KR960004820B1 - Remote control key operating apparatus & method - Google Patents

Abstract

The apparatus and method selects and controls the overall operation of the television with keys of the remocon by installing function keys for different operational functions according to function modes. The television receiver, controllable by the remocon, has a function of an OSD(On Screen Display). The apparatus comprises : a remocon transmitter(11) generating coreespondent signals by selectively pushing the function keys(K11-K16); a remocon device(12) receiving & amplifying the signals transmitted from the device(11); a micro computer(13) selecting the function mode according to the pushed key, controlling the OSD, and controlling the operation of the television; an OSD processor(14); a tuner(14) tuning a channel signal selected by the control signal of the micro computer(13); a middle frequency processor(16) separating the tuned signal into a sound & video signal.

Description

Operation command setting device and setting method of remote control key

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional TV receiver.

2 is a block diagram showing the TV receiver configuration by the operation command setting apparatus of the present invention.

3 is a detailed block diagram of the OSD generator of FIG.

4 is a detailed block diagram of the interface unit of FIG.

5 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen display state of the menu mode according to the present invention.

6 (a) to 6 (e) of FIG. 6 are explanatory diagrams showing screen display states of respective functional modes according to the present invention.

6 (a) is a screen display state of the basic key mode.

6 (b) is a screen display state of the function selection key mode.

6 (c) is a screen display state diagram of a video key mode.

6 (d) is a screen display state diagram of the voice key mode.

6 (e) is a screen display state of the additional key mode.

7 is a signal flow diagram showing a method of setting an operation command of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

11: remote control transmitter 12: remote control receiver and amplifier

13: Micom 14: OD part

15: tuner unit 16: intermediate frequency processing unit

17: chroma unit 18: CPT

21: system clock generator 22: PLL unit

23: interface unit 24: OSD signal generator

31: address demodulator 32: column address decoder

33: display and control buffer 34: row display register

35: low comparator ANT11: antenna

The present invention has an OSD (On Screen Display) function, and in a TV receiver whose operation is controlled by a remote control, the operation of the TV receiver selected by installing several function keys in the remote control transmitter and pressing the function keys. The present invention relates to an operation command setting device and a setting method of a remote control key for providing a different operation function to a function key according to a function mode so as to select and control the entire operation function of a TV receiver with several keys.

TV receivers controlled by the conventional remote control have one function key for each operation function installed in the remote control transmitter, and the TV receiver performs the corresponding operation function by pressing the installed function key.

That is, the conventional TV receiver has a remote controller transmitter 1 having a plurality of function keys and transmitting a corresponding operation command in response to pressing a function key, as shown in FIG. 1, and transmission of the remote controller transmitter 1. Remote control receiver and amplifier (2) for receiving and amplifying signals, a microcomputer (3) for controlling the overall operating function of the TV receiver according to the output signal of the remote controller reception and amplifier (2), and control of the microcomputer (3) A tuner unit 4 for tuning the signal of the channel selected from the received signal of the antenna ANT1, and an intermediate frequency processor 5 for outputting the output signal of the tuner unit 4 and outputting the audio signal and the video signal separately. ) And a chroma unit 7 for processing the video signal output by the intermediate frequency processor 5 and displaying the same on the CPT 7.

In the conventional TV receiver configured as described above, when the user grabs the remote controller transmitter 1 and faces the TV receiver and presses a function key corresponding to a function to operate, the remote controller transmitter 1 scans and decodes the pressed key. A carrier signal of about 38 KH _Z is generated to transmit a corresponding operation command, and the remote control receiver and amplifier 2 receive and amplify the transmitted signal and input it to the microcomputer 3.

Then, the microcomputer 3 determines the operation command output from the remote control reception and the amplifier 2 and controls the TV receiver to perform an operation function such as a reception channel and a volume.

Then, according to the control signal output from the microcomputer 3, the tuner unit 4 outputs the intermediate frequency signal by tuning the signal of the channel selected from the received signal of the antenna ANT1, and outputs the intermediate frequency signal to the intermediate frequency processor. Processed by (5) and separated into a video signal and an audio signal, the separated output video signal is processed by the chroma unit 6 is output to the CPT (7).

