KR101239972B1 - Display apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a display device. Display device according to the present invention, the display unit; A user selector for selecting a menu having a plurality of main items and a plurality of sub-items for the main items; A signal processor which processes a signal for display on the display unit; When the menu is selected through the user selection unit, the main item and the sub-item are displayed on the display unit, the plurality of sub-items are arranged in a mutual perspective, and a part of the plurality of main items is via the user selector. And a control unit for controlling the signal processor so that the selected main item and the sub-item are displayed in a different size than other main items and sub-breakdowns for the other main items. Accordingly, the present invention provides a display device in which a user can select a menu more easily by displaying menu items displayed on the display unit in three dimensions.

Description

Display device {DISPLAY APPARATUS}

1 is a control block diagram of a display apparatus according to the present invention,

2 is a view showing a menu screen displayed on the display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a diagram illustrating a menu screen displayed on a display unit according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: tuner 30: signal processor

35: signal processing unit 37: UI generation unit

50: display unit 70: control unit

80: user selection unit

The present invention relates to a display apparatus, and more particularly, to a display apparatus and a search method for improving a menu screen displayed on a display unit when searching a menu having a plurality of main items and a plurality of sub-items.

A general display apparatus for displaying an image, such as a television, a monitor, or a PDP apparatus, includes a display unit for displaying an image screen, a signal processor for processing an input image signal, and converting the image signal to be displayed on the display unit. And a microcomputer for controlling their operation.

Such a display device displays a user adjustment menu including various adjustment items for adjusting the state of the display device on an on screen display (OSD) screen. Thus, the user can adjust the state of the display apparatus while viewing the user adjustment menu.

On the other hand, in order to satisfy the adjustment of various functions that increase as the function of the display device is diversified and the demand of the user increases, the number of adjustment items to be displayed is increased or the depth is adjusted to adjust the detailed settings of the adjustment items. It uses concepts and page concepts. For example, in the conventional display apparatus, when the predetermined adjustment item is selected to adjust the detailed setting corresponding to the predetermined adjustment item among the adjustment items of the displayed user adjustment menu, the user display menu is no longer displayed. The lower adjustment menu corresponding to the predetermined adjustment item is displayed without being displayed. That is, the displayed user adjustment menu is switched to the lower adjustment menu and displayed.

However, users who use the custom menu on the display device may not understand how the menu screen is switched by using the depth concept or the page concept, or even if the user understands the instruction or the selected item accurately. There is.

Recently, a method of displaying a GUI (Graphic User Interface) such as the above-described user adjustment menu so as to be easily understood by a user has emerged. As a representative method, a method of adjusting the size and color or luminance level of an indicated item is not indicated. A halftone method may be used to make it easier for a user to distinguish between an item that is not indicated and an indicated item, or to display a background image and a user adjustment menu by overlapping the displayed item by lowering a display tone of the indicated item.

However, this is still a 2D (2-Dimension) process, which may limit the user visually distinguish from the indicated or selected item.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a display device that allows a user to select a menu more easily by displaying menu items displayed on the display unit in three dimensions.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a display device that can search the menu items in a more intuitive and easy way by giving a priority to the sub-items displayed close to the distance to search the sub-items in the order in which the user is displayed closer It is.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display apparatus having a display unit, comprising: a user selection unit for selecting a menu having a plurality of main items and a plurality of sub-items for the main items; A signal processor which processes a signal for display on the display unit; When the menu is selected through the user selection unit, the main item and the sub-item are displayed on the display unit, a plurality of the sub-items are displayed in a mutual perspective, and some of the plurality of main items are displayed through the user selection unit. And a control unit for controlling the signal processor so that the selected main item and the sub item are displayed in a different size than the other main item and the sub-yield of the other main item.

Here, the sub-items are displayed in a mutual perspective with respect to a predetermined axis, and when the sequential search signal of the sub-item is received through the user selector, the sub-item is referenced to a predetermined axis among the plurality of sub-items displayed in perspective. You can search in the order of sub-items with close distances.

The control unit may assign a priority to the subitems to be searched according to the search signal in a subitem order in which the subitems are arranged close to each other on a predetermined axis, and the plurality of subitems listed each time the priority is changed according to the search signal. The signal processor may be controlled to change the arrangement order of the subitems.

The control unit may be configured to display the height of the selected main item and the sub-item differently from the sub-yield of another main item and the other main item when a part of the plurality of main items is selected through the user selection unit. You can control wealth.

