Patent ID: 9715287
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04N

Claim:
1. A method for operating an image display apparatus, the method comprising: displaying a prescribed content on the image display apparatus; receiving a pairing request signal from a first remote controller; performing pairing with the first remote controller; receiving a pairing request signal from a second remote controller; confirming attributes of the prescribed content which is displayed; determining whether pairing with the second remote controller is performed based on the confirmed attributes of the displayed prescribed content; performing pairing with the second remote controller when the confirmed attributes of the displayed prescribed content allows use of a plurality of remote controllers, and displaying one or two pointers corresponding to the paired first and second remote controllers based on the confirmed attributes of the displayed prescribed content after pairing with the second remote controller is performed, wherein, when the confirmed attributes of the displayed prescribed content allows pairing of a plurality of remote controllers, displaying a pointer for each of the first and second remote controllers for display together with the prescribed content; wherein a movement of a first pointer over the displayed prescribed content is controlled based on a RF signal corresponding to a motion of the first remote controller and a movement of a second pointer on the displayed prescribed content is controlled based on a RF signal corresponding to a motion of the second remote controller, and wherein the first pointer and the second pointer have different display states.