However, in the conventional TV receiver as described above, one function key must be installed in the remote control transmitter for each operation function, and as the operation functions of the TV receiver are diversified, a large number of function keys are installed in the remote control transmitter. Difficult to learn the operation command for the key as well as the difficulty of controlling the TV receiver with the remote control.

The present invention was devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the remote control transmitter is provided with several function keys, and the operation function mode is displayed on the screen of the TV receiver to select the operation function mode with the function keys of the remote control transmitter. According to the selected operation function mode, different operation functions are assigned to the function keys of the remote control transmitter and the assigned operation functions are displayed on the screen of the TV receiver to simplify the operation of the remote control transmitter and simplify the operation functions of the TV receiver. It is an object of the present invention to provide an operation command setting apparatus and a setting method of a remote control key to enable a command, which will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a TV receiver by the operation command setting apparatus of the present invention. As shown therein, a function key K11-K16 is provided and a function key K11-K16 is selectively pressed. According to the remote control transmitter 11 for transmitting the corresponding signal, the remote control reception and amplifier 12 for receiving and amplifying the transmission signal of the remote control transmitter 11, and the output signal of the remote control reception and amplifier 12 Selecting the operation function mode by judging pressing of the function keys (K11-K16), controlling the display of the operation commands of the function keys (K11-K16) according to the selected operation function mode, and pressing the function keys (K11-K16) again. According to the operation command set in the function keys K11-K16, the microcomputer 13 controls the operation of the TV receiver, and the operation function mode and the function keys K11-K16 to be selected according to the control of the microcomputer 13. OSD to display OSD display signal of operation command The unit 14 and the tuner unit 15 for tuning the signal of the channel selected under the control of the microcomputer 13 from the received signal of the antenna ANT11, and the output signal of the tuner unit 15 are processed for voice. An intermediate frequency processor 16 for separately outputting a signal and an image signal, and a chroma unit 17 for displaying the video signal output by the intermediate frequency processor 16 on the CPT 18 by mixing the OSD display signal. Configured.

As shown in FIG. 3, the OSD unit 14 includes a system clock generator 21 for generating a system clock signal, an output signal of the system clock generator 21, and a vertical / horizontal flyback signal. The PLL unit 22 for determining the vertical and horizontal positions of the OSD screen display signal generation, the interface unit 23 for controlling the generation of the video signal by interfacing the output signal of the microcomputer 13, and the interface unit ( An OSD signal generating section 24 for generating the OSD display signal by the output signal of 23) and outputting the OSD screen display signal according to the output signal of the PLL section 22 is configured.

As shown in FIG. 4, the interface unit 23 includes an address decoder 31 for decoding the address signal and the read / write signal R / W output by the microcomputer 13, and the microcomputer 13; A column address decoder 32 for decoding the output column address signal, a display and control buffer 33 for storing and outputting a data signal output from the microcomputer 13 according to the output signal of the address decoder 31; A row display register 34 for outputting an address signal and a control signal of a character generation ROM according to the output signal of the column address decoder 32 and the row comparison signal of the display and control buffer 33; Compares whether the row of the address signal to be output by the row display register 34 and the row counter signal are the same, and outputs a row comparison signal to the row display register 34 and outputs an OSD interrupt signal. Comparator 35 was configured.

The operation command setting device of the present invention configured as described above operates in the basic key mode when the TV receiver is turned off or the OSD is not implemented. The microcomputer 13 turns on the OSD unit 14 when the TV receiver is turned on. By controlling, the OSD screen is displayed on the CPT 18 as shown, for example, in FIG.

That is, the microcomputer 13 outputs one row data to display the OSD screen shown in FIG. 5 one by one, stores them in the display and control buffer 33 of the interface unit 23 of the OSD unit 14, and also stores the address signals and the like. The read / write signal R / W and the column address signal are output.

