Electronic picture frame and image display method thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSoo-hyun Jho
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Abstract
An electronic picture frame and an image display method thereof are provided. In the electronic picture frame, a plurality of images are arranged and displayed on one side of a screen, and among the plurality of images, an image at a particular position is enlarged and displayed. Alternatively, a screen is divided into a plurality of sub-screens, so images stored in each of a plurality of storage areas can be displayed on a respective sub-screen. Accordingly, the images stored in the plurality of storage areas can be displayed on the electronic picture frame in diverse forms.
Claims20
A image display apparatus comprising:
- a display;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- process a plurality of thumbnail images so that the plurality of thumbnail images are scrolled through and displayed on a scrollable area of the display, and
- control the display to automatically display an image corresponding one of the plurality of thumbnail images, which are scrolled through, on a main area,
- wherein, based on the plurality of thumbnail images being scrolled in a first direction and a thumbnail image, among the plurality of thumbnail images, reaches a first preset location on the scrollable area, a larger image corresponding to the thumbnail image at the first preset location appears in the main area,
- wherein, based on the plurality of thumbnail images being scrolled in a second direction and a thumbnail image, among the plurality of thumbnail images, reaches a second preset location on the scrollable area, a larger image corresponding to the thumbnail image at the second preset location appears in the main area, and the first preset location is different from the second preset location.
An image display method for an image display apparatus, the method comprising:
- displaying, under a control of a processor, a plurality of thumbnail images on a scrollable area of a display;
- scrolling through the plurality of thumbnail images on the display;
- and
- automatically displaying an image corresponding to one of the plurality of thumbnail images, which are scrolled through, on a main area of the display,
- wherein, based on the plurality of thumbnail images being scrolled in a first direction and a thumbnail image, among the plurality of thumbnail images, reaches a first preset location on the scrollable area, a larger image corresponding to the thumbnail image at the first preset location appears in the main area,
- wherein, based on the plurality of thumbnail images being scrolled in a second direction and a thumbnail image, among the plurality of thumbnail images, reaches a second preset location on the scrollable area, a larger image corresponding to the thumbnail image at the second preset location appears in the main area, and the first preset location is different from the second preset location.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium embodied with computer-readable instructions for enabling a computer to execute an image display method for a display apparatus, the method comprising:
- displaying, under a control of a processor, a plurality of thumbnail images on a scrollable area of a display;
- scrolling through the plurality of thumbnail images on the display;
- and
- automatically displaying an image corresponding to one of the plurality of thumbnail images, which are scrolled through, on a main area of the display,
- wherein, based on the plurality of thumbnail images being scrolled in a first direction and a thumbnail image, among the plurality of thumbnail images, reaches a first preset location on the scrollable area, a larger image corresponding to the thumbnail image at the first preset location appears in the main area,
- wherein, based on the plurality of thumbnail images being scrolled in a second direction and a thumbnail image, among the plurality of thumbnail images, reaches a second preset location on the scrollable area, a larger image corresponding to the thumbnail image at the second preset location appears in the main area, and the first preset location is different from the second preset location.
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