KR101488377B1 - Method and apparatus for displaying user interface - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for configuring a user interface of a digital video recorder (DVR), and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for configuring a user interface of a digital video recorder (DVR) Executing only a first widget that displays an image for the first widget; And a second widget activating a selected check box, a push button or a combo box when receiving a user select command for the image with the first widget The method comprising the steps of: According to the present invention, a user interface of a digital video recorder (DVR) can be configured while maintaining the overall performance regardless of the number of channels.

Description

[0001] METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING USER INTERFACE [0002]

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for displaying a GUI (Graphic User Interface).

More specifically, the present invention does not simultaneously execute a widget for a check box, a push button, or a combo box on a user setting screen, but also a check box, a push button, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for executing only one widget that displays only images for a push button or a combo box.

Recently, a digital video recorder (DVR, Digital Video Recorder) has been commercialized. DVR has been developed to solve this problem because the conventional video cassette recorder (VCR) repeats the recording several times and the image quality deteriorates and the video tape is replaced.

DVR uses hard disk or digital video disk instead of video tape, so it is easy to play or search saved screen. It is also convenient for data management and image transmission because it is stored as a digital signal.

The DVR also supports various menu selections for various settings such as alarm setting, sensor / camera ON / OFF setting, automatic Pan / Tilt / Zoom / Control setting, and data permanently stored in HDD · DAT Function. With this, you can set the DVR function according to user's convenience in one screen.

On the other hand, not only DVR but all embedded systems have a configuration saving GUI for setting operation of the system. However, loading and / or unloading configuration pages that require a large number of controls in an embedded environment can affect the speed of the system.

Typically, one configuration requires one control. In this case, for example, in the DVR, at least n * 4 GUI controls are required according to resolution, frame rate, quality, duration, and the like in order to set recording for n channels.

Recently, the DVR 100 supports a check box, a push button, or a combo box as a GUI control. These controls can be viewed as a single widget with a specific look and functionality, that is, a mini-application that is immediately available without a web browser. As the number of these controls increases, the load and / or unload time increases proportionally.

Therefore, as the number of channels increases, the number of GUI controls increases, and the total efficiency becomes very low by the number of controls.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. Particularly, the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for configuring a user interface of a digital video recorder (DVR) while keeping a total performance regardless of the number of controls by allowing only one widget, that is, one control, And to provide the above-mentioned objects.

A method of configuring a user interface of a digital video recorder (DVR) for solving the above problems includes at least one check box, a push button or a combo box, Executing only a first widget that displays an image for the first widget; And a second widget activating a selected check box, a push button or a combo box when receiving a user select command for the image with the first widget The method comprising the steps of:

Further, the first widget may display a table composed of a set of at least one or more cells including only the image and text.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus constituting a user interface of a digital video recorder (DVR) includes an input unit for receiving a user input; And a first widget displaying an image for at least one check box, a push button or a combo box, and when receiving a user selection command for the image, And a control unit for executing a second widget for activating a selected check box, a push button, or a combo box together with the first widget.

Further, the first widget may display a table composed of a set of at least one or more cells including only the image and text.

According to the present invention, a user interface of a digital video recorder (DVR) can be configured while maintaining the overall performance regardless of the number of channels.

Particularly, according to the present invention, only one widget, that is, one control, can be executed on the setting page, and the speed of the user setting GUI can be improved.

1 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of an apparatus constituting a user interface of a digital video recorder (DVR) according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a view for explaining an example of a user interface of a digital video recorder (DVR) according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a view for explaining an example of a user interface when a check box is activated in a digital video recorder (DVR) according to an embodiment of the present invention
4 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user interface when a push button is activated in a digital video recorder (DVR) according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user interface when a number pad is called by activating a push button in a digital video recorder (DVR) according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user interface when a character pad is called by activating a push button in a digital video recorder (DVR) according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
7 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user interface when a PTZ setting page is called by activating a push button in a digital video recorder (DVR) according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user interface when a combo box is activated in a digital video recorder (DVR) according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user interface when unlimited control is displayed in a digital video recorder (DVR) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the description of the embodiments described below, and that various modifications may be made without departing from the technical scope of the present invention. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

In the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. And in the accompanying drawings, some of the elements may be exaggerated, omitted or schematically illustrated. It is intended to clearly illustrate the gist of the present invention by omitting unnecessary explanations not related to the gist of the present invention. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of an apparatus constituting a user interface of a digital video recorder (DVR) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the DVR 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, an input unit 130, a display unit 140, and a controller 150.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, the embedded system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may further include an audio or video processing unit.