Then, the address decoder 31 decodes the address signal and the read / write signal R / W output by the microcomputer 13 to control the display and control buffer 33 to output the stored data and the microcomputer 13. The column address decoder 32 decodes the output column address signal and outputs an address signal.

In such a state, the row display register 34 outputs a row for displaying the data displayed by the display and control buffer 33 on the screen, and the row comparator 35 compares whether the output row has the same signal as the low counter. In the same case, a row comparison signal is output and an OSD interrupt signal is output. In accordance with the row comparison signal output by the row comparator 35, the row display register 34 and the column address decoder 32 and the display and control buffer ( The address signal and the control signal by the output signal of 33) are output, and according to the OSD interrupt signal, the microcomputer 13 determines the completion of output of the OSD screen for one row and repeats the operation of outputting data of the next row. .

And the system keureok generation unit 21 generates a system clock signal of 4MH _Z and compares the generated system clock signal and a vertical / horizontal flyback signal to the PLL unit (22), OSD screen display signal of the OSD unit 14 Outputs vertical and horizontal positioning signals.

Then, the OSD signal generator 24 generates an OSD screen display signal corresponding to the address signal and the control signal output from the row display register 34 of the interface unit 23 and outputs the signal according to the output signal of the PLL unit 22. Then, the output OSD screen display signal is output to the CPT 18 through the chroma unit 17 and displayed on the screen.

In this state, the power, ringing, setting, and lowering operation functions are set to the function keys K11, K12, K14, and K16 of the remote control transmitter 11, and the user does not use the function keys K13 and K15. By viewing the display state of the screen, it is possible to determine the operation functions set on the function keys K11-K16.

In such a state, after pressing the function key K12 or the function key K16 to set the operation mode to be set and pressing the function key K14, the microcomputer 13 displays the OSD unit according to the set operation mode. 14) Display the function to set on each function key (K11-K16) on the CPUT 18, that is, select the basic key mode, function selection key mode, video key mode, audio key mode and additional key mode. By controlling the OSD unit 14 as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) to 6 (e) of FIG. 6, the user can display the operation functions set in the respective function keys K11-K16. By selectively pressing the function keys K11-K16 again, the microcomputer 13 controls the operation of the TV receiver to perform the operations set in the respective function keys K11-K16.

The tuner unit 15 outputs an intermediate frequency signal by tuning a signal of a channel selected from the reception signal of the antenna ANT11 according to the control signal output from the microcomputer 13, and outputs the intermediate frequency signal from the intermediate frequency processor ( 16 is processed and separated into audio and video signals, and the video signal is outputted to the CPU 18 together with the processing and OSD display signals by the chroma unit 17 and displayed on the screen.

7 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an operation command setting method of the present invention. As shown therein, when the TV receiver is powered on, the remote controller operates as a basic kimono, and a menu and each function when a menu key is input. The operation function assigned to the keys K11-K16 is displayed as the OSD function on the CPT 18 as shown in FIG.

Referring to the mode-specific OSD screen shown in FIG. 6, the operation of each mode will be described in detail. First, the user up key (K12) or the down key is displayed while the television receiver is on and the initial menu screen as shown in FIG. If one function mode is selected by operating (K16), the microcomputer 13 causes the OSD menu screen as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) to 6 (e) of FIG. 6 to be displayed.

That is, when the user sets the specific function mode by operating the up key K12 and the down key K16 of the remote control transmitter 11, the microcomputer 13 displays the OSD screen corresponding to the set mode so that the user This function can be controlled in the set mode.

When the user selects the basic key mode in the function setting mode, the microcomputer 13 displays the OSD screen as shown in FIG. 6 (a) of FIG. 6 and ends.

When the user selects the function selection key mode in the function setting mode, the microcomputer 13 converts the converted function for each key K11-K16 of the remote control transmitter 11 according to the selected function selection key mode. When the function is displayed as shown in FIG. 6 (b) of FIG. 6 and the user recognizes the function of each key (K11-K16) using the displayed information and selects one of the keys (K11-K16), the corresponding key Performs a function for (K11-K16).

