Lg Electronics Inc.

Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Motors Corporation

Ick Hwan Kim

Sang Chul Bae

Tae Jin Park

Woo Hyun Paik

Su Dong Hong

In Hoon Kim

A method of controlling an air-conditioning system of a vehicle when the vehicle is in an ignition-off state during vehicle stopping or parking, includes receiving, in the ignition-off state, a set air-conditioning time for operating an air-conditioning system of the vehicle and a set air-conditioning target temperature; determining the required air-conditioning energy for operating the air-conditioning system of the vehicle on a basis of the set air-conditioning time and a difference between the set air-conditioning target temperature and an outside temperature of the vehicle; and increasing, by the controller, a set minimum charge amount to be secured in a battery of the vehicle to secure the required air-conditioning energy.

Method for controlling air-conditioning of vehicle during vehicle stopping or parking

A device and method for modifying a video image of a display apparatus method, for efficiently modifying a size and aspect ratio of a video image, is disclosed. The device includes an on-screen display (OSD) generator providing an on-screen display (OSD) on a display for programming a size and an aspect ratio of a video image, and a video processor modifying a displayed video image in accordance with the size and aspect ratio of the displayed video image programmed by a user. Herein, the video processor modifies the video image from a center point of the video image.

Device and method for modifying video image of display apparatus

A digital television and a channel editing method are provided wherein various channel information is edited efficiently. In the channel edit method of the digital TV, the channel information stored according to a user's request is displayed on a multi-window. If the user selects a channel based on the multi-window, the channel selected by the user is tuned by a tuner and displayed as a moving picture. The user can edit the corresponding channel referring to the multi-window. In another embodiment, the user can edit the set favorite channel(s) separately. The broadcast status of all channels can be recognized almost instantaneously by viewing the multi-window displaying all the broadcast programs of multiple channels.

Digital television and channel editing method thereof

A display device and method for displaying images are discussed. According to an embodiment, the display device includes at least one first tuner configured to tune to a plurality of different broadcast channels; a display screen configured to display a multi-window including a plurality of sub-windows, each of the plurality of sub-windows configured to display images from a different one of the plurality of broadcast channels; an input unit configured to receive a user's input for editing a channel list including the plurality of broadcast channels; and a controller configured to control the at least one first tuner, the input unit and the display screen.

A method and display device are discussed. In an embodiment, there is a method for displaying images using a display device including at least one tuner, a display screen, and a controller for controlling the at least one tuner and the display screen, the method comprising: tuning, by the at least one tuner, to a plurality of different broadcast channels; receiving a user's input indicating if the broadcast channels to be displayed are favorite channels or all available channels; and displaying, by the display screen, a multi-window including a plurality of sub-windows according to the received user's input, each of the sub-windows displaying images from a different one of the plurality of broadcast channels according to the tuning by the at least one tuner, the displaying step including selectively displaying either the favorite channels or the all available channels in the sub-windows according to the received user's input.

A method and display device for displaying images are discussed. According to an embodiment, there is a method for displaying images using a display device, the display device including a memory, a display screen, and a controller for controlling the memory and the display screen, the method comprising: storing, in the memory, channel information pertaining to a predetermined number of broadcast channels; and displaying, on the display screen, a multi-window including a plurality of sub-windows, each of the plurality of sub-windows configured to display images from a different one of the broadcast channels, wherein a number of the sub-windows displayed on the display screen is variable according to the channel information.

A method for modifying a video image of a display apparatus, the method including dividing received broadcast signals into a video signal, an audio signal, and supplementary information, converting the video signal to a video image and displaying the converted video image, displaying a video image modifying menu for allowing a user to remotely change a size or aspect ratio for the displayed video image, and adjusting at least one of the size and aspect ratio of the displayed video image based on the supplementary information.

A method of organizing programming data includes receiving a data stream including programming guide, which includes information describing aspects of broadcast programming; extracting a plot synopsis data from the programming guide relating to a series-type genre broadcasting program; and storing the plot synopsis data in a memory.

Digital TV and method for managing program information

Disclosed is an image display method and apparatus capable of displaying best quality images even when image signals with a variety of aspect ratios are inputted. The image display method includes restoring a picture frame from a video data stream, detecting an aspect ratio of the picture frame, checking if the aspect ratio of the picture frame is matched with a predetermined aspect ratio of a digital TV receiver, adjusting a vertical size or a horizontal size of the picture frame if the aspect ratio of the picture frame and the predetermined aspect ratio of the digital TV receiver are different from each other, and format-converting the picture frame having the adjusted vertical size or horizontal size in accordance with a selected output format to output the format-converted the picture frame.

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Gumi-si, South Korea

Ick Hwan Kim