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Picture-in-picture television receiver with menu displayed in second sub-screen

  • US 5,438,372 A
  • Filed: 10/24/1994
  • Issued: 08/01/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A television receiver including a picture-in-picture circuit for displaying a picture different than a picture being displayed on a main portion of a picture screen of the television receiver on a first sub-screen formed as a portion of the picture screen, the television receiver comprising:

  • display means for displaying a menu on a second sub-screen of the main screen separate from the first sub-screen, the menu relating to selectable parameters of a picture displayed on the first sub-screen of the main screen;

    selecting means for selecting one of the selectable parameters in the menu displayed by the display means on the second sub-screen;

    control means for performing controls corresponding to the parameter selected by the selecting means; and

    display control means for controlling the picture-in-picture circuit to cause the first sub-screen to display a picture while the menu is simultaneously displayed on the second sub-screen by the display means.

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