Method and apparatus for enabling selection in an on-screen menu
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1. An on-screen menu selecting method, comprising the steps of:
- providing menus of different levels, each menu having a plurality of menu items represented by corresponding icons which are displayed in different areas of a screen and are selectable by a pointer; and
controlling the pointer so that a speed of movement of the pointer between the icons of the different levels is faster than a speed of movement of the pointer between the icons of a same level so as to shorten a menu selection time.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for selecting an on-screen menu is provided. In the method, the speed of movement of a pointer between icons of different levels is made faster than the speed of movement of the pointer between icons of the same level.
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19 Claims
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1. An on-screen menu selecting method, comprising the steps of:
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providing menus of different levels, each menu having a plurality of menu items represented by corresponding icons which are displayed in different areas of a screen and are selectable by a pointer; and
controlling the pointer so that a speed of movement of the pointer between the icons of the different levels is faster than a speed of movement of the pointer between the icons of a same level so as to shorten a menu selection time. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An on-screen menu selecting apparatus for selecting between menus of different levels, each menu having a plurality of menu items represented by corresponding icons which are displayed in different areas of a screen and are selectable by a pointer, said apparatus comprising:
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a key operation unit including a remote controller and a key panel, the key panel including an on-screen pointer movement key for moving an on-screen pointer;
an on-screen menu generator for generating an on-screen menu;
an on-screen pointer moving unit for moving the on-screen pointer in response to the movement of the on-screen pointer movement key;
an on-screen pointer speed controller for controlling the speed of movement of the on-screen pointer between icons according to a predetermined control signal; and
a controller for receiving a signal from the key operation unit, for controlling the on-screen menu generator to generate the on-screen menu, for controlling the on-screen pointer moving unit to move the on-screen pointer, and for controlling the on-screen pointer so that a speed of movement of the on-screen pointer between icons of the different levels is faster than an initially-set speed of movement of the on-screen pointer. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. An on-screen menu selection method, comprising the steps of:
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providing menus of different levels, each menu having a plurality of menu items represented by corresponding icons which are displayed in different areas of a screen and are selectable by a movable pointer;
displaying a multilevel on-screen menu and the moveable pointer on the screen;
moving the movable pointer in response to a control key;
determining a variation in X coordinate values and a variation in Y coordinate values of the movable pointer so as to determine a moving direction of the movable pointer; and
adjusting a speed of movement of the movable pointer as a function of whether the variation in the X coordinate values is greater than or less than the variation in the Y coordinate values. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
moving the movable pointer at a first speed when the variation in the Y coordinate values is greater than the variation in the X coordinate values; and
moving the movable pointer at a second speed when the variation in the X coordinate values is greater than the variation in the Y coordinate values.
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8. The method of claim 7, the second speed being faster than the first speed.
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9. The method of claim 8, the step of displaying the multilevel on-screen menu further comprising the step of:
displaying a menu in which icons of a same level are displayed vertically with respect to each other, and icons of different levels are displayed at corresponding different horizontal positions relative to each other.
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10. An on-screen menu selecting apparatus for selecting between menus of different levels, each menu having a plurality of menu items represented by corresponding icons which are displayed in different areas of a screen and are selectable by a pointer, said apparatus comprising:
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a display unit for displaying an on-screen menu;
an on-screen menu generator connected to the display unit;
a controller connected to the on-screen menu generator for controlling the on-screen menu generator;
a key operation unit connected to the controller, the key operation unit comprising;
a remote controller; and
a pointer movement key for directing movement of an on-screen pointer;
an on-screen pointer moving unit connected to the controller and to the display unit for controlling the movement of the on-screen pointer under control of the controller in response to a signal from the pointer movement key; and
an on-screen pointer speed controller connected to the controller and to the on-screen pointer moving unit for controlling the on-screen pointer to move at corresponding different speeds so that a speed of movement of the on-screen pointer between a same level of icons is different from a speed of movement of the on-screen pointer between different levels of icons. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
means for determining a direction in which the on-screen pointer is moving as a determined direction of movement; and
means for controlling the on-screen pointer speed controller as a function of the determined direction of movement.
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12. The apparatus of claim 10, the pointer movement key being an I-point control key.
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13. An on-screen menu selecting method for selecting between menus of different levels, each menu having a plurality of menu items represented by corresponding icons which are displayed in different areas of a screen and are selectable by an on-screen pointer, said method comprising the steps of:
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generating an on-screen menu;
moving the on-screen pointer; and
controlling the on-screen pointer so that a speed of movement of the on-screen pointer between icons of the different levels is faster than an initially-set speed of movement of the on-screen pointer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
determining a direction in which the on-screen pointer is to be moved as a determined direction of movement;
determining whether a menu has been displayed in the determined direction of movement; and
controlling the on-screen pointer to move faster than the initially-set speed in the determined direction of movement when it is determined that a menu has been displayed.
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15. The method of claim 14, wherein the step of determining whether a menu has been displayed in the determined direction of movement comprises determining whether the menu is displayed in a region defined by a predetermined direction angle located on both sides of the determined direction of movement.
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16. The method of claim 13, wherein the speed of movement of the on-screen pointer between the icons of the different levels is faster than the speed of movement of the on-screen pointer between icons of the same level.
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17. An on-screen menu selecting method for selecting between menus of different levels, each menu having a plurality of menu items represented by corresponding icons which are displayed in different areas of a screen and are selectable by a pointer, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying an on-screen menu;
displaying an on-screen pointer for movement on the screen; and
controlling the on-screen pointer to move at corresponding different speeds so that a speed of movement of the on-screen pointer between a same level of icons is different from a speed of movement of the on-screen pointer between different levels of icons. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
determining a direction in which the on-screen pointer is moving as a determined direction of movement; and
controlling the speed of movement of the on-screen pointer as a function of the determined direction of movement.
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19. The method of claim 17, wherein the speed of movement of the on-screen pointer between the icons of the different levels is faster than the speed of movement of the on-screen pointer between icons of the same level.
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