JPH1042203A - Television receiver with connection terminal display function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a television receiver capable of surely connecting an elec tronic equipment desired to be connected to the external input/output connection terminal of the television receiver. SOLUTION: When a viewer depresses a menu key 12A before connecting the electronic equipment desired to be connected to this television receiver 1A, a menu is displayed on a screen 2 from a second memory 25. Then, when a pointer is moved by the operation of a selection key 12B and decision key 12C is depressed the connection instruction image is displayed on the screen 2, a prescribed plug is inserted to the external input/output connection terminal 3-6 of the instructing arrow and the desired electronic equipment is correctly connected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television receiver having a plurality of external input / output connection terminals on its front face.
The present invention relates to a television receiver having a function of displaying on-screen a connection terminal of an electronic device to which a viewer wants to connect.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art First, a current television receiver will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view showing an example of a currently used television receiver. As shown in FIG. 5, almost all of the current television receivers 1 have, for example, a connection terminal 3 for an earphone, a video input connection terminal 4, a left audio input connection terminal 5, and a right An audio input connection terminal 6 and the like are provided. Note that reference numeral 7
Indicates the power button. When the user wants to listen to the sound of the television receiver 1 using the earphone, the user can plug in the earphone into the earphone connection terminal 3 and view it. When the video recorded by the camcorder is to be played back with the television receiver 1 by reproducing the sound, a video cable pin plug is connected to the video input connection terminal 4 and the left audio input connection terminal 5 and the right audio input connection terminal 6 are connected to the right audio input connection terminal 6. The left and right voice cord pin plugs can be inserted and viewed.

Recently, a television receiver 1 has been proposed.
As the electronic devices to be connected, there are a video disc player, a video game machine, a personal computer, and the like, and the number of the electronic devices tends to increase. Therefore, the television receiver 1 is provided with a large number of external input / output connection terminals.

[0004]

The method of connecting these electronic devices to the external input / output connection terminals is described with reference to the drawing attached to the television receiver 1 with reference to the drawings. Is hard to understand.

According to the present invention, in order to make it easier to use a plurality of external input / output connection terminals provided on the television receiver 1, an on-screen display function is used to connect a cord of an electronic device to be connected. Obtaining a television receiver with a connection terminal display function (hereinafter simply abbreviated as "television receiver") that can display external input / output connection terminals that must be connected and that can prevent incorrect connection beforehand It is intended for.

[0006]

Therefore, a television receiver according to the present invention has a key input means comprising a channel setting key and a menu setting key, and a display corresponding to an operation of a normal operation key such as the channel setting. First storage means for storing data, second storage means and third storage means for storing display data corresponding to operation of the menu setting key, and display control for inputting display data and performing on-screen display on a screen Means for reading out display data corresponding to operation of a normal operation key of the key input means from the first storage means, outputting the read data to the display control means, and setting a menu mode by operating the menu setting key. Determining means for reading display data from the second storage means and the third storage means in response to the menu mode determined by the first determination means; Second determination means for outputting to the display control means, the display data read from the third storage means including at least an “arrow” indicating a position of a connection terminal corresponding to the setting menu mode. With such a configuration, the above problem has been solved.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the menu is displayed on the screen by operating the menu setting key, and the setting menu mode is set. The external input / output of the electronic device to be connected is operated by operating the operation key in the setting menu mode. Connection terminals are indicated by arrows.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of a television receiver according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a connection terminal display device of a television receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a menu showing an example of display data of the television receiver shown in FIG. 3 shows display data indicating an external input / output connection terminal of an electronic device to be connected, which is displayed on the screen of the television receiver of the present invention, and FIG. A shows display data when an earphone is connected; FIG. B shows display data when a camcorder is connected.

First, the configuration of the connection terminal display device in the television receiver 1A of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, illustration of a television signal processing circuit system is omitted. Reference numeral 10 denotes one of key input means, for example, a remote control transmitter (hereinafter, referred to as a remote control transmitter).
Simply abbreviated as “remote control”). This remote control 1
0 is composed of a normal channel setting key 11 and a menu setting key 12 key. The menu setting key 12 includes a menu key 12A, a selection key 12B, and an enter key 12C. When the menu key 12A is pressed, the television receiver 1A enters a menu mode. The selection key 12B is a key for selecting an item of a menu displayed in the menu mode, and the enter key 12C is pressed to select the menu item.
The item of the menu selected by is determined. Note that, in the remote controller 10, the reference numeral 13 indicates a power key.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a receiver for receiving a remote control signal from the remote controller 10. A microcomputer 21 is connected to the output side of the receiving unit 10. The microcomputer 21 includes a first determination unit 22 as a first determination unit, a second determination unit 23 as a second determination unit, a first memory 24 as a first storage unit, a second memory 25 as a second storage unit, It comprises a third memory 26 as a third storage means.

