KR20110088952A - Image display device with a 3d object including a thumbmail image and operation controlling method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An image display device and control method thereof for displaying a 3D object including a thumbnail image are provided to input a command related to content with an image display device by using a menu displayed on a 3D object by a user and omit a stage which must separately display a menu window for inputting a content related command. CONSTITUTION: A display unit displays a content list screen including a thumbnail image corresponding to content(S110). Whether a selection command of a thumbnail image included in the content list screen is inputted or not is determined(S120). If a selection command is determined as being inputted, the display unit displays a plurality of time images constituting a 3D object(S130). The 3D object includes a thumbnail image selected according to the input selection command and content related menu corresponding to the selection thumbnail image.

Description

Image display device with a 3D object including a Thumbmail image and operation control method for the same}

The present invention relates to an image display apparatus capable of displaying a 3D object including a thumbnail image and an operation control method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to an image display apparatus capable of displaying a screen to which a stereoscopic effect is applied so that a user can feel a stereoscopic effect, and a control method thereof.

The image display device is a device having a function of displaying an image that a user can watch. The user can watch the broadcast through the image display device. A video display device displays a broadcast selected by a user among broadcast signals transmitted from a broadcast station on a display. Currently, broadcasting is shifting from analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting worldwide.

Digital broadcasting refers to broadcasting for transmitting digital video and audio signals. Digital broadcasts are more resistant to false noise than analog broadcasts, resulting in lower data loss, better error correction, higher resolution, and clearer pictures. In addition, unlike analog broadcasting, digital broadcasting is capable of bidirectional services.

Recently, various studies on stereoscopic images have been conducted, and stereoscopic imaging techniques are becoming more and more common and practical in computer graphics as well as in various other environments and technologies. In addition, the above-described digital broadcasting can transmit a stereoscopic image, and a development for a device for reproducing the same is also in progress.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an image display apparatus and a control method thereof capable of displaying an image to which a three-dimensional effect is applied so that a user can feel a three-dimensional effect. Another object of the present invention is to provide a user interface which can be applied to an image display apparatus displaying a stereoscopic effect image so that a user can conveniently use the image display apparatus displaying a stereoscopic effect image.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation control method of an image display apparatus capable of displaying a 3D object including a thumbnail image, wherein the display unit displays a content list screen including a thumbnail image corresponding to the content. Doing; Determining whether a selection command of a thumbnail image included in the content list screen is input; And at least two constituent 3D objects including a thumbnail image selected according to the input selection command and a content related menu corresponding to the selected thumbnail image when the selection command is input in the determining whether the selection command is input. And displaying the multi-view image on the display unit.

In addition, the image display apparatus capable of displaying a 3D object including a thumbnail image according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a display unit for displaying a content list screen including a thumbnail image corresponding to the content; And when a selection command of a thumbnail image included in the content list screen is input, at least a 3D object including a thumbnail image selected according to the input selection command and a content related menu corresponding to the selected thumbnail image. And a controller configured to process an image signal output to the display unit to display two multi-view images.

According to the present invention, the image display device may display an image to which the stereoscopic effect is applied so that the user may feel a stereoscopic feeling when viewing. In addition, the 3D object may be displayed as a 3D object including a thumbnail image corresponding to a predetermined playback time point of the content that can be played back on the image display apparatus. The 3D object includes a menu for inputting a content-related command corresponding to a thumbnail image to a video display device. The user may input a content related command to the image display apparatus using a menu displayed on the 3D object. Therefore, the step of displaying a menu window separately in order to input a content-related command on the content list screen can be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a view showing the appearance of an image display device and a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is an internal block diagram of a controller of an image display device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an operation of an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 to 7 are views for explaining the operation control method of the image display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described the present invention in more detail.

The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are merely given in consideration of ease of preparation of the present specification, and do not impart any particular meaning or role by themselves. Therefore, the "module" and "unit" may be used interchangeably.

The image display apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may communicate with a broadcast station, an external communication device, or an external device.

The video display device 100 may receive a broadcast signal including a video signal transmitted from a broadcast station. The video display device 100 may process a video signal, an audio signal, or a data signal included in a broadcast signal to be suitable for outputting from the video display device 100. The image display apparatus 100 may output an image or sound based on the processed image signal.

