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US 12,593,109 · App. 18/737,547 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Image display apparatus and operating method thereof

Inventors: Insoo Baek (Seoul, KR); Dochung Hwang (Seoul, KR); Chanhun Kum (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04N21/4884H04N21/4314H04N21/4858
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Patent No.
US 12,593,109
App. No.
18/737,547
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image display apparatus includes a display configured to output a screen containing an image and closed captions and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to determine whether a first region corresponding to open captions included in the image overlaps a second region previously set for the closed captions, determine a size of the first region based on that the first region overlaps the second region, display the closed captions in one region of the screen excluding the first region, when the size of the first region is within a preset range, and display the closed captions in the second region when the size of the first region is not within the preset range.

Claims (41)

1 . An image display apparatus comprising:

a display configured to output a screen containing an image and closed captions; and

a controller configured to:

determine whether a first region corresponding to open captions included in the image overlaps a second region previously set for the closed captions,

determine a size of the first region based on that the first region overlaps the second region,

display the closed captions in a region of the screen excluding the first region, based on the size of the first region being within a preset range defined by at least one of a predetermined maximum size and a predetermined minimum size, and

display the closed captions in the second region based on the size of the first region not being within the preset range.

2 . The image display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the preset range is determined according to a preset ratio to a total size of the screen.

3 . The image display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine, when a third region corresponding to the open captions and not overlapping the second region is included in the image, a size of the third region, and

when the size of the third region is within the preset range, the third region is not included in the region of the screen excluding the first region, and

when the size of the third region is not within the preset range, the third region is included in the region of the screen excluding the first region.

4 . The image display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to display the closed captions in a portion of the region of the screen excluding the first region, which is located at a shortest distance from the second region in a preset direction when the size of the first region is within the preset range.

5 . The image display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:

identify an object corresponding to a human face among objects included in the image, and

display the closed captions in a remaining region excluding a fourth region corresponding to the human face, in the region of the screen excluding the first region.

6 . The image display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to change at least one of a color of the closed captions, a color of a background of the closed captions, or transparency of the background of the closed captions, when a color of the image corresponding to a position at which the closed captions are displayed corresponds to the color of the closed captions in a state in which the background of the closed captions is previously set to be displayed transparently.

7 . The image display apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to change the color of the closed captions to a specific color that contrasts with the color of the image corresponding to the position at which the closed captions are displayed.

8 . The image display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:

determine a genre of the image based on an object included in the image,

determine a restricted region corresponding to the genre of the image in which display of the closed captions is restricted, and

determine a position of the second region in a remaining region of the screen excluding the restricted region.

9 . An operating method of an image display apparatus for outputting a screen including an image and closed captions, the operating method comprising:

determining whether a first region corresponding to open captions included in the image overlaps a second region previously set for the closed captions;

determining a size of the first region based on that the first region overlaps the second region;

displaying the closed captions in a region of the screen excluding the first region through a display, based on the size of the first region being within a preset range defined by at least one of a predetermined maximum size and a predetermined minimum size, and

displaying the closed captions in the second region through the display based on the size of the first region not being within the preset range.

10 . The operating method of claim 9 , wherein the preset range is determined according to a preset ratio to a total size of the screen.

11 . The operating method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining, when a third region corresponding to the open captions and not overlapping the second region is included in the image, a size of the third region,

wherein when the size of the third region is within the preset range, the third region is not included in one region of the screen excluding the first region, and

when the size of the third region is not within the preset range, the third region is included in one region of the screen excluding the first region.

12 . The operating method of claim 9 , wherein the displaying of the closed captions in one region of the screen excluding the first region comprises displaying the closed captions in a portion of one region of the screen excluding the first region located at a shortest distance from the second region in a preset direction.

13 . The operating method of claim 9 , further comprising:

identifying an object corresponding to a human face among objects included in the image,

wherein the displaying of the closed captions in the region of the screen excluding the first region comprises displaying the closed captions in a remaining region excluding a fourth region corresponding to the human face, in the region of the screen excluding the first region.

14 . The operating method of claim 9 , further comprising:

changing a color of the closed captions into a specific color that contrasts with a color of the image corresponding to a position at which the closed captions are displayed, when the color of the image corresponding to the position at which the closed captions are displayed corresponds to the color of the closed captions in a state in which a background of the closed captions is previously set to be displayed transparently.

15 . The operating method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining a genre of the image based on an object included in the image,

determining a restricted region corresponding to the genre of the image in which display of the closed captions is restricted, and

determining a position of the second region in a remaining region of the screen excluding the restricted region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2024
From: BAEK, INSOO; HWANG, DOCHUNG; KUM, CHANHUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 068035/0578 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0073976 · Jun 9, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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