CN1268119C - Method of input signal processing for image display instrument with set-top box and apparatus thereof - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to an input signal processing method for an image display instrument with a set top box and a device thereof. The input signal processing method is composed of the following stages that in a first confirmation stage, whether signals are input into the input terminals of a set top box and an image display instrument are determined; in a second stage, when signal input into the input terminals of the set top box and the image display instrument is confirmed, a user arbitrarily selects the input signals of one terminal of a plurality of external input terminals of the set top box and a plurality of external input terminals of the image display instrument in the process of signal output, and the input signals are processed; in a third stage, whether an application is output is determined; in a fourth stage, the signals which are preferentially selected by the user are processed and output. For an image display instrument with a set top box, signals input into the set top box or the image display instrument are preferentially processed when the signals are input into the set top box or the image display instrument; consequently, the convenience for the user in terms of utilization is maximized, and the product reputation is enhanced.
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Technical field
The present invention is relevant with the image display apparatus that has set-top box (Set Top Box), particularly with the incoming signal processing method of the image display apparatus that has set-top box and install relevant.
Background technology
To adopting the image display apparatus of PDP (plasma scope) module as display unit, great majority have most external input terminals.Most external input terminals are if any having set-top box splicing ear, AV (audio frequency and video) signal input terminal, DVD (digital video disc player) splicing ear, RGB-PC (RGB personal computer) input terminal etc.Image display apparatus links to each other with set-top box by the set-top box splicing ear, and set-top box will offer image display apparatus from AV (Audio and Video) audio frequency and the vision signal that multiple signal source provides.The set-top box signal source is if any personal computer, DVD digital video disc player, wired or wireless broadcast reception signal etc.
Usually image display apparatus if be designed to not link to each other with set-top box or link to each other with set-top box but no signal is imported, then according to user's selection, is externally optionally exported one of them signal in the input terminal input signal.Different therewith designs if image display apparatus links to each other with set-top box and from set-top box the signal input is arranged, is then optionally exported one of them signal from the signal that external input terminals of set-top box is imported.
For this reason, image display apparatus except that the terminal that links to each other with set-top box, cuts off all the other signals from the input of external input terminals during the set-top box signal input.
According to above-mentioned, if the signal input is arranged, even if then the image display apparatus user wishes but can not optionally export from the signal of other external input terminals input from set-top box.Like this, in multiple signal, part signal wherein is cut off owing to haveing nothing to do with user intention, thereby causes the user discontented.Simultaneously, be unfamiliar with the user of operation, can not export the signal of other external input terminals input, thereby the misoperation that may think image display apparatus by mistake become the reason that reduces product image.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide: if the image display apparatus of band set-top box has the signal input from set-top box, then priority treatment is from the signal of set-top box input; If from set-top box no signal input but the signal input is arranged, then be arranged to the signal of priority treatment from the input of image display apparatus external input terminals from image display apparatus external input terminals; And the signal to being preferred, according to user's selection and the image display apparatus incoming signal processing method of modifiable band set-top box.
Another object of the present invention provides the incoming signal processing method of the image display apparatus of the band set-top box of freely selecting external input signal output that has nothing to do with the set-top box signal input state.
A further object of the invention provide can freely select input signal, so it not only uses convenience to maximize, and can improve the incoming signal processing method and the device of the image display apparatus of product image degree.
The present invention who proposes for achieving the above object links to each other with the set-top box with a plurality of input terminals and to have an image display apparatus of external input terminals relevant, and it is by forming with the next stage: from the affirmation stage whether set-top box and image display apparatus external input terminals have signal to import; If from set-top box and image display apparatus input terminal the signal input is arranged, then in its input signal, preferential selection is by the signal of set-top box input and the stage of treated output; In the signal output procedure, in the signal of user by a plurality of external input terminals of set-top box and a plurality of input terminal inputs of image display, select wherein to have the input of signal terminal and the affirmation stage whether treated affirmation has the output application; Handle the selecteed signal phase of output etc. according to customer requirements.
And have most external input terminals handset top boxs and link to each other, have most external input terminals subimage display instruments, by forming: from the signal of set-top box and the input of image display apparatus external input terminals, select the audio frequency and the video switch of one of them output with the lower part; To the signal of audio frequency and video switch selection output, treatment conversion is for being output the video processor and the image processor of state; Reception can be output the signal of state and with its display part that shows; Whether affirmation has the signal input from set-top box and image display apparatus external input terminals, in the signal that is transfused to, preferential select the signal by the set-top box input and handle the audio frequency of output and video switch, video processor, image processor and microprocessor that they are controlled.
Advantageous effect of the present invention is as follows: have the image display apparatus of set-top box, if from set-top box input signal is arranged, then priority treatment is from the signal of set-top box input; If from the input of set-top box no signal, but from image display apparatus external input terminals the signal input is arranged, then priority treatment preferentially selects signal to change according to user's selection from the signal of image display apparatus external input terminals input.
