KR20060125181A - Method and apparatus for changing a color subtitle text and subtitle background an dvd combo player - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for changing colors of the caption and the caption background in a DVD(Digital Video Disc) combo device are provided to easily read the Divx caption. A viewer provides a reproduction signal to a microprocessor through an input member in order to view the desired Divx file information stored in a storage medium(301). The microprocessor reads the Divx file information stored in the storage medium according to the reproduction signal and provides the Divx moving pictures and captions to a decoder(302). The decoder decodes the Divx moving pictures, outputs the decoded Divx moving pictures to an output member(303), decodes the Divx caption and then outputs the decoded Divx caption to a caption providing member(304). The caption providing member synchronizes the Divx caption and Divx moving pictures and provides the synchronized Divx caption and moving pictures to a GUI(Graphic User Interface) resource(305).

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANGING A COLOR SUBTITLE TEXT AND SUBTITLE BACKGROUND AN DVD COMBO PLAYER}

1 is a view showing that a DVD composite product and a TV are commonly used.

2 is a block diagram of a caption and a caption background color changing device in a DVD composite product according to the present invention;

3 is a detailed flowchart for a method of changing a subtitle and a subtitle background color in a DVD composite product according to the present invention;

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100: input means 200: composite product for changing the caption color

201: Microcomputer 202: Storage medium

203: color palette selection unit 204: subtitle background color conversion unit

205: subtitle color conversion unit 206: decoder

207: subtitle provider 208: GUI resources

300: output means 301: OSD

303: meter

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for changing a subtitle and subtitle background color in a DVD (Digital Video Disk) composite product. More particularly, the present invention relates to a color of a subtitle and a subtitle background. The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for selecting and changing the data.

Home theater systems are becoming increasingly common for high-definition televisions, DVD composites that can play multifunction discs, and home theaters that use 5.1-channel audio systems. Dual DVD composite products play DVD titles or read movie information stored on a storage medium (e.g. HDD), allowing users to display various movie information (movies, education, hobbies, entertainment, ...). Connect to and watch. In other words, the DVD composite product can selectively play back DVDs and HDDs in which a large amount of moving image data is recorded.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a connection between a commonly used DVD composite product and a TV. An optical pickup for reading moving picture data recorded in a DVD title 1 as a high frequency signal and providing the same to an analog signal processor 3 is provided. 2), an analog signal processor (3) for processing the high frequency signal read out by the optical pickup (2) as an analog signal, and an analog signal processed by the analog signal processor (3) as a digital signal for processing a digital data stream. Decode and mix the digital signal processing section 4 and the data stream output from the digital signal processing section 4 into video and audio data, and convert them into analog video and audio signals. After outputting to TV 20 and decoding and mixing Divx files provided from microcomputer 6 into video and audio data, analog video And control the operations of the decoder and mixer 5, which are converted to an audio signal and output to the TV 20, and the operations of the digital signal processor 4 and the decoder and mixer 5 described above. A microcomputer 6 which reads a Divx file and provides it to the decoder and mixer 5, and a storage medium 7 for storing various moving picture data and data necessary for a control operation.

The DVD composite product 10 configured as described above can use the DVD recorder function and the HDD function in combination, and also read the Divx file information stored in the HDD, that is, the video information and the subtitle information, and output them through the TV 20. have.

However, the Divx subtitle output through the TV 20 is composed of a text file, and the present Divx subtitle is output in a single color. As a result, the color of the Divx subtitle and the subtitle background color are similar to each other, or as the screen color of the Divx video being played is bright and dark, the Divx subtitle is not easily seen, which causes inconvenience to viewers who need to read the subtitle correctly.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object of the DVD composite product that can easily read the subtitles by changing the color of the Divx subtitles and subtitle background to the desired color, the viewer The present invention provides a method and apparatus for changing a subtitle and a subtitle background color.

In the present invention for achieving the above object, a subtitle and subtitle background color changing method in a DVD composite product comprises the steps of providing a color change signal for changing the Divx subtitle and subtitle background color from the input means to the microcomputer, and from the input means. Outputting a color palette menu corresponding to the provided color change signal to the output means, providing a selection signal corresponding to the color palette menu from the input means to the microcomputer, and the selection signal provided from the input means is a Divx subtitle color. In the case of the selection signal, changing to the Divx subtitle color corresponding to the signal, and applying the changed color to the Divx subtitle to output to the output means.

