Electronic apparatus and method of initializing setting items thereof

• US 20070118815A1
• Filed: 11/08/2006
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yakushiji, Hidehito, Usui, Shinobu
• Granted Patent: US 8,086,966 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/06 Adjustment of display parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/08 Arrangements within a display terminal for setting, manually or automatically, display parameters of the display terminal
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/003 Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092

Abstract

An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus is controlled by using parameters relating to a plurality of setting items, including: a specifying unit performing an operation of specifying a setting item out of the plurality of setting items; and a display processing unit displaying a numeric keypad to input a parameter relating to the specified setting item and an initialization icon to initialize the specified setting item on a graphical user interface screen. Further, the electronic apparatus includes: an initial value storing unit storing initial values set/changed regarding the plurality of setting items; and an initialization processing unit returning the parameter of the specified setting item to the initial value based on an operation of the initialization icon.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus controlled by using parameters relating to a plurality of setting items, comprising:

specifying means for performing an operation of specifying a setting item out of said plurality of setting items;

display processing means for displaying on a graphical user interface screen a numeric keypad to input a parameter relating to said specified setting item and an initialization icon to initialize said specified setting item;

initial value storing means for storing initial values set/changed regarding said plurality of setting items; and

initialization processing means for returning the parameter of said specified setting item to said initial value based on an operation of said initialization icon.

2. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

said numeric keypad includes numerical value display means, a numerical value input key and a decision key;

said display processing means displays said initial value of said specified setting item on said numerical value display means as an candidate before decision based on the operation of said initialization icon; and

said initialization processing means returns the parameter of said specified setting item to said initial value in accordance with said decision key being operated, after displaying said initial value on said numerical value display means.

3. A method of initializing setting items in an electronic apparatus controlled by using parameters relating to a plurality of setting items, comprising the steps of:

storing initial values set/changed regarding said plurality of setting items;

displaying on a graphical user interface screen a numeric keypad to input a parameter relating to a specified setting item and an initialization icon to initialize said specified setting item based on an operation specifying said setting item out of said plurality of setting items; and

returning the parameter of said specified setting item to said initial value based on an operation of said initialization icon.

4. An electronic apparatus controlled by using parameters relating to a plurality of setting items, comprising:

specifying means for performing an operation of specifying a setting item out of said plurality of setting items;

display processing means for displaying a numeric keypad to input a parameter relating to said specified setting item and an initialization icon to initialize said specified setting item on a graphical user interface screen in the case of the setting item specified by said specifying means being an item having an initial value in the parameter, and for not displaying said initialization icon in the case of said specified setting item being an item not having an initial value in the parameter; and

initialization processing means for returning the parameter of said specified setting item to said initial value based on an operation of said initialization icon.

5. An electronic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein:

said specifying means is an icon representing an individual setting item on a graphical user interface screen; and

said display processing means displays a pop-up screen where said numeric keypad is provided, based on an operation of said icon, and displays said initialization icon on said pop-up screen in the case of an icon representing an item having an initial value in the parameter being operated.

6. An electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein

said display processing means further displays on said pop-up screen an icon for immediately closing said pop-up screen.

7. An electronic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein:

a unique item number is given to each of said setting items; and

said specifying means is executed by inputting said item number using said numeric keypad.

8. An electronic apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

an input selecting circuit for selecting a video signal out of video signals of two or more channels to be input;

an image synthesizing circuit for applying an effect of causing a transition of an output video signal from one video signal out of two video signals selected by said input selecting circuit to the other video signal thereof; and

an internal signal generating circuit for generating a video signal to display a boundary line between said two video signals, wherein;

said plurality of setting items includes

items regarding colors of the video signal generated by said internal generating circuit and

patterns of the effect applied by said image synthesizing circuit;

the initial value exists regarding the items relative to colors of the video signal generated by said internal generating circuit; and

no initial value exists regarding the patterns of the effect applied by said image synthesizing circuit.

9. A method of initializing setting items in an electronic apparatus controlled by using parameters relating to a plurality of setting items, comprising the steps of:

displaying a numeric keypad to input a parameter relating to a specified setting item and an initialization icon to initialize said specified setting item on a graphical user interface screen in the case of said specified setting item having an initial value in the parameter, and not displaying said initialization icon in the case of said specified setting item not having an initial value in the parameter, based on an operation of specifying the setting item out of said plurality of setting items; and

returning the parameter of said specified setting item to said initial value, based on an operation of said initialization icon.

10. An electronic apparatus controlled by using parameters relating to a plurality of setting items, comprising:

a specifying unit performing an operation of specifying a setting item out of said plurality of setting items;

a display processing unit displaying on a graphical user interface screen a numeric keypad to input a parameter relating to said specified setting item and an initialization icon to initialize said specified setting item;

an initial value storing unit storing initial values set/changed regarding said plurality of setting items; and

an initialization processing unit returning the parameter of said specified setting item to said initial value based on an operation of said initialization icon.

11. An electronic apparatus controlled by using parameters relating to a plurality of setting items, comprising:

a specifying unit performing an operation of specifying a setting item out of said plurality of setting items;

a display processing unit displaying a numeric keypad to input a parameter relating to said specified setting item and an initialization icon to initialize said specified setting item on a graphical user interface screen in the case of the setting item specified by said specifying unit being an item having an initial value in the parameter, and not displaying said initialization icon in the case of said specified setting item being an item not having an initial value in the parameter; and

an initialization processing unit returning the parameter of said specified setting item to said initial value based on an operation of said initialization icon.