On-screen display menu implementing device and method for video display appliance

• US 6,256,027 B1
• Filed: 03/13/1998
• Issued: 07/03/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Han, Chang Woo, Jeong, Seok Hwa
• Primary Examiner(s): Bayerl, Raymond J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Cao H.
• Application Number:
  US09/042,033
• Time in Patent Office: 1,208 Days
• Field of Search: 345/11, 345/157, 345/327, 345/352, 345/355, 345/339, 345/342, 345/347
• US Class Current: 715/788
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 1/165 Details of a display terminal using a CRT, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto details suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/003; specific for a flat panel G09G3/2092
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/08 Arrangements within a display terminal for setting, manually or automatically, display parameters of the display terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration

Abstract

An on-screen display (OSD) menu implementing device for a video display appliance capable of implementing on a specified position of a display screen an OSD menu representing a control state of a selected function of the appliance, thereby enabling a user to conveniently adjust the selected function of the appliance. Various kinds of OSD menus are implemented by an OSD generating section under the control of a control section which outputs a control signal and control data for controlling the functions of the appliance such as a volume, brightness, contrast, horizontal size, vertical size, etc., in accordance with key signals selectively inputted from a key input section. The pattern, size, and color of constituent elements of the OSD menu displayed on the screen are selectively varied by the user through the key input section. The control state of the selected function can be visually recognized by the displayed OSD menu which includes unchangeable or fixed constituent elements such as characters, numerals, figures, symbols, etc., and variable or moving constituent element that varies or moves in proportion to the variation amount of control data provided from the control section, such as a moving histogram, circular graph, indicating needle, indicating bar, etc.

Claims

1. An on-screen display (OSD) menu implementing device for a video display appliance for displaying a video signal provided from a personal computer or video input means the device comprising:

an OSD generating section for receiving a control signal and control data corresponding to a selected function of the appliance, and for outputting an OSD video signal so that the OSD menu representing a control state of the selected function of the appliance is implemented on a display screen, the OSD menu including an unchangeable or fixed constituent element and a variable or movable constituent element, wherein a size of the OSD menu is adjusted by a user'"'"'s adjustment of an OSD frame size, and a size of the unchangeable or fixed constituent element of the OSD menu is adjusted with the same adjustment rate as that of the variable or moving constituent element of the OSD menu.

2. An on-screen display (OSD) menu implementing device for a video display appliance for displaying a video signal provided from a personal computer or video input means, the device comprising:

an OSD menu implementing section for receiving a control signal and control data corresponding to a selected function of the appliance, and outputting an OSD video signal so that the OSD menu representing a control state of the selected function of the appliance is implemented on a display screen, the OSD menu implementing section including

first implementing means for generating signals representing a fixed character or symbol to be displayed on the screen as an unchangeable or fixed constituent element of the OSD menu,

second implementing means far generating signals representing a graphical representation of a magnitude of an adjustable quantity which is displayed on the screen as a variable or moving constituent element of the OSD menu, the variation in the graphical representation being variable in relation to an amount of variation in the adjustable quantity determined by the control signal and the control data, and

third implementing means for displaying the OSD menu by properly combining the unchangeable or fixed constituent element and the variable or moving constituent element of the OSD menu implemented by the first and second implementing means,

wherein a size of the OSD menu is adjusted by a user'"'"'s adjustment of an OSD frame size, and a size of the unchangeable or fixed constituent element of the OSD menu is adjusted with the same adjustment rate as that of the variable or moving constituent element of the OSD menu.

3. An on-screen display (OSD) menu implementing device for a video display appliance for displaying a video signal provided from a personal computer or video input means, the device comprising:

an OSD menu implementing section for receiving a control signal and control data corresponding to a selected function of the appliance, and outputting an OSD video signal so that the OSD menu representing a control state of the selected function of the appliance is implemented on a display screen, the OSD menu implementing section including

first implementing means for generating signals representing a fixed character or symbol to be displayed on the screen as an unchangeable or fixed constituent element of the OSD menu,

second implementing means for generating signals representing a graphical representation of a magnitude of an adjustable quantity which is displayed on the screen as a variable or moving constituent element of the OSD menu, the variation in the graphical representation being variable in relation to an amount of variation in the adjustable quantity determined by the control signal and the control data, and

third implementing means for displaying the OSD menu by properly combining the unchangeable or fixed constituent element and the variable or moving constituent element of the OSD menu implemented by the first and second implementing means, and

wherein a size of the OSD menu is adjusted by a user'"'"'s adjustment of an OSD frame size, and a size of the unchangeable or fixed constituent element of the OSD menu is adjusted with the same adjustment rate as that of the variable or moving constituent element of the OSD menu;

wherein the variable or moving constituent element is a histogram, pie chart, moving needle or bar, which varies or moves as the variable or moving element of the OSD graph in proportion to the variation in an amount determined by the control data starting point with the same color and brightness.

4. An OSD menu implementing device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the variable or moving element varies or moves in proportion to the amount of variation determined by the control data, from a starting point on a standard line or within a standard area with the same color and brightness.

5. An OSD implementing device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the unchangeable or fixed clement and the variable or moving element are displayed with the same color, or different colors for a user'"'"'s easy recognition.

6. An OSD implementing device as claimed in claim 3, wherein, the variable histogram or pie chart, which varies or moves as the variable or moving element of the OSD graphic increases or decreases according to a fixed pattern, and the pattern, color and brightness thereof are selected and adjusted by a user s selection.

7. An OSD menu implementing device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the OSD graphic is displayed by combining the unchangeable or fixed element and the variable or moving clement, and the unchangeable or fixed clement blinks in distinction from the variable or moving element.

8. An OSD implementing device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the variable or moving constituent element of the OSD graphic varies or moves within a standard area or line which is displayed in distinction from the variable or moving constituent clement in line or color.