Patent ID: 9426440
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating an image display apparatus, comprising: receiving a broadcast signal; extracting a plurality of images from the broadcast signal; generating a plurality of thumbnail images by converting formats of the extracted images; transmitting at least one of the thumbnail images to an external device, displaying, on a display of the image display apparatus, a thumbnail list that includes the plurality of thumbnail images; and displaying, on the display, an icon representing the external device, when the transmitted thumbnail images being stored in the external device, and wherein the icon is simultaneously displayed on the display with the thumbnail list that includes the plurality of thumbnail images, and the displayed icon representing the external device is overlaid on a corresponding thumbnail image of the plurality of the thumbnail images displayed on the display, wherein displaying the icon representing the external device includes displaying an icon representing a laptop computer.