Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for simultaneously recording and displaying video signals from two different video sources. The apparatus comprises a main channel processing circuit/logic, a second channel processing circuit/logic, and common circuitry/logic. The common circuitry comprises a digital video encoder pipe that decodes both a first and second encoded video signals. The main channel processing circuit processes a first decoded video signal utilizing a first clock to form a main picture for display. The second channel processing circuit processes a second decoded video signal to form a PIP picture for combination with the main picture for display. The PIP picture is produced using a second clock signal that is independent from the first clock signal. In a record mode, the second channel clock is coupled to the second channel processing circuit to produce a recordable signal using a digital encoder.

Abstract: A portable terminal and a method for providing network contents using the portable terminal are provided. The portable terminal receives contents from a network, uses information related to a destination and a pre-stored map data to search for a travel route from a start point to the destination, determines an estimated time for a user to reach the destination from the start point, and outputs travel guide information to guide the user along the travel route while outputting contents having a reproduction time corresponding to the estimated time.

Abstract: A reproduction apparatus and a content information reproduction method for simultaneous reproduction from two recording media and instantaneous audio switching. A frequency-division section and another frequency-division section each frequency-divide a master clock provided by an oscillation section at a predetermined frequency-division ratio so as to generate clocks. A hard disk uses the clocks coming from the frequency division section as a basis to reproduce audio/visual AV) data, and an optical disk uses the clocks coming from the frequency-division section as a basis to reproduce the AV data. In response to a user's instruction, when audio switching is performed for output to a speaker, a clock selection section switches a clock to be supplied to a D/A converter into the clock provided by the frequency-division section, or the clock provided by the frequency-division section.

Abstract: An information reproducing apparatus (200) is provided with: a displaying device (353) for displaying a main picture, a sub-picture of a first type and a sub-picture of a second type; a setting device (355, 360) for setting an identification number of the sub-picture of the first type or the second type, which is selected, to a valid number; and a controlling device (353, 359) for controlling the setting device to set the identification number of the sub-picture of the second type, which is selected before selection of the sub-picture of the first type, to the valid number after the display of the sub-picture of the first type is ended, if the sub-picture of the first type is selected and if the sub-picture of the second type is selected before the selection of the sub-picture of the first type.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: An audio output control device includes: display means for displaying two screens; speaker output control means for recognizing whether a main screen or a sub screen is being selected on the display means that is displaying the two screens and performing a control process to output a main or sub sound of the selected main or sub screen through a speaker; and headphone output control means for, before a headphone is connected, performing a control process to supply to a headphone terminal of the headphone the sub or main sound of the sub or main screen that is not being selected.

Abstract: We describe and claim television channel change picture-in-picture circuit and method. The circuit includes means for displaying a first channel on a primary portion of a screen, means for changing from the first channel to a second channel, and means for displaying the second channel on a secondary portion of the screen responsive to the means for changing from the first to the second channel while continuing to display the first channel on the primary portion of the screen.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A method is provided for displaying programming information. A video comprising a plurality of frames is displayed on a portion of a display. A first panel is displayed in response to a first signal from a user interface. The first panel is displayed on another portion of the display simultaneously with the video. The first panel contains information from at least one of a plurality of records, the records containing programming information, each of the records having an associated time and an associated channel, and the first panel having an associated time range and an associated range of channels. A new record is selected in response to a second signal from a user interface. A second panel is displayed simultaneously with the video, the second panel having an associated time range that is different than the associated time range of the first panel and the second panel having an associated range of channels that is the same as the associated range of channels of the first panel.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: Display devices and methods for controlling the same are provided, which can display text along with video that satisfy prescribed visual criteria. Accordingly, the text can be more easily seen by a viewer. A method can include a) detecting color information of a text and color information of a video from received broadcasting signals, b) determining a color difference between the video and the text based on the two color information, c) comparing the determined color difference with a reference value, and d) controlling the color difference between the text and the video depending on the compared result.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A television broadcast receiving apparatus which displays one of television programs received by two tuners on a main picture screen and displays the other on a child picture screen, where one of audios of a program of the main picture screen and a program of the child picture screen is selected and outputted, and the state of an audio signal to be outputted is switched according to the audio state of the program of the child picture screen.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A television broadcast receiving apparatus includes a first receiver operable to receive a first television broadcast; a second receiver operable to receive a second television broadcast; a decoding unit operable to decode video data multiplexed to the first television broadcast and to output the decoded video data as a program video image; and an information processing unit operable to decode, using software, a part of image data included in video data multiplexed to the second television broadcast to produce a program image of the second television broadcast and to output the program image. The program image is added to program information of the second television broadcast and output as composite information.

