Patent ID: 6914616

Claim:
An image display apparatus, comprising: an image display unit; and an image reproduction module that generates display video data, which is to be displayed on the image display unit, the image reproduction module having an image transition controller that uses a predetermined image selection mask to process a first image and a second image and thereby generate the display video data in the case of changing display on the image display unit from the first image to an image including the second image in at least part of a display area of the first image, wherein the image transition controller comprises: a storage module that stores therein the first image, the second image, and a base selection mask having an image area of a smaller size than the at least part of the display area, wherein the image area comprises a first area in which the first image is selected and a second area in which the second image is selected; and a selection mask conversion module that converts the base selection mask into the image selection mask having an image area of an identical size with the at least part of the display area, wherein the selection mask conversion module obtains the image selection mask by setting the base selection mask as one block data and repeating the block data in a two-dimensional manner.