Patent ID: 8451293

Claim:
An image processing apparatus comprising: a processor which processes a first image corresponding to a first channel to be displayed; a display which displays the first image on a first screen; a pointer adjuster which adjusts a pointer to select at least two points on the first image displayed on the first screen; and a controller which sets a selection area by selecting a partial image displayed within a boundary including the at least two points from the first image displayed on the first screen, controls a user interface generator to generate a display setup menu for setting whether to display the selection area on a region of the first screen and to display the display setup menu on the first screen, and controls the processor to display the selection area as a second screen on the region of the first screen if the display setup menu is selected to display the selection area, wherein when the first channel is changed to a second channel, the controller controls the processor to display a second image corresponding to the second channel on the first screen while displaying the selected partial image of the first image on the second screen, and wherein the controller controls the user interface generator to generate a display adjustment menu for adjusting the selection area displayed as the second screen if the pointer is positioned on the second screen.