Method and apparatus for assisting a user to make a connection between a main device and a peripheral device
First Claim
1. A method of assisting a user to make a connection between a digital TV and at least two peripheral devices, each peripheral device providing an audio signal and a video signal, comprising:
- displaying a menu on a screen page, the menu including a plurality of menu items, each menu item identifying a different combination of devices to be connected; and
displaying, on the same screen page, a guide illustration in response to a user'"'"'s selection of one of the menu items, the illustration showing how to connect the digital TV to at least one of the at least two peripheral devices indicated by the user-selected menu item.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for assisting a user to make a connection between a main device and peripheral device. An illustration visually demonstrating how to connect one or more peripheral devices to the main device is displayed on a display screen. In one embodiment, the illustration shows at least one connecting portion of the main device, the connecting portion of at least one peripheral device, and the connection between the connecting portion of the main device and the connecting portion of the peripheral device. In another embodiment, more than one or all of the connecting portions of the main device are shown. Alternatively, the connecting portions of a plurality of a peripheral devices are shown.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of assisting a user to make a connection between a digital TV and at least two peripheral devices, each peripheral device providing an audio signal and a video signal, comprising:
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displaying a menu on a screen page, the menu including a plurality of menu items, each menu item identifying a different combination of devices to be connected; and displaying, on the same screen page, a guide illustration in response to a user'"'"'s selection of one of the menu items, the illustration showing how to connect the digital TV to at least one of the at least two peripheral devices indicated by the user-selected menu item. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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2. A method of assisting a user to make a connection between a digital TV and at least two peripheral devices, comprising:
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displaying on a screen page a menu having a plurality of menu items, each menu item identifying a different combination of devices to be connected; and displaying a graphical illustration the same screen page in response to a user input selecting on of the menu items, the graphical illustration demonstrating electrical connections between at least two devices among the digital TV and the at least two peripheral devices, whereby the user can make the same electrical connections by viewing the graphical illustration. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14)
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10. A method of assisting a user to make a connection between a main electronic device and at least two peripheral devices, comprising:
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displaying a menu on a screen page, the menu including a plurality of menu items, each menu item identifying a different combination of devices to be connected; and displaying a graphical illustration on the same screen page in response to a user'"'"'s selection of one of the menu items, the graphical_illustration depicting connection terminals of the main device and connection terminals of each of the at least two peripheral devices, the graphical illustration further depicting connections between the connection terminals of the main device and the peripheral devices indicated by the user-selected menu item, such that the user can make the same connections by viewing the graphical illustration, wherein the main device is a digital TV. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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15. An apparatus for assisting a user to make a connection between a digital TV and at least two peripheral devices, each peripheral device providing an audio signal and a video signal, the apparatus comprising:
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a screen display; and a controller for displaying a menu on a screen page of the screen display, the menu including a plurality of menu items, each menu item identifying a different combination of devices to be connected, the controller also displaying, on the same screen page, a guide illustration in response to a user'"'"'s selection of one of the menu items, the illustration showing how to connect the digital TV to at least one of the at least two peripheral devices indicated by the user-selected menu item. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. An apparatus for assisting a user to make a connection between a digital TV and at least two peripheral devices, the apparatus comprising:
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a display screen; and a controller for displaying a menu on a screen page of the display screen, the menu including a plurality of menu items each identifying a different combination of devices to be connected, the controller displaying a graphical illustration on the same screen page in response to a user input selecting one of the menu items, the graphical illustration demonstrating electrical connections between at least two devices among the digital TV and the at least two peripheral devices, whereby the user can make the same electrical connections by viewing the graphical illustration. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus for assisting a user to make a connection between a main electronic device and at least two peripheral devices, the apparatus comprising:
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a display unit; a controller to display a menu on a screen page of the display unit, the menu including a plurality of menu items, each menu item identifying a different combination of devices to be connected, the controller also displaying a graphical illustration on the same screen page in response to a user'"'"'s selection of one of the menu items, the graphical illustration depicting connection terminals of the main device and connection terminals of each of the at least two peripheral devices, the graphical illustration further depicting connections between the connection terminals of the main device and the peripheral devices indicated by the user-selected menu item, such that the user can make the same connections by viewing the graphical illustration, wherein the main device is a digital TV. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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Specification