Patent ID: 8436940

Claim:
An apparatus for converting image data comprising: an image converter to convert a first screen value of image data into a second screen value, wherein the first screen value corresponds to a screen of a display apparatus and the second screen value corresponds to a screen of an external device which is different from the screen of the display apparatus; an encoder to encode the converted image data into a format that corresponds to the external device; and a file system converter to change the encoded image data to correspond to a file system supported by an external interface coupled to the external device, wherein the file system converter changes the encoded image data into a data transfer format that corresponds to the external interface and wherein the data transfer format that corresponds to the external interface is different from the format that corresponds to the external device, wherein: the first and second values include a format type, width, height, aspect ratio or compression format parameter, the screen of the display apparatus simultaneously displays three areas, the first area includes image data displayed in the first screen value before conversion to the second screen value takes place, the second area includes a preview window which shows the image data converted to the second screen value, and the third area includes control information for changing or setting the second screen value.