Patent ID: 8156526

Claim:
An apparatus for controlling a screen layout in a digital broadcast receiver, the apparatus comprising: a data reception conversion unit for receiving head-end side data including configuration data of lattice-type moving picture contents sent via a broadcasting network and then converting the received head-end side data into content picture configuration data; and a content picture configuration unit for arranging multiple moving picture contents through a curved-type circular selection picture on a display means of a user terminal by using the content picture configuration data, for editing the multiple moving picture contents so as to display a focus moving picture content selected by a user in an enlarged size larger than other moving picture contents, and for arranging the moving picture contents along a curve of the curved-type circular selection picture in such a manner that partial regions of the multiple moving picture contents overlap each other, wherein the focus moving picture content has a largest size, and the farther each moving picture content from the focus moving picture content is, the smaller each moving picture content becomes, wherein the content picture configuration unit comprises a search picture setting unit for generating a screen layout control signal from the content picture configuration data and user's content selection data input to a key input reception unit, and then providing the generated screen layout control signal to an output video editing unit, and wherein the graphic editing unit edits a picture graphic by using the screen layout control signal, so as to display a graphic display picture other than multiple moving picture contents to be displayed on the display means of the user terminal and additional information about the focus moving picture contents selected by the user in a region excluding the multiple moving picture contents.