JP2009016953A - Video display apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display a character/graphic video of a menu item or the like at a suitable size even when input operation is performed by an operation button of any of a remote controller and a main body. <P>SOLUTION: When an operation instruction is input from a control microcomputer 19, whether the operation is executed by the remote controller 17 or by a body operation button 20 is judged, and when the operation is based on the remote controller 17, a menu or the like expressed by characters/graphics is displayed by a standard size spread to almost the whole screen, and when the operation is based on the body operation button 20, the menu or the like expressed by characters/graphics is reduced and displayed on a position close to the body operation button 20 on the screen or a portion displayed by using a graphic is converted into characters or the like to further reduce and simplify the menu or the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a video display device and video that can selectively use an operation using an operation button of a remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote control) and an operation using an operation button of a main body when performing an input operation on various menu items. It relates to the display method.

  In the conventional video display device, input of various menu items can be instructed by selectively operating the operation buttons of the remote controller and the main body. At this time, a character graphic image showing a menu of selection items is displayed on the screen, and various items can be easily set by the user performing selection operation for each item.

  By the way, when displaying text and graphic images on the screen, such as when displaying the above menu items in a menu format, the menu is conventionally displayed large on the entire screen, and usually selected with a remote control from a position some distance from the screen. I try to operate it. However, in a large-sized wide-screen video display device that has been rapidly spread in recent years, when the menu is displayed on the entire screen, there is no problem in the case of remote control operation. When was close to the display screen, the menu was too big, making it difficult to see.

As a technique for making GUI (graphical user interface) such as operation menus and program guides easy to see, the distance between the input device and the display unit is measured by the measurement unit, and the size varies depending on the measurement distance. A program guide display device for displaying a GUI has already been disclosed (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-3000983 A

  As described above, the video display device always displays a character graphic image such as a menu on the entire screen. Therefore, when the user is approaching the screen in order to perform an input operation using the operation buttons on the main body. , The character graphic image was too big to see.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a video display device capable of displaying a character graphic image such as a menu item in an appropriate size even when an input operation is performed by using any operation button of the remote controller or the main body, and the video An object is to provide a display method.

  In order to solve the above problem, the video display device and the video display method thereof according to the present invention display information related to the operation on the display screen as a character graphic image, and operate the operation buttons of the remote controller along the display contents. In the video display device that can selectively use the operation by the operation button and the operation by the operation button of the main body equipment, it is determined whether the operation by the operation button of the remote controller or the operation by the operation button of the main body equipment at the time of operation input, The information related to the operation is displayed by changing the size when operated by the remote controller and when operated by the operation button of the main body.

  That is, according to the present invention, it is automatically determined whether the operation is performed by the remote controller or the operation button on the main body side when the operation is input, and the operation is performed depending on whether the determination result is the remote control operation or the operation of the main body operation button. Displays information about with different sizes.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, there is provided a video display device and a video display method thereof capable of displaying a character graphic image such as a menu item with an appropriate size even when an input operation is performed using any operation button of the remote control or the main body. Can be provided.

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

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a television receiver as an embodiment of a video display apparatus according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, a television broadcast band signal received by an antenna 1 is input to a tuner 2. In the tuner 2, the frequency signal of the broadcast channel designated by the user is extracted from the received signal and provided to the demodulation circuit 3. The demodulating circuit 3 sequentially demodulates broadcast TS (transport stream) packets from the input signal, and the broadcast TS packets are supplied to the audio processing circuit 4 and the video processing circuit 9.

  The audio processing circuit 4 decodes the audio signal in the audio packet from the demodulated broadcast TS packet, and the decoded audio signal is supplied to the audio signal switch 6. On the other hand, the sound effect processing circuit 5 generates a sound signal of a sound effect such as an operation sound as needed, and this sound signal is supplied to the sound signal switch 6. This audio signal switch 6 selectively outputs the audio signal from the audio processing circuit 4 and the audio signal from the sound effect processing circuit 5 or outputs the audio signal from the audio amplifier circuit 7. After being amplified, the sound is output from the speaker 8.

  The video processing circuit 9 decodes the video signal in the video packet from the demodulated broadcast TS packet, and the decoded video signal is supplied to the video synthesis circuit 11. On the other hand, the graphic processing circuit 10 generates a video signal based on symbols of character figures, such as subtitles, data broadcasting screens, setting screens for menus, channel display, and the like, and this video signal is sent to the video synthesis circuit 11. Supplied. The video synthesis circuit 11 synthesizes the video signal from the video processing circuit 9 and the video signal from the graphic processing circuit 10 or outputs either of them. The video signal output from the synthesis circuit 11 is After being amplified by the video amplification circuit 12, it is sent to a display device 13 such as a CRT, a liquid crystal display device or a plasma display device and displayed on the screen.

  The processing contents of the demodulated output for the processing circuits 4 to 7 and 9 to 12 are determined by a command from the CPU 14. Here, the RAM 15 is a temporary storage memory serving as a work area for the CPU 14, and the ROM 16 is a memory for storing programs executed by the CPU 14 and graphic information such as menus. The CPU 14 controls the entire receiving apparatus using the RAM 15 and the ROM 16.

