KR20000021694A - Method for controlling characters of multilanguage osd character generator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for controlling characters is provided to automatically change OSD(On Screen Display) characters into a language, when moving a cursor to the language in a language selection sub menu, and to change the OSD characters by selection. CONSTITUTION: A method for controlling characters of a multi language OSD(On ScreenDisplay) character generator comprises the steps of: selecting an automatic-change-on/off state(S3 or S6) capable of selecting an automatic-change-on state, automatically changing OSD characters into a language which a cursor is located, and selecting an automatic-change-off state, selecting the change to change the OSD characters into the language; referring(S7) the selection of the automatic-change-on/off; outputting the language on screen by automatically changing the language according to a cursor's movement, when it is the automatic-change-on according to the referred result, and storing(S8) to an OSD language; selecting(S9) the change to change the language which the cursor is located, when it is the automatic-change-off according to the referred result; outputting the OSD characters by changing into the language which the change is selected on screen, only when the change is selected, and storing(S8) to the OSD language.

Description

Character Control Method of Multilingual On-Screen Display Character Generator of Television Receiver

The present invention relates to a character control method of a multilingual on-screen display (OSD) character generator of a television receiver, and more particularly to a television having a language selection menu of a multilingual on-screen display character generator supporting multiple languages. The present invention relates to a character control method of a multilingual on-screen display character generator of a television receiver, which enables the OSD to be automatically changed or changed by selection when the cursor moves to the language.

Fig. 1 shows, as a block diagram, an example of the circuit configuration of a general television receiver with a multilingual on-screen display character generator controlled by a conventional method.

As shown in FIG. 1, a television (TV) receiver includes an antenna 1, a tuner 2, an IF amplifier 3, a P / S separation unit 4, an audio detector 5, and an image detector. 6, voice processor 10, multilingual OSD character generator 13, image processor 14, mixer 15, remote controller 7, receiver 8, controller 9, memory 9 ' ), A voice amplifier 11, a speaker 12, a CRT driver 16, and a CRT (17).

In such a television receiver, a broadcast signal of airwaves is received by the antenna 1, and the tuner 2 is controlled by the control unit 9 among the received broadcast signals to tune into a broadcast station. The IF amplifier 3 amplifies an intermediate frequency (IF) signal output from the tuner 2, and the P / S separation unit 4 includes a surface acoustic wave filter to convert the intermediate frequency (IF) into an image intermediate frequency (PIF). ) And voice intermediate frequency (SIF).

The voice detector 5 detects a voice signal from the voice intermediate frequency (SIF), and the voice processor 10 detects the detected voice signal based on the control signal of the controller 9, and controls the base and treble. Voice processing such as volume, volume, etc. is performed, and the processed voice signal is amplified by the voice amplifier 11 and output to the speaker 12.

The image intermediate frequency (PIF) is detected by the image signal in the image detector 6, the image processor 14 to detect the color, tint, brightness, etc. according to the control signal of the control unit 9 Processing to output R (Red), G (Green), B (Blue) and luminance (Y) signals corresponding to the video signal, and the R, G, B and luminance (Y) signals are multilingual in the mixer 15 From the OSD character generator 13, the CRT 17 is interposed through the CRT driver 16 by mixing and outputting R ', G', B 'and the OSD blanking signal Y' generated to correspond to the selected Langeji. The video is displayed together with the OSD characters of the predetermined language from the drive and OSD generator 13.

In addition, the remote controller 7 transmits an infrared signal for the viewer to adjust the output volume, change the channel, or otherwise remotely control the entire apparatus, and receives the received signal from the receiver 8 of the television and converts it into an electric code signal. By outputting to the control part 9, the whole apparatus is controlled by the control part 9 according to the electrical code signal.

On the other hand, the language of the text generated from the multilingual OSD character generating device 13 described above is selected by the Langgei selection submenu function of the normal menu or the OSD menu.

FIG. 2 shows a screen displayed when the Langji submenu is selected, and FIG. 3 shows the OSD characters displayed on the screen automatically in the language in which the cursor is located when the cursor moves to a specific Langji. The flowchart performed is shown.

