Method and apparatus for controlling an electronic device via a menu displayed on a display screen of the electronic device
First Claim
1. A method for controlling an electronic device having a display screen, the method comprising:
- displaying a first menu of a directory of functions of the device and a cursor on the on the display screen;
moving the cursor to select an item among those in the first menu displayed in accordance with a cursor movement signal;
displaying on the display screen a second menu relating to the item of the first menu that the cursor selects when a selection signal is input;
moving the cursor to select an item among the second menu; and
changing a function of the electronic device represented by the item in the second menu that the selected.
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Abstract
A method for controlling an electronic device using on-screen display menus which display a plurality of functions of the electronic device. The menus are displayed in a tree structure based on the functions of the device. The menu representing the upper directory of functions is displayed when the function selection process is started. A menu of the lower directory of items relating to the item in the upper directory of functions is displayed when a cursor is placed on or proximate to that item in the upper directory to select that item. The cursor can then be used to select an item in the menu of the lower directory to select that item to change the status of the function which that item represents. At least a portion of the upper directory menu and a portion of the lower directory menu are displayed concurrently on the display screen. Thus, the user can check all functions on one screen while also being able to ascertain which functions are being performed by the device. Moreover, the user can easily change the status of any of the functions through the user of the cursor.
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1. A method for controlling an electronic device having a display screen, the method comprising:
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displaying a first menu of a directory of functions of the device and a cursor on the on the display screen;
moving the cursor to select an item among those in the first menu displayed in accordance with a cursor movement signal;
displaying on the display screen a second menu relating to the item of the first menu that the cursor selects when a selection signal is input;
moving the cursor to select an item among the second menu; and
changing a function of the electronic device represented by the item in the second menu that the selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for controlling an electronic device having a display screen, the apparatus comprising:
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a display screen, adapted to display a first menu of a directory of functions of the device and a cursor; and
a control device, adapted to move the cursor to select an item among those in the first menu displayed in accordance with a cursor movement signal;
the display screen being further adapted to display on the display screen a second menu relating to the item of the first menu that the cursor selects when a selection signal is input from the control device; and
the control device being further adapted to move the cursor to select an item among the second menu, and to change a function of the electronic device represented by the item in the second menu that the cursor selected. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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