Abstract: A multichannel display data generating apparatus for generating data for displaying AV data on a multiscreen has a plurality of screens for displaying AV data of a plurality of channels, said apparatus comprising: input means for inputting AV data of a plurality of channels being transferred using a transport packet of a transport stream; a smaller number of PCR extracting means for extracting in a time-sharing mode the PCR of a plurality of channels displayed on said plurality of screens than the number of said plurality of screens; the same number of PLL means for establishing PLL synchronization by using said extracted PCR as the number of said plurality of screens; the same number of STC (system time clock) counter means for counting the times of the channels displayed on said plurality of screens by using the oscillation frequency of said PLL means as the number of said plurality of screens; AV decoding means for AV-decoding the AV data of the channels displayed on said multiscreen in AV synchronizati

Abstract: A system and method permits time-shifting or recording for any tuner input, regardless of whether the tuner input is being used for POP (or PIP) or main viewing window. This allows POP (or PIP) video modes and recording to an external recording device to be carried out simultaneously. In one example system and method, a switch is controlled in accordance with a control program of the television to dynamically select which inputs are routed to the main and sub viewing windows.

Abstract: Embodiments of broadcasting receiver and methods for the same can operate two or more tuners or simultaneously display broadcasting signals of two or more channels. Embodiments of the invention can reduce system interference. A broadcasting receiver can include a plurality of tuners, and a controller for operating a tuner of a broadcasting signal not being displayed using an oscillation frequency that has reduced or avoids interference with another tuner of a currently selected and displayed broadcasting signal. For example, an interference controller can read stored PLL data with reference to a channel frequency of a currently selected and displayed broadcasting signal and write the read PLL data in other tuner(s) when only a broadcasting signal received by one of the tuners is currently selected and displayed.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A television screen or a PC screen can be displayed on the monitor (21) of an existing PC (17) or an overlay display of the combined two screens can be carried out. Any of the displays can be easily changed at any position with any window size by an operation through the PC (17). Even if the PC (17) is stopped, a television screen can be displayed on the monitor (21) of the PC (17) and viewed by the user. The image processing device can be used as a recorder.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of scaling a partial area of a main picture, by which the partial area of the main picture can be magnified in a manner of scaling the partial area of the picture displayed on a screen like using a virtual magnifier without employing a separate expensive hardware resource. The present invention comprises a first step of making a main scaler extract image data of the partial area to be scaled from full image data according to prescribed scaling information including magnification/reduction information for the partial area of a display picture, a second step of making a sub-scaler scale the extracted image data of the partial area at a prescribed rate, and a third step of overlaying the scaled image data of the partial area on the full image data provided from the main scaler.

Abstract: In one embodiment the present invention includes receiving an alpha component of a graphics signal, receiving a primary video signal, and receiving a secondary video signal. A portion of the alpha component is extracted and applied to the extracted portion to render the secondary video signal over the primary video signal.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying broadcast data using picture-in-picture are disclosed. According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the inset window (secondary screen), that is displaying a second broadcast, is prevented from overlapping with an object selected from the first broadcast, that is displayed on the primary screen, when the object moves to a location of the first screen that is overlapped by the second screen. The method includes selecting at least one object from the first broadcast displayed on the first screen and displaying, when the selected object moves to a location of the second screen that overlaps the first screen, the selected object at the location of the second screen.

Abstract: A display system and a method of eliminating a residual image on a display causes an on screen display (OSD) block to be moved to different locations on the display to eliminate the residual image. In a method embodying the invention, a mixed video image that includes a video image from a video source and at least one OSD block is generated. Thereafter, the mixed video image is displayed on a display screen to thereby eliminate a residual image on the display screen and the at least one OSD block is scanned to different positions on an active image portion of the display screen. In a progressive scanning mode, the OSD block is progressively scanned across the active image portion. On the other hand, in a random scanning mode the at least one OSD block is randomly moved to different locations on the active image portion of the display screen for a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The present invention is a decoding apparatus for decoding an encoded video signal capable of displaying a secondary video synchronously with a primary video.

Abstract: The present invention is a decoding apparatus for decoding an encoded video signal capable of displaying a secondary video synchronously with a primary video.

Abstract: A television apparatus according to the principles of the invention supports two or more display windows but accepts channel changing control signals for changing channels in all windows only from one set of keys from a remote control. The television apparatus includes at least two tuners with respective windows and a processor for receiving control signals for instructing the two tuners to change channels. When the processor receives a first control signal, the processor displays and selects a first window for future channel changing. If the first window has been displayed when the first control signal is received, the processor selects a window no currently selected for channel changing. Advantageously, no additional key in the remote is used to share the same set of channel changing keys among multiple windows supported by the television apparatus.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The techniques and mechanisms described herein are directed to a system for stylizing video, such as interactively transforming video to a cartoon-like style. Briefly stated, the techniques include determining a set of volumetric objects within a video, each volumetric object being a segment. Mean shift video segmentation may be used for this step. With that segmentation information, the technique further includes indicating on a limited number of keyframes of the video how segments should be merged into a semantic region. Finally, a contiguous volume is created by interpolating between keyframes by a mean shift constrained interpolation technique to propagate the semantic regions between keyframes.

