JP2006099803A - Customized menu registering method in hierarchical menu and video device provided with customized menu - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a registering method and a video device in which menu operations are reduced by registering adjustment items optionally selected in a menu by a user as a customized menu and preferentially displaying the customized menu at the highest order hierarchy of a hierarchical menu at the time of displaying it on the screen. <P>SOLUTION: This customized menu registering method in the hierarchical menu includes registering the customized menu in the hierarchical menu in which a high order hierarchy composed of main items among adjustment items for adjusting various setting about the video device and a low order hierarchical menu composed of detailed items corresponding to the main items of the high order hierarchical menu are classified for each different hierarchy. The method displays the detailed items of the low order hierarchical menu of the hierarchical menu in a selectable state on the screen in accordance with a predetermined set operation, registers a desired adjustment item selected among the detailed items displayed on the screen in the customized menu by a prescribed decision operation, and positions the customized menu composed of the registered adjustment items in the highest order hierarchy of the hierarchical menu. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of a hierarchical menu for performing adjustment by displaying adjustment items on a screen in a video apparatus having a display such as a television receiver or a video tape recorder, and in particular, according to the frequency of use by a user. The present invention relates to a customization menu registration method in a hierarchical menu in which adjustment items are listed and positioned as a menu, and a video device including the customization menu.

  In recent years, in the field of AV equipment such as television and video, for example, performance improvement and function increase have been remarkable, and the number of items to be adjusted by menus has increased, and menu operations have become very complicated. For this reason, items that are often adjusted for each user cannot be uniquely determined, but for all users, how to select items to be adjusted with fewer operations from the menu. It is hoped that.

In such a situation, in the conventional hierarchical menu method, as the number of items that can be selected in the menu increases, submenus (menus after the second layer) are formed, and as a result, the number of layers is increased. There was a menu that increased.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-98310 (pages 3 to 5 and FIG. 3)

  By the way, for example, in television receivers, video tape recorders, etc., adjustment items that are frequently adjusted for each user cannot be uniquely determined, but how many are small for all users. It is required that an adjustment item to be frequently adjusted is selected from a menu by operation.

  However, when the user repeatedly selects an adjustment item that he / she wants to select, if the adjustment item is in a lower layer of a menu composed of many layers, (1) selection (2) determination menu operation There is a problem that it is very difficult to use as many times as the number of layers must be performed each time.

  In addition, when it is often the case that a plurality of items in a hierarchical menu are selected in succession, the conventional operation is to select an item in one layer and move to a menu in another layer again. There was only a very complicated method of selecting an adjustment item and a lot of operation steps.

  Therefore, the present invention has been proposed in view of such a conventional situation, and in particular, a customized menu in a hierarchical menu that allows each user to select an adjustment item selected by very few menu operations. It is an object to provide a video device having a registration method and a customization menu.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a customized menu registration method and a video apparatus provided with a customized menu in a hierarchical menu according to the present invention are as follows.
(1) A method for registering a customized menu in a hierarchical menu includes an upper hierarchical menu consisting of main items among adjustment items for adjusting various settings relating to video equipment, and detailed items corresponding to the main items of the upper hierarchical menu. A method for registering a customized menu in a hierarchical menu in which the lower hierarchy menu is classified by hierarchy, and displaying details on the lower hierarchy menu of the hierarchical menu in a selectable manner according to a predetermined setting operation. A desired adjustment item selected from the detailed items displayed on the screen is registered in the customization menu by a predetermined determination operation, and the customization menu including the registered adjustment items is stored in the highest level of the hierarchical menu. It is to be positioned.
(2) Adjustment items registered in the customization menu are displayed in the order of registration, and items for shifting to the higher-level menu are displayed. Customization in the hierarchical menu according to (1) Menu registration method.

(3) A video device having a customization menu has a hierarchy of an upper hierarchy menu consisting of main items and a lower hierarchy menu consisting of detailed items corresponding to the main items of the upper hierarchy menu among adjustment items for adjusting various settings. A video device having a function capable of registering a customized menu in a separate hierarchical menu, the operation means for performing an operation on the hierarchical menu and an operation on the adjustment item, and the hierarchical menu Control means for holding a program and executing control according to an operation on the hierarchical menu, display signal generating means for generating a display signal for displaying the hierarchical menu, an input video signal, Switching means for switching display signals from the display signal generating means, and switching by the switching means. Display means for displaying the obtained signal, wherein the control means switches the switching means according to a predetermined setting operation by the operation means, and the hierarchical menu generated by the display signal generation means The detail item of the lower hierarchy menu is displayed on the display means, the adjustment item selected from the displayed detail item is registered in the customization menu, and the customization menu is added to the highest hierarchy of the hierarchy menu. It is to position.
(4) The control means determines whether or not the customization menu is added to the hierarchical menu according to a predetermined operation by the operation means, and when the customization menu is added, The video device having the customization menu according to (3), wherein a customization menu is displayed on the screen, and the upper hierarchy menu is displayed on the screen when the customization menu is not added.

