Method for selecting a television turn-on time volume level

• US 5,528,316 A
• Filed: 02/28/1994
• Issued: 06/18/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, San S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Groody, James J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WEST, NINA NHYCHON
• Application Number:
  US08/202,581
• Time in Patent Office: 841 Days
• Field of Search: 348/730, 348/734, 348/738, 348/569, 348/729, 348/725, 348/6
• US Class Current: 348/725
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/445 for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/60 for the sound signals

Abstract

The television sound volume to be achieved when a television is turned on by an on-time reservation function is preset into the system along with presetting the on-time of the television. The setting is accomplished using arrow keys and viewing an on-time reservation means on the television screen.

Claims

1. A method of selecting a sound volume level at a turn-on time, in a television system having an on-time reservation function, a key entry device with arrow keys, and an on-time menu displayed on a screen of the television, said method comprising the steps of:

setting current time, turn-on time and turn-off time of said television and volume level by means of arrow keys when said on-time menu screen is displayed by a user pressing a key for said on-time reservation, wherein said volume level corresponds to the television volume at the turn-on time;

comparing current time with said set turn-on time of said television to determine whether or not they are coincident with each other;

determining whether or not said television is already turned on when said current time is coincident with said turn-on time of said television; and

if said television is determined in the preceding step to not having been already turned on, automatically turning on the power of said television, automatically selecting the last channel viewed at the time the television was last turned off and automatically adjusting the sound volume to the set volume level.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing an indication that the television was automatically turned-on when the step of automatically turning on the power of said television takes place.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein said indication is a flickering indication for a predetermined amount of time.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein an LED provides said flickering indication.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said the volume level is set to an arbitrary level by the user via the arrow keys.

3. A method of selecting a sound volume level at a turn-on time, in a television system having an on-time reservation function, a key entry device with arrow keys, and an on-time menu displayed on a screen of the television, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) setting current time, turn-on time and turn-off time of said television and volume level of the television at turn-on time;

(b) comparing current time with said set turn-on time of said television to determine whether or not they are coincident with each other;

(c) when said current time is coincident with said turn-on time determining whether or not said television is already turned on; and

(d) when said television is off in said step (c), automatically turning on the power of said television, automatically selecting the last channel viewed at the time the television was last turned off and automatically adjusting the sound volume to the set volume level.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of providing an indication that the television is automatically turned-on when said step (d) is initiated.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein said indication is a flickering indication for a predetermined amount of time.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein an LED provides said flickering indication.

10. The method of claim 3, wherein said the volume level is set to an arbitrary level by a user.