In the present invention, the apparatus for changing a subtitle and subtitle background color in a DVD composite product provides a color palette menu for changing the subtitle and subtitle background color to an OSD included in the output means, and desired color provided in response to the color palette menu. A color palette selector to select and provide a subtitle, a subtitle background color converter to convert the selected subtitle background color to a monitor included in the output means, a subtitle color converter to convert the selected subtitle color, and a subtitle. A decoder for decoding, a GUI resource for outputting the decoded subtitles to the monitor, and a microcomputer for controlling the color palette selection unit to select a color corresponding to the provided color change signal when a color change signal is provided from the input means. It is characterized by.

Hereinafter, a plurality of embodiments of the present invention may exist, and a preferred embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art will appreciate the objects, features and advantages of the present invention through this embodiment.

2 is a block diagram of a caption and caption background color changing apparatus in the DVD composite product according to the present invention. The input means 100, the caption color changing composite product 200, and the output means 300 are shown in FIG. Include.

The input means 100 is any means for input, i.e., a keyboard, a mouse, a remote controller, a joystick, and the like. The input signal 100 includes a playback signal and a color change signal input by a viewer, and a selection signal for selecting a subtitle color and a subtitle background color. Provided to the microcomputer 201 in the composite product 200 for color change.

The composite product 200 for changing the caption color reads the Divx file information stored in the storage medium 202 according to a playback signal provided from the input means 100, and sends the Divx video and Divx subtitles in the file information to the decoder 206. When the color change signal is provided from the input means 100, the color palette selection unit 203 is controlled to output 256 color palette menus for viewing by the viewer through the OSD 301. When the caption color selection signal or the caption background color selection signal is provided from the means 100, the microcomputer 201 for controlling the color palette selection unit 203 to provide a color corresponding to each signal, and Divx file information. The storage medium 202 storing the data and the 256 color palette menus under the control of the microcomputer 201 are provided to the OSD 301 in the output means 300 and the color under the control of the microcomputer 201. Selective Signal, That is, the color palette selection unit 203 for providing a color corresponding to each subtitle color selection signal or a subtitle background color selection signal, and the caption background color provided from the color palette selection unit 203 are output means 300. A subtitle background color converter 204 for providing the monitor 303, a subtitle color converter 205 for providing the GUI resource 208 with the color of the Divx subtitles provided from the color palette selector 203, A decoder 206 and a decoder that decode the Divx video provided from the microcomputer 201 and provide it to the monitor 303 in the output means 300, and at the same time decode the Divx subtitle and provide the subtitle video to the subtitle provider 207. Monitor the output unit 300 in a subtitle providing unit 207 for synchronizing the Divx subtitles provided from 206 with the Divx video and providing the GUI resource 208 with Divx subtitles provided from the subtitle providing unit 207. Article 303 That includes a GUI resource 208.

The output means 300 is any means for output, that is, a monitor, a TV, a speaker, an LCD, an LED, a PDP, and the like, and outputs a Divx video provided by the decoder 206 so that the viewer can view it, and at the same time, the GUI resource ( A Divx subtitle provided from 208 is output for viewing by the viewer.

With reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3, the subtitle and subtitle background color changing method in the DVD composite product according to the present invention will be described in more detail based on the above-described configuration.

First, the viewer provides the playback signal to the microcomputer 201 through the input means 100 to view the Divx file information desired by the viewer stored in the storage medium 202 in the subtitle color-composite product 200. (Step 301).

The microcomputer 201 in the composite product 200 for changing the caption color reads the Divx file information stored in the storage medium 202 according to the playback signal provided from the input means 100, and the Divx video and Divx subtitles in the file information are read. To the decoder 206 (step 302).

The decoder 206 decodes the Divx video provided from the microcomputer 201 and outputs it for viewing by the viewer through the monitor 303 in the output means 300 (step 303). Provide to study 207 (step 304). The subtitle providing unit 207 provides the Divx subtitle provided from the decoder 206 to the GUI resource 208 in synchronization with the Divx video (step 305), and the GUI resource 208 is provided from the subtitle providing unit 207. The provided Divx subtitle is output for viewing by the viewer through the monitor 303 in the output means 300 (step 306).

At this time, when the viewer views the Divx subtitles played through the monitor 303, the color is similar to the subtitle background color, or the screen color of the Divx video being played is too bright or dark so that the Divx subtitles are difficult to see. In operation 307, the color change signal is provided to the microcomputer 201 using the input means 100.

