JP2003091348A - Select screen display system and assigning method for operating means - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an assigning method for an operating means for realizing a select screen display system improved in operability by selecting choices in the same select screen in a short time. SOLUTION: As an operating means for selecting choices in the now displayed select screen, numeral keys of numbers put on these choices are assigned (#101), as an operating means for switching to the state where the next select screen ahead is displayed, a numeral key smaller than the minimum number put on the choice in the now displayed select screen by one is assigned (#102), and as an operating means for switching to the state where the next select screen is displayed, a numeral key larger than the maximum number put on the choice in the now displayed select screen by one is assigned (#103).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a selection screen display system and a selection screen display method for selectively displaying a plurality of selection screens each containing a selection.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to allow a user to directly select an arbitrary option in a selection screen, a numeric key having a number attached to the option is selected as an operation means for selecting the option in the selection screen. May be assigned. In this case, conventionally, as the operation means for switching the displayed selection screen, up and down direction keys, which are different from the numeric keys, are assigned.

[0003]

However, in such a method of allocating the operating means, different series of keys (numerical keys and numeric keys are used when selecting an option in the selection screen and when switching the displayed selection screen). I had to operate the arrow keys) and the operability was not so good.

According to the invention disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-284036, for example, the up and down direction keys are assigned as the operation means for selecting options within the same selection screen, and the left and right directions are assigned. Since the key will be assigned as an operation means for switching the displayed selection screen, it becomes possible to perform the selection operation of the options and the switching operation of the selection screen within the same selection screen using only the direction keys. , Operability is improved.

However, in this case, for example, if a selection screen as shown in FIG. 2A is displayed, the numbers 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 1 → ... Or the number 5 → Since the options can be selected only in a predetermined order such as 4 → 3 → 2 → 1 → 5 → ..., for example, when the option of number 1 is selected, the options of numbers 2, 3, and 4 are selected. Cannot be selected directly, and the time required to select options within the same selection screen becomes long.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a method of allocating operating means for realizing a selection screen display system in which the choices within the same selection screen can be selected in a short time and the operability is improved. And

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the selection screen display system of the first invention, a plurality of numeric keys and a plurality of choices each having a numbered option in each screen are provided. Means for displaying the selection screen alternatively,
When the numeric key of the number attached to the option in the currently displayed selection screen is operated, a means for selecting the option with the number of the operated numeric key and the currently displayed selection When the number key smaller than the smallest number given to the option on the screen is operated by 1, the selection screen to be displayed is switched to the selection screen that is one before the selection screen that has been displayed until then. When the number key that is one more than the maximum number assigned to the option in the currently displayed selection screen is operated, the selection screen to be displayed is the next selection screen of the selection screen that has been displayed so far. And means for switching to.

In the selection screen display system according to the second aspect of the invention, a plurality of numeric keys and a means for selectively displaying a plurality of selection screens each having a numbered option in each screen are provided. When the numeric key of the number attached to the option in the currently displayed selection screen is operated, a means for selecting the option with the number of the operated numeric key and the currently displayed selection When one of the number keys smaller than the smallest number given to the option on the screen is operated, the selection screen to be displayed is switched to the selection screen immediately before the selection screen that has been displayed. , When any of the number keys greater than the maximum number assigned to the option in the currently displayed selection screen is operated,
The selection screen to be displayed is switched to the selection screen next to the selection screen that has been displayed so far.

In the third aspect of the invention, a plurality of selection screens each having a numbered option in each screen are selectively displayed in response to the selection screen switching operation and are currently displayed. In the method of allocating the operating means in the case where the options in the selection screen are selectively selected in response to the selection operation, the number key of the number attached to the option in the currently displayed selection screen is used for the selection operation. In addition to assigning it as an operation means for performing the selection screen switching operation, any one of the numerical keys having numbers not attached to the options in the currently displayed selection screen is assigned as the operation means for performing the selection screen switching operation. .

At this time, a numerical key smaller by one than the smallest number given to the option in the currently displayed selection screen is displayed, and the displayed selection screen is set to 1 of the selection screens that have been displayed so far. Assign it as an operation means for switching to the previous selection screen, and use a numeric key that is one larger than the maximum number given to the option in the currently displayed selection screen to change the displayed selection screen up to that point. It may be assigned as an operation means for switching to the selection screen next to the selection screen displayed in FIG.