  The remote controller 17 is a device for remote operation with respect to the receiving device, and transmits an instruction signal corresponding to the operation button to the remote control receiving unit 18 by infrared rays or the like when selecting the operation button for each function. The remote control receiver 18 receives an instruction signal sent by infrared rays or the like and gives it to a control microcomputer (abbreviation of microcomputer) 19. The control microcomputer 19 recognizes the operation button from the remote control instruction signal and gives the information to the CPU 14. The control microcomputer 19 receives an instruction signal by a selection operation from the function-specific operation buttons 20 provided in the receiving apparatus body, determines which button is operated from the instruction signal, and sends the information to the CPU 14. Tell. The CPU 14 controls each of the above processing circuits in accordance with the remote control operation and the body button operation.

  In the television receiver having the above configuration, the operation of the present embodiment by the control processing of the CPU 14 will be described below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, it is determined whether or not an operation instruction is input from the control microcomputer 19 (step S1). If an operation instruction is input, it is determined whether or not the operation is performed by the main body operation button 20 (step S2). In this determination, when the operation instruction input is not by the operation button 20 of the main body, that is, by the operation button of the remote controller 17, for example, as shown in FIG. Is displayed (step S3). If it is determined in step S2 that the operation instruction is input by the main body operation button 20, for example, as shown in FIG. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5, the portion displayed using the graphic is further reduced and simplified, for example, converted into characters such as video and aduio (step S4). After the processes in steps S3 and S4, it is determined whether or not the operation is completed (step S5). If the operation is not completed, the process returns to step S1 and the above processes are repeated. If the operation is completed, the series of processes is terminated.

  As described above, the video display device having the above configuration automatically determines whether the operation is performed using the remote controller 17 or the operation button 20 on the main body side when an operation is input, and when the determination result is the operation of the remote controller 17, When the relation information is displayed in a standard size and the determination result is an operation of the operation button 20 on the main body side, it is easy for the user to see that the user is near the main body in order to operate the operation button on the main body side. As described above, the operation-related information is displayed in a position smaller than the standard size at a position close to the main body operation button 20. Therefore, any input operation of the operation button of the remote control 17 or the main body operation button 20 can display a character graphic image such as a menu item in an appropriate size for the user, which is very easy for the user to use. It will be a thing.

  In the above embodiment, the position of the reduced / simplified display is not specified particularly when the main body operation button 20 is operated. However, if it is displayed at a predetermined position or a position designated by the user, it is easy for the user to see. It can be displayed at a position and is more effective.

  In the example of FIG. 5, the portion displayed using a graphic is converted to a character such as video, aduio, etc. in the reduced display. Conversely, the character is converted to a graphic or a symbol. You may make it reduce-display.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a television receiver as an embodiment of a video display device according to the present invention. 3 is a flowchart showing control processing of an operation system of the television receiver shown in FIG. 1. The figure which shows the example of a menu display by a standard size when operation input with a remote control is in the television receiver shown in FIG. The figure which shows the example of a menu display by reduction when there exists operation input with the operation button of the main body side in the television receiver shown in FIG. The figure which shows the example of a menu display by reduction / simplification when there exists operation input with the operation button by the subject side in the television receiver shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Antenna, 2 ... Tuner, 3 ... Demodulation circuit, 4 ... Audio processing circuit, 5 ... Sound effect processing circuit, 6 ... Audio signal switcher, 7 ... Audio amplification circuit, 8 ... Speaker, 9 ... Video processing circuit, 10 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Graphic processing circuit, 11 ... Video composition circuit, 12 ... Video amplification circuit, 13 ... Display apparatus, 14 ... CPU, 15 ... RAM, 16 ... ROM, 17 ... Remote control, 18 ... Remote control receiving part, 19 ... Control microcomputer, 20 ... Function-specific operation buttons.

Claims (4)

In a video display device that displays information related to operation as a character graphic image on the display screen, and can selectively use the operation buttons of the remote controller and the operation buttons of the main unit according to the displayed contents ,
A determination means for determining whether an operation is performed by an operation button of the remote controller or an operation by an operation button of the main body equipment at the time of an operation input;
Display control means for displaying the information related to the operation in different sizes when operated by the remote controller and when operated by the operation button of the main body based on the determination result of the determination means; A video display device comprising:   The display control unit displays information related to the operation in a standard size when the determination unit determines that the operation input is from an operation button of the remote controller, and the operation input is provided on the main body. The video display apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display control means for displaying information related to the operation in a size smaller than the standard size when it is determined that the operation button is selected.   The video display device according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays information related to the operation at a predetermined position on a screen. Information related to the operation is displayed on the display screen as text and graphic images, and a video display device that can selectively use the operation buttons of the remote controller and the operation buttons of the main unit according to the displayed contents Used,
Determine whether the operation by the operation button of the remote controller or the operation button of the main body equipment at the time of operation input,
An image display method, wherein information related to the operation is displayed in different sizes when operated by the remote controller and when operated by an operation button of the main body.

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