The image display apparatus 100 may communicate with an external communication device. The external communication device is a device capable of transmitting and receiving a signal with the image display device 100 through an arbitrary network. For example, the external communication device may be a telephone that may be connected to the image display apparatus 100 through a wired or wireless base station. In addition, the external communication device may be a network server capable of providing content to the image display device 100 through an Internet network. The content provider may provide content to the video display device 100 using a network server.

The image display device 100 may communicate with an external device. The external device is a device capable of directly transmitting and receiving a signal with the image display device 100 by wire or wirelessly. For example, the external device may be a media storage or playback device used by a user. That is, the external device may be a camera, a DVD or a Blu-ray player, a personal computer, or the like.

The broadcasting station, the external communication device, and the external device may transmit a signal including an image signal to the image display device 100. The image display apparatus 100 may display an image based on an image signal included in an input signal. Also, the image display apparatus 100 may transmit a signal transmitted from a broadcasting station or an external communication device to the image display apparatus 100 to an external device. In addition, a signal transmitted from the external device to the image display device 100 may be transmitted to a broadcasting station or an external communication device. That is, the image display apparatus 100 may transmit content included in a signal transmitted from a broadcasting station, an external communication device, and an external device in addition to directly playing the content on the image display apparatus 100.

<Description of Fig. 1>

1 is a block diagram illustrating an image display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the image display apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a broadcast signal receiver 110, a network interface unit 120, an external device input / output unit 130, and a remote control device interface unit 140. ), A storage unit 150, a controller 170, a display unit 180, and a sound output unit 185 may be included.

The broadcast signal receiver 110 may receive an RF broadcast signal corresponding to a channel selected by a user or all pre-stored channels among RF (Radio Frequency) broadcast signals received through an antenna. The broadcast signal receiving unit 110 may convert the received RF broadcast signal into an intermediate frequency signal or a baseband video or audio signal and output the converted signal to the controller 170.

In addition, the broadcast signal receiver 110 may receive an RF broadcast signal of a single carrier according to an Advanced Television System Committee (ATSC) scheme or an RF broadcast signal of multiple carriers according to a digital video broadcasting (DVB) scheme. The broadcast signal receiving unit 110 may sequentially select the RF broadcast signals of all the broadcast channels stored through the channel memory function among the received RF broadcast signals and convert them into intermediate frequency signals or baseband video or audio signals. This is for illustrating a thumbnail list including a plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to a broadcast channel on the display unit 180. Accordingly, the broadcast signal receiver 110 may receive RF broadcast signals of a selected channel or all prestored channels sequentially / periodically.

The network interface unit 120 provides an interface for connecting the image display apparatus 100 to a wired / wireless network including an internet network.

The network interface unit 120 may include a wireless communication unit capable of wirelessly connecting the image display apparatus 100 to the Internet. For wireless Internet access, wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), wireless broadband (Wibro), world interoperability for microwave access (Wimax), high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) communication standards, and the like may be used.

The network interface unit 120 may receive content or data provided by a content provider or a network operator through a network. That is, content such as broadcasts, games, VODs, broadcast signals, and the like, which are provided from a content provider, may be received through a network. In addition, the update information and the update file of the firmware provided by the network operator can be received.

In addition, the network interface unit 120 may be connected to a communication network capable of video or voice calls. The communication network may mean a broadcast type communication network, a public telephone network, a mobile communication network, or the like connected through a LAN.

The external device input / output unit 130 may connect the external device to the image display device 100. To this end, the external device input / output unit 130 may include an A / V input / output unit or a wireless communication unit.

The external device input / output unit 130 is connected to an external device such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), Blu-ray (Blu ray), a game device, a camera, a camcorder, a computer (laptop) or the like by wire / wireless. The external device input / output unit 130 transmits an image, audio or data signal input from the outside through the connected external device to the controller 170 of the image display device 100. In addition, the controller 170 may output a video, audio or data signal processed by the controller 170 to a connected external device.

The A / V input / output unit is configured to input video and audio signals of an external device to the video display device 100, such as an Ethernet terminal, a USB terminal, a Composite Video Banking Sync (CVBS) terminal, a component terminal, and an S-video. Terminals (analog), DVI (Digital Visual Interface) terminal, HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) terminal, RGB terminal, D-SUB terminal and the like.

