KR0135156B1 - System supplying help message and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and a method for providing a product holding function and help (HELP) message.

Conventionally, the product holding functions and usage methods of various electric and electronic products are delivered to the user as an attached booklet such as a user manual or service manual, or the function description of the product is embedded in the product itself. Information was provided only visually.

Accordingly, the present invention can visually provide a HELP message regarding a product holding function or a method of using the built-in or external memory of the microcomputer 30, and can also provide audible sound using a voice IC. In addition, the method of providing the product can be used more conveniently by using a simple key operation without multiple selection processes.

The present invention is also applicable to various electrical and electronic products, computers, and measurement equipment.

Description

Help message providing system and method

1 (a) and (b) show a conventional message providing screen.

2 is a conventional remote control configuration.

3 is a block diagram of the present invention.

4 is a memory map for performing each function according to the present invention.

Figure 5 (a), (b) is a control panel and remote control configuration of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart for performing a method of providing a help message according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: remote control 20: remote control receiver

30: microcomputer 40: display unit

50: key input unit 60: image output unit

70: voice IC unit 80: voice output unit

90: switching unit.

The present invention relates to a system for providing a help message (hereinafter referred to as HELP) and a method thereof, and more particularly, to display a product holding function of a TV, a VCR or other electrical and electronic products, and a matter necessary for the use of the product with a simple key operation. The present invention relates to a HELP message providing system and an method for providing the audio.

In general, the product holding function and usage of various electric and electronic products are delivered to the user as an attached booklet such as an Owner's Manual or a service manual, or explain the function of the product as an advertisement through a TV or broadcast media. Some products (eg VCRs) have their own function descriptions embedded in the product itself to be used.

1 shows a function (menu) of a product displayed on a screen by such a conventional method, for example, (a) shows a main menu screen on which a main menu which is a function held by the product is displayed, (b) Shows a HELP menu screen on which the instruction for use of the product is displayed, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the remote controller 10 for selecting it.

The remote controller 10 is composed of a menu key 11 for giving a command to display the main screen of FIG. 1A and a key matrix 12 for inputting a number.

And the system for implementing the function by the remote control 10 key input as described above is a remote control receiving unit that accepts the key input of the remote control 10, a microcomputer to control the system as a whole, to the remote control under the control of the microcomputer A display unit for displaying a function selected by the display unit is provided in a set, and includes a key input unit for performing various functions corresponding to the remote controller. The microcomputer has an internal and an external ROM, and the ROM includes the function display data of the product. Is stored.

In the case of a TV, an On Screen Dis-play (hereinafter referred to as OSD) IC may be used instead of the internal and external ROM.

In the above system, when the user wants to know the set operation and presses the menu key 11, the display of the set is displayed on the screen of the set as shown in the main screen of FIG.

Here, if the number of the item with HELP (No. 1 in the case of FIG. 1 (a)) is pressed on the key matrix 12, the HELP menu (FIG. 1 (b)) of the set is displayed on the display unit. .

Here, the user presses the key of the key matrix 12 corresponding to the desired item of HELP to view the contents of the HELP.

For example, if you want to see the edit of HELP contents (hereinafter referred to as EDIT), press 1 of the key matrix 12 to view the contents of the editing.

However, in the conventional technology as described above, it is very inconvenient to use because the user has to make several selections while watching the screen one by one in order to obtain desired information.

In addition, since the whole menu and HELP menu regarding the function of the product can be viewed only visually on the screen, it is not available to the visually impaired, which makes the user feel uncomfortable.

The present invention is to solve this point, the object of the present invention is to provide the product retention function of the product itself on the screen or voice in the case of a product that provides the product retention function and requirements for use as a user manual or service manual, etc. The present invention provides a HELP message providing system and a method thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a HELP message providing system and method for visually and audibly providing a function and use requirement of a product without a plurality of selection processes by simple key operation.

A feature of the present invention for achieving this purpose is to provide a HELP message about the product's retention function or its use method visually by using the internal or external memory of the microcomputer, and also acoustically using the voice IC. It can be provided, and the method of providing it can be provided simply by configuring a separate key for a product holding function display or HELP message.

Features of the present invention to achieve the above object is a remote control 10 for inputting a function display and function display release key, a help menu key, a function execution key, and the remote control 10 of The remote control receiver 20 for receiving a key input, the microcomputer 30 for controlling the system as a whole, and the display unit 40 for displaying a function selected by the remote controller 10 under the control of the microcomputer 30. And a key input unit 50 provided in the set and corresponding to the remote controller 10, and an image output unit 60 for outputting a video signal constituting a screen under the control of the microcomputer 30.

