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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
May. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Ki-wan Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Yeong-seok Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Ki-wan Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Yeong-seok Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image apparatus which provides a three-dimensional (3D) picture-in-picture (PIP) image, and an image display method thereof are provided. The image apparatus includes a graphic processor which adds a graphic representation to a main image to be displayed on a display, and a controller which controls the graphic processor to add a 3D form to the main image. Therefore, it is possible to provide a user with a single PIP image in which various sub-images are graphically represented in 3D.