Image display apparatus and method
US8331735B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/434
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided are an image display apparatus and method which enables a user to quickly and easily obtain information related to an image currently being reproduced. The image display apparatus includes: a setting module setting a plurality of sub regions into which a predetermined image frame of an image being played back are divided according to color; and a mapping module mapping one or more thumbnail images of one or more relevant contents related to the image to one or more sub regions selected from the sub regions.
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