Apparatus and method for combining video and skin in embedded system

An apparatus for combining video and a player skin in an embedded system having no graphics card, the apparatus comprising:

• an application program which reads a video player skin source internally stored in the embedded system and a video source transferred from outside, and periodically reads a video player skin image stored in a main memory;
• a virtual frame buffer which is mapped to a predetermined region of the main memory, and stores image information in the mapped main memory or reads video skin image information stored in the main memory;
• a graphics processor which generates a video player skin image by processing the video player skin source read by the application program and mapping the generated video player skin image to the virtual frame buffer, periodically reads the video player skin image stored in the main memory via the virtual frame buffer in response to the control of the application program, and provides the video player skin image to the application program;
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• an image processor which receives the video source and the video player skin image read by the application program, combines the video and the video player skin image, and outputs the combined image.