2 and 3, when the language selection submenu is selected, the multi-language OSD character generator 13 is controlled by the microcomputer 9 when the cursor moves by the input of the number or the arrow, and the OSD character is selected by the selected language. Is displayed on the screen, the type of the selected language is stored, after which the selected language is inquired, thereby controlling the multilingual OSD character generator 13.

However, the character control method of the conventional multilingual OSD character generator 13 configured and performed as described above is automatically changed to the language corresponding to the position of the cursor when the cursor is moved in the language selection submenu. There is a problem that the language is frequently changed when the cursor is moved by the arrow, which causes confusion for people who do not know the various languages.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve this problem, the multi-language on-screen display of the television receiver to automatically change the OSD character to the language, or by selection when moving the cursor from the Langgei choice sub-menu to the language; Its purpose is to provide a character control method for a device.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a television receiver circuit having a general multilingual on-screen display character generator;

2 is a screen display for explaining a conventional character control method of the multilingual on-screen display character generator of FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a conventional character control method of the multilingual on-screen display character generator of FIG. 1;

4 is a screen display for explaining a character control method of a multilingual on-screen display character generator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a multilingual on-screen display character generator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: antenna 2: tuner

3: IF amplification section 4: P / S separation section

5: voice detector 6: video detector

7: Remote controller 8: Receiver

9: control unit 9 ': memory

10: voice processing unit 11: voice amplifying unit

12: Speaker 13: Multilingual OSD Character Generator

14: image processor 15: mixer

16: CRT drive 17: CRT

In order to achieve the above object, a character control method of a multilingual on-screen display character generator of a television receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided for displaying OSD characters in a language selected from a menu by a multilingual on-screen display character generator. A character control method of a multilingual on-screen display character generator of a television receiver, comprising: an automatic change-on state in which OSD characters are automatically changed to a language in which the cursor is positioned by movement of the cursor, and a language in which the cursor is positioned by movement of the cursor. An automatic change on / off selection step for selecting an automatic change off state for selecting a change to change the OSD character; An inquiry step of inquiring selection of the automatic change on / off selection step; When the automatic change-on is turned on according to the inquiry result in the inquiry step, the automatic change step of the language branch which automatically changes the language base according to the movement of the cursor, outputs it on the screen, and stores it as an OSD language base; A change selection step of selecting a change to change the language in which the cursor is located when the automatic change is off according to the inquiry result in the inquiry step; Only when the change is selected in the change selection step, the change is selected to the selected langage on the screen.

When the automatic change step or the change selection step is placed on or off automatically when the cursor is positioned in the automatic change of the Langgei submenu by a rank key added or assigned to the remote control device, the automatic change is alternately turned on / off, and the automatic change is off. The cursor may be manipulated to select the language when the cursor is located at the particular language.

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

4 is a screen configuration diagram of a language selection submenu configured to perform a character control method of the multilingual OSD character generating device 13 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a multilingual OSD character generating device ( 13 is a flowchart for performing a control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, a television receiver for performing a character control method of a multilingual on-screen display character generator of a television receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention is similar to the configuration of a circuit having the conventional multilingual OSD character generator 13. It is composed. That is, the television receiver has an antenna 1, a tuner 2, an IF amplifier 3, a P / S separator 4, an audio detector 5, an image detector 6, Voice processor 10, multilingual OSD character generator 13, image processor 14, mixer 15, remote controller 7, receiver 8, controller 9, memory 9 ', voice amplifier 11, a speaker 12, a CRT driver 16, and a CRT 17, the functions of which are the same as those described with reference to FIG.

The configuration of the screen according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figure 4, when the menu selection in the menu function as conventional in the menu function, the automatic change so that the OSD character is automatically changed to the position of the cursor position by moving the cursor It is configured to select ON and AUTO CHANGE OFF which can be changed to change the OSD text to the language in which the cursor is located by moving the cursor. As an example, it may be configured to perform an automatic change on / off selection step on the screen. In other words, if the cursor is placed in the “0. auto change” column, the variable “auto change” is set to on (high) so that auto change is selected. The variable "auto change" is set to off (low) so that the OSD characters are changed.

