DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LABELING AV SIGNAL INPUT SOURCES

• US 20110179450A1
• Filed: 01/31/2011
• Published: 07/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Seung Jin, KIM, In Hoon
• Granted Patent: US 8,411,209 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/37
• 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 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration

Abstract

A method for labeling input sources in a display device includes connecting to a plurality of input sources, at a plurality of input terminals within the display device, and then controlling display of a main input menu listing the input terminals and corresponding ones of the input sources. An image from one of the input sources or input terminals selected from the main input menu is displayed with a name of the input source and a name of the input terminal corresponding to the selection made from the main input menu. The main input menu may not be displayed when the image and names of the input source and input terminal are displayed.

Claims

1. A method for labeling input sources in a display device, the method comprising:

receiving a first command signal for selecting a main input menu;

displaying the main input menu stored in a memory, wherein the main input menu lists a name of an input terminal and a name of an input source corresponding to the input terminal;

receiving a second command signal for selecting the input terminal;

displaying an image from the selected input terminal with the name of the input terminal and the name of the input source corresponding to the input terminal, wherein the main input menu is not displayed when the image and both names are displayed; and

stopping display of both names after a predetermined period of time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the main input menu further comprises a first region comprised of a name of a first input terminal if a name of an input source corresponding to the first input terminal is not inputted.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the main input menu further comprises a second region comprised of a name of a second input terminal and a name of an input source corresponding to the second input terminal if the name of the input source corresponding to the second input terminal is inputted.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a third command signal for selecting an input source label menu;

reading information on the input terminal stored in the memory; and

displaying one or more kinds of input sources suitable for the input terminal in the input source label menu.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the input source label menu further comprises system information corresponding to each of the input sources.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the first command signal is performed based on a hot key in a remote controller or a key panel in the display device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving confirmation signal for displaying both names; and

displaying both names for the predetermined period of time.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of input terminals is positioned at a rear region of the display device and at least one of the input terminals is positioned at a front region of the display device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the image comprises at least one of video information, text information or supplemental information.

10. A method for labeling input sources in a display device, the method comprising:

receiving a first command signal for selecting an input source label menu;

displaying the input source label menu, wherein the input source label menu comprises a list of input terminals and a window for selecting a name of an input source corresponding to one of the input terminals;

receiving a second command signal for selecting the name of the input source;

storing the selected name of the input source corresponding to the one of the input terminals in memory;

receiving a third command signal for selecting a main input menu; and

displaying a name of the one of the input terminals and the stored name of the input source corresponding to the one of the input terminals in the main input menu.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein displaying the input source label menu comprises:

reading information on the input terminal stored in the memory; and

displaying one or more kinds of input sources suitable for the input terminal in the input source label menu.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the input source label menu further comprises system information corresponding to each of the input sources.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein receiving the second command signal is performed based on an input field or an option list in the window.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a fourth command signal for selecting the one of the input terminals;

displaying an image from the selected input terminal with the name of the input terminal and the name of the input source corresponding to the input terminal, wherein the main input menu is not displayed when the image and both names are displayed; and

stopping display of both names after a predetermined period of time.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the main input menu further comprises a first region comprised of a name of a first input terminal if a name of an input source corresponding to the first input terminal is not inputted.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the main input menu further comprises a second region comprised of a name of a second input terminal and a name of an input source corresponding to the second input terminal if the name of the input source corresponding to the second input terminal is inputted.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein at least one of the input terminals is positioned at a rear region of the display device and at least one of the input terminals is positioned at a front region of the display device.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the image comprises at least one of video information, text information or supplemental information.

19. A method for labeling input sources in a display device, comprising:

displaying broadcast data;

receiving a first command signal for selecting a main input menu;

displaying the main input menu listing a name of an input terminal and a name of an input source corresponding to the input terminal during displaying the broadcast data, wherein both names are stored in a memory;

receiving a second command signal for selecting the input terminal; and

controlling an image from the selected input terminal to display and to stop display of the broadcast data.

20. The method of claim 19, the step of controlling further comprising:

displaying the image from the selected input terminal with the name of the input terminal and the name of the input source corresponding to the input terminal, wherein the main input menu is not displayed when the image and both names are displayed; and

stopping display of both names after a predetermined period of time.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the main input menu further comprises a first region comprised of a name of a first input terminal if a name of an input source corresponding to the first input terminal is not inputted.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the main input menu further comprises a second region comprised of a name of a second input terminal and a name of an input source corresponding to the second input terminal if the name of the input source corresponding to the second input terminal is inputted.

23. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

receiving a third command signal for selecting an input source label menu;

reading information on the input terminal stored in the memory; and

displaying one or more kinds of input sources suitable for the input terminal in the input source label menu.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the input source label menu further comprises system information corresponding to each of the input sources.

25. The method of claim 19, wherein receiving the first command signal is performed based on a hot key in a remote controller or a key panel in the display device.

26. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

receiving confirmation signal for displaying both names; and

displaying both names for the predetermined period of time.

27. The method of claim 19, wherein at least one of input terminals is positioned at a rear region of the display device and at least one of the input terminals is positioned at a front region of the display device.

28. The method of claim 19, wherein the image comprises at least one of video information, text information or supplemental information.