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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2012
Haengjoon Kang, Seoul, KR;
Kyungjin Lee, Seoul, KR;
Haengjoon Kang, Seoul, KR;
Kyungjin Lee, Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An image display method and apparatus for displaying images provided by a plurality of different accounts are discussed. According to an embodiment, the method includes displaying a plurality of areas on a screen of the display unit by splitting the entire screen of the display unit into the plurality of areas; displaying a first image from a first account among the plurality of different accounts, on a first area among the displayed plurality of areas of the screen; displaying first account information of the first account with the first image, on the first area of the screen; determining, by the apparatus, whether or not an updated image from the first account exists, after a first predetermined time has elapsed since the first image has been displayed; and displaying the updated image as a second image for the first account on the first area when the updated image exists.