In addition, the wireless communication unit may perform wireless communication with another external device. The image display device 100 may be connected to other external devices and networks according to communication standards such as Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), and ZigBee. Can be connected.

In addition, the external device input / output unit 130 may be connected through at least one of the various set top boxes and the various terminals described above to perform input / output operations with the set top box.

For example, when the set-top box is a set-top box for an IP (internet protocol) TV, the external device input / output unit 130 controls the video, audio, or data signal processed by the set-top box for the IP TV to enable bidirectional communication. 170). In addition, the signals processed by the controller 170 may be transmitted to the set-top box for the IP TV.

Meanwhile, the above-described IPTV may mean ADSL-TV, VDSL-TV, FTTH-TV, etc. according to the type of transmission network, and include TV over DSL, Video over DSL, TV overIP (TVIP), and Broadband TV ( BTV) and the like. In addition, IPTV may also mean an Internet TV capable of accessing the Internet, or a full browsing TV.

The remote controller interface 140 may include a wireless communication unit capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving signals with the remote controller 200, and a coordinate calculation unit configured to calculate coordinates of a pointer corresponding to the movement of the remote controller 200. It can be provided. The remote control device interface unit 140 may transmit and receive a signal wirelessly with the remote control device 200 through the RF module. In addition, the remote control device 200 may receive a signal transmitted according to the IR communication standard through the IR module.

The coordinate calculation unit of the remote control unit interface unit 140 may correct hand shake or error from a signal corresponding to the movement of the remote control unit 200 received through the wireless communication unit of the remote control unit interface unit 140. The coordinate calculation unit may calculate the coordinates of the pointer to be displayed on the display of the image display apparatus 100 after correcting the shaking or error.

The remote controller transmission signal input to the image display apparatus 100 through the remote controller interface unit 140 is output to the controller 170 of the image display apparatus 100. The controller 170 may determine the information regarding the movement or the key manipulation of the remote controller 200 from the signal transmitted from the remote controller 200 and control the image display apparatus 100 correspondingly.

As another example, the remote controller 200 may calculate the pointer coordinates corresponding to the movement and output the pointer coordinates to the remote controller interface unit 140. In this case, the remote controller interface 140 may transmit the information about the received pointer coordinates to the controller 170 without any additional shaking or error correction process.

The storage unit 150 may store an image signal input to the image display apparatus 100, an audio signal related to the image signal, and a data signal. For example, a video storage command may be input to the video display device 100 that is playing a video based on a broadcast signal. The image display apparatus 100 may store at least a portion of the video being played in the storage 150 in response to the input video storage command. When the stored video playback command is input, the video display device 100 may refer to the video signal stored in the storage unit 150, an audio signal related to the video signal, and a data signal. The image display apparatus 100 may reproduce a video based on the referenced signal.

The controller 170 controls the overall operation of the image display apparatus 100. The controller 170 may receive a signal transmitted from the remote control apparatus 200 or another kind of control command input means. In addition, a command may be input through a local key provided in the image display apparatus 100. The controller 170 determines a command included in the received signal or a command corresponding to a local key manipulation and controls the image display apparatus 100 to correspond thereto.

For example, when a user inputs a predetermined channel selection command, the controller 170 controls the broadcast signal receiver 110 to receive a broadcast signal provided from the selected channel through the broadcast signal receiver 110. In addition, the video signal and the audio signal of the selected channel may be processed and output to the display unit 180 or the sound output unit 185. In addition, the channel information selected by the user may be output through the display unit 180 or the audio output unit 185 together with the image signal and the audio signal.

The controller 170 may process the video signal or the audio signal based on information included in the data signal received together with the video signal or the audio signal. That is, the controller 170 may determine the format of the video signal from the data signal associated with the video signal input to the image display apparatus 100 and process the video signal input to the image display apparatus 100 accordingly. .

The controller 170 may generate an OSD signal capable of displaying an OSD related to an image generated based on the image signal from the data signal related to the image signal. In addition, a graphic user interface may be generated so that a user may check related information on the image display apparatus 100 or input an image display apparatus control command to the image display apparatus 100.

The user may input another kind of video or audio output command through the remote control apparatus 200 or another kind of control command input means. For example, the user may want to watch a camera or camcorder video signal input through the external device input / output unit 130 instead of the broadcast signal. In this case, the controller 170 may output the video signal or the audio signal input through the USB input unit of the external device input / output unit 130 through the display unit 180 or the audio output unit 185. It can process the video signal or the audio signal input to.