The audio or video processing unit may be a CODEC, and the CODEC may be a video CODEC for processing image data and an audio CODEC for processing audio signals such as voice.

The video processing unit can convert the analog image into the digital image. The audio processor converts the digital audio signal into an analog audio signal through a codec, reproduces the audio signal through a speaker SPK, and converts the analog audio signal input from the microphone into a digital audio signal through an audio codec.

The communication unit 110 performs data transmission / reception through the wired or wireless communication of the DVR 100. The communication unit 110 may receive data via a wired or wireless channel, output the data to the control unit 150, and transmit the data output from the control unit 150 through a wired / wireless channel.

The storage unit 120 stores programs and data necessary for the operation of the DVR 100, and can be divided into a program area and a data area.

The program area stores a program for controlling the overall operation of the DVR 100, an operating system (OS), an application program necessary for multimedia content reproduction and the like, and further stores other optional functions of the DVR 100 such as a motion detection function, Sensor and connection recording functions, automatic Pan / Tilt / Zoom / Control functions, and application programs for image enlargement and editing functions. The data area is an area where data generated according to the use of the DVR 100 is stored, and can store images and moving images.

In particular, the program area of the DVR 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may store various widgets for displaying a setting page GUI.

The input unit 130 receives a user's key operation for controlling the DVR 100, generates an input signal, and transmits the generated input signal to the controller 150. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the input 130 may include a user selection of a first widget displaying an image for at least one check box, a push button or a combo box Command can be received.

The display unit 140 may be formed of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), an active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) The input data, the function setting information, and various other information to the user visually. Particularly, the display unit 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention receives the signal of the controller 150 and includes an image for at least one check box, a push button, or a combo box It outputs the setting page.

The controller 150 controls the overall operation of each component of the DVR 100. In particular, the control unit 150 executes only a first widget that displays an image for at least one check box, a push button, or a combo box, When receiving the command, controls a series of processes for executing a second widget that activates a selected check box, a push button, or a combo box with the first widget .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 150 can create one control, i.e., a first widget, using the open source-based QT Library. The first widget is configured to display a table that is not associated with another widget, but is made up of a set of cells containing only images and text.

In other words, the first widget only displays images and texts for one or more check boxes, push buttons, or combo boxes, but is not associated with other widgets. The control unit 150 executes another widget connected to the image only when receiving a user input for the image.

More specifically, the first widget may be displayed in an X table format including text data on a cell-by-cell basis. The X table may have text data on a cell-by-cell basis. For example, each cell may be assigned a delegate attribute for controlling functions such as a combo box, a push button, a check box, and the like for a specific function. The control unit 150 may allow the user to click When the focus is moved, a control can be displayed according to the delegate attribute of the corresponding cell to configure a GUI capable of receiving user input.

Therefore, the control unit 150 first displays only the first widget through the X table, and controls the user to receive the user input for the first widget and generate the corresponding control only when the user tries to change the setting .

Specific embodiments of the GUI for the first widget will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The control unit 150 executes another widget, i.e., a second widget, connected to the image only when receiving a user input for the first widget. At this time, when the controller 150 finishes receiving the user selection command for the image of the first widget, the controller 150 may return the memory space for the second widget. That is, the controller 150 can automatically return the memory of the widget when the execution of the widget for one user selection input is terminated.

Specific embodiments of the GUI for the second widget will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user interface of a digital video recorder (DVR) according to an embodiment of the present invention. The GUI shown in FIG. 2 is an example of a GUI of a page for setting Alarm In. A DVR according to an embodiment of the present invention can display a GUI while executing only one widget that displays only images and text.

In the example of Figure 2, a conventional DVR will display a GUI loading 48 widgets for 16 rows * 3 columns to place each control. However, according to the embodiment of the present invention, only the image and the text for the check box 210 for using alarm in, the push button 220 for the channel name to set the Alarm In, and the combo box 230 for the channel type You can display the GUI while loading only one widget for display.