All the numeric keys smaller than the smallest number assigned to the option in the currently displayed selection screen are displayed as one of the selection screens that have been displayed so far. Allocate as a means of operation to switch to the previous selection screen, and all the numeric keys that are larger than the maximum number attached to the option in the currently displayed selection screen are displayed. You may make it allocate as an operation means for switching to the selection screen next to the displayed selection screen.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a disc reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 is a disk which is a disk-shaped recording medium. A data reproducing unit 2 reproduces the data recorded on the disc 1. 3 is composed of a microcomputer, the operation unit 10,
Alternatively, the remote control transmission unit 11 and the remote control reception unit 12
It is a system controller that controls the operation of the entire disc reproducing apparatus according to a signal given from the user via the.

The system controller 3 divides the data reproduced by the data reproducing unit 2 into video data, audio data, and sub-video data and outputs them. The sub-picture data is used for displaying subtitles and the like. Further, when reproducing the multi-angle block on the disc 100, the system controller 3 controls so that the image of the angle selected by the user is reproduced.

Reference numeral 4 is a video decoder for decoding the video data output from the system controller 3. 5
Is an audio decoder for decoding audio data output from the system controller 3. A sub-picture decoder 6 decodes the sub-picture data output from the system controller 3.

Reference numeral 7 is a video after converting the video data, the audio data, and the sub-video data decoded by the video decoder 4, the audio decoder 5, and the sub-picture decoder 6 into analog video signals, audio signals, and sub-video signals, respectively. This is a reproduction processing unit that combines the signal and the sub-picture signal and supplies them to the monitor 8 such as a television receiver, and also supplies the audio signal to the speaker 9.

Further, the reproduction processing section 7 displays various selection screens that the user can select while viewing the screens.
In response to an instruction from the system controller 3, the monitor 8
Has a function of displaying by OSD (On Screen Display).

Reference numeral 10 denotes an operation unit which is provided with various operation keys and which gives a signal to the system controller 3 according to the operation of the user. 11 is equipped with various operation keys,
It is a remote control transmission unit that transmits a signal according to a user's operation using infrared rays. Reference numeral 12 is a remote control reception unit that receives a signal transmitted from the remote control transmission unit 11 and gives it to the system controller 3. At least numeric keys are provided on the operation unit 10 or the remote control transmission unit 12 as operation keys operated by the user.

FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C show first, second, and third language selection screens that can be displayed in the language setting mode of the setup mode, respectively. On each of these selection screens, options with serial numbers are displayed. Also, these three selection screens are displayed alternatively.

The operation in various setting modes including the language setting mode will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, in the setting mode, the first selection screen is displayed (# 1). As a result, in the language setting mode,
The first language selection screen shown in FIG. 2A is displayed.

Next, operation key assignment processing is performed (#
2). The operation key assignment process will be described later. Next, whether or not the selection operation key has been pressed (# 3), whether or not the previous selection screen switching operation key has been pressed (# 4), and whether or not the next selection screen switching operation key has been pressed (# 5). , And whether or not another operation key has been pressed (# 6).

When the selection operation key is depressed (Yes in # 3), the option corresponding to the depressed selection operation key is selected (# 7). At this time, the option selected at this time is displayed so that it can be distinguished from other options not selected (in the language selection screen shown in FIG. 2, only the character string representing the selected option is displayed in the The user can easily recognize which option is selected.

When the operation key for switching the previous selection screen is pressed (Yes in # 4), the selection screen to be displayed is switched to the selection screen immediately preceding the selection screen that has been displayed (# 8). Specifically, for example, when the previous selection screen switching operation key is pressed while the third language selection screen shown in FIG. 2C is displayed, FIG.
In the state in which the second language selection screen shown in Fig. 2 is displayed, and in the state in which the second language selection screen shown in Fig. 2B is displayed, the previous selection screen switching operation key is pressed. Then, the state transitions to a state where the first language selection screen shown in FIG. 2A is displayed. Then, when the selection screen to be displayed is switched by performing # 8, # 2
Performs the operation key assignment process.