The first determination section 22 receives a remote control signal and, when the remote control signal is not in the menu mode, displays the display data corresponding to the operation key in the first memory 24.
Read from. The first determination unit 22 sets the microcomputer 21 to the menu mode when the menu key 12A of the menu setting key 12 is operated. When the menu key 12A is pressed again during the menu mode, the menu mode is released. In the first memory 24, character data (display data) corresponding to channel display, volume display, and the like are stored in advance.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a second determination unit 23 that is a second determination unit. First, in the menu mode, the second determination unit 23 reads out the display data for the menu from the second memory 25 and outputs it to the display control unit 27 which is a display control unit, as shown in FIG. An on-screen display is performed on the screen 2 of the CRT 28 constituting the television receiver 1A connected to the output side. Further, when the enter key 12C is pressed in the menu mode, the second determination unit 23 uses the external input / output connection terminals corresponding to the enter key 12C to connect the earphone connection terminal 3, the video input connection terminal 4, the left audio The display data of the input connection terminal 5, the right audio input connection terminal 6, and the like are read from the third memory 26, and the display control unit 2
7 and an on-screen display is performed as shown in FIG.

In the second memory 25, a menu which is display data as shown in FIG. 2 is stored in advance. That is, "earphone", "camcorder playback", "game", "PC" in the order of the pointers 1, 2, 3, 4,.
.. Are displayed and stored. The third memory 26 stores display data for forming a connection instruction image as shown in FIG. 3 in advance. FIG. 2A is a connection instruction image when the earphone is connected to the earphone connection terminal 3, and an “arrow” indicating the position of the earphone connection terminal 3 is included in one component of the instruction image. 3 is formed so that it can be displayed right above. In addition, it is desirable that the earphone connection instruction image be formed such that an image of “ear” and a message “the earphone connection terminal” are displayed.

FIG. 2B shows a connection instruction image when the camcorder is connected to the video input connection terminal 4, the left and right audio input connection terminals 5 and 6, and the video input connection terminal is provided at a lower part of the instruction image. 4. Three “arrows” indicating the positions of the left and right audio input connection terminals 5 and 6 are formed so as to be displayed directly above the video input connection terminal 4 and the left and right audio input connection terminals 5 and 6, respectively. . In addition, the camcorder connection instruction images include pin plugs 4A, 5A inserted into the video input connection terminal 4, the left and right audio input connection terminals 5, 6.
A, 6A images and these pin plugs 4A, 5A, 6A
And pin plugs 4B, 5B, which are connected to the video output connection terminal and the left and right audio output connection terminals on the camcorder side, which are connected to the distal ends of the cords.
6B, a message "Video", "Audio left", "Audio right", and a message "Camcorder playback to connection terminal of camcorder" are formed immediately above them.

The display control unit 27 is provided with a first
It is connected to the output side of the determination unit 22 and the second determination unit 23, and performs on-screen display corresponding to the display data from the first determination unit 22 and the second determination unit 23. Code 28
Refers to a cathode ray tube (CRT).

Next, the operation of the television receiver 1A according to the present invention will be described. First, usually, the remote control 1
When any one of the channel setting keys 11 of 0 is pressed,
The receiving unit 10 of the television receiver 1A receives the remote control signal, the first determination unit 22 of the microcomputer 21 determines the content of the remote control signal, and reads the display data corresponding to the number of channels from the first memory 24. . The first determination unit 22 outputs the display data to the display control unit 27, and displays the number of channels on the CRT 28 on the screen.

Next, when the viewer wants to connect the earphone to the television receiver 1A, for example, he presses the menu key 12A constituting the menu setting key 12 of the remote controller 10. The receiving unit 20 receives the remote control signal, the first determination unit 22 determines the remote control signal, sets the first determination unit 22 itself to the menu mode, and
Reading of display data from the memory 24 is not performed. Then, the first determination unit 22 transfers the remote control signal to the second determination unit 23.

The second judging section 23 enters a menu mode in response to a remote control signal (of the menu key 12A) from the first judging section 22, and reads the menu, which is the display data shown in FIG. The second determination unit 23 outputs the display data to the display control unit 27, and
On-screen display is performed on the RT 28. Next, the viewer
In accordance with the display contents of the menu mode, the pointer is moved with the selection key 12B of the menu setting key 12, the "earphone" of the pointer 1 is selected, and the enter key 12C is pressed.

