KR100362423B1 - Lcd monitor type integration having a split screen - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an LCD monitor integrated with a screen splitter for displaying image information of different signal types on a display device, wherein the LCD screen monitor integrated with at least one of a personal computer (PC) or a predetermined image is captured. The analog video signal is input from the video camera, and the AD converter 110 converts the analog video signal applied from the personal computer into a digital signal of 1 to several bits, and the analog video signal applied from the video camera. The video decoding unit 130 converts the image-edited analog signal into a digital signal through the predetermined signal processing unit 120 and from the AD converter 110 and the video decoder 130. Any one selected from among the applied video signals according to the selection drive of the user interface unit. It is characterized in that it is configured to include an image processor processor 140 for converting and providing a video signal according to the display mode to be displayed on the provided display unit 160, according to a different signal method System installation cost is reduced compared to the additional provided, there is an advantage that can effectively check the image information through a single display.

Description

LCD Splitter Integrated LCD Monitor {LCD MONITOR TYPE INTEGRATION HAVING A SPLIT SCREEN}

The present invention relates to an LCD (liquid crystal display) integrated LCD (hereinafter referred to as LCD) monitor. The present invention relates to a screen splitter integrated LCD monitor that can display an image signal on one display device (LCD).

As is well known, the RGB signal, which is applied to the general color monitor by the method of describing color, is a signal system transmitted from the main body of the computer to the color display device, and separates red, green, and blue signals. A video receiver and a video tape recorder (VTR) are used to receive all encoded video information including color horizontal sync or vertical sync signals as a single signal.

In other words, the RGB signal system or the composite signal system is adapted to display a predetermined video signal in a state in which a corresponding display device is provided because the application ranges are different from each other. For example, when a home color television receiver is connected to a personal computer, a certain adapter for converting red, green, and blue signals into a single signal line should be provided.

As described above, display devices using different signaling methods must be separately provided with display devices suitable for the signaling methods, so that such display devices are installed in places where both the RGB signal method and the composite signal method are used. Because they must, economic costs increase, and management is also difficult.

For example, a monitor suitable for a video system of a video camera should be provided at a place where a video camera for capturing and storing predetermined video information is provided. If the video information captured by the video camera is processed by a video processing program, In order to manage the processed image information, a separate adapter is transmitted to a predetermined computer, and then a work is performed through a monitor provided to the computer.

That is, the installation cost is increased by providing a separate display device for processing image information having a different signal method as described above, and for performing the image information processing as described above, a separate signal processing operation is performed to perform the corresponding computer. Since image processing must be performed, problems such as deterioration of work efficiency have been protruded.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, the RGB signal method and the composite signal method applied from a personal computer or a video camera is selectively received according to the user mode, and the received image information is predetermined. The present invention provides a screen splitter integrated LCD monitor that can be converted to a display device and displayed on the display device.

In order to achieve the above object, the LCD monitor integrated with the screen splitter receives a corresponding analog video signal from a personal computer (PC) or at least one video camera for capturing a predetermined image, and the analog video signal applied from the personal computer. An AD converter for converting a digital signal into a digital signal of 1 to several bits, and a video decoder for converting the video edited analog signal into a digital signal while image editing processing the analog video signal applied from the video camera through a predetermined signal processor. And an image processor converting any one video signal selected from the video signals applied from the AD converter and the video decoder according to the display mode to be displayed on the provided display unit. Processing department It is characterized in that the configuration.

Preferably, the signal processing unit reduces and moves a decoder unit for converting the analog image information photographed according to the imaging operation of the first to Nth video camera into a digital signal, and a plurality of digital image information applied from the decoder unit. A video processor processing unit including a memory processing unit configured to accumulate and overlap the image processing IC and a digital RAM processed by the image processing IC, and a digital image output from the video processor processing unit; And an encoder for converting the information into an analog signal and supplying the video signal to the video decoder, and a controller for controlling the decoder, the video processor, the encoder, and the user interface to process video information.