The controller 170 of the present exemplary embodiment may process the image signal so that the 2D or 3D image signal input from the outside may be displayed on the display unit 180. In addition, the controller 170 may process the image signal such that the generated graphic user interface is displayed in three dimensions on the display unit 180. Detailed description of the control unit 170 will be described later with reference to FIG. 3.

The display unit 180 converts an image signal, a data signal, an OSD signal processed by the controller 170, or an image signal or data signal received through the external device input / output unit 130 into R, G, and B signals, respectively. To generate a drive signal. The display unit 180 may display a screen according to the generated driving signal. The display unit 180 may be a PDP, an LCD, an OLED, a flexible display, or the like. In the present embodiment, the display unit 180 may be a 3D display.

The 3D display may be divided into an additional display method and a single display method according to a method of recognizing a 3D image by a user.

The independent display method is a method in which a 3D image may be implemented on a display alone without a separate auxiliary device. A user viewing a display using a single display method can watch a 3D image without an additional device (ex glasses). The independent display may include a lenticular method and a parallax barrier.

The additional display method is a method of implementing a 3D image using an auxiliary device. Additional display methods may include a head mounted display (HMD) method, glasses method, and the like. In addition, polarizing glasses, shutter glasses, spectral filters, and the like may be applied to the glasses used in the spectacles.

The display unit 180 may be configured as a touch screen and used as an input device in addition to the output device.

The audio output unit 185 receives a signal processed by the video / audio processor 170, for example, a stereo signal, a 3.1 channel signal, or a 5.1 channel signal, and outputs the audio. The sound output unit 185 may be implemented with various types of speakers.

<Description of Fig. 2>

2 is a view of the general remote control 201 and the space remote control 202 included in the image display apparatus 100 and the remote control apparatus 200 capable of controlling the image display apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an external appearance.

The image display apparatus 100 may be controlled by a signal transmitted from the remote control apparatus 200. The user may input commands such as power on / off, channel up / down, volume up / down, etc. to the image display apparatus 200 using the remote control apparatus 200. The remote control apparatus 200 transmits a signal including a command corresponding to a user's manipulation to the image display apparatus 100. The image display apparatus 100 performs an operation according to a command included in the received signal.

The general remote control 201 and the space remote control 202 are one of the remote control apparatus 200 capable of inputting a command to the image display apparatus 100. In the present embodiment, the general remote control 201 may transmit a signal to the image display device 100 according to the IR communication standard. The spatial remote controller 202 may transmit / receive a signal with the image display device 100 according to an RF communication standard. The spatial remote controller 202 may detect a user's movement and transmit a signal including a command corresponding to the movement to the image display apparatus 100. The pointer 203 corresponding to the spatial remote controller 202 may be displayed on the display unit 180 of the image display apparatus 100.

The user may input a power on / off command to the image display device 100 through the general remote control 201. Since the general remote control 201 transmits a command to the image display device 100 according to the IR communication standard, power consumption is lower than that of the spatial remote control 202. The general remote control 201 may transmit a command to the image display apparatus 100 without being paired with the image display apparatus 100.

The user may move or rotate the space remote control 202 up, down, left, and right. The pointer 203 displayed on the image display apparatus 100 corresponds to the movement of the spatial remote control 202. 2B illustrates a bar in which the pointer displayed on the image display apparatus 100 moves in response to the movement of the spatial remote controller 202.

In FIG. 2B, when the user moves the spatial remote control 202 to the left side, the pointer 203 displayed on the image display apparatus 100 also moves to the left side correspondingly. In this embodiment, the spatial remote control 202 is provided with a sensor that can determine the movement. Information about the movement of the spatial remote controller 202 detected by the sensor of the spatial remote controller 202 is transmitted to the image display apparatus 100. The image display apparatus 100 determines the operation of the spatial remote control 202 from the information about the movement of the spatial remote control 202 and calculates a coordinate value of the pointer 203 corresponding thereto.

