Method and apparatus for processing and/or displaying image data based on control data received with the image data

An image display apparatus for displaying received image data, comprising:

• discriminating means for discriminating whether the received image data is stationary-picture data or moving-picture based upon control data contained in the received image data;
• a picture memory for storing received stationary-picture data;
• a moving-picture memory capable of storing plural items of received moving-picture memory data;
• storage means for storing area information relating to the plural items of the moving-picture data versus the stationary-picture data designated by the control data, as well as display time of said plural items of moving-picture data;
• reading means for reading the stationary-picture data of said picture memory designated by the control data as well as the plural items of moving-picture data stored in said moving-picture memory in parallel, in accordance with the area information and display time stored in said storage means;
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• display means for displaying picture data by combining the stationary-picture data with each of the plural items of moving-picture data read out by said reading means.

An image display method for receiving, reproducing and displaying received image data, comprising the steps of:

• generating stationary-picture data or moving-picture data based upon control data;
• storing received stationary-picture data in a picture memory and storing received moving picture data in a moving-picture memory;
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• reading and displaying the stationary-picture data of the picture memory designated by the control data as well as the moving-picture data stored in the moving-picture memory in parallel, in accordance with display area information of moving-picture data versus stationary-picture data designated by the control data, and display time of said moving-picture data.

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• first memory means for storing a stationary-picture data portion of an inputted image data;
• second memory means for storing a plurality of items of moving-picture data constituting a changing-picture data portion of said inputted image data;
• combining means for controlling each reading time of (i) the stationary-picture data from said first memory means and (ii) each of the items of moving-picture data from said second memory means in accordance with control information inputted together with said image data, and for combining the stationary-picture data portion and each of the items of moving-picture data;
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• timing means for generating a display time at which each of the items of moving-picture data is displayed,
• wherein said combining means changes the item of moving-picture data in accordance with the display time generated by said timing means.

An image processing apparatus for displaying received image data, comprising:

• discriminating means for discriminating whether the received image data is stationary-picture data or moving-picture data based upon the control data contained in the received image data;
• a picture memory for storing received stationary-picture data;
• a moving-picture memory capable of storing plural items of received moving-picture data;
• storage means for storing area information relating to the plural items of moving-picture data versus the stationary-picture data designated by the control data, as well as display time of said plural items of moving-picture data;
• reading means for reading the stationary-picture data of said picture memory designated by the control data as well as the plural items of moving-picture data stored in said moving-picture memory in parallel, in accordance with the area information and display time stored in said storage means;
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• output means for outputting the stationary-picture data and the plural items of moving-picture data read out by said reading means to a display device.

An image processing method for receiving, reproducing and displaying received image data, comprising the steps of:

• discriminating whether the received image data is stationary-picture data or moving-picture data based upon control data contained in the received image data
• storing received stationary-picture data in a picture frame memory and storing received moving picture data in a moving-picture memory;
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• reading and displaying the stationary-picture data of a picture memory designated by the control data as well as the moving-picture data stored in the moving picture memory in parallel, in accordance with display area information of moving-picture data versus stationary-picture data designated by the control data, and display time of said moving-picture data.