When the color change signal is provided from the input means 100, the microcomputer 201 controls the color palette selector 203 to output 256 color palette menus for viewing by the viewer through the OSD 301. . The color palette selector 203 outputs 256 color palette menus for viewing by the viewer through the OSD 301 in the output means 300 under the control of the microcomputer 201 (step 308).

The viewer looks at the 256 color palette menus output through the OSD 301, decides whether to change the color of the Divx subtitle or the background color of the Divx subtitle, and then changes it using the input means 100. The selection signal to change the subtitle color, or the subtitle background color, is provided to the microcomputer 201 (step 309).

The microcomputer 201 determines the selection signal provided from the input means 100 until the Divx subtitle is finished (step 310).

As a result of the determination 310, when a selection signal for changing the caption color is provided (step 311), the color palette selection unit 203 is controlled to provide a color corresponding to the signal. The color palette selector 203 provides the subtitle color converting unit 205 with the Divx caption color corresponding to the caption color selection signal under the control of the microcomputer 201 (step 312). The subtitle color converter 205 converts the existing Divx subtitle color into a Divx subtitle color provided from the color palette selector 203 and provides it to the GUI resource 208 (step 313). The GUI resource 208 applies the Divx subtitles provided from the subtitle provider 207 to the color changed by the subtitle color converter 205 and outputs them for viewing by the viewer through the monitor 303 (step 314).

As a result of the determination 310, when a selection signal for changing the subtitle background color is provided (step 315), the color palette selection unit 203 is controlled to provide a color corresponding to the signal. The color palette selector 203 provides the subtitle background color converter 204 with the Divx subtitle background color corresponding to the subtitle background color selection signal under the control of the microcomputer 201 (step 316). The caption background color converter 204 changes the existing Divx caption background color to the Divx caption background color provided from the color palette selector 203 and outputs the viewer to view through the monitor 303 (step 317). .

After that, when the Divx subtitle and the Divx video are finished, the microcomputer 201 ends the playback of the Divx file.

Therefore, by changing the color of the Divx subtitle and the subtitle background to the desired color, the Divx subtitle can be changed to the color of the existing Divx subtitle and the subtitle background color, or the screen color of the Divx video being played is bright and dark. This problem can be solved by not being able to read the subtitles correctly.

In addition, since the present invention is disclosed as a right within the spirit and claims of the present invention, the present invention may include any modification, use and / or adaptation using general principles, and the present invention as a matter deviating from the description of the present specification. It includes everything that falls within the scope of known or customary practice in the art to which it belongs and falls within the scope of the appended claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, the color of the Divx subtitle and the subtitle background is selected and changed by the viewer, so that the color of the existing Divx subtitle and the subtitle background color are similar to each other, or the screen color of the Divx video being played. This bright and dark effect makes the Divx subtitles invisible so that the subtitles cannot be read correctly.

Claims (3)

In the method of changing the subtitles and subtitles background color in a DVD composite product that outputs Divx subtitles through the output means, Providing a color change signal for inputting the Divx subtitle and the subtitle background color to the microcomputer from an input unit; Outputting a color palette menu corresponding to the color change signal provided from the input means to an output means; Providing a selection signal in response to the color palette menu to a microcomputer by an input unit; If the selection signal provided from the input means is a Divx subtitle color selection signal, changing to the Divx subtitle color corresponding to the signal, and applying the changed color to the Divx subtitle to output to the output means. Subtitle and subtitle background color changing method in a DVD composite product comprising a. The method of claim 1, If the provided selection signal is a Divx subtitle background color selection signal, changing to a Divx subtitle background color corresponding to the subtitle background signal, and outputting the changed color to a subtitle background screen of the output means. To change the subtitles and subtitles background color in DVD composite products. In the apparatus for changing the subtitles and subtitles background color in a DVD composite product that outputs Divx subtitles through the output means, A color palette selection unit which provides a color palette menu for changing the caption and the subtitle background color to an OSD included in an output means, and selects and provides a desired color provided in response to the color palette menu; A subtitle background color converting unit for converting the selected subtitle background color and providing the subtitle background color to a monitor included in an output means; A subtitle color converting unit for converting and providing the selected subtitle color; A decoder for decoding the subtitles; A GUI resource for outputting the decoded subtitle to the monitor; When a color change signal is provided from an input means, the microcomputer controlling the color palette selection unit to select a color corresponding to the provided color change signal. Subtitle and subtitle background color changing device in a DVD composite product comprising a.

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