Method and image display device for setting definition

• US 8,516,519 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2011
• Issued: 08/20/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Suzin
• Primary Examiner(s): MENGESHA, MULUGETA A
• Application Number:
  US13/108,382
• Publication Number:
  US 20110231875A1
• Time in Patent Office: 827 Days
• Field of Search: 725/38, 725/46, 725/52, 725/59, 725/87, 725/100, 348/558
• US Class Current: 725/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44209 Monitoring of downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. bandwidth variations of a wireless network arrangements for maintenance or administration in data switching networks involving bandwidth and capacity management H04L41/0896
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4621 Controlling the complexity of the content stream or additional data, e.g. lowering the resolution or bit-rate of the video stream for a mobile client with a small screen arrangements for using the results of monitoring on user's side in broadcast systems H04H60/65; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/46 for receiving on more than one standard at will deflecting circuits of multi-standard receivers H04N3/27

Abstract

Provided are a method and image display device for setting a definition of an image. According to the method, contents are received and a definition selected by a user is received. A definition selection menu to display at least one definition for the contents is displayed and it is determined whether a definition that the user selects is supported by the image display device to display an image on the basis of the definition that the user selects. Then, an optimal definition is displayed on the definition selection menu to display the received contents with the optimal definition in the image display device.

Claims

1. An image display device for displaying information of contents received from a network, comprising:

a contents receiving unit for receiving contents;

a user input unit for receiving a definition selected by a user; and

a controller for displaying a definition selection menu to display at least one definition for the contents and determining whether a definition that the user selects is supported by the image display device to display an image on the basis of the definition that the user selects,

wherein the controller displays an optimal definition on the definition selection menu to display the received contents with the optimal definition in the image display device,

wherein, if the selected definition is not supported by the image display device, the controller displays a definition selection menu displaying at least one definition supported by the image display device.

2. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the contents receiving unit receives data related to the received contents;

and

the controller displays the optimal definition on the definition selection menu on the basis of the received data.

3. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the controller obtains a video signal from the received contents and displays the optimal definition on the definition selection menu on the basis of the obtained video signal.

4. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the controller further comprises an image processor and generates the definition selection menu of the received contents by using the image processor to output the generated definition selection menu.

5. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the controller further comprises an On Screen Display (OSD) processor and generates the definition selection menu of the received contents by using the OSD processor to output the generated definition selection menu.

6. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the controller displays a signal intensity of the received contents for the at least one definition.

7. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the controller generates a preview of the same image for at least one definition supported by the image display device.

8. The image display device according to claim 7, wherein the controller displays the generated preview of at least one image in multi windows.

9. The image display device according to claim 7, wherein the controller displays a definition corresponding to the generated preview in addition to the preview.

10. The image display device according to claim 8, wherein the controller displays a definition corresponding to the generated preview in addition to the preview image.

11. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the controller generates previews of respectively different images for at least one definition supported by the image display device.

12. The image display device according to claim 11, wherein the controller displays a definition corresponding to the generated preview in addition to the preview.

13. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the controller generates a definition change menu and, if a definition change command is received from a user, displays the received contents with a changed definition.

14. A definition setting method of an image display device, comprising:

receiving contents;

receiving a definition selected by a user;

displaying a definition selection menu to display at least one definition for the contents;

determining whether a definition that the user selects is supported by the image display device to display an image on the basis of the definition that the user selects; and

displaying an optimal definition on the definition selection menu to display the received contents with the optimal definition in the image display device,

if the selected definition is not supported by the image display device, further comprising displaying a definition selection menu displaying at least one definition supported by the image display device.

15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising:

receiving data related to the received contents; and

displaying the optimal definition on the definition selection menu on the basis of the received data.

16. The method according to claim 14, further comprising:

obtaining a video signal from the received contents; and

displaying the optimal definition on the definition selection menu on the basis of the obtained video signal.

17. The method according to claim 14, further comprising generating the definition selection menu of the received contents in addition to a video signal by using an image processor and outputting the definition selection menu.

18. The method according to claim 14, further comprising generating the definition selection menu of the received contents as an OSD by using an OSD processor and outputting the definition selection menu.

19. The method according to claim 14, further comprising displaying a signal intensity of the received contents for the at least one definition.

20. The method according to claim 14, further comprising generating a preview of the same image for at least one definition supported by the image display device.

21. The method according to claim 20, further comprising displaying the generated preview of at least one image in multi windows.

22. The method according to claim 20, further comprising displaying a definition corresponding to the generated preview in addition to the preview image.

23. The method according to claim 21, further comprising displaying a definition corresponding to the generated preview in addition to the preview image.

24. The method according to claim 14, further comprising generating previews for respectively different images for at least one definition supported by the image display device.

25. The method according to claim 24, further comprising displaying a definition corresponding to the generated preview in addition to the preview image.

26. The method according to claim 14, further comprising:

generating a definition change menu; and

if a definition change command is received from a user, displaying the received contents with a changed definition.