Method for displaying menu screen of video apparatus

• US 7,017,122 B1
• Filed: 03/23/2000
• Issued: 03/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Jae Kyung, Hwang, Ji Yeon
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid, Kristine
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ke, Peng
• Application Number:
  US09/533,762
• Time in Patent Office: 2,189 Days
• Field of Search: 345/352, 345/817, 345/810, 345/812, 345/825, 715/812, 715/817, 715/810, 715/822, 715/825
• US Class Current: 715/812
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• 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 21/47 End-user applications

Abstract

A method for displaying a menu screen of a video apparatus which displays images, in which a finally selected menu of the menus displayed on a screen is displayed in a predetermined color, and the upper menus corresponding to the path of the finally selected menu are displayed in the same color, which is different from the predetermined color, so that a user can easily recognize a menu currently selected by him or her and its processing path.

Claims

1. A method for displaying a menu screen on a video display apparatus, the menu screen comprising a menu level having a plurality of menus, each of which are displayed in a first color, wherein selecting a first menu from the plurality of menus causes a first lower menu level to be generated, the selected first menu and the first lower menu level being displayed in a second color that is different from the first color, and selecting a second menu from the first lower menu level causes a second lower menu level to be generated, the selected second menu and the second lower menu level being displayed in a third color that is different from the first and second colors;

wherein the menus and menu levels are displayed using blocks, and the selected first and second menus and the corresponding first and second lower menu levels are displayed on a different block from other menus and menu levels; and

wherein each of the blocks is displayed three-dimensionally so as to show its height.

2. A method for displaying a menu screen on a video display apparatus, the menu screen comprising a menu level having a plurality of menus, each of which are displayed in a first color or shade, wherein selecting a first menu from the plurality of menus causes a first lower menu level to be generated, the selected first menu and first lower menu level being displayed on the menu screen in a second color or shade that is different from the first color or shade, and selecting a second menu from the first lower menu level causes a second lower menu level to be generated, the selected second menu and the second lower menu level being displayed in a third color or shade that is different from the first and second color or shade;

wherein the menus and menu levels are displayed using blocks, and the selected first and second menus and the corresponding first and second lower menu levels are displayed on a different block from other menus and menu levels; and

wherein each of the blocks is displayed three-dimensionally so as to show its height.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the menus and menu levels are displayed using different shadings, and the selected first and second menus and the corresponding first and second lower menu levels are displayed using a shading that is different from the shadings of the other menus and menu levels.

3. A method for displaying a menu screen on a video display apparatus, the menu screen comprising a menu level having a plurality of menus, each of which are displayed in a first color or shade, wherein selecting a first menu from the plurality of menus causes a first lower menu level to be generated, the selected first menu and the first lower menu level being displayed in a second color or shade that is different from the first color or shade, and selecting a second menu from the first lower menu level causes a second lower menu level to be generated, the selected second menu and the second lower menu level being displayed in a third color or shade that is different from the first and second color or shade;

wherein the menus and menu levels are displayed using blocks, and the selected first and second menus and the corresponding first and second lower menu levels are displayed on a different block from other menus and menu levels; and

wherein each of the blocks is displayed three-dimensionally so as to show its height.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein the menus and menu levels are displayed using different shadings, and the selected first and second menus and the corresponding first and second lower menu levels are displayed using a shading that is different from the shadings of the other menus and menu levels.

4. A method for displaying a menu screen on a video display apparatus, the menu screen comprising a menu level having a plurality of menus, each of which are displayed in a first color or shade, wherein selecting a first menu from the plurality of menus causes a first lower menu level to be generated, the selected first menu and the first lower menu level being displayed in a second color or shade that is different from the first color or shade, and selecting a second menu from the first lower menu level causes a second lower menu level to be generated, the selected second menu being displayed in a third color or shade that is different from the second color or shade;

wherein the menus and menu levels are displayed using blocks, and the selected first and second menus and the corresponding first and second lower menu levels are displayed on a different block from other menus and menu levels; and

wherein each of the blocks is displayed three-dimensionally so as to show its height.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein the menus and menu levels are displayed using different shadings, and the selected first and second menus and the corresponding first and second lower menu levels are displayed using a shading that is different from the shadings of the other menus and menu levels.