KR100725505B1 - Display device capable of setting addition functions and method for setting addition functions thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A display apparatus capable of setting additional functions and an additional function setting method provided to set a desired additional function in a user interface by using an additional multi-function key. A display apparatus capable of setting additional functions includes a user interface(210), a menu generator(240), a storage unit(230), a display unit(260), and a controller(270). The user interface has a plurality of operating buttons and a user function key(212) used to request additional functions to be set to the operating buttons. The menu generator generates a menu which displays main functions set in the operating buttons. At least one additional function is set in each operating button by using the menu. The storage unit stores the main functions and additional functions set in the respective operating buttons and all of additional functions settable in the operating buttons. The display unit displays the menu. The controller controls the additional functions set in the operating keys through the menu to be stored in the storage unit.

Description

Display device capable of setting addition functions and method for setting addition functions

1 is a view schematically illustrating a main body panel of a display apparatus in which additional functions can be set according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the display device of FIG. 1;

3A to 3C are diagrams for explaining an additional function setting of a menu screen displayed on the display unit of FIG. 2;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting an additional function according to FIG. 2 of the present invention.

Description of the main parts of the drawing

200: display device 210: user interface unit

212: user function key 220: key signal processing unit

230: storage unit 240: menu generation unit

260 display unit 270 control unit

The present invention relates to a display apparatus and a method for setting an additional function, and more particularly, an additional function setting for setting and changing an additional function desired by a user through an OSD menu on a user interface provided in a main body panel. This relates to a possible display device and an additional function setting method.

Recently, as functions provided by a display device such as a television have been diversified and subdivided, the display device has provided a user interface having a plurality of operation buttons in order to satisfy a user's operation convenience. The user interface is typically implemented as a remote controller or provided on the body panel of the display device.

However, the user interface implemented by the remote controller includes many operation buttons to accommodate user convenience and requirements, while the user interface provided on the main body panel has many operation buttons due to space and design constraints. Have difficulty.

Therefore, the conventional display apparatus allows the additional functions as well as the main function to be set to each operation button provided in the main body panel. For example, the conventional display apparatus provides a function of setting another additional function according to a time when a user continuously presses a predetermined operation button or setting another additional function by simultaneously pressing at least two operation buttons. have.

However, when a small number of operation buttons are provided in the main body panel of the conventional display apparatus, setting various additional functions through the above-described method is limited, and thus, the user has a limitation in setting many additional functions.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to set the additional function desired by the user on the user interface provided in the main body panel, the additional function can be set to facilitate the user convenience by setting the additional function for each sub mode through the OSD menu A display device and an additional function setting method are provided.

In order to solve the above technical problem, a display apparatus capable of setting additional functions according to the present invention is provided on a main body panel, and includes a plurality of operation buttons and a user function key for requesting setting of additional functions for each operation button. A user interface unit; A menu generator configured to display a main function set for the plurality of operation buttons and to generate a menu for setting at least one additional function for each operation button; A storage unit for storing the main function preset to the operation buttons, the at least one additional function, and all additional functions settable to the operation buttons; A display unit displaying the generated menu; And a controller configured to process the additional function set for each operation button to be stored in the storage unit through the menu displayed by a request of the user function key.

Preferably, editing of the main function displayed on the menu is impossible, and editing of the set additional function is possible.

In detail, the menu includes a main mode for displaying the main function preset to the plurality of operation buttons, and a plurality of sub modes for setting the additional function for each operation button, and operation of the user interface unit. When one of the plurality of sub-modes is selected by the controller, the controller processes each operation button to perform an additional function corresponding to the selected sub-mode.

On the other hand, to solve the above technical problem, the additional function setting method of the display apparatus according to the present invention, the step of requesting additional function setting of each operation button provided on the main body panel; Displaying a main function preset for each operation button and generating a menu for setting at least one additional function for each operation button; Displaying the generated menu with an OSD; Setting a predetermined additional function for each operation button through the displayed menu; And storing the set predetermined additional function for each operation button.

In more detail, the displayed menu is composed of a main mode for displaying the main function preset to each operation button, and a plurality of sub-modes for setting the additional function for each operation button, wherein the storing is performed. Thereafter, when one of the plurality of sub-modes is selected by an operation of a predetermined key provided in the main body panel, the operation buttons perform additional functions corresponding to the selected sub-modes.

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

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a main body panel of a display apparatus capable of setting additional functions according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the display apparatus of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, the display apparatus 200 capable of setting additional functions according to the present invention includes a user interface 210, a key signal processor 220, a storage 230, a menu generator 240, and a signal processor. 250, a display unit 260, and a control unit 270.