The function selection key mode is set to allow selection and adjustment of functions such as video control and voice control or a function excluded from the additional key mode, voice multiplexing, and time setting on a television receiver.

When the user selects the video key mode, a menu screen as shown in FIG. 6 (c) of FIG. 6 is output so that the user can adjust the video output on the screen. d) It displays the menu screen like the tile so that the user can adjust the speaker output voice.

In addition, when the user sets the additional key mode, a menu screen as shown in FIG. 6 (d) may be output to control functions such as sleep reservation, mute, and TV / video selection.

As described above, when the user selectively presses the function keys K11-K16 to select the key mode, the microcomputer 13 controls the OSD display of the selected key mode, that is, the basic key mode, function selection key mode, and image key. By selecting the mode, voice key mode and additional key mode, the OSD of the key mode is displayed as shown in Figs. 6 (a) to 6 (e) of Fig. 6, and the function keys are different for each selected key mode. Assign the operation function of.

As described in detail above, the present invention sets the operation function mode with several function keys installed in the remote control transmitter and assigns different operation functions to the function keys according to the set operation function mode to select the entire operation function of the TV receiver with several keys. And control, as well as the user can control the operation of the TV receiver by simply operating the remote control transmitter.

Claims (4)

A remote control transmitter 11 having a function key K11-K16 and selectively transmitting the corresponding signal as the function keys K11-K16 are pressed, and receiving and amplifying a transmission signal of the remote control transmitter 11; The remote controller receiving and amplifier 12 and the output signal of the remote controller receiving and amplifier 12 determine the pressing of the function keys K11-K16 to select an operation function mode and select a function key according to the selected operation function mode ( The microcomputer controls the operation of the TV receiver by controlling the OSD screen display according to the operation commands of K11-K16 and judging the operation commands set in the function keys K11-K16 by pressing the function keys K11-K16 again. 13, an OSD unit 14 for outputting an OSD screen display signal of an operation command set to an operation function mode and function keys K11-K16 to be selected under the control of the microcomputer 13, and an antenna ANT11. Tuning the signal of the selected channel under the control of the microcomputer 13 in the received signal A tuner unit 15, an intermediate frequency processor 16 for processing the output signal of the tuner unit 15 and separately outputting an audio signal and a video signal, and a video signal output from the intermediate frequency processor 16 And a chroma unit (17) for mixing the OSD screen display signals and displaying them on the CPT (18). The display unit of claim 1, wherein the OSD unit 14 displays an OSD screen according to a system clock generator 21 for generating a system clock signal, an output signal of the system clock generator 21, and a vertical / horizontal flyback signal. PLL unit 22 for determining the vertical and horizontal positions of signal generation, an interface unit 23 for controlling the generation of video signals by interfacing the output signal of the microcomputer 13, and the output signal of the interface unit 23. And an OSD signal generator (24) for generating an OSD / screen display signal and outputting the OSD / screen display signal according to the output signal of the PLL unit (22). The in-ace unit 23 is an address decoder 31 for decoding the address signal and the read / write signal (R / W) output by the microcomputer 13, and the microcomputer 13 outputs. A column address decoder 32 for decoding a column address signal, a display and control buffer 33 for storing and outputting a data signal output from the microcomputer 13 according to the output signal of the address decoder 31, and the display. And a row display register 34 for outputting an address signal and a control signal of a character generating ROM according to the output signal of the column address decoder 32 and the row comparison signal of the output signal of the control buffer 33, and the row display register. A low comparator 35 for outputting a row comparison signal to the row display register 34 and outputting an OSD interrupt signal by comparing whether the row of the address signal to be outputted by the (34) and the row counter signal are the same. Operating command setting device of the remote control key, characterized in that. The first step of OSD display of the key mode to be selected and the operation command assigned to the function key when the function key assigned to the power-on or the menu function is pressed, and the function key is selected according to the operation command assigned in the first step. And a second process of OSD displaying an operation command for assigning a function key for a key mode, and a third process of performing an assignment operation command in response to pressing a function key of the operation command assigned in the second process. How to set operation command of remote control key.