KR19980050206A - Television with phone number entry / search - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, when a viewer needs to take a note of a phone number or look up a necessary phone number, the user inputs, retrieves, corrects, and deletes a phone number by using an operation key provided on the remote controller without the need for other writing instruments or a phone number notepad. The present invention relates to a television having a function for facilitating an easy access, comprising: a remote control device having a plurality of operation keys for a viewer to input and search a telephone number; an OSD means for providing a telephone number input screen and a search screen on a CRT; And storage means for storing the telephone number input through the input screen, and control means for controlling the OSD means and managing the storage means according to the operation of the remote controller.

Description

Television with phone number entry / search

The present invention relates to a television receiver, and more particularly, to a television receiver equipped with a telephone number input / search function that enables a viewer to input or search a telephone number through a television.

In general, a television is a device that processes a broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcasting station and provides a viewer with a video screen and audio corresponding thereto.

Accordingly, televisions have been developed with the focus on processing the output video screen and audio, and technical advances have been made with the focus on the image processing technology and the audio processing technology.

On the other hand, in recent years, as television is becoming an essential home appliance, television is becoming a home convenience device, not just a video and audio output device. The use of television as a communication terminal for communication has been widely studied.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a television having a telephone number input / search function that enables a viewer to utilize the television as a telephone memo pad.

1 is a block diagram showing a television with a telephone number input / search function according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a view showing the configuration of the operation key on the remote control device according to the present invention.

3 is an operation flowchart for explaining the operation of the apparatus according to the present invention;

4 is a diagram showing an example of a CRT output screen according to the present invention;

* Brief description of the main parts of the drawing

1: antenna, 9: CRT,

10: remote control unit, 11: receiving unit,

12: phone number storage unit, 13: control unit,

14: OSD generator, 24: Enter key,

20: phone number input key 21: storage key,

22: Delete key, 23: Cursor movement arrow key.

A television having a telephone number input / search function according to the present invention for realizing the above object comprises a remote control apparatus having a plurality of operation keys for a viewer to input and retrieve a telephone number, and a telephone number input screen on a CRT. OSD means for providing a search screen, storage means for storing a telephone number input through the input screen, and control means for controlling the OSD means and managing the storage means according to an operation of the remote control apparatus. Characterized in that configured to include.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, the viewer can take note of the necessary telephone number by using the television, or can search for the memorized telephone number, so that the television can be used as a convenient tool for living.

Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a television with a telephone number input / search control function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 is an antenna for receiving a broadcast signal, 2 is a tuner for tuning a predetermined channel broadcast from a broadcast signal received through this antenna 1, and 3 is an intermediate output from this tuner 2. IF amplifier section for amplifying a frequency (IF) signal, 4 is a P / S separation section for separating the video intermediate frequency signal (PIF) and the audio intermediate frequency signal (SIF) from the IF signal output from the IF amplifier (3) 5 denotes an image detector which detects an image signal from the image intermediate frequency signal PIF and outputs a composite video signal, and 6 denotes an image signal output from the image detector 5 later. Color, tint, brightness, and the like are processed in accordance with the control signal from the control unit 13 to be described, and R (Red), G (Green), and B (Blue) corresponding to the image signals. The image processing unit outputs the color tone signal RGB of the signal.

In the drawing, reference numeral 10 denotes a remote control device in which the viewer is provided with a plurality of operation keys for operating the television, which is particularly shown in FIG. 2, in which the telephone number input key 20 for the viewer to select a telephone number input mode. And a storage key 21 for registering the entered telephone number, a deletion key 22 for deleting the registered telephone number, a direction key 23 for moving the cursor displayed on the CRT, and a position of the cursor. Enter key 24 for selecting an item corresponding to the.

11 is a receiving unit for converting an infrared signal applied from the remote control device 10 into an electrical code signal, 12 is a phone number storage unit for storing a predetermined telephone number input by the viewer, 13 is the remote control device 10 The control unit for controlling the entire device in accordance with the operation of, 14 is an RGB signal for displaying the operation state as the viewer operates the remote control device 10, and also displays various guide screens for entering and searching phone numbers And an OSD generator for outputting an OSD blanking signal (Y ').

In the drawing, reference numeral 7 denotes an R, G, B signal output from the image processor 6 and an R, G, B signal and OSD blank key signal Y 'output from the OSD generator 14 to be described later. Is a CRT driving unit for driving the CRT based on the R, G, and B signals output from the mixer 7.

Next, the operation having the above configuration will be described based on the operation flowchart shown in FIG. 3.

First, when the viewer operates the telephone number input key 20 provided on the remote controller 10 while the television is turned on (steps ST1 and ST2), the controller 13 controls the OSD generator 14. On the CRT 9, an initial screen as shown in Fig. 4 is displayed (ST3 step).

Subsequently, when the viewer selects an input mode by operating a number key on the remote controller 10 in the initial screen state (step ST4), the controller 13 controls the OSD generator to control the OSD generation unit of FIG. 4 (B). The input screen will be displayed.

In FIG. 4B, NO indicates an index number, NAME indicates a name field, and Phone NO indicates a phone number field, where Phone NO is input through a number key operation on the remote controller 10, and NANE is a cursor on a CRT. Inputting is performed by operating the direction key 23 and the enter key 24 to move (step ST5).

When the viewer operates the storage key 21 of the remote controller 10 after the input (step ST6), the control unit 13 stores the input data in the telephone number storage unit 12 ( In step ST7), the OSD generation unit 14 is controlled to delete the phone number input screen to return to the original broadcast screen (step ST11).

On the other hand, when the viewer selects the search mode by operating the number key of the remote control device 10 in the initial screen state (step ST3) of FIG. 4A (step ST8), the control unit 13 stores the telephone call unit storage unit 12. The viewer is registered previously by controlling the OSD generator 14 based on data such as index number, name, telephone number, etc., stored on the CRT and outputting a search screen as shown in FIG. 4C on the CRT. Allows the user to search the phone number (ST9 step).

When the viewer manipulates the telephone number input key 20 on the remote controller 10 again (step ST10), the controller 13 controls the OSD generator 14 to delete the search screen on the CRT. The display returns to the broadcast screen (step ST11).

In addition, modification or deletion of the registered telephone number is performed through the search screen of FIG. That is, when the viewer selects a desired item by operating the number key or the direction key 23 and the enter key 24 provided in the remote control device 10, the input screen of FIG. 4 (B) corresponding to the corresponding item is displayed. When the viewer can modify the registration data through selective re-entry of the NAME and Phone NO, and also operates the delete key 22 of the remote control device 10 in the state of FIG. After deleting the data of the corresponding item registered in the telephone number storage unit 12, the process returns by returning to the broadcast screen.

Therefore, in the above embodiment, the viewer can take note of the telephone number or retrieve the necessary telephone number through the television receiver, and thus the television can be used as a convenient tool for living.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the technical gist of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a television with a telephone number input / search function that enables the viewer to utilize the television as a telephone memo pad.

Claims (1)

A remote control device having a plurality of operation keys for a viewer to input and retrieve a telephone number, an OSD means for providing a telephone number input screen and a search screen on a CRT, and storing the telephone number input through the input screen And storage means for controlling the OSD means and controlling the storage means in accordance with an operation of the remote control device.