Patent ID: 9400568
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: G06F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating an image display apparatus, the method comprising: displaying at least one object on a display; displaying a pointer on the display; accumulating a movement value including a movement direction and a movement amount of a remote controller during a predetermined period; detecting reference coordinates of the displayed at least one object; correcting the accumulated movement value based on the reference coordinates if the reference coordinates are detected; and changing a location of the pointer based on the corrected value and displaying the pointer, and wherein the reference coordinates are a longitudinal and lateral central point of the displayed at least one object, and wherein the changing the location of the pointer and displaying the pointer includes displaying the pointer on the reference coordinates, when movement of the remote controller is finished and the accumulated movement value is within a predetermined distance from the displayed at least one object.