Display apparatus and controlling method thereof

• US 20020191108A1
• Filed: 12/04/2001
• Published: 12/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ko, Kyung-Pill
• Granted Patent: US 6,862,046 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/569
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 17/00 Diagnosis, testing or measuring for television systems or their details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 17/045 Self-contained testing apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications

Abstract

Disclosed is a display apparatus comprising a display part displaying a video signal, comprising a memory storing a predetermined bar code data; a bar code show key for selecting the bar code data stored in the memory to be displayed; an on-screen display (OSD) part executing an on screen display for adjusting a displaying state of the display part; and a controller controlling the bar code data to be displayed on the display part through the on screen display part when the bar code data is selected by the bar code show key. With this configuration, a bar code is shown through an on screen display, so that it need not adhere a separate bar code to a display apparatus, and there is no need of apprehensions that the bar code is worn away or vanished.

Claims

1. A display apparatus having a display part displaying a video signal, the apparatus comprising:

a memory storing predetermined bar code data;

a bar code show key for selecting said bar code data to be displayed;

an on screen display part executing an on screen display adjusting a displaying state of said display part; and

a controller controlling said bar code data to be displayed on said display part through said on screen display part when said bar code data is selected by said bar code show key.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, said bar code data being represented with a bar code.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, said bar code data including manufacturing data on at least one selected from among a manufacturing model, a manufacturing specification, and an accessories specification.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, said memory storing after-sale service data on at least one selected from among service times, a cause of service, and a solution of the cause.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, said controller displaying on said on screen display an after-sale service indicating line represented by at least one of digits, English letters, and signs, and indicating said after-sale service data when said bar code data is selected by said bar code show key.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, said memory storing used fact data on at least one selected from among used time and on/off times, said controller controlling said used fact data, said bar code indicating said used fact data.

7. A method of controlling a display apparatus comprising a display part displaying a video signal, comprising:

storing predetermined bar code data in a memory;

selecting said bar code data to be displayed; and

displaying said bar code data stored in said memory on said display part.

8. The method of claim 7, said displaying including displaying manufacturing data on at least one selected from among a manufacturing model, a manufacturing specification, and an accessories specification.

9. The method of claim 8, said manufacturing data being stored in said memory and being displayed on said display part.

10. The method of claim 8, said displaying including displaying an after-sale service data on at least one selected from among service times, a cause of service, a solution of the cause.

11. The method of claim 10, said after-sale service data being stored in said memory and being displayed on said display part.

12. The method of claim 10, said displaying including displaying used fact data on at least one selected from among used time and on/off times.

13. The method of claim 12, said used fact data being stored in said memory and being displayed on said display part.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, said on screen display part displaying at least one selected from among used fact data and after-sale service data when said bar code show key is selected.

17. The method of claim 16, said selecting corresponding to pressing a predetermined key mounted on the apparatus.

18. The method of claim 16, said displaying including displaying at least one selected from among used fact data and after-sale service data.

20. The set of instructions of claim 19, said bar code data including predetermined manufacturing data for said apparatus, said displaying including displaying at least one selected from among used fact data and after-sale service data.

14. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory storing bar code data;

a bar code show key for selecting said bar code data to be displayed;

an on screen display part activating an on screen display to adjust a display state of said on screen display part; and

a controller controlling said bar code data to be displayed on said display part through said on screen display part when said bar code data is selected by said bar code show key, said bar code data being displayed as a bar code on said on screen display part, said bar code data including manufacturing data having information about at least one selected from among a manufacturing model, a manufacturing specification, and an accessories specification.

16. A method, comprising:

storing bar code data in a memory, said bar code data including predetermined manufacturing data for an apparatus;

selecting said bar code data to be displayed; and

in response to said selecting, displaying said bar code data on a video display conveying varying visual information.

19. A computer storage medium having stored thereon a set of instructions implementing a method, said set of instructions comprising one or more instructions for:

storing bar code data in a memory of an apparatus;

selecting said bar code data to be displayed; and

in response to said selecting, displaying said bar code data on a video display conveying varying visual information.