JPH11103428A - Video device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a device which easily decides an adjustment object and an adjustment level and has excellent operability by providing an operating means which adjusts the image quality of an image that is shown on a screen of a splaying means, sound volume of a speaker or the like and a display controlling means which receives an adjustment command signal, shows a letter that shows an adjustment object on the screen and changes the position of the displayed letter in accordance with the adjustment quantity. SOLUTION: When a user presses a volume adjusting key that is included by a remote control 12 or operation keys of an operation panel 10, the data is sent to a microcomputer 9. The microcomputer 9 shift to a volume adjustment mode and executes the program processing. An English letter 'VOLUME' is shown at lower left of a screen by giving an instruction to an IC 13 for OSD. When the volume adjusting key is pressed to an up side, the microcomputer 9 gives an instruction to the IC 13 and successively shifts the position of the 'VOLUME' from left to right. An object to be adjusted can be immediately grasped, an adjustment level is shown clearly and an operation mistake is prevented from being made.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video apparatus such as a television receiver or a television-integrated video tape recorder for displaying a volume, an image quality level, and the like on a screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a user presses a channel key, a volume control key, and an image quality control key provided on a remote controller, a television receiver, a video tape recorder (TVCR), etc. , A channel number, a volume, and an image quality level are displayed, and these can be arbitrarily changed. In general, the volume level and the image quality level are generally displayed by a plurality of bars, and the number of bars is increased or decreased in accordance with the volume of the volume, the image quality, the hue, the brightness, and the like. Further, the channel number is usually simply displayed by a numeral, but other methods have been proposed. For example, a liquid crystal display panel has VHF and UHF
Set the channel display scale corresponding to the channel,
A channel display device for displaying a linear channel display figure on a screen is known (see Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. Sho 64-42666). This channel display device displays a channel display graphic in close proximity to a channel display scale in accordance with the content of the channel selection, so that the user can understand the selected channel at the position of the scale.

[0003]

However, among the above-mentioned conventional examples in which the volume level and the image quality level are displayed by a large number of bars, the same type of bar appears on the screen regardless of the difference between the volume and the image quality. When a key on the remote controller is operated by mistake, there is a problem that it takes time before the user notices that the key is wrong. In addition, the latter channel display device displays a linear channel display graphic close to the channel display scale, so that the user has to watch the screen to know the selected channel and immediately grasp the contents. Was inferior.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide an image apparatus having excellent operability in which an adjustment level displayed on a screen and an adjustment level can be immediately recognized.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation for adjusting image quality of an image displayed on a screen of a display means, sound emission of a speaker, and the like. Means, and display control means for receiving an adjustment command signal from the operation means, displaying a character indicating an adjustment target on the screen, and controlling the position of the display character in accordance with the adjustment amount. It is characterized by that. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the display control means according to the first aspect, the display characters are moved from the left side of the screen to the right side and / or from the lower side to the upper side as the adjustment amount increases. It is characterized by being moved.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an electrical block diagram showing a video apparatus according to the present invention. This video device is a TV integrated video tape recorder (TVC).
R), the design of the hardware in the circuit configuration shown in FIG. 1 is not changed at all, and the function of the video device is realized by partially improving the software of the microcomputer 9. . That is, when a volume control key or an image quality control key, which is included in the operation keys of the remote controller 12 or the like and includes an up / down key, is pressed (corresponding to the operation means), the CRT 5 as the display means receives an adjustment command signal. The character to be adjusted is displayed. When any one of the adjustment keys is pushed up or down, the position of the display character changes according to the operation amount (adjustment amount). Hereinafter, the configuration of each unit will be described.

In this TVCR, a signal received by an antenna 1 is supplied to a tuner 2. This tuner 2
Is selected by a control signal from the microcomputer 9. The microcomputer 9 is provided for controlling the TVCR. The output port is connected to the tuner 2, the selector 3, the OSD IC 13 and the like, while the input port is connected to the operation panel 10 and the remote controller 12. A receiving unit 11 for receiving an optical signal is connected. An output signal from the tuner 2 is supplied to a video circuit 4, an audio circuit 6 and a video tape recorder (V) via a selector 3 which operates according to a control signal of a microcomputer 9.
TR) 8.