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

3 is a block diagram of a HELP message providing system according to the present invention. The remote controller 10 for key input, the remote controller receiver 20 for receiving key input of the remote controller 10, and a system are shown. The microcomputer 20 for overall control, the display unit 40 for displaying the function selected by the remote controller 10 under the control of the microcomputer 30, and the microcomputer 30 connected to the remote controller 10. Key input unit 50 for performing various functions of the system corresponding to the control panel), and an image output unit 60 for outputting an image signal for constituting a screen to the display unit 40 under the control of the microcomputer 30. ), A voice IC unit 70 comprising a plurality of voice ICs 70a-70n with built-in voices and instructions for using the product, and a speaker for outputting voices of the voice IC unit 70. Connect the audio output unit 80, the audio output unit 80 and the display unit 40 It consists of a switching unit 90 to be a switch for selecting.

In addition, the microcomputer 30 has a ROM inside or outside thereof, and the internal ROM is determined at the beginning of the production of the product to display a function of the product, and the contents thereof are stored as data. 4 shows a memory map showing the data storage area for the HELP menu.

That is, it is composed of an address section 16 indicating an address of data and a data section 17 of a place where the value of the address is stored. In the case of a TV, an OSD IC may be used.

The display 40 may be a TV screen in the case of a TV or a VCR, and may be a monitor in other products.

FIG. 5 (a) shows an external view of the key input unit 60 according to the present invention, that is, a control panel of a product, and displays a function display and a function display for displaying and releasing a product holding function. Keys 13a and 13b, a HELP menu key 14 for explaining a specific function of a product according to a user's request, various function keys for performing a set of functions (e.g., EDIT 14a, DUBBING (14b) ... (14n)).

Here, each of the keys may be added to a key currently used without separately configuring the key, but in this case, it may cause inconvenience to users.

FIG. 5 (b) shows a block diagram of the remote controller according to the present invention. The function display and the function display release keys 13a and 13b, the HELP menu key 14 for explaining the use of the product, and It is composed of a key matrix 15 that is a key for giving a command to perform a function on a set, such as the function performing keys 14a-14n, and 18 is a power key.

Here, the function display and the function display release keys 13a, 13b and the HELP menu key 14 perform the same functions as those provided on the control panel.

The present invention configured as described above will be described with the flowchart of FIG.

First, if the user wants to know what function the product being used has, first press the function display key 13a on the remote controller 10.

The input of the function display key 13a is then recognized by the determination in step 100.

Here, the function display key 13a may be a key on the control panel.

When the microcomputer 30 recognizes a key input of the remote controller 10, the microcomputer 30 controls the image output unit 60 to display the product holding function data held in a built-in or external ROM on the display unit 40. Send a control signal.

The image output unit 60 receiving the control signal outputs a function display screen for displaying a function on the display unit 40 to the display unit 40 (101).

When the function display release key 13b on the remote controller 10 is input in the same way as described above, the microcomputer 30 receives the control and releases the function display screen of the display unit 40 by controlling the image output unit 60 ( 102), 103.

Herein, the product-owned display will be described in more detail. The built-in or external ROM of the microcomputer 30 is stored under the control of the microcomputer 30 when the function display key 13a of the remote controller 10 is input. The display data is sent to the image output unit 60 through a display control signal generator (not shown) inside the microcomputer 30, and thus the image output unit 60 can configure a screen on the display unit 40. By outputting the video signal, the user can see the product holding function.

In addition, the display of the product holding function can be displayed on the display tube (digitron) of the front panel of the product without being displayed on the screen.

In the above case, when the user wants to be provided with information by voice, when the voice output unit 80 is selected by the switching unit 90, the voice ICs 70a-70b of the voice IC unit 70 are controlled by the microcomputer 30. The product holding function of the product is stored in the voice IC through the voice output unit 80.

On the other hand, if the user is in doubt about a specific function of the product while operating the product, first press the HELP menu key 14, the microcomputer 30 recognizes that the HELP menu key 14 input to enter the HELP menu mode. 100.

Here, the key input recognition method of the microcomputer 30 is a method of recognizing which key an input key is by using a voltage value corresponding to the input key.

When the microcomputer 30 recognizes the HELP menu mode, the HELP subroutine of FIG. 6 is performed.

First, when the user enters the HELP subroutine, the user waits until a key of an operation desired by the user is input (104). If the user wants to exit the HELP menu mode, the HELP subroutine is terminated by pressing the HELP menu key 14 again (105). ).

