Patent ID: 9219662
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: G06F,G09G,H04L,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of processing an application in an image display apparatus, the method comprising: displaying an application list on a display screen, the application list containing icon data representing each application and device data identifying each external device linked to said each application; receiving a first signal for selecting an application, which is executable using first application data from the displayed application list; detecting one or more external devices based on the device data included in the application list; transmitting a second signal for controlling a camera sensor of a corresponding external device in response to the first signal to collect the first application data and requesting the first application data acquired from the controlled camera sensor of the detected external device in response to the first signal; receiving the first application data from the detected external device in response to the second signal; and executing the selected application based on the received first application data and second application data, the second application data being stored in a memory of the image display apparatus, wherein the device data for the detected one or more external devices and the icon data linked to the device data are activated in the displayed application list.