Method of providing external input list using item grouping and video apparatus adopting the same

• US 20070291174A1
• Filed: 03/02/2007
• Published: 12/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Sang-hee, Yim, Jin-ho, Kim, Won-il, Kim, Dae-gu, Lee, Dong-heon
• Application Number:
  US11/712,986
• Publication Number:
  US 20070291174A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/564
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4184 providing storage capabilities, e.g. memory stick
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43632 involving a wired protocol, e.g. IEEE 1394 high-speed IEEE 1394 serial bus H04L12/40052
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43635 HDMI
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44227 Monitoring of local network, e.g. connection or bandwidth variations; Detecting new devices in the local network configuring of peripheral devices in general G06F9/4411; monitoring connectivity in data switched networks H04L43/0811
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver

Abstract

A method of providing an external input list using item grouping and a video apparatus adopting the same are disclosed. The video apparatus includes a combination unit combining an image to be displayed with specified information, and a control unit creating an external input list including at least one external input group item to which at least one external input item is subordinate as a lower item, and controlling the combination unit to combine the image to be displayed with the created external input list. Accordingly, more simplified external input list is provided to a user and the user can select the external input more quickly and conveniently.

Claims

1. A video apparatus comprising:

a combination unit which combines an image to be displayed with specified information; and

a control unit which creates an external input list comprising at least one external input group item, the at least one external input group item comprising at least one external input item, and which controls the combination unit to combine the image to be displayed with the created external input list.

2. The video apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one external input item is an item which designates an external input to be provided in accordance with a connection system corresponding to the external input.

3. The video apparatus of claim 2, wherein the connection system includes at least one of a USB connection system, an IEEE 1394 connection system, a wireless communication connection system, and a memory card connection system.

4. The video apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one external input item is an item which designates an external input to be transmitted to the video apparatus via one input terminal of the video apparatus.

5. The video apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a display which displays an image combined with the at least one external input list.

6. A method of providing an external input list, comprising:

creating the external input list comprising at least one external input group item, the at least one external input group item comprising at least one external input item; and

combining the created external input list with an image to be displayed.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one external input item is an item designating an external input corresponding to a connection system.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the connection system includes at least one of a USB connection system, an IEEE 1394 connection system, a wireless communication connection system, and a memory card connection system.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one external input item is an item designating an external input to be transmitted to a video apparatus via one input terminal of the video apparatus.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising displaying an image combined with the external input list.

11. A method of providing a list, the method comprising:

creating an image source list sequenced with internal input items to be input from an internal image source in a video apparatus and external input items to be input from an external device connected to an external input terminal of the video apparatus; and

combining the created image source list with an image to be displayed.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the creating selects a display order so that the display order of the internal input items precedes the display order of the external input items.