Apparatus and method for adjusting screen

An apparatus for adjusting a screen, the apparatus comprising:

• an image receiving unit which receives an image to be reproduced;
• a scaler which converts a format of the image received from the image receiving unit into a format suitable for to display on the screen;
• a screen dividing unit which, in a screen adjustment mode, divides the screen displaying the image having the converted format into two areas, one of which is displayed in a first screen state and the other of which is displayed in a second screen state on the screen;
• an on screen display adjusting unit which provides an on screen display menu on the screen as an interface to allow screen adjustment by the user;
• and
• a control unit which, when the user selects the screen adjustment mode through the on screen display adjusting unit, controls the screen dividing unit such that the screen dividing unit divides the screen displaying the image having the converted format into two areas, one of which is displayed as a first screen state and the other of which is displayed as a second screen state on the screen.

An apparatus for adjusting a screen, the apparatus comprising:

• an image receiving unit which receives an image to be reproduced;
• a scaler which converts a format of the image received from the image receiving unit into a format suitable for display on the screen;
• a screen dividing unit which, in a screen adjustment mode, divides the screen including the image having the converted format into two areas, one of which is displayed in a first screen state and the other of which is displayed in a second screen state on the screen;
• a memory which stores a plurality of screen adjustment parameters;
• an on screen display adjusting unit which provides an on screen display menu, as an interface on the display panel, to a user to allow screen adjustment by the user;
• and
• a control unit which, when the user selects a screen adjustment mode through the on screen display adjusting unit, makes the memory provide the screen dividing unit with the screen adjustment parameter corresponding to the selected screen adjustment mode, and controls the screen dividing unit such that the screen dividing unit divides the screen including the image having the converted format into two areas, one of which is displayed as a first screen state and the other of which is displayed as a second screen state on the screen.

A method of adjusting a screen used in a device which displays an image on the screen, the method comprising:

• receiving an image to be displayed;
• providing a screen adjustment mode to a user;
• adjusting the screen by the user;
• and
• dividing the screen into two areas and displaying a part of the screen in a screen adjustment state and the other part of the screen in a reference screen state.

A method of adjusting a screen used in a device reproducing an image, the method comprising:

• receiving an image to be reproduced;
• selecting the image by converting a format of the image into a format suitable for the screen;
• allowing a user to select a screen adjustment mode provided by an on screen display menu to the user;
• displaying a part of the screen in a reference screen state and the other part of the screen in a screen adjustment state;
• allowing the user to select either the reference screen state or the screen adjustment state through the on screen display menu;
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• displaying the entire area of the screen in the selected screen state.

An apparatus for adjusting a screen, the apparatus comprising:

• an on screen display adjusting unit to allow a user to adjust a plurality of screen parameter values;
• and
• a screen dividing unit to divide the screen into a first section and a second section, wherein,
• the first section displays the screen in an unadjusted original state, and
• the second section displays the screen in an adjusted state according to the on screen display adjusting unit.