First, the display apparatus 200 capable of setting additional functions according to the present invention provides a multi function key function to set or change additional functions desired by a user to a plurality of operation buttons provided in the main body.

The user interface unit 210 is a user interface for outputting a request signal for setting or performing a function supported by the display apparatus 200 to the controller 270, and is provided in the main body panel of the display apparatus 200. To this end, the user interface 210 includes a plurality of operation buttons (k1, k2, ..., kn, n are integers), a user function key 212, and a power key such as a direction key and a confirmation key. .

The plurality of operation buttons k1, k2, ..., kn is provided only a small number due to the design constraint of the display device 200, in the embodiment of the present invention the first to seventh operation buttons (k1, k2, k3) , k4, k5, k6, k7) will be described as an example. The first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 are buttons for selecting a preset main function at the time of factory shipment or at the product design stage. For example, the main functions as shown in Table 1 below are preset.

Operation Button First operation button Second operation button Third operation button Fourth Operation Button Fifth Operation Button 6th Operation Button Article 7 operation button Main function Volume up (▶) Volume down (◀) Channel up (▲) Channel Down (▼) External input selection menu Enter

Referring to Table 1, the first operation button k1 increases the volume, the second operation button k2 decreases the volume, the third operation button k3 increases the channel, and the fourth operation button k4 uses the channel. The main function of the reduction is preset, and the main function of selecting one of the external devices connected to the display apparatus 200 is provided in the fifth operation button k5, and the display apparatus 200 is provided in the sixth operation button k6. A main function for requesting a menu to be made, and an enter key function for performing a check operation are preset in the seventh operation button k7.

The user function key 212 is a multi-function key, and outputs a signal for requesting entry into the user setting mode to the controller 270. The user setting mode is a mode for setting at least one additional function to the above-described first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 or for changing or deleting the additional function set by the user. Here, since the user setting mode provides a plurality of sub modes, the user may set different additional functions to the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 for each sub mode.

The key signal processing unit 220 is an analog / digital converter that converts a predetermined key signal output from the user interface unit 210 into a digital signal and transmits it to the control unit 270.

The storage unit 230 has a main function preset to the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7, and a plurality of additional functions that are reset to the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 for each sub mode by the user. And a list of all the additional functions that can be set and changed in the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7. Here, the additional functions set in each of the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 may be set differently or similarly for each mode provided by the user setting mode. As the storage unit 230, a non-volatile non-volatile data output RAM (NVRAM), an EEPROM, a flash memory, or the like is used.

When the user function key 212 is selected, the menu generating unit 240 generates a menu screen for setting or changing additional functions for the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 and displaying an OSD (On Screen Display). Process.

In more detail, the menu generating unit 240 reads main function information for the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 stored in the storage unit 230, and displays the main function information displayed. A menu screen composed of a plurality of sub-modes for setting or changing additional functions for the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 is generated.

The signal processor 250 processes a broadcast signal received through a broadcast signal receiver such as a tuner (not shown) into a viewable signal and outputs it to the display unit 260 and a speaker (not shown).

The display unit 260 displays an OSD menu generated by the menu generator 240 and an image processed by the signal processor 250, and includes a cathode ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal display (LCD), and a plasma display panel (PDP). ) And so on.

3A is a diagram illustrating an example of a menu screen for setting additional functions displayed on the display of FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the menu screen generated by the menu generator 240 includes a main mode, first to nth sub modes (n is an integer), a deletion field, an application field, and a cancellation field.

When the user function key 212 is selected, the menu screen shows the main function set as shown in [Table 1] in the currently selected mode and the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 currently used. Here, the current setting state is indicated by a separate mark (√), or by changing the background color (indicated by a dotted line).

The main mode is a mode in which the basic functions provided by the manufacturer are preset in the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 in the step of producing the display apparatus 200, and the user arbitrarily changes or deletes them. Can not. In order to operate the basic functions provided by the display apparatus 200, the main mode defines functions such as movement, selection, and adjustment (navigation) for selecting and editing items on the menu as basic functions. This is because if the change is omitted, there is no way to edit the additional functions of the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 when there is no transmitter such as a remote controller.

However, the user can delete the additional functions set in the first to nth sub-modes at one time by selecting the delete field of the menu screen. The simultaneous deletion function may be implemented as a main function in one of the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 as well as the menu screen.

The first to nth sub-modes are modes in which additional functions are set in the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 by the user, and the user may generate n sub-modes. Accordingly, the user can adaptively select a predetermined submode to apply the additional function.

