KR20060099786A - Method for setting digital tv operating mode - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a digital TV environment setting method which enables to conveniently set the operating environment of a digital TV in a user-friendly atmosphere.

The digital TV environment setting method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: setting a hot key for audio and video operation environment setting, inputting the set hot key signal, and setting audio and video according to the hot key input. Outputting a user interface screen and setting an operation environment of a digital TV corresponding to a user input command input according to the user interface screen.

According to the configuration of the present invention, it is possible to set the operating environment of the digital TV while directly feeling the change of audio and video, there is an advantage that can easily use the basic functions of the digital TV.

Digital TV, Operating Environment, Preferences

Description

Method for setting digital TV operating environment {Method for setting digital TV operating mode}

1 is a diagram illustrating a user interface screen provided by a general digital TV.

2 is a diagram illustrating a user interface screen for setting an aspect ratio in a general digital TV.

3 is a diagram illustrating a function used for setting a digital TV operation environment provided in a general digital TV.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a digital TV environment setting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of an interface screen for setting a video operation environment in a simple setting mode according to the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of an interface screen for setting an audio operation environment in a simple setting mode according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a digital TV operating environment setting method.

With the change from conventional analog TV to digital TV, digital TV supports various functions available to users. Digital TV provides a user interface (UI) so that users can easily access and use these various functions.

1 is a diagram illustrating a user interface screen provided by a general digital TV, and FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a user interface screen for setting a screen ratio in a general digital TV.

 Since general digital TVs provide a graphical user interface, digital TV users can select various functions by using buttons provided on the remote control or control panel of the digital TV according to the user interface screen provided by the digital TV. You can choose.

However, as shown in FIG. 1, the user interface screen provided by the digital TV is rejected by the digital TV because most of the terms and functions that are difficult to use in the user or the elderly are familiar with the existing analog TV.

In other words, current digital TV adds more complicated functions, but most of them are for limited users and it is difficult for general users to easily recognize the unique powerful functions that only digital TV has.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 2, in order for a user to set an aspect ratio, the user should go to an option item of a user interface menu and set an aspect ratio. Therefore, as mentioned above, since menu items are mostly difficult terms and functions, general users who do not understand the various functions of digital TV will not only use the simple functions of audio / video, which is unique to TV, In addition, it is difficult to use a detailed configuration menu for setting basic functions for operating a digital TV. In addition, it is true that general users who are not familiar with digital TV are hard to understand the function for each item that is not commonly used such as Setup, Video, Audio, Time, etc. shown in FIG.

On the other hand, in setting the operation environment for the basic functions of digital TV itself, it is also annoying for the users of digital TV to use the direction keys on the remote control to navigate each submenu and select the desired function. There is this.

The present invention provides an interactive method between a user and a digital TV when the digital TV operation environment is set so that users who are not familiar with the complex user interface provided by the digital TV can conveniently select and set various functions provided by the digital TV. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a digital TV environment setting method for selecting various functions provided by digital TV.

In addition, the present invention can be easily focused on the basic functions of the digital TV often used so that users who are not familiar with the digital TV can reduce the objection to the complicated menu configuration of the digital TV and give the user a familiarity with the digital TV. Its purpose is to provide an operating environment setting method of the digital TV that can set the operating environment of the digital TV in an interactive manner between the user and the digital TV when the basic function is set. .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for setting a digital TV operating environment, the method comprising: setting a hot key for setting an audio and video operating environment, inputting the set hot key signal, and inputting the hot key. And outputting a user interface screen for audio and video setting, and setting an operating environment of a digital TV corresponding to a user input command input according to the user interface screen.

The user interface information may be audio environment interface information for audio operation environment setting or video environment interface information for video operation environment setting.

The audio environment interface information may include an audio output output through a speaker for setting an audio operation environment, and a selection screen for selecting a corresponding audio output.

 The video environment interface information may include an image screen displayed on a screen for setting a video operation environment, and a selection screen for selecting a corresponding video screen.

According to the present invention configured as described above, the digital TV operating environment can be set in an interactive manner between the user and the digital TV, with the main function of the digital TV as the digital menu due to the complicated menu configuration of the digital TV. It has the advantage of improving the friendliness of digital TV by reducing the rejection of users who are not familiar with the use of digital TV functions.

Hereinafter, a method for setting a digital TV operating environment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a diagram illustrating a function used for setting a digital TV operation environment provided in a general digital TV, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a digital TV environment setting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Although there may be a slight difference in each digital TV system, the functions provided by the user for controlling the operating environment of the digital TV in general digital TV include Video, Channel, Picture, Audio, Time, Option, Lock, etc. There are various items as shown in FIG. 3 for each of the functions.

In the present invention, the hot key function is separately set for the items related to the audio and video operation environment setting of the digital TV which is the most frequently used among the various items, which are the basic functions of the digital TV. This makes it easy to set the audio and video operating environment.

In order to set the digital TV operating environment according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, first, a hot key function for operating environment setting for the basic function of the digital TV must be set.

The hot key function is an Ez Setting Hot Key function, which provides a user interface for easily setting an operating environment of a digital TV using a button of a remote controller or a digital TV panel.

When the Ez Setting hot key signal is input, the user immediately enters a preset Simple Setting Mode. Accordingly, the user is provided with a direction key of a remote control or a digital TV panel. You can easily select the operating environment of the desired digital TV while moving easily using the button.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the item for setting the hot key function is an audio and video operation environment setting item corresponding to the basic function of the digital TV, and the audio and video output pattern for each operation environment is preset. Will be built.

Built-in audio output basic pattern is saved corresponding to language, user control, EZ sound, etc. related to audio related operation environment setting function, and when corresponding function is selected, corresponding audio storage pattern is output and user outputs. While listening to the sound it is possible to set the operating environment corresponding to the desired audio pattern.

In addition, the built-in video basic pattern is stored in correspondence with functions such as Auto Picture control, User Control, and Color temperature related to the video related operation environment setting function, and when the corresponding function is selected, the corresponding video storage pattern is output. The user can set the operation environment corresponding to the desired video pattern while watching the output screen.

Accordingly, the digital TV user can easily set a desired operating environment while checking a corresponding output pattern for each digital TV operating environment according to the user interface information provided during the operating environment setting process.

As described above, the controller of the digital TV waits for input of the set hot key signal while the hot key function for audio and video operation environment setting is set.

If the user wants to change and set the audio and video operating environment, the hot key is input (S420).

When the hot key is input, the digital TV immediately enters the Ez Setting Mode (S430).

Accordingly, the digital TV outputs user interface information for audio or video setting so that the user can easily select a desired operating environment while changing the user interface screen by using the arrow keys on the remote control or the buttons on the digital TV panel. do. The user selects and inputs a digital TV operating environment condition desired by the user according to the user interface screen, and accordingly, the digital TV sets an operating environment of the digital TV corresponding to the input user command (S440).

In outputting the user interface information, according to an embodiment of the present invention, any one of audio environment interface information for audio operation environment setting or video environment interface information for video operation environment setting is first output.

The audio environment interface information output to allow a user to set an audio operation environment includes an audio output output through a speaker for audio operation environment setting and a selection screen for selecting a corresponding audio output.

The video environment interface information output to allow a user to set a video operation environment includes an image screen displayed on a screen for setting the video operation environment and a selection screen for selecting the corresponding video screen.

In operation S440, the video operation environment setting may be performed first and then the audio operation environment setting may be performed, or the audio operation environment setting may be performed first and then the video operation environment setting may be performed.

Hereinafter, a case in which the video operation environment setting is first performed and then the audio operation environment setting is performed will be described in detail.

5 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of an interface screen for setting a video operation environment in a simple setting mode according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a view of an interface screen for setting an audio operation environment in a simple setting mode according to the present invention. It is a figure which shows an Example.