The moving speed or the moving direction of the pointer 203 may correspond to the moving speed or the moving direction of the spatial remote control 202. In the present exemplary embodiment, the pointer 203 displayed on the image display apparatus 100 moves in response to the operation of the spatial remote controller 202. As another example, a predetermined command may be input to the image display apparatus 100 in response to an operation of the spatial remote controller 202. That is, when the spatial remote controller 202 moves back and forth, the size of the image displayed on the image display apparatus 200 may be enlarged or reduced. Therefore, this embodiment does not limit the scope of the present invention.

<Description of Fig. 3>

3 is an internal block diagram of the controller 170 of the image display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment.

The controller 170 may include a demodulator 171, a demultiplexer 172, a decoder 173, an OSD generator 174, and a formatter 175. The demodulator 171 may demodulate the broadcast signal received by the broadcast signal receiver 110.

For example, the demodulator 171 may perform a demodulation operation by receiving the digital IF signal DIF converted by the broadcast signal receiver 110. In addition, the demodulator 171 may perform channel decoding. To this end, the demodulator 171 may include a convolution decoder, a deinterleaver, a reed-soloman decoder, and the like to perform convolutional decoding, deinterleaving, and reed soloman decoding.

The demodulator 171 may output a stream signal TS after performing demodulation and channel decoding. The stream signal may be a signal multiplexed with a video signal, audio signal or data signal. For example, the stream signal may be an MPEG-2 Transport Stream (TS) multiplexed with an MPEG-2 standard video signal, a Dolby AC-3 standard audio signal, and the like. In more detail, the MPEG-2 TS may include a header of 4 bytes and a payload of 184 bytes.

The demodulator 171 may be provided separately according to the ATSC method and the DVB method. The stream signal output from the demodulator 171 may be input to the demultiplexer 172.

The demultiplexer 172 may demultiplex the received stream signal, for example, the MPEG-2 TS, and divide the received stream signal into a video signal, an audio signal, and a data signal. The stream signal input to the demultiplexer 172 may be a stream signal output from the demodulator 171, the network interface 120, and the external device input / output unit 130.

The demultiplexed data signal may be an encoded data signal. The encoded data signal may include EPG (Electronic Progtam Guide) information including broadcast information such as a start time and an end time of a broadcast program broadcasted in each channel. For example, the EPG information may be TSC-PSIP (ATSC-Program and System Information Protocol) information in the ATSC scheme, and may include DVB-Service Information (DVB-SI) in the DVB scheme. .

The decoder 173 may decode the demultiplexed signal. The decoder 173 of the present exemplary embodiment includes a video decoder 173a for decoding the demultiplexed video signal and a scaler 173b for adjusting the resolution of the decoded video signal so that the resolution of the decoded video signal can be output from the video display device 100. Can be.

The OSD generator 174 may generate an OSD signal to display the object on the display 180 as an OSD. The OSD may indicate information related to an image displayed on the display unit 180. In addition, the OSD may include a user interface for controlling the image display apparatus 100.

The OSD generator 174 of the present exemplary embodiment may extract a thumbnail image corresponding to a playback time of the content which is being played back or can be played back on the image display apparatus 100. The OSD generator 174 may generate an OSD signal and output the generated OSD signal to the formatter 175 so that the 3D object including the extracted thumbnail image may be recognized by the user.

The formatter 175 may determine the format of an input video signal by referring to a data signal related to the video signal. The formatter 175 may convert the input image signal into a format suitable for the display unit 180 and output the converted image signal to the display unit 180.

The image display apparatus 100 of the present exemplary embodiment may display a 3D image on the display unit 180. In this case, the formatter 175 may generate a 3D video signal according to a predetermined format suitable for displaying the input video signal on the display unit 180. The formatter 175 outputs the generated 3D image signal to the display unit 180. The display unit 180 displays a 3D image based on the generated 3D image signal.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the image display apparatus 100 may display the 3D object according to the OSD signal generated by the OSD generator 174. The formatter 175 converts the OSD signal generated by the OSD generator 173 into a 3D image signal of a format that can be displayed on the display unit 180 so that the multi-view image constituting the 3D object is displayed on the display unit 180. The conversion may be output to the display unit 180.

The image display apparatus 100 having a user interface generator separately may mix a video signal output from the decoder 173 and the OSD generator 174 with a user interface video signal output from the user interface generator. It may further include. The mixer may be provided inside the formatter 175 to mix the image signals output from the decoder 173 and the OSD generator 174.