If the user wants to know about EDIT, the user inputs the EDIT key 14a.

The microcomputer 30 then determines which key is the currently input key 106i and recognizes the input of the EDIT key 14a.

When the input of the EDIT key 14a is recognized, the HELP contents of the EDIT are displayed (107i).

That is, the memory device corresponding to the value of the EDIT key 14a goes to the address start address of the memory in which the HELP message is recorded, and the data values corresponding to the key value are read and displayed on the display unit 40.

When the HELP message for the EDIT is located at 0228 in FIG. 4, the microcomputer 30 reads the data at 0228 and displays the data on the display 40 through the image output unit 60.

Then, the display continues until the EDIT key 14a is pressed again. If the EDIT key 14a is pressed, the subroutine terminates to return to the main routine (not shown) (108i).

Here, as another termination method of the subroutine, the HELP menu key 14 may be terminated when it is input again, or the function display release key 13b may be used.

On the other hand, the HELP subroutine, after inputting the HELP menu key 14, when the various function execution keys 14a-14n are input, the microcomputer 30 is a key corresponding to a certain function of the input function execution keys 14a-14n. The acknowledgment is determined (106i-106n) and a HELP message for that function is displayed (107i-107n), and the display termination is performed in the same manner as in the step 108i above to end (108i-108n).

In another embodiment of the HELP subroutine, it is determined which key the input key corresponds to, and pressing the HELP menu key 14 while displaying the function asks whether the subroutine is to be performed again in that state. If yes, the subroutine can be repeated, and if no, the subroutine can be exited.

Schematic of this is as follows.

HELP

↓

EDIT

↓

DUBBING

↓

Select No with the HELP menu key to exit the subroutine.

On the other hand, when the user wants to receive the HELP message function by voice, when the user selects the voice output unit 80 with the switch of the switching unit 90, the function selected by the remote controller 10 is the corresponding voice of the voice IC unit 70. It is output from the ICs 70a-70n and output to the voice output unit 80.

For example, the following matters will be provided by voice.

1. Time setting

2. Reservation recording method using KBPS

3. Schedule recording using VPS

4. If you cannot run the schedule

And so forth.

And the present invention can be applied to home appliances or various measuring equipment, for example, as follows.

1. Basic setting method

2. How to wash rice

3. How to fit the water

4. How to choose rice

And so forth.

As described above, the present invention allows the user to receive audible and visual services by simply operating a key when necessary by storing a product's holding function and a product use requirement in a memory and a voice IC in the product itself.

In addition, by doing so, the user can easily use a variety of functions for the product, and there is a side effect of increasing the preference of the product.

Claims (6)

A remote control unit 10 for inputting a function display input key and a function display release key, a help menu key, a function execution key, a remote control receiver 20 for receiving a key input of the remote control 10, and a system as a whole. A microcomputer 30 for controlling the product, a voice IC unit 70 having built-in functions and instructions for using the product, a voice output unit 80 for outputting the voice of the voice IC unit 70, A switching unit 90 for selecting the voice output unit 80 and the display unit 40, a display unit 40 displaying a function selected by the remote controller 10 under the control of the microcomputer 30; And a key input unit 50 provided in the set and corresponding to the remote controller 10, and an image output unit 60 for outputting a video signal for constituting a screen under the control of the microcomputer 30. HELP message providing system. The HELP message providing system according to claim 1, wherein the voice IC unit (70) comprises a plurality of voice ICs (70a-70n). Checking (100) the input of the function display key (13a) and the input of the HELP menu key (14); checking (100) the input of the function display key (13a) in step (100); In step (101-103), and when the function display key (13a) input the product holding function in the screen or voice, and terminates the input of the release key in step (100), and the HELP menu key 14 in the step (100) When the function execution keys 14a-14n are input after input, providing the HELP message determined according to the corresponding function execution key (104,105,106i-106n, 107i-107n), and the steps (107i-107n). Determining whether to terminate the provision of the HELP message in step (8) and terminating if it is determined that the termination is performed (108i-108n). 4. Method according to claim 3, characterized in that the termination in said steps (108i-108n) is performed with the input of a HELP menu key (14a). 4. A function execution key (14a-) according to claim 3, wherein the termination at the steps (108i-108n) corresponds to the function being displayed in the steps (107i-107n) in accordance with each function execution key (14a-14n) input. 14n) the product holding function and HELP message providing method characterized in that carried out with the input. 4. Method according to claim 3, characterized in that the terminating in steps (108i-108n) is performed with the input of a function display release key (13b).