US Patent 7929823 Device and method for displaying images

A device and a method for displaying images are provided. The device includes an input unit, a frame searching unit, a thumbnail selection unit, and a video processing unit. The input unit receives a signal for moving an image playback location along a time axis by an interval from a current playback point of images being played back. The frame searching unit sets a skip section ranging from a skip start point to a skip end point, in response to the received signal. The thumbnail selection unit selects a plurality of thumbnail images existing in the skip section. The video processing unit displays the selected thumbnail images.