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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
May. 04, 2004
Jung-dae Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jung-dae Kim, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and method of processing a plurality of video input signals in a display device by sensing a new video signal, aside from a presently displayed video signal, input through a video interface, and automatically displaying a menu of display options for the newly input video signal to convert input/output paths of video signals from the presently displayed video signal to the newly input video signal. Input of a new video signal, aside from a presently displayed video signal, is periodically checked, and if the new video signal is input, a new video signal input message and a predetermined menu for selecting whether to display the new video signal are automatically displayed. According to an input menu selection signal, the new video signal is displayed or the displaying of the presently displayed video signal is continued.