On the other hand, according to the present invention, there is provided a display apparatus having a display unit, comprising: a user selection unit for selecting a menu having a plurality of main items and a plurality of sub-items for the main items; A signal processor which processes a signal for display on the display unit; When the menu is selected through the user selection unit, the main item is displayed on the display unit. When some of the plurality of main items are selected through the user selection unit, the selected main item is displayed in a different size from other main items. And a control unit for controlling the signal processor to display the plurality of sub-items for the selected main item in a mutual perspective.

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

1 illustrates that the display device according to the present invention is a digital television as an example. However, the display device according to the present invention is not necessarily limited to digital television.

As shown in FIG. 1, the display apparatus according to the present invention includes a signal processor 30, a display 50, a user selector 80, and a controller 70 for controlling them. In addition, the display apparatus according to the present invention may further include a signal receiver 15 for receiving a broadcast signal from an external source such as a broadcast station and a tuner 10 for tuning the broadcast signal according to a channel as necessary. .

The display unit 50 receives an image signal output from the signal processor 30 to be described later and displays an image on the screen. The display unit 50 includes a display module (not shown) for displaying an image and a module driver (not shown) for processing an input image signal to display an image on the display module.

The display module according to the present invention is applicable to various types of display modules such as a cathode ray tube (CRT), a digital light processing (DLP), a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display panel (PDP), and the like. Herein, when the display module is DLP, the module driver includes an optical engine. When the display module is an LCD, the module driver includes a printed circuit board for converting an image signal input from the signal processor unit 30 into a data signal and a gate signal. It will include. Similarly, each display unit 50 may have a configuration of a corresponding module driver according to the type of each display module.

The tuner 10 tunes a predetermined channel according to the pre-international language signal from the controller 70 to be described later among the plurality of channels received through the signal receiver 15 such as an antenna.

The signal processor 30 processes the image signal so that the display unit 50 can display and outputs the image signal to the display unit 50. Here, the signal processor 30 may include a UI generator 37 and a signal processor 35. When the broadcast signal is a digital signal, the signal processor 30 may further include a demultiplexer 31 and a decoder 33 as necessary.

When the digital broadcast signal tuned from the tuner 10 is applied, the demultiplexer 31 separates and outputs the digital broadcast signal input in the form of a transport stream into a video signal, an audio signal, and data, and the decoder 33 Each signal separated by the demultiplexer 31 is decoded and output to the signal processor 35.

The UI generator 37 generates a predetermined interface screen and outputs it to the signal processor 35. Here, the UI generator 37 may include an OSD generator for generating a predetermined interface screen, a region of the graphics card, a 3D graphics engine capable of processing an image in 3D (3-Dimension), and a corresponding program. Can be implemented.

The UI generator 37 may generate an interface screen having a predetermined menu under the control of the controller 70 to be described later. Here, the menu may include a plurality of main items and a plurality of sub items for the main items.

Here, the UI generating unit 37 may process the menu having the main item and the sub item to have a perspective as described below, and display the menu on the display unit 50. In this case, the UI generator 37 processes the menu in two-dimensional coordinates, and may change the display state according to the distance so that the user may feel in three dimensions.

Alternatively, the UI generator 37 may model a geometric shape of the content information using a three-dimensional coordinate system, including a three-dimensional engine, project the three-dimensional shape on a two-dimensional plane, and generate the same. The process of rendering the color and contrast of the three-dimensional shape is processed. The rendering process is a process of adding realism by adding three-dimensional textures such as shadows or color changes to graphics, such as hidden surface removal, shading, texture mapping, and the like. It may include.

As such, when the UI generator 37 calculates a display state of each piece of content information in a three-dimensional coordinate system including a three-dimensional engine and displays each piece of content information in the three-dimensional coordinates having a perspective, the display unit 50, It is possible to provide the user with an improved interface screen than the two-dimensional coordinates.

The signal processor 35 may process the interface screen generated by the UI generator 37 and output the processed interface screen to the display 50, or may be separately processed by the signal processor 35 and the UI generator 37. The generated interface screen may be synthesized and output to the display unit 50.

The user selector 80 outputs a predetermined key signal to the controller 70 to be described later in accordance with a user's operation. The user selector 80 is used by a user to input or select a predetermined function, and may be variously implemented using a plurality of input keys, buttons, a remote controller, a mouse, and the like. Here, the user may operate the user selector 80 to output a selection signal for displaying a menu on the display unit 50 to the controller 70, and the selection signal for selecting items of the menu is also included in the controller 70. ) Can be printed.