Abstract: A satellite radio receiver includes a display that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to. For a music channel, this information may include the name of the artist, the song title, time left in the song, etc. For a news channel, this information may include the news currently being discussed, the name of the news program, the time remaining, etc. For a sports channel, this information may include the name of the channel, a description of the sporting event, the time remaining, etc. The preferred embodiments include different ways to select which channels are “favorites” and therefore displayed on the display. One way is to keep track of which channels are most frequently listened to, and to display information regarding those channels.

Abstract: Since a continuous movie effect is created at 24 frames/second, a TV or a movie screen capable of displaying 48 frames/second can alternate the frames from two different programs, so that the frames of each program will have the rate of 24 frames/second. Two viewers wearing eye-pieces with phase locking strobe, running at 24 frames/second, can each lock on different set of alternating frames, and block the other set. The strobe is synchronized with the display, so that each of the viewers gets to see only the 24 frames/sec that is relevant to the program that viewer is watching. One embodiment allows other viewer to view another program at 24 frames/second. Each viewer also has a separate audio feed associated with his or her viewing program.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for forming an event picture in a mobile communication terminal. According to the invention, when there occurs any event such as call reception, alarm or message reception under state that a service picture is displayed on a screen of the terminal, the current service picture is backed up, a command input through the buttons provided to the terminal is interrupted and the event picture is overlapped over the current service picture, thereby allowing a user to perceive the corresponding event. Accordingly, the terminal user can correctly perceive the event occurred during the service. In addition, when the event occurs, the command input through the buttons is interrupted, so that it is possible to prevent an unintended event processing or erroneous operation due to an erroneous button manipulation.

Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting high definition display signals in secondary windows of a display are disclosed. In one embodiment, the aspect ratio of a high definition content secondary window is adjustable. The high definition content secondary window may be a PIP, POP, PBP or other window. Furthermore, the image within the high definition content secondary window may be scaled in a wide variety of manners such that the image shape within the window may also be adjustable. Thus, in one embodiment both the window shape and the image shape within the window may be adjustable. Furthermore, the input format of the content presented to the display may be one of a wide variety of formats. In a further embodiment, the secondary window shape and image shape may be adjustable for a plurality of different input formats.

Abstract: A video processing apparatus, for use in a video receiver, includes a decoder configured to decode encoded video information into decoded video information and to output the decoded information, and a configuration module coupled to the decoder and configured to a provide a control signal to the decoder indicative of a reduced-image portion of the video frames to be displayed, where the decoder is configured to respond to the control signal by decoding first macroblocks of the video information within the reduced-image portion and second macroblocks of the video information, in a reference section, adjacent the first macroblocks to account for motion of the images in the reduced-image portion without decoding third macroblocks lying outside of the reduced-image portion and the reference section.

Abstract: A television viewer uses a PIP format for display of program related information such as television program listings from a program schedule data base in the background and moving, real time or stored video clip images of a program selected from the displayed listings in the PIP window. All the text of the background information lies outside the PIP window. In one embodiment, as the viewer selects a particular program from the display of current television program listings by means of a cursor or a code number, the corresponding program automatically appears in the PIP window.

Abstract: A satellite radio receiver includes a display that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to. For a music channel, this information may include the name of the artist, the song title, time left in the song, etc. For a news channel, this information may include the news currently being discussed, the name of the news program, the time remaining, etc. For a sports channel, this information may include the name of the channel, a description of the sporting event, the time remaining, etc. The preferred embodiments include different ways to select which channels are “favorites” and therefore displayed on the display. One way is to select one or more channels that are assigned to preset buttons on the radio receiver. Another way is to keep track of which channels are most frequently listened to, and to display information regarding those channels.

Abstract: A digital broadcasting apparatus and a method for processing a key signal are provided. The apparatus includes a display part which displays application programs being received from a plurality of tuned channels on a main screen and a plurality of sub-screens; a signal receiver which receives a key signal requesting a specific function; a determiner which determines a target screen from among the main screen and the plurality of sub-screens, when the key signal is received; and a function module which applies a specific function corresponding to the received key signal to the determined target screen.

Abstract: A broadcast receiving apparatus and a broadcast receiving method in which a tuned broadcast and previous broadcasts of broadcast channels not tuned are provided on a single broadcast screen, are provided. The broadcast receiving apparatus stores separately, for each regular time interval, previous broadcasts provided on tunable broadcast channels, and combines a broadcast currently provided on a broadcast channel, selected by a user to be tuned, with at least one of the previously stored broadcasts to generate a single broadcast screen. Therefore, various broadcast screens may be simultaneously displayed on a single screen without increasing the number of tuners, and thus a user may view various broadcasts at the same time.

Abstract: A system for displaying a first data signal and a second data signal is disclosed. The system includes: a decoder, for selectively decoding the first data stream to output a first decoded signal or the second data stream to output a second decoded signal according to a command signal; and a frame buffer, for receiving the first decoded signal or the second decoded signal to output a first video signal or a second video signal respectively; wherein when the decoder stops outputting the first decoded signal and starts outputting the second decoded signal, the frame buffer will buffer a last received frame of the first decoded signal, and when the decoder stops outputting the second decoded signal and starts outputting the first decoded signal, the frame buffer will buffer a last received frame of the second decoded signal.