That is, when the VTR 8 is off, a video signal is output to the CRT 5 via the video circuit 4 and an audio signal is output to the speaker (SP) 7 via the audio circuit 6. On the other hand, when the VTR 8 is on and in the recording mode, the video signal and the audio signal are
The video signal and the audio signal reproduced from the VTR 8 are output to the video circuit 4 and the audio circuit 6 via the selector 3 in the same manner as described above when the recording mode is the reproduction mode. In addition to the video signal output from the selector 3, a signal output from the OSD IC 13 is also guided to the video circuit 4. The OSD IC 13 is a general-purpose integrated circuit (display control means is constituted by both the microcomputer 9 and the OSD IC 13), and forms a display screen based on a command signal issued from the microcomputer 9. Character
Character data such as numbers and symbols are generated.

Next, the operation of the video apparatus will be described. When the user presses a volume control key included in the operation keys of the remote control 12 or the operation panel 10, this data is sent to the microcomputer 9. Then, the microcomputer 9 shifts to the volume control mode and executes the program processing. First, an instruction is given to the OSD IC 13 to display an English character “VOLUME” indicating a volume on the lower left side of the screen. FIG. 2A shows the position of the lowest volume level. The initial position of the volume display is not always at the lower left side, but is configured to be a location corresponding to the previously adjusted volume level.

Next, when the volume control key is pushed upward, the microcomputer 9 gives a command to the OSD IC 13 and
As shown in FIG. 2B, the English character "VOLUM" displayed on the screen is displayed.
E ”is sequentially moved from the lower left side toward the center. At this time, every time the volume control key is pressed in the up direction, the microcomputer 9 increases the volume of sound emitted from the speaker 7 and displays the English character“ VOLUME ”on the screen. 2 (c) shows the position of the maximum sound volume level.On the other hand, each time the sound volume adjustment key is pressed in the down direction, the microcomputer 9 reduces the sound volume emitted from the speaker 7. At the same time, the English character “VOLUME” is moved to the left side of the screen, so that the user can immediately recognize that the volume is being adjusted by the display character, the adjustment level is clearly understood, and an erroneous operation by the remote control or the like occurs. Input operation becomes easier

Next, another display example of the video apparatus will be described. This display example is shown in FIG. 3, in which the volume adjustment is displayed in the up and down direction of the screen in Japanese. This case can also be realized by partially improving the software of the microcomputer 9. That is, when the user presses the volume control key, the microcomputer 9 shifts to the volume control mode and executes the program processing. First, a command is given to the OSD IC 13 to display a character "volume" indicating the volume on the lower left side of the screen. FIG. 3A shows the position of the lowest volume level. In this case as well, the initial position of the volume display is a location corresponding to the previously adjusted volume level.

Subsequently, when the volume control key is pushed upward, the microcomputer 9 gives a command to the OSD IC 13 to sequentially display the "volume" characters in the screen display from the lower left side as shown in FIG. Move to the point. At this time, every time the volume control key is pressed in the up direction, the microcomputer 9 increases the volume of sound emitted from the speaker 7 and, as shown in FIG. To move the “volume” character. On the other hand, each time the volume control key is pressed in the down direction, the microcomputer 9 reduces the volume of sound emitted from the speaker 7 and sequentially moves the "volume" character to the lower side of the screen. As described above, since the up / down operation of the volume control key corresponds to the “volume” character on the screen and the volume emitted from the speaker 7, the operability is excellent and the usability is very good.

Note that the video apparatus of the present invention is not limited to application to a TVCR alone, but can also be applied to a personal computer or the like.
In this case, the operation means may be an input device such as a mouse. In addition, the display contents of the screen are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the color, brightness, and the like in the image quality adjustment can be displayed in characters.

[0014]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in accordance with the adjustment command signal from the operating means, characters indicating the object of adjustment are displayed on the screen,
Since the position of the displayed characters is changed according to the adjustment amount,
You can instantly know what to adjust, such as volume and image quality.
The adjustment level is clearly understood, and there is an effect that the usability is remarkably improved without erroneous operation of the operation means. In the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention, the display characters are moved from the left side of the screen to the right side and / or the upper side from the lower side as the adjustment amount increases, so that the adjustment level according to the input operation is adjusted. However, there is an advantage that the adjustment operation is easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an electrical block diagram showing a TVCR to which a video device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary diagram for displaying a sound volume in English on a screen of a video device.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram for displaying a sound volume in Japanese on a screen of a video device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 5 display means 7 speaker 9 display control means 10 operation means 12 operation means 13 display control means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An operation means for adjusting the image quality of a picture displayed on a screen of a display means, a sound emission volume of a speaker, etc., and displaying an adjustment target signal on the screen in response to an adjustment command signal from the operation means. And a display control means for performing control to change the position of the display character in accordance with the adjustment amount. 2. The video apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control means moves the display characters from the left side of the screen to the right side and / or the upper side from the lower side with an increase in the adjustment amount. .