Image display device and error handling method for image display device

• US 7,493,529 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2004
• Issued: 02/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Nakamura, Yasuhiro, Kubota, Mitsuru
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson; Yolanda L
• Application Number:
  US11/006,648
• Publication Number:
  US 20050231639A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,532 Days
• Field of Search: 714/57
• US Class Current: 714/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00283 with a television apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0035 User-machine interface; Control console input or output arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00453 arranged in a two dimensional array
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00458 Sequential viewing of a plurality of images, e.g. browsing or scrolling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00477 Indicating status, e.g. of a job for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N2201/3219
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0048 Indicating an illegal or impossible operation or selection to the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32614 related to a single-mode communication, e.g. at the transmitter or at the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32635 of reproducing apparatus or receiver, e.g. out of paper
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32657 locally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32673 Adjusting or controlling an operating mode, e.g. from paper reception to memory reception H04N1/32678 takes precedence; inhibiting an operation H04N1/00925
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4117 for generating hard copies of the content, e.g. printer, electronic paper interfaces to printers G06F3/12; printing data G06K15/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4221 Dedicated function buttons, e.g. for the control of an EPG, subtitles, aspect ratio, picture-in-picture or teletext
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44231 Monitoring of peripheral device or external card, e.g. to detect processing problems in a handheld device or the failure of an external recording device configuring of peripheral devices in general G06F9/4411; reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network H04L12/2823; monitoring the status of connected device in data switched networks H04L43/0817
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments provide an image display device capable of preventing an error image displayed on the screen from interfering with the user watching TV broadcasting when the power supply is cut or a print error occurs during printing of image data, and an error handling method. A screen shows a state where a print error occurs while the user is watching TV broadcasting by returning the screen to a TV screen after printing of an image. A simple error image, indicating a print error can be displayed on the screen and the user can select whether a simple error image is to be turned off or an error detail information image is to be displayed. When the user wishes to defer the handling of the print error, he can turn off the simple error image by selecting an “Exit” key on the remote controller.

Claims

1. An image display device, used with a printer and at least one or more selecting devices, comprising:

a display portion on which an image including TV broadcasting is displayed,

a memory to store image data of the image displayed on the display portion,

a display control portion to display an error image, when an error occurs in the printer used to print the image data recorded in the memory, the error image indicating an occurrence of the error on the display portion;

a first selecting device to allow a user to turn off the error image,

the error image being a simple error image;

a second selecting device to allow the user to select to display an error detail information image;

the first selecting device allowing the user to turn off the simple error image; and

the display control portion performing processing following a command corresponding to a selection content from the first or the second selecting device and the display control portion turning off the error image displayed on the display portion following a turn-off command from the first selecting device while information of the error is saved.

2. The image display device according to claim 1,

the display control portion displaying the simple error image on the display portion in a predetermined area other than a center portion.

3. The image display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an external memory device;

the image including an image based on image data read out from the external memory device.

4. The image display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a third selecting device to allow the user to select to shut OFF a power supply of the image display device; and

a fourth selecting device to allow the user to select not to shut OFF the power supply when a power supply switch to shut OFF the power supply of the image display device is switched OFF while the image data is recorded in the memory;

the display control portion displaying, when the power supply switch is switched OFF, a warning image indicating that the image data is accumulated in the memory, and performing processing following a command corresponding to a selection content from the third or the fourth selecting device.

5. The image display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an error notifying portion, provided apart from the display portion, to notify, when an error occurs in the printer, the user of an occurrence of the error.

6. An image display device, used with a printer and at least one or more selecting devices, comprising:

a display portion on which an image including TV broadcasting is displayed,

a memory to store image data of the image displayed on the display portion,

a display control portion to display an error image, when an error occurs in the printer used to print the image data recorded in the memory, the error image indicating an occurrence of the error on the display portion;

a first selecting device to allow a user to turn off the error image,

the display control portion turning off the error image displayed on the display portion following a turn-off command from the first selecting device while information of the error is saved;

a power supply switch to shut OFF a power supply of the image display device, power supplies of the display portion and the printer being shut OFF in association with switching OFF of the power supply switch; and

a power supply control portion to control the power supply of the image display device when the power supply switch is shut OFF,

the power supply control portion, upon determining that the printer is executing a print job when the power supply switch is switched OFF, the display control portion displaying a warning image indicating that the print job is being executed on the display portion, and issuing a command to the power supply control portion not to shut OFF the power supply of the image display device.

7. The image display device according to claim 6,

the display control portion displaying the error image again on the display portion in a case where the information of the error is saved when the power supply switch is switched OFF while the error image is kept turned off.

8. The image display device according to claim 6, further comprising:

a second selecting device to allow the user to select to let the print job be continued when the power supply switch is switched OFF; and

a third selecting device to allow the user to shut OFF the power supply of the image display device;

the display control portion performing processing following a command corresponding to a selection content from the second or the third selecting device.

9. The image display device according to claim 6,

the display control portion displaying the simple error image on the display portion in a predetermined area other than a center portion.

10. The image display device according to claim 6, further comprising:

an external memory device;

the image including an image based on image data read out from the external memory device.

11. The image display device according to claim 6, further comprising:

an error notifying portion, provided apart from the display portion, to notify, when an error occurs in the printer, the user of an occurrence of the error.

12. An error handling method for an image display device, used with a printer and at least one or more selecting devices, comprising:

(a) determining whether an error occurred in the printer used to print image data stored in a memory;

(b) displaying on the image display device, upon an occurrence of the error, a simple error image indicating the occurrence of the error on a display portion on which an image including TV broadcasting is displayed;

(c) allowing a user to select, from a second selecting device whether or not to display an error detail information image;

(d) allowing the user to turn off, from a first selecting device, the simple error image;

(e) turning off the simple error image displayed on the display portion when a command is issued from the first selecting device while information of the error image is saved; and

(f) processing being performed by the display portion following a command corresponding to a selection content from the first or the second selecting device.