<Description of Fig. 4>

4 is a diagram referred to for describing an operation control method of the image display apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The image display apparatus 100 of the present exemplary embodiment may display a content list screen including a thumbnail image on the display unit (S110). The content list screen may be displayed on the image display apparatus 100, may output a sound, or may be a screen of a list composed of various kinds of multimedia files that can be reproduced.

For example, the image display apparatus 100 may be connected to the camera through the external device interface unit 130. The image display apparatus 100 may display a list screen including photo files stored in the camera on the display unit 180. Accordingly, the user may check the content stored in the camera through the image display apparatus 100. In the present embodiment, the content list screen is a concept including an EMF (Electronic Media Folder).

In the present embodiment, the thumbnail image included in the content list screen is displayed in 2D on the display unit 180. This is to prevent distortion of the thumbnail image. The OSD generator 174 generates an OSD signal so that the thumbnail image can be displayed on the display 180. The OSD signal for displaying the thumbnail image is generated based on the image signal input to the image display apparatus 100. The formatter 175 converts the OSD signal generated by the OSD generator 174 into a format suitable for the output of the display 180. The display unit 180 displays an image based on the image signal output from the formatter 175.

The controller 170 determines whether a thumbnail image selection command is input to the image display apparatus 100 (S120). The user may input a thumbnail image selection command to the image display apparatus 100 through the remote control apparatus 200 or other control means of the image display apparatus 100.

For example, the image display apparatus 100 may display a pointer 203 corresponding to the signal transmitted from the remote control apparatus 200 on the display unit 180. If the pointer 203 is positioned in the thumbnail image for more than a predetermined time, the controller 180 may determine that the selection command of the thumbnail image is input to the image display apparatus 100.

As another example, the user may select a thumbnail image included in the content list screen by manipulating the left and right or up and down moving buttons provided in the remote control apparatus 200. The thumbnail images included in the content list screen may be sequentially highlighted when the left and right or up and down moving buttons included in the remote control apparatus 200 are manipulated. The controller 170 may determine that the selection command of the highlighted thumbnail image is input to the image display apparatus 100.

When it is determined that the thumbnail image selection command is input to the image display apparatus 100, the OSD generator 174 displays at least two multi-view images constituting the 3D object including the selected thumbnail image on the display 180. The OSD signal output to the formatter 175 is changed to be able to be used (S130).

For example, the at least two multi-view images may be a left eye image recognized through the left eye of the user and a right eye image recognized through the right eye of the user. In this case, the user recognizes the stereoscopic image by watching the left eye image and the right eye image through the left eye and the right eye, respectively. In the present embodiment, the 3D object may be composed of a left eye image and a right eye image so that a user may recognize the left eye and the right eye, respectively.

In addition, the OSD generator 174 may change the OSD signal so that a menu for inputting a content related command corresponding to the selected thumbnail image is included in the 3D object. For example, the selected thumbnail image may be a thumbnail image corresponding to a video. The video related command that can be input to the image display apparatus 100 may include a video deleting command, a copy command, a moving command, a playback command, a property display command, and the like. The OSD generator 174 may change the OSD signal so that a menu corresponding to a video related command is included in the 3D object.

The display unit 180 receives the OSD signal changed by the OSD generator 174 through the formatter 175. The display unit 180 changes the image displayed on the display unit 180 according to the image signal output from the formatter 175. In the present embodiment, the display unit 180 displays a left eye image and a right eye image constituting the 3D object. The user recognizes a 3D object including a thumbnail image and a related menu by viewing the left eye image and the right eye image through the left eye and the right eye, respectively.

When the menu selection command included in the 3D object is input to the image display apparatus 100, the controller 180 executes a command corresponding to the selected menu. In the present exemplary embodiment, after the thumbnail image is selected, the process of displaying a separate popup window for inputting a command corresponding to the thumbnail image to the image display apparatus 100 may be omitted.

<Description of FIGS. 5 to 7>

5 to 7 illustrate screens displayed on the display unit 180 of the image display apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the image display apparatus 100 may display the content list screen 300 on the display unit 180. The content list screen 300 includes a list 302 made up of items corresponding to various types of content that can be reproduced by the image display apparatus 100.

