Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-display control apparatus including: a broadcast signal splitter connected to a cable, which is a medium for receiving broadcast content, and configured to duplicate a broadcast signal received through the cable into first and second broadcast signals and immediately provide the first broadcast signal to a first display device; a buffer configured to buffer the second broadcast signal; a transmitter configured to perform digital encoding of the duplicated second broadcast signal based on a state of transmission to a second display device, and transmit the encoded data over Ethernet or Wi-Fi; a broadcast signal provision unit configured to receive and decode the encoded data, and provide the decoded data as an input to the second display device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image processing apparatus based on the immediate transmission and reception of a split screen, including a transmission frame buffer configured to sequentially provide an image frame, an image encoder configured to control a compression method based on the complexity of the image frame, horizontally split the image frame, compress corresponding split image frames in accordance with the compression method, and provide the corresponding split and compressed image frames immediately, a reception frame buffer configured to buffer the corresponding split and compressed image frames, and an image decoder configured to decode the corresponding buffered and split and compressed image frames before buffering regarding the image frame is completed and display the corresponding decoded and split and compressed image frames immediately. Accordingly, an image frame can be split, compressed, and transmitted immediately without waiting for the entire image frame to be stored.