The user interface unit may include a selection switching unit to supply one of the image information from the image information applied from the personal computer or the video camera to the display unit according to a control operation of the controller.

According to the LCD monitor integrated with the screen splitter according to the present invention as described above, different image information applied from a personal computer or a video camera can be displayed on one display unit according to a predetermined selection operation, and according to different signal schemes. Compared to providing a separate display unit, it is possible to provide efficient image data.

1 is a block diagram showing a screen splitter integrated LCD monitor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram illustrating the signal processor of FIG. 1.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

100; LCD monitor with integrated screen splitter, 110: AD converter,

120: signal processing unit, 122: decoder unit,

124: video processor processing section, 126: encoder section,

128: control unit, 130: video decoder unit,

140: image processor processing unit, 150: user interface unit,

152: selection switching unit.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a screen splitter integrated LCD monitor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram showing the signal processor of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the screen splitter integrated LCD monitor 100 of the present invention includes an AD converter 110 for converting an analog video signal applied from a personal computer (PC) into digital data. An analog video signal applied from at least one video camera for capturing a predetermined video is reduced, enlarged, moved, and overlapped by the signal processor 120 to be output as a composite video signal or a super VHS (SVHS) signal. Any one of the video decoder 130 for converting the output video signal into digital data and the user interface 150 among the digital data output from the AD converter 110 and the video decoder 130. Selects the digital data and converts the digital data according to the display mode so that the digital data can be displayed on the provided display unit (LCD unit) 160. It consists of a standing processing unit 140.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 2, the signal processing unit 120 is a decoder (Decoder) 122 for converting the analog image information captured by the imaging operation of the first to N-th video camera to a digital signal, An image processing IC 124a for reducing, moving, enlarging, and overlapping a plurality of digital image information applied from the decoder 122 and a graphics RAM for accumulating the digital image information processed by the image processing IC 124a. (Video processor processing unit 124 having a memory unit 124b made of a graphic RAM, and converts the digital image information output from the video processor processing unit 124 into an analog signal to supply to the video decoder 130 A control unit 128 which controls the encoder unit 126 and the decoder unit 122, the video processor processing unit 124, the encoder unit 126, and the user interface unit 150 to process image information. Included It is constructed.

Here, the user interface unit 150 may supply any one of the image information from the image information applied from the personal computer (PC) or the video camera to the display unit 160 according to the control operation of the controller 128. The selection switching unit 152 is provided to select on a selection button or a touch screen.

The selection switching unit 152 may be configured separately from the image processor processing unit 140 as described above, but may be integrated into one integrated circuit (IC) that performs the function of the image processor processing unit 140. Of course, it can be configured as a switch configured by the overall control means for controlling the screen splitter integrated LCD monitor of the present invention.

Each of the above-described functional module units, for example, the AD converter unit 110 and the video decoder unit

130, the video processor 124, and the like are provided by integrating circuits of the required functions and providing respective ICs that are fabricated as one IC.

The operation of the screen splitter integrated LCD monitor configured as described above will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, an analog / digital converter IC (AD IC) is provided when image information processed in a personal computer (PC), that is, an RGB format video signal, is received through an input terminal of the LCD monitor 100 integrated with the screen splitter according to the present invention. The video conversion information, which is converted from the AD converter 110 into digital data and transmitted to the image processor processor 140, is applied from the first to Nth video cameras that image-captures predetermined video information. Is applied to the video information. That is, in the signal processing unit 120, the user performs image processing by applying an edit operation according to a predetermined program. The image processing unit 120 reduces, enlarges, or moves and overlaps any video information. To make information.

The operation of the signal processor will be described with reference to FIG. 2. The analog video signal applied from the first to Nth video cameras is converted into digital data by a decoder 122 having a decoder IC therein, and the conversion is performed. The processed digital data is applied to the video processor processor 124.

