Device and method for realizing transparency in an on screen display

• US 6,829,015 B2
• Filed: 08/16/2001
• Issued: 12/07/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kwon, Dae-Heon
• Primary Examiner(s): HSIA, SHERRIE Y
• Application Number:
  US09/931,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20020097339A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,209 Days
• Field of Search: H04/N.550, H04/N.5445, H04/N.545, H04/N.974, H04/N.975, H04/N.976, 348/569, 348/563, 348/564, 348/565, 348/566, 348/567, 348/584, 348/586, 348/585, 348/590, 348/593, 348/594, 348/595, 345/592, 345/629
• US Class Current: 348/569
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4854 for modifying image parameters, e.g. image brightness, contrast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/44504 Circuit details of the additional information generator, e.g. details of the character or graphics signal generator, overlay mixing circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/75 Chroma key

Abstract

Disclosed is a device and method for realizing transparency. When a user requests a transparent function, a specific background color that is selected to be transparent by the user is identified in an OSD transparent mode and an image with YUV image data inserted instead of the OSD background color data is displayed upon receipt of the OSD background color data. In a YUV transparent mode, a specific background color that is selected to be transparent by the user is identified and an image with OSD image data inserted instead of the YUV background color data is displayed upon receipt of the YUV background color data.

Claims

1. A transparency realizing device in an On Screen Display (OSD) comprising:

a first buffer for temporarily storing YUV image data for displaying a background image;

a second buffer for temporarily storing OSD image data;

a multiplexer for receiving output data of the first and second buffers and selectively outputting one of the YUV image data and the OSD image data according to a selection control signal;

a register for storing identification data of a background color selected to be transparent in the OSD image data; and

a comparator for receiving the transparency-selected background color identification color, identifying the background color data in the OSD image data based on the identification data, and outputting the selection control signal to the multiplexer for outputting the YUV image data instead of the background color data.

2. A transparency realizing device in an On Screen Display (OSD) comprising:

a first buffer for temporarily storing YUV image data for displaying a background image;

a second buffer for temporarily storing OSD image data;

a register for storing identification data of background colors selected to be transparent in the OSD and YUV image data;

a first comparator for identifying the background color data in the YUV image data in a YUV transparent mode and outputting first logical data indicating input of the transparency-selected YUV background color;

a second comparator for identifying the background color data in the OSD image data in an OSD transparent mode and outputting second logical data indicating input of the transparency-selected OSD background color;

a first logical device for AND-operating the first logical data received from the first comparator and control data indicating implementation of a transparent function received from the register, inverting the AND-operated value, and outputting the inverted value;

a second logical device for AND-operating the second logical data received from the second comparator and the control data indicating implementation of a transparent function received from the register, and outputting the AND-operated value; and

a multiplexer for receiving the output data of the first and second logical devices and selectively outputting one of the YUV image data and the OSD image data from the first or second buffer according to an OSD/YUV selection control signal stored in the register.

3. The transparency realizing device of claim 2, wherein the first logical device is a NAND gate.

4. The transparency realizing device of claim 2, wherein the second logical device is an AND gate for receiving the second logical data from the second comparator via an input terminal and the transparent function implementing control data via the other input terminal and AND-operating the received data.

5. The transparency realizing device of claim 2, wherein the register receives from a controller the transparency-selected OSD background color identification data, the transparency-selected YUV background color identification data, the transparent function implementing control data used to activate the OSD/YUV transparent function upon user request for the transparent function, and the OSD/YUV transparent selection data indicating whether the OSD/YUV image data is subject to the transparent function, and stores the received data in respective areas.

6. The transparency realizing device of claim 2, wherein the first buffer is a three-stage buffer for temporarily storing the received YUV image data and selectively outputting the YUV image data according to an output control signal that is the output data of the multiplexer.

7. The transparency realizing device of claim 2, wherein the second buffer is a three-stage buffer for temporarily storing the received OSD image data and selectively outputting the OSD image data according to an output control signal that is the output data of the multiplexer.

8. A transparency realizing method in an On Screen Display (OSD) comprising the steps of:

setting a transparent mode if a user selects the transparent mode;

recognizing a transparency-selected background color selected by the user from OSD image data in the transparent mode;

updating a register value with identification data of the transparency-selected OSD background color; and

removing the background color data corresponding to the updated register value from the OSD image data.

9. The transparency realizing method of claim 8, wherein the step of removing the OSD background color comprises the steps of:

identifying the background color data corresponding to the updated register value in the OSD image data; and

removing the background color data by outputting YUV image data for displaying a background instead of the OSD background color data.

10. A transparency realizing method in an On Screen Display (OSD) comprising the steps of:

identifying a specific background color that is selected to be transparent by a user in an OSD transparent mode when the user selects a transparent function and displaying an image with YUV image data inserted instead of OSD background color data upon receipt of the OSD background color data; and

identifying a specific background color selected to be transparent by the user in a YUV transparent mode and displaying an image with OSD image data inserted instead of YUV background color data upon receipt of the YUV background color data.

11. A transparency realizing method in an On Screen Display (OSD) comprising the steps of:

setting a transparent mode upon a user selection of a transparent function;

identifying a specific background color selected to be transparent by the user in YUV image data when a YUV transparent function is selected in the transparent mode;

updating a register value with identification data of the transparency-selected YUV background color; and

displaying an image with OSD image data inserted instead of the YUV background color upon receipt of the YUV background color data corresponding to the updated register value.

12. A transparency realizing method in an On Screen Display (OSD) comprising the steps of:

setting a transparent mode upon a user selection of a transparent function;

identifying a specific background color selected to be transparent by the user in YUV image data when an OSD transparent function is selected in the transparent mode;

updating a register value with identification data of the transparency-selected OSD background color; and

displaying an image with YUV image data inserted instead of the OSD background color upon receipt of the OSD background color data corresponding to the updated register value.