On-screen displaying apparatus
First Claim
1. An on-screen displaying apparatus comprising:
- a controlled instrument including means for displaying an image;
a remote control hand unit comprising a plurality of operation keys and a help key for remotely controlling the controlled instrument;
means for changing a mode to a help mode by pressing the help key on the remote control hand unit and for displaying, on the means for displaying the image, a graphic image of an arrangement of keys corresponding, respectively, to all of the keys arranged on the remote control hand unit; and
means for displaying a functional description which, when an arbitrary key of the remote control hand unit is pressed, while in the help mode, displays a functional description of the pressed arbitrary key together with the graphic image on the means for displaying the image.
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Abstract
The on-screen displaying apparatus displays the remote control hand unit and its keypad graphically on the CRT 9 screen and changes the mode to help mode when the MENU! key, for example, of the remote control hand unit 10 is pressed. In this help mode, when the user presses an arbitrary key on the remote control hand unit, the displayed key corresponding to the actually pressed key changes color or blinks on said CRT screen. At the same time, a functional description (the main points of the functional description described in the manual) of the key is displayed on said CRT screen. The user can use all the functions of any apparatus by using the remote control functions effectively even though he/she forgets the remote operational procedure or loses the manual.
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12 Claims
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1. An on-screen displaying apparatus comprising:
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a controlled instrument including means for displaying an image; a remote control hand unit comprising a plurality of operation keys and a help key for remotely controlling the controlled instrument; means for changing a mode to a help mode by pressing the help key on the remote control hand unit and for displaying, on the means for displaying the image, a graphic image of an arrangement of keys corresponding, respectively, to all of the keys arranged on the remote control hand unit; and means for displaying a functional description which, when an arbitrary key of the remote control hand unit is pressed, while in the help mode, displays a functional description of the pressed arbitrary key together with the graphic image on the means for displaying the image. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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2. An on-screen displaying apparatus comprising:
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a controlled instrument including means for displaying an image; a remote control hand unit comprising a plurality of operation keys and a help key for remotely controlling the controlled instrument; means for changing a mode to a help mode by pressing the help key on the remote control hand unit and for displaying, on the means for displaying the image, a graphic image of an arrangement of keys corresponding, respectively, to all of the keys arranged on the remote control hand unit; means for changing a key display state which, when an arbitrary key of the remote control hand unit is pressed while in the help mode, changes a display state of an image of a key, corresponding to the pressed arbitrary key, in the graphic image so that a user can recognize the pressed arbitrary key; and means for displaying a functional description of the arbitrary key, pressed while in the help mode, together with the graphic image on the means for displaying the image. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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7. A remote control hand unit for use with an on-screen displaying apparatus comprising:
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a remote control hand unit, constructed and arranged to control a controlled instrument including a display, the remote control hand unit comprising a plurality of operation keys and a help key for remotely controlling the controlled instrument; means for changing a mode to a help mode by pressing the help key on the remote control hand unit and for causing to be displayed on the display, a graphic image of an arrangement of keys corresponding, respectively, to all of the keys arranged on the remote control hand unit; and means for causing a functional description to be displayed on the display, which, when an arbitrary key of the remote control hand unit is pressed, while in the help mode, causes a functional description of the pressed arbitrary key together with the graphic image to be displayed on the display. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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8. A remote control hand unit for use with an on-screen displaying apparatus comprising:
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a remote control hand unit, constructed and arranged to control a controlled instrument including a display, the remote control hand unit comprising a plurality of operation keys and a help key for remotely controlling the controlled instrument; means for changing a mode to a help mode by pressing the help key on the remote control hand unit and for causing to be displayed on the display, a graphic image of an arrangement of keys corresponding, respectively, to all of the keys arranged on the remote control hand unit; means for changing a key display state which, when an arbitrary key of the remote control hand unit is pressed while in the help mode, changes a display state of an image of a key, corresponding to the pressed arbitrary key, in the graphic image so that a user can recognize the pressed arbitrary key; and means for causing a functional description of the arbitrary key, pressed while in the help mode, to be displayed on the display together with the graphic image. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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