JPH0870410A - Television receiver with image adjustement function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To improve the operability of the selection/adjustment of image adjustment items in a television receiver provided with an on-screen display function. CONSTITUTION: A user depresses the image adjustment key of a remote controller 10. A remote control signal requesting image adjustment is received by a remote control reception circuit 4 and is reported to a micro processor circuit 1. The micro processor circuit 1 writes elimination information on a diaplay circuit 6 by an adjustment item display elimination means 7. Written adjustment item list display data is displayed by the display circuit 6 and it is shown to the user. A burden given on the user at the time of switching an image adjustment item list and the adjusted image is reduced by reducing the difference in the display method of the image adjustment item list and that of the image in the middle of adjustment. Then, the operability of image adjustmnet can be improved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television receiver and a high definition receiver.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various adjustment items in currently popular television receivers, and most of them are realized by on-screen display (OSD). A conventional television receiver with an image adjusting function will be described below. FIG. 5 shows the configuration of a conventional television receiver with an image adjustment function.

In FIG. 5, 1 is a microcomputer circuit, 2 is a work RAM used by the microcomputer circuit, 3 is a program ROM for writing a program for the microcomputer circuit, 4 is a remote control receiver circuit,
5 is a display data storage RO for storing display data for adjustment
M and 6 are display circuits for displaying an adjustment screen, and 10 is a remote controller for operating the television receiver.

The operation of the OSD device constructed as above will be described below. First, when the user of the television receiver performs image adjustment, he / she presses the image adjustment start key of the remote controller 10. The remote control signal requesting the start of image adjustment is
The signal is received by the remote control receiving circuit 4 and notified to the microprocessor circuit 1. The microprocessor circuit 1 reads the adjustment item to be displayed from the display data storage ROM 5 that stores the display data of the adjustment item of the television receiver, and writes it in the display circuit 6 that displays the adjustment item on the screen. The written display data is displayed on the screen by the display circuit 6 and shown to the user.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the state of the screen of the displayed adjustment items. In this way, a list of adjustment items is first displayed on the screen. The user selects an item to be adjusted from the adjustment item list by pressing the image adjustment item selection key of the remote controller 10. For example, it is assumed that the user selects "black level" as the adjustment item. When the user further presses the image adjustment key, the microprocessor circuit 1 erases the entire image adjustment item list display so that the OSD does not hide the screen of the television in the receiving state which is the adjustment target. .

Then, only the item to be adjusted (here, "black level") selected by the image adjustment item selection key is read from the display data storage ROM 5 which stores the display data of the adjustment item of the television receiver, and the adjustment item is read. Write to the display circuit 6 to be displayed. The written display data (adjustment item “black level”) is displayed on a part of the screen by the display circuit 6, and the screen is switched to the “black level” adjustment screen in FIG. 4 so that the desired “black level” can be adjusted. Like

[0007]

However, in the conventional method described above, when the adjustment item is selected, the position of the adjustment item displayed in the image adjustment item list display (FIG. 2) and the adjustment on the screen are performed. Since the positions of the items (FIG. 4) are different, the burden on the user such as moving the line of sight and reconfirming the contents is large.

Therefore, the present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems, and by displaying the adjustment item at the same position as the adjustment item in the image adjustment item list display, a method of displaying the image adjustment item list and the in-adjustment screen is provided. By reducing the difference, the burden on the user when switching between the image adjustment item list and the adjustment screen is reduced, and a television receiver with an image adjustment function that can improve the operability of image adjustment is provided. It is a thing.

[0009]

To achieve this object, a television receiver with an image adjusting function of the present invention comprises a display data storage ROM for storing display data for adjustment, and a display circuit for displaying an adjustment screen. A microprocessor circuit having a remote control receiving circuit for receiving a remote control signal and notifying the microcomputer circuit, and an adjustment item display deleting means for selecting an adjustment item according to an instruction from the remote controller and deleting the display of the adjustment item other than the selected adjustment item Composed of.

[0010]

With this configuration, the difference between the image adjustment item list and the adjustment screen and the screen information at the time of switching is reduced, and the operability of image adjustment of the television receiver can be improved.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A television receiver with an image adjusting function according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a microcomputer circuit having an adjustment item display deleting means 7, 2 is a work RAM used by the microcomputer circuit, 3 is a program ROM for writing a program for the microcomputer circuit, and 4 is a remote controller. A receiving circuit, 5 is a display data storage ROM for storing display data for adjustment, 6 is a display circuit for displaying an adjustment screen, and 10 is a remote controller for operating the television receiver.

The operation of the television receiver with the image adjusting function according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to the drawings.

When the user of the television receiver performs image adjustment, he or she presses the image adjustment start key of the remote controller 10. A remote control signal requesting the start of image adjustment is received by the remote control receiving circuit and notified to the microprocessor circuit 1. The microprocessor circuit 1 reads from the display data storage ROM 5 and writes it in the display circuit 6. The written adjustment item list display data is displayed by the display circuit 6 and shown to the user.

Next, the user selects an item by pressing the image adjustment item selection key on the remote controller 10. Here, a case where the adjustment item “black level” is selected will be described. Then, the user presses the image adjustment key of the remote controller 10.

The remote control signal requesting image adjustment is received by the remote control receiving circuit 4 and the microprocessor circuit 1
Will be notified. The microprocessor circuit 1 writes the deletion information into the display circuit 6 by the adjustment item display deletion means 7. Here, the deletion information indicates adjustment items other than the selected "black level". The display circuit 6 deletes the adjustment item, which is the deletion information, from the adjustment item list display on the screen. That is, the adjustment items other than the adjustment item "black level" are erased, and the adjustment screen is displayed to the user as an adjustment screen on which only the adjustment item "black level" is displayed (FIG. 3).

As described above, the television receiver of this embodiment can display the adjustment item to be adjusted on the screen without switching the adjustment screen, and the position of the adjustment item on the screen is the same as the adjustment item list. Since it is the position, the burden on the user due to the movement of the line of sight can be reduced, and adjustment items other than the selected adjustment items are deleted from the screen, so there is no need to check the display items by the user. It is possible to reduce the burden on the operator, and since the screen on which the image adjustment item list is displayed is not switched to display the adjustment screen, the operability of image adjustment can be improved.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, a remote controller having an image adjustment start key, an image adjustment item selection key, and an image adjustment key, an adjustment item is selected according to an instruction of the remote controller, and items other than the selected item are deleted. By providing the microprocessor circuit having the adjustment item display deleting means for performing the adjustment display by the adjustment display, the burden on the user when switching between the image adjustment item list and the adjustment screen is reduced, and the operability of the screen adjustment is improved. Can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a television receiver with an image adjusting function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an image adjustment item list display.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen during image adjustment according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional image adjustment screen.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a conventional television receiver with an image adjustment function.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Microcomputer Circuit 2 Work RAM 3 Program ROM 4 Remote Control Reception Circuit 5 Display Data Storage ROM 6 Display Circuit 7 Adjustment Item Display Deletion Means 10 Remote Control 11 Image Adjustment Item List Screen 12 Adjustment Screen

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Chie Hirose 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display data storage ROM for storing display data for adjustment of a television receiver, a display circuit for displaying an adjustment screen, a remote control receiving circuit for receiving a remote control signal and notifying the microcomputer circuit, and a remote control signal. A television with an image adjustment function, which has an adjustment item display deleting means for deleting items other than the adjustment item selected by the above from the adjustment screen.