Display Apparatus and Method and Information Processing Apparatus and Method for Providing Picture in Picture Function

An information processing apparatus for providing a picture in picture (PIP) function, the apparatus comprising:

• a controller which sets a transparency information and controls a display unit to make a screen of a PIP region to be in a semi-transparent state when the transparency information is set to an enable state and to be in an opaque state when the transparency information is set to a disable state,
• wherein the transparency information is set according to whether a pointing device is positioned within the PIP region;
• and
• wherein the display unit outputs the screen of the PIP region in the semi-transparent state or the opaque state according to the transparency information.

A display method for providing a picture in picture (PIP) function, the method comprising:

• transmitting PIP information to an information processing apparatus;
• receiving transparency information from the information processing apparatus, wherein the transparency information is set according to whether a pointing device is positioned within a PIP region;
• and
• displaying a screen of the PIP region in a semi-transparent state or an opaque state according to an enable/disable state of the transparency information.

An information processing method for providing a picture in picture (PIP) function, the method comprising:

• receiving position information of a PIP region from a display apparatus;
• setting transparency information according to whether a pointing device is positioned within the PIP region,
• changing a screen of the PIP region into a semi-transparent state or an opaque state, according to the set transparency information;
• and
• transmitting the set transparency information to the display apparatus.

An information processing method for providing a picture in picture (PIP) function, the method comprising:

• setting transparency information according to whether a pointing device is positioned within a PIP region;
• controlling a display unit to make a screen of the PIP region to be in a semi-transparent state when the transparency information is set to an enable state and to be in an opaque state when the transparency information is set to a disable state;
• and
• outputting the screen of the PIP region in the semi-transparent state or the opaque state according to the transparency information.