The controller 70 controls each unit of the display device to display an image on the display unit 50.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, when a signal for displaying a menu on the display unit 50 is received through the user selector 80, the controller 70 controls the UI generator 37 to generate a menu. can do. At this time, the controller 70 controls the signal processor 30 to display the main item and the sub item on the display unit 50 when the menu is selected through the user selector 80. In addition, the controller 70 according to the present invention may control the signal processor 30 to display a plurality of sub-items in perspective with each other.

At this time, the control unit 70, if some of the plurality of main items are selected through the user selection unit 80, the signal so that the selected main item and sub-items are displayed in a different size than the sub-yield for other main items and other main items The processor unit 30 may be controlled. In detail, the controller 70 may control the signal processor 30 such that the height of the selected main item and the subitem is displayed differently from the sub-yield of the other main item and the other main item.

That is, when the selection signal for displaying the menu is received, the controller 70 controls the signal processor 30 to display the plurality of main items and sub-items corresponding to each of the plurality of main items on the display unit 50. Can be controlled.

2, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the main items are "Input 53a", "Picture 53b", "Sound 53c", "Channel 53d", and "Setup 53e". It may include a menu. Sub-items of the main item “Input 53a” may include “Source list”, Edit Name ”, Anynet,“ D-Net ”, and“ Wiselink ”. Sub-items of the main item "Picture (53b)" are "Custom (55a)", "Color Tone (55b)", "Size (55c)", "Digital NR (55d)", and "DNIe (55e)". "May be included. Sub-items of the main item "Sound 53c" may include "Mode", "Equalizer", "SRS Trusurround XT", "Auto Stereo", and "Multi-Track Option". As shown in FIG. 2, the main items "Channel 53d" and "Setup 53e" may also include a plurality of sub-items.

As shown in FIG. 2, the main item and the sub item are displayed in a 3D environment. In this case, the plurality of main items are displayed side by side on one axis (see x axis of FIG. 2) in one region of the display unit 50, and the sub items intersect with the aforementioned one axis (x axis) in which the main items are displayed side by side. It may be arranged in the direction of the axis (see y axis of FIG. 2). At this time, the sub-items may be arranged in a perspective with each other in the direction of the axis (y-axis) intersecting the aforementioned one axis (x-axis) in which the main items are displayed side by side. That is, the main items "Input (53a)", "Picture (53b)", "Sound (53c)", "Channel (53d)", and "Setup (53e)" items are parallel to each other on one axis (x-axis). Is displayed. And, for example, "Custom (55a)", "Color Tone (55b)", "Size (55c)", "Digital NR (55d)" and "DNIe (55e) which are sub-items for" Picture (53b) ". ) May be listed perspectively along an axis (y-axis) intersecting with the aforementioned one axis (x-axis).

Here, the plurality of sub-items may give priority to the sub-items to be searched according to the search signal in the arrangement order.

In this case, the plurality of sub-items displayed in perspective according to an embodiment of the present invention may be selected in the order in which they are displayed in close order by giving priority to the order in which they are displayed in close proximity.

In detail, when the user selector 80 includes a search key for searching for the sub-yield, and the user selects the search key, the controller 70 may receive a search signal by the search key. At this time, when the search signal is received, the control unit 70 may search for the subitems in a subitem order in which the plurality of subitems is arranged close to each other based on a predetermined axis (y-axis) among the plurality of subitems displayed in perspective. .

At this time, the control unit 70 prioritizes the sub-items to be searched according to the search signal in the order of sub-items in which the sub-items are arranged in close proximity with respect to a predetermined axis (y-axis), and prioritizes according to the search signal. The signal processor 30 may be controlled to change the arrangement order of the plurality of sub-items listed each time the rank is changed.

That is, referring to FIG. 2, when the main menu "Picture (53b)" is selected, the priority of sub-items is "Custom (55a)", "Color Tone (55b)", and "Size (55c) which are the order of close display. ) "," Digital NR 55d ", and" DNIe 55e ". Therefore, when the user selects the search key, first "Custom (55a)" is searched, and then "Color Tone (55b)", "Size (55c)", "Digital NR (55d)", "DNIe ( 55e) ".