  With this configuration, users can select frequently used adjustment items and register them in the customization menu. This customization menu is positioned at the top level of the hierarchical menu and displays a predetermined menu. By executing the operation, the customization menu which is the highest hierarchy of the hierarchical menu is displayed on the screen, so that adjustment items required by the user can be selected with very few menu operations.

  As is apparent from the above description, the customization menu registration method in the hierarchical menu according to the present invention and the video equipment equipped with the customization menu register this menu adjustment item that is frequently selected by the user in the customization menu. When the menu is positioned at the highest level of the hierarchical menu and a predetermined menu display operation is executed, if a customized menu is added to the hierarchical menu, this customized menu is displayed on the screen first, There is an effect that the user can quickly and easily select and adjust the adjustment items necessary with very few menu operations.

  Next, a customized menu registration method in a hierarchical menu and a video apparatus provided with the customized menu according to the present invention will be described in the order of a television system, a hierarchical menu, and a customized menu in a hierarchical menu with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the television system 1 includes a television receiver body 2 and a remote controller 10 for performing menu operations, channel settings, and the like.

  The television receiver main body 2 includes a main body key 3 for operating menus, channels and sound volume, a remote control light receiving unit 4, a system microcomputer 5 driven by operations from the main body key 3 and the remote controller 10, and a screen. A screen display device 6 for generating a display signal composed of data for displaying menu items thereon, a video signal processing block 7 for receiving a video signal, and a video signal and a display signal. Switch 8 for selecting a single display, and a display 9 such as a CRT for displaying a signal selected by the switch 8.

  Although not shown, the main body key 3 and the remote controller 10 are provided with adjustment keys for menu operation, channel setting, volume adjustment, and the like. Menu operations include menu keys, up key, down key, and enter key. Use four adjustment keys.

  This menu key is used to display or delete the menu on the display 9 screen. The up key and down key are used to move the cursor up and down in the menu and to change the adjustment value of each adjustment item displayed on the screen. The enter key is used when moving from one menu to another menu screen or determining an adjustment value.

  The system microcomputer 5 incorporates a control program and data related to the hierarchical menu and the customization menu, and controls main functions including adjustment of the television receiver body 2.

The television system 1 having such a configuration can drive the system microcomputer 5 when the user operates the main body key 3 or the remote controller 10.
When the user operates the remote controller 10, a signal from the remote controller 10 is detected by the remote controller light receiving unit 4 and sent to the system microcomputer 5. When the main body key 3 is operated, the operated data is directly input to the system microcomputer 5.

  The system microcomputer 5 receiving the signal from the main unit key 3 or the remote control light receiving unit 4 decodes the input signal, and performs a menu operation on the video signal processing block 7 and the screen display device 6 according to the current state. Control signal sent.

  When receiving the control signal for menu operation, the screen display device 6 controls the switch 8 in accordance with the display timing, and superimposes (superimposes) the customized menu on the screen of the display 9.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the hierarchical menu 11 includes a main menu 12 including main items for adjusting the television receiver main body 2 of the television system 1, and detailed items corresponding to the items indicated by the main menu 12. And a submenu 13.

  The items of the main menu 12 include items of “image quality”, “sound quality”, “screen mode”, and “various settings”.

  The image quality submenu 14 corresponding to the item “image quality” includes “return”, “picture”, “hue”, “color density”, “brightness”, and “sharpness”.

  The sound quality submenu 15 corresponding to the “sound quality” item of the submenu 13 includes “return”, “high sound”, “low sound”, “balance”, “surround”, and “speaker”.

  The screen mode submenu 16 corresponding to the item “screen mode” of the submenu 13 includes “return”, “zoom”, “normal”, “full”, “up / down screen position”, “vertical size”, “screen position”. "Left / Right" and "Horizontal size"

  Various setting submenus 17 corresponding to the items of “various settings” in the submenu 13 include “return”, “custom setting”, “screen display”, “disappearance”, “direction correction”, and “language”.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, in the hierarchical menu 11 having such a configuration, when the menu key is turned on, the items of the main menu 12 are displayed on the screen of the display 9 in order in the vertical direction. Among them, the cursor 18 is configured to indicate an item of “image quality”. The user moves the cursor 18 up and down by using the up key and the down key, selects one item to be adjusted from the main menu 12, and presses the enter key to shift to the sub menu selection operation. To do.