Meanwhile, the method of setting or changing the additional functions of the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 through the menu screen as shown in FIG. 3A provides a different operation form depending on the presence of the enter key. For example, the present invention provides differentiated processing depending on whether or not the main function of 'confirmation' is preset in any one of the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7.

First, when a separate enter key (not shown) and a direction key (not shown) exist in the user interface unit 210, that is, as shown in Table 1, the seventh operation button k7 operates as an enter key. When the third and fourth operation buttons k3 and k4 operate as direction keys, use the direction keys k3 and k4 to move to the sub mode in which the additional function is to be set and press the enter key k7 again to enter the desired sub mode (eg For example, select the first sub mode.

3B is a diagram illustrating a menu screen in which a first sub mode is selected in FIG. 3A when an enter key is provided in FIG. 1. As a result, the line corresponding to the first sub mode is activated (indicated by a dotted line) and marked by a mark (√). Then, by moving the cursor to the operation button (for example, the first operation button k1) to set or change the additional function, the enter key k7 is reselected in the area corresponding to the moved operation button. If so, the menu generator 240 generates a list of additional functions that can be set in the first operation button k1 and lists the list on the menu screen. The additional function list is a list displaying a plurality of channel numbers that can be tuned in the display apparatus 200 and a plurality of additional functions such as automatic power saving, parental control, and contrast in text or image.

Therefore, when a user selects one additional function or channel number from the list of additional functions displayed on the menu screen by adjusting the direction keys k3 and k4 and enters the enter key k7, the user selects the first sub mode in the first sub mode. The additional function setting for one operation button k1 is completed. In this case, the additional function list is preferably displayed in an area where the first sub menu and the first operation button k1 intersect, or in some areas such as the top, bottom, left and right of the menu screen. The above operation for setting additional functions is similarly applied to the second to nth sub-modes and the second to seventh operation buttons k2 to k7.

3C is a diagram illustrating a menu screen in which a second sub mode is selected in FIG. 3A when a separate enter key is not provided in the display device of FIG. 1. Therefore, in this case, it is preferable that the user function key is replaced in place of 'Enter' in FIG. 3A.

When a separate enter key (not shown) is not provided in the user interface unit 210, that is, when one of the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 is not set as a main function. When the user function key 212 is first selected, the display unit 260 displays a menu screen showing the current state as shown in FIG. 3A. When the user function key 212 is reselected, the first sub mode is activated (indicated by a dotted line), and a mark √ is displayed. That is, each time the user function key 212 is reselected, the main mode and the first to nth sub modes are toggled sequentially.

When a sub mode in which the additional function is to be set (for example, the second sub mode) is selected by the operation of the user function key 212, as shown in FIG. 3C, the line corresponding to the second sub mode is activated (indicated by a dotted line). Displayed). When the third and fourth operation buttons k3 and k4 set as up / down keys are selected in the area corresponding to the operation button (for example, the first operation button k1) to set or change the additional function, the menu The generation unit 240 generates a list of additional functions that can be set in the second operation button k2.

Then, by the operation of the third and fourth operation buttons k3 and k4, the additional function to be set to the first operation button k1 is activated (indicated by a dotted line), and the user function key 212 is reselected by the user. In the second sub mode, the additional function setting for the first operation button k1 is completed. The above operations for setting additional functions are similarly applied to the other sub-modes and other operation buttons k2 to k7.

Referring back to FIG. 2, the controller 270 operates the entire display apparatus 200 according to a signal generated from the user interface 210 or a remote controller (not shown) and a control program pre-stored in a ROM (not shown). To control.

In the present invention, the control unit 270 corresponds to the received selection signal when the selection signal for any one of the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 is received from the user interface unit 210 by changing the digital signal. Process to perform the function. For example, when the first operation button k1 is selected, the controller 270 controls a chip (not shown) related to the volume to perform a volume up which is a function set in the first operation button k1.

In addition, when the selection signal for the user setting mode is received from the user function key 212, the control unit 270 generates and displays a menu screen as shown in FIG. 3A based on the information stored in the storage unit 230. 230, the menu generator 240 and the display 260 are controlled.

In addition, when the additional functions of the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 are set or changed for at least one sub mode by the operation of the menu screen and the user interface unit 210 as illustrated in FIGS. 3A to 3C, The controller 270 processes the set / modified additional functions to be stored in the storage 230 by being mapped to the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 and at least one sub mode.

After the at least one sub-mode is completed, if the completed sub-mode (eg, the first sub-mode) is selected as the current setting state by the operation of the user interface unit 210, the controller 270 generates a first sub-mode. When the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 are selected, the additional function set in the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 of the first sub mode is performed.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting an additional function according to FIG. 2 of the present invention.

