Patent ID: 7324161
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A display apparatus having a screen, comprising: a display processor receiving data pertaining to a display and displaying the received data on the screen; an input unit specifying a popup time of a popup window that includes an executer, to perform functions requested by a user; a timer measuring a time, to output a notification signal indicating the measured time matches the specified popup time; and a controller controlling the display processor, to display the popup window on the screen upon receiving the notification signal, wherein the display processor comprises a multiplexer inputting a first signal and a second signal, a first source capture buffer receiving data from the multiplexer corresponding to the first signal for a full-screen display, a second source capture buffer receiving data from the multiplexer corresponding to the second signal for a partial screen display, a PIP overlay receiving data from the first source capture buffer, a pixel reducer receiving data from the second source capture buffer and decreasing a number of pixels of the received data, to appear on a partial screen, and a frame memory receiving the decreased data from the pixel reducer.