As another example, it is also possible to set by Langji Key instead of selecting on the screen. In other words, if a key is added to the remote control unit 7 without displaying the “0. Automatic change” column or the key is assigned to the key in the Lange selection submenu, the key is operated once. Can be configured to control the multilingual OSD character generator 13 to automatically change the OSD character to the language on which the cursor is located, and when operated again, the variable "automatic change" It can be configured to change to a RAN at the cursor's position only when a change is selected by setting it OFF.

In addition, after the cursor is moved to the position of the Lange branch in FIG. 4, when the automatic change is turned off and is not set, a "change" field is provided on the right to select a change, and the corresponding Lange is selected by moving the cursor horizontally. It is configured to change the OSD text. Even in this case, it can be performed by operating a specific key of the remote control device 7 when the cursor is located at a specific Lange without displaying "change" on the screen.

In the screen configured as shown in FIG. 4, the character control method of the multilingual on-screen display character generator according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention is performed as shown in FIG. 5 as an example. That is, when the Langage selection submenu is selected in the menu (step S1), the screen of FIG. 4 is displayed, and when the cursor is moved in this screen, the cursor is detected in step S2 and the cursor is positioned in the autochange column in step S3. Judge.

If the cursor is located in the automatic change column in step S3, it is determined whether the selection is on (step S4). If the selection is on, the on is stored in the automatic change variable, and if it is not selected, the automatic change variable is turned off. After saving, detect the movement of the cursor again.

If the cursor is not positioned in the automatic change in step S3, it is queried whether the automatic change variable is on or off (step S7). If the cursor is turned on, in step S8, the lang is located as a selected langage, and a multilingual OSD character is generated. Instruct device 13 to change the OSD text to the selected language.

When the automatic change variable is off in step S7, it is determined whether the change is selected in step S9, that is, whether the cursor is moved to the change position on the screen of FIG. When the selection is made, in step S11, the language location in which the cursor is located in the selected language is stored, and the multilingual OSD text generation device 13 is instructed to change the OSD text to the selected language, and then when the predetermined time has elapsed in step S10, Return to S2 and monitor the movement of the cursor again, and when the predetermined time has elapsed without moving the cursor, exit the Lange Selection submenu and return to the broadcast video screen, and monitor the movement of the cursor as above before the predetermined time elapses ( Step S12).

In this way, the character control method of the multilingual OSD character generator 13 is configured to display OSD characters in the Langegi selected from the menu by the multilingual on-screen display character generator 13. When moving the cursor to the language, the OSD text can be changed automatically or selected by the language, so that the language can not be changed frequently when the cursor is moved by the arrow in the submenu. It will not cause confusion for those who do not know the language.

According to the configuration and operation of the character control method of the multi-language on-screen display character generator of the television set according to the embodiment of the present invention described above, it is possible to select a sub-menu of the language selection sub-menu or a specific key of the remote controller. By configuring the OSD text to be changed automatically, viewers who do not know the language can easily select a language.

Claims (2)

In the character control method of a multilingual on-screen display character generator of a television receiver for displaying OSD characters in a Langegi selected from a menu by the multilingual on-screen display character generator 13: Select Auto Change On to automatically change the OSD text to the Lange where the cursor is located by moving the cursor, and Auto Change Off to select the Change to change the OSD text to the Lange where the cursor is located by moving the cursor. Automatic change on / off selection step (steps S3 to S6); An inquiry step (step S7) for inquiring selection of the automatic change on / off selection step; When the automatic change-on is turned on in accordance with the inquiry result in the inquiry step, an automatic change step of the language branch which automatically changes the language according to the movement of the cursor, outputs it on the screen, and stores it as an OSD language base (step S8); A change selection step (step S9) of selecting a change to change the language in which the cursor is located when the automatic change is off according to the inquiry result in the inquiry step; And Only when a change is selected in the change selection step, a change is made on the screen to a selected language, and a selection of a language selection step of outputting an OSD text and storing it as an OSD language is included. Character control method of multi-language on-screen display character generator of. 2. The automatic change step (step S8) to the change selection step (step S9) according to claim 1, wherein when the cursor is located at the automatic change of the Lange submenu by the rank key added to or assigned to the remote control device (7). The automatic control is alternately turned on and off, and when the automatic change is off, the character control method of the multilingual on-screen display character generator of a television receiver, characterized in that it is operated to select the language when the cursor is located at a specific language. .