First, a flowchart of FIG. 4 will be described taking an example in which an enter key is preset as a main function of a seventh operation button k7 of the display apparatus 200 of the present invention.

1 to 4, when the selection signal for the user setting mode is received from the user function key 212 provided in the main body panel of the display apparatus 200 (S410), the controller 270 may present the present invention as illustrated in FIG. 3A. A menu screen displaying a setting state is generated to process an OSD to be displayed (S420). Here, the selection signal for the user setting mode is used to set additional functions to the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7.

After the operation S420 is performed, if a predetermined sub mode of the displayed menu screen is selected by the direction keys k3 and k4 (S430), the controller 270 activates the first sub mode, which is the selected predetermined sub mode, as shown in FIG. 3B. (Indicated by the dotted lines), the marking process (√) (S440).

When the first operation button k1, which is a predetermined operation button to set the additional function, is selected (S450), the controller 270 may display the list of additional function settable on the first operation button k1 to display it. Process (S460).

After the step S460, if the predetermined additional function is set to the first operation button (k1) (S465) and other additional functions of the second to seventh operation buttons (k2 to k7) are completed (S470), the control unit 270 The set additional functions are stored in the storage unit 230 in correspondence with the first to seventh operation buttons k1 to k7 and the first sub mode (S480). The controller 270 recognizes that the current setting state is switched from the main mode to the first sub mode.

Therefore, after operation S480, when the first operation button k1 is selected from the user interface unit 210 (S490), the controller 270 performs the additional function set in the first operation button k1 of the first sub mode. The display apparatus 200 is controlled to be performed (S495).

On the other hand, the number of sub-modes set on the menu screen of the present invention is fixed at the manufacturing stage or expandable by the user.

In addition, the user may provide additional functions having the same characteristics for each submode to improve utilization of the operation buttons. That is, each operation button of the first sub mode is provided with a channel according to the degree of interest to facilitate channel tuning, and additional functions such as image quality improvement are provided on each operation button of the second sub mode (for example, noise processing and contrast). It can be set to facilitate the image quality improvement.

In addition, the present invention can provide the above-described multi-function key function by having a LED (Light Emitting Diode) or LCD auxiliary window in the main body panel as well as the OSD menu screen.

According to the display apparatus and the additional function setting method which can set the additional function according to the present invention, it is possible to set the additional function desired by the user in the user interface provided in the main body panel by separately providing the multi function keys. In particular, it is possible to provide various additional functions suitable for individual characteristics by setting or changing additional functions on each operation key for each of a plurality of sub-modes through the OSD menu.

As a result, the user interface can be used in the same manner as that provided with a plurality of operation buttons without affecting the appearance of the display device, the user can be more useful, and the utilization of the user interface can be improved.

Although the present invention has been described in detail through the representative embodiments, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make various modifications without departing from the scope of the present invention with respect to the embodiments described above. I will understand. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

Claims (6)

A user interface unit provided in the main body panel and having a plurality of operation buttons and a user function key for requesting setting of additional functions for each operation button; A menu generator configured to display a main function set for the plurality of operation buttons and to generate a menu for setting at least one additional function that can be edited for each operation button; A storage unit for storing the main function preset to the operation buttons, the at least one additional function, and all additional functions settable to the operation buttons; A display unit displaying the generated menu; And And a controller configured to process the additional functions set for each operation button to be stored in the storage unit through the menu displayed by a request of the user function key. The method of claim 1, A display apparatus capable of setting additional functions, wherein editing of the main functions displayed on the menu is impossible. The method of claim 1, The menu includes a main mode for displaying the main function preset to the plurality of operation buttons, and a plurality of sub modes for setting the additional function for each operation button. When one of the plurality of sub-modes is selected by the user interface unit, the controller processes the operation buttons to perform additional functions corresponding to the selected sub-mode. Device. Requesting additional function setting of each operation button provided in the main body panel; Displaying a main function preset for each operation button, and generating a menu for setting at least one additional function that can be edited for each operation button; Displaying the generated menu with an OSD; Setting a predetermined additional function for each operation button through the displayed menu; And And storing the set predetermined additional functions for each of the operation buttons. The method of claim 4, wherein The displayed menu is composed of a main mode for displaying the main function preset to each operation button, and a plurality of sub modes for setting the additional function for each operation button. After the storing step, If one of the plurality of sub-modes is selected by an operation of a predetermined key provided in the main body panel, performing each of the operation buttons to perform additional functions corresponding to the selected sub-mode; How to set up additional functions of the device. The method of claim 4, wherein And the main function displayed on the menu is not editable by a user.

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