Image display apparatus and method for operating the same

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for operating an image display device that receives a signal from a pointing device includes receiving, from the pointing device, a pointing signal to display a pointer on a display of the image display device, and a selection signal, wherein the selection signal includes information regarding a command to perform an operation on the image display device, displaying, on the display, the pointer corresponding to the pointing signal, determining whether the pointer is displayed on a most frequently displayed region during an input standby time associated with the selection signal, and performing an operation associated the most frequently displayed region when the pointer is displayed on the most frequently displayed region during the input standby time.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for operating an image display device including a controller, the method comprising:
 displaying a pointer outside a plurality of objects displayed on a display of the image display device; 
 receiving, from a remote control device, a movement signal to move the pointer on the display, the movement signal including information regarding a location of the pointer; 
 moving the pointer on the display according to the movement signal; and 
 automatically moving, by the controller, the pointer inside a particular object among the plurality of objects when the pointer has approached the particular object according to the movement signal, 
 wherein the automatically moving the pointer onto the particular object further comprises:
 determining whether the pointer approached a predetermined boundary region around the particular object; 
 automatically moving the pointer inside the particular object when the pointer approached a predetermined boundary region; and 
 automatically moving the pointer to one of a first and a second object based on a predetermined condition when the pointer has approached a location. on the display, a first predetermined outer area of the first object. and a second predetermined outer area of the second object overlapping each other and distances from the location to the first and second predetermined area being substantially the same, 
 wherein the predetermined condition includes a size, a frequent usage, or a recent usage of the object. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the particular object is a selectable object. 
     
     
       3. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined condition is the size of the object. 
     
     
       4. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the remote control device is a pointing device.