In the present embodiment, the list 302 displayed on the display unit 180 includes items corresponding to contents provided to the image display apparatus 100 through a cable. The OSD generator 174 changes the OSD signal output to the formatter 175 so that the cable icon 301 is highlighted. The user may know that the list 302 currently displayed is the content provided through the cable through the highlighted cable icon 301.

The OSD generator 174 may generate an OSD signal based on an image signal input to the image display apparatus 100 through a cable. The display unit 180 receives an OSD signal output through the formatter 175 and displays a content list 302 including a thumbnail image 304 corresponding to content provided through a cable. In the present embodiment, the thumbnail image displayed through the OSD signal generated by the OSD generator 174 is a 2D image. Therefore, the user can check the thumbnail image corresponding to the content without distortion.

In addition, the OSD generator 174 may generate an OSD signal based on a signal transmitted from the remote controller 200. The display unit 180 receives the OSD signal output through the formatter 175 and displays a pointer 303 corresponding to the signal transmitted from the remote controller 200.

When the pointer 303 is positioned in the thumbnail image for a predetermined time or more, the controller 170 may recognize that the thumbnail image selection command is input to the image display apparatus 100. In this case, the OSD generator 174 may change the OSD signal output to the formatter 175 so that the thumbnail image determined to be the selection command is highlighted. In addition, the OSD generator 174 may change the OSD signal output to the formatter 175 so that a user may recognize a 3D object including a thumbnail image determined to be a selection command.

5B is a diagram illustrating a 3D object 311 recognized by a user when the display 180 displays a multi-view image according to an OSD signal output from the OSD generator 174. The 3D object 311 of the present embodiment includes a thumbnail image 312 corresponding to the C2 content and a menu list 313 corresponding to the C2 content related command.

The display unit 180 may display a left eye image that the user can watch through the left eye and a right eye image that can be viewed through the right eye according to the OSD signal output from the OSD generator 174. The user may recognize the 3D object 311 by viewing the left eye image and the right eye image displayed on the display unit 180 through the left eye and the right eye, respectively.

The menu included in the menu list 313 included in the 3D object 311 is a content related menu corresponding to the thumbnail image 312 included in the 3D object 311. In the present embodiment, the content-related menu included in the 3D object 311 is a menu corresponding to a content delete command, a copy command, a move command, a play command, and an attribute display command. The user may select one of the menus included in the menu list 313. When the controller 170 determines that the menu selection command is input to the image display apparatus 100, the controller 170 controls the image display apparatus 100 according to the command corresponding to the selected menu.

6 is a diagram referred to explain a menu included in a 3D object.

As shown in FIG. 6A, when the display unit 180 displays the multi-view image constituting the 3D object 321 including the C2 thumbnail image, the menu included in the menu list 322 may be changed. . The user can specify a menu included in the 3D object. In this case, the menu included in the 3D object 321 may be a menu specified by the user.

In addition, the user may designate a display area of a menu included in the 3D object. In this case, the 3D object may include a menu corresponding to the thumbnail image in a region designated by the user. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 6B, the 3D object 331 may display a menu corresponding to a property display command of content corresponding to a C2 thumbnail image and a menu corresponding to a play command, and an upper surface 332 of the 3D object 331. ) Can be included. Also, the 3D object 331 may include a menu corresponding to a delete command, a copy command, and a move command of content corresponding to the C2 thumbnail image on the side surface 333 of the 3D object 331.

FIG. 7 is a diagram referred to describe a 3D object recognized through the image display apparatus 100 when a 3D object rotation command is input. As illustrated in FIG. 7A, the image display apparatus 100 displays the multi-view image constituting the 3D object 341 on the display unit 180. The 3D object 341 includes a menu list including a C2 thumbnail image corresponding to C2 content and a menu corresponding to a C2 content delete command, a copy command, a play command, and an attribute display command.

When the pointer 343 is positioned in the menu 342 corresponding to the attribute display command for a predetermined time or more, the controller 170 determines that the attribute position command is input to the image display apparatus 100. In this case, the OSD generator 174 changes the output OSD signal so that the 3D object 341 rotates as shown in FIG. 7B.

In addition, the OSD generator 174 changes the OSD signal output to the formatter 175 such that the rotated 3D object 351 includes a menu list 353 corresponding to a subcommand of the attribute display command menu. The rotated 3D object 351 includes a C2 thumbnail image 352. Therefore, the user can check the content-related information that can be controlled through the subcommand menu 353 and the subcommand menu 353 of the selected menu through the C2 thumbnail image 352.