When the operation key for switching the next selection screen is pressed (Yes in # 5), the selection screen to be displayed is switched to the selection screen next to the selection screen that has been displayed so far (# 9). Specifically, for example, when the next selection screen switching operation key is pressed while the first language selection screen shown in FIG. 2A is being displayed, the second selection screen shown in FIG. When the next selection screen switching operation key is pressed while the second language selection screen shown in FIG. 2B is displayed, A transition is made to the state where the third language selection screen shown in 2 (c) is displayed. When the selection screen to be displayed is switched by performing # 9, # 2
Performs the operation key assignment process.

When an operation key other than the selection operation key, the previous selection screen switching operation key, and the next selection screen switching operation key is pressed (Yes in # 6), the processing corresponding to the pressed operation key is performed (# 10).

An example of the operation key assignment processing performed in # 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the numeric keys of the numbers attached to the options in the currently displayed selection screen are assigned as selection operation keys (# 10
1). Thereby, for example, when the language selection screens shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 2 are displayed, "1", "2", "3", "4", and "5" are respectively displayed. Numeric keys are assigned as selection operation keys. Also, FIG.
When the language selection screen shown in (c) is displayed, the numeric keys "1", "2", and "3" are assigned as the selection operation keys.

When the number key assigned as the selection operation key is depressed by the processing in # 3 and # 7 of FIG. 3 described above, the option with the number of the depressed number key is selected. It

Next, a numerical key smaller by 1 than the smallest number assigned to the option in the currently displayed selection screen is assigned as the previous selection screen switching operation key (#
102). Thereby, for example, (a) of FIG.
When the language selection screens shown in (b) and (c) are displayed, the numeric key of "0" is assigned as the previous selection screen switching operation key.

By the processing in # 8 of FIG. 3 described above, when the number key assigned as the previous selection screen switching operation key is depressed, the selection screen displayed is changed to the selection screen that has been displayed up to that point. Switches to the previous selection screen.

Next, a numerical key which is larger than the maximum number assigned to the option in the currently displayed selection screen by one is assigned as the operation key for switching the next selection screen (#
103). Thereby, for example, (a) and (b) of FIG.
When the language selection screen shown in is displayed, the number key "6" is assigned as the next selection screen switching operation key. Further, when the language selection screen shown in FIG. 2 (c) is displayed, the number key "4" is assigned as the next selection screen switching operation key. # 1
When 03 is finished, the operation key assignment operation is finished.

By the processing in # 9 of FIG. 3 described above, when the number key assigned as the next selection screen switching operation key is depressed, the selection screen displayed is changed to the selection screen that has been displayed so far. The screen switches to the next selection screen.

From the above, for example, in the state where the second language selection screen shown in FIG. 2B is displayed, "1",
By depressing the number keys “2”, “3”, “4”, and “5”, the option “I” to which the number 1 is attached is attached.
"TALIAN", option "SWEDI" with number 2 attached
"SH", the option "JAPANES" with the number 3 attached
It is possible to select “E”, the option “CHINESE” with the number 4 attached, and the option “KOREA” with the number 5 attached, and by pressing the number key “0”, the screen shown in FIG. Switch to the state in which the third language selection screen shown in FIG. 2C is displayed by pressing the number key “6” while the first language selection screen shown in FIG. 2 is displayed. You can

As described above, an arbitrary option in the same selection screen can be directly selected by operating the corresponding numeric key, and the selection screen displayed as the selection of the option in the same selection screen. Since the switching can be performed by operating only the numeric keys which are the operating means of the same series, it is possible to select the options within the same selection screen in a short time and improve the operability.

Another example of the operation key assignment process performed in # 2 of FIG. 3 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
First, the number key of the number attached to the option in the currently displayed selection screen is assigned as the selection operation key (# 201).

Next, all the numerical keys smaller than the smallest number assigned to the option in the currently displayed selection screen are assigned as the previous selection screen switching operation keys (#
202). As a result, for example, if numeric keypads from "-9" to "9" are prepared, the language selection screens shown in (a), (b), and (c) of FIG. 2 are displayed. , "-9", "-8", ...,
Numeric keys of "-1" and "0" are assigned as the pre-selection screen switching operation keys.