Simultaneously, the present invention has with irrelevant from the set-top box signal input state, freely selects the benefit of external input signal and output.
In addition, the present invention be owing to can freely select external input signal, so image display apparatus not only has greatly easy to usely, but also has the advantage of raising product image degree.
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Fig. 1 is the image display apparatus pie graph that the present invention has set-top box.
Fig. 2 is the incoming signal processing method flow chart of the image display apparatus that representative instance has set-top box according to the present invention.
Fig. 3 is representative instance input pattern figure according to the present invention.
Among the figure 100: set-top box; 102:PC (personal computer); 104:AV1; 106:AV2; 108:AV3; 110:DVD; 112:AV (audio frequency and video) switch; 114: video processor; 116: microprocessor; 118:RGB (RGB) switch; 200: image display apparatus; 202-204: external input terminals; 206:AV (audio frequency and video) switch; 208: video processor; 210: microprocessor; 212: image processor; 214: display part.
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To being applicable to that the summary that has the image display apparatus of set-top box of the present invention constitutes and can be described as follows with reference to Fig. 1:
Set-top box 100 has the sub-AV1 of most external input terminals (104), AV2 (106), AV3 (108), DVD (110), has or radio broadcasting received signal, DVD regenerated signal by the sub-AV1 of its most external input terminals (104), AV2 (106), AV3 (108), DVD (110) input.Signal by the sub-AV1 of most external input terminals (104), AV2 (106), AV3 (108), DVD (110) input offers AV (audio frequency and video) switch 112, and AV switch 112 offers video processor 114 according to the some signals of microprocessor 116 control selections.The optionally input signal that video processor 114 processing AV (audio frequency and video) switches 112 provide also offers RGB switch 118.RGB switch 118 is according to microprocessor 116 control, and the signal that provides from PCI02 and from the signal that video processor 114 provides selects one of them to offer image display apparatus 200.The microprocessor 116 of set-top box 100 is comprehensive controller top box 100 but also according to the control of the microprocessor 210 of image display apparatus 200 not only, and AV (audio frequency and video) switch 112 and RGB switch 118 are controlled.
Image display apparatus 200 has most external input terminals as AV (202), DVD (204) and set-top box splicing ear.Be input to AV switch 206 from link to each other with the set-top box signal of terminal input of the sub-AV of most external input terminals (202), DVD (204), and AV switch 206 is according to microprocessor 210 controls, from the sub-AV of most external input terminals (202), DVD (204) link to each other the signal of input of terminal with set-top box, select one of them to offer video processor 208.The signal that video processor 208 is handled AV switch 206 to be provided offers image processor 212.The signal of video signal that image processor 212 processing microprocessors 210 and video processor 208 provide also offers display part 214.Display part 214 will be exported the signal of video signal that has been provided, and display part 214 can use PDP (plasma scope) module etc.
The representative instance signal processing method of the present invention that is applicable to image display apparatus 200 is described as follows with reference to Fig. 2:
The microprocessor 210 of image display apparatus 200 confirms whether to be connected with set-top box (300 stage).Here, microprocessor 210 predicts the magnitude of current of the continuous terminal of set-top box and can judge set-top box 100 connection status, because this connection status inspection method is widely used, omits so describe in detail.
Microprocessor 210 is not if link to each other with set-top box 100, then by selecting one of them treated output in the signal of image display apparatus external input terminals (AV, DVD) input.Simultaneously, the current input pattern (302 stage) of 210 pairs of user wizards of microprocessor.
Different therewith, whether if microprocessor 210 has linked to each other with set-top box 100, then confirming has signal input (304 stage) from set-top box 100.If microprocessor 210 has the signal input from the set-top box 100 that links to each other, then also can confirm whether to have signal input (308 stage) by external input terminals (AV, DVD) of image display apparatus 200.
Microprocessor 210, if the signal input is arranged by external input terminals of set-top box 100 and image display apparatus 200, then preferential the selection from the signal and the treated output of set-top box 100 outputs, simultaneously to the current input pattern of user wizard (310 stage).For example, in set-top box 100 signal by self external input terminals (AV1, AV2, AV3, DVD) input, suppose the signal of output AV1 input terminal input, so microprocessor 210 will ' STB AV1 ' shows with OSD (screen display), with this to the current input pattern of user wizard.Here, the microprocessor 210 of image display apparatus 200 and the microprocessor of set-top box 100 116 are carried out IIC (IC interior control bus), therefore, and the input pattern of microprocessor 210 cognitron top boxs 100.
