part, wherein the control part controls the display position and/or the display size of the secondary video by affording a command to the display screen forming part using the display auxiliary information, based on an output result of the comparing part. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080291329 | DECODING APPARATUS FOR ENCODED VIDEO SIGNALS - The present invention is a decoding apparatus for decoding an encoded video signal capable of displaying a secondary video synchronously with a primary video. The decoding apparatus includes: an auxiliary information analyzing part that analyzes auxiliary information including display auxiliary information about a display position and/or a display size of the secondary video, and applied time information by which the display auxiliary information is applied; a reference time counter that indicates a reference time at which a video is decoded and displayed; a comparing part that compares the applied time information with the reference time counter; a display screen forming part that uses a primary video and a secondary video to form a display screen; and a control part that controls the display screen forming part, wherein the control part controls the display position and/or the display size of the secondary video by affording a command to the display screen forming part using the display auxiliary information, based on an output result of the comparing part. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080316358 | System and method for picture-in-picture assisted time-adaptive surfing for a content presentation system - Systems and/or methods are disclosed herein to identify a user interacting with a content presentation system, adaptively learn, in a passive manner, a user's pattern of accessing content over time, and globally store the user's identifying and use information. Specifically, disclosed are systems and/or methods for switching from a first signal provided to a second signal, including identifying a user of a first content presentation system, creating a first preferred channel list which includes channel information for each of select ones of plural signals, where the preferred channel list is created based on the identity of the user and based on channel use information for the user during a recurring first time period, presenting substantially simultaneously to the user a first signal of the select ones of plural signals in a first frame and a second signal of the select ones of plural signals in a second frame. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090021642 | MOVING IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF MOVING IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A moving image reproducing apparatus that does not inform the occurrence of any high light scene when high light scenes occur respectively in the images displayed in a main picture and a sub picture, and a control method of the moving image reproducing apparatus are provided. It can be determined whether the image displayed in the main picture is the high light scene or not when the image displayed in the sub picture is the high light scene, by detecting the high light scenes displayed respectively in the main picture and the sub picture. If the image displayed in the main picture is also the high light scene when the image displayed in the sub picture becomes the high light scene, then the control of not informing a viewer of the occurrence of the high light scene of the image displayed in the sub picture is performed. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090051813 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - A television screen or a PC screen can be displayed on the monitor ( | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090059073 | DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A display control method, and a display apparatus and display system using the method are provided. The display control method includes detecting a command to change to multi-screen display mode, and displaying a video corresponding to a video signal having a resolution changed according to the size of a split screen of a display on the split screen, if the command is detected. Therefore, it is possible to change a resolution of a video to a resolution most suitable for display on the split screen. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090066839 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING MULTI-STREAM - A method and apparatus for simultaneously reproducing multiple audio/video streams, the apparatus including: a mixer to mix and to output main audio data and sub-audio data; and an audio controller to control the mixer such that when a sub-video data is expanded to a full screen, the sub-audio data is reproduced and the main audio is not reproduced. Furthermore, if the sub-video data is expanded to a full screen, an audio and a subtitle for only the sub-video data are reproduced, thereby preventing confusions that a user may experience. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090091657 | WEB TELEVISION THAT PERFORMS A PIP CONTROL FUNCTION - A web television includes a display, a tuner, an internet module, and a PIP module. The tuner is arranged to select television video for display on the display and to select television audio for display by a speaker of the web television. The internet module is arranged to supply internet video for display on the display and to supply internet audio for display by the speaker of the web television, and the internet video and audio are derived from internet communications between the web television and internet content providers. The PIP module is arranged to provide a PIP area within a main area of the display. The internet video and the television video may be swapped between the PIP area and the main area of the display, and the speaker of the web television may be swapped between the internet audio and the television audio. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090102973 | Video split device - Video is adaptively allocated between different screen parts depending on its content. The content of the video is analyzed, and a determination is main about whether the video should be displayed in a large part of the screen or a smaller part of the screen. The screen split can be adaptively displayed, or the position where the video is display can be changed. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090109338 | TELEVISION BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS - A television broadcast signal receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit, a control unit and a display control unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive a plurality of audio-video signals. The control unit is configured to receive operation inputs. The display control unit is configured to display images corresponding to the audio-video signals on a main screen and a subscreen in a display component at the same time. The display control unit is further configured to display an image corresponding to one of the audio-video signals, which has been displayed on the subscreen, on the main screen when the control unit receives an operation input to output audio corresponding to the one of the audio-video signals. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090109339 | System and method of presenting synchronous picture-in-picture for consumer video players - A media playback device capable of displaying multiple streams simultaneously and with expanded picture-in-picture capabilities is provided. The placement, size, aspect ratio, cropping, scale, transparency, tint, contrast, and cropping of the media can be set or adjusted arbitrarily. Furthermore, the audio may be mixed between separate tracks accompanying the video streams and may also be set or adjusted arbitrarily. Each variable can be dynamically changed during playback through either automated or user-initiated means. A system and method are provided for simultaneously displaying a first video stream and at least a second video stream on a display comprising the steps of feeding the video streams into a video player; providing control of the display of the video streams; displaying a first video stream substantially across the display; and displaying the other video streams in a secondary display. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090115901 | Method and Device for Handling Multiple Video Streams Using Metadata - A method and device for dynamically overlaying two or more video streams uses specialized metadata that are attached to at least one of the video streams. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090115902 | DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH COUNTERPROGRAM CHECKING FUNCTION - A display apparatus makes it possible to check video contents of another video source while continuing to watch a presently watched program. A first region for displaying first video contents, and a second region for displaying selection icons to select second video contents different from the first video contents are formed on a display screen. The selection icons make possible selection from a plurality of video sources providing the video contents and including one or more broadcasting networks and a video recording medium. The broadcasting networks are one or all of ground-based broadcasting, BS broadcasting and CS broadcasting. The video recording medium is an HDD incorporated in the display apparatus and/or a removable HDD which can be inserted into and removed from the display apparatus. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090147140 | IMAGE APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING PLURALITY OF IMAGES AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image apparatus for processing a plurality of images and a control method thereof are provided. The control method includes determining whether a channel change command is input, while only a first broadcast received via a first channel is being displayed; if it is determined that the channel change command is input, displaying a composite image including the first broadcast and a second broadcast received via a second channel; and selectively displaying only the second broadcast after the displaying the composite image. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090180024 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method - The present invention discloses an image processing apparatus comprising a first input unit, a first scaler, a buffer unit, a first transparent unit, a second scaler and an image mixer. The invented image processing method comprises the steps of receiving first and second image data, scaling the size of image of the received image data, clearing the background of the first image data and superposing the first and second image data to form a synthetic image, with its sub-frame image having a user defined frame. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090201424 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An image display device for displaying a main image and an auxiliary image that is combined with the main image in an auxiliary-image composite region of the main image, includes: a moving object detecting unit that detects a moving object which relatively moves in the main image; and a composite region determining unit that predicts a moving-object moving region, into which the moving object will move in the main image, based on a moving direction of the detected moving object, and determines the auxiliary-image composite region based on information relating to the moving-object moving region. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090244377 | Display controller for screens with user-defined frames - The present invention discloses a display controller for screens with user-defined frames, comprising: a first image source to provide first image data; a second image source to provide second image data; an information converter unit in connection with said first and second image sources, to convert said first and second image data into digital data; an image processor unit in connection with said information converter unit to add said digitized first and second image data, to generate a picture-in-picture (PIP) image with one main screen and at least one subscreen to be display in a display device; and a frame generator to generate, according to the definitions of a user, a frame for said at least one subscreen to enclose said subscreen when displayed. The invented display controller generates PIP images with user-defined frames. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090244378 | Record and replay television device and method - In certain embodiments, a method of controlling operation of a television receiver device involves determining that there remote control commands for “record” and “play” are directed to the television receiver device; checking a remote control receiver for receipt of either “record” or “play” command; when a record command is received by the remote control receiver, storing N seconds of scaled video to a memory residing in the television receiver device; and when a play command is received by the remote control receiver, playing out the N seconds of scaled video from the memory in a picture-in-picture (PIP) window. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090295997 | MULTIPLE SINK CONFIGURATION SUPPORTING HDMI-CEC - Methods and devices for enabling a chain of displays to communicate with HDMI-CEC sources using HDMI-CEC. Also disclosed is a display device supporting picture-in-picture through two HDMI-CEC input ports, where each port communicates using HDMI-CEC with an HDMI-CEC source. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090295998 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing device including a first content reproduction unit to acquire and reproduce first content data, a second content reproduction unit to acquire and reproduce second content data, a display control unit to generate a multiple image for displaying a first image reproduced by the first content reproduction unit and a second image reproduced by the second content reproduction unit on one screen, a display unit to display the multiple image generated by the display control unit, and an operation processing unit to cause the display control unit to change at least one of a position, a size and a transparency of the first image or the second image according to operation information input by a user. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090303387 | DIGITAL TV HAVING TWO CHANNEL STEREO - A digital television (TV) having two channel stereo receives two sets of readable TV signals corresponding to two selected TV channels, filters the two sets of readable TV signals to obtain a first set of audio data and a second set of audio data first Bluetooth transmitter is configured for converting the first set of decoded audio data into a first analog audio signal, and a second Bluetooth transmitter is configured for converting the second set of decoded audio data into a second analog audio signal, so as to realize two channel stereo. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090322946 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a plurality of input units configured to correspond to respective image data items to be obtained, an obtaining unit configured to obtain the image data items corresponding to the input units when the input units are operated, a determination unit configured to determine, when one of the input units is operated within a predetermined period of time, layout for displaying a corresponding one of the image data items in a display unit, and configured to determine, when at least two of the input units are operated within the predetermined period of time, layout for displaying image data items corresponding to the operated input units in the display unit in parallel, and an output unit configured to generate display data for a single screen using at least one of the image data items obtained using the obtaining unit in accordance with the layout determined using the determination unit and output the display data to the display unit. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100002139 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING RECEIVER FOR PROCESSING BROADCAST SIGNAL DEFINING MULTI-CHANNEL BROADCAST AND BROADCAST RECEIVER USING THE SAME - A method of controlling a receiver for processing a broadcast signal defining a multi-channel broadcast, and a broadcast receiver using the same, enable the joint management of a plurality of channels, which are effectively bundled together according to relevance of broadcasting Content, such that broadcast programs of associated channels can be simultaneously processed, including processes of viewing, recording, and editing. The method includes steps of receiving a broadcast signal having additional information, the additional information including associated channel Information indicating a channel of associated broadcasting content, the associated channel information enabling the receiver to recognize channels having associated broadcasting content; detecting, based on the associated channel information, at least one channel having the associated broadcasting content according to a selection of a specific channel, the detected at least one associated broadcasting content channel having broadcasting content associated with the selected channel; and processing in tandem a broadcast program of the selected channel and a broadcast program of the detected at least one channel. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100020239 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING DIGITAL PHOTOS THEREON - A digital photo frame includes a display and a button. The display has a primary display area and a secondary display area. A digital photo can be displayed in the secondary display area. The primary display area can also display a first resized digital photo associated with the digital photo displayed on the secondary display area. The controls are capable of causing the digital photo on the secondary display area to display on the primary display area. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100053437 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME WITH A PICTURE-IN-PICTURE OUTPUT FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for outputting multimedia files and broadcast contents of a selected television (TV) channels on the DPF in a picture-in-picture (PIP) output mode is provided. The method includes: starting the PIP output mode when the DPF plays multimedia files under a DPF mode; defining a PIP region on the DPF; receiving broadcasts of a selected TV channel; and outputting the multimedia files and the broadcast contents of the selected TV channel in the PIP output mode. A related DPF is also provided. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100079671 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRAPHICAL CONTROL OF PICTURE-IN-PICTURE WINDOWS - Systems and methods are provided for presenting a picture-in-picture (PIP) window on a television or other display generated by a set-top box (STB) or other video receiver. The picture-in-picture window is presented in conjunction with a navigation feature on the display. A two-dimensional input associated with the navigation feature is received from a remote control having a touchpad or other two-dimensional input device. The picture-in-picture window on the display is appropriately adjusted in response to the two-dimensional input. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100079672 | DISPLAY APPARATUS CAPABLE OF MOVING IMAGE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus capable of moving an image and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a display unit, an interface which receives image coordinate information and image source information from an external device that displays the image, and a controller which controls the display unit to display the image using the image coordinate information and image source information. Therefore, the image can continue to move between display apparatuses while being displayed, thereby increasing user convenience. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100085484 | BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CHANNEL INFORMATION - A broadcast receiver and method for displaying channel information, are discussed. According to an embodiment, a method for displaying channel information using a broadcast receiver, includes tuning, by the broadcast receiver, to at least one channel if a channel edition mode is provided, and processing video signals of the tuned channel in a multi-PIP mode, the processing step including changing at least one of a video resolution and a screen size for the video signals; graphically processing channel data information on each of the video signals; and multiplexing the video signals processed in the multi-PIP mode and the graphically processed channel data information into multiplexed signals, for outputting the multiplexed signals on a display device. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100103318 | PICTURE-IN-PICTURE DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY FUNCTIONALITY AND PICTURE-IN-PICTURE DISPLAY METHOD - A picture-in-picture display apparatus having stereoscopic display functionality includes a receiving unit for receiving first and second data sets, an image processing unit for performing computational processing to convert two-dimensional data to three-dimensional data or to convert three-dimensional data to two-dimensional data with respect to the first data set and/or the second data set, and a display unit. The display unit has a main picture display zone and a sub-picture display zone. The first and second data sets are respectively displayed in the main picture display zone and the sub-picture display zone. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100110295 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A video signal processing apparatus includes: a plurality of input sections to each of which a video signal from an imaging apparatus whose operation is controllable or is not controllable; an input selector selecting a video signal inputted through the input sections; a screen producer producing a plurality of areas by dividing a screen into portions in which the video signals selected by the input selector are displayed, the screen producer producing a first color frame for the area for the video signal representing a primary output, a second color frame for the area for the video signal representing a standby output, and a third color identifier for the area for the video signal from the controllable imaging apparatus; and an output section outputting the video signals and the frames or the identifier to a display device that displays the screen formed of the plurality of areas. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100165201 | BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING WIDGET SERVICE THEREOF - A method for providing a widget service in a broadcast receiving apparatus is provided. A method for providing the widget service includes operations of receiving widget information, and displaying on a picture-in-picture (PIP) screen at least part of all the received widget information which is to be fitted to the PIP screen, upon occurrence of a preset or trigger event. Therefore, it is possible for a user to construct a sub-screen for providing a widget service by selecting only part of widget information forming the entire display screen rather than reducing the size of the entire display screen. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100188579 | System and Method to Control and Present a Picture-In-Picture (PIP) Window Based on Movement Data - A method includes receiving selection data from a remote control device to select a portion of a video image displayed at a display device. The method includes creating a dynamic picture-in-picture (PIP) window having a size smaller than the video image. The method includes sending the selected portion of the video image to the display device for display in the dynamic PIP window at the display device. The dynamic PIP window overlays a portion of the video image. The method includes receiving movement data indicating a movement of the remote control device with reference to the display device. The method includes modifying the dynamic PIP window based on the movement data. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100201879 | Customizable Picture-in-Picture - In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provide systems and methods for customizing picture-in-picture video images on a television. Specifically, in one embodiment, a television receiver for depicting multiple images on a single display is described. The television receiver includes a first receiver operative to receive a first video image, a second receiver operative to receive a second video image, a processor configured to overlay the first video image on a portion of the second video image, the processor in communication with the first and second receivers and a transmitter operatively coupled to the processor and the display, the transmitter operative to transmit the first and second video images to the display. The television receiver also includes a third receiver operative to receive a command to adjust the first video image with respect to the second video image and relay the command to the processor, wherein the processor adjusts the first video image with respect to the second video image in response to the command and the operation of adjusting the first video image with respect to the second video image comprises one of resizing the first video image, moving the first video image across the second video image and changing a transparency of the first video image. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100231791 | System and method for dynamic video placement on a display - There is provided a video playback device for providing adjustable display coordinates and for playing a video on a display. The video playback device comprises a memory storing a plurality of video streams each associated with one of a plurality of different display coordinates and a processor configured to determine a first input display coordinate for displaying the video on the display, select a first coordinate of the plurality of different display coordinates corresponding to the first input display coordinate, and output a first video stream of the plurality of video streams associated with the selected first coordinate on the display. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100231792 | SEAMLESSLY CYCLED VIDEO RESOURCES - Embodiments of seamlessly cycled video resources are described. In embodiments, program previews can be displayed where each program preview corresponds to a channel that is user-selectable for viewing a program. A subsequent channel can be determined that is user-selectable to display a program preview of an additional program, where the subsequent channel is included in a channel list that sequentially lists the channels. The subsequent channel that corresponds to the additional program can be pre-tuned before the subsequent channel is selected to display the program preview of the additional program. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100231793 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE AND TELEVISION EMPLOYING THE SAME - A television includes a television signal receiving unit, a communication signal receiving unit, a processor, and a display unit. The television signal receiving unit is configured to receive TV signals. The communication signal receiving unit is configured to receive communication signals from a communication device. The processor is used for processing the TV signals to generate first video signals, and extracting second video signals from the communication signals. The display unit is used for displaying the first video signals default. When the communication signal receiving unit receives the communication signals, the processor controls the display unit to display the second video signals. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100259679 | Video synthesizing apparatus and program - The invention provides data for display on the display area for a child frame when the child frame is synthesized and displayed on the parent frame in picture-in-picture playback in order to give the displayed area of the child frame in conformity with the video content in the parent frame, as well as providing a video display apparatus etc. for displaying the child frame at an appropriate displayed position using the data for display. A video display apparatus | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100259680 | Video synthesizing apparatus and program - The invention provides data for display on the display area for a child frame when the child frame is synthesized and displayed on the parent frame in picture-in-picture playback in order to give the displayed area of the child frame in conformity with the video content in the parent frame, as well as providing a video display apparatus etc. for displaying the child frame at an appropriate displayed position using the data for display. A video display apparatus | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100259681 | Video synthesizing apparatus and program - The invention provides data for display on the display area for a child frame when the child frame is synthesized and displayed on the parent frame in picture-in-picture playback in order to give the displayed area of the child frame in conformity with the video content in the parent frame, as well as providing a video display apparatus etc. for displaying the child frame at an appropriate displayed position using the data for display. A video display apparatus | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100265401 | VIDEO OUTPUT DEVICE AND VIDEO OUTPUT METHOD - A video output device includes a screen configuration management section for managing a placement or a scaling of a screen for displaying at least one video, an area determination section for determining a character area in an input video, a supplemental information storing section for cutting out a video on a supplemental information area including the at least one character area determined by the area determination section and storing it as supplemental information, a supplemental information display determination section for determining whether or not the supplemental information stored by the supplemental information storing section is displayed in addition to an input video based on the screen configuration managed by the screen configuration management section, and an output section for outputting the input video and the supplemental information in accordance with commands from the screen configuration management section and the supplemental information display determination section. The supplemental information display determination section determines that the supplemental information is displayed based on a size of a character included in the character area in the input video changing in response to a scaling managed by the screen configuration management section. Therefore, the display form of the supplemental information can be changed in response to a scaling factor of the display size of the input video. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110001877 | TUNING DEVICE WITH DIPLEXER INPUT - The present invention includes an apparatus for distributing a received modulated RF signal to a plurality of tuners including a diplexer device. The diplexer device includes a plurality of filter circuits adapted to direct respective portions of the received modulated RF the signal to respective tuner devices. In an illustrated embodiment, the tuner devices supply tuned signals to a picture in picture display device. Also disclosed is a method of receiving a modulated ready of frequency signal and routing portions of the received signal to respective tuner devices using filter devices in a diplexer or multiplexer configuration. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110001878 | EXTRACTING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FROM TV SIGNAL TO SUPERIMPOSE MAP ON IMAGE - A TV uses optical character recognition (OCR) to extract text from a TV image and/or voice recognition to extract text from the TV audio and if a geographic place name is recognized, displays a relevant map in a picture-in-picture window on the TV. The user may be given the option of turning the map feature on and off, defining how long the map is displayed, and defining the scale of the map to be displayed. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110037897 | AUDIO SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CAR AUDIO SYSTEM - An audio system including an inverter, a first amplifier, a first mixer, a main speaker, and a first audio output port is provided. The inverter receives a first audio signal and inverts the first audio signal into an inverted audio signal. The first amplifier receives the inverted audio signal from the inverter and multiplies the inverted audio signal by a first gain to generate a first compensating audio signal. The first mixer receives a second audio signal and mixes the first compensating audio signal with the second audio signal to generate a first low-interference audio signal. The main speaker receives and plays the first audio signal. The first audio output port receives the first low-interference audio signal from the first mixer and transmits the first low-interference audio signal to a first external speaker. An electronic device and a car audio system capable of generating the low-interference audio signal are provided. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110075031 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DIGITAL BROADCASTING IN MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for controlling digital broadcasting reproduction such as digital broadcasting reproduction via a sub-screen, reproduction end and channel group management through simple touch drag in a mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a controller. The controller controls a Picture In Picture (PIP) function of the apparatus and controls an operation of channel group management using a drag-and-drop with a main screen output. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110075032 | APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING A DIGITAL INFORMATION SIGNAL - The invention relates to an apparatus for receiving a first and second video signal. The first video signal represents a sequence of images having a first size, and the second video signal representing a sequence of images having a second size, the second size being smaller then the first size of the images. The apparatus combines said first and second video signal so as to obtain a composite video signal suitable for displaying on a display unit. The signal combination means being adapted to combine the first and second video signal while the size of the images corresponding to the second video signal remains unchanged. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110109800 | TV feature highlight - A method carried out on a television receiver device involves at a television receiver/tuner device, carrying out a channel scan to identify available television channels that can be received by the television receiver device; while the channel scan is being carried out: reading a feature highlight video file from a memory; and displaying the feature highlight video file on a television display. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110109801 | Method and System for Television Channel Control - Methods and systems are provided to switch television channels during a commercial break and automatically notify the viewer when the commercial on the original channel is over so that the user may switch back to watch the original channel. This permits a viewer to avoid commercials during live television while maximizing the viewing of desired content on the original channel. A television channel selection device includes two independent tuners. In normal operation, a first tuner provides channel-selected signals to a television. When a viewer sees a commercial, the system begins a process employing a second independent tuner to internally monitor the first tuner signal until the termination of the commercial is detected. In the meantime, the first tuner provides channel-selected signals so that the viewer may view other channels. The viewer is notified of the end of the commercials by one of a variety of notification techniques. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110141363 | MULTIMEDIA TELEVISION PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS - A system and method are provided for television program announcements, involving a television; a storage device connected to the television that stores multimedia summaries of a plurality of television programs, including the channel and time of display of the program for which it is a summary; the capacity to change channels; and a processor program to sense when the television has been connected to a new channel and to select and display on that television the multimedia summary of the program being presented on the new channel at the time of the connection of the television to the new channel. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110181781 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO SIGNALS FROM A PLURALITY OF INPUT SOURCES - Provided are an apparatus and method thereof for displaying video signals on a display screen of a display apparatus, wherein the video signals are received by the display apparatus from a plurality of input sources. The method includes: determining whether a medium input from a first input source of the display apparatus is in a loading process; if the medium is in the loading process, displaying in a sub-window on the display screen a video signal output from the first input source of the display apparatus; if the medium is in the loading process, displaying in a main window on the display screen a video signal output from a second input source of the display apparatus. The video signal from the first input source may be downscaled and transmitted to the display device so as to conserve resources in both the first input source and the display device. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110261259 | Controlling One or More Attributes of a Secondary Video Stream for Display in Combination with a Primary Video Stream - A method controls one or more attributes of a secondary video stream for display in combination with a primary video stream. The method comprises: identifying a primary video stream; identifying a secondary video stream; assigning one or more settings for one or more attributes of said secondary video stream to a predetermined set of one or more user identifiers; identifying the user identifier associated with a given video processing module; determining the one or more attribute settings assigned to the user identifier; and processing the secondary video stream for display in combination with the primary video stream in accordance with the one or more attribute settings for the user identifier. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110304771 | TV Screen Text Capture - A method of processing television images consistent with certain implementations involves receiving a television signal and capturing a television image; capturing and storing a frame of the television image to a frame memory device; editing the captured image to at least isolate a portion of the image; and storing the isolated portion of the image to a storage device for subsequent retrieval. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120033135 | Method and Apparatus For Listening to audio Corresponding to a PIP Display - A method for enabling two or more viewers to simultaneously view and listen to different video content, the method including: displaying simultaneously video content from each of two or more tuners on a television monitor; producing with a speaker hardwired to the television monitor audio corresponding to the displayed video content from any of the two or more tuners; generating wireless audio signals corresponding to the displayed video content from any other of the two or more tuners simultaneously with the at least one speaker producing the audio; transmitting the wireless audio signals to a single remote control; receiving the wireless audio signals at the single remote control; directing the audio signals to headphones detachably connected to the remote control; and entering commands on the single remote control for controlling at least a changing of video content displayed and changing of an audio volume corresponding to the displayed video content. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120081608 | Multi-Chip Antenna Diversity Picture-in-Picture Architecture - A multi-chip antenna diversity architecture and method includes a first receiver chip that receives a first input signal from a first antenna. The first receiver chip includes a first tuner that amplifies the first input signal, a crystal operatively connected to a first crystal oscillator circuit, and a first crystal oscillator clock buffer that receives a clock signal from the first crystal oscillator circuit. A first demodulator demodulates the input signal received from the first tuner. A second receiver chip receives a second input signal from a second antenna. The second receiver chip includes a second crystal oscillator circuit, a second crystal oscillator clock buffer, a second tuner, and a second demodulator that receives diversity data from the first demodulator. The first crystal oscillator clock buffer drives the clock signal to the second crystal oscillator clock buffer, the second tuner, and the second demodulator of the second receiver chip. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120120318 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BROADCASTING SIGNALS AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for receiving broadcasting signals. The method comprises the steps of: obtaining a channel number of contents included in a first broadcasting signal; and allocating a channel number into contents included in a second broadcasting signal by using the obtained channel number. The method is characterized in that the same contents included respectively in the first and second broadcasting signals have the same channel number. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120162517 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a first signal processor which processes a first image; a second signal processor which processes a second image; a display unit which displays the processed first image on a main screen and the processed second image on a picture-in-picture (PIP) screen having a predetermined size and at least partially overlapping with the first image; a receiver which receives a pointer signal corresponding to a user's selection; and a controller which determines which one of the first image and the second image shows a pointer corresponding to the received pointer signal located thereon, and controls the second signal processor so that a result from performing an operation corresponding to a location of the pointer on the second image can be processed and displayed on the PIP screen if the pointer is located on the second image. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120162518 | SIMULATED PIP WINDOW IN EPG - A first signal representing a reduced size video program is transmitted from a central location to a plurality of user terminals in a television signal. A second signal representative of an EPG is generated at one of the user terminals. The first and second signals are linearly combined and applied to a display monitor to display the reduced size video program and the EPG on the screen of the monitor simultaneously in a PIG format. In one embodiment a plurality of reduced size video programs are transmitted in the television signal and one of them is selected for display in a PIG format by marking the program listing in the EPG corresponding to the selected reduced size video program with a cursor. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120169934 | WINDOWS MANAGEMENT IN A TELEVISION ENVIRONMENT - Media content is received in a windows management application. The media content is from a set of content including zero or more television signal content and zero or more application content. The media content is incorporated into a television signal containing a window configuration. The television signal is then sent from the windows management application to a television where it is displayed. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120176544 | METHOD FOR AUTO-SETTING CONFIGURATION OF TELEVISION ACCORDING TO INSTALLATION TYPE AND TELEVISION USING THE SAME - Provided is a method for auto-setting a configuration of a television (TV) based on a TV installation type, and a TV using the same. The present method for auto-setting configuration may set a TV configuration based on a TV installation type input via a GUI which receives a TV installation type. Accordingly, a TV configuration such as audio parameters may be automatically set according only to the TV installation type. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120274853 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus having multi-window display mode for displaying a plurality of images and single-window display mode for displaying one image on the display screen, including receiving units which receive broadcast signal and acquiring image signals relating to programs, and acquisition unit which acquires program information of the programs, and memory unit which stores program information of a selected program, and control unit which selects display mode for an image, and the control unit exerts control such that if the multi-window display mode is selected, a comparison is made at predetermined timing between the program information about the selected program and program information about newly selected program, and the display mode is switched from multi-window mode to single-window mode according to the comparison result. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120314134 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A MULTI-PERSPECTIVE VIDEO DISPLAY - Methods and systems for providing a multi-perspective video display are presented. In one example, a program of visual content that includes a plurality of visual perspectives is received. A first one of the plurality of visual perspectives is displayed on a display device, and a second one of the plurality of visual perspectives is displayed on the display device during the displaying of the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130038794 | System and Method of Presenting Synchronous Picture-In-Picture for Consumer Video Players - A media playback device capable of displaying multiple streams simultaneously and with expanded picture-in-picture capabilities is provided. The placement, size, aspect ratio, cropping, scale, transparency, tint, contrast, and cropping of the media can be set or adjusted arbitrarily. Furthermore, the audio may be mixed between separate tracks accompanying the video streams and may also be set or adjusted arbitrarily. Each variable can be dynamically changed during playback through either automated or user-initiated means. A system and method are provided for simultaneously displaying a first video stream and at least a second video stream on a display comprising the steps of feeding the video streams into a video player; providing control of the display of the video streams; displaying a first video stream substantially across the display; and displaying the other video streams in a secondary display. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130050578 | AUDIO-VIDEO SYSTEM FOR SPORTS CAFES - An audio-video system for a sports café that is configured to allow multiple people to simultaneously view multiple images and listen to audio corresponding to selected images including: a large screen; a setup box for receiving a plurality of broadcasting channels; an image synthesizer for synthesizing the plural image channels into one image; an image selector for selecting and outputing one image selected from the plural image channels or synthesized image; a projector for projecting the image from the image selector; an audio selector for selecting one audio channel among the plural audio channels output corresponding to the selected image for output of a speaker; an audio amplification unit for amplifying the audio selected by the audio selector; and an audio collecting unit for controlling the directional output of the audio from the speaker. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130076983 | TELEVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WATCHING TELEVISION PROGRAMS - A method of watching television programs, to be implemented using a television device and a remote control device that remotely controls the television device and that has an audio-video output module, includes: configuring first and second television tuners of the television device to receive the television program signals, respectively; and configuring the television device to receive an output television program command from the remote control device, and to select one of the television program signals for output to the remote control device and for subsequent reproduction by the audio-video output module of the remote control device. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130083243 | DIGITAL TELEVISION WITH IMPROVED INPUT SELECTION FUNCTIONALITY - An apparatus comprising a switching circuit and a display. The switching circuit may be configured to present an output signal in response to a plurality of input signals. The output signal may be generated in response to an active one of the input signals. A user prompt may appear prior to switching to the active one of the input signals. The user prompt may allow a user to confirm or reject switching to the active input. The display circuit may be configured to display information from the output signal. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130093954 | DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPRODUCTION OF PROGRAM CONTENTS - A display system includes a display device and a mobile device. The display device includes a signal receiving unit for receiving program signals, a processing unit operable to convert the program signals into program contents, and to encode one of the program contents into program packets, a first output unit operable to reproduce the program contents, and a first communication unit to transmit the program packets. The mobile device includes a second communication unit for receiving the program packets, a control unit operable to decode the program packets to recover the transmitted program content, and a second output unit to reproduce the transmitted program content. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130113996 | METHOD OF PICTURE-IN-PICTURE FOR MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS - A method and a device for preparing a media stream containing more than one component stream for picture-in-picture applications are described along with the corresponding method and device for rendering the media stream in a picture-in-picture mode. The invention allows for live and dynamic picture-in-picture rendering of the component streams contained in the media stream. Extensions to the media formats that shall support various multimedia applications, such as the MPEG-2 Transport Stream and ISO media format, are proposed to enable such a dynamic picture-in-picture functionality. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130155325 | REGION OF INTEREST SELECTION, DECODING AND RENDERING OF PICTURE-IN-PICTURE WINDOW - A method and computing device that allows a viewer to specify a Region of Interest (ROI) in a picture-in-picture (PIP) video signal, and displays only the ROI in the PIP window. The method displays a secondary video signal for a secondary program, and receives a boundary that defines an ROI on the secondary video signal. The method extracts a portion of the secondary video signal, where the portion extracted corresponds to the ROI. The method displays a primary video signal for a primary program in a main window, and displays the extracted portion of the secondary video signal in the main window where the portion of the secondary video signal overlays the primary video signal. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130155326 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER - A digital broadcast receiver includes: a plurality of broadcast receiving units that receive program images and broadcast information; an image selecting/combining unit that selectively combines program images as a main-screen and a sub-screen; a plurality of monitors that display program images; a control unit that includes an idle-state detecting unit for detecting the broadcast receiving unit of idle-state, an idle-state establishing unit for controlling the broadcast receiving unit to halt receiving broadcast waves and controlling the image selecting/combining unit to output the program image received by other broadcast receiving unit to a monitor as a main-screen when an instruction of receiving broadcast information is accepted and when there is no broadcast receiving unit of idle-state, and a broadcast information acquisition instructing unit that control the broadcast receiving unit of idle-state to acquire the broadcast information when the instruction of receiving broadcast information is accepted. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130169877 | SUPPLEMENTAL AUDIO AND VISUAL SYSTEM FOR A VIDEO DISPLAY - There is disclosed a video display device comprising a video display, and a first video driver for controlling an image on the video display. There is also a second video driver for controlling a separate image on the video display wherein the second video driver is configured to present a different video image on the video display than the first video driver. There is also at least one audio transcriber, having an output in communication with the second video driver. The audio transcriber comprises at least one input for receiving an audio signal, at least one transcriber for transcribing the audio signal into an electrical signal and at least one output for outputting the electrical signal into the second video driver to create a display having images based upon the input of the audio transcriber. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130208188 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARALLEL CHANNEL SCANNING - A method is disclosed including but not limited to continuously displaying a selected channel in a new picture in picture display; and removing the selected channel from a first plurality of video channels to form a second plurality of video channels for selecting a second set of video channels from the second plurality of video channels A computer program and system for performing the method are also disclosed. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130222695 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING PICTURE IN PICTURE IN HOME NETWORK - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for implementing picture in picture in a home network. The method for implementing picture in picture in a home network includes: obtaining a video stream of a video main window from a video network and decoding and playing the video stream of the main window; receiving a picture in picture activation signal sent by a user; sending a transcoding request message to a control device, where the transcoding request message carries a number of a picture in picture video sub-window channel; receiving a video stream of the video sub-window channel, where the video stream has been transcoded and then sent by the control device; and decoding and playing the video stream of the video sub-window channel. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130271662 | Multi-Chip Antenna Diversity Picture-in-Picture Architecture - A multi-chip antenna diversity architecture and method includes a first receiver chip that receives a first input signal from a first antenna. The first receiver chip includes a first tuner that amplifies the first input signal, a crystal operatively connected to a first crystal oscillator circuit, and a first crystal oscillator clock buffer that receives a clock signal from the first crystal oscillator circuit. A first demodulator demodulates the input signal received from the first tuner. A second receiver chip receives a second input signal from a second antenna. The second receiver chip includes a second crystal oscillator circuit, a second crystal oscillator clock buffer, a second tuner, and a second demodulator that receives diversity data from the first demodulator. The first crystal oscillator clock buffer drives the clock signal to the second crystal oscillator clock buffer, the second tuner, and the second demodulator of the second receiver chip. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130321703 | VIDEO OUTPUT DEVICE AND VIDEO OUTPUT METHOD - A video output method and device includes utilizing a supplemental information storing section to determine whether or not an object area exists in the proximity of at least one character area, cuts out a video on a supplemental information area when the object area exists, and stores the video on the supplemental information area as supplemental information including the object area. A supplemental information display determination section determines whether or not the supplemental information stored by the supplemental information storing section is displayed in addition to an input video based on a screen configuration managed by the screen configuration management section. The supplemental information display determination section determines whether the supplemental information is displayed based on a size of a character included in a character area in the input video which changes in response to the scaling managed by the screen configuration management section. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140022458 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A video signal processing apparatus includes: a plurality of input sections to each of which a video signal from an imaging apparatus whose operation is controllable or is not controllable; an input selector selecting a video signal inputted through the input sections; a screen producer producing a plurality of areas by dividing a screen into portions in which the video signals selected by the input selector are displayed, the screen producer producing a first color frame for the area for the video signal representing a primary output, a second color frame for the area for the video signal representing a standby output, and a third color identifier for the area for the video signal from the controllable imaging apparatus; and an output section outputting the video signals and the frames or the identifier to a display device that displays the screen formed of the plurality of areas. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140111690 | DISPLAY DEVICE, REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE TO CONTROL DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SERVER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE - A display device, a remote control device for the display device, a method of controlling the display device, a method of controlling the remote control device, and a method of controlling a server includes collecting at least one piece of situation information or receiving at least one piece of situation information from a remote control device, determining a current state of a user based on the collected or received at least one piece of situation information, instructing the remote control device to output a notification signal corresponding to the current state of the user, and generating the control command according to the current state of the user and providing a sense-based image service to the user according to the control command. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140139742 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISEMENTS - Methods and systems are described herein for continuing the display of an advertisement in a display window in response to a user accessing a different media asset while the advertisement is being displayed. In some embodiments, the different media asset is displayed simultaneously with the advertisement in the display window, until the advertisement is completed. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140204272 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus, includes: a display unit; a signal receiving unit which receives a video signal; a signal processing unit which processes the video signal received by the signal receiving unit to be displayed; an input unit through which a frame rate demonstration function is selectable; and a control unit which controls the signal processing unit so that the video signal is processed into an inherent frame rate of the video signal and at least one corrected frame rate which is different from the inherent frame rate to be displayed in different areas of the display unit if the frame rate demonstration function is selected through the input unit. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140204273 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - To improve visibility of video input from different sources, a broadcast subframe for receiving a broadcast program or the like to reproduce the same is arranged on a display screen such that the broadcast subframe is not overlapped with a browser subframe for reproducing the movie of e.g., streaming of the browser. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140218611 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN ENLARGED TARGET REGION OF A REPRODUCED IMAGE - An apparatus and a method for selecting and displaying a particular region in a displayed image. A user selects a target region in an image displayed on an image reproduction apparatus, an image of the selected target region is enlarged and displayed in a window, which the user can adjust a generation position, a size, a zoom magnification, and a resolution thereof The image reproduction apparatus tracks a target object in the target region, and enables the user to continuously view the target object in the window. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140247393 | TELEVISION AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING PROGRAM IMAGES AND VIDEO IMAGES SIMULTANEOUSLY - A method for displaying video image of a television includes processing video signals corresponding to video images transmitted from an electronic device and determining whether the TV programs are displayed on a full displaying window or on a partial displaying window. The display is controlled to provide a first video image displaying window overlaying the full displaying window if the TV programs are displayed on the full displaying window or provide a second video image displaying window spaced from the partial displaying window if the TV programs are displayed on the partial displaying window. The video image is displayed in the first video image displaying window or the second video image displaying window. Any human faces in the video image displayed in the first video image displaying window cause the video image to be transparent except for the faces. A related TV is also provided. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140253803 | Method, Apparatus, and System for Displaying Interactive Message - A method for displaying an interactive message. The method includes: acquiring social network site (SNS) picture in picture (PIP) configuration information; logging in to a social network site server according to the SNS PIP configuration information; acquiring a user contact message by detecting the SNS server; parsing the contact message; and displaying the contact message in a PIP window on a user terminal by invoking a PIP interface provided by a media playback platform. This method enables a user to obtain an SNS contact message in a timely manner on a content playback page. Included is an apparatus and a system for displaying an interactive message. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140375885 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A MULTI-PERSPECTIVE VIDEO DISPLAY - Methods and systems for providing a multi-perspective video display are presented. In one example, a program of visual content that includes a plurality of visual perspectives is received. A first one of the plurality of visual perspectives is displayed on a display device, and a second one of the plurality of visual perspectives is displayed on the display device during the displaying of the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150055016 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE DISPLAY - A display method and display apparatus are provided. The method includes receiving information about video content that is displayed by an external device, displaying the video content displayed by the external device on a screen of the display apparatus, based on the received information, receiving a first input regarding the displayed video content from a user of the display apparatus, displaying at least one first image on a first area of the screen, based on information received for a predetermined period of time in response to receiving the first input, and displaying a second video content on a second area of the screen, based on information received after the receiving of the first input | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150055017 | Relational Display of Images - A method and apparatus for displaying a plurality of secondary images based on image data of a primary image include displaying a primary image and a plurality of secondary images based on the image data of the primary image. Each of the plurality of secondary images is displayed having a size based on a relevance of each respective one of the plurality of secondary images to the primary image. The primary image can be selected from a plurality of images or a frame of a video. Subsets of secondary images can be displayed in clusters including images having content similar to particular content of the primary image. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150062434 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING PICTURES IN A PICTURE - Systems, devices, and methods of displaying and/or recording multiple pictures in a picture (PIP) on the same display of a digital display device are disclosed. The PIPs can show objects from the main field view of the display device, such as a front camera lens, as well as objects from a different field of view, such as a back camera lens. The PIPs can further track the objects that are being displayed. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150304593 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Videos are to be displayed in parallel, without missing information or a decrease in efficiency in the usable display region. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150304595 | Relational Display of Images - A method and apparatus for displaying a plurality of secondary images based on image data of a primary image include displaying a primary image and a plurality of secondary images based on the image data of the primary image. Each of the plurality of secondary images is displayed having a size based on a relevance of each respective one of the plurality of secondary images to the primary image. The primary image can be selected from a plurality of images or a frame of a video. Subsets of secondary images can be displayed in clusters including images having content similar to particular content of the primary image. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150339936 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and a controlling method of the same are provided. The display apparatus includes: an input unit configured to receive an image from at least one input source; a storage configured to store a program for performing an electronic blackboard function; a display configured to output a screen providing the electronic blackboard function; and a processor configured to control to output, via the display, the received image on at least one area of the screen, and to perform the electronic blackboard function with respect to an entire area of the screen. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150347074 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PROCESSING IMAGES - Methods and devices for processing images are disclosed. In various embodiments, an electronic device for processing images may include: a display module to display a first image and a control module to control a process of receiving a second image different from the first image. The control module may be capable of altering the second image in accordance with a block area arranged on the first image, determining an output sequence for the first image and the altered second image, and alternatingly displaying the first image and the altered second image according to the output sequence. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150358554 | Proactively Selecting a Multisource Video Presentation Mode of Operation - A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for polling a display device for a video source status and proactively generating a prompt to allow a user to proactively select a multisource video presentation mode of operation when more than one video source is detected. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150358555 | Video display device with strobe effect - A video display device comprises an arrangement of light sources for displaying video content. Further, the video display device comprises a controller that is configured to control the light sources to display the video content. Further, the controller is configured to control the light sources according to strobe control information to perform a strobe effect by periodically switching the light sources between a first state and a second state, e.g., between a state of low brightness and a state of high brightness. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150382072 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE BY USING REMOTE CONTROLLER AND APPARATUS PERFORMING THE SAME - An image display method is provided. The image display method includes displaying a plurality of images on a screen that includes a plurality of sub-screens, displaying a first indicator indicating a first point located at a boundary of the plurality of the sub-screens, displaying second indicators on a plurality of second points which are different from the first point, receiving an input selecting one of the second indicators, and moving a boundary at which the first point is located, so that the first point is located at a second point corresponding to the selected second indicator. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160014348 | Optimized Algorithm for Construction of Composite Video from a Set of Discrete Video Sources | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160065881 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a display apparatus including a tuner including one tuner, a display configured to display a plurality of images in a plurality of divided regions, and a controller configured to control the tuner to sequentially lock a plurality of channels and control the display to display an image of a currently locked channel as a moving image and an image of a previously locked channel as a still image. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160073047 | VIDEO RECEIVING DEVICE, APPENDED INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND APPENDED INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM - Additional information related to video signals input from an outside is obtained and superimposed on the video signals. Hence, video reception device which is configured to transmit and receive data through communication network includes input unit, video extraction unit, control unit and additional information display control unit. The control unit performs control of requesting video recognition device to perform video recognition processing on a partial video extracted by the video extraction unit, and obtaining additional information based on a result of the video recognition processing from the video recognition device. The additional information display control unit performs control of detecting whether or not a screen layout of video signals has been changed, and superimposing the additional information on the video signals based on a detection result. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160078791 | VIRTUALIZED GREETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A virtual greeter system, a counter display system, and a method include systems and methods that provide simulated human interaction for placement in stores, libraries, hospitals, trade shows, kiosks, and the like. The virtual greeter system can include a projector; a screen attached or supported by a base, wherein the projector is positioned to display images of a virtualized greeter onto the screen, wherein the virtualized greeter is adapted to interact with one or more proximate users; and a speaker adapted to provide sound of the virtualized greeter coincident with the images. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160100121 | SELECTIVE SIGN LANGUAGE LOCATION - Content substitution and/or picture-in-picture technology is used to provide a sign language window that provides a sign language interpretation of audio content in main program audio/video content. The sign language window can be selectively disabled by a user that does not wish to view the sign language video. Also, in some implementations, the user can move the sign language window to a desired location on the display. The desired location may be one of a plurality of pre-defined display locations. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160180888 | Annotating Media Content With User-Specified Information | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160191843 | RELATIONAL DISPLAY OF IMAGES - A method and apparatus for displaying a plurality of secondary images based on image data of a primary image include displaying a primary image and a plurality of secondary images based on the image data of the primary image. Each of the plurality of secondary images is displayed having a size based on a relevance of each respective one of the plurality of secondary images to the primary image. The primary image can be selected from a plurality of images or a frame of a video. Subsets of secondary images can be displayed in clusters including images having content similar to particular content of the primary image. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20170237931 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | 08-17-2017 |
