Patent ID: 9152244
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for operating an image display device using a pointing device, the method comprising: receiving, from the pointing device, a signal to display a pointer on a display; outputting, on the display, an image; outputting, together with the displayed image, the pointer in a particular area of the display in response to the signal to display the pointer based on at least one of a particular input selection or a particular movement of the pointing device; moving the pointer to a pre-designated area of the display to display the pointer at the pre-designated area corresponding to a repetitive movement of the pointing device in a predetermined pattern; keeping the pointer in an inactive state once the pointer is displayed at the pre-designated area of the display; and switching a state of the pointer from the inactive state to the active state when a predetermined time has elapsed or when an active command is received after the pointing device is moved to the pre-designated area of the display.