Apparatus and method for performing PIP in display device
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorJoo Won Kim
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for performing a picture-in-picture (PIP) in a display device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first video processor converting a first video signal into data representing a displayable main picture, a second video processor converting a second video signal into data representing a displayable sub-picture, and a microcomputer controlling the first video processor and the second video processor, so that at least one of the main picture data and the sub-picture data is partially outputted in accordance with a shape of the sub-picture.
Claims19
An apparatus for performing a picture-in-picture (PIP) in a display device, comprising:
- a first video processor converting a first video signal into data representing a displayable main picture;
- a second video processor converting a second video signal into data representing a displayable sub-picture;
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- a microcomputer controlling the first video processor and the second video processor, so that at least one of the main picture data and the sub-picture data is partially outputted in accordance with a shape of the sub-picture.
A method for performing a picture-in-picture (PIP) in a display device, comprising:
- selecting or modifying a sub-picture shape by a user;
- converting a first video signal and a second video signal into data representing a main picture and data representing a sub-picture, respectively;
- outputting at least one of the main picture data and the sub-picture data partially depending upon the sub-picture shape selected or modified by the user;
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- combining the outputted main picture data and sub-picture data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.