Video apparatus having variable OSD graphic data and a method therefor
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- an on screen data (OSD) graphic data receiver which receives OSD graphic data from an external OSD graphic data source; and
a processor which processes the OSD graphic data,wherein the OSD graphic data receiver further comprises;
a memory which stores the OSD graphic data from the external OSD graphic data source; and
a controller which stores the OSD graphic data in the memory in response to an OSD graphic data storage signal and reads the OSD graphic data from the memory in response to an OSD display signal, to supply the read OSD graphic data to the processor, andwherein the memory comprises;
a buffer region; and
an OSD region; and
wherein the controller stores the OSD graphic data in the buffer region and stores the OSD graphic data from the buffer region in the OSD region in response to a replacement signal received from a command in putter operated by a user, and supplies the OSD graphic data stored in the OSD region to the processor in response to the OSD display signal.
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Abstract
A video apparatus having variable OSD (on-screen display) graphic data and a method therefor. The video apparatus receives or downloads OSD graphic data from an external OSD graphic data source, to enable a user to alter the OSD display data without having to store a large number of different types of OSD display data. The video apparatus may be a television receiver set, a web television receiver set, a web video camera or some other video appliance.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an on screen data (OSD) graphic data receiver which receives OSD graphic data from an external OSD graphic data source; and a processor which processes the OSD graphic data, wherein the OSD graphic data receiver further comprises; a memory which stores the OSD graphic data from the external OSD graphic data source; and a controller which stores the OSD graphic data in the memory in response to an OSD graphic data storage signal and reads the OSD graphic data from the memory in response to an OSD display signal, to supply the read OSD graphic data to the processor, and wherein the memory comprises; a buffer region; and an OSD region; and wherein the controller stores the OSD graphic data in the buffer region and stores the OSD graphic data from the buffer region in the OSD region in response to a replacement signal received from a command in putter operated by a user, and supplies the OSD graphic data stored in the OSD region to the processor in response to the OSD display signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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an on screen data (OSD) graphic data receiver which receives OSD graphic data from an external OSD graphic data source; a processor which processes the OSD graphic data, wherein the OSD graphic data receiver further comprises; a memory which stores the OSD graphic data from the external OSD graphic data source; and a controller which stores the OSD graphic data in the memory in response to an OSD graphic data storage signal and reads the OSD graphic data from the memory in response to an OSD display signal, to supply the read OSD graphic data to the processor; and an OSD font ROM which permanently stores fixed OSD graphic data, wherein the controller supplies the OSD graphic data from the memory to the processor in a user mode and supplies the fixed OSD graphic data to the processor in a non user mode.
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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an on screen data (OSD) graphic data receiver which receives OSD graphic data from an external OSD graphic data source; and a processor which processes the OSD graphic data, wherein the OSD graphic data receiver comprises; a tuner which receives a television signal, to output a composite video signal; a modem connected to a communication network, which downloads the OSD graphic data from an external OSD graphic data source; a video processor which processes the composite video signal and the OSD graphic data downloaded by the modem, to output a display video signal including the OSD graphic data, a memory which stores the OSD graphic data downloaded by the modem; and a controller which stores the OSD graphic data downloaded by the modem in the memory in response to an OSD graphic data storage signal and reads the OSD graphic data from the memory in response to an OSD display signal, to supply the OSD graphic data to the video processor, wherein the memory comprises; a buffer region; and an OSD region; and wherein the controller stores the OSD graphic data in the buffer region and stores the OSD graphic data from the buffer region in the OSD region in response to a replacement signal received from a command inputter operated by a user, and supplies the OSD graphic data stored in the OSD region to the video processor in response to the OSD display signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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an on screen data (OSD) graphic data receiver which receives OSD graphic data from an external OSD graphic data source; a processor which processes the OSD graphic data, wherein the OSD graphic data receiver comprises; a tuner which receives a television signal, to output a composite video signal; a modem connected to a communication network, which downloads the OSD graphic data from an external OSD graphic data source; a video processor which processes the composite video signal and the OSD graphic data downloaded by the modem, to output a display video signal including the OSD graphic data, a memory which stores the OSD graphic data downloaded by the modem; and a controller which stores the OSD graphic data downloaded by the modem in the memory in response to an OSD graphic data storage signal and reads the OSD graphic data from the memory in response to an OSD display signal, to supply the OSD graphic data to the video processor; and an OSD font ROM which permanently stores fixed OSD graphic data, wherein the controller supplies the OSD graphic data from the memory to the video processor in a user mode and supplies the fixed OSD graphic data to the video processor in a non user mode.
