Multimedia presentation system and method therefor

• US 20050185096A1
• Filed: 12/28/2004
• Published: 08/25/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gold Charm Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hsieh, Kuan-Hong
• Granted Patent: US 7,397,514 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/569
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42215 by measuring the time interval during which a key is pressed, e.g. for inputting sequences of digits when selecting a television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications

Abstract

A multimedia presentation system includes: a display unit (120) for displaying multimedia information and an On Screen Display (OSD) menu; a control unit (110) including the multifunctional button for receiving a user operation, generating a control signal corresponding to the operation, and transmitting the control signal; and a processing unit for receiving the control signal, and performing corresponding one or more operations for the display unit according to the control signal. The operations include turning on or turning off the display unit, entering the OSD menu, and confirming one or more operations on the OSD menu. A related method implementing the system is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A multimedia presentation system, comprising:

a display unit for displaying multimedia information and an On Screen Display (OSD) menu;

a multifunctional button for receiving a user'"'"'s operation, generating a control signal corresponding to the operation, and transmitting the control signal; and

a processing unit for receiving the control signal, and performing corresponding one or more operations for the display unit according to the control signal, wherein said operations comprise turning on or turning off the display unit, entering the OSD menu, and confirming one or more operations on the OSD menu.

2. The multimedia presentation system as described in claim 1, wherein the display unit enters a first status and starts to show programs, if the display unit is powered on and the user presses the multifunctional button.

3. The multimedia presentation system as described in claim 2, wherein the display unit enters any one or more other statuses and displays corresponding one or more messages, depending upon a duration of pressing of the multifunctional button when the display unit is in the first status.

4. The multimedia presentation system as described in claim 1, wherein the display unit enters an OSD status and displays an OSD menu, if after pressing the multifunctional button when the display unit is in the first status the user releases the multifunctional button at any time prior to a predetermined threshold duration of pressing.

5. A multimedia presentation method, comprising the steps of:

providing a display unit and a multifunctional button;

turning on the display unit if the display unit is powered on and the multifunctional button is pressed;

turning off the display unit if a duration of a second pressing of the multifunctional button has reached a predetermined threshold duration; and

displaying an OSD menu on the display unit if the multifunctional button is released prior to expiration of the threshold duration.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of measuring the duration of the second pressing of the multifunctional button.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of displaying different messages on the display unit according to the duration of second pressing of the multifunctional button.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of confirming one or more operations on the OSD menu through the multifunctional button, after the OSD menu is displayed on the display unit.

9. A method for operating a multimedia presentation system, comprising the steps of:

providing a button for controlling display of said system;

starting said display of said system by means of pressing said button;

shutting off said display of said system by means of pressing said button another time and longer than a predetermined threshold duration; and

displaying an On Screen Display (OSD) menu by said system in case that said button is released during said shutting-off step.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of displaying more than one signals to indicate that said system is ready to shut off during said shutting-off step.