Different therewith, if microprocessor 210 external input terminals by image display apparatus under the situation of the set-top box 100 no signals input that links to each other has input signal, then by selecting one of them also treated output (306 stage) in the signal of external input terminals (AV, DVD) input, simultaneously, 210 pairs of current input patterns of user wizard of microprocessor.For example, in signal by external input terminals (AV, DVD) input, suppose output under DVD input terminal input signal situation, microprocessor 210 will ' MNT COMPONENT ' shows at OSD (screen display), and with the current input pattern of this guide user.
Simultaneously, if microprocessor 210 by image display apparatus 200 under external input terminals (AV, DVD) the no signal input condition from set-top box 100 input signals, then the treated output of signal, and the current input pattern of guide user (312 stage) to importing by set-top box 100.
As above-mentioned, if from image display apparatus 200 external input terminals (AV, DVD) or from the signal of set-top box 100 external input terminals (AV1, AV2, AV3, DVD) input, automatically selecting to export under the state of one of them, when the user changes input pattern when (314 stage) by user interface (not shown) application, the input pattern that guide can be selected (316 stage).The input pattern of above-mentioned guide has ' STB PC ', ' MNT COMPONENT ', ' STB COMPONENT ', ' MNT AV ', ' STB AV1 ', ' STB AV2 ', ' STB AV3 ' an isotype as shown in Figure 3.STB PC guide display is by the personal computer input pattern of set-top box 100; MNT COMPONENT shows regenerated signal input patterns such as the sub-DVD of external input terminals, CD (compact disc player) by image display apparatus 200, tape; STB COMPONENT is by the DVD of set-top box 100, CD, tape regenerated signal input pattern; MNT AV shows AV (audio frequency and the video) signal that is directly inputted to image display apparatus 200; STB AV1 to STB AV3 shows the AV signal by set-top box 100 inputs.
As above-mentioned, if select the change pattern, then export, simultaneously the current input pattern of guide (318 stage) the treated signal of the corresponding input signal of selected pattern with reference to the input pattern user who shows guide.
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1, the incoming signal processing method that has the image display apparatus of set-top box is characterized in that linking to each other with the set-top box with most external input terminals, and the incoming signal processing method with image display apparatus of most external input terminals comprised with the next stage:
The affirmation stage whether the signal input is arranged from set-top box and image display apparatus external input terminals;
From set-top box and image display apparatus input terminal,, then in its input signal, preferentially select by the signal of set-top box input and the stage of treated output if the signal input is arranged;
In the signal output procedure, the user is in most external input terminals of set-top box and the most input terminals of image display apparatus, and selection is handled the signal of wherein some input terminal inputs and confirmed whether to have the affirmation stage of the output applied for;
The stage of the treated output of selecting according to customer requirements of signal.
2, the incoming signal processing method that has the image display apparatus of set-top box according to claim 1, it is characterized in that in set-top box and image display apparatus input terminal, if only signal input is arranged, then to stage of the treated output of signal by its set-top box input by set-top box.
3, the incoming signal processing method that has the image display apparatus of set-top box according to claim 1, it is characterized in that in set-top box and image display apparatus input terminal, if only the signal input is arranged, then in the signal of input, select the stage of one of them output by the image display apparatus input terminal.
4, the incoming signal processing method that has the image display apparatus of set-top box according to claim 1 is characterized in that whenever to the treated output of input signal the time, has the stage of the signal input mode that guide is transfused to.
5, the device of incoming signal processing method that has the image display apparatus of set-top box is characterized in that and has most external input terminals handset top boxs and link to each other, and has most external input terminals subimage display instruments, by forming with the lower part:
From the signal of set-top box and the input of image display apparatus external input terminals, select the audio frequency and the video switch of one of them output;
To the signal of audio frequency and video switch selection output, treatment conversion is for being output the video processor and the image processor of state;
Reception can be output the signal of state and with its display part that shows;
Whether affirmation has the signal input from set-top box and image display apparatus external input terminals, in the signal that is transfused to, preferential select the signal by the set-top box input and handle the audio frequency of output and video switch, video processor, image processor and microprocessor that they are controlled.
6, the device of the incoming signal processing method of the image display apparatus that has a set-top box according to claim 5, it is characterized in that microprocessor, in set-top box and image display apparatus input terminal, if only the signal input is arranged by set-top box, then the signal of importing by set-top box is handled output, and audio frequency and video switch, video processor, image processor are controlled for making; In set-top box and image display apparatus input terminal, if only by the input of image display apparatus input terminal signal, then be to make, and audio frequency and video switch, video processor, image processor are controlled one of them output of selection in the signal of input.
7, the device of the incoming signal processing method of the image display apparatus that has a set-top box according to claim 5, it is characterized in that microprocessor, when input signal is handled output, for the input pattern output screen that makes guide be transfused to signal shows, image processor is controlled.
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