US 12,014,041 B2
Electronic picture frame and image display method thereof
Soo-hyun Jho, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Feb. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/174,340.
Application 18/174,340 is a continuation of application No. 17/004,141, filed on Aug. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,614,861.
Application 17/004,141 is a continuation of application No. 14/051,706, filed on Oct. 11, 2013, granted, now 10,788,973, issued on Sep. 29, 2020.
Application 14/051,706 is a continuation of application No. 12/370,257, filed on Feb. 12, 2009, granted, now 8,576,254, issued on Nov. 5, 2013.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2008-0055771 (KR), filed on Jun. 13, 2008.
Prior Publication US 2023/0214108 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G09G 5/373 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2022.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0485 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); G09G 5/373 (2013.01); H04N 1/00416 (2013.01); H04N 1/00442 (2013.01); H04N 1/0045 (2013.01); H04N 1/00453 (2013.01); H04N 1/00458 (2013.01); H04N 1/00461 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0686 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A image display apparatus comprising:
a display; and
a processor configured to:
process a plurality of thumbnail images so that the plurality of thumbnail images are scrolled through and displayed on a scrollable area of the display, and
control the display to automatically display an image corresponding one of the plurality of thumbnail images, which are scrolled through, on a main area,
wherein, based on the plurality of thumbnail images being scrolled in a first direction and a thumbnail image, among the plurality of thumbnail images, reaches a first preset location on the scrollable area, a larger image corresponding to the thumbnail image at the first preset location appears in the main area,
wherein, based on the plurality of thumbnail images being scrolled in a second direction and a thumbnail image, among the plurality of thumbnail images, reaches a second preset location on the scrollable area, a larger image corresponding to the thumbnail image at the second preset location appears in the main area, and the first preset location is different from the second preset location.