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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2025
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Jinyoung Choi, Seoul, KR;
Gowoon Choi, Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An image display device including a display, a first input configured to receive a first image signal input from a first external device connected to the image display device, and a controller coupled with the display and the first input, wherein the controller is configured to display, on the display, a plurality of icons including a first icon and a second icon, wherein the first icon comprises a first default image identifying the first external device and the second icon comprises a second default image identifying a second external device, change the first default image to a first video image currently being played and corresponding to the first image signal received from the first external device in response to the first icon being selected if the first external device is connected to the image display device, and change the first video image back to the first default image that was being displayed when the first icon was selected in response to the second icon being selected, and wherein the first video image is displayed at a position corresponding to an area where the first icon is displayed.