KR101358719B1 - Media apparatus displaying mode icon according to selecting mode and the method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a media device and a display method for displaying a mode icon in association with a mode selection. The media device executes a mode in which a display information generation unit for displaying or superimposing display information on an image to be displayed, or a mode icon having the same shape as a mode icon displayed on a mode selection screen used for mode selection is displayed when the mode is executed. And a control unit for controlling the display information generation unit to appear on the screen. Accordingly, by displaying the mode with a consistent icon in the mode selection step and the mode execution step, the user is made aware of the mode being executed, and the direction and probability for the next operation are given.

Mode, Icon, Media Device

Description

Media apparatus displaying mode icon according to selecting mode and the method according to mode selection

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a media device for associatingly displaying a mode icon according to a mode selection according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view showing a mode icon display form according to mode selection;

3 is a view illustrating a mode / submode icon display form according to mode selection; and

4 is a flowchart provided to explain a method of associating a mode icon according to a mode selection according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

110: input unit 120: operation unit

130: storage unit 140: recording medium

150: video / audio signal processing unit 160: display information generation unit

170: audio output unit 180: display unit

190:

The present invention relates to a media device for displaying a mode icon in association with a mode selection and a method of displaying the same. The present invention relates to a media device for displaying a mode icon in association with a mode selection in order to raise awareness of the mode, and a method of displaying the same.

The media device reproduces video / audio signals input through input means such as a microphone for receiving audio signals and a charge coupled device (CCD), a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), or a magnetic disk / tape or an optical disk. Save the data through a storage medium such as a memory stick. Also, it plays back the media data stored in the storage medium. Media devices that perform the above functions have been miniaturized and portable in one device due to the development of technology.

In performing the various functions in the media device, the user selects the divided modes according to different functions to use the functions of the media device. For example, in a media device that performs functions such as still image / movie recording, audio recording / playback, MP3, DMB, etc., the user selects a still image shooting mode to capture a still image, and checks and stores the image using a display device. Functions as a digital camera. Then, select the playback mode to check the still image stored in the storage medium. In addition, if you want to listen to music, by selecting the MP3 mode to perform the function of the user wants to play music.

When a user using a media device that performs various modes of functions does not have a method of checking a running mode, or even if there is a display corresponding to the running mode, the user may not be consistent with the display corresponding to the mode in the mode selection step. There are many. In this case, the user may be less aware of the currently running mode and may have difficulty in determining the selection.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a media device and a method for displaying the mode icon in association with a mode selection in order to raise awareness of a mode being executed in a media device having various functions.

The media device according to the present invention for solving the technical problem as described above, the display information generation unit for superimposing the display information on the image to be displayed or display processing alone and the mode icon shown on the mode selection screen used for mode selection; And a control unit for controlling the display information generation unit so that a mode icon having the same shape is displayed on a mode execution screen displayed when the mode is executed.

The controller may control the display information generation unit to change the mode icon into a lower mode icon including the characteristics of the lower mode in the shape of the mode icon when the lower mode is selected while the mode is executed. .

In addition, the appearance of the sub-mode icon is the same as the appearance of the mode icon, characterized in that the characteristics of the sub-mode appears inside the appearance of the sub-mode icon.

On the other hand, it characterized in that it comprises the step of displaying a mode selection screen used for mode selection in the mode icon display method and the mode icon of the same shape as the mode icon shown on the mode selection screen on the mode execution screen.

And, if the lower mode is selected during the mode execution, further comprising the step of changing the mode icon, which symbolizes the mode into a lower mode icon including the characteristics of the lower mode in the shape of the mode icon do.

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

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a media device for displaying a mode icon in association with a mode selection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a media device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include an input unit 110, an operation unit 120, a storage unit 130, a recording medium 140, an image / audio signal processing unit 150, and display information. The generator 160, the voice output unit 170, the display unit 180, and the controller 190 are included.

The input unit 110 includes a microphone and an image pickup device such as a CCD and a CMOS image sensor. The image pickup device receives light reflected from a subject and discretizes it into a digital image signal having a predetermined resolution, thereby generating image signals of still images and moving images. The microphone converts the voice input from the outside into an electrical signal to generate a voice signal.

The operation unit 120 serves to receive a command for selecting a mode according to the function of the media device from the user.

The storage unit 130 may store settings of a media device and a control algorithm for activating the controller.

The recording medium 140 is a portable storage means such as a compact flash card, a smart media, a memory stick, and the like, which is inserted into a recording medium interface provided in the media device to store video / audio media data.

The video / audio signal processor 150 processes the video / audio signal received through the input unit 110 to be output through the audio output unit 170 and the display unit 180 to be described later. It is stored in the recording medium 140 to reproduce the media data.

The display information generator 160 adds the image information and the display information of the media device to the display unit 180 by adding the image information and the display information of the media device to the image signal processed by the image / audio signal processor 150. The above display information may be functional information of a mode according to different functions of the media device, and in particular, may be a display of an icon for raising awareness of the mode being executed by the user.

The audio output unit 170 outputs the audio signal transmitted from the video / audio signal processor 150.

The display unit 180 displays an image signal transmitted from the display information generator 160. It is generally implemented as an LCD panel (Liquid Crystal Display Panel).

The controller 190 controls the overall operation of the media device according to a user command input through the manipulation unit 120 using a control algorithm previously stored in the storage 130. In addition, the controller 190 controls the display information generation unit 160 to display a mode icon in which a feature of each mode according to a different function of the media device is displayed at a predetermined position. The mode icon may be displayed at one corner of the screen so as not to interfere with the display of the image.

