IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

摘要

Provided is an image display apparatus including: an interface unit through which a pointing signal is received from an external input device; and a display unit that includes a first region and a second region which are distinguishable from each other and on any one of which an image object of which a function is activated by the pointing signal is displayed; and a controller that activates an application corresponding to a predetermined pattern, when in a state where a content screen is output to the first and second regions of the display unit, the image object that is displayed according to the pointing signal moves in the predetermined pattern, in which while maintaining the outputting of the content screen, the controller performs control in such a manner that a control screen for an external apparatus, which corresponds to the activation of the application, is output to the second region.

主权项

1. An image display apparatus comprising:
an interface unit configured to receive a pointing signal from an external input device; and a display unit that includes a first region and a second region, and an image object is displayed on any one of the first region and the second region, the image object corresponding to a function to be activated by the pointing signal; and a controller, wherein when a content screen is displayed at the first and second regions of the display unit, and the displayed image object is moved according to the pointing signal in a predetermined pattern, the controller is configured to activate an application based on the predetermined pattern, wherein while maintaining the displaying of the content screen, the controller controls the display unit such that a control screen for an external apparatus, which corresponds to the activation of the application, is displayed at the second region of the display unit.