Next, all the numeric keys larger than the maximum number assigned to the options in the currently displayed selection screen are assigned as the next selection screen switching operation keys (#
203). As a result, for example, if numeric keys of integers from “-9” to “9” are prepared, when the selection screens shown in FIGS. Numerical keys “7”, “8”, and “9” are assigned as the next selection screen switching operation keys.
Further, when the language selection screen shown in FIG. 2C is displayed, “4”, “5”, ..., “8”, and
The numeric key “9” is assigned as the next selection screen switching operation key. When # 203 is finished, the operation key assignment operation is finished.

According to such an operation key assignment process, the number of operation keys for switching the displayed selection screen is larger than that of the operation key assignment process described above, and therefore the operation for switching the displayed selection screen is performed. Easier to do.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and any one of the numeric keys of numbers not attached to the options in the currently displayed selection screen is displayed on the selection screen. It may be assigned as an operation key for switching.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Any option in the same selection screen can be directly selected by operating the corresponding numeric keypad, and selection of options in the same selection screen and switching of the displayed selection screen can be performed in the same sequence. Since it can be done by operating only the numeric keys that are the operating means,
It is possible to select options within the same selection screen in a short time,
In addition, operability is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a disc reproducing apparatus which is an embodiment of a selection screen display system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a selection screen displayed by the disc reproducing apparatus of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation in a setting mode.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of operation key assignment processing.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another example of operation key assignment processing.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 disc 2 Disc playback section 3 system controller 4 video decoder 5 audio decoder 6 sub-picture decoder 7 Reproduction processing section 8 monitors 9 speakers 10 Operation part 11 Remote control transmitter 12 Remote control receiver

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of numeric keys, a means for selectively displaying a plurality of selection screens each having a numbered option in each screen, and a means for displaying the options in the currently displayed selection screen. When the number key of the number displayed is operated, the means for selecting the option with the number of the operated number key and the minimum number assigned to the option in the currently displayed selection screen When a numeric key smaller than 1 is operated,
The selection screen to be displayed is switched to the selection screen that is one screen before the selection screen that has been displayed, and a numeric key that is one greater than the maximum number assigned to the option in the currently displayed selection screen. A selection screen display system comprising: means for switching a selection screen to be displayed to a selection screen next to the selection screen that has been displayed until the selection screen is operated. 2. A plurality of numeral keys, a means for selectively displaying a plurality of selection screens each having a numbered option in each screen, and a means for displaying the options in the currently displayed selection screen. When the number key of the number displayed is operated, the means for selecting the option with the number of the operated number key and the minimum number assigned to the option in the currently displayed selection screen When any of the smaller number keys is operated, the selection screen to be displayed is switched to the selection screen immediately before the selection screen that was being displayed, and the selection screen in the currently displayed selection screen is changed. When any of the number keys larger than the maximum number attached is operated, a means for switching the displayed selection screen to the selection screen next to the selection screen that has been displayed is provided. Characterized selection image Surface display system. 3. A plurality of selection screens, each of which has a numbered option in each screen, are selectively displayed in response to a selection screen switching operation, and the options in the currently displayed selection screen are displayed. In the method of assigning an operation means in the case of being selectively selected according to a selection operation, an operation means for performing the selection operation by pressing a numeral key of a number attached to an option in the currently displayed selection screen. And assigning any one of the numeric keys of the numbers not attached to the options in the currently displayed selection screen as the operation device for performing the selection screen switching operation. . 4. A numerical key which is one smaller than the smallest number given to the option in the currently displayed selection screen, and the displayed selection screen is one of the selection screens previously displayed. Assign it as an operation means to switch to the previous selection screen, and use a numeric key that is one greater than the maximum number given to the option in the currently displayed selection screen to display the selection screen by then. The method for allocating operation means according to claim 3, wherein the operation means is allocated as an operation means for switching to a selection screen next to the displayed selection screen. 5. All the numeric keys smaller than the smallest number given to the option in the currently displayed selection screen are displayed, and the displayed selection screen is one of the selection screens previously displayed. Allocate as a means of operation to switch to the previous selection screen, and all the numeric keys that are larger than the maximum number attached to the option in the currently displayed selection screen are displayed. The method for allocating operation means according to claim 3, wherein the operation means is allocated as an operation means for switching to a selection screen next to the displayed selection screen.