The receiving section 20 receives this remote control signal,
The data is input to the second determination unit 23 via the first determination unit 22.
The second determination unit 23 responds to this input by using the third memory 26
3A, the connection instruction image to the earphone connection terminal 3 which is the display data shown in FIG. 3A is output to the display control unit 27, and the connection instruction image is displayed on the screen 2 on the screen. Further, while the menu of FIG. 2 is displayed, the selection key 12B is operated to move the pointer, and
Is selected and the enter key 12C is pressed, the receiving unit 20 receives the remote control signal and inputs the signal to the second determining unit 23 via the first determining unit 22. At the same time, the first determination unit 22 selects the signal selection in the display control unit 27 as A / V input for a camcorder. In response to this input, the second determination unit 23 displays a connection instruction image from the third memory 26 to the video input connection terminal 4 and the left and right audio input connection terminals 5 and 6 as the display data shown in FIG. 27, and the connection instruction image is displayed on the screen 2 on the screen.

Therefore, when the viewer wants to connect the earphone to the earphone connection terminal 3 in order to listen to the sound of the television receiver 1A with the earphone, the connection instruction image to the earphone connection terminal 3 (FIG. 3A) The earphone plug can be definitely and easily inserted into the earphone connection terminal 3 according to the instruction indicated by the arrow in ()). When the viewer wants to connect the camcorder to the television receiver 1A in order to play back the camcorder, the user connects the pin plug 4A to the video input connection terminal in accordance with the instruction of the arrow in the connection instruction image (FIG. 3B). 4, pin plug 5A, 6A
Are easily inserted into the left audio input connection terminal 5 and the right audio input connection terminal 6, respectively, and the pin plugs 4B, 5B, and 6B are definitely easily inserted into the video output terminal, the left audio output terminal, and the right audio output terminal of the camcorder, respectively. Can be. Thereafter, when the menu key 12A is pressed, the menu mode ends, and the display disappears.

FIG. 4 shows a television receiver 1 according to the present invention.
13 is another example of a connection instruction image of another example that can be displayed on A. In this example, an external input / output connection terminal 8 provided on the front surface of a television receiver 1A for supplying power to a TV signal adapter is multifunctional. The voltage is selected by the connection instruction image, and the external input / output connection terminal 8 is indicated by an arrow. At the same time, to prevent misuse,
It is configured to also display voltage characteristics.

Each of the connection instruction images shown in FIG. 3 has been described as an example where the external input / output connection terminal is disposed below the screen 2 of the television receiver 1A. Is disposed on the left and right of the screen 2 or above, it is needless to say that the "arrows" pointing to these external input / output connection terminals may be directed to the left or right or upward. In the case of indicating and displaying the external input / output connection terminal provided behind the terminal, the position of the screen 2 corresponding to the position behind the external input / output connection terminal is displayed together with an “arrow”, for example. , "Behind" may be indicated.

[0023]

As described above, according to the television receiver of the present invention, even if the viewer has little technical knowledge, he / she tries to connect while watching the connection instruction image displayed on the screen. The device can be easily and easily connected to a predetermined external input / output connection terminal.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a connection terminal display device of a television receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a menu showing an example of display data of the television receiver shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 shows display data indicating an external input / output connection terminal of an electronic device to be connected, which is displayed on a screen of a television receiver of the present invention. FIG. 3A shows a display when an earphone is connected. FIG. 6B shows display data when a camcorder is connected.

FIG. 4 is another example of a connection instruction image that can be displayed on the television receiver of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing an example of a currently used television receiver.

[Explanation of symbols]

1A: Television receiver with connection terminal display function of the present invention (television receiver), 2: Screen, 3: Earphone connection terminal, 4: Video input connection terminal, 4A, 4B: Pin plug, 5: Left audio input Connection terminals, 5A, 5B: Pin plug, 6: Right audio input connection terminal, 6A, 6B: Pin plug, 7: Power button, 8: Other external input / output connection terminals, 1
0 ... remote control transmitter (remote control), 11 ...
Channel setting key, 12 ... menu setting key, 12A
... Menu key, 12B ... Select key, 12C ... Enter key, 13 ... Power key, 20 ... Receiving unit, 21 ... Microcomputer (microcomputer), 22 ... First judging unit, 23 ... Second judging unit, 24 ... First Memory, 25 ... second memory, 26
... third memory, 27 ... display control unit, 28 ... cathode ray tube (CRT)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A television receiver having a plurality of external input / output connection terminals, a key input means comprising a channel setting key and a menu setting key, and a display corresponding to an operation of a normal operation key such as the channel setting. A first storage unit for storing data, a second storage unit and a third storage unit for storing display data corresponding to an operation of the menu setting key, and display control for inputting display data and performing on-screen display on a screen Means for reading out display data corresponding to operation of a normal operation key of the key input means from the first storage means and outputting the display data to the display control means, and setting a menu mode by operating the menu setting key. Determining means; and displaying data from the second storage means and the third storage means in response to the menu mode determined by the first determining means. Second determination means for reading the data and outputting the read data to the display control means. The display data read from the third storage means has an "arrow" indicating at least the position of the connection terminal corresponding to the setting menu mode. A television receiver with a connection terminal display function, characterized in that: