KR20010002556A - Video display apparatus having a hotkey function and method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device and a method for image display with a shortend key function are provided so that users can control functions of image displaying device easily and conveniently by setting up functions from OSD menu which are essential and used frequently as shortened key information. CONSTITUTION: A device for image display with a shortened key function includes a key inputting part(10), a memory(20), a controller(30), an OSD part(40) and an image processing part(50). The key inputting part(10) includes a shortened key which have information corresponding to OSD menu selected by users. The memory(20) has information corresponding to OSD menu. The controller(30) outputs OSD display signal for displaying OSD menu when OSD key signal is inputted from the key inputting part(10). The controller(30) determines whether information of current selected a shortened key are identical to shortened key information stored as command code in the memory(20) when a shortened key signal is inputted on OSD menu. If information of current selected a shortened key are identical to shortened key information stored as command code in the memory(20), the controller(30) reads command code corresponding to shortened key information and executes OSD menu. If information of current selected a shortened key are not identical to shortened key information stored as command code in the memory(20), the controller(30) resets up current selected OSD menu as a shortened key and stores information corresponding to it in the memory(20). The OSD part(40) outputs OSD signals by responding to OSD display signals inputted from the controller(30). The image processing part(50) synthesizes OSD signals inputted from the OSD part(40) with image signals by controlling signals of the controller(30) and outputs them.

Description

VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING A HOTKEY FUNCTION AND METHOD USING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to an image display apparatus having a shortcut key function and a method thereof.

More specifically, the OSD menu or OSD menu screen, which is used most among the functions of the image display apparatus, is set and processed by a shortcut key.

Image display apparatuses such as television receivers and monitors have various functions. This function is implemented by a key signal input by a user. The key signal is input by an independent key set corresponding to each function or through an OSD menu displayed on the screen.

The independent keys described above are provided in a plurality of image display apparatuses or other input apparatuses before the image display apparatus is shipped, and control information for performing a predetermined control function is set to correspond to each of the independent keys.

Therefore, in order to control the function of the image display apparatus, the user selects an independent key to which a desired function is set or selects an OSD menu to be displayed on the screen. The user selects and executes a desired menu from among the displayed OSD menus. Therefore, the currently running mode of the image display apparatus is switched to the mode corresponding to the OSD menu.

For example, when a user selects an OSD menu key provided in an image display device or other input device, as shown in FIG. 1A, the image display device displays an OSD menu screen on which a cursor is positioned at “COLOR CONTROL”. do.

In this case, when the user wants to erase the audio signal output through the image display apparatus, the user should select and execute a function called "AUDIO MUTE". Therefore, the user can select and execute the "AUDIO MUTE" function by moving the cursor three times downward by using the direction key provided in the image display device or other input device.

When the " AUDIO MUTE " function is executed by the above-described method, the video display device displays a screen as shown in FIG. 1B and erases the audio signal output to the outside.

At this time, when there are many OSD menus and a plurality of sub screens, the up, down, left, and right arrow keys must be used to select an arbitrary OSD menu.

On the other hand, the method for erasing the audio signal output from the image display apparatus can be immediately executed by the user selecting an independent key called "AUDIO MUTE" in addition to the above-described method.

However, as described above, when the OSD menu can be used to control a desired video display device, it is necessary to repeatedly execute a direction key several times in order to select a desired item, thereby increasing the troublesome and time-consuming task. .

On the other hand, when the independent key can be used to control the image display device, the image display device can perform many functions due to the development of technology, and when the independent key corresponding to this function is provided, too many keys As it is created, it can be more complicated, and there is a problem that some users may have keys that are not used at all.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to enable a user to set a shortcut key for an item that is used most frequently among the OSD menus indicating the function of the image display device by using a shortcut key to solve the above problem. Another aspect of the present invention is to provide an image display apparatus and a method having a shortcut function for controlling an entire system according to information corresponding thereto.

1 is a screen diagram for explaining an OSD menu selection and processing according to the prior art;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of an image display apparatus having a shortcut function according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of resetting a shortcut key according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of processing a shortcut key according to the present invention;

5 is a screen diagram for explaining the present invention.

* Description of Signs of Main Parts of Drawings *

10: key input unit 20: memory

30: control unit 40: OSD unit

50: image processing unit

In order to achieve the above object, a device having a shortcut key setting function according to an embodiment of the present invention displays a OSD menu on a screen according to a user's operation, and executes a selected OSD menu in response to a user's selection key signal among the displayed OSD menus. A video display device comprising: a key input unit further including a shortcut key having information corresponding to an OSD menu selected according to a user's operation among OSD menus, a memory having information corresponding to an OSD menu, and an OSD key signal from a key input unit Outputs an OSD display signal for displaying the OSD menu, and when a shortcut signal is input on the OSD menu, it is determined whether the information of the currently selected shortcut key and the shortcut key information stored in the memory match. Read the code to enter the OSD menu and if it does not match, A control unit for resetting the selected OSD menu with a shortcut key and controlling the corresponding information to be stored in a memory, an OSD unit for outputting an OSD signal in response to an OSD display signal input from the control unit, and an OSD unit according to a control signal of the controller And an image processor for synthesizing the OSD signal input from the video signal and outputting the synthesized video signal.

