Image display apparatus and image display method

An image display method with an image display apparatus which displays images in accordance with a scenario setting a display procedure including a display order specifying a sequence of image display, comprising:

• in accordance with a request from a client terminal connected so that a bi-directional data transmission is possible, transmitting scenario creation information for specifying the display order included in the display procedure set by the scenario, and specifying image information necessary to specify an image to be displayed for each step of the display order, to the client terminal;
• receiving the transmission of the already specified scenario creation information from the client terminal when the scenario creation information is specified by the client terminal, and acquiring the display order and image information included in the scenario creation information of which the transmission is received;
• and
• displaying an image using the acquired image information in accordance with the display order.

A creation method of a scenario setting a display procedure including a display order specifying a sequence of image display, in an image display system in which a client terminal and an image display apparatus are connected so that a bi-directional data transmission is possible, wherein

• the client terminal
• requests the image display apparatus to transmit scenario creation information for specifying the display order included in the display procedure set by the scenario, and specifying image information necessary to specify an image to be displayed for each step of the display order,
• sets the display order and image information in the scenario creation information received from the image display apparatus, and
• transmits the scenario creation information, in which is set the display order and image information, to the image display apparatus.