Looking in more detail, the mode according to the different functions of the media device includes a picture mode, a video mode, a music mode, a voice recording mode, a DMB mode, a setting mode. The above mode is indicated by the characteristic mode icon that the user can recognize at a glance.

Then, the controller 190 executes the mode of the mode icon selected according to the user's operation command input to the operation unit 120 on the mode selection screen for mode selection of the media device. In addition, the controller 190 controls the display 180 to display a mode execution screen including image information and display information according to execution of the selected mode. In particular, the controller 190 controls a mode icon having the same shape as a mode icon representing a mode selected on the mode selection screen to be displayed at a predetermined position on the mode execution screen.

For example, Fig. 2A shows a mode selection screen, which shows selection of a note-shaped mode icon symbolizing a music mode. 2B shows a mode execution screen, in which the selected music mode is executed and a mode icon having the same shape as the mode selection screen is displayed on the upper left of the screen.

In addition, when there is a selection of a lower mode during execution of the selected mode, the controller 190 executes the lower mode, and the lower mode icon including a mark symbolizing the characteristics of the selected lower mode in the mode icon representing the running mode. The display information generation unit 160 is controlled to appear.

For example, the picture mode is executed through the mode execution screen in FIG. 3 (b) by selecting the picture mode selection from the mode selection screen in FIG. 3 (a), and a mode icon symbolizing the picture mode is displayed on the upper left side of the screen. do. 3 (c) is a mode execution screen, which is a running screen of a picture reproducing mode which is a sub mode of the picture mode, and shows a lower mode icon symbolizing the picture reproducing mode on the upper left side. The sub-mode icon, which symbolizes the photo playback mode above, includes the characteristic playback (▶) mark on the mode icon in the shape of the camera in the photo mode. The playback function is shaped so that it is displayed in a relevant manner. In addition, the appearance of the sub-mode icon is the same as the appearance of the mode icon, and the characteristics of the sub-mode appear inside the appearance of the sub-mode icon.

In addition, the media device exhibits a probable mode change even in the video mode and the audio recording mode through the sub mode icon in the above manner.

Hereinafter, an icon display process through a media device that displays a mode icon in association with the mode selection shown in FIG. 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4. 4 is a flowchart provided to explain a method of displaying an icon according to a mode selection according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, first, the controller 190 determines whether an operation command input from a user through the operation unit 120 is a mode selection command (S210).

The controller 190 determines whether the current operation state of the media device is a mode selection screen for mode selection (S220).

If the mode selection screen is correct in step S220 (S220-Y), the controller 190 checks the selected mode according to the input operation command of the mode icons displayed on the mode selection screen (S230).

The controller 190 executes the mode selected in step S230 (S240).

In addition, the controller 190 controls the display information generation unit 160 to display an icon having the same shape as the mode icon selected on the mode selection screen at a predetermined position of the mode execution screen on which the mode selected in step S240 is executed ( S250). As shown in FIG. 2, the music mode is executed by selecting the mode icon of the music mode on the mode selection screen, and a mode icon having the same shape as the selected mode icon is displayed on the upper left of the mode execution screen.

On the other hand, if it is not the mode selection screen in step S220 (S220-N), the controller 190 checks whether or not the mode is running mode screen (S260).

If the mode execution screen is correct in step S260 (S260-Y), the controller 190 checks the running mode (S270).

In addition, the control unit 190 executes the lower mode of the running mode according to the mode selection command (S280).

The controller 190 controls the display information generation unit 160 to include a mark symbolizing the characteristics of the lower mode in the mode icon of the upper mode at a predetermined position of the mode execution screen on which the lower mode is executed in step S280. The lower mode icon is displayed (S290). As shown in FIG. 3, if there is a sub mode selection during mode execution, the mode is changed to a sub mode icon including a mark indicating the characteristics of the sub mode in the mode icon symbolizing the mode together with the sub mode execution.

As described above, according to the present invention, the mode icon of the mode selection step is displayed in the execution step for the mode according to the function of the media device, and if the lower mode is selected during the mode execution, the mode icon of the running mode is displayed in the sub-mode. By displaying the sub-mode icon including the symbolic mark of, the user can increase the awareness of the running mode through the display of the icon consistent with the mode execution and present the direction and probability of the next operation to help the use of the convenient media device. .

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (5)

A display unit configured to display a mode selection screen including a plurality of mode icons; An operation unit for receiving a mode selection command; And When a mode selection command for selecting one of a plurality of mode icons displayed on the mode selection screen is received through the operation unit, the mode selection screen is switched to a mode execution screen corresponding to the selected mode icon, and the mode execution screen is displayed. And a controller configured to control the display unit to display the selected mode icon. The method according to claim 1, Wherein, And when the lower mode is selected while the mode corresponding to the selected mode icon is executed, controlling the display unit such that the selected mode icon is changed to the lower mode icon of the selected mode icon. 3. The method of claim 2, The appearance of the lower mode icon is the same as the selected mode icon appearance, And a feature of the selected submode is displayed inside the submode icon. Displaying, by the media device, a mode selection screen including a plurality of mode icons; And When one of a plurality of mode icons displayed on the mode selection screen is selected, the media device switches the mode selection screen to a mode execution screen corresponding to the selected mode icon, and displays the selected mode icon on the mode execution screen. Displaying a mode icon, characterized in that it comprises a. 5. The method of claim 4, If a lower mode is selected while the mode corresponding to the selected mode icon is executed, changing the selected mode icon to a lower mode icon corresponding to the selected lower mode; displaying a mode icon further comprising: Way.

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