  For example, when the “image quality” item is selected on the main menu 12 and the enter key is pressed, the image quality submenu 14 of the submenu 13 shown in FIG. 3B is displayed on the screen of the display 9. At this time, the position of the cursor 18 points to “return”, and if the determination key is pressed in this state, the main menu 12 which is one level higher as shown in FIG. 3A (see FIG. 3A) Return to.

  The image quality submenu 14 is a menu for selecting an image quality adjustment item, and a specific adjustment value is changed using this menu. Each adjustment item in the image quality menu 14 is composed of five items of “Picture”, “Tint”, “Saturation”, “Brightness”, and “Sharpness”, and an adjustment value 19 is displayed on the right side of each item. It is displayed.

  When the adjustment value 19 is changed, the cursor 18 is moved and determined by the up key and the down key on the screen shown in FIG. 3B, and the screen shifts to a lower layer adjustment value change screen.

  For example, in order to adjust the “color density”, when the cursor 18 is moved to the item “color density” of the image quality submenu 14 and the enter key is pressed, as shown in FIG. A menu 20 for changing the image quality adjustment value is displayed on the screen of the display 9. This screen is a screen of the menu 20 for actually changing the adjustment value, and the adjustment value is increased or decreased by using the up key and the down key to make a new adjustment value. In the screen of the menu 20 in FIG. 4A, the color density is changed from “12” to “14” by the up key. If the enter key is pressed here, as shown in FIG. 4B, the new adjustment value (color density is “14” in the figure) is held, and the screen returns to the image quality adjustment item selection menu.

  In this way, a series of operations of the hierarchical menu 11 is realized through the above process. Hierarchizing the menu and classifying the adjustment items for each type to create the submenu 13 makes it easier for the user to find the item he wants to adjust. On the other hand, until the “adjustment value changing operation” for the purpose of the hierarchical menu 11 is performed, the menu item in the upper hierarchy must be selected many times. When the adjustment is performed every time the machine is turned on, an extra item selection operation is required until the item is selected. In particular, as the menu hierarchy increases and the adjustment items are lower in the hierarchy, the menu operation until the adjustment item is selected increases. In the hierarchical menu 11 having such disadvantages, how the target adjustment item can be selected with a small number of operation steps improves the performance of the television system 1 adopting the hierarchical menu 11. The key to let

  As one of them, a customized menu in the hierarchical menu described below will be described.

  The hierarchical menu 21 has the same configuration as the hierarchical menu 11 shown in FIG. 2, and includes a main menu 12 including main adjustment items for adjusting the television receiver body 2, and the main menu 12. The sub-menu 13 is composed of detailed items corresponding to the adjustment items.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the customization menu 22 in the hierarchical menu is configured such that it can be added to and deleted from the hierarchical menu 11 and positioned in the upper hierarchy of the hierarchical menu. The contents are composed of adjustment items that are often selected by the user.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the customization menu 22 is configured to be added to and deleted from the hierarchical menu 21 by selecting “ON / OFF” which is one of the adjustment items of the menu to be described later. Is arranged at the highest level of the hierarchical menu 21.

  This “ON / OFF” item is included in “custom setting” of the various setting items of the submenu 13, and the customization menu 22 is displayed on the screen in addition to the addition and deletion functions to the hierarchical menu 21. It is also an item not to be.

The items of the customization menu 22 in which adjustment items frequently performed by the user in FIG. 5 are “bass”, “vertical size”, “language”, “color”, and “sharpness”.
It should be noted that the registered adjustment items are merely examples, and it goes without saying that the settings can be freely changed according to the user's usage mode.

  When “Custom Setting” is selected and the customization adjustment menu is set to “On”, the customized menu 22 registered by the user is displayed on the screen of the display 9 as shown in FIG. Is displayed.

  The customization menu 22 displayed on the screen is an adjustment item already registered by the user, for example, “bass”, “vertical size”, “language”, “hue”, and “sharpness” are the up and down customization menus 22. The adjustment value 23 is displayed on the right side of each registered item. Then, the “main menu” item is displayed in the bottom row of the displayed items. When the cursor 18 is moved to the “main menu” item and determined, the screen shifts to the screen of the main menu 12 in the lower hierarchy of the customization menu 22 (see FIG. 3A).