When entering the Ez Setting Mode, the screen of the digital TV system basically shows the video pattern data embedded in the digital TV, and the OSD can be selected in an interactive manner between the user and the digital TV. The interface screen for setting the video operation environment using the (On screen Display) is output as shown in Figure 5 (S441).

The user starts setting while the user interface screen is displayed and allows the user to select by moving the direction key for each video operation configuration item. At this time, each time the user moves by using the direction keys (Previous, Next), the changed sample data of the video for each item (in the case of FIG. 5, Normal is selected to display a screen implemented in the normal mode) can be outputted for immediate viewing. The user can easily set the desired video operating environment while viewing the changed sample data (S442).

Preferably, the video operation environment setting order may be set in order of Auto Picture Control, XD, Color Temperature, Aspect Ratio, Caption, and the like. Should be configured to help.

That is, when the user presses the Next key by using the arrow keys on the remote control or the button on the digital TV panel, the user moves to the XD item, and the OSD menu under the video pattern is also changed to the XD item. These are also configured to change in the same way.

According to the above process, when the setting related to the video operating environment of the digital TV is completed, the audio operating environment setting mode of the digital TV is changed.

To this end, the digital TV moves to the item related to the audio operation configuration and outputs the audio data of the digital TV through the speaker of the digital TV. Also, in this state, the OSD (On) can be selected by the user and the digital TV interactively so that the user can set the desired audio state while listening to the sound change directly. The interface screen for setting the video operation environment using a screen display is output as shown in FIG. 6 (S443).

 In the state where the user interface screen is displayed as described above, the user starts the audio operation environment setting, and the user can select the audio operation environment setting item while moving the direction keys (Previous, Next). In this case, the audio sample data for the corresponding setting is output through the speaker so that the audio change of each item can be immediately recognized whenever the user moves by using the direction keys (in the case of FIG. 6, the audio is realized in the stadium mode. State output through the speaker) The user can easily set the desired audio operation environment (S444).

In this way, the user can simply set the operating environment for the basic functions of the digital TV using the interface provided by the present invention.

If the user wants to additionally set the operation environment of the digital TV for the rating, TV lock system, manual scan, and video zoom functions which are very rarely used after the above process, the existing user provided by the digital TV The menu will be printed to use the interface.

The digital TV operating environment setting method according to the present invention has been described in detail above. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention is included in the present invention even if the present invention is carried out without change and modification without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and the fact will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

According to the method for setting the digital TV operation environment according to the present invention, when the user sets the audio and video operation environment, which is the basic function of the digital TV, an easy user interface that can be set while directly feeling the change in the output format of the audio and video can be used. This makes it easy for users who are not familiar with the terminology of digital TV to approach each function of the digital TV, thereby reducing the discomfort for the digital TV as well as the hassle for users to set the basic functions of the digital TV. This has the advantage of being eliminated and increasing the convenience of the user.

Claims (6)

Setting hot keys for audio and video operational preferences; Inputting the set hot key signal; Outputting user interface information for audio or video setting according to the hot key input; Setting an operating environment of a digital TV corresponding to a user input command input according to the output of the user interface information; Digital TV operating environment setting method comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface information, And audio environment interface information for audio operation environment setting or video environment interface information for video operation environment setting. The method of claim 2, wherein the audio environment interface information, And a selection screen for selecting an audio output and a corresponding audio output through a speaker for setting an audio operation environment. The method of claim 2, wherein the video environment interface information, And a selection screen for selecting a corresponding video screen and an image screen displayed on a screen for setting a video operation environment.  The method of claim 1, wherein the setting of the operating environment of the corresponding digital TV according to a user input command input according to the user interface information output comprises: And a video operating environment is set first, and then an audio operating environment is set. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting of the operating environment of the corresponding digital TV according to a user input command input according to the user interface information output comprises: A method of setting a digital TV operating environment, characterized by first setting an audio operating environment and then setting a video operating environment.

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