On the other hand, when the highest priority for the search order is "Custom (55a)" according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown, "Custom (55a)" is displayed closest to the predetermined axis (y-axis) . However, if "Color Tone (55b)" is searched after "Custom (55a)" is searched, "Color Tone (55b)" has the highest priority, so that "Color Tone (55b)" is "Custom (55a) in the figure. Can be arranged in position. The order of arrangement is to be displayed in the order of being displayed in the order of closeness, in order of "Color Tone (55b)", "Size (55c)", "Digital NR (55d)", "DNIe (55e)", and "Custom (55a)". Can be. That is, as the priority changes, the position of each subitem may change with each other.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, if the search key has the search up key and the search down key, when the search up key is selected, as described above, the control unit 70 prioritizes the order in which the plurality of sub-items are displayed in close proximity. To allow each subitem to be searched. However, when the search down key is selected, the control unit 70 may prioritize the plurality of subitems in the order in which the plurality of subitems are displayed far away so that each subitem may be searched.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the controller 70 may control the signal processor 30 to display the main item on the display unit 50 when the menu is selected through the user selector 80. In addition, when some of the plurality of main items are selected through the user selection unit 80, the controller 70 may control the signal processor 30 to display the selected main item in a different size from other main items. In addition, the controller 70 may control the signal processor 30 to display a plurality of sub-items with respect to the selected main item in perspective with each other. In detail, the controller 70 may control the signal processor 30 to display the height of the selected main item differently from other main items.

That is, when a selection signal for displaying a menu is received, the controller 70 may control the signal processor 30 to display a plurality of main items on the display 50. If one of the main items is selected, the controller 70 may control the signal processor 30 to display only the subitems corresponding to the selected main item on the display unit 50.

Referring to FIG. 3, after the main item is displayed, when the main item “Picture 53b” is selected, the signal processor unit 30 displays only the sub-items corresponding to the selected “Picture 53b” on the display unit 50. Can be controlled.

Here, the plurality of sub-items may give priority to the sub-items to be searched according to the search signal in the arrangement order.

In this case, the plurality of sub-items displayed in perspective according to an embodiment of the present invention may be selected in the order in which they are displayed in close order by giving priority to the order in which they are displayed in close proximity.

In detail, when the user selector 80 includes a search key for searching for the sub-yield, and the user selects the search key, the controller 70 may receive a search signal by the search key. At this time, when the search signal is received, the control unit 70 may search for the subitems in a subitem order in which the plurality of subitems is arranged close to each other based on a predetermined axis (y-axis) among the plurality of subitems displayed in perspective. .

Here, the operation of searching for the subitem according to the embodiment corresponding to the drawing illustrated in FIG. 3 is the same as the operation according to the embodiment corresponding to the drawing illustrated in FIG. 2 and will not be repeated.

Meanwhile, when the menu is selected according to the present invention, the controller 70 may display a predetermined screen 51 on one area of the display 50. When the display state of the screen 51 is changed according to the selection of the menu, the controller 70 may control the signal processor 30 to change the display state of the screen 51 to reflect the changed display state. have.

Although some embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the embodiment without departing from the spirit or spirit of the invention. . The scope of the invention will be determined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a display apparatus that allows a user to select a menu more easily by displaying menu items displayed on the display unit in three dimensions.

In addition, according to the present invention can provide a display device that can search the menu items in a more intuitive and easy way to give a priority to the sub-items displayed close to the distance to search the sub-items in the order in which the user is displayed closer have.

Claims (5)

A display device having a display portion, A user selector for selecting a menu having a plurality of main items and a plurality of sub-items for the main items; A signal processor which processes a signal for display on the display unit; When the menu is selected through the user selection unit, the main item and the sub-item are displayed on the display unit, the plurality of sub-items are arranged in a mutual perspective, and a part of the plurality of main items is via the user selector. And a control unit for controlling the signal processor to display the selected main item and the subitem provided to correspond to the selected main item in a different size from other main items and subitems for the other main items. Display device. The method of claim 1, The subitems are listed in a mutual perspective based on a predetermined axis, And the control unit searches for the sub-item ordered to have a close distance based on a predetermined axis among the plurality of sub-items displayed in a perspective when the sequential search signal of the sub-item is received through the user selector. 3. The method of claim 2, The control unit prioritizes the sub-items to be searched according to the search signal in a sub-item order in which the sub-items are arranged in close proximity to a predetermined axis, and the plurality of the sub-items listed each time the priority is changed according to the search signal. And controlling the signal processor to change the arrangement order of the items. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, When a part of the plurality of main items is selected through the user selection unit, the selected main item and the subitem provided to correspond to the selected main item have different main items and subitems and heights for the other main items. Display device characterized in that for controlling the signal processor to be displayed differently. A display device having a display portion, A user selector for selecting a menu having a plurality of main items and a plurality of sub-items for the main items; A signal processor which processes a signal for display on the display unit; When the menu is selected through the user selection unit, the main item is displayed on the display unit. When some of the plurality of main items are selected through the user selection unit, the selected main item is displayed in a different size from other main items. And a controller for controlling the signal processor to display the plurality of sub-items with respect to the selected main item in a mutual perspective.

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