In addition, the video display device having a shortcut key processing function according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a video display device having a function of executing the OSD menu selected in response to a user's selection key signal, the user of the OSD menu, The key input unit may further include a shortcut key having information corresponding to the selected OSD menu, a memory having information corresponding to the OSD menu, and if the shortcut signal is input from the key input unit, the shortcut key information is read from the memory and the shortcut key information is read. And a control unit for outputting a control signal for controlling the entire system in response.

In addition, the method of setting a shortcut key of the present invention image display apparatus for achieving the above object, (1) the step of determining whether the OSD signal is input by the user, (2) the determination result of step (1), the OSD signal Is displayed, the process of displaying the OSD menu screen, (3) determining whether an item selected in the OSD menu displayed in step (2) exists, and (4) as a result of the determination of step (3), Determining whether there is a user's shortcut key setting command for shortening the selected item, if present, and (5) As a result of the determination in step (4), setting the selected OSD menu as shortcut information if the shortcut key setting command exists. It is characterized by consisting of a process.

In addition, the shortcut key processing method of the video display device of the present invention for achieving the above object, (A) the step of determining whether the shortcut signal is input by the user, (B) the determination result of step (A), the shortcut key signal If is input is a process of determining whether there is a shortcut information reset by the user, and (C) as a result of the determination of step (B), if the reset shortcut information is present, read the shortcut information reset by the user, and If the set shortcut information does not exist, the process of reading the default shortcut information and (D) controlling the entire system to perform a function corresponding to the shortcut information read in step (C) .

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

2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a video display device having a shortcut function according to the present invention, the configuration of which is as follows.

The key input unit 10 is provided on a main body of an image display apparatus such as a television receiver or a monitor, and includes a plurality of keys for controlling the power of the image display apparatus and its function.

In addition, the key input unit 10 also includes an auxiliary device such as a remote controller or a keyboard provided separately from the image display device. In addition to the plurality of keys or auxiliary devices described above, a shortcut key may further include a shortcut key having items selected by the user among the OSD menus as shortcut information.

The memory 20 stores information corresponding to an OSD menu made up of information for controlling a function of the image display apparatus, and changes or stores current information under a control of the controller 30 to be described later, or newly set Save the information.

The controller 30 outputs an OSD display signal for displaying an OSD menu to the OSD unit 40 when the OSD key signal is input from the key input unit 10 described above, and when a shortcut signal is input on the OSD menu, Determines whether the information matches the OSD shortcut information stored in the memory, and if it matches, reads the shortcut information to execute the OSD menu, and if there is a mismatch, resets the currently selected OSD menu to the shortcut information to be stored in the memory 20. To control.

Of course, when the present invention is limited to the monitor, the above-described control unit 30 is not shown in the drawing, but receives the color signal and the synchronization signal from the video card provided in the computer main body to control the image processing unit 50 to be described later, In the case of being limited to a television receiver, the controller 30 controls the image processor 50 by receiving a broadcast signal received through an antenna.

The OSD unit 40 outputs an OSD signal in response to the OSD display signal input from the controller 30 described above.

The image processor 50 synthesizes an OSD signal input from the OSD unit 40 into an image signal according to the control signal of the controller 30 and outputs the image signal on the screen.

The shortcut key function setting and processing method of the image display device according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The control unit 30 provided in the present invention may have two modes, one of which is a setting mode in which an item frequently used by a user is used as a shortcut key among the OSD menus of the image display device, and the other is set When a user selects a shortcut key, the processing mode controls the entire system with information corresponding to the shortcut key.

First, the shortcut key setting mode of the controller 30 will be described with reference to FIG. 3. When the user selects an OSD selection key (not shown) provided in the key input unit 10, the controller 30 controls the OSD. The signal is input.

Therefore, the controller 30 determines whether an OSD signal is input from the outside (S310). When the OSD signal is input, the OSD display signal is output to the OSD unit 40, and the OSD unit 40 outputs an OSD menu to the image processor 50 in response to the OSD display signal.

Then, the image processing unit 50 synthesizes the image signal input under the control of the control unit 30 and the above-described OSD menu to display on the screen (S320).

Therefore, it is determined whether there is a selected item among the OSD menus displayed on the screen according to the user's manipulation of the key input unit 10 (S330). As a result of the determination, when the selected item exists, it is determined whether a shortcut key setting command exists according to a user's operation (S340).

As a result of the determination, if a shortcut key setting command exists, the selected OSD menu is set as shortcut information (S350) and controlled to be stored in the memory 20. If the shortcut key setting command does not exist, information corresponding to the currently selected OSD menu is displayed. The function of the image display apparatus is controlled by being read from the memory 20 and executed (S370).

If the selected item of the OSD menu displayed on the screen does not exist, as a result of the determination in the above-described process (S330), it is determined whether the cancel signal has been input by the user or if the set no-signal input time has elapsed. It is determined whether or not (S360).

If, as a result of the determination of the above-described process (S360), if the cancellation is canceled.

Meanwhile, the shortcut key processing mode of the controller 30 will be described with reference to FIG. 4. First, a user selects a shortcut key provided in the key input unit 10 and inputs a shortcut key selection signal to the controller 30.

Then, the controller 30 determines whether there is a shortcut key selection signal input from the outside (S410), and if the shortcut key selection signal exists, the controller 30 determines whether there is shortcut key information reset in the memory 20. The determination is made (S420).

As a result of the determination, when the shortcut information exists, the shortcut information is read from the memory 20 (S430), and the operation is performed so that the entire system can be controlled in response to the information (S450).

If, as a result of the determination in the above-described process (S420), if there is no shortcut information reset in the memory 20, the video display device reads the default shortcut information from the memory 20 at the time of shipment (S440). In response to this information, the operation is performed so that the entire system can be controlled (S450).

FIG. 5 is a screen diagram for explaining the present invention. When the OSD signal included in the user's key input unit 10 is input as shown, an OSD menu is displayed as shown in FIG. 5A.

At this time, if the shortcut key is selected by the user while the OSD menu is displayed on the screen as described above, the controller 30 sets "AUDIO MUTE" as the shortcut information and stores the shortcut information stored in the memory 20. Change to "AUDIO MUTE" and save it.

When "AUDIO MUTE" is set as the shortcut information, when the user selects the shortcut information while performing an arbitrary operation through the video display device, as shown in FIG. 5B, the "AUDIO MUTE" function is performed. Other steps are omitted, and immediately perform the "AUDIO MUTE" function.

In the present invention, the above description is limited to the OSD menu displayed on the screen, but the present invention can be implemented for the control items of many image display apparatuses not included in the OSD menu.

In addition, when the OSD menu increases due to the diversification of the functions of the image display device, the sub screen may be configured as a plurality of sub screens. The desired OSD menu screen among the sub screens may be set as shortcut information and stored in the memory 20.

Therefore, as described above, the present invention uses the OSD menu or control items frequently used in the image display device, and sets the necessary functions as shortcut information that can be directly executed without going through the OSD menu screen. The effect of controlling the function of the display device is provided.

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be variously modified and changed within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below It will be appreciated.

Claims (8)

An image display apparatus having a function of displaying an OSD menu on a screen according to a user's operation and executing an OSD menu selected in response to a user's selection key signal among the displayed OSD menus. Key input means further comprising a shortcut key having information corresponding to an OSD menu selected according to a user's operation among the OSD menus; A memory having information corresponding to an OSD menu; When an OSD key signal is input from the key input means, an OSD display signal for displaying an OSD menu is output, and when a shortcut signal is input on the OSD menu, it is determined whether the information of the currently selected shortcut key matches the shortcut information stored in the command code in memory. Control means for reading the command code corresponding to the shortcut key information to execute the OSD menu, and if it does not match, resetting the currently selected OSD menu as the shortcut key and controlling the corresponding information to be stored in the memory; OSD means for outputting an OSD signal in response to an OSD display signal input from the control means; And And an image processing means for synthesizing the OSD signal input from the OSD means into an image signal according to the control signal of the control means. The method of claim 1, wherein the shortcut key determined by the control means is: Image display device having a shortcut function, characterized in that the OSD menu screen itself. An image display apparatus having a function of executing an OSD menu selected in response to a user's selection key signal, Key input means further comprising a shortcut key having information corresponding to an OSD menu selected according to a user's operation among the OSD menus; A memory having information corresponding to an OSD menu; And Control means for reading the shortcut information from the memory when the shortcut key signal is input from the key input means, and outputs a control signal for controlling the entire system in response to the read shortcut key information, the image display having a shortcut key function Device. According to claim 3, The shortcut key information of the control means, An image display device having a hotkey function, which is any OSD menu or OSD menu screen. (1) determining whether an OSD signal is input by a user; (2) displaying an OSD menu screen when an OSD signal is input as a result of the determination of step (1); (3) determining whether there is an item selected in the OSD menu displayed in step (2); (4) determining, by the determination result of step (3), whether there is a user's shortcut setting command for shortening the selected item when the selected item exists; And (5) As a result of the determination in step (4), if a shortcut key setting command exists, setting the selected OSD menu as shortcut information. The method of claim 5, wherein the shortcut key set in the step (4) is How to set the shortcut key of the video display device characterized in that the OSD menu screen. (A) determining whether a hot key signal is input by the user; (B) determining whether there is a shortcut key information reset by a user when a shortcut key signal is input as a result of the determination of step (A); (C) reading the shortcut key information reset by the user when the reset shortcut key information exists as a result of the determination of step (B), and reading default shortcut key information when the reset shortcut key information does not exist; And And (D) controlling the entire system to perform a function corresponding to the shortcut information read in step (C). The method of claim 7, wherein the shortcut key information in the process (B), A shortcut menu processing method of an image display apparatus, characterized in that it is an arbitrary OSD menu or an OSD menu screen.