In addition, the image display apparatus and its operation or control method according to the present invention are not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be modified in various ways. All or some of these may optionally be combined.

Meanwhile, the present invention can be embodied as processor readable codes on a processor readable recording medium included in the image display device. The processor-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices that store data that can be read by the processor. Examples of the processor-readable recording medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, and the like, and also include a carrier wave such as transmission through the Internet. The processor-readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the processor-readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

In addition, while the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, but the technical field to which the invention belongs without departing from the spirit of the invention claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

100: image display apparatus 110: broadcast signal receiver
120: network interface unit 130: external device input and output unit
140: remote control unit interface unit 150: storage unit
170: control unit 180: display unit
200: remote control device

Claims (12)

Displaying, by the display unit, a content list screen including a thumbnail image corresponding to the content;
Determining whether a selection command of a thumbnail image included in the content list screen is input; And
At least two plurality of 3D objects constituting a 3D object including a thumbnail image selected according to the input selection command and a content-related menu corresponding to the selected thumbnail image when it is determined that the selection command is input in the step of determining whether the selection command is input; And displaying the viewpoint image on the display unit, wherein the 3D object including the thumbnail image is displayed. The method of claim 1,
And the 3D object is a polyhedron object having each side of the thumbnail image and the content-related menu. 3. The method of claim 3, wherein the 3D object comprises a thumbnail image. The method of claim 1,
The content-related menu includes a thumbnail image, wherein the menu corresponds to at least one of a delete command, a copy command, a move command, a name change command, a play command, and an attribute display command of content corresponding to the selected thumbnail image. An operation control method of an image display apparatus capable of displaying a 3D object. The method of claim 1,
The thumbnail image selection command input determination step,
Displaying, by the display unit, a pointer corresponding to a signal transmitted from a remote control device of the image display device;
Determining an area in which the pointer is located for a predetermined time or more; And
And when the thumbnail image corresponding to the determined pointer position region is present, determining that a selection command of the corresponding thumbnail image is input, wherein the image display apparatus can display a 3D object including the thumbnail image. Operation control method. The method of claim 1,
Selecting a content related menu included in the 3D object;
And a content-related menu included in the 3D object comprises a menu selected in the menu selection step. 3. The method of claim 3, wherein the 3D object including the thumbnail image is displayed. The method of claim 1,
Selecting an area on which the content related menu included in the 3D object is displayed on the 3D object;
And a content-related menu included in the 3D object is displayed on a region selected in the region selection step of the 3D object. The method of claim 1,
Determining whether to input the 3D object rotation command; And
And when it is determined that the rotation command is input, changing the multi-view image displayed on the display unit so that the 3D object rotates. 3D objects including thumbnail images may be displayed. Operation Control Method of Image Display Device. The method of claim 7, wherein
In the multi-view image changing step, when the 3D object rotates, the 3D object including a thumbnail image may be displayed to change the multi-view image such that a sub-menu of the content related menu is included in the 3D object. Operation Control Method of Image Display Device. A display unit configured to display a content list screen including a thumbnail image corresponding to the content; And
At least 2 constituting a 3D object including a thumbnail image selected according to the input selection command and a content related menu corresponding to the selected thumbnail image when it is determined that a selection command of a thumbnail image included in the content list screen is input; And a 3D object including a thumbnail image including a controller configured to process an image signal output to the display unit so that the multiple view images are displayed on the display unit. 10. The method of claim 9,
The controller may include an OSD generation unit generating an OSD signal to display the 3D object on the display unit; And
A 3D object including a thumbnail image, comprising: a formatter for converting an OSD signal generated by the OSD generator to a format of a 3D video signal that can be displayed on the display unit and outputting the OSD signal to the display unit; Video display device. The method of claim 10,
The OSD generator generates a video signal of the thumbnail image included in the content list screen based on the video signal input to the video display device,
And a 3D object including a thumbnail image, wherein the OSD signal is generated so that the thumbnail image is included in the 3D object. 10. The method of claim 9,
The controller determines whether the 3D object rotation command is input to the image display device, and when determining that the rotation command is input, processes the image signal output to the display unit to rotate the 3D object. An image display apparatus capable of displaying a 3D object including a thumbnail image.

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