The video processor 124 edits and processes a plurality of digital data applied from the first to N-th video camera according to the operation of the image processing IC 124a under the control operation of the controller 128. Data is accumulated and stored in the memory unit 124b.

The digital data stored in the memory unit 124b is transmitted to the encoder unit 126 according to a control operation, and the encoder unit 126 transmits the digital data to an analog signal such as a composite signal or a super VHS (SVHS) signal. The analog signal output from the encoder unit 126 is then converted into digital data by the video decoder unit 130 having the decoder IC and transmitted to the image processor processor 140.

On the other hand, the digital data output from the PC or the digital data output from the first to N-th video camera is transmitted to the image processor processing unit 140, if any one of the digital data is selected according to the user's selection drive The digital data is converted into a mode that can be displayed on the display unit 160 and supplied.

That is, in order to display the digital data applied from the PC on the display unit 160, the digital data is converted to be suitable for the LCD display mode, and the digital data applied from the video camera must be converted to be suitable for the LCD display mode.

For example, if the user sets the PC mode by operating the selection button or touch screen of the selection switching unit 152 to display the digital data applied from the PC on the display unit 160, the digital data is stored in the image processor processing unit. In operation 140, the display unit 160 is converted to be suitable for the display unit 160 mode and provided to the LCD display unit 160, and the display unit 160 displays the converted image data.

On the other hand, when the digital data applied from the first to Nth video cameras is to be displayed on the display unit 160, the selection switch unit 152 selects the switching from the PC mode, and the image processor The processor 140 converts the digital data applied from the video camera to the display 160 and provides the converted data.

In other words, the display unit 160 converts the image information applied from the PC or the video camera to the image information of the image processor processor 140, and displays all of the image information using only the display unit 160 configured as an LCD without a separate display device. It can be displayed.

As described above, according to the LCD monitor integrated with the splitter according to the present invention, the image information applied from the personal computer or the video camera to which the RGB signal method and the complex signal method are applied can be displayed on one display device. According to the signal method, there is an effect that can provide an efficient image data as compared to the separate display unit.

In addition, since a display device for each signal system is not provided separately, the installation cost can be minimized when constructing an image information system.

Claims (5)

AD conversion unit for receiving a corresponding analog video signal from a personal computer (PC) or at least one video camera for capturing a predetermined image, and converting the analog video signal applied from the personal computer into a digital signal of 1 to several bits. A video decoder 130 for image editing and processing the analog video signal applied from the video camera through a predetermined signal processor 120 and converting the image-edited analog signal into a digital signal; Among the video signals applied from the AD converter 110 and the video decoder 130, any one video signal selected according to the selection operation of the user interface unit 150 may be displayed on the provided display unit 160. And an image processor (140) having an integrated circuit (IC) for converting and providing the display mode. The method of claim 1, The signal processor 120 includes a decoder 122 for converting the analog image information photographed according to the imaging operation of the first to Nth video cameras into a digital signal; Graphic RAM to accumulate, move, enlarge, and overlap a plurality of digital image information applied from the decoder 122, and to store digital image information processed by the image processing IC 124a. A video processor processing unit 124 including a memory unit 124b made of (Graphic RAM); An encoder unit 126 for converting the digital image information output from the video processor processor 124 into an analog signal and supplying the converted video signal to the video decoder unit 130; And a controller 128 for controlling the decoder 122, the video processor 124, the encoder 126, and the user interface 150 to process image information. LCD monitor. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The user interface unit 150 is provided with a selection switching unit 152 to supply one of the image information from the image information applied from the personal computer or the video camera to the display unit according to the control operation of the control unit 128 Screen splitter integrated LCD monitor. The method of claim 3, wherein The selection switching unit 152 is a screen splitter integrated LCD monitor, characterized in that consisting of a selection button or a touch screen (Touch screen) that the user can drive the selection. The method of claim 4, wherein The selection switching unit 152 may be integrated into the integrated circuit (IC) that performs the function of the image processor processing unit 140, LCD splitter integrated LCD monitor.