  The adjustment value 23 of the customization menu 22 displayed on the screen in this way can be used as the adjustment value for each adjustment item displayed on the screen as appropriate, without selecting the hierarchy of items in the main menu 12 or the submenu 13. Settings can be changed. That is, as shown in FIG. 6B, for example, to change the “language”, the cursor 18 is positioned at the adjustment value 23 by moving the cursor 18 to the “language” item and pressing the enter key. To do. Then, the "Language" adjustment value 23, for example, Japanese, English, etc., is selected by operating the up key and the down key and the determination key is pressed to determine the "Language" adjustment value 23.

  By incorporating the customization menu 22 in this way, if the user registers an adjustment item, the item is registered at the highest level of the menu, and the required item is reached by fewer menu operations. The adjustment value can be changed.

  Next, a method for registering necessary items in the customization menu 22 will be described with reference to the drawings.

  First, “various settings” as an item of the main menu 12 is selected in the menu hierarchy diagram of FIG. Here, since the screen shifts to various setting submenus 17, “custom setting” is selected here. Then, as shown in FIG. 7A, a custom setting menu 24 including custom setting items is displayed on the screen of the display 9. In this screen, all the adjustable items in the menu are displayed in a list, and the cursor 18 is moved with the up key and the down key so that all the items can be selected with the cursor 18. When registering an adjustment item, the cursor 18 is moved to the registered item and the enter key is pressed. For example, as shown in FIG. 7B, when “balance” which is one of the adjustment items is selected and determined, it is registered in the custom setting menu area 25 and displayed in the registered order.

  In addition, when it is desired to delete a registered item, the item is deleted from the customization menu 22 when the cursor is moved to an already registered item and determined.

  When some items are registered in this way and the customization menu 22 is actually used, the cursor is placed on “custom” at the lower right of the screen of the custom setting menu 24 as shown in FIG. Move 18 and press the Enter key. When the up key or the down key is pressed in this state, the adjustment value of the item “custom” changes to “on”. However, if no item is registered, the adjustment value of the item “custom” is always “off”. When the adjustment key is set to “ON” on this screen and the enter key is pressed, the hierarchical menu 21 (see FIG. 5) having the customization menu 22 at the highest level is constructed from the same configuration as the hierarchical menu 11 (see FIG. 2). ). Next, when the menu is turned on by a menu key (not shown), the customization menu 22 shown in FIG. 6A is displayed on the screen of the display 9.

  The management of the state transition of the customization menu 22 described above is all controlled by the program of the system microcomputer 5 shown in FIG. Below, the flow of customization menu processing will be described using a flowchart.

  First, the system microcomputer 5 detects the input state from the main body key 3 and the remote controller 4 as shown in FIG. That is, it is determined whether or not there is a key input from the main body key 3 or the remote controller 4, and if there is no input, the input is detected again (steps ST1 and ST2).

  When there is an input, if the menu key, which is an adjustment key necessary for menu operation, or the up key, the down key, or the enter key, the menu processing shown in FIG. Do. If the key input is not necessary for the menu operation, a key other than the menu method is processed (steps ST4 and ST5).

  Next, menu processing when an operation key necessary for a menu is input will be described with reference to a flowchart of FIG.

  First, it is determined whether or not the menu is currently on (step ST6). If the menu is off, it is determined whether or not the input is a menu key (step ST7).

If the input is other than the menu key, the processing is terminated without performing anything because the menu is off. If it is a menu key, it is determined whether the customization menu is "ON" or "OFF" (step ST8).
In the case of “OFF”, a process of displaying the normal main menu 12 on the screen of the display 9 is performed (step ST9).

  In the case of “ON”, a process for displaying the items currently registered in the customization menu 22 line by line and displaying the item “MAIN MENU” on the bottom line is performed (step ST10).

  If the menu is on in step 6, it is first determined whether or not the input key is a menu key (step ST11). If a menu key is input when the menu is on, processing for turning off the menu screen is performed (step ST12). If it is determined that the input key is an up key or a down key, the process proceeds to an up key or down key process (step ST13).

  In the up key or down key processing, based on the current menu state, in the case of the item selection menu, the cursor movement processing is performed, or the adjustment value is changed on the adjustment value change menu screen (step ST14).

  It is determined whether or not the input key is a determination key. If it is a determination key, the process proceeds to processing of the determination key. ).