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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an on screen data (OSD) graphic data receiver which receives OSD graphic data from an external OSD graphic data source; and a processor which processes the OSD graphic data, wherein the OSD graphic data receiver comprises; a camera which picks up an image of an object, to output a composite video signal; a modem connected to a communication network, which downloads the OSD graphic data from an external OSD graphic data source; a video processor which processes the composite video signal and the OSD graphic data downloaded by the modem, to output a display video signal including the OSD graphic data, a memory which stores the OSD graphic data downloaded by the modem; and a controller which stores the OSD graphic data downloaded by the modem in the memory in response to an OSD graphic data storage signal and reads the OSD graphic data from the memory in response to an OSD display signal, to supply the OSD graphic data to the video processor, wherein the memory comprises; a buffer region; and an OSD region; and wherein the controller stores the OSD graphic data in the buffer region and stores the OSD graphic data from the buffer region in the OSD region in response to a replacement signal received from a command inputter operated by a user, and supplies the OSD graphic data stored in the OSD region to the video processor in response to the OSD display signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26)
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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an on screen data (OSD) graphic data receiver which receives OSD graphic data from an external OSD graphic data source; a processor which processes the OSD graphic data,wherein the OSD graphic data receiver comprises; a camera which picks up an image of an object, to output a composite video signal, a modem connected to a communication network, which downloads the OSD graphic data from an external OSD graphic data source, a video processor which processes the composite video signal and the OSD graphic data downloaded by the modem, to output a display video signal including the OSD graphic data, a memory which stores the OSD graphic data downloaded by the modem, and a controller which stores the OSD graphic data downloaded by the modem in the memory in response to an OSD graphic data storage signal and reads the OSD graphic data from the memory in response to an OSD display signal, to supply the OSD graphic data to the video processor; and an OSD font ROM which permanently stores fixed OSD graphic data, wherein the controller supplies the OSD graphic data from the memory to the video processor in a user mode and supplies the fixed OSD graphic data to the video processor in a non user mode.
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27. A television receiver set comprising:
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a receiver receiving a television signal, to output a composite video signal; a video processor processing the composite video signal and overlapping the processed composite video signal and an on screen display (OSD) graphic signal, to output a display video signal; a data detector detecting OSD graphic data from the composite video signal; a memory storing the detected OSD graphic data; and a controller storing the OSD graphic data detected from the data detector in the memory in response to an OSD graphic data storage signal and reading the OSD graphic data from the memory in response to an OSD display signal, to supply the read OSD graphic data to the video processor as the OSD graphic signal, wherein the memory comprises; a buffer region; and an OSD region; and wherein the controller stores the OSD graphic data in the buffer region and stores the OSD graphic data from the buffer region in the OSD region in response to a replacement signal received from a command in putter operated by a user, and supplies the OSD graphic data stored in the OSD region to the video processor in response to the OSD display signal.
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28. A web television receiver set comprising:
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a receiver receiving a television signal, to output a composite video signal; a video processor processing the composite video signal and overlapping the processed composite video signal and an on screen display (OSD) graphic signal, to output a display video signal; a modem connected to a communication network, downloading OSD graphic data from an external OSD graphic data source; a memory storing the OSD graphic data downloaded via the modem; and a controller storing the OSD graphic data downloaded via the modem in the memory in response to an OSD graphic data downloading signal and reading the OSD graphic data from the memory in response to an OSD display signal, to supply the read OSD graphic data to the video processor as the OSD graphic signal, wherein the memory comprises; a buffer region; and an OSD region; and wherein the controller stores the OSD graphic data in the buffer region and stores the OSD graphic data from the buffer region in the OSD region in response to a replacement signal received from a command inputter operated by a user, and supplies the OSD graphic data stored in the OSD region to the video processor in response to the OSD display signal.
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29. A web video camera apparatus comprising:
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a camera picking up an image, to output a video signal; a video processor processing the video signal and overlapping the processed video signal and an on screen display (OSD) graphic signal, to output a display video signal; a modem connected to a communication network, downloading OSD graphic data from an external OSD graphic data source; a memory storing the OSD graphic data downloaded via the modem; a deck recording the display video signal on a video recording medium; and a controller storing the OSD graphic data downloaded via the modem in the memory in response to an OSD graphic data downloading signal and reading the OSD graphic data from the memory in response to an OSD display signal, to supply the read OSD graphic data to the video processor as the OSD graphic signal, wherein the memory comprises; a buffer region; and an OSD region; and wherein the controller stores the OSD graphic data in the buffer region and stores the OSD graphic data from the buffer region in the OSD region in response to a replacement signal received from a command inputter operated by a user, and supplies the OSD graphic data stored in the OSD region to the video processor in response to the OSD display signal.
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30. An MP3 player comprising:
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a receiver receiving an on screen display (OSD) graphic signal from an external source; a processor processing the OSD graphic signal, to output a display video signal; a memory storing the OSD graphic data; and a controller storing the OSD graphic data in the memory in response to an OSD graphic data storage signal and reading the OSD graphic data from the memory in response to an OSD display signal, to supply the read OSD graphic data to the processor as the OSD graphic signal, wherein the memory comprises; a buffer region; and an OSD region; and wherein the controller stores the OSD graphic data in the buffer region and stores the OSD graphic data from the buffer region in the OSD region in response to a replacement signal received from a command inputter operated by a user, and supplies the OSD graphic data stored in the OSD region to the processor in response to the OSD display signal. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A method of displaying on screen display (OSD) graphic data comprising:
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receiving the OSD graphic data in a device from an external OSD graphic data source; and displaying the OSD graphic data in a first mode, wherein the receiving comprises; storing the OSD graphic data received from the external OSD graphic data source in a buffer region in response to an OSD graphic data receiving input signal from the user; and storing the OSD graphic data from the buffer region in an OSD region in response to a replacement signal from the user. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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