3 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user interface when a check box is activated in a digital video recorder (DVR) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, the alarm-in setting page is displayed while executing one widget including only images and text. At this time, when the user clicks the check box 310 with the mouse or moves the focus to the keyboard, 310 widgets can be generated for the control attribute for each cell, that is, whether or not the alarm is used by the delegate.

4 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user interface when a push button is activated in a digital video recorder (DVR) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, the alarm-in setting page is displayed while executing one widget including only images and text. At this time, when the user clicks the push button 410 with the mouse or moves the focus to the keyboard, 410 widgets for the channel name to set the Alarm In can be generated by activating the control attribute of each cell.

This push button is set differently for each event according to the attribute set in advance in the push button, and the concrete interface will be described later with the description of FIGS. 5, 6 and 7. FIG.

FIG. 5 is an example of a user interface when a number pad is called by activating a push button in a digital video recorder (DVR) according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. Fig. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user interface when a PTZ setting page is called by activating a push button. Fig.

In the example of FIG. 4, when the user selects the push button, the number pad may be called according to an embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIG. The number pad call is preset in the push button, and the user can select the channel number using the number pad. The second widget described above is for executing such a number pad.

Meanwhile, in the example of FIG. 4, when the user selects the push button, the character pad may be called according to the embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIG. Such a character pad call is preset in the push button, and the user can individually select a channel ID using the character pad. The second widget described above is for executing such a character pad.

Further, in the example of FIG. 4, when the user selects the push button, the PTZ setting page can be called according to the embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIG. Such a setting page call is preset in the push button, and the user can designate the individual setting for the PTZ camera using this setting page. The second widget described above is for executing this setting page.

8 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user interface when a combo box is activated in a digital video recorder (DVR) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The channel settings page is displayed while running a single widget that contains only images and text. At this time, when the user clicks the combo box with the mouse or moves the focus to the keyboard, a widget for the resolution setting of the channel by the delegate control attribute may be generated for each cell.

In particular, when the user desires to change the entire setting, the resolution of the entire channel can be changed collectively using the combo box at the top of the cell as shown in FIG. 8 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an example of a user interface when unlimited control is displayed in a digital video recorder (DVR) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, the setting page according to the embodiment of the present invention is displayed while executing one widget that displays images and text only. Therefore, even when a large number of channels are required to be controlled, only one widget is executed. Therefore, the channel-specific settings can be displayed without limitation using the scroll 910 as shown in FIG.

The embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are merely illustrative of specific embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention. It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

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Claims (12)

A method of configuring a user interface of a digital video recorder (DVR)
Executing only a first widget that displays an image for at least one check box, a push button, or a combo box; And
Executing a second widget that activates a selected check box, a push button or a combo box with the first widget when receiving a user select command for the image ≪ / RTI >
Wherein the first widget displays a table comprised of a set of at least one or more cells including only the image and text.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising returning a memory space for the second widget when completing receiving a user select command for the image.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein executing the second widget comprises:
When receiving the user selection instruction for the check box, activating the check box to execute the second widget that receives the selection or non-selection instruction of the cell including the check box .
4. The method of claim 3, wherein executing the second widget comprises:
And when the user selection command for the push button is received, displaying the input window previously mapped to the push button to execute the second widget that receives the user input.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein executing the second widget comprises:
And activating the combo box to display a selection window previously mapped to the combo box to execute the second widget to receive a user selection when receiving a user selection command for the combo box. How to.
An apparatus for configuring a user interface of a digital video recorder (DVR)
An input for receiving user input; And
Only a first widget displaying an image for at least one check box, a push button or a combo box is executed and when receiving a user selection command for the image, A control unit for executing a second widget for activating a check box, a push button or a combo box with the first widget,
Wherein the first widget displays a table comprising a set of at least one or more cells including only the image and text.
delete 8. The apparatus of claim 7,
And returns a memory space for the second widget when completing reception of a user selection command for the image.
10. The apparatus according to claim 9,
And when receiving the user selection instruction for the check box, activates the check box to execute the second widget that receives the selection or non-selection instruction of the cell including the check box.
10. The apparatus according to claim 9,
And when the user selection command for the push button is received, displays the input window pre-mapped to the push button to execute the second widget that receives the user input.
10. The apparatus according to claim 9,
And wherein when receiving the user selection command for the combo box, the controller activates the combo box to display the selection window previously mapped to the combo box to execute the second widget that receives the user selection. .

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