  The determination key processing is performed according to each menu screen. If it is the adjustment item selection screen, the screen shifts to the adjustment value change menu screen. If it is the adjustment value change menu screen, the newly changed adjustment value is held and the screen shifts to the adjustment item selection screen (step ST16). ).

  In this way, by creating the customization menu 22 in which the adjustment items required by the user are selected in advance, it is possible to avoid the hierarchical operation of the same route and to select the target adjustment item. Can be done quickly and easily.

  In the above embodiment, the customization menu 22 is created by selecting the “custom setting” item. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Of these, it is only necessary to select a necessary adjustment item quickly and easily.

  For example, if the adjustment item selected by the user once or several times is automatically listed as a customization menu item and displayed on the screen, the “custom selection” operation becomes unnecessary. Furthermore, even if adjustment items are automatically listed, prioritize adjustment items that are frequently used and adjustment items that are not frequently used, and adjustment items that are frequently used will appear in the top row of the customization menu. This makes it easier to understand which adjustment items are frequently used, and when the menu is displayed on the screen, it is more convenient if the cursor is placed at the position of the adjustment item with the highest use frequency. Can be increased.

1 is a schematic overall block diagram of a television system which is a video device provided with a customization menu according to the present invention. It is a block diagram of the hierarchical menu in the same television system. It is a screen display of the item in the hierarchical menu in the same television system. It is a screen display of the item in the hierarchical menu in the same television system. It is a block diagram of the hierarchical type menu containing the customization menu in the same television system. It is a display screen of the customization menu. It is a display screen of the customization menu. It is a flowchart figure of the process which performs key input discrimination | determination of the customization menu. It is a flowchart figure of the key process relevant to the customization menu.

Explanation of symbols

1: Television system, 2: Television receiver body, 3: Body key, 4: Remote control light receiving unit, 5: System microcomputer, 6: Screen display device, 7: Video signal processing block, 8: Switch, 9: Display (CRT), 11: hierarchical menu, 12: main menu, 13: submenu, 14: image quality submenu, 15: sound quality submenu, 16: screen mode submenu, 17: various setting submenus, 18: cursor, 19: Adjustment value, 20: Menu for changing image quality adjustment value, 21: Hierarchical menu, 22: Customization menu, 23: Adjustment value, 24: Custom setting menu, 25: Custom setting menu area.

Claims (4)

Among the adjustment items for adjusting various settings related to video equipment, the customized menu is a hierarchical menu that categorizes the upper hierarchical menu consisting of main items and the lower hierarchical menu consisting of detailed items corresponding to the main items of the upper hierarchical menu. Is a method of registering
In accordance with a predetermined setting operation, the detailed items of the lower hierarchical menu of the hierarchical menu are displayed on the screen in a selectable state, and a desired adjustment item selected from the detailed items displayed on the screen is determined in a predetermined manner. A method for registering a customization menu in a hierarchical menu, wherein the customization menu is registered in the customization menu by an operation, and the customization menu including the registered adjustment items is positioned at the highest level of the hierarchical menu.   The registration of the customization menu in the hierarchical menu according to claim 1, wherein the adjustment items registered in the customization menu are displayed in the order of registration, and items for shifting to the upper hierarchy menu are displayed. Method. A customized menu is registered in a hierarchical menu in which an upper hierarchy menu consisting of main items and a lower hierarchy menu consisting of detailed items corresponding to the main items of the upper hierarchy menu are separated by hierarchy among adjustment items for adjusting various settings. A video device with a function capable of
Operation means for performing operations on the hierarchical menu and operations on the adjustment items;
Control means for holding a program related to the hierarchical menu and capable of executing control according to an operation on the hierarchical menu;
Display signal generating means for generating a display signal for displaying the hierarchical menu;
Switching means for switching an input video signal and a display signal from the display signal generating means;
Display means for displaying the signal switched by the switching means;
With
The control means switches the switching means according to a predetermined setting operation by the operation means, and causes the display means to display detailed items of the lower hierarchy menu of the hierarchical menu generated by the display signal generation means. A video apparatus having a customization menu, wherein an adjustment item selected from the displayed detail items is registered in the customization menu, and the customization menu is positioned at the highest level of the hierarchical menu. .   The control means determines whether or not the customization menu is added to the hierarchical menu according to a predetermined operation by the operation means, and when the customization menu is added, the customization menu is displayed. 4. The video device with a customized menu according to claim 3, wherein the video device is displayed on a screen and the upper hierarchical menu is displayed on the screen when the customized menu is not added.

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